KR102291482B1 - System for caring for an elderly person living alone, and method for operating the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a care system for old people living alone, which includes: a parent terminal installed in a household where the old people living alone live; a management server for transmitting a control command for controlling the operation of the parent terminal; and at least one child terminal which a child taking care of the old people living alone has authority, and generates the control command and transmits the same to the management server, wherein the parent terminal or the management server monitors so that the parent terminal does not become inactive or inoperable. Therefore, the old people living alone who feel difficulty in using the terminal can maintain and enhance a relationship with their children through the terminal.

Description

A care system for the elderly living alone and its operation method

The present invention relates to a care system for the elderly living alone and an operating method thereof, and more particularly, to enable the elderly living alone who feel difficulty in using the terminal to maintain and promote a continuous relationship with their children through the terminal, the children remotely use the parent terminal It relates to a controllable elderly care system for the elderly living alone and an operation method thereof.

The elderly population is rapidly increasing all over the world, and this is harmonized with the nuclear family phenomenon, leading to a monotonous and lonely life for the elderly. As the fence of the family grows old, all the children separate from each other, so meeting with the parents does not occur often, and only the two of them, the couple, exist.

This extension of lifespan and nuclear familyization make many elderly people feel alienated, and even if they are not the elderly, not only normal people but also people who are not normal people suffer from mental stress due to loneliness, which they feel while living independent lives, and diseases occur. If you do, you will often find yourself in trouble because you cannot immediately expect outside help.

Therefore, various techniques have been proposed to solve this problem, but the present applicant intends to present a new technique from another aspect.

US 10-2013-0032891 A1 US 10-2007-0036836 A1 US 10-2014-0134109 A1 US 10-2003-0046999 A1

An object of the present invention is to provide a care system for the elderly living alone and a method for operating the same, in which the elderly living alone, who feel difficulty in using the terminal, can maintain and promote a lasting relationship with their children through the terminal.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a parent terminal installed in a household where an elderly living alone lives, a management server for transmitting a control command for controlling the operation of the parent terminal, and a child taking care of the elderly living alone authority and at least one child terminal that generates and transmits the control command to the management server, wherein the parent terminal or the management server monitors the parent terminal not to become inactive or inoperable Provides a care system for the elderly living alone.

According to an embodiment, the child terminal generates the control command so that at least one image or at least one image selected and inputted by the child is output on the screen to the parent terminal, or at least one selected input by the child The control command may be generated so that one sound source outputs a sound to the parent terminal, or the control command may be generated to output an alarm signal according to the schedule information by setting the schedule information input from the child to the parent terminal. .

According to an embodiment, the parent terminal may include a chatbot module that recognizes the voice of the elderly living alone input through a microphone and performs a conversation based on the recognized voice.

According to an embodiment, the parent terminal may include a call module for performing a call with another parent terminal installed in a household in which another elderly person living alone resides.

According to an embodiment, the parent terminal identifies the elderly living alone from a camera for photographing an image in front of the lens and an image photographed from the camera, and the elderly living alone for a preset time by a control command of the child terminal. Upon identification, it may include a control unit that transmits an emergency signal to the emergency agency server or the child terminal.

According to an embodiment, in the parent terminal, a microphone for acquiring ambient sounds and a washing machine operation noise, a vacuum cleaner operation noise, or a tableware shock noise from the sound acquired from the microphone are preset by the control command of the child terminal If it is not identified for a period of time, it may include a control unit that transmits an emergency signal to the emergency service server or the child terminal.

According to an embodiment, the care system for the elderly living alone further includes a wearable device worn on the body of the elderly living alone to obtain biometric information, and the parent terminal, when at least one of the biometric information is out of a normal range , it may include a control unit that transmits an emergency signal to the emergency agency server or the child terminal.

According to an embodiment, the parent terminal may include a control unit that transmits an alarm signal to the child terminal when the remaining amount of charge of the battery is less than or equal to a preset level.

According to an embodiment, the plurality of child terminals includes a first child terminal group and a second child terminal group lower than the priority of the first child terminal group, and the management When the server receives the control command from any one of the second child terminal groups, the server may request approval from any one of the first child terminal groups before transmitting the control command to the parent terminal.

According to an embodiment, any one of the first child terminal groups may set a priority of any one of the second child terminal groups.

According to an embodiment, the parent terminal identifies the elderly living alone from a camera for photographing an image in front of the lens, a microphone for acquiring surrounding sounds, and the image taken from the camera, and moves the current movement for a predetermined period of time. If it is determined that the separation between the tracked current tracked movement line and the pre-stored average tracked movement line is greater than a preset threshold value, an image, video, or sound source having a high preference of the elderly living alone is output, and at the same time, an emergency agency server or the child terminal It may include a control unit for transmitting an emergency signal to the.

In addition, the present invention is a step in which the parent terminal is installed and provided in the household where the elderly living alone, at least one child terminal having the authority of the child taking care of the elderly living alone generates a control command for controlling the operation of the parent terminal and transmitting to the management server, and the management server transmitting the control command to the parent terminal, wherein the parent terminal or the management server prevents the parent terminal from becoming inactive or inoperable. It provides an operating method of a care system for the elderly living alone, characterized in that monitoring.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by remotely controlling the parent terminal by the children, the elderly living alone who have difficulty in using the terminal can maintain and promote a lasting bond with their children through the terminal. That is, the parent terminal provides images, videos, sound sources, schedule alarms, etc. to the elderly living alone according to the control command from the child terminal, so that the elderly living alone can maintain and promote a lasting bond with their children through the terminal without difficult manipulation. .

In addition, the parent terminal determines the state of the elderly living alone using the image captured by the camera or the sound collected by the microphone, and when an abnormality occurs, an emergency signal is transmitted to the emergency service server or the child terminal, so that it can be resolved quickly. .

In addition, by monitoring the parent terminal so that it does not become inactive or inoperable, it is possible to seamlessly monitor the elderly living alone.

In addition, the parent terminal tracks the movement of the elderly living alone, compares it with the pre-stored average tracking movement to determine whether the elderly living alone has dementia, and when the dementia is determined, the media with high preference for the elderly living alone is played to attract attention. In this way, it is possible to prevent the elderly living alone with dementia from unintentionally leaving the house.

1 is a block diagram of a care system for the elderly living alone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exemplary diagram of a screen output of a parent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a care system for the elderly living alone in which child terminals are classified by type according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a parent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing the movement of the elderly living alone tracked by the parent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a step-by-step flowchart of a method of operating a care system for the elderly living alone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "part" for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of only the ease of writing the specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical spirit disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it is understood that the other component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this specification, terms such as "comprises" or "have" are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

elderly living alone Care system

first Example

1 is a block diagram of a care system for the elderly living alone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the care system 100 for the elderly living alone according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the operation of the parent terminal 110 and the parent terminal 110 installed in the household where the elderly living alone resides. The management server 120 for transmitting a control command to may include.

By remotely controlling the parent terminal 110 by the children, the elderly living alone who feel difficulty in using the terminal can maintain and promote a lasting relationship with their children through the terminal without difficulty in operating the terminal. As a specific example, the parent terminal 110 may provide an image, video, sound source, schedule alarm, etc. to the elderly living alone according to a control command from the child terminals 131 to 133 .

However, since the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, it goes without saying that a care system for the elderly living alone having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, each component will be described.

The parent terminal 110 and the child terminals 131 to 133 are not particularly limited to fixed or mobile terminals, but since the spread of mobile terminals such as smart phones has spread, the parent terminal 110 and the child terminals ( 131 to 133) are usually mobile terminals, for example, mobile phones, smart phones, laptop computers, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDA), portable multimedia players (PMPs), navigation, slate PCs ( slate PC), tablet PC (tablet PC), ultrabook (ultrabook), and the like.

The parent terminal 110 is a terminal installed in a household where the elderly living alone reside, and the parent terminal 110 is implemented so as not to receive any manipulation input other than a touch input on the screen, so that the elderly living alone may mistakenly use the parent terminal. It is desirable to prevent the terminal from becoming inactive or inoperable by operating 110 erroneously.

The child terminals 131 to 133 are terminals in which children or caregivers who take care of the elderly living alone (hereinafter referred to as "children") have the right to use, and the child terminals 131 to 133 are control commands by the operation input of the child. can be generated and transmitted to the management server 120, and the management server 120 transmits the control command received from the child terminals 131 to 133 to the parent terminal 110, so that the parent terminal 110 is connected to the child terminal ( 131 to 133), the operation or state may be controlled.

The parent terminal 110, the child terminals 131 to 133, and the management server 120 may be connected so as to be able to communicate through a network, and in this case, the communication method may be wired or wireless, but the parent terminal 110 or the child terminal When reference numerals 131 to 133 are mobile terminals, the communication method is WLAN (Wireless LAN), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) , may be a wireless Internet method such as High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) or a mobile communication method. The mobile communication method is a method of transmitting and receiving a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, a client, and a server on a mobile communication network constructed according to technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication, wherein the radio signal is a voice call It may include various types of data (or information) according to transmission/reception of a signal, a video call signal, or a text/multimedia message.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a parent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the parent terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a camera 213 for obtaining a front image image of which the lens is oriented by processing an image frame obtained through an image sensor, A microphone 214 for acquiring an ambient sound by receiving an external sound input and processing electrical voice data, a display unit 211 for outputting various information processed in the parent terminal 110 to the screen, and a control unit 215 It is possible to store at least one program for the operation of , and a storage unit 212 for storing input/output data accordingly, and a means for controlling the overall operation of the parent terminal 110, performing various calculations or various information It may include a control unit 215 for processing. Here, the control unit 215 may control or drive various programs stored in the storage unit 212 , and in this regard, various data stored in the storage unit 212 may be used.

In addition, the display unit 211 may be used as an input device in addition to the output device, and the display unit 211 includes a touch sensor capable of detecting a touch operation, receives various touch inputs applied from the user, and responds accordingly. Input data can be generated.

In addition, the parent terminal 110 may further include a short-range communication unit 216 for short-range communication with a wearable device, where the short-range communication unit 216 is Bluetooth (Bluetooth ^TM , RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)) , infrared communication (Infrared Data Association; IrDA), UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, may be a short range communication (short range communication) module such as NFC (Near Field Communication).

On the other hand, FIG. 2 is an exemplary view of a screen output of a parent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 2 , the parent terminal 110 is implemented to be operated only by a touch input, as described above, the background In an area other than the area 111 , it is preferable that the input buttons 112 to 117 having a relatively large size and high identification power are disposed.

The parent terminal 110 does not specifically limit the information to be output to the background area 111 of the display unit 211, but according to an embodiment, the parent terminal 110 is a weather service server (not shown) that provides weather information. It is possible to request and receive weather information, and as shown in FIG. 2 , display the current temperature, weather, etc. on the screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the elderly living alone selects and inputs the image appreciation button 113 of the display unit 211 , the parent terminal 110 displays the background area 111 or the entire area of the display unit 211 . , at least one image or image pre-stored in the storage unit 212 by the control command of the child terminals 131 to 133 or pre-stored in the management server 120 performing a storage function as web storage You can also print the screen.

In addition, when the elderly living alone selects and inputs the music listening button 112 of the display unit 211, the parent terminal 110 is pre-stored in the storage unit 212 by the control command of the child terminals 131 to 133, or Alternatively, at least one sound source pre-stored in the management server 120 performing a storage function as a web storage may be output as a sound.

In this way, the child terminals 131 to 133 may control at least one image, at least one image, or at least one sound source selected and input by the child to output a screen or sound to the parent terminal 110 .

According to another embodiment, the child terminals 131 to 133 may set the schedule information input by the child to the parent terminal 110 and generate a control command to output an alarm signal according to the input schedule information. have.

As a specific example, as shown in Table 1 below, the child terminals 131 to 133 set a schedule divided by day, week, month, hour, etc., and transmit the set schedule information to the parent terminal 110 to set the control command By creating , the parent terminal 110 may output an alarm signal along with outputting messages such as "time to take medicine" and "time to visit my eldest son's house" according to a set schedule.

[Table 1]

Of course, the elderly living alone can select and input the schedule confirmation button 114 of the display unit 211 to expand the schedule set by the child terminals 131 to 133 as shown in Table 1 above and confirm it at a glance.

On the other hand, when the elderly living alone selects and inputs the chatbot button 115 of the display unit 211 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the parent terminal 110 operates in a chatbot mode, and the microphone 214 is It is possible to recognize the voice of the elderly living alone input through the input and conduct a conversation based on the recognized voice.

To this end, the storage unit 212 of the parent terminal 110 may store an artificial intelligence program having a voice conversation function. can allow you to proceed. Of course, the chatbot module may include a module that converts voice to text or text to voice, and here, a specific algorithm for a specific chatbot module is outside the scope of the present invention, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the elderly living alone selects and inputs the call button 116 of the display unit 211 , the parent terminal 110 operates in a telephone conversation mode, so that other elderly living alone You can make calls with other parent terminals installed in the household you live in. On the contrary, it is of course also possible to call any one of the children's terminals (131 to 133) by the choice of the elderly living alone.

To this end, the camera 213 operates in a video call mode and processes an image frame obtained through an image sensor to display a still image or a moving image on the display unit 211 or transmit it to the other parent terminal through the call module 217 . At the same time, the microphone 214 also operates in a call mode, converts a sound signal input from the outside into electrical voice data, and transmits it to the other parent terminal through the call module 217 .

On the other hand, when the elderly living alone selects the emergency signal notification button 117 of the display unit 211 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the parent terminal 110 is connected to the emergency service server 140 so as to be able to communicate through the network. ) and/or an emergency signal may be transmitted to at least one preset child terminal (131 to 133).

At this time, the parent terminal 110 can transmit the residence of the elderly living alone or the current location of the parent terminal 110 together with the emergency signal, and the emergency agency server 140 that has received the emergency signal can dispatch a person who can provide first aid. Alternatively, it is preferable that the child terminals 131 to 133 that have received the emergency signal output an alarm signal so that a quick action can be taken.

On the other hand, as described above, the parent terminal 110 receives a selection input for the emergency signal notification button 117 of the display unit 211 from the elderly living alone and transmits the emergency signal to the child terminals 131 to 133, etc. Not limited to this, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 215 may identify and detect the elderly living alone from the image captured by the camera 213, and if the elderly living alone is not identified for a preset period of time, live alone Even if there is no input from the elderly, an emergency signal may be transmitted to the emergency agency server 140 and/or the child terminals 131 to 133 .

At this time, in order for the control unit 215 to identify the elderly living alone, learning information based on various image data on the face may be used, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Learning information based on it can also be used.

Here, the unidentified time of the elderly living alone may be set by the child terminals 131 to 133, and when the elderly living alone is not identified during the preset time, the emergency service server receives the emergency signal by generating/propagating an emergency signal. It is preferable that 140 dispatches a person capable of first aid, or that the child terminals 131 to 133 that have received the emergency signal output an alarm signal to take quick action.

In another aspect, the control unit 215 of the parent terminal 110 may extract a washing machine operation noise, a vacuum cleaner operation noise, or a dishwashing shock noise from the noise received from the microphone 214, and these are for a preset time. If extraction or identification is not performed, even if there is no input from the elderly living alone, an emergency signal may be transmitted to the emergency agency server 140 and/or the child terminals 131 to 133 .

Similarly, the unidentified time for washing machine operation noise, vacuum cleaner operation noise, or dishware shock noise can also be set by the child terminals 131 to 133, and if the noises are not identified for a preset time, the elderly living alone can lead a normal life By judging that this has not been done, by generating/propagating an emergency signal, the emergency agency server 140 that has received the emergency signal dispatches a person who can take emergency treatment, or the child terminals 131 to 133 that have received the emergency signal send the alarm signal. It is desirable to print it out so that quick action can be taken.

Meanwhile, as described above, the parent terminal 110 may be connected to communicate with a wearable device (not shown) through the short-range communication unit 216 .

The wearable device may include a communication unit that communicates with the parent terminal 110 and a biometric information acquisition unit that acquires biometric information about the elderly living alone from a specific body part (eg, wrist region), thereby acquiring biometric information The biometric information of the elderly living alone obtained through the unit may be transmitted to the parent terminal 110 through the communication unit. Here, the biometric information may be at least one of heart rate, body fat, and blood pressure for the elderly living alone.

The control unit 215 of the parent terminal 110 receives an emergency signal by generating/propagating an emergency signal when at least one of the biometric information is out of a preset normal range using the biometric information received from the wearable device. It is preferable that one emergency agency server 140 dispatches a person capable of taking first aid, or that the child terminals 131 to 133 that have received the emergency signal output an alarm signal to take quick action.

Meanwhile, the management server 120 may receive a control command for controlling the operation of the parent terminal 110 from the child terminals 131 to 133 and transmit it to the parent terminal 110 as described above.

In addition to this, the management server 120 may monitor the parent terminal 110 not to become inactive or inoperable. That is, the management server 120 periodically monitors the state of the parent terminal 110 to determine whether the parent terminal 110 is in an active state, and manages when the parent terminal 110 is in an inactive state or inoperable state. The server 120 first transmits a control command to forcibly switch to the active state to the parent terminal 110 and attempts to switch to the active state. A control command for rebooting the terminal 110 may be transmitted to the parent terminal 110 .

The parent terminal 110 can also periodically monitor its own state so that the parent terminal 110 does not become inactive or inoperable. If not, you can force a reboot attempt.

In this way, the parent terminal 110 does not unintentionally become inactive or inoperable, but maintains the active state, so that the elderly living alone can directly operate the terminal at any time, as well as the child terminals 131 to 133 It is desirable not to fall into a controllable state for the parent terminal 110 .

In addition, the control unit 215 may periodically monitor the remaining amount of charge of the battery and output an alarm when the remaining amount of charge is less than or equal to a preset level, and preferably transmit a charge alarm signal to the child terminals 131 to 133. can That is, as indicated by reference numeral 118 of FIG. 2 , when the remaining battery charge is less than or equal to a preset level, an alarm may be output or a charging alarm signal may be transmitted to the child terminals 131 to 133 .

The child terminals 131 to 133 receive the charging alarm signal of the parent terminal 110 and output it to induce the charging of the parent terminal 110 by contacting the child, such as trying to make a call to the elderly living alone, As a result, it is possible to prevent the parent terminal 110 from unintentionally becoming inactive or inoperable.

second Example

3 is a block diagram of a care system for the elderly living alone in which child terminals are classified by type according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the plurality of child terminals 131 to 133 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a lower priority than the first child terminal group 135 and the first child terminal group 135 . It may include a second child terminal group (136).

That is, the first child terminal group 135 is a group having a higher priority than the second child terminal group 136 in terms of transmission of control commands to the parent terminal 110, and the management server 120 is configured to control the child terminals 131 to 133. ) of the control commands received from the second child terminal group 136, the control command transmitted from the second child terminal group 136 requests approval to any one of the first child terminal groups 135 before being transmitted to the parent terminal 110, and It can be transmitted to the parent terminal 110 only when there is an approval response.

If there is no approval response to the control command transmitted from the second child terminal group 136, the transmission to the parent terminal 110 is blocked, and when there are many child terminals 131 to 133, the parent terminal 110 indiscriminately. ) is not controlled and it is desirable to achieve unification of management.

Any one of the first child terminal group 135 has the authority to set the priority of at least any one of the second child terminal group 136, and any one child terminal 131 to 133 is assigned to the first child terminal group. The child terminals 131 to 133 can be managed by making them belong to one of the group 135 and the second child terminal group 136 .

third Example

5 is a view showing the movement of the elderly living alone tracked by the parent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the controller 215 of the parent terminal 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention can identify the elderly living alone by using the camera 213 and track the current movement for a predetermined period of time. At this time, the storage unit 212 may accumulate and store the current tracking movement of the elderly living alone at the current camera 213 position in the storage unit 212, and the controller 215 averages the accumulated and stored current tracking movement to obtain an average tracking movement. It can be calculated and stored.

The control unit 215 may compare and determine the current tracking movement line based on the average tracking movement line of the elderly living alone stored in the storage unit 212, and according to an embodiment, the controller 215 may control the current tracking movement line and the By calculating the distance interval or separation between the average tracking flow, the average tracking flow and the current tracking flow can be compared.

When the calculated separation degree is greater than a preset threshold value, the control unit 215 may determine that the elderly living alone has dementia symptoms, and accordingly, the management server 120 controls the storage unit ( 212), among the images, videos, or sound sources, which are highly preferred by the elderly living alone, that is, with a high refresh rate, are reproduced and output to prevent the elderly living alone from unintentionally leaving their residence, while simultaneously drawing attention to the emergency service server 140 and/or By sending an emergency signal to the child terminal (131 to 133), the emergency agency server 140 that receives the emergency signal dispatches a person who can take first aid, or the child terminal (131 to 133) that receives the emergency signal outputs an alarm signal Therefore, it is desirable to take prompt action.

For example, when the average tracking movement is the same as 221 in FIG. 5 and the current tracking movement is the same as 222 in FIG. 5 , the control unit 215 controls a threshold at which the separation between the average tracking movement and the current tracking movement is preset. It can be determined that the value is greater than the value, and the parent terminal 110 reproduces and outputs the media with a high preference for the elderly living alone, so as to hold the freshness of the elderly living alone and send an emergency signal to the emergency agency server 140 and/or the child terminal 131 ~133), so that prompt action can be taken. Here, reference numeral 220, which is not described, denotes a camera shooting area viewed by the camera 213 .

elderly living alone Care How the system works

6 is a step-by-step flowchart of an operating method of a care system for the elderly living alone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the operating method of the care system 100 for the elderly living alone according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step (S110) in which the parent terminal 110 is installed and provided in the household in which the elderly living alone reside; At least one child terminal (131 to 133) having the authority of a child taking care of the elderly living alone generates a control command for controlling the operation of the parent terminal 110 and transmitting it to the management server 120 (S120) and , the management server 120 may include a step (S130) of transmitting the control command to the parent terminal 110.

In this way, by remotely controlling the parent terminal by the children, the elderly living alone who feel difficulty in using the terminal can maintain and promote a lasting bond with their children through the terminal. That is, the parent terminal provides images, videos, sound sources, schedule alarms, etc. to the elderly living alone according to the control command from the child terminal, so that the elderly living alone can maintain and promote a lasting bond with their children through the terminal without difficult manipulation. .

At this time, the parent terminal 110 or the management server 120 monitors the parent terminal 110 not to become inactive or inoperable, and by allowing the parent terminal 110 to maintain the active state, the elderly living alone can It is desirable not only to allow the terminal to be operated immediately, but also to prevent the child terminals 131 to 133 from falling into a controllable state with respect to the parent terminal 110 .

Since the description of each step included in the operating method of the care system for the elderly living alone overlaps with the above, the description thereof will be omitted and will be replaced therewith.

computer readable recording medium

The operating method of the care system for the elderly living alone according to an embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium.

The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a hard disk, a magnetic medium such as a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD, and a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk. media), and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

As above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. The description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning, scope, and equivalent concept of the claims are included in the scope of the present invention. should be interpreted

100: senior citizen living alone care system 110: parent terminal
111: background area 112 to 117: input button
118: battery level display unit 120: management server
131~133: child terminal 135: first child terminal group
136: second child terminal group 140: emergency agency server
210: parent terminal 211: display unit
212: storage unit 213: camera
214: microphone 215: control unit
216: short-distance communication unit 217: call module
220: camera shooting area 221: average tracking movement
222: current tracking flow

Claims (12)

parent terminals installed in households where the elderly living alone;
a management server for transmitting a control command for controlling the operation of the parent terminal; and
at least one child terminal that has the authority to take care of the elderly living alone, generates the control command and transmits it to the management server;
including,
The parent terminal or the management server monitors so that the parent terminal does not become inactive or inoperable,
The child terminal is plural,
The plurality of child terminals includes a first child terminal group and a second child terminal group lower than the priority of the first child terminal group,
When the management server receives the control command from any one of the second child terminal groups, it requests approval from any one of the first child terminal groups before transmitting the control command to the parent terminal. A care system for the elderly living alone. The method of claim 1,
The child terminal generates the control command so that at least one image or at least one image selected and inputted by the child is output on the screen to the parent terminal, or at least one sound source selected and inputted by the child is the parent A care system for the elderly living alone, characterized in that the control command is generated to output a sound to the terminal, or the control command is generated to output an alarm signal according to the schedule information by setting the schedule information input from the child to the parent terminal . The method of claim 1,
The parent terminal may include: a chatbot module for recognizing the voice of the elderly living alone input through a microphone and conducting a conversation based on the recognized voice;
A care system for the elderly living alone. The method of claim 1,
The parent terminal,
A call module for performing a call with another parent terminal installed in the household where the elderly living alone reside;
A care system for the elderly living alone, comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The parent terminal,
a camera for taking an image in front of the lens; and
a control unit that identifies the elderly living alone from the image taken from the camera and transmits an emergency signal to an emergency agency server or the child terminal when the elderly living alone is not identified for a preset time according to a control command of the child terminal;
A care system for the elderly living alone, comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The parent terminal,
a microphone for acquiring ambient sounds; and
When the washing machine operation noise, the vacuum cleaner operation noise, or the dishwashing noise from the sound acquired from the microphone is not identified for a preset period of time by the control command of the child terminal, a control unit that transmits an emergency signal to the emergency service server or the child terminal ;
A care system for the elderly living alone, comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The care system for the elderly living alone,
a wearable device worn on the body of the elderly living alone to obtain biometric information;
further comprising,
The parent terminal,
a control unit that transmits an emergency signal to an emergency agency server or the child terminal when at least one of the biometric information is out of a normal range;
A care system for the elderly living alone, comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The parent terminal,
a control unit that transmits an alarm signal to the child terminal when the remaining amount of charge of the battery is less than or equal to a preset level;
A care system for the elderly living alone, comprising a. delete The method of claim 1,
Any one of the first child terminal group, the care system for the elderly living alone, characterized in that the priority of any one of the second child terminal group is set. The method of claim 1,
The parent terminal,
a camera for taking an image in front of the lens;
a microphone for acquiring ambient sounds; and
When it is determined that the separation between the current tracking movement tracked for a predetermined period by identifying the elderly living alone from the image taken from the camera and the pre-stored average tracking movement is greater than a preset threshold, the preference of the elderly living alone is a control unit for outputting a high image, video, or sound source, and transmitting an emergency signal to the emergency service server or the child terminal;
A care system for the elderly living alone, comprising a. Parent terminal, the step of being installed and provided in the household where the elderly living alone;
At least one child terminal having the authority of a child taking care of the elderly living alone, generating a control command for controlling the operation of the parent terminal and transmitting it to a management server;
The management server, transmitting the control command to the parent terminal;
including,
The parent terminal or the management server monitors so that the parent terminal does not become inactive or inoperable,
The child terminal is plural,
The plurality of child terminals includes a first child terminal group and a second child terminal group lower than the priority of the first child terminal group,
When the management server receives the control command from any one of the second child terminal groups, it requests approval from any one of the first child terminal groups before transmitting the control command to the parent terminal. operation method of the care system for the elderly living alone.

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