KR102416563B1 - Device and operation method for monitoring body temperature - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for monitoring a body temperature of a human body may comprise: a body temperature measurement sensor for measuring a body temperature of a subject at preset intervals; a processor for determining whether or not the measured body temperature value is included in the preset range; a light source for outputting a light signal based on a control signal obtained from the processor according to whether or not the measured body temperature value is included within the preset range; and a communication part for transmitting a monitoring signal comprising the measured body temperature value information to an external device connected to the device.

Description

DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD FOR MONITORING BODY TEMPERATURE

The present invention relates to a body temperature monitoring device and method of operation, and more particularly, to a device for measuring body temperature through a sensor provided in a wearable device, and monitoring a body temperature of a subject based on the measured body temperature value and an operating method of the device. it's about

A wearable device includes all kinds of electronic devices that a user can wear on a body or clothing. Such a wearable device can be worn on a user's body and/or clothes. When the user wears the wearable device, the wearable device may measure various states related to the user's body. In addition, research to provide high convenience to users by using the advantages of such wearable devices more widely is being actively conducted. For example, a method for monitoring a user's body temperature or the like through a wearable device is being studied.

Body temperature is an important measure to influence the body's immunity and to check whether there is any abnormality in the body's health. In particular, in the case of infants or the elderly, it can be dangerous if the body temperature rises suddenly. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously measure and confirm the body temperature of infants or the elderly. However, in the existing wearable device, the technology for transmitting information such as body temperature measured by itself to the outside for monitoring has not been largely developed.

Accordingly, by measuring the body temperature of infants and the elderly and detecting whether the body temperature is abnormal, it generates a signal to report this and at the same time transmits body temperature-related information to a user terminal such as a guardian to monitor the body temperature of a subject You need a wearable device.

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An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a device, system and method for continuously measuring body temperature through a sensor provided in a wearable device, and monitoring the body temperature of a subject based on the measured body temperature value is to do

Another object of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a device, system and method for remotely monitoring the body temperature of a body temperature measurement target by transmitting biometric information of the target, such as body temperature, to an external user terminal. there is

In order to achieve the above object, a device for monitoring the body temperature of a human body includes: a body temperature measuring sensor for measuring the body temperature of a subject at every preset period; a processor for determining whether the measured body temperature value is within the preset range; a light source for outputting an optical signal based on a control signal obtained from the processor according to whether the measured body temperature value is within the preset range; and a communication unit for transmitting a monitoring signal including the measured body temperature value information to an external device connected to the device.

Here, the light source outputs an optical signal of a first color when the measured body temperature value is included in the preset range, and a second color when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range It may be characterized in that the optical signal is output.

Here, the device further includes a vibration output module, wherein the vibration output module outputs a vibration signal based on a control signal obtained from the processor when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range. can be characterized as

Here, the processor may operate through a Wi-Fi connection with the external device by using the communication unit including a Wi-Fi module. Alternatively, the communication unit may further include a first communication module and a second communication module using different communication standards, wherein the processor measures a distance to the external device when the Wi-Fi connection is not established. can be done with

Here, the communication unit, when the distance to the external device is less than a preset value, the communication unit transmits the monitoring signal using the first communication module, and when the distance to the external device is greater than or equal to the preset value , the communication unit may transmit the monitoring signal using the second communication module.

Here, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the monitoring signal is for requesting that the external device output information about a nearby pharmacy and hospital, an inputter's hospital record, and similar disease data information. may contain information.

Here, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the processor wakes up a sound signal detection module of the device, and the sound signal detection module detects a preset sound signal can do.

Here, the sound signal detection module may detect the preset sound signal based on whether at least one of a frequency and an intensity of the sound signal is included in a preset range.

Here, the monitoring signal may further include information indicating whether the sound signal is detected.

Here, the processor may calculate an outer diameter value of the device attached to the target, and the monitoring signal may further include information about the calculated outer diameter value.

In order to achieve the above object, there is provided an operating method of a device for monitoring the body temperature of a human body, the method comprising: measuring the body temperature of a subject at predetermined intervals; checking whether the measured body temperature value is within a preset range; outputting an optical signal through a light source of the device based on whether the measured body temperature value is within the preset range; and transmitting a monitoring signal including the measured body temperature value information to an external device connected to the device.

Here, the step of outputting the optical signal may include outputting an optical signal of a first color when the measured body temperature value is within the preset range, and outputting an optical signal of a first color, and the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range In this case, an optical signal of the second color may be output.

Here, the operating method may further include outputting a vibration signal when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range.

Here, the operation method is performed by being connected to the external device through a Wi-Fi module, and when the Wi-Fi connection is not performed by the Wi-Fi module, further comprising the step of measuring a distance to the external device, and the external device and If the distance to is less than a preset value, wake up the first communication module, transmit the monitoring signal using the first communication module, and when the distance to the external device is greater than or equal to the preset value, the second communication The module may be woken up, and the monitoring signal may be transmitted using the second communication module.

Here, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the monitoring signal is for requesting that the external device output information about a nearby pharmacy and hospital, an inputter's hospital record, and similar disease data information. may contain information.

Here, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the operating method may include: waking up a sound signal detection module of the device; and detecting a preset sound signal through the sound signal detection module. Here, type information, volume information, and/or repetition number information of a sound signal are preset, and a sound signal may be detected based on this.

Here, the detecting of the preset sound signal may include detecting the preset sound signal based on whether at least one of a frequency and an intensity of the sound signal is included in a preset range.

Here, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the operating method may include: waking up a vibration signal detection module of the device; and detecting a preset vibration signal through the vibration signal detection module. Here, the number of vibrations and/or the intensity of vibration are preset for the vibration signal, and the vibration signal may be detected based on this. For example, living vibration information (or living vibration range) including the number of vibrations and/or vibration intensity according to respiration or movement according to age may be set, and the vibration information of the measurement target is out of the living vibration information. In this case, it is determined that the abnormal vibration is detected, and the vibration signal may be detected.

Here, the monitoring signal may further include information indicating whether the sound signal is detected or whether the vibration signal is detected.

Here, the method may further include calculating an outer diameter value of the device attached to the target, and the monitoring signal may further include information about the calculated outer diameter value.

According to the present invention, the body temperature monitoring device continuously measures body temperature through a sensor provided in the wearable device, and in the case of a sensor, in order to reduce an error, two or more are simultaneously measured to discard an arithmetic mean or a value below/above a reference value, etc. It is possible to reduce the error range as much as possible by adopting , and provide a service for monitoring the body temperature of the subject based on the measured body temperature value.

According to the present invention, the body temperature monitoring device can provide a service for remotely monitoring the body temperature of a body temperature measurement target by transmitting biometric information of the target, such as body temperature, to an external user terminal.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the structure of a body temperature monitoring system including a body temperature monitoring device.
2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a body temperature monitoring device.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of operating a body temperature monitoring device.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for operating a communication module wake-up of a body temperature monitoring device.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for measuring a sound signal of a body temperature monitoring device.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of operating an external device connected to a body temperature monitoring device.
7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a screen of an application output from an external device connected to a body temperature monitoring device.
8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a body temperature monitoring device included in the body temperature monitoring system according to FIG. 1 .

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements 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 the other element does not exist in the middle.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, 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.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, in order to facilitate the overall understanding, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the structure of a body temperature monitoring system including a body temperature monitoring device.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the body temperature monitoring system may include a body temperature monitoring device 110 and an external device 130 connected to the body temperature monitoring device 110 through a network 120 . The body temperature monitoring system may be a system that provides a service for body temperature monitoring through a wired or wireless communication network.

The body temperature monitoring device 110 may acquire information necessary to operate a body temperature monitoring service. The information necessary to operate the body temperature monitoring service may include biometric information such as the body temperature of a body temperature measurement target.

In addition, the body temperature monitoring device 110 may transmit the acquired information to the external device 130 connected through the network 120 . In addition, the body temperature monitoring device 110 may obtain setting information for operating the body temperature monitoring service from the external device 130 connected through the network 120 .

The network 120 may mean a connection structure for exchanging information between the body temperature monitoring device 110 and the user terminal 130 . Network 120 is Internet (Internet), LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), 3G, 4G, LTE (long term evolution) , VoLTE (voice over LTE), 5G NR (new radio) Wi-Fi (wireless-fidelity), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), NFC, RFID (radio frequency identification) home network, IoT (internet of things), etc. may include

The external device 130 may be connected to the body temperature monitoring device 110 through the network 120 . In addition, the external device 130 may include a user device such as a computer, tablet, or smart phone and an IoT server.

The external device 130 may receive information necessary to provide a body temperature monitoring service from the body temperature monitoring device 110 . The information necessary to provide the body temperature monitoring service may include biometric information such as the body temperature of a body temperature measurement target and/or at least one command executed to provide the body temperature monitoring service.

The external device 130 may record information necessary to provide a body temperature monitoring service. In addition, the external device 130 may derive a body temperature monitoring result by processing information necessary to provide a body temperature monitoring service.

The external device 130 may display information related to body temperature monitoring through an output device.

A device for providing a body temperature monitoring service may be as described below.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a body temperature monitoring device.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the body temperature monitoring device may be a wearable device in the form of a wearable band, and the body temperature monitoring device may be configured integrally or detachably with the wearable device. However, for convenience of description, the wearable device may be used in combination with a body temperature monitoring device. Specifically, Figure 2 (a) shows the front and back of the outer surface of the wearable device worn by the subject. The outer surface of the wearable device may be provided with a decoration having an aesthetic element, such as embroidery 201 and/or wa-pen 203 . In addition, at least a portion of the outer surface of the body temperature monitoring device (for example, the wafer pen 203) may further include a sensor confirmation hole for outputting an optical signal or the like. The top and bottom 205 of the wearable device may be sewn. And the inner surface of the wearable device worn by the target may be a combined appearance between one end and the other end of the device.

The body temperature monitoring device may be mounted on a portion of an outer surface or a portion of an inner surface of the wearable device to measure and monitor the body temperature of a subject. For example, the mounting method may be a method of being inserted and/or fixed to a fixing unit for a body temperature monitoring device located on a part of an outer surface or a part of an inner surface of the wearable device, but may be mounted on the wearable device in various ways However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the body temperature monitoring device may be mounted on a fixed part after being casing, which may be to protect various terminals of the body temperature monitoring device. For example, when the fixing part is disposed on a part of the inner surface of the wearable device, the light source of the body temperature monitoring device may be disposed on the inner surface of the wearable device such that it is located in the sensor confirmation hole of the outer surface of the wearable device.

2(b) shows an inner surface of the wearable device. Referring to FIG. 2B , one end of the inner surface of the wearable device may include a fastening part 207 for coupling with the other end 209 of the wearable device. Further, on the inner surface of the wearable device, a fixing part to which a body temperature monitoring device including a processor for measuring the body temperature of an object and outputting measurement information, and a sensor module is fixed may be disposed, and the fixing part is expressed as a pocket 211 it might be The pocket 211 may be manufactured in the form of adding a fabric to the band of the wearable device. A contact band 213 may be coupled to one end of the pocket 211 . 2( c ) shows a body temperature measurement target wearing a wearable device. Referring to FIG. 2C , the wearable device may be worn over the entire body, rather than only on a specific body part of the body temperature measurement target. Specifically, the wearable device may be worn on a body part such as a head, neck, arm, waist, or leg of a body temperature measurement target. The body temperature monitoring device may measure the body temperature of a subject wearing the device, and the measurement result may be used for a body temperature monitoring service. An operating method of the body temperature monitoring device for the body temperature monitoring service may be as described below.

However, the body temperature monitoring device is not necessarily mounted and operated on a wearable device in the form of a band, and may be operated only by the body temperature monitoring device without the wearable device in the form of a band, or may be mounted and operated in another type of wearable device.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of operating a body temperature monitoring device.

In step S301, the body temperature monitoring device may measure the body temperature of the subject. Here, the body temperature monitoring device may measure the body temperature of the subject every preset period. The body temperature monitoring device may measure the body temperature of the subject by using the provided temperature sensor. Here, the temperature sensor may be a non-contact temperature sensor or a contact temperature sensor.

According to an embodiment, the body temperature monitoring device may include a plurality of temperature sensors. In step S301 , the body temperature monitoring device may measure the body temperature of the subject using a plurality of temperature sensors. Here, the body temperature of the subject may be calculated based on measured values excluding a value having a high deviation value among values measured by each of the plurality of temperature sensors. For example, the body temperature monitoring device may be operated in a manner that minimizes errors based on a method of simultaneously measuring two or more temperature sensors and discarding an arithmetic mean or a value above or below a preset reference value. In step S303 , the body temperature monitoring device may determine whether the measured body temperature value is included in a preset range. Here, the preset range may be a normal body temperature range of the body temperature measurement target. That is, when the body temperature measurement target is a child, the preset range of body temperature may be 36.5 degrees to 37.5 degrees, which is known as the normal body temperature of the child.

According to another embodiment, the body temperature monitoring device may determine whether the measured body temperature value exceeds a preset threshold value. Here, the preset threshold value may be a body temperature value in a high fever state of the body temperature measurement target. That is, when the body temperature measurement target is a child, the preset threshold value of the body temperature may be 37.5 degrees, which is the highest point of the normal body temperature of the child.

Here, the body temperature monitoring device may set a preset range and/or a preset threshold value of body temperature by itself. Alternatively, the body temperature monitoring device may obtain setting related information from a connected external device to set a preset range and/or preset threshold value of body temperature.

However, when the measured body temperature value exceeds a specific value, the body temperature monitoring device may discard the measured value data and re-measure the body temperature of the subject within the next cycle. Here, the specific value may mean a body temperature value that is not normally measured in the human body, and may be a value outside the measurement range of a temperature sensor provided in the body temperature monitoring device. For example, the specific value may be a value greater than or equal to 45 degrees.

The body temperature monitoring device may output an optical signal through the light source based on whether the measured body temperature value is within a preset range or exceeds a preset threshold value. Here, the light source may be a light emitting device capable of outputting two or more colors. Here, the light source may be a light emitting diode (LED).

When the measured body temperature value is included in the preset range, in step S305-1, the body temperature monitoring device may output a first optical signal. On the other hand, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, in step S305 - 2 , the body temperature monitoring device may output a second optical signal.

Here, the color of the first optical signal and the color of the second optical signal may be different from each other. That is, in step S305-1, the body temperature value of the measurement target is normal, the body temperature monitoring device may output a first optical signal that is an optical signal of a first color, and in step S305-2, the body temperature value of the measurement target is abnormal. , the body temperature monitoring device may output a second optical signal that is an optical signal of a second color.

In step S307, the body temperature monitoring device may output an additional signal. According to an embodiment, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, in step S307 , the body temperature monitoring device may output a vibration signal through the vibration module.

In step S309 , the body temperature monitoring device may acquire additional information necessary for body temperature monitoring. According to an embodiment, the body temperature monitoring device may measure the outer diameter of the device coupled to the current body temperature measurement target.

For example, the body temperature monitoring device may calculate information such as a diameter and an outer diameter of the fastened device using at least one distance measuring sensor provided outside the device in a state where it is fastened to the object. Specifically, the body temperature monitoring device may include sensors for measuring distances at both ends and the center, respectively. Accordingly, the body temperature monitoring device may include three or more sensors for distance measurement. Each distance measuring sensor may measure a distance from another distance measuring sensor. In addition, the body temperature monitoring device may derive one polygon (eg, a triangle) by converting distances between different distance measuring sensors into coordinates. In addition, the body temperature monitoring device may calculate the diameter of the derived polygonal circumscribed circle.

Information on the outer diameter of the measured device may be used to specify a body part of the body temperature measurement target to which the body temperature monitoring device is coupled. In addition, the change value of the measured outer diameter information of the device may be used to specify whether there is an abnormality such as swelling or inflammation of the corresponding body part of the measurement target.

According to another embodiment, the body temperature monitoring device may acquire information about the movement of the current body temperature measurement target. For example, when the body temperature measurement target moves, the body temperature monitoring device may measure a change in position, whether the body temperature measurement target moves, a movement speed, and/or an acceleration value of the body temperature measurement target. The information about the measured movement may be used to specify whether the measurement target is active and the activity state.

According to another embodiment, the body temperature monitoring device may acquire information about a sound made by the current body temperature measurement target. For example, when the body temperature measurement object makes a sound to complain of pain due to high fever, the body temperature monitoring device may acquire information about the sound to complain about pain and acquire information about the sound signal. A method of measuring the sound signal of the body temperature monitoring device is as described below.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for measuring a sound signal of a body temperature monitoring device.

In step S401 , the body temperature monitoring device may determine whether the measured body temperature value is included in a preset range. The body temperature monitoring device may determine whether to wake up the sound signal detection module based on whether the measured body temperature value is included in a preset range.

When the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, in step S403 , the body temperature monitoring device may wake up the sound signal detection module. On the other hand, when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the body temperature monitoring device may maintain the sleep state of the sound signal detection module.

In step S405, the body temperature monitoring device may acquire an external sound signal. That is, the body temperature monitoring device acquires an external sound signal for a predetermined period of time by using the wake-up signal detection module.

In step S407, the body temperature monitoring device may filter the acquired external sound signal. Specifically, the body temperature monitoring device may filter the sound signal based on a value of a preset variable related to the sound signal. Here, the preset variable may include at least one of a frequency, a frequency change rate, an amplitude change rate, a noise-to-overtone ratio, a habitual pitch, and an intensity.

In step S409, the body temperature monitoring device may determine whether a preset sound signal is obtained as a result of filtering the obtained sound signal. That is, the body temperature monitoring device filters the external sound signal based on at least a part of frequency, frequency change rate, amplitude change rate, noise-to-harmonic ratio, habitual pitch, and intensity values, and is preset based on whether there is a residual signal. It may be determined whether a sound signal has been acquired.

When a preset sound signal is obtained as a result of filtering the sound signal, in step S411 , the body temperature monitoring device may generate sound signal detection information. The sound signal detection information may be information indicating that a sound signal preset by the body temperature monitoring device has been acquired.

Through the above sound signal measurement and filtering, the body temperature monitoring device may acquire sound information in order for the body temperature measurement target to complain of pain. In addition, the body temperature monitoring device may transmit information indicating that the measurement target makes a sound to complain of pain to an external device.

According to another embodiment, although not shown in FIG. 4 , the body temperature monitoring device may wake up the vibration signal detection module of the device when the measured body temperature value is not included in the preset range, and the vibration signal A preset vibration signal may be detected through the detection module.

In this case, the number of vibrations and/or the intensity of vibration are preset for the vibration signal, and the vibration signal may be detected based on this. For example, living vibration information (or living vibration range) including the number of vibrations and/or vibration intensity according to respiration or movement according to age may be set, and the vibration information of the measurement target is out of the living vibration information. In this case, it is determined that the abnormal vibration is detected, and the vibration signal may be detected.

In addition, due to the above configuration, the monitoring signal may further include information indicating whether a sound signal is detected or whether a vibration signal is detected.

Referring back to FIG. 3 , in step S311 , the body temperature monitoring device may transmit a monitoring signal to a connected external device. Here, the monitoring signal may include body temperature measurement information of the subject. In addition, the monitoring signal may further include additional information measured by the device for body temperature monitoring. For example, the additional information may include information on the outer diameter of the device, information on whether a sound signal is detected, and the like. And the additional information may further include at least one command and/or information executed to search for information about a nearby pharmacy or a nearby hospital in a location adjacent to the user by a connected external device, and output the searched pharmacy information or hospital information. have.

The body temperature monitoring device may transmit a monitoring signal using an provided communication module. For example, the communication module of the body temperature monitoring device may include a Wi-Fi module, a first communication module for short-range communication, and/or a second communication module for long-distance communication. For example, the body temperature monitoring device may transmit a monitoring signal by performing a Wi-Fi connection with an external device through the Wi-Fi module. However, when the Wi-Fi connection is not established, the monitoring signal may be transmitted through the first communication module or the second communication module. The first communication module may have a relatively narrow communication radius instead of consuming a small amount of power, and the second communication module may consume high power while having a relatively wide communication radius.

Accordingly, the body temperature monitoring device may transmit a signal by waking up a communication module suitable for a communication situation with an external device. An operating method of the body temperature monitoring device for waking up the communication module in the device may be as described below.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for operating a communication module wake-up of a body temperature monitoring device.

In step S501, when the body temperature monitoring device is not connected to the external device through the Wi-Fi module included in the communication unit, the distance to the connected external device can be measured using the first communication module or the second communication module included in the communication unit. have. According to an embodiment, the body temperature monitoring device may transmit a distance measurement signal for measuring a distance to an external device. In addition, the body temperature monitoring device may receive a response signal to the distance measurement signal. The body temperature monitoring device may calculate a distance value with an external device based on a time taken until a response signal to the distance measurement signal is received. Here, the communication module for transmitting the signal for distance measurement may be a first communication module for short-range communication.

The body temperature monitoring device may wake up the communication module to transmit the monitoring signal based on whether the measured distance value with the external device is less than a preset value. According to an embodiment, when the time taken until receiving the response signal to the distance measurement signal is within a preset value, the body temperature monitoring device may determine that the distance value with the external device is less than the preset value.

When the distance value with the external device is less than a preset value, in step S505-1, the body temperature monitoring device may wake up the first communication module. On the other hand, when the distance to the external device is equal to or greater than a preset value, in step S505-2, the body temperature monitoring device may wake up the second communication module.

That is, the body temperature monitoring device may transmit a monitoring signal to an external device using the wake-up communication module. In addition, the external device may monitor body temperature information of the subject based on the received monitoring signal. The operation method of the external device of the external device receiving the monitoring signal is as described below.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of operating an external device connected to a body temperature monitoring device.

In step S601, the external device may receive a monitoring signal from the body temperature monitoring device. Here, the monitoring signal may include data for providing a body temperature monitoring service, and specifically may include body temperature measurement information of a subject, body temperature measurement time information, and the like. In addition, the monitoring signal may further include additional data for providing a body temperature monitoring service, and specifically, may further include information on the outside diameter of the current body temperature monitoring device, motion information, sound measurement information, and the like.

In step S603, the external device may calculate an appropriate body temperature range of the body temperature monitoring target. The appropriate body temperature range may vary according to information such as the age of the body temperature measurement target, a body part of the body temperature measurement target, and an exercise state of the body temperature measurement target. Accordingly, if necessary, the external device may calculate an appropriate body temperature range of the body temperature monitoring target based on information obtained from the body temperature monitoring device.

In step S605 , the external device may determine whether the measured body temperature value is included in a preset range in order to determine whether the state of the object is abnormal. The external device may determine whether to perform an operation for reporting the body temperature monitoring result to the user based on whether the measured body temperature value is within a preset range.

When the subject's body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the external device may not perform a separate operation for reporting the body temperature monitoring result. On the other hand, when the target's body temperature value is not included in the preset range, the external device may perform a separate operation for reporting the body temperature monitoring result. That is, when the body temperature value of the target is not included in the preset range, the external device may perform an operation such as step S607.

According to another embodiment, the external device may determine whether there is an abnormality, such as a body temperature to be measured, without separately calculating an appropriate body temperature range, based on data for providing a body temperature monitoring service.

According to another embodiment, the external device may determine whether the state of the object is abnormal based on additional data for providing the body temperature monitoring service.

Specifically, the external device may check whether a condition such as a pain complaint of a target is abnormal based on preset information on whether a sound signal has been detected. In addition, the external device may determine whether the target is inflammation, swelling, etc. based on whether and/or the degree of change in the outer diameter value of the measured body temperature monitoring device.

According to another embodiment, the external device may determine whether the state of the object is abnormal based on the pattern of body temperature values. Specifically, the external device may store body temperature pattern information according to the onset of a disease that may occur in the subject. Here, the pre-stored body temperature pattern information may relate to the disease information of the object input by the user. Alternatively, the pre-stored body temperature pattern information may relate to disease information of a subject that has been input and shared by other existing users.

In addition, the external device may derive a pattern of body temperature values measured for a certain period of time. The external device may compare the derived body temperature value pattern with one or more pre-stored body temperature patterns. As a result, the external device may determine whether the target has a disease based on the comparison result of the body temperature pattern. Through this, the external device can check whether the body temperature monitoring target is at risk due to disease outbreak, and report it to the user. Alternatively, the external device may derive information on the expected disease of the subject based on the comparison result of the body temperature pattern.

The external device that has confirmed the abnormality of the target's body temperature, etc. may perform an operation such as step S607.

In step S607, the external device may output a notification message. For example, the notification message may include information for identifying a body temperature measurement target, a current temperature of the body temperature measurement target, information about a current state of the body temperature measurement target, and the like. The external device may output a notification message including information for identifying the body temperature measurement target, the current temperature of the body temperature measurement target, the current state of the body temperature measurement target, and the like through the provided output interface.

According to another embodiment, the external device may transmit whether or not a disease has occurred, symptom information of a current state, and the like, to a terminal of a previously designated manager. In addition, the external device may receive, from the manager's terminal, whether a disease has occurred, prescription information derived based on symptom information of a current body temperature monitoring target, and the like.

In step S609 , the external device may search for information on nearby pharmacies or hospitals in a location adjacent to the user based on the current location information of the external device, and may output the searched pharmacy information or hospital information. In searching for a pharmacy or a hospital in a location adjacent to the current user, the external device may search for a currently available pharmacy or hospital by further reflecting the current date and time. Specifically, the external device searches for nearby pharmacy information or hospital information in a location adjacent to the user based on at least one piece of information and/or a command included in the monitoring signal received from the body temperature monitoring device, and the searched pharmacy information or hospital information can be printed out.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of a screen of an application output from an external device connected to a body temperature monitoring device.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the external device may execute an application for a subject's body temperature monitoring service. Here, the application may support various functions such as a current body temperature display function, a body temperature record check function, an antipyretic management function, and a temperature setting function.

7A shows an embodiment of a body temperature display page for a body temperature display function of an application. On the body temperature display page, the current body temperature 701 of the monitoring target and the status 702 of the monitoring target according to the current body temperature may be displayed. As for the status 702 of the monitoring target according to the current body temperature, based on the comparison result between the preset range and the current temperature, information on whether the state is high, normal, or low temperature or whether the corresponding situation continues may be output.

In addition, the body temperature display page may display the body temperature graph 703 of the monitoring target according to time. In addition, the external device may convert the body temperature graph into a file format. Here, in the body temperature graph 703 , temperature is set on one axis and time units are set on the other axis, so that changes in body temperature according to time units can be effectively provided. Here, the time unit may be basically set as a time unit, but one of the units such as minutes, hours, and days may be selected by the user, and the unit of the axis of the body temperature graph 703 changes according to the selected time unit. can be provided. In addition, the body temperature graph 703 may display a high fever reference value and a low body temperature reference value.

7( b ) shows an embodiment of a body temperature record page for a body temperature record check function of an application. In the body temperature record page, a body temperature record measured in the past of the subject based on the subject and date may be provided along with a numerical value 705 and a graph 704, and the numerical value 705 is displayed at the measurement time according to the measurement cycle and the measurement time. may include a body temperature value of Also, the graph 704 here is similar to the graph of FIG. 7A , but may be provided in units of time.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 7 , a fever management page for a fever management function may also be provided. On the antipyretic management page, the time the monitoring target wears the wearable device may be displayed. In addition, when it is determined that the body temperature of the monitoring target is high, the external device may measure the high temperature state maintenance time of the monitoring target. As a result, on the antipyretic management page, the high temperature maintenance time of the monitored object may be displayed.

7( c ) shows an embodiment of an environment setting page for setting an environment of an application. On the environment setting page, you can set the temperature unit, measurement cycle, notification on/off, alarm temperature (high/low), notification duration, notification interval time, notification pause time, notification sound, language, etc. Information regarding the remaining battery level of the monitoring device may also be provided. Here, by setting the temperature (high/low) at which the notification sounds, the high fever reference value and/or the low body temperature reference value may be modified.

8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a body temperature monitoring device included in the body temperature monitoring system according to FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 8 , the body temperature monitoring device 800 includes at least one processor 810 and a memory 820 storing instructions instructing the at least one processor 810 to perform at least one step. ) may be included.

Here, the at least one processor 810 may mean a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to embodiments of the present invention are performed. can Each of the memory 820 and the storage device 860 may be configured as at least one of a volatile storage medium and a non-volatile storage medium. For example, the memory 820 may be configured as at least one of a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).

Also, the body temperature monitoring device 800 may include a transceiver 830 that performs communication through a wireless network. Here, the transceiver 830 may include a communication module supporting one communication standard, or may include two or more communication modules supporting different communication standards. In addition, the body temperature monitoring device 800 may further include an input interface device 840 , an output interface device 850 , a storage device 860 , and the like. Here, the input interface device 840 may include an input sensor such as a heat sensor, a sound sensor, and a motion sensor. In addition, the output interface device 850 may include a signal output module such as a light source for outputting an optical signal, a vibration module, a sound generating module, and the like. Each of the components included in the body temperature monitoring device 800 may be connected by a bus 870 to communicate with each other.

The methods according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable 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 computer-readable media include hardware devices specially configured to store and carry out 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 described above may be configured to operate as at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

Although it has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. will be able

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In the operating method of the system for monitoring the body temperature,
measuring, by the body temperature monitoring device of the body temperature monitoring system, the body temperature of the subject at predetermined intervals;
checking, by the body temperature monitoring device, whether the measured body temperature value is within a preset range;
outputting, by the body temperature monitoring device, an optical signal through a light source based on whether the measured body temperature value is within the preset range;
transmitting a monitoring signal including the measured body temperature value information to a user terminal of the body temperature monitoring system to which the body temperature monitoring device is connected;
determining, by the user terminal, whether the state of the target is abnormal based on the monitoring signal; and
Comprising the step of outputting, by the user terminal, a monitoring result based on whether the state of the target is abnormal,
The step of determining, by the user terminal, whether the state of the target is abnormal based on the monitoring signal,
calculating a change amount of an outer diameter value of the body temperature monitoring device included in the monitoring signal; and
The method further comprising the step of determining whether inflammation occurs in the subject based on the measured body temperature value information and the change amount value of the outer diameter value of the body temperature monitoring device. The method according to claim 1,
The step of determining, by the user terminal, whether the state of the target is abnormal based on the monitoring signal,
calculating an appropriate body temperature range of the subject; and
Further comprising the step of confirming whether the measured body temperature value is included in the calculated appropriate body temperature range,
The optimal body temperature range of the subject is,
The method is calculated based on at least one information of the age of the subject, a body part of the subject to which the body temperature monitoring device is connected, and an exercise state of the subject. The method according to claim 1,
The step of determining, by the user terminal, whether the state of the target is abnormal based on the monitoring signal,
It is characterized in that it is further determined whether the object complains of pain based on the sound measurement information included in the monitoring signal,
The sound measurement information,
An operating method, characterized in that at least one of a frequency and an intensity indicates whether a sound signal included in a preset range is detected. delete The method according to claim 1,
If you check the status abnormality of the above object,
Further comprising the step of searching for currently available pharmacies or hospitals based on the location information of the user terminal, the current date and the current time,
The step of outputting a monitoring result based on whether the state of the target is abnormal,
Method of operation, characterized in that further outputting the currently available pharmacies or hospitals.

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