KR102464768B1 - Method and system for servicing an intelligent care of infant - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a detection group consisting of a plurality of devices installed around products for infants or infants to detect information that can predict the state of infants and toddlers, and data collection for collecting information sensed by a plurality of devices in the detection group Device, a control group consisting of a plurality of control devices installed in the vicinity of the product for infants or toddlers and operated based on a control signal received by wire or wirelessly, and information collected by the data collection device. and a central control processor that predicts the state or situation of the infant, and generates the control signal based on the predicted situation or state to operate at least one control device in a control group, wherein the central control processor includes a preset Based on the information collected over time, data for prediction determination including at least one or more major factors affecting the state of infants and toddlers and a reference value for prediction determination for each information are generated, and the information sensed by the detection group is received in real time Accordingly, there is provided an intelligent infant care service providing system that predicts the state of the infant through comparison between the received information and the data for prediction.

Description

Intelligent infant care service providing system and method {Method and system for servicing an intelligent care of infant}

The present invention relates to an intelligent infant care service providing system and method.

In general, caregivers raising infants and young children need to always monitor the infants and toddlers around them. This is because defenseless infants and young children who lack cognitive and expressive abilities need immediate help and support when a sudden emergency occurs.

Recently, there are cases in which CCTV cameras are installed for monitoring of infants and young children.

However, there are blind spots that cannot be monitored with CCTV alone, and there is a problem that continuous monitoring of infants and young children is difficult due to this.

Recently, with the development of IT technology and data analysis technology, it is possible to collect various types of data that can recognize the condition of infants and toddlers, and technology for identifying the condition of infants and young children based on the collected data is being gradually developed.

In addition, in accordance with the development of these technologies, research is continuously being conducted to accurately monitor the condition of infants and toddlers and to provide various care services suitable for the situation of infants and young children.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1806835 (Registered on Dec. 4, 2017)

The present invention collects data to detect the state of infants and toddlers and predicts the state of infants by applying an analysis model to the collected data A system and method for providing care services are provided.

In addition, the present invention controls the device through detection and prediction of the status of infants and toddlers and then measures the status change based on the data collected to detect the status of infants and toddlers, thereby providing an intelligent infant care that can suggest a direction for controlling the device afterwards. A service providing system and method are provided.

In addition, the present invention collects data for predicting the state of infants and toddlers and transmits it to the infant care service providing device connected through a communication network to predict the state of infants and toddlers. A system and method for providing an intelligent infant care service capable of controlling devices in an area where infants and young children exist based on control data are provided.

In order to achieve the above-described problem to be solved, the intelligent infant care service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in the vicinity of a product for infants or infants and includes a plurality of devices that detect information that can predict the state of infants and young children. A configured detection group, a data collection device for collecting information detected by a plurality of devices in the detection group, and a control signal installed around the product for infants or infants and operated based on a control signal received by wire or wirelessly A control group consisting of a plurality of control devices, predicting the state or situation of the infant based on the information collected by the data collection device, and generating the control signal based on the predicted situation or condition within the control group A central control processor for operating at least one or more control devices, wherein the central control processor determines at least one or more major factors affecting the state of infants and young children based on information collected for a preset time and a reference value for prediction judgment for each information data for prediction determination is generated, and as the information sensed by the detection group is received in real time, the state of the infant may be predicted by comparing the received information with the prediction determination data.

In order to achieve the above object, an intelligent infant care service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in the vicinity of a product for infants or infants and a plurality of detecting information that can predict the state or situation of infants and young children At least one or more major factors affecting the state of infants and toddlers based on the information stored in the database through the steps of storing and collecting information detected by the detection group consisting of devices in a database and the collecting for a preset time period; Generating prediction determination data including a reference value for prediction determination for each information, and comparing the received information with the prediction determination data as the information sensed by the detection group is received in real time, Predicting the state, and controlling at least one of a plurality of control devices installed in the product for infants or disposed in the vicinity of the infant based on the predicted state of the infant or toddler.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, data is collected to detect the state of infants and toddlers, and the state of infants is predicted by applying an analysis model to the collected data. By providing an intelligent infant care service providing system and method capable of controlling devices, it is possible to control various devices according to the condition of infants and toddlers, thereby providing high quality infant care services.

In addition, according to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, by measuring the state change based on the data collected to detect the state of the infant after controlling the device through the detection and prediction of the state of the infant, the direction for the subsequent device control By presenting , it is possible to improve the predictability of infants and young children.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of an intelligent infant care service providing system through monitoring of infants and toddlers according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating the configuration of a system for providing infant care services according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a process in which an intelligent infant care service providing system according to embodiments of the present invention provides a care service by predicting the state of an infant.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following detailed description is provided to provide a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatus, and/or systems described herein. However, this is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. And, the terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users and operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the content throughout this specification. The terminology used in the detailed description is for the purpose of describing embodiments of the present invention only, and should in no way be limiting.

Hereinafter, a system and method for providing an intelligent infant care service through monitoring of infants and young children will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a system for providing intelligent infant care service through monitoring of infants and toddlers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the system for providing intelligent infant care service through infant monitoring according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely a detection group 100 , a data collection unit 120 , a central control processor 140 and control It may be composed of groups 160 and the like.

Prior to the description of the embodiment of the present invention, each group may be composed of at least one or more devices.

First, the detection group 100 detects the state of infants and toddlers, at least one or more sensors 101 for detecting the surrounding environment of infants and toddlers, and at least one or more cameras 102 capable of generating an image through photographing of infants and young children. can be configured.

In particular, the sensing group 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed around an infant product or a product for infants and toddlers to sense a state related to an infant or an environmental state.

At this time, the product for infants and toddlers may be in the form of clothing worn by infants and toddlers. In this case, each sensor 101 of the sensing group 100 is mounted (or installed) on a wearable type of clothing for infants and toddlers. information can be sensed,

In addition, products for infants and toddlers are various devices on which infants and toddlers can sit, and examples thereof include a stroller, a high chair (table chair), and a walker. In this case, each sensor 101 of the sensing group 100 may be mounted (or installed) on a predetermined part, for example, a seating part, etc. in a product for infants and toddlers to sense information on the state of infants and toddlers.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as an example of the information on the state of the infant sensed through the sensor 101, the movement of the infant, the body temperature, the crying sound, etc. may be sensed.

Additionally, each sensor 101 in the sensing group 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may sense surrounding environment information. Here, the surrounding environment information may include, but is not limited to, ambient temperature, humidity, and air quality information.

On the other hand, the camera 102 of the detection group 100 is mounted on a predetermined part of the product for infants and toddlers, and can detect information related to the state of the infant by photographing a specific part of the infant's body, for example, a face part, a body part, and the like.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor 101 and the camera 102 corresponding to each device in the detection group 100 have a wireless communication interface (not shown), and broadcast information detected through the wireless communication interface. can be cast.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication interface may include, but is not limited to, infrared, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Le (Low energy), and the like.

In particular, in an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication interface may support wireless communication in a TVWS (Television White Space) band, and is connected to the data collection unit 120 through a TVWS channel to collect information detected by the data collection unit 120 . ) can be sent to

On the other hand, in an embodiment of the present invention, each sensor 101 measures the infant's body state information about the infant's body temperature, weight, and motion, measures the surrounding environment information of the infant device, and then broadcasts the IoT It may be a device based In this case, the data collection unit 120 may receive and collect information about the physical condition of infants and toddlers and surrounding environment information broadcast from the plurality of sensing groups 100 .

The data collection unit 120 may be connected to the detection group 100 through wireless communication to collect images of infants and toddlers, body state information, and surrounding environment information from the detection group 100 , and store the collected images in the database 122 .

Meanwhile, the database 122 may store state change information of infants and young children under the control of the control group 140 . Here, the state change information of infants and young children may be generated based on information collected by the data collection unit 120 after controlling the devices in the control group 140 according to the predicted state of the infants.

Accordingly, information on the controlled device may be mapped to the state change information of infants and young children.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the state change information of infants and young children may be generated by the central control processor 160 .

The control group 140 is a device that operates based on an external control signal according to the state or situation of the infant, and includes a vibrator 142, a sound transmitter 144, and various electronic devices 146 in the home where infants and toddlers reside. may include

Examples of the various electronic devices 146 in the home are various devices connected through a home network, and examples thereof include, but are not limited to, an air purifier, a humidifier, an automatically controlled curtain, an air conditioner, a sound device, a television, and the like.

On the other hand, in the case of the vibrator 142 or the sound transmitter 144, it is installed in a baby stroller, a high chair, a walker, a bouncer, a baby bed, a cradle, etc., which are products for infants, and can transmit a predetermined vibration and sound.

The infant status prediction unit 150 extracts major factors that can predict the status of infants and toddlers through big data analysis of information collected during a preset time, that is, information stored in the database 122, and changes in the extracted major factors Based on this, the condition of infants and young children can be predicted.

Here, the main factors may be extracted through statistical analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, variance analysis, principal component analysis, etc. on the amount of change of information collected for a preset time. Specifically, the main factor is defined based on information extracted or collected by information that is statistically increased or decreased based on the amount of change in the collected information or that is statistically changed within a preset critical range among the collected information. It can be extracted by a predicting method based on a mathematical relational expression.

The infant state prediction unit 150 may predict the state of the infant based on the main factors extracted by the method as described above. Specifically, the infant status prediction unit 150 may predict the current state and situation of the infant based on the change of the main factor using the main factor.

Meanwhile, the infant state prediction unit 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention may predict the state and situation of the infant based on data collected in relation to the infant. Specifically, the infant state prediction unit 150 uses factors related to the state of infants and toddlers in the collected data, for example, factors such as cry sounds, face images, and behavioral patterns, as an input layer, and final state data of infants and toddlers, for example, by a guardian. Using the input data as the output layer, the weight of each factor is calculated to form the hidden layer, and based on the input layer and the hidden layer, a predictive model for predicting the state of infants and toddlers is created by personal information of infants, such as age, gender, residential area, etc. In addition, the state or situation of infants and young children can be predicted by applying the sensed data to the input layer of the generated prediction model.

The central control processor 160 may control each device in the control group 160 based on the predicted state or situation of the infant or toddler. Specifically, the central control processor 160 may operate by applying a control signal to a device (vibrator, sound transmitter, etc.) installed in a product for infants or an electronic device installed in the vicinity of an infant.

To this end, the central control processor 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention may operate by being connected to each device in the control group 160 by wire or wireless. Specifically, the central control processor 160 may include a connection interface 162 to apply a control signal to each device connected through the connection interface 162 to operate each device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the connection interface 162 may include a wired connection such as a USB port and a serial port, and a wireless type such as Bluetooth, Bluetooth Le, and infrared rays.

On the other hand, in an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent infant care service providing system provides control for each device in the control group 140 through generation of a control signal based on the situation or state of the infant predicted by the infant state prediction unit 150 . The control unit may further include a state change detection unit 180 that detects state change information of infants and young children based on the information collected through the data collection unit 120 after performing the control.

In this case, as the state change information is received from the state change detection unit 180 , the central control processor 160 stores it in the database 122 , and changes major factors based on the state change information of infants and toddlers stored in the database 122 . A device control policy is determined according to the , and control of each device in the control group 140 may be performed based on the determined device control policy.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control policy may include sound intensity control, sound on/off control, sound type control, vibration on/off control, vibration intensity control, control of electronic devices, etc. in the sound transmission part, It is not limited to this.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the data collection unit 120 may match the information received from the sensing group 100 with the personal identification information and collection time information of infants and toddlers and store them in the database 122 .

Here, the infant's personal identification information may include the infant's age, gender, medical history, and the like, and the collection time information may be time data at the time of collection.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, the infant state prediction unit 150 may predict the state or situation of an infant using various information. Specifically, the infant status prediction unit 150 may determine the overall situation in consideration of the surrounding environment information, the infant's medical history, information related to the collected state, and the like, and recognize the infant's state or situation.

To this end, the infant state prediction unit 150 may determine the infant's behavior, emotion, emotion, etc., based on the information collected from the data collection unit 120 , and then predict the infant's intention based thereon. Specifically, the infant state prediction unit 150 may predict the infant's intention through HCC (Human-Centered Computing) based learning of multi-modal data, and predict the infant's state or situation based on the predicted intention. For example, the infant state prediction unit 150 may diagnose pain, such as crying, and determine the infant's intention in various environments.

On the other hand, the central control processor 160 is a communication service that can provide information on the situation or state of the infant predicted by the infant state prediction unit 150 to the guardian terminal 50 by using the preset guardian information. can provide

In addition, the central control processor 160 recommends appropriate content by analyzing the brain signal-based sympathetic service and the brain signal recognition ability improvement effect that reflects language, memory, numeracy, logic, and creativity according to the predicted situation or condition of infants A content recommendation service may be provided. Specifically, the central control processor 160 controls at least one of the vibrator 142, the sound transmitter 144, and the electronic device 146 of the control group 140 according to the predicted situation or condition of the infant or toddler through control of the brain signal It is possible to provide appropriate contents for improving brain signal recognition ability based on sympathetic services.

On the other hand, in the intelligent infant care service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, at least two or more of the data collection unit 120 , the infant state prediction unit 150 , and the central control processor 160 are in the form of a single chip can be implemented as

As shown in FIG. 2 , the system for providing intelligent infant care service through infant monitoring according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include a remote monitoring infant care service providing apparatus 200 in the components of FIG. 1 . .

In this case, the data collection unit 120 is connected to the remote monitoring infant care service providing apparatus 200 through a wireless communication network, and the remote monitoring infant care service providing apparatus 200 is connected to the central control processor 160 through a wired/wireless communication network. can

In the intelligent infant care service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention, the remote monitoring infant care service providing apparatus 200 may be implemented as a server connectable through a wired/wireless communication network.

At this time, the remote monitoring infant care service providing apparatus 200 receives the information sensed by the detection group 100 through interworking with the data collection unit 120 and stores it in the database 122, based on the received information. After predicting the situation or state of the infant, control information may be transmitted to the central control processor 160 based on the prediction.

That is, the intelligent infant care service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a database 122 interworking with the remote monitoring infant care service providing apparatus 200 that performs the function of the infant condition prediction unit 150 . have.

The central control processor 160 may control each device in the control group 140 based on the control information. In this case, the central control processor 160 may be a device that provides an artificial intelligence agent service installed in a home.

That is, the device providing the artificial intelligence agent service is connected to various in-home networks and can control various electronic devices 146 connected to the in-home network, as well as devices installed in products for infants, such as vibrator 142, sound. It is possible to control the operation of the transmitter 144 and the like.

In addition, the remote monitoring infant care service providing apparatus 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention may perform functions such as the infant state prediction unit 150 and the state change detection unit 180 of FIG. 1 .

A process in which the intelligent infant care service providing system having the above-described configuration predicts the state of infants and toddlers and provides necessary services to infants and toddlers based on this will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

3 is a diagram illustrating a process in which an intelligent infant care service providing system according to embodiments of the present invention provides a care service by predicting the state of an infant.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in the infant care service process, the collection step S300 may be performed through interworking between components in the intelligent infant care service providing system according to embodiments of the present invention.

The collection step (S300) is to collect information for predicting the state of infants and toddlers, and may include collecting information detected by the detection group 100 and information on the status change of infants and toddlers after control of the control group 140. .

In addition, the collecting step ( S300 ) may include collecting in a preset period, for example, weekly or monthly, and collecting sensed information for predicting the current state in real time.

The information collected through the collection step S300 may be stored and managed in the database 122 .

Then, in the infant care service provision process, the data generation step S310 for prediction determination may be performed through each configuration in the intelligent infant care service provision system according to embodiments of the present invention.

The step of generating data for prediction determination ( S310 ) may be performed through big data analysis of information collected during a preset period. Specifically, the prediction data generation step (S310) is based on the amount of change for each information during the preset period and the state change of infants and toddlers after controlling the device in the control group 140. Data for prediction judgment is generated. can create

In other words, the predictive determination data generation step (S310) extracts major factors affecting the state of infants and toddlers from information collected during a preset period, and based on the measured values for each information collected of infants and toddlers, a state prediction determination reference value (eg, a preset Data for prediction judgment may be generated by calculating an average value for each sensed information over time).

Thereafter, in the infant care service provision process, the device control policy establishment step S320 may be performed through each configuration of the intelligent infant care service provision system according to embodiments of the present invention.

In the device control policy establishment step (S320), after performing control of the device in the control group 140 and the control information of the device in the control group 140 according to the amount of change and the amount of change for each information collected during the preset period A device control policy can be established based on changes in the state of infants and young children.

Specifically, the device control policy establishment step ( S320 ) may establish a device control policy according to the amount of change in the main factor based on the state change information of infants and toddlers stored in the database 122 .

Then, in the infant status prediction process, the infant status prediction step (S330) of predicting the infant based on the information collected in real time through each configuration of the intelligent infant care service providing system according to the embodiments of the present invention is performed. can

In the infant state prediction step S330, the state of the infant may be predicted by comparing the main factors in the prediction determination data, the reference value for the state prediction determination, and the information sensed in real time by the sensing group 100 in real time.

That is, the infant status prediction step (S300) checks the amount of change of information corresponding to a major factor among the information sensed in real time by the detection group 100 to determine whether it is out of a threshold range, and predicts the information and predictions sensed in real time. The condition of infants and young children can be predicted through comparison between reference values for judgment.

Thereafter, the infant care service providing process is a control step (S340) for controlling devices in the control group 140 according to the state of infants and toddlers predicted through each configuration of the intelligent infant care service providing system according to embodiments of the present invention (S340) can be performed.

In the control step S340 , when the change amount of the main factor is out of a preset threshold range, each device in the control group 140 may be operated according to a device control policy in the control group 140 matched to the main factor.

Then, in the infant care service providing process, the state change of infants and toddlers is checked after controlling the devices in the control group 140 through each configuration of the intelligent infant care service providing system according to embodiments of the present invention. An update step ( S345 ) of updating may be performed.

Thereafter, the infant care service provision process may perform a notification step S350 of notifying the state of infants and toddlers predicted through each configuration of the intelligent infant care service providing system according to embodiments of the present invention to the outside.

The notification step (S350) operates when the condition of the infant predicted through comparison between the information sensed in real time and the reference value for prediction judgment is an emergency situation or an external care is required, and the predicted condition information of the infant is previously registered. It can be transmitted to the guardian's terminal 50 using the acquired information.

In addition, the notification step (S350) provides a pre-registered emergency care service when the condition of infants and toddlers predicted through comparison between the real-time sensed information and the reference value for prediction judgment is an emergency situation or an external care is required. It is possible to provide information on the condition of infants and toddlers to hospitals and the like.

The foregoing description of the present application is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application pertains will understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and likewise components described as distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present application. .

50: guardian side terminal
100: detection group
101: sensor
102: camera
103: wireless communication interface
120: data collection unit
122: database
160: central control processor
162: connection interface
180: state change detection unit
200: remote monitoring infant care service providing device

Claims (8)

A detection group consisting of a plurality of devices installed around products for infants or young children to detect information that can predict the condition of infants and toddlers;
a data collection device for collecting information sensed by a plurality of devices in the detection group;
A control group consisting of a plurality of control devices installed in the vicinity of the product for infants or infants and operated based on a control signal received by wire or wirelessly;
A central control that predicts the state or situation of the infant based on the information collected by the data collection device, and generates the control signal based on the predicted situation or state to operate at least one control device in the control group including a processor;
The central control processor,
Based on the information collected for a preset time, data for prediction determination including at least one or more major factors affecting the state of infants and toddlers and a reference value for prediction determination for each information are generated, and the information detected by the detection group in real time As it is received, the state of the infant is predicted through comparison between the received information and the data for prediction determination, and a community service that provides information on the predicted state to the guardian's terminal using the preset guardian's information. According to the predicted state of infants and toddlers, through control of at least one of a plurality of control devices in the control group, a brain signal-based sympathetic service and a content for improving brain signal recognition ability are provided, and the infant's state is predicted After controlling at least one control device in the control group through The control information and the state change information of the infant are matched and stored in the database, and control information about the device in the control group that affects the state change information of the infant stored in the database for a preset time and the state change information of the infant Generates a device control policy for each information change based on, and selects at least one or more of the plurality of control devices based on a device control policy corresponding to a main factor or information in the prediction determination data used for predicting the state of the infant An intelligent infant care service delivery system that controls.
The method of claim 1,
The central control processor,
Based on the amount of change by information collected during the preset time and the amount of change by information, at least one or more major factors affecting the state of infants and young children are extracted based on the correlation diagram between information, and the average value of the amount of change for each information An intelligent infant care service providing system for generating the prediction determination data by calculating a reference value for prediction determination for each information.
delete delete Storing and collecting information detected by a detection group consisting of a plurality of devices installed around products for infants or infants and detecting information that can predict the state or situation of infants and toddlers in a database;
Generating prediction determination data including at least one or more major factors affecting the state of infants and young children based on the information stored in the database through the collecting for a preset time and a reference value for prediction determination for each information;
Predicting the state of the infant through comparison between the received information and the data for prediction determination as the information sensed by the detection group is received in real time;
Controlling at least one or more of a plurality of control devices installed in the product for infants or arranged around the infants based on the predicted state of infants and toddlers;
providing a community service for providing information on the predicted state to a guardian's terminal using preset guardian's information;
Providing a brain signal-based sympathetic service and content for improving brain signal recognition ability through control of at least one of a plurality of control devices in a control group according to the predicted state of infants and toddlers;
A control group that controls at least one control device in a control group through predicting the state of infants and toddlers, generates state change information of infants based on information sensed by the detection group, and affects the state change information of infants and toddlers Matching the control information for my device with the state change information of the infant and toddler and storing it in a database;
Creating a device control policy for each information change based on control information on a control device in a control group that affects the state change information of the infants and toddlers stored in the database for a preset time and the state change information of the infants and
The controlling step is
An intelligent infant care service providing method for controlling at least one of the plurality of control devices based on a device control policy corresponding to a main factor or information in the prediction determination data used for predicting the state of the infant.
6. The method of claim 5,
The step of generating the data for the prediction determination comprises:
Based on the amount of change for each information stored in the database and the amount of change for each information, at least one major factor affecting the state of infants and young children is extracted based on the correlation diagram between information, and the average value for the amount of change for each information is calculated. An intelligent infant care service providing method for generating the data for the prediction determination by generating a reference value for the prediction determination for each information. delete delete

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