KR102513193B1 - Location tracking wearable terminal for patients with dementia through credit card authentication and method of using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wearable terminal 100 for location tracking and a method of using the same.
The wearable terminal 100 for location tracking according to the present invention includes an external body 110 required to be attached to or coupled to the body of a ward, and an operating member 120 mounted inside the external body to function. A location information acquisition unit 121 that acquires information, a processing unit 123 that internally processes and manages the acquired information, a communication unit 124 that transmits and receives information to and from external devices or external wired/wireless communication systems, and each of the terminals In including a power supply unit 125 for supplying electrical energy required to the constituent parts, a groove 130 formed into the outer body 110; an IC chip module 140 embedded in the groove 130; a memory unit 126 for reading personal information stored in the IC chip module and copying and storing the personal information inside the terminal; It is characterized in that it further includes.

Description

Location tracking wearable terminal for patients with dementia through credit card authentication and method of using the same}

The present invention relates to a location tracking wearable terminal for dementia patients and a method of using the same, and more particularly, to a dementia patient capable of accurately grasping the personal information of a dementia patient through credit card authentication and easily grasping the location information of the dementia patient. It relates to a location tracking wearable terminal and a method of using the same.

Recently, due to the rapid development of ICT, various mobile communication application technologies have appeared, and among them, the location-based service is developing as a new application area.

These location-based services are expanding their use range from simple use of notifying a user's location to providing advertisements based on a user's location or providing indirect information based on location information.

On the other hand, as modern society becomes more complex and lifestyles are rapidly westernized, along with the increase in the elderly population, dementia patients are becoming a social problem, and interest in the protection of mentally retarded children and children is gradually increasing. .

Dementia patients, mentally retarded children, or children (hereinafter referred to as 'dementia patients') do not recognize the space in which they are currently active or the place they have moved from, or do not remember it well. Since they are unable to do so, they show the characteristic of not being able to return to their homes or shelters on their own from that place. In this situation, if the family or other caregivers cannot accurately locate the dementia patients, there is a high possibility that the dementia patients will be exposed to great danger. It is very necessary to do

In order to protect these patients with dementia, it is important to accurately identify the place where they are currently located, and in case they get out of their usual living space, as a means to accurately determine their whereabouts, a location tracking device or location tracking system came to appear

The most basic of location tracking devices used today is to track the location of a patient with dementia based on a signal transmitted from a location tracking wearable terminal owned by the patient with dementia.

However, such a conventional location tracking wearable terminal requires a separate information input device in order to input user information (dementia patients) into the terminal. This is inconvenient that the dementia patients have to attend the site where the information input device exists, and even if not, at least their guardians have to attend the site.

In addition, in the conventional method, when information of dementia patients is input into a separate information input device, it must be performed in a one-to-one manner, so the issuance efficiency of the location tracking wearable terminal is very low.

This disadvantage is that, even if a wearable terminal for location tracking is purchased, the terminal cannot be used immediately, and the user, dementia patients or their guardians or their representatives, attends the place where the separate information input device is located and finds the individual from there. It was necessary to enter information.

As a conventional technique, the following cases are considered representative.

Patent Registration No. 10-1032549 (2011. 5. 6.) Patent Registration No. 10-1021573 (2011. 3. 22.) Patent Publication No. 10-2017-104865 (2017. 9. 18.) Patent Publication No. 10-2019-115237 (2019. 10. 11.)

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, and provides a location tracking wearable terminal for dementia patients, which can accurately grasp the personal information of the dementia patient through credit card authentication and easily grasp the location information of the dementia patient, and the same. Its purpose is to provide a method of use.

The location tracking wearable terminal for patients with dementia according to the present invention is an external body required to be attached to or coupled to the body of a ward, and an operating member mounted inside the external body to function, which acquires location information of a ward. It includes a processing unit that internally processes and manages acquired information, a communication unit that transmits and receives information to and from an external device or an external wired/wireless communication system, and a power supply unit that supplies electric energy required for each component of the terminal. In addition, the wearable terminal according to the present invention is characterized in that it includes a groove formed inside the outer body and an IC chip module embedded in the groove.

In the present invention, the personal information stored in the IC chip module is primarily read by the IC chip information collection unit, and the IC chip information collection unit retransmits the primarily obtained personal information to the internal operating member of the terminal. It is desirable to be able to process in .

Preferably, the IC chip information collection unit copies the collected personal information and transfers it to the memory unit, and the memory unit stores the acquired personal information and transmits the personal information to the processing unit at any time according to a signal from the processing unit.

In addition, it is preferable that the location information acquisition unit is installed separately from a first location information acquisition unit that acquires wide-area location information of a ward and a second location information acquisition unit that acquires proximal location information of a ward.

In addition, the present invention provides a method of using a location tracking wearable terminal for dementia patients.

The present invention includes the steps of inputting the personal information of the ward into an IC chip used in a plastic card and manufacturing an IC chip module (S 210);

an IC chip mounting step (S220) of inserting and mounting the IC chip module into the groove formed in the outer body of the position tracking wearable terminal;

a personal information authentication step (S230) of transmitting the personal information of the ward from the IC chip to an operating member inside the terminal, and recognizing and processing the personal information of the ward by the operating member;

It includes a; using the terminal by having the user wear it (S240).

The present invention has the advantage of being able to utilize the personal information of the IC chip input in the credit card issuance step without relying on a separate information input device for the user's personal information.

In addition, since the present invention can be used by replacing the personal information with the information entered into the IC chip of the credit card after purchasing the wearable terminal, the inconvenience of having to attend the location of the information input device to input the personal information can solve

In addition, since the personal information of a credit card can be used in a wearable terminal for location tracking, the present invention has an advantage in that the identity of a patient with dementia, a person with mental retardation, or children who are subject to location tracking can be quickly and accurately identified.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a conventional wearable location tracking terminal;
2 is a conceptual diagram of an IC chip module of the present invention;
3 is a conceptual diagram of the circuit operation of the IC chip module of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the mounting process of the IC chip module of the present invention,
5 is a conceptual diagram showing the internal working relationship of the contact IC chip in the wearable terminal according to the present invention;
6 is a conceptual diagram showing the internal working relationship of the contactless IC chip in the wearable terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically and in detail.

Specific numerical values or specific examples provided in the present invention are only intended to explain the technical idea of the present invention in more detail as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is clear that the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, in the specification of the present invention, detailed descriptions of parts that are known in the art and can be easily created by those skilled in the art will be omitted.

The present invention provides a location tracking wearable terminal 100 for patients with dementia.

The location tracking wearable terminal 100 according to the present invention has an external body 110 required to be attached to or coupled to the body of a ward. The outer body 110 may vary depending on the part attached to or coupled to the body of the ward. For example, in the case of a terminal worn on the wrist of a ward, its appearance may be manufactured in the shape of a wrist watch, in the case of a terminal worn on the ankle of a leg, it may be manufactured in the shape of a band, and in the case of a terminal worn on a ward's clothing, such as a brooch. It can be made in accessory form. The outer body 110 has a built-in operating member 120 for realizing the function of the terminal therein.

The position tracking wearable terminal 100 according to the present invention includes an operating member 120 that is mounted inside the outer body 110 to function. The operating member 120 generates location information of the ward and communicates it to the outside, thereby providing a function of confirming the location of the ward from the outside. The operating member 120 may be mounted on a common printed circuit board and used by being mounted inside the outer body 110 .

The operation member 120 transmits and receives information with a location information acquisition unit 121 that acquires location information of a ward, a processing unit 123 that internally processes and manages the acquired information, and an external device or external wired/wireless communication system. It consists of a communication unit 124 and a power supply unit 125 supplying electrical energy required for each component of the terminal. These operating members may be made of parts used in conventional terminals for position tracking.

The location information obtaining unit 121 transmits to the processing unit 123 information related to the location where the ward moves while attaching the terminal to the body.

The processing unit 123 processes the information received from the location information acquisition unit 121 according to a preset algorithm program and transmits the processed information to the communication unit 124 . The algorithm program is based on transmitting the current location information of the ward to the processing unit 123, and it is preferable to integrate and process personal information related to the ward's personal information. This is to enable the user to immediately recognize the personal information of the sender of the location information in case of an urgent situation requiring an emergency, and to respond quickly accordingly.

The communication unit 124 transmits the information processed by the processing unit 123 to an external device or an external wired/wireless communication system or receives information received from the outside. This means that the terminal of the present invention can perform a function of quickly transmitting or receiving necessary information through an external wired/wireless communication system. This means that the information transmitted from the terminal of the present invention to the outside does not simply consist of the current location information of the ward, but the personal information of the ward is integrated together and sent. The external wired/wireless communication system may be a wired/wireless Internet communication network including Wi-Fi.

The power supply unit 125 includes a battery that supplies electrical energy to each operating member of the terminal. The battery may be used after being charged.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the location information acquisition unit 121 is installed by dividing a first location information acquisition unit that acquires wide-area location information of a ward and a second location information acquisition unit that obtains proximal location information of a ward. do. This divides the information acquired and processed by the location information acquisition unit 121 into normal and emergency, operates only the first location information acquisition unit in normal times, and additionally operates the second location information acquisition unit in emergency. It is for The wide-area location information indicates the location where the ward is located within a range of several hundred meters, whereas the proximity location information refers to displaying the location where the ward is located within a range of several tens of meters.

In the present invention, the location information of the ward can be processed by dividing it into wide-area location information and proximity location information. The reason for managing them separately is to promote efficient management of electric energy and at the same time to quickly and accurately identify the location of the ward in an emergency situation so that the ward can be quickly replaced. In other words, when the first location information acquisition unit and the second location information acquisition unit are operated separately, there is an advantage in that electric energy used in the power supply unit 125 can be saved and efficiently utilized. For example, in order to use electrical energy at a minimum in normal times, the first location information acquisition unit acquires only the wide-area location information of the ward and sends it to the processing unit 123, and the processing unit 123 only obtains the wide-area location information of the ward. While sending to the communication unit 124, in case of emergency, the second location information acquisition unit is operated to send the ward's proximity information to the processing unit 123, and the processing unit 123 transmits the ward's proximity information and the ward's personal information. At the same time, it is sent to the communication unit 124, and the communication unit 124 transmits the ward's proximity location information and the ward's personal information to the outside at the same time. An emergency case refers to a situation in which the location of a ward is required unlike usual, such as when a ward goes missing or cannot be contacted, and the guardian who manages the ward wants to check the ward's location.

In this case, when the guardian transmits a location confirmation request signal, the confirmation request signal is transmitted to the communication unit 124 of the terminal 100 worn by the ward through a wired or wireless communication system, and the communication unit 124 The location confirmation request signal is input to the processing unit 123, and the processing unit 123 operates the second location information obtaining unit. The second location information acquiring unit is activated to generate the current location of the ward as proximity location information, and transmits the location information to the processing unit 123 . The processing unit 123 processes the ward's proximity location information together with the ward's personal information and transmits it to the communication unit 124, and the communication unit 124 simultaneously transmits the ward's proximity location information and the ward's personal information. It is transmitted to the guardian through the wired/wireless communication system.

The location tracking wearable terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a groove 130 formed inside the outer body 110 .

The groove part 130 forms a space in which the IC chip module 140 can be embedded from the outside. The groove 130 may be formed by digging down from the top or bottom surface of the terminal to the inside of the terminal, or may be formed from the side to the inside of the terminal. In the case of drilling on the top or bottom surface, the IC chip module 140 should be embedded and then a lid (not shown) should be formed thereon. There are no advantages. In the drawing of the present invention, the case formed on the side is shown as an example.

When the groove part 130 is formed on the side, a predetermined hole is formed from the thin and long outer part toward the inside of the outer body 110, and the IC chip module 140 is provided. it is desirable The groove part 130 allows the IC chip module 140 to be mounted therein to be spaced apart from the operation member 120 already mounted inside the outer body 110 .

The location tracking wearable terminal 100 for patients with dementia according to the present invention includes the IC chip module 140 embedded in the groove 130 .

The IC chip module 140 includes an IC chip 144 storing personal information of a ward and an antenna coil 142 connected to the IC chip 144 . The IC chip module 140 may use the IC chip used in the plastic card 10 . By using the IC chip 144 used in the plastic card, the terminal 100 can be operated without using a separate input device (not shown) that needs to input the personal information of the ward into the wearable terminal 100. in order to do The IC chip module 140 can be used by inputting personal information in the card issuing step.

The IC chip module 140 may be used by being mounted in the groove part 130 . When the IC chip module 140 is mounted into the outer body 110 of the terminal through the groove 130, the IC chip module 140 is attached to the operating member 120 formed on the printed circuit board. are spatially contiguous.

The IC chip module 140 may be operated in a contact or non-contact manner with an external terminal (not shown).

5 illustrates a case in which the IC chip module 140 is operated in a contact manner, while FIG. 6 illustrates a case in which the IC chip module 140 is operated in a non-contact manner.

The location tracking wearable terminal 100 for patients with dementia according to the present invention preferably includes an IC chip information collection unit 150 that reads personal information stored in the IC chip module 140.

The IC chip information collection unit 150 primarily reads the personal information stored in the IC chip module 140 when the IC chip module 140 is mounted inside the terminal 100 from the outside. Next, it performs a function of secondarily transmitting the personal information so that the personal information can be processed inside the operating member 120. The personal information is finally input to the processing unit 123 through the IC chip information collecting unit 150 . The processing unit 123 allows the location information of the ward and the personal information of the ward to be transmitted to the guardian.

The IC chip information collection unit 150 may be operated in a contact method or a non-contact method in relation to the IC chip 144 . When the IC chip module 140 is used in a contact type, it is operated according to the ISO 17816 method, and when the IC chip module 140 is used in a non-contact type, it is preferably operated according to the ISO 14443 method.

It is preferable that the location tracking wearable terminal 100 for patients with dementia according to the present invention further includes a memory unit 126 for copying and storing personal information stored in the IC chip information collection unit 150.

The memory unit 126 receives the personal information of the ward stored in the IC chip module 140 and stores it, and if requested by the processing unit 123, the personal information of the ward is sent to the processing unit ( 123). The personal information of the ward needs to be transmitted to the processing unit 123 when there is a request from the processing unit 123 regardless of where the ward is located. Since the IC chip module 140 operates only when electromagnetic changes occur in the surroundings, even if the IC chip module 140 is not activated at the location where the ward is located, it is already stored in the memory unit 126. This is to ensure that the personal information of the ward is safely transmitted to the processing unit 123 under any circumstances.

When the memory unit 126 is formed, the personal information of the ward can be safely transmitted to the processing unit 123 whenever there is a request from the processing unit 123, regardless of whether it is a contact type or a non-contact type.

The present invention provides a method of using the location tracking wearable terminal 100 .

The present invention includes a step (S210) of manufacturing an IC chip module into which the personal information of the ward is input.

The manufacturing step of the IC chip module (S210) may be performed using a conventional plastic card manufacturing method. This method may proceed in a manner in which a plurality of plastic sheets are laminated and heated and pressed to form one integrated plastic sheet. In this case, it is preferable to form a single laminated plastic sheet by heating and pressing a plurality of plastic sheets in a state where the coil antenna 142 is included inside the plastic sheet. When the single laminated plastic sheet is completed, a predetermined hole is formed by precision processing from the outside, and the IC chip 144 is mounted in the hole. At this time, the electrical connection between the IC chip 144 and the coil antenna 142 is natural.

The method of inputting the personal information of the ward into the IC chip 144 may be performed by inputting the personal information of the card user in the process of issuing the plastic card 10 .

When the personal information of the ward is input to the IC chip 144, a perforated line 146 is formed along the periphery of the IC chip 142. When force is applied to the perforated line 146, the IC chip module 140 including the IC chip 144 is separated from the plastic card.

The present invention includes an IC chip mounting step (S220) of mounting the IC chip module 140 by pushing it into the groove 130 formed in the outer body 110 of the position tracking wearable terminal. The IC chip mounting step (S220) takes the IC chip module 140 separated from the plastic card 10 and pushes the IC chip module 140 from top to bottom or from bottom to top or from the side, It can be performed by mounting the inside of (130). The groove 130 is formed inside the outer body 110 of the wearable terminal and forms an empty space therein. The groove part 130 is formed at a position close to the internal operating member 120 of the location tracking wearable terminal, but they are spaced apart from each other. Accordingly, the IC chip module 140 pushed into the groove 130 is mounted in a position close to the internal operating member 120 of the terminal.

The present invention includes a personal information authentication step (S230) of transmitting from the IC chip 144 to an operating member inside the terminal, and recognizing and processing the personal information of the ward by the operating member.

The personal information authentication step (S230) includes a process of interfacing between the IC chip module 140 located inside the location tracking wearable terminal 100 and the internal operation member 120 of the terminal do. In this case, information is exchanged between the IC chip 144 belonging to the IC chip module 140 and the internal operation member 120 of the terminal. When the operation member 120 includes the memory unit 126, information is exchanged between the memory unit 126 and the IC chip 144. In this case, the memory unit 126 reads personal information from the IC chip 144, stores the personal information, and then transmits the personal information to the processing unit 123 so that it can be processed there. desirable.

The exchange of personal information between the IC chip 144 and the operating member 120 is performed through the IC chip information collection unit 150, and may be performed in a contact or non-contact manner. In the case of a non-contact type, when the IC chip 144 is activated by the coil antenna 142, they may proceed in an ISO 14443 manner. (In the case of the contact type, it is carried out in accordance with the ISO 7816 method.) In this process, the IC chip information collection unit 150 reads the personal information of the ward from the IC chip 144, and the personal information is read by the internal operation member 120 and the memory unit 126 of the terminal. will be stored on its own. The processing unit 123 may operate by receiving the personal information of the ward from the memory unit 126 if necessary.

In this process, the processing unit 123 and the memory unit 126 of the internal operating member 120 of the terminal exchange signals, and the IC is transferred from the memory unit 126 by the command of the processing unit 123. It is preferable to read the ward's personal information stored in the chip 144, copy the ward's personal information, and store it in the memory unit 126 of the ward.

Once the memory unit 126 stores the ward's personal information in its internal area, the processing unit 123 stores the ward's personal information stored in the IC chip module 140 to the IC chip 144. There is an advantage in that the personal information can be provided from the memory unit 126 without directly reading it. The reason why this method is necessary is that the IC chip module 140 can be activated only when the electric field around it changes, and the location where the ward is out of the area that can cause electromagnetic change or the electromagnetic This is because if you are in an area where change cannot occur, it cannot be activated and the personal information of the ward cannot be utilized.

The present invention includes a step (S240) of using the terminal by having the ward wear it.

Since these steps are normally performed, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

As such, the present invention normally manages the location of the ward as wide-area location information, but when the ward voluntarily switches to the proximity location information system or the guardian requests the location of the ward, the processing unit 123 provides the wide-area location information of the ward. is issued, and thus, together with the wide-area location information of the ward, the personal information of the ward can be simultaneously sent from the memory unit 126.

On the other hand, when the present invention wants to input such useful personal information of a ward into a wearable terminal, the process of inputting the card user's personal information in the process of issuing a plastic card is almost intact without the need for a separate input device. There are advantages to using it.

In the above, the wearable terminal for location tracking and the method of using the same according to the present invention have been specifically presented, but this is only embodied in the process of describing the embodiment of the present invention, all features of the present invention are applied only to the items mentioned above It should not be construed as limiting.

In addition, anyone skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and imitations based on the description of the present specification, but it will be clear that this also does not deviate from the scope of the present invention.

100: wearable terminal for location tracking (this invention)
110: body part, 120: operating member,
121: location information acquisition unit, 123: processing unit,
124: communication unit, 125: power unit,
126: memory unit, 130: groove unit,
140: IC chip module, 142: coil antenna,
144: IC chip, 150: IC chip information collection unit,
10: plastic card.

Claims (7)

An outer body 110 required to be attached to or coupled to the body of a ward, and an operating member 120 that is mounted inside the outer body to function, and a location information acquisition unit 121 for acquiring location information of a ward, A processing unit 123 that internally processes and manages the acquired information, a communication unit 124 that transmits and receives information to and from an external device or an external wired/wireless communication system, and a power supply unit 125 that supplies electrical energy required for each component of the terminal. In the location tracking wearable terminal that includes,
a groove 130 forming an empty space from the upper surface of the outer body 110 to the inside, from the lower surface to the inside, or from the side to the inside;
an IC chip module 140 embedded in the groove 130 and formed of a coil antenna 142 and an IC chip 144;
an IC chip information collection unit 150 installed between the operation member 120 and the IC chip module 140; contains,
The IC chip information collection unit 150 primarily reads personal information stored in the IC chip module 140 and secondarily transmits the personal information to the operating member 120. Thing
Characterized by a location tracking wearable terminal (100).
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The IC chip module 140 and the operation member 120 exchange information through a process of interfacing with each other,
The information exchange is performed through the IC chip information collection unit 150.
Characterized by a location tracking wearable terminal (100).
According to claim 3,
The operation member 120 further includes a memory unit 126 for copying and storing personal information in the IC chip information collection unit 150,
The memory unit 126 transmits the personal information collected from time to time to the processing unit 123 according to the request signal of the processing unit 123.
Characterized by a location tracking wearable terminal (100).
According to claim 3,
Through the IC chip information collection unit 150, information is exchanged in a contact or non-contact manner,
The contact information exchange is carried out according to the ISO 7816 method, or
The non-contact information exchange is carried out in the ISO 14443 method
Characterized by a location tracking wearable terminal (100).
According to claim 4,
After the memory unit 126 copies and stores the personal information of the ward from the IC chip 144,
The location information acquisition unit 121 acquires the location information of the ward by the request signal of the processing unit 123,
The location information acquisition unit 121 is separately installed with a first location information acquisition unit that acquires wide-area location information of a ward and a second location information acquisition unit that obtains proximal location information of a ward.
Characterized by a location tracking wearable terminal (100).
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