KR102516563B1 - VR contents providing system and server for patient treatment, and operating method of the server - Google Patents

Abstract

A VR contents providing system and server for patient treatment and a method of operating the server are disclosed. The VR content providing server for patient treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention is a patient information input unit that receives patient information from a patient VR device, analyzes the condition related to the patient's disease based on the received patient information, and analyzes the patient's disease information. an analysis unit that generates, a VR content generator that generates customized VR contents for each patient by reflecting the generated patient disease information, and a communication unit that transmits the generated customized VR contents to the patient VR device and medical staff VR device. .

Description

VR contents providing system and server for patient treatment, and operating method of the server

The present invention relates to a VR content providing system and server for patient treatment, and a method for operating the server, and more particularly, to VR for patient treatment in which both patients and medical staff participate in VR content and conduct medical treatment in a virtual environment. It relates to a content providing system, a server, and a method of operating the server.

As time passes, the number of people with mental illness increases, and mental illnesses such as anxiety, phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression appear in various forms, becoming a social problem. Nevertheless, in the treatment of mental illness, there has been little development of groundbreaking technology since Freud's psychotherapy method was announced.

As science technology and the electronic industry develop, the use of various electronic devices including computers is expanding in the medical field. Recently, efforts to apply virtual reality (VR) to the medical field are also continuing.

As an example, there is a system that provides tangible VR folk play game content as VR content and judges cognitive ability according to the degree of passage of a patient when the patient plays the folk play game while wearing the VR device.

As another example, there is a system that provides VR contents and detects bio-signal information from the VR device when patients wear VR devices on their heads and both hands individually or collectively.

Looking at these existing VR-applied patient treatment systems, it is difficult to see them as suitable for the treatment of mentally ill patients because they provide unilaterally determined content, and most of them are just content that provides simple game content step by step.

In particular, when the VR device to be worn by the patient is to be worn on the head and both hands, various problems arise, such as the VR device being expensive and accompanied by space limitations and restrictions on activities for each device.

In addition, a solution to severe complaints of dizziness depending on the patient's age, symptoms, and type of mental illness, inadequacy to an independent VR environment, and refusal to wear equipment is also required.

Domestic Patent Registration No. 10-0452093 (published on September 30, 2004)

In order to solve the above problems, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide effective treatment for patients by allowing medical staff to directly check the state in which VR contents are applied to the patient by participating in VR contents together with the patient. It is to present a VR content providing system and server, and how to operate the server.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

As a means for solving the above-described technical problem, the VR content providing server for patient treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a patient information input unit that receives patient information from a patient VR device, and based on the received patient information, An analysis unit that generates patient disease information by analyzing the condition related to the patient's disease, a VR content generator that generates customized VR contents for each patient by reflecting the generated patient disease information, and the generated customized VR contents to the VR device for the patient and It includes a communication unit that transmits to the VR device for medical staff.

Preferably, when creating customized VR content, the VR content creation unit can create VR content by dividing it into VR content for patient provision and VR content for medical staff provision.

Also preferably, the VR content for patient provision may include content for identifying the patient's disease-related condition and content for providing the disease-related condition to medical staff.

Also preferably, the VR content for medical staff may include content for identifying a patient's disease-related condition and content for providing medical advice to the patient.

In addition, preferably, a horizontal reference line extending in a horizontal direction from the center of the customized VR content is created, and a plurality of auxiliary lines formed horizontally and gradually spaced apart from the horizontal reference line by a predetermined interval are generated. It may further include a line generation unit to be included in the customized VR content.

Also preferably, the line generator may generate a plurality of auxiliary lines to gradually shorten by a predetermined size as the distance from the horizontal reference line increases.

Also preferably, the line generator may further generate a vertical reference line perpendicular to the horizontal reference line at the center of the customized VR content.

Also preferably, the analysis unit, when patient information on a plurality of patients is input, may group a plurality of patients according to a predetermined group criterion and generate patient disease information for each group.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving patient information from a VR device for a patient, generating patient disease information by analyzing the patient's disease-related condition based on the input patient information, and generating patient disease information A step of generating customized VR contents for each patient by reflecting the information, and a step of transmitting the created customized VR contents to VR devices for patients and VR devices for medical staff.

Preferably, in the generating step, when creating customized VR content, the VR content for patient provision and the VR content for medical staff provision may be divided into VR contents for provision, respectively.

Also preferably, the VR content for patient provision may include content for identifying the patient's disease-related condition and content for providing the disease-related condition to medical staff.

Also preferably, the VR content for medical staff may include content for identifying a patient's disease-related condition and content for providing medical advice to the patient.

Also preferably, generating a horizontal reference line extending horizontally from the center of the customized VR content, forming a plurality of auxiliary lines that are horizontal to the horizontal reference line and are gradually spaced apart from the horizontal reference line by a predetermined interval. The step of generating and including a horizontal reference line and a plurality of auxiliary lines in the customized VR content may be further included.

Also preferably, in the step of generating the auxiliary lines, a plurality of auxiliary lines may be created to gradually shorten by a predetermined size as the distance from the horizontal reference line increases.

Also preferably, a step of generating a vertical reference line perpendicular to the horizontal reference line at the center of the customized VR content may be further included.

Also preferably, in the step of generating patient disease information, if patient information on a plurality of patients is input, grouping the plurality of patients according to a predetermined group criterion, and generating patient disease information for each group. can include more.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, VR contents for patient provision are reproduced, VR devices for patients receiving patient information from the patient, and customized VR contents for each patient are created based on the received patient information, and among the customized VR contents It includes a VR content providing server that transmits patient-provided VR content to patient VR devices, and a medical staff VR device that receives and plays VR contents for medical staff among customized VR contents.

According to the present invention, by participating in customized VR contents tailored to the individual patient together with the medical staff, the patient is provided with a treatment system that accompanies the direct participation and advice of the medical staff rather than simply providing VR contents to the patient, enabling more effective treatment. There is an effect of providing a VR contents providing system and server for patient treatment, and a method of operating the server.

In addition, by forming a perspective by a virtual line in the VR content, there is an effect of effectively reducing the medical objection using the VR content by solving the dizziness phenomenon that occurs due to the characteristics of the VR content.

In addition, by allowing a plurality of patients to participate together with medical staff in customized VR contents for the same disease or similar diseases, there is an effect of improving the adaptability of patients who are maladjusted or afraid of the VR environment.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a VR contents providing system for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a VR content providing server for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the line generator shown in FIG. 2;
4 is a diagram for explaining an example to which a VR contents providing system for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied;
5 is a view for explaining another example to which a VR contents providing system for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied, and
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a VR contents providing server for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be easily understood through the following preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed content will be thorough and complete and the spirit of the present invention will be sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it means that it may be directly formed on the other element or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Also, in the drawings, the thickness of components is exaggerated for effective description of technical content.

Where an element, component, device, or system is referred to as including a component consisting of a program or software, even if not explicitly stated otherwise, that element, component, device, or system means that the program or software executes or operates. It should be understood that it includes hardware (eg, memory, CPU, etc.) or other programs or software (eg, operating system or driver required to drive hardware) required to do so.

In addition, it should be understood that, unless otherwise specified, the element (or component) may be implemented in any form of software, hardware, or both software and hardware.

In addition, terms used in this specification are for describing embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, singular forms also include plural forms unless specifically stated otherwise in a phrase. The terms 'comprises' and/or 'comprising' used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a VR contents providing system for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a VR contents providing system for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a VR contents providing server 100, a VR device 200 for patients, and a VR device 300 for medical staff.

The VR content providing server 100 can communicate with the VR device 200 for patients and the VR device 300 for medical staff through a predetermined communication network, so that VR contents can be transmitted to the VR device 200 for patients and the VR device 300 for medical staff. or receives predetermined information from the VR device 200 for patients and the VR device 300 for medical staff.

The VR content providing server 100 creates VR content customized according to the condition of the patient and provides it to the VR device 200 for the patient and the VR device 300 for the medical staff, so that the patient and medical staff can enjoy the VR contents created for each patient. to be used for treatment. The VR content providing server 100 will be described in more detail in FIG. 2 to be described later.

The patient VR device 200 is a VR device for the purpose of enabling disease treatment through virtual reality by playing VR contents, and basically includes a Head Mounted Display (HMD) and additionally includes VR peripherals. can

The patient VR device 200 receives and reproduces VR content from the VR content providing server 100 and provides it to the patient.

The VR device 300 for medical staff is a VR device for the purpose of receiving VR contents from the VR contents providing server 100, playing them back, and providing them to medical staff. Advice suitable for treatment can be given immediately.

In this embodiment, the VR device 200 for patients and the VR device 300 for medical staff may be connected to the VR contents providing server 100 by wire or wireless communication such as a local area network.

Although not shown, VR auxiliary devices for patients may be further provided together with the VR device 200 for patients, and VR auxiliary devices for medical staff may be further provided together with the VR device 300 for medical staff. In this case, the VR auxiliary device for patients and the VR auxiliary device for medical staff provide the same VR content when the VR device 200 for patients and the VR device 300 for medical staff receive respective VR contents from the VR content providing server 100. can receive

2 is a block diagram of a VR content providing server for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the VR contents providing server 100 for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a patient information input unit 110, an analysis unit 120, a VR contents generator 130, and a line generator. 140, a communication unit 150, a DB management unit 160, and a control unit 170.

The patient information input unit 110 receives patient information from the patient VR device 200 . Here, the patient information may include basic personal information of the patient and information related to a disease.

The analysis unit 120 generates patient disease information by analyzing the condition related to the patient's disease based on the patient information received through the patient information input unit 110 .

In addition, when patient information on a plurality of patients is input, the analysis unit 120 groups a plurality of patients according to a preset group criterion, and then generates patient disease information for each grouped group.

There may be various group criteria used for grouping of patients in the analysis unit 120 . For example, it can be applied in a variety of ways that can be helpful in treatment, such as the type of disease, age, gender, and region of residence of the patient.

When the analysis unit 120 groups patients suffering from a similar disease or the same disease, the individual patient can gain comfort and comfort from other patients in a similar situation to their own, and experience fear of VR environment treatment. For patients who show maladjustment or maladjustment, a situation in which patients in similar situations can help each other can be formed through mutual encouragement.

The VR contents creation unit 130 generates customized VR contents for each patient based on the patient disease information generated by the analysis unit 120 . For example, even when creating VR content for a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease, instead of creating standardized VR content for Alzheimer's disease, the patient's condition is accurately determined according to the patient's disease information, and the content to be applied to the patient is differentiated. generate

When a plurality of patients are grouped in the analysis unit 120, the VR content creation unit 130 creates customized VR content suitable for the group. For example, when creating VR content for multiple patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, if the patients are grouped by disease treatment stage, customized VR content suitable for each stage is created for each group.

The line generator 140 creates a horizontal reference line, a vertical reference line, and a plurality of auxiliary lines that are displayed together when providing customized VR content, and then includes the created lines in the customized VR content. Lines generated by the line generating unit 140 will be described in more detail in FIG. 3 to be described later.

The communication unit 150 is for interface with the VR device 200 for patients and the VR device 300 for medical staff, and supports wired communication or wireless communication. Through the communication unit 150, the VR contents providing server 100, the VR device 200 for patients, and the VR device 300 for medical staff communicate with each other to receive VR contents or to input information input from patients and medical staff. can receive

The DB management unit 160 manages various types of information necessary for the operation of the VR content providing server 100 into a database. Although not shown, the DB management unit 160 may have a VR content DB (DataBase) that is frequently updated.

The control unit 170 controls the overall operation of the VR contents providing server 100, including the patient information input unit 110, the analysis unit 120, the VR contents creation unit 130, the communication unit 150, and the DB management unit 160. ) to control signal input and output between them.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the line generating unit shown in FIG. 2 .

As mentioned above, the line generator 140 creates a horizontal reference line, a vertical reference line, and a plurality of auxiliary lines, and includes these created lines in the VR content created by the VR content generator 130. let it Accordingly, the line generated by the line generator 140 is displayed on the customized VR content.

The line generator 140 generates a horizontal reference line (H) extending in a horizontal direction from the center of the customized VR content and a vertical reference line (V) extending in a vertical direction. That is, the horizontal reference line (H) and the vertical reference line (V) are lines that meet each other at the center of the customized VR content and form a right angle to each other.

In addition, the line generating unit 140 generates a plurality of auxiliary lines (I) that are formed horizontally with the horizontal reference line (H) and are gradually spaced apart from the horizontal reference line (H) by a predetermined interval. The plurality of auxiliary lines (I) are gradually shortened by a predetermined size as the distance from the horizontal reference line (H).

As shown, the plurality of auxiliary lines (I) are formed only on one surface that is horizontal to the horizontal reference line (H). Referring to the drawings, a plurality of auxiliary lines (I) is preferably formed on one surface of the upper side of the horizontal reference line (H).

The horizontal reference line (H) and the plurality of auxiliary lines (I) are created in the form of maintaining a constant interval from each other, and the length is gradually shortened from the horizontal reference line (H) to the top.

A constant interval maintained between the horizontal reference line (I) and a plurality of auxiliary lines (I) and a predetermined size that becomes shorter toward the top may be appropriately set differently depending on the output type of VR content.

By forming a horizontal reference line (H), a vertical reference line (V), and a plurality of auxiliary lines (I) in the line generation unit 140, dizziness caused by the absence of perspective in VR contents expressed on a flat screen is reduced. resolve

More specifically, when VR content is displayed on a flat screen, dizziness may occur due to a discrepancy between eye convergence and accommodation control. Due to this, patients may feel repulsive to the treatment itself using VR contents.

With this point in mind, in this embodiment, dizziness is relieved by forming a perspective in VR content by a horizontal reference line (H), a vertical reference line (V), and a plurality of auxiliary lines (I).

As the VR content includes a horizontal reference line (H), a vertical reference line (V), and a plurality of auxiliary lines (I), users (patients or medical staff) visually select the horizontal reference line (H) as the closest one. become aware of the place.

In addition, a plurality of auxiliary lines (I) arranged at regular intervals and gradually shortening toward the top allow the user to recognize depth, thereby having an effect of recognizing perspective in stages. Due to this, compared to the case where only the horizontal reference line (H) exists, the advantage of being able to relieve dizziness occurs more.

4 is a diagram for explaining an example to which a VR contents providing system for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to (a), in the case of a patient who has no history of using the VR contents providing system for patient treatment, accesses the VR contents providing server 100 using the patient terminal 400 and provides basic information and diseases. Patient information can be entered through the questionnaire. The patient information input by the patient is stored and managed as a database for each patient by the DB management unit 160 .

Here, the patient terminal 400 may be a computer or a tablet PC owned by an individual patient, and in some cases may be a public computer provided in a hospital or a computer used by a medical staff.

Referring to (b), both the patient and medical staff (possibly including auxiliary medical staff) wear their respective patient VR devices 200 or medical staff VR devices 300, and VR content provided by the VR content providing server 100. take part in

Referring to (c), both the patient VR device 200 and the medical staff VR device 300 use the VR content provided by the VR content providing server 100, but the patient VR device 200 The optimized VR contents are played, and the VR contents optimized for the medical staff are played in the VR device 300 for medical staff.

5 is a diagram for explaining another example to which a VR contents providing system for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied.

In the previous embodiment, an example in which VR contents were provided for one patient was described. On the other hand, in this embodiment, a case of simultaneously performing treatment using VR contents for a plurality of patients was exemplified.

As a result of grouping a plurality of patients in the analysis unit 120, there are N patients in one group. N patients can use the same VR content at the same time, and it can be seen that several patients are participating in the VR content together. This treatment method can be effectively applied when group treatment is required.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a VR contents providing server for patient treatment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

If the patient does not have a history of accessing the VR content providing server 100 and inputting his or her basic information, inputs patient information including personal information and disease-related information (S501). Step S501 is performed only once at the beginning and may be omitted later.

When patient information is input from a patient, the VR content providing server 100 stores and manages the patient information input from the DB management unit 160 for each patient. Thereafter, patient disease information is generated based on the patient information in the VR content generator 130 (S503).

The VR content creation unit 130 generates customized VR content for each patient based on the patient's disease information. At this time, the customized VR content is generated by dividing it into VR content for patient provision and VR content for medical staff provision (S505).

The line generator 140 generates a horizontal reference line (H), a vertical reference line (V), and a plurality of auxiliary lines (I) for forming a perspective, and then VR generated by the VR content generator 130. Include these lines in the content (S507).

Thereafter, the VR content providing server 100 transmits the VR content for patient provision to the patient VR device 200 (S509), and transmits the VR content for medical staff to the medical staff VR device 300 (S511). Steps S509 and S511 are illustrated as being performed step by step for convenience of description, but may actually be performed simultaneously.

The patient VR device 200 that receives the patient-provided VR content from the VR content providing server 100 plays the patient-provided VR content while the patient is wearing the device (S513).

In addition, the VR device 300 for medical staff, which has received the VR contents for provision of medical staff from the VR contents providing server 100, reproduces the VR contents for provision of medical staff while the medical staff is wearing the corresponding device (S515).

The patient performs treatment by the treatment presented through the patient-provided VR content played while wearing the VR device 200 for the patient (S517), and the medical staff plays the playback while wearing the VR device 300 for the medical team. In the VR content provided by the medical staff, the patient's treatment status is checked, and appropriate advice is presented (S519).

As described above, the patient does not perform treatment through VR alone, but the medical staff directly checks the patient's treatment through VR to determine whether the patient is receiving appropriate treatment and whether the patient is properly receiving treatment. You can directly check whether you are working on it, and you can immediately give appropriate advice about the step, which is very effective for treatment.

In addition, when multiple patients receive treatment through VR contents, multiple medical staff directly check the treatment status of multiple patients to ensure that appropriate treatment is being given to the patient as well as appropriate treatment according to the corresponding stage of the similar disease. It is possible, relieves anxiety about the situation of receiving treatment alone, and enables immediate response to patients who cannot adapt to the VR treatment environment.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not limiting. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

100: VR content providing server 110: patient information input unit
120: analysis unit 130: VR content creation unit
140: line generation unit 150: communication unit
160: DB management unit 170: control unit

Claims (17)

a patient information input unit that receives patient information from a patient VR device;
Based on the received patient information, an analysis unit for generating patient disease information by analyzing a state related to the patient's disease;
a VR content creation unit that generates customized VR content for each patient by reflecting the generated patient disease information; and
A communication unit for transmitting the generated customized VR content to the VR device for patients and the VR device for medical staff;
A horizontal reference line extending horizontally from the center of the customized VR content is created, and a plurality of auxiliary lines are created that are horizontal to the horizontal reference line but are gradually spaced apart from the horizontal reference line by a predetermined interval. VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that it further comprises; a line generating unit to be included in the customized VR content. According to claim 1,
The VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that the VR content generation unit, when creating the customized VR content, divides into VR content for patient provision and VR content for medical staff and generates them respectively. According to claim 2,
The VR contents for providing the patient include contents for grasping the disease-related condition of the patient and contents for providing the disease-related condition to medical staff. According to claim 2,
The VR content for the medical staff includes content for identifying the disease-related condition of the patient and content for providing medical advice to the patient. delete According to claim 1,
The VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that the line generating unit generates the plurality of auxiliary lines to gradually shorten by a predetermined size as the distance from the horizontal reference line increases. According to claim 1,
The VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that the line generating unit further creates a vertical reference line perpendicular to the horizontal reference line at the center of the customized VR content. According to claim 1,
The analysis unit, when patient information on a plurality of patients is input, groups the plurality of patients according to a predetermined group criterion and generates patient disease information for each group. . Receiving patient information from a patient VR device;
Based on the received patient information, generating patient disease information by analyzing a state related to the patient's disease;
generating customized VR contents for each patient by reflecting the generated patient disease information; and
Transmitting the generated customized VR content to the VR device for the patient and the VR device for the medical staff;
generating a horizontal reference line extending in a horizontal direction from the center of the customized VR content;
generating a plurality of auxiliary lines formed horizontally with the horizontal reference line and gradually spaced apart from the horizontal reference line by a predetermined interval; and
The method of operating a VR contents providing server for patient treatment, further comprising the step of including the horizontal reference line and the plurality of auxiliary lines in the customized VR contents. According to claim 9,
The generating step is a method of operating a VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that when generating the customized VR content, VR content for patient provision and VR content for medical staff provision are respectively generated. According to claim 10,
The method of operating a VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that the VR contents for providing the patient include contents for grasping the disease-related condition of the patient and contents for providing the disease-related condition to medical staff. . According to claim 10,
The method of operating a VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that the VR content for the medical staff includes content for identifying the disease-related condition of the patient and content for providing medical advice to the patient. delete According to claim 9,
In the generating of the auxiliary lines, the plurality of auxiliary lines are generated to gradually shorten by a predetermined size as the distance from the horizontal reference line increases. According to claim 9,
Generating a vertical reference line perpendicular to the horizontal reference line at the center of the customized VR contents; operating method of a VR contents providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that it further comprises. According to claim 9,
In the step of generating patient disease information, if patient information on a plurality of patients is input, grouping the plurality of patients according to a predetermined group criterion; and
Generating patient disease information for each group; operating method of a VR content providing server for patient treatment, characterized in that it further comprises. a patient VR device that reproduces patient-provided VR content and receives patient information from the patient;
Claims 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 for generating customized VR contents for each patient based on the input patient information and transmitting the VR contents for patient provision among the customized VR contents to the patient VR device. VR content providing server described in any one of; and
VR content providing system including;

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