KR102521468B1 - Flexible smart light mask and smart light care system including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A skin-attachable flexible smart light mask according to an embodiment and a smart light care system including the same are disclosed. The smart light mask includes a flexible substrate having one surface in close contact with the skin of the face; a sensor module disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate and obtaining biometric information for each part by contacting the skin; a light source module disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate and including a plurality of light sources for irradiating predetermined light for each part of the skin according to the biometric information of the skin; and a control module disposed on the other surface of the flexible substrate and controlling driving of the light source module according to a skin condition determined according to the acquired biometric information.

Description

Skin-attached flexible smart light mask and smart light care system including the same {FLEXIBLE SMART LIGHT MASK AND SMART LIGHT CARE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME}

The embodiment relates to a skin-attachable flexible smart light mask and a smart light care system including the same.

Due to changes in social awareness, interest in skin beauty is increasing among men and women of all ages, but consumers need to visit a specialized hospital or skin care shop equipped with skin analysis equipment to check their skin condition.

As for the technological trends of light therapy and care devices at home and abroad, laser treatment through hospitals, stationary LED irradiators, and LED masks emphasizing convenience with the recent home care craze are attracting great attention.

However, most of the LED masks are a housing type and are separated from the skin at a constant distance of several centimeters, and require passive care with a uniform wavelength and light output without adjusting the light source according to the skin type analysis.

In addition, the LED mask uses the LED package for lighting as it is, so there is a problem of overheating with high-output power, and there is a problem with stability, such as the blue wavelength band light entering the eye and damaging the eye due to a certain distance from the face surface.

Therefore, there is a need for a low-output, safe and effective light source LED mask in close contact with the skin surface.

Embodiments may provide a skin-attachable flexible smart light mask and a smart light care system including the same.

A smart light mask according to an embodiment includes a flexible substrate having one side in close contact with the skin of the face; a sensor module disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate and obtaining biometric information for each part by contacting the skin; a light source module disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate and including a plurality of light sources for irradiating predetermined light for each part of the skin according to the biometric information of the skin; and a control module disposed on the other surface of the flexible substrate and controlling driving of the light source module according to a skin condition determined according to the acquired biometric information.

A first silicon layer is formed by coating silicon on one surface of the flexible substrate on which the light source module and the sensor module are disposed, and a second silicon layer is formed by coating silicon on the other surface of the flexible substrate on which the control module is disposed. It can be.

Thicknesses of the first silicon layer and the second silicon layer may be different from each other.

One surface of the flexible substrate may be divided into a plurality of skin regions corresponding to the skin of the face, and one sensor module and a plurality of light sources may be disposed in the plurality of skin regions.

The sensor module may include a Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA) sensor.

The plurality of light sources may include subminiature light emitting diodes (LEDs) having the same wavelength or different wavelengths.

The smart light mask is disposed on the other surface of the flexible substrate and further includes a power module supplying power to the light source module, the sensor module, and the control module, respectively, the power module can be wired or wirelessly charged and has a thickness It may be a thin film battery having a thickness of 5 mm or less or a flexible thin film battery array composed of a plurality of ultra-small thin film batteries.

The smart light care system according to the embodiment adheres to the skin of the face on one side, acquires biometric information for each part by contacting the skin, and based on a control signal generated according to the obtained biometric information, for each part of the skin. a smart light mask that irradiates light; and a user device configured to receive biometric information obtained from the smart light mask, analyze the received biometric information, determine a skin condition, and generate the control signal for irradiating light according to the determined skin condition. there is.

The user device activates an application to receive the biometric information through the activated application, analyzes the provided biometric information to determine a skin condition for each part of the skin, and provides predetermined care information according to the determined skin condition. may be determined, and the skin condition and care information may be displayed on the screen.

The user device may generate a control signal including the skin condition for each part of the skin and the care information, and provide the generated control signal to the smart light mask.

The smart light care system according to the embodiment is a smart light mask that is in close contact with the skin of the face, obtains biometric information for each part by contacting the skin, and irradiates light for each part of the skin according to the obtained biometric information. ; a user device for diagnosing a skin condition by analyzing the acquired biometric information; And a service server that receives diagnosis results from the user device, builds skin care big data based on the received diagnosis results, and determines a care mode according to skin conditions based on the built skin care big data. can do.

The service server builds skin care big data including skin diagnosis data according to the diagnosis result and skin genome data obtained in advance, determines the user's skin type based on the built skin care big data, and determines the determined skin type. The care mode may be determined according to skin type.

The service server may analyze the constructed skin care big data using a machine learning model or a machine learning algorithm to determine the user's skin type.

According to the embodiment, skin state information is obtained through a sensor for each predetermined skin region, and light is irradiated for each skin region according to the obtained state information, thereby enabling active skin care for each skin type and skin region. .

According to the embodiment, skin care can be performed for each skin area, so that the effectiveness of skin care can be improved.

According to the embodiment, since it is linked with a mobile application of a user device, it is possible to easily identify one's own skin type and manage changes in skin.

According to the embodiment, since individual skin genome data and skin diagnosis data are constructed and used as skin care big data, customized skin care may be possible.

Various advantageous advantages and effects of the present invention are not limited to the above description, and will be more easily understood in the process of describing specific embodiments of the present invention.

1A to 1B are diagrams illustrating a flexible smart light mask according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A to 2B are diagrams for explaining a structure of a flexible smart light mask according to an embodiment.
3 is a diagram for explaining a region of a flexible smart light mask according to an embodiment.
4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a flexible light control module according to an embodiment.
5 is a diagram showing a smart light care system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing a smart light care method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a data format for transmitting biometric information according to an embodiment.
8A to 8B are views showing skin condition diagnosis results according to embodiments.
9 is a diagram showing a smart light care system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing a smart light care method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to some of the described embodiments, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, and if it is within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention, one or more of the components among the embodiments can be selectively selected. can be used by combining and substituting.

In addition, terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the embodiments of the present invention, unless explicitly specifically defined and described, can be generally understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. It can be interpreted as meaning, and commonly used terms, such as terms defined in a dictionary, can be interpreted in consideration of contextual meanings of related technologies.

Also, terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are for describing the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In this specification, the singular form may also include the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase, and when described as “at least one (or more than one) of A and (and) B and C”, A, B, and C are combined. may include one or more of all possible combinations.

Also, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used to describe components of an embodiment of the present invention.

These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the term is not limited to the nature, order, or order of the corresponding component.

In addition, when a component is described as being 'connected', 'coupled' or 'connected' to another component, the component is not only directly connected to, combined with, or connected to the other component, but also with the component. It may also include the case of being 'connected', 'combined', or 'connected' due to another component between the other components.

In addition, when it is described as being formed or disposed on “above (above) or below (below)” of each component, “upper (above)” or “lower (below)” is not only a case where two components are in direct contact with each other, but also one A case in which another component above is formed or disposed between two components is also included. In addition, when expressed as “up (up) or down (down)”, it may include the meaning of not only the upward direction but also the downward direction based on one component.

In the embodiment, a light source module, a sensor module, and a control module are disposed on one surface of a flexible substrate capable of being attached to the skin, and a power module is disposed on the other surface, and the skin area in close contact with the sensor is controlled by the control module. A new method is proposed in which state information is obtained and the light source module is driven for each skin area according to the obtained state information.

In an embodiment, the user device receives information acquired through the biosensor from the photomask in conjunction with the photomask, analyzes the received information, diagnoses the skin condition, and generates a control signal for driving the light source module according to the diagnosis result. can create

1A to 1B are views illustrating a flexible smart light mask according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2A to 2B are views for explaining the structure of the flexible smart light mask according to an embodiment, and FIG. It is a diagram for explaining the area of the flexible smart light mask according to.

1A to 1B, the skin-attachable flexible smart light mask 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible substrate 110, a light source module 120, a sensor module 130, and a control module 140. , the power module 150 may be included.

The flexible substrate 110 may be attached to the human face and closely adhere to the skin of the face. The flexible substrate 110 may have openings formed at positions corresponding to the eyes, nose, and mouth of the face.

The light source module 120 , the sensor module 130 , and the control module 140 may be disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate 110 , and the power module 150 may be disposed on the other surface of the flexible substrate 110 .

The light source module 120 may include a plurality of light sources capable of radiating light to the skin of the face. Here, the light source may include a subminiature light emitting diode (LED), for example, a mini LED or a micro LED. In addition, a plurality of light sources may emit light of the same wavelength and power as well as light of different wavelengths and power. Since the micro LED can be driven with low power, it is suitable for battery-type wireless devices and generates little heat, so it can be operated at less than 40 degrees when directly attached to the skin, ensuring safety. In addition, high-resolution optical density light integration is possible, so that the effectiveness of the skin improvement effect can be improved.

The sensor module 130 may include a plurality of sensors capable of obtaining bio-signals by contacting the nose. Here, the sensor may include a biosensor, for example, a Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA) sensor. At this time, the BIA sensor may measure the oil content and moisture of the skin by measuring impedance in the living body by flowing current through the skin.

The control module 140 may control driving of the light source module 120 and the sensor module 130 . For example, the control module 140 may drive the sensor module 130 to obtain biometric information and drive the light source module 120 based on the obtained biometric information to irradiate light to the skin.

The control module 140 can control the driving of the light source module 120 and the sensor module 130 according to the user's key manipulation, but the light source according to a control signal from the device connected by wired or wireless interlocking with the external device. Driving of the module 120 and the sensor module 130 may be controlled.

The power module 150 may supply power to all modules mounted in the mask. Here, the power module 150 may include a thin film battery array, and may be charged in a wired or wireless communication method.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, each light source module, sensor module, control module, and power module are disposed on the flexible substrate 110, and on top thereof for complete sealing to protect the device from skin secretions and a washing liquid for reuse. A silicon layer may be formed by coating silicon.

As an example, referring to FIG. 2A , a light source module and a sensor module are disposed on one surface of a flexible substrate, and a first silicon layer 111 is formed by coating silicon thereon, and a control module on the other surface of the flexible sheet, A power module may be disposed, and a second silicon layer 112 may be formed by coating silicon thereon.

In this case, the power module may be implemented as a flexible thin paper battery array composed of a plurality of ultra-small thin film batteries having a thickness of 5 mm or less.

At this time, the silicon layer may be formed in an asymmetric structure, that is, the thickness of the first silicon layer 111 and the second silicon layer 112 may be different from each other. The thickness of the first silicon layer 111 may be smaller than that of the second silicon layer 112 .

As another example, referring to FIG. 2B, a light source module and a sensor module are disposed on one side of a flexible substrate, and a first silicon layer 111 is formed by coating silicon thereon, and a control module and a power source are formed on the other side of the flexible sheet. A module may be disposed, and a second silicon layer 112 may be formed by coating silicon thereon.

In this case, the power module may be implemented as one thin paper battery having a thickness of 5 mm or less.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the flexible smart light mask according to the embodiment is largely divided into five areas, and a light source module disposed in each area can be independently driven.

The first area SA1 is an area corresponding to the forehead, the second area SA2 and the third area SA3 are areas corresponding to both cheek areas, and the fourth area SA4 and the fifth area ( SA5) may be a region corresponding to each of the jaw regions.

A plurality of light sources and one sensor may be disposed in each area SA1 , SA2 , SA3 , SA4 , and SA5 . In this case, since each region has a different size, the number and wavelength of light sources disposed may also vary.

Since human skin is different for each individual and has various characteristics for each area, skin type can be analyzed by measuring oil and moisture in each area. For this measurement, one sensor may be disposed in each area, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and at least two or more sensors may be disposed as necessary.

4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a flexible light control module according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the control module 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication unit 141 , a control unit 142 , and an operation unit 143 .

The communication unit 141 may transmit and receive various types of information using wired or wireless communication. For example, the communication unit 141 may transmit and receive various types of information in conjunction with an external device using short-range wireless communication including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication.

The controller 142 may control driving of the light source module 120 and the sensor module 130 . The controller 142 may drive the sensor module 130 to obtain biometric information sensed by the sensor module 130, and drive the light source module 120 to radiate light to the corresponding skin area.

The controller 142 may control dimming by adjusting the wavelength and wavelength of light for each skin region.

The controller 142 may be implemented to include a driver for driving the light source module and the sensor module, respectively, and a driving circuit for controlling the driver.

The control unit 143 may include a button for a user to turn on/off the power.

5 is a diagram showing a smart light care system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the smart light care system according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a smart light mask 100 and a user device 200 interworking with the smart light mask 100 .

The smart light mask 100 may radiate light to a predetermined skin area in the face. The smart light mask 100 may acquire biometric information by sensing the skin condition of each skin region in the face, and provide the obtained biometric information to the user device 200 .

The smart light mask 100 may receive a control signal from the user device 200 and radiate predetermined light to each skin region within the face according to the received control signal. Here, the predetermined light may be light whose wavelength and power are adjusted according to a database-based analysis result.

When the user device 200 interworks with the smart light mask 100 and receives biometric information of the skin from the smart light mask 100, analyzes the provided biometric information to diagnose the skin condition, and based on the diagnosis result, the light source module A control signal for driving may be generated, and the generated control signal may be provided to the smart optical mask 100 .

The user device 200 may provide the smart light mask 100 using a separate mobile application. The user device 200 is a device for controlling the smart light mask 100, and may include, for example, a controller, a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a smart watch.

6 is a diagram showing a smart light care method according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data format for transmitting biometric information according to an embodiment, and FIGS. 8A to 8B are diagrams according to an embodiment It is a drawing showing the skin condition diagnosis result.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the user device 200 according to the embodiment activates an application according to a user's manipulation (S601), and may be connected to the smart light mask 100 by wire or wirelessly through the activated application (S602). ).

Next, when the user device 200 receives a skin care function selected by the user (S603), it may request the connected smart light mask 100 to perform the skin care function (S604).

Next, the smart light mask 100 may acquire biometric information from each skin region by driving the sensor module according to the skin care request from the user device 200 (S605).

Referring to FIG. 7 , the smart light mask 100 according to the embodiment may convert biometric information into a predetermined data format and transmit it to the user device 200 . The data format may include a synchronous field, a data field, and an end field.

The sync field includes a start field and a head field. Information indicating data transmission start may be inserted into the start field, and information indicating data transmission may be inserted into the head field.

Biometric information may be inserted into the data field, where the biometric information may include a moisture value and an oil content value. Biometric information for each predetermined skin region may be sequentially inserted into the data field. For example, {a1, b1}, {a2, b2}, {a3, b3}, {a4, b4}, {a5, b5} {a1, b1}, {a2, b2}, {a5, b5} may be inserted into the data field. .

Information indicating the end of data transmission may be inserted into the end field.

Next, the smart light mask 100 may transmit the acquired biometric information to the user device 200 (S606).

Next, the user device 200 may analyze the transmitted biometric information (S607), diagnose a skin condition as a result of the analysis, and display the diagnosed skin condition on the screen (S608).

Referring to FIG. 8A , the user device 200 according to the embodiment may display a diagnosed skin condition, for example, skin texture, skin elasticity, wrinkles, freckles/blemishes, and radiance.

Referring to FIG. 8B , when a region of a displayed skin condition is selected, the user device 200 according to the embodiment may display a detailed description of the selected skin condition on the screen.

Next, the user device 200 may generate a control signal including care information according to the diagnosed skin condition (S609) and transmit the generated control signal to the smart light mask 100 (S610). Here, the care information may include wavelengths and outputs for each light source.

Next, when receiving a control signal from the user device 200, the smart light mask 100 may scan light for each skin area according to the care information included in the received control signal (S611).

9 is a diagram showing a smart light care system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the smart light care system according to the second embodiment of the present invention may include a smart light mask 100, a user device 200, a service server 300, and a database 400. there is.

The smart light mask 100 may radiate light to a predetermined skin area in the face.

When the user device 200 interworks with the smart light mask 100 and receives biometric information of the skin from the smart light mask 100, analyzes the provided biometric information to diagnose the skin condition, and based on the diagnosis result, the light source module A control signal for driving may be generated, and the generated control signal may be provided to the smart optical mask 100 .

The user device 200 may provide skin diagnosis data including skin diagnosis results to the service server 300 .

The service server 300 may determine a control mode including predetermined care information according to a skin type or skin condition based on skin genome data collected in advance and skin diagnosis data provided from the user device 200 .

The service server 300 may notify the user device 200 of the control mode determined in this way.

The database 400 may store skin genome data and skin diagnosis data.

10 is a diagram showing a smart light care method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10 , the service server according to the embodiment may collect individual skin diagnosis data and skin genome data (S901). In this case, the service server may obtain individual skin diagnosis data from the user device and skin genome data from the user.

Next, the service server may build skin care big data based on the collected individual skin diagnosis data and skin genome data (S902).

Next, the service server may determine a control mode including a predetermined light wavelength and output according to a skin condition or skin type based on the built skin care big data (S903).

For example, the service server may analyze the skin care big data using a machine learning model or a machine learning algorithm to determine the user's skin type.

Next, the service server may provide the determined control mode to the user device (S904).

The term '~unit' used in this embodiment means software or a hardware component such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~unit' performs certain roles. However, '~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. '~bu' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, '~unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Functions provided within components and '~units' may be combined into smaller numbers of components and '~units' or further separated into additional components and '~units'. In addition, components and '~units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will variously modify and change the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

100: smart light mask
110: flexible substrate
120: light source module
130: sensor module
140: control module
150: power module
200: user device
300: service server

Claims (13)

A flexible substrate having one side in close contact with the skin of the face;
a sensor module disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate and obtaining biometric information for each part by contacting the skin;
a light source module disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate and including a plurality of light sources for irradiating predetermined light for each part of the skin according to the biometric information of the skin; and
a control module disposed on the other surface of the flexible substrate and controlling operation of the light source module according to a skin condition determined according to the acquired biometric information; and
A power module disposed on the other surface of the flexible substrate and supplying power to the light source module, the sensor module, and the control module, respectively;
The light source module and the sensor module are disposed on one surface of the flexible substrate, and silicon is coated thereon to form a first silicon layer,
The control module and the power module are respectively disposed on the other surface of the flexible sheet, and a second silicon layer is formed by coating silicon thereon,
The first silicon layer and the second silicon layer have different thicknesses,
The smart light mask of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first silicon layer is smaller than that of the second silicon layer. delete delete According to claim 1,
One surface of the flexible substrate is divided into a plurality of skin areas corresponding to the skin of the face,
One sensor module and a plurality of light sources are disposed in the plurality of skin areas, the smart light mask. According to claim 1,
The sensor module,
A smart light mask comprising a Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA) sensor. According to claim 1,
The plurality of light sources,
A smart light mask, which is a subminiature light emitting diode (LED) having the same wavelength or different wavelengths. According to claim 1,
The power module is a flexible thin film battery array composed of one thin film battery or a plurality of ultra-small thin film batteries having a thickness of 5 mm or less, capable of wired or wireless charging, smart light mask. Claim 1, wherein one side is in close contact with the skin of the face, obtains biometric information for each part by contacting the skin, and irradiates light for each part of the skin based on a control signal generated according to the obtained biometric information. a smart light mask according to any one of claims 4 to 7; and
A user device receiving biometric information obtained from the smart light mask, analyzing the received biometric information to determine a skin condition, and generating the control signal for radiating light according to the determined skin condition. light care system. According to claim 8,
The user device,
Activate an application to receive the biometric information through the activated application;
Analyzing the provided biometric information to determine a skin condition for each part of the skin, determining predetermined care information according to the determined skin condition,
A smart light care system that displays the skin condition and the care information on a screen. According to claim 9,
The user device,
Generating a control signal including the skin condition for each part of the skin and the care information;
The smart light care system for providing the generated control signal to the smart light mask. Claims 1, 4 to 7 wherein one side is in close contact with the skin of the face, obtains biometric information for each part by contacting the skin, and irradiates light for each part of the skin according to the obtained biometric information. a smart light mask according to any one of the above;
a user device for diagnosing a skin condition by analyzing the acquired biometric information; and
A service server that receives diagnosis results from the user device, builds skin care big data based on the provided diagnosis results, and determines a care mode according to skin conditions based on the built skin care big data , smart light care system. According to claim 11,
The service server,
Construct skin care big data including skin diagnosis data according to the diagnosis result and skin genome data obtained in advance;
Determine the user's skin type based on the built skin care big data,
The smart light care system for determining the care mode according to the determined skin type. According to claim 11,
The service server,
A smart light care system that analyzes the built skin care big data using a machine learning model or a machine learning algorithm to determine the user's skin type.

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