KR102544791B1 - Apparatus and method for managing telemetry using blockchain and artificial intelligence chatbot - Google Patents

Abstract

A telemetry management device using blockchain and artificial intelligence chatbot is provided. The management device includes a communication unit for obtaining a prescription corresponding to digital data from a first terminal; an authenticator authenticating the authenticity of the prescription; A first check unit for checking whether the drugs included in the prescription are dangerous; and a second confirmation unit that checks whether or not there is an abnormality in the prescription, and when it is confirmed that the prescription is normal by the authentication unit, the first confirmation unit, and the second confirmation unit, the second terminal at the pharmacy side. You can display the prescription on.

Description

Telemetry management device and management method using blockchain and artificial intelligence chatbot {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TELEMETRY USING BLOCKCHAIN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOT}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for remotely managing medicines or remotely providing medical information.

Medicines are indispensable for the treatment of patients' diseases, but unexpected side effects can always occur. Therefore, appropriate information is always collected and analyzed for proper use of medicines, but it is meaningless to stop here. In other words, it is more important for medicines to deliver the contents to doctors/pharmacists who select medicines, and for these experts to remember and reflect the information at the time of patient treatment or dispensing. In addition, since it is common for medicines known to be safe to be newly discovered in the process of use, a process of constructing up-to-date information at all times and delivering it to doctors/pharmacists is required. In addition, since such medical information contains sensitive personal information, it is necessary to thoroughly manage it because there is a concern about invasion of privacy, and continuous data management for personal health is required.

Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 1254734 shows an open drug information management system and method.

Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 1254734

An object of the present invention is to provide a management device and method capable of managing prescriptions received remotely and medicines included in the prescriptions, and providing medical information to users. In addition, since personal information and personal medical information are included, protection according to the Personal Information Protection Act is required, so a management device and management method for providing them are further included.

The management device of the present invention includes a communication unit for obtaining a prescription corresponding to digital data from a first terminal; an authenticator authenticating the authenticity of the prescription; A first check unit for checking whether the drugs included in the prescription are dangerous; and a second confirmation unit that checks whether or not there is an abnormality in the prescription, and when it is confirmed that the prescription is normal by the authentication unit, the first confirmation unit, and the second confirmation unit, the second terminal at the pharmacy side. You can display the prescription on.

The management method of the present invention includes obtaining a prescription from a first terminal; authenticating the authenticity of the prescription; Checking whether the drugs included in the prescription are dangerous; Checking whether there is an abnormality in the prescription of the prescription; and displaying the prescription on a second terminal at the pharmacy side when authenticity of the prescription is verified, the drug is classified into a non-risk group, and the prescription is confirmed to be normal.

The management device of the present invention includes a communication unit for obtaining a prescription corresponding to digital data from a first terminal; A chatbot unit processing a user's question received from the first terminal; wherein the chatbot unit searches for an answer to the first question through the Internet, and provides an answer retrieved from the Internet to the first terminal; The chatbot unit continuously collects and corrects an answer to the first question even after providing the answer to the first terminal, and the chatbot unit continuously collects and corrects the first question when the first question is re-received from the first terminal or another terminal. can provide an answer at the current point in time being collected and calibrated.

The management device and management method of the present invention can design a remote medical system using concepts such as conversational AI, block chain, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Users, who may be sick or healthy, can provide information to the chatbot. The management apparatus and management method of the present invention may classify information obtained from the user into prescription and medical related questions.

When a prescription is obtained, the management device and management method of the present invention determine the authenticity and authenticity of the prescription, and display the prescription to a pharmacy or pharmacist only if the prescription is normal.

According to the present invention, when there is a serious defect in the prescription, a warning message can be provided to the user, pharmacist, manager, and guardian.

In addition, since personal information and personal medical information must be continuously updated and managed through a chatbot, authentication and security functions using block chains can be strengthened and provided.

1 is a block diagram showing a management device of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the management device of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a management method of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

In this specification, redundant descriptions of the same components are omitted.

In addition, in this specification, when a component is referred to as being 'connected' or 'connected' to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component in the middle It should be understood that may exist. On the other hand, in this specification, when a component is referred to as 'directly connected' or 'directly connected' to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

In addition, terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Also, in this specification, a singular expression may include a plurality of expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In addition, in this specification, terms such as 'include' or 'having' are only intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more It should be understood that the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Also in this specification, the term 'and/or' includes a combination of a plurality of listed items or any item among a plurality of listed items. In this specification, 'A or B' may include 'A', 'B', or 'both A and B'.

Also, in this specification, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing a management device 100 of the present invention.

The management device 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a communication unit 110, an authentication unit 120, a first confirmation unit 130, a second confirmation unit 140, a warning unit 150, and a chatbot unit 160. can include

The communication unit 110 may perform wired or wireless communication with the first terminal 10 . The first terminal 10 may include a computer, a portable terminal, etc. used by a user. A 'user' may include a healthy person or a patient.

The communication unit 110 may classify digital data obtained from the first terminal 10 .

When the digital data is classified as a prescription, the communication unit 110 transmits the digital data obtained from the first terminal 10 to the authentication unit 120, the first confirmation unit 130, the second confirmation unit 140, and the warning unit ( 150) can be provided.

When the digital data is classified as a medical question, the communication unit 110 may provide the chatbot unit 160 with the digital data obtained from the first terminal 10 to the chatbot unit 160 .

When a prescription is acquired through the communication unit 110, the authentication unit 120 can authenticate the authenticity of the prescription.

According to the present invention, a prescription may be obtained from a remote user through the communication unit 110 . As part of measures to prevent misuse of medicines, it is necessary to determine whether prescriptions are counterfeit.

The authentication unit 120 may check the signature or sealing state of the doctor who issued the prescription through image analysis of the prescription uploaded by the first terminal 10 . For example, the authentication unit 120 may determine authenticity of the signature through comparison between an electronic signature obtained from a doctor and a signature included in an image of a prescription. In addition, the authentication unit 120 checks the sealing state (seal), for example, a mark such as a seal stamped over half the edge of folded paper or a counterfeit tampered character / pattern / figure that cannot be confirmed by the user. Authenticity can be determined

The authentication unit 120 may certify that the prescription is authentic when it is determined that both the doctor's signature and the sealed state are valid.

The authentication unit 120 may certify that the prescription is false if any one of the doctor's signature or seal is determined to be forged or false.

For an additional authentication procedure for the source of the prescription, the authentication unit 120 may track the issuance history of the prescription using a block chain.

The authentication unit 120 may certify the prescription as false or invalid if there is a defect in any one of the doctor's signature, sealing state, and issuance history. A prescription certified as false or invalid may not be delivered or displayed on the second terminal 20 of the pharmacist or pharmacy. Therefore, when the prescription is not determined to be valid by the authentication unit 120, the medicine of the prescription may not be issued. In summary, when a prescription is uploaded to the management device 100 by the user, the authentication unit 120 can authenticate the doctor's signature and seal state.

The first confirmation unit 130 may check whether the drugs included in the prescription are dangerous. The first confirmation unit 130 may confirm the type and quantity of drugs indicated by the prescription. The first confirmation unit 130 may check whether or not poisonous or harmful substances or a harmful amount are included among the medicines indicated in the prescription.

When the harmful substance and the harmful quantity are confirmed, the first confirmation unit 130 may reconfirm the contents of the prescription to the first doctor who issued the prescription. For example, the first confirmation unit 130 may transmit a message indicating harmful substance information and harmful quantity to the first doctor's terminal. The first confirmation unit 130 may provide or display the corresponding prescription on the second terminal 20 at the pharmacy side only when a message indicating that it is a normal prescription is received from the terminal of the first doctor.

The second confirmation unit 140 may check whether or not there is an abnormality in the prescription of the prescription. The second confirmation unit 140 may additionally obtain history information of the user and compare the user's past prescription history with the current prescription. The second confirmation unit 140 may check whether there is a difference greater than a set value in terms of type or quantity between the history of past prescriptions and the current prescription.

The second confirmation unit 140 may check whether a prescription for ordering an erroneous medicine is authentic while the patient is under stress.

When a problem is identified with the medicine submitted by the patient, the second confirmation unit 140 searches for a first doctor who has prescribed the medicine for the patient in the past and transmits the fact to the terminal of the first doctor. The second confirmation unit 140 may provide or display the corresponding prescription on the second terminal 20 only when a message indicating that the prescription is normal is received from the terminal of the first doctor.

As another example, the first confirmation unit 130 or the second confirmation unit 140 determines that the prescription contains dangerous drugs or there is an abnormality in the prescription in a state where the prescription is certified as true or legitimate by the authentication unit 120. If confirmed, the corresponding prescription may be reconfirmed to a predetermined second doctor excluding the first doctor who prescribed the prescription. The first confirmation unit 130 or the second confirmation unit 140 may display the prescription on the second terminal 20 only when the confirmation by the second doctor is normally completed. According to this embodiment, the error or mistake of the first doctor may be resolved through the help of the second doctor.

If it is determined that the authentication unit 120, the first confirmation unit 130, and the second confirmation unit 140 are all true, there is no risk problem, and there is no abnormality in the prescription, the prescription is sent to the communication unit 110 , can be provided to the second terminal 20 by any one of the authentication unit 120, the first confirmation unit 130, and the second confirmation unit 140 and displayed through the second terminal 20. The second terminal 20 may include a computer, a terminal, or a portable terminal owned by a pharmacist disposed at a pharmacy. The second terminal 20 may be provided with a visual display means such as a display displaying a prescription.

The warning unit 150 may generate a warning message when at least one of a false prescription, a dangerous medicine, and an erroneous prescription is confirmed. False prescriptions may be recognized by the authentication unit 120 . The danger of the drug may be grasped by the first confirmation unit 130 . An incorrect prescription may be recognized by the second confirmation unit 140 .

The warning unit 150 may transmit a warning message to the second terminal 20 or the third terminal 30 of the manager. The third terminal 30 may include a computer, a portable terminal, etc. used by a manager of the management device 100, a manager who manages prescriptions, and a guardian/friend of the user who provided the prescription.

The chatbot unit 160 may process a user's question received from the first terminal 10 . The chatbot unit 160 may use artificial intelligence technologies such as machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and fuzzy systems. A user may upload a type of question or inquiry to the chatbot unit 160, and various functions may be provided in the chatbot in response to the uploaded question.

The chatbot unit 160 may search for an answer to the first question through the Internet and provide the answer retrieved from the Internet to the first terminal 10 . The chatbot unit 160 may continue to collect and correct answers to the first question even after providing an answer to the first terminal 10 . When the first question is re-received from the first terminal 10 or another terminal, the chatbot unit 160 may continuously collect and provide an answer at the current time being corrected.

The chatbot unit 160 connected to the Internet may self-grow using machine learning, deep learning, and the like. According to the user's question, the chatbot unit 160 may collect related pages/information by continuously searching the Internet. The chatbot unit 160 may display an answer through a mobile app installed in the user's first terminal 10 . The user may select satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the answer of the chatbot unit 160. The chatbot unit 160 may grow by itself through data obtained from the Internet as well as the user's preference based on the user's selection information.

The chatbot unit 160 may provide medical-related information to the first terminal 10 through the communication unit 110 .

The chatbot unit 160 may determine the current location of the first terminal 10 . The chatbot unit 160 may search for information on a nearest pharmacy from the location of the first terminal 10 .

The chatbot unit 160 may provide the searched pharmacy information to the first terminal 10 . Pharmacy information may include a location of the pharmacy and comparison information between drug prices at the pharmacy and drug prices at nearby pharmacies.

The chatbot unit 160 may additionally provide location information of nearby pharmacies to the first terminal 10 when the drug prices of nearby pharmacies are lower than the drug prices of pharmacies by a set value or more.

The chatbot unit 160 may transmit health information or prescriptions provided by the user to the medical server 90 . The medical server 90 may process corresponding information based on an algorithm. Through the processing of the information, the medical server 90 may generate recommendations for the user's health status and recommended actions. The medical server 90 may notify relatives/parents/friends if the user's health condition is fatal or serious. The report of the medical server 90 may be sent to the doctor by e-mail.

Each function of the medical server 90 described above may be performed by the chatbot unit 160 .

The chatbot unit 160 may explain medical-related recommendations to the user. Recently, machine learning models based on neural networks can treat numeric information as a black box and generate recommendations. However, these recommendations are unacceptable to humans as they cannot understand the model's output. The chatbot unit 160 may use an eXplainable artificial intelligence (XAI) domain focused on allowing humans to interpret and understand the recommendations of a NN (Intelligent Network)-based machine learning model.

2 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the management device 100 of the present invention.

The management device 100 shown in FIG. 2 may indicate operations of the authentication unit 120, the first confirmation unit 130, the second confirmation unit 140, the warning unit 150, and the chatbot unit 160. .

In FIG. 2 , the first terminal 10 , the second terminal 20 , and the third terminal 30 are indicated by human symbols.

Digital data may be uploaded from the first terminal 10 . Digital data may be received by the communication unit 110 (①). When the digital data includes various questions, the chatbot unit 160 may provide answers to the questions to the first terminal 10 (a).

When the digital data is a prescription, the communication unit 110 may transmit the prescription to the authentication unit 120 . The authenticity of the prescription is authenticated by the authentication unit 120, and whether or not the drug is dangerous can be confirmed by the first confirmation unit 130. The presence or absence of abnormalities in the prescription may be confirmed by the second confirmation unit 140 . The prescription that normally passed through the authentication unit 120, the first confirmation unit 130, and the second confirmation unit 140 may be provided to the second terminal 20 (②).

If, in any one of the authentication unit 120, the first confirmation unit 130, and the second confirmation unit 140, it is confirmed that there is a defect in the prescription, the fact that the prescription is defective is confirmed by the second terminal 20 or It may be provided to the third terminal 30 (③).

The chatbot unit 160 analyzes prescriptions or questions uploaded by the user, and generates a warning message when critical drug conditions and health conditions that satisfy preset conditions are identified. The warning message may be provided to the third terminal 30 such as an administrator or a guardian (⑤).

Analysis of prescriptions or questions and generation of warning messages may be performed by the medical server 90 instead of the chatbot unit 160 . In this case, prescription information and question information may be transmitted to the medical server 90 by the chatbot unit 160 (④).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a management method of the present invention.

The management method of FIG. 3 may be performed by the management device 100 shown in FIG. 1 .

Digital data may be acquired from the first terminal 10 (S510). As an operation performed by the communication unit 110, the first terminal 10 may perform a log-in procedure in advance to upload a prescription.

The communication unit 110 may distinguish whether the digital data is a prescription or a questionnaire (S520).

When it is determined that the prescription is received from the first terminal 10, the communication unit 110 transmits digital data corresponding to the prescription to the authentication unit 120, the first confirmation unit 130, and the second confirmation unit 140. can

Whether or not the prescription has been processed may be analyzed (S530).

Whether to process the prescription may be determined by the authentication unit 120 , the first confirmation unit 130 and the second confirmation unit 140 .

The authentication unit 120 may authenticate the authenticity of the prescription. The authentication unit 120 may analyze the image of the prescription and determine whether the prescription is forged or altered by using a doctor's signature included in the image or a sealed state.

The first confirmation unit 130 may check whether the drugs included in the prescription are dangerous.

The second confirmation unit 140 may check whether or not there is an abnormality in the prescription of the prescription. For example, the second confirmation unit 140 may compare the type and quantity of drugs included in the prescription with the existing prescription, and determine whether there is a difference greater than or equal to a set value. Alternatively, the second confirmation unit 140 may determine whether or not the user has stress at the time the prescription is issued, and determine whether or not there is a change in the prescription due to the stress.

If the prescription is normally processed, the prescription may be displayed through the second terminal 20 installed at the pharmacy that issues the medicine. In other words, if the authenticity of the prescription is verified, the drug is classified as a non-risk group, and the prescription is confirmed to be normal, the prescription may be displayed on the second terminal 20 at the pharmacy side. If the prescription is processed as abnormal, a warning message may be displayed on the second terminal 20 or the third terminal 30 (S540).

When it is determined that the question item is received from the first terminal 10, the communication unit 110 may transmit digital data corresponding to the question item (query) to the chatbot unit 160 (S520).

The chatbot unit 160 may search the Internet or its own database to extract answers to questions and provide them to the first terminal 10 (S550).

The chatbot unit 160 provides the first terminal 10 with medical-related information, for example, information of the nearest pharmacy where drugs included in a prescription can be obtained, or price information of multiple pharmacies to the first terminal 10. It can be provided to (S 560).

The management method of the present invention may further include storing and managing a personal history through prescription information and information acquired through a chatbot unit and providing a personalized service for personal health.

The management method of the present invention may further include verifying performance information of a transaction including at least one of prescription contents, prescription capacity, and payment contents through a blockchain.

4 is a diagram illustrating a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The computing device TN100 of FIG. 4 may be a device described in this specification (eg, management device 100, etc.).

In the embodiment of FIG. 4 , the computing device TN100 may include at least one processor TN110, a transceiver TN120, and a memory TN130. In addition, the computing device TN100 may further include a storage device TN140, an input interface device TN150, and an output interface device TN160. Elements included in the computing device TN100 may communicate with each other by being connected by a bus TN170.

The processor TN110 may execute program commands stored in at least one of the memory TN130 and the storage device TN140. The processor TN110 may mean a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to embodiments of the present invention are performed. Processor TN110 may be configured to implement procedures, functions, methods, and the like described in relation to embodiments of the present invention. The processor TN110 may control each component of the computing device TN100.

Each of the memory TN130 and the storage device TN140 may store various information related to the operation of the processor TN110. Each of the memory TN130 and the storage device TN140 may include at least one of a volatile storage medium and a non-volatile storage medium. For example, the memory TN130 may include at least one of read only memory (ROM) and random access memory (RAM).

The transmitting/receiving device TN120 may transmit or receive a wired signal or a wireless signal. The transmitting/receiving device TN120 may perform communication by being connected to a network.

Meanwhile, the embodiments of the present invention are not implemented only through the devices and/or methods described so far, and may be implemented through a program that realizes functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiments of the present invention or a recording medium in which the program is recorded. And, such implementation can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiment.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. belong to the scope of the invention.

10 ... first terminal 20 ... second terminal
30 ... third terminal 100 ... management device
110 ... communication unit 120 ... authentication unit
130 ... first confirmation unit 140 ... second confirmation unit
150 ... warning part 160 ... chatbot part

Claims (9)

In the management device,
a communication unit configured to acquire a prescription corresponding to digital data from a user's first terminal;
obtaining signature information and sealing state information included in the image of the prescription through image analysis of the prescription;
Based on the comparison result of the signature information included in the image of the prescription and the signature information of the doctor who issued the prescription, the sealing state information, and the issuance history information of the prescription obtained through the block chain, an authentication unit configured to identify authenticity;
a first confirmation unit for determining whether the drugs included in the prescription are dangerous based on the type and quantity of the drugs included in the prescription;
Based on the user's prescription history information, a second check unit configured to check whether or not there is an abnormality in the prescription of the prescription;
The communication unit transmits information for displaying the prescription to the second terminal of the pharmacy when it is determined that the prescription is genuinely authenticated, that the drug included in the prescription is not dangerous, and that the prescription is normal. configured to
management device.
According to claim 1,
If the prescription is found to be counterfeit, if the drug contained in the prescription is determined to be dangerous, or if the prescription is found to be ideal,
generating a warning message when at least one of the false prescription, the risk of the drug, and the wrong prescription is confirmed;
The management device further comprises a warning unit configured to transmit the warning message to the second terminal.
delete According to claim 1,
In a state where the prescription is genuinely authenticated, if the drug included in the prescription is determined to be dangerous or the prescription is confirmed to be ideal, at least one of the first confirmation unit or the second confirmation unit is sent from a doctor other than the doctor. configured to perform a reconfirmation procedure for the prescription;
The communication unit is configured to transmit information for displaying the prescription to the second terminal when confirmation from the other doctor is completed.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising a chatbot unit for processing the user's question received from the first terminal,
The chatbot unit searches for an answer to a first question through the Internet, and provides an answer retrieved from the Internet to the first terminal;
The chatbot unit continuously collects and corrects an answer to the first question even after providing the answer to the first terminal,
The chatbot unit is configured to continuously collect and provide an answer at a current point in time during correction when the first question is re-received from the first terminal or another terminal.
According to claim 1,
A chatbot unit providing medical information to the first terminal;
The chatbot unit determines the current location of the first terminal, searches for information on a pharmacy nearest to the location of the first terminal,
The chatbot unit provides information on the searched pharmacy to the first terminal;
The information on the pharmacy includes the location of the pharmacy and comparison information between drug prices at the pharmacy and drug prices at nearby pharmacies;
Wherein the chatbot unit is configured to additionally provide location information of the nearby pharmacies to the first terminal when the drug prices of the nearby pharmacies are lower than the drug prices of the pharmacies by a set value or more.
In the management method performed by the management device,
obtaining a prescription corresponding to digital data from a user's first terminal;
obtaining signature information and sealing state information included in the image of the prescription through image analysis of the prescription;
Based on the comparison result of the signature information included in the image of the prescription and the signature information of the doctor who issued the prescription, the sealing state information, and the issuance history information of the prescription obtained through the block chain, identifying authenticity;
determining whether the drugs included in the prescription are dangerous based on the type and quantity of the drugs included in the prescription;
Based on the user's prescription history information, checking whether or not there is an abnormality in the prescription of the prescription; and
The communication unit transmits information for displaying the prescription to a second terminal of the pharmacy when it is determined that the prescription is genuinely authenticated, the drug included in the prescription is not dangerous, and the prescription is normal. step;
A management method comprising a.
According to claim 7,
The management method further comprising the step of storing and managing a personal history through the information obtained through the prescription and the chatbot unit and providing a personalized service for personal health.
According to claim 7,
A management method further comprising verifying performance information of a transaction including at least one of prescription contents, prescription capacity, and payment contents through a blockchain.

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