KR102624658B1 - Internet of things based medication notification device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can be manufactured inexpensively, and can detect the user to determine whether or not the drug has been taken, thereby ensuring accurate dosing. In addition, the effect of the drug can be improved by encouraging taking, and it can be used to store various drugs. This relates to an IOT-based medication reminder device that can improve the medication success rate by using it in conjunction with other devices.

Description

IOT-based medication notification device {INTERNET OF THINGS BASED MEDICATION NOTIFICATION DEVICE}

The present invention relates to an IOT-based dosage notification device, and in particular, it can be manufactured inexpensively and detects the user to determine whether the drug has been taken, thereby ensuring accurate dosage, as well as encouraging dosage to increase the effect of the drug. It is about an IOT-based medication reminder device that can improve the medication success rate by using it with various medicine storage methods.

When taking medicine for a long period of time, it often happens that you miss the time to take it or forget to take it and skip it. In the case of elderly or middle-aged people, it may be due to forgetfulness, or they may forget to take their medication due to their busy daily life.

Temporary discontinuation of taking these drugs, especially drugs such as antibiotics, often has a significant impact on the treatment effect. Therefore, various devices have been developed and provided to notify the user when to take the medication so that the patient can consistently take the medication without forgetting to take it.

For example, a method of providing an alarm at the time of taking medication through a user's mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a medicine calendar with a space for storing medicine by date, storing medicine in a medicine box and providing an alarm at the time of taking medicine, or providing an alarm at the time of taking medicine. Various types of devices and methods have been proposed, including devices that protrude.

However, these conventional methods have the problem of not being able to determine whether the medicine has been taken and only providing repetitive alarms, or of overlooking the taking of the medicine due to the lack of an active notification means. Additionally, devices with active notification means are cumbersome to use and are not widely used due to their high price.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1868593 (registration date 2018.06.11.) Elderly monitoring and control system using smart toys

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to be able to manufacture at a low cost, and to detect the user and determine whether the drug has been taken, so as to ensure accurate taking, and to encourage taking the drug to improve the effect of the drug. , to provide an IOT-based medication reminder device that can be used with various medicine storage methods to improve the medication success rate.

The IOT-based medication notification device according to the present invention includes an alarm providing means for providing an alarm by alarm information including an alarm time; and a motion detection sensor that detects movement within a detection range, determines whether movement has been detected by the motion detection sensor at the time of detection at which the alarm is provided according to the detection result of the sensor, and provides the alarm according to the determination result. and a terminal device that provides the alarm again or generates completion information through a means.

The alarm providing means includes an optical or audio output device provided in the terminal device, a user terminal through which the alarm information is input, and a user terminal connected to the terminal device through communication and receiving the alarm information from the terminal device. Which one.

The terminal device is attached to a medicine storage means or a structure where the medicine storage means is installed.

The user terminal includes a user terminal through which the alarm is output, and a guardian terminal through which the completion information is transmitted.

It further includes a bracket coupled to the terminal device to adjust the sensing direction and sensing range of the motion detection sensor, or to attach the terminal device to a structure or medicine storage means.

The IOT-based dosage notification device according to the present invention can be manufactured inexpensively, and can detect the user to determine whether the drug has been taken, thereby ensuring accurate dosage. In addition, it can improve the effect of the drug by encouraging dosage. It can be used with various medicine storage methods to improve the success rate of taking medication.

Figure 1 is an exemplary diagram showing the front of the IOT-based medication notification device of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing the back of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a block example showing the configuration of an IOT-based medication notification device in block form.
Figure 4 is an example diagram for explaining the transmission of completion information.
Figure 5 is an exemplary diagram showing an example of actual use of the medication notification device according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is an example diagram showing a bracket for installation of a dosage notification device.
Figure 7 is an example diagram showing a dosage notification device installed using a bracket.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement them. It should be noted that the drawing numbers indicated on the configuration in the attached drawings are the same as possible when indicating the same configuration in other drawings. Additionally, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or known configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. Additionally, some features presented in the drawings are enlarged, reduced, or simplified for ease of explanation, and the drawings and their components are not necessarily drawn to appropriate scale. However, those skilled in the art will easily understand these details.

Figure 1 is an exemplary diagram showing the front of the IOT-based medication notification device of the present invention, and Figure 2 is an exemplary diagram showing the rear of Figure 1. In addition, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an IOT-based medication notification device in block form.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the IOT-based medication notification device according to the present invention includes a case (11, 13), a sensor (20), a power supply unit (30), an output unit (40), a storage unit (50), and a communication unit ( 60), an interface 70, and a control unit 80.

Cases 11 and 13 are installed or housed with a sensor 20, a power supply unit 30, an output unit 40, a storage unit 50, a communication unit 60, an interface 70, and a control unit 80. Allows the notification device to be installed in a location desired by the user. In this regard, the cases 11 and 13 may be provided with coupling means such as magnets, Velcro, and adhesive bands.

Among the cases 11 and 13, a sensor 20 for motion detection is installed in the front case 11, and the detection signal transmitting and receiving unit of the sensor 20 is installed penetrating the case 11. Among the cases 11 and 13, the rear case 13 is equipped with the above-described coupling means, and a speaker hole 14 for outputting an alarm may be provided corresponding to the speaker position. Here, when equipped with a light output means, a display device or a light emitting device for light output may be provided on the front case 11.

The sensor 20 detects the movement of objects or people around the medication notification device 10 and transmits the detection result to the control unit 80. For this purpose, the sensor 20 may be installed on the surface opposite to the surface on which the above-described coupling means is configured. That is, when a coupling means is provided on the rear case 13, it is installed on the cases 11 and 13 so that the detection area of the sensor 20 is formed on the other side, that is, the front or side, except the rear case. 1 and 2 show an example in which the sensor 20 is installed in the center of the point case 11, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

This sensor 20 operates only at the detection point under the control of the control unit 80 and can detect the movement of an object or person within the detection area. Here, the detection point may be a predetermined period of time. Specifically, it may be a time defined before or after an alarm for taking medication is output. For example, the time may be set from 30 seconds before the dosage alarm is output to 5 minutes after the dosage alarm is output, or it may be the time until the dosage alarm is completely terminated. This sensor 20 may be configured to operate at all times, but the present invention is not limited only by what has been suggested.

In particular, this sensor 20 is described in the case where one sensor 20 is configured in consideration of the manufacturing cost of the dosage alarm device, but the sensor 20 can be configured with multiple sensors, and multiple sensors ( 20), one or more of the detection method, detection range, detection precision, and detection direction may be set differently. For example, when two sensors 20 are provided, one sensor 20 detects the user's activity near the medication reminder device 10, and the other sensor 20 detects the user's contact with the medicine. It can be configured to do so.

The power supply unit 30 supplies power for the operation of the medication alarm device 10. For this purpose, the power supply unit 30 may be composed of a secondary battery capable of charging and discharging, or may be provided with a terminal or cable connectable to an external power source. When the power supply unit 30 is composed of a secondary battery, it is connected to the interface 70 and can receive power for charging through a cable connected to the interface 70.

The output unit 40 is provided to output an alarm through the dosage alarm device 10. This output unit 40 outputs an alarm at the alarm time specified in the alarm information under the control of the control unit 80. This alarm may be output as sound or as light. When output as sound, the guardian's recorded voice can be output as an alarm, and this recorded voice can be included in the alarm information. When outputting a recorded voice as an alarm, the output unit 40 receives the recorded voice signal from the control unit 80 and outputs it. When output as light, a display device capable of displaying images and moving images may be comprised of an optical output unit, or a light source element capable of displaying an operating state through light emission and color of light may be comprised of the optical output unit. At this time, the light source element may be an LED (Light Emitting Diode), but this does not limit the present invention.

The storage unit 50 stores data for operating the medication alarm device 10 and providing an alarm, such as setting information and alarm information. To this end, the storage unit 50 receives and stores the data of setting information and alarm information transmitted through the communication unit 60, and provides it upon request from the control unit 80.

The communication unit 60 forms a communication channel with an external terminal device. Here, the external terminal device may be a user terminal such as a smart phone, smart pad, or cell phone of the person taking the medicine, or a guardian terminal used by the person taking the drug. Additionally, a computer, a wired or wireless LAN hub, or a wired or wireless LAN modem may also be external terminal devices. This communication unit 60 forms a communication channel with an external terminal device, receives setting information for operation and alarm information for providing an alarm, and transmits completion information according to the detection result to the external terminal device. This communication unit 60 can be connected to an external terminal device by wire through the interface 70. Alternatively, the communication unit 60 may be equipped with a wireless communication module and be connected to an external terminal device through wireless communication. At this time, the wireless communication module may be a short-range wireless data communication module such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or NFC (Near Field Communication), or a mobile communication module using a mobile communication network, depending on the connected external terminal device.

Communication performed by the communication unit 60 may use an IOT-based protocol. In other words, if the IP address of IPV6 is assigned to the dosage notification device, and the devices communicating with the communication unit 60 through this are devices that can access the Internet, they can connect to the dosage notification device and process various matters related to the dosage notification and the device. There will be.

The interface 70 is provided for connection to a power source or an external terminal device. This interface 70 is provided for external connection with the communication unit 60 or the power supply unit 30, and may be provided in a form such as a USB port.

The control unit 80 receives alarm information from an external terminal device and controls the output unit 40 to output an alarm at the alarm time included in the alarm information. Here, the alarm can be output through an external terminal device. To this end, when the control unit 80 provides an alarm, the external terminal device and the communication unit 60 perform communication to request output of the alarm to the external terminal device. You can. Here, the external terminal device may be installed with an app for linkage with the dosage notification device 10 and for notification of dosage, and alarm information to be delivered to the dosage notification device 10 is created and stored, and is automatically activated at the time indicated in the alarm information. An alarm can also be output.

The control unit 80 receives alarm information even when the alarm is provided through an external terminal device. Through this, the control unit 80 can provide an alarm separately from the external terminal device and control the motion detection sensor 20 to operate only at the time when the alarm should be output, that is, at the detection point. This detection point may be a predetermined period of time before or after the alarm is output. Through this, it is possible to detect that the user approaches the medicine storage means to take the medicine before the alarm is output, thereby preventing the alarm from being output after taking the medicine. In addition, when the user approaches the medicine storage means to take the medicine after outputting the alarm, this can be detected by the motion detection sensor 20, and the power consumed through the operation of the motion detection sensor 20 can be reduced.

This control unit 80 receives alarm information from an external terminal device through the communication unit 60. Alarm information may include and transmit sound information (or sound data) in addition to time information. This sound information may be a terminal device used by the patient's guardian among users using an external terminal device, and sound information generated or transmitted from this guardian terminal may be included in the alarm information. Here, the present invention is not limited by the suggestion that it can be generated and transmitted separately from the alarm information.

Additionally, the control unit 80 generates completion information according to alarm output and detection results. And, the generated completion information can be transmitted to an external terminal device through the communication unit 60. This completion information can be delivered when one dose of medicine has been taken, or it can be delivered when an alarm is output. If the output of the alarm ends at the end, if multiple alarms are set for one dose, the output of each alarm can be delivered at the end.

This completion information includes various details such as whether the user has taken the medicine, the time required to take the medicine after outputting the alarm, and movement before issuing the alarm, and is delivered in a form that can be printed through an app installed on an external terminal device. In particular, when the external terminal device is divided into a guardian terminal and a user terminal, different forms and types of data may be transmitted to each terminal. Alternatively, the same data can be transmitted so that the guardian terminal and the user terminal output different information and provide it to the guardian or user.

In this way, the control unit 80 detects the user's behavior using alarm information and a motion detection sensor, outputs a corresponding alarm, and delivers a completion report not only to the user but also to the guardian to determine the user's medication status. can do. In addition, it operates when necessary through alarm information and motion detection, enabling long-term use without frequent battery charging, thereby increasing convenience for users or guardians.

Figure 4 is an example diagram for explaining the transmission of completion information.

Referring to Figure 4, the IOT-based medication notification device according to the present invention can create completion information when one dose is taken or each time an alarm is output and transmit it to an external terminal device.

This external terminal device has management authority to create alarm information, sound information, and setting information for operation of the medication notification device and transmit it to the medication notification device. Therefore, the medication notification device operates according to the method set by the external terminal device, reports the results of the operation to the external terminal device, and uses completion information for this purpose.

In order to process this series of processes, an app (application program, hereinafter referred to as "app") is installed on the external terminal device, and the app provides an interface for management and output through processing of completion information. You can.

In particular, in the present invention, one app can be installed on different terminal devices and operate in two types of modes.

For example, it can operate in the taker mode as in (a) and the guardian mode as in (b), and the taker terminal device 90a can operate in the taker mode and the guardian terminal device 90b can operate in the guardian mode. .

When divided into user mode and guardian mode, the content and format of the output may vary.

Specifically, the user terminal 90a outputs an alarm, and audio output and display operations for this can be performed. At this time, the sound output may be generated by the guardian terminal 90b as described above, for example, the guardian's voice may be recorded.

In contrast, information that can confirm the current status of the user may be provided to the guardian terminal 90b. Specifically, the time when the alarm was output, the time when the user's motion was detected before and after the alarm output, and the time the motion was maintained can be organized and output by alarm output time.

This output form can be realized by outputting the same completion information to the app installed on each terminal device 90 by selecting and processing it differently depending on the mode, that is, the guardian mode or the recipient mode.

Figure 5 is an exemplary diagram showing an example of actual use of the medication notification device according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 5, the medication reminder device according to the present invention serves to assist the user by providing notifications to take the medication at a set cycle, as described above.

In particular, the medication notification device according to the present invention checks whether the user takes the medication after the alarm is output. Therefore, the medication notification device of the present invention is placed where the recipient moves to take the medication.

For this reason, the dosage notification device of the present invention is installed on or near the storage means 95 where the medicine is stored, or on a structure where the storage means is installed, such as a wall, table, or medicine storage box.

For example, the medicine storage means 95 may be a medicine calendar 95. This medicine calendar is manufactured in the form of a calendar and may be made of materials such as cloth, paper, synthetic resin, or non-woven fabric, with pockets 96 in which medicines to be taken by date and time of day are stored. Here, the medicine calendar 95 is only presented as an example and does not limit the present invention.

Taking this medicine calendar 95 as an example, when the user installs the medicine calendar 95 on the wall to take medicine, the pocket 96 faces forward on the wall, and the user uses the medicine calendar 95 to take out the medicine. The medicine calendar 95 is approached from the front of .

Considering this, the medication notification device 10 is installed so that the motion detection sensor 20 has a detection area (S) distributed in the direction from which the user approaches. In particular, the dosage reminder device 10 of the present invention is provided with a coupling means as described above, and is directly installed on the medicine calendar 95 by this coupling means, and when the medicine calendar 95 is replaced, the medicine calendar 95 is replaced. It can be relocated to (95).

Figures 6 and 7 are exemplary diagrams showing a medication notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is an exemplary diagram showing a bracket for installing a dosage notification device, and Figure 7 is an exemplary diagram showing a dosage notification device installed using a bracket.

Referring to Figures 6 and 7, the medication notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided with a bracket 100 compared to the above-described embodiment, and can be stored like a medicine calendar 95 by the bracket 100. There is a difference in combining the means. Hereinafter, the description of the same configuration as the above-described embodiment will be omitted, and the description will focus on the differences.

The bracket 100 is provided to easily install the medication reminder device 10 in a medicine storage means, that is, the medicine calendar 95 or a structure, and to adjust the motion detection range of the medication reminder device 10.

For this purpose, the bracket 100 includes a support plate 140 to which the dosage notification device 10 is coupled, a link 120 that rotatably supports the support plate 140, and the bracket 100 as a structure or medicine calendar 95. It may be configured to include fixing means 110 for fixing to.

The support plate 140 is formed in a shape corresponding to the rear case 13 of the dosage notification device 10, is in close contact with the rear case 13, and supports the dosage notification device 10 through it.

This support plate 140 may be coupled by a coupling means provided on the cases 11 and 13 of the dosage notification device 10, and may be in the form of an elastic pocket surrounding the rear case 13 of the dosage notification device 10. It is formed so that a part of the dosage notification device 10 can be accommodated and combined.

A link 120 is coupled to the rear of the support plate 140.

Link 120 connects the fixing means 110 and the support plate 140. In particular, the link 120 is provided with a hinge 130 so that the support plate 140 can be rotated and fixed at a desired angle by the user.

The fixing means 110 is provided on the other side of the link 120 in opposition to the support plate 140. This fixing means 110 may be formed in the shape of pins as shown, or may be composed of a suction type sucker. Alternatively, it may be formed in a structure that can be screwed together, and the bracket 100 can be fixed to the structure or medicine storage means in various forms other than those shown.

This bracket 100 can be used as shown in FIG. 7. That is, it may be coupled to the top of the medicine calendar 95 or to a structure corresponding to the top of the medicine calendar 95. In this state, the medication notification device 100 coupled to the support plate 140 by a hinge provided on the link 120 can be fixed in a 90-degree rotated form so as to detect a direction parallel to the side of the medicine calendar.

In this case, the detection range (S) is reduced, but the user can more accurately confirm that they are close to the medicine calendar. In other words, it can detect when the user's hands and arms come within the detection range to take out medicine from the medicine calendar. Through this, even if it is not possible to detect whether the medicine is actually taken out, it is possible to determine that the action to receive the medicine is detected by entering a part of the user's body into the medicine calendar.

Through this, it becomes possible to determine whether or not to take the drug more accurately even with the same drug notification device as the above-described embodiment. In particular, it is possible to determine the user's dosage relatively accurately through a single sensor without having to go through a relatively expensive sensor and a complicated judgment process. Through this, it becomes possible to supply an inexpensive dosage notification device, and it is possible to confirm dosage with high accuracy as with expensive notification devices. In addition, by using the bracket, it can be widely applied to the medicine storage means 95 that uses different products for each user.

In the above, specific examples have been shown and described to illustrate the technical idea of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the same configuration and operation as the specific embodiments as described above, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It can be implemented. Accordingly, such modifications should be considered to fall within the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims described below.

10: Dosage notification device 20: Motion detection sensor
30: power unit 40: output unit
50: storage unit 60: communication unit
70: interface 80: control unit
90: terminal device 95: medicine calendar
100: Bracket 110: Fixing means
120: link 130: hinge
140: Support plate

Claims (5)

Alarm providing means for providing an alarm based on alarm information including the alarm time; and
It is provided with a motion detection sensor that detects movement within a detection range, determines whether movement has been detected by the sensor at the detection time when the alarm is provided according to the detection result of the sensor, and uses the alarm providing means according to the determination result. Including; a terminal device that provides the alarm again or generates completion information;
The terminal device is attached to a medicine storage means in the form of a calendar or a structure on which the medicine storage means is installed, which has a plurality of pockets in which medicines to be taken for each date and time of the day are stored,
It further includes a bracket coupled to the terminal device to adjust the detection direction and detection range of the motion detection sensor, or to attach the terminal device to a structure or medicine storage means,
The bracket includes a fixing means, a link, and a support plate, and the fixing means is formed in the form of a clamp or suction cup at the bottom of the bracket and is installed to be separable from the structure or the medicine storage means, and the link is connected to the bracket and the support. The plates are connected to each other and have a rotation structure with the support plate through a hinge, and the terminal device is detachably coupled to the outer surface of the support plate rotated by the hinge to determine the direction or detection of the motion detection sensor. IOT-based dosage reminder device, characterized in that the range can be adjusted. According to claim 1,
The means for providing the alarm is
An optical output or audio output device provided in the terminal device,
The user's terminal where the alarm information is input and
An IOT-based medication notification device, characterized in that it is one of the user terminals that are connected to the terminal device through communication and receive the alarm information from the terminal device. delete According to claim 2,
The user terminal is
A user terminal that outputs the alarm,
An IOT-based medication notification device comprising a guardian terminal to which completion information of the terminal device is transmitted. delete

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