KR20000000079A - A Computer system for stress relaxation and a method for driving the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for alleviating stress is described herein, which can alleviate stress, fatigue, occupation disease, and cardiac malady of a computer user to affirmatively change existing image of a computer. CONSTITUTION: A setup, reproduction, control program, a data program comprising a sound therapy, a color therapy, and a scent therapy, a stress recognition program, and a control program are installed in a computer from a transmission mediator, realizing contents of the programs by a converter through appending devices such as a speaker, a keyboard, and a monitor and a blasting device. The data program can variously used in a home page. Natural therapies using a visual effect, an auditory effect, a tactile effect, and an olfactory effect are realized by the computer, taking a rest and alleviating stress during computer operation.

Description

A computer system for stress relaxation and a method for driving the same

The present invention, by using a computer to implement sound therapy, color therapy, odor therapy and shock therapy can be used to alleviate the stress or fatigue inherent in people who use the computer and furthermore can be used to alleviate psychogenic diseases The present invention relates to a stress relieving computer system and a driving method thereof, in particular audiovisual stimuli and newly developed transducers and peripherals that can be implemented using a computer itself or an accessory device in a personal PC, a notebook computer, a server, and various other types of computers. Each natural treatment program that can stimulate olfactory and tactile senses by wire or wireless can be used to change worker's mood or relieve stress by comprehensively implementing the worker's condition in advance or actively recognizing it. have.

In recent years, as the number of people using computers has increased rapidly, stress and VDT syndrome from computers have emerged as serious social problems. Accordingly, there has been a demand for the development of a system for maximizing the efficiency of work using a computer by replacing the negative image that appears by emphasizing only the original function of the computer. One of the most effective methods is to use the worker's senses to convert the image of the existing computer and to relieve stress using the computer.

However, the sensory effect implemented using a conventional computer was only an audiovisual effect, although there was a smell kit with a built-in microcomputer to achieve the purpose of removing odors, cleaning the air, and ventilating the atmosphere by emitting a scent. It was simply a scent, and in the case of computer systems with most screensaver modes, it was a monotonous way of changing the monitor screen. Moreover, since the existing fragrance injector is dependent on a circuit diagram formed by using an IC chip or a transistor, it is only possible to control only the injection amount or the injection time, and only the injection process can be controlled within the injection device itself. Some computers with the existing screensaver mode sometimes play music, but such computer systems simply play music that is not related to the screen. If you add olfactory functions in addition to visual (or auditory) effects, these stress relaxation effects will increase. Moreover, if these various sensory effects are matched to each other and connected to each other organically, synergistic effects will appear. Computers can have a variety of positive effects that you can't think of.

On the other hand, there is Korean Patent Publication No. 98-83351 regarding the image and the fragrance divergence system. In the publication of the fragrance emitting system of the above-mentioned publication, the fragrance dispersing system of a multimedia device is installed in a multimedia device such as a TV receiver, and each substance of various kinds of olfactory generators is synchronized with the audiovisual information to release them appropriately for the situation. However, in the prior art of the publication, the smell information is encoded by adding an olfactory signal when shooting or producing or editing multimedia, and the audiovisual signal and the olfactory signal are synthesized using a video signal mixer, and the synthesized signal is reproduced. In this case, the video signal is classified by a classifier and decoded the classified olfactory signal to generate an olfactory signal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and the first object of the present invention is to make the best use of the existing computer device, and to output the signal to the interface in software with a simple device to match the sound of the monitor screen or the related speaker. Simultaneously stimulating various sensory organs, such as visual, auditory, and olfactory, by releasing odors, to relieve the stress that most computer users experience, or to be free from computer syndrome. That is, to provide a system that can provide a variety of injection environment by the combination of signals input from the outside of the injection device by the regeneration and control program.

Furthermore, a second object of the present invention is to provide a computer system with an optimal environment in accordance with physical changes such as blood pressure and blood flow of a computer user.

It is a third object of the present invention to provide a fragrance generating system in which a user can adjust the intensity, time, etc. of fragrance generation on his own.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a fragrance generating system capable of updating necessary data through a computer network such as the Internet. Therefore, by updating the data provided in real time outside the system according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a system capable of immediately and optimally coping with the deterioration of the external environment such as unexpected climate sudden change.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and further objects and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the present invention described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a computer system for stress relief according to the present invention

Figure 2 is a detailed view of the built-in according to the present invention

3 is an exemplary view of a built-in type using a keyboard

Figure 4 is a detailed view of the exterior type according to the present invention

5 is an exemplary view of applying the present invention to the wallpaper and the screen saver

Figure 6 is a computer system for automatic recognition stress relief according to the present invention

7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the computer system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the information data retrieval operation in FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: program delivery medium 20: computer

21: play and control program storage 22: data program storage

23: power supply 24: system reset unit

25: program storage unit 26: transmission device

27: program storage unit for the desktop 28: program storage unit for the screen saver

30: peripheral device 31: sensor transducer

32: stress recognition sensor 40: transducer

41: timer 42: isolator

43: search device 44: amplifier

45: signal comparator 50: speaker

60: monitor 70: homepage

80: injector 90: keyboard

91: input unit 92: communication conversion unit

93: microprocessor in the peripheral device 94: output

95: memory device 100: power supply

110: NUM LOCK 120: CAPS LOCK

130: SCROLL LOCK 140: Injection SIG

150: tactile stimulation device

The computer system for stress relief according to the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention needs to organically connect the main part or the whole of the computer network such as a program, an interface, an injection device, a stress recognizer, and a homepage.

Second, in the program portion, it is necessary for the playback program that the operator sets on the computer to receive various data programs provided from the homepage so that the programs can be smoothly implemented. And it is necessary to implement the picture file in the data program in accordance with the concept of color therapy to be implemented in the present invention and to combine the music file accordingly. Moreover, it is necessary to detect a signal sent from a computer peripheral such as a stress-sensitive mouse or keyboard so that the playback program can be started automatically.

Third, the interface portion needs to convert the signal of the program into a complete electrical signal so that the injector can be smoothly operated when the data program is executed in the reproduction program. In particular, it is necessary to transmit a signal from a computer peripheral, such as a mouse or keyboard, which senses stress, to the program so that the playback program can operate automatically.

Fourth, the injector portion needs to be able to inject the odor in accordance with the contents of the program transmitted through the interface. As a result, the monitor develops a picture that matches the concept of color therapy, the speaker matches the picture of the monitor, and the music therapy concept of music emerges. At the same time, the sprayer emits the smell of aroma therapy that matches the music and the picture.

In the following, the most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall configuration diagram for the present invention. An embodiment of the present invention is to set up a reproduction and control program on a user's computer through a program delivery medium 10 or a remote control device, and download a data program prepared on the homepage 70 through a computer network to provide a complete natural therapy program. It can be started as it is created. The reproduction and control program is stored in the reproduction and control program storage unit 21 in the computer, and the data program is stored in the data program storage unit 22. Subsequently, when an input signal from the peripheral device 30 such as a mouse or a keyboard is input, the signal from the microprocessor is converted into the appropriate data and control signal through the converter 40, so that the sound therapy is transmitted through the speaker 50. By being output, the color therapy is realized by causing the screen to be output through the monitor 60, and the odor therapy by causing the fragrance to be injected through the injection device 80. The program transfer medium may include various recording devices such as the Internet, CD, diskette, and tape, and the remote control device may include various wireless transceivers such as a remote controller, a mobile phone, and a pager.

In particular, by attaching a device that can recognize the stress state of the worker to the computer peripheral device 30, such as a keyboard or mouse used when the worker works, so that the stress relief program can operate according to the degree of stress of the worker, the system By doing this actively you can increase the efficiency of your work. This will be described later.

That is, the program of the concept of natural therapy consists of the basic regeneration and control program, the stress recognition program and the data file. The data program may include a sound therapy program, a color therapy program, a tactile therapy program, and an odor therapy program. When these programs are installed on a computer, they are then connected to the corresponding converters, and the contents of the programs are comprehensively implemented in various formats such as a desktop and a screen saver. The data file can be exchanged at any time through the homepage in the form of a portal site. In addition, in the case of the above sound therapy program, the sound includes sounds that can have a positive effect on the refreshment, fatigue recovery, and treatment of diseases, including artificial sounds including natural sounds and music. Colors in color therapy programs include the colors of nature, patterns, photographs and pictures that have a positive effect on people's recovery from fatigue, stress relief and disease relief. Odors in odor therapy programs include the use of odors, including natural odors or artificial odors, to produce natural therapies for stress relief. In addition, a delivery medium for recording a natural therapy program refers to a medium that allows recording of a program such as an Internet homepage, a CD, a diskette, and a remote control device and installing the same on a computer.

On the other hand, the injector of the present invention can be built-in and external to the user computer. Figure 2 is a detailed view of the built-in using the computer itself power supply according to the present invention. The signal from the computer 20 in which the program is set is transmitted to the converter 40 on two lines. Injecting the odor, when the power supply 23 is connected and the system reset unit 24 of the computer is operated, the timer 41 of the converter 40 starts to recognize the signal and transmits the signal to the injector for a suitable time. Start by adjusting things. When the adjustment by the timer is completed, the control content of the program of the program storage unit 25 is transmitted to the isolator 42 of the converter through the transmission device 26. At the same time, the hardware searching apparatus 43 checks the program. This series of processes are synthesized and analyzed by the signal comparator 45, and the completed signal is injected through the amplifier 44 by the fragrance 80.

The implementation of the screen is carried out on a monitor via a graphics card (not shown) in the transmission device 26, as in the conventional computer system, with the data program being reproduced. At this time, the composition of the screen is unfolded in various ways to match the music and the smell of several pictures or photos. The implementation of the sound is also carried out in the speaker 50 via the sound card in the transmission device, as the data program is reproduced via a sound card (not shown) as in the conventional manner. At this time, the composition of the sound is adjusted according to the type, composition, size, and length of the screen to match the development of the screen.

In addition, the transducer, in addition to the existing sound card, video card may include a transducer that can stimulate the sense of smell and tactile.

At this time, the smell-injecting transducer and the tactile transducer may be built in computer accessories such as a speaker, a monitor, a keyboard, a remote controller, and a mouse, or may be made as a separate external device. At this time, the required power supply may use the power of the computer itself or an external power supply. The injection device may be composed of an electron injection device that can be attached to a computer and a can containing odor, and its driving is controlled by a program, and the electromagnetic injection switch is operated from one to several using an electromagnetic valve or a motor. The odor can can be driven. At this time, the power source may use the power source of the computer itself or an external power source.

The built-in embodiment may use a keyboard of a computer as shown in FIG. 3. The signal transmitted from the main computer 20 to the converter 40 embedded in the keyboard 90 and the signal from the input unit 91 are controlled by the microprocessor 93 and the memory device 95 in the keyboard. 94). In this case, the output part through the output part is output in three parts such as "Num Lock" (110), "Caps Lock" (120) and "Scroll Lock" (130) for the keyboard developed in the past. However, in the present invention, "injection SIG" 140 is added. Through this "spray SIG", the injector is activated to inject the odor. At this time, the sound and the screen are implemented through the speaker 50 and the monitor 60, respectively.

4 is an external detailed view in which the contents of a program in the program storage unit 25 set in the computer 20 are transmitted as a signal to the isolator 42 of the converter 40 via the transmission device 26. The result obtained by operating the hardware search device 43 of the transducer is synthesized and analyzed by the signal comparator 45, amplified by the amplifier 44, and then a signal is transmitted to the injection device 70 to inject odors. do. External injectors are used by connecting them to ports on the computer body. The implementation of the picture and the music is done in the same way as the built-in. At this time, the power supply 90 of the transducer and the injection device is mounted on the outside of the computer 20, unlike the built-in type.

The internal and external injection device 80 is composed of an electron injection switch and a can containing odor. Electromagnetic injection switches include solenoid valves using solenoid valves or other types of valves and injection switches using motors. The solenoid valve operates differently depending on what the program controls through the transducer. The connection between the electron injection switch and the odor can can be connected directly or indirectly using a screw method or a connecting device. In the injection device, the injection of the odor is carried out through the converter for the injection device by adjusting items such as the injection interval and injection amount in the control program. Injectors and transducers may be mounted on keyboards, mice, monitors, remote controls and speakers.

5 is applied to a background screen and a screen saver as another embodiment of the present invention. The screen is automatically implemented on the desktop, the sound is output from the speaker, and the scent generator is sprayed from the beginning when the computer worker connects power to the computer 20 to start the work. You can also change the content. In addition, a data program that combines the concept of color, sound, and aroma therapy with the concept of traditional screensavers, which simply protects the work when the worker stops working, reduces the stress and fatigue that the worker inevitably gets. It is also effective in relieving occupational diseases and psychological diseases. That is, the operation of the program starts after the natural therapy program is installed in the computer from the transmission medium. When the program is installed in the program storage unit 21, various selections and control contents corresponding to the desktop and the screen saver which are automatically deployed on the monitor are input, and then the execution of the program is started. When the execution of the program is started, the contents of each therapy program in the speaker 50, the monitor 60, and the electron injection device 80 are controlled via the converter 40 as controlled, and the program for the desktop 27 and the screen saver program are controlled. Implemented by 28. The person installing the program selects a picture or picture related to the pine tree from the color therapy data files already stored in the program, selects a file matching the picture or picture related to the pine tree such as the sound of the wind, the sound of the water and the sound of the bird from the sound therapy data file, In addition, if you select pine needles among odor therapy data files, the selected files are executed, and a stress relief program that stimulates three senses such as sight, hearing, and smell is operated. At this time, the data files of each therapy may be bundled and provided as one.

FIG. 6 is a computer system for automatically recognizing stress, and attaches a stress recognition sensor 32 that can recognize a worker's stress state to a peripheral device 30 such as a keyboard or a mouse used when a worker works. The degree of perception is transmitted to the computer or the microprocessor through the sensor transducer 31 so that the stress relief program can be operated to increase the efficiency of the work. For example, the stress level of an operator may be measured by measuring blood flow of a user through a blood pressure or blood flow measurement sensor attached to a mouse or a keyboard, by measuring a body temperature, or by measuring a change in a facial color of a user by a computer camera. Can be done. In addition, the tactile stimulation device may include devices capable of giving the tactile stimulus to an operator in various ways, including an electrical stimulation device or a vibrator.

Operation of the stress relieving computer system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7. When the operation of the stress relieving computer system according to the present invention starts (S11), the computer or the microprocessor 20 accepts input signals from peripheral devices such as the keyboard or the mouse 30 in a wired or wireless manner (S12). . The input signal may be a signal corresponding to a body change index such as blood flow, pulse or body temperature of a computer user measured by a separate device attached to a peripheral device such as a keyboard or a mouse. It may be a signal indicating the screen saver mode because there is no input signal for a certain period of time. Next, data corresponding to the body information signal received by the computer or the microprocessor 20 is retrieved (S13), and the screen saver mode operation or the desktop development is performed through the monitor 60 and the speaker 50, and the music file operation. And the injection information data retrieved in step S13 are output to the converter 40 as an interface (S15). The injection information data received by the interface in step S16 is then checked for the presence or absence of a communication error (S17). If a communication error exists and an error signal that cannot be corrected, a request for retransmission is made to the computer (S18). On the contrary, if it is a correct signal, the output data matching the injection information data is examined (S19). The output data is data related to the type of injector, the injection strength, the injection time, and the like. Thereafter, the fragrance injector 80 or the tactile stimulation device (not shown) that matches the output data signal is driven (S20), and the interface notifies the computer of the successful signal input through the interrupt (S21).

On the other hand, in the case of retrieving the injection information data corresponding to the body information corresponding to the body information signal in step S13, the injection information data can be selectively adjusted by the user. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the program is executed (S81), the option execution screen is popped up (S82), inputting the optional injection information data (S83), and the music is output from the speaker by the data at the same time. The screen is output to the monitor (S14). At the same time, the data input in step S83 of inputting the injection information data is transmitted to the interface (S84), thereby driving the fragrance injector and the tactile stimulation device (S20).

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to specific embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the range that can be modified by those skilled in the art, and thus the present invention is claimed. It should be limited only by the scope.

By using the system according to the present invention, symptoms such as stress, fatigue and VDT syndrome that most computer users inevitably get through work will be alleviated. This is a sound therapy program, a color therapy program, an odor therapy program, and a spray device, which are produced by introducing the concept of natural therapy to the audio-visual stimulus that is implemented by the existing computer. It was made possible by gaining. In addition, a program that automatically recognizes the worker's stress and relieves the stress according to the degree can be operated, which can greatly widen the range of computer use. This invention can be applied to the overall industry, such as can be applied to increase the productivity in agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, and also to the environment-friendly interior industry.

Claims (18)

A computer system for stress relief, which outputs a predetermined screen on a monitor by screen information data output from a microprocessor, and sprays a certain fragrance through a fragrance injector by injection information data output from the microprocessor. A data storage unit for storing the information data; A microprocessor for retrieving arbitrary screen information data and injection information data matching the screen information data from the data storage unit and outputting the information data in response to an input signal; A monitor for outputting a corresponding screen in response to the screen information data from the microprocessor; A converter for outputting output data matching the injection information data in response to the screen information data from the microprocessor; And A fragrance injector for injecting aroma in response to the output data from the transducer, And the microprocessor is capable of retrieving and outputting information data of an arbitrary position from the data storage unit. The computer system for stress relief according to claim 1, wherein the input signal is generated when the screen saver mode is changed when there is no information input from an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse for a predetermined time or more. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein sound data is stored in the data storage, and the microprocessor is configured to match the screen information data and the screen information data from the data storage in response to the input signal. And outputting sound information data simultaneously and outputting sound from a speaker in response to the sound information data. According to claim 1, wherein the data storage unit stores the tactile information data, the microprocessor is in response to the input signal from the data storage unit the screen information data and the injection information data matching the screen information data and And simultaneously outputting the tactile information data and stimulating the user's sensation by the tactile stimulation device through an output signal generated in response to the tactile information data. A computer system for stress relief, which outputs a predetermined screen on a monitor by screen information data output from a microprocessor, and sprays a certain fragrance through a fragrance injector by injection information data output from the microprocessor. A data storage unit for storing the information data; Means for recognizing body information of the user and generating a body information signal; A microprocessor for retrieving screen information data and injection information data matching the body information signal from a data storage unit and outputting the information data in response to the body information signal; A monitor for outputting a corresponding screen in response to the screen information data from the microprocessor; A converter for outputting output data matching the injection information data in response to the information data from the microprocessor; And And a fragrance injector for injecting fragrance in response to output data from the transducer. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the means for generating the body information signal includes a stress recognition sensor attached to an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and a sensor converter for converting the signal detected by the stress recognition sensor into a body information signal. Computer system for stress relief, characterized in that. 6. The computer system for stress relief according to claim 5, wherein the body information is obtained by measuring blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, and blood flow of the worker. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein sound information data is stored in the data storage unit, and the microprocessor may display screen information data, injection information data, and sound information matching the body information signal from the data storage unit in response to the body information signal. And outputting data at the same time and outputting sound from a speaker in response to the sound information data. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the tactile information data is stored in the data storage unit, and the microprocessor is configured to match the screen information data, the injection information data, and the body information signal from the data storage unit in response to the body information signal. And simultaneously outputting the tactile information data and stimulating the user's sensation by the tactile stimulation device through an output signal generated in response to the tactile information data. The computer system for stress relief according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the information data in the data storage unit can be changed in size, interval, or period by a user's selection. The computer system for stress relief according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the information data in the data storage unit can be immediately updated through a computer network such as the Internet. 10. The computer system for stress relief according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the fragrance generating device is built in a computer and uses the same power source as the computer. 10. The stress relieving computer system as recited in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said fragrance generating device is further attachable to a computer and uses a separate power source from said computer. The computer system for stress relief according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the fragrance generating device is mounted on a computer peripheral such as a keyboard, a monitor, and a speaker. 10. The computer system for stress relief according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said injector comprises an electrospray switch and a container comprising a solenoid valve. Recognizing body information of a computer worker and generating a body information signal; Receiving the body information signal; Searching and outputting screen information data and injection information data matching the body information signal in a data storage unit; Outputting a corresponding screen to a monitor in response to the screen information data; Outputting the injection information data to an interface; Examining output data matching the injection information data in response to the information data; And Characterized in that it comprises the step of driving the fragrance injector by the output data, A method of operating a computer system for relieving stress by outputting a predetermined screen on a monitor by the screen information data, and spraying a fragrance matched by the fragrance injector by the spray information data. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the retrieving and outputting the information data comprises inputting optional data information and retrieving and outputting the information data selected by the operator. 18. A record carrier comprising a program relating to the method of claim 16 or 17.