KR20020003467A - Telemedicine service system using personal transducer in internet environment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for providing an Internet image service, a beauty service, and a health service using a personal ultrasonic wave probe is provided to offer the image service about an unborn child and a body texture capable of contracting a disease by making an Internet service user connecting to a central host use the personal ultrasonic wave probe searching unit. CONSTITUTION: A central host(110) constructs an Internet homepage and performs a database on personal data of each member. An ultrasonic wave test equipment(120) for processing an ultrasonic wave image is connected with the central host(110). The central host(110) is connected with individual service users(130,140) in order to execute a remote health care service in an Internet environment. A personal ultrasonic wave probe(150) provides a remote health care image service by using an ultrasonic wave generating function and an ultrasonic wave integrating function. The individual PC(Personal Computer)(140) connected with the personal ultrasonic wave probe(150) transmits a digital signal of an ultrasonic wave signal reflected to the central host(110) on the network.

Description

Telemedicine service system using personal transducer in internet environment

The present invention relates to an internet image, beauty, and health service system using a personal ultrasound probe, which combines the concept of a telemedicine service in an online internet environment. Ultrasonic diagnostic devices currently used in obstetrics and gynecology are used not only for the examination of potential patients, but also for the examination of the fetal identification and growth status of pregnant women. Such an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is a combination of an ultrasonic probe having a dual function of generating an ultrasonic wave and thereby integrating the ultrasonic wave reflected from the object, and a processor for image processing by converting a digital signal capable of interpreting a voltage signal of a series of reflected ultrasonic waves. .

The ultrasonic probe serves to receive an image signal by the piezoelectric element. In piezoelectric elements, physical swelling of the device itself occurs due to a difference in voltage across the piezoelectric element, and an ultrasonic signal is generated by such swelling. In contrast, piezoelectric elements of the same kind generate a piezoelectric effect by physical external pressure, reflected ultrasonic waves, and the like, and generate voltage across the elements. Thus, the piezoelectric element may generate a desired ultrasonic wave or may generate a voltage signal from the reflected ultrasonic wave.

Digital inputs by ultrasonic signals are the most critical part of an ultrasound diagnostic. The quality of the image using the transducer depends on the image processing method inside the diagnostic device. Two-dimensional image input, or three-dimensional and time-based four-dimensional image processing methods alternately convert analog and digital signals to improve data transfer and retention.

In addition to medical image diagnosis apparatuses, ultrasound-based devices include beauty devices, washing machines, and health care devices using ultrasound. They use the ability of ultrasound to shrink or destroy tissue as it penetrates deep inside tissue cells. They can be applied to health function devices that reduce or reduce obesity by reducing body fat through tissue destruction through ultrasound. This property can be a device having a cosmetic function through the reduction of fat and the like of the skin, and can be applied as a function that can be washed to the microstructure through desorption of impurities attached to the laundry.

Ultrasound diagnostics are expensive medical devices. In addition to medical devices, ultrasonic beauty devices, etc., are expensive devices and have a great difficulty for individuals to use. The solution to this problem is to implement a remote service system using the Internet. In order to enhance the utility of telemedicine services, burn services should be provided. In addition, there is a need for products and inventions that can be supported by increased interest and knowledge of the fetus of pregnant women. Along with this, there is also a growing interest in beauty and health, which is required to support this in a systematic and scientific way.

According to the technical problem described above, the present invention provides each Internet service user with a static method and a dynamic method in real time through an image processor connected to a central host using a personal ultrasonic transducer through an online Internet environment. It aims to do it. Under this system structure, we will provide a system for managing and solving the health and beauty of each individual in the central host using the ultrasonic generator's ultrasonic generation principle.

1 is a block diagram of a system for remote internet imaging, beauty, and health service using a personal ultrasound probe

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110: Internet host server 120: ultrasound diagnostic

130: medical personnel PC using external Internet information 140: ultrasonic transducer service user PC

150: personal ultrasonic transducer 160: Internet network

170: Information connection between server and ultrasound diagnostics

The present invention has a system system as shown in FIG. The central host 110 is constructed by using a high speed internet communication network to build an internet environment. The central host builds an Internet homepage for the present invention and builds a database of personal information and management of each member. For efficient construction of the present invention, a diagnostic device for ultrasound image processing must be connected to a central host. It consists of a structure that inputs / outputs image data transmitted / received in real time from the central host to the diagnosis device. In order to efficiently process image data, various data conversion and processing techniques should be used. The central host in this configured Internet environment will be connected to the object's personal service users 130 and 140. These personal service users are also used as a system for implementing telemedicine services in the Internet environment. In other words, the diagnosis of a medical professional can be performed in two directions. Under the system of the present invention, pregnant women or potential patients who are personal service users receive burn services for their own body tissues or fetuses through the probe on the Internet, and this information is not diagnosed or prescribed by specialists in the Internet environment. It is possible. In addition to the interactive medical services, by receiving an ultrasound image of the fetus or the internal tissues of the body, it is possible to use a low-cost, high value service. In addition, personal health and image data in the Internet environment by a central host becomes a health care system for each individual service user.

The personal ultrasonic transducer 150 is capable of two types of remote internet services by using a function capable of generating ultrasonic waves and reflecting ultrasonic waves. First is the provision of telemedicine imaging services. The personal PC 140 connected with the personal ultrasound transducer 150 transmits the digital signal of the ultrasound signal reflected to the central host on the network. To this end, the personal ultrasonic transducer 150 should have a built-in high frequency pulse oscillator. The high frequency pulse oscillator swells the piezoelectric element to generate ultrasonic waves for the ultrasound image of the tissue. After that, the ultrasonic waves reflected from the tissue are integrated into the personal ultrasonic transducer, and the integrated ultrasonic signals are changed by the piezoelectric element to the voltage signal. This is converted into a digital signal by an analog-to-digital signal converter belonging to an external auxiliary device connected to a personal ultrasonic transducer. The converted digital signal is transmitted over the Internet network and enters the central host, which is then amplified so that it can be input to the diagnostic device. This makes it possible to provide an image.

The application of the concept to the ultrasonic beauty device for beauty and health care can use the image service and the parallel beauty service by generating individual ultrasonic waves through the piezoelectric element of the personal ultrasonic probe. That is, when the corresponding personal service user accesses, the user checks the management status of the user and generates an ultrasonic wave by selecting his beauty and health care mode. This is possible by constructing multiple types of piezoelectric elements and high frequency pulse signals. That is, it is possible to connect the piezoelectric elements available for each ultrasonic region in parallel and to convert the input voltages of the high frequency pulses stimulating the piezoelectric elements into multiples.

Through the Internet image, beauty, and health service system using the inventor's personal ultrasound probe, the Internet service user connected to the central host can be provided with the imaging service for the fetus or potential internal body tissue by using the personal ultrasound probe. have. In addition, systematic management through the Internet, and to enable the ultrasound and beauty services for beauty and fat loss through variable ultrasonic generation. This is possible by using a parallel configuration of the piezoelectric element and multiple high frequency pulse oscillators for generating various ultrasonic waves.

These two functions are a primitive system for the construction of telemedicine services in the future, and the limited ultrasonic image processing diagnostics on the Internet can be efficiently used at low cost by using a personal ultrasonic transducer equipped with an analog-to-digital signal converter and a high frequency pulse oscillator. It is a permanent service management system.

Claims (5)

A system for remote ultrasound imaging and beauty services available through the processing of signal data in the Internet environment using a personal ultrasound transducer The method according to claim 1, Personal ultrasonic transducer with high frequency pulse oscillator and analog-to-digital signal converter for digital signal conversion of reflected ultrasonic signals The method according to claim 2, Personal ultrasonic transducer with parallel attachment of various piezoelectric elements available for generation of various ultrasonic frequencies inside the transducer The method according to claim 1, Combined system form of the central host server for the Internet environment and the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, which is an ultrasonic image processor that provides images through ultrasonic image data processing The method according to claim 1, Beauty service system system instructing selection of high frequency oscillation and piezoelectric element for ultrasonic generation in various areas through personal service user management in central host