KR20030074520A - Bio analysis apparatus using mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A bio-unit using a mobile communication terminal is provided to sense a bio-signal such as a heart beat or a pulse wave, and a temperature of a body, analyze the bio-signal, and display the analyzed bio-signal as a graphic or a numerical value. CONSTITUTION: A bio-unit(10) is contacted with a part of a body of a user, for receiving healthy information. A connection unit is formed in a CPU(75), for connecting the bio-unit(10) to the outside of a housing. The CPU(75) stores data, for checking the health of the user. A display unit(80) displays the result checked in the CPU(75). A connection body of the bio-unit(10) is connected to the connection unit formed in a mobile communication bio-terminal(100).

Description

Bio unit using mobile communication terminal {Bio analysis apparatus using mobile phone}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bio unit using a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, detects a bio-signal such as a heartbeat, pulse wave, and temperature of a body, analyzes the bio-signal and displays it in graphs and numerical values for health management. The present invention relates to an apparatus that has been improved to make it easier and to provide necessary information in a timely manner.

As is well known, the health condition of patients with cardiovascular diseases that require long-term treatment should be regularly monitored about three times a day. Therefore, it is inconvenient to keep the blood pressure monitor nearby. I could not but always had to go out in anxiety. This was the same for diabetics.

In order to solve the above problems, a small and lightweight blood pressure monitor and diabetes meter are currently developed to monitor the user's own health status such as pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and body temperature at any time and at any desired time and location when going out. It is widely spread. However, such a product also has a lot of inconvenience for the patient to carry a separate measuring device separately, and in order to obtain data on the progress of the patient's health condition, the measurement results of blood pressure, body temperature, blood sugar, etc. Inconsistencies and misreadings that need to be recorded separately and communicated to the attending physician have led to incorrect measurement results being submitted to the physician. In order to solve this problem, there is a need for a device that allows a doctor to accurately monitor a patient's health anytime, anywhere.

Conventionally, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2002-0085050 and Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0246707 describe a health monitoring mobile communication device, a control method thereof, and a mobile communication terminal having a biosignal remote diagnosis function, respectively. have. The above-described health status monitoring mobile communication device and its control method of Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0085050 detect a displacement amount of a specific part of the body such as a pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure and body temperature of a body on a portable communication terminal. A displacement measuring sensor for outputting the detection signal, a waveform shaper for shaping and outputting a waveform of the detected displacement detection signal, and a plurality of filters connected to the waveform shaper and set therein in response to an input measurement command. And a signal processor for filtering and inputting the output of the waveform shaper by selecting one, and processing the filtered input displacement detection signal in a preset form according to the input measurement command to generate health state information. The control unit provides the signal processor with a measurement command corresponding to the measurement menu selection signal generated by the user's selection, and outputs the health state information supplied from the signal processor as display data corresponding to the selected measurement menu. A structure including a main controller 28, a monitor 30 for visually displaying the display data supplied from the main controller 28, a memory 32 for storing various graphic data and processing data, and the like are disclosed.

However, the health monitoring mobile communication device is a device that monitors health by measuring pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure and body temperature, which are simple biological signals of the existing body, and compares the data. The device also includes waveform shaper and signal. Due to the complicated structure such as processor, main controller, indicator, and memory, it is impossible to directly mount it on the current small portable terminal, and it is inconvenient to carry it separately.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, it detects the bio-signal such as the heart rate or pulse wave and body temperature of the body that is used universally and moves or mounted on the mobile communication device to move Evaluate autonomic nervous system by analyzing HRV (Heart Rate Variability) rather than simple pulse, blood pressure, respiration, etc. using health analysis program installed in communication terminal, and find basic health status and various cardiovascular diseases and stress disorder The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bio-unit using a mobile communication terminal that can analyze and view the health state anytime and anywhere as desired by displaying the result as a graph and a numerical value through a monitor of the mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to display the results of the health analysis as a graph or numerical value in the mobile communication bio terminal to check the health while looking directly at the eye and the measured health information is automatically stored in the mobile communication bio terminal In addition, it is stored in the Internet server connected to the mobile communication bio terminal, and if there is an abnormality in the health information, the data is automatically transferred to the mobile terminal or PC of the designated hospital and doctor immediately to discuss the state of health with the doctor and medical measures In providing a method to take, the mobile communication bio terminal includes a two-way pager, a cellular phone, a GSM phone, a CDMA mobile phone, a watch phone and the like.

1 is a block diagram of a bio unit using a mobile communication bio terminal of the present invention.

2 is a view schematically showing a mobile communication bio terminal (mobile phone) of the present invention.

3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a mobile communication bio terminal (PDA) of the present invention.

4 schematically illustrates a biounit of the invention.

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10 bio unit 11 connector

12: body temperature sensor 14: heart rate sensor

15: connection part 20: body temperature detection part

25: heart rate detection unit 39: amplification and noise removing unit

53: A / D converter 75: CPU

80 display unit 95 speaker

100: mobile communication bio terminal (mobile phone terminal, PDA)

The present invention relates to a health analysis apparatus using a mobile communication bio terminal, and in particular, by using a health analysis program installed in a mobile communication bio terminal by detecting a bio-signal such as a heartbeat, pulse wave, and temperature of the body. Evaluate autonomic nervous system by analyzing HRV (Heart Rate Variability), which is not a general method such as simple pulse blood pressure respiratory rate, and finds the basic health status and various cardiovascular diseases and stress disorders By showing the graph and numerical values through it, you can analyze the health status whenever and wherever you want, so that you can easily manage your health and provide the necessary information in a timely manner. will be.

In the meantime, heart rate has generally been a measure of human health. The most commonly used measure is the average heart rate, which represents the number of beats per minute, and has been used as a major parameter in cardiac function, exercise load control and heart disease diagnosis. In the case of a healthy heart, the conventional notion that the rhythm will be very regular has begun to be denied in recent studies in developed countries, and many studies have been conducted to measure the activity of autonomic nerves by analyzing the heart rhythm. In other words, heart rhythm began to be recognized as an important measure that reflects external environmental factors such as temperature and light, blood pressure, thermoregulation, exercise, mental stress, cardiovascular and nervous system diseases.

This study, called HRV (Heart Rate Variability), began in 1965 by examining the fetal HRV, and the clinical feasibility of HRV began to be studied among many scholars. Much research is being done in. In terms of aesthetic engineering, parameters commonly used to measure changes in sensitivity, such as stress in the human body, include heart rate signals, respiratory rate, body temperature, and skin resistance.

This heart rate variability (HRV) is the sympathetic and parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system, which is involved in the regulation of the mandatory atrial nodules, the heart's usual pacemaker, and the pulse between pulse and pulse in the heart's rhythm is vagus nerve activity Since it is defined as the degree of balance in sympathetic activity, the indirect measurement of heart health can tell us our health condition. This heart rate can identify not only heart disease, but also other diseases besides coronary artery disease, hypertension and diabetes neuropathy. Over the past two decades, it has been known to indicate a sufficient link between autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular death, including acute cardiac death. Currently, there are many commercial products available for automatic HRV measuring devices, but cardiologists have provided them with seemingly simple tools for clinical studies as well as research. However, the importance and implications of many other measures of HRV are likely to be more complex and uncertain results than is generally known, such as exaggerated and unfounded extrapolation.

Hereinafter, a bio unit using a mobile communication terminal of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited by the following description.

1 is a block diagram of a bio unit using a mobile communication terminal of the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram schematically showing a mobile communication bio terminal (mobile phone) of the present invention, Figure 3 is a mobile of the present invention FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a communication bio terminal (PDA), and FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a biounit of the present invention.

Looking at the concept of the present invention, in the health care system, a body temperature sensor 12 for detecting a user's body temperature receiving a health information by contacting a part of the user's body and for measuring the heart rate or pulse wave of the user CPU 75, which stores data so that the bio unit 10 having the heart rate measurement sensor 14 formed thereon may be connected to the outside of the housing, and the user's health may be examined. And a mobile communication bio terminal 100 having a display unit 80 on which a diagnosis result diagnosed by the CPU 75 is displayed, wherein the connection body 11 of the bio unit 10 is a mobile communication bio terminal ( It is characterized in that the structure coupled to the connection portion 15 formed in the 100 is removable and mounted, the reference value of the user's bio-signal is stored in the CPU 75 of the mobile communication bio terminal (100). When the bio-signal received by the bio unit 10 is determined to be abnormal in health by comparing the reference value of the bio-signal of the user stored in the CPU 75 of the mobile communication bio terminal 100, the mobile communication bio terminal ( A warning will appear on the monitor.

In addition, the bio unit 10 shown in FIG. 3 may be embedded in the mobile communication bio terminal 100 to perform a function.

And as shown in Figure 1 showing a block configuration of a health check device using a mobile communication bio terminal of the present invention, the body temperature detector 20 and the heartbeat detection unit for receiving a detection signal output from the bio unit 10 25; An amplification and noise removing unit 39 for removing the mixed noise; An A / D converter 53 for converting an analog blood flow detection signal output from the amplification and noise removing unit 39 into a digital signal; A control unit for transmitting the digital blood flow detection signal and the body temperature detection signal converted by the A / D conversion unit 53 to the biological state measurement means according to a predetermined transmission protocol, and the body temperature detection signal and electrocardiogram detection transmitted from the control unit And a data interface for connecting the signal to the CPU 75.

First, a process of measuring and monitoring a patient's health state using a mobile communication bio terminal configured as shown in the accompanying drawings according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

A measurement sensor in a mobile communication bio terminal is connected to the body part of the patient to measure the displacement amount of a specific part of the patient's body such as a heartbeat, pulse wave and body temperature. The detected bio-signals are amplified to remove the mixed noise, and then the noise is removed and sent to the mobile communication bio terminal through an A / D converter for converting an analog sense signal into a digital signal. The real-time biometric software is run on the CPU to analyze HRV (Heart Rate Variability) or PRV (Pulse Rate Variability). This software analyzes the time domain parameters HR, RMSSD, SDNN or frequency domain through various analyzes such as sympathetic, parasympathetic and autonomic balance, heart rate, RSA (Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia), and stress resistance. Obtain the LF, HF and LF / HF indices that can be obtained by the index, and the EKG Attractor and Chaotic index that provide a comprehensive representation of the state of health. Then, the above result is displayed on the mobile communication device as a numerical value and a graph through the monitor of the mobile communication bio terminal, and the health is confirmed by looking directly.

The measured health information is automatically stored in the mobile communication bio terminal and also automatically stored in the Internet server through the Internet connected to the mobile communication bio terminal. Of course, this health information stored on the Internet server can always be checked through a personal mobile communication terminal or a PC, and since the health data are continuously stored, comprehensive analysis of long-term changes in health condition can be used to predict diseases in advance. To do it. Many studies show that HRV can be used to predict mortality from heart disease up to two years ago, and similar studies have demonstrated the clinical significance of this mobile device for HRV analysis in patients with heart disease. Is showing.

On the other hand, if there is an abnormality in the health information according to the above analysis, a warning message is displayed on the mobile communication terminal, and the health data is immediately transmitted to the computer managing the database of the designated hospital through the Internet server, Automatic transfer to a handheld terminal or a PC to immediately discuss the state of health with the doctor to take medical measures. That is, the doctor can monitor the patient's condition remotely.

The control unit may transmit a digital biometric detection signal according to a wired / wireless standard communication protocol (eg, RS-232C, USB, Bluetooth, RF, IrDA, etc.) used in the mobile communication bio terminal 100, and the data interface Is for connecting data transmitted / received between the biounit 10 and the CPU 75 of the mobile communication bio terminal 100, and may be implemented as a USB port, an RS-232C port, or a parallel port.

When the change in the body temperature and the electrocardiogram detected by the bio unit 10 is transmitted to the CPU 75 of the mobile communication bio terminal 100, the CPU 75 according to the predetermined biosignal measurement program is used to monitor the body temperature and the electrocardiogram. Analyze the user's biometric state. In this way, the measured biometric information of the user is displayed as a graph and a numerical value through the display unit 80 of the mobile communication bio terminal 100.

As described above, the mobile communication bio terminal is a concept including not only a mobile phone terminal or a PDA but also a two-way pager, a cellular phone, a GSM phone, a CDMA mobile phone, a watch phone, and the like.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user uses a bio unit that performs data communication with a user's mobile communication bio terminal in a removable and mounted type or a built-in type, the mobile communication bio terminal can be simply carried. The mobile bio terminal can check the health status of the user anywhere, and when the abnormality caused by a sudden change of the body is detected, the mobile bio terminal can be analyzed by showing the graph and the numerical value through the monitor of the mobile bio terminal. The measured health information is automatically stored in the mobile communication bio terminal and also stored in the Internet server connected to the mobile communication bio terminal, and if there is an abnormality in the health information, this data is immediately carried by the designated hospital and doctor. Transfer to the doctor or PC automatically and immediately By providing a way to take medical measures by discussing strong conditions, especially in cases of urgent diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, the user can respond quickly to protect the life and health of the individual.

Claims (5)

In the health check device for detecting a bio-signal, the bio unit 10 and a part of the user's body is contacted to receive the health information, the connection unit 15 so that the bio unit 10 can be bound to the outside of the housing Is formed and the mobile communication bio-terminal 100 having a CPU (75) storing data so as to check the health of the user, and the display unit 80 to display the results of the diagnosis diagnosed by the CPU (75) It includes, the bio 11 using the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the connection body 11 of the bio unit 10 is coupled to the connection portion 15 formed in the mobile communication terminal 100, removable and mounted Unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the bio-unit 10 comprises a body temperature sensor 12 for detecting the body temperature of the user, the electrocardiogram sensor 14 for measuring the pulse wave or electrocardiogram of the user, characterized in that the movement Bio unit using a communication terminal. According to claim 1, Temperature detection unit 20 and the heart rate detection unit 25 for receiving the detection signal output from the bio unit (10); An amplification and noise removing unit 39 for removing the mixed noise; An A / D converter 53 for converting a heartbeat detection signal output from the amplification and noise removing unit 39 into a digital signal; A controller for transmitting the digital heartbeat detection signal and the temperature detection signal converted by the A / D converter 53 to the biometric measuring means according to a predetermined transmission protocol, and the body temperature detection signal and the heart transmitted from the controller And a data interface for connecting the pulsation detection signal to the CPU (75). The biounit of claim 1, wherein the biounit (10) is embedded in a mobile communication bio terminal (100). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the biosignal received by the biounit 10 is compared with a reference value of the biosignal of the user stored in the CPU 75 of the mobile communication bio terminal 100. If it is determined that the emergency situation, the emergency display on the display of the mobile terminal 100, or give an alarm and immediately send all the information to the computer that manages the database of the specified hospital through the Internet server the health data Bio-unit using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the automatic transfer to the designated doctor's portable terminal or PC to take medical measures by discussing the health status immediately in real time with the doctor if there is a health problem.