KR20050105783A - Measuring installation of fat in body using a mobile and measuring method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a body fat measuring apparatus using a mobile phone and a body fat measuring method using the same.

According to the present invention, a method for measuring body fat of a mobile phone having a body terminal for body contact and having a body fat measurement function, a) recognizing that the user's body is in contact with one side of the body contact metal terminal, and body fat therefrom Generating a start signal for measurement; b) providing a high frequency signal of a predetermined frequency to the body contact metal terminal in response to the start signal; c) calculating a body fat measurement result of the user in response to a body signal detected from the other side of the body contact metal terminal; d) generating a body fat diagnosis result based on the body fat measurement result and the user's personal information; And e) displaying the body fat diagnosis result on the display panel of the mobile phone. Preferably, the method further includes f) accumulating the body fat diagnosis result for each measurement time period.

The present invention configured as described above, when the body comes into contact with the conductive terminal provided on one side of the mobile phone to switch to the body fat measurement mode, and after the body fat measurement is finished by inputting the user's personal information to provide a body fat diagnosis result It provides the effect of increasing the usability of the system. In addition, according to the present invention, by continuously storing the diagnosis results according to the measurement of body fat and displaying a plurality of stored diagnosis results by time zones, the present invention provides a continuous health management effect.

Description

Body fat measuring device using mobile phone and body fat measuring method using same {MEASURING INSTALLATION OF FAT IN BODY USING A MOBILE AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly, to form a body contact surface on one side of the mobile phone, the body fat measurement device using a mobile phone to measure the user's body fat by contacting a part of the user's body with the body contact surface and using the same It relates to a method of measuring body fat.

In general, body fat measurement methods include a method of measuring the thickness of subcutaneous fat by ultrasound, a method of measuring body density in the Archimedes principle, or a biological impedance measurement method (BIA), which is a scientific measurement method. By applying the fact that the tissue has little electrical conductivity, by flowing an alternating current to a part of the body, the body composition is analyzed by measuring the resistance of the human body.

In other words, the difference between the density of fat and muscle, the difference in current characteristics, and the difference in ultrasound response are calculated mathematically. The body's volume is measured according to the Archimedes principle, and the body's density is calculated. . Here, the fat is low because the density of the body can be seen that a lot of body fat.

In recent years, there are many products that can measure body fat simply in hospitals, health centers, homes, etc.If you hold the electrodes provided separately, you can know body fat automatically and provide a warning message according to the result of body fat measurement. do. Such body fat meters mainly use the high electrical resistance of fat. In other words, various components in our body, such as proteins and fats, use different resistance values. Also, water, which accounts for 70% of the body, flows well, and fat is difficult to pass through ions or electrons. Accurate body fat is measured using no flow. The body fat measuring device sends very weak electricity to the body to measure the body's resistance value and calculates the body fat from it, and the higher the resistance value, the more body fat means. This method is called the bioelectrical resistance method (bio-impedance method), and a sophisticated body fat analyzer is obtained by measuring body fat by parts such as body fat in the upper and lower body and body fat in the arms and legs.

However, such a body fat analyzer has a structure that cannot be carried due to its large volume, and in recent years, a miniaturized body fat analyzer has been released, but also has a mechanism that cannot be easily carried. As a result, the inconvenience of having to visit a specific place for body fat measurement is caused, and a mechanism for reviving the desire for well-being, which is a social issue, is required.

The present invention has been created to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is a body fat measuring device using a mobile phone that can measure the user's body fat regardless of time and place by mounting an algorithm for body fat measurement with a mobile phone And it provides a method for measuring body fat using the same.

Another object of the present invention is to continuously load the body fat measurement result of the user, and to provide a body fat measurement device using a mobile phone and a body fat measurement method using the same that can perform a continuous user's health care based on the loaded measurement result. .

Body fat measurement apparatus using a mobile phone according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the mobile communication terminal having a control unit for performing a call control according to the communication mode, on the surface of the mobile communication terminal A left terminal and a right terminal of a conductive material provided at a position where the user is easy to wind up; And a body fat calculating module having a mechanism for measuring and diagnosing body fat, wherein the controller recognizes body contact with the left and right terminals, and calculates a body fat measurement result based on the body fat calculating module. Body fat diagnosis is performed based on the measurement result and the user's personal information, and the diagnosis result is provided to the display panel of the mobile communication terminal and accumulated in a predetermined memory.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the personal information is age, gender, height, weight information of the user, it is provided through the key input unit of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that is input at the initial setting of the mobile communication terminal do.

In addition, the diagnostic result is a plurality of diagnostic result information accumulated in the memory, characterized in that displayed as a graphed information.

In addition, the body fat calculation module includes a body fat measurement and analysis algorithm, a display for providing a body fat detection value analyzed according to the body fat measurement and analysis algorithm, and an induction message for body fat measurement to the display panel of the mobile communication terminal. A program memory equipped with a panel control algorithm and a startup detection program for detecting the startup for body fat measurement; A start detection unit for recognizing human contact from the left terminal and the right terminal and generating a detection result thereof; A high frequency oscillator for providing a high frequency signal of a predetermined frequency to the left terminal or the right terminal; A detector for converting and outputting the high frequency signal into a DC signal corresponding to an inflow frequency after the high frequency signal is introduced through the right terminal or the left terminal; An ADC converter for converting a DC signal of a predetermined level provided from the detector into a digital signal; The control unit switches to the body fat measurement mode in response to the detection result of the start detection unit according to the start detection program, and then calculates the body fat measurement result based on the DC signal provided from the AD converter and the body fat measurement / analysis algorithm. And calculating a diagnosis result according to the personal information and the body fat measurement result, and performing the display control on the display panel according to the display panel control algorithm.

On the other hand, the body fat measurement method using a mobile phone according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the body fat measurement method of a mobile phone having a pair of metal terminals for body contact, having a body fat measurement function, a) recognizing that the user's body is in contact with one side of the body contact metal terminal, and generating a starting signal for measuring body fat from the body; b) providing a high frequency signal of a predetermined frequency to the body contact metal terminal in response to the start signal; c) calculating a body fat measurement result of the user in response to a body signal detected from the other side of the body contact metal terminal; d) generating a body fat diagnosis result based on the body fat measurement result and the user's personal information; And e) displaying the body fat diagnosis result on the display panel of the mobile phone.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, f) accumulating the body fat diagnosis result for each measurement time period, characterized in that it further comprises.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a body fat cell phone according to the present invention. As shown, the body fat mobile phone 100 is composed of a cover 103 having a main body 101 and a display panel 105, a plurality of key buttons are formed on the upper side of the main body 101, the key The left terminal 107 and the right terminal 109 are provided separately from the button. Preferably, the left terminal 107 and the right terminal 109 are formed at a position easily wound by a user's finger, and correspond to the left terminal 107 and the right terminal 109 at the bottom of the main body 101. It includes each terminal to the position. Therefore, the user is to roll the left and right terminals 107 and the right terminal 109, respectively, the thumb and index finger of the right hand and the left hand. The left terminal 107 and the right terminal 109 is a conductive material, the installation position can be formed on both sides of the main body 101 or both sides of the cover 103, as well as not shown It is also possible to set the conductive material to be distributed around the periphery of the "7" button and the "*" button, and the "9" and "#" buttons.

The body fat mobile phone 101 has a body fat measurement algorithm, and the body fat measurement algorithm is used when the left terminal 107 and the right terminal 109 are connected to a predetermined resistance value, i.e., the user contacts the terminal through the thumb and index finger. When winding up, the body fat measurement algorithm is started. This provides convenience for use because no separate switching is required, and the body fat measurement is performed after the body fat measurement algorithm is activated. Thereafter, based on the body fat measurement algorithm, the display panel 105 notifies that the body fat measurement is completed, and also induces input of the personal information of the measurer. Personal information of the measurer will be age, height, weight, gender, etc., and may sequentially input corresponding data according to a body fat measurement algorithm.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the body impedance is estimated by using an alternating current that is so weak that the human body cannot feel it, and the body impedance (%) is obtained by applying the value to the estimation of the body composition. Measurement method (BIA) may be used, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and high frequency sound waves passing through the skin surface are reflected when they reach the muscle layer through the subcutaneous fat, at which time the reflected time is converted into a distance value. The method of measuring the thickness of subcutaneous fat by ultrasound, which calculates the fat thickness of the body and substitutes it into the formula, may be applied.

Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining the main function of the body fat cell phone according to the present invention. As shown, the mechanism for measuring body fat includes a communication unit 201 for performing the main functions of the mobile phone, the communication unit 201 is a communication module 217, the display panel 105, the LCD controller 219 The key input unit 213 includes a control unit 215 for controlling body fat measurement, including communication control of a mobile phone, and a body fat measurement module 221 for interfacing with the control unit 215.

The control unit 215 measures the body fat measurement / analysis algorithm and the body fat detection value analyzed according to the body fat measurement / analysis algorithm, and a display panel control algorithm and body fat measurement for providing an induction message for body fat measurement to the display panel 105. The program memory 203, which is equipped with a start detection program for detecting whether or not to start the program, is interlocked. In addition, the controller 215 stores the user's personal information provided from the key input unit 213 in a register to calculate body fat based on the body fat measurement algorithm.

The body fat measurement module 221 includes a program memory 203, and detects a human body contact from the left terminal 107 and the right terminal 109, the start detection unit for notifying the detection result to the control unit 215 ( 207, a high frequency oscillator for providing a high frequency signal of a predetermined frequency to the left terminal 107 or the right terminal 109 under the detection result of the start detection unit 207 and the control of the control unit 215 based on the start detection program. 205, a detector 209 for converting and outputting a high frequency signal through a human body through the right terminal 109 or the left terminal 107 to a DC signal corresponding to an inflow frequency, and the detector ( And an ADC converter 211 for converting a predetermined level of the DC signal provided from the 209 into a digital signal and transmitting the converted DC signal to the controller 211.

Accordingly, the control unit 215 switches to the body fat measurement mode in response to the detection result of the start detection unit 207 according to the start detection program, and then the DC signal and the body fat measurement / analysis algorithm provided from the AD converter 211. Calculates a body fat measurement result based on the result, calculates a user's personal information input from the key input unit 213 and a diagnosis result according to the body fat measurement result, and displays the diagnosis result according to the display panel control algorithm. Display control is performed at 105.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above in detail based on the accompanying drawings as follows.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the main operation of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows an example of a display panel of a body fat cellular phone according to the present invention. First, the initialization of the system is performed in step S301. Initialization performs the main functions of the mobile phone and at the same time, the start detection unit 207 maintains the enabled state according to the start detection program loaded into the program memory 203.

At this time, when the user wants to end the mobile phone function and measure the body fat, the user enters step S303 and the user winds up the lower end of the main body 101 with the thumb and forefinger, as shown in FIG. 107 and the right terminal 109 is to make a physical contact. This is the left terminal 107 which is installed on the upper side and the bottom of the main body 101 of the mobile phone, the thumb and index finger of the left hand are in contact, and the thumb and index finger of the right hand are contacted with the right terminal 109 so that the human body is connected to the two terminals. 107,109 to form a closed circuit.

In step S305, the controller 215 determines whether a start signal is recognized from the start detection unit 207. The start detection unit 207 detects a voltage change between the left terminal 107 and the right terminal 109. After connecting a sufficiently large resistor R between the two terminals 107 and 109, both ends of the resistor R are connected. To detect the voltage. When no human contact occurs between the two terminals 107 and 109, the start detection unit 207 recognizes that the resistance R value is not in a starting state, and the human body may come into contact between the two terminals 107 and 109. In this case, the start detection unit 207 recognizes a low body resistance and generates a start signal for measuring body fat. Of course, the start signal is not generated when the resistance value measured between the two terminals 107 and 109 is sufficiently lower than the normal body resistance value, that is, in a short state.

The controller 215 enables the high frequency oscillator 205 in response to a start signal provided from the start detector 207. As shown in FIG. 4A, it displays the functional switching state of the mobile phone and provides textual information that it is currently measuring body fat. The high frequency signal of the predetermined frequency band provided by the high frequency oscillator 205 is supplied to the human body through the left terminal 107 or the right terminal 109, and then through the right terminal 109 or the left terminal 107. Is output. At this time, the output frequency is changed in accordance with the body fat amount of the user, and the detector 209 is converted into a DC signal corresponding to the output frequency.

In step S309, the DC signal is converted into a digital signal corresponding to the DC signal level through the AD converter 211 and provided to the input port of the controller 215. The controller 215 starts the body fat measurement / analysis algorithm mounted in the program memory 203 based on the digital signal provided from the AD converter 211, that is, the body fat measurement result in step S311. The body fat analysis algorithm calculates a body fat accumulation ratio in proportion to a digital signal corresponding to the body fat amount of the user, and is composed of a predetermined table map. In addition, the table map is separated according to the age, gender, and height of the user to ensure the accuracy of body fat measurement.

As such, when the body fat measurement is completed, the control unit 215 enters the step S313 to induce the user's personal information input to the display panel 105 according to the display panel control algorithm provided from the program memory 203. Provide comment information. As shown in FIG. 4B, the message information is an induction message for sequentially inputting the user's age, height, and gender. The gender information may be illustrated as number 1 for women and number 2 for men. Therefore, the user inputs the personal information through the key input unit 213 of the mobile phone, and the control unit 215 stores the personal information in an internal register.

In step S315, the control unit 215 generates a diagnosis result based on the previously calculated body fat measurement result and the user's personal information. The diagnosis result is extracted from the table map corresponding to the measurement result and the personal information. The diagnostic result is provided to the LCD controller 219 according to the display panel control algorithm, and the LCD controller 219 displays the diagnostic result through the display panel 105 of the mobile phone as shown in FIG. 4C. In addition, the control unit 215 stores the current time information, including the currently measured diagnosis result in step S317. Of course, the diagnostic result and the visual information stored in the internal memory of the controller 215 are continuously accumulated, and the accumulated diagnostic result is provided as a predetermined graph as necessary.

For example, the diagnosis result measured from the user as shown in FIG. 4D may be provided in a linear graph so as to know the change in body fat, or in a bar graph to visually display the change in body fat.

On the other hand, in the present invention, when the mobile phone owner is a body fat measurer, the body fat measurement can be performed by inputting the first time (or periodically-one year unit), thereby improving the convenience of using the system. . In addition, it will be apparent that the cellular phone illustrated in the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal, that is, a cellular phone, a PDA, a satellite terminal, and the like.

Body fat measuring apparatus and method using a mobile phone according to the present invention as described above, when the body comes into contact with the conductive terminal provided on one side of the mobile phone to switch to the body fat measurement mode, after the body fat measurement is finished By inputting the information to provide a body fat diagnosis result, it provides an effect of increasing the ease of use of the system.

In addition, according to the present invention, by continuously storing the diagnosis results according to the measurement of body fat and displaying a plurality of stored diagnosis results by time zones, the present invention provides a continuous health management effect.

1 is a perspective view showing a mobile phone according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the main functions of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating, as an example, a display panel of a mobile phone according to a main operation of the present invention.

5 is a photograph showing a state of use of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Drawings>

101: mobile phone 107, 109: contact terminal

105: display panel 201: communication unit

203: program memory 205: high frequency oscillator

207: start detector 209: detector

211: ADC converter 213: key input unit

215 control unit 217 communication module

Claims (10)

A mobile communication terminal having a control unit for performing call control according to a communication mode, A left terminal and a right terminal of a conductive material provided at a position where the user is easily wound on the surface of the mobile communication terminal; And It includes a body fat calculation module having a mechanism for measuring and diagnosing body fat, The control unit recognizes the human body contact with the left terminal and the right terminal, calculates the body fat measurement result based on the body fat calculation module, performs body fat diagnosis based on the body fat measurement result and the user's personal information, and the diagnosis result The apparatus for measuring body fat using a mobile phone, characterized in that it is stored in a predetermined memory and provided to the display panel of the mobile terminal. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the personal information is age, gender, height, and weight information of a user and is provided through a key input unit of the mobile communication terminal or is input during initial setting of the mobile communication terminal. Body fat measuring device used. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the diagnosis result is displayed as numerical information as a currently measured diagnosis result. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the diagnosis result is a plurality of diagnosis result information accumulated in the memory and is displayed as graphed information. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body fat calculating module applies any one of a bioimpedance measuring method and a method of measuring the thickness of subcutaneous fat by ultrasound. The method of claim 1, wherein the body fat calculation module includes a body fat measurement and analysis algorithm, and includes a body fat detection value analyzed according to the body fat measurement and analysis algorithm and an induction message for body fat measurement to a display panel of the mobile communication terminal. A program memory equipped with a display panel control algorithm for providing and a startup detection program for detecting the startup for body fat measurement; A start detection unit for recognizing human contact from the left terminal and the right terminal and generating a detection result thereof; A high frequency oscillator for providing a high frequency signal of a predetermined frequency to the left terminal or the right terminal; A detector for converting and outputting the high frequency signal into a DC signal corresponding to an inflow frequency after the high frequency signal is introduced through the right terminal or the left terminal; An ADC converter for converting a DC signal of a predetermined level provided from the detector into a digital signal; The control unit switches to the body fat measurement mode in response to the detection result of the start detection unit according to the start detection program, and then calculates the body fat measurement result based on the DC signal provided from the AD converter and the body fat measurement / analysis algorithm. And calculating a diagnosis result according to the personal information and the body fat measurement result, and performing the display control on the display panel according to the display panel control algorithm. In the body fat measurement method of the mobile phone having a pair of metal terminals for body contact, having a body fat measurement function, a) recognizing that the user's body is in contact with one side of the body contact metal terminal, and generating a starting signal for measuring body fat from the body; b) providing a high frequency signal of a predetermined frequency to the body contact metal terminal in response to the start signal; c) calculating a body fat measurement result of the user in response to a body signal detected from the other side of the body contact metal terminal; d) generating a body fat diagnosis result based on the body fat measurement result and the user's personal information; And e) a method for measuring body fat of a body fat measuring apparatus using a mobile phone, characterized in that the body fat diagnosis result is displayed on a display panel of the mobile phone. The method of claim 7, further comprising: f) accumulating the body fat diagnosis result for each measurement time period. [8] The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the personal information of step d) is age, gender, height, and weight information of the user and is provided through a key input unit of the mobile phone or information input during initial setting of the mobile phone. Body fat measurement method of the body fat measuring device using. The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the body fat diagnosis result is displayed as graphed information.