KR20060104792A - Apparatus and method for body compositional analysis capable of customized service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a customized body composition analyzer and method thereof. The apparatus of the present invention includes a control means for generating a comparison result of the body composition analysis result of the subject and the body composition analysis result of the instrument according to the conditional expression and a body composition measurement module for obtaining a body composition analysis result corresponding to the current body condition of the subject And an input means for inputting a conditional expression for obtaining a desired comparison result from the subject, an output means for outputting the comparison result generated by the control means, and various body composition analysis result data for generating the comparison result. It characterized in that it comprises a data storage means. Therefore, the present invention provides a database of body composition analysis results to be comparable with their body composition analysis results, as well as to obtain various comparison results by selecting a desired conditional expression.

Body composition analysis, database, comparison results, customized

Description

Apparatus and method for body compositional analysis capable of customized service

1 is a view showing the configuration of a general body composition analyzer;

Figure 2 is a view showing the body composition analysis results of the body composition analyzer of Figure 1,

3 is a view showing the configuration of a custom body composition analyzer according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a detailed block diagram of the control means of FIG.

5 is a control flow diagram of the control means of FIG.

6 to 13 are screen state diagrams of the body composition analyzer according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

30: control means 40: body composition measurement module

50: input means 60: output means

70: data storage means 71: measuring instrument search DB

72: measurement result DB 73: measurement result DB

31: control unit 32: conditional expression generator

33: conditional expression storage unit 34: comparison result generation unit

The present invention relates to a customized body composition analyzer and method thereof.

In general, the body composition analyzer calculates body fat mass, lean body mass, and muscle mass by analyzing body composition using input subject information and measured impedance.

Figure 1 shows such a conventional body composition analyzer.

Referring to FIG. 1, the impedance measurement is performed by measuring the impedance measurement circuit 19, which is composed of electrodes 31 to 38 contacting hands and feet, a current application circuit and a voltage application circuit, as in a general method. The electronic switch 18 to select, the input unit 12 through the keypad for inputting information such as the gender age and body measurement data of the subject, the display unit 39 for displaying the measurement status and results, the weight measuring unit for measuring the weight ( 16), an amplifier 23, an A / D converter 21, and a central controller 22 that performs arithmetic and control functions. To measure the bioimpedance, the subject inputs the subject's information such as gender, age, height, etc. before measuring the impedance. Information that can be measured, such as height, can be automatically entered into a separate measurement tool, such as an ultrasonic extensometer or displacement gauge. In addition, personal information such as gender and age may allow the body composition analyzer to read data of a personal card (not shown) in which the subject's health history is input.

When the input of such personal information is completed, the measurer holds the left hand electrodes 32 and 33 and the right hand electrodes 31 and 34 formed on the handle with both hands, and the right foot electrodes 35 and 36 and the left foot electrodes 37, 38), the load sensor (not shown) in the lower portion of the power pole can measure the load of the subject. For impedance measurement, the current of known magnitude is flowed and the voltage is measured at the desired area, and the impedance is calculated by Ohm's law to analyze the body composition. The body composition analysis result according to the present invention is limited to biometric analysis using an impedance measuring instrument, but not all components of the impedance measuring instrument. In other words, although a switch is included as an embodiment of the present invention, a separate switch device may not be included.

In this case, the display unit 39 outputs the body composition analysis result, and FIG. 2 is a state diagram illustrating the body composition analysis result.

As shown in FIG. 2, the body composition analysis results are divided into the comprehensive evaluation 40 items together with the body composition analysis 10, the obesity diagnosis 20, and the body moisture test 30.

Among them, body composition analysis (10) is to quantify each component by separating intracellular fluid, extracellular fluid, protein, minerals, and body fat. Herein, intracellular fluid and extracellular fluid are the amount of body water, and when the amount of protein is added to the amount of protein, the amount of protein is increased, and the amount of protein is added (mineral fat) except body fat. That is, the amount of fat (fat free) except body fat is the weight of the whole body.

On the other hand, the obesity diagnosis 20 was divided into substandard, standard, and standard above the horizontal axis, and included in the range of 95% to 105% when the standard was viewed as 100%. The left vertical axis is divided into height, weight, muscle mass, body fat mass, body fat percentage, and abdominal fat percentage to make it easier to determine whether each item falls within the standard range, is below the standard, or above the standard.

In addition, the body water test (30) is divided into the right arm, the left arm, the torso, the right leg, and the left leg by each part. Like the obesity diagnosis, the water distribution by the part (30) is set to the standard (80% to 120%) and below the standard. (80% or less) and above standard (120%).

On the other hand, there are intracellular fluids and extracellular fluids in body water, and the ratio of extracellular fluid to total body water is called edema index. Edema is an imbalance of moisture in and out of the cell, and increases in the case of malnutrition due to aging, low muscular obesity, water imbalance due to disease, temporary fatigue and swelling.

Finally, the comprehensive evaluation (40) is a combination of body composition analysis, obesity diagnosis, and body moisture test items. Muscle type, nutritional status, upper and lower balance, left and right balance are divided into three levels of standard, substandard (or underweight), and above standard. In this way, the examinee was able to evaluate his / her body composition analysis comprehensively.

However, such a conventional body composition analysis was able to know only the body composition analysis of the subject himself. And, there was no way to manage the results of the body composition analysis of various subjects separately and compare them with their body composition analysis results.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a user-defined body composition analysis apparatus and method for obtaining various comparison results by comparing the body composition analysis results of a plurality of subjects with their own body composition analysis results so as to solve the above problems. In providing.

According to the present invention, a user-defined body composition analyzer according to the present invention provides a control means for generating a comparison result according to a conditional expression between a body composition analysis result of a subject and a body composition analysis result of a measurer and a current body state of the subject. A body composition measurement module for obtaining a corresponding body composition analysis result, an input means for inputting a conditional expression for obtaining a desired comparison result from a subject, an output means for outputting a comparison result generated by the control means, and a comparison result It characterized in that it comprises a data storage means for storing a variety of body composition analysis result data for generating.

In addition, the data storage means stores a measuring instrument search DB that stores the table to search the instruments according to the conditional expression, a measuring instrument DB for storing the body composition analysis results of the measuring instruments, and the body composition analysis results of the subject It characterized in that it comprises a subject result DB.

The control unit may further include a conditional expression generator for generating a conditional expression for reading the body composition analysis result of the calibrator, a conditional expression storage unit storing the conditional expression when the preset conditional expression is set, and a selected instrument according to the conditional expression. And a comparison result generation unit for comparing the body composition analysis results of the subject and generating the comparison results.

In addition, the comparison result generating unit may generate a comparison result including another condition expression for generating a comparison result other than the condition expression.

In addition, the customizable body composition analysis method according to the present invention comprises the first step of storing the body composition measurement results of the measuring device, the second step of completing the body composition measurement of the subject to store the body composition analysis results, and the conditional expression for the comparison result A third step of determining whether the input is performed; and a fourth step of searching for the body composition analysis result of the calibrator that satisfies the condition expression when the determination result is input; And a fifth step of generating and outputting a comparison result by comparison.

In addition, when the conditional expression is not input in the fourth step, the conditional expression may be selected to generate the selected conditional expression, and the body composition analysis result of the measuring instrument satisfying the conditional expression may be searched.

Further, when the conditional expression is not selected in the fourth step, the comparison data is generated according to whether the comparison data is generated.

In addition, the fifth step may include generating a comparison result by including another condition expression for generating a comparison result other than the conditional expression.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 3 to 13 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the configuration of a custom body composition analyzer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the body composition analyzer obtains a control means 30 for generating a comparison result based on the body composition analysis result of the subject by controlling each component, and acquires a body composition analysis result corresponding to the current state of the subject. A body composition measuring module 40 for inputting, an input means 50 for inputting data for obtaining a desired comparison result from the subject, an output means 60 for outputting a comparison result generated by the control means 30, And data storage means 70 for storing various body composition analysis result data for generating a comparison result. Here, the body composition measuring module 40 is generally composed of a bioimpedance measuring device.

The body composition measuring module 40 may use the human body component analysis using the bioelectrical impedance method previously registered by the proposer of the present invention, and the eight-point touch electrode method by the analysis method (Domestic Patent Registration No. 0161602). According to this 8-point touch electrode method, the body composition of the human body is analyzed by measuring the impedance input from the electrode in an impedance measurement electronic circuit connected to the electrodes connected to eight places. That is, the body composition can be obtained by values such as weight, body fat, muscle mass,% BF, BMI, and the like. The body composition measurement module 40 may be provided with a weight scale to measure the weight, or may include a separate input key to input the weight. In addition, the body composition measuring module 40 may receive an input of height and weight and calculate an index such as obesity degree or BMI index to obtain a body composition analysis result. In addition, it is obvious that body composition analysis using principles such as infrared (NIR), caliper, and ultrasonic waves can be performed in addition to impedance.

The input unit 50 includes various keypads for directly inputting personal information of the subject and searching the body composition analysis result of the measuring instrument.

The output means 60 simultaneously displays the body composition analysis result of the subject and the body composition analysis result of the instrument selected by the subject.

The data storing means 70 includes a measuring instrument search DB 71 for storing and measuring the measuring instruments according to the stored conditional expression, a measuring instrument result DB 72 for storing the body composition analysis results of the measuring instruments, and The subject result DB 73 stores the result of the body composition analysis of the subject measured by the body composition measurement module 40.

The control means 30 stores the body composition measurement result of the subject measured by the body composition measurement module 40 in the subject result DB 73 of the data storage means 70. Then, the control means 30 retrieves the measuring device of the desired comparison target from the measuring device search DB 71 and reads the body composition analysis result of the measuring device from the measuring device result DB 72. Then, the body composition analysis result of the measured instrument and the body composition analysis result of the subject are compared and the comparison result is output to the output means 60.

4 is a detailed block diagram of the control means of FIG.

The control means 30 includes a conditional expression generator 32 for generating a conditional expression for reading the body composition analysis result of the calibrator, and a conditional expression storage unit 33 that stores the conditional expression when the preset conditional expression is set. And a comparison result generation unit 34 for comparing the body composition analysis result of the selected measuring instrument and the subject to generate the comparison result.

The operation of the body composition analyzer will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 and the screen states of FIGS. 6 to 13.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 31 receives a body composition analysis result according to the body composition measurement result of the subject from the body composition measurement module 40 and determines whether body composition measurement is completed (step 501). At this time, as shown in Figure 6 to output the input body composition analysis results on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 6, a user search screen 61 is searched for searching for a subject who has completed body composition measurement, and the search bar 62 is moved to select a subject. The control unit 31 stores its body composition analysis result selected by the subject in the subject result DB 73 (step 502). When the selected body composition analysis result is saved, enter the conditional expression for generating the comparison result. A screen state diagram for inputting a conditional expression is shown in FIG. 7.

Referring to Fig. 7, the user search screen 71 is selected on the main screen, and the desired conditional expression is input. Then, the controller 31 determines whether the conditional expression is input (step 503). That is, the controller 31 determines whether the conditional expression input is performed by putting the list of measurers on the user search window 71 in the measurer search DB 71. Herein, the conditional expressions include name, age, gender, height, and the like, and the conditional expression storage unit 33 stores the classified instruments according to the conditional expressions. The conditional expression in the conditional expression storage unit 33 is a value settable by the system administrator can be stored as a new conditional expression accordingly. When the conditional expression input is completed, that is, when the measurement target is selected, the controller 31 retrieves the body composition analysis result of the corresponding measurement unit from the measurement result DB 72 (step 508). Then, the comparison result generation unit 34 compares the body composition analysis result of the measured instrument with the body composition analysis result of the subject to generate a comparison result (step 509). Here, the comparison result generator 34 may generate various comparison results, and may generate a comparison result according to a separate conditional expression. In addition to simply comparing the two body composition analysis results and outputting them to the screen, separate conditions for generating the comparison results by the control unit 31 (eg, a change in body composition analysis results at the time of treatment, As a result of the body composition analysis, the predicted body shape after the treatment) is input, a comparison result can be generated accordingly. Then, the control unit 31 outputs the comparison result to the output means (60). This is as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13.

Referring to FIG. 10, the body composition analysis item selection key (A) is shown on the upper part, the body composition analysis result (B) of the subject is output on the left side of the lower side, and the body composition analysis result (C) of the comparator to be compared on the right side. Outputs The comparison result shown in FIG. 10 shows a screen state when an item of body composition analysis is selected.

11 shows a screen state when a research item is selected among the body composition analysis item selection keys (A). Similarly, the research item of the subject is displayed on the left side, and the research item of the subject of comparison is output on the right side.

12 shows a screen state when comprehensive evaluation is selected among the body composition analysis item selection keys A. FIG. Similarly, on the left side, the comprehensive evaluation of the subject is output, and on the right side, the comprehensive evaluation of the measuring subject is compared.

Referring to Fig. 13, the screen state when the resultant item is selected on the right side of the body composition analysis item selection key (A) is shown. Similarly, the result sheet of the subject to be measured is output on the left side, and the result sheet of the instrument to be compared is output on the right side.

Meanwhile, if the conditional expression is not input, the controller 31 outputs the conditional expression selection screen of FIG. 8 for selecting the conditional expression and outputs a comparison view setting window 81. The subject can then select the desired conditional expression. That is, here, the height, weight, age score, and the like are selected. The controller 31 determines whether the conditional expression has been selected (step 504). As a result of the determination, when the conditional expression input is completed, the conditional expression generator 32 generates the conditional expression of the selected measuring instrument, and returns to step 508 described above.

On the other hand, when the conditional expression selection is not input, the controller 31 outputs the screen of FIG. 9 for setting comparison data.

Referring to FIG. 9, a little window 91 for setting comparison data for setting comparison data is output. The subject selects yes when he / she wants to store his body composition analysis result in the measurement result DB 72 to be stored as comparison data. Then, the control unit 31 determines whether the comparison data setting signal has been input (step 506), and if the setting request key is input, stores the body composition analysis result of the subject in the measurement result DB 72.

In the above example, the conditional expression has been described as a numerical example such as gender and age height. However, the conditional expression may be variously obtained by including the conditional expression or by using various body composition analysis results stored in the measurement result DB. have. As described above, it would be obvious to use a variety of methods, such as showing an analogue type, showing a changeable body composition result when not treated, or showing an expected body type after treatment.

In the above-described embodiment, an example may be implemented by making a database in one system, but it is obvious that the example may be implemented by connecting to a communication network by driving a separate server.

Therefore, the apparatus of the present invention makes it possible to compare the body composition analysis results with its own body composition analysis results, as well as provide various effects by selecting a desired conditional expression.

Claims (8)

In the body composition analyzer, Control means for generating a comparison result according to a conditional expression between the body composition analysis result of the subject and the body composition analysis result of the instrument; A body composition measurement module for obtaining a body composition analysis result corresponding to the current body state of the subject; Input means for inputting a conditional expression for obtaining a desired comparison result from the subject; Output means for outputting a comparison result generated by the control means; And And a body storing means for storing various body composition analysis result data for generating the comparison result. The method of claim 1, The data storage means An instrument search DB that stores the instrument in a table so that it can be searched according to a conditional expression; A calibrator result DB for storing the body composition analysis results of the calibrator; And A customized body composition analyzer, characterized in that it comprises a subject result DB for storing the body composition analysis results of the subject. The method of claim 2, The control means Conditional expression generator for generating a conditional expression for reading the body composition analysis results of the measuring instrument; A conditional expression storage unit which stores the conditional expression when the preset conditional expression is set; And And a comparison result generation unit for comparing the body composition analysis results of the measuring instrument and the subject selected according to the conditional expression and generating the comparison results. The method of claim 3, wherein The comparison result generation unit Customized body composition analyzer, characterized in that to generate a comparison result including another condition for generating a comparison result other than the conditional expression. In the body composition analysis method, A first step of storing the body composition measurement results of the instrument; A second step of completing the measurement of the body composition of the subject and storing the body composition analysis result; Determining whether a conditional expression for the comparison result has been input; A fourth step of retrieving the body composition analysis result of the calibrator satisfying the conditional expression if the conditional expression is inputted as a result of the determination; And And a fifth step of generating and outputting a comparison result by comparing the retrieved body composition analysis result with the body composition analysis result of the subject. The method of claim 5, If the conditional expression is not input in the fourth step, the customized body composition analysis method, characterized in that to select the conditional expression to generate the selected conditional expression and retrieve the body composition analysis results of the measuring instrument that satisfies the conditional expression. The method of claim 6, If the conditional expression is not selected in the fourth step, the customized body composition analysis method characterized in that for generating the comparison data according to the generation of comparison data. The method according to claim 5 to 7, The fifth step is Customized body composition analysis method characterized in that it can generate a comparison result including another condition for generating a comparison result other than the conditional expression.

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