KR20070121361A - Method and system for providing duplex health training service using of home network - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for providing a two-way health training service with the home network are provided to offer the two-way health training service by wirelessly measuring fat degree through the IP STB of the home network, and integrally managing moving pictures capturing motion of a user and a health trainer. A fat measurer(104) measures the fat of a client. A client camera(106) captures the moving picture of the client. The IP STB(102) transmits fat measurement and the moving pictures of the client through the Internet, and provides an external media contents to a client display device. A client information database(112) stores the fat measurement received from the IP STB. A client moving picture database(114) stores the client moving pictures received from the IP STB. A health trainer moving picture database(118) stores the moving pictures of the health trainer captured by an SP(Service Provider) camera(116). A broadcasting server(110) manages each database and transmits the health trainer moving picture reflecting an exercise prescription suitable for the fat measurement to the IP STB.

Description

System and method for bidirectional health training service using home network {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DUPLEX HEALTH TRAINING SERVICE USING OF HOME NETWORK}

1 is a block diagram illustrating an interactive health training service system using a home network according to an aspect of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a two-way health training service method using a home network according to another aspect of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: video device 102: IP-set top box

104: body fat analyzer 106: client-side camera

108: Internet 110: broadcast server

112: client DB 114: client video DB

116: service provider side camera 118: trainer video DB

The present invention relates to a user service technology using a home network, and in particular, two-way health training using a home network suitable for two-way service of a health training such as a diet program using an IP set-top box of a home network. A service system and method.

In recent years, attention has focused on home networks, which focus on 'homes'.

Home network means connecting all the communication and electronic devices in the home and controlling them both inside and outside the home. The connection targets are not only video, audio and information appliances such as TV, PC, audio, telephone, fax, and printer, but also home appliances such as refrigerators, door-lock air conditioners, and refrigerators.

In the home network industry, three industries, including telecommunication construction and home appliances, should be converged.

The telecom industry in charge of building networks is fostering home networks as a new business to overcome the saturation of the high-speed Internet market. Promoting.

Construction companies also need to adopt a home network in order to differentiate and enhance their quality.

The IT venture industry is preparing for the home network business in various fields such as voice recognition technology, robot development technology, embedded software, and digital contents.

In particular, the home network industry is already well established, with the tendency to have a plurality of personal computers (PCs) in one home, network games being activated, and most households joining high-speed communications.

Unlike the environment in which PCs and certain related devices were connected to the Internet, the current Internet environment is rapidly changing to an environment in which all devices are connected and connected to each other. In particular, the current Internet environment is rapidly increasing the number of users who want to access a desired service during the move due to the development of mobile communication technology.

With these changes, the environment in the home is also changing significantly. Not only do household appliances perform unique functions, but there is a growing movement to network between products and share mutually desired information.

In addition, users are demanding an environment that can perform a desired function anytime and anywhere more intelligently than a simple remote control that used to control an existing TV or air conditioner. Various home network technologies are being developed to connect TVs and audio to each other and to connect products in the home.

Such home network technology implements a home appliance control protocol for controlling information home appliances to control and monitor each home appliance at a home gateway.

In a home network system provided with an Internet connection environment, a device called an IP set-top box is basically included. An IP set-top box refers to a device that provides information service, video content, and broadcasting to a video device such as a TV through an IP network, that is, high-speed Internet, and serves external media content from the Internet network through an IP set-top box.

Meanwhile, as well-being crazes blown recently, interest in body fat and obesity is increasing, and the number of users participating in diet health training related thereto is increasing. However, such a diet health training has a problem that not only hassle to obtain exercise guidance suitable for his diet through a health trainer, but also increases the cost burden according to the purchase of a body fat analyzer or a trainer's exercise guidance.

Therefore, if the applicant combines a home network equipped with an IP set-top box with a diet health training service, the body fat analyzer can be purchased at home or go to the gym separately to measure body fat without having to receive a fitness guide through a fitness trainer. It was conceived that the two-way health training service is available in real time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, it is possible to measure body fat wirelessly through the IP set-top box of the home network, real-time two-way health training by integrating and managing the video information of the user's motion and health trainer motion An object of the present invention is to provide an interactive health training service system and method using a home network that can implement a service.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving this object, a two-way health training service system using a home network connecting the client side and the service provider side over the Internet, the body fat measuring means for measuring the body fat of the client, the client A client-side camera for shooting a video of the client, body fat measurement data and client video data provided from the body fat measuring means and the client-side camera through the Internet, and external media content to the client-side video device through the Internet. An IP set-top box provided, a client information DB storing body fat measurement data provided from the IP set-top box through the Internet, and client video data provided from the IP set-top box through the Internet. Manages the client video DB, a health trainer video DB in which video data of a health trainer photographed by a service provider camera, the client information DB, a client video DB, and a health trainer video DB are managed, and the body fat in the client information DB is managed. It provides a two-way health training service system using a home network including a broadcast server for producing a health trainer video information reflecting exercise prescription information corresponding to the measurement data and transmitting to the IP set-top box.

According to another aspect for achieving the object of the present invention, a two-way health training service method using a home network connecting the client side and the service provider side over the Internet, the video of any client through the camera of the client side Transmitting the photographed video data to a broadcasting server through the Internet to make a database; and measuring body fat of the client through the body fat measuring means on the client side, and measuring the measured body fat data through the internet. Transmitting to a broadcast server to make a database; databaseting body fat data of the client as exercise prescription information; producing health trainer video information reflecting the exercise prescription information; It provides a two-way health training service method using a home network comprising the step of transmitting video information to the client side through the Internet.

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

Prior to the description, it should be understood that in describing the embodiments, various devices may be selectively applied according to product specifications rather than limiting any one of these devices. This will become clearer from the claims which follow.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an interactive health training service system using a home network according to an aspect of the present invention, which includes an imaging apparatus 100, an IP set-top box 102, a body fat analyzer 104, and a client-side camera. 106, the Internet 108, a broadcast server 110, a client DB (Data Base) 112, a client video DB 114, a service provider side camera 116, and a trainer video DB 118.

As shown, the video device 100 may be applied to a display device in a home network, such as a TV, a home-theater system, and the like, and may be connected to an IP set-top box 102 to be described later.

The IP set-top box 102 refers to a device that provides information service, video content, and broadcasting to an image device 100 such as a TV through an IP network, that is, the Internet 108. Serve external media content from the Internet 108. In addition, the IP set-top box 102 transmits the body fat measurement data and the client video data provided from the body fat analyzer 104 and the camera 106 which will be described later to the broadcast server 110 through the Internet 108. .

The body fat analyzer 104 provides the body fat data measured by the client to the IP set-top box 102, and the camera 106 takes a video of the client and provides the video to the IP set-top box 102. The body fat analyzer 104 and the camera 106 may be connected to the IP set-top box 102 by wire or wirelessly.

The broadcast server 110 stores the body fat data provided from the IP set-top box 102 through the Internet 108 in the client information DB 112, and stores the client video data provided from the IP set-top box 102 in the client video DB. And store these databased information. In addition, the broadcast server 110 stores and manages the video data of the trainer captured by the service provider-side camera 116 in the trainer video DB 118.

Hereinafter, with reference to the above-described configuration, with reference to the flowchart of Figure 2 attached to the two-way health training service process using a home network according to another aspect of the present invention will be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, when a broadcast service, that is, a health training service is selected through the imaging apparatus 100 as in step S200, the IP set-top box 102 proceeds to step S202, where the client logs on ( log-on).

As a result of the determination of step S202, when the client logs on, the IP set-top box 102 proceeds to step S204 to activate the camera 106 to proceed with the client exercise shooting mode.

Subsequently, in step S206, the client video is captured through the camera 106, and the captured video data is transmitted to the broadcast server 110 by the IP set-top box 102 (S208).

Client video data transmitted to the broadcast server 110 is stored in the client video DB 114 (S210).

On the other hand, in the body fat measurement mode (S212), the body fat measurement system 104 is activated.

When the body fat analyzer 104 is activated, the IP set-top box 102 proceeds to step S214 and receives the body fat data of the client measured by the body fat analyzer 104. In this case, the body fat data may be displayed on the imaging apparatus 100.

The body fat data provided to the IP set-top box 102 is transmitted to the broadcast server 110 via the Internet 108 (S216), and the broadcast server 110 uses the body fat data as exercise prescription information as client information DB 112. Save it temporarily.

Thereafter, the broadcast server 110 performs a health diet instruction mode (S220).

In the health diet guidance mode, the broadcast server 110 provides the body fat data to the health trainer to prepare exercise prescription information corresponding to the body fat data of the client. That is, the fitness trainer requests the health trainer to prepare exercise prescription information based on the body fat data of the client.

Accordingly, the broadcast server 110 proceeds to step S222 to produce trainer video information reflecting exercise prescription information of the client.

Trainer video information produced in step S222 is transmitted to the IP set-top box 102 via the Internet 108 (S224).

The trainer video information transmitted to the IP set-top box 102 is transmitted to the video device 100, and the video device 100 displays the trainer video finally.

As described above, the present invention uploads the body fat information and video information of the client to the server side using the IP set-top box of the home network, and the server side to self-produce the health trainer video information reflecting the body fat information of the client to service the client. It is an implementation.

According to the present invention, by combining a home network equipped with an IP set-top box with a diet health training service, it is necessary to purchase a body fat analyzer at home or to go to the gym separately to measure body fat and receive a fitness guide suitable for a diet through a fitness trainer. This can reduce the economic burden and provide more convenient health training services.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated concretely based on the Example, this invention is not limited to such an Example, Of course, various deformation | transformation are possible for it within the technical idea and the scope of a claim mentioned later.

Claims (3)

As an interactive health training service system using a home network connecting a client side and a service provider side through the Internet, Body fat measuring means for measuring the body fat of the client, A client-side camera for shooting a video of the client, An IP set-top box which transmits body fat measurement data and client video data provided from the body fat measuring means and the client-side camera through the Internet, and provides external media contents to the client-side video device through the Internet; A client information DB for storing body fat measurement data provided from the IP set-top box through the Internet; A client video DB for storing client video data provided from the IP set-top box through the Internet; Health trainer video DB that stores the video data of the health trainer taken from the service provider side camera, A broadcast server managing the client information DB, the client video DB, and the health trainer video DB, and producing the fitness trainer video information reflecting exercise prescription information corresponding to the body fat measurement data in the client information DB and transmitting the information to the IP set-top box. Interactive health training service system using a home network comprising a. As a two-way health training service method using a home network connecting a client side and a service provider side over the Internet, Photographing a video of an arbitrary client through the client-side camera; Transmitting the photographed video data to a broadcast server through the Internet to make a database; Measuring the body fat of the client through the body fat measuring means on the client side and transmitting the measured body fat data to the broadcasting server through the Internet to make a database; Databaseting the body fat data of the client as exercise prescription information; Producing a fitness trainer video information reflecting the exercise prescription information; Transmitting the produced fitness trainer video information to the client side through the Internet; Interactive health training service method using a home network comprising a. The method of claim 2, The client side, An IP set-top box which transmits the body fat data and the client video data to the Internet and receives the health trainer video information through the Internet; Video device for displaying the health trainer video information transmitted to the IP set-top box Interactive health training service method using a home network comprising a.

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