KR20110022254A - Wireless terminal capable of sensing circumference environment using external unit and using method the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable terminal device and a using method thereof which enables neighboring environment detection are provided to supply neighboring environment information which direct information to a user by searching contamination index and ultraviolet index using a portable terminal device. CONSTITUTION: A sensor device(201) senses information of current location by collecting and processing environment information. An input device receives an input form a user. A display device(204) displays information inputted through the sensor device and the input device. A control device(203) controls information inputted through the sensor device and the input device to be displayed on the display device. A communication device(211) communicates with a portable terminal device by suing Bluetooth communication.

Description

Portable terminal device capable of sensing the surrounding environment using external devices and its use {WIRELESS TERMINAL CAPABLE OF SENSING CIRCUMFERENCE ENVIRONMENT USING EXTERNAL UNIT AND USING METHOD THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a mobile device (portable terminal device), and in particular, receives information necessary for outdoor exercise using Bluetooth communication between an external device having an air pollution sensor and an ultraviolet sensor and a mobile device (portable terminal device). The present invention relates to a portable terminal device capable of detecting a surrounding environment and a method of using the same.

Modern man has a lot of interest in personal health, thereby paying a lot of attention to personal exercise. In addition, in response to this trend, great attention has been paid to environmental pollution information that affects individual exercise or personal health. In particular, many people are interested in information such as air pollution, drinking water, noise, ultraviolet rays, and have already been provided with information through various media such as newspapers, broadcasts, or the Internet.

However, in order to use the above information, it is necessary to purchase a medium such as a newspaper, a broadcast or the Internet, or move to a place where a device for providing information is installed. In addition, at present, only a large area of information is provided at a time, and accurate information about a place where a user is located is not provided. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain accurate information about the place where the user is located.

Currently, mobile devices (portable terminal devices) that most adults have are provided with weather or environmental information of each region through a data service function. As described above, when using the mobile device (portable terminal device), the location information of the place where the user is currently located can also be obtained through the location tracking of the mobile device (portable terminal device). Based on the positional information, the surrounding environment information of the current region can be obtained by receiving the atmospheric environment information and the ultraviolet ray information of the region from the base station. In addition, in the case of having a device incorporating a sensor capable of obtaining atmospheric information, the surrounding environment information of the current location can be obtained more accurately than the surrounding environment information transmitted from the base station.

A sensor is a device that is located in a surrounding environment such as a person or an object, or is embedded in a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone, and collects the information required by the user. Various information can be measured, such as the UV index.

As a technology related to a terminal in which such a sensor is embedded, there is a "terminal incorporating a sensor" of Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0096642. This conventional technology attaches a temperature / humidity sensor to a mobile phone to display information on the screen such as temperature and humidity of a place where a mobile phone user is located or to provide a user with an alarm sound, and to any system controlled by a microprocessor. A terminal incorporating an applicable sensor is disclosed.

There is also a " mobile communication terminal having a humidity sensor " of Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2004-7011569. This prior art discloses a method for installing at least one independent humidity sensor controlled by a processor for detection of humidity for the purpose of reducing or preventing corrosion in a mobile communication terminal having a processor controller.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0097437 "mobile phone with air pollution detection sensor" is also available. The prior art discloses a mobile phone with a built-in air pollution sensor that can check the air pollution of the environment anytime, anywhere by embedding the air pollution sensor in the mobile phone, and processing it through the MSM and ADC.

In addition, there is also the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0033693 "external environment sensing mobile phone and service method". This prior art has a mobile phone having a sensor for measuring the external environment such as temperature, humidity, atmospheric gas, so that the setting data for each case previously stored in the memory according to the external environment where the mobile phone is currently located, the speaker or display unit Disclosed is a mobile phone that can be output through.

However, in the case of embedding the sensor in the mobile phone as in the prior art, the mobile phone must be exposed to the outside at all times in order to continuously detect the surrounding environment even during exercise. However, it is very inconvenient to exercise with a mobile phone so that the mobile phone is always exposed to the outside while exercising.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to transmit or receive information using a Bluetooth communication with a wristwatch-type external device having various sensors for collecting environmental information, and to not depend only on the external device. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device capable of sensing a surrounding environment that can periodically receive surrounding environment information while communicating with a base station through a network of the portable terminal device, and a method of using the same. In this way, when the sensor is built in the external device, the existing mobile phone capable of Bluetooth communication can be used as it is.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, by using a Bluetooth communication with a wristwatch-type external device having a built-in various sensors for collecting the surrounding environment information, or by transmitting or receiving information, or of only a portable terminal device By receiving the environment information of the surroundings periodically while communicating with the base station through the network, it is possible to receive these two pieces of information and to generate a warning when one of them is detected to be above the standard level so that outdoor exercise can be determined. Doing.

First, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an external device that displays collected information or transmits it to a portable terminal device using Bluetooth communication.

Sensor device for detecting the information of the current location by collecting and processing the surrounding environment information,

An input device that receives input from a user,

A display device for displaying information input through the sensor device and the input device;

A control device for controlling the information input through the sensor device and the input device to be displayed on the display device;

There is provided an external device including a communication device for communicating with the portable terminal device using Bluetooth communication.

The sensor device includes an ultraviolet measuring sensor; It is preferable to have at least one of SO ₂ measuring sensor, CO measuring sensor, NO ₂ measuring sensor, O ₃ measuring sensor, PM-10 measuring sensor.

In addition, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the peripheral apparatus may transmit and receive information by using Bluetooth communication with the external device according to claim 1 or 2, or communicate with the base station via the network of the portable terminal device without relying only on the external device. By periodically receiving the environmental information of the exercise information, if any one of the above two information is detected the contamination of the threshold value, it indicates that the surrounding environmental conditions are not suitable for exercise and calculates the exercise index that generates a warning And a portable terminal device capable of sensing a surrounding environment having an alerting processing device.

The exercise index calculation and alert processing device,

An input unit for receiving atmospheric environment information from the external device and the base station;

An exercise index calculator configured to calculate an exercise index using exercise index calculation formula (1) below based on the atmospheric environment information input from the input unit;

(1)

(One)

A warning unit for determining whether to exercise according to the exercise index calculated by the exercise index calculator and displaying an exercise index together with a warning;

Exercise resume selection unit for selecting whether or not the user to continue the exercise when the warning occurs by the warning unit,

When the user wants to continue the exercise even after the warning is generated, it is preferable to have a reference value change unit for changing the environmental reference value using the following environmental reference value change equation (2).

Modified Baseline = Current Baseline × 1.1 (2)

Content input from the external device and the base station is preferably an ultraviolet index, SO ₂ index, CO index, NO ₂ index, O ₃ index, PM-10 index.

Furthermore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for determining whether a user wants to search for surrounding environment information.

If the user wants to search the surrounding environment information, receiving air pollution information and ultraviolet information through each sensor in the sensor device, and receiving the environmental information of the current location from the base station through the network,

Displaying these received information as a surrounding environment state via a display device,

Calculating and displaying the exercise index based on the received environmental conditions;

Asking the user whether to start the workout,

If the user wants to start the exercise, after receiving a certain time delay, receiving the surrounding environment information again,

If any of the information received indicates data that is not suitable for the workout (i.e. not suitable for the workout), generating an alert,

Selecting whether to end the workout,

If the exercise is not finished, after receiving a predetermined time delay, receiving air pollution information and ultraviolet ray information through each sensor in the sensor device, and receiving the environmental information of the current location from the base station through the network A method of using a detectable portable terminal device is provided.

In the step of generating the warning, it is preferable to display the updated exercise index together with the warning.

The information displayed by displaying the received information as a state of the surrounding environment through the display device is preferably an ultraviolet index, an SO ₂ index, a CO index, a NO ₂ index, an O ₃ index, or a PM-10 index.

According to the present invention, a portable terminal capable of detecting a surrounding environment and a method of using the same may provide information required for outdoor exercise using Bluetooth communication between an external device having an air pollution sensor and an ultraviolet sensor and a mobile device (portable terminal). I can receive it.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a general mobile device (mobile phone) 108, a wristwatch type external device 107 having a sensor capable of measuring air pollution, and a base station 109 transmitting and receiving information. Examples of sensors embedded in the external device 107 include an ultraviolet light sensor 101, a SO ₂ (sulfite gas) measuring sensor 102, a CO (carbon monoxide) measuring sensor 103, a NO ₂ (nitrogen dioxide) measuring sensor, 104, an O ₃ (ozone) measuring sensor 105 and a PM-10 (fine dust) measuring sensor 106. The surrounding environment information obtained from each sensor is transmitted to the mobile phone 108 using Bluetooth communication. In addition, the base station 109 transmits and receives environmental information on the location of the mobile phone through the mobile phone network. By using the information received in these two ways, an alarm is generated when contamination above the reference value is detected.

2 shows a configuration of an external device of the present invention. The sensor device 201 includes an ultraviolet measuring sensor 205, a SO ₂ measuring sensor 206, a CO measuring sensor 207, a NO ₂ measuring sensor 208, an O ₃ measuring sensor 209, and a PM-10 measuring sensor ( 210). Through this sensor device 201, the air pollution index and the ultraviolet index of the current position can be measured. The input device 202 is a device that receives input from a user. The display device 204 is a device for displaying information and displays information input through the sensor device 201 and the input device 202. The control device 203 controls the information input through the sensor device 201 and the input device 202 to display the information on the display device 204. The sensor device 201 and the input device 202 may be controlled. The information displayed on the display device 204 is adjusted according to the information input through the display device. Finally, the communication device 211 is a device that communicates with a mobile phone, and communicates with a portable terminal device using Bluetooth communication.

3 is a flowchart showing an information processing flow in the portable terminal device of the present invention. Step S301 is a step of determining whether the user wants to search for the surrounding environment information, and receives the content desired by the user from the input device of the mobile phone 108. When the user wants to search for the surrounding environment information, in step S302, air pollution information and ultraviolet ray information are received through each sensor in the sensor device 201, and the environment information of the current location is received from the base station 109 through the network. Receive. These received information are displayed as the surrounding environment state via the display device in step S303. The displayed content is UV index (5 levels), SO ₂ index (unit ppm), CO index (unit ppm), NO ₂ index (unit ppm), O ₃ index (unit ppm), PM-10 index (unit ppb) ⇒ µg / m 3). The above information separately displays two pieces of information received from the external device 107 and the base station 109, respectively. Step S304 is a step of calculating and displaying the exercise index through the received environmental conditions. Step S305 is a step in which the user asks whether to start exercising. When the exercise is to be started, after a predetermined time delay in step S306, the surrounding environment information is received again in step S307 as in step S302. If any of the information received in step S307 indicates data that is not suitable for exercise (that is, it is not suitable for exercise), a warning is issued in step S308. By displaying the updated exercise index along with the warning, it is intended to help in selecting whether to end the exercise in step S309. If the exercise is not ended in step S309, the process returns to step S306, and the steps S307 and S308 are repeated after a predetermined time delay. That is, even during exercise, it periodically receives the surrounding environment information from the external device 107 and the base station 109 and continuously detects the surrounding environment of the current location where the exercise is being performed, and immediately warns if the information inappropriate for the exercise is received. Will be

4 shows an exercise index calculation and warning generation processing unit. The exercise index is calculated and displayed in step S304 based on the information received in step S302. Then, the alarm occurrence and the exercise index display in step S308 through the information received in step S307. The exercise index calculation and warning generation processing unit of FIG. 4 is an apparatus for performing the exercise index calculation and warning generation processing used herein. The input unit 401 receives information from the external device 107 (FIG. 1) and the base station 109 (FIG. 1) as in steps S302 and S307. The contents input from step S302 are ultraviolet index (step 5), SO ₂ index (unit ppm), CO index (unit ppm), NO ₂ index (unit ppm), O ₃ index (unit ppm), PM-10 index It is input from the external device 107 and the base station 109 as (unit ppb ⇒ µg / m 3). Here, the ultraviolet index is not included in the exercise index calculation and used for displaying the surrounding environment information (step S303). The exercise index calculation unit 402 calculates the exercise index using the remaining five indices. The exercise index calculation formula (1) for each input air environment information is as follows.

(1)

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Here, the following reference values are used as environmental reference values.

In other words, the average hourly value is 25 ppm or less for carbon monoxide, 0.10 ppm or less for nitrogen dioxide, 0.15 ppm or less for sulfur dioxide, and 0.1 ppm or less for ozone. Fine dust is 100/24 hour average, lead is 0.5 / year average, and benzene is 5 / year average. For example, it is prescribed in the Framework Act on Environmental Policy. Here, reference values of five items such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and fine dust received from the external device 107 and the base station 109 are used.

Each exercise index corresponding to the five indices received from the external device 107 is averaged to calculate the exercise index by the external device, and each corresponding to the five indices received from the base station 109 through the network. The exercise index through the network is calculated by averaging the exercise index of. These calculated exercise indices are represented by numbers between a maximum of 100 and a minimum of -100, and are determined to be the nearest number when exceeding this range. Therefore, the higher the exercise index, the better the exercise state, and the lower the state, the harder the exercise state.

The warning unit 403 is a device for displaying the exercise index with a warning. In step S304, only the exercise index is displayed, and no warning is issued. On the other hand, in step S308, the exercise index is displayed on the external device 107 together with the warning. In this case, the warning occurs when any one of the two exercise indices calculated by the exercise index calculator 402 (exercise index by the external device and exercise index through the network) has a negative value.

The exercise resume selection unit 404 is a part for selecting whether or not to continue the exercise when the warning occurs. If the exercise is not finished as in step S309, the flow returns to step S306 again.

If the user wants to continue the exercise after the warning occurs, the environmental reference value is changed through the reference value changing unit 405. Equation (2) of environmental standard value change is as follows.

Modified Baseline = Current Baseline × 1.1 (2)

If the reference value change unit 405 does not change the environmental reference value, the warning continues to occur. In addition, if the environmental reference value is changed too high, the warning will not be generated even if the environmental condition worsens. Therefore, the new environmental standard is determined to be 10% higher than the current standard.

According to the present invention, the air pollution index and the ultraviolet index can be searched by the portable terminal device which is always possessed, so that users can easily obtain the surrounding environment information, and can use it for personal exercise as well as daily life. have. Therefore, when exercising for personal health, it is possible to immediately provide the surrounding environment information that is direct information to the users.

1 illustrates a communication between a mobile device (portable terminal device), an external device, and a base station. The external device includes an ultraviolet light sensor, a SO ₂ (sulphite gas) sensor, a CO (carbon monoxide) sensor, and a NO ₂ (nitrogen dioxide). Built-in measuring sensor, O ₃ (ozone) measuring sensor, and PM-10 (fine dust) measuring sensor can detect the surrounding environment at the current location.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an external device, and the external device includes a sensor device, a control device, an input device, a communication device, and a display device.

3 is a flowchart showing an information processing flow of the present invention.

Figure 4 shows the exercise index calculation and warning processing unit, through this portion to calculate the exercise index and determine whether or not to generate a warning.

Claims (8)

An external device that displays collected information or transmits the information to a portable terminal device using Bluetooth communication. Sensor device for detecting the information of the current location by collecting and processing the surrounding environment information, An input device that receives input from a user, A display device for displaying information input through the sensor device and the input device; A control device for controlling the information input through the sensor device and the input device to be displayed on the display device; An external device comprising a communication device to communicate with the portable terminal device using Bluetooth communication. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor device comprises: an ultraviolet light sensor; An external device comprising at least one of a SO ₂ measuring sensor, a CO measuring sensor, a NO ₂ measuring sensor, an O ₃ measuring sensor, and a PM-10 measuring sensor. By receiving and transmitting information using the Bluetooth communication with the external device according to claim 1 or 2, or by receiving the environment information of the surroundings periodically while communicating with the base station through the network of the portable terminal device without relying only on the external device, If any one of the two types of information detects contamination above the standard value, it indicates that the surrounding environment is not suitable for exercise, and has an exercise index calculation and warning generating device for generating a warning. Portable terminal device capable of detecting the surrounding environment. The method according to claim 3, wherein the exercise index calculation and warning generating device, An input unit for receiving atmospheric environment information from the external device and the base station; An exercise index calculator configured to calculate an exercise index using exercise index calculation formula (1) below based on the atmospheric environment information input from the input unit;

(One) A warning unit for determining whether to exercise according to the exercise index calculated by the exercise index calculator and displaying an exercise index together with a warning; Exercise resume selection unit for selecting whether or not the user to continue the exercise when the warning occurs by the warning unit, And a reference value change unit for changing the environmental reference value by using the following environmental reference value change equation (2) when the user wants to continue the exercise even after the warning is generated. Modified Baseline = Current Baseline × 1.1 (2) The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the contents input from the external device and the base station, UV index, SO ₂ index, CO index, NO ₂ index, O ₃ index, PM-10 index, it characterized in that the portable environment detectable. Terminal device. Determining whether the user wants to search for surrounding information, If the user wants to search the surrounding environment information, receiving air pollution information and ultraviolet information through each sensor in the sensor device, and receiving the environmental information of the current location from the base station through the network, Displaying these received information as a surrounding environment state via a display device, Calculating and displaying the exercise index based on the received environmental conditions; Asking the user whether to start the workout, If the user wants to start the exercise, after receiving a certain time delay, receiving the surrounding environment information again, If any of the information received indicates data that is not suitable for the workout (i.e. not suitable for the workout), generating an alert, Selecting whether to end the workout, If the exercise is not finished, the air pollution information and ultraviolet light information is received again through each sensor in the sensor device after a certain time delay, and receiving the environmental information of the current location from the base station through the network Method of using a portable terminal device capable of detecting the surrounding environment. The method according to claim 6, wherein in the generating the warning, the updated exercise index is displayed together with the warning. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the content displayed by displaying the received information as a state of the surrounding environment through the display device, UV index, SO ₂ index, CO index, NO ₂ index, O ₃ index, PM- Method of use, characterized in that 10 index.

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