KR20110042616A - Apparatus for color therapy using high led - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A color therapy apparatus using a high brightness LED is provided to radiate a specific color for the color therapy by an input signal from an input unit. CONSTITUTION: A color therapy apparatus includes the following: an input unit(200) generating an input signal; a display unit(100) displaying colors by the input signal using an LED; and a case(101) surrounding the input unit and the display unit. The input unit includes the following: more than one button mapped by colors displayed on the display unit; an audio button for outputting specific sound information; a controlling button for controlling the brightness of the display unit; and an on/off button for supplying and cutting off power.

Description

Color psychotherapy apparatus using high brightness LED {Apparatus For color therapy using high LED}

The present invention relates to a color psychotherapy apparatus, and more particularly, to a color psychotherapy apparatus using high-brightness LEDs including at least one LED capable of emitting a specific color for color psychotherapy according to an input signal from an input unit.

Colors have their own physical waves so that the subject exposed to a particular color receives the physical waves of the colors from that color. Color psychotherapy is a way of providing physical and psychological treatment of subjects using these characteristics. That is, color psychotherapy gives a subject a certain physical wave and visual stimulus of color, and in this process, color can activate the central nervous system to take psychological stability and provide balance of the five intestines. In more detail, it has been reported that various colors have unique characteristics for each color and thus may have a common influence. In addition, it has been reported that the physical and psychological effects for a particular color are different for each person. Therefore, color psychotherapy uses the energy of colors to find colors that match the subject's constitution and condition, helping to find psychological stability, concentration enhancement, body balance adjustment, maintenance, and colors that do not match the subject's needs. In addition, it improves the color sense and raises the sensational eyesight and improves production efficiency and learning efficiency.

However, the conventional color psychotherapy method uses a method in which a color psychotherapist prepares a paper having a specific color and exposes the subject to a specific color by showing the paper to the subject. There is the hassle of preparing a piece of paper. In addition, since a specific color must be selected from paper having various colors, it takes a lot of time to select a specific color, and there is a problem that is affected by the surrounding environment, in particular, brightness, due to the material problem of coloring the paper.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a color psychotherapy apparatus using a high brightness LED that is portable and easily operated.

The color psychotherapy apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes an input unit, a display unit, and a case. The input unit generates an input signal according to a user input, and the display unit outputs colors according to the input signal using at least one LED. The case is formed to surround the input unit and the display unit.

In the apparatus for color psychotherapy according to the present invention, the input unit includes at least one button mapped to each color output to the display unit, an audio button for outputting specific sound information, an adjustment button for adjusting the brightness of the display unit, and a power source. It may include an on / off button for switching supply and interruption.

In the color psychological treatment apparatus according to the present invention, when the power is supplied by an on / off button, the display unit may output the color for each button provided in the input unit by dividing the color for each predetermined region of the display unit.

In the color psychotherapy apparatus according to the present invention, the display unit is a plurality of LEDs or LED chips, LED driving unit for driving the plurality of LEDs or LED chips, a diffusion panel for diffusing light emitted from the LED and the diffusion panel is It may include a lens for emitting the diffused light.

In the color psychotherapy apparatus according to the present invention, the diffusion channel and the lens may be integrally formed.

In the apparatus for color psychotherapy according to the present invention, the input unit is implemented as a display area for outputting a touch panel and a button map for generating a touch event according to a touch, and if the touch unit generates a touch event for selecting a specific button, The color corresponding to the selected button may be output to the entire area including the display area on which the button map is output.

The color psychotherapy apparatus according to the present invention includes a mux for collecting input signals of the input unit, a first connector connected to the mux, a flexible circuit connected to the first connector, a second connector connected to the flexible circuit, and the second connector. It may further include a demux connected to the display unit.

In addition, the color psychotherapy apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit for storing at least one of colors, effects and selection information for the color psychotherapy, and sound information set for each color, or when a specific color is output to the display unit. The apparatus may further include at least one of an audio processor that automatically outputs corresponding sound information.

According to the color psychological therapy apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the user can operate the device for color psychological therapy at any time and any time desired.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described, and the description of other parts will be omitted so as not to disturb the gist of the present invention.

The terms or words used in the specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately use the concept of terms to describe their own invention in the best way. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, and various equivalents may be substituted for them at the time of the present application. It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

1 is a view schematically showing the appearance of a color psychotherapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 200, a display unit 100, and a case 101.

The color psychotherapy apparatus 10 of the present invention having such a configuration supports outputting a specific color from the display unit 100 using various buttons provided on the input unit 200, so that the user manipulates the input unit 200 so that the user can operate the input unit 200. The specific color desired can be observed through the display unit 100. Accordingly, the user can be compensated for psychological stability or activity based on the characteristics of the unique waves of colors from a specific color at a desired time without being limited to time or place. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in more detail.

The input unit 200 may include at least one button, and each button may generate a different input signal. The input unit 200 may be formed of a keypad or the like. In particular, the input unit 200 of the present invention may be provided with a predetermined number of buttons, for example, 20 buttons, and each button may generate an input signal for outputting a specific color. For example, button 1 generates an input signal for the white output, button 2 generates an input signal for the red output, and button 3 generates an input signal for the color output mixed with red and orange. can do. Referring to this in more detail with reference to the color coordinates shown in Figure 2, the first button of the total 20 buttons provided in the input unit 200 of the present invention, the first button is White, the second button is Red, the third button is weak red + Orange, Button 4 is Orange, Button 5 is weak Yellow + Orange, Button 6 is Yellow, Button 7 is weak green + Yellow, Button 8 is Yellow + green, Button 9 is Yellow + green, Button 10 Is green, button 11 is weak blue + green, button 12 is blue + green, button 13 is weak green + blue, button 14 is blue, button 15 is weak purple + blue, button 16 is weak blue + purple, button 17 is purple, button 18 is weak red + purple, button 19 is red-purple, button 20 is weak purple + red. The input unit 200 further includes an “A” button corresponding to an audio button set to output a specific audio signal, an adjustment button for adjusting brightness, and an on / off button for switching power supply and cutoff of the device. It may include.

The audio button is configured to generate an input signal for outputting sound information for a synesthesia effect in color psychotherapy, and when a specific color is activated in a state in which the display unit 100 is output, outputs a predetermined specific sound. This button is used to generate an input signal. For example, when the second button corresponding to Red, which provides a passionate feeling, is activated, the display unit 100 is irradiated with red color. When the user presses an audio button, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 has a passionate and enterprising feeling. You will be able to output preset sounds such as classical or opera.

The control button is a button for controlling the intensity of voltage or current supplied to each lamp, for example, LEDs, provided in the display unit 100. The user may adjust the brightness of the light emitted from the display unit 100 using the corresponding button. In this case, a high brightness LED may be used as the LED.

The input unit 200 may be manufactured so that each button emits light in a color assigned to the corresponding button. That is, when the user activates the color psychological therapy apparatus 10 by using the on / off button, the color psychological therapy apparatus 10 is provided in the input unit 200 so that the user can correctly select a color mapped to a specific button. The button may be designed to emit light in a color output to the display unit 100 by activating the corresponding button. Then, the user can easily select the color that he / she wants to select by referring to the color emitted by the specific button. To this end, the button may be formed of a transparent material, and LEDs designed to emit a corresponding color may be provided when power is supplied to the lower end of the button.

Meanwhile, in the above description, the input unit 200 of the present invention has been described as providing 20 buttons so as to generate input signals corresponding to 20 colors, but the present invention is not limited thereto. When the input unit 200 of the present invention further subdivides colors, the input unit 200 may further provide a button corresponding to the display unit 100 so as to output more colors to the display unit 100. If designed to output, it can include fewer buttons, such as nine or twelve. For example, when the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 is applied to a mobile communication terminal, the input unit 200 may be formed as a total of 12 buttons, and when applied to a PDA terminal, the number of buttons provided in the PDA is included. The input unit 200 may be.

The case 101 is mounted on the display unit 100 and the input unit 200, and serves to fix the internal components so that they do not flow due to the external components being exposed to the outside or the movement of the color psychotherapy apparatus 10. The case 101 is formed to surround the edge of the display unit 100 and may have a structure in which each button of the input unit 200 may protrude to the outside. Here, when the input unit 200 is formed of a metal keypad type, the case 101 may be integrally formed with the metal keypad. Meanwhile, the case 101 is hinged based on the center where the input unit 200 and the display unit 100 are engaged by providing a hinge portion having a hinge function in an area where the input unit 200 and the display unit 100 are engaged with each other. It may also provide a structure that can be in contact with each other.

The display unit 100 is configured to irradiate light emitted from a plurality of LEDs provided therein through a diffusion panel. The display unit 100 supports to output a color corresponding to the button selected by the input unit 200 to a part or all of the display unit 100. To this end, the plurality of LEDs included in the display unit 100 may be manufactured as multicolor LEDs. The structure of the display unit 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

Meanwhile, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may further include a memory for storing input signal mapping information and sound information storage information of the input unit 200, and corresponding to the input signal generated by the input unit 200. The control unit may further include a color to implement colors on one side or the whole of the display unit 100.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the display unit 100 of FIG. 1 cut based on a cutting line A-A '.

Referring to FIG. 3, the display unit 100 of the present invention provides a reflector plate 105, a plurality of LEDs 107 disposed on the reflector plate 105, and an LED for supplying signals for light emission and color control of the LED 107. The driving unit 103, the diffusion panel 109, and the lens 111 may be included. The reflector 105 may be omitted according to the arrangement of the plurality of LEDs 107.

The display unit 100 having such a configuration receives an input signal generated by the input unit 200 by the LED driver 103, and the LED driver 103 specifies a plurality of LEDs 107 according to the received input signals. It may have a structure for supplying by adjusting the current or voltage to emit light in color. The plurality of LEDs 107 receives a signal supply from the LED driver 103 and emits light of a color corresponding to the signal to emit light of a specific color. Here, the plurality of LEDs 107 may support only LEDs disposed in a specific area under the control of the LED driver 103 to emit light with a specific color. Light of a specific color emitted from the plurality of LEDs 107 is directed toward the diffusion panel 109. Then, the diffusion panel 109 diffuses the light of the specific color to support the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 107 to be evenly spread over the display unit 100. Thereafter, light of a specific color diffused through the diffusion panel 109 passes through the lens 111 to emit light. In this case, the lens 111 may be a lens 111 designed to have a high radiation efficiency in order to increase the emissivity of a specific color diffused.

As shown in FIG. 4, the diffusion panel 109 is formed on a panel formed of a polymer acrylic, a polymer plastic material, or the like, for example, a diffusion pattern on a predetermined surface by laser processing, coating, deposition, scratching, etching, or the like. It is possible to manufacture by forming a. In addition, the lens 111 may be manufactured by applying a laser processing, coating, deposition, scratching, etching method, etc. to have a curved surface to emit light after manufacturing a predetermined shape of polymer acrylic or polymer plastic. have. The diffusion panel 109 and the lens 111 may be integrally manufactured. Meanwhile, the diffusion panel 109 and the lens 111 of the present invention have been described based on a two-dimensional planar arrangement, but for example, the central portion of the display unit 100 is manufactured in a concave shape or in a convex shape to form a pair of glasses. It may be produced in a multi-dimensional shape such as.

The display unit 100 may support to output the color corresponding to each button for each region in the state where the power is initially supplied so that the user can easily recognize what color the buttons provided in the input unit 200 represent. have. In more detail, the display unit 100 may divide the entire zone into 20 zones and output light corresponding to the color corresponding to each button of the input unit 200 to each divided zone. To this end, the plurality of LEDs 107 or LED chips may be composed of a total of 20 LEDs, the 20 LEDs can output the color corresponding to each button of the input unit 200 under the control of the LED driver 103. have. Thereafter, when an input signal corresponding to a specific button is transmitted from the input unit 200, the LED driver 103 controls the plurality of LEDs 107 to output light of a color corresponding to the button selected by the input unit 200. Accordingly, the display unit 100 may output a color corresponding to the specific button selected by the input unit 200. In this case, when a specific button is selected in the input unit 200, the display unit 100 may emit only an LED of a display area corresponding to the selected button, thereby supporting a specific color to emit light only in a specific display area of the display unit 100. .

The display unit 100 may be manufactured in the form of a touch screen. In more detail, the display unit 100 may be provided with a transparent touch panel on the lens 111, so that the color psychotherapy device 10 is a touch event when the user touches one side of the touch panel An input signal corresponding to the generated area is generated and the display unit 100 outputs a color corresponding to the input signal based on the LED driver 103.

When the display unit 100 is manufactured in the form of a touch screen, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may replace the button of the input unit 200 with the display unit 100. Accordingly, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may be replaced by the entire display unit 100 area where the display unit 100 and the input unit 200 are disposed, and when power is supplied, the input unit may be input to a predetermined area of the display unit 100. It may support to output a button map that can support the (200) function. When the user touches a specific button of the button map, the color psychological therapy apparatus 10 may support to output a color corresponding to the color on the entire display unit 100. In this case, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may support to output a specific color even to a region where the button map is output. This application example is a case where the color psychotherapy device 10 is applied to a mobile phone, for example, the color psychotherapy device 10 is more sophisticated for the processing of the button map output and the touch event and the color output accordingly. Can have complex configurations and structures For example, the diffusion panel 109, the lens 111, and the plurality of LEDs 107 may be replaced with LED panels, and the LED driver 103 may be an LED panel driver for driving the LED panel. The color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may further include a controller configured to control a LED panel driver for implementing a specific color based on a touch screen control for processing a button map and a touch event, and a generated signal.

On the other hand, the color psychotherapy device 10 may be manufactured with a simpler structure as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the structure of the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 according to the present invention is described. The color psychotherapy apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a display unit 100, an input unit 200, a display unit 100, and an input unit. Arranged between the 200 to collect the input signal generated in the input unit 200 and transmits it to the display unit 100 to output a specific color mux 210, the first connector 220, flexible The circuit 150, the second connector 120, and the demux 110 may be included.

When the mux 210 is pressed each button provided in the input unit 200, the demux 110 via the first connector 220, the flexible circuit 150 and the second connector 120, the information about the pressed position ) Is the configuration to pass. In addition, the first connector 220 is connected to the mux 210 and transmits the signal transmitted from the mux 210 to the flexible circuit 150 and can be physically connected to the circuits provided in the input unit 200. It is a configuration that provides a connector structure. The flexible circuit 150 is configured to connect the first connector 220 and the second connector 120, and may be manufactured to be flexible to provide bending when the case 101 provides a hinge function. Can be. The second connector 120 is connected to the flexible circuit 150 and transfers the signal transmitted from the mux 210 to the demux 110, and the demux 110 transmits the received signal to the display unit 100. It is a configuration to support a plurality of LED 107 or LED chip included to output a specific color. Here, the mux 210 and the demux 110 may further include a control unit Micom on one side to support input signal collection of the input unit 200 and control of signals transmitted to the plurality of LEDs 107 or LED chips. have. In addition, when the control unit Micom is provided, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may omit the mux 210 and the demux 110, and accordingly, the control unit Micom may replace the function of the corresponding configuration. Can be. Here, the mux 210 and the demux 110 are configured to support the scalability of the display unit 100 and the input unit 200, respectively, with a larger or smaller number of the input unit 200 and a larger area or greater. It is possible to support the design of the display unit 100 in a small area.

As described above, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 supports outputting a specific color corresponding to a button selected by the input unit 200 from the display unit 100 to display a specific color at a point in time desired by the user. Observe and support psychological stability and change from that color.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen interface for explaining an example in which the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 is applied to a portable terminal. Referring to FIG.

Prior to the description, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 supporting FIG. 6 may output a specific sound and an input unit implemented as a keypad, a key button, or a touch panel including a predetermined number of keys for user input as described above. A storage unit for storing information related to an audio processor, a screen configuration corresponding to a specific screen interface and a screen corresponding to a specific color, a specific color, and a specific color corresponding to a signal generated from a display and an input unit for outputting the screen interface. It may include a configuration of a control unit for controlling to output to the display unit. In addition, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may support a mobile communication module, an MP3 player module, a near field to support various functions provided by the mobile terminal, for example, a mobile communication function, a file playback function, a file search function, a near field communication function, and the like. It may further include a communication module, and the like may further include functional modules for supporting various other convergence services.

Referring to FIG. 6, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 of the present invention may first determine whether a user selects a function for color psychotherapy through preset hot key activation or menu item selection. To this end, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may support to output a screen page, for example, a 601 screen, which may support the color psychotherapy function when a specific key is activated. Referring to the screen 601, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may output a title, for example, "color therapy", of a function to be displayed by the corresponding screen interface as text information on one side of the screen. The color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may configure a screen interface including various options for selecting a mood state or a current state of the user. For example, the screen 601 may be a selection screen for selecting "depressed, helplessness, frustration ...".

In this state, when the user selects a specific item, for example, "intellect", the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may have a color corresponding to a color, for example, scarlet, as shown in screen 603. Can be output to the display. Then, the user can obtain a psychotherapy effect on the lethargy by observing the display unit. In this case, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may support to automatically search for the corresponding sound and output the searched sound through the audio processor, when there is sound information for eliminating helplessness stored in the storage unit. Accordingly, the user can obtain a more synesthesia psychological treatment effect through not only the color psychotherapy obtained by observing the scarlet color output on the display unit, but also the acoustic information acquired through the speaker or earphone. As described above, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 of the present invention may support various colors appropriately provided at a time desired by the user. Here, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 may provide more various items as color therapy selection items, and when the corresponding items are selected, may support outputting the corresponding colors to the display unit. For example, the color psychotherapy apparatus 10 supports the sympathetic nervous system by using blue that calms the mind calmly when the eye hurts and blood pressure rises, and uses the scarlet when the brain is weak and vigorous. Stimulates the arteries to regain vitality, pink for vitality, orange for brain stimulation, inflammation reduction, stress relief, psychological stability and motivation, and lemons when memory declines Red or yellow if needed to increase red blood cells, improve blood circulation and hair and scalp blood circulation, and improve capillary circulation and create tissues such as hair, relieve tension and pain, relieve inflammation, give stability, and pollutants If detoxification is needed, green is used to stimulate the brain to regulate body balance, clear the head, Contribute to the information to reduce the mental stress and has a violet to improvements chronic fatigue, white, if necessary, purifying the energy can be controlled to be displayed on the display unit according to the option selection.

On the other hand, it has been described with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention through the specification and drawings, although specific terms are used, this is only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical details of the present invention and to help the understanding of the invention. It is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

1 is a view schematically showing the appearance of a color psychotherapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing a color coordinate system for explaining an input unit button of the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of FIG.

4 is a view illustrating the diffusion panel and the lens of FIG. 3 in more detail;

5 is a view showing in more detail the internal configuration of the color psychotherapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen interface of a color psychological therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: display unit 200: input unit

101 case 103 LED driver

105: reflector 107: LED

Claims (9)

An input unit generating an input signal; A display unit which outputs colors according to the input signal using at least one LED; A case surrounding the input unit and the display unit; Color psychological therapy device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The input unit At least one button mapped to each color output on the display unit; An audio button for outputting specific sound information; An adjustment button for adjusting brightness of the display unit; An on / off button for switching power supply and shutdown; Color psychological treatment device comprising a. The method of claim 2, The display unit When the power is supplied by the on / off button color psychological treatment apparatus characterized in that for outputting the color of each button provided in the input unit by dividing the predetermined area by a predetermined area. The method of claim 1, The display unit A plurality of LEDs or LED chips; An LED driver for driving the plurality of LEDs or LED chips; A diffusion panel configured to diffuse light emitted from the LED; A lens for emitting light diffused by the diffusion panel; Color psychological therapy device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein And said diffusion channel and said lens are integral. The method of claim 1, The input unit It is implemented as a display area for outputting a touch panel and a button map for generating a touch event according to the touch, The display unit And outputting a color corresponding to the selected button to the entire area including the display area on which the button map is output when a touch event for selecting a specific button occurs. The method of claim 1, A mux for collecting an input signal of the input unit; A first connector connected to the mux; A flexible circuit connected to the first connector; A second connector connected to the flexible circuit; A demux connected to the second connector and connected to the display unit; Color psychological treatment device further comprising. The method of claim 1, A storage unit for storing at least one of colors, effects, selection information, and sound information set for each color for the color psychotherapy; An audio processor for automatically outputting sound information corresponding to a corresponding color when a specific color is output to the display unit; Color psychological treatment device further comprises at least one of. The method of claim 1, The display unit And a screen interface including the option information.

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