KR20120094591A - System and method for u-health medical examination by using toilet bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A U-health medical examination system using a toilet and a method thereof are provided to consistently manage and monitor health condition changes and the health of parents or elders who live alone. CONSTITUTION: A urine detecting unit collects both urine which a user passes in a standing position and urine the user passes in a sitting position. An ingredient detecting unit(30) measures physical/chemical ingredients of the collected urine. A camera(43) takes an image of the urine. A flush button(60) detects a fingerprint of the user when the user flushes the toilet. A wireless communication unit transmits the user information to a center.

Description

System and method for U-Health medical examination using a toilet seat

The present invention relates to a health diagnosis system, and more particularly to a U-health health diagnosis system using a toilet seat.

U-health (U-health) refers to the situation where you can receive medical services anytime and anywhere by combining information technology called Ubiquitous with medical technology.U-health is also short for Ubiquitous Health. do. The main feature of U-health is that it can be provided without any time and space limitations.

With the advent of medical devices capable of measuring, transmitting, storing, and analyzing patient's biometric and behavioral information in real time, the commercialization of U-health is further accelerated. Meanwhile, health information has been accumulated throughout the life of an individual, and medical services are expanding from a single treatment to a lifelong treatment concept.

As the standard of living improved, the pursuit of a healthy life and a happy life changed the values and standards of modern society's health. In the past, if there is no disease at present as the basis of health, the prevention of disease and even the pursuit of a healthier life are now accepted as the concept of healthy life. Healthy living is now being applied to the process of pursuing a better life and a happier life beyond the physical values to sustain life. As these values change, various services are provided to help with health care, but it is not easy to use and practice them consistently.

Among the social side effects produced in various forms with the rapid arrival of an aging society, the problem of elderly people living alone without care of their relatives or unrelated relatives due to the collapse of traditional filial piety and economic problems is becoming more and more social problems. As a result, it is investigated how much existing U-Care service is being used for elderly people living alone, and it is possible to derive the problem of U-Care service to date. Efforts are being made to improve and commercialize the service.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a health diagnosis system that automatically performs a medical examination and prescription using a U-health toilet in association with a network and a web database.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the present invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the claims, as well as the following description and the annexed drawings.

The U-health healthcare system 100 according to the present invention automatically performs a medical examination and prescription by using a U-health toilet in association with a network and a web database. U-health toilet seat user according to the present invention can take care of their health by constantly and steadily self-checking.

In addition, through the U-health care system (100), it has the advantage of steadily monitoring and managing the health and changes in health status of the elderly living alone or living alone without the care of the family.

1 is a block diagram of a U-health care system according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an illustration of a U-health toilet seat in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the U-health toilet seat in accordance with the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart of operation of the U-health care system according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the health diagnosis system according to the present invention relates to a U-health health diagnosis system using a toilet seat,

A toilet body including a water tank, a seat, a cover, and a water tank, a urine detector positioned on the front inner wall of the water tank, collecting urine and sedentary urine collected through a bending line of the water tank, and collecting the urine A component detection unit for measuring physical / chemical components, a camera for photographing the collected urine to generate an image of urine, a flushing button for detecting a fingerprint of the user when the user flushes the toilet, and the generated Including a wireless communication unit for transmitting the urine component information, image information, and user information corresponding to the detected fingerprint to the center, receiving a test result of the urine from the center, and a display for displaying the received test results It is composed.

In order to achieve the above object, the medical examination method according to the present invention relates to a U-health medical examination system using a toilet seat,

When the user's approach is detected, the process of switching the system to the operation mode, the component detection unit (ON), and when the component detection unit detects the urine component, the camera is driven to generate a urine image, the component detection unit Detecting physical / chemical components of urine, pressing a water flush button, detecting a fingerprint of the user and loading user information corresponding to the detected fingerprint from a memory; And transmitting the information, the image information, and the user information to the center, and receiving the test result of the urine from the center and displaying the received test result.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is aimed at all individuals and families in the well-being and ubiquitous era who wish to remotely manage the elderly and chronically ill and to discover / prevent various diseases in advance.

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a U-health care system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an illustration of a U-health toilet seat according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the U-health care system 100 according to the present invention, the toilet body 10, urine detector 20, component detector 30, the imaging unit 40, It comprises a flushing button 60, a wireless communication unit 70, a display 80, a memory 90, the control unit 50.

The toilet body 10 includes a water tank 12, a seat 14, a cover 16, a water tank 18, and provides a base on which the devices 20 to 90 can be mounted. .

The urine detection unit 20 is located on the front inner wall of the tank 12, as shown in Figure 3, collects the user's standing urine and sedentary urine flowing through the bending line (R) of the tank 12 . The water tank 12 is provided with a curved line R of the downhill slope from the rear inner wall to the front inner wall, and the curved line R is formed on the left and right inner walls of the tank, respectively. The standing urine corresponds to the urine of a general male, and means urine discharged toward the rear inner wall of the toilet bowl. The sedentary urine corresponds to urine of a general woman, and refers to urine discharged toward the anterior inner wall of the toilet of the toilet. In the case of sedentary urine, the discharged urine is delivered directly to the urine detection unit 20, but in the case of standing urine, the urine discharged toward the rear inner wall of the water tank 12 rides on the bend line R formed in the water tank 12. It flows and collects in the urine detector 20. 3 is a plan view of the U-health toilet seat according to the present invention.

The component detector 30 measures the physical / chemical components of the collected urine.

The photographing unit 40 includes a camera 43, a flash 45, and an illuminance sensor 47. The camera 43 photographs the collected urine to generate an image of urine. The focus of the camera 43 is set to the urine detector 20, and the controller 50 generates a urine image by driving the camera 43 when the urine component is detected by the component detector 30. The urine image can be used to identify the color and concentration of urine.

The water down button 60 is a button for opening and closing the outlet of the water tank 18 so that the stool (for example, urine or stool) or filth of the tank is discharged to the drain port 3, the predetermined A device (not shown) is provided.

When the user presses the water down button 60 after urinating, the controller 50 detects the user's fingerprint through the water down button 60. Then, the user information that matches the detected fingerprint is loaded from the memory 90.

The wireless communication unit 70 may generate the urine related information (eg, urine component, urine image, urine count, urine measurement time, etc.) and user information (eg, unique number (or registration number), age, gender, Medical history, etc.) is sent to a center (not shown), and a test result of the urine (for example, information on expected diseases and health conditions) is received from the center (not shown).

The display 80 displays the received urine test result of the user. In addition, various types of information stored in the memory 90 are displayed according to a user's request.

The memory 90 may store fingerprint information for each user and a user's unique number (for example, a registration number or information for identifying a user) and personal information (for example, age, gender, medical history, etc.) matching the fingerprint information. It stores the user's urine component and the number of urine frequency, urine image and the like. In addition, the urine test result information of each user and setting information of the system 100 is stored.

The flash 45 is driven when the user takes sedentary urine. The illuminance sensor 47 detects the illuminance of the inside of the water tank 12 (eg, the urine detector 20 or the periphery of the camera 43). The controller 50 determines whether the flash 45 is driven based on sensing information of the illuminance sensor 47. When the user sits on the toilet and urinates, the illuminance sensed inside the water tank 12 will be lower than a reference value, and the control unit 50 may drive the flash 43 together with the driving of the camera 43 to capture the collected urine normally. Activate

U-health care system 100 according to the present invention is provided with a predetermined access detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the user's access. The display 80, the controller 50, the wireless communication unit 70, and the memory 90, including the approach detection sensor (not shown), are mounted in the control box 200.

4 is a flowchart of operation of the U-health care system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the u-health care system 100 according to the present invention normally maintains a standby mode with only an access detection sensor (not shown) turned on. Then, the user's approach is detected through the approach detection sensor.

If the controller 50 detects the user's approach through the proximity sensor (S10), the controller 50 switches the system 100 to an operation mode and turns on the component detector 30. Then, it is checked whether the component detection unit 30 has detected the urine component. (S20)

If the urine component is detected in the component detector 30 (S30), the controller 50 drives the camera 43 to generate a urine image, and the physical / chemical urine through the component detector 30 Detect ingredients (S50)

At this time, the controller 50 measures the illuminance inside the water tank 12 through the illuminance sensor 47. (S40) When the illuminance detected inside the water tank 12 is less than the reference value, it means that the user is sitting on the toilet seat (eg, urine) or dark around the toilet bowl. Therefore, when the illuminance sensed in the water tank 12 is equal to or less than the reference value, the controller 50 operates the flash 45 together with the driving of the camera 43. (S60)

Thereafter, when the user presses the flushing button 60 in order to drain the toilet (eg, urine) of the water tank 12 (S70), the fingerprint sensor mounted on the button 60 detects the user's fingerprint. do. Then, the controller 50 searches the memory 90 and loads user information that matches the detected fingerprint. (S80) In addition, when the flushing button 60 is input, the controller 50 By turning off the operation of the component detection unit 30, unnecessary components other than urine are detected.

When information about the urine (for example, urine component, urine image, urine count, urine measurement time, etc.) and user information are obtained from the processes S50 and S80, the controller 50 transmits the information to the center. Send it out. (S90)

The controller 50 may transmit the detected fingerprint to the center instead of the user information if the user information corresponding to the detected fingerprint is not found in the process S80. In addition, according to the design of the system, fingerprints of users may be registered on the center side and collectively managed. When the fingerprints of the users are managed in the center, the system 100 does not separately perform the process (S80), and instead of the user information, wirelessly transmits the user's fingerprint information together with the generated urine-related information to the center.

Subsequently, when a test result of the corresponding urine (eg, including expected disease and health state information) is received from the center (S100), the controller 50 stores the received test result in the memory 90 and displays the result on the display 80. Output (S110)

The center may be opened to a user who has undergone a predetermined authentication process (for example, the user or a user's family) through the Internet, and the user who has passed the predetermined authentication process by displaying the inspection result on a portal web site. (E.g. user or family member).

You can easily check the health check information of other family members as well as you, so you can easily remotely check the status of a single parent or a family member who is sick.

If the test results are posted on a website, etc., various information can be accumulated in the form of an open knowledge portal (see Wikipedia model) related to medical information. In addition, in connection with the advanced knowledge of the professional medical staff can receive professional diagnosis and prescription for the urine information (for example, the component of urine, the image of urine, the number of urine, urine measurement time, etc.).

As described above, the controller 50 according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a medium in which a program is recorded. The computer-readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and are also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It includes being. The computer may include a controller 50 of the terminal.

The U-health healthcare system 100 according to the present invention automatically performs a medical examination and prescription by using a U-health toilet in association with a network and a web database. U-health toilet seat user according to the present invention can take care of their health by constantly and steadily self-checking.

In addition, through the U-health care system (100), it has the advantage of steadily monitoring and managing the health and changes in health status of the elderly living alone or living alone without the care of the family.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment (s) shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and various modifications can be made therefrom by those skilled in the art, and the embodiments described above ( It will be appreciated that all or some of these may be optionally combined. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: toilet body 12: water tank
14: base 16: cover
18: water tank 20: urine detector
30: component detection unit 40: imaging unit
43: camera 45: flash
47: illuminance detection sensor 50: control unit
60: flushing button 70: wireless communication unit
80: display 90: memory
100: U-health healthcare system 200: control box

Claims (6)

A toilet body including a water tank, a pedestal, a cover and a water tank;
A urine detector located at the front inner wall of the tank and collecting the user's standing urine and sedentary urine flowing through the bending line of the tank;
A component detector for measuring physical / chemical components of the collected urine;
A camera for photographing the collected urine to generate an image of urine;
A flushing button which detects a fingerprint of the user when the user flushes the toilet seat;
A wireless communication unit for transmitting the generated urine component information, image information, and user information corresponding to the detected fingerprint to a center, and receiving a test result of the urine from the center;
U-health health diagnosis system using a toilet seat, characterized in that comprising a display for displaying the received test results. The method of claim 1, wherein the tank
U-health health diagnosis system using a toilet seat having a bent line of the downhill slope from the rear inner wall to the front inner wall, wherein the curved line is formed on each of the left and right inner walls of the tank. The method of claim 1,
U-health health diagnosis system further comprises an illumination sensor for measuring the illuminance in the tank. The method of claim 3,
If the illuminance detected in the tank is less than the reference value, U-health health diagnosis system further comprises a flash that operates in conjunction with the drive of the camera. If the user's approach is detected, switching the system to an operation mode and turning on the component detector;
When the component detector detects a urine component, driving the camera to generate a urine image, and detecting physical / chemical components of urine through the component detector;
When the user presses the flushing button, detecting a fingerprint of the user and loading user information corresponding to the detected fingerprint from a memory;
Transmitting ingredient information, image information, and user information of the generated urine to a center;
And receiving the test result of the urine from the center and displaying the received test result. The method of claim 5,
If the illuminance detected in the water tank of the toilet seat is less than the reference value, the U-health health diagnosis method using a toilet seat further comprises the step of generating a urine image by operating the flash with the drive of the camera.

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