KR20140107806A - Faithful Control of Health-care Device in Network Environment And Health-care Device, And Operation of Health-care Device And Gateway Therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of controlling a plurality of healthcare devices safely and accurately in a network environment. The present invention provides a method of controlling a plurality of healthcare devices using a server for controlling the healthcare devices including a first device connected to a network, and a second device for treating a corresponding patient based on biological information of the patient measured at the first device, and comprises the following steps. The server registers coupling information including identification information of the second device on the first device. Control information is formed on the server according to the biological information sent from the first device. Then, the control information is sent to the second device with the registered coupling information. The control information is characterized in comprising the identification information of the first device. According to the invention, the control information for the device is verified based on information of another device paired with the device, such that errors due to human activities and critical damages to a human body due to the errors are prevented in advance.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a healthcare device, a healthcare device, and a gateway,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of controlling a personal health device (PHD), and more particularly, to a PHD control method for ensuring reliability and integrity of operation of a plurality of PHD devices in a network environment .

Various kinds of information can be collected and processed in the living body, the environment, and the device by inter-device or inter-object communication with no human intervention or minimal intervention on the network, so that various services regardless of time and place can be provided .

This so-called machine-to-machine (M2M) technology has been applied in a variety of ways, and health care is also an important area.

Currently, the scope of application of M2M technology in the health care field is mainly limited to remote monitoring of living information and living information of patients or watchdogs. However, ultimately, it is necessary to provide a diagnosis action on the basis of the monitored biometric information, and to provide appropriate therapeutic action in real time in combination therewith.

For example, from the data of the measurement device measured from the blood glucose measurement device, the insulin pump must be actuated immediately if necessary, at which point the authenticity, integrity and safety of the PHD must be ensured.

In a local medical environment, i. E. A non-network environment, the measuring and treating devices connected to the controller can be operated individually and there is no particular problem in the control of such a device.

However, a variety of measurement devices and treatment devices to be interworked on the network are mixed, and instructions and messages to be transmitted to the measurement device and the treatment device must be accurately transmitted to the destination device.

However, when a plurality of sets of measurement devices and treatment devices are paid to a plurality of patients, such as a hospital, there is a possibility that a medical person or a user may shuffle the device upon handling. In this case, A fatal defect in which the device operates may occur.

In addition, even when one medical device is shared by several patients, it is highly likely that the patient's device malfunctions based on the medical information of the other person.

In order to solve the limitations and problems of the related art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a control method of a healthcare device which ensures authenticity and integrity of a personal healthcare device to be linked in a network environment.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of operating a healthcare device suitable for application of the device control method described above.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an operation method of a gateway suitable for applying the device control method described above.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a healthcare device and a healthcare service server suitable for the above-described control method.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a health care system including a plurality of health care systems including a first device connected to a network and a second device for treating a patient based on biometric information of a patient measured from the first device, A method for controlling a plurality of healthcare devices including a device and a server for controlling the plurality of healthcare devices, the method comprising: registering coupling information including identification information of the second device to the first device ; Generating control information in accordance with the biometric information transmitted from the first device in the server; And transmitting the control information to the second device of the registered coupling information, wherein the control information includes identification information of the first device. to provide.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the coupling information is matched with the identification information of the first device, the second device identification information, and the user identification information of the first and second devices.

In the present invention, the coupling information may include address information of the second device.

In the present invention, the control information may include address information of the second device and a control command to the second device.

In the present invention, the control information generating step may include: determining whether the measured biometric information is within a normal value range; And generating the control information when the biometric information is out of the normal range.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a healthcare device for receiving control information of a patient transmitted from a healthcare service server based on diagnostic information of a patient, Receiving the control information including identification information of one measurement device; Acquiring identification information of an adjacent second measurement device; And executing the control information according to whether the identification information of the first measurement device of the control information matches the identification information of the second measurement device.

In the present invention, the control information execution step may be to execute the control information when the identification information of the first measurement device matches the identification information of the second measurement device.

In the present invention, the execution of the control information may include transmitting an error message to the service server when the identification information of the first measurement device and the identification information of the second measurement device do not match.

Further, in the present invention, the step of acquiring device identification information may include: requesting identification information of the second measurement device to a gateway; And receiving identification information of the second measuring device from the gateway.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a gateway for communicating control information from a healthcare service server to a treatment device, the method comprising communicating at least one measurement device and at least one treatment device, The gateway receiving a control command for the treatment device transmitted from the healthcare service server to the treatment device and acquiring first measurement device identification information included in the control command; Acquiring adjacent second measuring device identification information; And determining whether or not the identification information of the first and second measurement devices matches the identification information of the first and second measurement devices.

In the present invention, the gateway may be a mobile terminal.

In the present invention, the gateway may transmit the control information to the treatment device when the identification information of the first and second measurement devices match.

In the present invention, the gateway may transmit an error message to the service server when the identification information of the first and second measurement devices do not match.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a healthcare device for receiving and executing a control command from a healthcare-related service server, the healthcare device comprising: a communication module for communicating with an adjacent measurement device; A control unit for executing the control command; And

Wherein the control unit executes the control command when the device identification information included in the control command received from the service server and the identification information of the adjacent measurement device coincide with each other Thereby providing a medical device.

If the identification information does not match, the control unit may transmit an error message to the service server.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a healthcare service server for controlling a treatment device of a patient based on biometric information received from a measurement device of a patient, the healthcare service server comprising: A coupling information management unit for coupling and managing identification information of the measurement device and the treatment device; A medical data analysis unit for analyzing biometric information from the medical device; And a control message generation unit for generating a control message for controlling the treatment device coupled to the measurement device according to the analysis result of the medical data analysis unit, And identification information of the healthcare service server.

According to the present invention, by verifying the control information on the device based on the device and the pair device information, it is possible to prevent an error caused by a human action and a serious risk to the human body.

In particular, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent an operation error of a device to be interlocked when a plurality of devices coexist on a network, and to further improve the integrity and integrity assurance requirement for a control message.

Further, according to the present invention, by introducing the verification procedure immediately before the operation of the treatment device, even if the devices are shared by a plurality of patients, an accident that the medical device is operated due to a wrong prescription or instruction can be prevented in advance.

FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a system configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a measurement device and a treatment device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation relationship of healthcare devices according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a communication channel connection procedure between devices to be coupled of a coupling procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a coupling procedure between devices according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for registering coupling information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an operation relationship between a device and a gateway according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 illustrates a procedure for registering coupling information between a device and a gateway according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating coupling information registered in a service server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device control procedure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device verification procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart schematically showing a device verification procedure according to another embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a service server for processing measurement data transmitted according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 14 and 15 are diagrams conceptually showing a coupling mode in which the present invention is applicable. Fig.
16 is a diagram exemplarily showing a data structure of a coupling information database of a service server for implementing the coupling aspect of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a system configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system of the present invention includes a plurality of medical devices 10a, 10b, 20a, 20b, a gateway 100, and a healthcare service server 300.

In the present invention, the plurality of medical devices 10a, 10b, 20a, 20b may be located or worn very close to the user or patient's body. Of course, in the present invention, the plurality of medical devices may be inserted into the body. The medical devices may include measurement devices 10a, 20a for measuring biometric information such as blood glucose, blood pressure and electrocardiogram. In addition, the medical devices may include treatment devices 10b, 20b that perform a treatment action based on the biometric information measured by the measurement devices 10a, 20a. For example, the treatment device 10b, 20b may include an insulin pump, a medication dispenser, a drug injector, and the like.

The plurality of medical devices 10a, 10b, 20a, 20b are connected to the gateway 100 via a communication link. The communication link is preferably an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.15.x, a Zigbee, an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) routing over low power and lossy networks (ROLL), an International Society of Automation (ISA) (LAN) such as a Personal Area Network (PAN) or a Power Line Communication (PLC), a M-BUS, a Wireless M-BUS or a KNX. have.

The plurality of medical devices are connected to a communication network via a gateway 100. The communication network may be a digital subscriber line (xDSL), a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC), a power line communication (PLC) Access Network, UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network), eUTRAN (evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network), WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) The communication network may also include a mobile communication network based on CDMA / WCDMA or GSM / GPRS.

The present invention couples two or more different devices about a patient. For example, a measurement device 10a such as a glucose meter may be coupled to a treatment device 10b, such as an insulin pump, for one patient, and the measurement device 20a and treatment device 20b may be coupled to another patient . In this way, a myriad of devices in the network are coupled with their own devices. The coupled devices 10 and 20 through the coupling operation described below can operate stably compared to the conventional individual device control and ensure the safety and integrity of message transmission.

The network 200 is connected to a healthcare service server 300 that controls the plurality of medical devices. The biometric information from the medical devices may be transmitted to an external server such as a Personal Health Record (PHR) server and managed with medical data. The health care service server 300 may acquire the biometric information from the PHR server or directly acquire biometric information from the medical devices.

The health care service server 300 analyzes the transmitted biometric information or medical data to diagnose the condition of the patient. Further, the service server 300 may control the treatment device worn by the user according to the diagnosis result when the control device 300 needs to control the treatment device. For example, when the blood glucose level of the patient exceeds a predetermined threshold, the service server 300 may transmit control information for driving the insulin pump worn by the patient. For this, the service server 300 can manage all information including diagnosis and treatment action and device drive information suitable for the diagnosis and treatment action. This information can be implemented by an appropriate healthcare program. However, the detailed operation of the service server related to diagnosis and treatment is outside the scope of the present invention, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Fig. 2 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a measurement device and a treatment device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2, the measuring device 10a may include a detecting unit 11a, a display 12a, an input unit 13a, a communication unit 14a, and a memory 15a.

The detecting unit 11a measures the biometric information of the patient. The detecting unit 11a includes a sensor for measuring biometric information, and the detecting unit may be configured as a series of components for analyzing blood glucose by collecting blood as an example. The display 12a may display the measured biometric information. Also, the display 12a can display to the user a series of information necessary for a coupling operation, which will be described later. The input unit 13a provides a user input for driving the device. For example, the input unit 13a may include a drive switch and a plurality of key buttons. The communication unit 14a transmits the measured biometric information to the gateway. Also, the communication unit 14a may connect a communication channel required for communication between the device and the device. The memory 15a may store information generated in the operation of the device. For example, the memory 15a may store detection data and coupling information of the detection unit. Further, in the present invention, the device 10a may further include a controller for controlling the operation of each component. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that some configurations of the measurement device including the control unit may be implemented in the form of a computer-readable recording medium adapted to perform detection, transmission and display and coupling operations of biometric information.

On the other hand, the treatment device 10b may include a driving unit 11b, a display 12b, an input unit 13b, a communication unit 14b, a memory 15b, and a control unit 16b. The treatment device differs from the measurement device in that it does not detect biometric information but performs a treatment action necessary for the patient. The device includes a driving unit 11b. The driving unit 11b may include a pump, an actuator, and the like for administering a chemical solution such as insulin. In the treatment device, the display 12b, the input unit 13b, the communication unit 14b, the memory 15b, and the control unit 16b display an operation state of the driving unit or perform a user operation. Further, each of the constituent parts may be involved in a coupling operation as will be described later.

Hereinafter, a device coupling operation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. FIG.

3 is a view showing a coupling operation relationship between the measurement device 10a (D1) and the treatment device 10b (T1). As shown, the coupling operation may be performed directly between the devices, and may be triggered by either device of the two devices.

Referring to FIG. 4, a coupling mode is selected by a key input of a user of the measurement device 10a, for example, of two devices (S10). The selection of the coupling mode may proceed in a manner that displays a query asking the user whether to start the coupling mode. Alternatively, the user may alternatively be performed by key input of the measuring device or the input of the treatment device. When the user selects the coupling mode (S10), the device searches for a neighboring device capable of communicating (S12), and the discovered one or more devices are listed on the display. When a specific device is selected by the user's selection (S14), a communication channel is connected between the devices (S20).

Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing the coupling procedure after the communication channel is connected between the measuring device D1 and the treatment device T1.

When the communication channel is connected (S20), the measuring device (D1) requests the treatment device (T1) to transmit the device information. In response, the treatment device T1 transmits device identification information including the device ID (S22). The measurement device D1 receives the device identification information and stores it in a memory (S24).

Then, the measuring device D1 transmits identification information including the ID of the measuring device to the treating device (S26). The identification information of the measurement device is stored in the memory of the treatment device (S28).

When the exchange of identification information between the measurement device and the treatment device is completed, the communication channel between the devices can be released.

6 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for registering coupling information of a measurement device and a treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the measurement device or the treatment device (D1 / T1) registers coupling information including identification information of its own pair device in the service server.

The coupling information registration procedure to be described later is performed by the gateway (GW) and / or the service server (DS), and at least one of the device identification information, the executable service functions, ) That are registered in such a manner that they can be identified. Of course, the present invention may register the coupling information concurrently with the registration procedure of the device, and such procedure may be easily performed by anyone skilled in the art with reference to the average technical content of the present invention and the disclosure of the present invention It will be possible.

First, after a communication channel is connected between the measurement device or the treatment device (D1 / T1) and the gateway, the device (D1 / T1) requests registration of the coupling information to the gateway (GW) (S30). The coupling information registration request of the device D1 / T1 may include the device identification information of the device D1 / T1, for example, the device ID. The gateway GW can check whether the device (D1 / T1) is a registered device by referring to the device ID.

If the device is confirmed as a registered device, the gateway requests coupling information to the device D1 / T1 (S31). The device D1 / T1 sends the device identification information of its own device And transmits the coupling information to the gateway GW (S32). The coupling information preferably includes its own ID and its corresponding pair ID. Further, the coupling information may further include user identification information of the device and the pair device. Alternatively, the transmitted coupling identification information may be stored in the gateway (S33).

Then, the gateway GW transmits the coupling information to the service server (S34). The transmitted coupling information is registered in the service server (S35).

7 and 8, the procedure of registering coupling information according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, the gateway 100 mediates the coupling procedure for the measurement device 10a (D1) and the treatment device 10b (T1). In the present embodiment, the gateway 100 may preferably be a mobile gateway implemented by a portable terminal such as a PDA or a mobile phone.

Referring to FIG. 8, a communication channel is connected between any one of the two devices D1 and GW (S50). The communication channel connection procedure may be triggered by an input key initiating a user's gateway operation or coupling procedure. At this time, the gateway GW searches for a peripheral device and provides it to the user. The user may select a specific set of devices or devices to be coupled among the provided devices, and a procedure similar to the series of procedures described with respect to FIG. 4 may be applied to this.

When a communication channel is connected to the gateway and any one of the devices, for example, the measurement device D1, the identification information including the ID of the measurement device is transmitted from the measurement device D1 to the gateway GW (S51) May be temporarily stored in the gateway GW (S52).

Then, a communication channel is connected between the measuring device T1 and the gateway GW to be coupled to the measuring device D1 (S53). The identification information including the device ID is transmitted from the measuring device T1 to the gateway GW (S54) and this identification information can be stored in the gateway (S55).

The gateway GW generates coupling information including the IDs of the measurement device D1 and the treatment device T1 (S56). The generated coupling information is transmitted to the service server (S57) and registered in the service server (S58). In the present invention, it is needless to say that the gateway GW may separately generate and transmit coupling information for the measurement device D1 and the treatment device T1, respectively.

Also, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, at least one piece of device identification information, executable service functions and user information of the devices (D1 / T1) is transmitted to the gateway (GW) and / Server) so as to be identifiable. If not, the registration of the coupling information may be concurrently performed with the registration procedure of the devices, and such procedure may be easily performed by anyone skilled in the art with reference to the average technical content of the present invention and the disclosure of the present invention There will be.

9 is a diagram illustrating coupling information registered in a service server. Referring to FIG. 9, a pair device (C.Dev.ID) and a user ID (USER ID) corresponding to a device ID (Device ID) are matched and stored in a table form in the service server. Although not shown, the coupling information may include address information of the device and the pair device.

On the other hand, Fig. 9 shows that the device and its paired device are separately registered. For example, two devices having device IDs of GMxxx1 and IPxxx1 and having a pair relationship with each other can register each pair device as coupling information.

10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device control procedure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The biometric information measured from the measurement device D1 from step S100 to step S116, that is, medical data, is transmitted to the service server. First, when a communication channel is connected between the gateways GW (S100), measurement data is transmitted from the measuring device D1 to the gateway GW (S110). The measurement data may include user information, measurement device ID, and measurement data. The gateway GW transmits the measured measurement data to a server, for example, a PHS (Personal Health Record) server (S112). The transmitted measurement data is stored in the PHR server (S114) and transmitted to the service server (S116). Obviously, in the present invention, measurement data from a gateway (GW) can be directly transmitted to a service server.

13 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a service server for processing transmitted measurement data.

Referring to FIG. 1, a service server 300 includes a coupling information management unit 310, a medical data analysis unit 320, and a device control message generation unit 330.

The coupling information management unit 310 registers and manages the coupling information transmitted from the device as shown in FIG. For this, the coupling information management unit 310 may include a coupling information management database of the device. Also, the coupling information management unit 310 may update the coupling information when the coupling information of the device is changed. For example, the changed information may be appropriately updated in accordance with the change of the device ID and the user ID of the device.

The medical data analysis unit 320 analyzes the transmitted biometric information (measurement data) to diagnose a health condition of the patient. The medical data analysis unit 320 may include a diagnostic database for determining whether there is an abnormality in the measurement data value. The diagnostic database manages a normal range value for determining the presence or absence of a measurement data value. The diagnostic database may also include treatment information or prescription information for data values outside the normal range. For example, the condition information may include the drug and the dose to be administered.

The control message generator 330 generates a control message to be transmitted to the pair device of the measurement device when the measurement data is out of the normal range. The pair device information can be acquired by referring to the ID and / or address information of the pair device from the coupling information management unit or the like.

The control message generation unit 330 generates control information (control message) based on the treatment information of the medical data analysis unit 320. The control message generator 330 converts the drug dose into drive information of the treatment device to generate control information for the treatment device, for example. To this end, the service server of the present invention may include a separate database including device setting information for converting the treatment information into driving information of the treatment device. The control message generator 330 may generate control information corresponding to the setting information based on device setting information of the database, for example, a dose per unit time of the device, a dosage level, and the like.

Also, in the present invention, the control message generated by the control message generator 330 includes the pair device information corresponding to the transmitted treatment device. The pair device information may include a device ID and / or device address information. In the present invention, the pair device information can be easily obtained from the coupling information database.

The identification information of the pair device included in the control message to be transmitted to the treatment device in the present invention can be used to verify the authenticity and integrity of the control command as described below.

Meanwhile, the control message generator 330 transmits a control message to the treatment device. At this time, the information of the treatment device can be acquired from the coupling information management unit or the like as described above.

The service server configuration of the present invention has been described above as a functional block. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that some of the above-described functional blocks may be separate or integrated with other functional blocks.

Referring to FIG. 10 again, a control message generation procedure performed by the service server of the present invention will be described.

When the measurement data is transmitted from the external server (e.g., PHR server) (S116), the service server determines whether the measured data is out of the normal numerical value range (S200).

If it is determined that the measurement data is greater than or less than the threshold value, the service server inquires the coupling information of the measurement device and acquires information of the treatment device (T1) as a pair device for the device (S202).

Then, the service server generates control information of the corresponding treatment device (S204). As described above, in the present invention, the control information for the treatment device includes the identification information of the measurement device which is a pair device of the treatment device.

The generated device control information is transmitted to the gateway (GW) to which the therapeutic device (T1) is connected (S206). In the present invention, the address information of the treatment device and / or the gateway to which the control information is to be transmitted may be acquired from the coupling information or device registration information as described above.

When the device control information is transmitted to the gateway GW, the gateway GW connects the communication channel with the corresponding treatment device T1 (S208) and transmits the control information to the corresponding device (S210) The healing device (T1) receives the control information and performs the verification procedure of the transmitted control information.

11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a verification procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawing, the treatment device (T1) receiving control information connects a communication channel with an adjacent measurement device (D1) (S212).

If there are a plurality of devices in the adjacent communication area, the connection of the communication channel may be assisted by the choice of the patient or the user. For example, by initiating a pairing procedure, either by a patient or a user manipulating a particular measurement device D1 or by selecting a particular measurement device D1 at the treatment device T1.

Further, the measuring device D1 may search for an adjacent device based on the identification information of the measuring device D1 previously stored in the treating device T1. At this time, if the measurement device corresponding to the identification information of the previously stored measurement device is not searched, the treatment device (T1) can transmit or display an error message for the verification procedure.

When the communication channel is connected, the device identification information is transmitted from the measurement device D1 to the treatment device T1 (S214).

The treatment device T1 extracts the device identification information included in the control information from the device control information transmitted from the server (S216), and determines whether the device ID matches the device ID transmitted from the measurement device D1 (S218)).

As a result of the determination, if the two pieces of identification information are matched, since the corresponding control command is transmitted from the true measurement device for the corresponding treatment device T1, the treatment device T1 executes the transmitted control command (S222). After the execution of the control command, the treatment device T1 transmits to the server via the gateway GW that the control has been normally performed (S224).

If the device ID is not matched, it can be assumed that the control command is derived from a measurement device worn by another patient or the like, or an update error of the coupling information. Accordingly, the treatment device (T1) transmits a coupling error message to the server via the gateway (GW) (S220).

As described above, in the present invention, when the control command for the treatment device is transmitted from the server, the pair device information of the treatment device is transmitted together, so that it can be verified whether the control command is complete before execution of the control command.

While the above is a description of the verification procedure performed at the device stage as an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention may be implemented in a different manner.

12 is a flowchart schematically showing a verification procedure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, when the treatment device (T1) receiving the control command requests measurement device identification information to the gateway GW (S312), the gateway GW connects the communication channel with the adjacent measurement device , And receives the device ID from the measurement device (S314, S316). The gateway GW transmits the received device ID to the treatment device T1 (S318). The treatment device (T1) that has received the measurement device ID executes the same verification procedure as that in steps S216 to S222 (S322 to S328). The verification procedure of this embodiment has the advantage that it can be applied to a low-specification device because it can execute a large part of the verification procedure at the gateway.

On the other hand, while it has been exemplified that the verification procedure of the present invention is performed in the treatment device T1, the verification procedure of the present invention can be designed to be performed in the gateway GW. For example, the gateway GW may execute at least some or all of steps S216 through S222 of FIG. 11 or steps S320 through S326 of FIG. 12, and specific embodiments thereof may be implemented by those skilled in the art You will be able to design. In this embodiment, since the operation load at the device end is further reduced, this embodiment will be more suitable when employing a low-end device.

Having thus described the coupling of a device and the control of a coupled device in connection with the present invention, the verification procedure introduced in the present invention has the advantage that the present invention can be embodied in many different aspects. In particular, the present invention makes it possible to prevent malfunction of the device even when the measuring device and / or the treating device are shared by a plurality of patients or users.

Figs. 14 and 15 are diagrams conceptually showing a coupling mode in which the present invention is applicable. Fig.

Referring to Fig. 14, two treatment devices 20b, 20c form a coupling device 20 for one measuring device 20a. Here, the measuring device 20a is shared by two users. Each user shares a measurement device 20a and carries one treatment device (T1 or T2). To this end, the shared measuring device D1 may be configured to be user configurable. Of course, in contrast, the customization function may be implemented by the gateway. Measurement data from a shared measurement device may be appended with device identification information and user identification information by a measurement device or gateway. The service server can extract information on the pair device (T1 or T2) for the device using the identification information included in the measurement data. The service server transmits control information to the corresponding device (T1 or T2) corresponding to the user in the same manner as described above. That is, the control information includes the identification information of the device from which the measurement data is derived. The treatment device (T1 or T2) can verify the control information after receiving the control information and execute the control command upon completion of the verification.

Referring to Fig. 15, two measurement devices 30a and 30b for one treatment device 30c form a coupling device 30. Fig. Here, the treatment device 30c is shared by two users. Even in this case, the control procedure of the present invention can be performed in a similar manner. In other words, the service server transmits the control information from the user identification information transmitted from the measurement device (D1 or D2) to the corresponding pair device. The identification information of the measurement device included in the control information can be verified before execution of the control command in accordance with the control information.

The present invention is also applicable to a case in which each of the measurement device and the treatment device is shared by two or more users, and the procedure can be easily performed by those skilled in the art who has the disclosure of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a data structure of a coupling information database of a service server implementing the coupling aspect described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG.

The device identification information, the pair device identification information, and the user identification information are listed corresponding to each other as described with reference to Fig. Two or more mating devices (IPxxx1, IPxxx2) may be mapped to the illustrated shared device (GMxxx1). Also, one pair device (IPxxx3) may be shared and mapped to two or more different devices (GMxxx3 and GMxxx4).

As described above, according to the present invention, even when the medical devices to be interlocked are shared by a plurality of users, it is possible to ensure that the treatment action based on the measured data from the specific patient is accurately transmitted to the patient.

As described above, according to the present invention, device information including identification information of a pair device for a specific device is registered as coupling information and managed, and a corresponding pair device is driven according to the presence or absence of abnormality in the biometric information derived from the device . Through the above-described procedure, the present invention can prevent transmission of a control command to a wrong treatment device. The present invention is capable of accurately specifying a treatment device corresponding to a measurement device, particularly when multiple pairs of devices are mixed on a network. So that the prescription or measure can be accurately transmitted to the treatment device.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, Unless otherwise stated, the scope of the present invention is included in the scope of the present invention.

10, 20, 30 coupling device
10a, 20a, 30a, 30b measuring device
10b, 20b, 20c, 30c Therapeutic device 11a Detector
12a display 13a measuring device input section
14a measuring device communication part 15a measuring device memory
16a measuring device control unit 11b measuring device driving unit
12b treatment device display
13b Therapeutic device input unit 14b Therapeutic device communication unit
15b Therapeutic device memory 16b Therapeutic device control unit
100 Gateway 200 communication network
300 service server 310 coupling information management unit
320 medical data analysis unit 330 control message generation unit

Claims (16)

A plurality of healthcare devices including a first device connected to the network and the second device for treating the patient based on the biometric information of the patient measured from the first device and a plurality of healthcare devices A method for controlling a plurality of healthcare devices, the method comprising:
The server registering coupling information including identification information of the second device with respect to the first device;
Generating control information in accordance with the biometric information transmitted from the first device in the server; And
And transmitting the control information to the second device of the registered coupling information,
Wherein the control information includes identification information of the first device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the coupling information comprises:
Wherein the identification information of the first device, the second device identification information, and the user identification information of the first and second devices are matched. The method according to claim 1,
And the coupling information includes address information of the second device. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the control information includes address information of the second device and a control command for the second device. The method according to claim 1,
The control information generation step includes:
Determining whether the measured biometric information is in a normal value range; And
And generating the control information when the biometric information is out of the normal range. A method of operating a healthcare device for receiving control information of a patient transmitted from a healthcare service server based on diagnostic information of the patient,
Receiving the control information including the identification information of the first measurement device from the healthcare service server;
Acquiring identification information of an adjacent second measurement device; And
And executing the control information according to whether the identification information of the first measurement device of the control information matches the identification information of the second measurement device. The method according to claim 6,
The control information execution step includes:
And the control information is executed when the identification information of the first measurement device and the identification information of the second measurement device coincide with each other. The method according to claim 6,
The control information execution step includes:
And transmitting an error message to the service server if the identification information of the first measurement device and the identification information of the second measurement device do not match. The method according to claim 6,
In the device identification information acquiring step,
Requesting identification information of the second measuring device to the gateway; And
And receiving identification information of the second measurement device from the gateway. A method of operating a gateway, communicating with at least one measurement device and at least one treatment device, and transmitting control information from a healthcare service server to a treatment device,
The gateway receiving a control command for the treatment device transmitted from the healthcare service server to the treatment device and acquiring first measurement device identification information included in the control command;
Acquiring adjacent second measuring device identification information; And
And determining whether the identification information of the first and second measurement devices coincide with each other. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the gateway is a mobile terminal. 11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising transmitting the control information to the healing device when the identification information of the first and second measurement devices coincide with each other. 11. The method of claim 10,
And transmitting an error message to the service server if the identification information of the first and second measurement devices do not match. 1. A healthcare device for receiving and executing a control command from a healthcare service server,
A communication module for communicating with adjacent measurement devices;
A control unit for executing the control command; And
And a driving unit driven by control of the control unit,
Wherein the control unit executes the control command when the device identification information included in the control command received from the service server matches the identification information of the adjacent measurement device. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit transmits an error message to the service server when the identification information does not match. A healthcare service server for controlling a treatment device of a patient based on biometric information received from a measurement device of the patient,
A coupling information management unit coupling the treatment device corresponding to the measurement device and matching and managing identification information of the measurement device and the treatment device;
A medical data analysis unit for analyzing biometric information from the medical device; And
And a control message generator for generating a control message for controlling the treatment device coupled to the measurement device according to an analysis result of the medical data analysis unit,
Wherein the control message includes identification information of a measurement device coupled to the treatment device.

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