KR20150100059A - Method and apparatus for providing health information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing health information. A method for providing health information according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a step of transmitting a short message for requiring the connection of a health management device when a request message for requiring the state information of the health management device is received from an external device, a step of transmitting the request message to the health management device when the connection of the health management device is established, and a step of transmitting a state information message to the external device when the state information message responding to the request message is received from the health management device. According to at least one embodiment of the specification, health related information can be effectively provided.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HEALTH INFORMATION [0002]

One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for providing health information.

With the recent development of medicine, the average life expectancy is getting longer. As a result, the proportion of elderly people is increasing, and interest in health care is increasing accordingly. In particular, the number of elderly people living alone due to the nuclear family has increased, and social problems such as solitude are increasing.

In modern society, many of the elderly are separated from their children or other family members. Elderly people are aged and, of course, there is a high probability of health problems. If a person lives alone, if he or she does not respond appropriately, he or she may miss the time of treatment and the person may suffer a serious disability and in severe cases the person may die. Furthermore, since the person is living alone, deaths are not known for days or even months after the person has died, so sometimes a body is found several months after death.

KR 10-2006-0036497 A KR 10-2001-0063038 A

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing health related information effectively.

The health information providing method of the health information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of transmitting a short message requesting connection to the healthcare apparatus when receiving a request message requesting status information of the health care apparatus from an external apparatus Transmitting a request message to the healthcare device when a connection with the healthcare device is established; and receiving the status information message in response to the request message from the healthcare device, As shown in FIG.

The health information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits a short message requesting connection to the health care apparatus when receiving a request message requesting status information of the health care apparatus from an external apparatus, And transmits the request message to the healthcare apparatus when the connection with the healthcare institution is established. The communication unit may transmit the status information message to the external device upon receiving the status information message responding to the request message from the healthcare apparatus.

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure can effectively provide health related information.

1 is a block diagram of a health information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a healthcare system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a block diagram of a healthcare server 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3B is a flowchart of a contact information setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of a health care process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the emergency situation detection process 410 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
6A and 6B are examples of emergency messages.
7 is a flowchart of a health care process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
8A and 8B are examples of a pulse information message that the portable terminal 140 can receive according to the second embodiment.
9 is a flowchart of a health care process according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an illustration of a temperature information message delivered in accordance with the third embodiment.
11 is a flowchart of a health information providing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart of a health information providing process according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of techniques which are well known in the technical field to which this specification belongs and which are not directly related to this specification are not described. This is for the sake of clarity without omitting the unnecessary explanation and without giving the gist of the present invention.

For the same reason, some of the components in the drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated. Also, the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. In the drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

1 is a block diagram of a healthcare system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a health management apparatus 200, base stations 110 and 130, a communication network 120, a portable terminal 140, and a health management server 150 .

The health management device 200 is connected to the communication network 120 through the base station 110 and communicates with the communication network 120. The health management apparatus 200 may transmit and receive signals to / from the health management server 150 and / or the portable terminal 140 via the communication network 120. [ The health management apparatus 200 performs functions necessary for health management as described later and may transmit signals / data related to health management to the health management server 150 and / or the portable terminal 140. The health care apparatus 200 can receive signals / data necessary for providing a health care function through the communication network 120.

The communication network 120 supports communication between the healthcare device 200, the mobile terminal 140, and the healthcare server 150. That is, the healthcare apparatus 200, the mobile terminal 140, and the healthcare server 150 can communicate through the communication network 120. The communication network 120 may be implemented in the form of, for example, a cellular network. A communication scheme supported by the communication network 120 may be a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), a Long Term Evolution (LTE) LTE-Advanced), WI-FI, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and other communication methods known to date and communication methods to be developed in the future. The communication network 120 may be implemented by combining two sub communication networks supporting different communication schemes. In this case, the two subnetworks can be connected through Internet Protocol (IP) or other communication method for wired communication.

The base stations 110 and 130 relay the communication between the communication network 120 and the user devices 200 and 140 and perform control for communication operations of the other user devices 200 and 140. The base stations 110 and 130 may support the same communication scheme as that supported by the communication network 120. [

The two base stations 110 and 130 may support the same communication scheme or may support different communication schemes. For example, the healthcare device 200 and the base station 110 may communicate with each other in a CDMA communication manner, and the portable terminal 140 and the base station 130 may communicate with each other in a WI-FI communication manner.

The portable terminal 140 communicates with the healthcare system 200 through the base stations 110 and 130 and the communication network 120. The portable terminal 140 can receive health related information from the health management device 200 and display the received health related information on the screen of the portable terminal 140 or output / notify it by other methods.

The health management server 150 may store information received from the healthcare device 200 and / or the mobile terminal 140 and may provide information requested by the healthcare device 200 and / have. The health care server 150 may be connected to the communication network 120 by wire. The health management server 150 may be connected to the communication network 120 through a TCP / IP scheme, for example.

The specific configuration and operation of each component of Fig. 1 will be described later with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig.

2 is a block diagram of a healthcare system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the healthcare system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 210, a sensor unit 220, an output unit 230, an input unit 240, a storage unit 250, (260) and a battery unit (270).

The communication unit 210 performs a function of transmitting and receiving corresponding data for wireless communication of the healthcare system 200. The communication unit 210 may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of the transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying the received signal and down-converting the frequency. The communication unit 210 may receive data through a wireless channel and output the data to the control unit 260 and may transmit the data output from the control unit 260 through a wireless channel. The communication unit 210 may perform only the minimum operation required to maintain the connection state or stop the operation and perform the actual communication only when an emergency situation occurs or periodic data transmission is required.

The output unit 230 outputs the status and other information of the healthcare system 200. The output unit 230 may include a time display unit 232 and a status display unit 234, for example.

The time display unit 232 displays the current time information. The current time information may include, for example, hour / minute information. The current time information may further include second information. The current time information may further include date information. The date information may include at least a part of year / month / day / day information. The time display unit 232 may display the hour / minute information and display the date information in place of the hour / minute information according to a user's input or a predetermined order. The time display unit 232 can display the current time according to the standard time information received from the base station 110 by the communication unit 210. [

 The time display unit 232 may be implemented using a part of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) . However, in this embodiment, the time display unit 232 may be implemented by an electronic paper (for example, an electronic paper of e-ink ™) for low power implementation.

According to the modified example, the time display unit 232 may visually provide menus, input data, function setting information, and various other information of the healthcare system 200 in addition to the current time information. In the modified example, the time display unit 232 functions to output a boot screen, a standby screen, a menu screen, a call screen, and other application screens of the healthcare system 200.

The status display unit 234 can display status information of the health care apparatus 200. [ The status display unit 234 may be implemented in the form of, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamp or other lamp. The LED lamp 234 may display status information via color. For example, the LED lamp 234 may be displayed in green when it is in a normal state and red when it is in an abnormal state. The LED lamp 234 may also be displayed in yellow when the remaining battery capacity is below a certain level. Such a display color is merely exemplary and other colors may be used. According to a modification, the status display unit 234 can display status information of the healthcare system 200 in a manner such as an icon shape or text, not a color. According to another modification, the status information may be displayed on a part of the time display unit 232 and the status display unit may be omitted.

The sensor unit 220 senses the state of the user and / or the healthcare device 200 and transmits the sensed state to the controller 260. The sensor unit 220 may include at least some of the pulse sensor 222, the motion sensor 224, the temperature sensor 226, the position sensor 228, and the wear sensor 229, for example.

The pulse sensor 222 may sense regular pulse (tremor) when the user wears the health care device 200. [ Upon detecting a pulse abnormality (an excessively low pulse rate or an excessively high pulse rate) through the pulse sensing function of the pulse sensor 222, the control unit 260 can take measures corresponding to the pulse abnormality. The pulse sensor must be able to sense the user's pulse, so it can be placed closer to the user when worn.

According to a modification, the pulse sensor 222 may be omitted. If the pulse sensor 222 is omitted, the pulse rate measurement and the operation according to the measured pulse rate may be omitted.

The motion sensor 224 may sense the motion of the healthcare system 200. [ When the user senses a pulse abnormality when the user wears the health care apparatus 200 and the movement sensor 224 detects that there is no movement, the controller 260 determines that there is a problem with the user's health, Corresponding measures can be taken. Also, the controller 260 can acquire the momentum information through the motion information of the motion sensor 224. The measured exercise amount information may be transmitted to the portable terminal 140 and / or the health management server 150 through the communication unit 210. [

According to a variant, the motion sensor 224 may be omitted. When the motion sensor 224 is omitted, the control unit 260 can take measures regardless of the motion when there is a problem in the pulse rate.

The temperature sensor 226 measures the temperature. The control unit 260 receives the measured temperature information, and in particular, the control unit 260 can take a corresponding action if the temperature is excessively high or low. The temperature sensor 226 may be located farther away from the user when worn to measure outside temperature rather than the user's body temperature. According to a variant, the temperature sensor 226 may be located closer to the user when worn to suit the user's body temperature. Also, a temperature sensor for measuring external temperature and a temperature sensor for measuring body temperature may be separately provided.

According to another variant, the temperature sensor 226 may be omitted. If the temperature sensor 226 is omitted, the temperature measurement and the operation performance according to the measured temperature may be omitted.

The position sensor 228 measures the position of the healthcare device 200. The position sensor 228 may be a user position recognition module based on an IP address in a mobile network environment of a new standard such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Assisted GPS (GPS), Mobile Network using WLAN, Wireless Broadband (Wibro) A position recognition module using Bluetooth, a position recognition module using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), or other similar position measurement module. The controller 260 turns on the power of the motion sensor 224 to measure the positional information and transmits the measured positional information to the healthcare server 150 and / / RTI > and / or portable terminal (140).

According to a variant, the position sensor 228 may be omitted. If the position sensor 228 is omitted, the position information measurement and the position information transmission process are not performed.

The wear sensor 229 determines whether the health care apparatus 200 is worn by the user. If the health care apparatus 200 is not worn, the control unit 260 may cut off power of some components to reduce power consumption. Even if the pulse wave sensor 222 does not detect the pulse or the movement of the motion sensor 224 when the health care apparatus 200 is not worn, the controller 260 does not take any special action. According to a variant, the wear sensor 229 may be omitted. When the wear sensor 229 is omitted, the controller 260 can perform temperature measurement or the like regardless of whether the wear sensor 229 is worn or not. If the wear sensor 229 is omitted, it is determined that the wearer is not worn when the pulse rate is zero, and power of some components may be cut off to reduce power consumption.

The wear sensor 229 may be disposed, for example, in the vicinity of both ends of the wristband in a wristband-like wearing member. When the two wearing sensors 229 are brought close to each other, it can be determined that the health care apparatus 200 is close to each other. Such a measuring method is merely an example, and various judging methods for detecting the wearing can be used for the wearing sensor 229. [

The input unit 240 receives a user's key operation for controlling the health care apparatus 200, generates an input signal, and transmits the input signal to the control unit 260. The input unit 240 may include an emergency key (or other preset key). When an emergency occurs, the user presses the emergency key, and when the emergency key is pressed, the control unit 260 can transmit the emergency message through the communication unit 210 to inform the user of the emergency. Emergency messages may be delivered to a predetermined number of portable terminals 140 and / or other telephone numbers (such as a nearby emergency room) that are emergency calls (119 in Korea, etc.).

The emergency key may be implemented as a physical key. According to a modification, the time display unit 232 may be implemented as a touch screen, and a virtual button on the touch screen may operate as an emergency key.

The storage unit 250 stores programs and data necessary for the operation of the healthcare system 200, and can be divided into a program area and a data area. The program area stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the health care apparatus 200 and an application program required for other optional functions of an operating system (OS) health management apparatus 200 for booting the health care apparatus 200 . The data area is an area in which data generated according to use of the health care apparatus 200 is stored, and can store the measured health care information. The health care information may include, for example, at least some of the measured pulse rate, motion information, temperature information, location information, and wear information. The storage unit 250 may store an identifier (e.g., a telephone number) of a target terminal to which a short message is to be transmitted in an emergency.

The control unit 260 controls the overall operation of each component of the healthcare system 200. In particular, the controller 260 may generate a message based on the detection result of the sensor unit 220 and transmit the message to the portable terminal 140 and / or the healthcare server 150 through the communication unit 210. The control unit 260 may also include a Unified Subscriber Identification Module (USIM) or other similar subscriber identification module.

The battery unit 270 supplies power necessary for the operation of the healthcare system 200.

The control unit 260 may cut off the power provided to some components by the battery unit 270 according to the detection result of the sensor unit 220 of the healthcare system 200. [ For example, if it is determined that the wearable sensor 229 is not worn by the user, the controller 260 may cut off power to the motion sensor 224 and the pulse sensor 222.

The specific operations of the control unit 260 and other components will be described later with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG.

FIG. 3A is a block diagram of a healthcare server 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Since the health management server 150 provides health related information, it can be called a health information providing apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the health care server 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a controller 360, a communication unit 310, and a storage unit 310.

The communication unit 310 transmits and receives signals required for the operation of the health management server 150. [ The communication unit 310 can communicate with the healthcare system 200 and the mobile terminal 140 via the communication network 120. [ The communication unit 310 may transmit the received signal to the control unit 360 and may transmit the signal received from the control unit 360 to the external devices 200 and 140.

The communication unit 310 receives at least one of health related information measured by the health management device 200, location information of the healthcare device 200, and information related to an emergency situation, for example, from the health management device 200 To the control unit 360. In addition, the communication unit 310 can send the processed health-related information to the portable terminal 140 or another device according to an instruction from the control unit 360. [

The control unit 360 stores the health-related information and other information received through the communication unit 310 in the storage unit 350. In addition, the control unit 360 may generate processed data and / or statistical data based on the received information and store the processed data and / or statistical data in the storage unit 350. The control unit 360 can control the operation of each component of the other health management server 150.

The storage unit 350 stores data according to the control of the control unit 360 and provides the stored data to the control unit 360.

The communication unit 310 of the health care server 150 may receive a request message from the portable terminal 140. [ The request message is forwarded to the control unit 360. The request message includes an indicator of the healthcare device 200, an indicator of the statistical item (temperature, motion, pulse, etc.) indicator, a type of statistic (maximum value, minimum value, Or < / RTI > The control unit 360 acquires the statistical information according to the request message and transmits the obtained statistical information to the mobile terminal 140 through the communication unit 310.

When the statistical item indicator is omitted, the control unit 360 may acquire and transmit statistical information on both temperature, motion, and pulse.

If the period indicator is omitted, the control unit 360 can acquire and transmit statistical information of the latest date in which statistics can be used.

If the statistic type indicator is omitted, the control unit 360 may acquire statistical information on the maximum value, the minimum value, and the average value and transmit the statistical information.

Concrete operations of the communication unit 310, the storage unit 350, and the control unit 360 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3B to FIG.

3B is a flowchart of a contact information setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 380, the portable terminal 140 transmits a number setting request message corresponding to the health care apparatus 200 to the health management server 150. [ The number setting request message is a message requesting an interface capable of setting contact information (for example, a telephone number) corresponding to the healthcare apparatus 200. Instead of the portable terminal 140, a personal computer or a customer service staff terminal may be utilized. Upon receiving the number setting request message, the health care server 150 provides the portable terminal 140 with data for creating the number setting interface in step 382. [ The data for creating the interface may include, for example, HTML code format or other types of information for interface display. The portable terminal 140 displays / provides the interface at step 384. [ In step 386, the portable terminal 140 receives the number setting from the user. In step 388, the portable terminal 140 transmits the inputted number information to the healthcare management server 150. The healthcare server stores the received number information in the storage unit 350 in association with the identification information of the subscriber or the identifier of the healthcare device 200 of the subscriber.

In this way, the service subscriber can set the telephone number information associated with the service-related healthcare apparatus 200 to which the service subscriber subscribes through the portable terminal 140 or the like. In FIG. 3B, a telephone number is used as an example of the contact information, but the mail address, the postal code, and other kinds of contact information may be utilized.

4 is a flowchart of a health care process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 410, the healthcare system 200 detects the occurrence of an emergency.

Detection of the occurrence of an emergency can be implemented, for example, by detecting an input of an emergency key or detecting an abnormality of a health condition. The specific configuration of the emergency occurrence detection will be described later with reference to FIG.

In step 420, the healthcare system 200 sends an emergency message to the healthcare server 150 to indicate the detected emergency situation. The health care server 150 may transmit the emergency message to the telephone number stored in the storage unit 350 of the health care server 150 in step 423. [ 3B, the storage unit 350 stores a telephone number (or other contact information) corresponding to the healthcare apparatus 200, so that the healthcare server 150 can store the telephone number From the storage unit 350, the telephone number corresponding to the identification information or the identification information of the subscriber of the healthcare system 200. [ The health care server 150 transmits the emergency message to the obtained telephone number.

A message (emergency message) indicating an emergency can be transmitted in the form of a short message. According to a modification, a message indicating an emergency can be transmitted in the form of a multimedia message or a long message. In addition, the emergency message may be transmitted in the form of another predetermined type of Internet packet.

According to another embodiment, the delivery target of the emergency message may be a telephone number pre-stored in the storage unit 250 of the healthcare system 200. [ That is, the health management apparatus 200 can transmit a message to the mobile terminal 140 or the emergency relief agency without going through the health management server 150. In the storage unit 250, for example, a telephone number of a nearby emergency room, a family member, a friend, a friend's telephone number, a telephone number of a primary caregiver, and a telephone number of a fire department or other emergency relief agency may be stored.

The process of steps 430 to 460 may be performed only when the healthcare system 200 includes the position sensor 228. [ In the embodiment in which the position sensor 228 is omitted, the process of steps 430 to 460 may be omitted.

In step 430, the healthcare system 200 activates the position sensor 228. Normally, the position sensor 228 is off to conserve battery power, and when the controller 260 senses an emergency, the controller 260 may then actuate the position sensor 228 to collect position information.

In step 440, the healthcare system 200 may obtain location information of the healthcare system 200 via the location sensor 228. [ The format of the acquired position information may be changed according to the type and operation of the position sensor 228.

In step 450, the healthcare system 200 transmits the obtained location information to the healthcare server 150. In step 453, the health care server 150 transmits the received location information to the mobile terminal 140. The health management server 150 may convert the obtained location information and convert it into a format that can identify the address, the display mode or other location on the map, and transmit the converted format to the mobile terminal 140. The portable terminal 140 displays the location information received in step 456 in a form that the user can confirm. In addition, the portable terminal 140 may combine and display the emergency message of step 426 and the location information of step 456. [ The portable terminal 140 may generate an alarm notifying occurrence of an emergency by vibration, sound, and / or other methods.

Health care server 150 may transmit location information, for example, in the form of a short message. The health care server 150 may transmit the location information obtained in step 450 directly to the mobile terminal 140 in the form of a short message. Here, although it is described that the separate message is transmitted in steps 420 and 450, the message in step 420 may be omitted according to the modification, and the emergency occurrence fact and the location information may be transmitted together in step 450.

In step 460, the healthcare system 200 stops the operation of the position sensor 228. Since the position sensor 228 is not always necessary and is temporarily required in the event of an emergency, the healthcare system 200 may power down the position sensor 228 at other times to reduce battery consumption.

According to the modified example, the health management apparatus 200 periodically transmits a message informing the emergency state until the health state is confirmed to be normal, operates the position sensor 228 to acquire the position information, Can be repeated. The health management server 150 may similarly process the message and deliver it to the mobile terminal 140. [ When the healthcare system 200 is reset or powered off, the health state may be set to normal. In addition, the health state may be set to be normal when the health management apparatus 200 receives a key input indicating that the health state is normal or when the ground state in which the emergency state is determined disappears (when the pulse is normal). When the health state is set to be normal, the health care apparatus 200 can stop the transmission of the emergency message or the measurement / transmission process of the location information.

In addition, when an emergency is detected, the healthcare system 200 may output a beep or other sound. To this end, the health care apparatus 200 may include a speaker. Depending on the sound of the loudspeaker, other persons or rescue personnel around the area can accurately recognize the emergency situation and the location of the user.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the emergency situation detection process 410 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Step 410 of FIG. 4 may be performed, for example, by the procedure of FIG.

6A and 6B are examples of emergency messages.

In step 510, the control unit 260 determines whether an emergency key has been input. The emergency key can be implemented, for example, in the form of a physical key. If the emergency key has been input, the process proceeds to step 540, where the controller 260 determines that an emergency has occurred. In this case, an emergency message and location information may be transmitted as described in FIG.

When the emergency key is input, the health care apparatus 200 delivers the emergency state occurrence indicator, the emergency state basis indicator (emergency key), and the location information to the health care server 150. Upon receiving the emergency occurrence indicator, the health care server 150 converts the received emergency state occurrence indicator, emergency state detection basis indicator (emergency key), and location information into a user-readable type message as shown in FIG. 6A, do.

6A shows an example of a message transmitted in response to an emergency key input. The message of FIG. 6A may include, for example, an emergency occurrence fact and a cause of occurrence (emergency key), and current location information. The message of FIG. 6A may further include ambient temperature information. For this, the controller 260 may collect ambient temperature information through the temperature sensor 226 in the event of an emergency.

If the emergency key has not been depressed, the process proceeds to step 520. The process of step 510 may be applied when the healthcare system 200 includes an emergency key, and step 510 may be omitted if the healthcare system 200 does not include the emergency key.

In step 520, the controller 260 determines whether the pulse is abnormal. The control unit 260 may determine that a pulse abnormality has occurred when the measured pulse number is out of a preset normal range. For example, when the pulse rate is lower than a predetermined reference value (45 times per minute), the controller 260 may determine that a pulse abnormality is detected. If a pulse anomaly is detected, the process proceeds to step 530. If no pulse abnormality is detected, the process proceeds to step 550, and the controller 260 determines that an emergency has not occurred. If the healthcare device 200 does not include the pulse sensor 222 in the modification, steps 520 and 530 may be omitted.

In operation 530, the controller 260 operates the motion sensor 224 to determine whether there is movement of the healthcare system 200. Assuming that there is no motion in the case of an emergency, if there is motion, the process proceeds to step 550, and the control unit 260 determines that an emergency does not occur. On the contrary, if there is no motion, that is, if the pulse is in the abnormal range and motion is not detected, the process proceeds to step 540, and the controller 260 determines that an emergency has occurred. In this case, it can be determined that no motion is detected at all or only a motion of less than a predetermined value is detected. The motion sensor 224 can be temporarily powered on and perform an operation when a pulse abnormality occurs while the motion sensor 224 is not operated normally.

If a pulse abnormality is detected in step 530, the healthcare system 200 transmits an emergency state occurrence indicator, an emergency state basis indicator (pulse abnormality), and location information to the healthcare server 150. Upon receiving the emergency occurrence indicator, the health care server 150 converts the received emergency state occurrence indicator, emergency state detection basis indicator (pulse abnormality), and position information into a user-readable type message as shown in FIG. 6B, do. An example of an emergency message due to a pulse abnormality is shown in Fig. 6B. The message of FIG. 6B may include, for example, an emergency occurrence fact and a cause of occurrence (pulse irregularity), and current location information. The message of FIG. 6B may further include ambient temperature information. For this, the controller 260 may collect ambient temperature information through the temperature sensor 226 in the event of an emergency.

In a variation, if the healthcare system 200 does not include a motion sensor 224, the motion sensing process 530 may be omitted. In this case, the controller 260 can determine that an emergency situation has occurred when a pulse abnormality is detected regardless of whether or not the motion is detected.

7 is a flowchart of a health care process according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step 710, the healthcare system 200 collects pulse information. As described above with reference to Fig. 5, the pulse sensor 222 of the health care apparatus 200 measures the pulse while the user wears the health care apparatus 200. [ The health care apparatus 200 may collect pulse information measured from a time of 04:00 to 24:00 (midnight) during a certain period of time, for example, and store it in the storage unit 250. Pulse information may include, for example, pulse rate information per minute per minute. In another example, the pulse information may include pulse rate information per minute and / or pulse rate information per minute / maximum / minute.

In step 720, the healthcare system 200 transmits the collected pulse information to the healthcare server 150 when the pulse information transmission time arrives.

The pulse information transmission timing may be, for example, a preset time (24 o'clock - midnight). According to another example, when the user releases the wear of the health care apparatus 200, that is, the wearer senses that the wearer has not worn the health care apparatus 200 as a result of detection of the wear sensor 229, The device 200 may also transmit.

In step 730, the healthcare server 150 stores the delivered pulse information and updates the pulse statistics using the received pulse information. The healthcare system 200 updates the pulse statistics through a predetermined statistical process. For example, the controller 360 may acquire at least a part of the pulse rate per minute, the pulse rate per minute per minute, and the pulse rate per minute per day through statistical processing on received pulse information. In addition, the controller 360 may acquire at least a part of the monthly maximum pulse rate, the minimum pulse rate per month, and the pulse rate information per minute of the month using the received pulse information and the pulse information received previously. For example, the control unit 360 may use the received pulse information and the pulse information received before that to calculate a pulse rate change per minute, a pulse rate change per minute per minute, a pulse rate change per minute per day, At least some of them can be obtained.

The process of steps 710 to 730 may then be repeated periodically or aperiodically. Steps 740 to 760 are the same as steps 710 to 730.

According to a variant, the statistical processing may be performed in steps 730 and 760 and only when there is a separate request, such as step 770. [

In step 770, the portable terminal 140 or other user device transmits a message requesting the pulse statistics of the healthcare system 200 to the healthcare server 150. In step 780, the healthcare server receiving the pulse statistic request message transmits the pulse statistical information corresponding to the request message to the mobile terminal 140. In step 790, the portable terminal 140 displays the received pulse statistics.

The message requesting the pulse statistics and the pulse statistical information message may all be implemented in the form of SMS, LMS, or MMS.

8A and 8B are examples of a pulse information message that the portable terminal 140 can receive according to the second embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the pulse information message may include minimum pulse information per minute, maximum pulse per minute, and pulse per minute per minute. The health care server 150 can obtain the minimum number of pulses per minute among the pulse numbers per minute of the day as the minimum pulse information per minute per day. The health management server 150 can obtain the maximum number of pulses per minute among the pulse numbers per minute of the day as the maximum pulse information per minute per day. The health care server 150 can obtain the average value of the pulse rate per minute of the day as the average pulse rate information per minute per day. The pulse information message may be transmitted in the form of, for example, at least one of a short message, a multimedia message, and a long message.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the minimum / maximum / average pulse information per minute for January 1, 2014, and the minimum / maximum / average pulse information per minute for January 2, 2014 are displayed. When the portable terminal 140 transmits a request message requesting pulse information change trend information for a predetermined period, the health management server 150 acquires the minimum / maximum / average pulse information per minute for the corresponding period, .

7 to 8B, only the pulse information is illustrated. However, according to another example, the controller 260 may collect motion information of the healthcare device 200 through the motion sensor 224, Information) may be periodically obtained by the healthcare device 200 and / or the healthcare server 150. [ Statistical processing similar to pulse information may be applied to motion information. The temperature information and the positional information collected by the healthcare apparatus 200 may be similarly processed. Pulse information, motion information, temperature information, and position information are collectively referred to as health-related information. Also, instead of the portable terminal 140, a personal computer and other user devices may be utilized.

According to another variant, the health care server 150 may deliver the information collected in the health care device 200, for example, pulse statistical information, to the contact associated with the health care facility 200 on a daily basis or at other intervals .

9 is a flowchart of a health care process according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step 910, the healthcare system 200 uses the temperature sensor 226 to collect temperature information. In step 920, the healthcare system 200 transmits the measured temperature information to the healthcare server 150. In step 930, the health care server 150 stores the measured temperature information in association with the identification information of the health care apparatus 200. [ In step 935, the health care server 150 determines whether the received temperature information is out of a preset range. If the transferred measured temperature does not deviate from the preset range, a separate operation is not performed.

Steps 940 to 960 are the same as steps 910 to 930. However, in step 965, the health care server 150 determines whether the received temperature information is out of a predetermined range. In this step, the measurement temperature transferred is out of the predetermined range, and the process 980 is performed. That is, the health care server 150 transmits abnormal temperature information to the portable terminal 140 when the received temperature information is out of a predetermined range.

In step 980, the health care server 150 transmits the temperature information to the portable terminal 140 corresponding to the health care apparatus 200 when the measured temperature exceeds the predetermined range. The health care server 150 acquires the contact information stored in association with the health care apparatus 200 from the storage unit 350 and transmits the temperature information to the contact information of the contact information.

Health care is necessary if the temperature is too high or too low. Accordingly, temperature information is transmitted to the portable terminal 140 associated with the healthcare apparatus 200 to call attention.

10 is an illustration of a temperature information message delivered in accordance with the third embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 10, the temperature information message may include, for example, measured temperature information.

11 is a flowchart of a health information providing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 1110, the mobile terminal 140 transmits a status information request message to the healthcare server 150. [ The status information request message is a message requesting to update and provide the most recent information of the healthcare system 200 in addition to the previously collected data. The status information request message may include identification information of the healthcare system 200 and identification information of desired status information.

In step 1120, the health care server 150 transmits a short message to the healthcare system 200. [ Since the healthcare apparatus 200 maintains a minimum amount of communication, in order to establish a connection between the healthcare server 150 and the healthcare system 200, a message requesting a connection such as a short message or a call request is required . In step 1130, a connection between the health care server 150 and the healthcare system 200 is established.

In step 1140, the health care server 150 transmits a status information request message to the healthcare system 200. The status information request message may be configured similar to the status information request message of step 1110. [ In step 1150, the healthcare system 200 collects status information according to the status information request message. In step 1160, the healthcare system 200 delivers the collected status information to the healthcare server 150. [ The health management server 150 provides the mobile terminal 140 with the status information received in step 1170. [ The portable terminal 140 displays the status information received in step 1180. [

According to the embodiment of FIG. 11, the service subscriber can conveniently obtain status information of a person who is required to observe the health status when desired.

12 is a flowchart of a health information providing process according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In step 1210, the mobile terminal 140 transmits a setup request message to the healthcare server 150. The setting request message is a message requesting a setting relating to the operation of the health care apparatus 200. [ The setup request message may include identification information of the healthcare system 200 and identification information of a desired setting. The setup request message may include, for example, an indicator of the information collection period or the information transmission period of the healthcare system 200. [ According to another example, the setup request message may include an instruction regarding a configuration for disconnecting or connecting power to some components in order to save power of the healthcare system 200. [

In step 1220, the health care server 150 transmits a short message to the healthcare system 200. [ Since the healthcare apparatus 200 maintains a minimum amount of communication, in order to establish a connection between the healthcare server 150 and the healthcare system 200, a message requesting a connection such as a short message or a call request is required . In step 1230, a connection is established between the healthcare server 150 and the healthcare system 200.

In step 1240, the health care server 150 transmits a setup request message to the healthcare system 200. [ The setup request message may be configured similar to the setup request message of step < RTI ID = 0.0 > 1210. < / RTI > In step 1250, the healthcare system 200 updates the settings of the healthcare system 200 according to the setting request message. In step 1260, the healthcare system 200 delivers a setup completion message to the healthcare server 150. The health management server 150 provides the setting completion message to the mobile terminal 140 in step 1270. [ The portable terminal 140 displays the setting completion message received in step 1280. [

According to the embodiment of FIG. 12, the service subscriber can change the setting of the healthcare management system 200 conveniently at a desired time.

According to the above-described embodiments, the subscriber who is provided with the service can easily acquire information on the health condition and the environment of a person who requires attention to health, and can easily detect the risk.

At this point, it will be appreciated that the combinations of blocks and flowchart illustrations in the process flow diagrams may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, so that those instructions, which are executed through a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, Thereby creating means for performing functions. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory The instructions stored in the block diagram (s) are also capable of producing manufacturing items containing instruction means for performing the functions described in the flowchart block (s). Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible for the instructions to perform the processing equipment to provide steps for executing the functions described in the flowchart block (s).

In addition, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

Herein, the term " part " used in the present embodiment means a hardware component such as software or an FPGA or an ASIC, and 'part' performs certain roles. However, 'part' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. &Quot; to " may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to play one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, 'parts' may refer to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, and processes, functions, , Subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functions provided in the components and components may be further combined with a smaller number of components and components or further components and components. In addition, the components and components may be implemented to play back one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present specification may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present specification is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are included in the scope of the present specification Should be interpreted.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It is not intended to limit the scope of the specification. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

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Claims (10)

A health information providing method of a health information providing apparatus,
Transmitting a short message requesting connection to the healthcare device when receiving a request message requesting status information of the healthcare device from an external device;
Transmitting the request message to the healthcare device when the connection with the healthcare device is established; And
And transmitting the status information message to the external device upon receiving a status information message responding to the request message from the healthcare device. The method according to claim 1,
Transmitting data for creating an interface for setting a contact to the external device upon receiving an interface request message for setting a contact from the external device; And
Receiving the setting message including the contact through the interface for setting up the contact, and storing and storing the identification information of the healthcare apparatus and the contact included in the setting message. 3. The method of claim 2,
Receiving temperature information from the healthcare device; And
And transmitting a message related to the temperature information to a contact associated with the identification information of the healthcare apparatus when the temperature information is out of a preset range. The method according to claim 1,
Upon receiving the statistical information request message including the identification information of the healthcare apparatus, the statistic item indicator, the statistic type indicator, and the period indicator from the external apparatus, And providing the external device with statistical information based on statistical processing according to the indicator, the statistics type indicator, and the period indicator. 3. The method of claim 2,
And transmitting health-related statistical information corresponding to the identification information of the healthcare apparatus to a contact associated with the identification information of the healthcare apparatus according to a preset cycle. A health information providing apparatus comprising:
When receiving a request message requesting status information of the healthcare device from an external device, transmits a short message requesting connection to the healthcare device, and when the connection with the healthcare device is established, And a communication unit for transmitting,
Wherein the communication unit transmits the status information message to the external device upon receiving a status information message responding to the request message from the healthcare device. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the communication unit transmits data for generating an interface for setting a contact to the external device when receiving an interface request message for setting a contact from the external device,
Further comprising a storage unit for storing the identification information of the health care apparatus and the contacts included in the setting message when the communication unit receives the setting message including the contact through the interface for setting the contact. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the communication unit receives temperature information from the healthcare apparatus and transmits a message related to the temperature information to a contact associated with the identification information of the healthcare apparatus when the temperature information is out of a predetermined range, . The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the communication unit receives the statistical information request message including the identification information of the healthcare device, the statistic item indicator, the statistic type indicator, and the period indicator from the external device, and transmits the health related information corresponding to the identification information of the healthcare device And provides the external device with statistical information using statistical processing according to the statistical item indicator, the statistic type indicator, and the period indicator. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the communication unit transmits health-related statistical information corresponding to identification information of the healthcare apparatus to a contact associated with the identification information of the healthcare apparatus according to a preset cycle.

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