KR20150109226A - Flexible, Wearable Information Device - Google Patents

Abstract

A flexible, body mountable information device capable of acquiring radiation information is disclosed. A body including a photoelectric element unit for acquiring radiation information and having a transceiver for transmitting and receiving the obtained radiation information to and from an external device and having a display unit for displaying the radiation information on one surface thereof; A flexible and bodily mountable information device comprising a fastening means to be mountable and including a band including a scintillating portion for radiation detection. Since the flexible and body-mountable information device according to the present invention uses a harmless liquid scintillator, it is not limited to the use but can easily identify the surrounding radiation information, freely form the shape, and maximize the area, thereby increasing the detection efficiency.

Description

[0001] Flexible, Wearable Information Device [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information device that is flexible and capable of being mounted on a body, and more particularly, to a device that acquires biometric information including user's peripheral radiation information and transmits and receives the obtained biometric information wirelessly.

The recently introduced information devices that can be physically installed are the next generation smart devices since the era of the smartphone, and are being selected as new business fields by various operators in various fields. Such an information device that can be mounted on the body is not an electronic device as an accessory, but an electronic device that can communicate with a user nearest to the user's body.

The advantage of a body-mountable information device is that it can collect detailed information about the surrounding environment or continuously change the individual's body changes in real time. Smart eyewear, for example, can record all the information that is visible, and smart underwear can steadily capture vital signs such as body temperature and heart rate.

In addition, information devices that can be installed on the body can be utilized for personal health management and medical purposes, and the interest is increasing. For infotainment purposes, there are smart watches, smart glasses, and a smart logger to see how much calories are consumed through swimming for health and well-being purposes, and a life logger to record sleep activities .

On the other hand, scintillation phenomenon is a phenomenon in which light is emitted simultaneously with radiation when a radiation such as an X-ray is irradiated to a scintillator. The radiation information can be obtained by measuring the generated light using an appropriate photoelectric element such as a photodiode or a photomultiplier tube (PMT). A device that generates light (fluorescence) is referred to as a scintillator or a scintillator, and a device that converts light generated from the scintillator into an optoelectronic signal and detects it as an electrical signal is called a scintillation detector or a radiation detector.

An object of the present invention is to provide a flexible and physically mountable information device that acquires the ambient radiation information through a user's information device mounted on the body and transmits and receives the obtained radiation information in a wireless manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for acquiring biometric information such as consumed calories, heart rate, and blood glucose level as well as radiation information through a user's information device mounted on the body, and transmitting / And is flexible and body-mountable.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a photoelectric element unit for acquiring radiation information, and a transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving the obtained radiation information to and from an external device, A flexible and bodily attachable information device comprising a body and a band including a scintillating portion for radiation detection, the body having a fastening means coupled to the body and being mountable to the body.

Preferably, the transceiving unit communicates with the Bluetooth system or the NFC system.

The main body preferably further includes a sensor for measuring biometric information such as consumed calories, heart rate, and blood glucose level.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a body-mountable information device can be provided in which the liquid scintillator is made of a harmless component to the human body, so that the user can easily check the surrounding radiation information without being limited to the place. The scintillator can be formed in a liquid state to freely form a shape, so that a flexible and physically attachable information device can be provided. In addition, since the liquid phase detector is used, the radiation detection efficiency can be increased by maximizing the area. In addition, it further includes a sensor for measuring biometric information such as consumed calories, heart rate, and blood glucose level, so that biometric information can be additionally confirmed.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a flexible, body-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a flexible and physically-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, The present invention may be embodied in various other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, although other elements may be present in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Also, the terms " part, "" unit," " module, "and the like, which are described in the specification, refer to a unit for processing at least one function or operation and may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software .

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

A flexible, body-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid scintillator harmless to the human body described below. (4-biphenyl) -5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxazole represented by the following formula (2), a solvent comprising an anisole or methoxybenzene represented by the following formula (4-tert-butylphenyl) -5- (4-biphenylyl) -5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole (4-tert-butylphenyl) -5- (4-biphenyl) -1,3,4-oxadiazole (BPBD) (5-t-butylbenzoxazol-2-yl) thiophene (BBOT) or 9,10-diphenylanthracene 9,10-Diphenylanthracene (DPA). Preferably, the liquid scintillator comprises a solvent comprising anisole or methoxybenzene represented by the following general formula (1) 2,5-bis (5-t-butylbenzoxazol-2-yl) thiophene, BBOT (5-t-butylbenzoxazolyl) ). ≪ / RTI >

The structural formula of the compound represented by Formula 1 is CH ₃ OC ₆ H ₅ and the molecular weight is 108.14. The compound represented by Formula 2 is C ₂₀ H ₁₄ N ₂ O and has a molecular weight of 298.338. Is C ₂₄ H ₂₂ N ₂ O and has a molecular weight of 354.45, a structural formula of the compound represented by the formula (4) is C ₂₆ H ₂₆ N ₂ O ₂ S and a molecular weight is 430.56, and the compound represented by the formula May be C ₂₆ H ₁₈ and the molecular weight may be 330.42.

The radiation energy reacts with the solvent to emit fluorescence in the UV region, and the solute, which is a wavelength shifter, moves the fluorescence emission to a longer wavelength to be measured through a PMT, a photodiode or an image sensor.

The content of the solute is not particularly limited, but it is preferably 0 mol% <n? 2 mol% (n is the mol% of the solute).

Since the compounds contained in the solvent and the solute are harmless to the human body, they can be applied to various fields. In the compound represented by the formula (1) contained in the solvent, the radiation emitting source is not present in the solvent, Even if present, fluorescence can be emitted in the UV region in response to radiation energy, and it is possible to reuse the liquid scintillator repeatedly. In addition, the shape and volume of the scintillator can be freely controlled by the nature of the liquid, and it is much easier to increase the volume in order to improve the detection ability, compared with the conventional solid scintillator.

Therefore, the radiation detector including the liquid scintillator can be applied not only to the field in which the conventional radiation detector is used but also to an article that can be frequently accessed in everyday life such as a mobile phone, a refrigerator or automobile. In particular, the present invention applies such a liquid scintillator to a radiation detector of a flexible, body-mountable information device.

A flexible, body-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a scintillation unit including a liquid scintillator, a photoelectric element unit, a control unit, and a transceiver unit.

The liquid scintillator included in the scintillator is the same as the above-described liquid scintillator, and a description thereof will be omitted. The liquid scintillator may be contained in a scintillator in a form of a light-permeable container, and the container is not particularly limited in shape or volume, and may be appropriately adjusted according to the design of the flexible, body-mountable information device.

The photoelectric element amplifies the scintillation light emitted from the scintillator by the radiation and converts the scintillation light into a photocurrent, thereby amplifying the minute light. The optoelectronic component may include a photo diode, an image sensor, a photomultiplier, a silicon photomultiplier (SIPM) or a multi-pixel photon counter (MPPC) And can be selectively used according to the design of the information device.

Meanwhile, the photoelectric element unit may include any kind of photo exhaust which is suitable for a flexible and body-mountable information device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, not limited to the above-described photo exhaust unit, but may detect a flash emitted from the flash unit. The photoelectric element portion may be directly attached to the scintillation portion, but it is preferable to minimize the gap to effectively capture the scintillation light emitted from the scintillation portion to enhance the detection effect.

The control unit includes an electric circuit unit connected to the photoelectric device unit and inspecting the photocurrent amplified by the photoelectric device unit to confirm a change in current, voltage, or resistance value; Or an arithmetic unit for calculating the amount of radiation energy particles by comparing the previously stored data with the amount of change so that the amount of the radiation energy particles can be recognized by the amount of change in the value of the resistance. Various changes of the amplified photocurrent can be recognized by the electric circuit portion and it can be recognized that the radiation energy particles are present in the atmosphere more or less based on the fact that the change is higher or lower than a value basically set in the operation portion.

The transceiver includes a communication unit or a communication module for transmitting the detected radiation information to the outside of the flexible and physically attachable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention or for receiving information from the outside. The communication unit or the communication module may be any communication method suitable for a flexible and body-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention, but it is preferable that the communication unit or the communication module is processed by a Bluetooth or NFC method. Particularly, it is more preferable to communicate by NFC method in a flexible and body-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Meanwhile, the flexible and physically-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the amount of the radiation energy particles detected by the control unit and information received from the outside visually or in other ways And may further include a display unit. The display unit may be connected to the control unit and the transceiver unit.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a flexible and physically attachable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a flexible, body-mountable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Referring to FIG. 1, a flexible, body-mountable information device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 110 and a band 120. The main body 110 includes the above-described photoelectric element unit (not shown), a control unit (not shown), an operation unit (not shown), a display unit (not shown), and a transceiver unit (not shown). At this time, circuits, wiring, and other necessary components for interconnecting them are considered to be unnecessarily blurred, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The band 120 is made of a flexible material and includes the scintillation unit (not shown). Also, it is preferable that the band 120 is mounted on a part of a necessary body such as a wrist, a cuff, and an ankle using general fastening means.

The flexible and body-mountable information device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention may partially include the scintillation unit (not shown) in the main body 110. At this time, the band 120 is preferably used only as fastening means that can be mounted on a part of the body.

The body 110 may further include a sensor (not shown) for measuring living body information such as consumed calories, heart rate, and blood glucose level in a flexible and physically attachable information device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention have. The biometric information of the user may be processed as radiation information through a sensor (not shown) for measuring the biometric information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It will be understood that the invention may be variously modified and changed.

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Claims (3)

A body-mountable information device comprising:
A main body including a photoelectric element unit for acquiring radiation information and having a transceiver for transmitting and receiving the obtained radiation information to and from an external device, and a display unit for displaying the radiation information on one surface; And
A band including a scintillating portion for radiation detection, and a fastening means for engaging with the body and being body-mountable,
Flexible, body-mountable information appliance. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the transmission / reception unit communicates with a Bluetooth system or an NFC system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the main body further comprises a sensor for measuring biometric information such as consumed calories, heart rate, and blood glucose level.

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