KR20160117909A - System for snoring prevention and method thereof On Internet of Things - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a snoring apparatus comprising: a sound detection unit for measuring a snoring sound volume and transmitting a measured size; a pair of air bags each capable of being contracted and expanded according to an amount of air to be inserted; A processor unit for controlling the air injecting unit to inject or discharge air into the air bag, and a communication module for transmitting the sound volume of the snoring transmitted by the sound sensing unit and the operation status of the processor unit A snoring prevention pillow, a snoring volume transmitted by a sound sensing unit, which is transmitted through a communication module of each pillow, and operation status information of the processor unit, stores and manages the received information, A central control unit for transmitting a control signal for controlling the air injection unit, And a user terminal for receiving a control command or an information request command for the selected one or more pillows to the central control unit and receiving information corresponding to the information request command from the central control unit, Based snoring prevention system.
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The present invention relates to a snoring prevention system and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to a snoring prevention system and a snoring prevention system which can actively control based on a snare Internet and store and analyze a snoring pattern of a user, The present invention relates to a snoring prevention system and a method of operating the snoring prevention system.
In general, snoring refers to the sound that occurs when the muscles of the neck or tongue are loosened and the sore muscles are squeezed into the airways to narrow the airways.
When sleepers take their sleep, their nose suffers from oxygen insufficiency in the heart, resulting in sleep apnea, which puts a heavy burden on the heart, as well as fatigue after sleeping and disturbing the family's face, causing pain to the family. There is a closed end. In addition, sleep apnea, which stops breathing when sleeping, is the main factor that causes sleepiness and mental concentration during the day, leading to decreased work efficiency.
In this way, people with severe snoring symptoms usually have poor memory, irritability, and problems with family life. Naturally, it is known that the risk of accidents during driving is high. In addition, this sleep apnea improves the incidence of serious diseases such as hypertension, stroke and myocardial infarction. When the breath stops, the blood oxygen level drops. When hypoxia is the most severe, heart rate is the fastest and can cause myocardial infarction or serious arrhythmia, Also, the fatigue of the musculoskeletal system is not restored, but rather fatigue is accumulated.
However, it has been known that snoring symptoms at the time of sleep are excellent preventive effects when the head and shoulders are sideways when sleeping, and many snoring prevention pillars using such a principle have been proposed. The snoring prevention pillow according to the related art using the above-described principle generally has a structure in which an air pump and an air bag are installed inside a pillow so that a person can turn his / her head to the side. That is, the snoring prevention pillow according to the related art is configured such that the pillow is inclined to one side automatically after a certain time passes by the air pump and the air bag inside, so that the user's neck is inclined to the left and right at a predetermined time interval do.
However, the pillow having the above-described structure is operated at a fixed time regardless of the snoring and the intention of the user, and thus, there is a problem that it interferes with comfortable sleeping. In particular, people tend to naturally turn around when sleeping and return to one side. In this case, because the throat is tilted in one direction, it is necessary to change the direction to the other side only when the nose is caught because the sarsine is struck in the same direction and the airway is obstructed.
In addition, the snoring prevention pillow according to the related art has a problem that it is impossible to store the snoring pattern of the user during sleep and the snoring pattern of the user can not cope with the snoring pattern.
The snoring prevention system according to the present invention is designed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a snoring prevention system in which a snoring of a user's snoring is sensed and a user's head is guided to the left and right, And to provide the above objects.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a snoring prevention system and an operation method thereof that can be actively controlled based on a thing Internet and store and analyze a snoring pattern of a user to provide information on health of a user .
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a snore detection apparatus comprising: a sound sensing unit for measuring a snoring sound volume and transmitting a measured size; a pair of air bags each of which can be contracted and expanded according to an amount of air to be inserted; A processor unit for controlling the air injection unit to inject or discharge air into the air bag, a processor unit for controlling the air snoop sound volume transmitted by the sound detection unit and an operation state of the processor unit The snoop sound volume transmitted by the sound detection unit transmitted through the communication module unit of each pillow, and the operation status information of the processor unit, and transmits the received information to the snoop control unit And transmits a control signal for controlling the air injection unit to the processor unit of each pillow And a sound module unit for outputting sound signals to the central control unit and the outside, and transmits a control command or an information request command to the selected one or more pillows to the central control unit, And a user terminal for receiving the snoring prevention system.
The central control unit may compare the received snore size with a preset size and transmit a control signal for controlling the air injection unit to the processor unit when the received snore has a sound size exceeding a preset size have.
The central control unit may further include a control signal for controlling the sound module unit of the user terminal to the user terminal when the received snoring size is larger than a preset size, Can be transmitted.
In addition, the central control unit compares the received snore size with a predetermined size, and when the snore size of the received snore exceeds a preset size, the central control unit may transmit an assistance request signal to an external terminal set in advance by the user .
The central control unit may include a signal analyzing unit to analyze the information transmitted from the communication module unit and received by the central control unit, and to change the air injection rate and shape in the air injecting unit according to the analyzed information And transmit a control signal for controlling the processor unit.
In addition, the user terminal may analyze the information received from the central control unit by a preset period, analyze the information, and provide the analyzed information to the user.
Also, if the analyzed information is compared with a preset condition, and the analyzed information satisfies a preset condition, the user terminal can recommend a product that the user has previously specified to the central control unit to the user.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a sound detection unit, an air bag, an air injection unit, a processor unit, and a communication module unit are installed in a pillow, and the devices are connected to a central control unit provided outside the pillow, A second step of activating the sound sensing unit when the snoring sound of the user is sensed by the sound sensing unit, the sound sensing unit recognizing the snoring sound of the user sensed by the sound sensing unit, A fourth step of transmitting the snoring volume of the snoring received by the communication module to the central control unit, and the central control unit comparing the received snore sound size with a predetermined size And a control signal for controlling the air injection unit to the processor unit when the received snoring sound size exceeds a preset size, Snoring of things Internet-based, including a fifth step of transmitting the operation provides a method of prevention system.
Also, the central control unit compares the received snore size with a preset size, and when the received snore has a sound size exceeding a predetermined size, transmits a control signal for controlling the sound module unit of the user terminal to the user terminal And transmitting a help request signal to an external terminal set by a user in advance.
If the control command or the information request command for one or more pillows selected by the user terminal is transmitted to the central control unit, the central control unit may further include transmitting information corresponding to the information request command to the user terminal have.
The user terminal may further include a step of hysterising and analyzing the information received from the central control unit according to a predetermined period, and providing the analyzed information to the user.
The method may further include comparing the analyzed information with a preset condition, and if the analyzed information satisfies a preset condition, the user terminal may include recommending a user to the user in advance, have.
According to the present invention, the snoring of the user is detected and the user's head is guided to the left and right, so that the snoring can be efficiently prevented by appropriately acting according to the state of the snoring of the user.
In addition, the present invention can actively control the snoring of the user based on the object Internet and store and analyze the snoring pattern of the user, thereby providing health information to the user.
1 is a schematic view illustrating a configuration of a snoring prevention system based on a snare Internet according to the present invention.
2 is a view showing a configuration of a snoring prevention pillow according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a central control unit according to the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a configuration in which a snoring prevention system based on a snare Internet is connected to the outside according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 8 are sectional views showing an operating state of a snoring prevention pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 9 is a flow diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing a snoring prevention system based on the Internet of Things.
For a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. The present embodiments are provided to enable those skilled in the art to more fully understand the present invention. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Further, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a schematic view illustrating a configuration of a snoring prevention system based on a snare Internet according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, a snoring prevention system based on the Internet of the present embodiment includes a
2 is a view showing a configuration of a snoring prevention pillow according to the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, the snoring prevention pillow according to the present invention includes a
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FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a configuration in which a snoring prevention system based on a snare Internet is connected to the outside according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5, a snoring prevention system based on a snare Internet comprising a
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The help request signal transmitted to the SNS, the smart phone, the landline telephone, and the wireless communication device may be a text message such as a text message, a voice or video message recorded in advance by the user, It may be in letter form. That is, any form that can inform the user that assistance is needed may be sent as a help request signal.
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6 to 8 are sectional views showing an operating state of a snoring prevention pillow according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 6, when the user takes a sleeping state in a normal state, the same amount of air is injected into the pillow left and right air bags, thereby achieving an equilibrium state. At this time, the user's head may be directed from the equilibrium state to the ceiling, but in general, the user tilts to one side since the user turns his / her body while sleeping.
In this state, when the nose is picked up, the
6, when the nose of the user is tilted to the left, a larger sound is sensed by the
When the user considers the nose during sleep, as described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8, air is injected into or released from the air pocket of the snoring prevention pillow to induce lateral movement of the user's head, Snoring can be stopped.
Figure 9 is a flow diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing a snoring prevention system based on the Internet of Things.
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It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. It will be understood.
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A control unit for receiving the snoring volume and the operation status information of the processor unit transmitted by the sound sensing unit transmitted through the communication module unit of each pillow, storing and managing the received information, and controlling the air injection unit to the processor unit of each pillow A central control unit for transmitting a signal; And
And a sound module unit for outputting a sound signal to the outside, wherein the sound module unit transmits a control command or an information request command to the selected one or more pillows to the central control unit and receives information corresponding to the information request command from the central control unit User terminal
An Internet based snoring prevention system.
The central control unit,
Based snoring prevention system that transmits a control signal for controlling the air injection unit to the processor unit when the received snoring sound size is compared with a predetermined size and the received snoring has a sound size exceeding a predetermined size .
The central control unit,
A snooze Internet-based snooze server for transmitting a control signal for controlling the sound module unit of the user terminal to the user terminal when the received snore sound size is compared with a predetermined size and the received snore has a sound size exceeding a predetermined size Snoring prevention system.
The central control unit,
The snort prevention system according to claim 1, wherein the snoring prevention system comprises: a snoring prevention unit for snorting an object based on snoring, wherein a snoring sound level of the snoring is compared with a predetermined size, and a received snoring sound level exceeds a preset size.
The central control unit,
A control unit for controlling the processor unit to analyze the information transmitted from the communication module unit and received by the central control unit and to change the air injection speed and shape in the air injection unit according to the analyzed information, Wherein the snoring prevention system transmits a signal to the snoring prevention system.
The user terminal comprises:
Wherein the information obtained from the central control unit is hysterized and analyzed according to a predetermined cycle, and the analyzed information is provided to the user.
Comparing the analyzed information with a predetermined condition, and if the analyzed information satisfies a preset condition, the user terminal recommends a product previously designated to the central control unit by the user to the user, Snoring prevention system.
A second step of activating the sound sensing unit when a sound of the user's snoring is sensed by the sound sensing unit;
A third step in which the sound sensing unit transmits the snoring sound size of the user sensed by the sound sensing unit to the communication module unit;
A fourth step of the communication module transmitting the received snoring volume and the operation status of the processor to the central control unit; And
The central control unit compares the received snore sound volume with a preset size and transmits a control signal for controlling the air inhaler to the processor unit when the received snore volume exceeds a preset size
Based snoring prevention system.
The central control unit compares the received snore size with a predetermined size and transmits a control signal for controlling the sound module unit of the user terminal to the user terminal when the snore size of the received snore exceeds a predetermined size, Further comprising the step of transmitting a help request signal to an external terminal set by a user in advance.
Wherein when the control command or the information request command for one or more pillows selected by the user terminal is transmitted to the central control unit, the central control unit transmits information corresponding to the information request command to the user terminal Of snoring prevention system.
The user terminal comprises:
Analyzing the information received from the central control unit according to a predetermined period and analyzing the analyzed information to provide the analyzed information to a user.
Comparing the analyzed information with a predetermined condition, and if the analyzed information meets a predetermined condition, the user terminal recommends the user to the user in advance, Of snoring prevention system.
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