KR20170004590A

KR20170004590A - A insole, a mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Info

Publication number: KR20170004590A
Application number: KR1020150095157A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 신승용; 가호경; 서동규; 안현진; 김재동; 이학주
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2015-07-03
Filing date: 2015-07-03
Publication date: 2017-01-11

Abstract

The present invention relates to an insole capable of controlling a cushion of the insole, based on a signal sensed by the insole, a mobile terminal, and a control method thereof. The insole comprises: a sensing unit sensing a bending angle of the insole bent along a predetermined pivot line; a first cushion unit positioned on the rear of the insole; a second cushion unit positioned on the front of the insole; a fluid conduit line connected between the first cushion unit and the second cushion unit to move fluid; and a control unit which controls the moving amount of the fluid depending on the bending angle of the sensed insole.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an insole, a mobile terminal, and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to an insole, a mobile terminal, and a control method thereof that can control a cushion of an insole based on a signal sensed by an insole.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile terminal (mobile / portable terminal) and a stationary terminal according to whether the terminal can be moved. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mounted terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

The functions of mobile terminals are diversified. For example, there are data and voice communication, photographing and video shooting through a camera, voice recording, music file playback through a speaker system, and outputting an image or video on a display unit. Some terminals are equipped with an electronic game play function or a multimedia player function. In particular, modern mobile terminals can receive multicast signals that provide visual content such as broadcast and video or television programs.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In order to support and enhance the functionality of such terminals, it may be considered to improve the structural and / or software parts of the terminal.

On the other hand, in the past, when purchasing shoes, they provided an insole having a cushion in the shoe so that the foot was comfortable.

However, since the cushion is uniformly applied to the insole as a whole, the user feels a great inconvenience when walking or running, because the load applied to the foot varies depending on the heel height of the shoe.

Therefore, the user has to purchase different insole for the cushion position according to the height of the heel of the purchased shoes, or to manufacture the insole so as to have a cushion at a desired position.

In the future, there is a demand for a technique capable of controlling the cushion of the insole according to the heel height of the shoe.

The present invention is directed to solving the above-mentioned problems and other problems. Another object of the present invention is to provide an insole, a mobile terminal, and a control method thereof that can control a cushion position based on a signal sensed in an insole.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an insole, a mobile terminal, and a control method thereof that can control the amount of fluid flowing into a cushion portion in accordance with a bending angle of an insole.

Another object is to provide an insole, a mobile terminal and a control method thereof that can analyze a foot action pattern based on a signal sensed by an insole and control the amount of fluid flowing into the cushion portion according to a foot action pattern For that purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an insole comprising: a sensing unit for sensing a bending angle of an insole bending along a predetermined pivot line; A second cushion portion positioned in front of the insole; a fluid conduit connected between the first cushion portion and the second cushion portion to allow movement of the fluid, And a control unit for controlling the amount of movement of the fluid in accordance with the angle.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a mobile terminal for receiving an input signal from an insole connected to a fluid conduit between a first cushion portion and a second cushion portion, A bending angle of the insole is analyzed on the basis of the received input signal and the bending angle of the insole is determined based on the analyzed braking operation pattern and the bending angle of the insole, 1, a control section for calculating the amount of fluid to be introduced into the second cushion section and controlling the fluid channel of the insole so that the calculated fluid amount is moved.

Effects of the shoe, the mobile terminal and the control method according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an effect of providing foot comfort by controlling the cushion position based on the signal sensed at the insole.

In addition, since the amount of fluid flowing into the cushion portion is controlled according to the bending angle of the insole, the present invention has the effect of maintaining the same comfort even when wearing shoes having various heel heights.

Further, the present invention analyzes the foot operation pattern based on the signal sensed by the insole and controls the amount of fluid flowing into the cushion portion in accordance with the foot operation pattern, so that the optimum cushion feeling and comfort There is a sustainable effect.

Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and specific examples, such as the preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating insole associated with the present invention. FIG.
2 is a diagram showing an example of an insol in relation to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a communication method between an insole and a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
5 is a view showing the bending angle of the insole according to the type of the shoe.
6 is a view showing a structure of an insole according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing a structure of an insole according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flow chart for explaining a method for controlling the fluid movement amount of the insole according to the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a fluid movement amount of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , &Lt; / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

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

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

The mobile terminal described in this specification includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC A tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device such as a smartwatch, a smart glass, and a head mounted display (HMD). have.

However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiments described herein may be applied to fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, a digital signage, and the like, will be.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a smart insole related to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a conceptual view of smart insole related to the present invention viewed from different directions.

The smart insole 100 may include a sensing unit 110, a communication unit 120, a haptic module 130, a memory 140, and a control unit 150. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential for implementing a smart insole, so that the smart insole described herein may have more or less components than the components described above.

The sensing unit 110 senses the environment of various inputs and insoles of the user and can transmit the sensing result so that the controller 150 can perform an operation corresponding thereto. In addition, the sensing unit 110 may include at least one sensor for sensing at least one of in-solu- tion information, surrounding environment information surrounding the insole, and user information. For example, the sensing unit 110 may include various sensors capable of sensing through the feet, unlike the sensing unit of the mobile terminal. For example, in the present invention, the sensing unit 110 may include a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, an air pressure sensor, a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor, and the like. Here, a plurality of pressure sensors and motion sensors may be provided. In this regard, FIG. 2 will be described again.

First, the motion sensor can sense the movement of the insole. For example, the motion sensor may include a sensor capable of detecting motion such as a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor. The gyro sensor can detect the angular velocity and sense the inclination of the insole. In addition, the acceleration sensor can sense the moving direction and the acceleration of the insole. The pressure sensor is a device that senses the pressure applied to the insole, and the pressure sensor is a sensor that measures the change in pressure. It can sense the height of the current position. The PPG sensor can measure the heartbeat by measuring the light transmittance using the optical sensor.

In one embodiment, the sensing unit 110 senses the gesture input of the insole and may transmit the sensed gesture input to the control unit 150. [ In another embodiment, the sensing unit 110 senses signals such as pressure and inclination in the insole, and transmits the sensed signals to the control unit 150.

The communication unit 120 can communicate with the mobile terminal and the external device using various protocols and transmit / receive data. In addition, the communication unit 120 can connect to a network by wire or wireless and send / receive digital data such as contents. For example, the communication unit 120 may include a wireless Internet module, a local area communication module, a location information module, and the like.

The wireless Internet module refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or enclosed in the mobile terminal 100. The wireless Internet module is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.

Wireless Internet technologies include, for example, wireless LAN (WLAN), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro Interoperability for Microwave Access, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) And transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology in a range including internet technologies not listed above.

The wireless Internet module for performing a wireless Internet connection through the mobile communication network may include a wireless Internet access module, such as a WiBro module, a HSDPA module, a HSUPA module, a GSM module, a CDMA module, a WCDMA module, an LTE module, It may be understood as a kind of mobile communication module.

The short-range communication module is for short range communication, and includes Bluetooth (registered trademark), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Communication, Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technology. Such a short range communication module may support wireless communication between an insole and a wireless communication system, between an insole and another insole, or between a network in which the insole and another insole are located, via a wireless area network. The short-range wireless communication network may be a short-range wireless personal area network.

The position information module is a module for obtaining the position (or current position) of the insole, and representative examples thereof include a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module. For example, using the GPS module, the insole can acquire the position of the insole by using the signal sent from the GPS satellite. As another example, an insole may utilize a Wi-Fi module to obtain the location of the insole based on information from a wireless access point (wireless AP) that transmits or receives wireless signals with the Wi-Fi module. Optionally, the location information module may perform any of the other modules of the communication unit to obtain data regarding the location of the insole, in addition or alternatively. The location information module is a module used to obtain the location (or current location) of the insole, and is not limited to modules that directly calculate or obtain the location of the insole.

In one embodiment, the communication unit 120 may transmit an input signal sensed in the insole to a mobile terminal or an external device. In another embodiment, the communication unit 120 may receive a control signal from the mobile terminal.

The haptic module 130 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 130 may be vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated in the haptic module 130 can be controlled by the user's selection or the setting of the controller 150. For example, the haptic module 130 may combine and output different vibrations or sequentially output the vibrations.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 130 may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or a suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, a spray on the skin surface, an electrode contact, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element can be generated.

The haptic module 130 can transmit a tactile effect through direct contact, and can also be implemented so that a user can feel a tactile effect through a muscular sense such as a finger or an arm. At least two haptic modules 130 may be provided according to the configuration of the mobile terminal 100. In one embodiment, the haptic module 130 may provide haptic feedback to the user.

The memory 140 stores data that supports various functions of the insole 100. The memory 140 may store a plurality of application programs (application programs or applications) driven by the insole 100, data for operation of the insole 100, and instructions.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the insole 100 may include a power supply unit (not shown). Under the control of the control unit 150, the power supply unit receives external power and internal power, and supplies power to the components included in the insole 100. The power supply includes a battery, and the battery can be an internal battery or a replaceable battery. As an example, the power supply may have a connection port. Also, as another example, the power supply unit may be configured to charge the battery in a wireless manner. In this case, the power supply unit may transmit power from an external wireless power transmission apparatus using at least one of an inductive coupling based on the magnetic induction phenomenon and a magnetic resonance coupling based on the electromagnetic resonance phenomenon Can receive.

At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with one another to implement the method of operation, control, or control of the insole 100 according to various embodiments described below. Also, the method of operation, control, or control of the insole 100 may be implemented on the insole by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 140.

As an embodiment of the present invention, operations performed in the insole may be controlled by the control unit 150. [ For convenience, the drawings and the following description collectively refer to these operations as performing / controlling the insole.

2 is a diagram showing an example of an insol in relation to the present invention. More specifically, FIG. 2 (a) shows the front view of the insole and various units provided on the insole, and FIG. 2 (b) shows a side view of the insole.

The insole 100 is provided in the user's shoe so as to provide comfort to the user's foot. Insole 100 may include a left insole and a right insole. The embodiment of Fig. 2 (a) represents the left insole. In general, the insole 100 can be manufactured in various sizes based on the user's foot size, and the user's soles and the insole 100 are made to abut against each other. The present invention is based on this point and provides a method of providing various functions to at least one of an insole, a mobile terminal and an external device by applying an input signal to the insole 100 using the foot.

1, the sensing unit of the insole 100 may include various sensors. 2 (b), the insole 100 may include motion sensors 11 and 12, pressure sensors 21 to 28, an air pressure sensor 30, and a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor 30 . 2 (b), the insole 100 may include a global positioning system (GPS) sensor or the like. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the motion sensors 11 and 12 may be distributed one each on the forefoot and the heel. Further, the pressure sensors 21 to 28 can be distributed over the insole 100 as a whole. The air pressure sensor 30 and the PPG sensor 30 may be disposed at the center position of the insole 100. [

In addition, the insole 100 itself may include a control unit 40, a communication unit 40, and a memory 40. 2 (b), the control unit 40, the communication unit 40, and the control unit 40 may be disposed at the central position of the insole 100. [

3 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

The mobile terminal 200 may include a display unit 210, a sensing unit 220, a communication unit 230, a memory 240, and a control unit 250. The components shown in FIG. 3 are not essential to implementing the mobile terminal 200, so that the mobile terminal 100 described herein may have more or fewer components than the components described above .

The display unit 210 displays (outputs) information processed by the mobile terminal 200. For example, the display unit 210 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the mobile terminal 200 or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information . In one embodiment, the display portion 210 may display a predetermined function that is controlled based on the input signal sensed in the insole.

The sensing unit 220 may include one or more sensors for sensing at least one of information in the mobile terminal, surrounding environment information surrounding the mobile terminal, and user information. For example, the sensing unit 220 may include a proximity sensor, an illumination sensor, a touch sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, a gravity sensor G- sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, an RGB sensor, an infrared sensor, a finger scan sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, an optical sensor optical sensors, such as cameras), microphones, battery gauges, environmental sensors (e.g., barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, radiation sensors, thermal sensors, A sensor (e. G., An electronic nose, a healthcare sensor, a biometric sensor, etc.). Meanwhile, the mobile terminal disclosed in the present specification can combine and utilize information sensed by at least two of the sensors.

The communication unit 230 may include at least one of a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, a short distance communication module, and a location information module.

The mobile communication module may be a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, a mobile communication module, (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), and the like on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The short-range communication module is for short range communication, and includes Bluetooth (registered trademark), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Communication, Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technology. The short-range communication module may be connected to the mobile terminal 200 and the wireless communication system through the wireless area networks, between the mobile terminal 200 and another mobile terminal, or between the mobile terminal 200 and another mobile terminal Or an external server) may be supported. The short-range wireless communication network may be a short-range wireless personal area network.

Here, another mobile terminal may be a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, a smart glass, etc.) capable of interchanging data with the mobile terminal 200 according to the present invention ), Head mounted display (HMD)). The short-range communication module may detect (or recognize) a wearable device capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 200 around the mobile terminal 200. [ If the detected wearable device is a device authenticated to communicate with the mobile terminal 200 according to the present invention, the control unit 250 may transmit at least a part of the data processed by the mobile terminal 200 to the short- To the wearable device. Therefore, the user of the wearable device can use the data processed by the mobile terminal 200 through the wearable device. For example, according to this, when a phone is received in the mobile terminal 200, the user performs a phone call through the wearable device, or when a message is received in the mobile terminal 200, It is possible to check the message.

The position information module is a module for obtaining the position (or current position) of the mobile terminal, and a representative example thereof is a Global Positioning System (GPS) module or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module. For example, when the mobile terminal utilizes the GPS module, it can acquire the position of the mobile terminal by using a signal transmitted from the GPS satellite. As another example, when the mobile terminal utilizes the Wi-Fi module, it can acquire the position of the mobile terminal based on information of a wireless access point (AP) that transmits or receives the wireless signal with the Wi-Fi module. Optionally, the location information module may replace or, in addition, perform any of the other modules of the communication unit 230 to obtain data regarding the location of the mobile terminal. The location information module is a module used to obtain the location (or current location) of the mobile terminal, and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or obtains the location of the mobile terminal.

In one embodiment, the communication unit 230 may receive an input signal from an insole or an external device. Also, the communication unit 230 can transmit a control signal to the insole or the external device.

In addition, the memory 240 stores data supporting various functions of the mobile terminal 200. The memory 240 may store a plurality of application programs or applications driven by the mobile terminal 200, data for operation of the mobile terminal 200, and commands. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. At least some of these application programs may exist on the mobile terminal 200 from the time of shipment for the basic functions (e.g., phone call incoming, calling, message receiving, and calling functions) of the mobile terminal 200 . Meanwhile, the application program may be stored in the memory 240, installed on the mobile terminal 200, and may be operated by the control unit 250 to perform the operation (or function) of the mobile terminal.

The memory 240 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type ), Card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read memory, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and / or an optical disk. The mobile terminal 200 may operate in association with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 240 on the Internet.

In addition to the operations related to the application program, the control unit 250 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 200. The control unit 250 can provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user by processing signals, data, information or the like inputted or outputted through the above-mentioned components, or by driving an application program stored in the memory 240.

In addition, the control unit 250 may control at least some of the components described above with reference to FIG. 1 in order to drive an application program stored in the memory 240. In addition, the controller 250 can operate at least two of the components included in the mobile terminal 200 in combination with each other for driving the application program.

In one embodiment, the control unit 250 may generate a control signal based on the received input signal so that the insole or the external device can perform a predetermined function. In addition, the control unit 250 may control the mobile terminal to perform a predetermined function based on the received input signal.

At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with one another to implement a method of operation, control, or control of a mobile terminal according to various embodiments described below. In addition, the operation, control, or control method of the mobile terminal may be implemented on the mobile terminal by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 240. [

In one embodiment of the present invention, the operations performed by the mobile terminal may be controlled by the control unit 150. For convenience, the drawings and the following description are collectively referred to as performing / controlling the mobile terminal.

4 is a diagram illustrating a communication method between an insole and a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, it can be assumed that the mobile terminal 200 is a main device and the insole 100 is a sub-device. In this case, a signal sensed by the insole 100 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200, and the mobile terminal 200 can control the operation of the insole 100 based on the signal.

To this end, the insole 100 and the mobile terminal 200 may perform pairing. Here, the pairing indicates a connection for transmitting / receiving data between the insole 100 and the mobile terminal 200. When the pairing is performed, the insole 100 and the mobile terminal 200 perform communication connection and can transmit / receive data bidirectionally. The pairing can be performed through Bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication), or the like.

5 is a view showing the bending angle of the insole according to the type of the shoe.

As shown in Fig. 5, the bending angle of the insole 100 may vary depending on the type of shoe.

For example, as shown in Fig. 5 (a), the insole 100 applied to the flat flat shoes 1010 having a flat heel may have an entirely flat surface without an area to be bended.

When the user wears flat flat shoes 1010, in the clerk operation, the load of the user is mostly carried on the rear side of the flat shoes 1010, and in the walking or running operation, As shown in FIG.

Therefore, the insole 100 applied to the flat shoes 1010 needs to reinforce the cushion on the rear side.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the insole 100 applied to the high heel shoes 1020 is bended about the pivot line, so that the bending angle Can be different.

Here, approximately 40% of the front portion of the insole 100 is parallel to the ground, and approximately 60% of the remaining portion of the insole 100 is bent and separated from the ground.

When the user wears the high-heeled shoes 1020, most load is always applied to the front of the shoe regardless of the foot operation pattern.

Therefore, the insole 100 applied to the high-heeled shoes 1020 needs to reinforce the cushion on the front side.

As described above, the cushion position applied to the insole 100 must be changed according to the shape of the shoe, and the cushion position applied to the insole 100 must be dependent on the foot operation pattern.

The present invention is characterized in that a cushion adjusting device capable of adjusting the position of the cushion is disposed in the insole 100 so that the position of the cushion and the degree of cushion can be variously adjusted according to the type of footwear or the user's foot operation pattern Can be provided.

6 is a view showing a structure of an insole according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6, the insole 100 of the present invention includes a sensing unit (not shown), first and second cushion units 510 and 520, a fluid channel 530, and a control unit 540 .

In addition, the insole 100 may further include a valve 560 and a pump 550.

Here, the sensing unit (not shown) may sense a bending angle of the insole 100 bending along a predetermined pivot line.

The sensing unit may sense the bending angle using any one of the plurality of sensors described with reference to FIG.

In one example, the sensing unit may include a motion sensor and a pressure sensor.

Here, the control unit 540 analyzes the foot action pattern based on the input signal sensed by the motion sensor and the pressure sensor, and controls the fluid movement amount according to the analyzed foot action pattern.

The first cushion portion 510 may be located behind the insole 100 and the second cushion portion 520 may be located in front of the insole 100. [

here. The first and second cushion parts 510 and 520 are spaces in which the fluid can be stored, and the degree of cushioning can be determined according to the amount of the inflowing fluid.

The fluid conduit 530 is connected between the first cushion portion 510 and the second cushion portion 520 and is a passage through which the fluid can move.

The control unit 540 can control the movement amount of the fluid according to the bending angle of the insole 100 sensed by the sensing unit.

Here, the control unit 540 analyzes the bending angle, the foot operation pattern, and the like based on the signals sensed by the sensing unit to calculate how much fluid is to be transferred to the first and second cushion units 510 and 520 , The pump 550 and the valve 560 can be controlled in accordance with the calculated value of the fluid amount to control the amount of fluid movement.

In some cases, the control unit 540 may control the pump 550 and the valve 560 in accordance with the control signal received from the external mobile terminal to control the amount of fluid movement.

Here, the mobile terminal analyzes the bending angle, the foot operation pattern, and the like on the basis of the input signals received from the sensing unit of the insole 100, and controls the fluid amount to some extent to the first and second cushion units 510 and 520 And the control unit 540 of the insole 100 may control the flow of the fluid in accordance with the control of the mobile terminal 100 so that the flow rate of the fluid can be controlled according to the calculated value of the fluid amount, By the signal, the pump 550 and the valve 560 can be controlled to control the amount of movement of the fluid.

The valve 560 serves as a switch for opening and closing the fluid conduit 530 and the pump 550 may serve to move the fluid in a predetermined direction.

Here, the valve 560 may use a micro solenoid valve, but not limited thereto, and the pump 550 may use a micro pump that is an electromagnetic actuator, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some instances, the insole 100 of the present invention may move the compressible fluid self-centering without the pump 550.

In addition, the valve 560 and the pump 550 may be disposed adjacent to the first cushion portion 510 located behind the insole 100 with respect to the pivot line.

The reason is that when the insole 100 is bent with respect to the pivot line, the valve 560 and the pump 550 are located in the arc region of the foot to prevent damage due to the foot load.

The valve 560 and the pump 550 may be arranged alongside the fluid line 530 and arranged such that the pump 550 is disposed closer to the first cushion 510 than the valve 560 have.

This is because the fluid stored in the first cushion portion 510 can be easily drawn with a small power.

The control unit 540 controls the valve 560 and the pump 550 to move the fluid by adjusting the amount of fluid movement from the first cushion unit 510 to the second cushion unit 520, The fluid can be moved by adjusting the amount of fluid movement from the two cushion part 520 to the first cushion part 510.

6 (a), the insole 100 applied to the flat shoes has a structure in which a large amount of fluid is introduced into the first cushion portion 510 from the second cushion portion 520, So that when the flat shoes are worn, the user loads comfortably on the back of the shoe, but the cushion is reinforced.

The insole 100 applied to the flat shoes may adjust the amount of fluid flowing into the first cushion portion 510 and the second cushion portion 520 according to the foot operation pattern to reinforce the cushion, The user can feel comfort and stability at all times even when performing various foot operations.

6 (b), the insole 100 applied to the high heel shoes can adjust the bending angle with respect to the pivot line according to the height of the heel.

The insole 100 further inflows the fluid into the second cushion portion 520 more than the first cushion portion 510 to reinforce the cushion of the second cushion portion 520. Thus, Most of the load is put on the front of the shoe, but the cushion is reinforced and you can feel comfort.

In addition, the load applied to the front of the shoe depends on the bending angle of the insole 100, so that the amount of fluid flowing into the second cushion portion 520 can also be varied.

For example, the greater the bending angle of the insole 100, the greater the amount of fluid flowing into the second cushion 520.

And, the fluid channel 530 of the insole 100 can be cut off when the bending angle of the insole 100 is increased.

Here, the cutoff point 532 at which the pipeline is shut off may be a point where the pivot line and the fluid pipeline 530 intersect vertically.

Therefore, the fluid moving from the first cushion portion 510 to the second cushion portion 520 is primarily blocked by the valve 560 and is secondarily blocked by the breaking point 532, Can be blocked.

7 is a view showing a structure of an insole according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7, the insole 100 of the present invention includes a sensing unit (not shown), first and second cushion units 510 and 520, a fluid channel 530 and a control unit 540 .

In addition, the insole 100 may further include a valve 560 and a pump 550.

The second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the first embodiment of the present invention except for the structure of the fluid conduit 530 and the second cushion part 520, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Here, the second cushion unit 520 may be divided into a plurality of sub cushions.

The reason is that foot shape, walking habit, and the like are different for each user, and it is therefore necessary to finely adjust the cushion position.

For example, the second cushion portion 520 includes a first sub cushion portion 522 located at the frontmost position of the insole, a second sub cushion portion 522 located adjacent to the first sub cushion portion 522, A sub cushion portion 524 adjacent to the first sub cushion portion 522 and a third sub cushion portion 526 positioned on the front left side of the insole 100 and a third sub cushion portion 526 adjacent to the first sub cushion portion 522, And a fourth sub cushion portion 528 located at the front center of the insole 100. [

In some cases, the first cushion portion 510, like the second cushion portion 520, may be divided into a plurality of sub cushion portions.

The fluid duct 530 may be divided into a plurality of sub ducts connected to the plurality of sub cushion units.

Here, the insole 100 may be equipped with one valve 560 connected to a plurality of sub-ducts, and may be mounted to a plurality of valves 560 connected to each sub-duct in some cases It is possible.

As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the insole 100 applied to the flat shoes has a greater amount of fluid flowing into the first cushion portion 510 than the second cushion portion 520 including a plurality of sub cushions, By reinforcing the cushion of the cushion portion 510, when the flat shoes are worn, the user loads comfortably on the back of the shoe, but the cushion is reinforced.

7 (b), the insole 100 applied to the high heel shoes can adjust the bending angle with reference to the pivot line according to the height of the heel.

The insole 100 reinforces the cushion of the second cushion part 520 by flowing a large amount of fluid into the second cushion part 520 including a plurality of sub cushions 510 than the first cushion part 510, When wearing high-heeled shoes, the user loads most of the load on the front of the shoe, but the cushion is reinforced to feel comfort.

Here, the insole 100 is capable of finely adjusting the amount of fluid flowing into each sub cushion portion by sensing the user's foot motion pattern and analyzing the user's foot shape, walking habit, and the like.

As described above, the insole 100 according to the present invention analyzes a foot movement pattern such as a user's foot shape, walking habit, and correction posture based on an input signal sensed from a sensing unit including a motion sensor and a pressure sensor, The degree of cushioning can be controlled by finely controlling the amount of fluid flowing into the first and second cushion portions and the plurality of sub cushion portions by controlling the fluid movement amount according to the foot operation pattern.

8 is a flow chart for explaining a method for controlling the fluid movement amount of the insole according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the bending angle can be sensed by the insole (S10)

Then, the insole can calculate the fluid movement amount according to the sensed bending angle. (S20)

For example, the higher the bending angle of the insole, the greater the amount of fluid to be introduced into the cushion portion, thereby improving the degree of cushioning at that position.

Then, the insole drives the pump and the valve to move the fluid through the fluid channel (S30)

Next, the insole confirms whether the fluid movement amount reaches the calculated value (S40). When the fluid movement amount reaches the calculated value, the valve and the pump are shut off. (S50)

Then, the insole can sense the user's foot motion pattern (S60)

Then, the insole can calculate the fluid movement amount according to the foot operation pattern of the user. (S70)

For example, if there are many foot operation patterns, such as a jump motion, due to the movement of the user, the insole may be provided with a plurality of sub-cushion portions located at the forefront of the insole among the plurality of sub- The amount of fluid can be calculated.

In some cases, the insole may calculate the fluid movement amount in consideration of both the foot operation pattern and the bending angle.

As such, the present invention can provide foot comfort by controlling the cushion position based on a signal sensed at the insole.

Further, the present invention controls the amount of fluid flowing into the cushion portion according to the bending angle of the insole, so that the same comfort can be maintained by wearing shoes having various heel heights.

Further, the present invention analyzes the foot operation pattern based on the signal sensed by the insole and controls the amount of fluid flowing into the cushion portion in accordance with the foot operation pattern, so that the optimum cushion feeling and comfort .

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a fluid movement amount of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

9, the mobile terminal can receive an input signal from the insole through the communication unit (S100)

Then, the control unit of the mobile terminal analyzes the foot motion pattern and the bending angle of the insole based on the received input signal (S110)

Next, the control unit of the mobile terminal can calculate the amount of fluid to be introduced into the first and second cushion portions of the insole according to the analyzed foot operation pattern and the bending angle of the insole (S120)

Here, the calculated fluid amount can be displayed on the display unit to be confirmed by the user, and the user can adjust the calculated value of the fluid amount displayed on the display unit according to the cushion satisfaction desired by the user.

Then, the control unit of the mobile terminal may transmit the control signal for controlling the fluid channel of the insole to the insole so that the calculated fluid amount is moved (S130)

Then, the control unit of the mobile terminal transmits an acknowledgment request signal for confirming whether the fluid amount has been moved by the calculated value at the insole, and transmits a confirmation request signal for confirming whether the fluid amount movement to the confirmation request signal is completed (S140) Upon receiving the signal, the operation can be terminated.

Optionally, the mobile terminal may receive information about the bending angle of the insole from the insole, and may identify the type of shoe according to the received bending angle information.

For example, the mobile terminal may be divided into a sneaker, a walking shoes, an office shoe, and a woman's high heel, depending on the bending angle of the insole.

Then, the mobile terminal can drive the related application so as to provide the exercise-related contents when the shoe is recognized as a sneaker or walking.

In addition, the mobile terminal can sense the foot motion pattern of the shoe, analyze the user's motion pattern, and estimate calorie consumption and fatigue according to the analyzed motion pattern.

In some cases, the mobile terminal may drive the associated application to provide indoor activity related content when the shoe is recognized as an office shoe.

In addition, the mobile terminal may estimate calorie consumption and fatigue according to the tilted bending angle of the shoe, and display the fatigue of the spine and the foot as an alarm.

In another case, the mobile terminal can drive the associated application to provide fashion-related content when the shoe recognizes it as a high heel.

In addition, the mobile terminal may analyze the activity patterns and the fashion patterns of the user in a time series to inform the user of weekly or monthly information, and to provide contents closely related to the user's pattern.

For example, the content may be exercise-related information that takes seasonal factors and recent trend into account, or fashion-related estimation information.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Also, the computer may include a control unit 180 of the terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Insole 110: Sensing part
120: Communication unit 130: Haptic module
140: memory 150:
200: mobile terminal 210:
220: sensing unit 230: communication unit
240: memory 250:

Claims

In an insole,
A sensing unit sensing a bending angle of the insole bending along a predetermined pivot line;
A first cushion portion located behind the insole;
A second cushion portion located in front of the insole;
A fluid conduit connected between the first cushion portion and the second cushion portion and through which the fluid moves; And,
And a controller for controlling the amount of movement of the fluid according to a bending angle of the sensed insole.

The method according to claim 1,
A valve for opening and closing the fluid channel,
Further comprising a pump for moving the fluid in a predetermined direction.

3. The valve according to claim 2,
Wherein the solenoid valve is a micro solenoid valve.

3. The pump according to claim 2,
Wherein the first cushion portion is disposed adjacent to the first cushion portion located behind the insole with respect to the pivot line.

3. The pump according to claim 2,
Wherein the pump is disposed adjacent to the first cushion portion along the fluid conduit and the pump is disposed closer to the first cushion portion than the valve.

3. The apparatus of claim 2,
Wherein the valve and the pump are controlled to adjust the amount of fluid movement from the first cushion portion to the second cushion portion or the amount of fluid movement from the second cushion portion to the first cushion portion.

The fluid control apparatus according to claim 1,
Wherein when the bending angle of the insole increases, the conduit through which the pivot line passes is blocked.

2. The cushioning device according to claim 1,
And is divided into a plurality of sub-cushion portions.

9. The cushion unit according to claim 8,
A first sub-cushion portion positioned at the forefront of the insole;
A second sub-cushion adjacent to the first sub-cushion portion and located on a front right side of the insole;
A third sub-cushion portion positioned adjacent to the first sub-cushion portion and located on a front left side of the insole; And,
And a fourth sub-cushion portion adjacent to the first sub-cushion portion and positioned at the front center of the insole.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
And a plurality of sub-ducts respectively connected to the plurality of sub-cushion parts.

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises:
A motion sensor and a pressure sensor,
Wherein,
And analyzes the foot action pattern based on the input signal sensed by the motion sensor and the pressure sensor, and controls the fluid movement amount according to the analyzed foot action pattern.

A mobile terminal for receiving an input signal from an insole, wherein a fluid conduit is connected between a first cushion part and a second cushion part,
A display unit for displaying a fluid movement amount;
A communication unit for receiving an input signal from the insoles; And,
Wherein the bending angle of the insole is analyzed based on the received input signal and the amount of fluid to be introduced into the first and second cushion parts of the insole is determined in accordance with the analyzed foot operation pattern and the bending angle of the insole, And controls the fluid channel of the insole so that the calculated fluid amount is moved.