KR20170006583A

KR20170006583A - Author count detection apparatus and method

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Publication number: KR20170006583A
Application number: KR1020150097420A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김남철
Original assignee: 주식회사 삼육오엠씨네트웍스
Priority date: 2015-07-08
Filing date: 2015-07-08
Publication date: 2017-01-18

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting the number of mastication, comprising: a case provided for an ear of a user; a vibration sensing unit formed on the case, specifically on a part closely attached to the ear, and sensing vibration generated by mastication of food in the mouth of the user; a number detection unit formed on the case to be adjacent to the vibration sensing unit, and detecting the number of vibrations sensed by the vibration sensing unit; a storage unit formed on the case to be adjacent to the number detection unit and storing the number of the vibrations detected by the number detection unit; and a notification unit formed on the case to be adjacent to the storage unit and notifying the number of the vibrations stored in the storage unit. The number of mastication, which is an action of chewing food, can be exactly detected, thereby arousing attention with respect to wrong mastication habits according to mastication, and enabling a person who is masticating food to set a proper number of mastication of food. Also, the number of mastication according to the mastication of a user, that is the person who is masticating, is notified to the user by voice or vibration, thereby enabling the user to pay attention to mastication of food.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for detecting a chewing gesture, which can accurately detect the number of times of chewing of a food, And more particularly, to a chewing-number detecting apparatus capable of setting the number of times of authoring of a proper food.

In general, the habit of mastication of food in relation to health, one of the main concerns of modern society, is closely related to dental health and digestive function.

When the food is chopped, the food is mixed with the saliva, combined with the gel, swallowed, transferred to the esophagus, and digested and absorbed in the process of sequentially moving the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

In this case, the chewing exercise performed in this case promotes digestion not only to increase the taste stimulation by mixing with saliva or feeling when chewing, but also to promote blood flow to jaw, oral cavity, face, And it strengthens the teeth and gums with plant fibers to strengthen the upper and lower cheekbones and to detect the foreign matter that is incorporated into the food.

Thus, chewing food not only helps the digestion of food, but also brings about nutrition, and it can understand what is needed for human health and normal activities of the brains.

However, it is difficult to accurately count the number of author 's own self - censorship, and there is a problem that it is not enough to write enough to count the number of author' s.

There is also a problem that the sensor can be attached to the body of a person who author such that the number of authoring is counted to cause discomfort.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-171136 (entitled " Authoring Recording Apparatus ", published on July 11, 1995) and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-89701 (entitled " Author, public date: April 12, 2007).

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the related art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for correcting the number of times of chewing, The number of times of authoring of a food suitable for a person who is to perform cooking can be set.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following technical features.

The authoring frequency detecting apparatus according to the present invention includes: a case provided in a user's ear; A vibration sensor formed on the case and formed on a portion of the ear which is in close contact with the user's ear to sense vibrations generated in the mouth of the user; A frequency detector for detecting a frequency of the vibration sensed by the vibration detector, the frequency detector being formed in the case adjacent to the vibration detector; A storage unit formed in the case, the storage unit being formed adjacent to the frequency detector and storing the number of vibrations detected by the frequency detector; And a notification unit formed in the case adjacent to the storage unit and informing the user of the number of vibrations stored in the storage unit; .

In the authoring frequency detecting device according to the present invention, a setting unit may be provided in the case adjacent to the notification unit and may set a number of times of authoring according to any one of the food, the age and sex of the user. .

In the authoring frequency detecting apparatus according to the present invention, the notifying unit notifies the user when the number of authoring times set by the setting unit is reached.

In the authoring frequency detection apparatus according to the present invention, the notification unit informs one of the number of authoring times required for the user, the current authoring frequency, and the authoring frequency remaining from the authoring frequency set in the setting unit.

In the authoring frequency detecting device according to the present invention, the notifying unit notifies the user of a voice or vibration.

The apparatus for detecting the number of times of writing according to the present invention may further include a selector formed on the case and adjacent to the notification unit to select vibration of the user from a plurality of vibrations sensed by the vibration sensing unit; .

In the authoring frequency detecting device according to the present invention, the case is formed with a wired or wireless communication channel.

In the authoring frequency detecting device according to the present invention, the case is fixed to the outside of the ear or inserted inside.

In the authoring frequency detecting device according to the present invention, the frequency detecting unit detects the number of authoring times for the inserted food items from the time the food is once inserted into the oral cavity of the user to the end point just before going to the esophagus.

The method of detecting authoring frequency according to the present invention includes the steps of: providing a case to a user's ear; Sensing a vibration generated in a portion of the case, which is formed in a portion of the case, which is in close contact with the user's ear, and which is generated in the mouth of the user; Detecting a number of times of vibration detected by the vibration sensing unit, the number of times detecting unit being formed in the case adjacent to the vibration sensing unit; Storing a number of times of the vibration detected by the number detecting unit, which is formed adjacent to the number detecting unit, in the case; And notifying the user of the number of vibrations formed in the case adjacent to the storage unit and stored in the storage unit; .

The authoring frequency detection method according to the present invention may further include setting a number of times of authoring according to any one of the food, the age, and the sex of the user, the setting unit being formed in the case adjacent to the notification unit; .

In the authoring frequency detection method according to the present invention, the notification unit informs one of a number of authoring times required for the user, a current authoring frequency, and a remaining authoring frequency from the authoring frequency set in the setting unit.

In the authoring frequency detection method according to the present invention, the notification unit notifies the user of a voice or vibration.

In the method for detecting the number of times of writing according to the present invention, a selecting unit is formed in the case, and the vibration of the user is selected from a plurality of vibrations formed adjacent to the notifying unit and sensed by the vibration detecting unit ; .

The number of times detection unit detects the number of authoring times for the inserted food item from the time the food is inserted once into the mouth of the user to the end point immediately before the transition to the esophagus.

The present invention can accurately detect the number of times of chewing, which is a chewing action of food, through the solution of the above-mentioned problems, and thus not only raises awareness about erroneous chewing habits due to chewing, You can set the number of authoring.

In addition, the number of authoring according to the author, that is, the author's work, can be informed through voice or vibration, and can be focused on the work of the food.

Other advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a use state diagram showing a state in which the device for detecting the number of times of writing according to the present invention is placed on the outside of the ear,
FIG. 2 is a use state diagram showing a state in which the authoring frequency detecting device according to the present invention is inserted into the ear,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a device for detecting the number of authoring according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method of detecting a number of authoring times according to the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a setting step in the authoring count detection method according to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the selection step of the authoring count detection method according to FIG.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. It should also be understood that the position or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is a state view showing a state in which the device for detecting the number of times of writing according to the present invention is placed on the outside of the ear, FIG. 2 is a use state diagram showing a state in which the device for detecting the number of times of writing according to the present invention is inserted into the ear, Is a block diagram of an embodiment of the authoring frequency detection apparatus according to the present invention.

1 to 3, the authoring frequency detecting apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a case 110, a vibration detecting unit 120, a frequency detecting unit 130, a storing unit 140, (150).

The case 110 is provided in the user's ear.

Specifically, it is preferable that the case 110 provided at the ear of a user who is a cheater for food is formed in a hook shape to be hooked to the outside of the ear or inserted into the user's ear like a hearing aid.

As shown in FIG. 1, the case 110, which is hooked to the outside of the user's ear, is made of a material having elasticity such as synthetic resin, and a part of the case 110 covers a part or the whole of the ear- Is in close contact with the ear canal, which is the inside of the ear.

As shown in FIG. 2, the case 110 inserted into the user's ear is made of elastic rubber, plastic, or synthetic resin. When the earphone is inserted into the ear, that is, when the earphone is inserted into the ear canal, I can not feel it.

The case 110 is not only detached from the ear or used without any feeling of discomfort even when the user moves or uses it for a long period of time, and is conveniently provided, that is, can be easily worn, .

The case 110 is formed with a wired or wireless communication channel. The vibration detection unit 120, the count detection unit 130, the storage unit 140, the notification unit 150, the setting unit 160, and the sorting unit 170, which will be described below, And can be controlled by the case 110 forming a wired or wireless communication channel.

The vibration sensing part 120 is formed on the case 110 and is formed on a portion of the user's ear that is in close contact with the user's ear. The vibration sensing part 120 senses vibrations generated in the mouth of the user. When the user chews the food, the vibration is generated in the surface and the space of the external auditory canal according to the shape and position of the jaw joint, and the vibration sensor 120 senses the vibration.

Since the shape of the external auditory canal differs from user to user and the user has various bends, accurate detection can not be performed according to the detected region. have.

Accordingly, the vibration sensor unit 120 of the present invention includes at least one piezo sensor for accurately detecting vibrations generated from the surface of the ear canal of the ear. Piezo sensor is a sensor that sandwiches a thin piezoelectric element between metal plates to detect vibration, sound, and pressure. If you measure vibration with more than one piezo sensor, at least one piezosensor is capable of accurate vibration detection.

The vibration sensing unit 120 of the present invention may be made of an accelerometer sensor that can detect rotation or motion though it is made of a piezo sensor.

The vibration detection unit 120 transmits detection information according to a user's work sensed by the vibration detection unit 120 to the frequency detection unit 130 described below.

The frequency detector 130 is formed in the case 110 adjacent to the vibration detector 120 and detects the number of vibrations detected by the vibration detector 120.

Specifically, the frequency detector 130 receives the vibration detection information transmitted from the vibration detector 120, and detects the number of vibrations according to the user's work based on the received vibration detection information.

The number detecting unit 130 detects the number of authoring times for the inserted food from the time the food is inserted once into the oral cavity of the user to the end point just before the transition to the esophagus.

The amount of food put into the mouth is referred to as the amount of work once. An object for which the frequency detector 130 of the present invention detects the number of vibrations is a food of one reference authoring amount. The number detecting unit 130 detects the number of authoring times from the time when the food of one reference chewing amount is put into the mouth until the reference chewing amount of the food is transferred to the esophagus. The number detecting unit 130 detects the number of authoring times for one reference authoring amount.

On the other hand, rather than chewing the food after the chewing, the chewing amount of the chewing amount of the chewing amount is usually completed, and then the chewing food is successively put into the mouth and chewed .

Since it is desirable to separately detect the number of times of food mashing, it is preferable to calculate the number of times of the work from the time when the food of the reference mash amount (the first reference mash amount) is input once, When the food of the quantity (the second reference quantity of work) is input, the number of works must be calculated separately from that point. Therefore, at the same time, the work for the first, second or third reference amount of work is separately detected.

When the food of the first reference chewing amount is chewed and the food of the second reference chewing amount is put in, the chewing cycle is rested for 2 to 3 times. Therefore, if the authoring cycle is detected more than two or three times, the moment is set as the starting point for the number of authoring times for the second reference authoring amount.

On the other hand, although it is not preferable, discontinuous vibrations can be detected when conversing while consuming food. In this case, it is preferable not to set the number of authoring times again while vibration is generated by the selector 170 described below.

The number detecting unit 130 transmits the number of times of vibration according to the user's work detected by the number detecting unit 130 to the storage unit 140 described below.

The storage unit 140 is formed in the case 110 and is formed adjacent to the frequency detector 130 and stores the number of vibrations detected by the frequency detector 130.

The storage unit 140 receives and stores the vibration frequency information according to the author's work transmitted from the frequency detector 130. The storage unit 140 cumulatively stores vibration frequency information according to the user's work. The number of times information that the user does not automatically or manually remove is accumulated and stored continuously.

The storage unit 140 of the present invention is formed in the case 110 and stores the vibration frequency information according to the user's work. However, due to the case 110 capable of a wired or wireless communication channel, Can also be stored.

The notification unit 150 informs the user or a third party of the number of vibrations stored in the storage unit 140 that are formed in the case 110 adjacent to the storage unit 140.

The notification unit 150 notifying the user notifies the user of the alert by causing the user to be alerted to the number of vibrations according to the author's work or to inform the third party of the number of vibration according to the author's work.

The notification unit 150 informs the user by voice or vibration. The notifying unit 150 may use at least one of the number of authoring times required for the correction, the current authoring frequency, or the number of authoring cycles remaining until the reference authoring frequency set from the setting unit 160, which will be described below, It informs. This is to inform the user when he / she has wrong habits such as handing over food without eating or handing over at least while eating food.

The setting unit 160 is formed in the case 110 adjacent to the notification unit 150 and sets the number of times of authoring according to any one of the food, the age and sex of the user.

The reference authoring frequency set by the setting unit 160 may vary according to the age of the user, the health, and the sex of the user depending on the food to be input, so it is preferable to set the reference authoring frequency accordingly. Although there are differences in the number of reference authoring depending on the age of the user, the age of the user, the sex of the user, and the like, it is generally 30 to 40 times appropriate (see "Enzymes For Health and Healing" by Ellem W. Cutler). It is preferable that the number of reference authoring times is set in a range of 30 to 40 in one piece of food.

The setting unit 160 of the present invention is formed in the case 110 to set the number of times of authoring suitable for food, user age, health, sex, etc. However, the case 110, You can set the number of authoring from external device such as remote control.

The sorting unit 170 is formed on the case 110 and is adjacent to the announcer 150 and selects vibrations of the user from among a plurality of vibrations sensed by the vibration sensing unit 120.

The selector 170 selects a vibration of the user's work among the vibrations of the user's work and the movement of the user rather than the vibration of the user's work. This is to prevent vibration and chaos of the user from vibrating among the plurality of vibrations sensed by the vibration sensor 120.

The present invention is exemplified in that the number detecting unit 130, the storing unit 140, the notifying unit 150, the setting unit 160, and the sorting unit 170 are respectively formed in the case 110 to perform their respective roles And may not be formed in the case 110 as long as they can perform their respective roles.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a method for detecting the number of authoring according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for detecting the number of authoring according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a setting step in the authoring frequency detecting method according to FIG. 4, RTI ID = 0.0 > of < / RTI >

The authoring frequency detection method (S100) according to the present invention may include a step S110 of providing a case 110 to a user's ear, as shown in FIGS. (S120) detecting vibration generated in the case 110, which is formed on a portion of the case 110 which is in close contact with the user's ear, and which is generated in the mouth of the user; A step S130 of detecting the number of vibrations detected by the vibration sensing unit 120 in the case 110 adjacent to the vibration sensing unit 120 by the frequency detecting unit 130; A step 140 of storing the number of times of the vibration detected by the frequency detector 130 adjacent to the frequency detector 130 in the case 110; And informing the notification unit 150 of the number of vibrations formed in the case 110 adjacent to the storage unit 140 and stored in the storage unit 140; .

The setting unit 160 sets the number of times of authoring in accordance with any one of the food, the age and sex of the user, which is formed in the case 110 adjacent to the notification unit 150 ); .

The sorting unit 170 may be formed on the case 110 and may be formed adjacent to the announcing unit 150 and may include vibrations of the user's work among a plurality of vibrations sensed by the vibration sensing unit 120, (S170); .

The providing step S110 is a step in which the case 110 is provided in the user's ear. Specifically, the case 110 provided at the ear of a user who is a cheater of the food is made of a material having elasticity such as synthetic resin, and a part of the case 110 is formed in a claw shape to cover a part or the whole of the auricle, Respectively. The case 110, which is inserted into the user's ear, is made of elastic rubber, plastic, synthetic resin or the like, so that the user can not feel inconvenience during the insertion of the ear 110 into the ear,

The case 110 includes a vibration detection unit 120, a frequency detection unit 130, a storage unit 140, a notification unit 150, a setting unit 160 And the selector 170, respectively.

Detecting Step S120 The vibration detecting unit 120 is formed on the case 110 and is formed on a portion of the case 110 which is in close contact with the user's ear. The vibration detecting unit 120 senses vibrations generated in the mouth of the user.

When a person chews food, vibration occurs on the surface and space of the ear canal of the ear according to the shape and position of the jaw joint, and the vibration sensor 120 senses this. Since the shape of the external auditory canal differs from user to user and the user has various bends, accurate detection can not be performed according to the detected region. have.

Accordingly, the vibration sensor unit 120 of the present invention includes at least one piezo sensor for accurately detecting vibrations generated from the surface of the ear canal of the ear. Piezo sensor is a sensor that sandwiches a thin piezoelectric element between metal plates to detect vibration, sound, and pressure. If you measure vibrations with one or more piezo sensors, at least one piezosensor is capable of accurate vibration detection.

The detecting step S130 is a step of detecting the number of vibrations sensed by the vibration sensing unit 120 when the number detecting unit 130 is formed on the case 110 adjacent to the vibration sensing unit 120. [

The frequency detector 130 receives the vibration detection information transmitted from the vibration detector 120 and detects the frequency of vibrations according to the user's work according to the received vibration detection information.

On the other hand, although it is not preferable, discontinuous vibrations can be detected when conversing while consuming food. In this case, it is preferable that the number of times of authoring is not set again while the vibration due to voice is generated by the selector 170 described below.

The storage step S140 is a step of storing the number of vibrations detected by the frequency detector 130, which is formed adjacent to the frequency detector 130, in the case 110, in which the storage unit 140 is formed.

The storage unit 140 receives and stores the vibration frequency information according to the author's work transmitted from the frequency detector 130. The storage unit 140 stores vibration frequency information according to a user's work. The storage unit 140 continuously accumulates and stores the vibration frequency information unless the user automatically or manually removes the vibration frequency information.

The notification step S150 is a step of informing the notification unit 150 of the number of vibrations formed in the case 110 adjacent to the storage unit 140 and stored in the storage unit 140. [

The notification unit 150 informs the user by voice or vibration. The notification unit 150 informs the user of at least one of the number of times of authoring required for calibration, the current number of authoring times, or the number of times of authoring remaining until reaching the reference authoring frequency set by the setting unit 160 using voice or vibration. This is to inform the user when he / she has wrong habits such as handing over food without eating or handing over at least while eating food.

5, in the setting step S160, the setting unit 160 is formed in the case 110 adjacent to the notification unit 150, and is set according to any one of the inputted food, the age and sex of the user And setting the number of authoring times.

The reference authoring frequency set by the setting unit 160 may vary according to the age of the user, the health, and the sex of the user depending on the food to be input, so it is preferable to set the reference authoring frequency accordingly.

6, in the sorting step S170, the sorting unit 170 is formed on the case 110 and is formed adjacent to the announcing unit 150. The sorting unit 170 includes a plurality of And a step of selecting a vibration of the user from among the vibrations.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And such variations and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

100: authoring frequency detector
110: Case
120: Genuine Chord Division
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160: Setting section
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S100: The method of detecting the number of authoring
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S120: Detection step
S130: Detection step
S140: storage step
S150: Notification step
S160: Setting step
S170: Selection step

Claims

A case provided in a user's ear;
A vibration sensor formed on the case and formed on a portion of the ear which is in close contact with the user's ear to sense vibrations generated in the mouth of the user;
A frequency detector for detecting a frequency of the vibration sensed by the vibration detector, the frequency detector being formed in the case adjacent to the vibration detector;
A storage unit formed in the case, the storage unit being formed adjacent to the frequency detector and storing the number of vibrations detected by the frequency detector; And
A notification unit formed in the case adjacent to the storage unit to inform the user of the number of vibrations stored in the storage unit; Wherein the number of authoring times detected by the number-of-times detecting unit is zero.

The method according to claim 1,
A setting unit configured to set a number of times of authoring according to any one of the food, the age and the sex of the user, the setting being formed in the case adjacent to the notification unit; Further comprising: means for determining a number of authoring times of the authoring time.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the notification unit informs the user when the number of authoring times set by the setting unit is reached.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the notification unit informs the user of any one of a number of authoring times required for the user, a current authoring frequency, and a remaining authoring frequency from the authoring frequency set in the setting unit.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the notification unit notifies the user of the voice or vibration.

The method according to claim 1,
A selector formed on the casing and adjacent to the notification unit to select vibration of the user from a plurality of vibrations detected by the vibration detector; Further comprising: means for determining a number of authoring times of the authoring time.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the case has a wired or wireless communication channel formed therein.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the case is mounted on the outside of the ear or inserted into the inside of the ear.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the number detecting unit detects the number of authoring times for the inserted food from the time the food is inserted once into the oral cavity of the user to the end point just before going to the esophagus.

The case being provided in a user's ear;
Sensing a vibration generated in a portion of the case, which is formed in a portion of the case, which is in close contact with the user's ear, and which is generated in the mouth of the user;
Detecting a number of times of vibration detected by the vibration sensing unit, the number of times detecting unit being formed in the case adjacent to the vibration sensing unit;
Storing a number of times of the vibration detected by the number detecting unit, which is formed adjacent to the number detecting unit, in the case; And
Notifying the user of the number of vibrations formed in the case adjacent to the storage unit and stored in the storage unit; And determining the number of authoring times.

11. The method of claim 10,
Setting a number of times of authoring according to any one of the food, the age and sex of the user, the setting being formed in the case adjacent to the notification unit ; Further comprising the steps of:

12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the notifying unit informs the user of any one of a number of authoring times required for the user, a current number of authoring times, and a number of authoring times remaining from the authoring frequency set in the setting unit.

11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the notifying unit notifies the user of a voice or vibration.

11. The method of claim 10,
Selecting a vibration of the user from among a plurality of vibrations formed on the case and formed adjacent to the notification unit and sensed by the vibration sensing unit ; Further comprising the steps of:

11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the number detecting unit detects the number of authoring times for the inserted food from the time the food is once inserted into the oral cavity of the user to the end point immediately before going to the esophagus.