KR20170035726A - Unconscious nocturnal penile tumescence diagnosis based on vibration stimulation - Google Patents

Unconscious nocturnal penile tumescence diagnosis based on vibration stimulation Download PDF

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KR20170035726A
KR20170035726A KR1020150134980A KR20150134980A KR20170035726A KR 20170035726 A KR20170035726 A KR 20170035726A KR 1020150134980 A KR1020150134980 A KR 1020150134980A KR 20150134980 A KR20150134980 A KR 20150134980A KR 20170035726 A KR20170035726 A KR 20170035726A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and a method to diagnose an unconscious hypnagogic erection based on a vibrational stimulation and, more specifically, to a device and a method to diagnose an erection by using a vibrational stimulation to smoothen the measurement of body parts of a sleeping user without disturbing the user. The purpose of the present invention is to suggest an erection diagnosis device able to be miniaturized/lightened and be formed at a low cost as a vibration module is added to a diagnosis sensor used to measure the night penile tumescence of a subject (user) who is sleeping. As motor control depending on a change of users body is enabled through the added vibration module, the present invention suggests a method to generate diagnosis information about a part of a human body with a sensing signal, sensed by the sensor, through a processor, thereby being capable of miniaturizing/lightening the diagnosis device and reducing the price of the device.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for diagnosing an erection incontinence phenomenon in a sleep based on vibration stimulation,

The present invention relates to a device and a method for diagnosing the incontinence phenomenon based on a vibration stimulus, and more particularly, to a device and a method for diagnosing an erection incontinence phenomenon based on a vibration stimulus, And relates to a diagnostic apparatus and method.

The present invention is derived from the research carried out with the support of the Korea Research Foundation as a fund of the future creation science department. [Project Assigned Number: 0414-20150019, Research Project Name: Supporting Researchers, Name of Project: Cost-effective Electronic Information Technology for Multiscale Omics]

The treatment of general impotence is helpful in determining whether it is a cardiogenic problem from a mind problem or a temperamental problem with a structural problem. The most useful method to diagnose the cause of erectile dysfunction is nighttime (underwater) penile erection measurement using a commercial computerized erection analyzer (for example, RigiScan® Plus). A man normally has three to five erections during sleep. The clinical value of this phenomenon is a good indicator of distinguishing erectile dysfunction from normal people.

For example, if a penis erection occurs during sleep, it is judged to be normal. If the penis erection state is weak or the penis erection is not performed, erection failure can be judged. Therefore, nighttime erection measurement during sleep is an important part of erectile dysfunction treatment.

In addition, sufficient penile rigidity and erectile duration during erection of the penis are important to achieve satisfactory sexual activity. If the penis does not become hard or hard, it can not be maintained if you lose it.

 A conventional computer erection analyzer measures the degree of penile swelling at night by looping around the glans and bottom of the penis. However, the conventional computer erector analyzer is bulky and can interfere with the sleeping of the subject, and there is a problem that the measurement time is prolonged.

An example of how to resolve nighttime penile enlargement measurements that interfere with the sleep of such subjects is described in U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2011-0288370 entitled " Method and Means for erection enhancement ".

The prior art includes a method and apparatus for improving a function of a user's body part using a small motor (vibrator) to improve an erection state of a user's body part.

However, according to the above prior art, there is a problem that the vibration can not be adjusted to the body part of the user in consideration of the intensity, time, and time interval of the vibration module (vibrator) according to the change of the user's body part.

U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2011-0288370 (Published on November 24, 2011)

During sleep, a man normally has three to five erections during sleep. The clinical value of this phenomenon is a good indicator of distinguishing erectile dysfunction from normal people. However, computer labs are bulky and expensive.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an erection phenomenon diagnostic apparatus which can be reduced in size and weight and can be implemented at a low cost by adding a vibration module to a diagnostic sensor for measuring the night penile swelling degree of the subject (user) during sleep. The present invention proposes a method of generating diagnosis information about a body part in a processor by using a vibration module to control a motor according to a user's body change by a vibration module, And it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the diagnostic device and to improve the economical efficiency of the diagnostic device.

It is another object of the present invention to propose a method capable of performing a health examination by wearing a diagnostic device in daily life as well as during sleeping because it is possible to miniaturize and lighten the device.

The present invention aims at providing a more accurate diagnosis result by using personal information of a subject (user), habits that may affect health, existence of disease, past medical history and past diagnosis record.

It is another object of the present invention to extract and diagnose only valid events from sensed signals detected by sensors, to visualize diagnosis results and sensed signals, and to provide them to users.

In addition, the present invention aims to shorten the measurement time when the user changes the body according to the time using the vibration module, and to more accurately measure the psychogenic problem or the physical problem.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for diagnosing an erection phenomenon, the apparatus comprising: a vibrating module attached to a body part of a user and giving a vibration stimulus to the body part of the user; A sensor for acquiring sensed information on the body part according to a vibration stimulus and a time by the vibration module, and a controller for controlling the vibration module to stimulate the body part of the user, and based on the sensed information sensed by the sensor, And a processor for generating diagnostic information about the body part of the user.

At this time, the processor controls the intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given based on the sensing information, The intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given.

The method may further include detecting a valid event in the obtained sensed information and generating body information on the body part based on a pattern of sensed information corresponding to the valid event, And a display control module for visualizing the image.

At this time, the display control module displays the sensing information and the health state of the body part together with the sensing time according to the information of the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for diagnosing an erection phenomenon, comprising the steps of: controlling a vibration module attached to a body part of a user so as to give a vibration stimulus to a body part of a user; Receiving the sensing information from a sensor attached to a body part of the user and acquiring vibration stimulation by the vibration module and sensing information on the body part according to time; And generating diagnostic information about the body part of the user based on the received sensing information.

In this case, the step of controlling the vibration module may control the intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given based on the received sensing information, And controls the intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given based on the information.

The generating of the diagnostic information may include detecting a valid event in the received sensing information and generating body information on the body part based on a pattern of sensing information corresponding to the valid event, And visualizing the sensed information according to the sensing time.

At this time, the visualizing step visualizes the sensing information and the health state of the body part together with the sensing time according to the information of the user.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve a part of the diagnostic apparatus for measuring the nighttime penile dilatation during sleep, thereby realizing a miniaturization / weight reduction and a diagnostic apparatus which can be implemented at a low cost. According to the present invention, it is possible to implement an erection phenomenon diagnostic apparatus based on a vibration stimulus, thereby reducing the volume of the diagnostic apparatus and measuring the night penile swelling without interfering with the user's (sleeping) subject's sleep at the time of sleep.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the measurement time can be shortened by stimulating the body part during sleep using a vibration module on the body part of the user, and more accurate measurement is possible.

 Since the diagnostic information generated in the processor can be stored in a specific server in real time using a communication terminal, data loss can be reduced.

According to the present invention, the diagnostic information using the sensed signal from each sensor mounted on at least one subject (user) is generated and transmitted to one communication terminal, so that the status of a plurality of subjects can be diagnosed at one time There is an effect.

Further, in the processor according to the present invention, the diagnosis state of the body part can be more accurately determined by using the user's personal information, habits that may affect health, presence of disease, past medical history, past diagnosis record, There is an effect that can be diagnosed.

1 is a view showing an apparatus for diagnosing an erection phenomenon based on vibration stimulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an erection phenomenon diagnosis method based on vibration stimulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view illustrating a display screen for visualizing an erection phenomenon detection signal according to an embodiment of the present invention and providing the same to a user.
4 is a diagram showing an erection phenomenon diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing an erection phenomenon diagnosis system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

However, the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements. First, the entire system in which the erection phenomenon diagnostic function is executed will be described with reference to FIG. 5, and the detailed description will be given focusing on the characteristic configuration of the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing an erection phenomenon diagnosis system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The erection phenomenon diagnosis system measures information of a specific body part of a user (subject), diagnoses the state of the body part based on the information of the measured body part, stores / manages it using a communication network, It may be shared or used for public interest. Of course, when sharing or using diagnostic information, it is necessary to process personal information. Or to provide the user (the subject) with his or her diagnostic information only for his personal use.

The erection phenomenon diagnosis system includes a sensor 510, a vibration module 560, a processor 520, a communication terminal 530, and a server 860.

The sensor 510 directly contacts a specific body part of the user and senses a change of the body part over time to generate a sensing signal or sensing information. The sensor 510 may include an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing the sensed signal measured in the analog domain according to an embodiment, and may include a memory for storing sensed information for a predetermined time frame. In another embodiment, the sensor 510 may transmit the measured sensing signal directly to the processor 520 in real time.

The processor 520 may be attached to a specific body part of the user and may receive sensed information from a sensor 510 that acquires sensed information that senses a vibration stimulus generated in the vibration module 560 and a change in the body part with time And diagnose the condition of a specific body part based on the sensed signal or sensed information. The processor 520 may generate primary diagnostic information regarding a first health condition of a specific body part and may transmit the diagnostic information to the communication terminal 530 and the server 540 so that they may be shared / managed as needed.

An example of a body part of a user is a penis of a male, in which the sensor 510 detects the original data on the stiffness of the penis, the circumference of the penis, the temperature on the skin of the penis, (raw data), or data obtained by processing / calibrating original data, as a sensing signal or sensing information.

The processor 520 may be connected to the sensor 510 through wire communication or may receive sensing information through wireless communication. When the sensor 510 and the processor 520 are connected by wire communication, the sensor 510 may directly transmit the detection signal to the processor 520 without processing or processing the detection signal. At this time, the processor 520 diagnoses the state of the specific body part based on the detection signal, and can perform the same function as the diagnostic relay device. The diagnostic information generated by the processor 520 may be primary diagnostic information that has clinical significance for the health condition of a particular site. For example, the primary diagnostic information may be information having a clinical meaning related to a first health condition such as erectile dysfunction of the penis, stiffness of the penis, and the like.

In the case where the sensor 510 transmits information to the processor 520 through wireless communication, the sensor 510 may be limited in the available resources of the wireless communication or may be influenced by the peripheral wireless communication environment. Therefore, Information, and then transmit the sensing information for a predetermined time period periodically or to the processor 520 when a specific event occurs.

The processor 520 may detect a valid event in the sensed information received from the sensor 510 and diagnose a first health state of the body part based on the pattern of sensed information corresponding to the detected valid event.

In this case, a valid event refers to a physiological reaction that appears in the user, and when a specific physiological response reaches a measurable level in a detected signal of the sensor 510 and exceeds a measurement threshold, it is regarded as a valid event. The measurement threshold may include a criterion for the magnitude of the detected signal, and the duration of the detected signal. Also, according to an embodiment, it may be determined that a unit event has occurred as a valid event only when the unit event occurs in a frequency and a size larger than a predetermined reference value.

A valid event is detected based on the pattern of sensed information, i.e., the width of the pulse (duration of erection) and the peak value (circumferential length of the penis) It is possible to diagnose the health state of the user's specific body part according to the erection duration of the penis and the circumference length of the penis in a general adult male.

The sensor 510 and the processor 520 of the present invention may adopt only valid events by removing noise due to unintentional noise or external shock from the sensing signal. For example, when a user (an examinee) touches the sensor 510 by hand or the body is moved during operation of the sensor 510 to cause a physical shock to a body part where the sensor 510 is installed, It is possible to extract valid events after eliminating these unintended phenomena. Such unintentional shock or noise may be determined using the waveform of the sensing signal, the duration of the sensing signal as a pulse, and whether the sensing signal sequentially increases or decreases.

The processor 520 transfers diagnostic information and sensing information received from the sensor 510 to the communication terminal 530 via a common communication network including a wired communication network or a wireless communication network. For example, a known communication technology such as TCP / IP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID, or the like. The communication terminal 530 may be any one of a PDA, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop, and the like. The communication terminal 530 stores diagnosis information and sensing information, ). ≪ / RTI > The diagnostic information and sense information received from the processor 520 may be stored in a memory (not shown) or a database (not shown) of the communication terminal 530 together with the detection time information.

Communication between the sensor 510 and the processor 520 and between the processor 520 and the communication terminal 530 may be performed by wire communication or by using a local communication technology such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and RFID. Particularly, the diagnostic apparatus having the sensor 510 alone or the sensor 510 and the processor 520 combined together can greatly improve the convenience of the user's diagnosis when installed in a specific body part of the user. The user is required to take a trade-off between the ease of movement and the precision of the diagnosis, since the user is attached to the body for a long period of time and is in a sleep state.

The communication terminal 530 may communicate the first health state of the specific body part of the diagnosed user to the server 540. [ The server 540 can generate the secondary diagnosis information based on the primary diagnosis information received via the communication terminal 530. [ The server 540 may generate the secondary diagnosis information related to the user's second health state using the primary diagnosis information and the user's information. The user's information includes all the situation information that can be additionally considered when diagnosing a specific body part of the user. For example, the user's personal information, habits (drinking, smoking) , Past medical history, past diagnostic records, medication availability, and the like.

In addition, the server 540 may collect the primary diagnostic information and analyze the primary diagnostic information using the time frame of a different scale than the time frame managed by the communication terminal 530, and generate the secondary diagnostic information. For example, if the primary diagnostic information is information generated within a time frame in the range of one day and one week, the secondary diagnostic information may include a change in the user's health status through the primary diagnostic information accumulated over a period of one month or longer Lt; / RTI >

The communication terminal 530 can receive the secondary diagnosis information generated from the server 540 as needed. The communication terminal 530 can receive the information of the user stored in the server 540 from the server 540 only in the information within the allowable range and can transmit the information of the user within the permitted range to the communication terminal 530 together with the primary diagnosis information, To the user through a user interface (UI). Also, the communication terminal 530 may provide a user menu for correcting or confirming at least a part of the user's information through the user interface. At this time, the user interface may include a display, a touch screen, a voice microphone, and a speaker, and may refer to an interface capable of receiving and receiving information by visual, auditory, and tactile sense.

The communication terminal 530 can display together the result determined by the processor 820 whether the main event generated for each portion in which the main event (part judged as erection of the penis) occurs in the sensed information is an effective event or noise , And if the number of valid events in the time frame satisfies a predetermined criterion, the user may display a comment indicating that the user is healthy.

The server 540 may store primary diagnostic information about a first health state of a user's particular body part or secondary diagnostic information about a second health state and may provide stored primary or secondary diagnostic information to another user or physician 550). ≪ / RTI > At this time, it is necessary to exclude personal information from the information provided as described above.

Although an embodiment in which the processor 520 and the communication terminal 530 are separated into separate entities is shown in Fig. 5, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment in which the processor 520 is included in the communication terminal 530 is also possible Do. If the communication terminal 530 is a smart phone, the diagnostic function of the processor 520 may be executed through an application program of the smart phone. In Fig. 1, an erection phenomenon diagnostic apparatus in which the processor 520 of Fig. 5, the communication terminal 530, and the vibration module 560 are combined is shown.

1 is a view showing an apparatus for diagnosing an erection phenomenon based on vibration stimulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The vibration stimulation based erection phenomenon diagnosis apparatus 100 includes a vibration module 110, a sensor 120 and a processor 130, and the processor 130 includes a display control module 131.

The vibration module 110 is attached to the body part of the user and gives a vibration stimulus to the user's body part to help the user's erection.

The sensor 120 is attached to the body part of the user and acquires vibration stimulation by the vibration module 110 and sensing information on the body part of the user according to the time, (Raw data), or data obtained by processing / correcting the original data.

The processor 130 controls the vibration module 110 to stimulate the body part of the user and generates diagnostic information on the user's body part based on the sensed information sensed by the sensor 120. [ In this case, the diagnostic information may be a data set in which raw data detected by the sensor is stored according to a time or a predetermined time interval, or the raw data is classified based on an event Means data that has been stored. The detection information may be generated by using the original data as it is or may be generated by converting the original data into a format suitable for classification or by correcting the measurement error of the original data by applying a general correction technique .

Accordingly, the processor 130 generates diagnostic information for diagnosing the erection sustainability of the specific body part (penis) of the user (the subject) and the severity of the body part according to the sensed information sensed by the sensor and the sensed time, The diagnosis information may be transmitted to the communication terminal so as to diagnose the erection ability of the subject (the subject). At this time, the diagnostic information can be transmitted to the communication terminal via a general communication network including a wired communication network or a wireless communication network. For example, a known communication technology such as TCP / IP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or the like.

The communication terminal referred to herein may be a mobile communication terminal including a smart phone, a PDA, and a portable telephone. Alternatively, the communication terminal may be a personal computer capable of wireless communication as well as a terminal for mobile communication, or other electronic devices capable of other computing processes.

The processor 130 may control the intensity and duration of the vibration module 110 and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module 110 is given based on the sensed information sensed by the sensor 120, The vibration module 110 may control the intensity and duration of the vibration module 110 and the time interval during which the vibration module 110 is given vibration based on the stored user information, The duration of the vibration module 110, and the time interval at which the vibration of the vibration module 110 is given. At this time, the user information means user's personal information, habits that may affect health, existence of diseases, past medical history, past diagnosis records, blood pressure, blood glucose, and the presence of specific diseases (hypertension, diabetes, etc.).

That is, when the user's body part is stimulated by the vibration module 110, diagnostic information that can identify a psychological problem or a basic problem according to the reaction of the body part of the user based on the detection time is transmitted to the processor 130 Can be generated.

In addition, the processor 130 detects a valid event in the sensed information obtained from the sensor 120, and the detected valid event is a pattern of sensed information, that is, a pulse width (erection duration time), a peak value The penis length of the penis) to generate diagnostic information that can be used to diagnose the health status of the user's specific body part according to the erection duration of the penis and the perimeter of the penis.

The display control module 131 included in the processor 130 can visualize the sensed information sensed by the sensor 120 according to the sensed time. At this time, the sensed information according to the user information and the health state The validation event, the noise, the healthy state, and the like can be visualized together with the detection information every time the detection information is viewed as the main event. At this time, the user information means user's personal information, habits that may affect health, existence of diseases, past medical history, past diagnosis records, blood pressure, blood glucose, and the presence of specific diseases (hypertension, diabetes, etc.).

In another embodiment of the present invention, the processor 130 directly receives the intensity of the vibration module 110, the duration of the vibration module 110, and the time interval at which the vibration module 110 is vibrated, .

The present invention is a diagnostic apparatus designed to diagnose whether or not a specific body part has a basic disease. Therefore, in the case of a normal male, it is also necessary to cope with cases in which the swelling event that occurs several times at night is not easy for the subjects to be diagnosed of the present invention. The diagnosis apparatus of the present invention includes the vibration module 110 in addition to the basic functional components for diagnosis such as the processor 130 and the sensor 120 to facilitate the diagnosis of the self-incontinent erection phenomenon at night in the sleep state, It has an effect of widening the range of the subject.

As mentioned earlier, the cause of erectile dysfunction may be a variety of causes, such as a cardiogenic problem, a maternal problem, or a combination of two or more factors, which is actually more complicated in patients.

According to the present invention, the processor 130 may perform a diagnosis through night-time measurement without operation of the vibration module 110 in a primary way, and may determine whether to operate the vibration module 110 according to the diagnosis mode of the subject. Also, at least one of the matrix factor and the psychogenic factor is effectively excluded or the weight ratio of one is dominant by using the difference of the diagnosis results when the vibration module 110 is in operation and when the vibration module 110 is not operating .

If the reaction of the body part receiving the vibration stimulus by the operation of the vibration module 110 and the reaction of the body part in the case of diagnosing the general mode without operation of the vibration module 110 are different from each other, The diagnosis of the condition of the subject can be effectively specified based on the result. In addition, the processor 130 may quantitatively evaluate the reaction of a body part that has been subjected to vibration stimulation by the operation of the vibration module 110, and may quantitatively evaluate the severity of a subject's subjective or psychogenic problem.

The idea of the present invention is a technical feature in the process of extracting the deep diagnostic information by the cooperation operation of the processor 130, the vibration module 110, and the sensor 120. That is, the vibration module 110 is interlocked with the processor 130, and if the diagnostic result of the sensor 120 is affected by the vibration module 110, the influence thereof can be evaluated quantitatively. In addition, the processor 130 may include logic for deriving deeper diagnostic information by compiling information on the frequency / intensity of operation of the vibration module 110 and the operating status of the vibration module 110. The processor 130 can derive qualitative diagnostic information on the physical condition of the subject based on the difference in the diagnosis results of the sensor 120 depending on whether the vibration module 110 is operated or not. Qualitative diagnostic information may include an assessment of whether temperamental factors predominate or whether psychogenic factors predominate.

The vibration module 110 may be implemented in the form of a vibration vibrator that generates vibration by the operation of the motor, or may be implemented in the form of a module that generates vibration by pressure difference by applying an electric stimulus to the piezoelectric unit. The technique of generating the vibration of the vibration module 110 can use a known vibration generating technique and the use of the known vibration generating technique within the scope of the idea of the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art from the description of this specification will be.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an erection phenomenon diagnosis method based on vibration stimulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The vibration stimulation-based erection phenomenon diagnosis method is attached to a user's body part, and a vibration stimulus is applied to a user's body part to control the vibration module to help the user's erection (S210).

Thereafter, the vibration information is attached to the body part of the user, and vibration information generated by the vibration module and detection information of the user's body part according to the time is acquired from the sensor. At this time, Means raw data sensed (S220).

Thereafter, the vibration module is controlled to stimulate the body part of the user, and diagnostic information on the user's body part is generated based on the sensed information sensed by the sensor (S230). In this case, the diagnostic information may be a data set in which raw data detected by the sensor is stored according to a time or a predetermined time interval, or the raw data is classified based on an event Means data that has been stored.

Accordingly, it is possible to generate diagnostic information for diagnosing the erection sustainability of a specific body part (penis) of a user (subject) and the severity of a body part according to the sensed information sensed by the sensor and the sensed time, The diagnosis information may be transmitted to the communication terminal to diagnose the capability. At this time, the diagnostic information can be transmitted to the communication terminal via a general communication network including a wired communication network or a wireless communication network. For example, a known communication technology such as TCP / IP, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or the like.

The communication terminal referred to herein may be a mobile communication terminal including a smart phone, a PDA, and a portable telephone.

Also, it is possible to control the intensity, duration and vibration time of the vibration module based on the sensing information detected by the sensor, or to control the intensity, duration And the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given. Alternatively, the intensity, duration, and time interval of vibration of the vibration module may be controlled on the basis of the sensed information and the user information. At this time, the user information means user's personal information, habits that may affect health, existence of diseases, past medical history, past diagnosis records, blood pressure, blood glucose, and the presence of specific diseases (hypertension, diabetes, etc.).

That is, when the body part of the user is stimulated by the vibration module, the diagnosis information can be generated that can identify a psychological problem or a basic problem according to the reaction of the user's body part based on the detection time.

In addition, a valid event is detected from the sensed information obtained from the sensor, and the detected valid event is detected based on the pattern of the sensed information, that is, the width of the pulse (duration of erection) and the peak value (the perimeter of the penis) Diagnostic information can be generated that can diagnose the health status of the user's specific body part according to the penis erection duration and penile circumference length of a general adult male.

In addition, the sensing information sensed by the sensor can be visualized according to the sensing time (S640). At this time, depending on the user information, the sensing information and the health state of the user's body part can be visualized It is possible to visualize the result of the judgment everywhere, that is, whether there is a valid event, whether noise is present, whether or not it is healthy, and the like. At this time, the user information means user's personal information, habits that may affect health, existence of diseases, past medical history, past diagnosis records, blood pressure, blood glucose, and the presence of specific diseases (hypertension, diabetes, etc.).

In another embodiment of the present invention, the vibration module may be controlled by directly receiving the intensity, duration, and time interval of vibration of the vibration module directly from the user.

3 is a view illustrating a display screen for visualizing an erection phenomenon detection signal according to an embodiment of the present invention and providing the same to a user.

3 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which the display control module 131 in the erection phenomenon diagnostic apparatus 100 can visualize sensed information and primary diagnostic information stored in a database according to sensing time.

The erection phenomenon diagnostic apparatus 100 referred to in the present specification may be a mobile communication terminal including a smart phone, a PDA, and a portable telephone. Accordingly, the detection information and the primary diagnosis information according to the detection time can be displayed together or individually to the user on the screen of the mobile communication terminal.

As in the first UI embodiment 310, the user may enter user information directly through the user interface (UI), and the health of a particular body part of the user diagnosed as in the second UI embodiment 320 And may provide the user with primary diagnostic information about the condition.

In addition, as in the third UI embodiment 330, it is also possible to provide the user with the sensing information (sensing signal) according to the sensing time and the user information inputted by the user together with the main event on the sensing information The main event generated for each portion where the generated event occurs can be displayed together with the result determined by the processor 130. If the number of valid events in the time frame satisfies the reference value, The user can display a comment meaning 'healthy'.

4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of an erection phenomenon diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, an embodiment in which sensor units 470 and 480 and a processor 440 are combined and transmits / receives data to / from a communication terminal 410 through a communication module 450 is illustrated.

The N tip sensors 470 are installed at the end of the penis to generate a sensing signal, and the N base sensors 480 are installed at the root of the penis to generate sensing signals. In addition, under the control of the processor 440, one vibrator 490 may be added to provide a proper stimulus to the penis.

The processor 440 converts the analog domain signal detected by the sensor units 470 and 480 into sensed information and transmits the sensed information to the communication terminal 410 through the communication module 450. The driving power of the processor 440 is supplied by the regulator 460. 4 shows an embodiment in which the voltage of the 9V battery is converted to 3.3V by the regulator 460 and supplied to the processor 440. However, this is only one of the possible embodiments, It is not.

In general, when the battery is fully charged, the battery provides a constant voltage of 9V. However, when the battery is discharged repeatedly, the battery voltage may decrease from the initial voltage and cause a malfunction. Therefore, the regulator 460 converts the voltage of the battery, It is possible to ensure the stable operation of the switch 440.

The receiving module 420 of the communication terminal 410 receives the sensing information from the communication module 450 and stores it in the database 430 together with the sensing time information. The communication terminal 410 may store and manage the sensing information using the sensing time information as an index. Accordingly, the communication terminal 410 can function as a data relay hub by holding the structural database 430 for the sensing information.

The method for diagnosing an erection phenomenon according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific constituent elements, and limited embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

510: sensor
520: Processor
530: communication terminal
540: Server
550: User or Physician
560: vibration module

Claims (13)

A vibration module attached to a body part of the user and applying a vibration stimulus to the body part of the user;
A sensor attached to a body part of the user and acquiring vibration stimulation by the vibration module and sensing information on the body part according to time; And
A processor for controlling the vibration module to stimulate a body part of the user and generating diagnostic information about the body part of the user based on the sensed information sensed by the sensor;
The erection phenomenon diagnosis apparatus comprising: The method according to claim 1,
The processor
And controls the intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given based on the sensing information. The method according to claim 1,
The processor
Wherein the controller controls the intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given based on the user information stored in advance. The method according to claim 1,
The processor
Detects a valid event in the obtained sensed information, and generates body information on the body part based on a pattern of sensed information corresponding to the valid event. The method according to claim 1,
The processor
A display control module for visualizing the detected sensing information according to the sensing time;
The erection phenomenon diagnostic apparatus further comprising: 5. The method of claim 4,
The display control module
And displays the sensed information and the health state of the body part together with the sensed time according to the information of the user. Controlling a vibration module attached to a body part of the user to apply a vibration stimulus to a body part of the user;
Receiving the sensing information from a sensor attached to a body part of the user and acquiring vibration stimulation by the vibration module and sensing information on the body part according to time; And
Generating diagnostic information on the body part of the user based on the received sensing information;
The erection phenomenon diagnosis method comprising: 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of controlling the vibration module
Wherein the intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given are controlled based on the received sensing information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of controlling the vibration module
Wherein the intensity of the vibration module, the duration of the vibration module, and the time interval during which the vibration of the vibration module is given are controlled based on user information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step of generating the diagnostic information
Detecting a valid event in the received sensed information, and generating body information on the body part based on a pattern of sensed information corresponding to the valid event. 8. The method of claim 7,
Visualizing the detected sensing information according to the sensing time;
The erection phenomenon diagnosis method further comprising: 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of visualizing
Wherein the sensing information and the health state of the body part are visualized together with the sensing time according to the information of the user. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 7 to 12.
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