KR20180089190A

KR20180089190A - Silver care system using stick

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Publication number: KR20180089190A
Application number: KR1020170014007A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김복남
Original assignee: 대구보건대학교산학협력단
Priority date: 2017-01-31
Filing date: 2017-01-31
Publication date: 2018-08-08

Abstract

The present invention relates to a silver care system using a stick. More specifically, the present invention relates to the silver care system using a stick which can output a voice recommending eating, administrating, exercising, etc. at a designated time according to a timeline and can send a rescue signal in emergency by using a stick having a structure considering health.

Description

{SILVER CARE SYSTEM USING STICK}

More specifically, the present invention relates to a silver care system using a cane, and more particularly, a cane having a health-conscious structure is used to output a voice for recommending eating, medication, exercise, etc. at a predetermined time according to a time line, To a silver care system using a can.

According to the recent population forecast scenario published by the National Statistical Office, the population of Korea will decline in earnest in 2031. The population of 15-64 years old is already 37.63 million this year. Starting next year, the main population of settlement activities will begin to decline, and by 2020, more than 300,000 people will be expected to be out of the aged population on average. As the aging population rapidly increases, the number of elderly people aged 65 or older, which is 6.54 million last year, is expected to exceed 10 million in 2025, nine years later. It is expected to increase to 18.27 million by 2065. As a result, the number of elderly people who need to support 100 people will increase from 17.5 last year to 88.6 in 2065.

The aging issue of our country was not the subject of yesterday today. And the preparation for an aging society is necessary in any country 's welfare policy. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's 2016 National Cognition Survey, it is reported that the severity of the aging phenomenon reaches 90%. However, this is only an individual thought. In other words, everyone is aware of the aging of the population, but there is no solution. That is to say, we are aware of the seriousness of the problem but do not feel seriously. But even if I realize now, it is too late. Population aging is progressing rapidly.

In addition, as the aging rapidly progressed, the residential style of the elderly began to take the form of living alone. Even if they have family members, the number of elderly people living alone due to their work and childcare is increasing. Even if you are an elderly person living alone with your family, you should be alone in the morning and in the daytime. The reality of the recent dual income couple is natural because it is a natural phenomenon. In spite of the reasons for this phenomenon, it is necessary to develop technology for the elderly in this situation. Especially, elderly people often live with diseases, so it is time to develop technologies that can support and support them.

Korean Patent No. 10-1357855 discloses a safety wand for silver which is provided with a heater on a handle using a temperature sensor and has a warm knob and a speaker and a lamp to generate an alarm sound and light. There are enemies.

These technologies, however, end up with only one mechanism, which has the problem of not being useful for practical elderly care.

KR 10-1357855 B1 (2014. 01. 24.)

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide systematic meals and medication management by outputting a voice for recommending meals and medicines according to a time determined for each timeline.

Also, by designating the exercise method according to the health condition and outputting a voice which recommends the exercise designated at a predetermined time, the exercise for the elderly can be induced to enable health care.

In addition, it is intended to output a voice at a predetermined time so as to alleviate the burden on the elderly.

In addition, it is possible to send a rescue signal easily in the event of an emergency, thereby achieving a faster structure.

In addition, it is an object of assisting health care using a wearable device.

In order to accomplish the objects of the present invention as described above and achieve the characteristic effects of the present invention described below, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows.

A switch and a communication unit are provided to generate a structure signal that is transmitted to the outside through the communication unit according to an operation of the switch, and when a predetermined time is set according to a timeline set by a speaker and a storage unit, A user terminal for receiving the rescue signal from the cane and connected to the network to transmit the rescue signal to the outside through the network, and a user terminal connected to the network for receiving the rescue signal, And a server for sending a call or rescue request signal to a number.

The user terminal is provided with a dedicated application, and when the user terminal is interlocked with the wand, the user can set the time through the dedicated application and record the voice in the storage unit.

Also, the user terminal can input the health state of the user and designate the exercise method according to the input health state.

In addition, the cane may output a voice through the speaker to induce a user-specified movement at a preset time.

The voice output according to the predetermined time may include medication induction, meal inducement, weather information, and to-do list.

Meanwhile, the cane may include a support, a cover provided on the support, a cover on the surface of the handle, and a grapple grip provided on the bottom of the cover to operate elastically.

And the speaker may be installed on the support and the handle.

The support base has a multi-stage folding structure, and a hinge portion may be formed at one end of the handle so that the support base can be folded in the handle direction.

In addition, the walking stick may further include a GPS unit, and the structure signal may further include position information obtained through a GPS unit.

The server may further include a guardian terminal for receiving a log of the voice output performed by the staff, and for confirming the voice output log through the dedicated application through the network.

And a wearable device having a vibrating part and connected to the staff by radio, and vibrating by the vibrating part when the staff is disconnected from the staff.

The present invention enables a systematic meal and medication management by making an audio output that recommends meals and medication according to a time determined for each timeline, thereby making it difficult to recognize the concept of time, thereby relieving the care of the caregiver of the elderly You can give.

In addition, by designating the exercise method according to the health condition and outputting a voice which recommends the exercise designated at a predetermined time, it is possible to manage the health by inducing exercise that the elderly can neglect

In addition, it is an object of assisting health care using a wearable device.

1 is a schematic diagram of a silver care system using a cane, which is an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a cane of a silver care system using a cane, which is an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cane of a silver care system using a cane, which is an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a cane of a silver care system using a cane as another embodiment of the present invention
5A is a perspective view of a cane of a silver care system using a cane, which is another embodiment of the present invention.
5B is an enlarged view of a cane of a silver care system using a cane, which is another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view of a wearable device of a silver care system using a cane as another embodiment of the present invention
FIG. 7 is a view showing a configuration of a wearable device of a silver care system using a cane, which is another embodiment of the present invention

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. The various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain shapes, 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. In addition, 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 present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to enable those skilled in the art to easily carry out the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a silver care system using a cane, which is one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a silver care system using a walking stick may include a wand 100, a user terminal 200, a server 300, a guardian terminal 400, and a wearable appliance 500. The user terminal 200, the server 300 and the guardian terminal 400 may be connected to each other through a network to which the Internet is connected and the wand 100, the user terminal 200 and the wearable device 500 are connected to each other via short- .

The short-range wireless communication is not limited to any one technique, as long as each device can be connected and exchange data within a short distance by wireless communication using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, or the like. In one embodiment, it may be desirable to use Bluetooth.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a cane 100 of a silver care system using a cane, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the wand 100 may include a switch 101, a storage unit 102, a control unit 103, a communication unit 104, a speaker 105, and a GPS unit 106.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the user terminal 200 is connected to a network and may be connected to the staff 100 through a short-range wireless communication. The wireless communication with the wand 100 can be performed through the communication unit 104. [

The staff 100 can output the voice stored in the storage unit 102 at a predetermined time according to the set time line. The data of various settings can be stored in the storage unit 102 and the control unit 103 determines the time according to the time line. In addition, the controller 103 can calculate the current time, and can synchronize the time with the user terminal 100.

The storage unit 102 may be a storage medium capable of storing digital data, but a flash disk may be preferred in one embodiment.

Further, when the switch 101 of the wand 100 is pressed, a rescue signal can be transmitted to the user terminal 200. [ At this time, the rescue signal is generated when the switch 101 is pressed, and the rescue signal can be generated by the user of the wand 100 (the elderly) recognizing his / her situation and pressing the switch 101.

For example, elderly people often live with disease. There is room for such a disease to worsen at any moment. It is a reality that many elderly people living alone do not have many tools to get help in the present lifestyle. This arrangement can provide a golden time to save the lives of the elderly in emergency situations.

The user terminal 200 receiving the rescue signal may transmit the rescue signal to the server 300. [ The server 300 may have a preset number (or a predetermined device) and may request a structure by transmitting a structure request signal to at least one or all of the designated numbers.

There may be a public institution (police station, fire station, ward office, resident center, social welfare society, etc.) in advance, and a rescue request signal may be transmitted to the public institution when the rescue signal is transmitted to the server.

In addition, the wand 100 may be provided with a GPS unit 106, and the structure signal may include position information calculated by the GPS unit 106. [

The user terminal 100 may be provided with a dedicated application. The dedicated application can record the voice stored in the storage unit 102 of the wand 100 and can set the time line and the time when it is interlocked with the wand 100. [

The output voice may be useful for elderly living such as medication induction, meal induction, weather information, and task information. Elderly people living with chronic illnesses may have difficulty taking medication over time. A voice for recommending medication is output from the staff 100 at a predetermined time so that the user (the elderly) can be induced to take the medicine. In addition, the user can be guided to a meal by outputting a voice to induce a meal according to the meal time.

Then, the wand (100) can output a voice to encourage movement. The health state of the user may be input through the dedicated application, and the server may designate an appropriate exercise method through an application dedicated to the user terminal 200 according to the input data, and the user terminal 200 may instruct the exercise method specified by the server 300 And transmits the voice to the storage unit 102 of the wand 100 for storage. The user terminal 100 may receive the exercise time and output a voice for recommending exercise at the input time.

In addition, the voice output at a predetermined time according to the time line may include a weather information and a to-do list. The cane 100 may output the current weather and temperature information to the speaker 105 at a predetermined time every morning to provide useful information to the user. Also, the to-do list can be output by the cane 100, and the to-do list can be designated through a dedicated application of the user terminal 200.

The above-mentioned medication induction, meal induction, and exercise induction voice may be a voice transmitted from the server 300 or a voice recorded from the user terminal 200.

A dedicated application can also be installed in the guardian terminal 400 and the user terminal 200 and the wand 100 can be specified by inputting the unique number of the wand 100 and the user terminal 200 through a dedicated application. And the setting of the specified wand 100 can be changed through a dedicated application. When the structural signal of the specified user terminal 200 is generated, the server 300 can transmit the structure signal to the connected parent terminal 400.

Further, the wand 100 may include a microphone 107. Fig. After the voice for recommending eating and medication is output from the staff 100, the control unit 103 waits for the response of the microphone 107 until a predetermined time. If there is no response from the microphone 107 for a predetermined time after the voice output, the control unit 103 can again output the voice signal for recommending eating and medication from the speaker 105. [ The number of times the audio output is repeated due to the absence of the user's response can be set through the guardian terminal 400.

The guardian terminal 400 can confirm the log of the voice output performed by the staff 100 through the dedicated application.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cane of a silver care system using a cane, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the cane includes a support 110, a handle 120 provided on the support, and a cover 130 on which a finger pressure protrusion is formed.

And a grapple grip part 132 provided under the cover part 130 and operating elastically. The support rods are rod-shaped with a predetermined length and serve to support the load of the wand user.

The handle 120 is composed of a cover 130 positioned at the upper end of the support 110 and a grip force grip 132 disposed at the lower portion of the cover 130. The grip force grip 132 is attached to the cover 130 Lt; / RTI > As the handle 200 is formed in this manner, the elderly person can naturally exercise the grip force when holding the handle 200.

A safety band 140 connected to both ends of the handle 120 is formed on the wand 100 to help the hand 120 not easily fall off the hand 120 when the handle 120 is held by the elderly. The safety band 140 is preferably made of a soft material rather than a hard material having a high hardness.

A switch 101 may be provided at the front end of the handle 120, and a speaker 105 may be installed at both sides of the switch 101. However, it is not limited to this position but may be installed in the support 110 as well.

And the wand can have a multi-fold folding structure as shown in Fig. In addition, a height adjusting hole 112 and a height adjusting protrusion 111 may be formed to adjust height.

4 is a perspective view of a cane of a silver care system using a cane, which is another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the elderly people do not use the cane by shortening the cane, the space occupied by the cane can be narrowed, which makes it easy to store and carry the cane.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a cane of a silver care system using a cane according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged view of a cane of a silver care system using a can, which is another embodiment of the present invention. 5, the wand 100 may be formed with a hinge part 150 for folding the handle 120 in the direction of the support 110. Referring to FIG. The hinge portion is provided with a hinge at a folding position, and a coupling hole 153 is formed at the support base 110 side and a coupling projection 152 is formed at the opposite side. In order to collapse the handle 120, the engagement release button 154 provided at the upper end may be pressed to release the engagement.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 7, the wearable apparatus 500 includes a medicine storage unit 510, a wearable communication unit 520, a vibration unit 530, a wearable control unit 540, a display 550 and a heartbeat measurement unit 560, .

The wearable communication unit 520 includes a receiving module capable of receiving GPS signals and may be connected to the wireless Internet. Can be interlocked with the wand (100) through the wearable communication unit (520). When the linkage is released, the vibration unit 530 vibrates and can transmit information to the user that the connection is released. In addition, the wearable communication unit 520 can support independent access to the mobile network of the wearable device 500. The received GPS signal can be transmitted to the server 300 in real time and can be checked at any time by the guardian terminal 400. [ In this situation, the elderly people who are suffering from Alzheimer 's are wandering the path, and provide the elderly with the real - time location of the elderly, so that the elderly who are stranded can provide the rescue quickly and the caregiver can feel relieved.

The wearable device 500 may include at least one medicine storage unit 510. The medicine storage part 510 may be manufactured in such a manner that the medicine storage part 510 is pressed in a pushing manner and pressed once by the elastic force of the spring once and pressed once again to be fixed without being protruded. The wearable device 500 includes a vibration unit 530 that vibrates the wearable device so that the vibration of the wearable device 500 can be vibrated through the vibration unit 530 have.

In another embodiment, the server 300 transmits a vibration generation signal to the wearable communication unit 520 at a time when the wand 100 recommends dosing. The wearable control unit 540 transmits the vibration generation signal to the vibration unit 530, To generate vibration.

The wearable control unit 540 may determine the presence or absence of medicine in the medicine storage unit 510 according to the difference in weight of the medicine storage unit 510 provided with the weight sensor included in the medicine storage unit 510. If the wearable control unit 540 determines that the medicine is not present in the medicine storage unit 510, the wearable control unit 540 recognizes that the user has medicated the medicine, generates a medication signal, and transmits the medication signal to the server 300 through the wearable communication unit 520 . The server 300 may receive the medication signal and may transmit a push message indicating that medication is administered to the caregiver terminal 400.

With these dosing time reminders, drug dispensing devices, and medication dispensing systems, the user can take the medication without leaving the medicine even when he / she is out, and the caregiver can also know whether the medication is taken or not.

The wearable device 500 further includes a heart rate measuring unit 560 provided with a heart rate sensor. The heart rate measuring unit 560 measures the heart rate and transmits the measured heart rate to the wearable controller 540. The wearable controller 540 records the heart rate And transmits it to the server 300. The heart rate measurement is measured periodically and the cycle can be set. The wearable control unit 540 analyzes the measured heart rate and transmits a risk alert signal to the server 300 when a symptom of a hypertension or hypotension is detected. The server 300 transmits the risk alert signal to the guardian terminal 400, Lt; / RTI >

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

100: cane 101: switch
102: storage unit 103: control unit
104: communication unit 105: speaker
106: GPS unit 110: Support
111: height adjusting protrusion 112: height adjusting hole
113: non-slip portion 120: handle
130: cover part 131: acupressure projection
132: grip force grip 133: control wheel
140: safety band 150: hinge part
151: hinge 152 engaging projection
153: coupling hole 154: release button
200: user terminal 300: server
400: Protector terminal 500: Wearable device
510: Medicine storage section 520: Wearable communication section
530: Vibration unit 540: Wearable control unit
550: display 560: heart rate measuring unit

Claims

A switch and a communication unit are provided to generate a structure signal that is transmitted to the outside through the communication unit according to an operation of the switch, and when a predetermined time is set according to a timeline set by a speaker and a storage unit, A cane for outputting;
A user terminal connected to the network and transmitting the structure signal to the outside via the network; And
And a server connected to the network and configured to transmit a phone call or a rescue request signal to at least one of predetermined numbers when the rescue signal is received.

The method according to claim 1,
The user terminal comprises:
Wherein the dedicated application is installed, and when the can is interlocked with the cane, the time is set through the dedicated application and the voice is recorded in the storage unit.

3. The method of claim 2,
The user terminal comprises:
The dedicated application inputs the health state of the user, designates the exercise method according to the input health state,
The cane,
And outputs a voice to the user through the speaker to induce a motion designated by the user when the set time is reached.

The method according to claim 1,
The voice output according to the predetermined time includes a medication induction, a meal inducement, weather information, and a to-do list.

The method according to claim 1,
The cane
support fixture;
A cover portion including a handle provided on the support and having a finger pressure protrusion formed on the surface of the handle;
And a grip force grip portion provided under the cover portion and operating elastically.

6. The method of claim 5,
The speaker includes:
And the handle is installed on the support and the handle.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the support base has a multi-stage folding structure, and a hinge is formed at one end of the handle so that the support base can be folded in the handle direction.

The method according to claim 1,
The wand further includes a GPS unit,
Wherein the structure signal further includes position information obtained through a GPS unit.

3. The method of claim 2,
The server receives a log of voice output performed by the staff,
And a guardian terminal connected to the network and confirming the voice output log through the dedicated application.

The method according to claim 1,
And a wearable device provided with a vibrating part and connected to the staff by radio, and vibrated by the vibrating part when the staff is disconnected from the staff.