KR20180110329A - Strip and apparatus for detecting kinds of strip using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for detecting kinds of strips using a strip is disclosed. The apparatus for detecting kinds of strips using a strip according to the present invention includes a code recognition module for recognizing an electrode printed on a strip and recognizing a code printed on the strip through the recognized electrode; a display part for displaying a kind of the strip; and a control part for recognizing the kind of the strip using a code recognized by the code recognition module and displaying it through the display part. The kind of strip can be recognized accurately.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a strip type strip-

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a strip and a strip type recognizing apparatus using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a strip and a strip for recognizing a type of strip by code recognition And a strip type recognizing device using the same.

In modern times, environmental factors such as high caloric value, high fat, high protein diet, lack of exercise, and stress due to westernization of dietary habits play a large role, and the number of diabetic patients is rapidly increasing each year. It is becoming important.

As described above, one of the methods for diagnosing disease or health condition is a blood glucose measuring device which is capable of easily checking health condition and disease through a blood test.

Here, the blood glucose measuring device is a device for measuring the concentration of sugar in the blood, and displays the blood glucose value by inserting the blood into a strip and inserting it into the blood glucose measuring device.

Before such a blood glucose measuring device appeared, I had to go to the hospital directly to check my health condition. Now, I can check my health by using blood glucose meter by simple method.

On the other hand, the strip is used for quantitative qualitative analysis of a sample taken from a human body, and the sample is inserted into a blood glucose measuring device after a sample of the human body is collected. Such a strip requires a plurality of different connectors depending on the type of the strip and the type of the strip. As a result, there is a problem that the user mistakenly mistakes the strip and erroneously mounts the strip.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method of printing a code indicating a type of a strip on a base of a strip so that the type of the strip can be recognized A strip, and a strip type recognizing device using the same.

A strip according to one aspect of the present invention includes a base; And an electrode printed on the base with a conductive ink, wherein at least one of the electrodes is printed in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the base according to a code indicating a type of the strip, .

In one aspect of the invention, the electrode is characterized by being matched to each bit of the code.

In one aspect of the present invention, the electrode is characterized in that its size and shape are different from each other according to each bit of the code.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a strip type recognition apparatus using a strip, comprising: a code recognition module for recognizing an electrode printed on a strip and recognizing a code printed on the strip through the recognized electrode; A display unit for displaying the type of the strip; And a controller for recognizing the type of the strip using the code recognized through the code recognition module and displaying the recognized type through the display unit.

In another aspect of the invention, the strip comprises at least one of a Ketone strip, a Hb strip, a Uric Acid strip, a TG strip, a creatinine strip, a lactate strip, an alcohol strip, a urine test strip, a ketone urine test strip, And one of them.

In another aspect of the invention, the electrode is characterized by being matched to each bit of the code.

In another aspect of the present invention, the electrode is characterized in that its size and shape are different from each other according to each bit of the code.

In another aspect of the present invention, the code recognition module includes: a power supply unit for supplying power to the electrode; And a code recognition unit for detecting a resistance value changed by the electrode when the power is supplied to the electrode from the power supply unit and recognizing the code based on the detected resistance value.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the code recognition module further includes an electrode recognition unit for detecting a resistance value changed by a power source applied from the power supply unit and recognizing presence or absence of the electrode based on the detected resistance value .

In another aspect of the present invention, the code recognition module includes: a light emitting unit emitting light; A light receiving unit for receiving light; And a code recognizing unit detecting each bit matched to the electrode according to whether the light emitted from the light emitting unit is received by the light receiving unit and detecting the code.

In another aspect of the present invention, the code recognition module includes: a metal detection unit for detecting a metal component in the conductive ink of the electrode by forming a magnetic field; And a code recognition unit for recognizing a code based on the detection result of the metal detection unit.

In another aspect of the present invention, the code recognition unit detects a bit matched to the electrode based on the amount of the metal component detected by the metal detecting unit whenever the metal detection unit detects the metal component, .

In another aspect of the present invention, the code recognition module includes: an image capturing unit for capturing the electrode; And a code recognition unit for analyzing the image photographed by the photographing unit and recognizing the code based on the analysis result.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the code recognition unit recognizes a bit matched to the electrode using at least one of the color, the size, and the shape of the electrode in the image photographed by the photographing unit.

A strip according to an aspect of the present invention and a strip type recognizing device using the same may print a code for recognizing a strip type on the base of the strip so that the type of the strip can be accurately recognized when the strip is inserted.

1 is a perspective view of a strip according to one embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a strip type recognizing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view illustrating an example of an electrode printed on a strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing another example of electrodes printed on a strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing another example of an electrode pattern printed on a strip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating another example of a code recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a code recognition method using the code recognition module of FIG.
8 is a diagram illustrating another example of a code recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating another example of a code recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a strip according to an embodiment of the present invention and a strip type recognizing apparatus using the strip will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. Further, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, the intention or custom of the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a strip according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a strip type recognizing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross- 4 is a view showing another example of an electrode printed on a strip according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a strip according to an embodiment of the present invention. And shows another example of the printed electrode.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the strip 10 is used to analyze a sample taken from a human body.

The strip 10 is used for analyzing a specimen collected from a human body. The strip 10 is inserted into a code recognition module 20 through an insertion port (not shown).

The strip 10 includes a base 11 and an electrode 12.

The electrodes 12 are printed on the base 11 and printed with conductive ink corresponding to the cords. A code is composed of a plurality of bits, and each bit is combined to generate one code.

Each of the electrodes 12 is matched with each bit of the code, and at least one or more of them are formed in each of the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the base 11 depending on the type of the strip.

A plurality of the electrodes 12 may be formed in the longitudinal direction of the base 11, and may be formed in various numbers depending on at least one of the number of the electrode contacts 214 and the number of the cords.

A plurality of the electrodes 12 may be formed in the width direction of the base 11 and the length of each of the electrodes 12 in the base width direction is formed according to the number of bits of the corresponding code.

Therefore, at least one of the electrodes 12 may be printed in the longitudinal direction or the width direction of the base 11 according to a code indicating the type of the strip, and the electrodes 12 may be formed in different shapes depending on the type of the strip.

Accordingly, when the strip is inserted, the corresponding code is recognized through the respective electrodes 12, and a plurality of codes can be recognized when the strip 10 is completely inserted into the insertion port.

Each code may indicate information on bits and bit order information in addition to the type of the corresponding strip 10.

Types of strip 10 may include Ketone strips, Hb strips, Uric Acid strips, TG strips, creatinine strips, lactate strips, alcohol strips, urine test strips, ketone urine strips, blood coagulation strips, .

On the other hand, since a plurality of codes can be printed on the strip 10 through the plurality of electrodes 12, a plurality of types of strips can be printed on each strip 10.

For example, when codes '01', '10' and '11' are printed on one strip 10 and each code represents a Ketone strip, Hb strip and Uric Acid strip, The type can be recognized as at least one of a Ketone strip, an Hb strip, and a Uric Acid strip.

Referring to FIG. 2, the strip type recognizing apparatus using a strip includes a code recognizing module 20, a control unit 30, and a display unit 40.

The code recognition module 20 recognizes the electrode 12 printed on the strip 10 and recognizes the code printed on the strip 10 through the recognized electrode 12. [

The code recognition module 20 can recognize the electrode 12 as a contact type or a non-contact type. This will be described later.

The code recognition module 20 includes a power supply unit 211, an electrode recognition unit 212, and a code recognition unit 213.

The power supply unit 211 is electrically connected to the electrode 12 through the electrode contact unit 214 to apply power to the electrode 12. [

Here, the electrode contact portion 214 is in electrical contact with the electrode 12 printed on the base 11 when the strip 10 is inserted into the insertion port. Each of the electrode contacting portions 214 is provided with a plurality of electrode contacting portions 214 each of which is in contact with the electrode 12 to apply power to the electrode 12 or to apply the voltage input from the electrode 12 to the electrode recognizing portion 212.

The electrode recognition unit 212 is electrically connected to the electrode 12 through the electrode contact unit 214 and detects a resistance value changed by the electrode and recognizes the presence or absence of the electrode 12 based on the detected resistance value.

When power is supplied through the power supply unit 211, the electrode recognition unit 212 detects a voltage drop in accordance with the resistance value of the electrode 12. The electrode recognition unit 212 detects the resistance value based on the voltage, and recognizes the presence or absence of the electrode 12 depending on whether or not the resistance value is detected.

The code recognition unit 213 is electrically connected to the electrode 12 through the electrode contact part 214. [ The code recognition unit 213 detects a resistance value changed by the electrode 12 when power is supplied to the electrode 12 by the power supply unit 211 and detects a code based on the detected resistance value.

When the power is supplied through the power supply unit 211, a voltage lowered in accordance with the resistance of the electrode 12 is detected in the code recognition unit 213. Thus, the code recognition unit 213 detects the resistance value based on the detected voltage, and detects the code based on the difference of the voltage or the current due to the difference of the detected resistance value.

In particular, the code recognition unit 213 recognizes that the electrode 12 is present every time the electrode 12 is recognized by the electrode recognition unit 212, and recognizes that each bit Are sequentially detected in accordance with the detection order of the electrodes 12.

That is, when the user inserts the strip 10 into the insertion port, the power supply unit 211 supplies power to the electrode 12 in accordance with the control signal of the control unit 30. The electrode recognition unit 212 recognizes the electrode 12 while the strip 10 is inserted and at the same time the code recognition unit 213 detects the resistance value of the electrode 12, By detecting the bit, the code of the corresponding strip 10 is detected.

For example, in the present embodiment, the electrode recognition unit 212 for recognizing the electrode 12 is separately provided. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this, and the electrode recognition unit 212 may be separately provided It will also include recognizing the code without having to do it.

The display unit 40 displays the type of the strip 10. As the display unit 40, a display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) may be employed.

The control unit 30 controls the code recognition module 20 to recognize the code assigned to the strip 10 when the strip 10 is inserted into the insertion port and recognizes the type of the strip 10 using the recognized code .

That is, when the code is recognized by the code recognition module 20, the control unit 30 detects the type of the strip 10 corresponding to the code, displays the type of the detected strip 10 on the display unit 40 do.

Accordingly, the user can immediately recognize the type of the strip 10 when inserting the strip 10 into the insertion port.

3 and 4 show embodiments of electrode 12 and electrode contact 214. [

In Fig. 3, one code is shown to be composed of 3 bits. Thus, the three electrode contact portions 214 are in contact with the three electrodes 12, and the code recognition portion 213 recognizes the three bits and recognizes the code corresponding to the corresponding electrode 12. Accordingly, it is recognized that the type of the strip 10 is an Hb strip or a Ketone strip.

In Fig. 4, one code is shown to be composed of 6 bits. The six electrode contact portions 214 are in contact with the six electrodes 12 and the code recognition portion 213 recognizes the six bits and recognizes the code corresponding to the corresponding electrode 12. Accordingly, it is recognized that the type of the strip 10 is an Hb strip or a Ketone strip.

That is, the electrode contact portion 214 and the electrode 12 are provided so as to correspond to each other, and when the electrode contact portion 214 contacts the electrode 12, And recognizes a code corresponding to the type of the strip 10.

For example, in the present embodiment, a code is acquired based on a digital value, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to acquire a code based on an analog value corresponding to a measured voltage or current .

The electrode contacting portion 214 is electrically connected to the electrode 12 as described above and may be formed in various shapes to increase the contact area between the electrode contacting portion 214 and the electrode 12. [

Referring to FIG. 5, the electrode contact portion 214 may be formed in a fin shape as shown in (a), (b), and (c) so that its end portion is curved.

In particular, the electrode contact portion 214 may be formed such that its end portion is bent a plurality of times as shown in FIGS.

Also, the electrode contact portion 214 may be formed in a plate shape as shown in (d) and (e), and the end portion thereof may be formed to be bent several times as shown in (e) in particular.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the code recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a code recognition method using the code recognition module of FIG.

The code recognition module 20 includes a light emitting portion 221, a light receiving portion 222, and a code recognizing portion 223. [

The light emitting portion 221 emits light toward the electrode 12. Light emitted through the light emitting portion 221 can be absorbed by the electrode 12 or reflected by the base 11. [

The electrode 12 may be formed of a conductive ink as described above to absorb light. In addition, the electrode 12 matched to the bit '1' is formed relatively long, and the electrode 12 matched to the bit '0' is formed to be relatively short.

When the light emitting unit 221 emits light to one side of the electrode 12, the light emitted through the light emitting unit 221 may be either the electrode 12 matched to the bit '1' May be absorbed or reflected depending on whether it is the electrode 12 matched to '0'.

When the electrode 12 is the electrode 12 matched to the bit '1', the light emitted from the light emitting portion 221 is absorbed by the electrode 12 and the electrode 12 is matched to the bit '0' In the case of the electrode 12, the light emitted from the light emitting portion 221 is reflected by the base 11.

The light receiving unit 222 receives the light emitted from the light emitting unit 221 and reflected by the base 11.

The code recognition unit 223 recognizes each bit matched to the electrode 12 according to whether the light emitted from the light emitting unit 221 is received by the light receiving unit 222 and then combines the recognized bits to recognize the code do.

That is, the code recognition unit 223 controls the light emitting unit 221 to emit light when the strip 10 is inserted into the insertion port.

The code recognition unit 223 recognizes the bit of the corresponding electrode 12 as '1' if the light emitted from the light emitting unit 221 is not received by the light receiving unit 222 as shown in FIG. 7A, If the light emitted from the light emitting portion 221 is received by the light receiving portion 222 as shown in FIG. 7B, the bit of the corresponding electrode 12 is recognized as '0'.

In addition, a separate device for checking the presence or absence of the electrode 12 may be further provided. For example, the light emitting unit 221 and the light receiving unit 222 may further include a light emitting unit (not shown) and a light receiving unit (not shown). The presence or absence of the electrode 12 may be separately determined . In this case, the code recognizing unit 223 recognizes that the electrode 12 exists if the light emitted through the light emitting unit (not shown) is not received by the light receiving unit (not shown), and the light receiving unit It can be recognized that the electrode 12 does not exist.

8 is a diagram illustrating another example of a code recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the code recognition module 20 includes a metal detection unit 231 and a code recognition unit 232.

The metal detection unit 231 forms a magnetic field to detect a metal component in the conductive ink of the electrode 12. [

The code recognition unit 232 detects a code based on the detection result of the metal detection unit 231. [

The electrode 12 is made of a conductive ink as described above. The electrode 12 matched to the bit '1' is relatively long and the electrode 12 matched to the bit '0' is formed to be relatively short . Here, the width of the electrode 12 matched to the bit '1' and the width of the electrode 12 matched to the bit '0' are the same.

Therefore, the amount of metal component is larger than that of the electrode 12 matched to the bit '1' and the electrode 12 matched to the bit '0'.

When a metal component of the conductive ink is detected by the metal detecting unit 231, the metal component detected according to whether the electrode 12 is an electrode matched to the bit '1' or an electrode matched to the bit '0' Are different from each other.

Therefore, the code recognition unit 232 recognizes the bit of the corresponding electrode 12 as '1' or '0' based on the amount of the metal component detected by the metal detection unit 231. In this case, the code recognition unit 232 compares the amounts of the metal components and recognizes the bits according to their sizes, or sets the setting range for the bits '1' and the bits '0' It is possible to recognize the bit of the electrode 12 depending on whether or not it is included in the set range.

That is, each time the metal detection unit 231 detects the metal component, the code recognition unit 232 detects the bit of the electrode 12 based on the amount of the metal component to detect the code.

9 is a diagram illustrating another example of a code recognition module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the code recognition module 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a photographing unit 241 and a code recognizing unit 242.

The photographing section 241 photographs the electrode 12 and inputs the photographed image to the code recognizing section 242. [

The code recognition unit 242 analyzes the image photographed by the photographing unit 241 and detects the bit of the corresponding electrode 12, respectively.

In this case, the electrode 12 may be formed so that at least one of different colors, sizes, and shapes may be different from each other depending on the bit.

For example, if a color corresponding to a bit '1' is detected as a result of analyzing an image, the code recognition unit 242 recognizes a bit of the corresponding electrode 12 as '1' and a bit corresponding to '0' When the color is detected, the bit of the corresponding electrode 12 is recognized as '0'. The code recognition unit 242 recognizes the code by combining these bits.

As described above, the strip according to the embodiment of the present invention and the strip type recognizing apparatus using the same can print a code for recognizing the type of strip on the base 11 of the strip 10, So that it can be recognized.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, I will understand. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

10: Strip
11: Base
12: Electrode
20: Code recognition module
211: Power supply
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Claims (14)

Base; And
And an electrode printed on the base with a conductive ink,
Wherein at least one of the electrodes is printed in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the base according to a code indicating the type of the strip, and the electrodes are formed in different shapes depending on the type of the strip.
The strip of claim 1, wherein the electrode is matched to each bit of the cord.
The strip of claim 1, wherein the electrode is different in size and shape from each bit of the cord.
A code recognition module that recognizes the electrodes printed on the strip and recognizes the codes printed on the strip through the recognized electrodes;
A display unit for displaying the type of the strip; And
And a control unit for recognizing the type of the strip using the code recognized by the code recognition module and displaying the recognized type through the display unit.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein said strip is at least one of a Ketone strip, an Hb strip, a Uric Acid strip, a TG strip, a creatinine strip, a lactate strip, an alcohol strip, a urine test strip, a ketone urine test strip, Wherein the strip type recognizing device comprises:
The strip type recognizing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the electrode is matched to each bit of the code.
5. The strip type recognizing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the electrodes are different in size and shape according to each bit of the code.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the code recognition module
A power supply unit for supplying power to the electrode; And
And a code recognition unit for detecting a resistance value changed by the electrode when the power is supplied to the electrode from the power supply unit and recognizing the code based on the detected resistance value. .
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the code recognition module further comprises an electrode recognition unit that detects a resistance value changed by a power source applied from the power supply unit and recognizes presence or absence of the electrode based on the detected resistance value A strip type recognition device using strips.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the code recognition module
A light emitting portion for emitting light;
A light receiving unit for receiving light; And
And a code recognition unit for detecting a code by detecting each bit matched to the electrode according to whether the light emitted from the light emitting unit is received by the light receiving unit.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the code recognition module
A metal detection unit for detecting a metal component in the conductive ink of the electrode by forming a magnetic field; And
And a code recognition unit for recognizing a code based on the detection result of the metal detection unit.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein each time a metal component is detected by the metal detecting unit, the code recognizing unit recognizes a code by detecting a bit matched to the electrode based on the amount of the metal component detected by the metal detecting unit, Identification of strip type used.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the code recognition module
A photographing unit photographing the electrode; And
And a code recognition unit for analyzing an image taken by the photographing unit and recognizing a code based on an analysis result.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the code recognition unit
Wherein a bit matched to the electrode is recognized using at least one of color, size and shape of the electrode in the image photographed by the photographing unit.

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