KR20180130826A - Sensing device for feeding bottle and bottle feeding management method using the device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a feeding bottle sensor device including a new function and a system to manage feeding through communication with the sensor device and a method thereof. The feeding bottle sensor device (100) includes a wireless communication module storing a feeding bottle and including temperature and weight sensors and transmitting feeding data, measured through the sensors, to a smartphone (150) through near field communication. The smartphone (150) includes feeding management application software, transmits the feeding data received from the feeding bottle sensor device (100) to a service server (200), and inquires feeding history information by accessing the server (200) through the execution of the application software. The service server (200) receives the feeding data from the smartphone (150) and stores the data in a feeding database (210) and transmits the feeding history information to the smartphone (150).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a bottle sensor device and a method for managing IoT feeding through communication with the bottle sensor device. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 1 >

The present invention relates to sensors and communication technologies, and more particularly to the convergence of disparate technologies that incorporate such techniques into feeding methods for feeding bottles.

Parents breast-feed milk or formula. If the mother is not breastfeeding directly, she usually breastfeeds using a bottle. In this case, proper temperature and proper feeding amount are important. Conventionally, the human body was nursed by using the senses, but the temperature was accurately and accurately recorded, and the number of feeding and the amount of feeding were recorded.

For example, there was a method of incorporating sensor technology to measure temperature into a bottle. For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-012737 proposes a temperature indicating bottle. A thermometer is placed in the container of the bottle. Although these techniques differ in detail, there are Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0122482 and Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2008-0010074. However, such a conventional technique has a problem in that it is not possible to measure or manage the feeding amount.

In addition, there is a problem in that it is vague how to add to the bottle even if the means for measuring the amount of feeding is added, and how to integrate and effectively manage the present feeding amount including the past feeding amount / number of feeding data.

Besides, you can not think of utility as merely a bargain. I can not help but think about what is sacrificed for its effectiveness and what side effects are coming out. The inconvenience and difficulties of production, the economic side effects, the users who use the bottles should always look for the cleanliness, convenience and management they want.

The inventors of the present invention have studied for a long time to solve these problems and have developed through trial and error, thus completing the present invention.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a bottle sensor device of a new constitution which can appropriately and effectively measure the amount and temperature of milk powder and at the same time without inconveniencing the familiar use of the bottle.

This is the familiar use of the bottle. Users often use multiple bottles, which will be confusing if there is a difference between using the bottles and bottles. The present invention presumes general versatility of bottle use regardless of the manufacturer / form / function of the existing bottle. Therefore, the present invention does not modify the configuration of the existing bottle, that is, the shape and function of the bottle made of the container and the nipple. Because of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to eliminate the inconvenience of having to use different types of bottles or washing in different ways.

Therefore, the bottle sensor device of the present invention is a separate device independent of the bottle, unlike the prior art. It is understood to be a bottle accessory device, so to speak.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a novel method for performing feeding management using the object Internet technology by allowing the bottle sensor device and the smartphone of the user to perform short-range wireless communication.

On the other hand, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be further considered within the scope of the following detailed description and easily deduced from the effects thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a bottle sensor device,

A bottle sensor device having an accommodating portion for accommodating a bottle at an outside of the housing and an operating portion for accommodating the electronic devices inside the housing, the accommodating portion having a circular cross section and opening upward, Accept,

The electronic device includes a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the bottle, a weight sensor for measuring the weight of the bottle, a storage for storing data measured by the temperature sensor and the weight sensor, A wireless communication module for performing wireless communication, a rechargeable or replaceable battery, and a controller for communicating with the sensors and the wireless communication module to control the operation,

And temperature data and weight data of the bottle are transferred to the smartphone of the user as history data.

In the bottle sensor device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the handle portion is further included in the outside of the housing.

In the bottle sensor device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the controller may previously store data measured by the temperature sensor and the weight sensor in the storage unit when communication with the smartphone is not performed And transmit the data in the storage unit to the smartphone when communication with the smartphone is started.

A second aspect of the present invention is a feeding management system via communication with a bottle sensor device,

A bottle sensor device including a bottle communication module for receiving a bottle and having a temperature sensor and a weight sensor and transmitting the measured lactation data from the sensor to a smart phone in a near field wireless communication;

(N is an integer of 1 or more) for transmitting the milking data received from the bottle sensor device to the service server, executing the milking management application software and accessing the server to inquire the milking history information, Large integer) smartphones; And

And a service server for receiving and storing the feeding data from the smartphone and transmitting the feeding history information to the smartphone.

In the system of the second aspect, the push server further includes a push server, and when the service server transmits an event notification request to the push server, the push server pushes the notification event to the smartphone registered in advance and transmits the notification event It is good.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bottle sensor device is configured to store the feeding data in advance in the storage unit when not connected to the smartphone, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > smartphone. ≪ / RTI >

A third aspect of the present invention relates to a method for managing feeding through communication with a bottle sensor device,

(a) a bottle sensor device containing a bottle and having a temperature sensor and a weight sensor is adapted to transmit the measured lactation data from the sensors to a smart phone via short range wireless communication,

(b) the smartphone executes the feeding management application software and transmits the received feeding data to the service server,

(c) receiving the nursing data from the smartphone and storing the nursing data in the nursing database,

(1) the service server notifies the smart phone of the result of storing in the step (c); or

(2) When the smartphone requests the inquiry of the information on the feeding history, the smartphone may access the service server and transmit the feeding history information to the smartphone.

According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to achieve a definitive effect with respect to various purposes set forth above for the purpose of the present invention. With the new bottle sensor device, you can effectively store, view and manage your feeding history with only the applications installed on your smartphone. This provides the benefit of parental and maternity care, which is convenient and safe for babysitters.

This does not hinder the familiar use of existing bottles.

On the other hand, even if the effects are not explicitly mentioned here, the effect described in the following specification, which is expected by the technical features of the present invention, and its potential effects are treated as described in the specification of the present invention.

1 schematically shows an overall system configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows an internal electronic configuration of the bottle sensor device 100 according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually showing the overall system relationship when the first system 1 and the second system 2 of FIG. 1 are integrated.
Figs. 4 and 5 show an external configuration example of the bottle sensor device in any of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. Fig.
6 schematically shows the entire process of the lactation management method of the present invention.
* The accompanying drawings illustrate examples of the present invention in order to facilitate understanding of the technical idea of the present invention, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 shows a system configuration example according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Two different systems are included in the present invention.

The first system 1 is a communication system carried out in a short-range wireless communication network between the bottle sensor device 100 and the smartphone 150. Such short-range wireless communication networks may use Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other technical standards. In the first system 1, an event is transmitted to the smartphone 150 in which the bottle sensor device 100 measures the temperature of the bottle (not shown) and the amount of milk supplied to the smartphone 150, May notify the bottle sensor device 100 that it has received the feeding data. This first system 1 is N (where N is an integer greater than one).

The second system 2 is a network system between the smart phone 150 and the service server 200 in which communication is performed through the wireless Internet network. Although only the service server 200 is shown in the figure, this is an example, and the push server 300 may be included as well as the feeding database 210 as described below.

In the second system 2, communication is performed by executing the feeding management application software installed in the smartphone 150. The smartphone 150 transmits the feeding data received from the bottle sensor device 100 to the service server 200, and the service server 200 stores / manages the information in accordance with a predetermined rule, and displays a series of events for inquiring and browsing the feeding history information stored in the service server 200 of the smartphone 150 This is done in the system.

The service server 200 includes a plurality of hardware and / or software devices and thus, when an application is executed on the smartphones 150, it provides content in a wireless communication with the smartphones 150 and guarantees process execution .

In addition, the server 200 has a plurality of databases. The database 210 may record the feeding data received from the smartphones 150. [ At this time, the database 210 may generate and store the feeding history information by matching the user information and the time (date / time, etc.) information to the feeding data received from the smartphone 150. Other databases include a user information database for selectively storing information such as the user's smartphone number, user name, child's name, gender, age, weight, etc., and various logs performed in the second system 2 A log database, a content database for storing contents to be provided to the user through an application, and the like.

The push server 300 receives the request from the service server 200 and notifies the smart phone 150 of the notification event.

2 schematically shows an example of the internal electronic configuration of the bottle sensor device 100 included in the first system 1. Preferably, the control unit 101, the temperature sensor 102, the weight sensor 103, the BLE module 110, the memory 105, the switch (115) have.

The temperature sensor 102 senses the temperature of the bottle accommodated in the bottle sensor device 100. The position at which the temperature sensor 102 is installed may be arbitrary but may be installed in the lower portion of the housing of the bottle sensor device adjacent to the circuit board inside the bottle sensor device in consideration of communication with the control unit 101 and proper temperature measurement.

The weight sensor 103 measures the weight of the bottle accommodated in the bottle sensor device 100. The weight of a bottle that does not contain milk powder is treated as a constant, and the amount of milk powder can be measured by varying the amount of milk powder. Preferably, a weighing pressure sensor can be used. The physical mounting position may be provided adjacent to the temperature sensor 102, but it is when the temperature sensor 102 is positioned below the bottom surface of the bottle. In any case, the weight sensor 103 measures the weight from the bottle at the bottom of the bottle bottom.

In the wireless communication module embedded in the bottle sensor device 100, Fig. 2 shows the BLE module 110. Fig. It may be replaced by a Wi-Fi module. However, in terms of power consumption, a low-power Bluetooth device would be advantageous.

The memory 105 serving as a storage unit temporarily stores the milking data measured by the temperature sensor 102 and the weight sensor 103.

The battery 117 provides power to the electronic configuration of the bottle sensor device 100. Given the fact that the child uses it, it is good to consider the benefits of weight. In some embodiments, small size button-type batteries are preferred. These are all known. In other embodiments, a rechargeable battery may be used.

The control unit 101 controls the operation of the internal electronic configuration described above. Particularly, the control unit 101 controls the temperature sensor 102 and the weight sensor 103 to measure the data measured by the temperature sensor 102 and the weight sensor 103, respectively, when the bottle BLE module 110 can not communicate with the smartphone (for example, In the memory 105 and controls the operation of the BLE module 110 to transmit data in the memory 105 to the smartphone when communication with the smartphone is resumed.

FIG. 3 schematically shows the relationship of the entire system in which the first system 1 and the second system 2 described in FIG. 1 are integrated.

Let's start with the bottle sensor device 100 first. The bottle sensor device 100 measures the temperature and weight of the bottle as an object, and transmits the measured data to the feeding management application of the smartphone 150 via the short-range wireless communication network as the feeding data (a).

The smartphone 150 is provided with a feeding management application in advance. Major modules of the lactation management application software include a module for executing a Bluetooth protocol, a module for transmitting and receiving the milking data, a user interface module for inquiring the milking data through the application screen, and inputting various data.

On the other hand, as a scenario of the app service provided through the feeding management application screen, the following feeding information can be provided to smartphone users:

- Temperature: Breast-like temperature 37 °

- Number of times: If you eat this time 5 times

- Feeding: I took a total of 270ml.

- Comment: I ate 20 more than usual.

- Feeding history list: time, number of times, amount of feed

The smartphone 150 transmits the feeding data 99 to the service server 200 through the executed feeding management application. Then, the service server 200 records the collected data 97 in the feeding database 210. On the other hand, the service server 200 transmits the feeding history information to the smartphone 150.

On the other hand, the service server 200 notifies the notification event to the smartphone, in which the predetermined event 96 is requested by the push module 230, and the push module 230 transmits the notification event 95 to the push server 300). The APNS / GCM module of the push server 300 generates a notification message 94 and transmits it to the smartphone 150.

Through the whole system, the service server 200 can acquire lactation data from a large number of smart phones, and can acquire meaningful big data by matching with information such as age, sex, and weight of pre-registered infants . Also, even if parents do not write notes in their notebooks or memorize them in their head, even if they are not always with their children while they are at work, their smartphone app will help them to know their baby's feeding history.

Figs. 4 and 5 show an example of an outer housing (case) configuration of the bottle sensor device 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bottle 20 is received in the receiving portion 11 of the bottle sensor device housing 10. The bottle sensor device housing 10 is made of a stretchable material such as rubber, silicone, polyurethane or the like and has a substantially circular cross-section. The upper part is opened to receive the bottle 20 at its opening, And a PCB with an internal electronic configuration at the bottom of the floor.

The sectional diameter of the accommodating portion 11 corresponds to the diameter of the known product of the bottle 20 to ensure that the outer circumferential surface of the bottle 20 is closely attached along the inner surface of the accommodating portion 11 and inserted. Preferably, as shown in the figure, the upper housing 18 is preferably configured such that its face is inclined inward to ensure tight insertion of the bottle 20.

Further, in any of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is preferable that the handle 19 is further included on both sides of the housing. Not only is it advantageous to support the bottle 20, but it will also be advantageous for the infant to hold and use the product of the present invention.

Examples of using the device of the present invention are as follows. First, powdered milk and hot water, for example, may be put into the bottle 20 to make the proper amount of milk powder. Then, when the bottle sensor device is operated by pressing the switch 15, the built-in temperature sensor and the pressure sensor operate. Feeding data can be measured and delivered to a smartphone as described above over short range wireless communications.

2, 4, and 5 do not include a display unit. However, in a preferred embodiment, a display unit for displaying temperature and weight may be included. Particularly, it is good to know the proper temperature before breastfeeding.

In another embodiment, the bottle 20 may be inserted into the receiving portion 11 to reach the bottom of the bottle sensor device and be automatically sensed and transferred when wrapped like a bottle cover.

It is to be understood that the shape and numerical values of the figures are not intended to be exact representations, but rather are exaggerated in size and form proportions, since they are illustrative of the structure of the present invention.

It is believed that the reader of the present patent document has now fully understood the spirit and exemplary configurations of the present invention. 6, the inventors of the present invention once again summarize the process of integrating and executing the two systems of the present invention.

4, the bottle sensor device 100 transmits the measured lactation data using the temperature sensor and the weight sensor to the smartphone 150 through Bluetooth communication (S10).

Preferably, the smartphone 150 may notify the bottle sensor device 100 that it has received the feeding data (S11).

Next, the smartphone 150 executes the feeding management application software and transmits the received feeding data to the service server (S20). Then, the service server 200 stores the milking data received from the smartphone in the milking database 210 for the N smartphones registered in advance (S30).

Then, the service server 200 transmits the storage result to the smartphone 150 as S31 and S32.

The above-described process is repeated every time when feeding is performed on one smartphone 150. Then, P (P is an integer equal to or greater than 1) meeting data base 210 is updated for at least N smartphones 150. That is, NxP amount of feeding data accumulates.

Also, this process is performed naturally through execution of the application and communication through the communication module. The service server 200 may send an event notification request to the push server 300 (S40). Then, the push server 300 commands the APNS / GCM module to send an event push (S41), and pushes a notification event to the smartphone number registered in advance through this (S42).

Meanwhile, the smartphone user can request the inquiry of the lactation history information of the self account by executing the application (S50). Then, the service server 200 inquires the lactation history information in the lactation database 210 (S60). Then, in S61 and S62, the smartphone 150 is notified of the feeding history information.

For reference, the feeding management method through communication with the bottle sensor device 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 constructed 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 recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, A hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine accords such as those produced by a compiler. 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

The scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the description and the expression of the embodiments explicitly described in the foregoing. It is again to be understood that the present invention is not limited by the modifications or substitutions that are obvious to those skilled in the art.

Claims (9)

A bottle sensor device having an accommodating portion for accommodating a bottle at an outside of the housing and an operating portion for accommodating the electronic devices inside the housing, the accommodating portion having a circular cross section and opening upward, Accept,
The electronic device includes a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the bottle, a weight sensor for measuring the weight of the bottle, a storage for storing data measured by the temperature sensor and the weight sensor, A wireless communication module for performing wireless communication, a rechargeable or replaceable battery, and a controller for communicating with the sensors and the wireless communication module to control the operation,
And transmits the temperature data and the weight data of the bottle to the smartphone of the user as history data. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a handle on the exterior of the housing. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit stores data measured by the temperature sensor and the weight sensor in advance in the storage unit when communication with the smartphone is not performed, and when the communication with the smartphone is started, To the smartphone. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 14 > A bottle sensor device including a temperature sensor and a weight sensor for receiving a bottle, and a wireless communication module for transmitting the measured lactation data from the sensors to a smartphone in a near field wireless communication;
(N is an integer of 1 or more) for transmitting the milking data received from the bottle sensor device to the service server, executing the milking management application software and accessing the server to inquire the milking history information, Large integer) smartphones; And
And a service server for receiving and storing the feeding data from the smartphone and transmitting the feeding history information to the smartphone. 5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising a push server, wherein when the service server transmits an event notification request to the push server, the push server pushes the notification event to the smartphone registered in advance and transmits the notification event to the smartphone Lactation management system through. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the bottle sensor device is configured to store the feeding data in advance in a storage unit when not connected to the smartphone and to transmit data in the storage unit to the smartphone when the communication is started, A feeding management system operable to communicate with a bottle sensor device. (a) a bottle sensor device containing a bottle and having a temperature sensor and a weight sensor is adapted to transmit the measured lactation data from the sensors to a smart phone via short range wireless communication,
(b) the smartphone executes the feeding management application software and transmits the received feeding data to the service server,
(c) receiving the nursing data from the smartphone and storing the nursing data in the nursing database,
(1) the service server notifies the smart phone of the result of storing in the step (c); or
(2) when the smartphone requests the inquiry of the feeding history information, the smartphone accesses the service server and transmits the feeding history information to the smartphone, How to manage. 8. The method of claim 7,
In the step (a), when the communication between the bottle sensor device and the smartphone is not connected, the bottle sensor device stores the feeding data in advance in the storage unit, and communication with the smartphone is started Wherein the method further comprises transmitting the data stored in the storage to the smartphone. 8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising the step of the service server making an event notification request to the push server and notifying the push server of a predetermined notification event to the smart phone registered in advance.

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