KR20190083853A - Atopy diagnostic device - Google Patents

Abstract

In relation to atopy, disclosed is an atopy diagnostic device that photographs a skin area of a user and can measure contents such as degree of erythema, pH, degree of moisture, lichenification, and so on in the skin area of the user by using information on the photographed skin area and prestored information.

Description

[0001] ATOPY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to an atopic diagnosis apparatus, and more particularly, to an atopic diagnosis apparatus that photographs a skin region of a user and, using information about the taken skin region and previously stored information, The present invention relates to an atopic diagnosis apparatus capable of measuring contents such as temperature, pH, water content,

Atopy dermatitis (hereinafter referred to as atopic dermatitis) is a representative modern disease rapidly increasing due to environmental pollution.

Such atopy is a type of chronic skin disease which is accompanied by severe skin dryness, itching and inflammation and recurrent repeatedly. Recently, the incidence of the atopic disease has been rapidly increasing from birth to adult as well as newborn.

SCORAD (Scoring Atopic Dermatitis) card is used in the medical field for the diagnosis of these atopy.

The SCORAD score is divided into the extent of the lesion, the severity of the lesion, and subjective symptoms, and the score of the three items is summed to determine the degree of atopic dermatitis. The score of the item depends entirely on the physician's clinical experience.

However, in an actual medical field, it is difficult to objectively judge the judgment items.

More specifically, the severity of lesions should be judged by the mild, moderate, or severe severity of dermatitis according to the condition of each atopic symptom (erythema, carcinogenesis, exsanguination, drying, etc.) It takes a lot of time, and there is a danger of being judged differently according to each individual.

In particular, the symptoms of atopy vary widely depending on the patient, the location of the lesion, and the symptom of the symptom. Therefore, it is difficult to judge easily. In order to make an accurate judgment, it is necessary to compare with many existing clinical data.

Conventionally, since atopic diagnosis is performed manually by collecting and searching clinical data, there is a limit to data collection, and even if there are many collected clinical data, it takes much time to search for similar data.

Further, in the case of evaluating the state of the patient through the question and answer module as disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2003-0070867 (published on September 02, 2003), it is difficult to judge the severity of the lesion described above, There is a risk of judging differently, and a criterion for judging the state of atopic symptoms also differs from person to person.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0070867 (published on September 22, 2003)

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide an atopy diagnostic apparatus capable of measuring an erythema of a lesion in a human skin region of a user.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an atopic diagnosis apparatus capable of accurately measuring the water level of a lesion without affecting the lesion in the human skin region.

A third object of the present invention is to provide an atopy diagnostic apparatus which can more accurately perform non-contact pH measurement on lesions in a human skin region.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide an atopic diagnosis apparatus capable of assisting accurate infrared image generation in the process of generating a thermal image of a human body skin region.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an atopic diagnosis apparatus comprising: a camera unit for photographing a user's body; a temperature measuring unit for measuring a user's body temperature; A controller for measuring at least one of erythema of the user and the firing of the user using the image of the human body of the user photographed by the camera, and a display unit for displaying the image or the thermal image.

The camera unit may include a general photographing module that photographs a user's body and generates an image of the user's body, and a thermography module that photographs the user's body and generates a thermal image of the user's body .

The atopy diagnostic apparatus further includes a storage unit for storing information on the degree of moisture according to the temperature change, wherein the illumination unit irradiates the first skin region of the user's body for a predetermined first time, Wherein the control unit measures a temperature change of the first skin area for a predetermined first time after irradiating the light before and after the irradiation of the light based on the time when the illumination unit irradiates the light, And a moisture measurement module for measuring the moisture content of the first skin area by using the information on the change of the skin area and the moisture content by the temperature change.

The atopy diagnostic apparatus further includes a storage unit for storing colors according to skin erythema according to the skin, wherein the illumination unit irradiates the second skin region of the user's body for a predetermined second time period, Wherein the controller generates an image for the first skin area by photographing a first skin area of the human body and generates an image for the second skin area by photographing the second skin area for the second time, A color comparison module for comparing the color of the first skin area generated by the camera unit with the color of the second skin area according to the skin erythema according to the skin and measuring the erythema of the first skin area, .

The thermal imaging module senses a third skin area of the user's body to generate a thermal image for the third skin area, and the controller senses a separation distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module And a distance checking module for determining whether the detected distance corresponds to a preset reference distance.

Wherein the general photographing module photographs a first skin area of the user's body to generate an image of the first skin area and the controller analyzes the image of the first skin area to calculate a degree of firing Calculation module.

The atopy diagnostic apparatus further includes a storage unit for storing a color of a pH measurement patch for each pH, wherein the general photography module photographs a pH measurement patch attached to a second skin region of the user's body, And the control unit compares the image of the pH measurement patch attached to the second skin area and the color of the pH measurement patch for each pH to measure the pH of the second skin area And a color comparison module.

The display unit may display the UI according to the distance by using the result determined by the distance checking module.

According to the above-described atopic diagnosis apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to measure an accurate erythema of a lesion in a human skin region of a user.

Further, it is possible to accurately measure the water level of the lesion portion without affecting the lesion portion in the human skin region of the user.

In addition, it is possible to more accurately perform the non-contact pH measurement on the lesion portion in the human skin region of the user.

In addition, it is possible to assist in the generation of an accurate thermal image in the process of generating a thermal image of the human skin region of the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a camera unit which is a constitution of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control unit which is a constitution of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an image generated through an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a thermal image generated by the atopic diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of a UI according to the distance to be displayed by the display unit which is an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a bottom view showing a schematic configuration of an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to best describe the user's invention And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as " comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the term " "... "," ... Unit, "" module, "" device, "and the like refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as a combination of hardware and / or software.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described, and these embodiments will be described in detail.

Although the terms used in the embodiments of the present invention have been selected in consideration of the functions of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto and can be varied depending on the intention or the precedent of the artisan skilled in the art, . Also, in certain cases, some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding embodiments. Therefore, the terms used in the embodiments should be defined based on the meaning of the terms, not on the names of simple terms, and on the contents of the embodiments throughout.

In an embodiment of the present invention, terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

Further, in the embodiments of the present invention, the singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as "comprises" or "having ", etc. are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, Steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Also, in the embodiments of the present invention, 'module' or 'sub' performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented in hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of 'modules' or a plurality of 'parts' may be integrated into at least one module except for 'module' or 'module' which needs to be implemented by specific hardware, and may be implemented by at least one processor.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a part is referred to as being "connected" with another part, it is not limited to a case where it is " directly connected " And the like.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

1, the atopic diagnosis apparatus 100 includes a camera unit 110, a temperature measurement unit 120, an illumination unit 130, a storage unit 140, a control unit 150, and a display unit 160 .

More specifically, the camera unit 110 can photograph the user's body.

The camera unit 110 may capture an image of a user's body and generate an image of the user's body. In addition, the camera unit 110 can photograph a user's body and generate a thermal image for the user's body.

The temperature measuring unit 120 may measure the body temperature of the user.

The temperature measuring unit 120 may measure a user's body temperature using various temperature sensors, and the temperature sensor may be a contact type or a non-contact type.

The illumination unit 130 can irradiate light using LEDs.

The illumination unit 130 may include various kinds of LEDs.

In addition, the illuminating unit 130 may illuminate the first skin area of the user's body for a predetermined first time.

Herein, the first skin area of the user's body may refer to the atopic lesion area, and the first time may refer to any time preset by the user.

The illumination unit 130 may illuminate the second skin area of the user's body for a predetermined second time.

More specifically, the illumination unit 130 may increase the light output of the second skin region of the user's body by predetermined steps for a predetermined second time.

That is, the illumination unit 130 raises the output of the light by the preset step for the second predetermined time period in which the light is set in the second skin region by the erythema of the atopic lesion site, which is the first skin region, The light irradiated by the illumination unit 130 at this time may be light corresponding to the output of the RED LED. In this case, the light irradiated by the illumination unit 130 may be light corresponding to the output of the RED LED.

Here, the second skin region of the user's body refers to a skin region other than the atopic lesion region, which may mean skin around the atopic lesion region.

Here, in the case of the second time, it may be any time preset by the user.

The camera unit 110 may capture an image of a first skin area of the user's body and may generate an image of the first skin area. So that an image for the second skin area can be generated.

The temperature measuring unit 120 measures a temperature change of the first skin region for a predetermined first time period after irradiating the light and before irradiating the light based on the time when the illumination unit 130 irradiates the light Can be measured.

The control unit 150 may measure at least one of erythema and firing on the user's body by using the image of the user's body generated by the camera unit 110 by photographing the user's body.

Here, erythema refers to the degree of erythema of the skin, which means that the skin turns red and the blood is enlarged by the expansion of blood vessels.

And in the case of Tae sunhwa, it means that the skin is thickened like leather by scratching or rubbing for a long time.

In addition, the display unit 160 may display at least one of the above-described image of the user's body or a thermal image to be described later.

The display unit 160 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display (3D display).

The storage unit 140 may store information on the degree of moisture according to the temperature change.

Here, in the case of the water content according to the temperature change, it may mean the water content of the specific skin area corresponding to the temperature change of the specific skin area for the first predetermined time.

In addition, the storage unit 140 may store colors according to skin erythema.

Here, the color according to the erythema of each skin means the color corresponding to the degree of erythema of the skin, which may be a color corresponding to the erythema of the skin.

The storage unit 140 may store the color of the pH measurement patch by pH.

Here, in the case of the color of the pH measurement patch, it may mean the color of the pH measurement patch corresponding to the skin pH level.

2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a camera unit which is a constitution of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the camera unit 110 may include a general photographing module 111 and a thermography photographing module 112.

The general photographing module 111 can photograph an image of the user of the user and generate an image of the user.

The general photographing module 111 can photograph the first skin area of the user's body to generate an image of the first skin area, and the general photographing module 111 is capable of photographing the above- 2 < / RTI > area of the skin to produce an image for the second skin area.

The general photographing module 111 may photograph a pH measurement patch attached to the second skin area of the user's body to generate an image of the pH measurement patch attached to the second skin area.

In addition, the thermography module 112 can take a picture of the user ' s body, and generate a thermal image for the user's body.

And thermal imaging module 112 may take a third skin area of the user's body to produce a thermal image for the third skin area.

Here, in the case of the third skin region, it may mean that at least one of the first skin region and the second skin region described above is included.

That is, the third skin region may be the first skin region described above, may be the second skin region described above, and may include the first skin region and the second skin region described above.

3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control unit which is a constitution of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the controller 150 may include a color comparison module 151, a fossilization calculation module 152, a distance verification module 153, and a moisture measurement module 154.

Here, the moisture measurement module 154 can measure the moisture content of the first skin region by using the temperature change measured by the temperature measuring unit 120 and the information on the moisture content by the temperature change.

That is, as described above, the illumination unit 130 can illuminate the first skin area of the user's body for a predetermined first time.

The temperature measuring unit 120 measures the temperature change of the first skin region for a predetermined first time period before and after the irradiation of the light based on the time when the illumination unit 130 irradiated the light can do.

Then, the moisture measurement module 154 calculates the moisture content of the first skin area using the information about the temperature change of the first skin area for a predetermined first time and the moisture change by the temperature change stored in the storage unit 140 Can be measured.

The moisture measurement module 154 can measure the water content of the atopic lesion area while avoiding the maximum contact with the atopic lesion site.

The color comparison module 151 compares the color of the first skin area generated by the camera unit 110, the image of the second skin area, and the color according to the erythema of each skin, Can be measured.

That is, as described above, the illumination unit 130 may raise the output of the light for the predetermined second period of time in the second skin region of the user's body and irradiate the light.

The camera unit 110 may photograph the first skin area of the user's body to generate an image of the first skin area, and the camera unit 110 photographs the second skin area for the second time period, It is possible to generate an image for the skin area.

Here, the image of the second skin region generated by photographing the second skin region during the second time may be one or more images.

Then, the color comparison module 151 compares the color of the first skin area generated by the camera unit 110, the image of the second skin area, and the color according to the erythema of each skin, Can be measured.

Thus, it is possible to more accurately confirm the erythema of the atopic lesion region.

In addition, the color comparison module 151 can measure the pH of the second skin area by comparing the color of the pH measurement patch attached to the second skin area with the image of the pH measurement patch attached to the second skin area.

That is, the color comparison module 151 compares the image of the pH measurement patch attached to the second skin area generated by the general photography module 111 and the color of the pH measurement patch according to the pH stored in the storage unit 140 Whereby the pH of the second skin area can be measured.

As a result, it is possible to confirm the color of the pH measurement patch through the color of the pH measurement patch according to the stored pH, rather than directly checking the color of the pH measurement patch as in the conventional method, There is an effect that can be confirmed accurately.

Here, generating the image for the first skin area and the image for the second skin area may be the general photographing module 111.

The distance checking module 153 can detect the distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module 112 and determine whether the sensed distance corresponds to a preset reference distance have.

Here, in the case of the predetermined reference distance, it may mean a distance at which the thermal imaging module 112 can most accurately generate the thermal image of the third skin region.

As described above, the user can confirm whether or not the separation distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module 112 corresponds to the predetermined reference distance, thereby generating the thermal image of the third skin area more accurately.

The flesh line calculation module 152 may analyze the image of the first skin area generated by the general photographing module 111 and calculate the flesh line degree.

4 is a diagram illustrating an image generated through an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 (a) is an image generated by the general photographing module 111 by photographing the first skin area, and this image can be displayed by the display unit 160.

4B is an image generated by the general photographing module 111 photographing the second skin area, and the display unit 160 can display such an image.

More specifically, FIG. 4 (b) shows a state in which the general photographing module 111 photographs the second skin area and generates the second skin area in a state in which the illumination unit 130 irradiates the second skin area with light for a second predetermined period of time Image.

4C is an image displayed on the display unit 160 as a result of analyzing the image of the first skin area generated by the general photography module 111 by the flesh line calculation module 152. [

More specifically, the falcation calculation module 152 can analyze the image of the first skin area generated by the general photography module 111 to determine the corrugation area.

At this time, the falsification calculation module 152 can be controlled so that the UV LED included in the illumination unit 130 is turned on.

By controlling the firing calculation module 152 to turn on the UV LED, the general photographing module 111 can generate an image for the first skin region that can more clearly determine the wrinkle area.

The wrinkle depth of the first skin area can be confirmed by using the color of the wrinkle area determined by the flesh line calculation module 152.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), in the case of the corrugated area, a color close to black is different from the area other than the corrugated area. In addition to the brightness or saturation of the black color, , The flesh line calculation module 152 can check the wrinkle depth of the first skin area.

4C shows an image displayed on the display unit 160 so that the wrinkle depth of the first skin area confirmed by the flesh line calculation module 152 can be confirmed from the outside.

4D is an image displayed on the display unit 160 while the moisture measurement module 154 measures moisture.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a thermal image generated by an atopy diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of a UI according to a distance to be displayed by a display unit, which is one embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B, the display unit 160 displays the UI according to the distance by using the result determined by the distance check module 153. In FIG.

5 (a) shows a case where the distance between the third skin area sensed by the distance checking module 153 and the thermal imaging module 112 does not correspond to a preset reference distance, the display 160 ) Displays the UI for the separation distance.

5B shows a case where the distance between the third skin area sensed by the distance checking module 153 and the thermal imaging module 112 corresponds to a preset reference distance, And displaying the distance-based UI.

5 (c), the thermal imaging module 112 photographs the third skin area of the user's body and displays the thermal image of the third skin area generated by the display unit 160 Fig.

6, when the distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module 112 corresponds to a predetermined reference distance, the distance from the first skin area to the thermal imaging module 112 is one point It can be confirmed that the display unit 160 can display a quadrangle formed by a chain line in a UI according to the separation distance.

When the distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module 112 does not correspond to the predetermined reference distance, that is, when the distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module 112 is smaller than a predetermined reference distance , It can be confirmed that the display unit 160 can display the rectangles formed by the solid lines in the UI according to the separation distance.

When the separation distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module 112 does not correspond to the preset reference distance, that is, when the separation distance between the third skin area and the thermal imaging module 112 exceeds a predetermined reference distance , It can be confirmed that the display unit 160 can display the rectangles formed by the dotted lines in the UI according to the separation distance.

However, in the case of a solid line, a dot-dash line, a dotted line, and a rectangle, this is shown as an example for explanation, and need not be limited to this form.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of an atopic diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating a schematic configuration of an atopic diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom view showing a schematic configuration of a diagnosing atopic diagnosis device.

7 to 9, the display unit 160 may be installed on one side of the atopy diagnostic apparatus 100, and the opening 170 may be installed on the other side of the atopic diagnosis apparatus 100 have.

Further, the opening 170 may have a space formed therein.

At least one of the camera unit 110, the temperature measurement unit 120, the illumination unit 130, the storage unit 140, and the control unit 150 is connected to the other side of the atopic diagnosis apparatus 100, And may be installed on the side surface or the inner surface.

The opening portion 170 is in close contact with the user's skin and the camera portion 110, the temperature measuring portion 120, the illumination portion 130, the storage portion 140, and the control portion 150 There is an effect that it is not in close contact with the user's skin.

As described above, the configuration and operation of the atopic diagnosis apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed. While the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the present embodiment, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. have.

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 exemplary embodiments, and that various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, disclosure methods should be considered from an illustrative point of view, not from a restrictive point of view. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

100: Atopic diagnosis apparatus 110:
111: general photographing module 112: thermography photographing module
120: temperature measuring unit 130: illuminating unit
140: storage unit 150: control unit
151: color comparison module 152: fossilization calculation module
153: Distance check module 154: Moisture measurement module
160: display part 170: opening

Claims (8)

In an atopic diagnosis apparatus,
A camera unit for photographing the user's body;
A temperature measuring unit for measuring a body temperature of the user;
An illumination unit for irradiating light using an LED;
A controller for measuring at least one of erythema and firing of the user by using an image of the human body of the user photographed by the camera;
A display unit for displaying the image;
The atopy diagnosis device comprising:
The method according to claim 1,
The camera unit
A general photographing module for photographing a user's body and generating an image of the user's body;
A thermal imaging module for imaging a user's body and generating a thermal image for the user's body;
Gt;
The method according to claim 1,
The atopy diagnostic device
A storage unit for storing information on the degree of moisture per temperature change;
Further comprising:
The illumination unit
Irradiating the first skin region of the user's body for a predetermined first time,
The temperature measuring unit
Measuring a temperature change of the first skin region for a predetermined first time after irradiating the light before and after irradiating the light based on a time point at which the illumination unit irradiates the light,
The control unit
A moisture measurement module for measuring the moisture content of the first skin area using the temperature change measured by the temperature measurement part and the information on the moisture content of the first skin area;
Wherein the atopy diagnostic device comprises:
The method according to claim 1,
The atopy diagnostic device
A storage unit storing colors according to skin erythema;
Further comprising:
The illumination unit
Irradiating the second skin area of the user's body for a predetermined second time,
The camera unit
A first skin region of a user's body to generate an image for the first skin region, a second skin region for the second time to photograph an image of the second skin region,
The control unit
A color comparing module for comparing the color of the first skin area, the image of the second skin area, and the hue according to the skin erythema generated by the camera unit, and measuring the erythema of the first skin area;
Gt;
3. The method of claim 2,
The thermal imaging module
Capturing a third skin area of the user's body to generate a thermal image for the third skin area,
The control unit
A distance checking module that detects a distance between the third skin area and the thermo image sensing module and determines whether the sensed distance corresponds to a preset reference distance;
Gt;
3. The method of claim 2,
The general photographing module
A first skin area of the user's body is photographed, an image of the first skin area is generated,
The control unit
A fake call calculation module for analyzing an image of the first skin area and calculating a degree of faking;
Gt;
3. The method of claim 2,
The atopy diagnostic device
a storage unit storing the color of the pH measurement patch by pH;
Further comprising:
The general photographing module
A pH measurement patch attached to a second skin area of the user's body is photographed to generate an image of a pH measurement patch attached to the second skin area,
The control unit
A color comparing module for comparing the color of the patch for pH measurement attached to the second skin region and the color of the pH measurement patch for each pH to measure the pH of the second skin region;
Gt;
6. The method of claim 5,
The display unit
And displays the UI according to the distance by using the result determined by the distance checking module.

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