KR20200056175A - Healthcare service system of based ambient assisted living - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ambient assisted living (AAL) based health care service system which share feedback results with respect to an AAL based service with a user in real-time or requests real-time response to feedback of the service, and supports real-time interactive communication for an outdoor health care service as well as an indoor health care service in real-time. The AAL based health care service system comprises: a health care device unit to acquire biometric information while having a health case standard or own protocol; an AAL adapter cooperating with the health care device unit to transmit the acquired biometric information to a remote health care service server through an Internet of things or an Ethernet; an AAL based healthcare service terminal cooperating with the AAL adapter to support an AAL service in both directions in real-time and which provides services for emergency situations through situation awareness; and a healthcare service server which receives and analyzes user-specific healthcare information collected from the AAL adapter, processes statistics based on the analysis results, and performs follow-up steps according to the user′s health state.

Description

AAL-based healthcare service system of based ambient assisted living

The present invention relates to an AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) -based healthcare service system, in particular, the feedback results for various AAL-based services are shared in real time with a user or a real-time response to the feedback of a service is requested, and indoors ) As well as healthcare services for outdoor (outdoor) healthcare related to AAL-based healthcare service system that supports two-way communication in real time.

Blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, weight scales, etc., which are generally used as health care, are embedded devices, and only measurement results can be converted into health care information through a user interface such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or light emitting diode (LED) that displays information. Provide.

Therefore, AAL-based healthcare services are proposed to compensate for the disadvantages of such healthcare devices. Here, AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) refers to a residential environment in which behavior changes or health abnormalities according to residents' behaviors and lifestyles can be captured in real time and preventive measures are taken.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a general AAL-based healthcare service system, which is provided in a healthcare device unit 10 made up of a plurality of healthcare devices that provide biometric information, in a home or in a residential environment, and the healthcare device unit 10 AAL adapter 20, which acquires biometric information in real time from), delivers it to the service server 40, receives request data transmitted from the service server 40, and delivers it to the healthcare device unit 10, AAL gateway 30 that interfaces data between the AAL adapter 20 and the service server 40, receives and analyzes healthcare information for each user collected from the AAL gateway 30, analyzes it, and statistics based on the analysis results It consists of a service server 40 that processes and takes follow-up actions according to a user's health condition.

In the general AAL-based healthcare service system, the healthcare device unit 10 and the AAL adapter 20 transmit and receive biometric information using short-range wireless communication or wired communication, and are located remotely from the healthcare device unit 10. The service server 40 interfaces with each other biometric information or control commands through a relay device called the AAL gateway 30. Here, a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee module, and a Wi-Fi module can be used for short-range wireless communication, and a serial communication module and a USB port interface (I / F) can be used for wired communication.

On the other hand, prior art techniques for controlling a healthcare device, obtaining biometric information, and performing a healthcare service based on AAL are disclosed in <Patent Document 1> and <Patent Document 2>.

In the prior art disclosed in <Patent Document 1>, a wireless communication network such as Wi-Fi, a server communication unit capable of data communication with a smart phone, and an infrared transmitting unit generating and transmitting an infrared signal capable of controlling a digital device In the IR relay server provided, it receives images from at least one camera that can shoot indoor images, such as an office or a house, and transmits them to a smartphone. In response, it receives a digital device driving signal transmitted from a smartphone and receives an appropriate infrared signal. By generating and transmitting, it is possible to implement home automation, which can operate a plurality of digital devices provided indoors, even at low cost and with simple equipment.

In addition, the prior art disclosed in <Patent Document 2> is a smart phone having an application of a remote control function, a digital device that controls on / off, channel, and volume of power according to a signal received from a smart phone, and Bluetooth communication with a smart phone. Or a Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi) communication, a digital device and a plurality of infrared communication is connected to the remote control and includes a central control unit, a smart phone that can control a digital device using a smartphone instead of a remote control Disclosed is a digital device control system using.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0080278 (released on July 12, 2013) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1037397 (2011, 05.30. Announcement)

However, in the general AAL-based healthcare service system and the prior art, the AAL adapter provides bi-directional feedback to the user in real time, but due to the limitations of the embedded device, there is a limit in providing intuitive interface and real-time communication. .

In other words, the AAL adapter provides a lot of feedback and requests from the AAL-based service to the user immediately, waiting for user input, but it is difficult to expect real-time input from various age groups, especially elderly people with low cognitive ability and unresponsiveness. have.

To improve these shortcomings, the AAL adapter provides a user interface (UI) and user input (UI) using LED, buzzer, alarm, sound, etc. There are many shortcomings in providing UI-UX.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve various problems arising in the prior art and the general AAL-based healthcare smart home system as described above, and the feedback results for various AAL-based services are shared with users in real time or The purpose is to provide a real-time response to feedback, and provide an AAL-based healthcare service system that supports two-way communication in real time for indoor healthcare services as well as indoor healthcare services.

In order to achieve the above object, the AAL-based healthcare service system according to the present invention, a healthcare device unit including a plurality of healthcare devices to obtain biometric information with a healthcare standard or its own protocol; An AAL adapter that transmits biometric information obtained by interworking with the healthcare device unit to a healthcare service server remotely located through an IoT network or Ethernet; An AAL-based healthcare service terminal interworking with the AAL adapter to support AAL services in real-time and in both directions, and to provide services for emergency situations through situational awareness; It characterized in that it comprises a healthcare service server that receives and analyzes user-specific healthcare information collected from the AAL adapter, performs statistical processing based on the analysis results, and takes follow-up actions according to the user's health status.

In the above, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal is characterized by providing AAL service information using at least one or more media among software, AAL device, hardware, and smartphone app.

In the above, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal includes a touch panel that provides an intuitive response and response through a large-screen touch LCD; It characterized in that it comprises a voice providing unit for providing a voice sound corresponding to the situation of the touch panel and the health care device.

In addition, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal is a response / feedback processing unit that provides feedback information to the user for the AAL-based service, and transmits the user's response information in real time to the healthcare service server through the AAL adapter; It is characterized in that it further comprises a real-time relay that supports communication with medical personnel in real-time in connection with the AAL adapter.

In addition, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal is a situation recognition unit for recognizing an emergency by analyzing the feedback and response conditions processed through the response / feedback processing unit; If it is determined that the emergency situation by the situation recognition unit, it characterized in that it further comprises a situation information processing unit to control the imaging device to obtain the situation information, process the obtained situation information and transmit it to the healthcare service server.

According to the present invention, feedback results for various AAL-based services are shared in real time with a user or a real-time response to feedback of the service is requested, and indoor healthcare services as well as indoor healthcare services are provided. It also has the advantage of supporting two-way communication in real time.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a general AAL-based healthcare service system,
2 is a block diagram of an AAL-based healthcare service system according to the present invention;
3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the AAL-based healthcare service terminal of FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, an AAL-based healthcare service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a configuration diagram of an AAL-based healthcare service system according to the present invention, a healthcare device unit 10 including a plurality of healthcare devices for obtaining biometric information with a healthcare standard or its own protocol, the healthcare AAL adapter 20 that transmits the biometric information obtained by interworking with the device unit 10 to a healthcare service server 40 located remotely through the Internet of Things or Ethernet, interworking with the AAL adapter 20 and real-time bidirectional AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 supporting AAL service and supporting emergency service through situational awareness, and AAL gateway that interfaces data between the AAL adapter 20 and the healthcare service server 40 (30), the healthcare service server 40 receiving and analyzing user-specific healthcare information collected from the AAL gateway 30, processing statistics based on the analysis results, and taking follow-up actions according to the user's health status ).

Here, the healthcare service server 40 may transmit emergency information to 119 or perform medical communication in real time with a medical staff (doctor) of the hospital as a follow-up measure according to a user's health condition.

The AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 may provide AAL service information using at least one medium of software (S / W), AAL device, hardware (H / W), and smartphone app (App). have. The AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 may be referred to as a pad-type terminal.

In addition, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100, as shown in Figure 3, a touch panel 101, the touch panel 101 and the health care device that provides intuitive response and response through a large-screen touch LCD The voice providing unit 102 provides a voice sound corresponding to the situation of the user, provides feedback information to the user about the AAL-based service, and provides the user's response information in real time through the AAL adapter 20 to the healthcare service server 40 ), A response / feedback processing unit 103, and a real-time relay unit 104 supporting communication with a medical staff in real-time in connection with the AAL adapter 20.

In addition, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 analyzes the feedback and response conditions processed through the response / feedback processing unit 103 to recognize the emergency situation, the situation recognition unit 106, the situation recognition unit 106 ), The situation information processing unit 107 controls the imaging device 105 to acquire situation information, processes the acquired situation information, and transmits the obtained situation information to the healthcare service server 40. To store or may further include an information storage unit 108 that stores a control program for AAL-based healthcare services.

The operation of the AAL-based healthcare service system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail as follows.

First, a personal area network (PAN) or a BAN (PAN) between the health care device unit 10 and the AAL adapter 20 including a plurality of health care devices (sphygmomanometer, blood glucose meter, weight scale, body temperature meter, fitness device, etc.) Body Area Network) Performs wireless or wired communication within a short distance using communication technology. Here, a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee module, and a Wi-Fi module can be used for short-range wireless communication, and a serial communication module and a USB port interface (I / F) can be used for wired communication.

When the user operates various healthcare devices and measures biometric information, the measured information is transmitted to the healthcare service server 40 through the AAL adapter 20 and the AAL gateway 30.

The healthcare service server 40 analyzes the received biometric information, processes statistics based on the analysis result, and takes follow-up actions according to the user's health status. Here, the follow-up measures are to deliver health status information to the user, to transmit the user's health status information to the relevant authorities (medical institutions, public institutions), and to conduct medical services in real time with the medical staff (doctor) of the medical institution. And the like.

When the medical service is performed based on AAL, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 interoperates with the AAL adapter 20 to support a variety of healthcare-related services in real time.

For example, the touch panel 101 displays the healthcare result analysis information transmitted from the healthcare service server 40 on the screen using a large-screen touch LCD. Here, the large-screen touch LCD serves as a large UI-UX, and by using this, even the elderly with a slow physical response can intuitively respond or respond.

The UI (User Interface) mainly refers to visual elements such as web design. Even looking at the text, it includes proper use of line spacing, size, spacing, alignment, fonts, bold & underline, etc. UX (User Experience) literally means the user's experience, which means a series of processes that make it more convenient to increase the rate of attracting and retaining new customers. It is not just a perception, but a task that involves data analysis and testing.

In addition, when the user operates the touch panel 101, the voice providing unit 102 provides sound suitable for the situation, and a healthcare device corresponding to healthcare analysis information transmitted from the healthcare service server 40 It provides a voice sound suitable for the situation. Therefore, the user can pursue convenience in the operation of the touch panel 101 through voice, and also can conveniently perform the operation of the corresponding healthcare device.

In addition, the response / feedback processing unit 103 works with the AAL adapter 20 to process and provide feedback to the AAL-based healthcare service to the user, and processes the user's response and delivers it to the AAL adapter 20 do.

Here, when the doctor and the medical service are performed in real time through the relay of the user and the healthcare service server 40, the real-time relay unit 104 supports a real-time streaming method in conjunction with the AAL adapter 20 to remotely communicate with the doctor. Processes the video and audio of and outputs them through the touch panel 101 and the audio providing unit 102. In addition, the user's video is captured through the imaging device 105, and real-time streaming is performed to the AAL adapter 20 through image processing.

On the other hand, the situation recognition unit 106 recognizes the emergency situation through the response / feedback information in conjunction with the response / feedback processing unit 103 and transmits it to the situation information processing unit 107 when it is recognized as an emergency. The situation information processing unit 107 controls the peripheral devices such as the photographing device 105 when it is determined to be an emergency situation, photographs the surrounding situation and transmits it to the healthcare service server 40, so that follow-up is performed.

Alternatively, the healthcare service server 40 analyzes the received user's information (especially, biometric information), and if it is determined that it is an emergency, contact 119 to follow up on the emergency, or consult with a hospital doctor. In conjunction, support measures for emergency situations. Here, when it is determined that it is an emergency, the emergency information is transmitted by controlling the peripheral device such as the photographing apparatus 105 in the situation information processing unit 107 of the AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 that transmits the emergency information. This will respond in real time without administrator intervention.

Meanwhile, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 provides healthcare services in various forms, such as software, AAL device, hardware, and smartphone app, to leave the house indoors and outdoors for a long time or gateway in an external non-smart home environment. Even if there is no, it implements interactive service.

In particular, the AAL-based healthcare service terminal 100 can be used for PCs and Android / for PCs or application manufacturers who want to interwork with the AAL adapter 20 or the AAL gateway 30 to provide or support and manage the corresponding service. It is also possible to support various services by providing API and guidelines for iOS.

As described above, the present invention provides information and feedback on various devices and service environments interlocked with the entire service as well as feedback and response processing for the AAL-based service, so that users can respond to various emergency situations without administrator intervention. It will provide UI-UX.

The invention made by the present inventors has been described above in detail according to the above-described embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be changed in various ways without departing from the gist thereof. Anyone who has it would be self-explanatory.

10: health care device unit
20: AAL adapter
30: AAL Gateway
40: healthcare service server
100: AAL-based healthcare service terminal
101: touch panel
102: voice provider
103: response / feedback processing unit
104: real-time relay
105: photographing device
106: situation awareness
107: situation information processing unit
108: information storage

Claims (5)

As a service system to process feedback and response of AAL-based healthcare in real time,
A healthcare device unit including a plurality of healthcare devices for obtaining biometric information with a healthcare standard or its own protocol;
An AAL adapter that transmits the biometric information obtained by interworking with the healthcare device unit to a healthcare service server remotely located through an IoT network or Ethernet;
An AAL-based healthcare service terminal interworking with the AAL adapter to support AAL services in both real-time and support services for emergency situations through situational awareness; And
AAL-based, characterized in that it comprises a healthcare service server that receives and analyzes user-specific healthcare information collected from the AAL adapter, processes statistics based on the analysis results, and takes follow-up actions according to the user's health status. Health care service system.
The method according to claim 1, The AAL-based healthcare service terminal is AAL-based healthcare service system characterized in that it provides information using at least one or more media among software, AAL device, hardware, and smartphone app (App). .
In claim 1, The AAL-based healthcare service terminal is a touch panel that provides an intuitive response and response through a large-screen touch LCD; AAL-based healthcare service system comprising a voice providing unit for providing a voice sound corresponding to the situation of the touch panel and the healthcare device.
The method according to claim 3, The AAL-based healthcare service terminal provides a feedback information to the user for the AAL-based service, the response / feedback processing unit for transmitting the user's response information in real time to the healthcare service server through the AAL adapter; An AAL-based healthcare service system further comprising a real-time relay unit supporting communication with medical personnel in real-time in connection with the AAL adapter.
The method according to claim 4, The AAL-based healthcare service terminal is a situation recognition unit for recognizing an emergency by analyzing the feedback and response status processed through the response / feedback processing unit; If it is determined that the emergency situation by the situation recognition unit, AAL characterized in that it further comprises a situation information processing unit for obtaining the situation information by controlling the imaging device and processing the obtained situation information to transmit to the healthcare service server Based healthcare service system.

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