KR20210000054A - Parents voice safety monitoring and warning warable system for infant - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a wearable system for the safety of infants and children. The wearable device is a wearable device, which is worn on the body of infants and children, and includes: a wireless communication unit which receives a signal from a danger warning tag disposed in a danger element or danger zone, and provides information on a state or location of the infant and child to a user device used by a guardian in real time, and transmits dangerous situation information in the dangerous situation of infants and children; and a control unit which analyzes the signal received from the danger warning tag, identifies whether the danger warning tag exists in the vicinity, and controls the wireless communication unit according to the identification result to transmit the danger situation information.

Description

Infant safety monitoring and warning wearable system using the voice of parents {PARENTS VOICE SAFETY MONITORING AND WARNING WARABLE SYSTEM FOR INFANT}

The present invention relates to a safety device for infants and toddlers, and more particularly, to a wearable system for infant safety that prevents infants and toddlers from accessing a risk factor or a danger zone.

The wearable device may be worn on a part of the user's body (head, hands, arms, legs, feet, etc.) or may be provided inside of any object (hat, gloves, shoes, etc.) worn on the user's body. Represents a computer system. Unlike other electronic devices, the wearable device has the advantage of being able to continuously and continuously collect detailed information on the surrounding environment or changes in the user's individual body in real time.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a wearable system for infant safety.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A wearable device according to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a wearable device worn on the body of an infant and toddler, receiving a signal from a danger warning tag disposed in a danger element or a danger zone, and the guardian of the infant A wireless communication unit that transmits information on the condition or location of the infant to the user device in real time, and transmits dangerous situation information in the dangerous situation of the infant, and by analyzing the signal received from the danger warning tag, And a controller configured to identify whether the danger warning tag exists, and to transmit the danger situation information by controlling the wireless communication unit according to the identification result.

A danger warning tag according to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problem is a danger warning tag disposed in a danger element or a danger zone, and a sensing unit that receives a signal from a wearable device and detects the approach of the wearable device , A microphone unit for pre-recording the warning voice of the parent's voice, a speaker unit for outputting the pre-recorded warning voice of the parent's voice according to a control signal, and the wearable device in the vicinity by analyzing the signal received from the wearable device. And a controller configured to identify whether it exists, and to output the warning voice by controlling the speaker unit according to the identification result.

A wearable system according to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problems includes a wearable device worn on the body of an infant and toddler, and a risk warning tag disposed in a risk factor or a danger zone, and the wearable device includes a risk factor Alternatively, a wireless communication unit that receives a signal from a danger warning tag placed in a danger zone and transmits danger situation information to a user device used by a guardian of an infant and toddler, and analyzes the signal received from the danger warning tag, It identifies whether a warning tag exists, and includes a control unit to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the danger situation information according to the identification result, wherein the danger warning tag receives a signal from the wearable device and accesses the wearable device. A sensing unit that detects, a microphone unit that pre-records the warning voice of the parent's voice, a speaker unit that outputs the warning voice of the pre-recorded parent's voice according to a control signal, and analyzes the signal received from the wearable device. And a controller configured to identify whether the wearable device exists in the vicinity, and to output the warning voice by controlling the speaker unit according to the identification result.

Other specific details of the present invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the wearable system of the present invention, information on the condition or location of an infant is transmitted in real time to a user device used by a guardian, and if an infant approaches a risk factor or a danger zone while wearing a wearable device, a danger warning The tag identifies the approach of infants and toddlers and outputs a pre-recorded warning of parents' voices, so that infants and toddlers are prevented from further accessing the danger or danger zone, and infant safety can be ensured.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a wearable system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a danger warning tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an operation of a wearable system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, It is provided to fully inform the technician of the scope of the present invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. Used in the specification "includes

The terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements other than the recited elements. The same reference numerals refer to the same elements throughout the specification, and " And/or" includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned components. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, these components are used by these terms. Of course, these terms are only used to distinguish one component from another component, and thus, the first component mentioned below is the second component within the technical idea of the present invention. Of course it may be.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically.

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

1 is a diagram schematically showing a wearable system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system 1 includes a wearable device 100, a danger warning tag 200, and a user device 300.

The wearable device 100 may be worn on the body of a user (in this embodiment, an infant, etc.). For example, the wearable device 100 may be provided in the form of a band and may be worn on a user's wrist or ankle, but is not limited thereto, and is worn on a limb such as an arm or leg of the user, or on a user's torso. It may be worn, and may be worn on at least a part of the user's body including other parts (head, hands, feet, etc.). Alternatively, the wearable device 100 may be provided inside an arbitrary object (hat, gloves, shoes, etc.) worn on the user's body.

The wearable device 100 may identify whether there is a danger warning tag 200 around it. When the wearable device 100 and the danger warning tag 200 are located within a communication range (or distance, etc.), the wearable device 100 is configured to transmit and receive signals between the wearable device 100 and the danger warning tag 200. It is determined that there is a danger warning tag 200 around it

can do. Alternatively, the wearable device 100 may determine whether the danger warning tag 200 exists around the danger warning tag 200 based on the strength of the signal received from the danger warning tag 200. However, a method of identifying the existence of the danger warning tag 200 is not limited thereto, and any method well known in the art may be applied in various ways.

The wearable device 100 may be paired with the user device 300 to transmit and receive various data and/or information. The wearable device 100 uses various wireless communication methods such as mobile communication, WiBro, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, ultrasound, infrared, and RF (Radio Frequency) to communicate with the user device 300. Can communicate.

The danger warning tag 200 may be attached to a risk factor (such as a stove, iron, various firearms, etc.) that may cause a safety accident for infants and young children, or may be disposed in a dangerous area (a veranda, a kitchen, a toilet, etc.). The danger warning tag 200 may also identify whether the wearable device 100 exists in the vicinity. As described above, by transmitting/receiving a signal between the danger warning tag 200 and the wearable device 100, or based on the strength of a signal received from the wearable device 100, the danger warning tag 200 It can be determined that (100) exists.

The user device 300 represents a computer system used by a user (in this embodiment, a guardian of an infant, etc.).

For example, the user device 300 may be a computer system such as a smart phone, a tablet, or a personal digital assistant (PDA), but is not limited thereto. User device 300 may be any other computer system not illustrated. The user device 300 may download an application for connection and/or communication with the wearable device 100 from an app market or a download site, and install and execute them.

In FIG. 1, only one danger warning tag 200 and one user device 300 are shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and, unlike the illustration, a plurality of danger warning tags 200 and/or a plurality of user devices 300 ) Can be modified to provide.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the wearable device 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A/V input unit 120, an input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a storage unit 160, and an interface. A unit 170, a control unit 180, and a power supply unit 190 are included.

The wireless communication unit 110 may wirelessly communicate with an external device (or server). The wireless communication unit 110 may wirelessly communicate with an external device using various wireless communication methods such as mobile communication, WiBro, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, ultrasound, infrared, and RF. The wireless communication unit 110 may transmit data and/or information received from an external device to the controller 180 and transmit the data and/or information transmitted from the controller 180 to the external device. To this end, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a mobile communication module 111 and/or a short range communication module 112.

The A/V input unit 120 is for inputting a video or audio signal, and may include a camera module 121 and a microphone module 122. The camera module 121 may include, for example, an image sensor such as a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) sensor and a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) sensor.

The input unit 130 receives various types of information from a user. The input unit 130 may include input means such as a keypad, a button, a switch, a touch pad, and a jog wheel. When the touch pad forms a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 to be described later, a touch screen may be configured.

The sensing unit 140 detects a state of a user or a state of the wearable device 100. The sensing unit 140 may include sensing means such as a touch sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, a vibration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a biometric sensor. The sensing unit 140 may be used for user input.

The output unit 150 notifies the user of various types of information. The output unit 150 may output information in text, image, video, audio, or other various forms. To this end, the output unit 150 may include a display module 151 and a speaker module 152. The display module 151 is a Plasma Display Panel (PDP), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) LCD, an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), a flexible display, a three-dimensional display, an electronic ink display, or the present invention. It may be provided in any form well known in the art to which it belongs. The output unit 150 may further include any type of output means (haptic module, etc.) well known in the art to which the present invention pertains.

The storage unit 160 stores various data and commands. The storage unit 160 may also store various software modules including system software, applications, or programs for the operation of the wearable device 100. The storage unit 160 is a RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically EPROM), Flash Memory (Flash Memory), a hard disk, a removable disk, or the present invention. It may include any type of computer-readable recording medium well known in the art to which it belongs.

The interface unit 170 serves as a passage to an external device connected to the wearable device 100. The interface unit 170 receives data and/or information from an external device or receives power and transmits the data and/or information to the components inside the wearable device 100, or transmits data and/or information inside the wearable device 100 to an external device. Can transmit or supply internal power. The interface unit 170 is provided with, for example, a wired/wireless headset port, a charging port, a wired/wireless data port, a memory card port, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, and an identification module. It may include a port to connect a device, an audio input/output (I/O) port, and a video input/output (I/O) port

The controller 180 controls other components to control the overall operation of the wearable device 100. The controller 180 may execute various software modules including system software, an application, or a program for the operation of the wearable device 100 stored in the storage unit 160.

The power supply unit 190 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A/V input unit 120, an input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a storage unit 160, an interface unit 170, and a control unit. Supply power required for the operation of (180). The power supply unit 190 may include a built-in battery.

Meanwhile, since the components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, the wearable device 100 may further include some components not shown, or may be modified so as not to include some components among the shown components. .

3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a danger warning tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the danger warning tag 200 includes a microphone unit 210, an input unit 220, a sensing unit 230, a speaker unit 240, a storage unit 250, a control unit 260, and a power supply unit ( 270).

The microphone unit 210 is for inputting a voice signal from the outside. Parents may record a warning voice in their own voice in advance through the microphone unit 210.

The input unit 220 receives various types of information. The input unit 130 may include input means such as a keypad, a button, a switch, a touch pad, and a jog wheel.

The sensing unit 230 detects the approach of the wearable device 100. The sensing unit 230 may transmit/receive a signal to and from the wearable device 100 to identify whether the wearable device 100 exists.

The speaker unit 240 notifies various types of information. The speaker unit 240 may output a pre-recorded warning voice of a parent's voice according to a control signal from the controller 260.

The storage unit 250 stores various data and commands. The storage unit 250 may store various software modules including system software, applications, or programs for the operation of the danger warning tag 200.

The controller 260 controls other components to control the overall operation of the danger warning tag 200.

The power supply unit 270 supplies power necessary for the operation of the microphone unit 210, the input unit 220, the sensing unit 230, the speaker unit 240, the storage unit 250, and the control unit 260. The power supply 270 may include a built-in battery.

On the other hand, since the components shown in FIG. 3 are not essential, the danger warning tag 200 may further include some components not shown, or may be modified so as not to include some components among the shown components. have.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an operation of a wearable system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, there are a plurality of danger elements or danger zones, and the danger warning tag 200 may be attached to the danger element or disposed in the danger zone.

Information on the status or location of infants and toddlers is transmitted in real time to the user device 300 used by the guardian.

In addition, when an infant approaches a risk factor or a danger zone while wearing the wearable device 100, the danger warning tag 200 and the wearable device 100 transmit and receive signals to identify the existence of each other. Through this, the danger warning tag 200 may identify the approach of infants and toddlers, and output a warning of a pre-recorded parental voice. For example, the danger warning tag 200 may emit a specific color through vibration, or output a display indicating a danger situation, or a pre-stored sound, to warn the infant that it is a danger situation. The danger warning tag 200 may change the size, intensity, shape, etc. of the output according to the approach distance of infants or children or according to a risk factor or a predetermined risk level of a danger zone. Thereby, the access of the risk factor or danger zone by infants and toddlers is stopped or delayed.

In addition, the wearable device 100 also identifies that an infant has approached a risk factor or a danger zone. The wearable device 100 may transmit the dangerous situation information to the user device 300 so that the guardian of the infant and toddler can recognize the dangerous situation. Guardians of infants and toddlers may recognize the danger situation by listening to the warning voice output from the danger warning tag 200. The wearable device 100 may analyze the identifier of the danger warning tag 200 and transmit information on a risk factor or a danger zone corresponding thereto. Thereby, guardians of infants and toddlers can receive dangerous situation information and block further access to risk factors or danger zones.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented directly in hardware, implemented as a software module executed by hardware, or a combination thereof. Software modules include Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), Flash Memory, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or It may reside on any type of computer-readable recording medium well known in the art to which the present invention pertains.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. You can understand. Therefore, the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects, and should be understood as non-limiting.

100: wearable device
200: danger warning tag
300: user device

Claims (3)

As a wearable device worn on the body of an infant, it receives a signal from a danger warning tag placed in a risk factor or a danger zone, and delivers information on the condition or location of the infant to the user device used by the guardian of the infant in real time. And, by analyzing the signal received from the wireless communication unit and the risk warning tag that transmits dangerous situation information in the dangerous situation of the infant, identifies whether the danger warning tag exists, and controls the wireless communication unit according to the identification result A wearable device for infant safety, including a control unit configured to transmit the dangerous situation information. As a danger warning tag disposed in a dangerous element or a danger zone, a sensing unit that receives a signal from the wearable device and detects the approach of the wearable device is pre-recorded according to the microphone unit control signal that pre-records the warning voice of the parent's voice. A speaker unit that outputs a warning voice of a parent's voice and a control unit that analyzes a signal received from the wearable device, identifies whether the wearable device is present, and controls the speaker unit according to the identification result to output the warning voice Including, hazard warning tag. Includes a wearable device worn on the body of an infant and a risk warning tag disposed in a risk factor or danger zone, wherein the wearable device receives a signal from a danger warning tag disposed in a risk factor or danger zone, and the guardian of the infant A wireless communication unit that transmits information on the status or location of the infant to the user device in real time, and transmits dangerous situation information in the dangerous situation of the infant, and analyzes the signal received from the risk warning tag, And a control unit configured to identify whether the danger warning tag exists and to transmit the danger situation information by controlling the wireless communication unit according to the identification result, wherein the danger warning tag receives a signal from the wearable device, and the wearable device A sensing unit that detects the approach of a child, a microphone unit that pre-records a warning voice of the parent's voice, a speaker unit that outputs the warning voice of the pre-recorded parent's voice according to a control signal, and a signal received from the wearable device. A wearable system for infant safety comprising a control unit for analyzing, identifying whether the wearable device is present, and controlling the speaker unit to output the warning voice according to the identification result.

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