KR20220015777A - Shoes interlocked with the app - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technology that is configured to calculate the amount of exercise of a user through information collected by using a shoe in which a GPS module and a sensor unit are embedded, to determine the user's emergency status, and to immediately specify the location of the user determined to be in an emergency state, thereby enhancing the user's health in normal times and being used for quick discovery of the user in case of an emergency. According to the present invention, the shoe linked with an application comprises: a shoe including a GPS module collecting location information, a sensor unit collecting wearing state information and exercise information, and a communication module transmitting the collected information to the outside in a short-distance wireless communication method; and a user terminal having a user application installed therein, receiving and storing the wearing state information, the exercise information, and the location information to calculate and store the exercise amount of the user wearing the shoes, displaying the calculated user's exercise amount on a screen in various ways, calculating the non-wearing time of the user's shoes to determine the user's emergency status, and notifying a designated guardian terminal of the user's emergency status according to a determination result.

Description

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The present invention relates to a technology for measuring a user's exercise amount and determining an emergency state by using a shoe in conjunction with an app, and more particularly, through information collected using a shoe with a built-in GPS module and a sensor It is configured to calculate the user's exercise amount, is configured to determine the user's emergency state, and is configured to immediately specify the user's location determined as an emergency status technology that can be used for

Recently, with the development of technology, health management methods such as measuring a user's exercise amount using a smart phone or a wearable device having various sensors built-in are becoming common.

However, since the majority of current wearable devices are watches worn on the user's wrist, depending on the shape, the user may go out without wearing it, and the amount of exercise can be measured only with the user's arm movements. Disadvantages such as

In addition to this, there is a need to diversify wearing patterns in consideration of the user's physical characteristics or personal circumstances, and there is a need to add functions such as sensing a risk to the user as well as health management.

In this regard, inventions such as "Activity monitoring method using a sensor shoe with a built-in acceleration sensor and a mobile application" of Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0056982 and "Multifunctional smart shoes" of Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1899362 have been proposed and published.

First, in the Republic of Korea Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0056982, the wearer's activity amount and location information are collected using a shoe with a built-in acceleration sensor, and the collected data is analyzed and provided to the terminals of users and guardians. An invention related to a technology that can effectively monitor the activity amount and risk situation of a user composed mainly of the elderly has been proposed.

In addition, the “multi-function smart shoe” of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1899362 uses a shoe with a built-in sensing module and a GPS module to obtain wearing state information and location information including the wearing and movement of the shoe, and When it is determined that an emergency situation has occurred to the wearer by analyzing the wearing state information, the invention relates to a technique for rescuing the wearer by transmitting an emergency message including location information to an external device.

However, the conventional inventions as described above, when the user in a state of wearing shoes deviate from the main activity area or a predetermined safety area, or when the user wears both shoes at the same time more than a certain number of shocks, and the measured activity It is configured to judge an emergency situation or an emergency situation when a sudden change occurs, so the following problems may occur.

That is, since the conventional inventions as described above are configured to calculate a user's main activity area or designate a safety area in advance, it may cause inconvenience and discomfort to the user due to the limitation of the moving distance.

In addition, the judgment of an emergency or emergency situation due to a certain number of shocks occurring simultaneously on both shoes worn by the user or a sudden change in the amount of measured activity is highly likely to cause inaccurate judgment. In an emergency, that function may be useless.

Finally, in determining an emergency or emergency situation, it is assumed that the user is wearing shoes, so there is a functional limitation that makes it impossible to determine an emergency or emergency situation that has occurred to the user when the user is not wearing shoes. Occurs.

Therefore, it is configured to solve all of these problems, and it does not cause user objection, and it collects various information such as location and activity amount to use it for quick discovery of users in an emergency and health promotion in everyday life. The present invention is in demand.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0056982 (May 30, 2018) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1899362 (September 11, 2018)

The shoe interlocking with the app according to the present invention is a technology proposed to solve the above problems,

Conventional inventions proposed for the purpose of solving the problems of the watch-type wearable device are configured to calculate the user's main activity area or to designate a safety area in advance, which may cause inconvenience and discomfort to the user due to the limitation of the movement distance. There are possible problems,

Judgment of an emergency or emergency situation due to a certain number of shocks occurring simultaneously on both shoes worn by the user or a sudden change in the amount of measured activity is highly likely to cause inaccurate judgment, and in some cases emergency or emergency situations Since there is a problem in which the function may be useless, the purpose is to present a solution to this problem.

The present invention is to realize the above object,

a user's shoe having a built-in GPS module for collecting location information, a sensor unit for collecting wearing state information and exercise information, and a communication module for transmitting the collected information to the outside in a short-distance wireless communication method; And, with the user app installed, receiving and storing wearing state information, exercise information, and location information to calculate and store the amount of exercise of the user wearing the user's shoes, and display the calculated amount of exercise on the screen in various ways It is possible, the user's shoes 100 are not worn by calculating the time the user's emergency state is determined, the user terminal for notifying the user's emergency state according to the determination to a designated guardian terminal; It presents shoes that link with the app, characterized in that it comprises a.

In this case, the user terminal is characterized in that it is configured to reflect the occurrence of the user input and the time when the user input does not occur in the determination of the emergency state.

Shoes linked with the app according to the present invention,

Instead of calculating the user's main activity area or designating a safety area in advance and detecting departure from the area, it is configured to determine the user's emergency state using the time when the shoes are not worn. There is an effect that can prevent the occurrence of discomfort and discomfort of

It can be more useful because it is configured not to require user action,

In determining an emergency situation or an emergency situation, the user terminal is configured to reflect not only the time when the shoes are not worn, but also the time when the user terminal is not used, so that the accuracy of the judgment can be improved.

1 is a block diagram of a shoe that works with an app according to the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence in which a user terminal performs a function;
Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the detailed configuration of the user's shoes according to an embodiment.
4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a process of determining a user's emergency state using wearing state information and user input generation.

The present invention relates to a technology for measuring a user's exercise amount and determining an emergency state using shoes linked with an app,

A user's shoe ( 100); And, in a state in which the user app is installed, receiving and storing wearing state information, exercise information, and location information to calculate and store the exercise amount of the user wearing the user's shoes 100, and to calculate the exercise amount of the user in various ways A user terminal 200 that can be displayed on the screen, determines the user's emergency state by calculating the time the user's shoes 100 are not worn, and notifies the user's emergency state according to the determination to the designated guardian terminal 300; It relates to shoes that link with the app, characterized in that it comprises a.

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

First, the user's shoes 100 are items worn on the feet of the user when going out, and in addition to the original purpose of the shoes to protect the user's feet, it can be used for the purpose of determining the location of the user and measuring the amount of exercise. .

To this end, the inside of the user's shoes 100 is a GPS module 110 that performs a function of collecting location information, a sensor unit 120 that performs a function of collecting the user's wearing state information and exercise information, and the collected A communication module 130 for transmitting information to the outside in a short-range wireless communication method is provided as shown in FIG. 1 , and a battery for supplying power for the operation of the devices is also essential.

In this case, the location information means information about latitude and longitude among information obtainable using a known GPS device, and may further include information about altitude if necessary.

In addition, the wearing state information means information indicating a state in which the user wears or does not wear the user's shoes 100 , and the exercise information is for detecting the walking and running behavior of the user wearing the user's shoes 100 . means information.

Accordingly, the sensor unit 120 may be configured to include one or more pressure sensors used for detecting pressure and one or more three-axis acceleration sensors used for detecting motion, and the communication module 130 . is preferably a Bluetooth module capable of wirelessly communicating with the user terminal 200 in a Bluetooth manner, but is not limited thereto.

At this time, the pressure sensor is provided on the inside or the lower side of the insole provided inside the user's shoe 100, and is relatively hard and protrudes from the sole of the user's sole, and is protruded to one or more parts such as the heel, which is advantageous for downward pressure It is provided at a corresponding position, and is preferably configured so that the user can easily sense the state of wearing the user's shoes 100 .

In addition, the three-axis acceleration sensor and the communication module 130 are relatively safe from impacts from the outside, such as the inside of the tongue and the inside of the heel of the user's shoes 100 , and the effect on the shape of the user's shoes 100 . It is preferable to minimize or have no effect, and to be provided in a portion that can minimize the inconvenience to the user who wears the user's shoes 100 .

In addition, a storage unit having a data storage function may be provided inside the user's shoes 100 , and the storage unit includes location information collected through the GPS module 110 and the sensor unit 120 , wearing state information, and exercise By storing information, the loss of the information is prevented even when the transmission of the information is impossible, such as when the wireless communication between the user's shoes 100 and the user terminal 200 is restricted, and then transmitted again when the wireless communication is possible make it possible

In addition, the present invention may be configured to include a wireless charging unit in the form of a storage box or organizer for wireless charging of the battery provided in the user's shoes 100, in this case, the battery is provided inside the heel of the user's shoes 100 It would be the most desirable form.

In addition, a charging terminal for connecting a charging line may be provided on the outer side of the user's shoes 100, and in this case, it is preferable that a cover for protecting the charging terminal is additionally provided.

In addition, the user terminal 200 is a known smart phone capable of transmitting and receiving information through wireless communication, processing and display of the received information, it is premised on the installation of a user app for use of the present invention.

In addition, the user terminal 200 may be paired with the communication module 130 using a known pairing method, and in order to achieve the object of the present invention, pairing between the user terminal 200 and the communication module 130 is always performed. It is desirable to keep

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2 , the user terminal 200 may receive and store wearing state information, exercise information, and location information transmitted through the communication module 130 of the user's shoes 100 , and receive and store The user's exercise amount can be calculated and stored using the stored information, and the calculated and stored user's exercise amount can be converted into various types and displayed on the screen in various ways.

In addition, the user terminal 200 can determine the user's emergency status by calculating the time the user's shoes 100 are not worn based on the received and stored information, and the user's emergency status is designated according to the determination. It may be notified to the guardian terminal 300 .

On the other hand, unless there is a special circumstance, the calculation of the user's exercise amount by the user terminal 200 and the calculation of the time when the user's shoes 100 are not worn are performed when the user's shoes 100 are worn on both the right and left feet of the user. condition is assumed.

This is a very unusual situation for the user to go out wearing only one of a pair of shoes constituting the user's shoes 100, and the user's shoes 100 by others other than the user. All situations in which any one of a pair of shoes may be temporarily pressurized are taken into consideration.

That is, in the present invention, the GPS module 110 , the sensor unit 120 , and the communication module 130 may be configured to be provided in each pair of shoes constituting the user shoes 100 , FIG. As shown in 3, the GPS module 110, the sensor unit 120, and the communication module 130 are all provided on only one side of the pair, and the other side communicates with one or more pressure sensors of the sensor unit 120. It may be configured in a form in which only the module 130 is provided.

Accordingly, the user terminal 200 transmits location information, wearing state information, and exercise information from all of a pair of shoes constituting the user's shoes 100 or location information and wearing state from any one of a pair. Only when information and exercise information are transmitted and wearing state information is transmitted from the other side, it is possible to determine that the user wears the user's shoes 100 and perform a function such as calculating the user's exercise amount.

In addition, when any one or more of information such as location information, wearing state information, and exercise information is not transmitted from the user's shoes 100 , the user terminal 200 includes the GPS module 110 , the sensor unit 120 or An abnormal operation state of one or more of the communication modules 130 may be displayed on the screen to notify the user.

In addition, the user terminal 200 may receive information transmitted from the user's shoes 100 and display the remaining amount of the battery on the screen to notify the user.

On the other hand, the user's exercise amount calculated by the user terminal 200 can be displayed on the screen in various ways such as the user's moving time, moving distance, number of steps, calories consumed, etc. It can be used in various ways for user's health management.

In addition, the user terminal 200 may be configured to determine the gait or gait of the user by using each pressure value measured in real time by a plurality of pressure sensors.

That is, if the user's gait or gait posture is correct, each pressure value measured from the pressure sensors of the shoe worn on the user's left foot and the pressure value measured from the pressure sensors of the shoe worn on the user's right foot are It should be formed within the same range for each part, but the greater the deviation, the worse the user's gait or gait can be determined.

At this time, the gait or gait of the user may be graded as good, good, normal, bad, etc. and notified to the user, and a method for correcting the posture may be provided together according to the grade.

Accordingly, the user can reduce foot fatigue by correcting his/her gait or gait while walking according to the correction method provided from the user terminal 200 , and an imbalance in the heel forming the lower part of the user's shoe 100 . Various effects, such as preventing wear and tear, can be obtained.

However, if the user's gait or gait is not corrected even though a method for correcting the posture is provided, the user's shoes 100 vibrate whenever the user walks so that the user consciously adjusts his/her gait or gait. A vibration motor or a vibration element for vibration may be provided inside each of the user's shoes 100 for this purpose.

In addition, the user terminal 200 may be configured to reflect the occurrence of the user input and the time when the user input is not generated using the user terminal 200 in the determination of the emergency state using the time when the user's shoes 100 are not worn. there is.

That is, the user may own one or more other types of shoes in addition to the user shoes 100, and a considerable amount of time may elapse without the user's shoes 100 being not worn due to no intention of going out or health problems. there is.

Therefore, the configuration of determining the user's emergency state by simply calculating only the time when the user's shoes 100 are not worn may lead to an error, and cause unnecessary actions by the protector and related organizations according to the error. As a solution to this, the present invention uses the user terminal 200, which is highly likely to be used multiple times a day by the user, unless there is a special circumstance.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 , the user terminal 200 receives a user input to the user terminal 200 within a specified predetermined time even when the time when the user's shoes 100 are not worn is calculated as more than a specified time. If it occurs, the user may be considered to be in a normal state and not determined as an emergency state of the user.

However, if the time when the user's shoes 100 are not worn is calculated for more than a specified time and no user input has occurred within a specified time period, the user terminal 200 determines that the user is in an emergency state and determines the emergency state. It can be notified to the designated guardian terminal (300).

In addition, the user terminal 200 notifies the user's emergency state to the designated guardian terminal 300 and at the same time notifies the designated related organization of the state, so that measures such as confirmation and relief by emergency personnel are promptly generated can make it

On the other hand, the user input refers to various buttons provided in the user terminal 200 composed of a known smart phone or various input buttons displayed on the screen of the user terminal 200 by the user's touch or voice input. It means an input that is generated, and it is assumed that the user terminal 200 is in an operating state.

In addition, the present invention may be configured such that a user's touch to various buttons provided in the user terminal 200 or various input buttons appearing on the screen occurs more than a specified number of times within a predetermined time as a criterion for judging a user input.

That is, the present invention is configured such that a user's touch to various buttons provided in the user terminal 200 or various input buttons appearing on the screen occurs three or more times within 10 seconds as a criterion for judging a user input. and the time and number of times may be set in various ways.

In addition, the present invention may be configured so that any one or more functions other than the voice recognition function are executed by the user's voice input to the user terminal 200 as a criterion for judging the user input.

In addition, the user terminal 200 calculates the time the user's shoes 100 are not worn, and before the specified predetermined time elapses, a confirmation request for the user and a reply request according to the confirmation are sent to the designated guardian terminal 300 in advance. It is configured to transmit to, and when a specified period of time has elapsed without a reply from the guardian terminal 300, the user's emergency status may be notified to the designated guardian terminal 300 and a designated related organization. there is.

That is, as described above, when the user's emergency status is notified to the designated guardian terminal 300 by the user terminal 200, furthermore, when the user's emergency status is notified to the designated related organization, the corresponding action is taken will occur

In addition, when the user's emergency state is notified, the user may be relieved by the corresponding measures, but since a considerable amount of time has passed, the user's relief may not be possible.

Therefore, the present invention allows the guardian to check in advance the state of the user who has not reacted for a long time even before the time that the user does not wear the user's shoes 100 elapses the specified time, thereby preventing unnecessary measures due to subsequent erroneous judgment. It is possible to minimize the occurrence of accidents or accidents over time.

In addition, the user terminal 200 may transmit a reply request after transmitting the confirmation request so that the guardian who has checked the user's status responds, and when a reply according to the reply request is received, even if a specified time elapses, the user's emergency status is not notified.

In this case, the guardian app installed in the guardian terminal 300 may be used as a reply method by the guardian terminal 300 , but is not limited thereto.

Finally, the user's shoes 100 may be composed of several types of shoes, such as sneakers and hiking boots, and the user may own several pairs and selectively wear them according to the purpose of going out, and from each user's shoes 100 The transmitted information may be configured to be integrated into the user terminal 200 to be stored and managed.

Therefore, even if the user wears only one of the plurality of user shoes 100 and does not wear the other user shoes 100 for a long period of time, the user's emergency state is not determined, and the user does not wear it for a long time using the user terminal 200 . Registration for one user's shoes 100 may be canceled.

The embodiments introduced above are provided as examples so that the technical idea of the present invention can be sufficiently conveyed to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, and the present invention relates to the embodiments described above. It is not limited and may be embodied in other forms.

Also, like reference numbers refer to like elements throughout.

100: user shoes → 110: GPS module
120: sensor unit
200: user terminal
300: guardian terminal

Claims (5)

A user's shoe ( 100); and,
With the user app installed, it receives and stores wearing state information, exercise information, and location information to calculate and store the exercise amount of the user wearing the user's shoes 100, and display the calculated exercise amount on the screen in various ways. A user terminal 200 that can be displayed, calculates the time the user's shoes 100 are not worn, determines the user's emergency status, and notifies the user's emergency status according to the determination to the designated guardian terminal 300; Shoes linked with the app, characterized in that it comprises a.
The method of claim 1,
The user terminal 200,
When location information, wearing state information, and exercise information are transmitted from all of a pair of shoes constituting the user's shoes 100, or
When location information, wearing state information, and exercise information are transmitted from one of a pair of shoes and wearing state information is transmitted from the other side, it is determined that the user has worn the user's shoes 100 and the user's exercise amount Shoes that work with the app, characterized in that configured to calculate.
The method of claim 1,
The user terminal 200,
Shoes interlocking with an app, characterized in that it is configured to reflect the occurrence of user input by the user's touch or voice input and the time when the user input does not occur in determining the emergency state.
The method of claim 1,
The user terminal 200,
By calculating the time the user's shoes 100 are not worn,
It is configured to transmit a confirmation request for the user and a reply request according to the confirmation to the designated guardian terminal 300 in advance before a specified predetermined time elapses,
When a specified period of time has elapsed without a reply from the guardian terminal 300, the user's emergency status is communicated to the designated guardian terminal 300 and a designated related organization. shoes to do.
The method of claim 1,
Shoes interlocking with the app, characterized in that it comprises a wireless charging unit (not shown) in the form of a storage box or organizer for wireless charging of the battery provided in the user's shoes (100).

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