KR20220091236A - Internet of things based medication notification device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is inexpensive to manufacture, detects the user to determine whether or not to take the drug, so that the correct dosage is achieved, and encourages taking to improve the effect of the drug, and to store various drugs It relates to an IOT-based dosing reminder device that can be used together with the means to improve the dosing success rate.

Description

IOT-based medication notification device {INTERNET OF THINGS BASED MEDICATION NOTIFICATION DEVICE}

The present invention relates to an IOT-based dose notification device, and in particular, it is possible to manufacture inexpensively, detect the user and determine whether or not to take the drug, so that the correct dose is taken, and the effect of the drug by encouraging the taking It relates to an IOT-based dosing notification device that can improve the dosage and can be used together with various drug storage means to improve the dosing success rate.

If you take a drug for a long time, you often miss the timing of taking it or forget to take it and skip it. In the case of the elderly or the elderly, it may be due to forgetfulness, or they may forget to take it because of their busy daily life.

In many cases, taking these drugs, especially antibiotics, temporarily stop taking them greatly affects the therapeutic effect. For this reason, various devices have been developed and provided to inform the time of taking the dose so as not to forget to take the dose and continuously do it.

For example, a method of providing an alarm at the time of administration through a user's mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a medicine calendar with space for storing medicines by date, storing medicines in a medicine box and providing an alarm at the time of taking, or stored medicines Various types of devices and methods, such as a device for protruding the , have been proposed.

However, such a conventional method has a problem in that it is not possible to determine whether the drug is taken, only a repeated alarm is provided, or the administration is overlooked because there is no active notification means. In addition, in the case of a device having an active notification means, it is cumbersome to use and is not widely used due to its high price.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1868593 (Registration Date 2018.06.11.) Elderly monitoring and control system using smart toys

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to be able to manufacture inexpensively, detect the user and determine whether to take the drug so that the correct dosage is achieved, and also to encourage the drug to improve the effect of the drug. , to provide an IOT-based dosing reminder device that can be used together with various drug storage means to improve the dosing success rate.

An IOT-based medication notification device according to the present invention includes an alarm providing means for providing an alarm by alarm information including an alarm time; and a motion detection sensor for detecting a motion within a detection range, determining whether a motion is detected by the motion detection sensor at a detection time point at which the alarm is provided according to a detection result of the sensor, and providing the alarm according to the determination result and a terminal device that provides the alarm again through means or generates completion information.

The alarm providing means may include an optical output or sound output device provided in the terminal device, a user terminal to which the alarm information is input, and a user terminal connected to the terminal device by communication to receive the alarm information from the terminal device. which one

The terminal device is attached to the medicine storage means or a structure in which the medicine storage means is installed.

The user terminal includes a user terminal to which the alarm is output, and a guardian terminal to which the completion information is delivered.

It is configured to further include a bracket coupled to the terminal device to adjust the detection direction and detection range of the motion detection sensor, or to attach the terminal device to a structure or medicine storage means.

The IOT-based dosing notification device according to the present invention can be manufactured inexpensively, and detects the user to determine whether or not to take the drug, so that the correct dosage is made, and also improves the effect of the drug by encouraging taking. and can be used together with various drug storage means to improve the success rate of administration.

1 is an exemplary view showing the front of the IOT-based taking notification device of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing the rear surface of Figure 1;
3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an IOT-based medication notification device in block form.
4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining delivery of completion information;
5 is an exemplary view showing an example of actual use of the dosage notification device according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is an exemplary view showing a bracket for the installation of the dose notification device.
7 is an exemplary view showing a dose notification device installed using a bracket.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the reference numbers indicated on the components in the accompanying drawings use the same reference numbers as much as possible when indicating the same components in other drawings. In addition, in the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or a known configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, certain features presented in the drawings are enlarged, reduced, or simplified for ease of explanation, and the drawings and components thereof are not necessarily drawn to scale. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate these details.

1 is an exemplary view showing the front side of the IOT-based taking notification device of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing the rear side of FIG. In addition, FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an IOT-based dose notification device in block form.

1 to 3 , the IOT-based dose notification device according to the present invention includes cases 11 and 13, a sensor 20, a power supply unit 30, an output unit 40, a storage unit 50, and a communication unit ( 60), an interface 70 and a control unit 80 are configured.

Cases 11 and 13 are the sensor 20, the power supply 30, the output unit 40, the storage unit 50, the communication unit 60, the interface 70 and the control unit 80 are installed or accommodated, taking Allows the notification device to be installed in a location desired by the user. To avoid this, the cases 11 and 13 may be provided with coupling means such as magnets, Velcro, and an adhesive band.

Among the cases 11 and 13 , a sensor 20 for motion detection is installed in the front case 11 , and a detection signal transmission/reception unit of the sensor 20 is installed through the case 11 . Among the cases 11 and 13 , the rear case 13 may be provided with the above-described coupling means, and a speaker hole 14 for outputting an alarm may be provided to correspond to the position of the speaker. Here, when the light output means is provided, a display device or a light emitting device for outputting light may be provided on the front case 11 .

The sensor 20 detects a movement of an object or person around the dose notification device 10 and transmits the detection result to the control unit 80 . To this end, the sensor 20 may be installed on a surface opposite to the surface on which the above-described coupling means is configured. That is, when the coupling means is provided on the rear case 13 , it is installed on the cases 11 and 13 so that the sensing area of the sensor 20 is formed on the other side except the rear surface, that is, the front surface or the side surface. 1 and 2, an example in which the sensor 20 is installed in the center of the point surface case 11 is shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The sensor 20 operates only at the detection time under the control of the controller 80 to detect the motion of an object or a person within the detection area. Here, the detection time may be a predetermined period of time. Specifically, it may be a time defined before and after the alarm for taking is output. For example, it may be set from 30 seconds before the dose alarm is output to 5 minutes after the dose alarm is output, or it may be the time until the dose alarm is completely ended. The present invention is not limited by the suggestion that this sensor 20 may also be configured to operate 24/7.

In particular, the sensor 20 is described with respect to a case in which one sensor 20 is configured in consideration of the manufacturing cost of the dose alarm device, but a plurality of sensors 20 may be configured, and a plurality of sensors ( 20), any one or more of a sensing method, a sensing range, a sensing precision, and a sensing direction may be set differently. For example, when two sensors 20 are provided, one sensor 20 detects that the user is active in the vicinity of the dose notification device 10, and the other sensor 20 detects that the user comes into contact with the medicine. can be configured to

The power supply unit 30 supplies power for the operation of the dose alarm device 10 . To this end, the power supply unit 30 may be composed of a rechargeable battery capable of charging and discharging, or may include a terminal or a cable connectable to an external power source. When the power supply unit 30 is configured as a secondary battery, it is connected to the interface 70 and may receive power for charging by a cable connected to the interface 70 .

The output unit 40 is provided for outputting an alarm through the dose alarm device 10 . The output unit 40 outputs an alarm at an alarm time described in the alarm information under the control of the control unit 80 . This alarm may be output as sound or may be output as light. When output as sound, the recorded voice of the guardian may be output as an alarm, and the recorded voice may be included in the alarm information. When outputting the recorded voice as an alarm, the output unit 40 receives the recorded voice signal from the control unit 80 and outputs it. When output as light, the light output unit may be configured as a display device capable of displaying images and moving pictures, and a light source element capable of displaying an operating state with light emission and color of light may be configured as the light output unit. In this case, the light source device may be a light emitting diode (LED), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 50 stores data for operation and alarm provision of the dose alarm device 10, such as setting information and alarm information. To this end, the storage unit 50 receives and stores the data of the setting information and the alarm information transmitted through the communication unit 60 , and provides it according to the request of the control unit 80 .

The communication unit 60 establishes a communication channel with an external terminal device. Here, the external terminal device may be a user terminal such as a smart phone, a smart pad, or a cell phone of the user taking the drug, or a guardian terminal used by the guardian of the taker. In addition, a computer, a wired/wireless LAN hub, and a wired/wireless LAN modem may also be external terminal devices. The communication unit 60 forms a communication channel with an external terminal device, receives setting information for operation and alarm information for providing an alarm, and transmits completion information according to the detection result to an external terminal device. The communication unit 60 may be connected to an external terminal device by wire through the interface 70 . Alternatively, the communication unit 60 may include a wireless communication module and may be connected to an external terminal device by wireless communication. In this case, the wireless communication module may be a short-range wireless data communication module such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or NFC (Near Field Communication), depending on the external terminal device to be connected, or may be a mobile communication module using a mobile communication network.

Communication performed by the communication unit 60 may be a method using an IOT-based protocol. That is, if the IP address of IPV6 is assigned to the dose notification device and the devices communicating with the communication unit 60 through this are devices capable of accessing the Internet, it can access the dose notification device and process various matters related to the dose notification and the device. there will be

The interface 70 is provided for connection with a power source or an external terminal device. The interface 70 is provided for external connection with the communication unit 60 or the power supply unit 30 , and may be provided in the same form as a USB port.

The control unit 80 receives the alarm information from the external terminal device and controls the output unit 40 to output an alarm at an alarm time included in the alarm information. Here, the alarm may be output through an external terminal device, and for this purpose, when the control unit 80 provides an alarm, the external terminal device and the communication unit 60 communicate with each other to request the output of the alarm from the external terminal device. can Here, in the external terminal device, an app for interlocking with the dose notification device 10 and notifying the dose may be installed, and alarm information to be transmitted to the dose notification device 10 is created and stored, and automatically at the time described in the alarm information. An alarm can also be output.

The control unit 80 receives the alarm information even when the alarm is provided through an external terminal device. Through this, the control unit 80 may provide an alarm separately from the external terminal device, and may control the motion detection sensor 20 to operate only at a time when an alarm should be output, that is, a detection time. This detection time may be a time of a predetermined period before and after the time at which the alarm is output. Through this, it is possible to detect that the user approaches the medicine receiving means to take the medicine before the alarm is output, thereby preventing the alarm from being output after taking the medicine. In addition, when the user approaches the medicine storage means for taking after the alarm is output, the power consumption through the operation of the motion detection sensor 20 can be reduced while detecting this by the motion detection sensor 20 .

The control unit 80 receives alarm information from an external terminal device through the communication unit 60 . The alarm information may include sound information (or sound data) in addition to time information and may be transmitted. The sound information may be a terminal device used by the guardian of the user among users using the external terminal device, and sound information generated or transmitted from the guardian terminal may be included in the alarm information. Here, the present invention is not limited by the fact that it can be generated and transmitted separately from the alarm information.

In addition, the control unit 80 generates completion information according to the alarm output and the detection result. In addition, the generated completion information may be transmitted to an external terminal device through the communication unit 60 . This completion information may be delivered when one dose of medication is finished, or may be delivered when an alarm is output. When the output of the alarm is terminated at the time when the output of the alarm is terminated, if a plurality of alarms are set for one dose, the output of each alarm may be delivered at each end time.

This completion information includes various matters such as whether the user has taken the drug, the time taken from the alarm output to the dose, and the movement before the alarm is issued, and is delivered in a printable form through an app installed on an external terminal device. In particular, when the external terminal device is divided into a guardian terminal and a user terminal, different types and different types of data may be transmitted to each terminal. Alternatively, by transmitting the same data, the guardian terminal and the user terminal may output different information and provide it to the guardian or the user.

In this way, the control unit 80 detects the behavior of the taker by the alarm information and the motion detection sensor, outputs an alarm corresponding thereto, and transmits the completion report to not only the taker but also the guardian so that the taking status of the taker can be determined. can do. In addition, it is possible to use the battery for a long time without frequently charging the battery by operating it at a necessary time through operation based on alarm information and motion detection, thereby increasing the convenience of use for the user or guardian.

4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining delivery of completion information.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the IOT-based dose notification device according to the present invention may create completion information and deliver it to an external terminal device when one dose is taken or whenever an alarm is output.

Such an external terminal device has management authority to create alarm information, sound information, and setting information for operation of the dose notification device and deliver it to the dose notification device. Therefore, the dose notification device operates according to the method set by the external terminal device, reports the result of the operation to the external terminal device, and uses the completion information for this purpose.

In order to process such a series of processes, an app (application program, hereinafter referred to as "app") is installed on the external terminal device, and an interface for management is provided through the app and output through processing of completed information is performed. can

In particular, in the present invention, one app may be installed on different terminal devices and may operate in two types of modes.

For example, it may operate in the taker mode as in (a) and in the guardian mode as in (b), and may operate in the taker mode in the user terminal device 90a and in the guardian mode in the guardian terminal device 90b. .

When divided into the user mode and the guardian mode, the outputted content and the outputted form may be different.

Specifically, the user terminal 90a outputs an alarm, and for this purpose, a sound output and a display operation may be performed. In this case, the sound output may be generated by the guardian terminal 90b as described above, for example, the voice of the guardian may be recorded.

Contrary to this, information for checking the current state of the user may be provided to the guardian terminal 90b. Specifically, the time at which the alarm is output, the time when the user's motion is sensed before and after the alarm is output, and the time the motion is maintained may be arranged and output for each alarm output time.

This output form can be realized by outputting the same completion information to the app installed in each terminal device 90 by selecting and processing differently depending on the mode, that is, the guardian mode or the taker mode.

5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an example of actual use of the dose notification device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the dosage notification device according to the present invention serves to assist the user by providing a reminder to take the medicine at a predetermined cycle as described above.

In particular, the dose notification device according to the present invention checks whether the user takes the medicine after the alarm is output. Therefore, the dose notification device of the present invention is disposed where the user moves to take the medicine.

For this reason, in the dosage notification device of the present invention, the receiving means 95 or the receiving means in which the medicine is stored is installed in the structure, that is, a wall, a table, a structure such as a medicine storage box, or in the vicinity of the structure.

For example, the medicine receiving means 95 may be a medicine calendar 95 . This medicine calendar is manufactured in the form of a calendar, and may be made of a material such as cloth, paper, synthetic resin, or non-woven fabric in which a pocket 96 for storing medicines to be taken for each date and time of the day is provided. Here, the calendar 95 is provided as an example only, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Taking the medicine calendar 95 as an example, when the user installs the medicine calendar 95 on the wall to take the medicine, the pocket 96 faces forward on the wall, and the user takes the medicine out of the medicine calendar. Approaching the weak calendar 95 from the front of

In consideration of this, the dose notification device 10 is installed so that the detection area S is distributed in the direction in which the motion detection sensor 20 approaches the user. In particular, the dosage notification device 10 of the present invention is provided with a coupling means as described above, and is directly installed on the medicine calendar 95 by this coupling means, and is replaced when the medicine calendar 95 is replaced. (95) may be relocated.

6 and 7 are exemplary views showing a dose notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention. 6 is an exemplary view illustrating a bracket for installation of the dose notification device, and FIG. 7 is an exemplary view illustrating the dose notification device installed using the bracket.

6 and 7, the dosage notification device according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided with a bracket 100 as compared to the above-described embodiment, and is accommodated such as a medicine calendar 95 by the bracket 100. There is a difference that is coupled to the means. Hereinafter, descriptions of the same components as those of the above-described embodiment will be omitted, and description will be focused on differences.

The bracket 100 is provided so that the dose notification device 10 can be easily installed on the medicine storage means, that is, the medicine calendar 95 or a structure, and to adjust the motion detection range of the dose notification device 10 .

To this end, the bracket 100 includes a support plate 140 to which the dose notification device 10 is coupled, a link 120 for rotatably supporting the support plate 140 and the bracket 100 to a structure or a medicine calendar (95). It may be configured to include a fixing means 110 for fixing to the.

The support plate 140 is formed in a shape corresponding to the rear case 13 of the dose notification device 10, is in close contact with the rear case 13, and supports the dose notification device 10 through this.

The support plate 140 may be coupled by coupling means provided on the cases 11 and 13 of the dose notification device 10, or in the form of an elastic pocket surrounding the rear case 13 of the dose notification device 10. Formed so that a portion of the dose notification device 10 can be accommodated and combined.

A link 120 is coupled to the rear surface of the support plate 140 .

The link 120 connects the fixing means 110 and the support plate 140 . In particular, the link 120 is provided with a hinge 130 to rotate the support plate 140 so that the user can fix it at a desired angle.

The fixing means 110 is provided on the other side of the link 120 to form a stand with the support plate 140 . The fixing means 110 may be formed in the form of tongs as shown, or may be composed of a suction sucker. Alternatively, it may be formed in a structure capable of screwing, and is provided in a form capable of fixing the bracket 100 to a structure or medicine receiving means in various forms other than those shown.

This bracket 100 may be used as shown in FIG. 7 . That is, it may be coupled to the upper end of the calendar 95, or coupled to the structure corresponding to the upper end of the calendar (95). In this state, the dosage reminder autonomous 100 coupled to the support plate 140 by a hinge provided on the link 120 may be fixed in a 90 degree rotation to detect a direction parallel to the side of the medicine calendar.

In this case, the detection range (S) is reduced, but the user can more accurately confirm that it is close to the medicine calendar. That is, it is possible to detect a case in which the user's hand and arm come within the detection range to take out the medicine from the medicine calendar. Through this, even if it is not possible to detect whether the medicine is actually taken out, it can be determined as an action for receiving the medicine by detecting that a part of the user's body enters the medicine calendar.

Through this, it becomes possible to more accurately determine whether to take a dose even with the same dose notification device as in the above-described embodiment. In particular, it is possible to relatively accurately determine the dose of the user through one sensor without going through a relatively expensive sensor and a complicated judgment process. Through this, it is possible to supply an inexpensive dose notification device, and it is possible to check the dose with as high accuracy as an expensive notification device. In addition, by using the bracket, it can be widely applied to the medicine storage means 95 using different products for each user.

In the above, specific examples have been shown and described to illustrate the technical idea of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the same configuration and operation as the specific embodiments as described above, and various modifications are within the limits that do not depart from the scope of the present invention. can be carried out. Accordingly, such modifications should be considered to fall within the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

10: taking notification device 20: motion detection sensor
30: power unit 40: output unit
50: storage unit 60: communication unit
70: interface 80: control unit
90: terminal device 95: weak calendar
100: bracket 110: fixing means
120: link 130: hinge
140: support plate

Claims (5)

an alarm providing means for providing an alarm by alarm information including an alarm time; and
A motion detection sensor for detecting a motion within a detection range is provided, and according to a detection result of the sensor, it is determined whether a motion is detected by the motion detection sensor at a detection time point at which the alarm is provided, and the alarm providing means according to the determination result IOT-based dose notification device comprising a; terminal device for providing the alarm again or generating completion information through The method of claim 1,
The alarm providing means
an optical output or sound output device provided in the terminal device;
a user's terminal to which the alarm information is input; and
IOT-based dosage notification device, characterized in that any one of the user terminals that are connected to the terminal device by communication and receive the alarm information from the terminal device. The method of claim 1,
The terminal device
IOT-based dose notification device, characterized in that it is attached to the drug storage means or the structure in which the medicine storage means is installed. The method of claim 1,
The user terminal is
and a user terminal to which the alarm is output;
IOT-based dosage notification device comprising a guardian terminal to which the completion information is transmitted. The method of claim 1,
Adjust the detection direction and detection range of the motion detection sensor, or
IOT-based medication notification device, characterized in that it further comprises a bracket coupled to the terminal device for attaching the terminal device to the structure or medicine storage means.

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