KR20220138318A - An apparatus providing a massage mode - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massage providing method of a massage providing server, wherein the massage providing method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: obtaining the information for the massage device based on the identifier information of the massage device; determining a massage mode different from an existing massage mode stored in the massage device as a recommended massage mode among a plurality of massage modes based on the information; and providing a massage to a user through at least one massage mode among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode. Therefore, the present invention is capable of providing a technique for providing the massage mode to the user.

Description

A device providing a massage mode {AN APPARATUS PROVIDING A MASSAGE MODE}

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for providing a massage mode.

Massage is to control the modulation of the subject's body by applying various types of mechanical stimuli to a part of the body, such as kneading, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving the part of the subject's body. It is a medical adjuvant therapy that helps circulation and relieves the fatigue of the subject.

The increase in massage demand has caused an increase in demand for a massage device (or a massage device, a massage chair) that provides an artificial massage function due to economic and time reasons. That is, as the demand for relieving fatigue or stress while relaxing the muscles through massage increases, various massage devices in a time- and cost-effective manner are being released. Any type of apparatus, device or apparatus for performing massage without a separate masseuse through a mechanical apparatus is referred to as a massage apparatus.

Recently, people's interest in health is increasing, and the massage device is changing from simply providing a massage function to an electronic device that provides various additional functions and/or medical functions. Research on how to control it is ongoing.

Korean Patent No. 10-1189364 provides a massage device and a method for controlling the massage device.

The present disclosure is derived in response to the above-mentioned background art, and one of the various objects of the present disclosure is to provide a method of providing a massage corresponding to a massage mode installed or not installed in a massage device without updating the massage device. would like to provide

However, the technical problems are not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

A method for providing a massage of a massage providing server according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for achieving the above-described technical problem includes: obtaining information on the massage device based on identifier information of the massage device; Determining a massage mode different from the existing massage mode stored in the massage device from among the massage modes as a recommended massage mode, and providing a massage to the user through at least one massage mode among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode may include steps.

In addition, a program for implementing the method of operation of the massage device as described above may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium.

The massage providing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may provide a technique for providing a massage mode not stored in the massage device to the user.

The effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below. .

1 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a view for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a view for explaining the components of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 4 is a view showing an external device that can communicate with the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a schematic block diagram of a massage providing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an overall operation of a massage providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 shows an example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.
8 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.
9 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.
10 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.
11 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.
12 is a view for explaining a massage providing process of the massage providing system shown in FIG. 6 .

Objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become more apparent through the following examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following specific structural or functional descriptions are only exemplified for the purpose of describing embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and described in the present specification or application. It should not be construed as being limited to the examples.

Since the embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure may have various changes and may have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the present specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure to a specific form of disclosure, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present disclosure, a first component may be named as a second component, and similar The second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle. Other expressions for describing the relationship between elements, such as "between" and "in between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

In this specification, the actuator means a configuration that can provide a driving force. For example, the actuator may include, but is not limited to, a motor, a linear motor, an electronic motor, a DC motor, an AC motor, a linear actuator, an electric actuator, and the like.

In the present specification, the spiral rod means a straight member having a spiral groove, and may be implemented with a metal material. For example, the spiral rod may include a cylindrical rod having a spiral groove on its surface. In addition, the spiral rod may include a metal lead screw.

In this specification, the binaural bit may refer to a specific type of audio information that can control brain waves.

In the present specification, a massage device may refer to a massage device including a body massage unit and a leg massage unit. In addition, in the present specification, the body massage unit and the leg massage unit may exist as separate separate devices (eg, a body massage device and a leg massage device), and the massage device may refer to a body massage device or a leg massage device. .

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

1 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 100 forms an area for accommodating at least a part of the user's body, and a body massage unit 1000 for massaging at least a part of the user's body, and an arm massage unit for massaging at least a part of the arm ( 2000), and at least one of the leg massage unit 3000 for massaging at least a part of the leg.

The massage device 100 may include at least one air cell (not shown). The air cell may be located in the user's shoulder part, pelvis part, arm massage unit 2000, leg massage unit 3000, etc., but is not limited thereto, and may be arranged in various parts of the massage device 100 .

The massage device 100 may include an air supply unit, and the air supply unit may inflate (or inflate) the air cell by supplying air to the air cell. For example, the air supply unit may be located inside the body massage unit 1000 and may be located in the leg massage unit 3000 , but is not limited thereto. For example, the air supply unit may be located outside the massage device 100 .

The massage device 100 may include an exhaust unit, and the exhaust unit may contract the air cell by exhausting the air supplied to the air cell. For example, the exhaust unit may be implemented as an electromagnetic valve (or a solenoid valve).

The body massage unit 1000 includes a head contact part (or headrest part) that can come into contact with the user's head, a back contact part (or backrest part) that can come into contact with the user's back part, and a user's buttocks part (or buttocks) and The buttock contact part (or the seat part, the buttock support part) that can be touched, the main frame 1100 constituting the skeleton (or the internal skeleton, the internal skeleton) of the body massage part 1000, provides an audio output in any form to the user At least one of an audio output module 1600 for receiving a massage function, a massage module 1700 for providing a massage function to the upper and lower parts of the user's body, and a user input unit 1800 for receiving an input of any type from the user may include.

The components included in the above-described body massage unit 1000 are merely exemplary embodiments, and the body massage unit 1000 may include various components in addition to the above-described components.

The body massage unit 1000 may provide the user with a body massage for massaging at least a part of the user's body. For example, the body massage unit 1000 may massage at least a portion of the user's body through at least one of the massage module 1700 and the air cell included in the body massage unit 1000 . In this case, at least a part of the body may be various parts of the body, such as the user's upper body and/or lower body.

The body massage unit 1000 may form a space of any shape for accommodating the user. The body massage unit 1000 may have a space corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the body massage unit 1000 may be implemented as a sitting type that can accommodate the user's whole body or a part of the body.

The portion in contact with the ground in the body massage unit 1000 may include an arbitrary material for increasing frictional force or an arbitrary member (eg, an anti-slip pad, etc.) for increasing frictional force, and the massage device 100 It may include wheels for enhancing the mobility of the.

At least a portion of the body massage unit 1000 may slide. For example, when the body massage unit 1000 starts a massage, at least a portion of the body massage unit 1000 may slide forward. In addition, the body massage unit 1000 may be inclined to the rear. As a result, the body massage unit 1000 may provide a massage in a backward tilted state.

The arm massage unit 2000 may provide the user with an arm massage for massaging at least a portion of the user's arm. For example, the arm massage unit 2000 may be disposed on one or both sides of the body massage unit 1000 and accommodate at least a portion of the user's arm. The arm massage unit 2000 may massage at least a portion of the user's arm through at least one of an air cell and a massage module included in the arm massage unit 2000 . In this case, at least a part of the arm may be various parts of the arm, such as the user's hand, wrist, and/or a region between the wrist and the elbow. The massage module may include, but is not limited to, a ball massage unit and/or a roller massage unit. The air cell may be configured to fix or massage at least a portion of the user's arm.

The leg massage unit 3000 may provide the user with a leg massage for massaging at least a portion of the user's leg. For example, the leg massage unit 3000 may be disposed below the body massage unit 1000 and accommodate at least a portion of the user's leg. The leg massage unit 3000 may massage at least a portion of the user's leg through at least one of an air cell and a massage module included in the leg massage unit 3000 . In this case, at least a part of the leg may be various parts of the leg, such as the user's foot, ankle, instep and/or calf. The massage module may include, but is not limited to, a ball massage unit and/or a roller massage unit.

Specifically, the leg massage unit 3000 may include at least one of a calf massage unit (not shown) and a foot massage unit (not shown). The calf massage unit (not shown) may be configured to massage the calf part among the legs of the accommodated user. In this case, the calf massage unit may include a ball massage unit and/or a roller massage unit, which are modules for massaging the user's calf, but is not limited thereto. The foot massage unit (not shown) may be configured to massage the user's feet. The foot massage unit may include a ball massage unit and/or a roller massage unit, which are modules for massaging the user's feet, but is not limited thereto. The calf massage unit and the foot massage unit may include an air cell (not shown). The air cell may be configured to fix or massage at least a portion of the user's leg.

The leg massage unit 3000 may include a calf massage unit that massages the user's calf and/or a foot massage unit that massages the user's feet.

The leg massage unit 3000 may be adjustable in length according to the user's body characteristics. For example, when a tall user uses the massage device 100 , the length of the leg massage unit 3000 needs to be increased because the length of the calf is long. In addition, when a short user uses the massage device 1000 , the length of the calf is short and the leg massage unit 3000 needs to be shortened. Accordingly, the leg massage unit 3000 may provide a leg massage customized to the user's height.

The massage module 1700 may be provided inside the body massage unit 1000 to provide any type of mechanical stimulation to the user accommodated in the body massage unit 1000 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the massage module 1700 may provide a massage to at least a part of the user's body while moving along the main frame 1100 provided in the body massage unit 1000 .

For example, the main frame 1100 of the body massage unit 1000 may be provided with a rack gear, and the massage module 1700 moves up and down along the rack gear, A mechanical stimulus may be provided. The massage module 1700 may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

The main frame 1100 constitutes a skeleton of the internal configuration of the body massage unit 1000 (or the internal framework of the body massage unit 100), and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 1100 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

The massage device control device 200 may be connected to the massage device 100 through wired communication and/or wireless communication to control the massage device 100 . Massage device control device 200 may include a remote controller (Remote controller), a mobile phone (Cellular phone), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), etc., without being limited thereto, through the massage device 100 and wired or wireless communication It may include various connectable electronic devices.

The shape of the massage device 100 and the massage device 100 shown in FIG. 1 (eg, the body massage unit 1000, the arm massage unit 2000, the leg massage unit 3000, etc.) The structure is merely exemplary, and as long as it does not depart from the scope of rights defined by the claims of the present disclosure, various types of massage device 100 and various types of configurations included in the massage device 100 are also of the present disclosure. may be included within the scope.

2 is a view for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The main frame 1100 may include an upper frame 1150 in which the massage module 1700 is provided and a base frame 1110 supporting the upper frame 1150 .

The upper frame 1150 may include an upper frame 1152 and a lower frame 1153 . The upper frame 1152 may be a frame that supports the user's upper body (or back). The lower frame 1153 may be a frame that supports the lower body (or buttocks) of the user.

At least a portion of the upper frame 1150 may be provided with a rack gear 1151 . The rack gear 1151 is a member for guiding the vertical movement of the massage module 1700 , and may include a plurality of valleys and a plurality of peaks.

The rack gear 1151 may be provided in a form facing both sides of the upper frame 1150 , and the massage module 1700 may move along the rack gear 1151 .

For example, the massage module 1700 may include a gear meshed with the rack gear 1151, and by rotating the gear by an actuator provided in the massage module 1700, the massage module 1700 is upwardly or can move downwards.

The rack gear 1151 may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the rack gear 1151 may be implemented with iron, steel, alloy, reinforced plastic, melamine resin, phenol resin, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The upper frame 1150 may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the upper frame 1150 may be divided into an S frame, an L frame, an S&L frame, and a double S&L frame according to a shape, but is not limited thereto.

The S frame means a frame in which at least a portion of the upper frame 1150 has a curved shape like “S”. The L frame means a frame in which at least a portion of the upper frame 1150 has a curved shape like “L”, and the S&L frame includes both a curved shape like “S” and a curved shape like “L”. The double S&L frame means a frame that includes a curved shape like an L” and a curved shape like an “S” of two parts.

The base frame 1110 refers to a portion of the main frame 1100 that supports the upper frame 1150 and is in contact with the ground. The base frame 1110 may include a base upper frame 1111 and a base lower frame 1112 .

The base upper frame 1111 may support the upper frame 1150 , and the base lower frame 1112 may be in contact with the ground. In addition, the base upper frame 1111 may be positioned in contact with the base lower frame 1112 .

The base upper frame 1111 may move along the base lower frame 1112 . For example, the base upper frame 1111 may slide forward or backward along the base lower frame 1112 . In this case, the upper frame 1150 may be connected to the base upper frame 1111 and move according to the movement of the base upper frame 1111 .

For example, when the base upper frame 1111 moves forward, the upper frame 1150 may also move forward together, and when the base upper frame 1111 moves rearward, the upper frame 1150 also moves backward together. can move Due to this, sliding movement of the body massage unit 1000 may be allowed.

Specifically, in order to allow movement of the base upper frame 1111 , a moving wheel may be provided under the base upper frame 1111 . In addition, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided at an upper portion of the base lower frame 1112 . By moving the moving wheel provided in the base upper frame 1111 along the guide member provided in the base lower frame 1112 , the forward movement or the rearward movement of the base upper frame 1111 may be allowed.

The massage device 100 may not provide a sliding function, and in this case, the base frame 1110 may not be separated into upper and lower frames.

3 is a view for explaining the components of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 100 may include at least one of a control unit 1200 , a sensor unit 1300 , a network connection unit 1400 , a storage unit 1500 , an audio output module 1600 , and a user input unit 1800 .

The controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 100 . The control unit 1200 may be implemented as one processor or a plurality of processors. When the controller 1200 is implemented with a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be located at physically separated distances. Also, the controller 1200 is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways.

The controller 1200 may control the configuration of the massage device 100 . For example, the controller 1200 may control various components (1000, 2000, 3000, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800, etc.) included in the massage device 100 .

Specifically, the massage apparatus 100 may include a plurality of actuators, and the controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage apparatus 100 by controlling the operation of the plurality of actuators. For example, the massage device 100 includes at least one of a massage module 1700 movement actuator, at least one actuator included in the massage module, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a sliding actuator. may include, and the controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 100 by controlling them.

The massage module movement actuator is an actuator that enables vertical movement of the massage module 1700, and the massage module 1700 may move along the leg gear by the operation of the massage module 1700 movement actuator.

The back angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the portion where the user's back contacts in the massage device 100 , and the isometric angle of the massage device 100 may be adjusted by the operation of the isometric actuator.

The leg angle actuator is an actuator for adjusting the angle of the leg massage unit 300 of the massage device 100, and the angle between the leg massage unit 3000 and the body massage unit 1000 can be adjusted by the operation of the leg angle actuator. have.

The foot massage actuator represents an actuator that operates the foot massage module included in the leg massage unit 3000 . By utilizing the foot massage actuator, the massage device 100 may provide a foot massage to the user.

The controller 1200 may provide a massage to the user by controlling the operation of the massage module 1700 to apply a mechanical stimulus to the user. For example, the massage module 1700 may include at least one actuator, and the controller 1200 may provide various massage operations by operating the at least one actuator.

Specifically, by operating at least one actuator included in the massage module 1700, the controller 1200 may provide a tapping massage, a kneading massage, etc., but is not limited thereto, and may provide various massage operations. In this case, the controller 1200 may move the massage module 1700 in the X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis, and the like directions. The controller 1200 may advance the massage ball forward of the massage module 1700 on the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis, or may retract the massage module 1700 backward. Alternatively, the controller 1200 may rotate the massage ball around the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis.

The leg length adjustment actuator refers to an actuator that adjusts the length of the leg massage unit 3000 . For example, the control unit 1200 may adjust the length of the leg massage unit 3000 to suit the user by using the leg length adjusting actuator, and as a result, the user may be provided with a massage suitable for the body type.

The sliding actuator enables the sliding operation of the massage device 100 . For example, the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may move forward or backward by the operation of the sliding actuator, and as a result, the upper frame connected to the horizontal base upper frame 1114a may also move forward or backward.

The sensor unit 1300 may acquire various information using at least one sensor. In this case, the sensor may include a sound sensor, a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

For example, the sensor unit 1300 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor that acquires biometric information of a user who uses the massage device 100 . The biometric information acquisition sensor may acquire blood pressure information, fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, electrocardiogram information, body composition information, etc., but is not limited thereto, and may include various biometric information. . The biometric information acquisition sensor may be implemented as a single sensor to acquire biometric information, but is not limited thereto. For example, the biometric information acquisition sensor may be implemented as a plurality of sensors, and may be respectively disposed near a body part from which each information is acquired.

In addition, the sensor unit 1300 may include a human body detection sensor for detecting the user. The human body detection sensor may include at least one seating sensor and/or a proximity sensor. For example, the seating sensor may be implemented as a pressure sensor and may be disposed on a portion where the user sits (or a portion in contact with the user's buttocks) among all areas of the massage device 100 to detect the user's seating. The proximity sensor may be implemented as a thermal sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and/or an infrared sensor and disposed on the outer surface of the massage device 100 to detect a user adjacent to the massage device 100 . The proximity sensor may determine a distance capable of detecting a user according to the specification of the proximity sensor.

The massage device 100 may sense a contact area and/or a contact position with the user through sensors. In addition, the massage apparatus 100 may acquire the user's shoulder position information through the sensor unit 1300 . Also, the massage apparatus 100 may provide a customized massage based on the acquired information. For example, when the massage device 100 provides a shoulder massage, the massage device 100 recognizes the user's shoulder position based on the information obtained through the sensor unit 1300, and provides the user with the recognition result. Shoulder massage can be provided.

The massage device 100 may include a network connection unit (or a communication unit, 1400 ). The network connection unit 1400 may communicate with at least one of the internal configuration of the massage device 100, the massage device control device 200, and the external device 400 (FIG. 4) through a network of any type. The network connection unit 1400 may include a wired/wireless communication module for network connection. In this case, the communication module may be at least one communication module among a short-range communication module and a long-distance communication module. As the wireless access technology, for example, Wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), etc. may be used. , but not limited thereto. As the wired connection technology, for example, Digital Subscriber Line (XDSL), Fibers to the home (FTTH), Power Line Communication (PLC), etc. may be used, but is not limited thereto. The network connection unit may transmit/receive data to/from an arbitrary device located in a short distance through the short-range communication module. For example, short range communication technology may include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like. not limited

The storage unit 1500 may store various information related to the massage device 100 . For example, the storage unit 1500 may store various information about the massage device 100 such as at least one of massage control information and personal authentication information.

The storage unit 1500 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing arbitrary data. For example, storage 1500 may include, but is not limited to, disks, optical disks, and magneto-optical storage devices, as well as storage devices based on flash memory and/or battery-backed memory. doesn't happen

Also, the storage unit 1500 may be implemented through a volatile storage medium capable of temporarily storing arbitrary data. For example, the storage 1500 may include a memory. Memory is the main storage device directly accessed by the processor, such as random access memory (RAM), such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM). It may mean a volatile storage device that is erased by a , but is not limited thereto. Such a memory may be operated by the controller 1200 .

Also, the storage unit 1500 may include at least one sub storage unit among the first sub storage unit 1510 and the second sub storage unit 1530 .

The first sub storage unit 1510 may be implemented as a non-volatile storage medium capable of permanently (or continuously) storing information (or data) stored in the first sub storage unit 1510 . . In this case, the first sub storage unit 1510 is a non-volatile memory in which stored information is not erased, and may be a read only memory (ROM), but is not limited thereto. The information stored in the first sub storage 1510 may be information pre-stored in the first sub storage 1510 at various times, such as at least one of the times when the massage device 100 is created, sold, and updated.

For example, information stored in the first sub storage unit 1510 may be stored in the first sub storage unit 1510 even when the power of the massage apparatus 100 is turned off. In other words, the first sub storage unit 1510 is a non-volatile (non-volatile) storage medium in which the information stored in the first sub storage unit 1510 is not deleted even when the power of the massage device 100 is turned off. can mean

The first sub storage unit 1510 may store an existing massage mode. The existing massage mode may be a massage mode pre-stored in the first sub storage unit 1510 at various times, such as at least one of the times when the massage device 100 is created, sold, and updated. The existing massage mode may include at least one of a concentration mode, a meditation mode, a recovery mode, a stretching mode, a sleep mode, a vitality mode, a golf mode, a hip-up mode, an examinee mode, a weightlessness mode, and a growth mode. The existing massage mode may include a medical massage mode related to body improvement.

The existing massage mode controls various components (eg, a body massage unit, an arm massage unit, a leg massage unit, a massage module, etc.) of the massage device 100 in order to provide a user with a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode. It may be a massage program (or a massage map). For example, the massage map may be used to control each component, such as whether each component is driven, a driving position (or a driving part (driving body part)), a driving angle, at least one of driving time, driving strength, and driving speed. Various control parameters may be programmed (or designed). In this case, the massage map may be composed of at least one or more massage steps containing information on a massage that is sequentially provided according to time. Each massage step includes information about a user's body part to which a massage is provided, information about the time, intensity, sequence, etc. of a massage action provided to a specific body part, and the location of the massage module 1700 at the start and end of each massage step. It may include various information such as at least one of the related information.

The second sub storage unit 1530 may be implemented as a volatile storage medium capable of temporarily storing information stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 . At this time, the second sub storage unit 1530 is a volatile memory from which stored information is erased, and various random access memory such as at least one of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and a static random access memory (SRAM). access memory (RAM), but is not limited thereto. The information stored in the second sub storage 1530 may be information transmitted from an external device different from the massage device 100 .

For example, information stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 may be momentarily erased and deleted from the second sub storage unit 1530 when the power of the massage device 100 is turned off. doesn't happen In other words, the second sub storage unit 1530 may refer to a volatile storage medium in which information stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 is deleted when the power of the massage device 100 is turned off.

The storage capacity (or storage space) of the second sub storage unit 1530 may have a lower specification than the storage capacity of the first sub storage unit 1510 . For example, the second sub storage 1530 may receive a massage mode transmitted from an external device different from the massage device 100 and temporarily store the received massage mode. When a new massage mode is transmitted from an external device when the massage mode is stored, the second sub storage unit 1530 may delete the pre-stored massage mode and temporarily store the new massage mode. In other words, the second sub storage unit 1530 may be a storage medium for storing a single massage mode transmitted from an external device. Accordingly, the storage capacity of the second sub storage unit 1530 may be smaller (or lower) than the storage capacity of the first sub storage unit 1510 for storing a plurality of massage modes.

The audio output module 1600 may be disposed in various positions of the massage device 100 . For example, the audio output module 1600 may include an upper audio output unit disposed on the upper end of the backrest in contact with the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the left and right arm massager of the backrest, and/or the rear end of the arm massager. It may include a plurality of output units, such as a rear audio output unit attached to, but is not limited thereto.

The audio output module 1600 may output an acoustic signal received through the network connection unit 1400 or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output module 1600 may output a sound source according to the control of the massage apparatus control device 200 through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the massage apparatus control device 200 . In this case, the audio output module 1600 may provide a stereophonic sound such as 5.1 channel, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the audio output module 1600 may output any type of sound signal generated in connection with the operation of the massage device 100 to provide the user with any type of audio output. For example, the audio output module 1600 provides the user with brain stimulation that stimulates the user's brain by outputting a sound source and/or binaural beat optimized for the massage pattern provided by the massage device 100 to the user. can do.

The user input unit 1800 may receive a command related to operation control of the massage device 100 from the user, and transmit the received command to the control unit 1200 so that the control unit 1200 controls the massage device 100 . can

The user input unit 1800 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the user input unit 1800 may be provided in the body massage unit 1000 or the leg massage unit 3000 , but is not limited thereto.

The massage apparatus 100 may obtain various commands from the user through the user input unit 1800 . For example, the massage device 100 may include selection of a massage module, selection of a massage type (or massage mode, massage mode), selection of a massage intensity, selection of a massage time, selection of a massage site, and of the body massage unit 1000 . It is possible to receive arbitrary commands for selection of location and operation, selection of On-Off of power of the massage device 100, selection of whether to operate cooling and heating functions, selection related to sound source reproduction, etc. not limited

The user input unit 1800 may include buttons in the form of a hot key and/or a selection button for executing direction selection, cancellation, and input according to a preset user setting function or a function preset by itself. have. For example, the user input unit 1800 may be implemented as a keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/capacitive), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto. Also, the user input unit 1800 may acquire a command through the user's utterance based on the speech recognition technology.

The user input unit 1800 may include a display for displaying the operation state of the massage device 100 or the current state of the user. In this case, the display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display (flexible display). ), and at least one of a three-dimensional display (3D display), but is not limited thereto.

The user input unit 1800 may provide an interface for selecting a massage mode. For example, the user input unit 1800 may provide an interface for visualizing various massage modes stored in the massage apparatus 100 . Specifically, the user input unit 1800 may provide an interface for visualizing a massage list in which identifier information of a massage mode is listed (or indicating identifier information).

As described above, the user input unit 1800 and the massage device control device 200 are devices for controlling the massage device 100 and may be implemented independently of each other, but is not limited thereto. For example, the user input unit 1800 may perform an operation of the massage apparatus control device 200 , and the massage apparatus control device 200 may perform an operation of the user input unit 1800 .

Through this, the massage apparatus 100 may be controlled through at least one of the user input unit 1800 and the massage apparatus control device 200 . For example, the user may control the massage apparatus 100 by using at least one of the user input unit 1800 and the massage apparatus control device 200 .

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, it is assumed that the massage apparatus control device 200 performs the operation of the user input unit 1800 .

4 is a diagram illustrating an external device capable of communicating with the massage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 100 may communicate with a device (or an external device) 400 different from the massage device 100 through a network connection unit 1400 in a wired or wireless manner, and may transmit/receive various data. At this time, the external device 400 may be located outside the massage device 100, but is not limited thereto. For example, the external device 400 may be disposed on at least one of the inside and the outside of the massage device 100 , and may be a device that is independently distinguished from the massage device 100 .

The external device 400 may include an AI speaker, a portable electronic device 410 such as a tablet or a smart phone. The portable electronic device 410 may be dedicated to the massage device 100 or a general-purpose portable electronic device. Also, the external device may include a wearable device 420 such as a smart watch or a smart band. The external device may include a massage device 430 other than the massage device 100 currently used by the user. The external device may include a hospital server 440 . The external device may include a personal health record (PHR) server. Also, the external device may include the cloud server 450 . The external device may include a medical measurement device such as an electronic scale, a blood glucose meter, or a blood pressure meter.

In the present disclosure, although some examples of the external device 400 have been described, all devices capable of communicating with the massage device 100 by wire or wireless and exchanging information with each other may correspond to the external device 400 .

5 is a schematic block diagram of a massage providing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage providing system 10 may include at least one of the massage device 100 , the user device 200 , and the massage providing device 300 .

As for the massage device 100 , all of the above-described massage device 100 may be applied to the massage device 100 . For example, the massage apparatus 100 may provide a user with various types of massage, such as at least one of a body massage, an arm massage, and a leg massage.

The massage device 100 may transmit/receive various information (or data) by performing communication with at least one of the user device 200 and the massage providing device 300 . For example, the massage device 100 may transmit various information about the massage device 100 to at least one device.

The user device 200 is an electronic device used by various objects, such as a user who uses the massage device 100 and/or an administrator who manages the user, and may be the massage device control device 200 , but is not limited thereto. For example, the user device 200 may include various devices such as a personal computer (PC), a display, and a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device is dedicated to the massage device 100, or as a general-purpose portable electronic device, an AI speaker, a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a mobile internet device (mobile internet device (mobile internet device) MID)), PDA (personal digital assistant), EDA (enterprise digital assistant), digital still camera, digital video camera, PMP (portable multimedia player), PND (personal navigation device or portable navigation device), a handheld game console, an e-book, and a smart device. In this case, the smart device may include a wearable device such as a smart watch or a smart band.

The user device 200 may transmit/receive various data by performing communication with at least one of the massage device 100 and the massage providing device 300 . For example, the user device 200 may be installed with various software such as an application program (APP) and the web. The user device 200 may communicate with at least one of the massage device 100 and the massage providing device 300 using various software and wired/wireless communication technologies. The wired/wireless communication technology may be various wired and/or wireless communication technologies, such as at least one of an Internet communication network, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), a wireless LAN, Wi-Fi, LF, Xbee, Zigbee, Blue-Tooth, and Beacon.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the user device 200 is implemented independently from the massage device 100 to perform the operations of the user input unit 1800 and the massage device control device 200 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the user input unit 1800 of the massage device 100 may be implemented integrally with the user device 200 to perform the operation of the user device 200 .

The massage providing apparatus 300 may transmit and receive various data by performing communication with at least one of the massage apparatus 100 and the user apparatus 200 . Preferably, the massage providing device 300 is implemented as a server and may include a communication module, a processor, and a database, but is not limited thereto. The operation of the massage providing apparatus 300 may be performed through a processor.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine a recommended massage mode to be recommended to the user from among a plurality of massage modes based on identifier information on the massage apparatus 100 . In this case, the recommended massage mode may be a different massage mode from the existing massage mode, which is a massage mode stored in the massage apparatus 100 .

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage to the user by providing at least one massage mode among the existing massage mode and the recommended massage mode to the massage apparatus 100 .

Through this, the massage providing apparatus 300 allows the user to use not only the massage mode stored in the massage apparatus 100 but also the massage mode not stored in the massage apparatus 100 to increase the user's satisfaction with the massage apparatus 100 . can be raised

6 is a flowchart illustrating an overall operation of a massage providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may obtain identifier information of the massage apparatus 100 . For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may acquire identifier information of the massage apparatus 100 transmitted from at least one of the massage apparatus 100 and the user apparatus 200 . The operation of acquiring the identifier information will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 12 . Identifier information of the massage device 100 is the name of the massage device 100, unique ID (identification), DOI (Digital Object Identifier), hardware code (eg, QR code (quick response code), NFC tag (near) field communication tag), an RFID tag (radio frequency identification tag, etc.), a certificate, and information about at least one of an index may include various information indicating the massage device 100 .

The massage providing apparatus 300 may acquire information on the massage apparatus 100 based on the identifier information of the massage apparatus 100 ( S610 ). For example, the massage providing device 300 receives at least one piece of information from information on the massage device 100 and information on an existing massage mode stored in the massage device 100 based on the identifier information of the massage device 100 . can be obtained

Specifically, information on each of a plurality of massage devices and information on each massage mode may be stored in the database of the massage providing apparatus 300 . In this case, information on each massage device and information on a massage mode stored in each massage device may be matched with each other.

The information on each massage device may include various types of information about each massage device, such as information on at least one of a place where each massage device is installed and a model of each massage device. The information about the place may include various information about the place, such as information on at least one of a location, a name, and whether a specific user resides in the place. The information about the model may include various information about the model, such as information about at least one of a model name, a model ID, and a model index of each massage device.

The information on each massage mode may include various information about each massage mode, such as information on at least one of identifier information, version, and creation date of each massage mode. The identifier information may include various information indicating each massage mode, such as information on at least one of a name, an ID, and an index of each massage mode. The information about the version may include various information about the version, such as information about at least one of a version name, a version ID, and a version index of each massage mode. The information on the creation date may be information on the date on which each version of each massage mode was created (or developed, completed, and/or released).

The massage providing apparatus 300 may search (or select) a massage apparatus corresponding to the identifier information of the massage apparatus 100 from among a plurality of massage apparatuses based on the identifier information of the massage apparatus 100 . The massage providing apparatus 300 may acquire information on the searched massage apparatus and information on the massage mode stored in the searched massage apparatus based on the search result.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine a massage mode different from the existing massage mode among a plurality of massage modes as a recommended massage mode to be recommended to the user based on the obtained information ( S630 ).

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide at least one massage mode among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode to the massage apparatus 100 to provide a massage to the user through at least one massage (S650). For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 provides at least one massage mode to the massage apparatus 100 so that the massage apparatus 100 operates in the at least one massage mode, thereby corresponding to the at least one massage mode to the user. massage can be provided.

7 shows an example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.

The massage providing device 300 is based on the identifier information of the massage device 100 to the installation location where the massage device 100 is installed, information about the model of the massage device 100, and the existing massage mode stored in the massage device 100 . At least one piece of information may be obtained from among the information on the .

For example, the massage providing device 300 may obtain a massage device corresponding to the identifier information of the massage device 100 from among a plurality of massage devices, and obtain the obtained massage device information as information of the massage device 100 . can The information of each massage device is pre-stored in the massage providing device 300 as described above, and may include at least one of information on an installation location of each massage device, information on a model, and information on a massage mode. can In this case, the information on the massage mode may include at least one of identifier information of the massage mode, information on a version, and information on a creation date.

The massage providing apparatus 300 obtains information on a place from among the obtained information on the massage apparatus as information on an installation place of the massage apparatus 100 , and converts information about the model into information about the model of the massage apparatus 100 . may be obtained, and information on the massage mode may be acquired as information on the existing massage mode.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine a massage mode corresponding to an installation place of the massage apparatus 100 from among a plurality of massage modes as a recommended massage mode based on the information on the massage apparatus 100 ( S631 ).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may determine massage modes including information on a place (or information is matched) among a plurality of massage modes as candidate massage modes (S631a). In this case, the place may be various places such as a transportation facility, a treatment facility, a rest facility, a leisure facility, an educational facility, a religious facility, and the like. The transportation facility may include various transportation facilities such as at least one of an airport, a bus terminal, a train terminal, and a passenger terminal. The treatment facility may be various treatment facilities such as at least one of a hospital and a nursing home. The rest facilities may be various rest facilities such as at least one of a hotel, a motel, a pension, a campground, and a rest area. The leisure facility may be various leisure facilities such as at least one of a theater, an art gallery, and a gymnasium. The educational facility may be various educational facilities such as at least one of a school and a private institute. The religious facility may be various religious facilities such as at least one of a church, a temple, and a cathedral.

Each candidate massage mode may be a massage mode that provides a massage and content corresponding to a location matched to each candidate massage mode. The content may include at least one of visual content and auditory content corresponding to a location matched to each candidate massage mode. In other words, each candidate massage mode is a massage mode specific to a location, and may provide different massages and different contents depending on the location.

The massage providing apparatus 300 is a massage mode corresponding to the same place as the installation place of the massage apparatus 100 among candidate massage modes based on the installation place of the massage apparatus 100 (or the same place as the installation place is matched). may be determined as a special massage mode (S631b). In this case, the installation site may be various facilities such as at least one of a transportation facility, a treatment facility, a rest facility, a leisure facility, and an educational facility, as described above.

For example, the massage providing device 300 corresponds to the model of the massage device 100 among the candidate massage modes based on the installation location and model of the massage device 100 and the same location as the installation location of the massage device 100 . may determine the matched massage mode as the special massage mode.

The special massage mode may be a massage mode corresponding to the model of the massage device 100 and may be driven by the massage device 100 . The special massage mode may be a massage mode in which a massage corresponding to the installation location of the massage device 100 (or a massage specialized for the installation location) and content corresponding to the installation location are provided together. In this case, the content may be provided to the user while the massage is provided.

For example, the content is included in the special massage mode, and may include at least one of visual content and auditory content, but is not limited thereto. The visual content may be an image (or video) corresponding to the installation location and the special massage mode, and the auditory content may be at least one of music and comments corresponding to the installation location and the special massage mode.

When the installation place of the massage device 100 is a transportation facility, the content is content to be provided to a user who has used or will use the transportation facility, and images, music and comments that reduce the fear of using the transportation means or relieve the user's tension It may include at least one content among them, but is not limited thereto. At this time, the special massage mode is designed to provide a massage while the massage device 100 moves in an operation corresponding to the operation of the transportation means, or the massage device 100 reduces the user's fear of flying or relieves tension. It may be designed to provide a massage while in motion. For example, the special massage mode may be designed to move in a motion corresponding to the take-off and landing motions of the airplane, and to provide massage through at least one of the air cell and the massage module 1700 . The special massage mode changes the angle of the body massage unit 1000 and the leg massage unit 2000 of the massage device 100 so that the massage device 100 provides an effect of pendulum motion like a cradle used by infants and toddlers. It may be designed to provide a massage through at least one of the air cell and the massage module 1700 .

When the installation place is an airport, the content may include at least one of images, music, and comments that reduce the user's fear of flight before the flight or relieve the user's tension after the flight, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the image may be an image combined with a color for alleviating the fear of flying and a color for alleviating the residual tension after flight. The music may be a variety of sounds, such as at least one of classical music, instrumental music, and animal sounds, which relieves the fear of flying or relieves residual tension after flying. The statement may be at least one of a fear alleviation statement and a tension relief statement recorded in a voice that relieves the fear of flying or relieves the residual tension after the flight.

When the installation place of the massage device 100 is a religious facility, the content may include at least one of images, music, and comments that improve the religious belief of a user who has used or will use a religious facility, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the special massage mode may be designed so that the massage device 100 provides a massage that stabilizes the user's mind and body. For example, the special massage mode may be designed such that a massage through an air cell generating noise is provided at a lower frequency than a massage through the massage module 1700 , or a massage through the air cell is not provided.

If the installation location is a church, the content includes sermon videos for Protestants, religious music for Protestants (e.g., hymns for Protestants, contemporary christian music (CCM) for Protestants, etc.), religious books for Protestants (e.g., Bible books for Protestants) etc.) may include at least one content from among the comments conveying the content of the text, but is not limited thereto.

If the installation location is a temple, the content includes Buddhist sermon videos, Buddhist religious music (eg, Buddhist songs (or hymns), wooden table sounds, etc.), and Buddhist religious books (eg, Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist scriptures). It may include at least one content among the comments conveying , but is not limited thereto.

If the installation location is a cathedral, the content includes video of Catholic sermons, religious music for Catholics (eg, Catholic hymns, hymns for Catholics, CCM for Catholics, etc.), religious books for Catholics (eg, Bibles for Catholics, etc.) It may include at least one content from among the comments conveying the content of , but is not limited thereto.

The content may be provided to the user through the massage device 100 (eg, through the user input unit 1800 and the audio output module 1600 of the massage device 100), but is not limited thereto. For example, the content may be transmitted to the user through at least one of the massage device 100 and the user device 200 by communication between the user device 200 and at least one of the massage device 100 and the massage providing device 300 . can be provided to

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine the special massage mode as the recommended massage mode (S631c).

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage to the user through at least one massage mode among a recommended massage mode and an existing massage mode (S651).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide information on the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode to at least one of the massage apparatus 100 and the user apparatus 200 ( S651a ). Specifically, the massage providing apparatus 300 may generate a recommended massage mode and a massage list for the existing massage mode based on the identifier information of the recommended massage mode and the identifier information of the existing massage mode. In the massage list, identifier information of a recommended massage mode may be disposed at an upper portion, and identifier information of an existing massage mode may be disposed at a lower portion of the massage list. The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage list to at least one of the massage apparatus 100 and the user apparatus 200 .

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine the massage mode selected by the user from among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode as the final massage mode to be provided to the user based on the user's response to the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode (S651b) . The user's response is transmitted from at least one device and may include information on the massage mode selected by the user.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage corresponding to the final massage mode to the user through the massage apparatus 100 through the massage apparatus 100 (S651c).

When the final massage mode is the existing massage mode, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode to the user by providing a control signal for executing the existing massage mode to the massage apparatus 100 . For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 provides a control signal to the control unit 1200 of the massage apparatus to the first sub storage unit 1510 which is a non-volatile storage medium of the massage apparatus 100 through the control unit 1200 . By executing a massage map for the stored existing massage mode, a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode may be provided to the user. In this case, the control signal may be a trigger signal for executing a massage map for the existing massage mode.

Through this, the massage providing apparatus 300 provides a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode to the user through the massage apparatus 100 by controlling the operation of the massage apparatus 100 to operate in the existing massage mode based on the control signal. can do.

When the final massage mode is the special massage mode, the massage providing device 300 transmits a massage map for the special massage mode, content corresponding to the installation location, and a control signal for executing the special massage mode to the massage device 100 and the user device. A massage corresponding to the special massage mode may be provided to the user by providing it to at least one device among 200 .

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage and content corresponding to the special massage mode to the user through the massage apparatus 100 .

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage map and content for the special massage mode to the second sub storage 1530 which is a volatile storage medium of the massage apparatus 100 . The second sub storage 1530 may receive and store the massage map and content provided from the massage providing apparatus 300 . When there is pre-stored information in the second sub storage unit 1530, the second sub storage unit 1530 deletes the pre-stored information, and then stores the massage map and content provided from the massage providing device 300 . have.

The massage providing apparatus 300 provides a control signal for executing the special massage mode to the control unit 1200 of the massage apparatus 100, and the massage map stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 through the control unit 1200, and contents; By executing , a massage corresponding to the special massage mode may be provided to the user through the massage device 100 . In this case, the control signal may be a trigger signal for executing the massage map and content (or the massage map for the special massage mode and the content corresponding to the installation location) stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 .

As another example, the massage providing device 300 may provide a massage corresponding to the special massage mode to the user through the massage device 100 , and may provide the user with content corresponding to the special massage mode through the user device 200 . have.

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide the massage map for the special massage mode to the second sub storage 1530 as described above.

The massage providing device 300 may directly provide content for the special massage mode to the user device 200 or may provide it through the massage device 100 .

When the content for the special massage mode is directly provided to the user device 200 , the massage providing device 300 does not provide the content for the special massage mode to the massage device 100 , but the special massage mode to the user device 200 . You can provide content for the mod.

When providing content for the special massage mode through the massage device 100, the massage providing device 300 provides the content for the special massage device to the second sub storage 1530 so that the massage device 100 is 2 The content stored in the sub storage unit 1530 may be provided to the user device 200 .

The massage providing apparatus 300 provides a first control signal for executing a massage map to the control unit 1200 of the massage apparatus 100, and provides a second control signal for executing content to the user apparatus 200 to the control unit ( By executing the massage map through 1200 and executing the content through the user device 200 , a massage corresponding to the special massage mode may be provided to the user through the massage device 100 and the user device 200 . In this case, the first control signal may be a trigger signal for executing the massage map stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 , and the second control signal may be a trigger signal for executing the content stored in the user device 200 .

Through this, the massage providing device 300 provides a special massage mode not stored in the massage device 100 to the massage device 100 to control the operation of the massage device 100 , thereby providing the massage device 100 and the user device. A massage corresponding to the special massage mode may be provided to the user through at least one device among 200 .

In addition, the massage providing apparatus 300 provides information on the installation location of the massage apparatus 100 to at least one of the massage apparatus 100 and the user apparatus 200 to provide a massage corresponding to the special massage mode to the user. Information about the installation location may be provided to the user during provisioning. At this time, information on the installation location may be provided to the user in at least one of a visual method and an auditory method through at least one of the massage device 100 and the user device 200 while the massage is provided to the user. have.

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may acquire information on the installation location of the massage apparatus 100 in real time based on the time at which the identifier information of the massage apparatus 100 is obtained. In this case, the information on the installation place may include at least one piece of information among information about the inside of the installation place and the information about the outside of the installation place.

The information on the inside of the installation site may include at least one of information about an event performed at the installation site and facility information on the installation site. The event information includes transportation means operation information (for example, operation information of aircraft, vehicles, trains, ships, etc.) when the installation site is a transportation facility, and information about treatment schedules when the installation site is a treatment facility In the case of a holiday facility, check-in and check-out information, breakfast time information, etc. are included, in the case of a leisure facility, it includes the screening time and operating hours, and in the case of an educational facility, class hours and class subjects are included. may include, but is not limited to. The facility information may include, but is not limited to, information on various facilities disposed in a transportation facility, a treatment facility, a rest facility, a leisure facility, an educational facility, and the like, and information on a use guide required to use the facility.

Information on the outside of the installation site includes weather information, traffic information, tourist information (or tourist attraction information), surrounding facility information (or surrounding major facility information) around the installation site corresponding to the date on which the identifier information of the massage device 100 was obtained. etc. may be various information. For example, the surrounding facility information may be information on various facilities such as restaurants, cafes, gas stations, and hospitals around the installation site.

The massage providing device 300 provides information on the installation location to the massage device 100 together with the special massage mode or provides the special massage mode to the massage device 100 and provides information on the installation location to the user device 200 . can provide

For example, the massage providing device 300 provides information on the installation place to the second sub storage unit 1530, and then massages a control signal for outputting information on the installation place through the massage device 100 . It may be provided to the control unit 1800 of the device 100 so that information on the installation location is output to the user. In this case, information on the installation location may be provided to the massage apparatus 100 together with a massage map and contents for the special massage mode. The control signal for outputting information on the installation location may be included in the control signal for executing the massage map and content for the special massage mode or may be provided to the massage apparatus 100 together.

8 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.

The massage providing apparatus 300 is based on the identifier information of the massage apparatus 100, at least among information on the model of the massage apparatus 100, identifier information on the existing massage mode stored in the massage apparatus 100, and information on the version. One piece of information may be acquired (S613).

For example, the massage providing device 300 may obtain a massage device corresponding to the identifier information of the massage device 100 from among a plurality of massage devices, and obtain the obtained massage device information as information of the massage device 100 . can

The massage providing apparatus 300 obtains information on a model from among the obtained information on the massage apparatus as information on a model of the massage apparatus 100, obtains identifier information of a massage mode as identifier information of an existing massage mode, and performs massage Information on the version of the mode may be obtained as information on the version of the existing massage mode.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine a massage mode of a different version from that of the existing massage mode among a plurality of massage modes as the recommended massage mode based on the information on the massage apparatus 100 ( S633 ).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 selects the massage modes corresponding to the identifier information of the existing massage mode from among the plurality of massage modes based on the identifier information of the existing massage mode and the identifier information of each of the plurality of massage modes as candidate massages. Modes can be determined (S633a). The candidate massage modes may include at least one massage mode among a massage mode that is the same as a version of the existing massage mode and a massage mode that is different from a version of the existing massage mode. The same massage mode as the version of the existing massage mode may provide a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode. A massage mode different from the version of the existing massage mode may provide a different massage from the version of the existing massage mode.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine, among the candidate massage modes, an updated version of the massage mode as the latest massage mode, based on the version of the existing massage mode and the versions of each of the candidate massage modes (S633b). ).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 corresponds to the model of the massage apparatus 100 among the candidate massage modes based on the model of the massage apparatus 100 and updates the massage mode of the updated version rather than the version of the existing massage mode. You can decide on a massage mode.

The latest massage mode may be a massage mode corresponding to the model of the massage device 100 and may be driven by the massage device 100 . The latest massage mode may be a massage mode that provides a massage corresponding to an updated version rather than a version of the existing massage mode.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine the latest massage mode as the recommended massage mode (S633c).

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage to the user through at least one massage mode among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode (S653). In step 653, all of the contents of step 651 described with reference to FIG. 7 may be applied.

However, when the final massage mode is the latest massage mode, the massage providing device 300 provides a massage map for the latest massage mode and a control signal for executing the latest massage mode to the massage device 100 corresponding to the latest massage mode. Massage can be provided to users

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage map for the latest massage mode to the second sub storage 1530 which is a volatile storage medium of the massage apparatus. The second sub storage unit 1530 may receive and store the massage map provided from the massage providing apparatus 300 . When there is pre-stored information in the second sub storage unit 1530 , the second sub storage unit 1530 may store the massage map provided from the massage providing apparatus 300 after deleting the pre-stored information.

The massage providing apparatus 300 provides a control signal for executing the latest massage mode to the control unit 1200 of the massage apparatus 100 to execute the massage map stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 through the control unit 1200 . , a massage corresponding to the latest massage mode may be provided to the user through the massage device 100 . In this case, the control signal may be a trigger signal for executing the massage map (or the massage map for the latest massage mode) stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 .

9 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.

The massage providing apparatus 300 is based on the identifier information of the massage apparatus 100 from among the information on the model of the massage apparatus 100 , the identifier information on the existing massage mode stored in the massage apparatus 100 , and the information on the creation date. At least one piece of information may be acquired (S615).

For example, the massage providing device 300 may obtain a massage device corresponding to the identifier information of the massage device 100 from among a plurality of massage devices, and obtain the obtained massage device information as information of the massage device 100 . can

The massage providing apparatus 300 obtains information on a model from among the obtained information on the massage apparatus as information on a model of the massage apparatus 100, obtains identifier information of a massage mode as identifier information of an existing massage mode, and performs massage Information on the creation date of the mode may be acquired as information on the creation date of the existing massage mode.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine a massage mode different from the existing massage mode from among a plurality of massage modes as the recommended massage mode based on the information on the massage apparatus 100 ( S635 ).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may select massage modes that do not correspond to the identifier information of the existing massage mode from among the plurality of massage modes based on the identifier information of the existing massage mode and the identifier information of each of the plurality of massage modes. The massage modes may be determined (S635a). The candidate massage modes may provide a different massage from the existing massage mode.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine a massage mode generated after the creation date of the existing massage mode from among the candidate massage modes as the new massage mode based on the creation date of the existing massage mode and the creation date of each of the candidate massage modes. (S635b).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 corresponds to the model of the massage apparatus 100 from among the candidate massage modes based on the model of the massage apparatus 100 and creates a new massage mode created after the creation date of the existing massage mode. You can decide on a massage mode.

The new massage mode may be a massage mode corresponding to the model of the massage device 100 and may be driven by the massage device 100 . The new massage mode may be a massage mode that provides a massage corresponding to the massage mode created after the creation date of the existing massage mode.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine the new massage mode as the recommended massage mode (S635c).

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage to the user through at least one massage mode among a recommended massage mode and an existing massage mode (S655). In step 655, all of the contents of step 651 described with reference to FIG. 7 may be applied.

However, when the final massage mode is the new massage mode, the massage providing device 300 provides a massage map for the new massage mode and a control signal for executing the new massage mode to the massage device 100 corresponding to the new massage mode. A massage may be provided to the user.

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage map for the new massage mode to the second sub storage 1530 which is a volatile storage medium of the massage apparatus. The second sub storage unit 1530 may receive and store the massage map provided from the massage providing apparatus 300 . When there is pre-stored information in the second sub storage unit 1530 , the second sub storage unit 1530 may store the massage map provided from the massage providing apparatus 300 after deleting the pre-stored information.

The massage providing apparatus 300 provides a control signal for executing a new massage mode to the control unit 1200 of the massage apparatus 100 to execute the massage map stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 through the control unit 1200 . , a massage corresponding to the new massage mode may be provided to the user through the massage device 100 . In this case, the control signal may be a trigger signal for executing the massage map (or the massage map for the latest massage mode) stored in the second sub storage unit 1530 .

7 to 9 , after the massage providing device 300 provides the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode to the user device 200 , the massage mode selected by the user is provided to the massage device 100 , but this It is not limited. For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide the recommended massage mode to the massage apparatus 100 to be stored in the second sub storage 1530 of the massage apparatus 100 . Thereafter, the user may receive a massage by executing any one of the existing massage mode and the recommended massage mode through the user input unit 1800 of the massage apparatus 100 .

10 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.

The massage providing device 300 is based on the identifier information of the massage device 100, the installation location of the massage device 100, the model, identifier information for the existing massage mode stored in the massage device 100, the version and the date of creation At least one piece of information may be acquired from among the information (S617). In step 617, all of the contents of steps 611 to 615 may be applied.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine at least one massage mode from among the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode as the recommended massage mode based on the information on the massage apparatus 100 ( S637 ).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may include massage modes matching a location among a plurality of massage modes, massage modes corresponding to identifier information of the existing massage mode, and massage not corresponding to identifier information of the existing massage mode. Modes may be determined as candidate massage modes (S637a). Specifically, the massage providing apparatus 300 may determine massage modes matching a location among a plurality of massage modes as first candidate massage modes. The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine massage modes corresponding to identifier information of an existing massage mode among a plurality of massage modes as second candidate massage modes. The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine massage modes that do not correspond to identifier information of the existing massage mode among the plurality of massage modes as the third candidate massage modes.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine whether the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode are included in the candidate massage modes based on the installation location, version, creation date and model (S637b).

For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may perform a first determination indicating whether the special massage mode is included in the first candidate massage modes. Specifically, the massage providing apparatus 300 may compare a place matched to each of the first candidate massage modes with an installation place of the massage apparatus 100 . The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine that the special massage mode is included in the first candidate massage modes when the location of at least one massage mode among the first candidate massage modes is the same as the installation location based on the comparison result. have.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may perform a second determination indicating whether the latest massage mode is included in the second candidate massage modes. Specifically, the massage providing apparatus 300 may compare the latest version matched to each of the second candidate massage modes with the version of the existing massage mode. The massage providing apparatus 300 includes the latest massage mode in the second candidate massage modes when the version of at least one massage mode among the second candidate massage modes is updated from the version of the existing massage mode based on the comparison result. It can be judged that it has been

The massage providing apparatus 300 may perform a third determination indicating whether a new massage mode is included in the third candidate massage modes. Specifically, the massage providing apparatus 300 may compare the creation date matched to each of the third candidate massage modes with the creation date of the existing massage mode. When the date of creation of at least one massage mode among the third candidate massage modes is a date after the creation date of the existing massage mode, the massage providing apparatus 300 assigns a new massage mode to the third candidate massage modes based on the comparison result. can be considered to be included.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine at least one massage mode from among the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode as the recommended massage mode based on the determination result ( S637c ).

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage to the user through at least one massage mode among a recommended massage mode and an existing massage mode (S657). In step 657, all of the contents of steps 651 to 655 described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 may be applied.

However, when the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode are included in the massage list, the identifier information of the special massage mode is disposed at the top of the massage list, and the identifier information of the latest massage mode is disposed at the bottom of the special massage mode. and identifier information of the new massage mode may be disposed at the bottom of the latest massage mode, and identifier information of the existing massage mode may be disposed at the bottom of the new massage mode. Even when two or more massage modes are included in the massage list among the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode, the identifier information of the massage mode may be disposed in the above-described order, except for the massage mode not included in the massage list. have.

In addition, when the final massage mode is the recommended massage mode, the massage providing device 300 transmits a massage map for the recommended massage mode and a control signal for operating the massage device 100 in the recommended massage mode to the massage device 100 . can be provided to In this case, the control signal may be a trigger signal for activating the recommended massage mode. In this case, the recommended massage mode may be any one massage mode selected by the user from among the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode.

11 shows another example for explaining the operation of the massage providing apparatus shown in FIG.

The massage device 300 determines the installation location of the massage device 100 based on the identifier information of the massage device 100 , whether the installation location is a place where a specific user resides, a model, and an existing massage stored in the massage device 100 . At least one piece of information among identifier information about the mode, information on a version, and a creation date may be acquired (S619). In step 619, all of the contents of steps 611 to 615 may be applied.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine whether the massage apparatus 100 is a personal massage apparatus or a shared massage apparatus based on information on the massage apparatus 100 ( S639 ). In this case, the personal massage device may be a massage device used by a specific user, and the shared massage device may be a massage device used by an unspecified user. The specific user may be a user who purchased the massage device or received the massage device as a gift.

For example, the massage providing device 300 may use the massage device 100 based on whether the installation location of the massage device 100 is a place in which a specific user resides. device can be determined. When the installation place of the massage apparatus 100 is a place where a specific user resides, the massage providing apparatus 300 may determine the massage apparatus 100 as a personal massage apparatus. When the installation place of the massage apparatus 100 is not a place where a specific user resides, the massage providing apparatus 300 may determine the massage apparatus 100 as a shared massage apparatus.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine at least one massage mode from among the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode as the recommended massage mode based on the determination result ( S659 ).

When the massage device 100 is a shared massage device, the massage providing device 300 provides a special massage mode based on whether the plurality of massage modes includes the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode, a special massage mode, At least one massage mode among the latest massage mode and the new massage mode may be determined as the recommended massage mode. For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may determine whether the first to third candidate massage modes include the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode by performing step 637 . The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine at least one massage mode from among the special massage mode, the latest massage mode, and the new massage mode as the recommended massage mode based on the determination result.

When the massage device 100 is a personal massage device, the massage providing device 300 includes the latest massage mode except for the special massage mode in the plurality of massage modes, and the latest massage mode based on whether the new massage mode is included. and at least one massage mode among new massage modes may be determined as a recommended massage mode. For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 may determine whether the latest massage mode and the new massage mode are included in the second and third candidate massage modes by performing step 637 . The massage providing apparatus 300 may determine at least one massage mode among the latest massage mode and the new massage mode as the recommended massage mode based on the determination result.

In other words, the special massage mode is a massage mode specialized for the shared massage device, and may be a massage mode that provides various information about a massage for a user using a place where the shared massage device is installed and a place where the shared massage device is installed.

The massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage to the user through at least one massage mode among a recommended massage mode and an existing massage mode (S659). In step 659, all of the contents of steps 651 to 657 described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10 may be applied.

The above-described special massage mode, the latest massage mode, the new massage mode, and the existing massage mode may provide different massages. For example, each of the special massage mode, the newest massage mode, the new massage mode, and the existing massage mode can perform a massage in each massage mode based on various control parameters, such as a different massage pattern, massage intensity, and massage duration (or massage operation time). A map may be designed, but is not limited thereto. For example, a massage map may be designed in which each massage mode provides different content (eg, visual content, auditory content, etc.) together with a different massage from other massage modes.

12 is a view for explaining a massage providing process of the massage providing system shown in FIG. 6 .

The user device 200 may acquire identifier information of the massage device 100 by recognizing the massage device 100 . For example, the user device 200 may use various communication methods such as at least one communication method among an object recognition technology, the Internet of things, an NFC tag (near field communication tag), and an RFID tag (radio frequency identification tag). The massage device 100 may be recognized by using it. The user device 200 may recognize the massage device 100 based on the user's input.

The user device 200 transmits the identifier information of the massage device 100 to the massage device 300 to request the massage device 300 for a list of massage modes that the massage device 100 can provide. have.

The massage providing device 300 generates a recommended massage mode based on identifier information of the massage device 100 , and provides the recommended massage mode and a massage list for the existing massage mode stored in the massage device 100 to the user device 200 . can be transmitted

The user device 200 transmits information on the final massage mode selected by the user from among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode based on the user's response to the massage list to the massage providing device 300, thereby driving the final massage mode. It may be requested from the massage providing apparatus 300 .

The massage providing device 300 may transmit information on the final massage mode (eg, at least one of a massage map, a control signal, content, and information on an installation location as massage driving related data) to the massage device 100 . .

The network connection unit 1400 of the massage device 100 may receive the information on the final massage mode transmitted from the massage providing device 300 , and then transmit it to the controller 1200 . When the final massage mode is the recommended massage mode, the network connection unit 1400 controls at least one of a massage map for the recommended massage mode, content, information on an installation location, and a control signal for executing the recommended massage mode to the controller 1200 and It may be transmitted to the storage unit 1500 . When the final massage mode is the existing massage mode, the network connection unit 1400 may transmit a control signal for executing the existing massage mode to the controller 1200 .

The control unit 1200 of the massage device 100 stores information on the final massage mode in the storage unit 1500, and controls each component of the massage device 100 based on the final massage mode to enter the final massage mode. A corresponding massage may be provided to the user.

When the final massage mode is the recommended massage mode, the controller 1200 may store at least one of a massage map for the recommended massage mode, content, and information on an installation location in the second sub storage 1530 . The controller 1200 controls each component of the massage device 100 according to the recommended massage mode stored in the second sub storage 1530 based on the control signal for executing the recommended massage mode, thereby providing a corresponding to the recommended massage mode. A massage may be provided to the user.

Through this, the massage providing apparatus 300 may provide a massage corresponding to the recommended massage mode provided in real time to the user through the massage apparatus 100 instead of the existing massage mode stored in the massage apparatus 100 . In other words, the massage device 300 provides a massage mode that is not stored in the massage device 100 in real time, such as at least one method of streaming and cache, without the massage device 100 updating the massage device 100 . ) may be operated according to the massage mode provided from the massage providing device 300 .

When the final massage mode is the existing massage mode, the controller 1200 controls each component of the massage apparatus 100 according to the existing massage mode based on a control signal for executing the existing massage mode, thereby providing a corresponding to the existing massage mode. A massage may be provided to the user.

As described above, the massage providing apparatus 300 may operate the massage apparatus 100 in any one of the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode, but is not limited thereto. For example, the massage providing apparatus 300 obtains information about a massage mode operated in the massage apparatus 100 from the massage apparatus 100 and provides it to the user apparatus 200, thereby providing information on the massage mode driven to the user. information can be provided. In this case, the information on the massage mode to be driven may be various information that may be generated while the massage mode is being driven, such as a massage progress status and a remaining massage time.

Information on the massage mode driven as described above is provided to the user through the massage providing apparatus 300 and the user apparatus 200, but is not limited thereto. For example, the massage device 100 may provide information on the driven massage mode to at least one of the user input unit 1800 and the user device 200 to provide information about the driven massage mode to the user. have.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software. For example, the present invention may be embodied by a computer-readable medium.

Any medium accessible by a computer can be a computer readable medium, and such computer readable media includes volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-transitory media. including removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may include computer-readable storage media and computer-readable transmission media.

Computer readable storage media include volatile and nonvolatile media, temporary and non-transitory media, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. includes media. A computer-readable storage medium may be RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage device, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage device, or other magnetic storage device. device, or any other medium that can be accessed by a computer and used to store the desired information.

Computer readable transmission media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and Includes any information delivery medium. The term modulated data signal means a signal in which one or more of the characteristics of the signal is set or changed so as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable transmission media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above are also intended to be included within the scope of computer-readable transmission media.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein are implemented in electronic hardware, (convenience For this purpose, it will be understood that it may be implemented by various forms of program or design code (referred to herein as "software") or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. A person skilled in the art may implement the described functionality in various ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

The various embodiments presented herein may be implemented as methods, apparatus, or articles of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques. The term “article of manufacture” includes a computer program, carrier, or media accessible from any computer-readable device. For example, computer-readable storage media include magnetic storage devices (eg, hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic strips, etc.), optical disks (eg, CDs, DVDs, etc.), smart cards, and flash drives. memory devices (eg, EEPROMs, cards, sticks, key drives, etc.). The term “machine-readable medium” includes, but is not limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, retaining, and/or carrying instruction(s) and/or data.

It is to be understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the presented processes is an example of exemplary approaches. Based on design priorities, it is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes may be rearranged within the scope of the present invention. The appended method claims present elements of the various steps in a sample order, but are not meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but is to be construed in the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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In the massage providing method of the massage providing server,
obtaining information on the massage device based on identifier information of the massage device;
determining a massage mode different from an existing massage mode stored in the massage device as a recommended massage mode among a plurality of massage modes based on the information; and
providing a massage to the user through at least one massage mode among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode;
containing,
How to give a massage. According to claim 1,
The obtaining steps are:
obtaining information on identifier information and a creation date of the existing massage mode based on the identifier information;
including,
The step of determining the recommended massage mode is:
determining massage modes that do not correspond to identifier information of the existing massage mode among the plurality of massage modes as candidate massage modes;
determining a massage mode generated after a creation date of the existing massage mode from among the candidate massage modes as a new massage mode; and
determining the new massage mode as the recommended massage mode;
containing,
How to give a massage. 3. The method of claim 2,
The step of obtaining information on the identifier information and the creation date includes:
obtaining information on the model of the massage device based on the identifier information of the massage device;
including,
The step of determining the new massage mode is:
determining, as the new massage mode, a massage mode corresponding to the model from among the candidate massage modes and generated after a creation date of the existing massage mode;
including,
The new massage mode is a massage mode that can be driven by the massage device and provides a massage corresponding to the generated massage mode,
How to give a massage. According to claim 1,
The steps of providing are:
providing information on the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode to at least one of the massage device and the user device;
determining the massage mode selected by the user from among the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode as a final massage mode based on the user's response to the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode; and
providing a massage corresponding to the final massage mode to the user through the massage device;
containing,
How to give a massage. 5. The method of claim 4,
The step of providing to the at least one device comprises:
generating a massage list for the recommended massage mode and the existing massage mode based on the identifier information of the recommended massage mode and the identifier information of the existing massage mode; and
providing the massage list to the at least one device;
including,
In the massage list, identifier information of the recommended massage mode is disposed at an upper end, and identifier information of the existing massage mode is disposed at a lower end,
How to give a massage. 5. The method of claim 4,
Providing the user with a massage corresponding to the final massage mode includes:
providing a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode to the user by providing a control signal for executing the existing massage mode to the massage device when the final massage mode is the existing massage mode;
containing,
How to give a massage. 7. The method of claim 6,
Providing the user with a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode includes:
By providing the control signal to the control unit of the massage device to execute a massage map for the existing massage mode stored in the non-volatile storage medium of the massage device through the control unit, a massage corresponding to the existing massage mode is provided to the user providing;
containing,
How to give a massage. 5. The method of claim 4,
Providing the user with a massage corresponding to the final massage mode includes:
When the final massage mode is the new massage mode, a massage map for the new massage mode and a control signal for executing the new massage mode are provided to the massage device to provide a massage corresponding to the new massage mode to the user providing;
containing,
How to give a massage. 9. The method of claim 8,
Providing the user with a massage corresponding to the new massage mode includes:
providing a massage map for the new massage mode to a volatile storage medium of the massage device; and
providing the user with a massage corresponding to the new massage mode by providing the control signal to the control unit of the massage device and executing a massage map for the new massage mode stored in the volatile storage medium through the control unit;
containing,
How to give a massage.

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