WO2014007555A1

WO2014007555A1 - Smart tv having health-management monitoring function and health-management monitoring method using same

Info

Publication number: WO2014007555A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/005935
Authority: WO
Inventors: 강홍구; 오세진; 송은우
Original assignee: 인텔렉추얼 디스커버리 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-07-04
Filing date: 2013-07-04
Publication date: 2014-01-09
Also published as: KR20140006366A

Abstract

A user's body temperature is measured by using a body-temperature-sensing means provided in a smart TV and is then stored in a database and periodically sent for monitoring by a medical institution. The smart TV according to the present invention comprises: a housing; a display on the housing; a network interface; a TV tuner; a processor which is comprised in the housing, controls the display and the TV tuner and is adapted to communicate with the Internet via the network interface; a body-temperature-sensing means for sensing the body temperature of a user positioned at the front of the display; and a database device for storing the body-temperature data sensed by the body-temperature-sensing means.

Description

Smart TV with Health Care Monitoring Function and Health Care Monitoring Method Using the Same

The present invention relates to a smart TV having a health care monitoring function and a health care monitoring method using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a smart TV and a method for easily monitoring health care without a special user input.

Recently, with the development of communication and information technology, TV, a representative home appliance, is also developing into a smart TV. Unlike the TVs of the past, which transmitted information through the screen and the speaker, smart TVs have various types of sensors, thereby enabling various types of new interfaces.

Accordingly, various functions are added in addition to information transmission, which is a basic function of a TV, and various services using interactive properties have been developed.

Considering that TV is a general household appliance that is spread in most homes, there is an attempt to use it as a health care terminal.

For example, Patent Application No. 10-2009-0122628 discloses a health care system and method through IPTV, and a device applied thereto.

According to Patent Application No. 10-2009-0122628, using the IPTV consists of a configuration for checking the health problems for those who are alone, such as the elderly living alone or need help. Accordingly, it is possible to proactively infer the health status of those who need help, such as the elderly living alone, and notify the health status to children, government offices and emergency agencies registered as guardians. It is disclosed that it can be planned.

However, such a conventional technology merely uses IPTV as a terminal for transmitting health care information, and thus requires a separate terminal device for checking whether there is a health abnormality, and a process of confirming the active health abnormality of the user. Information generated through the measurement of blood pressure is transmitted, for example.

The present invention has been made in the technical background as described above, to provide a smart TV having a health care monitoring function that can be conveniently used without a separate device or user operation and a health care monitoring method using the same.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention measures the user's body temperature using a body temperature sensing means installed in the smart TV and stores it in a database.

That is, the smart TV according to an aspect of the present invention, the housing; A display on the housing; Network interface; A TV tuner; A processor contained within the housing for controlling the display and the TV tuner and for communicating over the internet via the network interface; Body temperature sensing means for sensing a body temperature of a user located in front of the display; And a database device for storing body temperature information detected by the body temperature sensing means.

Here, the body temperature sensing means may be a temperature sensor or an infrared camera.

The processor may transmit the body temperature information stored in the database device to a medical institution outside the smart TV at regular time intervals.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for monitoring health care by a smart TV includes a body temperature sensing means for sensing a body temperature of a user watching a smart TV, and a database device for storing body temperature information detected by the body temperature sensing means. A health care monitoring method using a smart TV, the method comprising: identifying the user; Sensing the temperature of the user by the temperature detecting means; Comparing the sensed temperature information with reference information; Storing the detected body temperature information in the database if it is determined that the comparison results in the normal range; And providing a warning to the user if the comparison result is determined to be an abnormal range.

Here, the reference information is preferably personalized information for each user.

The method may further include transmitting the temperature information stored in the database at a predetermined time interval to a medical institution outside the smart TV.

According to the present invention, there is an effect of continuously collecting and monitoring the health care data without the recognition or operation of a special user.

One of the places where people spend most of their time at home is in front of the TV. In the case of smart TVs in the home, a certain user who is a member of the family is constantly in front of the TV. Health conditions, including human body temperature is different for each individual, so that the continuous collection and management of health care information rather than a one-time diagnosis is a great advantage of the health care system using a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention, It's not a diagnosis if you have to take a certain pose in time to take a diagnosis. Just watching TV comfortably and continuously monitoring your health status will be very comfortable and powerful.

In addition, the temperature sensor has the advantage of being able to collect data even when watching TV in a dark environment where the user turns off the light, and to identify and distinguish the user's position or number which cannot be distinguished by the RGB sensor.

In addition, the collected information is easily delivered to the medical institution, there is an advantage that it is possible to easily diagnose periodically even in the case of users who are difficult to visit the medical institution, such as elderly living alone or disabled people.

1 is a view schematically showing the overall configuration of a health care system using a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing in more detail the configuration of a smart TV having a health care monitoring function used in a health care system using a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of collecting temperature information by a smart TV in a health care system using a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various forms, and only the present embodiments are intended to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Meanwhile, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and / or “comprising” refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations and / or elements. Or does not exclude additions.

Hereinafter, a smart TV having a health care monitoring function and a health care system using the same according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, the health care system using a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention mainly comprises a smart TV 100 located in the home and an external medical institution 200 that can communicate with it.

The smart TV 100 includes a temperature sensor 110 for measuring a user's body temperature and a U-Health database 120 that stores the user's health care information.

2 is a block diagram illustrating in more detail the configuration of a smart TV 100 having a health care monitoring function used in a health care system using a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the smart TV 100 having a health care monitoring function according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a TV tuner 130, a processor 140, and a display 150 for a TV reception function. Body temperature detecting means 110 for detecting the body temperature of the user watching TV.

The body temperature detecting means 110 may be implemented by using various devices such as a temperature sensor and an infrared camera. Since the human body temperature does not deviate from a certain range or more, it may be implemented as a simple device of low cost.

The body temperature detecting means 110 may be mounted on the smart TV at the time of manufacture of the smart TV, and if necessary, the user may purchase and install it separately for use as a health care monitoring system.

The smart TV 100 also includes a database device 120 for storing temperature information sensed by the temperature sensing means 110, and includes a network interface 160 to be connected to an external communication network.

Now, operation of the health care system using the smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

In order to use a health care system using a smart TV for the first time according to an embodiment of the present invention, a process of registering a user should be performed.

User registration may be performed through the body temperature sensing means 110, or may be used when the smart TV is provided with other user recognition means such as a camera. In order to facilitate identification of the user, it is preferable to acquire an image of a face and register the user. In addition, data such as height or weight of a registered user may be additionally input for use in the health care system.

As such, when the user's registration is completed, the user's body temperature information is collected every time the smart TV is turned on.

As shown in Figure 3, when the smart TV is turned on, the smart TV detects and recognizes the user in front of the current screen (S310). At this point, determine the location of each user and the number of users. Find someone. Find out where you are and how many people you have.

Conventional RGB sensors or depth sensors can be distinguished from people and the background by directly matching them with data that has been trained beforehand. In the case of temperature sensors, however, it can be a very clear measure of a person's background. Because the body temperature does not change significantly at 36.5 degrees. Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage that it is possible to easily detect the position of a person without using a complicated method used in the past.

In addition, since the body temperature is lower than the chest or the abdomen in the case of a person's arm or leg, using a temperature sensor is expected to be a convenient way to distinguish the user's skeleton. In particular, when used in combination with a commonly used RGB sensor or depth sensor will produce a great effect.

After the number of users is determined, whether there is a registered user is recognized as a face picture. At this time, all the people watching TV have turned their faces toward the TV, so there is no difficulty in recognizing the user just by taking a picture of the front face.

After recognizing the users, index each user. If the user is not a registered user, the registration process may be performed or may be marked as unknown.

Now, temperature map measurement data is collected for each indexed user (S320). In other words, the temperature sensor accepts the user's temperature as a map of the human body, and collects these measurement data because each exposed temperature from the shape of a person to the head to toe is recorded in a video format.

When data collection is completed, and compares the previously collected temperature map for each user (S330). If this is the first measurement collection and no previously collected temperature map is available, a pre-stored reference temperature map can be used.

As a result of the comparison, if the user's body temperature is not significantly different from previously collected data and falls within the normal range (YES in S340), the collected data is regarded as normal data and included in the training data set (S370). . This process is to adaptively reflect the change in body temperature of each user over time (for example, a month or a long time of year).

On the contrary, if it is determined that the user's body temperature rises or falls rapidly in a certain part or whole body as a result of the comparison (No in S340), a warning message is displayed to the user (S350). The warning message tells who the user is and how the body temperature has changed in any part of the user's body (hands, feet, head, stomach, etc.) and allows the user to recognize the problem. Here, an example of displaying a warning message on the screen of the smart TV is given as an example, but there is no limitation on the format of displaying a warning such as an alarm or a voice message.

Next, the user waits for input and performs processing according to the input (S360). For example, measures can be taken, such as notifying a medical institution. The user can also choose to ignore the change directly with the button if he or she believes the change in body temperature appears to be a level of change he understands. For example, if you are watching TV on a hot summer day, and you close the door and turn on the air conditioner, you may suddenly experience a drop in body temperature. You can get a warning about the user's temperature being low, but you can send a sign that you can ignore it.

Data collected for a certain period of time is transmitted to the nearest associated medical institution (S380 to S390). Accordingly, the user's doctor may perform a simple diagnosis on the transmitted data, and the information checked by the doctor may be transmitted to the smart TV so that the user may view the diagnostic information.

Meanwhile, even when the smart TV is not turned on for the first time, when the number of users changes due to the movement of the user, the process may return to step S310.

Using a health care system using a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that can continuously collect and monitor the health care data without the recognition or operation of a special user.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the apparatus and method of the present invention are not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the appended claims will include such modifications and variations as long as they fall within the spirit of the invention.

Claims

housing;

A display on the housing;

Network interface;

A TV tuner;

A processor contained within the housing for controlling the display and the TV tuner and for communicating over the internet via the network interface;

Body temperature sensing means for sensing a body temperature of a user located in front of the display; And

Smart TV comprising a database device for storing the temperature information detected by the temperature sensing means.
The method of claim 1, wherein the body temperature detecting means,

Smart TVs that are temperature sensors or infrared cameras.
The method of claim 1, wherein the processor,

Smart TV to transmit the temperature information stored in the database device to a medical institution outside the smart TV at regular time intervals.
A health care monitoring method by a smart TV comprising a body temperature detecting means for detecting a body temperature of a user watching a smart TV and a database device storing body temperature information detected by the body temperature detecting means,

Identifying the user;

Detecting the temperature of the user by the temperature detecting means;

Comparing the detected body temperature information with reference information;

Storing the detected body temperature information in the database when the comparison result is determined to be a normal range;

If the comparison is determined to be an abnormal range health care monitoring method by a smart TV comprising the step of providing a warning to the user.
The method of claim 1, wherein the reference information,

Health care monitoring method by smart TV, personalized information for each user.
The method of claim 1,

And transmitting the body temperature information stored in the database at a predetermined time interval to a medical institution outside the smart TV.