WO2017111325A1

WO2017111325A1 - Method and apparatus for remote counselling using biometric information

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Publication number: WO2017111325A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/013642
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이대호
Original assignee: 주식회사 원소프트다임
Priority date: 2015-12-22
Filing date: 2016-11-24
Publication date: 2017-06-29
Also published as: KR101873811B1; KR20170074505A

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for remote counselling using biometric information are disclosed. A remote counselling method using biometric information which is performed by a remote counselling apparatus comprises the steps of: collecting biometric information from a user terminal or a biometric information collection apparatus; calculating a biometric index and a daily body index using the biometric information; mapping the biometric index, the daily body index and the biometric information to identification information of the user terminal so as to construct a database; and performing remote counselling using the database, wherein the biometric index includes one or more of an eating behaviour index, an activity index, a sleep index and a heart rate variability index, and calculates the daily body index using the biometric index.

Description

Remote consultation method and device using biometric information

The present invention relates to a remote counseling technology using biometric information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for remotely counseling by using the same while numerically storing, monitoring, and monitoring the biometric information of the counselor center users.

Teleconsulting methods have been developed mainly to provide convenient and prompt counseling services overcoming distance and time constraints.

Accordingly, counseling services based on information and communication technology have been widely spread, and equipment for examining basic physical conditions such as body temperature, blood pressure, and pulse rate has also become available at home due to the development and generalization of the medical industry.

In addition, in recent years, such inspection equipment is not only a measurement level, but also a communication function, and thus a role of transmitting measurement results has also become possible.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1267412 discloses a health care system and a health care method using a body index. The health care system and the health care method according to the embodiment of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1267412 include a body index measurer having a first short range communication module for acquiring and storing a user's body index, and short-range wireless transmission of the body index. ; A communication terminal having a second short range communication module connected to a wired / wireless network and having a body index transmitted through short range wireless communication with a first short range communication module; The present invention discloses a health management system including an operator server for transmitting a body index through a wired / wireless network, generating health management data for each body index, and transmitting the same to a user.

However, since Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1267412 is characterized by providing health care on a network by using physical information itself such as blood pressure or pulse rate, there is a limit to the general public easily understanding the measured result. Inevitably, the role of experts is important.

In addition, there is a problem that the consultation speed can be greatly reduced if the number of experts or the replacement manpower is insufficient.

In addition, even if the same subject is highly dependent on the competence of the expert, the counseling results may be different, making it difficult to provide an objective and consistent counseling service.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a remote consultation method using biometric information.

Another object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a remote consultation apparatus using biometric information.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote counseling method using biometric information performed by a remote counseling apparatus, the method comprising: collecting biometric information from a user terminal or a biometric information collecting apparatus, a biometric index using biometric information, and Calculating a daily body index, constructing a database by mapping biometric index, daily body index and biometric information to identification information of the user terminal, and performing a remote consultation using the database, wherein the bioindex is dietary; A remote counseling method using biometric information, including at least one of a behavioral index, an activity index, a sleep index, a heart rate index, and calculating a daily body index using a biometric index may be provided.

Here, the collecting of the biometric information may include collecting biometric information on the basis of a preset time through a biometric information collecting device attached or worn to a user, or collecting biometric information transmitted through a user input through a user terminal. Can be.

Here, the daily body index may be a value derived by the following formula.

(Wherein a, b, c, d is a + b + c + d = 1 and a, b, c, d are any values greater than 0 and less than 1, respectively.)

Here, the calculating of the biometric index and the daily body index using the biometric information may further calculate a time series chart, average, and standard deviation of the calculated at least one biometric index and the daily body index.

Here, the step of performing the remote consultation using the database may include receiving a consultation request from a user terminal; Identifying a user using identification information of the user terminal from the received consultation request; Retrieving the biometric index and daily body index of the user identified in the database; Using the retrieved biometric index and daily body index, the method may include supporting remote consultation through a user terminal.

According to another aspect of the invention, in the remote consultation device using the biometric information, receiving a consultation request from the user terminal, receives the biometric information from at least one of the user terminal or the biometric information collection device, and at least one biometric information A transmitter / receiver for transmitting the calculated biometric index and daily body index to the user terminal along with contents of consultation corresponding to the calculated biometric index and daily body index; A calculator configured to calculate a biometric index and a daily body index using the received biometric information and a predetermined index calculation formula; A storage unit configured to store the received biometric information, a predetermined index calculation formula, a calculated biometric index, and a calculated daily body index in accordance with identification information of a user terminal; An extraction unit for extracting the biometric index and the daily body index stored in the storage unit; And a display unit for displaying the extracted biometric index and the daily body index on the display, wherein the biometric index includes at least one of a dietary behavior index, an activity index, a sleep index, and a heart rate index. The remote consultation apparatus using the biometric information can be presented.

Here, the calculator may further calculate a time series chart, an average, and a standard deviation of at least one of the calculated biometric index and the daily body index.

Here, the daily body index may be a value derived by the following formula.

(Any of a, b, c, d above is a + b + c + d = 1 and a, b, c, d are each greater than 0 and less than 1)

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote consultation system using biometric information, comprising: a biometric information collection device attached to a user and measuring biometric information according to a preset time; A user having an input module for receiving biometric information and consultation contents by a user, and a communication module for transmitting biometric information and consultation query contents to a remote consultation apparatus and receiving biometric index, daily body index, and consultation response contents from the remote consultation apparatus. Terminal; Comprising a remote consultation system using a biometric information, including a remote consultation device for calculating the biometric index, daily body index using the biometric information transmitted from the user terminal, and transmitting the consultation response content according to the consultation query content from the user terminal Can present

Here, the biometric information collecting device includes an input unit for starting and stopping the acquisition of biometric information; A memory for storing biometric information; A display unit which displays the biometric information to the outside; And it may include a control unit for controlling the measurement, storage, display of the biometric information.

Here, the biometric information collection device may further include a communication control unit for transmitting the measured biometric information to the remote consultation apparatus.

Here, the user terminal may be any one of a wired and wireless network communication device including a mobile phone, a PDA, a notebook computer, and a desktop computer.

When using the remote consultation method and apparatus using the biometric information according to the present invention as described above by calculating the biometric index divided by various criteria using the collected biometric information, by calculating the daily body index using the calculated biometric index It can support remote consultation from various points of view.

In addition, as a general public, counseling queries can be performed from various viewpoints, and remote counseling services can be received through the general counseling.

In addition, it is possible to provide prompt counseling by replacing the process of directly consulting the subject with the biometric information collected separately.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a remote consultation system using biometric information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a remote consultation method using biometric information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart further embodying the step of performing a remote consultation of the present invention.

Figure 4 illustrates a time series chart for dietary behavioral index among the biometric index according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 illustrates a graph of the mean, standard deviation for each biometric index according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a remote consultation apparatus using biometric information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a biometric information collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

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. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

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

An environment in which a remote consultation system using biometric information is implemented will be described with reference to FIG. 1. For example, a remote counseling system for students will be described, but the present invention is not intended for students only.

The remote counseling system for students can be described as a concept according to the following classes.

For example, hierarchies can be broken down into student behavior, student channels, data, information, counselor channels, and counselor tasks.

In addition, the monitoring and biometric information collecting part 10 and the remote consultation part 20 can be subdivided according to its role. Based on the hierarchy, each part will be described in more detail below.

First, looking at the monitoring and biometric information collection part 10, the student behavior hierarchy may refer to actual student behavior such as dietary behavior, sleep behavior, activity, stress, and the like.

The student channel layer may mean a user terminal (App) or a biometric information tracker (activity tracker) used or worn by a student as an information collection path.

The data layer may be embodied as a number of meals, steps, sleep times, and heart rate variances as information for representing behavior.

The information layer is information generated based on the information of the data layer and may be expressed as a biometric index and a daily body index. For example, the biometric index may be expressed as a dietary behavioral index, activity index, sleep index and heart rate index, and the daily body index may be calculated based on the biometric index.

The counseling teacher channel layer is for providing an interface for remote counseling and may mean a remote counseling apparatus or a website to which the remote counseling apparatus is connected. Here, the remote counseling device may be a computer or a mobile terminal used by the counselor.

The counselor's job hierarchy may refer to activities in which the counselor monitors student activities through the counselor's channel hierarchy.

The user terminal, the biometric information collecting device, the biometric index and the daily body index will be described later.

Subsequently, referring to the remote counseling part 20, the student behavior layer may mean an activity of performing a request or a request for counseling, and the student channel layer may mean a user terminal (App) as a path of remote counseling.

The data layer is information exchanged for remote counseling and may mean a counseling (request, response) message or a mission content assigned by the counselor.

The counseling teacher channel layer may refer to a remote counseling device that can exchange a counseling message or mission content with a user terminal of a student without additional processing.

The counselor's job class may refer to an act of providing a remote counseling to a student based on information collected or monitored by the counselor. For example, the collected or monitored information may refer to the biometric index and the daily body index calculated in the monitoring and status information collection part 10. Here, the mission content and the consultation message will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 2, biometric information is collected from at least one of a user terminal and a biometric information collecting device (S100). Here, the user terminal may be any type of communication device capable of short-range and long-distance communication using a wired or wireless network, including a mobile phone, PDA, notebook, desktop.

In addition, the bioinformation collecting device may be various measuring devices including a pedometer capable of measuring the number of steps and moving distance per day, a device capable of measuring HRV, and the like. Here, the collecting form may be collected and transmitted based on a preset time in the biometric information collecting device attached to or worn by the user, or may be input and transmitted to the user terminal by the user.

For example, the biometric information may include the number of meals per day, heavy drinking, number of steps, distance traveled, travel time, stairs climbed, day sleep, start and end of sleep, actual sleep, HRV test results, etc. have. In this case, the HRV test is a heart rate variability test, and means a power spectral density result according to a frequency.

Based on the preset index calculation formula, the biometric index and the daily body index are calculated using the biometric information (S200). Here, the bio-index may include at least one of a dietary behavior index, activity index, sleep index, heart rate index.

Each of the preset index calculation formulas will be described in more detail below.

First, the dietary behavior index can be determined by the relationship between the number of meals per day and drinking excessively, for example:

(When drinking too much (1), not drinking too much (0), the number of meals per day is an integer of 0 or more and 3 or less)

In addition, the activity index may be determined using the relationship between calorie consumption and daily recommended calories, for example, by the following formula.

In addition, the sleep index may be determined using a relationship between sleep efficiency, golden time satisfaction rate, and sleep time penalty, and may be determined by, for example, the following formula.

(here,

,

to be.)

In addition, the HRV index may be determined as a low frequency region score (LF score) and a high frequency region score (HF score) of a power spectral density (PSD) in an HRV test, and used as an index indicating a degree of stress. It can be determined by the following formula.

(Here, if the low frequency section is set to 0.04 to 0.15 Hz and the high frequency section is set to 0.18 to 0.4 Hz,

,

,

Can be decided.)

In addition, the daily body index can be determined through the relationship with the dietary behavior index, sleep index, activity index, heart rate index, previously determined, for example, can be determined by the following formula.

(Wherein a, b, c, d are a + b + c + d = 1 and a, b, c, d can each be set to any value greater than 0 and less than 1, for example all If you give equal weight,

Can be decided.)

In addition, non-constant variables such as daily recommended sleep time, golden time, daily recommended calories, and actual calories burned, which are needed in the above-described index calculation formula, are preset by the counseling service provider through easily available statistical data. .

For example, the recommended daily calorie amount may be set to an adult man's height (m) × 22 × 35 kcal for men, and an adult man's height (m) × 21 × 35 kcal for women, and the golden hour is 22 o'clock. Between-and 26 o'clock, the recommended sleep time per day can be set to 7 hours. In particular, the actual calories burned may be set such as 68 kcal per 30 minutes for walking, 191 kcal for jogging, 109 kcal for cycling and the like (source: Ministry of Health).

In addition, time series plots, averages, and standard deviations for at least one of these biometrics and daily body indices can be further calculated. Here, the time series chart is a graph of change by date of each index, and the average and standard deviation may be calculated based on a period arbitrarily set by a counseling service provider, for example, based on one week or one month. .

A database is constructed by mapping biometric index, daily body index, and biometric information to identification information of the user terminal (S300). Here, the identification information of the user terminal may be variously selected by the consultation service provider. For example, the user terminal may be identified by ID, password, address, age, and the like.

Remote consultation is performed using the database (S400).

3 is a flowchart further embodying a remote counseling step (S400) using a database of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, receiving a consultation request from a user terminal (S410), identifying a user using identification information of the user terminal from the received consultation request (S420), and a biometric index of the user identified in the database. And searching for a daily body index (S430), and performing a remote consultation with the user terminal by using the found biometric index and the daily body index (S440).

For example, the remote consultation apparatus receiving the consultation request from the user terminal identifies the user by using the identification information of the user terminal, and retrieves the biometric index and the daily body index of the user identified in the database.

The remote counseling device provides the searched biometric index and the daily body index to the user terminal, and displays the information on the counselor's remote counseling device. Based on this, the counselor provides information on items such as dietary behavior, physical activity, sleep, and stress management. It may be achieved by assigning a goal (mission) for each item.

For example, if a user's daily body index is 50 points and the average daily body index of other users equal to or similar to that particular user's age is 70 points, the biometrics that are particularly insufficient to give 70 as a target and reach the goal Consultation can be provided by presenting index items.

FIG. 4 illustrates a time series chart of a dietary behavior index among biomarkers used in a remote counseling method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 illustrates biometric indexes used in a remote counseling method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The graph shows the mean, standard deviation for. 4 and 5, an output screen displayed on the user terminal from the remote consultation apparatus or an output screen displayed on the remote consultation apparatus will be described.

First, referring to FIG. 4, the dietary behavior index may be illustrated based on 100 points per day. Employers and counselors can use this to determine when there was a lack of dietary behavior and whether there was regular dietary behavior.

Next, referring to FIG. 5, the mean and standard deviation may be shown for various biological indices including dietary behavioral indices. Here, the average and the standard deviation may be calculated and displayed on the basis of a preset period according to the selection of the counseling service provider, for example, one week or one month.

Referring to FIG. 6, the remote consultation apparatus 100 includes a transceiver 110, a calculator 120, a storage 130, an extractor 140, and a display 150.

First, the transceiver 110 receives a consultation request and a consultation content of a user from a user terminal through a wired or wireless network, receives biometric information from at least one of a user terminal or a biometric information collection device, and transmits biometric information to a user terminal. The calculated biometric index, daily body index, and counseling content corresponding to each index may be transmitted. Here, the wired and wireless network may include both wired communication and short-range or long-distance communication.

For example, the biometric information may include the number of meals per day, whether there is excessive drinking, the number of steps, the moving distance, the moving time, the number of floors climbed, the day sleeping time, the start and end time of sleep, the actual sleep time, and the HRV test result. . In this case, the HRV test is a heart rate variability test, and means a power spectral density result according to a frequency.

The calculator 120 may calculate the biometric index and the daily body index using the received biometric information and a preset index calculation formula. Here, the bio-index includes at least one of the dietary behavior index, activity index, sleep index, heart rate index. Here, the calculation formulas of the biometric index and the daily body index may refer to Equations 1 to 5 described above.

The calculator may further calculate a time series chart, an average, and a standard deviation of at least one of the calculated biometric index and the daily body index. Here, the time series chart is a graph of change by date of each index, and the average and standard deviation may be calculated based on a period arbitrarily set by a counseling service provider, for example, based on one week or one month. .

The storage unit 130 stores biometric information, a predetermined index calculation formula, a calculated biometric index, and a daily body index.

When the consultation request is received from the user terminal and the consultation is performed, the extraction unit 140 extracts the biometric index and the daily body index classified according to the user terminal identification information from the storage 130. Identification information of the user terminal may be variously selected by the consultation service provider. For example, the user terminal may be identified by ID, password, address, age, and the like.

The display unit 150 displays the request and contents of the consultation from the user terminal, and also displays the calculated biometric index and daily body index.

7 is a block diagram of a biometric information collecting device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the biometric information collecting device 200 may include an input unit 210, a memory 220, a display unit 230, and a controller 240.

The input unit 210 is an input means such as a keyboard or a button for receiving a start or stop of a measurement from a user, and the controller 240 controls the measurement of biometric information as a whole. The memory 220 stores the measured biometric information, and the display unit 230 displays the measured biometric information on an external screen.

In addition, the biometric information collecting device 200 may further include a communication controller (not shown). The communication controller may directly perform short-range or long-range wireless communication through a wired or wireless network.

Furthermore, the remote consultation apparatus 100 of FIG. 6, the biometric information collection apparatus 200 of FIG. 7, and the user terminal may configure a remote consultation system. For example, the biometric information collection device may mean a sensor that collects biometric information of a consultant who is consulted, and the remote consultation device collects, processes, displays, and transmits information for the counselor to remotely consult the consultant. Function to provide an interface for

Here, the user terminal may include an input module for receiving biometric information or consultation contents by a user, and a communication module for transmitting biometric information or consultation contents to a remote consultation apparatus and receiving index information and response contents. More specifically, it may be any one of a wired and wireless network communication device including a mobile phone, a PDA, a notebook computer, and a desktop computer.

The above-described remote consultation method and apparatus using the biometric information may calculate the biometric index divided by various criteria using the collected biometric information, and calculate the daily body index using the calculated biometric index to support remote consultation from various viewpoints. Can be.

Furthermore, it is possible to provide prompt consultation by replacing the process of directly consulting the subject with the biometric information collected separately.

The methods according to the invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in computer software.

Examples of computer readable media may include hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate with at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the above-described method or apparatus may be implemented by combining all or part of the configuration or function, or may be implemented separately.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims

In the remote consultation method using the biometric information performed by the remote consultation device,

Collecting biometric information from a user terminal or a biometric information collecting device;

Calculating a biometric index and a daily body index using the biometric information;

Constructing a database by mapping the biometric index, the daily body index, and the biometric information to identification information of the user terminal; And

Including remote consultation using the database,

The biometric index includes at least one of a dietary behavior index, an activity index, a sleep index, a heart rate index, and calculates the daily body index using the biometrics, remote consultation method using biometric information.
The method according to claim 1,

Collecting the biometric information,

Collecting the biometric information on the basis of a preset time through the biometric information collecting device attached to or worn by the user, or collecting the biometric information transmitted through the user input through the user terminal; Remote consultation method using biometric information.
The method according to claim 1,

The daily body index is characterized in that the value derived by the following formula, remote consultation method using biometric information.

(Wherein a, b, c, d is a + b + c + d = 1 and a, b, c, d are any values greater than 0 and less than 1, respectively.)
The method according to claim 1,

Calculating a biometric index and a daily body index using the biometric information,

And calculating a time series chart, an average, and a standard deviation of the calculated at least one biometric index and the daily body index.
The method according to claim 1,

Performing a remote consultation using the database,

Receiving a consultation request from the user terminal;

Identifying a user using the identification information of the user terminal from the received consultation request;

Retrieving the identified user's biometric index and daily body index from the database; And

And using the retrieved biometric index and daily body index, supporting remote consultation through the user terminal.
In the remote consultation device using biometric information,

Receiving a consultation request from a user terminal, receiving biometric information from at least one of the user terminal or the biometric information collecting device, and calculating the biometric index and the daily body index calculated using the at least one biometric information, Transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting to the user terminal along with the counseling content corresponding to the index and the daily body index;

A calculator configured to calculate the biometric index and the daily body index using the received biometric information and a predetermined index calculation formula;

A storage unit configured to store the received biometric information, the preset index calculation formula, the calculated biometric index, and the calculated daily body index in accordance with identification information of a user terminal;

An extraction unit for extracting the biometric index and the daily body index stored in the storage unit;

A display unit for displaying the extracted biometric index and the daily body index on a display,

The biometric index includes at least one of a dietary behavior index, an activity index, a sleep index, a heart rate index, and calculates the daily body index using the biometrics, remote consultation apparatus using biometric information.
The method according to claim 6,

The calculation unit,

And calculating a time series chart, an average, and a standard deviation of at least one of the calculated biometric index and the daily body index.
The method according to claim 6,

The daily body index is a remote consultation device using biometric information, characterized in that the value derived by the following formula.

(A, b, c, d above are a + b + c + d = 1 and a, b, c, d are any values greater than 0 and less than 1, respectively.)
In the remote consultation system using biometric information,

A biometric information collection device attached to a user and measuring biometric information according to a preset time;

An input module for receiving biometric information and counseling contents by the user, and transmitting the biometric information and the counseling query contents to a remote counseling apparatus and receiving biometrics, daily body index, and counseling response contents from the remote counseling apparatus A user terminal having a module; And

Biometric information comprising the remote consultation device for calculating the biometric index, the daily body index using the biometric information transmitted from the user terminal, and transmits the consultation response content according to the consultation query content from the user terminal Remote consultation system using.
In claim 9,

The biometric information collecting device,

An input unit for starting and stopping acquisition of the biometric information;

A memory for storing the biometric information;

A display unit which displays the biometric information to the outside; And

And a controller for controlling measurement, storage, and display of the biometric information.
In claim 10,

The biometric information collecting device,

And a communication control unit for transmitting the measured biometric information to the remote counseling apparatus.
In claim 9,

The user terminal,

A mobile telephone, PDA, notebook, desktop computer, including any one of the wired and wireless network communication device, remote consultation system using biometric information.