WO2019103267A1

WO2019103267A1 - System providing guidance to correct posture of user and guidance method

Info

Publication number: WO2019103267A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/007285
Authority: WO
Inventors: 신민용; 최윤철; 신성준; 유흥종
Original assignee: 신민용
Priority date: 2017-11-22
Filing date: 2018-06-27
Publication date: 2019-05-31

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system providing guidance to correct the posture of a user which is able to ascertain information, as a time series as time elapses over a predetermined time period, about the posture of a user, and a guidance method. The system for providing guidance to correct the posture of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a sensor (10) which is attached to a part requiring correction on the body of a user so as to detect the current posture of a user, and a mobile terminal (20) to which is transmitted the information detected by the sensor (10) so as to be able to continuously verify the posture of a user. The mobile terminal (20) comprises: a determination unit (22) that determines whether or not the current posture of a user is consistent with a model posture pre-registered in the mobile terminal (20), and an output unit (25) which enables the user to verify the results determined by the determination unit (22), thereby enabling the posture of a user to be ascertained as a time series as time elapses over a predetermined time period.

Description

A system and guidance method for instructing a user to correct his / her posture

The present invention relates to a posture correction guidance system and a guidance method capable of continuously informing a user of such an unbalanced posture signal when a user unintentionally takes an unbalanced posture. More specifically, the present invention relates to a posture correction guidance system The present invention relates to a system and a guidance method for instructing a user to correct a posture of a user who can grasp information about a user's posture in a time-lapse manner over a period of time.

Due to recent advances in computer technology, modern people are becoming more and more active in front of computers. As a result, the amount of time spent sitting in an unbalanced posture is reduced and outdoor activities are reduced. Also, with the rapid spread of the Internet, modern people spend more time in front of their computers.

As such, when the user is sitting in front of a computer for a long period of time, the user frequently takes an unbalanced posture, for example, unconsciously twisting a leg or taking a stiff posture. In addition, modern people are increasingly sick by sitting on their chairs and getting more time for their computers. Diseases such as scoliosis are especially common among students in their growing stages. Appropriate prevention and treatment are indispensable through body image diagnosis and postural examination.

In the conventional posture correction method, a user receives an examination of his / her posture at a time through a body type diagnostic device, and a posture correction process is performed using a body correcting device based on the result. However, according to this posture correction method, since the posture examination of users is performed only at a specific point in time, it is very difficult to find that there is a problem in their postures in everyday life.

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0931926 (hereinafter referred to as " Patent Document 1 ") discloses a mobile communication terminal in which a user can confirm information about his or her posture in real time . Specifically, according to Patent Document 1, the menu icons of the mobile communication terminal are interlocked with the user's posture so that the icons move according to the current posture of the user. The movement of the icon can be grasped in real time by the user checking the display unit of the mobile communication terminal. That is, the users can check the position, shape, and the like of the icons output to the mobile communication terminal to determine whether the current posture of the mobile communication terminal is unbalanced.

According to Patent Document 1, when the user unconsciously takes an unbalanced posture, the posture can be corrected temporarily by confirming it, but it is possible to determine how long the user has been taking an unbalanced posture, It has been difficult to grasp whether there are many cases in which an unbalanced posture is taken. In other words, conventionally, when the posture of the user is unbalanced, it is possible to manually correct the posture of the user, but it is difficult to grasp the posture habit of the user in a time-wise manner for a predetermined time, The customer's demand for correctable technology is not met.

[Prior Art Literature]

[Patent Literature]

Patent Document 1: Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0931926

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a guidance method for correcting a posture of a user so that the user's posture can be actively performed by notifying the user of the posture in a time- .

The present invention provides the following technical means as means for solving the above problems.

The system for correcting the user's posture according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor 10 attached to a part of the user's body that needs to be calibrated to sense the current user's posture, The mobile terminal 20 includes a mobile terminal 20 capable of continuously receiving the information and continuously confirming the attitude of the user, and the mobile terminal 20 is configured to determine whether the current user's attitude matches the best attitude registered in advance in the mobile terminal 20 And an output unit 25 for allowing the user to check the result determined by the determining unit 22 so that the user's posture can be grasped over time according to the elapse of time, ).

The mobile terminal 20 further includes an operation unit 23 for calculating the difference between the current user attitude and the best attitude when it is determined that the current user attitude does not coincide with the best attitude. If the communication between the mobile terminal 20 and the sensor 10 is lost, the determination unit and the calculation unit also exist in the sensor 10.

In addition, the output of the arithmetic operation unit 23 may be an output of the arithmetic operation unit that calculates which range of the group of predetermined ranges the degree of unbalance attitude difference between the current user attitude and the best attitude belongs to, And an unbalanced posture time arithmetic calculation unit that calculates the time period during which the unbalanced posture lasts in a predetermined range group when it is judged as one posture.

In addition, the output of the arithmetic unit 23 further includes a sitting time calculation result for calculating which range of the group of the predetermined range the length of the sitting time of the user belongs to.

In addition, the output of the arithmetic operation unit 23 further includes a compensation arithmetic operation that calculates whether the user continues the ideal posture for a predetermined time or longer or whether or not the mission associated with the best posture has been achieved.

The mobile terminal 20 further includes a signal transmission unit 24 for transmitting a leveled signal based on the result of the calculation of the calculation unit 23. [

The signal transmitted from the signal transmission unit 24 can be confirmed by the user through the abnormal signal display unit 12 of the sensor 10 or the output unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20. [

Also, in the mobile terminal 20, a plant growth mission for receiving the information sensed by the sensor 10 and continuously displaying the attitude of the user can be executed, and the constituent elements of the plant growth mission include, A stem 100 that grows over time to display the posture of the user in a time-wise manner, and a flower 120 that indicates that the final goal has been reached.

The elements of the plant growth mission may further include a leaf 130 periodically generated every time a predetermined time elapses from one side of the stem 100. Depending on the number of the leaves 130, Feedback of the user ' s attitude can be made.

The plant growth mission may include a time mode in which the user's posture can be selectively confirmed by day of the week, week or month, a weather mode in which the posture of the user can be grasped according to the specific weather, A place mode that can be grasped is executable.

A method of guiding a user to correct a posture according to an embodiment of the present invention includes sensing a user's current posture using a sensor 10 and transmitting information sensed by the sensor 10 to the mobile terminal 20 Determining whether the current user's posture matches the pre-registered best posture in the mobile terminal 20, and allowing the user to check the result determined by the mobile terminal 20, And a step of grasping the posture of the robot in a time-wise manner with time.

In addition, if the current user's attitude does not match the previously registered best attitude, a step of calculating the difference between the current user attitude and the best attitude is performed.

Also, the step of displaying the warning signal leveled by the sensor 10 or the mobile terminal 20 is performed based on the calculated difference.

According to the present invention, a user can grasp information about his / her posture in a time-series manner on the basis of information sensed by a sensor attached to a specific body part of a user, so that the user can more precisely and intuitively understand his posture habit And the posture correcting solution can be clearly made.

In addition, time-series information related to a user's posture is displayed in association with the growth of a virtual object such as a plant or an avatar in the mobile terminal, thereby providing a user with a sense of achievement and an appropriate motivation.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to continuously grasp a user's posture for a certain period of time, so that it is possible to grasp the imbalance of the posture at which time or when the user performs an action.

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the technical spirit of the invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a general configuration of a system for instructing a user to correct a posture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which information about a user's attitude in the system is displayed through a plant growth mission of the mobile terminal.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the plant growth mission is completed.

4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of guiding a user to correct a posture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense, and the inventor should appropriately define the concept of the term to describe its invention in the best possible way It should be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferable embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, at the time of the present application, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for correcting a user's posture according to the present invention includes a sensor 10 for detecting a posture of a current user attached to a part of a user's body that is required to be calibrated, And a mobile terminal 20 that receives the sensed information and continuously confirms the attitude of the user.

That is, the user attaches the sensor 10 to a portion of his or her body, such as a shoulder, a waist, and a back, which the user feels needs correction. The sensor 10 is manufactured to be small and made operable with low power. The sensor 10 may be configured to have a total of six degrees of freedom, that is, three axes of acceleration and three axes of rotation, in order to sense the movement of the body in the sensor 10 in three dimensions.

The information sensed by the sensor 10 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20 owned by the user. For example, when the application for instructing the user to correct the posture of the user is executed in the mobile terminal 20, the application receives information sensed by the sensor 10 in a Bluetooth manner. The mobile terminal 20 analyzes the information about the attitude of the user transmitted to the application and analyzes the matters about whether or not the current user's attitude is required for calibration and how the calibration should be performed, And notifies the user.

Specifically, the mobile terminal 20 is provided with a best-posture storing unit 21 in which information on the right posture of the user is stored in advance, and the sensor 10 is provided with a current posture sensing unit (11). The information sensed by the current position sensing unit 11 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20 and the determination unit 22 of the mobile terminal 20 determines whether or not the current user's attitude is stored in the optimal position storage unit 21 It is judged whether or not it coincides with the previously stored best posture.

The result determined by the determination unit 22 is transmitted to the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 20. The operation unit 23 is configured to determine the degree of imbalance when the posture of the current user does not coincide with the best posture. That is, the operation unit 23 is configured to calculate the difference between the current user attitude and the best attitude.

Although the determination unit 22 and the operation unit 23 are installed in the mobile terminal 20 in the present embodiment, the communication between the mobile terminal 20 and the sensor 10 may be interrupted In consideration of the situation, the determination unit and the arithmetic unit may also be present in the sensor 10.

For example, the output of the arithmetic operation unit 23 may be an attitude arithmetic result for calculating the range of the unequal attitude difference between the current user's attitude and the best attitude belonging to the predetermined range group. Specifically, the mobile terminal 20 digitizes the degree of imbalance between the current user attitude and the best attitude to determine which range of the predetermined range is included.

As another example, when the current user's posture is determined to be an unbalanced posture, the output of the arithmetic operation unit 23 may be an unbalanced posture time calculation It can be an output. That is, the operation unit 23 calculates to which range group the unbalance duration of the user belongs.

In addition, the output of the operation unit 23 further includes a seating time calculation result for calculating which range of the group of predetermined ranges the user's seating time is. That is, since the time for sitting and working by modern people increases, it is necessary to control the sitting time. Therefore, the calculation value of the sitting time is also calculated by the calculating unit 23. That is, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether the time duration of the user's sitting posture belongs to a predetermined range of various ranges.

In addition, the output of the arithmetic operation unit 23 further includes a compensation arithmetic operation for calculating whether or not the user has maintained the best posture for a predetermined time or more, or has achieved the mission related to the best posture, do. Specifically, when the user performs a stretching mission that greatly contributes to the posture, or maintains a balanced posture for a certain period of time or longer, it may provide appropriate compensation and cause motivation for the user's posture correction.

When the arithmetic operation unit 23 completes the arithmetic operation on various output related to the user's posture, the signal transmission unit 24 of the mobile terminal 20 performs the arithmetic operation on the posture calculation result, The leveled signal is transmitted based on the result of calculation based on the unbalanced posture time calculation result, the sitting time calculation result, or the compensation calculation result. The transmission of the leveled signal means that a numerical range is set for the range of the calculation result value, that is, the time difference between the current posture and the best posture of the user, and the angular difference, and the different signals are transmitted for each range.

The signal transmitted from the signal transmitting unit 24 can be confirmed by the user through the abnormal signal display unit 12 of the sensor 10 or the output unit 25 of the mobile terminal 20. [ That is, a signal transmitted from the signal transmitting unit 24 may be displayed on the sensor 10, displayed on the mobile terminal 20, or displayed on both the sensor 10 and the mobile terminal 20 .

By allowing the user to check the signal transmitted from the signal transmitting unit 24, the user can grasp the user's posture in a time-lapse manner over a certain period of time. An example of this is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which information about a user's attitude in a user's postural correction guidance system is displayed through a plant growth mission of a mobile terminal, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the plant growth mission is completed.

2, in the mobile terminal 20, a plant growth mission for receiving the information sensed by the sensor 10 and continuously displaying the attitude of the user can be executed. That is, information on the attitude of the user is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20, and the information about the change of the attitude of the user with the passage of time is reflected on the plant growth mission The application is executed. In other words, the change of the user's attitude according to the time is reflected in the growth process of the plant, so that the user can grasp the change of his / her attitude through the growth process of the plant in a time-wise manner.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a plant reflecting a user's attitude change is displayed on the mobile terminal 20 screen. If the user maintains a balanced posture without twisting the legs, the stem 100 of the plant growing in the pot 110 is displayed to grow vertically in the vertical direction (see FIG. 2B). However, when the user twists the leg to the left, the stem 100 of the plant is displayed to bend to the left (see Fig. 2a), and when the user twists the leg to the right, the stem 100 of the plant is displayed to bend to the right 2C).

As described above, since the posture of the user is reflected in the growth process of the plant, the user can confirm the change of his posture according to the passage of time. However, the present invention is not limited to the twist attitude. As another example, if the user keeps the posture straight and the spine is balanced in a straight line, the stem 100 of the plant grows straight, as shown in FIG. However, when the user is biased to the left and the vertebrae bend to the left, the stem 100 of the plant is marked to bend to the left (see Figure 2a), and when the user is biased to the right and the vertebrae bends to the right, The stem 100 is displayed to warp to the right (see Fig. 2C).

The components of the plant growth mission include a pot 110 capable of selecting the type of plant, a stem 100 growing over time to display the posture of the user in a time-wise manner, A leaf 130 periodically generated every time a predetermined time elapses, and a flower 120 informing that the final target has been reached.

Specifically, in the plant growth mission, various kinds of pots 110 are set so that the user can select a desired plant according to the criteria of each user. When the selection of the pollen 110 is completed, the pollen 110 grows in a time-series manner according to the change of the posture of the user. The length of the stem 100 is set to a predetermined length.

A leaf 130 is periodically formed on one side of the stem 100. For example, the leaves 130 may be generated one at a time. If the user maintains a balanced posture, the stem 100 grows straight in the vertical direction, so that it can reach the target height for a short time and the number of the leaves 130 to be generated can be minimum. The information about the balanced posture can be displayed to the user by displaying a blank screen of the flower 120 as the final product. As an example of this, FIG. 3 (a) shows three leaves 130 attached to a stem 100 which extends straight upward.

However, when the posture of the user is unbalanced, since the stem 100 grows as it is bent, the time required for the stem 100 to reach the set height reaches a long time, and the leaves 130 ) Is also increased. Information about this unbalanced posture can be expressed to the user in such a manner that the flower 120 is wilted or the color of the flower 120 is changed. As an example of this, FIG. 3 (b) shows four leaves 130 on a stem 100 curved in various directions. In this way, the user can grasp his / her posture more closely.

If the user selects the time mode, the user can selectively check the information about his or her daily habits, weekly habits, and monthly habits, and when the weather mode is selected, the user can customize his or her habits on the rainy day, Information on his / her habits and the like can be selectively confirmed. Also, when the user selects the place mode, the user can check information about his or her habits in a specific area.

In the present embodiment, the growth target displayed on the mobile terminal 20 is designated as a plant. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but the growth may be expressed through growth of an animal such as a giraffe or growth of an avatar or a character, The posture imbalance of the user may be expressed by a method of making the inclination of the posture projection object unstable or varying the size of the posture without being limited to the growth of the posture.

In another example, information about the attitude of the user may be reflected in the expression of the flower pot 110 displayed on the mobile terminal 20. Specifically, a variety of human facial expressions such as a smiling facial expression, a crying facial expression, and a frown facial expression can be implemented on the surface of the flower pot 110. That is, since the change of the posture of the user according to the time is projected on the expression of the pollen 110, the user can grasp the posture change of the pollen 110 through the change of the expression of the pollen 110 in a time-wise manner.

For example, a tired expression on the surface of the pot 110 may be implemented if the current user is sitting for a long time, or a smile on the surface of the pot 110 may be implemented if the user continues to take the best posture And a tough expression may be implemented on the surface of the pollen 110 when the user takes an unbalanced posture for a long time. In this manner, information on the posture of the user can be implemented in various forms in the mobile terminal 20. [

Referring to FIG. 4, the user attaches the sensor 10 to a part of the user's body that is required to be calibrated, and the sensor 10 senses the user's posture or habit (S10). Then, the information sensed by the sensor 10 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20 through the Bluetooth method (S20). At this time, the mobile terminal 20 can execute an application related to a user's posture correction map.

Next, the mobile terminal 20 determines whether the current user's posture matches the best posture stored in advance in the mobile terminal 20 (S30). If the posture of the current user coincides with the best posture, the mobile terminal 20 displays information about the posture of the user in a time-wise manner (S40). For example, the method displayed on the mobile terminal 20 may be expressed in such a manner that a plant growth mission is executed in the application.

Otherwise, if the current user's attitude does not match the best attitude, the mobile terminal 20 calculates the difference between the current user attitude and the best attitude (S31). Such an operation may be an attitude calculation, an unbalanced posture time calculation, a seating time calculation, or a compensation calculation.

When the calculation process is completed, the mobile terminal 20 generates a leveled warning signal based on the calculated difference (S32). That is, the mobile terminal 20 sets a numerical range for the calculation result value, and transmits different signals for each range.

When the above process is completed, the mobile terminal 20 displays information on the user's posture in a time-wise manner according to time (S40). Accordingly, the user can grasp the information about the posture or the habit of the user on the basis of the contents detected by the sensor in a time-lapse manner over a certain period of time.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the foregoing description of the embodiments is for illustrative purposes and that those skilled in the art can easily modify the invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

[Description of Symbols]

10: Sensor

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12: abnormal signal display

20: Mobile terminal

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25: Output section

100: stem

110: Flowerpot

120: Flowers

130: leaves

Claims

A sensor 10 attached to a part of the user's body where calibration is required to sense the current user's posture; And

And a mobile terminal (20) capable of receiving the information sensed by the sensor (10) and continuously checking the attitude of the user,

The mobile terminal (20)

A determination unit (22) for determining whether or not an attitude of a current user coincides with an ideal attitude previously registered in the mobile terminal (20); And

And an output unit (25) for enabling the user to check the result determined by the determination unit (22), thereby allowing the user to grasp the user's attitude over time in a time series manner. A system that guides you to correct your posture.
The method according to claim 1,

The mobile terminal (20)

Further comprising an operation unit (23) for calculating a difference between an attitude of the current user and the best attitude when it is determined that the current user's attitude does not coincide with the best attitude, System.
3. The method of claim 2,

The output of the arithmetic unit 23,

An attitude arithmetic calculation unit for calculating a range of an unbalanced attitude difference between the current user's attitude and the best attitude to a predetermined range group; And

And an unbalanced posture time arithmetic calculation unit for calculating, when the current user's posture is determined to be an unbalanced posture, a time period during which the unbalanced posture lasts, To correct the problem.
3. The method of claim 2,

The output of the arithmetic unit 23,

Further comprising seating time calculation means for calculating a seating time length of the user belonging to a range group of the predetermined range group.
3. The method of claim 2,

The output of the arithmetic unit 23,

Further comprising: a compensation arithmetic operation that calculates whether the user continues the best posture for more than a predetermined time or whether the mission associated with the best posture has been achieved.
3. The method of claim 2,

The mobile terminal (20)

Further comprising a signal transmission unit (24) for transmitting a leveled signal based on a result of the calculation of the calculation unit (23).
The method according to claim 6,

The signal transmitted from the signal transmission unit 24,

And the user is able to confirm the user's posture through the abnormal signal display part (12) of the sensor (10) or the output part (25) of the mobile terminal (20).
The method according to claim 1,

The mobile terminal 20 is capable of executing a plant growth mission for receiving information sensed by the sensor 10 and continuously displaying the attitude of the user,

The components of the plant growth mission include a pot 110 capable of selecting the type of plant, a stem 100 growing over time to display the posture of the user in a time-series manner, and a flower (120). &Lt; / RTI >
9. The method of claim 8,

The elements of the plant growth mission further include leaves 130 that are periodically generated at a certain time on one side of the stem 100,

Wherein feedback of the user's posture for a predetermined period of time is provided according to the number of the leaves (130).
9. The method of claim 8,

The plant growth mission includes:

A time mode in which the user's posture can be selectively confirmed by day of week, week or month, a weather mode in which the posture of the user can be grasped according to the specific weather, or a place mode in which the posture of the user can be grasped according to a specific place Wherein the system is adapted to correct a user's posture.
Sensing the user's current posture using the sensor (10) and transmitting information sensed by the sensor (10) to the mobile terminal (20);

Determining whether the current user's posture matches the pre-registered best posture in the mobile terminal (20); And

And a step of recognizing the user's posture in a time-lapse manner over a predetermined period of time by allowing the user to confirm the result determined by the mobile terminal (20). Way.
12. The method of claim 11,

And calculating a difference between the current user's posture and the best posture if the current user's posture does not match the pre-registered best posture.
13. The method of claim 12,

Characterized in that the step of displaying a leveled warning signal at the sensor (10) or the mobile terminal (20) is performed based on the calculated difference.