WO2019190077A1

WO2019190077A1 - Skin care system and method

Info

Publication number: WO2019190077A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/002772
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김창식
Original assignee: 주식회사 지씨에스
Priority date: 2018-03-29
Filing date: 2019-03-11
Publication date: 2019-10-03
Also published as: KR102030528B1

Abstract

Disclosed are a skin care system and method. The skin care system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a user terminal for receiving information regarding the skin condition of a user, generating a binary signal corresponding to the skin condition, and transmitting the binary signal to a skin care device by turning on or off a light-emitting element according to the generated binary signal; and the skin care device for receiving a binary signal by using a light-receiving element, acquiring the skin condition by analyzing the received binary signal, calculating an operating frequency corresponding to the acquired skin condition, and generating and outputting a voltage having the calculated operating frequency.

Description

Skin Care Systems and Methods

Embodiments of the present invention relate to skin care systems and methods.

In general, as a person ages, the skin loses its elasticity, and wrinkles and sagging occur on the skin. To solve this problem, people use various kinds of cosmetics to maintain the elasticity of the skin. However, the skin has a function of protecting the human body from external stimuli or substances, there is a problem that cosmetics are not sufficiently absorbed by the skin.

Accordingly, devices for increasing the absorption rate of cosmetics using electrical stimulation have been developed. However, these devices require the user to control the frequency of the electrical stimulation directly or require complicated connection with other devices.

Embodiments of the present invention, to easily control the frequency of the output voltage according to the skin condition to improve the efficiency of skin care.

The skin care system according to an embodiment of the present invention receives information on a skin condition of a user, generates a binary signal corresponding to the skin condition, and turns on or off a light emitting device according to the generated binary signal. A user terminal for transmitting the binary signal to a skin care device, and receiving the binary signal using a light receiving element, analyzing the received binary signal to obtain the skin condition, and obtaining the skin condition And a skin care device configured to calculate an operating frequency corresponding to the and generate and output a voltage having the calculated operating frequency.

According to embodiments of the present invention, by easily controlling the frequency of the output voltage according to the skin condition of the user, it is possible to improve the efficiency of skin care.

In addition, according to embodiments of the present invention, by providing an electroporation device of the same performance as the hospital equipment, it is possible to provide a high-quality skin care to the user at home.

Further, according to embodiments of the present invention, by determining the frequency of the output voltage using the screen of the user terminal (for example, smart phone, tablet PC, etc.), the pre-work of skin care (for example, Bluetooth connection Etc.), and the inconvenience caused by the preliminary work can be eliminated.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a skin care system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining the operation of the skin care system according to an embodiment of the present invention

3 is a flowchart of a skin care method performed by a skin care system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram illustrating and describing a computing environment including a computing device suitable for use in example embodiments.

The skin care apparatus includes a plurality of light receiving elements, and the user terminal transmits the binary signal by turning on or off a portion of the screen of the user terminal, wherein the portion of the plurality of light receiving elements Can be set to correspond to the layout.

The user terminal generates the binary signal by using additional information for the operation of the skin care device, and generates the binary signal in packet units, and the packet includes a header having a predetermined length and the skin state information. Data for the additional information.

The user terminal provides information about operation modes of the skin care apparatus to the user, receives a selection of any one of the operation modes from the user, and selects the selected mode from the skin care apparatus. Including the additional information for the operation of the binary signal can be generated.

The calculated operating frequency is formed by combining a plurality of different frequencies, each of the plurality of different frequencies may be selected in the range of 1kHz to 40kHz.

Skin care method according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the skin care method performed by a skin care system, in the user terminal, receiving information on the skin condition of the user, in the user terminal, the skin condition Generating a binary signal corresponding to the step of transmitting the binary signal to a skin care device by turning on or off a light emitting device according to the generated binary signal at the user terminal, in the skin care device, Receiving the binary signal by using a light receiving element, acquiring the skin condition by analyzing the received binary signal at the skin care device; corresponding to the obtained skin condition by the skin care device Calculating an operating frequency to be generated; and generating and outputting a voltage having the calculated operating frequency in the skin care device. It includes.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following detailed description is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of the methods, devices, and / or systems described herein. However, this is only an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or an operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification. The terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing embodiments of the invention only and should not be limiting. Unless explicitly used otherwise, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural forms of meaning. In this description, expressions such as "comprises" or "equipment" are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, actions, elements, portions or combinations thereof, and one or more than those described. It should not be construed to exclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, actions, elements, portions or combinations thereof.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a skin care system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the skin care system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may efficiently improve the skin condition of a user by outputting voltages having different frequencies according to the skin condition of the user. 102 and skin care device 106. In this case, the user terminal 102 may include various types of devices having a data communication function, an information processing function, and a data input / output function through a network, such as a tablet PC, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like. can do.

In addition, each of the user terminal 102 and skin care device 106 may be connected via a network 104, which may be, for example, the Internet, one or more local area networks, a wide area network. wired or wireless networks such as wireless area networks, cellular networks, mobile networks, low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN), and the like.

The user terminal 102 receives information about the skin condition of the user.

For example, the user terminal 102 may receive information about the skin condition of the user from the user through an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch screen. As another example, the user terminal 102 may include a device capable of photographing the user's skin (eg, a camera capable of taking a close-up photograph), and analyze the photographed skin to receive the user's skin condition. As another example, the user terminal 102 may receive information about the skin condition of the user from another terminal (eg, a terminal used in a hospital) through a network.

The user terminal 102 generates a binary signal corresponding to the skin condition of the user. In this case, the binary signal is a signal consisting of only '1' or '0' and may be set to have a different value according to the skin condition.

Specifically, the user terminal 102 may store a binary signal for each skin condition and generate a binary signal value corresponding to the skin condition of the user among the stored binary signals. In this case, the user terminal 102 is a binary for each skin state in a database (for example, read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), memory card, etc.) existing inside or outside the user terminal 102. The signal may be stored and a binary signal corresponding to the skin condition of the user may be generated using the signal.

The user terminal 102 may generate a binary signal using additional information for the operation of the skin care device 106. In this case, the additional information may be, for example, information related to the operation of the skin care device 106 (for example, information related to an operation time, an operation frequency, an operation period, an operation intensity, etc.), and the user terminal 102 may be This additional information can be input from the user to generate a binary signal.

The user terminal 102 may generate a binary signal in packet units, and the packet may include a header of a set length, data about skin condition information, and data about additional information. In this case, the set length is, for example, a length preset by the manager of the skin care system 100 and may be, for example, 8 bits.

For example, when the data on the skin condition is composed of 8 bits and the data on the additional information is composed of 16 bits, the user terminal 102 may include the header 8 bits, the data 8 bits for the skin condition, and the data 16 bits for the additional information. Binary signal can be generated by using 32bit data included as one packet.

As another example, when the user terminal 102 transmits two skin condition information (for example, information on skin sensitivity and skin age, etc.) to the skin care device 106, the user terminal 102 A binary signal can be generated using one packet as 40-bit data including a header 8 bits, data 16 bits (= 8 bits * 2), and data 16 bits for additional information.

In addition, the user terminal 102 may provide the user with information about the operation modes of the skin care device 106, and receive a selection of any one of the operation modes from the user. In addition, the user terminal 102 may generate a binary signal by including any one mode selected by the user as additional information for the operation of the skin care apparatus 106. In this case, the operation modes may be, for example, modes preset by the administrator of the skin care apparatus 106, and store the operation manners of the skin care apparatus 106. In addition, as described above, the user terminal 102 may generate the binary signal on a packet basis including this additional information.

The user terminal 102 transmits a binary signal to the skin care device 106 by turning on or off the light emitting device according to the generated binary signal. In this case, the light emitting device is a device for converting electrical energy into light energy, and may be a light emitting diode (LED), a semiconductor laser, or the like.

Specifically, the user terminal 102 includes one or more light emitting devices, and turns on the light emitting device when the binary signal is '1', and turns off the light emitting device when the binary signal is '0'. ), The binary signal can be transmitted. In addition, the user terminal 102 repeatedly transmits a binary signal a predetermined number of times (for example, five times) or until a message indicating that the binary signal has been successfully received from the skin care device 106 is received. Binary signals can be sent repeatedly.

In addition, the user terminal 102 may include a screen such as, for example, an LED screen, and transmit a binary signal through the included screen. In this case, the user terminal 102 may transmit a binary signal to correspond to the light receiving element included in the skin care device 106.

Specifically, when the skin care device 106 includes a plurality of light receiving elements, the user terminal 102 transmits a binary signal by turning on or off some areas of the screen of the user terminal 102, The skin care device 106 may be set to correspond to the arrangement of the plurality of light receiving elements.

For example, when the plurality of light receiving elements included in the skin care device 106 are arranged in a circle shape having a diameter of 2 cm, the user terminal 102 has a diameter of 2 cm at the center of the screen of the user terminal 102. A binary signal can be transmitted by turning on or off a circular area. In this case, the user terminal 102 may transmit a binary signal by turning on or off a circle-shaped area having a diameter (for example, 2.5 cm) that is slightly larger than 2 cm in consideration of the user's convenience.

As another example, when a plurality of light receiving elements included in the skin care device 106 are arranged in a square shape, the user terminal 102 may turn on or off a rectangular area on a portion of the screen of the user terminal 102 to make a binary. You can send a signal.

In this case, the user terminal 102 may utilize a screen other than the above-described partial area for other purposes. For example, the user terminal 102 may transmit a binary signal using a screen of a partial area, provide an advertisement to a user, or provide information about a skin condition of the user using the screen of the remaining area. .

The skin care device 106 receives a binary signal using the light receiving element. In this case, the skin care device 106 may include one or a plurality of light receiving elements, and the light receiving element may be, for example, turned on of a light emitting element such as a photo diode or an avalanche photo diode. Or it may be a device that can distinguish whether or not off.

The skin care device 106 may acquire the skin condition of the user by analyzing the received binary signal.

Specifically, the skin care device 106 stores the same binary signal for each skin condition stored in the user terminal 102 and compares the stored binary signal for each skin condition with the received binary signal to compare the skin condition of the user. Can be obtained.

In addition, the skin care device 106 calculates an operating frequency corresponding to the skin condition of the user. For example, the skin care device 106 may store an operating frequency for each skin state and calculate an operating frequency by comparing the stored operating frequency for each skin state with the acquired skin state of the user. In this case, the operating frequency may be formed by combining a plurality of different frequencies, and each of the plurality of different frequencies may be selected from a medium frequency (for example, 1 kHz to 40 kHz) range.

To this end, the skin care device 106 is a skin condition in a database (for example, read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), memory card, etc.) existing inside or outside the skin care device 106. It can store binary signals for each star and operating frequency for each skin condition.

The skin care device 106 generates and outputs a voltage having the calculated operating frequency. In this case, the skin care device 106 may generate a voltage corresponding to additional information received from the user terminal 102 through a voltage preset by the manager of the skin care device 106 or a binary signal. In addition, the skin care device 106 may generate a voltage using a charge pumping method using a passive element, and adjust the duty on time by a pulse width modulation (PWM) control method. A voltage corresponding to an operating frequency may be generated and output.

2 is a diagram 200 illustrating an operation of the skin care system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the user terminal 102 according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive skin condition information from the skin condition information providing terminal 204 (S201). In this case, the skin condition information providing terminal 204 may be, for example, a terminal used in a hospital, and the skin condition information may be, for example, a medical record of a user. In addition, when the skin condition includes the medical record of the user, the user terminal 102 may obtain the skin condition of the user by analyzing the medical record of the user.

The user terminal 102 may receive additional information for the operation of the skin care device 106 from the user 202 (S202), and generate a binary signal using the skin condition information and the additional information of the user ( S203).

The user terminal 102 may provide a binary signal to the skin care device 106 by turning on or off the light emitting device according to the generated binary signal (S204).

The skin care device 106 may analyze the binary signal provided from the user terminal 102 to obtain a skin condition of the user (S205), and calculate an operating frequency corresponding to the skin condition of the user (S206).

The skin care device 106 may output a voltage corresponding to the operating frequency to the user (S207).

3 is a flowchart 300 of a skin care method performed by the skin care system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user terminal 102 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives information about a skin condition of a user (301).

The user terminal 102 generates a binary signal corresponding to the skin condition of the user (302). In this case, the user terminal 102 may generate a binary signal using additional information for the operation of the skin care device 106, but may generate a binary signal in packet units. In addition, the packet may consist of a header of a set length, data about skin condition information, and data about additional information. In addition, the user terminal 102 provides the user with information about the operation modes of the skin care device 106, receives a selection of any one of the operation modes from the user, and selects one of the selected modes. Additional information for the operation of 106 can be included to generate a binary signal.

The user terminal 102 transmits a binary signal to the skin care device 106 by turning on or off the light emitting device according to the generated binary signal (303). In this case, the user terminal 102 transmits a binary signal by turning on or off a portion of the screen of the user terminal 102, and corresponds to the arrangement of the plurality of light receiving elements included in the skin care device 106. Can be set to

Skin care device 106 receives a binary signal using a light receiving element (304).

Skin care device 106 analyzes the received binary signal to obtain a skin condition (305).

The skin care device 106 calculates an operating frequency corresponding to the obtained skin condition (306). In this case, the operating frequency is formed by combining a plurality of different frequencies, each of the plurality of different frequencies may be selected in the range of 1kHz to 40kHz.

The skin care device 106 generates and outputs a voltage having the calculated operating frequency (307).

In the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 3, the method is divided into a plurality of steps, but at least some of the steps may be performed in a reverse order, in combination with other steps, omitted, or divided into detailed steps. May be performed in addition to one or more steps not shown.

4 is a block diagram illustrating and describing a computing environment including a computing device suitable for use in example embodiments. In the illustrated embodiment, each component may have different functions and capabilities in addition to those described below, and may include additional components in addition to those described below.

The illustrated computing environment 1 includes a computing device 12. In one embodiment, computing device 12 may be one or more components included in skin care system 100.

Computing device 12 includes at least one processor 14, computer readable storage medium 16, and communication bus 18. The processor 14 may cause the computing device 12 to operate according to the example embodiments mentioned above. For example, processor 14 may execute one or more programs stored in computer readable storage medium 16. The one or more programs may include one or more computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor 14, cause the computing device 12 to perform operations in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. Can be.

Computer readable storage medium 16 is configured to store computer executable instructions or program code, program data and / or other suitable forms of information. The program 20 stored in the computer readable storage medium 16 includes a set of instructions executable by the processor 14. In one embodiment, computer readable storage medium 16 includes memory (volatile memory, such as random access memory, nonvolatile memory, or a suitable combination thereof), one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash Memory devices, or any other form of storage medium that is accessible by computing device 12 and capable of storing desired information, or a suitable combination thereof.

The communication bus 18 interconnects various other components of the computing device 12, including the processor 14 and the computer readable storage medium 16.

Computing device 12 may also include one or more input / output interfaces 22 and one or more network communication interfaces 26 that provide an interface for one or more input / output devices 24. The input / output interface 22 and the network communication interface 26 are connected to the communication bus 18. The input / output device 24 may be connected to other components of the computing device 12 via the input / output interface 22. Exemplary input / output devices 24 may include pointing devices (such as a mouse or trackpad), keyboards, touch input devices (such as touchpads or touchscreens), voice or sound input devices, various types of sensor devices, and / or imaging devices. Input devices, and / or output devices such as display devices, printers, speakers, and / or network cards. The example input / output device 24 may be included inside the computing device 12 as one component of the computing device 12, and may be connected to the computing device 12 as a separate device from the computing device 12. It may be.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to exemplary embodiments above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention with respect to the above-described embodiments. Will understand. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

Claims

Receiving information about a skin condition of a user, generating a binary signal corresponding to the skin condition, and turning on or off a light emitting device according to the generated binary signal to transmit the binary signal to a skin care apparatus; User terminal; And

Receiving the binary signal using a light receiving element, analyzing the received binary signal to obtain the skin condition, calculating an operating frequency corresponding to the obtained skin condition, and having the calculated operating frequency Skin care system comprising a skin care device for generating and outputting a voltage.
The method according to claim 1,

The skin care device includes a plurality of light receiving elements,

The user terminal transmits the binary signal by turning on or off a portion of the screen of the user terminal, and sets the partial region to correspond to the arrangement of the plurality of light receiving elements.
The method according to claim 1,

The user terminal generates the binary signal using additional information for the operation of the skin care device, and generates the binary signal in packet units,

And said packet comprises a header of a set length, data for said skin condition information, and data for said additional information.
The method according to claim 1,

The user terminal provides information about operation modes of the skin care apparatus to the user, receives a selection of any one of the operation modes from the user, and selects the selected mode from the skin care apparatus. Skin care system to generate the binary signal including as additional information for the operation of the.
The method according to claim 1,

The calculated operating frequency is formed by combining a plurality of different frequencies, wherein each of the plurality of different frequencies is selected from the range of 1kHz to 40kHz.
In the skin care method performed by the skin care system,

Receiving, at a user terminal, information on a skin condition of a user;

Generating a binary signal corresponding to the skin condition at the user terminal;

Transmitting, at the user terminal, the binary signal to a skin care device by turning on or off a light emitting device according to the generated binary signal;

Receiving, at the skin care device, the binary signal by using a light receiving element;

Acquiring, by the skin care device, the skin condition by analyzing the received binary signal;

Calculating, at the skin care device, an operating frequency corresponding to the obtained skin condition; And

And generating and outputting a voltage having the calculated operating frequency in the skin care apparatus.