KR20140136721A - System for managing old man living alone - Google Patents

Abstract

It is possible to obtain more precise data on the health status of the elderly living alone by providing a system in which digital garments for health care, a central control center and an emergency center are connected through a communication network, and even when the elderly living alone loses suddenly, Provides a living alone elderly management system that can obtain status information.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM FOR MANAGING OLD MAN LIVING ALONE [0002]

The present invention relates to a living alone elderly management system, and more particularly, to a living alone elderly management system that can remotely check a health status of an elderly person and promptly cope with an emergency situation.

Due to the current medical advancement, the elderly population has increased greatly, and it is gradually entering the aging society.

In particular, geriatric diseases such as stroke, hypertension, diabetes and heart disease that are mainly caused by the elderly population, that is, the silver generation, can cause complications upon onset and are very difficult to treat. Therefore, desirable.

However, in the case of the elderly living alone, it is difficult not only to ask for help but also to visit the hospital regularly every time in order to receive a health checkup if the behavior is uncomfortable.

A Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0053815 discloses a technology for allowing a single elderly person to carry a wrist-type management terminal for monitoring the health of the elderly living alone, and monitoring the elderly living alone in a central control center through communication.

However, it is difficult to obtain precise data on the elderly living alone, which is needed by the central control center, because it is difficult to accurately measure the health status of the elderly living alone as a wrist-type management terminal. There was a concern that the deterioration of health could not be grasped in advance.

In addition, when the elderly living alone is knocked down by a sudden shock caused by heart disease, accurate state information of the elderly living alone can not be transmitted to the central control center.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system in which a digital garment for health care, a central control center and an emergency center are connected via a communication network, The present invention aims to provide a system for elderly people living alone who can obtain accurate state information of elderly living alone even when the elderly living alone suffers a sudden collapse.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a system for managing elderly persons living alone, comprising: a digital garment for health management capable of grasping the health state of the elderly living alone; An intermediate control device for transmitting the received health state information signal of the elderly person living alone to a remote place, and a database for managing the health state information signal received from the intermediate control device and managing the health state of the living alone A central control center for analyzing and analyzing the health state information signal of an elderly person who has been analyzed and judged, and an emergency situation information signal is included in the health state analysis information signal of the elderly living alone received from the central control center And an emergency center for relieving the elderly living alone.

Preferably, the intermediate control device is a stationary terminal stationed in a house where the elderly living alone resides.

Preferably, the intermediate control device is a portable terminal that can be carried by the elderly living alone.

The digital garment for health care comprises a body formed to be in close contact with the body of the elderly living alone, a living body information sensing body provided inside the body for measuring living body information of the living elderly person, And a fiber type transmission medium installed in the main body to electrically connect the biometric information sensing body and the receiving body and installed in the main body so as to be integrated with the main body, desirable.

The fiber-type transmission medium is preferably a digital chamber through which electric current can flow.

Preferably, the biometric information sensing body includes at least one of an electrocardiogram sensor for measuring an electrocardiogram, a breathing sensor for measuring respiration, a heartbeat sensor for measuring a heartbeat, and a motion sensor for measuring a motion.

It is preferable that the biometric information sensing body includes at least one fiber-type sensor woven to include conductive fibers.

The conductive fiber is preferably formed by sequentially coating nickel, copper, silver, gold, and a protective coating on the outer periphery of the polyester yarn.

It is preferable that the biometric information sensing body is embroidered or sewn on the inside of the main body by the fibrous transmission medium.

Preferably, the receiving body is detachably attached to the main body, and the receiving body and the fiber type transmission medium are detachably connected by a connecting connector.

Wherein the connection connector includes a first connection terminal portion provided at one end of the fiber type transmission medium and a second connection terminal portion connected to the receiving body, wherein the first connection terminal portion and the second connection terminal portion include conductive fibers Shaped terminals that are woven to form a woven fabric.

It is preferable that the conductive fiber is formed by sequentially coating nickel, copper, silver and gold on the outer periphery of the polyester yarn.

It is preferable that the first connection terminal portion and the second connection terminal portion each include a ballast member and are detachably connected by a ballast coupling.

The main body is preferably provided with the first connection terminal portion, the second connection terminal portion, and a receiving bag accommodating the receiving body.

According to the elderly elderly management system as described above, it is possible to obtain more precise data on the health status of the elderly living alone by providing the digital apparel for health care, the central control center and the emergency center connected through a communication network, Even if the elderly fall down suddenly, accurate information about the elderly living alone can be obtained, so that the elderly living alone can be managed properly.

1 shows a single-lived elderly care system in accordance with the present invention;
2 is a view illustrating a digital garment for health care applied to a single-loner management system according to the present invention;
3 is a view showing an example in which a bio-information sensor is installed on an inner front part of a main body of a digital garment for health care applied to the elderly man managing system according to the present invention.
4 is a view showing an example in which a bio-information sensor is installed in an inner rear portion of a main body of a digital garment for health care applied to a single elderly man management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a view showing the detailed structure of a biometric information sensing body of a digital garment for health care applied to a single elderly care management system according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a view showing an example in which a biometric information sensor is installed on a main body of a digital garment for health care applied to a single elderly care management system according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a connection connector detachably connecting a receiving body of a digital garment for health care and a fiber-type transmission medium applied to a single elderly management system according to the present invention;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objectives, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured by the present invention. In addition, the thickness of the lines and the size of the constituent elements shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, terms used are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be based on the entire contents of the present specification.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system for managing elderly persons living alone according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a digital garment for health management applied to a living alone elderly management system according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view showing an example in which a bio-information sensor is installed on the inner front part of the body of the digital garment for health care applied. FIG. 4 is a cross- FIG. 5 is a view showing a detailed structure of a biometric information sensing body of a digital garment for health care applied to a living alone elderly management system according to the present invention, and FIG. A diagram showing an example in which a biometric information sensor is installed on the body of the digital garment for health care applied to the management system It said, Figure 7 is a view of the connector for detachably connecting the can body and the fiber-like transmission medium of a digital clothes Healthcare applied to seniors management system of the present invention.

1 to 7, the living alone elderly management system according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a health status information signal of a living elderly person from a digital clothing 10 for health care and a digital garment 10 for health care An intermediate control device 20 for transmitting the received health state information signal of the elderly person living alone to a remote place, a health state information signal received from the intermediate control device 20 in a database and managing them, A central control center 30 for analyzing the health state of the elderly person and transmitting an information signal for analyzing the health state of the elderly living alone who have been analyzed and judged to the remote location, And an emergency center 40 for relieving the elderly living alone when the signal includes the emergency information signal.

The digital garment for health care 10 is a core structure for accurately grasping the health state of the elderly living alone and includes a main body 100, a biometric information sensing body 200, a receiving body 300, And a transmission medium 400.

The main body 100 is preferably made of a resilient material so as to be adhered to the wearer's body.

The main body 100 may have a body 110 and arms 120 formed on both sides of the body 110. The main body 100 of the present invention is limited to the illustrated form It is not. That is, it can be applied to clothing products such as sweaters, cardigans, shirts, waistcoats and the like.

The bio-information sensing unit 200 measures a variety of biometric information of a wearer wearing a digital garment for health care according to the present invention. The bio-information sensing unit 200 includes an electrocardiogram sensor for measuring an electrocardiogram, a breathing sensor for measuring respiration, A heart rate sensor, and a motion sensor for measuring the movement, and is coupled to the inside of the main body 100 so as to contact the wearer's skin for effective measurement of the biometric information.

The method of installing the biometric information sensing body 200 on the main body 100 may be performed by using an adhesive or various fixing members as many as possible. It is preferable to embroidery or sewn by the fiber-type transmission medium 400 in order to increase the sense of unity and to reduce the sense of resistance to the wearer and provide a comfortable feeling of activity. In this case, the fiber-type transmission medium 400 may include a digital chamber through which a current flows, so that the bio-information sensing body 200 is installed in the main body 100, The body information sensing body 200 and the receiving body 300 are electrically connected to each other so that the body information sensing body 200 can be transmitted to the receiving body 300.

Meanwhile, in order to improve the embroidery and sewing convenience between the body part 200 and the main body 100, and to minimize the feeling of rejection when the body part 200 contacts the wearer's skin, The biometric information sensing device 200 is preferably composed of a fiber-type sensor woven to include conductive fibers. Of course, in the case of a breathing sensor, it may not be composed of a fiber-type sensor since a piezo film should be applied.

5, when the bio-information sensing body 200 is formed of a fiber-type sensor, the conductive fibers 210 included in the fiber-type sensor include nickel 212, copper It is preferable that the protective layer 216 is formed on the outermost layer by coating the barrier layer 213, the silver layer 214 and the gold layer 215 in this order. When the conductive fibers 210 included in the fiber-type sensor are configured as described above, it is possible to effectively transmit electric signals between the biometric information sensing body 200 and the wearer's skin.

The receiving body 300 is provided in the main body 100 and is for receiving biometric information measured from the biometric information sensing body 200. The receiving body 300 is provided with a fiber type transmission medium 400, And is electrically connected to the biometric information sensing unit 200.

Meanwhile, the receiving body 300 can be detachably attached to the main body 100 in order to allow the management of the biometric information to be continuously performed even during a movement or an external activity without space limitation, It is preferable that the receiving body 300 and the fiber type transmission medium 400 are detachably connected to each other by the connector 500.

The connection connector 500 is configured to include a first connection terminal portion 510 provided at one end of the fiber type transmission medium 400 and a second connection terminal portion 520 connected to the reception body 300 .

The first connection terminal portion 510 and the second connection terminal portion 520 are preferably configured to include fiber type terminals 511 and 521 woven to include conductive fibers, And the second connection terminal unit 520 is performed by the contact between the fiber-type terminals 511 and 521. [

When the first connection terminal portion 510 and the second connection terminal portion 520 are formed of the fiber type terminals 511 and 521, the conductive fibers included in the fiber type terminals 511 and 521 are electrically connected to the biometric information sensing body 200, The conductive fibers 210 are formed to have the same structure.

The connection connector 500 may be detachable by various methods. However, the connection connector 500 may be detachably attached in a ball-type manner to improve the contactability between the fiber-type terminals 511 and 521 and to improve the convenience of attachment and detachment desirable.

Accordingly, the first connection terminal portion 510 and the second connection terminal portion 520 include the ballast members 512 and 522, respectively, as shown in FIG. The fibrous terminals 511 and 521 are formed to be smaller in size than the ballast members 512 and 522 and are arranged in a predetermined shape on the ballast members 512 and 522. The first connection terminal unit 510 and the second connection When the terminal portion 520 is engaged, the corresponding fiber-type terminals 511 and 521 are arranged so as to be in contact with each other.

The main body 100 may further include a receptacle 600 in which the first connection terminal portion 510, the second connection terminal portion 520, and the receiving body 300 can be received.

At this time, when the first connection terminal portion 510, the second connection terminal portion 520, and the receiving body 300 are accommodated in the receiving bag 600, It is preferable that an elastic member is additionally provided in the periphery.

Considering that the receiving body 300 itself is to be accommodated in the receiving bag 600 formed in the main body 100, it is preferable that the receiving body 600 has a volume Weight needs to be minimized.

Therefore, the receiving body 300 is preferably configured to receive biometric information and transmit the received biometric information to an indicator including a separate controller or a control function.

Meanwhile, when the intermediate control device 20 is a stationary type terminal, the intermediate control device 20 may be a stand-alone type terminal that is housed in a house where the elderly living alone resides. Receives the health state information signal of the elderly living alone from the receiving body 300, and transmits the received health state information signal of the elderly living alone to the remote site again.

Accordingly, the intermediate control device 20 may include a wireless communication module for short-range wireless communication. Examples of the short-range wireless communication module include a zigbee, a bluetooth, a radio frequency identification (RFID) (Infrared Data Association) or the like can be used.

In addition, the intermediate control device 20 may include a remote wireless communication module or a power line communication module to transmit health status information of the elderly living alone to a remote place.

The intermediate control device 20 may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone (including a smart phone) that can be carried by the elderly living alone, or may be a stationary terminal stationed in a house.

1, the central control center 30 may be configured to be separated from the medical institution and connected to the medical institution through a communication network, or alternatively may be configured to include the medical institution as an accessory have.

In addition, the central control center 30 may include a remote wireless communication module or a power line communication module so as to receive the health status analysis information signal of the elderly person living alone from the intermediate control device 20.

In addition, the central control center 30 can transmit the health state analysis information signal of the elderly living alone to the intermediate control device 20 so that the elderly living alone can check their health condition.

The emergency center 40 may be a separate medical institution from the central control center 30 or a medical institution attached to the central control center 30 and may be a separate emergency dispatch institution such as 119.

In addition, when the emergency state information signal is included in the health state analysis information signal of the elderly living alone received from the central control center 30, the emergency center 40 performs relief of the elderly living alone, Is generated based on signals measured from various sensors including a motion sensor included in the digital garment 10 for health care worn by the elderly living alone. That is, when the elderly living alone suffers a sudden shock due to a heart disease or the like, the accurate health state information signal of the elderly living alone measured by the motion sensor, the electrocardiogram sensor, and the breath sensor is transmitted to the central control center 30, The center 30 can make a judgment to cope with the emergency more accurately due to the health state information signal of the elderly living alone measured by the motion sensor.

According to the elderly elderly care management system according to the present invention as described above, the digital clothing for health care, the central control center, and the emergency center are connected through a communication network to provide more precise data on the health status of the elderly living alone The elderly living alone will be able to obtain the accurate status information of the elderly living alone even if they fall suddenly, so that the management of the elderly living alone can be performed faithfully.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is to be understood that the invention may be variously modified and changed.

10: Digital clothing for health care 20: Intermediate control device
30: central control center 40: emergency center
100: Body 200: Biometric information sensing body
210: Conductive fiber 211: Polyester yarn
212: Nickel 213: Copper
214: silver 215: gold
300: Receiving body 400: Fiber type transmission medium
500: connection connector 510: first connection terminal portion
520: second connection terminal part 600:

Claims (14)

A digital garment for health care (10) which can grasp the health status of the elderly living alone;
An intermediate control device (20) for receiving a health status information signal of the elderly person living alone from the healthcare digital garment (10) and transmitting the received health status information signal of the elderly person living alone to a remote place;
The health state information signal received from the intermediate control device 20 is databaseized and managed, the health state of the elderly living alone is analyzed and determined on the basis of the managed database, and the health state analysis information signal of the elderly living alone, To a central control center (30);
An emergency center (40) for relieving the elderly living alone if the emergency state information signal is included in the health state analysis information signal of the elderly living alone received from the central control center (30);
Wherein the elderly management system comprises: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the intermediate control device (20) is a stationary terminal stationed in a house where the elderly living alone resides. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the intermediate control device (20) is a portable terminal capable of being carried by an elderly living alone. The method according to claim 1,
The digital garment for health care (10)
A body 100 formed to be in contact with the body of the elderly living alone;
A biometric information sensing unit 200 installed inside the main body 100 for measuring biometric information of the elderly living alone;
A receiving body (300) installed in the main body (100) and receiving biometric information measured from the biometric information sensing body (200); And
A fiber type transmission medium 400 mounted on the main body 100 to be integrated with the main body 100 and electrically connected to the main body 100 to electrically connect the biometric information sensing body 200 and the receiving body 300, ;
Wherein the elderly management system comprises: The method of claim 4,
Wherein the fiber-type transmission medium (400) is a digital room through which electric current can flow. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the bio-information sensing body 200 includes at least one of an electrocardiogram sensor for measuring an electrocardiogram, a breathing sensor for measuring respiration, a heartbeat sensor for measuring a heartbeat, and a motion sensor for measuring a motion of the elderly person system. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the bio-information sensing body (200) comprises at least one fiber-type sensor woven to include conductive fibers. The method of claim 7,
The conductive fiber 210 is characterized in that nickel 212, copper 213, silver 214, gold 215 and a protective coating 216 are sequentially coated on the outer periphery of the polyester yarn 211 Alone elderly management system. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the bio-information sensing body (200) is embroidered or sewn on the inside of the main body (100) by the fiber type transmission medium (400). The method according to any one of claims 4 to 9,
The receiving body 300 is detachably installed in the main body 100 and the receiving body 300 and the fiber type transmission medium 400 are detachably connected by a connecting connector 500 A living alone senior management system. The method of claim 10,
The connection connector 500 includes a first connection terminal portion 510 provided at one end of the fiber type transmission medium 400 and a second connection terminal portion 520 connected to the reception body 300, Wherein the first connection terminal portion (510) and the second connection terminal portion (520) comprise fibrous terminals woven to include the conductive fibers (210). The method of claim 11,
Wherein the conductive fibers 210 are formed by sequentially coating nickel 212, copper 213, silver 214 and gold 215 on the outer periphery of the polyester yarn 211. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the first connection terminal portion (510) and the second connection terminal portion (520) each include a valve member and are detachably connected by a valve coupling. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the main body (100) is provided with a receptacle for accommodating the first connection terminal portion (510), the second connection terminal portion (520), and the receiving body (300).

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