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The present invention relates to an adaptive temperature control system.
A variety of warming devices are being used to protect the user from rapid temperature drop and to provide the user with thermal energy.
It is important to properly adjust the temperature of the warming device to the user's body temperature, since the warming devices used during the user's sleeping time may greatly affect the user's biological rhythm. Therefore, research on this is proceeding actively.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an adaptive temperature control system that conforms to a biological biological rhythm of a user.
The technical objects of the present invention are not limited to the technical matters mentioned above, and other technical subjects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an adaptive temperature control system including a wearable module including a sensor for measuring body temperature, And a controller for controlling the temperature of the device and adjusting the temperature of the heating device according to a first predetermined setting regardless of the temperature measured in the second period other than the first period.
In some embodiments, the adaptive temperature control system further comprises a portable terminal in wireless communication with the controller, wherein the portable terminal adjusts a time point at which the first interval and the second interval are switched The application can be stored.
In some embodiments, the controller may raise the temperature of the warmer in the second section.
In some embodiments, the sensor includes a plurality of sensors, wherein the controller is configured to determine, in the first interval, the temperature measured through the remaining sensor without considering the body temperature measured through at least one of the plurality of sensors The temperature of the warming device can be adjusted in consideration of the body temperature.
In some embodiments, the wearable module includes a sleeping article for use by a user on a sleeping surface, the warming device includes a warming mat, and the controller may include a warming mat controller.
In some embodiments, the sleeping article includes a sleeping bracelet, and the sensor includes first to third sensors disposed radially in the middle of the sleeping wristband, wherein the warming mat controller, in the first section, The temperature of the heating mat can be adjusted in consideration of the body temperature measured through the remaining sensors without considering the body temperature measured by the sensor in contact with the heating mat among the first to third sensors.
In some embodiments, the controller may adjust the temperature of the warming device in a third interval different from the first and second intervals according to a second predetermined setting different from the first setting.
In some embodiments, the controller raises the temperature of the warming device in the second section, and maintains the temperature of the warming device in the third section at a constant temperature.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an adaptive temperature control system including first to third sensors for measuring body temperature of a user, a fabric wearable module including a first controller, And a second controller for controlling the temperature of the warming device to provide heat to the user using the output of the module, wherein the first controller is provided with first to third measured values respectively from the first to third sensors, And provides the second controller with an average value of the remaining measured values excluding the maximum value among the first to third measured values.
In some embodiments, the adaptive temperature control system further comprises a portable terminal in wireless communication with at least one of the first and second controllers, wherein the portable terminal is configured to determine a predetermined temperature based on the measured body temperature of the user And may store an application that provides information about the status of the user by performing an operation.
The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.
1 is a conceptual diagram of an adaptive temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of the wearable module of Fig.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the wearable module of FIG. 2 is implemented.
4 is a block diagram of the controller of Fig.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the adaptive temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 8 are views for explaining the operation of the adaptive temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view for explaining the operation of the adaptive temperature control system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a graph for explaining the temperature difference before and after the adaptive temperature control system according to the embodiments of the present invention is applied.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The dimensions and relative sizes of the components shown in the figures may be exaggerated for clarity of description. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification and "and / or" include each and every combination of one or more of the mentioned items.
One element is referred to as being "connected to " or" coupled to "another element, either directly connected or coupled to another element, One case. On the other hand, when one element is referred to as being "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to " another element, it does not intervene another element in the middle.
The terms spatially relative, "below", "beneath", "lower", "above", "upper" May be used to readily describe a device or a relationship of components to other devices or components. Spatially relative terms should be understood to include, in addition to the orientation shown in the drawings, terms that include different orientations of the device during use or operation. For example, when inverting an element shown in the figures, an element described as "below" or "beneath" of another element may be placed "above" another element. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can include both downward and upward directions. The elements can also be oriented in different directions, so that spatially relative terms can be interpreted according to orientation.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms " comprises "and / or" comprising "used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element.
Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements or components, it is needless to say that these elements or components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element or component from another. Therefore, it is needless to say that the first element or the constituent element mentioned below may be the second element or constituent element within the technical spirit of the present invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.
1 is a conceptual diagram of an adaptive temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The term 'sub' or 'module' as used in the present embodiment means a hardware component such as software or FPGA or ASIC, and 'sub' or 'module' performs certain roles. However, " part " or " module " is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. The term " part " or " module " may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and configured to play one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, 'a' or 'module' is intended to be broadly interpreted as encompassing any type of process, including features such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, Microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables, as used herein, Or " modules " or " modules " or " modules " or " modules " Can be further separated.
Referring to FIG. 1, an adaptive temperature control system may include a
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2 is a block diagram of the wearable module of Fig. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the wearable module of FIG. 2 is implemented.
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5 to 8, an operation of the adaptive temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the adaptive temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 to 8 are views for explaining the operation of the adaptive temperature control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, a user sets a wakeup time (S10). This operation can be performed, for example, through an application installed in the portable terminal (400 in FIG. 1).
Referring to FIG. 6, an application installed in the
On the other hand, in some embodiments, the wake-up time setting operation may be performed using, for example, a controller (300 in Fig. 1).
Referring to FIG. 7, the
Referring to FIG. 8, the waking time W may be set by the user in step S10. When the wakeup time W is set by the user in this way, the application or controller (300 in Fig. 1) installed in the portable terminal (400 in Fig. 1) sets the time preceding the wake up time W by the predetermined time t (T) of the first section (I) and the second section (II).
For example, assuming that the predetermined time t is, for example, one hour, when the user sets the wakeup time W to 7:00 am, the application or the controller (also shown in Fig. 1) installed in the portable terminal 1 of 300 can determine the switching time T of the first interval I and the second interval II at 6 am.
5 and 8, if the switching time T of the first section I and the second section II has not arrived, the
At this time, as described above, the wearable module (100 in FIG. 1) ignores the measurement value of the sensor which is in contact with the warm mat (200 in FIG. 1) among the plurality of sensors included in the wearable module And the user's body temperature can be measured using the measured values of the remaining sensors.
Referring to Figure 8, in some embodiments, the controller (300 of Figure 1) includes a thermal mat (200 of Figure 1) such that the temperature (B) of the warm mat (A) (B) of FIG. 1). In some embodiments, such an offset C may be provided from a user via a portable terminal (400 in FIG. 1) or a controller (300 in FIG. 1).
For example, when the user sets 1 ° C as the offset C, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) determines whether the temperature (B) of the warm mat (200 in FIG. 1) The temperature (B) of the heating mat (200 in Fig. 1) can be adjusted to be 1 占 폚 higher than the body temperature (A) (i.e., C = 1 占 폚).
Although not shown in the drawing, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) controls the heating mat (see FIG. 1) in the first section I when the user sets the temperature The temperature B of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) may be adjusted so that the temperature (B) of the heating mat (1) is 1 ° C lower than the user's body temperature (A)
5 and 8, if the switching time T of the first section I and the second section II has arrived, the controller 300 (FIG. 1) The temperature B of the mat (200 in FIG. 1) can be adjusted (S50). That is, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) can adjust the temperature B of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) according to a predetermined setting (for example, a setting arbitrarily set by the user) in the second section II .
Specifically, referring to FIG. 8, the
In this way, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) adjusts the temperature B of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) in conjunction with the body temperature A of the user in the first section I, Increasing the temperature (B) of the warm mat (200 in FIG. 1) irrespective of the body temperature (A) of the user may be for the following reasons.
As a person sleeps, the body temperature of a person decreases and at some point the temperature of a person falls. Due to this characteristic, the temperature of the space in which the sleeping surface takes place can affect the quality of the sleeping surface. If it is too hot or cold, you will not be able to sleep naturally and you will not sleep all night.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, from the wakeup time W to the controller (also referred to as the controller) from the wakeup time T until the predetermined time (i.e., the switching point T of the first section I and the second section II) 1 300) adjusts the temperature (B) of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) in conjunction with the user's body temperature (A) to create an environment in which the user can take a good night's sleep.
Then, after the elapse of the predetermined time (i.e., the switching point T of the first section I and the second section II) by the predetermined time t from the wakeup time W, 300 increases the temperature (B) of the warm mat (200 in FIG. 1) irrespective of the body temperature (A) of the user to help the user relax the muscles. This provides the user with a feeling of showering with hot water, so that the feeling of fatigue can be minimized during the weather.
That is, the applicable temperature control system according to the present embodiment is configured to use a wearable module (100 in Fig. 1) of a fabric material that is comfortable for a wearer to minimize bodily sensation fatigue during a weather condition while meeting the biological biorhythm of the user So that the temperature (B) of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) can be adjusted.
In the embodiment described above, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) increases the temperature B of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) irrespective of the body temperature A of the user in the second section II However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
In some embodiments, the controller (300 of FIG. 1) may reduce the temperature (B) of the warm mat (200 of FIG. 1) constantly, regardless of the body temperature (A) of the user in the second section (II). In addition, in some other embodiments, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) may maintain the temperature B of the warm mat (200 in FIG. 1) constant, regardless of the body temperature A of the user in the second section II have.
That is, when the user does not feel comfortable at a temperature higher than the body temperature at the time of vaporization, the temperature setting in the second section (II) may be modified and changed as necessary.
9 is a view for explaining the operation of the adaptive temperature control system according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, differences from the embodiments described above with reference to FIG. 8 will be mainly described.
9, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) sets the temperature (E) of the warm mat (200 in FIG. 1) to the first setting in the first section (II) irrespective of the body temperature And adjusts the temperature E of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) in conjunction with the body temperature A of the user in the second section II. In the third section III, The temperature E of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) can be adjusted according to the second setting regardless of the temperature (A).
Specifically, for example, the controller (300 in FIG. 1) maintains the temperature E of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) constant in the first section (II) irrespective of the body temperature A of the user (200 in Fig. 1) in cooperation with the body temperature A of the user (at this time, the predetermined offset C can be considered as described above) in the second section (II) E in the third section III and the temperature E of the heating mat (200 in FIG. 1) irrespective of the body temperature A of the user in the third section III.
In some embodiments, the time point G at which the first section I and the second section II are switched is a temperature mat (200 in Fig. 1) in consideration of the user's body temperature A and a predetermined offset C ) ≪ / RTI > The switching time T of the second section II and the third section III can be determined to be an earlier time by the predetermined time t from the waking time W set by the user.
Referring to FIG. 10, there is shown a graph for explaining the temperature difference before and after the adaptive temperature control system according to the embodiments of the present invention is applied. In the state where the adaptive temperature control system according to the embodiments of the present invention is not applied, as shown in the graph on the left, a large temperature difference occurs, which may cause an environment in which it is difficult to take a good night's sleep. On the other hand, State, the possibility of feeling heat or cold in conjunction with the body temperature is minimized, thereby solving the sleeping disorder.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms 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.
100: Wearable module
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The temperature of the warming apparatus is controlled in accordance with the temperature measured by the sensor in the first section and the temperature of the warming apparatus is controlled in accordance with a first setting determined in a second section different from the first section, An adaptive temperature control system including a controller for regulating temperature.
Further comprising a portable terminal in wireless communication with the controller,
Wherein the portable terminal stores an application for adjusting a time point at which the first section and the second section are switched.
And the controller raises the temperature of the warming device in the second section.
Wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of sensors,
Wherein the controller is configured to control the temperature of the warming device in consideration of the body temperature measured through the remaining sensors without considering the body temperature measured through at least one of the plurality of sensors in the first section, Conditioning system.
Wherein the wearable module includes a sleeping article for use by a user when sleeping,
Wherein the warmer includes a warm mat,
Wherein the controller comprises a thermal mat controller.
The sleeping article includes a sleeping bracelet,
Wherein the sensor comprises first to third sensors radially arranged at the center of the sleeping wristband,
The thermal mat may be configured such that, in the first section, the body temperature measured by the remaining sensors is taken into account in consideration of the body temperature measured by the sensor of the first to third sensors, Adaptive temperature control system that adjusts temperature.
Wherein the controller adjusts the temperature of the warming device according to a second predetermined setting different from the first setting in a third section different from the first and second sections.
Wherein the controller raises the temperature of the heating device in the second section and maintains the temperature of the heating device in the third section at a constant temperature.
And a second controller for controlling the temperature of the heating device for providing heat to the user using the output of the wearable module,
Wherein the first controller is provided with first to third measured values respectively from the first to third sensors,
And provides the second controller with an average value of the measured values excluding the maximum value among the first to third measured values.
Further comprising a portable terminal in wireless communication with at least one of the first and second controllers,
Wherein the portable terminal stores an application for providing information on a state of the user by performing a predetermined operation based on the measured body temperature of the user.
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