KR101641027B1

KR101641027B1 - Remote monitoring wearable apparatus for objects to protect and apparatus and method for monitoring objects to protect

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Publication number: KR101641027B1
Application number: KR1020150141528A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 한장수; 김수정
Original assignee: 한장수; 김수정
Priority date: 2015-10-08
Filing date: 2015-10-08
Publication date: 2016-07-19

Abstract

Disclosed are a bracelet device capable of acquiring information about the state of subjects to be protected such as infants, patients, and disabled people in real time, a subject monitoring device using the same, and a method thereof. The bracelet for remotely monitoring the subjects comprises: a communication unit, connected to a communications network, including a wireless LAN or a mobile network; a control unit for receiving the subject monitoring information from the communication unit and for outputting output control commands corresponding to event information targeted at the subjects included in the subject monitoring information; and an output unit for receiving the output control commands from the control unit and for outputting output information composed of a combination of vibration, lights, and sounds, corresponding to the output control commands. Therefore, the subjective of the present invention is to provide the wearable device capable of helping guardians to effectively monitor subjects to be protected remotely such as infants, patients, and the handicapped.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote monitoring wearable device,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a wearable device capable of real-time acquisition of status information of a protected object at a remote location, and a monitoring device and method for monitoring the protected object.

Recently, monitoring devices are evolving into the form to be worn on the body by the development of electric, electronic and communication technology. For example, the type of monitoring device worn on the body is band, ring, or band type such as cuff, ankle, forearm, and head.

Among them, the monitoring bracelet is most popular because it has a relatively easy to use advantage. Monitoring bracelets are used as fitness monitoring bracelets and health monitoring bracelets. The fitness monitoring wristband operates to monitor the exercise-related parameters of a user wearing a monitoring bracelet and moving or exercising. And the health monitoring bracelet operates to monitor the user's health related parameters.

Such a monitoring bracelet is configured such that the user connects the monitoring bracelet to the computing device, reads the information stored in the monitoring bracelet, or transmits the real-time sensing information to the monitoring bracelet and the neighboring user's computing device.

On the other hand, many of the caregivers with infants and young children often leave infants and toddlers in kindergartens and other kindergartens and work in the workplace. Of course, you can leave your child in the day care center for a number of reasons during the day for different reasons. In this case, the guardian wants to monitor whether the care for infants and toddlers is done properly, but the method of monitoring the infants at remote places is very limited yet.

When the surveillance camera is connected to the surveillance camera of the infant and child care facility and the surveillance camera can view the screen, it is possible to check the status of the infant, but in such a case, the surveillance surveillance camera Because of difficulties, this also limits the monitoring of infants and toddlers very limited.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2002-0062705 (July 29, 2002)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wearable device capable of effectively monitoring a protected object such as an infant, a patient, a handicapped person, or the like, at a remote location.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device and method for monitoring a protected object using the above-described remote monitoring wearable device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a communication unit connected to a communication network including a wireless LAN or a mobile communication network; A control unit that receives protection target monitoring information from the communication unit and outputs an output control command corresponding to the protection target event information in the protection target monitoring information; And an output unit receiving the output control command from the control unit and outputting output information corresponding to the output control command and including vibration, light, sound, or a combination thereof.

In one embodiment, the protected event information may include a start event or an end event of the main operations according to a day-to-day schedule of the protected object. In this case, the output unit may sequentially output the output information based on different output signals corresponding to different events. The protected event information may include event information such as starting eating, eating, sleeping, sleeping, starting an activity, finishing an activity, emergency, ending a day, or waiting for an appointment.

In one embodiment, the protected remote monitoring bracelet may further include a storage for storing output control commands. In this case, the control unit can extract the output control command corresponding to the protection target event information from the storage unit. Also, the control unit may receive the update information from the communication unit and store the output control command in the update information in the storage unit. At this time, the previous output control command stored in the storage unit may be updated with the output control command in the update information.

In one embodiment, the communication unit comprises: a first communication module for supporting connection of the communication network; And at least one second communication module supporting a short-range wireless network or wired connector. The second communication module may support the operation of outputting the monitoring object information to the mobile terminal, the computing device or the display device operated by the guardian of the protection subject under the control of the controller.

In one embodiment, the protected remote monitoring bracelet may further include a power supply unit for supplying power to the communication unit, the control unit, and the output unit. The power supply unit may include a wireless power receiving coil, a battery that is charged by the power input to the wireless power receiving coil, and a converting unit that converts the power magnetically induced in the wireless power receiving coil to the input power of the battery.

In one embodiment, the protected remote monitoring bracelet may further include a housing for supporting the communication portion, the control portion and the output portion. The housing may have a band shape or a band shape for hanging on a body including a cuff or an ankle.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a photographing unit photographing an image of a protected object; An image processing unit for receiving an image from the photographing unit and performing predetermined image processing; An event detection unit coupled to the image processing unit and detecting protection target event information from the image processing based on a preset protected event reference; And a communication unit for receiving the protection target event information from the event detection unit, generating protection target monitoring information including protection target event information, and transmitting protection target monitoring information to the communication network.

In one embodiment, the monitoring target monitoring device may further include a storage unit for storing image or protected event information and storing environment information including temperature or humidity of a space to be protected. The control unit can transmit environment information to the communication unit so that the environment information is included in the monitoring object information. Here, the controller may include an image processor, an event detector, and the like.

In one embodiment, the monitoring object monitoring apparatus may further include an output unit connected to the control unit and outputting monitoring object monitoring information. The output unit may include a screen of the display device.

In one embodiment, the control unit can control the display device to output a customized advertisement for the protection target on the screen.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for protecting a protected object, the method comprising: capturing an image of a protected object; Performing a predetermined image processing by receiving an image; Detecting a protection target event based on a preset protection target event criterion from a process or a result of image processing; And generating protection target monitoring information including protection target event information based on detection of the protection target event and transmitting protection target monitoring information to the communication network.

In one embodiment, the method of monitoring a protected object includes storing environment information including a temperature or a humidity of a space to be protected, the image or protected event information being stored before the transmitting step; And transmitting the environment information to the communication unit so that the environment information is included in the monitoring object information to be protected.

In one embodiment, the protected object monitoring method further comprises: outputting protected object monitoring information through a screen of the display device after the transmitting step; And outputting a customized advertisement for a protection target on a screen of the display device.

In one embodiment, the method of monitoring a protected object may include analyzing a protected life pattern based on the image or protected object monitoring information after the transmitting step; And transmitting the information on the life pattern of the object to be protected to the customer relationship management apparatus / server through the network.

When a protected object remote monitoring bracelet according to an embodiment of the present invention and a monitoring object monitoring apparatus and method using the same are applied, a guardian at a remote location can effectively monitor a protected object in real time.

In addition, it is possible to store or manage protected object monitoring information received in the bracelet in various computing devices by using a plurality of communication modules supporting the multi-mode.

In addition, the protected subject has the advantage of providing excellent user convenience because it can check the preset protected event information through the bracelet in real time while performing other work.

Also, there is an advantage of maximizing the user convenience for the remote monitoring bracelet to be protected by applying the wireless power receiving coil and the battery.

In addition, the protected child care facility or its affiliate has an advantage that it can output the customized advertisement related to the protection target product on the screen of the display device accessible by the guardian and can be utilized for the target marketing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is an overall schematic diagram of an infant and child remote monitoring system comprising the infant remote monitoring bracelet and infant monitoring device of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a configuration of an infant remote monitoring bracelet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view of a form of a remote monitoring bracelet for infants and young children according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic block diagram of a remote monitoring bracelet for infants and young children according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a flow chart of the method of operating the infant remote monitoring bracelet of Figure 4;
6 is a block diagram of an infant and child monitoring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a block diagram of an infant monitoring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart of a method for monitoring infant and child in the infant and child monitoring apparatus of FIG.

The embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the drawings can be variously modified. That is, the following embodiments are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

In the following detailed description, the terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term "and / or" includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it is to be understood that any element may be directly connected or connected to another element, It should be understood that On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises ", or" having ", and the like, specify that the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as being consistent with the meanings in the context of the relevant art and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application.

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

In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements are omitted.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, the object of protection may be a person or an animal that requires all protection such as infants, patients, and persons with disabilities. However, in the following description, the infant and child will be mainly described for the convenience of explanation. In addition, the wearable device can have various forms such as a wristwatch, a wristwatch, an ankle, an earring, a headband, a hat, a glasses, a glove, a headset, However, in the present embodiment, the bracelet will be mainly described for the convenience of explanation.

1 is an overall schematic diagram of an infant and child remote monitoring system including an infant remote monitoring bracelet and an infant monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the infant remote monitoring system according to the present embodiment may include a infant remote monitoring bracelet 10, an infant and child monitoring apparatus 41, and a photographing apparatus 42. Infant and child remote monitoring systems correspond to protected remote monitoring systems, infant remote monitoring bracelets correspond to protected remote monitoring wearable devices, and infant and child monitoring devices correspond to protected monitoring devices, respectively.

The infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 receives the infant monitoring information from the infant monitoring device 41 via the communication network and generates an output corresponding to the infant and child event information in the infant and child monitoring information and provides the protector with information about the infant and child event.

The remote monitoring bracelet 10 for infants and young children can have the form of a band, a band, a ring, etc., which can be worn on the crotchet, forearm, arm, ankle, calf, thigh, waist, neck, In this case, the guardian or the user can confirm or estimate the infant's state from the output information composed of vibration, light, sound or a combination output from the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 worn, for example, on the cuff.

The output information may include an output-responsive output form mounted on the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 according to a control signal consisting of vibration, light, sound or a combination thereof. For example, the output information may have different vibration types, different light emission types, different light emission color types, different sound types, or a combination of the output types depending on control signals corresponding to different event information.

The infant event or infant event information may include a start event, an ongoing event, a termination event, or a combination thereof, of expected main actions to be performed by the infant based on a day or a day of the infant. Infant and child events can correspond to protected event and can be added or changed depending on the protection target.

An example of event information for infants and young children is shown in Table 1 below.

Infant Events Event Details E1 Start eating E2 Finish eating E3 Start sleeping E4 Sleeping and waking up E5 Getting Started E6 Finish the activity

Infant and child event information may be included in infant and child monitoring information and transmitted from the infant monitoring device 41 to the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 via the communication network 30.

When the infant and child remote monitoring bracelet 10 transmits and receives signals and data including infant and child monitoring information in a wireless local area network such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) and Bluetooth, And may include a computing device 20 and / or an access point 22 located proximate to and connected to the communication network 30. [

The computing device 20 may be connected to the display device 24 and may include, but is not limited to, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile terminal (e.g., a smart phone, a smart pad)

In addition, when the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 transmits and receives signals and data including infant monitoring information in a broadband network area such as a mobile communication network, the infant and child monitoring system is located near the protector and is connected to the base station 26).

The communication network 30 may include a wired network and / or a wireless network, and the wired network may include a primary communication network, a backbone network, a core network or the Internet, and the wireless network may include a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LET- ), WiMax, and the like.

The infant / child monitoring apparatus 41 may perform predetermined image processing on the infant / infant images collected from the imaging device 42, and may detect infant and child events by image processing. In addition, the infant monitoring device 41 can transmit the infant monitoring information to the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 through the communication network 30, by storing the infant and child infant event information for the detected infant and child events in infant and child monitoring information.

The infant ' s monitoring device 41 may store a preset infant event reference for the detection of infant and child events. The infant event standard may be set as a main operation according to a day schedule of a specific infant or infant, but is not limited thereto. When an inexpensive image processing program is used instead of an expensive image processing program, the infant monitoring device 41 can be implemented to recognize an event identifier included in an image of a specific infant, for example. The event identifier may include letters, numbers, symbols, or a combination thereof, placed for a short period of time around the infant by the caregiver or the like during the event of the infant event.

In addition, the infant / child monitoring device 41 may be connected to a display device 48 for displaying the photographed image or the infant / child event information on the screen. In addition, the infant and child monitoring device 41 can transmit infant and child event information or information analyzing the life patterns of infants and young children on the basis thereof to the customer relationship management device 60 via the network 30.

The photographing device 42 is installed in at least one place where the infant 50 is located or in a building so that the infant 50 can be photographed and the photographed image can be provided to the infant monitoring device 41 via a wired or wireless network have. The photographing apparatus 42 can use a general surveillance camera, but is not limited thereto. The photographing device 42 may include a camera of a mobile terminal such as a nursery teacher connected to the infant and child monitoring device 41.

1 shows a case in which one bracelet 10 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, but may be applied to two cuffs of a protector, two bracelets 10 at two different positions of the body, A combination of corresponding devices may be used with attachment. In this case, it is possible to receive messages of various kinds or forms (infant monitoring information, etc.) with two bracelets 10 compared to one bracelet.

2 is a block diagram of a configuration of an infant remote monitoring bracelet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the infant remote monitoring wristband 10 according to the present embodiment may include a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, and an output unit 13.

The communication unit 11 supports a protocol for connection with a communication network including a wired network and / or a wireless network, and can receive infant and child monitoring information from the infant monitoring apparatus 41 via a communication network.

The control unit 12 receives the infant child monitoring information from the communication unit 11 and can output an output control command corresponding to the infant and child event information in the infant and child monitoring information. The control unit 12 may include a conversion module for converting the infant / child event information into an output control command. The conversion module may include a mapping unit for mapping the infant and child event information input by the application programming interface (API) into a command recognizable by a device such as an actuator or a motor, and a mapping driver for driving the mapping unit.

The control unit 12 may be implemented by a processor, and may include one or more cores, a cache, and the like. When the controller 12 has a multi-core structure, the controller 12 may include a multi-core in which two or more independent cores are integrated into a single package of a single integrated circuit. When a single core structure is provided, the control unit 12 may be referred to as a central processing unit (CPU). The central processing unit may be implemented as a system on chip (SOC) in which a micro control unit (MCU) and a peripheral device (integrated circuit for external expansion device) are disposed together, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The core includes a register for storing instructions to be processed, an arithmetic logical unit (ALU) for performing comparison, determination, and operation, a controller for internally controlling the core for interpreting and executing instructions, a control unit, an internal bus interface (Bus I / F), and the like. The register may include the above-mentioned cache or cache memory, and at least one or more software modules operating in the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 may be stored in the cache to perform each function quickly.

The control unit 12 having the above-described configuration may execute a software program to perform data input, data processing, and data output for performing operations or functions of the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10. [

The controller 12 may include, but is not limited to, one or more data processors, image processors, or CODECs. The data processor, image processor or codec may be configured separately. The control unit 12 may further include a peripheral device interface and a memory interface. In this case, the peripheral device interface connects the communication unit 11, the output unit 13, and other peripheral devices to the control unit 12, The memory interface may connect a storage unit or a memory to the control unit 12. [

The output unit 13 receives the output control command from the control unit 12 and outputs output information corresponding to the output control command. The output information may include an operation result of an actuator, a motor, a light emitter, a light emitting diode (LED), a speaker, or a combination thereof in accordance with an output control command to generate an output form of vibration, light, sound or a combination thereof.

According to the above-described output information, for example, the infant caregiver can feel the vibrations of the bracelet sounding differently or periodically and / or periodically in accordance with time, and accordingly can estimate or confirm the infant's condition. Of course, special output information such as alarm messages can be set in a separate output format, so that the infant guardian can check the separate output information and then call the infant child care facility.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary view of a form of a remote monitoring bracelet for infants and young children according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the infant remote monitoring wristband 10 according to the present embodiment may include an electric component 10a and a housing 14. As shown in FIG.

The electrical component 10a may include a communication module 11, a control unit 12, and an output unit 13, or may have a form of a hardware module in which they are arranged. The electrical component 10a may have a width, a length, or a thickness of several mm or less, respectively.

The housing 14 may be configured to support and protect the electrical component 10a, and may be configured to hang, fill, or wind on the body part. The housing 14 may have self-elasticity.

The present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 may be provided in various forms such as a band shape for the forearm, an ankle shape for the ankle, a band shape for the thigh, , A neckband, a headband, or the like, an ear-shaped ear-shaped ear, and the like.

4 is a schematic block diagram of a remote monitoring bracelet for infants and young children according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4, the infant remote monitoring wristband 10 according to the present embodiment may include a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, an output unit 13, a storage unit 15, and a power supply unit 16 have.

The communication unit 11 may include a first communication module 11a and a second communication module 11b. The first communication module 11a supports connection with a mobile communication network or the Internet, and the second communication module 11b can support a cable connection with a connector or a wireless LAN. When the second communication module 11b is used, the infant guardian can connect the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 to a mobile terminal, a computing device, or a display device that can be operated by the infant guardian and output the infant monitoring information. At this time, the infant and child monitoring information may be output by the infant remote monitoring bracelet 10 in real time or may be handled by the protector so that a predetermined amount of information stored in the storage unit 15 is output.

The control unit 12 and the output unit 13 are connected to the second communication module 11b, the storage unit 15 and the power supply unit 16 and are controlled and / or managed by the control unit 12, May be substantially the same as the corresponding components described above with reference to Fig.

The storage unit 15 stores infant and child monitoring information received from the control unit 12 and provides the control unit 12 with the pre-stored infant and child monitoring information according to an instruction from the control unit 12. [ The storage unit 15 may include a cache disposed in the control unit 12 in a broad sense. However, in the present embodiment, a memory connected to the control unit 12 from outside the control unit 12 will be mainly described.

The storage unit 15 described above may include a volatile memory and / or a non-volatile memory. That is, the storage unit 15 may include at least one memory selected from among ROM, PROM, EAROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory, FeRAM, MRAM, PRAM, SONOS, RRAM, NRAM, A storage device that can keep the stored information for a certain period of time even if it is blocked. For example, non-volatile storage devices may include magnetic computer storage devices such as hard disks, diskette drives, magnetic tape or optical disk drives, and the like.

In addition, the storage unit 15 may store software, a program, a set of instructions, or a combination thereof in addition to a software module for processing the infant monitoring information and controlling the output unit in the infant remote monitoring bracelet. Such a software, a program, an instruction set, or a combination thereof is stored in the storage unit 15 in such a manner that the control unit 12 reads from the external volatile storage device via the communication unit 11, .

According to the configurations of the control unit 12 and the storage unit 15 described above, the components of the software stored in the control unit 12 and the storage unit 15 may include an operating system module, a communication module, An interface module, a moving picture experts group (MPEG) module, a camera module, one or more application modules, and the like. A module is a set of instructions that can be represented as an instruction set or program.

The operating system stored in the control unit 12 or the storage unit 15 may be an OS such as MS WINDOWS, LINUX, Darwin, RTXC, UNIX, OS X, iOS, Mac OS, VxWorks, Google OS, android, , A sea (Samsung OS), a plan 9, and the like, and may include various components for controlling the system operation of the bracelet 10. The above-described operating system may also include, but is not limited to, a function of performing communication between various hardware devices and software components (modules).

The power supply unit 16 supplies power to the communication unit 11, the control unit 12, the output unit 13, and the storage unit 15. To this end, the power supply unit 16 may include a battery 16a. In addition, the power supply unit 16 may further include a coil (secondary coil) 16b that receives radio power to extend the service life of the battery 16a and increase user-friendliness. The secondary coil 16b may be connected to the battery 16a and arranged to supply the battery 16a with power induced in the secondary coil 16b. The power supply unit 16 may further include a conversion unit 16c for converting the voltage of the electric power induced in the secondary coil 16b into a voltage suitable for charging the battery 16a according to the implementation. The conversion unit 16c may have a battery charge controller structure or a shape.

Figure 5 is a flow chart of the method of operating the infant remote monitoring bracelet of Figure 4;

5, the operation method of the infant remote monitoring bracelet according to the present embodiment is substantially similar to the inter-operation between the infant remote monitoring bracelet and the infant monitoring apparatus connected through the communication network, And self-operation of the power supply unit. Infant and child remote monitoring bracelets can correspond to the protected remote monitoring methods.

More specifically, the infant remote monitoring bracelet (or its control unit) receives infant and child monitoring information from the infant and child monitoring apparatus (S51). There may be a relay server between the infant monitoring device and the infant / young remote monitoring bracelet, but the structure omitted in this embodiment will be mainly described.

Next, the infant / child event information in the infant / child monitoring information is extracted (S52).

Next, the infant and child event information is mapped to the output control command (S53).

Next, physical output information is output in accordance with the output control command (S54). In this step, the physical or mechanical output information controls the vibration device, the light emitting device, the acoustic device, or a combination thereof to output a vibration message, an optical message, an acoustic message or a combination of these, And may include the output results thereof.

On the other hand, after the step S52 or the step S54 of outputting the output information, the environment information in the infant / child monitoring information can be extracted (S55).

Next, the infant and toddler event information and environment information may be output to the display device (S56).

On the other hand, after the above-described step S56, power can be received by the wireless power receiving coil (S57).

Next, the voltage of the received power can be converted into the battery charging voltage (S58).

Next, the battery can be charged with the received power having the battery charging voltage (S59).

According to the present embodiment, the guardian of the remote site receives the event information for the infant child in real time, and can check or monitor the state of the infant. In addition, it is possible to store or display infant remote monitoring information, and when the wireless power charging method is used, the use time of the portable wristbands can be effectively extended.

6 is a block diagram of an infant and child monitoring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6, the infant monitoring apparatus 40 may include a photographing unit 42a, an image processing unit 43a, an event sensing unit 43b, and a communication unit 44.

The infant monitoring apparatus 40 of this embodiment differs from the infant and child monitoring apparatus 41 described above with reference to Fig. 1 in that it includes a photographing section 42a corresponding to at least a part of the communication apparatus.

The photographing unit 42a may be a camera system including a camera, a camera driving device, and a camera communication device, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be implemented to include a camera control device for controlling an externally installed camera. In this case, the camera controller constituting the photographing unit 42a can control the external camera to acquire infant-infant related images and deliver the acquired images to the image processing unit 43a.

The image processing unit 43a receives the infant-child event or the infant-child monitoring related image from the photographing unit 42a, and can perform predetermined image processing on the corresponding image. The image processing unit 43a includes Euclidean geometric transforms such as enlargement, reduction, rotation, and the like; Color correction such as brightness, contrast, and color mapping, color conversion, quantization, or color conversion to another color space; It is possible to perform processing such as recognition of characters such as character recognition and face recognition.

The event detection unit 43b is coupled to the image processing unit and detects infant or infant event information in the image processed by the image processing unit based on the predetermined infant event event criteria. The event detection unit 43b may be combined with an image processing module such as face recognition, character recognition, and behavior recognition to detect setting events for infants and toddlers.

The video processor 43a and the event detector 43b may be referred to as a controller having at least one core.

The communication unit 44 receives infant and child event information from the event detection unit 43b, generates infant and child monitoring information including infant and infant event information, and transmits infant and child monitoring information to the infant and child remote monitoring bracelet through the communication network. The communication unit 44 may support a mobile communication network, a wired communication network, a cable communication network, a satellite communication network, the Internet, or a combination thereof.

7 is a block diagram of an infant monitoring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the infant monitoring device 40 according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit 45 and an output unit 45, in addition to the imaging unit, the image processing unit, the event sensing unit, and the communication unit of the infant and child monitoring apparatus described above with reference to FIG. (46).

The storage unit 45 may further store environment information 45a in addition to the photographed image and infant / child event information. The environmental information 45a may include temperature, humidity, illumination, and other environmental parameters of the place where the infant is present.

The output unit 46 basically outputs the photographed image of the infant to the display device 48. [ The output unit 46 may output the infant event information and / or the environment information to the display unit 48 in addition to the photographed image. The display device may include, but is not limited to, a display device 24 of a remote computing device connected via a network.

According to the embodiment described above, the infant monitoring device collects event information for infants and young children in accordance with time of day, and directly transmits the event information to the bracelet of the protector at the remote place so that the protector monitors real- There is an advantage that it can be carried out directly and effectively.

8 is a flowchart of a method for monitoring infant and child in the infant and child monitoring apparatus of FIG. The monitoring method for infants and toddlers can correspond to the monitoring method of the protected object.

An infant and child monitoring method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

First, images of infants are photographed.

Next, the image is received and a predetermined image processing is performed.

Next, infant and child events are detected based on preset infant and child event criteria during or after image processing.

Next, the video or infant and child event information is stored.

Next, the environment information including the temperature or humidity of the space in which infants are present is stored.

Next, the infant and child infant event information acquired according to the detection of the infant and child event is included in the infant and child monitoring information. At this time, the infant monitoring information may further include environmental information.

Then, the infant monitoring information is transmitted to the infant remote monitoring bracelet through the communication network

Next, the infant and child monitoring information is output to the screen of the display device. At this time, the control unit can output a customized advertisement for infants and young children on the screen of the display device.

Meanwhile, the controller analyzes the infant life pattern on the basis of the image or infant infant event information after storing the image or infant infant event information, and transmits information on the infant life pattern to the customer relation management apparatus / server through the network .

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to analyze the life pattern of a baby in addition to the function of supporting remote monitoring of infants and young children, and to provide the analysis result to a customer relationship management (CRM) apparatus. Using the analysis results of such a baby's life pattern, the customer relationship management device can be used for target marketing such as displaying a baby goods advertisement on a display device or a monitor. Here, the display device may include any display device on the network or a broadcast television other than the device connected to the infant and child monitoring device.

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, the components of the infant and child monitoring method may be implemented as a function block or module, i.e., a computer-readable medium, which is mounted in a storage unit of a computing device. Such a computer readable medium may be embodied in the form of program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. Programs recorded on a computer-readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the infant and child monitoring method of the present invention or may include those known and available to those skilled in the computer software.

The computer-readable medium may also include a hardware device specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, and the like. Program instructions may include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate with at least one software module to implement the infant monitoring method of the present embodiment, and vice versa.

According to the above-described embodiment, it is possible to produce a product which is described as the content described in the following "".

"The intelligent cloud-based baby monitoring solution intelligently analyzes the baby's real-time condition and consists of a baby monitor camera and two wearable wrist receivers.

The latest Big Data Analysis technology supports baby care for parents who have the best benefit for real life in the home. Calibration microphone and signal processing software built into the camera solution and analytics engine running on the cloud server can help you care for your favorite protection. Radio frequency technology that extends the range of wearable wrist bracelets is applied.

A cloud-based intelligent system for analyzing the condition of a baby can track the baby's sleep pattern while providing a history that includes room temperature, humidity, light and sound levels. These factors are analyzed by the cloud-based analysis engine on the server, and the parent is notified to the guardian when the baby's condition is within the normal range.

In addition, an intelligent system (corresponding to a protected remote monitoring wearable device), including sensor technology mounted on a convenient and substantial wearable wristband, can be particularly beneficial to dual-earner couples and hearing-impaired parents. In other words, they can identify the baby without entering the room with the baby. One of the smart features for this is notifications. With this, the parent or guardian can check the baby's state through output information such as vibrations at different levels, which are important events for the baby or notifications output from the wearable device at predetermined alarm times. In other words, the guardian can distinguish the infant's condition information. In other words, the guardian can decide the time or content to care for the baby. In this way, the wearable device can provide the guardian with accurate information regarding the real-time status of the protection target such as the baby, and the guardian can set the signal strength according to the degree of crying of the protection target, So that the real time status of the protection object can be recognized.

For example, if the baby is crying heavier than usual, the wearable device can transmit a notice message to the caregiver with a strong vibration. This situation or information can also be recorded so that the parent can view it through the video monitor.

In addition, the baby monitor is provided by an analysis engine running on the cloud server and provides practical recommendations for optimal time to reload the baby. For example, a product's cloud-based system can provide feedback to parents about the appropriate room temperature, the baby's sleep pattern, and provide the appropriate sleep time interval for the baby when appropriate.

In addition, cloud-based systems can provide recommendations to parents' sleep patterns. That is, cloud-based systems can analyze their sleep patterns and behaviors by the system itself and collect all of the information and information from the system. Eventually, it can provide recommendations for the sleep patterns of the parents as well as the parents as it does not provide data again. Therefore, the guardian can know how to manage his or her sleep patterns with the quality of life for the next day for loved ones or animals. These cloud-based systems can use smartphone remote access to monitor remote video monitoring information on smartphones.

In particular, a smart baby monitoring system with a wearable wrist alarm solution, baby monitor product, is designed to analyze the baby's real-time health and to support parents' health care. The camera for monitoring the baby analyzes the feedback in conjunction with the cloud server, collects and records the baby's status record data, and provides recommendations to the caregiver. These solutions are designed to identify not only the baby's condition, but also the quality of the parent's sleep, and carry out their own health analysis on an uninterrupted, on-the-cloud basis.

The biggest, most valuable capability of a baby monitor is the ability to share the exact real-time status of the baby with the monitoring device through a wrist bracelet that parents can wear. This allows parents to effectively use their time and set the time after monitoring by simply sending the RF signal to the designated wrist bracelet receiver to take care of the baby's day view. And you can decide who is nominated. Caring for a newborn no longer affects the parent's soft sleep. "

Although the infant child has been described as an object to be protected in the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and a patient, a disabled person, an elderly person, a specific animal, and the like can be protected. Even in such a case, the event information according to the day may be set to be the same as the case of the embodiment described above. In particular, the wearable device may be substantially the same except for the contents of the processed data . Therefore, detailed description of other protected objects will be omitted.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. It will be understood that the present invention can be changed.

Claims

A communication unit connected to a communication network including a wireless LAN or a mobile communication network;
A control unit that receives protection target monitoring information from the communication unit and outputs an output control command corresponding to the protection target event information in the protection target monitoring information; And
And an output unit receiving the output control command from the control unit and outputting output information corresponding to the output control command and including vibration, light, sound, or a combination thereof,
Wherein the protection target event information includes a start event or an end event of main operations according to a day's schedule of the protection object and is received from the monitoring object monitoring device,
Wherein the protection target monitoring device generates the protection target event information that is connected through the communication network and analyzes the real time status of the protection target from the camera image of the protection target.

The method according to claim 1,
The protected event information includes event information for starting a meal, ending a meal, starting sleep, sleeping, starting an activity, finishing an activity, or a combination thereof,
Wherein the output unit sequentially outputs the output information corresponding to different event information.

The method according to claim 1,
And a storage unit for storing the output control command,
Wherein the control unit extracts, from the storage unit, the output control command corresponding to the protection target event information.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A first communication module supporting connection of the communication network; And
At least one second communication module supporting a short-range wireless network or a wired connector,
Wherein the second communication module outputs the protection target monitoring information to a mobile terminal, a computing device, or a network television operated by a guardian of a protection target,
Protection target remote monitoring wearable device.

The method according to claim 1,
The power supply unit may further include a wireless power receiving coil, a battery that is charged by the power input to the wireless power receiving coil, and a power that is magnetically induced in the coil To the input power of the battery,
Protection target remote monitoring wearable device.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Further comprising a housing for supporting the communication unit, the control unit, and the output unit, wherein the housing has a band shape or a band shape for hanging on a body including a cuff or an ankle.

A photographing unit for photographing an image of a protected object;
An image processing unit for receiving the image from the photographing unit and performing predetermined image processing;
An event detection unit coupled to the image processing unit and detecting protected event information from the image processing based on a preset protected event reference; And
A protection target event information generation unit configured to generate protection target monitoring information including the protection target event information from the event detection unit in response to detection of the protection target event, And a communication unit for transmitting the data,
Wherein the protection target event is an analysis of a real time state of the protection object from the image and includes a start event or an end event of main operations according to a day's schedule of the protection object.

The method of claim 7,
A storage unit for storing the image or the protection target event information and storing environmental information including temperature or humidity of a space to be protected; And
Further comprising a control unit for transmitting the environment information collected by the predetermined sensor to the communication unit so that the environment information is included in the monitoring object information.
Protection target monitoring device.

The method of claim 8,
And an output unit connected to the control unit and outputting the monitoring object information, wherein the output unit includes a screen of the display device,
Protection target monitoring device.

The method of claim 9,
Wherein the control unit controls the display device to output a customized advertisement for the protected object on the screen.

Capturing an image of a protected object;
Receiving the image and performing a predetermined image processing;
Detecting a protection target event based on a preset protection target event criterion from the process or result of the image processing; And
And generating protection target monitoring information including protection target event information upon detection of the protection target event and transmitting the protection target monitoring information to a protection target remote monitoring wearable device through a communication network,
Wherein the protection event includes a start event or an end event of a main operation according to a day-to-day schedule of the protection object, which is obtained by analyzing a real-time state of the protection object from the image.

The method of claim 11,
Before the transmitting step,
Storing environmental information including temperature or humidity of a space to be protected, storing the image or the protected event information; And
Further comprising the step of transmitting the environment information collected by the predetermined sensor to the communication unit so that the environment information is included in the monitoring object information.
How to monitor protected objects.

The method of claim 11,
After the transmitting step,
Outputting the protection target monitoring information through a screen of a display device; And
Further comprising outputting a customized advertisement for the protected object on a screen of the display device.

The method of claim 11,
After the transmitting step,
Analyzing a protection target life pattern based on the image or the monitoring target information; And
Further comprising the step of transmitting information on the protection target life pattern to a customer relationship management server.

The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of detecting the protection target event comprises the steps of: tracking the sleep pattern of the protection object and analyzing the tracked sleep pattern by the cloud-based analysis engine to determine whether the state of the protection object is within the normal range; Way.

16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the step of transmitting the protection target monitoring information to the protection target remote monitoring wearable device via the communication network comprises the steps of: receiving protection target monitoring information including time information for restoring the protection target based on the analysis result of the sleep pattern; Target remote monitoring A protection target monitoring method provided to a wearable device.

A protected object monitoring method performed in a remote monitoring wearable device,
Receiving protection target monitoring information from a monitoring target monitoring device connected through a communication network including a wireless LAN or a mobile communication network;
Processing protected event information in the protection target monitoring information to generate an output control command; And
And outputting output information composed of vibration, light, sound, or a combination thereof according to the output control command,
Wherein the protection target event information includes a start event or an end event of main operations according to a day schedule of the protection object,
Wherein the monitoring target monitoring apparatus generates the protection target event information analyzing the real-time status of the protection target from the image of the camera that photographed the protection target,
How to monitor protected objects.

18. The method of claim 17,
The protected event information includes event information for starting a meal, ending a meal, starting sleep, sleeping, starting an activity, finishing an activity, or a combination thereof,
Wherein the outputting step sequentially outputs the output information corresponding to different events according to a day's schedule of the protection object.

19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the protection target remote monitoring wearable device has a band shape or a band shape for hanging on the cuff or arm to be protected.