KR102742759B1 - Method for controling caring system for a senior citizen - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a senior care system (1) comprising a security stone (10) capable of detecting a signal exercised by a care customer, a terminal unit (20) capable of receiving a signal detected by the security stone (10) by applying a detection control signal to the security stone (10) to detect the performance of an operation required for at least a routine operation that can be preset by the care customer, and an operation server (30) that receives the signal detected by the security stone (10) and the care customer information from the terminal unit (20) and processes the data, wherein a setting mode step (S10) for setting a routine mode to be executed by the terminal unit (20), a routine mode step (S20) for notifying the care customer of the routine mode to be executed by the terminal unit (20) and detecting in the security stone (10) whether a routine operation of the routine mode to be executed by the care customer is executed, and a routine operation of the routine mode to be executed by the care customer in the security stone (10) The present invention provides a method for controlling a senior care system including an emergency mode step (S30) for executing an emergency mode when a routine motion detection signal generated from the security stone (10) does not occur.

Description

METHOD FOR CONTROLING CARING SYSTEM FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN

The present invention relates to a care system that informs an elderly person in need of care of the progress of repetitive daily movements and confirms whether the movements have been completed, and a control method thereof.

As women's social scope expands and the number of dual-income families increases, the number of households with restrictions on the care of infants and children is also increasing. In addition, as the family environment of modern society changes, along with the increase in nuclear families and single-person households, the aging population is also rapidly increasing due to the improvement of the medical service environment and service quality.

Most daily routines require repetitive actions, but in the case of the elderly as the object of care, there are many cases where the completion of detailed daily routines is omitted. In particular, repetitive daily routines include actions such as waking up, eating, and taking medicine, which are simple but can have a great physical impact on the elderly if omitted, and also cause mental distress to the caregiver who cannot live with them.

In addition, various devices are being researched and developed for this type of care management, but there is a problem that the equipment is expensive and has low utility.
(Patent Document 1) KR 10-2020-0127469 A
(Patent Document 2) JP 2005-284535 A
(Patent Document 3) JP 3208257 Registered Utility Model
(Patent Document 4) KR 10-2021-0108088 A
(Patent Document 5) KR 10-2017-0073966 A

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The present invention has been created to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and aims to provide a device and control method capable of improving management efficiency at a lower management cost through the configuration of a simple device for simple and repetitive daily actions.

In order to achieve the above technical task, the present invention provides a senior care system (1) including a security stone (10) capable of detecting a signal exercised by a care customer, a terminal unit (20) capable of storing care customer information about the care customer, communicating with the security stone (10), and receiving a signal detected by the security stone (10) by applying a detection control signal to the security stone (10) to detect performance of an operation required for at least a routine operation that can be preset by the care customer, and an operation server (30) for receiving the signal detected by the security stone (10) and care customer information from the terminal unit (20) and processing the data.

In the above senior care system, the security stone (10) may include: a security tool detection unit (11) that detects the performance of an operation required for a routine operation that can be preset by a care customer; a security stone control unit (12) that transmits a routine operation detection signal detected by the security stone detection unit (11) to the terminal unit (20) according to a detection control signal from the terminal unit (20); and a security stone communication unit (16) that transmits the routine operation detection signal to the terminal unit (20) according to a security stone communication control signal of the security stone control unit (12).

In the above senior care system, the security stone (10) may include a security stone output unit (17) that executes an output operation according to a security stone output control signal of the security stone control unit (12).

In the above senior care system, the security stone output unit (17) may include a speaker.

In the senior care system, the terminal unit (20) may include: a terminal communication unit (26) that receives the routine operation detection signal transmitted through the security doll communication unit (16) and enables communication with the operation server (30) through a network, a terminal storage unit (23) that stores the care customer information and stores the routine operation detection signal, a terminal control unit (22) that transmits a routine operation control signal for executing the routine operation stored in the terminal storage unit (23) using the routine operation detection signal received through the terminal communication unit (26) and storable in the terminal storage unit (23) to the security doll (10) side, and transmits the care customer information and a routine operation completion signal to the operation server (30) side when the routine operation is completed, and a terminal output unit (27) that guides the routine operation according to the terminal output control signal of the terminal control unit (22).

In the above senior care system, the terminal unit (20) may include a terminal detection unit (21) capable of obtaining at least medication information of the care customer.

In the above senior care system, the terminal detection unit (21) may include a terminal optical detection unit (211) capable of detecting and acquiring image information about the care customer.

In the above senior care system, the terminal optical detection unit (211) acquires a medication information image of the care customer from the image information of the care customer's medication prescription, and the terminal control unit (22) can also extract medication information data from the medication information image.

In the above senior care system, the extraction of the medication information data may be executed in the medication information extraction module (38) on the operation server (30) side.

In the above senior care system, a security camera (60) may be included that operates in an emergency mode in which a detection control signal is applied to the security stone (10) to detect at least the performance of an operation required for a routine operation that can be preset by a care customer, and then no signal is detected from the security stone (10) for a preset time.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a senior care system (1) including a security stone (10) capable of detecting a signal exercised by a care customer, a terminal unit (20) capable of applying a detection control signal to the security stone (10) to detect the performance of an operation required for at least a routine operation preset by the care customer, and storing care customer information about the care customer, and communicating with the security stone (10), and receiving a signal detected by the security stone (10), and an operation server (30) receiving the signal detected by the security stone (10) and care customer information from the terminal unit (20) and processing the data, the system comprising: a setting mode step (S10) for setting a routine mode to be executed by the terminal unit (20), a routine mode step (S20) for notifying the care customer of the routine mode to be executed by the terminal unit (20) and detecting in the security stone (10) whether a routine operation of the routine mode to be executed by the care customer is performed, and a routine mode step (S20) for detecting in the security stone (10) whether a routine operation of the routine mode to be executed by the care customer is performed by the care customer. A method for controlling a senior care system is provided, including an emergency mode step (S30) for executing an emergency mode when a routine operation detection signal generated from the security stone (10) is not generated by execution of the routine operation of the mode.

In the above senior care system control method, the setting step (S10) may include a wake-up setting step (S11) for setting the care customer's wake-up time.

In the above senior care system control method, the setting step (S10) may include a meal setting step (S13) for setting the meal time of the care customer.

In the above senior care system control method, the setting step (S10) may include a medication setting step (S15) for setting the medication status of the care customer.

In the senior care system control method, the medication setting step (S15) comprises: a medication information image detection step (S151) in which a medication information image is acquired from the care customer's medication information sheet through the terminal unit (20); a medication information image transmission step (S152) in which the medication information image acquired by the terminal unit (20) is transmitted to the operation server (30); a medication information extraction step (S153) in which medication information for the care customer is extracted from the medication information image received by the operation server (30); a medication information confirmation step (S154) in which the care customer medication information extracted in the medication information extraction step (S153) is compared with preset pharmaceutical information data to check the care customer medication confirmation information; a medication confirmation information transmission step (S155) in which the care customer medication confirmation information is transmitted to the terminal unit (20); and the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) transmits the care customer's medication confirmation information to the terminal unit (20). It may also include a medication confirmation information setting step (S156) for setting a medication routine.

In the above senior care system control method, the setting step (S10) may include a setting step (S17) of setting an exercise routine of the care customer.

In the above senior care system control method, the setting step (S10) may include a check setting step (S19) that sets a check routine for checking the condition of the care customer on the day before going to bed.

In the above senior care system control method, the routine mode step (S20) comprises: a routine operation execution step (S210) for guiding and executing a corresponding routine operation to be executed by the care customer in the terminal unit (20); a routine operation execution signal transmission step (S211) for transmitting a detection control signal to the security doll (10) so that the security doll (10) detects execution of the corresponding routine operation of the corresponding routine mode by the care customer; a routine operation detection step (S212) for the security doll (10) to detect the corresponding routine operation executed by the care customer; a routine operation detection signal transmission step (S213) for transmitting a signal detected by the security doll (10) to the terminal unit (20); a routine operation completion confirmation step (S214) for confirming completion of the routine operation by using the routine operation detection signal transmitted from the security doll (10) in the terminal unit (20); and when it is confirmed that the routine operation is completed in the terminal unit (20), the terminal It may also include a care customer information and routine operation completion signal transmission step (S215) for transmitting the care customer information and routine operation completion signal of the corresponding care customer from the unit (20) to the operation server (30), and a routine operation completion data processing step (S216) for processing the corresponding care customer data using the care customer information and routine operation completion signal of the corresponding care customer received from the operation server (30).

In the above senior care system control method, in the routine operation execution step (S210), the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) may guide the care customer to the corresponding routine operation through the terminal output unit (27) of the terminal unit (20).

In the above senior care system control method, the routine operation detection step (S212) may include: a routine operation detection step (S2121) for detecting a routine operation detection signal according to a routine operation by a care customer at the security stone (10), a routine operation counting comparison determination step (S2123) for comparing a counting number of times during which a routine operation by the care customer is not detected by the security stone (10) with a preset counting number, and a routine operation detection determination step (S2125) for determining whether a routine operation detection signal is detected at the security stone (10).

In the above senior care system control method, if it is determined that the routine operation is not detected in the routine operation detection determination step (S2125), a routine operation counting increment step may be included in which the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) increments the number of routine operation counts.

In the above senior care system control method, the emergency mode step (S30) comprises: an emergency signal transmission step (S31) for transmitting an emergency signal of absence of routine operation detection signal to the terminal unit (20) when the security stone (10) does not detect the corresponding routine operation of the corresponding routine mode executed by the care customer; an emergency signal confirmation step (S32) for confirming the emergency signal in the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20); a care customer information and emergency signal confirmation transmission step (S33) for transmitting the care customer information and emergency signal confirmation data of the corresponding care customer from the terminal unit (20) to the operation server (30); a care customer information and emergency signal confirmation step (S34) for processing the care customer information and emergency signal confirmation data received by the operation server (30) into the care customer data in the operation server (30); and an emergency response step for executing an emergency response operation set for the care customer information. It may also include an execution step (S35).

The effects of the senior care system of the present invention and its control method configured as described above are as follows.

First, the senior care system of the present invention and its control method can enhance operational reliability by more quickly and accurately detecting and confirming whether the setting and performance of simple repetitive movements of a care customer have been completed through the accompanying configuration of a simple security stone.

Second, the senior care system of the present invention and its control method can minimize the cost burden by simplifying the device through the accompanying configuration of a security stone with a simple configuration.

Third, the senior care system of the present invention and its control method can prevent or minimize setting errors caused by mistakes by elderly care customers through a setting step using an image input of the care customer's medication information.

Fourth, the senior care system of the present invention and its control method enable a predetermined response in the event of an emergency situation and, in some cases, can increase the range of responses by the guardian through additional video acquisition from a security camera.

FIGS. 1 to 19 are schematic diagrams and flowcharts showing the overall and partial configuration of a senior care system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific details for implementing the configuration of the senior care system and method of the present invention will be described based on examples with reference to the drawings. These examples will be described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to implement the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different from each other, but are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention with respect to one embodiment. In addition, it should be understood that the positions or arrangements of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not intended to be limiting, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full scope equivalent to what such claims claim, if properly described. Like reference numerals in the drawings designate the same or similar functions throughout the several aspects.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification may be used with a meaning that can be commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries shall not be ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly specifically defined.

In the embodiments described below, the server may be implemented as a standalone device or a part of a general-purpose processing device in the form of a collection of hardware including a central processing unit, a user I/F, an operating system (not shown), a memory storing various necessary data, an external communication port, a printer I/F, etc., and software that operates the same, which performs various functions required for the present invention described below by executing various software programs and/or command sets stored in a memory section. Communication, a communication network, or a communication network may include, for example, at least one of LTE, LTE-A, 5G, WCDMA, CDMA, UMTS, Wibro, and GSM as a cellular communication protocol. In addition, the communication network can be configured regardless of the communication type, such as wired and wireless, and can be implemented as various communication networks, such as a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), and a wide area network (WAN). The communication, communication network, and communication network may be the well-known World Wide Web (WWW), and include various communication methods, such as infrared (Infrared Data Association (IrDA) or Bluetooth or Bluetooth Lowenergy) and RF wireless communication.

The senior care system (1) of the present invention includes a security stone (10), a terminal unit (20), and an operation server (30).

The security stone (10) can detect a signal generated by a care customer. The security stone (10) is an attachment object or attachment doll placed in the living environment of the elderly person receiving care, i.e., the senior care customer. Although the external shape is depicted as a teddy bear in this embodiment, this is only an example and various choices are possible depending on the care customer's choice.

Other components can be arranged inside the doll exterior of the security doll (10). The security doll (10) includes a security tool detection unit (11), a security doll control unit (12), and a security doll communication unit (16).

The security tool detection unit (11) detects the performance of an operation required for a routine operation that can be preset by a care customer, and detects whether a routine operation for a routine mode described below is set and whether the corresponding routine operation is executed. The security tool detection unit (11) includes a security stone motion detection unit (115).

The security doll motion detection unit (115) detects whether the corresponding routine operation for the corresponding routine mode executed by the care customer is executed. For example, the security doll motion detection unit (115) is placed inside the security doll (10) to detect movement, and the security doll motion detection unit (115) is implemented with a motion detection sensor such as an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor.

That is, when the care customer is guided to perform the routine operation, and when the care customer performs the routine operation by lifting, moving, or touching the security stone (10), the motion that occurs is detected, and it is later confirmed whether the routine operation has been performed through the detected motion. This motion is detected by the security motion detection unit (115) built into the security stone (10) when the security stone (10) is moved by the care customer.

In some cases, it includes a security stone optical detection unit (111) and a security stone acoustic detection unit (113). The security stone optical detection unit (111) may include an optical imaging device such as a camera, and the security stone acoustic detection unit (113) may be implemented as an acoustic device such as a microphone that can input the voice of a senior care customer. This series of operations may utilize power transmitted through the security stone power supply unit (18). The security stone power supply unit (18) has a separate battery built in. This battery may be an individually replaceable primary battery or a rechargeable secondary battery. A separate charging port for wired charging may be provided, and in some cases, a wireless charging module capable of wireless charging may be further included.

The security stone control unit (12) transmits a routine operation detection signal detected by the security stone detection unit (11) to the terminal unit (20) according to a detection control signal from the terminal unit (20). The security stone control unit (12) waits for detection according to the detection control signal from the terminal unit (20) through communication with the terminal unit (20) and transmits the detection result to the terminal unit (20). The security stone control unit (12) may also establish electrical communication with the security stone storage unit (13) and the security stone operation unit (14). The security stone storage unit (13) may store preset data or detection data required for execution of a corresponding routine operation of a corresponding routine mode, such as execution wait or detection, and the security stone operation unit (14) may also be used for an operation process such as signal processing of received or detected signal data.

The security stone communication unit (16) transmits a routine operation detection signal to the terminal unit (20) according to the security stone communication control signal of the security stone control unit (12). The security stone communication unit (16) is capable of communicating with the terminal communication unit (26) of the terminal unit (20) described below, and receives a detection control signal from the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) through this communication, and transmits the detected routine operation detection signal to the terminal control unit (22). The security stone communication unit (16) can be implemented in the form of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth or infrared communication.

In some cases, the security stone (10) may further be equipped with a security stone output unit (17), and the security stone output unit (17) executes an output operation according to a security stone output control signal of the security stone control unit (12).

The security stone output unit (17) may include a speaker, which may be operated according to an output control signal transmitted from the operation server (30) through the terminal unit (20) or directly from the terminal unit (20) to output necessary information as voice or sound, and may further include a display that enables the output of image information in some cases.

Meanwhile, the terminal unit (20) stores care customer information about the care customer, can communicate with the security doll (10), and can receive a signal detected by the security doll (10) by applying a detection control signal to the security doll (10) to detect the performance of an operation required for a routine operation that can be preset by at least the care customer. The terminal unit (20) is implemented as a smartphone, etc., but in some cases, it can be a separate tablet, laptop, desktop, etc., and various modifications are possible depending on the design specifications.

That is, the terminal unit (20) stores care customer information about the care customer as a user of the terminal unit (20), and is capable of communicating with the corresponding security doll (10) that is paired, i.e., a communication authentication connection, and at least when an operation required for a routine operation that can be preset by the care customer is executed by the care customer, the security doll (10) detects the execution of the routine operation by applying a detection control signal to the security doll (10), and receives and receives a signal detected by the security doll (10), and this signal is transmitted to the operation server (30) so that the information of the corresponding care customer can be updated.

More specifically, the terminal unit (20) includes a terminal communication unit (26), a terminal storage unit (23), a terminal control unit (22), and a terminal output unit (27).

First, the terminal communication unit (26) receives a routine operation detection signal transmitted through the security stone communication unit (16) and enables communication with the operation server (30) through the network.

The terminal communication unit (26) can communicate with the security stone communication unit (16) and can communicate with the operation server (30) via the network. As described above, the communication type of the terminal communication unit (26) may include, for example, at least one of LTE, LTE-A, 5G, WCDMA, CDMA, UMTS, Wibro, and GSM as a cellular communication protocol, and the communication network may be configured regardless of the communication type, such as wired and wireless, and may include various communication networks and various communication methods, as described above.

The terminal communication unit (26) of the terminal unit (20) may be connected to a network through a terminal wired/wireless communication unit (261), and may further include a terminal short-range wireless communication unit (263). That is, the terminal communication unit (26) includes a terminal wired/wireless communication unit (261), and the terminal wired/wireless communication unit (261) communicates with the operation server (30), more specifically, the server communication module (37) of the operation server (30), for transmitting and receiving data through the network. In addition, the terminal communication unit (26) of the terminal unit (20) is further provided with a terminal short-range wireless communication unit (263), which communicates with the security doll communication unit (16) of the security doll (10).

The terminal storage unit (23) stores care customer information and can store routine operation detection signals, and the terminal operation unit (24) executes an operation required when the terminal control unit (22) executes a predetermined signal processing.

The terminal control unit (22) transmits a routine operation control signal for executing a routine operation stored in the terminal storage unit (23) to the security doll (10) side using a routine operation detection signal received through the terminal communication unit (26) and storable in the terminal storage unit (23), and when the corresponding routine operation is completed, transmits the care customer information and the routine operation completion signal to the operation server (30) side. The terminal control unit (22) enables the care customer side to set a settable routine operation, stores such setting information in the terminal storage unit (23), and controls the execution of a predetermined operation using the storage information of the corresponding routine operation when a predetermined set operation time or operation condition is met.

That is, the terminal unit (20) includes a terminal input section (25), and in this embodiment, the terminal input section (25) includes a terminal touch (251) and a terminal input port (253). Here, the terminal touch (251) can be implemented as a touch screen sensor of the terminal unit (20) implemented as a smartphone, etc. in this embodiment. In this embodiment, the terminal input section (25) has a configuration including a terminal touch (251) and a terminal input port (253), but various selections are possible within the range of having an input function.

The terminal output unit (27) guides the corresponding routine operation according to the terminal output control signal of the terminal control unit (22), and the terminal output unit (27) may include a terminal display output unit (271) implemented as a display and a terminal audio output unit (273) implemented as a speaker. That is, the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) may execute a notification operation to notify the care customer of the execution of the corresponding routine operation when the corresponding routine mode that has been set is executed. In this case, this output may be formed as an audio output through the terminal audio output unit (273) or as an image output through the terminal display output unit (271).

Meanwhile, the terminal unit (20) may include a terminal detection unit (21), and in this embodiment, at least medication information of the care customer can be obtained through the terminal detection unit (21) of the terminal unit (20).

The terminal detection unit (21) of the terminal unit (20) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a terminal optical detection unit (211) and a terminal acoustic detection unit (215), and may further include a terminal position detection unit (213) in some cases.

The terminal optical detection unit (211) is implemented with an optical detection means such as a camera, and the terminal acoustic detection unit (215) is implemented with an acoustic detection means such as a microphone. In some cases, the terminal location detection unit (213) may utilize the usage location information of the care customer, who is the user of the terminal unit (20), to enable the use of location information in an emergency situation.

More specifically, the terminal detection unit (21) includes a terminal optical detection unit (211) capable of detecting and acquiring image information about the care customer. The terminal optical detection unit (211) acquires the care customer's medication information image from the image information of the care customer's medication prescription, and the terminal control unit (22) enables extraction of medication information data from the medication information image. In some cases, the terminal control unit (22) may directly extract the medication information data from the medication information image, or may directly transmit the medication information image to the operation server (30) and execute extraction of the medication information data in the operation server (30), and various modifications are possible depending on the design specifications.

That is, in this embodiment, the extraction of medication information data is executed in the medication information extraction module (38) on the operation server (30) side. The medication information extraction module (38) extracts text and drug images from the received medication information image, compares them with drug data, and extracts and confirms the medication information data of the corresponding care customer. The medication information extraction module (38) includes a medication information extractor (381), a pharmaceutical data unit (383), and a medication information controller (385).

The medication information extractor (381) extracts medication text information and drug image information from the input medication information image, and the medication information controller (385) compares the extracted medication text information and drug image information with the pharmaceutical data stored in the pharmaceutical data unit (383), verifies and extracts the corresponding drug information, and extracts and organizes the extracted medication information data of the corresponding care customer.

In addition, a security camera (60) may be additionally placed in the care customer's living space. That is, the security camera (60) is operated in the emergency mode when a detection control signal is applied to the security doll (10) to detect at least the performance of an operation required for a routine operation that can be preset by the care customer, and then the security doll (10) does not detect a signal for a preset time. That is, the security camera (60) may be directly connected to the operation server (30) through a network, or may be transmitted to the operation server (30) through a terminal unit (20), and various modifications are possible depending on the design specifications. When operated in the emergency mode, it may facilitate response in an emergency situation by obtaining image information, especially in cases where the care customer lives alone or is not present with other people.

Meanwhile, the operation server (30) receives signals detected by the security stone (10) and care customer information from the terminal unit (20) and processes the data.

The operation server (30) includes a care customer information confirmation module (31), a care customer information storage module (33), a care customer management module (35), a server communication module (37), an emergency response module (39), and the medication information extraction module (38) described above.

The server communication module (37) communicates with the terminal unit (20) through the network, and may also communicate directly with the security camera (60), and in some cases, the server communication module (37) may communicate with the institution server (40).

The care customer information storage module (33) stores the care customer storage information of individual care customers, the care customer information confirmation module (31) compares the care customer information transmitted from the terminal unit (20) with the stored care customer storage information to identify and confirm the corresponding care customer, the care customer management module (35) stores changed information of the care customer to form a manageable state, and the emergency response module (39) determines that the occurrence of a routine operation detection signal from the security stone (10) described above is not an emergency state and executes a related response action.

The institution server (50) includes an institution care customer information confirmation module (51), an institution care customer information storage module (53), an institution care customer management module (55), and an institution server communication module (57).

The institution server communication module (57) can communicate with the operation server (30) through the network and execute communication. The care customer information storage module (53) stores the institution care customer storage information of individual institution care customers, and the institution care customer information confirmation module (51) compares the institution care customer information transmitted from the operation server (30) with the stored institution care customer storage information to identify and confirm the relevant institution care customer, and the institution care customer management module (55) stores changed information of the institution care customer to form a manageable state.

The guardian terminal device (40) can receive care management status information in routine mode or emergency mode as a guardian of the care customer, and the guardian terminal device (40) can be implemented as a smartphone, tablet, etc.

Hereinafter, a method for controlling a senior care system will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a method for controlling a senior care system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a setting mode (S10), a routine mode (S20), and an immersion mode (S30).

More specifically, in the setting mode (S10), a senior care system (1) including a security stone (10) capable of detecting a signal exercised by a care customer, a terminal unit (20) capable of receiving a signal detected by the security stone (10) by applying a detection control signal to the security stone (10) to detect the performance of an operation required for at least a routine operation that can be preset by the care customer, storing care customer information about the care customer and communicating with the security stone (10), and an operation server (30) that receives the signal detected by the security stone (10) and care customer information from the terminal unit (20) and processes the data, sets a routine mode executed by the terminal unit (20). That is, in a senior care system (1) equipped with a security stone (10), a terminal unit (20), and an operation server (30), a setting mode step (S10) is executed to set a routine mode that a care customer must execute through a terminal unit (20). The routine mode of the care customer set in the setting step or the routine operation of the routine mode can be set in various ways.

The setting step (S10) in this embodiment includes a wake-up setting step (S11), a meal setting step (S13), a medication setting step (S15), and in some cases, an exercise setting step (S15) and a check setting step (S19).

First, in the wake-up setting step (S11), the care customer's wake-up time can be set. The care customer can set the wake-up time and set the operation at the wake-up time by entering a predetermined setting through the terminal touch input unit (251) of the terminal input unit (25) according to the display information displayed through the terminal display output unit (271) of the terminal output unit (27) of the terminal unit (20). That is, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the care customer can set the desired wake-up time by manipulating the terminal touch input unit (251) on the screen when the setting information of the wake-up time is displayed on the terminal display output unit (271). At this setting time, the care customer can execute the corresponding routine operation through a simple movement input of the security doll (10). However, in some cases, the care customer can select the desired wake-up motion operation as shown in FIG. 12. In this case, information on the corresponding wake-up motion operation is preset and stored in the terminal storage unit (23), and this information can be updated. In addition, various design choices are possible, such as the number of times these wake-up actions are performed.

In addition, the setting step (S10) includes a meal setting step (S13), and in the meal setting step (S13), the meal time of the care customer is set. That is, for the senior population requiring care such as the care customer, nutritional intake is important, and in particular, by providing nutrition through regular meals, falls due to rapid physical exhaustion can be prevented. As shown in Fig. 13, the meal times of the care customer can be individually set to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition, through the exercise setting step (S17), the time at which the care customer must exercise, the movements and number of times of the corresponding exercise routine can be set, and the check target items of the check setting step (S19) that checks the physical condition of the day before going to bed can be individually set.

That is, the setting step (S10) may include a setting step (S17) for setting an exercise routine of the care customer, and the setting step (S10) may include a check setting step (S19) for setting a check routine for checking the condition of the care customer on the day before going to bed.

Meanwhile, the setting step (S10) of the present invention may include a medication setting step (S15), and in the medication setting step (S15), the medication status of the care customer can be set.

The medication setting step (S15) is illustrated in FIGS. 14 to 16, and the medication setting step (S15) includes a medication information image detection step (S151), a medication information image transmission step (S152), a medication information extraction step (S153), a medication information confirmation step (S154), a medication confirmation information transmission step (S155), and a medication confirmation information setting step (S156).

First, it is possible to acquire an image of medication information regarding the medication that the care customer must take through the terminal optical detection unit (211) of the terminal detection unit (21) of the terminal unit (20) of the care customer. That is, in the medication information image detection step (S151), the medication information image can be acquired from the care customer's medication information sheet through the terminal unit (20). In the medication information image detection step (S151), the medication information part described in the medicine bag or prescription that the care customer takes is acquired as an image through the terminal optical detection unit (211) of the terminal detection unit (21) of the care customer's terminal unit (20). In some cases, if issues such as personal information protection are resolved, the medication data can be acquired directly in an encrypted state from the hospital or the National Health Insurance Corporation through the National Health Insurance Corporation EDI, etc. instead of acquiring the image. However, in this embodiment, the case where the care customer directly sets the information will be described.

Then, the medication information image transmission step (S152) is executed. In the medication information image transmission step (S152), the medication information image acquired from the terminal unit (20) is transmitted to the operation server (30). After the medication information image transmission step (S152) is executed, the medication information extraction step (S153) is executed. In the medication information extraction step (S153), medication information for the care customer is extracted from the medication information image received from the operation server (30).

After the medication information extraction step (S153) is executed, the medication information confirmation step (S154) is executed. The care customer medication information extracted in the medication information extraction step (S153) is compared with preset pharmaceutical information data to check the care customer medication confirmation information.

That is, as described above, the extraction of medication information data is executed in the medication information extraction module (38) on the operation server (30) side, and the medication information extraction module (38) extracts text and drug images from the received medication information image. This is compared with the drug data to extract and confirm the medication information data of the corresponding care customer, and the medication information extraction module (38) includes a medication information extractor (381), a pharmaceutical data unit (383), and a medication information controller (385). The medication information extractor (381) extracts medication text information and drug image information from the input medication information image, and the medication information controller (385) compares the extracted medication text information and drug image information with the pharmaceutical data stored in the pharmaceutical data unit (383), verifies and extracts and organizes the corresponding medication information, so that the medication information data of the corresponding care customer can be extracted and confirmed.

When the medication information confirmation step (S154) is completed, the medication confirmation information transmission step (S155) is executed, and the care customer medication confirmation information is transmitted to the terminal unit (20) in the medication confirmation information transmission step (S155). After the medication confirmation information transmission step (S155) is executed, the medication confirmation information setting step (S156) is executed, and the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) sets the medication routine of the care customer with the received care customer medication confirmation information. Through this, the type of medication and the medication time, etc. that are to be guided to be taken can be set. Through such setting of the type of medication and the medication time, it is possible to prevent the medication routine from being missed and also prevent drug misuse accidents.

After the setting mode step (S10) is completed, the routine mode step (S20) is executed. In the routine mode step (S20), the terminal unit (20) informs the care customer of the routine mode to be executed, and the security stone (10) detects whether the routine operation of the routine mode executed by the care customer is being performed.

More specifically, the routine mode step (S20) includes a routine operation execution step (S210), a routine operation execution signal transmission step (S211), a routine operation detection step (S212), a routine operation detection signal transmission step (S213), a routine operation completion confirmation step (S214), a care customer information and routine operation completion signal transmission step (S215), and a routine operation completion data processing step (S216).

First, in the routine operation execution step (S210), the terminal unit (20) guides the care customer to perform the corresponding routine operation. In the routine operation execution step (S210), the terminal control unit (22) guides the care customer to perform the corresponding routine operation through the terminal output unit (27) of the terminal unit (20).

After the routine operation execution step (S210) is executed, the routine operation execution signal transmission step (S211) is executed, and a detection control signal is applied and transmitted to the security doll (10) so that the security doll (10) detects the execution of the corresponding routine operation in the corresponding routine mode by the care customer. After the teen operation execution signal transmission step (S211) is completed, in the routine operation detection step (S212), the security doll (10) detects the corresponding routine operation executed by the care customer.

At this time, the routine motion detection step (S212) includes a routine motion detection step (S2121), a routine motion counting comparison judgment step (S2123), and a routine motion detection judgment step (S2125). In the routine motion detection step (S2121), a routine motion detection signal according to a routine motion by a care customer is detected at the security stone (10).

After the routine operation detection step (S2121) is executed, the routine operation counting comparison judgment step (S2123) is performed. In the routine operation counting comparison judgment step (S2123), the number of counting times during which the routine operation by the care customer is not detected by the security stone (10) is compared with the preset counting times. If the number of counting times that are not detected as a result of the comparison is less than or equal to the preset counting times, a detection standby state is formed through repeated operations and the wait is performed for a certain period of time, so that the care customer forms a state of detecting the execution of a predetermined routine operation. After the routine operation counting comparison judgment step (S2123) is completed, the routine operation detection judgment step (S2125) is performed, and the routine operation detection judgment step (S2125) is executed in which the security stone control unit (12) determines whether a routine operation detection signal is detected in the security stone (10). Then, if it is determined in the routine operation detection judgment step (S2125) that the corresponding routine operation is not detected, the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) includes a routine operation counting increment step in which the corresponding routine operation counting number is increased.

Through this circulatory flow, detection of whether the care customer's routine actions are being performed through the security stone (10) is performed.

Then, when the execution of a routine operation by a care customer is detected, the security stone control unit (12) executes a routine operation detection signal transmission step (S213) to transmit the signal detected by the security stone (10) to the terminal unit (20). After the routine operation detection signal transmission step (S213) is executed, a routine operation completion confirmation step (S214) is executed, and in the routine operation completion confirmation step (S214), the terminal unit (20) confirms the completion of the routine operation using the routine operation detection signal transmitted from the security stone (10).

After the routine operation completion confirmation step (S214) is executed, the care customer information and routine operation completion signal transmission step (S215) is executed, and in the care customer information and routine operation completion signal transmission step (S215), if it is confirmed that the routine operation has been completed at the terminal unit (20), the care customer information and routine operation completion signal of the corresponding care customer are transmitted from the terminal unit (20) to the operation server (30).

After the care customer information and routine operation completion signal transmission step (S215) is completed, the routine operation completion data processing step (S216) is executed, and in the routine operation completion data processing step (S216), the care customer data is data-processed using the care customer information and routine operation completion signal of the corresponding care customer received from the operation server (30).

Meanwhile, the senior care system control method of the present invention includes an emergency mode step (S30), in which, when a routine operation of a routine mode by a care customer is executed at the security stone (10), and a routine operation detection signal generated at the security stone (10) is not generated, the emergency mode is executed.

The emergency mode step (S30) includes an emergency signal transmission step (S31), an emergency signal confirmation step (S32), a signal confirmation transmission step (S33), a care customer information and emergency signal confirmation step (S34), and an emergency response execution step (S35).

First, in the emergency signal transmission step (S31), if the security stone (10) does not detect the corresponding routine operation of the corresponding routine mode executed by the care customer, an emergency signal of the absence of a routine operation detection signal is transmitted to the terminal unit (20).

After the immersion signal transmission step (S31) is executed, the immersion signal confirmation step (S32) is executed. In the immersion signal confirmation step (S32), the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) confirms the immersion signal. After the immersion signal confirmation step (S32) is executed, the signal confirmation transmission step (S33) is executed. In the signal confirmation transmission step (S33), the terminal unit (20) transmits the care customer information and the immersion signal confirmation data of the corresponding care customer to the operation server (30). After the care customer information and immersion signal confirmation transmission step (S33) is executed, the care customer information and immersion signal confirmation step (S34) is executed. In the care customer information and immersion signal confirmation step (S34), the care customer information and the immersion signal confirmation data received by the operation server (30) are processed as care customer data within the operation server (30). After the care customer information and emergency signal confirmation step (S34) is executed, the emergency response execution step (S35) is executed. At this time, the emergency response action set for the care customer information is executed, and this emergency response action is illustrated in Fig. 17.

The response action toward the guardian terminal unit (40) may include an emergency response signal transmission step (S36) and an emergency response signal output step (S37), and the response action toward the institution server of a protection and care institution or public office may include a care customer information and emergency response signal transmission step (S38) and an emergency response signal output step (S39).

In the emergency response signal transmission step (S36) as a response action toward the guardian terminal unit (40), an emergency response signal is transmitted to the guardian terminal unit (40) corresponding to the corresponding care customer information. This can be executed through a method such as a phone call or an app push, and if such an emergency response signal is transmitted, in the case of an app push, etc. instead of a separate call, an emergency response signal output step (S37) can be implemented so that the guardian can recognize the current emergency situation by operating a program implemented as an app, etc. on the guardian terminal unit (40).

In addition, in the step (S38) of transmitting care customer information and an emergency response signal to the server side of an institution such as a protective care institution or public office, the care customer information and the emergency response signal of the corresponding care customer are transmitted to enable the care customer's person in charge to transmit the signal, and the emergency response signal output step (S39) is executed to enable the institution server (50) to recognize the emergency situation.

In addition, the emergency response mode may be executed through the operation of the security camera (60) as a separate operation. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, it may be executed as a separate operation after the emergency mode step is executed. After the emergency mode step (S30) is executed, the security camera mode (S40) may be executed. Although this is indicated as a separate step, it may be interpreted as a sub-step of the emergency mode in some cases.

That is, as described above, a security camera (60) may be additionally placed in the living space of the care customer, and the security camera (60) may be operated in an emergency mode in which a detection control signal is applied to the security doll (10) to detect at least the performance of an operation required for a routine operation that can be preset by the care customer, and then the security doll (10) does not detect a signal for a preset time. The security camera (60) may be directly connected to the operation server (30) through a network, or may be transmitted to the operation server (30) through a terminal unit (20), and various modifications are possible depending on the design specifications. In the emergency mode, it may be operated to facilitate response in emergency situations by obtaining image information, especially in cases where the care customer lives alone or is not present with other people.

The security camera mode (S40) includes an emergency security response signal generation step (S41), an emergency security response signal transmission step (S42), a security image detection step (S43), a security image transmission step (S44), a security image processing step (S45), and a security image guardian transmission step (S46).

First, in the emergency security response signal generation step (S41), a signal for operating the security camera (60) is generated as part of the emergency response execution, and this is transmitted to the security camera (60) in the emergency security response signal transmission step (S42). Then, although not shown, the security camera control unit of the security camera (60) operates the security camera video unit to execute the security video detection step (S43) in which the care customer detects video information about the surrounding environment of the living space. Then, in the security video transmission step (S44), the security camera control unit transmits the detected video information to the operation server (30) through the security camera communication unit, and the operation server (30) executes the video processing in the security video processing step (S45) and then executes the security video guardian transmission step (S46) in which the video information is transmitted to the guardian terminal unit (40) of the corresponding care customer.

While the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to preferred embodiments for illustrating the principles of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the exact construction and operation as illustrated and described. Rather, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that numerous changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

1...Senior Care System 10...Security Stone
20...Terminal Unit 30...Operation Server
40...Guardian Terminal Unit 50...Institution Server
60...Security Camera

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In a senior care system (1) including a security stone (10) capable of detecting a signal exercised by a care customer, a terminal unit (20) capable of receiving a signal detected by the security stone (10) by applying a detection control signal to the security stone (10) to detect the performance of an operation required for at least a routine operation that can be preset by the care customer, and an operation server (30) for receiving the signal detected by the security stone (10) and the care customer information from the terminal unit (20) and processing the data, the system comprises: a setting mode step (S10) for setting a routine mode to be executed by the terminal unit (20), a routine mode step (S20) for notifying the care customer of the routine mode to be executed by the terminal unit (20) and detecting in the security stone (10) whether a routine operation of the routine mode to be executed by the care customer is performed, and a routine operation of the routine mode to be executed by the care customer by the security stone (10). Includes an immersion mode step (S30) for executing an immersion mode when a routine motion detection signal generated from a security stone (10) does not occur,
The above setting step (S10) includes a medication setting step (S15) for setting the medication status of the care customer.
The above medication setting step (S15) comprises: a medication information image detection step (S151) in which a medication information image is acquired from the care customer's medication information sheet through the terminal unit (20); a medication information image transmission step (S152) in which the medication information image acquired from the terminal unit (20) is transmitted to the operation server (30); a medication information extraction step (S153) in which medication information for the care customer is extracted from the medication information image received from the operation server (30); a medication information confirmation step (S154) in which the care customer medication information extracted in the medication information extraction step (S153) is compared with preset pharmaceutical information data to check the care customer medication confirmation information; a medication confirmation information transmission step (S155) in which the care customer medication confirmation information is transmitted to the terminal unit (20); and the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) sets the medication routine of the care customer with the received care customer medication confirmation information. A method for controlling a senior care system, characterized by including a setting step (S156).
In paragraph 1,
A senior care system control method, characterized in that the above setting step (S10) includes a wake-up setting step (S11) for setting the care customer's wake-up time.
In paragraph 1,
A senior care system control method, characterized in that the above setting step (S10) includes a meal setting step (S13) of setting a meal time for the care customer.
delete delete In paragraph 1,
A senior care system control method, characterized in that the above setting step (S10) includes a setting step (S17) of setting an exercise routine of a care customer.
In paragraph 1,
A senior care system control method, characterized in that the above setting step (S10) includes a check setting step (S19) for setting a check routine for checking the condition of the care customer on the day before going to bed.
In paragraph 1,
The above routine mode step (S20) is:
A routine operation execution step (S210) that guides and executes the corresponding routine operation that must be executed by the care customer in the above terminal unit (20),
A routine operation execution signal transmission step (S211) for transmitting a detection control signal to the security stone (10) to detect the execution of the corresponding routine operation of the corresponding routine mode by the care customer on the security stone (10),
The above security stone (10) detects a routine operation detection step (S212) in which the routine operation is executed by the care customer,
A routine operation detection signal transmission step (S213) for transmitting a signal detected from the above security stone (10) to the terminal unit (20),
A routine operation completion confirmation step (S214) for confirming the completion of a routine operation using a routine operation detection signal transmitted from the security stone (10) in the terminal unit (20),
When it is confirmed that the routine operation is completed in the terminal unit (20), a care customer information and routine operation completion signal transmission step (S215) is performed to transmit the care customer information and routine operation completion signal of the corresponding care customer from the terminal unit (20) to the operation server (30),
A senior care system control method characterized by including a routine operation completion data processing step (S216) for processing the corresponding care customer data using the care customer information and routine operation completion signal of the corresponding care customer received from the above operation server (30).
In Article 8,
A senior care system control method characterized in that, in a routine operation execution step (S210), the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) guides the care customer to the corresponding routine operation through the terminal output unit (27) of the terminal unit (20).
In Article 8,
The above routine operation detection step (S212) is:
A routine motion detection step (S2121) for detecting a routine motion detection signal according to a routine motion by a care customer in the above security stone (10),
A routine operation counting comparison judgment step (S2123) that compares the counting number of times in which routine operations by the care customer are not detected by the security stone (10) with the preset counting number,
A senior care system control method characterized by including a routine motion detection judgment step (S2125) for determining whether a routine motion detection signal is detected in the above security stone (10).
In Article 10,
A senior care system control method characterized in that it includes a routine operation counting increment step for incrementing the number of routine operation counts in the terminal control unit (22) of the terminal unit (20) when it is determined that the routine operation is not detected in the routine operation detection judgment step (S2125).
In paragraph 1,
The above immersion mode step (S30) is:
If the security stone (10) above does not detect the corresponding routine operation of the corresponding routine mode executed by the care customer, an emergency signal transmission step (S31) for transmitting an emergency signal of absence of routine operation detection signal to the terminal unit (20),
An immersion signal confirmation step (S32) in which an immersion signal is confirmed in the terminal control unit (22) of the above terminal unit (20),
A care customer information and emergency signal confirmation transmission step (S33) for transmitting the care customer information and emergency signal confirmation data of the corresponding care customer from the terminal unit (20) to the operation server (30),
The care customer information and emergency signal confirmation step (S34) for processing the care customer information and emergency signal confirmation data received from the above operation server (30) within the above operation server (30),
A senior care system control method characterized by including an emergency response execution step (S35) for executing an emergency response action set for the above care customer information.

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