TWI655611B - Care system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a care system and method. The care system includes a wearable device, a control host and a care host. The care system implements a method for alerting on abnormal events, a method for detecting whether a user has entered a restricted area, a method for assessing the user's community activity, and a method for assessing the user's physical condition With commercially recommended methods, it can effectively assist the user's health care.

Description

Care system and method

The present invention relates to a care system and method, and particularly to a care system and method incorporating a wearing device.

In a society that is currently aging, the elderly population will increase rapidly. In contrast, the social cost of health care for the elderly will also increase significantly.

Generally speaking, young people need to go out to work every day and cannot observe or record the physiological status of the elderly at all times; although it may be considered to hire a caregiver to accompany them, the cost is quite high. In addition, although the current Anyang Center can provide more comprehensive care for the elderly, it is not easy for the Anyang Center to observe or record the physiological status of the elderly at all times.

Therefore, how to use information technology to assist home care or security care has become an important issue.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a care system using information technology to assist health care.

Therefore, the care system of the present invention includes a wearable device, a control host and a care host.

The wearable device is suitable for being worn by a user and used to detect the number of occurrences of an event related to the user.

The control host is disposed in a living area of the user, and can wirelessly communicate with the wearable device, and is used to control a plurality of electronic devices disposed in the living area.

The care host is connected to the control host through a network and can wirelessly communicate with a mobile device.

When the wearable device determines that the number of occurrences of the event meets a predetermined condition, the wearable device sends a corresponding notification message to the care host via the control host, and the care host sends another corresponding notification according to the notification message. Message to the mobile device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a care method using information technology to assist health care.

Therefore, the care method of the present invention is implemented by a care system including a wearable device, a control host, and a care host. The wearable device is suitable for being worn by a user. The control host is disposed in a living area of the user and can communicate with the user. The wearable device communicates wirelessly, and is connected to the care host through a network, and is used to control multiple electronic devices set in the residential area. The care host can wirelessly communicate with a mobile device. The care method includes the following steps: the wearer Device detection related to that user The number of occurrences of an event; and when the wearable device determines that the number of occurrences of the event meets a predetermined condition, the wearable device sends a corresponding notification message to the care host via the control host, and the care host transmits according to the notification message Another corresponding notification message is for the mobile device.

The effect of the present invention is that it can effectively assist the health care for the user.

11‧‧‧ Wearable device

12‧‧‧Control Host

13‧‧‧care host

21‧‧‧Monitoring equipment

22‧‧‧Household equipment

3‧‧‧ mobile device

4‧‧‧ living area

41‧‧‧Regulated area

5‧‧‧ IoT devices

101 ~ 105‧‧‧ steps

201 ~ 206‧‧‧ steps

301 ~ 306‧‧‧ steps

401 ~ 405‧‧‧ steps

501 ~ 504‧‧‧step

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram illustrating the care system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the implementation of the care system An alarm method for abnormal events; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a user's living area; Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method implemented by the care system to detect whether the user has entered a restricted area ; Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method implemented by the care system for assessing the user's community activity; Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method implemented by the care system for assessing the user's physical condition and Commercially recommended method; and Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating a dynamic adjustment response implemented by the care system A threshold method of whether an event will occur.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to FIG. 1, the care method of the present invention is implemented by a care system including a wearing device 11, a control host 12 and a care host 13. The wearing device 11 is suitable for being worn by a user; preferably, the wearing device 11 is a smart bracelet or a smart watch.

The control host 12 is disposed in the user's living area and can transmit to the wearable device 11 through short-range wireless communication, such as WiFi, bluetooth, or near-field communication (NFC). Data and used to control multiple monitoring devices 21 and multiple home devices 22 installed in the residential area, such as controlling window magnetic sensors, door opening sensors, intelligent video surveillance (IVS) and other monitoring devices , And air-conditioning equipment, electric lights, refrigerators and other household equipment. When the care system is used in a collective residential community, the user's living area is the user's home; and when the care system is used in a care center, the living area is an area of the care center, and Generally speaking, the residential area is the active area of the user in the security center.

The control host 12 is connected to the care host 13 via a local area network or the Internet. The care host 13 is managed by a health care unit and can be operated by The communication network communicates with any mobile device 3, where the mobile device 3 is, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or the like. When the care system is applied to a collective residential community, the health care unit is, for example, a care unit established by the residential community to provide residents with health consultation, care, and emergency treatment of the residential community; and when the care system is used At the security center, the health care unit is the unit in the security center responsible for the care of the user

Referring to FIG. 2, the care system implements a method for alerting on abnormal events. First, the wearable device 11 senses continuous physiological data of the user (step 101). Next, the wearable device 11 determines whether an abnormal event occurs, such as a fall or a heartbeat disorder / stop, based on the continuous physiological data analysis (step 102). When the wearable device 11 determines that the abnormal event has occurred, the wearable device 11 sends a corresponding notification message to the control host 12 (step 103). Then, the control host 12 sends the notification message to the care host 13 (step 104). Then, the care host 13 sends a warning notification message corresponding to the abnormal event to the mobile device 3 of a caregiver of the health care unit and the mobile device 3 of a family member of the user (step 105).

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the care system implements a method for detecting whether the user has entered a restricted area. As shown in FIG. 3, the living area 4 is further provided with a plurality of IoT devices 5 for positioning, and the living area 4 further includes a control area 41, such as an area for storing power supply equipment. The living area 4 is provided with a controlled The control host 12 can monitor the monitoring equipment 21 of the control area 41, here is the intelligent image monitoring system. As shown in FIG. 4, the wearable device 11 continuously performs positioning by wireless communication with the IoT devices 5 (step 201); preferably, the IoT devices 5 are Bluetooth iBeacon devices, and the wearable device 11 Positioning via iBeacon technology. Then, the wearing device 11 determines whether it is located in the control area 41 according to the positioning result (step 202). When it is determined that it is located in the control area 41, the wearable device 11 transmits a corresponding notification message to the control host 12 (step 203), so that the control host 12 judges based on the monitoring data / image screen generated by the monitoring device 21. Whether there is an intruder in the control area 41 (step 204). When the control host 12 determines that there is an intruder in the control area 41, the control host 12 sends a corresponding notification message to the care host 13 (step 205), so that the care host 13 sends a corresponding warning notification message to The caregiver's mobile device 3 and the user's family's mobile device 3 (step 206). In addition, in one embodiment, the control host 12 can also transmit the image frame of the control area 41 generated by the monitoring device 21 to the care host 13 and further to the mobile device 3, and the control host 12, The care host 13 and the mobile device 3 display an image frame of the control area 41 to help others quickly provide assistance.

It is worth mentioning that, in one embodiment, when the wearable device 11 determines that it is located in the control area 41, the wearable device 11 may also directly send a corresponding notification message to the care host through the control host 12. 13, so that the photo The security host 13 sends the alert notification message to the mobile device 3 of the caregiver and the mobile device 3 of the user's family, without further confirming whether there is an intruder in the controlled area 41 based on the monitoring data.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that, in a critical situation, the user can directly operate the wearable device 11 to transmit a help notification message recording the user's location to the control host 12 and transmit it via the control host 12 The distress notification message to the care host 13, so that the care host 13 sends an alert notification message recording the user's location to the caregiver's mobile device 3 and the user's family's mobile device 3; and the The control host 12, the care host 13, and the mobile device 3 also display relevant information about the location of the user, so that others can quickly provide assistance.

Referring to FIG. 5, the care system implements a method for evaluating community activities of the user. Taking the residential area as the user's home, there is at least one family member or neighbor of the user in the residential area, and each family member or neighbor also wears the wearing device 11; and the residential area 4 is a safe place. For an area of a nursing center, there is at least one neighbor of the user in the residential area 4 and each neighbor wears the wearing device 11. Each wearable device 11 continuously performs positioning by wireless communication with the IoT devices 5 (step 301), and continuously transmits a position information recording its current location to the control host 12 (step 302). The control host 12 calculates the wearable device 11 of the user and The number of times any one of the wearing devices 11 has approached, that is, the number of times that any other wearing device 11 is located within a predetermined distance of the user's wearing device 11 (step 303); preferably, the time period is seven days, and the The predetermined distance is within a range of one to two meters. Next, the control host 12 determines whether the number of times that the wearable device 11 of the user approaches any other wearable device 11 is less than a predetermined threshold value during the time period; preferably, the threshold value is between three and five. Within range (step 304). When the wearing device 11 of the user approaches any other wearing device 11 less than the threshold within the time period, the control host 12 sends a corresponding notification message to the care host 13 (step 305), As a result, the care host 13 sends a notification message related to a service recommendation to the mobile device 3 of the caregiver or the mobile device 3 of the user's family (step 306), where the service recommendation is, for example, arranging a home visit or a volunteer visit Wait.

In other words, the care system can automatically analyze the user's contact with others, or the user's social ability. When the care system finds that the user rarely contacts with others within a period of time, The care system notifies the user's caregiver or family and recommends care services that are appropriate for the user.

Referring to FIG. 6, the care system implements a method for assessing the physical condition of the user and a commercial recommendation. First, the wearable device 11 detects the number of occurrences of an event related to the user within a period of time (step 401), for example, by analyzing the physiological data of the continuity of the user sensed by the wearable device 11. Judged Events such as broken falls, rapid heartbeat, and high blood pressure, or intrusions into controlled areas determined by positioning, and night walks. The wearable device 11 determines whether the number of occurrences of the event is greater than a threshold value (step 402). When the wearable device 11 determines that the number of occurrences of the event is greater than the threshold, the wearable device 11 sends a corresponding notification message to the control host 12 (step 403), and then the control host 12 sends the notification message to the caregiver. The host 13 (step 404), so that the care host 13 transmits a notification message related to product recommendation or care service recommendation to the mobile device 3 of the user's family (step 405).

For example, if the wearable device 11 detects that the user falls twice within a week and the threshold is set to one, the wearable device 11 sends a corresponding notification message to the care host 13 via the control host 12 , So that the care host 13 transmits a notification message about the walking aid recommendation to the mobile device 3 of the user's family. Or, if the wearable device 11 detects that the user falls three times within a week and the threshold is set to one, the wearable device 11 sends a corresponding notification message to the care host 13 via the control host 12, so that The care host 13 sends a notification message regarding the recommendation of the care institution to the mobile device 3 of the user's family. That is, recommendations for different goods or care services can be made based on the severity of the incident. The user was detected to have fallen twice in the previous week, compared to the three times when the user was detected to have fallen three times in a week. Therefore, walking aids are recommended when the former occurs, and care is recommended when the latter occurs. mechanism.

In addition, in one embodiment, in addition to the aforementioned recommendation of a product or a care service based on the frequency of occurrence of a single event, whether to recommend a product or a care service may be considered based on the frequency of occurrence of multiple events. For example, if the wearable device 11 detects that the user has fallen three times within a week, and breaks into the restricted area or walks twice at night, the wearable device 11 transmits a corresponding notification message via the control host 12 The care host 13 is sent so that the care host 13 transmits a notification message regarding the recommendation of the dementia care organization to the mobile device 3 of the user's family. In addition, in one embodiment, the control host 12 can also recommend and display rehabilitation activities suitable for the user that can assist in restoring or delaying symptoms.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that if an event detected by the wearable device 11 corresponds to a threshold value, for example, whether the blood pressure is too high corresponds to a hypertension threshold value, the present invention adjusts the fit in a dynamic manner. The threshold for this user. Specifically, referring to FIG. 7, first, the wearable device 11 senses continuous physiological data of the user (step 501). Next, the wearing device 11 determines whether the physiological data exceeds an initial value of the threshold value (step 502). The initial value of the threshold value is a general standard value corresponding to the event. For example, in general, the blood pressure systolic pressure exceeds 140 mmHg, which is too high. Therefore, the initial value of the blood pressure systolic pressure threshold can be set to 140 mmHg, and the physiological data can be a single value. A measurement of the systolic blood pressure at one time, or an average of a plurality of blood pressure systolic blood pressures measured on consecutive different dates. Next, when the wearing device 11 determines that the physiological data exceeds an initial value of the threshold value, the wearing device 11 displays a physiological number According to the warning message exceeding the standard (step 503). Then, the medical staff determines whether the threshold value needs to be adjusted; if the threshold value needs to be adjusted, the wearable device 11 raises or lowers the threshold value through the operation of the user or other personnel (step 504). Take blood pressure systolic blood pressure as an example to illustrate, if the user's blood pressure systolic blood pressure often exceeds 140 mmHg, so that the average value of the measured blood pressure systolic blood pressure exceeds 140 mmHg within a period of time, such as seven days; but After diagnosis by medical staff, it is considered that the user has not developed the related symptoms of high blood pressure, so it is recommended to increase the threshold. The above only uses the event as an example of excessively high blood pressure to explain the method of dynamically adjusting the threshold value of the event. It should be understood that different events will correspond to different threshold setting methods and different judgments whether physiological data exceeds the threshold. Value.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that by continuously performing wireless communication with the IoT devices 5 for positioning, the wearable device 11 can detect the user's movement trajectory and judge whether the user's health is based on it. Degradation. In detail, the wearable device 11 detects the movement track of the user by continuously recording its location. If the wearable device 11 determines that the user's range of motion has become smaller based on the historical record of the movement track, it is determined that the walking ability of the user may be degraded. If the wearable device 11 judges that the user does not follow a conventionally used path for a period of time based on the historical record of the movement track, and there is no specific pattern of the movement track of the user during this time, that is, the user has already If the user is not walking according to a specific path or rule, the wearable device 11 determines that the user may be demented.

To sum up, the care system and method of the present invention, through the settings of the wearable device, the control host and the care host, and execute the method of alarming about abnormal events, and the method of detecting whether the user enters a restricted area The method, the method for evaluating the user's community activities, and the method for evaluating the user's physical condition and commercial recommendations can effectively assist the user's health care, so it can indeed achieve the cost of invention the goal of.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited in this way, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the content of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

Claims (8)

A care system includes: a wearable device adapted to be worn by a user and used to detect the number of occurrences of an event related to the user; a control host, which is arranged in the user's living area and can be connected with The wearable device communicates wirelessly and is used to control a plurality of electronic devices installed in the residential area; and a care host is connected to the control host through a network and can wirelessly communicate with a mobile device; where the wearable device determines When the number of occurrences of the event meets a predetermined condition, the wearable device sends a corresponding notification message to the care host via the control host, and the care host sends another corresponding notification message to the mobile device according to the notification message, where The wearable device senses a physiological data of the user, and determines whether the event occurs according to the physiological data, and the notification message transmitted from the care host to the mobile device is related to one of product recommendation and care service recommendation. The care system according to claim 1, wherein the living area is further provided with a plurality of IoT devices for positioning, and the living area further includes a regulated area, and the wearable device is connected with the IoT devices wirelessly. Communication to locate and determine whether the wearable device is located in the restricted area, and when the wearable device determines that it is located in the restricted area, the wearable device sends a corresponding notification message to the care host via the control host, As a result, the care host sends a corresponding alert notification message to the mobile device according to the notification message. The care system according to claim 1, wherein the residential area further includes a regulated area, and the residential area is further provided with a plurality of IoT devices for positioning and a controlled host and can monitor the regulated area Monitoring equipment, wherein the wearable device locates by wireless communication with the IoT device and determines whether it is located in the restricted area, and when the wearable device determines that it is within the restricted area, the wearable device The device sends a corresponding notification message to the control host, so that the control host determines whether there is an intruder in the controlled area according to the monitoring data generated by the monitoring device, and when the control host determines that the intruder is in the controlled area , The control host sends a corresponding notification message to the care host, so that the care host sends a corresponding alert notification message to the mobile device according to the notification message. The care system according to claim 1, wherein the living area is further provided with a plurality of IoT devices for positioning, the wearable device performs positioning by wireless communication with the IoT devices, and transmits a record with The position information of the current location is given to the control host, so that the control host determines whether another wearable device is located within a predetermined distance of the wearable device according to the position information; when the control host determines that there is another wearable device within a time period When the number of times the wearable device is within the predetermined distance of the wearable device is less than a threshold, the control host sends a corresponding notification message to the care host, so that the care host sends another corresponding notification message to the care message according to the notification message. The mobile device. A care method is implemented by a care system including a wearable device, a control host, and a care host. The wearer is suitable for being worn by a user. The control host is disposed in a living area of the user and can be worn with the wearer. The device communicates wirelessly, and is connected to the care host through the network, and is used to control multiple electronic devices set in the residential area. The care host can communicate wirelessly with a mobile device. The care method includes the following steps: the wearable device detects Measure the number of occurrences of an event related to the user; and when the wearable device determines that the number of occurrences of the event meets a predetermined condition, the wearable device sends a corresponding notification message to the care host via the control host, and the The care host transmits another corresponding notification message to the mobile device according to the notification message, wherein the wearable device senses a physiological data of the user, and determines whether the event occurs based on the physiological data, and the care host transmits the mobile device to the mobile device. This notification message is for product recommendation and care services He recommended one person. According to the care method described in claim 5, the living area is further provided with a plurality of IoT devices for positioning, and the living area further includes a restricted area, wherein the wearable device is connected to the IoT device wirelessly. Communication to locate and determine whether it is within the restricted area; and when the wearable device judges that it is within the restricted area, the wearable device sends a corresponding notification message to the care host via the control host, so that the The care host sends a corresponding alert notification message to the mobile device according to the notification message. The care method according to claim 5, the living area further includes a controlled area, and the living area is further provided with a plurality of IoT devices for positioning and a controllable area controlled by the control host and capable of monitoring the controlled area. Monitoring device, wherein the wearable device locates and determines whether it is located in the restricted area through wireless communication with the IoT device; and when the wearable device determines that it is within the restricted area, the wearable device Sending a corresponding notification message to the control host, so that the control host determines whether there is an intruder in the controlled area according to the monitoring data generated by the monitoring device, and when the control host determines that the intruder exists in the controlled area, The control host sends a corresponding notification message to the care host, so that the care host sends a corresponding alert notification message to the mobile device according to the notification message. According to the care method described in claim 5, the living area is further provided with a plurality of IoT devices for positioning, and the care method further includes the following steps: The wearable device communicates with the IoT devices through wireless communication. Perform positioning, and transmit a position information recording its current position to the control host; the control host determines whether another wearable device is located within a predetermined distance of the wearable device based on the position information; and when the control host determines When another wearable device is located within the predetermined distance of the wearable device less than a threshold within a time period, the control host sends a corresponding notification message to the care host, so that the care host responds to the notification message Send another corresponding notification message to the mobile device.