System, method, and program for initializing attachment location of measurement sensor

• US 10,314,522 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2016
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neofect Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Neofect Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ban, Hoyoung, Choi, Younggeun, Lee, Soobin
• Primary Examiner(s): Raevis, Robert R
• Application Number:
  US15/344,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20170102406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• Field of Search: 73 179, 73 138, 700 90, 702 33, 702113, 702116, 702150, 702142
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1114 Tracking parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1121 Determining geometric values, e.g. centre of rotation or angular range of movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1126 using a particular sensing technique
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Disclosed are a system, a method, and a program for initializing an attachment location of a measurement sensor. The method of initializing an attachment location of at least one measurement sensor includes requesting selection of the measurement sensor that is attached to a specific body unit (S100); recognizing identification information of the measurement sensor, which agrees with a selection manipulation of the measurement sensor (S200); matching the identification information with the body unit (S300); and determining sensing data received from the measurement sensor, which corresponds to the identification information, as motion data of the body unit. According to the inventive concept, because attachment locations of a plurality of measurement sensors are initialized, a terminal may accurately calculate a posture or motion of the user.

Claims

1. A method of determining an initial attachment location of at least one measurement sensor and acquiring data based on the determination, the method being performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

requesting, by the terminal, to a user, a selection input for the at least one measurement sensor that is configured to be attached to a particular location of a body of the user;

retrieving, by the terminal, identification information of the at least one measurement sensor, which is selected according to the selection input;

matching, by the terminal, the retrieved identification information with the particular location of the body where the at least one measurement sensor is configured to be attached so that the initial attachment location of the at least one measurement sensor is determined; and

acquiring, by the terminal, after the at least one measurement sensor is attached to the body of the user, based on the determined initial attachment location, sensing data received from the at least one measurement sensor, which corresponds to the identification information, as motion data of the particular location of the body of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving the identification information comprises:

receiving, by the terminal, from a sensor hub, the identification information, which corresponds to the selection input, and

wherein the sensor hub is connected to a plurality of measurement sensors and the terminal through wireless communication, recognizes the at least one measurement sensor among the plurality of measurement sensors based on the selection input received at the terminal, retrieves the identification information of the at least one measurement sensor corresponding to the selection input, and transmit the retrieved identification information to the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving the identification information comprises:

receiving, by the terminal, the selection input from the user, via the at least one measurement sensor; and

retrieving, by the terminal, the identification information based on the selection input received via the at least one measurement sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when measurement sensors are attached to respective locations of the body of the user, requesting, by the terminal, the user to perform a specific motion or posture;

as the motion or posture is performed, combining, by the terminal, sensing data received from the measurement sensors, and generating, by the terminal, information on whole body motion or whole posture; and

determining, by the terminal, based on the generated information, whether the whole body motion or whole body posture corresponds to a normal body motion or normal body posture.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, when the user is requested to perform the specific posture, the acquiring comprises:

setting, by the terminal, a sensing range of locations of the body to correspond to the requested posture; and

determining, by the terminal, whether the sensing data received from the measurement sensors are sensing data of the measurement sensors that are attached within the sensing range.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

when the terminal determines that the whole body motion or whole body posture does not correspond to the normal motion or normal body posture, determining, by the terminal, measurement sensors that are attached to erroneous locations of the body;

calculating, by the terminal, a pair of erroneous locations of the body, corresponding to a pair of the determined erroneously attached measurement sensors; and

requesting, by the terminal, to the user, an exchange of the locations of the pair of the determined erroneously attached measurement sensors.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting, by the terminal, to the user, a performance of at least one posture;

when the posture is performed, receiving, by the terminal, the sensing data from the at least one measurement sensor; and

calculating, by the terminal, a detailed location where the at least one measurement sensor is attached by the user, based on a value of the sensing data.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting, by the terminal, to the user, a designation input for a detailed location of the body, through a touch screen of the terminal; and

receiving, by the terminal, from the user, the designation input for the detailed point of the body, the detailed point of the body is displayed on the touch screen.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the requesting the selection input comprises:

setting, by the terminal, different reference selection operations for different locations of the body, and

wherein the matching the retrieved identification information comprises;

comparing, by the terminal, a selection operation of the selection input received at the at least one measurement sensor and the reference selection manipulation operations, and matching, by the terminal, the at least one measurement sensor with the particular location of the body based on a result of the comparing.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the matching comprises:

when a plurality of measurement sensors needs to be attached to a specific location of the body, dividing, by the terminal, the specific location into a plurality of detailed locations, based on the number of the plurality of measurement sensors.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the requesting the selection input comprising:

outputting, by the terminal, a message indicating a plurality of measurement sensors that needs to be attached to the body of the user; and

receiving, by the terminal, the selection input.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the requesting the selection input comprising:

outputting, by the terminal, a message indicating a plurality of locations of the body, to which a plurality of measurement sensors needs to be attached;

outputting, by the terminal, a message indicating a plurality of measurement sensors that needs to be attached to the indicated plurality of locations of body; and

receiving, by the terminal, the selection input.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the requesting the selection input comprising:

outputting, by the terminal, a message indicating a plurality of locations of the body;

receiving, by the terminal, a selection input for a location of the body;

outputting, by the terminal, a message indicating a plurality of measurement sensors configured to be attached to the location of the selection input; and

receiving, by the terminal, the selection input for the at least one measurement sensor.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the requesting the selection input comprising:

receiving, by the terminal, information on a type of exercise to be performed by the user;

outputting, by the terminal, a message indicating a plurality of locations of the body, which correspond to the type of exercise to be performed by the user;

receiving, by the terminal, a selection input for a location of the body;

outputting, by the terminal, a message indicating a plurality of measurement sensors configured to be attached to the location of the selection input; and

receiving, by the terminal, the selection input for the at least one measurement sensor.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in which a program for determining an initial attachment location of a measurement sensor, which is coupled to a terminal that is a hardware, the program includes instructions to execute a method comprising:

requesting, by the terminal, to a user, a selection input for the at least one measurement sensor that is configured to be attached to a particular location of a body of the user;

retrieving, by the terminal, identification information of the at least one measurement sensor, which is selected according to the selection input;

matching, by the terminal, the retrieved identification information with the particular location of the body where the at least one measurement sensor is configured to be attached so that the initial attachment location of the at least one measurement sensor is determined; and

acquiring, by the terminal, after the at least one measurement sensor is attached to the body of the user, based on the determined initial attachment location, sensing data received from the at least one measurement sensor, which corresponds to the identification information, as motion data of the particular location of the body of the user.