SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING EMERGENCY CONDITION USING WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK

• US 20090106045A1
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Kim, Kyu hyung, Kim, Gwang Su, Lee, Ho Geun, BAE, Jang sik
• Application Number:
  US12/179,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106045A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method of transmitting an emergency condition using a wireless sensor network that transmits a user'"'"'s emergency condition using a wireless sensor network. A wireless sensor network communication device integrated with a biological sensor is attached to a user'"'"'s body in order to gather user'"'"'s biological information, and transmits the user'"'"'s biological information through the wireless sensor network. A repeater receives the biological information from the communication device, and sends the received biological information by using a routing protocol of the wireless sensor network. A management server receives the biological information through the repeater, analyzes the biological information, and transmits a warning signal to a user or takes emergency measures. Therefore, it is possible to detect and cope with sudden physical problems, which are generated during user'"'"'s exercises and outdoor activities, at an early stage. As a result, it is possible to significantly contribute to the prevention and reduction of danger for the weak and the elderly, and a user who is to be taken care of.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting an emergency condition using a wireless sensor network, the system comprising:

a wireless sensor network communication device integrated with a biological sensor that is attached to a user'"'"'s body in order to gather user'"'"'s biological information, and that transmits the user'"'"'s biological information through the wireless sensor network;

a repeater that receives the biological information from the communication device and sends the received biological information by using a routing protocol of the wireless sensor network; and

a management server that receives the biological information through the repeater, analyzes the biological information, and transmits a warning signal to a user or takes emergency measures.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication device includes:

a biological information sensing unit that is attached to the user'"'"'s body in order to periodically measure user'"'"'s biological information;

a wireless sensor network communication unit that receives the biological information measured by the biological information sensing unit, transmits the biological information to the repeater through the wireless sensor network, and receives a warning signal through the repeater; and

an output unit that sends the warning signal received from the wireless sensor network communication unit to the user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the repeater forms the wireless sensor network together with other peripheral repeaters, routes the biological information received from the communication device to other repeaters or sends the biological information to the management server by using a routing protocol of the wireless sensor network, and detects and repairs defects on the wireless sensor network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the management server grasps the user'"'"'s present state by using the biological information received through the repeater, sends a warning signal to the user if an abnormal indication is generated, and causes an emergency rescue organization to take emergency measures if an emergency condition occurs.

5. A method of transmitting an emergency condition using a wireless sensor network in a sensor network communication device integrated with a biological sensor, which is attached to a user, the method comprising:

searching peripheral repeaters and determining whether the number of searched repeaters is one or not;

setting a communication channel corresponding to the searched repeater if one repeater is searched;

gathering user'"'"'s biological information by using a biological sensor; and

transmitting the gathered biological information to the repeater where the communication channel is set.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

selecting a repeater having the highest communication sensitivity among the searched repeaters if two or more repeaters are searched; and

setting a communication channel corresponding to the selected repeater.

7. A method of transmitting an emergency condition using a wireless sensor network in a repeater, the method comprising:

attempting to form the wireless sensor network together with other peripheral repeaters;

periodically checking the state of the formed wireless sensor network after the wireless sensor network is formed;

receiving biological information from a wireless sensor network communication device integrated with a biological sensor if errors do not occur on the formed wireless sensor network; and

sending the received biological information to a management server through the formed wireless sensor network.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

re-searching a channel of the wireless sensor network if errors occur on the formed wireless sensor network; and

resetting a channel of the re-searched wireless sensor network instead of the formed wireless sensor network.

9. A method of transmitting an emergency condition using a wireless sensor network in a management server, the method comprising:

receiving user'"'"'s biological information through the wireless sensor network;

analyzing the received user'"'"'s biological information;

determining whether an abnormal indication is detected or not, on the basis of the analysis result;

determining whether the occurrence of an accident is perceived if the abnormal indication is detected; and

taking measures of emergency rescue for the user if the occurrence of the accident is perceived.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising

generating a warning signal corresponding to the abnormal indication of the user'"'"'s body and transmitting the warning signal to the user if the occurrence of the accident is not perceived.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the taking of the measures of emergency rescue includes informing an emergency rescue organization of an emergency condition, when the emergency condition occurs, so that the emergency rescue organization takes emergency measures for the user.