BAD BREATH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

• US 20150059436A1
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ACEN Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ACEN Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Song, Hee-Nam, Park, Mun-Hee, Lee, Dong-Woo
• Application Number:
  US14/381,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20150059436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/23.3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/082 Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/097 Devices for facilitating collection of breath or for directing breath into or through measuring devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2033/4975 other than oxygen, carbon dioxide or alcohol, e.g. organic vapours
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2033/4977 metabolic gass from microbes, cell cultures, plant tissues and the like
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/98 involving alcohol, e.g. ethanol in breath
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Provided is a system for measuring bad breath or blood alcohol concentration. More specifically, the system includes: a portable terminal; a bad breath analyzer which has an alcohol sensor and a bad breath sensor mounted therein, and which is connected to an earphone connection terminal of the portable terminal so as to increase compatibility; and a bad breath processing unit which is provided in the portable terminal, and which processes signals measured from the alcohol sensor and the bad breath sensor to output one or more pieces of drinking information and bad breath information on a screen of the portable terminal.

Claims

1. A bad breath measurement system comprising:

a portable terminal;

a bad breath measurement unit having an alcohol sensor and a bad breath sensor mounted therein and being connected to an earphone connection terminal of the portable terminal so as to increase compatibility; and

a bad breath processing unit provided in the portable terminal to process signals measured by the alcohol sensor and the bad breath sensor and output one or more pieces of drinking information and bad breath information on a screen of the portable terminal.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the bad breath processing unit further includes a drinking analysis unit for comparing the drinking information with drinking data previously set by levels, processing a drinking state by the level, and outputting the processed information on the screen of the portable terminal.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the bad breath processing unit further includes a bad breath analysis unit for comparing the bad breath information with bad breath data previously set by levels, processing a bad breath state by the level, and outputting the processed information on the screen of the portable terminal.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the bad breath processing unit further includes a bad breath level setting unit for adjusting criteria of the bad breath data levels through the portable terminal.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the bad breath processing unit further includes:

an information input unit for inputting information on eaten food and user information according to the drinking information and the bad breath information;

a database unit for storing one or more of the data input from the information input unit, the drinking information, the bad breath information and a measurement time; and

an information search unit for inputting any one of user and food information through the portable terminal, searching for a data stored in the database unit, and outputting the searched information on the screen of the portable terminal.

6. The system according to claim 2, wherein the bad breath processing unit further includes a sound processing unit for informing the information processed by the drinking analysis unit or the bad breath analysis unit as a sound through a speaker of the portable terminal.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the bad breath measurement unit further includes a sensor selection unit for selectively operating one or more of the alcohol sensor and the bad breath sensor.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the bad breath measurement unit uses power of the portable terminal.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the bad breath measurement unit further includes a battery for operating the alcohol sensor and the bad breath sensor inside thereof.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the bad breath measurement unit further includes a detection unit for detecting a signal of the portable terminal so as to operate only when it is connected to the portable terminal in order to reduce battery consumption.

11. The system according to claim 1, further including a bad breath information sharing unit installed in the portable terminal to perform one or more of sharing the information processed by the bad breath processing unit and performing community activities among users through a wired or wireless communication network.

12. The system according to claim 3, wherein the bad breath processing unit further includes a sound processing unit for informing the information processed by the drinking analysis unit or the bad breath analysis unit as a sound through a speaker of the portable terminal.