KR-20260063733-A - APPARATUS FOR BABY CARE AND SYSTEM

Abstract

The present invention relates to a child care device and system. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the child care device is configured to include a communication unit that receives a sound signal that detects a sound above a first threshold value generated by a person, a control unit that generates a vibration generation signal when the sound signal is received, and a vibration generation unit that generates vibration when the vibration generation signal is received.

Inventors

• 류도상
• 문미경

Assignees

• 동서대학교 산학협력단

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20241031

Claims (5)

1. A communication unit that receives a sound signal that detects a sound above a first threshold value generated by a person; A control unit that generates a vibration generation signal when the above sound signal is received; A child care device configured to include a vibration generating unit that generates vibration when receiving the above vibration generation signal.
2. In paragraph 1, The above communication unit is, Receiving an image captured from an imaging device that captures the sleep state of the above-mentioned person, and The above control unit is, Through an artificial intelligence model that outputs the probability of occurrence of abnormal breathing and abnormal sleeping posture using the above video as input, the probability of occurrence of the above abnormal breathing and abnormal sleeping posture is output, and If the probability of occurrence of the above abnormal breathing and the above abnormal sleeping posture is greater than or equal to the second threshold, A child care device further configured to determine whether the above abnormal breathing and the above abnormal sleeping posture occur.
3. In paragraph 2, The above control unit is, A child care device further configured to generate a vibration generation signal based on whether the above abnormal breathing and the above abnormal sleeping posture occur.
4. In paragraph 1, It further includes a weight sensing unit that detects weight, The above control unit is, When the above vibration generation signal is generated, A child care device configured to generate a vibration stop signal after a change in weight is detected by the weight sensing unit.
5. An imaging device for capturing a person's sleep state; A sound detection device configured to generate a sound signal when a sound greater than a first threshold is detected from the person; and A child care system comprising: a child care device that receives an image captured by the above-mentioned imaging device and a sound signal from the above-mentioned sound detection device, detects abnormal breathing and an abnormal sleeping posture from the image, and generates vibration when at least one of the abnormal breathing, the abnormal sleeping posture and the sound signal is detected.

Description

Apparatus for Baby Care and System The present invention relates to a child care device and system, and more specifically, to a child care device and system that provides an alarm to a user by generating vibration when it detects crying, abnormal breathing, abnormal sleeping posture, etc., from a child. This project (result) is the result of the Phase 3 Leading University Industry-Academic Cooperation Project (LINC 3.0), funded by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. People with reduced hearing, such as the elderly and the hearing impaired, often have difficulty hearing a child's crying while caring for them. Consequently, their ability to care for a child may be diminished as they are unable to hear the child's crying while sleeping. In addition, for people who are heavy sleepers or even if the child has a separate room, the sound of the child crying during sleep may not be heard well, which can reduce the ability to care for the child. Due to these anxiety factors, parents with children may experience problems with poor sleep quality, such as being unable to get deep sleep. FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram of a child care system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a child care method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a graph of sleep quality before and after use of a child care device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specific structural or functional descriptions of embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed herein are provided merely for the purpose of explaining embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may be implemented in various forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein. Embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may be subject to various modifications and may take various forms; therefore, embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in this specification. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes modifications, equivalents, or substitutions that fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Terms such as "first" or "second" may be used to describe various components, but said components should not be limited by said terms. For the sole purpose of distinguishing one component from another, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, the first component may be named the second component, and similarly, the second component may be named the first component. When it is stated that one component is "connected" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that while it may be directly connected or connected to that other component, there may also be other components in between. Conversely, when it is stated that one component is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between. Expressions describing the relationships between components, such as "between," "exactly between," or "directly adjacent to," should be interpreted in the same way. The terms used herein are used merely to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as “comprising” or “having” are intended to specify the existence of the described features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, and should be understood as not precluding the existence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in this specification. Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or restricted by these embodiments. Identical reference numerals in each drawing indicate identical components. FIG. 1 is an exemplary diagram of a child care system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1a, the child care device (100) may be provided combined with a cushion (200). At this time, the child care device (100) combined with the cushion (200) may