COMFORT SYSTEM FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MICRO VIBRATION AND ITS CONTROL METHOD

Abstract

The present invention provides an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration and a method for controlling the same, the system including a bouncer seat on which an infant can be laid prone in a bouncer to allow the infant to have a stable resting posture similar to that in his/her mother's womb, in contrast to a conventional bouncer on which an infant is laid supine, thereby making the infant feel stable and comfort and thus easily making the infant stop crying.

Claims

1. An infant comport system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration, the system comprising: a bouncer structure including a bouncer seat on one side; an upper body part disposed at a lower end of the bouncer structure and including a driving module for driving the bouncer structure; and a lower body part disposed at a lower end of the upper body part to support the upper body part, wherein the bouncer seat includes at least one hole passing through the bouncer seat, in which the hole passing through the bouncer seat is disposed in at least one of five positions corresponding to respective portions of a face, arms, and legs of an infant so that the respective portions pass through, and further includes a controller that controls driving of the driving module by measuring a frequency of an infant crying sound and calculating a vibration velocity and a tilted angle of the bouncer structure, which correspond to the measured frequency, in which the controller includes: a frequency measurement module that measures the frequency of the infant crying sound; and a calculation module that calculates a vibration velocity value and a tilted angle value of the bouncer structure, which are optimized for the frequency measured by the frequency measurement module, and controls the driving of the driving module by using the vibration velocity value and the tilted angle value calculated by the calculation module.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the bouncer seat includes a cushion-shaped protector provided at each of portions in contact with the face, the arms, and the legs of the infant, of the holes passing through the bouncer seat.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein a material of the bouncer seat is polyester or plush.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the bouncer structure includes at least one safety belt, in which the at least one safety belt supports around a neck portion of the infant or wraps around a buttocks portion of the infant.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one safety belt is a Velcro or a buckle belt.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a speaker generating white noise.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the upper main body includes an angle adjustor that adjusts a tilted angle of the bouncer structure at a position at which the bouncer structure is connected to the driving module.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the upper main body includes a velocity adjustor that adjusts a vibrating velocity of the bouncer structure at a position at which the bouncer structure is connected to the driving module.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a display that displays a communicative expression of the infant corresponding to the frequency of the infant crying sound.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a transmitter that transmits a communicative expression of the infant corresponding to the frequency of the infant crying sound to a predetermined user terminal.

11. A method of controlling an infant comport system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration, the method comprising: (1) measuring a frequency of an infant crying sound; (2) calculating a vibration velocity value and a tilted angle value of a bouncer structure, which are optimized for the frequency measured in the step (1); and (3) controlling a vibration velocity and a tilted angle of the bouncer structure using the values calculated in the step (2), wherein the infant comfort system includes: the bouncer structure including a bouncer seat on one side; an upper body part disposed at a lower end of the bouncer structure and including a driving module for driving the bouncer structure; and a lower body part disposed at a lower end of the upper body part to support the upper body part, in which the bouncer seat includes at least one hole passing through the bouncer seat, in which the hole passing through the bouncer seat is disposed in at least one of five positions corresponding to respective portions of a face, arms, and legs of an infant so that the respective portions pass through, and further includes a controller that controls driving of the driving module by measuring the frequency of the infant crying sound and calculating the vibration velocity and the tilted angle of the bouncer structure, which correspond to the measured frequency.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the bouncer seat includes a cushion-shaped protector provided at each of portions in contact with face, arms, and legs of the infant, of the holes passing through the bouncer seat.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the bouncer structure includes at least one safety belt, in which the at least one safety belt supports around a neck portion of the infant or wraps around a buttocks portion of the infant.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the upper main body includes, at a position at which the bouncer structure is connected to the driving module: an angle adjustor that adjusts the tilted angle of the bouncer structure; and a velocity adjustor that adjusts the vibrating velocity of the bouncer structure.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0071] FIG. 1 is a photograph showing an example of the existing bouncer product.

[0072] FIG. 2 is a photograph showing a configuration of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0073] FIG. 3 is a rear view of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0074] FIG. 4 is a side view of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0075] FIG. 5 is a photograph showing a bouncer seat of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0076] FIG. 6 is a view showing a main body of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0077] FIG. 7 is a view showing an infant comfort system in which an angle of a bouncer structure is adjusted according to an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0078] FIG. 8 is a graph showing numerical values of experimental results according to infant crying sound through an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0079] FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a method of controlling an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0080] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a method of controlling an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0081] 10: infant comfort system according to an embodiment of the present invention [0082] 100: bouncer structure [0083] 110: bouncer seat [0084] 120: hole [0085] 130: cushion-shaped protector [0086] 140: safety belt [0087] 150: seat support [0088] 160: adjusting frame [0089] 200: upper body part [0090] 210: driving module [0091] 220: angel adjustor [0092] 230: velocity adjustor [0093] 300: lower body part [0094] 310: speaker [0095] 320: controller [0096] 322: measurement module [0097] 324: calculation module

BEST MODE

[0098] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The same reference numerals are used for portions having similar functions and configurations throughout the drawings.

[0099] In addition, throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being connected to other part, it includes not only the case that the part is directly connected to the other part, but also the case that the part is indirectly connected to the other part with another device in between. In addition, comprising any component means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0100] FIG. 1 is a photograph showing an example of the existing bouncer product. As shown in FIG. 1, the bouncer product in the related art generally is configured to include a bouncer seat on which the infant is laid supine so that the back of the infant is against the bouncer seat, to make the infant face the ceiling.

[0101] FIGS. 2 to 4 are a photograph and views showing a configuration of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a photograph showing a bouncer seat of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, an infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bouncer structure 100 including a bouncer seat 110 on one side, a upper body part 200 provided in a lower end of the bouncer structure 100 and including a driving module 210 to drive the bouncer structure 100, a body lower part 300 provided in a lower end of the upper body part 200 to support the upper body part 200. Particularly, the bouncer seat 110 is configured to include at least one hole 120 passing through the bouncer seat 110.

[0102] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bouncer structure 100 includes a bouncer seat 110 on which infants are laid prone and a seat support 150 on which the bouncer seat is rest. The convex side surface of the seat support 150 is coupled to the driving module 210 of the upper body part 200 so that an adjusting frame 160 for adjusting the tilted angle of the bouncer structure 100 may be configured to be included.

[0103] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the hole 120 passing through the bouncer seat 110 may be disposed in at least one position of five positions corresponding to the respective portions of a face, arms, and legs of an infant so that the respective portions may pass through. According to an embodiment, the hole 120 through the bouncer seat 110 may be disposed in all five positions, including one position through which the face of an infant passes, two positions through which both arms of the infant pass respectively, and two positions through which both legs of the infant pass respectively, but the present invention it is not limited thereto. For example, the hole 120 through the bouncer seat 110 may be disposed at a total of three locations including one position through which the face and both arms of the infant pass together and two positions through which both legs of the infant pass respectively. By adopting such configuration, the infant is able to take a prone position with arms gathered and thus take a more similar position to that when in his/her mother's womb.

[0104] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, a cushion-shaped protector 130 is provided at each of portions in contact with the infant's body, that is, face, arms, and legs, of the holes 120 passing through the bouncer seat 110. The cushion-shaped protector 130 functions to prevent the skin of the neck, arms, and legs of the infant from being irritated in the holes 120 passing through the bouncer seat 110.

[0105] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the material of the bouncer seat 110 may be polyester or plush. The use of polyester or plush material is to prevent irritation of the infant's skin.

[0106] Also, in the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bouncer structure 100 may include at least one safety belt 140. The safety belt 140 may be installed to support around a neck portion of the infant or wrap around a buttocks portion of the infant, in which the safety belt 140 wrapping around the buttocks portion of the infant may prevent the infant from falling out of the bouncer structure 100 and the safety belt 140 supporting around the neck portion of the infant may help the infant hold his/her neck up. Meanwhile, in the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the safety belt 140 may be a Velcro or a buckle belt.

[0107] FIG. 6 is a view showing a body of an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration may further include a speaker 310 that generates white noise. In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the speaker 310 may be provided in the lower body part 300, to produce white noise so that the infant may have an environment similar to in his/her mother's womb. The type of white noise can be more than one, including natural sounds such as a song of birds and a sound of water flowing.

[0108] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper body part 200 includes an angle adjustor 220 for adjusting a tilted angle of the bouncer structure 100 at a position at which the bouncer structure 100 is connected to the driving module 210. The angle adjustor 220 may be disposed at a position of connecting to the adjusting frame 160 inside the driving module 210 to control the tiled angle of the bouncer structure by the driving module 210 through which the adjusting frame 160 passes.

[0109] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper body part 200 includes a velocity adjustor 230 for adjusting a vibration speed of the bouncer structure 100 at a position at which the bouncer structure 100 is coupled to the driving module 210. The angle adjustor 220 may be disposed at a position of connecting to the adjusting frame 160 inside the driving module 210 to control the vibration speed of the bouncer structure by the driving module 210 through which the adjusting frame 160 passes.

[0110] FIG. 7 is a view showing an infant comfort system in which an angle of a bouncer structure is adjusted according to an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention may control a tilted angle of bouncer structure 100 from a minimum of 125 degrees to a maximum of 170 degrees, whereby the body of the infant is inclined in a similar posture to that in his/her mother's womb to make it possible to provide the sense of stability to the infant.

[0111] FIG. 8 is a graph showing numerical values of experimental results according to infant crying sound through an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen in FIG. 8, it may be seen that the most common reasons why babies cry are divided into the following: hunger, sickness, needs sleep, a dirty diaper, and leaving alone. As a result of the experiment of stopping crying of infants by using the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, it may be confirmed that a high success rate of about 80% was obtained.

[0112] FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a method of controlling an infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention further include a controller 320 that controls driving of the driving module 210 by measuring the frequency of an infant crying sound and by calculating the vibration speed and the tilted angle of the bouncer structure 100 to be corresponded to the measured frequency. According to an embodiment, the controller 320 may include a frequency measurement module 322 that measures the frequency of the infant crying sound, and a calculation module 324 that calculates a vibration velocity value and a tilted angle vale of the bouncer structure 100, which are optimized for the frequency measured by the frequency measurement module. In addition, the control unit 320 may control driving of the driving module 210 using the vibration velocity value and the tilted angle value calculated by the calculation module 324.

[0113] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the frequency of a specific numerical value of the infant crying sound generally indicates a specific communicative expression of the infant, the measurement module 322 may measure the frequency of the infant crying sound and analyze the measured frequency, thereby determining the communicative expression of the infant.

[0114] In the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention, the vibration velocity and the tilted angle of the bouncer structure 100, which are optimized to correspond to the communicative expression of the infant analyzed at the frequency of the specific numerical value in the measurement module 322, are calculated through the calculation module 324, and the controller 320 drives the driving module 210 using the calculated values, whereby the driving module 210 may adjust the angle adjustor 220 and the velocity adjustor 230.

[0115] Meanwhile, the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display (not shown) for displaying a communicative expression of an infant corresponding to a frequency of the infant crying sound. The infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to measure the frequency of the infant crying sound, determine a communicative expression of the infant corresponding thereto, and display the determination result on the display, whereby a protector of the infant may be able to identify the infant's communicative expression corresponding to the infant crying sound.

[0116] The infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a transmitter (not shown) that transmits a communicative expression of an infant corresponding to the frequency of the infant crying sound to a predetermined user terminal. The infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided to measure the frequency of the infant crying sound, determine the communicative expression of the infant corresponding thereto, and transmit the determination result to a predetermined user terminal through the transmitter (not shown), whereby a protector of the infant may be able to identify the infant's communicative expression corresponding to the infant crying sound.

[0117] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a method of controlling an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the method of controlling the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step S100 of measuring a frequency of the infant crying sound, a step S200 of calculating a vibration velocity value and a tilted angle value of the bouncer structure 100 optimized for the frequency measured in step S100, and a step S300 of controlling a vibration velocity and a tilted angle of the bouncer structure 100 using the vibration velocity value and the tilted angle value calculated in the step S200.

[0118] In step S100, the frequency of the infant crying sound may be measured through the measurement module 322. In step S200, the vibration velocity value and the tilted angle value of the optimized bouncer structure 100 corresponding to the frequency of the infant crying sound measured in step S100 may be calculated through the calculation module 324. In step S300, the vibration velocity and the tilted angle of the bouncer structure 100 are controlled through the controller 320 using the vibration velocity value and the tilted angle value of the optimized bouncer structure 100 calculated in step S200. The controller 320 may perform the step S300 by controlling driving module 210.

[0119] The method of controlling the infant comfort system 10 using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes measuring the communicative expression of the infant according to the frequency of the infant crying sound measured in step S100, and according to an embodiment, further includes displaying the communicative expression of the infant determined as described above in a display (not shown) or transmitting the infant communicative expression to a predetermined user terminal through a transmitter (not shown).

[0120] As described above, an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration and a method of controlling the same according to the present invention is configured to include a bouncer seat on which an infant may be laid prone in a bouncer to allow the infant to have a stable resting posture similar to that in his/her mother's womb, in contrast to a bouncer in the related art on which an infant is laid supine to face the ceiling, thereby making the infant feel stable and comfort and thus easily making the infant stop crying. In addition, the present invention is configured to measure a frequency corresponding to an infant crying sound and calculate a vibration velocity and a tilted angle of the bouncer structure corresponding to the measured frequency, in order to determine a communicative expression of the infant according to the crying sound, thereby enabling the bouncer structure to be driven at the optimum vibration speed and tilted angle corresponding to the determined communicative expression. In addition, the present invention further includes a speaker for generating white noise, thereby providing an environment similar to that in the mother's womb to infants.

[0121] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.