Smart pillow system and manufacturing method therefor
10390638 ยท 2019-08-27
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
A61M2205/3592
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A47G9/1045
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61M2230/005
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61M2230/005
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61M21/02
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61M2207/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
The present invention relates to a smart pillow system and a manufacturing method therefor. The smart pillow system detects brain wave information of a sleeper who sleeps on a pillow, notifies a smart phone of the brain wave information, receives the most suitable music or acoustic sound for the sleeper's sound sleep from the smart phone on the basis of the sleeper's brain wave information, and provides the received music or acoustic sound to the sleeper through the pillow. The smart pillow system, according to the present invention, comprises a pillow in which a speaker-shaped recess and a wire-shaped groove are formed at locations where a speaker and an electric wire are to be inserted into a single air mesh by cutting away the air mesh, the speaker is attached to the speaker-shaped recess through an adhesive, the electric wire is inserted into the wire-shaped groove and is fixed to the wire-shaped groove while being tied with a cable tie, an adhesive is applied along the wire-shaped groove into which the electric wire is inserted, a membrane that has the shape of a mesh is attached to the speaker to waterproof the speaker, a communication unit is connected to the electric wire to transmit/receive a signal to/from a user terminal, and after other air meshes are stacked on the top and bottom of the single air mesh, the single air mesh and the other air meshes are covered with a cover that has the shape of a pillow.
Claims
1. A smart pillow system including a pillow, wherein one air mesh is provided with a speaker-shaped groove and a line-shaped groove by cutting each of locations at which a speaker and a wire are inserted, the speaker is attached to the speaker-shaped groove by an adhesive, the wire is inserted into the line-shaped groove and is tied by a cable tie to be fixed, the adhesive is applied along the line-shaped groove into which the wire is inserted, the speaker is attached with a mesh-shaped membrane for waterproofing, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a user terminal is connected to the wire, other air meshes are laminated above and under the one air mesh, and the other air meshes including the one air mesh are covered with a pillow-shaped outer cover, wherein the pillow generates an alarm signal when sensing that a sleeper wakes up from a sleeping state and is thus in a non-sleeping state, measures a brainwave of the sleeper and transmits a measured brainwave information of the sleeper to the user terminal through the communication unit along with the alarm signal, and receives a sound sleep control signal based on the brainwave information of the sleeper from the user terminal to output a music or a sound to enable the sleeper to get a sound sleep in which the brainwave of the sleeper is a delta wave, and the user terminal receives from the pillow the brainwave information of the sleeper along with the alarm signal notifying that the sleeper wakes up from the sleeping state and transmits the sound sleep control signal including the music or the sound suitable to enable the sleeper to keep the sound sleep based on the brainwave information of the sleeper to the pillow, and wherein when more than one pillow is present around the user terminal, the user terminal is operated as a first master terminal and a first pillow at a shortest distance from the user terminal is operated as a first slave terminal to transmit the sound sleep control signal from the user terminal that is the first master terminal to the first pillow that is the first slave terminal and the first pillow is operated as a second master terminal when a second pillow is present at the shortest distance therefrom and the second pillow is operated as a second slave terminal to transmit the sound sleep control signal from the first pillow that is the second master terminal to the second pillow that is the second slave terminal, and thus the pillows adjacent to each other at a short distance are operated as the master terminal and the slave terminal to operate an N1-th pillow as an N-th master terminal when an N-th pillow is present at the shortest distance therefrom and operate the N-th pillow as an N-th slave terminal to thereby transmit the sound sleep control signal from the N1-th pillow that is the N-th master terminal to the N-th pillow that is the N-th slave terminal, such that as the sound sleep control signal is sequentially transmitted through a linear network from the first pillow to the N-th pillow, the first pillow to the N-th pillow are operated based on the sound sleep control signal.
2. The smart pillow system of claim 1, wherein the pillow communicates with the user terminal through the communication unit in a wired or wireless manner and includes: a main body frame configured to support a head of the sleeper; a sleep sensing unit configured to determine a sleeping state and a non-sleeping state using a sensing sensor included in the main body frame; a brainwave measurement unit configured to measure the brainwave of the sleeper and transmit the measured brainwave information to the user terminal; a non-sleep alarm unit configured to output an alarm signal notifying that the sleeper wakes up from the sleeping state when the non-sleeping state of the sleeper is sensed by the sleep sensing unit; and a sound output unit configured to output the music or the sound that enables the sleeper get the sound sleep depending on a sound sleep control signal received from the user terminal.
3. The smart pillow system of claim 1, wherein when time taken to transmit the sound sleep control signal from the master terminal to the slave terminal is A seconds, time taken to transmit the sound sleep control signal from the user terminal to the N-th pillow through the first pillow is calculated as A seconds*N.
4. The smart pillow system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal includes: a memory unit configured to store environment information including the music or the sound corresponding to the brainwave information; an input unit configured to select the music or the sound corresponding to the brainwave information; an alarm processing unit configured to output the alarm signal received from the pillow on a screen or output the alarm signal as a sound; and an application unit configured to transmit the sound sleep control signal, that enables the sleeper to get the sound sleep based on the brainwave information of the sleeper, to the pillow.
5. The smart pillow system of claim 3, wherein the main body frame has a central part provided with a through hole so that a head of the sleeper is seated and has a pillow shape in which an air mesh having a concave shape inclined from an outside to the through hole is laminated sheet by sheet, and has a concave shape inclined from the outside to the through hole.
6. The smart pillow system of claim 3, wherein the brainwave measurement unit detects a current on a scalp using a sensing sensor configured of an electrode to measure an electrical signal of a brain including the delta wave, a theta wave, an alpha wave, a beta wave, and a gamma wave.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
(1) The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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(18) Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily practice the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.
(19) A part irrelevant to the description will be omitted to clearly describe the present invention, and the same elements will be designated by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.
(20) In addition, throughout the present specification, when any one part is referred to as being connected to another part, it means that any one part and another part are directly connected to each other or are electrically connected to each other with the other part interposed therebetween. In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, comprising any components will be understood to imply the inclusion of other elements rather than the exclusion of any other elements.
(21) The mention that any portion is present over another portion means that any portion may be directly formed on another portion or a third portion may be interposed between one portion and another portion. In contrast, the mention that any portion is present just over another portion means that a third portion may not be interposed between one portion and another portion.
(22) Terms used throughout the specification, first, second, third, etc. can be used to describe various portions, components, regions, layers, and/or sections but are not limited thereto. These terms are used only to differentiate any portion, component, region, layer, or section from other portions, components, regions, layers, or sections. Therefore, a first portion, component, region, layer, or section which will be described below may be mentioned as a second portion, component, region, layer, or section without departing from the scope of the present invention.
(23) Terminologies used herein are to mention only a specific exemplary embodiment, and does not limit the present invention. Singular forms used herein include plural forms as long as phrases do not clearly indicate an opposite meaning. A term including used in the present specification concretely indicates specific properties, regions, integer numbers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, and is not to exclude presence or addition of other properties, regions, integer numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or a group thereof.
(24) The term expressing the relative space of under, over, and the like may be used to more easily describe the relationship between other portions of one portion which is illustrated in the drawings. The terms intend to include other meanings or operations of apparatuses which are being used along with the intended meaning in the drawings. For example, overturning the apparatus in the drawings, any portions described as being positioned under other portions will be described as being postioned over other portions. Therefore, the exemplified term under includes both of the up and down directions. An apparatus may rotate by 90 or may rotate at different angles and the term expressing a relative space is interpreted accordingly.
(25) All terms including technical terms and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as the meaning generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains unless defined otherwise. Terms defined in a generally used dictionary are additionally interpreted as having the meaning matched to the related art document and the currently disclosed contents and are not interpreted as ideal or formal meaning unless defined.
(26) Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention so as to be easily practiced by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be modified in various different ways and is not limited to the embodiments provided in the present description.
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(29) The pillow 110 has a structure in which one air mesh is provided with a speaker-shaped groove and a line-shaped groove by cutting each of the locations at which a speaker and a wire are inserted, the speaker is attached to the speaker-shaped groove by an adhesive, the wire is inserted into the line-shaped groove and is tied by a cable tie to be fixed, the adhesive is applied along the line-shaped groove into which the wire is inserted, the speaker is attached with a mesh-shaped membrane for waterproofing, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving a signal to and from a user terminal is connected to the wire, other air meshes having a predetermined thickness are laminated above and under the one air mesh, are covered with a pillow-shaped outer cover. This will be described in more detail with reference to
(30) The pillow 110 generates an alarm signal when sensing that the sleeper wakes up from a sleeping state and is thus in a non-sleeping state, measures the brainwave wave of the sleeper and transmits the measured brainwave information of the sleeper to the user terminal 120, and receives a sound sleep control signal based on the brainwave information of the sleeper from the user terminal 120 to output the music or the sound to enable the sleeper get a sound sleep.
(31) Further, the pillow 110 may have a structure in which it has a central part provided with a through hole 212 so that a head of the sleeper may be stably seated and has a concave shape from an outside to the through hole 212 is laminated sheet by sheet, and has a concave shape inclined from the outside to the through hole. That is, a pillow for adult has a structure in which a central part is not provided with a through hole and a pillow for children has a structure in which a central part is provided with a through hole to help a head to be seated on the through hole to thereby form a head shape.
(32) Further, the pillow 110 is made of a 3D air mesh material that has good air permeability and transfers tactile sensation to a user.
(33) Further, the pillow 110 has a structure in which a speaker through which a sound is output is provided at a lower part of the pill 1100 and a sound signal output from the speaker is transferred to an upper part thereof through the 3D air mesh to be provided to a sleeper.
(34) The user terminal 120 receives from the pillow 110 the brainwave information of the sleeper along with an alarm signal notifying that the sleeper wakes up from the sleeping state and transmits the sound sleep control signal including the music or the sound suitable to enable the sleeper to keep the sound sleep based on the brainwave information of the sleeper to the pillow 110.
(35) Here, the sound sleep signal includes a music or sound signal corresponding to a tone most suitable to enable a sleeper to get a sound sleep based on brainwave information of the sleeper and the brainwave information includes a delta wave, a theta wave, an alpha wave, a beta wave, and a gamma wave acquired by detecting a current on a scalp using a sensing sensor configured of an electrode.
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(38) Further, the body frame 210 has a structure in which it has a central part provided with the through hole 212 so that the head of the sleeper may be stably seated and has a concave shape from an outside to the through hole 212. That is, the body frame 210 has a pillow shape in which the central part is provided with the through hole and a thin air mesh is laminated sheet by sheet, and it has a concave shape inclined from the outside to the through hole.
(39) The sleep sensing unit 220 senses a sleeping state and a non-sleeping state using a sensor that is provided in the body frame.
(40) The communication unit 230 communicates with the user terminal 120 in a wired or wireless manner.
(41) The non-sleep alarm unit 240 outputs the alarm signal notifying that the sleeper wakes up from a sleeping state when he/she wakes up from the sleeping state to be in the non-sleeping state through the sleep sensing unit 220.
(42) The sound output unit 250 outputs music or sound most suitable to enable a sleeper to get a sound sleep depending on the sound sleep control signal received from the user terminal 120.
(43) The brainwave measurement unit 260 measures the brainwave of the sleeper to transmit the brainwave information to the user terminal 120. That is, the brainwave measurement unit 260 detects a current on a scalp using a sensing sensor configured of an electrode to measure an electrical signal of a brain including a delta wave, a theta wave, an alpha wave, a beta wave, and a gamma wave and transmits the measured electrical signal of the brain to the user terminal 120.
(44) In this case, the delta wave is a brainwave that is observed when a sleeper is in a sound sleep and the theta wave is a brainwave generated at the time of concentrating mind to use information in a brain or concentrating a solution to a logical thinking problem. Further, the alpha wave is a brainwave generated at the time of concentrating mind to use information in a brain, the beta wave is a brainwave mainly generated at the time of doing physical activity or when a person is into something, and the gamma wave is a brainwave generated at the time of doing a high level of complex mind function.
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(47) Here, the user terminal 120 includes a notebook computer, a desk top computer, or the like that may perform wireless communication or wired communication, including a smart phone or a PDA that may be carried by a user.
(48) The user terminal 120 may have a structure in which an application that sets music, sound, or the like most suitable to enable a sleeper to get a sound sleep based on the brainwave information and then transmits the sound sleep control signal to the pillow 110 is installed in the application unit 350 of the terminal, or separate application programs may be installed in the terminal when the user terminal 120 is the notebook computer or the desk top computer.
(49) The communication unit 310 communicates with the pillow 110 in a wired or wireless manner.
(50) The memory unit 320 stores brainwave information and environment information including music or sound corresponding to the brainwave information.
(51) The input unit 330 is used to selectively input either music or sound corresponding to the brainwave information.
(52) The alarm processing unit 340 outputs the alarm signal received from the pillow on a screen or outputs the alarm signal as a sound.
(53) The application unit 350 is controlled to transmit the sound sleep control signal that enables a sleeper to get a sound sleep based on the brainwave information of the sleeper, to the pillow 110.
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(56) In this case, the pillow 110 may sense a change in pressure value pressed by a sleeper's head by a pressure sensor to sense a sleeping state of the sleeper.
(57) Further, the pillow 110 may sense an operation state depending on tossing and turning of a sleeper after the sleeper wakes up from a sound sleep state by a motion sensing sensor.
(58) Further, the pillow 100 may recognize that the sleeper is in the sound sleep state if the delta wave is sensed based on the brainwave information measured by the brainwave measurement unit 260 and recognize that the sleeper is in the non-sleeping state if the alpha wave, the beta wave, the gamma wave, or the like including the theta wave are sensed.
(59) Next, when sensing the non-sleeping state, the pillow 110 transmits the alarm signal notifying that a sleeper wakes up from a sleeping state and the brainwave information to the user terminal 120 (S420).
(60) In this case, the pillow 110 may receive crying or sound of a sleeper generated when the sleeper wakes up from the sound sleep state through a microphone to sense the non-sleeping state.
(61) Next, the user terminal 120 generates and outputs music or sound information suitable for a sleeper based on the brainwave information of the sleeper.
(62) That is, as illustrated in
(63) Next, the user terminal 120 selects music enabling a sleeper to get a sound sleep depending on a user selection among sound or music output on the screen (S440).
(64) That is, as illustrated in
(65) Next, the user terminal 120 transmits the selected sound sleep induction music to the pillow 110 (S450).
(66) Therefore, the pillow 110 outputs the sound sleep induction music received from the user terminal 120 to the sleeper (S460).
(67) That is, the pillow 110 outputs, for example, the music Bach-Orchestral Suite No. 3 IN D major BMV 1068. AIR (Air on the G string) selected as a sound sleep induction music as an audible sound through the sound output unit 250. Here, the sound output unit 250 includes a bone conduction speaker, or the like in addition to a micro speaker.
(68) Therefore, music that enables a sleeper to automatically get a sound sleep when the sleeper wakes up while sleeping on the pillow 110 is provided through the speaker, such that the sleeper may directly get a sound sleep.
(69) Meanwhile, as illustrated in
(70) In this case, when time taken to transmit the sound sleep control signal from one master terminal M to the slave terminal S is A seconds, time taken to transmit the sound sleep control signal from the user terminal 120 to the N-th pillow Pillow N through the first pillow Pillow 1 may be calculated as A seconds*N. For example, time taken to transmit the sound sleep control signal from one master terminal M to one slave terminal S is 0.3 seconds and when 10 pillows are present around the user terminal 120, time taken to transmit the sound sleep control signal from user terminal 120 to a tenth pillow Pillow 10 through the first pillow Pillow 1 is calculated as 0.3 seconds*10 and thus becomes 3 seconds.
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(74) Next, at the double-sided air-mesh fabric in the main body frame 210, as illustrated in
(75) Therefore, as illustrated in
(76) Next, at the rectangular shapes A2 and B2 at the air-mesh fabric in the main body frame 210, as illustrated in
(77) Next, at the air-mesh fabric in the main body frame 210, as illustrated in
(78) Next, at the air-mesh fabric in the main body frame 210, as illustrated in
(79) Next, at the air-mesh fabric in the main body frame 210, as illustrated in
(80) Therefore, when a sleeper seats on the pillow 110 and gets sleep, as illustrated in
(81) Next, the wire c in the body frame 210 is connected to the communication unit 230 for transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the user terminal 120 (S670).
(82) Therefore, the communication unit 230 is connected to the speakers A1 and B1 in the pillow 110 by the wire C and the communication unit 230 may be implemented as, for example, an extra Bluetooth receiver, or the like.
(83) Next, as illustrated in
(84) Further, other laminated air meshes including one air mesh is covered with a pillow-shaped cover (S690).
(85) That is, the air meshes having a thickness of 14 to 17 mm illustrated in
(86) As described above, the present invention is to provide the smart pillow system and the method for manufacturing the same capable of notifying the user's smart phone managing the sleeper of the case in which the sleeper wakes up while the sound sleep state of the sleeper who is sleeping on the pillow is sensed and providing the music or the sound most suitable to enable the sleeper to get a sound sleep based on the brainwave information of the sleeper to the sleeper through the pillow, to thereby enable the sleeper to get the sound sleep again.
(87) Those skilled in the art will appreciate that since various modifications and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit or essential feature of the present invention, the above-mentioned embodiments are not restrictive but are exemplary in all aspects. It should be interpreted that the scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims rather than the above-mentioned detailed description and all modifications or alterations deduced from the meaning, the scope, and equivalences of the claims are included in the scope of the present invention.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
(88) The present invention may be applied to the smart pillow system and the method for manufacturing the same capable of notifying the user's smart phone managing the sleeper of the case in which the sleeper wakes up while the sound sleep state of the sleeper who is sleeping on the pillow is sensed and providing the music or the sound most suitable to enable the sleeper to get a sound sleep based on the brainwave information of the sleeper to the sleeper through the pillow, to thereby enable the sleeper to get the sound sleep again.