Patent Application
20200069076
The present invention relates to an infant comfort system and a method of controlling the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to a frequency of an infant crying sound and a method of controlling the same.
The term “infant comfort system” refers to a product used when infants are taken care of and includes products such as a bouncer, a baby band, and the like. A bouncer looks like a chair and means infant goods like a rocking chair. The bouncer is usually used when putting infants to sleep or soothing the infants, and soft vibrations thereof help infants feel comfortable like they are in their mother's arms.
On the other hand, it is known that infants transfer various communicative expressions or signals such as crying, and understanding and appropriately responding to signals contained in an infant crying sound is an important part in taking care of infants. Since studies have shown that leaving crying infants alone affects the brain badly, it is important to cope with the infant crying sound for healthy growth thereof. In addition, in order to solve such a problem, there is an increasing need for a bouncer that can quickly soothe crying infants without a person directly hugging and soothing the infants.
The existing bouncer products generally have a form in which the infant is laid supine so as to face the ceiling, and some products are shaken by the movement of the infant or shaken in such a manner to be controlled by the fully automatic motion.
However, there are many cases where the user does not stop infant crying even when using the existing bouncers. Particularly, there is a problem in that the existing bouncers cannot properly cope with why infant is crying. It is necessary to develop a bouncer that can solve the problem.
The present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration and a method of controlling the same, the system including 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.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration and a method of controlling the same, in which the system 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, still another object of the present invention is to provide an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration and a method of controlling the same, the system further including a speaker for generating white noise, to provide an environment similar to that in mother's womb to infants.
An infant comport system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration,
the system including:
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.
Preferably, the hole passing through the bouncer seat
may be disposed in at least one of five positions corresponding to the respective portions of a face, arms, and legs of an infant so that the respective portions pass through,
Further preferably, the bouncer seat may include
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.
Preferably, a material of the bouncer seat may be
polyester or plush.
Preferably the bouncer structure may include:
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.
More preferably, the at least one safety belt may be
a Velcro or a buckle belt.
Preferably, the system may further include
a speaker generating white noise.
Preferably, the upper main body may include:
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.
Preferably, the upper main body may include:
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.
Preferably, the system may further include:
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.
More preferably, the controller may include:
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.
More preferably, the controller,
may control the driving of the driving module by using the vibration velocity value and the tilted angle value calculated by the calculation module.
Preferably,
the system may further include a display that displays a communicative expression of the infant corresponding to the frequency of the infant crying sound.
Preferably,
the system may further include a transmitter that transmits a communicative expression of the infant corresponding to the frequency of the infant crying sound to a predetermined user terminal.
In addition, in order to achieve the object, a method of controlling an infant comport system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration according to another aspect of the present invention,
the method includes:
(1) measuring a frequency of an infant crying sound;
(2) calculating a vibration velocity value and a tilted angle value of the 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),
in which the infant comfort system includes:
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,
in which the bouncer seat
includes at least one hole passing through the bouncer seat.
Preferably, the hole passing through the bouncer seat,
may be disposed in at least one of five positions corresponding to the respective portions of a face, arms, and legs of an infant so that the respective portions pass through.
Further preferably, the bouncer seat,
may include 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.
Preferably, the bouncer structure,
may include at least one safety belt,
in which the at least one safety belt may support around a neck portion of the infant or wraps around a buttocks portion of the infant.
Preferably, the upper main body may include:
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.
Preferably, the system may further include
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.
According to an infant comfort system using artificial intelligence and micro-vibration and a method of controlling the same proposed in the present invention, the system is configured to include a bouncer seat on which an infant may be laid prone therein 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, according to the present invention, the infant comfort system 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, according to the present invention, the system further includes a speaker for generating white noise, thereby providing an environment similar to that in his/her mother's womb to infants.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2016-0171893 | Dec 2016 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2017/014836 | 12/15/2017 | WO | 00 |
