Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090051524 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING DAILY ACTIVITIES USING SENSORS - There is provided a daily activity recognition system using sensors installed in required positions in a home to recognize daily activities of an old person, the system including: a radio frequency (RF) management unit receiving data measured by a plurality of sensors installed in required positions in a home, recognizing a corresponding sensor transmitting the received data, and converting the received data into a basic activity corresponding to the recognized sensor; a buffer management unit storing the basic activity received from the wireless processing manager in an internal buffer; and a daily activity recognition unit recognizing daily activities of an old person at each point in time previously set, based on the basic activity stored in the buffer. The daily activities of the old person are recognized and stored in a database, thereby providing various services related to the health of the old person. | 02-26-2009 |
20090066501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING ABNORMAL SIGNS IN DAILY ACTIVITIES - There are provided a method and system for sensing abnormal signs in daily activities, the method comprising, at the system, sensing the daily activities, reading previously stored daily activity information, generating a daily activity sequence based thereon, sensing the abnormal signs from the daily activity sequence by using a preset sequence alignment algorithm, and providing the sensed abnormal signs to a user. As described above, the abnormal signs, which should be checked to provide care services, are sensed via changes in a daily activity pattern and added to a care service system that will be installed in welfare facilities for the aged or a home of a solitary old person, thereby effectively sensing the abnormal signs in daily activities of the aged. | 03-12-2009 |
20090082699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFINING SUBJECT ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF DAILY ACTIVITIES, AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING DAILY ACTIVITIES USING THE SAME - Apparatus and method for refining subject activity classification for the recognition of daily activities of a subject, and a system for recognizing daily activities using the same. The refining apparatus improves the correctness of subject activity classification using daily activities of a subject, activation time information of sensors mounted on objects associated with the daily activities of the subject, and the suitability of a continuous activity pattern in relation to the daily activities. This improves the correctness of subject activity classification that becomes basic information in daily activity analysis. | 03-26-2009 |
20090089089 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICE - A method and apparatus provide geriatric care management service. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sensors, which generate sensor signals for informing daily behavior or health of an aged person, a signal processor, which analyzes the sensor signals to generate daily behavior information, an emergency situation manager, which informs a care giver that an emergency situation occurs and generates emergency situation occurrence information, an abnormal symptom manager, which analyzes the daily behavior information to informs the care giver whether or not the abnormal symptom occurs and generates abnormal symptom occurrence information, and a care information manager, which summarizes the daily behavior information, the emergency situation occurrence information, and the abnormal symptom occurrence information and generates care information. | 04-02-2009 |
20090112480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLUSTERING GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES BY USING GENE ONTOLOGY - Provided are a method and apparatus for clustering gene expression profiles by using the Gene Ontology (GO). The method includes: selecting one or more GO terms from a GO tree; receiving gene expression data sets; classifying the gene expression data sets into groups according to the GO terms; firstly clustering gene expression data belonging to each of the groups based on a similarity of the gene expression data; and secondly clustering the gene expression data sets by using the result of the first clustering as a seed. | 04-30-2009 |
20090121826 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING QUALITY OF SLEEP - An apparatus of managing quality of sleep includes a weight sensor unit including a plurality of pressure sensors, which detect pressures in response to a presence and a movement of a user; an environment sensor including multiple sensors, which detect an environment surrounding the user in a sleep; and a controller for collecting and analyzing information, detected by the weight sensor unit and the environment sensor unit, and classifying and managing the analyzed information according to quality of sleep. The apparatus provides an optimized sleep environment adequate for a subject by learning various sleep environments, and provides a comfortable and cozy sleep environment to the subject to restore energy and be refreshed, so that the subject can enjoy energetic and effective daytime life. | 05-14-2009 |
20090127275 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING TAKING MEDICINE - An apparatus for supporting taking medicine includes a medicine storage unit which has a plurality of medicine storage holes to store therein medicines to be taken by a user, a sensor controller which determines whether the medicine storage holes include medicines therein, and a medicine taking service unit which receives a preset schedule by synchronizing with a personal computer, checks whether a user has taken medicine according to a determination of the sensor controller and informs a user to take a medicine according to the preset schedule. Thus, users who should take various medicines on a regular basis for daily life may observe the medicine taking time. | 05-21-2009 |
20090147997 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING DISTANCE USING LINEAR REGRESSION AND SMOOTHING IN AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE DISPLAY - The invention provides a method of correcting a distance between an ambient intelligence display and a user using a linear regression and a smoothing, by which distance information of a user who approaches to the display can be accurately output even in an unanticipated condition using a passive infrared (PIR) sensor and an ultrasonic device. | 06-11-2009 |
20090157587 | CONTEXT AWARE SYSTEM AND CONTEXT AWARE METHOD THEREOF - A context aware system and a context aware method thereof perform a reasoning to be aware of contexts in ubiquitous environments. The context aware method includes procedures of modeling a knowledge base describing context information including constraints; classifying the context information described in the knowledge base according to the constraints; filtering fact data having same constraints as input sensor data from the classified context data; storing only rules, which satisfy the filtered fact data and constraints, in an working memory; and inferring a service context by reasoning the stored fact data and rules. The method receives input sensor data, associated with a subject, continuously monitored and serviced by indoor sensors, performs a reasoning based upon the input sensor data, in order to be aware of the present contexts of the subject and also provide, in real-time, a service suitable for the present contexts, thereby promoting the convenience of life. | 06-18-2009 |
20090315719 | FALL ACCIDENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are a fall accident detection apparatus and method capable of detecting frequent falling accidents in daily lives of old, feeble or invalid pedestrians in real time and notifying a fall control server of the falling accidents in order to actively prepare for possible secondary accidents by falls. The fall accident detection apparatus includes an acceleration sensor detecting information on acceleration and slope; a controller judging behaviors using the information on acceleration and slope detected by the acceleration sensor and determining a fall accident by analyzing a sequential pattern of the judged behaviors; and a communication unit transmitting information on a fall accident when the fall accident is determined by the controller. | 12-24-2009 |
20100057250 | DOSAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a dosage management system and an apparatus and method for supporting a medicine-taking service. The dosage management system includes a dosage management server managing information required for a dosage schedule and support of a medicine-taking service, and transmitting a corresponding dosage schedule on demand of the dosage schedule; and an apparatus for supporting a medicine-taking service, wherein the apparatus for supporting a medicine-taking service deposits packets of medicines packaged in a series of medicine packets, receives a corresponding dosage schedule, displays medicine-tacking alarm according the received corresponding dosage schedule, sequentially discharges one of the deposited packets of medicines, checks whether a user takes a packet of medicines to transmit the result of taking medicine to the dosage management server. | 03-04-2010 |
20100060435 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an apparatus and method for supporting a medicine-taking service capable of supporting patients to take a medicament to dynamically comply with a dosage schedule managed in a remote control manner. The automatic distribution of the medicaments is carried out by receiving a dynamically changing dosage schedule and prescription from a server to store the received dosage schedule and prescription; checking a medicine-taking time using the dosage schedule and storing the checked medicine-taking time; informing a user and the server of the medicine-taking time; distributing a corresponding number of medicaments from corresponding vials using the dosage schedule according to a user's intention to take medicine when it is the medicine-taking time; confirming whether a user takes the distributed medicaments; and transmitting the confirmed medicine-taking results to the server. | 03-11-2010 |
20100102955 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING MEDICATION, MEDICATION BOX, AND MEDICATION STORAGE CONTAINER - An apparatus and method for assisting medication are capable of assisting medication of users who have to regularly take medications in daily life. The apparatus includes a medication box having a plurality of containers, each of which stores a dose of medication to be taken at one time according to a medication schedule, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter carried on a user and transmitting an RF signal, an RF receiver receiving the RF signal from the RF transmitter, and a controller controlling medication assisting. Thus, the apparatus checks a spatial-temporal situation of the user, i.e. an medication, notification or information situation, using the received RF signal, and creating and providing medication service corresponding to the checked situation. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING MEAL ACTIVITY USING PRESSURE SENSOR - There is provided a method and apparatus for sensing a meal activity among the various activities of daily life using pressure sensors. A meal activity sensing apparatus collects sensor data detected through a plurality of pressure sensors installed in a smart meal mat, filters the collected sensor data, measures a pressure variance by using the filtered sensor data, determines whether a meal activity has taken place by comparing the measured pressure variance with a preset threshold value, and transmits meal activity information associated with the meal activity to an information processor communicating with the smart meal mat via radio frequency. Since this provides an advantage of more accurate detection of the meal activity, it can be useful in care services for eldercare facilities and for elderly individuals living alone, and further, in the efficient observance of an individual's daily meal patterns. | 04-29-2010 |
20100123576 | MEDICATION SERVICE APPARATUS, MEDICATION BOX, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING MEDICATION - An apparatus and method for assisting medication are disclosed. The apparatus includes a medication box and a medication service device. The medication box includes a plurality of containers each storing a paper bag of medication, and discharges a paper bag of medication from a corresponding one of the containers using a rotational force of an electric motor, and detects whether the stored paper bag of medication is present or is discharged. The medication service device includes a situation detector detecting a status of a user based on user identification and signal strength included in a radio frequency signal, and a status of the medication box, a situation recognizer recognizing a medication situation, and a service executor generating a service for medication. The user who has to regularly take a paper bag of medication for a long time can be assisted to take an accurate dose of medication on time. | 05-20-2010 |
20100141397 | SYSTEM FOR ACTIVITY RECOGNITION - A sensor-based activity recognition system is disclosed. Activity information is received by using various sensors that can detect activities in daily life and analyzed to recognize daily activities of an individual. A required device can be controlled or relevant information is transferred to a management center according to the recognized daily activity to thus quickly cope with various situations. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145234 | HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR DETECTING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING AND SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a hand-held device for detecting activities of daily living, and a system for detecting activities of daily living using the same. The hand-held device comprises a behavior information detector unit detecting physical activity information from user's movements; an article use information detector unit detecting article use information on whether the user uses the article from a sensor module attached to the article; a controller unit generating information on activities of daily living of the user from the physical activity information and the article use information; and a memory unit storing the information on the activities of daily living of the user. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - An apparatus and method for outdoor advertising are disclosed. The apparatus for outdoor advertising includes an input unit receiving data related to desired advertising, a search unit searching for an advertisement, which is highly associated with the data, and a display unit displaying the searched advertisement. The method for outdoor advertising includes receiving data related to desired advertising, searching for an advertisement, which is highly associated with the data, and displaying the searched advertisement. | 06-10-2010 |
20100161352 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES BASED ON INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION - A system and method for providing healthcare services in a ubiquitous environment are disclosed. In order to synthetically manage healthcare related information as well as provide desired healthcare services using an IPTV, an IPTV data center and an IPTV communication network, the system includes at least one health device, a healthcare set-top mounted on the IPTV, and a healthcare server installed at an IPTV data center. The health device collects personal health data, and transfers the collected data based on a Personal Health Device (PHD) standard. The healthcare set-top analyzes the PHD standard personal health data transferred from the at least one health device, converts the analyzed data into Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) standard data, and transfers the converted CDA standard data through an IPTV communication network. The healthcare server synthetically manages the CDA standard data transferred from the healthcare set-top through the IPTV communication network. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE USING UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLATFORM - A health care system and method using a personal health device (PHD)-based universal health platform in a ubiquitous environment are disclosed. In order to measure health record by a PHD used by a user and automatically provide it so as to be used for various health care services via platforms, the health care system includes a measurement platform for collecting PHD standard personal health data from one or more PHDs, converting the collected data into clinical document architecture (CDA) standard data, and transmitting the converted data to an information collecting platform; and the information collecting platform for generating composite CDA standard data by using the received CDA standard data and providing the generated composite CDA standard data to services. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161706 | ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING - An activity monitoring system and method are disclosed to reduce the size of an activity sensor device to reduce its power consumption and smoothly transmit activity and occupancy information from the activity sensor device and an occupancy sensor device to an activity monitoring server to monitor an individual's activity and occupancy information. The activity monitoring system includes: an activity sensor device configured to detect a physical activity of a user, classify the detected physical activity, and transmit activity classification information as a result along with user identification information; one or more occupancy sensor devices configured to receive the activity classification information and the individual's identification information from the activity sensor device, and transmit the received information along with occupancy information; and an activity monitoring server configured to manage the activity classification information, the occupancy information, and the individual's identification information received from the occupancy sensor devices. | 06-24-2010 |
20110053134 | SENSOR-BASED TEACHING AID ASSEMBLY - A sensor-based teaching aid assembly includes: a plurality of teaching aid parts having a unique ID, detecting their location and adjacent teaching aid parts through an internal sensor, and transmitting result data to outside; and an information processing terminal displaying an image of an assembly target structure, analyzing the data received from the plurality of teaching aid parts to evaluate a completion degree of the structure assembled by the plurality of teaching aid parts, and displaying the evaluation results. | 03-03-2011 |
20110054358 | GAIT AND POSTURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CORRECTED FOOT PRESSURE - There is provided a gait/posture analysis method which analyzes a gait/posture of a walker wearing a shoe having one or more pressure sensors attached thereon. The gait/posture analysis method includes: measuring a base foot pressure, which is generated when the walker wears the shoe, at arbitrary time intervals; calculating a representative base foot pressure by using the plurality of base foot pressures measured at the arbitrary time intervals; correcting a foot pressure measured by the pressure sensors by using the representative base foot pressure; calculating a foot-pressure related value, which is to be used for analyzing the gait/posture of the walker, by using the corrected foot pressure; and analyzing the gait/posture of the walker by using the foot-pressure related value. | 03-03-2011 |
20110068115 | MEDICATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are a medication supporting apparatus and method. In the medication supporting apparatus, a storage section stores a strip of dosage bags that are continuously connected. A carrier section carries the dosage bag strip in the storage section. A sensor section generates a detection signal detecting a position of the dosage bag strip on the carrier section. A circuit section determines the position of the dosage bag strip according to the detection signal of the sensor section, and controls the carrier section. The dosage bag strip packed in continuous dosage bags is recognized in a unit of one dosage bag, is adjusted to a start position thereof, and is dispensed by a size of one dosage bag, so that the dosage bag strip can be accurately dispensed. | 03-24-2011 |
20110071888 | OUTDOOR ADVERTISMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is a an outdoor advertisement device including an outdoor display part including an environment sensor and displaying transmitted advertisement data, and a control server for receiving a detection signal from the environment sensor, selecting the advertisement data corresponding to the current environment of a place at which the outdoor display part is installed, and transmitting the advertisement data to the outdoor display part. Therefore, an advertisement can be selected according to peripheral environmental information using sensors installed at the outdoor advertisement device to perform advertisement, increasing attention of passersby, utility of the advertisement, and thus increasing advertisement effect. | 03-24-2011 |
20110077904 | MOTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING FOOTWEAR FOR MOTION RECOGNITION - There is provided a motion recognition system using footwear for motion recognition. The motion recognition system includes footwear for motion recognition and an information processing terminal. The footwear for motion recognition includes a pressure sensor, a height sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor, measures variations in foot pressure, height and acceleration according to a user's motion, preprocesses signals measured by the sensors, and transmits the preprocessed signals. The information processing terminal analyses the signals received from the footwear for motion recognition, obtains information regarding the user's center of gravity, position within three-dimensional space and feet movements, and provides application services based on the obtained information. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077910 | UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE STANDARDIZATION OF NON-STANDARDIZED HEALTHCARE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a universal adapter for the personal health device (PHD) standardization of a non-standardized healthcare device and an operating method thereof. The universal adapter includes: an adapter interface device communicating with a non-standardized healthcare device, which does not follow PHD standardization, to collect measurement data measured by the non-standardized healthcare device; and a universal adapter device receiving the measurement data from the adapter interface device, generating a PHD standard message including the received measurement data, and transmitting the PHD standard message to a PHD gateway according to a PHD standard communication scheme. | 03-31-2011 |
20110137681 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE MEASUREMENT DATA BASED ON HL7 CDA STANDARD - A system for managing personal health device measurement data based on the HL7 CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) standard includes: a reception unit receiving a device CDA from a health gateway; a CDA analyzing unit analyzing the device CDA delivered from the reception unit to extract header information and health measurement information; a user/device database (DB) storing the header information which has been extracted by the CDA analyzing unit; and a personal health record (PHR) DB storing the health measurement information which has been extracted by the CDA analyzing unit. | 06-09-2011 |
20110146396 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING GAIT PATTERN - A method for analyzing a gait pattern includes: measuring, by a plurality of force sensing resistor (FSR) sensors, foot pressure values, and outputting the measured foot pressure values, respectively; searching for a maximum pressure local area in which the sum of the output values from the FSR sensors included in each of a plurality of pressure local areas is maximized; calculating a center of pressure (COP) with respect to the detected maximum pressure local area; and analyzing a gait pattern by adding the calculated COP to the trajectory of COPs. | 06-23-2011 |
20110147403 | MEDICINE STORAGE MODULE AND METHOD - Provided are a medicine storage module and method. The medicine storage module includes medicine storage boxes, each of which stores medicine in a unit of a dosage, a medicine storage box cartridge storing the medicine storage boxes in a stacked fashion, and a discharge module discharging a lowermost one of the medicine storage boxes of the medicine storage box cartridge to an outside according to a medicine discharge instruction of a user. Thus, it is possible to store a large quantity of prescription medicine in a unit of a dosage regardless of its shape, and to provide the medicine to a user in the dosage unit at a time when the user takes the medicine. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153069 | MEDICATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISCHARGING STORAGE BOX THEREOF, AND MEDICATION SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is a medication supporting apparatus, which includes an output unit providing an alarm and a warning according to a medication situation of a user, an input unit receiving a medicine discharge instruction from the user, a medicine storage box cartridge storing a plurality of medicine storage boxes in a stacked fashion, and a discharge module discharging a lowermost one of the medicine storage boxes of the medicine storage box cartridge to an outside according to the medicine discharge instruction. Thus, when the user requests the discharge of medicine, the medicine to be taken at a time according to a corresponding schedule can be discharged without a discharge error. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153261 | SMART FOOTWEAR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Smart footwear includes: a film type insole sensor measuring a change of force applied by a user's foot, as a resistance value; an acceleration sensor measuring an acceleration value according to a change in the motion of the user's foot; and a microcontroller estimating the user's current condition and the quantity of motion based on the resistance value and the acceleration value, and generating user condition information and quantity of motion information. | 06-23-2011 |
20120126958 | MEDICATION HISTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a medication history management system and method. The medication management system includes: a mobile terminal; a medicine storage apparatus which is operably connected to the mobile terminal and stores medicines; and a medication management server which is connected to the mobile terminal via a network, provides a medicine loading request message for requesting a user to load a medicine in the medicine storage apparatus to the user through the mobile terminal when the user who must take the medicine will go out, and provides a medication request message for requesting the user to take the medicine stored in the medicine storage apparatus to the user through the mobile terminal when it is time to take the medicine. | 05-24-2012 |
20120157790 | PHYSICAL EXAMINATION METHOD USING MOBILE TERMINAL, AND GATEWAY AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION - A physical examination method using a mobile terminal, and a gateway and a mobile terminal for physical examination are provided. The physical examination method using a mobile terminal may include: receiving, at a physical measurement gateway, information on a subject and information on a physical measurement device to be used by the subject through the mobile terminal; and receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, physical information on the subject measured by the physical measurement device, transmitting the physical information to a health management server, receiving physical examination results, obtained based on the transmitted physical information, from the health management server, and providing the physical examination results to the mobile terminal of the subject. Thus, a patient who has limited mobility can easily undergo a physical examination without accessing the physical measurement gateway, thereby constructing a convenient U-health environment. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING GAIT PATTERN - A method and apparatus for recognizing a gait pattern are provided. The method for recognizing a gate pattern includes: obtaining a walker's foot pressure distribution values through a pressure sensor array disposed at the bottom of a pair of shoes; calculating valid pressure points among the foot pressure distribution values; calculating a center of pressure (COP) movement trace by using the valid pressure points; and recognizing the walker's gait pattern by using the COP movement trace. | 06-28-2012 |
20120166215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICATION ADAPTATION RATE - According to the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a medication support device recognizes an identification code provided to a medicine packet, and provides a notification service (e.g., notification of not-taken medication, notification of taking medication, notification of next medication, and notification of outdoor medication) according to a medication schedule corresponding to the recognized identification code to check a medication status, and a medication management server receives the identification code recognized by the medication support device or a medication status of the user to transmit a medication schedule or synchronize the medication schedule with the medication status of the user so that medication adaptation rate of a user may be improved by systematically managing medication of the user in home, hospital, and medical institution. | 06-28-2012 |
20120166216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICATION - Disclosed are a system and method for managing medication. In detail, a user terminal notifies a user of taking medicine and recognizes whether the medicine has been taken by receiving a medication schedule corresponding to an identification code of prescription from a medication management server or generating the medication schedule for itself to thereby interoperate with a medication support device, or the user terminal recognizes whether the medicine has been taken by using a medicine packet and a medicine content area without depending on the medication support device so that a user may easily take a medicine according to the medication schedule and a medication management service may be provided through the user terminal even when the user goes out or moves. | 06-28-2012 |
20130154837 | HEALTH CARE SERVER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The inventive concept relates to a health care system, and more particularly, to a health care server of the health care system and a method of operating the same. The health care server includes a symptom collection module collecting clinical information of patient from a hospital server and health information of patient from an individual health record server; an alarm and reaction rule management module generating an alarm rule on the basis of the clinical information and the health information; and an alarm generation module monitoring the health information or the clinical information and generating an alarm when the monitored health information or the clinical information corresponding to the alarm rule. The health care server can provide a different alarm service to a patient having a different health state with reference to clinical information and health information of each patient. | 06-20-2013 |
20130290010 | MEDICATION SERVICE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MONITORING THE SAME - The inventive concept herein relates to medication service terminals and methods of monitoring the same, and more particularly, to a method of monitoring medication states of a plurality of users. The medication service terminal in accordance with the inventive concept may include a situation judgment module judging a medication situation with reference to a medication providing schedule and a terminal state that are provided from a server; and an output module determining a medication service corresponding to the medication situation and providing the determined medication service in the form that a user can sense. A communication with the server is performed only when the situation judgment module receives a medicine providing schedule from the server. According to some embodiments of the inventive concept, a medication monitoring system can be effectively provided to a massive user. | 10-31-2013 |
20140100789 | NUCLEIC READS ALIGNING DEVICE AND ALIGNING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a nucleic reads aligning method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a nucleic reads aligning method using a many-core process. A nucleic reads aligning device aligning a set of nucleic reads of a sequence to be analyzed with a reference sequence according to the present invention includes a main memory storing the reference sequence and the set of nucleic reads, a main processor splitting the reference sequence to produce first and second reference sequence fragments, and a many-core module aligning the set of nucleic reads with each of the first and second reference sequence fragments in parallel. The nucleic reads aligning device and method according to the present invention split a reference sequence and quickly align nucleic reads in a many-core environment. | 04-10-2014 |
20140195268 | MEDICAL MANAGEMENT SERVER AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - According to the inventive concept, The health management server in accordance with the inventive concept includes an interface unit receiving progression data representing a health state of a user who got diagnosis or treatment in a hospital from a user terminal; and a statistical analysis unit statistically analyzing the progression data on the basis of clinical data representing a diagnosis record or a treatment record in the hospital and generating disease progressing information of the user according to the analysis result to provide the disease progressing information as result data. The interface unit collects the progression data through the user terminal on the basis of a collection policy for determining the progression data and transmits or displays the result data to the outside in response to a result request. | 07-10-2014 |
20140207386 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ALIGNING A READ SEQUENCE - Provided are a method of aligning a read sequence relative to a reference sequence using a seed and a read-sequence aligning apparatus using the same. The apparatus may include a seed generating unit producing seeds from read sequences, a representative seed selecting unit grouping the seeds into a plurality of seed clusters and selecting representative seeds from the plurality of seed clusters, a seed aligning unit aligning the representative seeds relative to a reference sequence, and a read-sequence aligning unit aligning the read sequences relative to the reference sequence, with reference to the alignment result of the representative seeds. The read sequence alignment may be performed using relationship between seeds, and thus, the sequencing may be performed with improved efficiency. | 07-24-2014 |