KR20140115232A - System and method for recommending health management device using mobile device connectivity information - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for recommending a health management device using connectivity information of a user terminal are provided. The method for recommending the health management device using the connectivity information of the user terminal comprises the steps of: registering information on at least one health management device; receiving the connectivity information of the user terminal; recommending health management device, which is able to be connected to the client device, based on the registered information on the health management device; and transmitting information of the recommended health management device to the user terminal.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal,

The present invention relates to a system and method for recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal, and more particularly, to a system and method for recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal, ≪ / RTI >

With the recent development of communication technology and the miniaturization of communication modules, all electronic devices are equipped with a communication function.

Also, the health management device is developed and sold with products equipped with a communication function. By connecting with a user terminal, for example, a mobile phone of a user, the health management device can connect to an external network through a user terminal, It is possible to perform a function that can not be performed only by a healthcare device such as managing health information by using the device.

However, when the user does not accurately know the communication function mounted on his / her terminal, it is difficult to purchase a health care device that can not be connected to the user terminal or to check the information separately in order to grasp the communication function mounted on the user terminal There is. In particular, it is often the case that the main consumer of health care equipment is the elderly, and in the case of the elderly, it is not convenient to search for and select a health care device by using his / her own health information and information about his / her terminal.

The present invention solves the above-described problems of the prior art, and aims at reducing the hassle of purchasing and preventing erroneous purchasing by searching and recommending only a healthcare device that can be connected to a user's terminal do.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for recommending a healthcare device using a connection information of a user terminal, the method comprising: receiving connection information of a user terminal from the user terminal; Recommending a healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal based on the received connection information and device information about at least one health care device, and transmitting information about the recommended healthcare device to the user terminal .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the connection information includes at least one of a communication method, a communication protocol, and a communication protocol compatible information that can be used in a user terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the communication method may be Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, ZigBee communication, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) And at least one of communication and ANT + communication.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving further comprises the step of receiving the user's health information from at least one of the user terminal and the health information providing server, And recommends a health care apparatus related to the health status of the user from the health care apparatus that can be connected based on the health information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the receiving step further includes receiving the user's preference information on the health care apparatus, and the recommending step of the health care apparatus includes receiving the health information, the preference information, And recommending a health care device on the basis of the recommendation.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the preference information includes at least one of a body part to which the health care apparatus is worn, information on the user's preference for the brand of the health care apparatus, and information on the purchase history of the health care apparatus .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the information on the at least one health care device stored includes only information of the health care devices each of which is verified as being connectable to the user terminal do.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of recommending a healthcare device, the method comprising: transmitting connection information about a user terminal to a server; Receiving information from a server and displaying a list of recommended healthcare devices based on the received healthcare device information, wherein the recommended healthcare device comprises: And is a device connectable to the terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the connection information includes at least one of a communication method, a communication protocol, and a communication protocol compatible information that can be used in a user terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the communication method may be Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, ZigBee communication, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) And at least one of communication and ANT + communication.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a recommended healthcare device is a healthcare device that is recommended for a healthcare device related to a user's health condition based on health information of a user transmitted from at least one of a user terminal and a health information providing server .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the transmitting step further includes transmitting the user's preference information to the healthcare device, wherein the recommended healthcare device is configured to transmit the preference information of the user to the healthcare device based on the health information, .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the preference information includes at least one of a body part to which the health care apparatus is worn, information on the user's preference for the brand of the health care apparatus, and information on the purchase history of the health care apparatus .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server for recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal, the server including: a receiver for receiving connection information of a user terminal from a user terminal; A control unit for recommending a healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal based on the device information about the healthcare device, and a transmission unit for transmitting information on the recommended healthcare device to the user terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal for recommending a health care device using terminal connection information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one communication unit capable of communicating with an external device, And a display unit for displaying a list of recommended healthcare devices on the basis of the received healthcare device information, wherein the recommendation means includes: The health management device is recommended by the server based on the connection information, and is a device connectable to the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal, the method including extracting connection information of the user terminal, And recommending a health care device that can be connected to the user terminal by using information on at least one health care device.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal further includes extracting a user's health information from a user terminal, And the health management device related to the health state of the user is recommended among the health care devices that can be connected by further using the extracted health information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal may further include receiving a user's health information from a health information providing server, Is characterized in that the health management apparatus related to the health state of the user is recommended among the health management apparatuses that can be connected based on the received health information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the step of recommending the health care apparatus is characterized in that it has a recommendation priority among the health care apparatuses that can be connected.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal comprises the steps of: requesting information from at least one healthcare device to an external server; The method comprising the steps of:

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a recommended health care device is determined from an application running on a user terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal for recommending a healthcare device using terminal connection information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes at least one communication unit capable of communicating with an external device, And a controller for recommending a healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal using information about the device.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal recommending the healthcare device using the terminal connection information further includes an extracting unit for extracting the user's health information from the user terminal, And the health information related to the health status of the user is recommended among the health care devices that can be connected by further using the extracted health information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal recommending the healthcare device using the terminal connection information further includes a receiving unit for receiving the user's health information from the health information providing server, Is further characterized in that the health management device related to the health state of the user is recommended among the health care devices that can be connected by further using the extracted health information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit recommending the health care apparatus is characterized in that the health care apparatus is recommended with priority among the connectable health care apparatuses.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a user terminal recommending a healthcare device using terminal connection information includes a transmitter for requesting information on at least one healthcare device to an external server, And a receiving unit for receiving the data from the external server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for executing the above-described method is recorded.

In addition to this, another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method are further provided.

According to the above-mentioned object of the present invention, it is possible to recommend a healthcare device connectable to a user terminal.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a user can recommend a health care apparatus that meets a desired condition using health information and preference information of a user.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a healthcare device recommendation system using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
2 is a block diagram of a health care device recommendation system using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a detailed configuration diagram of a health care device recommendation server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the health care device recommendation server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a detailed flowchart of a method for recommending a health care device using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing an example of a health care apparatus information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view showing an example of a user's health information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of a healthcare device recommendation result screen using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a block diagram of a health care device recommendation system using connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive.

For example, the specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented by changing from one embodiment to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It should also be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention should be construed as encompassing the scope of the appended claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the drawings, like reference numbers designate the same or similar components throughout the several views. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to facilitate a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of a healthcare device recommendation system using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

1, the healthcare device recommendation system using the health information of the user and the connection information of the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a healthcare device recommendation server 100, a user terminal 200, An information providing server 300 and a network 600. [

The user terminal 200 may acquire information on a recommended healthcare device selected based on connection information such as a communication method, a communication protocol, and a profile, to which the user terminal and the healthcare device can be connected, And provides it to the user. Users of healthcare devices include healthcare professionals who use healthcare devices to check the health status of patients in medical facilities such as general people and hospitals such as patients who use healthcare devices directly at home.

Health care devices include health care devices used for specific purposes such as blood pressure monitors and blood glucose meters, and health care devices used for general purposes such as pulse systems and scales used for health care. In general, healthcare devices are not suitable for performing complex functions in addition to the original function of displaying measurement results, etc., and display size or color that can be displayed are limited. Therefore, various statistics or measurement result trends It is often difficult to display. Therefore, it is convenient to transmit data such as measurement results from the health care device to a separate user terminal for processing.

For example, in the case of a patch type thermometer, it is possible to measure the temperature of the child in a predetermined time period and transmit it to the terminal of the parent so that it can be displayed on the screen. By doing so without disturbing the sick child or when the child is sleeping, Make sure your child's body temperature is checked.

The user terminal 200 refers to a terminal capable of executing applications such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a PDA phone, a notebook, and a smart TV, And the like.

A representative user terminal may be a smart phone. In addition to a mobile phone function, a smart phone may have a PDA function or a small-sized PC function. In addition, a user can conveniently utilize various technologies accumulated in the field of smart phones in a healthcare device by using a healthcare device and a smartphone in conjunction with each other.

The data on the health status of the user measured by the health care device is transmitted from the health care device to the smartphone so that the user can use the health management application made for the smartphone without inputting the data on the health status separately Therefore, various and convenient functions can be used when only the healthcare device is used.

A communication method capable of connecting a user terminal and a healthcare device includes Bluetooth communication, ZigBee communication, Wi-fi communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) communication, ANT + Communication, IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, and USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication method. At this time, the USB communication includes wireless USB (Wireless USB) communication as well as wired USB communication. However, the present invention is not limited to the communication method described above.

Bluetooth communication is a typical short-range wireless communication method using Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS), and Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group), which is a bluetooth technology organization, separately defines technical specifications for healthcare devices.

ZigBee communication conforms to the 802.15.4 standard, which defines low-power wireless personal area network (PAN) technology as a short-range wireless communication technology that is mainly used in vertical applications such as sensor networks.

Wi-Fi communication is a short-range wireless communication method that is connected to a network through a wireless access point (AP), and is used in the same meaning as a wireless LAN (Wiress LAN), and conforms to the 802.11b standard.

NFC communication is one of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and is a contactless communication technology. The communication distance is short and the security is excellent.

UWB communication uses DSSS (Direct Spectrum Spread Spectrum) method to spread the signal to the frequency band of several GHz by using microwave pulse, and it is easy to guarantee QoS (Quality of Service) by using short pulse characteristic And is robust against signal interference due to multiple paths.

ANT + communication is most commonly used in health care equipment and is used to periodically transmit and monitor sensor data.

IrDA communication means a communication method by which infrared data can be exchanged in an electromagnetic period, and it is highly stable because there is no occurrence of mutual interference between radio waves or malfunction of other devices as in a communication method using radio waves. However, Therefore, a certain angle and direct path (LOS: Line of Sight) must be guaranteed.

USB communication has been developed to standardize the port that connects PC (personal computer) and peripheral devices. Currently, USB communication is widely used for connection between terminals other than PC and peripheral devices. For miniaturized terminals, mini USB or micro USB port is used, and wireless USB using UWB technology is also available.

A communication protocol to which a user terminal and a healthcare device can connect is a standardized protocol for communication between a terminal and a device, and may vary depending on a communication method and an application field. A profile to which a user terminal and a healthcare device can connect is a specification of a communication protocol to be used in an application in order to secure interconnection between a terminal and a device and may be different depending on a communication method, have.

The health information providing server 300 transmits the health information of the user including the user's health status or information on the area of interest related to the health management to the health care apparatus recommendation server 100. [ In FIG. 1, the health information providing server 300 is shown as a separate device from the user terminal 200, but may be implemented in a form included in the user terminal 200.

The healthcare device recommendation server 100 determines the recommended healthcare device based on the connection information of the user terminal 200 transmitted from the user terminal 200 and the health information of the user transmitted from the health information providing server 300, And transmits information about the management device to the user terminal 200. [

Accordingly, the user can check the recommended health management device, which is connectable with his or her own user terminal and is suitable for the health state or health related interest field, through the screen of the user terminal 100. In addition, the user can confirm the details of the recommended healthcare management system displayed on the screen through user input and easily decide whether or not to purchase the healthcare management system.

The network 600 plays a role of connecting the healthcare device recommendation server 100, the user terminal 200, and the health information providing server 300. The network 600 includes a dedicated line, a LAN, a VAN, an intranet, a private telephone network, a public telephone network, a PSTN network, and a mutual combination thereof. The network 600 includes a comprehensive , And includes a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, and a mobile wireless communication network.

Hereinafter, a healthcare management system recommendation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram of a health care device recommendation system using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user 400 confirms the information on the healthcare device or purchases the healthcare device, the user can use the specific application installed in the user terminal 200 owned by the user or the Internet browser application installed in the user terminal 200, And connects the user terminal 200 to the health care apparatus recommendation server 100. [

When the user terminal 200 is connected to the healthcare device recommendation server, the user terminal 200 transmits the connection information of the user terminal to the healthcare device recommendation server 100. The connection information of the user terminal includes information on a communication method, a communication protocol, and a profile available to the user terminal, and collects information necessary for connection between the healthcare device and the user terminal.

The health information providing server 300 transmits the user's health information to the health care apparatus recommendation server 100. [ The user's health information may include information about the user's medical history, as well as information about the exercise or preferred diet regimen that the user normally enjoys for health care.

2, the health information providing server 300 is shown as a separate device from the user terminal 200. However, as described above, the health information providing server 300 may be provided in the user terminal 200 . ≪ / RTI > When the health information providing server is implemented in the form of being included in the user terminal 200, the user terminal 200 may further include a storage unit for storing the user's health information.

The health care apparatus information providing server 500 stores information on the health care apparatus and transmits information on the health care apparatus to the health care apparatus recommendation server when requested by the health care apparatus recommendation server 100. [ The information on the health care device may include information on the communication means, size, weight, measurement method, price, and place of sale that the health care device can connect to other devices. At this time, the other device that can be connected to the healthcare device may be the user terminal 200.

The healthcare device recommendation server 100 receives the user terminal connection information received from the user terminal 200, the user health information received from the health information providing server 300, and the health care information received from the health care apparatus information providing server 500 Determines the recommended health care device using the device information, and transmits information on the recommended health care device to the user terminal 200. [

The user terminal 200 generates a recommended health care apparatus list using the information on the recommended health care apparatus received from the health care apparatus recommendation server 100 and displays the generated list of recommended health care apparatuses on the screen to display the list of the users 400 ) Will be able to confirm this.

The user 400 can confirm information about a desired health care device from among the health care devices included in the recommended health care device list and easily determine whether or not to purchase the health care device, It is possible to reduce the inconvenience that the user terminal and the healthcare device can not be used in conjunction with each other due to the wrong purchase.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the healthcare device recommendation server 100 and the user terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of a health care device recommendation server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the healthcare device recommendation server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transmitting unit 110, a receiving unit 120, a user information and user terminal information processing unit 130, A recommendation unit 140, a storage unit 150, and a control unit 130.

The transmission unit 110 transmits the recommended healthcare device information transmitted from the healthcare device recommendation unit 160 to the user terminal 200 and transmits the recommended user healthcare device information to the health information providing server 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Information can be transmitted.

The receiving unit 120 receives the connection information of the user terminal 200 transmitted from the user terminal 200 and the user health information transmitted from the health information providing server 300. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the health management device information transmitted from the health management device information providing server 500 can be received.

The user information and user terminal information processing unit 130 processes the user information transmitted from the user terminal 200 and transmits a health information provision request signal to the transmission unit 110 to be transmitted to the health information providing server 300. The user information and user terminal information processing unit 130 further processes the user terminal information transmitted from the user terminal 200 to extract the type of user terminal, model name, connection information of the user terminal, and the like, The model name, the connection information of the user terminal, and the like to the health care device recommendation unit 140.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the user health information is stored in the user terminal, the user information and the user information transmitted from the user terminal in the user terminal information processing unit 130 are processed to directly extract the user's health information have. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user information and user terminal information processing unit 130 may process the user information transmitted from the user terminal to further extract the user's preference information or age information and transmit the extracted information to the healthcare device recommendation unit 140 have.

The health care apparatus recommendation unit 140 determines the recommended health care apparatus based on the health information of the user transmitted from the health information providing server 300 or the user terminal 200 and the user terminal information transmitted from the user terminal 200 do. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the user's preference information or age information may be additionally used to determine the recommended health care apparatus.

The health care apparatus recommendation unit 140 selects the health care apparatuses required by the user using the health information of the user and selects the recommended health care apparatuses 200 connected to the user terminal 200 among the selected health care apparatuses using the user terminal information . It is possible to recommend a healthcare device suitable for a user rather than using additional information such as user's preference information or age information for recommendation of the health care device.

The storage unit 150 stores the recommendation health management device in the storage unit 150 based on the connection information of the user terminal transmitted from the user terminal 200 and the user health information transmitted from the health information providing server 300 And stores various kinds of information so as to determine and display various kinds of information necessary for determination. In addition, the storage unit 150 may store information on the recommended health care equipment corresponding to each user.

The control unit 160 controls the operation of the entire healthcare device recommendation server 100 and the healthcare device recommendation server 100 transmits the connection information of the user terminal 200 transmitted from the user terminal 200 to the health information providing server 300, The user terminal information processing unit 130, the health care device recommendation unit 140, and the storage unit 120, so that the recommended health care apparatus can be determined based on the user health information transmitted from the user (150).

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, a user terminal 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a short range communication unit 210, a transmission unit 220, a reception unit 230, a display unit 240, an input unit 250, A storage unit 260, and a control unit 260.

The short-range communication unit 210 performs short-range communication between the user terminal and the healthcare device, and a plurality of short-range communication methods may be available from one user terminal. As described above, the short-distance communication method that can be connected to the user terminal and the healthcare device includes Bluetooth communication, ZigBee communication, Wi-fi communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, UWB (Wideband) communication, ANT + communication, IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, and USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication method. At this time, the USB communication includes wireless USB (Wireless USB) communication as well as wired USB communication. However, the present invention is not limited to the communication method described above.

In addition, although the short-range communication is mainly used as a communication method for connecting the healthcare device and the user terminal, if the short-range communication is not limited to the short-range communication, the short- Configuration.

The transmitting unit 220 transmits the user information and the user terminal information to the healthcare device recommendation server 100 and transmits the user information and the user's health information together according to another embodiment of the present invention. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when a user wants to purchase a specific device from a recommended health care device, the user can transmit a purchase request signal or information on selling place.

The receiving unit 230 receives information on the recommended healthcare device from the healthcare device recommendation server 100. According to another embodiment of the present invention, when a user desires to purchase a specific device from the recommended healthcare devices, the user can receive purchase information or payment information for the specific device.

The display unit 240 displays a list of recommended healthcare devices generated using the recommended healthcare device information transmitted through the receiver 230 so that the user can check the recommended healthcare device list.

The input unit 250 receives the user's preference information about the health care apparatus or the user input for checking the detailed information on the specific health care apparatus among the recommended health care apparatuses. Also, in the case of a user terminal capable of touch input, the input unit may be integrated into a display unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the user's health information is stored in the user terminal, the user can directly input the health information to the user terminal 200 through the input unit 250. [

The storage unit 260 stores user information and user terminal information and stores various types of information related to the recommended healthcare device information transmitted from the healthcare device recommendation server 100 by the user terminal 200. According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the user's health information is stored in the user terminal, the storage unit 260 stores the health information of the user and stores the user's preference information on the health care apparatus, Can be additionally stored.

The control unit 270 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 200 and transmits user information and user terminal information to the healthcare management system recommendation server 100, The transmitting unit 220, the receiving unit 230, the display unit 240, the input unit 250, and the storage unit 260 in order to provide the recommended healthcare device list to the user based on the information .

Hereinafter, operations of the healthcare device recommendation server 100 and the user terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the healthcare device recommendation server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The healthcare device recommendation server obtains the health information of the user to recommend a healthcare device suitable for the user (510). The health information of the user means information about the user's medical history and information about the health management method of the user such as exercise and diet therapy that the user enjoys for usual health management.

The healthcare device recommendation server 100 may provide the user information received from the user terminal 200 to the health information providing server 300 and receive the user's health information from the health information providing server 300. [ In addition, the healthcare device recommendation server 100 may receive the user's health information directly from the user terminal 200. [

The healthcare device recommendation server obtains the user terminal connection information transmitted from the user terminal (520). The user terminal connection information is information on a communication method to which the user terminal and the healthcare device can connect, and may include information on the local communication method, information on a communication protocol and profile connectable with the healthcare device, and the like.

As described above, the communication method that can be connected to the user terminal and the healthcare device includes Wi-fi communication, Bluetooth communication, ZigBee communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, UWB Band communication, ANT + communication, IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, and USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication. At this time, the USB communication includes wireless USB (Wireless USB) communication as well as wired USB communication. However, the present invention is not limited to the communication method described above.

The healthcare device recommendation server determines the recommended healthcare device suitable for the user using the acquired user terminal connection information and the user health information, and transmits the determined recommended healthcare device information to the user terminal (540). The recommended healthcare device information may include device name, model name, information about the communication module embedded in the health care device, size, weight, and other additional information. The recommended health care device information may include not only the above information but also information related to the purchase of the device, such as the price of the product and the point of sale.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of requesting a recommendation of a health care device from a recommendation server of a health care device by a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and receiving information on a recommended healthcare device.

When there is a request for the healthcare device information from the user 400, the user terminal 200 transmits the connection information of the user terminal 200 to the healthcare device recommendation server 100. The user terminal connection information is information on a communication method to which the user terminal and the health care device can connect, and may include information on the communication method, information on a communication protocol and a profile connectable to the health care device, and the like.

As described above, the communication method that can be connected to the user terminal and the healthcare device includes Wi-fi communication, Bluetooth communication, ZigBee communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, UWB Band communication, ANT + communication, IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, and USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication. At this time, the USB communication includes wireless USB (Wireless USB) communication as well as wired USB communication. However, the present invention is not limited to the communication method described above.

At this time, the user terminal 200 can transmit the health information of the user together with the connection information of the terminal to the healthcare device recommendation server 100. The recommended healthcare appliance server 100 determines the recommended healthcare appliance using the connection information of the user terminal and the health information of the user, and transmits the recommended healthcare appliance information to the user terminal 200.

The recommended health care device information may include device name, model name, information about the built-in communication module, size, weight, and other additional information. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the recommended healthcare device may include information related to device purchase, such as the price of the device and the vendor, as well as the information.

The user terminal 200 generates a recommended health care apparatus list using the received recommended health care apparatus information, and outputs the generated list so that the user can confirm the list. According to another embodiment of the present invention, if the recommended healthcare device information includes information related to device purchasing, the user terminal 200 may display the selling place of the device together with the recommended healthcare device information confirmation screen, And can easily be moved to the website of the sales person using a button or the like.

The user can confirm the recommended health care device list through the user terminal 200 and confirm the detailed information of the desired health care device among the health care devices included in the list. According to another embodiment of the present invention, when information related to device purchase is included in the detailed information of the healthcare device, the user confirms the price information and the selling place information together, It is possible to easily complete the purchase decision and settlement of the health care apparatus by moving.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the billing function is included in the recommended healthcare device confirmation software of the user terminal, the user can complete the purchase and payment at the healthcare device information confirmation step without having to go to the website of the vendor have.

Hereinafter, operations of the healthcare device recommendation server 100 and the user terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. FIG.

7 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using health information of a user stored in a user terminal and connection information of a user terminal. A server for storing information on the health care apparatus and managing information on the health care apparatus is typically a product information server operated by a manufacturer of the health care apparatus. In the present specification, the server is referred to as the health care apparatus information providing server 500 define.

Although only one health care apparatus information providing server 500 is shown in FIG. 7 for convenience of explanation, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of health care apparatus information providing servers may exist for each manufacturer. According to another embodiment, the illustrated healthcare device information providing server 500 can store and manage information on healthcare devices of a plurality of manufacturers, rather than storing and managing only information on healthcare devices of a specific manufacturer have.

Since the healthcare device recommendation server 100 needs information on the healthcare device in order to recommend a suitable healthcare device to the user, information on the healthcare device stored in the healthcare appliance recommendation server 100 may be extracted It is possible to receive and use information on the health care device from the health care apparatus information providing server 500. [

Therefore, when receiving information on the health care apparatus from the health care apparatus information providing server 500, the health care apparatus recommendation server 100 transmits information on the health care apparatus from the health care apparatus information providing server 500 (710) and storing (712) the received health care device information.

The user terminal 200 transmits a request signal to the healthcare device recommendation server 100 about the recommended healthcare device 713, and transmits user terminal connection information, which is information necessary for determining the recommended healthcare device, And transmits the information to the health care device recommendation server 100 (714 and 716).

The healthcare device recommendation server 100 determines the recommended healthcare device based on the received user terminal connection information and the user health information (718), and transmits the determined recommended healthcare device information to the user terminal (720). The user terminal 200 displays a recommended healthcare device list on the display unit based on the received recommended health care facility information (722).

The healthcare device recommendation server 100 selects the healthcare devices required by the user using the health information of the user, particularly the medical history information and the interest field information, and selects the user terminal 200 from the selected healthcare devices using the user terminal information. And determine the recommended health care devices that can be connected to. It is possible to recommend a healthcare device suitable for a user rather than using additional information such as user's preference information or age information for recommendation of the health care device.

8 is a detailed flowchart of a method for recommending a health care device using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using connection information of a user terminal and health information of a user stored in a separate health information providing server. The process of receiving the health care apparatus information from the health care apparatus information providing server 500 by the health care apparatus recommendation server 100 (810) and storing the health care apparatus information (812) is the same as the embodiment according to FIG. 7 . However, since the health information of the user is not stored in the user terminal, unlike the embodiment of FIG. 7, the following process is somewhat different.

The user terminal 200 sends a request signal to the healthcare device recommendation server 100 to request information on the recommended healthcare device 813 and transmits the user terminal connection information and user information, To the device recommendation server 100 (814 and 816). The healthcare device recommendation server requests (818) the user health information to the health information providing server 300 in order to obtain the health information about the user of the terminal requesting the recommended health care device information (818), and transmits the health information The providing server 300 transmits the health information of the user to the healthcare device recommendation server (820).

Hereinafter, the healthcare device recommendation server 100 determines a recommended healthcare device based on the received user terminal connection information and the user health information (822), and transmits the determined recommended healthcare device information To the user terminal (824). The user terminal 200 displays the recommended healthcare device list on the display unit based on the received recommended health care facility information (826).

9 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of the healthcare device recommendation method using the connection information of the user terminal and the health information of the user stored in the separate health information providing server as in FIG. 8, but FIG. There is a difference in the process of storing health care device information.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 7 and 8, the healthcare device recommendation server 100 receives the healthcare device information transmitted from the healthcare device manufacturer server 500 and stores all the healthcare device information. However, in the embodiment of FIG. 9, only the device information of the compatible healthcare devices among the received healthcare devices is stored (912).

The compatibility check is a process that is necessary for ensuring the connectivity of the terminal, which is an important decision factor for recommending the health care device. It uses the same communication method using the result of the connectivity test between the user terminal model and the health care device, If the probability of success is below a certain level, prevent the device information from being stored in the healthcare device recommendation server.

Such a compatibility confirmation and confirmation health care device information storing process 912 can exclude devices that are not guaranteed to be connected from the recommended devices and can recommend more reliable health care devices. In addition, the compatibility confirmation and confirmation health management device information storing process 912 stores the previously tested result in the health management device recommendation server. When the health management device information is received, it confirms the device model and determines whether or not to store the information Or to determine whether to store information using the compatibility test results transmitted with the healthcare device information.

The process after the compatible health management device information is stored is the same as that shown in Fig.

10 is a detailed flowchart of a healthcare device recommendation method using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart of the healthcare device recommendation method using the health information of the user stored in the user terminal and the connection information of the user terminal, as shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the user's preference information Additional transmission.

The preference information of the user is preference information of the user to the health care apparatus, and the preference may be changed according to the place or purpose of the user to use the health care apparatus. For example, if a user wants a device that can check his or her heart rate for use during exercise, the smaller the weight or size, the higher the preference. Depending on the user's preference, the wearing area may be different, such as an armband type or a wristwatch type.

On the other hand, in the case of home use, a memory function may be added for continuous health care even if the size is somewhat larger or the weight is somewhat heavy. In the case of use for a hospital, the accuracy and durability It can be an important factor in preference. In addition, the preference information may include information on a price range desired by the user.

Thus, by using the preference information together to determine the recommended health care apparatus, it is possible to prevent unnecessary information from being provided to the user, and to easily confirm the information on the recommended health care apparatus.

Hereinafter, an example of the health care apparatus information table according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

11 is a view showing an example of a health care apparatus information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11, the healthcare device information table according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a history and interest field 1100, a device type field 1110, a model name field 1120, a connection information field 1130, . A compatible terminal field 1140, a feature field 1150, and the like.

In the History and Interest field 1100, information on the history of the user or interest of the user necessary for classification of the healthcare device is recorded. For example, a chronic illness such as hypertension or diabetes, or a disease that requires continuous management, or a user's usual health care exercise, may be a marathon, a cycle, or swimming.

The device type field 1110 records the type of health care device associated with the history and interest field 1100. [ For example, in hypertensive patients, a blood pressure monitor is needed to manage blood pressure, a saliva is needed for dietary therapy, a diabetic patient needs a blood glucose meter to check periodic blood glucose levels, and has hypertension due to complications It is possible to record information on the blood pressure monitor together with the blood glucose meter.

In addition, if the user enjoys a normal marathon for health care, it is highly likely that he / she would like to purchase a speedometer and a heart rate monitor. Therefore, if the marathon is recorded in the medical history and interest field 1100, Information can be recorded and information about the power meter and the speed meter can be recorded if the user enjoys the cycle.

In the model name field 1120, the model name of the included device is recorded in correspondence with the device type field 1120.

In the connection information field 1130, connection information, which is information on a communication method and the like, to which a device corresponding to each model name can be connected to a user terminal, is recorded. The connection information of the health care apparatus is information on a communication method to which the user terminal and the health care apparatus can connect, such as the connection information of the user terminal, and includes information on the communication method, information on the communication protocol and profile connectable with the health care apparatus . ≪ / RTI >

In the compatible terminal field 1140, the model name of the user terminal compatible with the corresponding model name is recorded. In this case, the compatibility may be determined by a communication method, a communication protocol and a profile connectable with the user terminal included in the connection information, or may be determined by other compatibility test results.

In the feature field 1150, the feature of the health care apparatus is recorded, and information such as the size and weight of the health care apparatus, whether portable or stationary can be recorded. In addition, if a healthcare device is used during exercise such as a speedometer or a heart rate monitor, it is possible to additionally record whether or not a GPS function is included or whether an MP3 player function is included.

11, a purchase information field such as a size field, a weight field, and a price may be additionally included in the health care apparatus information table.

Hereinafter, an example of a user's health information table according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

12 is a view showing an example of a user's health information table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12, a user's health information table according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user ID field 1200, a history field 1210, an interest field 1220, a user terminal connection information field 1230, A holding device information field 1240, a preference information field 1250, a user terminal model name field 1260, and other fields 1270, and the like.

In the user ID field 1200, information for user identification is recorded. By continuously managing and updating the medical history information and the purchase history of the healthcare device using the user ID field, it is possible to secure more information for recommending a suitable healthcare device to the user and more accurate recommendation is possible.

In the history field 1210, information on the history of the user corresponding to the user ID is recorded. In the field of interest field 1220, information on the exercise that the user corresponding to the user ID continuously performs for health management, Information about the user's interest is recorded.

In the user terminal connection information 1230, connection information, which is information on a communication method and the like that the user terminal corresponding to the user ID can connect to the healthcare device, is recorded. The user terminal connection information is information on a communication method to which the user terminal and the healthcare device can connect, and may include information on the local communication method, information on a communication protocol and profile connectable with the healthcare device, and the like.

In the held device information field 1240, information on the healthcare device already held by the user corresponding to the user ID is recorded. In determining the recommended health care apparatus, the redundant apparatus may be excluded from the recommended health care apparatus by using the held apparatus information field, thereby improving the convenience of the user. According to another embodiment of the present invention, The user's preference information can be obtained.

The preference information field 1250 records preference information of the user's health care apparatus corresponding to the user ID. For example, a user with a lot of outdoor activities may prefer a portable or easy-to-wear type health care device, and the measurement accuracy of the device is important in determining the purchase of a health care device for a specific user And for other users, the measurement speed of the device can be an important factor in determining the purchase of a health care device. Such information is included in the preference information.

If the model name of the user terminal is recorded in the user terminal model name field 1260 and the connection information of the user terminal is lost or not recorded, the user terminal connection information can be restored or recorded using the model name.

In the other field 1270, other additional information such as the age and sex of the user corresponding to the user ID may be recorded. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the age and gender information of the user may be used, The user's preference information can be obtained from the preference statistics of the healthcare device of the user and the order of recommending the healthcare device can be determined.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 13, an example of a health care device recommendation result using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of a healthcare device recommendation result screen using health information of a user and connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a screen of a healthcare device recommendation result for the user A using the healthcare device information table shown in FIG. 11 and the user's health information table shown in FIG.

13, the healthcare device recommendation result screen using the health information of the user and the connection information of the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a medical history field 1300, an interest field 1310, Field 1320, model name field 1330, feature field 1340, purchase information field 1350, and the like.

Referring to the user health information table of FIG. 12, the user A records diabetes in the medical history field and records a marathon in the field of interest field. Referring to the healthcare device information table of FIG. 11, when diabetes is recorded in the medical history field and the field of interest field, since the recommended type of device is a blood glucose meter and the diabetes mellitus is accompanied by hypertension as a complication in many cases, According to another embodiment, a blood pressure monitor can be recommended together. Also, if the marathon is recorded in the medical history and field of interest, the recommended instrument type is a speedometer and a heart rate meter.

Since the user A has a diabetes history and is interested in the marathon, diabetes is displayed in the history field 1300, a marathon is displayed in the field of interest field 1310, and a recommended blood glucose meter, blood pressure meter, Respectively.

Referring back to the user health information table of FIG. 12, since the BT, ANT +, and NFC are recorded in the connection information field 1230 of the user terminal of the user A, a model that can be connected in the above-described manner is searched among related health devices. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the model already held by the user can be excluded from the search result by using the held device information field 1240. [

Also, referring to the preference information field 1250 of the user health information table, since the user A prefers the portable or body-mounted health care apparatus, only the devices matching the preference information are included in the search result Or a device matching the preference information may be displayed at the top of the recommended device list.

In the embodiment described above, the function of recommending the health care apparatus is performed by the health care apparatus recommendation server 100. [ However, as the function of the user terminal 200 becomes various, such a healthcare device recommending function can be performed in the user terminal 200.

Hereinafter, a healthcare device recommendation system using a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG.

14 is a block diagram of a health care device recommendation system using connection information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user 400 executes a specific application installed in the user terminal 200 owned by the user, for example, a healthcare management device recommendation application when confirming information about the healthcare device or purchasing the healthcare device.

When the healthcare device recommendation application is executed in the user terminal 200, the user terminal 200 extracts connection information on a communication method built in the user terminal or a communication method that can be performed using the external module. The user terminal 200 determines a recommended healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal based on the user terminal connection information and the health care device information on the extracted communication method.

The healthcare device recommendation application executed in the user terminal 200 may be an application program installed or installed in the user terminal and may determine the recommended healthcare device independently through the user terminal 200 or may be installed in the healthcare device recommendation server 100, The health information providing server 300, or the health care apparatus information providing server 500. In this case,

In this case, the health care apparatus information for determining the recommended health care apparatus may be stored in the storage unit 260 of the user terminal 200, and according to another embodiment of the present invention, Or may be stored in the external server 500. If the healthcare device information is stored in the external server, the user terminal 200 requests the external server 500 that manages the information on the healthcare device to the healthcare device.

Even when the health care apparatus information is stored in the storage unit 260 of the user terminal 200, the user terminal 200 may include an external server 500 for managing information on the health care apparatus for updating the health care apparatus information The healthcare device information stored in the storage unit 260 can be managed by requesting and receiving information on the healthcare equipment.

The external server 500 for managing information on the health care apparatus may be a server operated by a manufacturer of the health care apparatus or may be a specialized server for integrating and managing information on health management apparatuses of various manufacturers.

According to another embodiment, the user terminal 200 may further utilize the health information of the user in addition to the connection information of the user terminal to recommend a health care apparatus more suitable for the user. As described above, the user's health information may include information on a user's health condition or a field of interest related to health care.

The user's health information may be stored in the storage unit 260 of the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 extracts the user's health information from the storage unit 260, The extracted health information of the user is used to determine the management device.

The user's health information may be stored in a separate health information providing server 300 from the user terminal 200 and the user terminal transmits a health information request signal to the health information providing server 300 via the transmitting unit 220 And receives the health information transmitted from the health information providing server 300 through the receiving unit 230. [ The user terminal 200 uses the received health information of the user to determine a recommended healthcare device connectable to the user terminal.

According to another embodiment, the user terminal 200 can additionally use the user's preference information, age or gender information, etc., to the healthcare device in addition to the connection information of the user terminal, have.

As described above, the preference information of the user is preference information of the user to the health care apparatus, and the preference may vary depending on the place where the user wants to use the health care apparatus, the purpose of use, and the like. For example, if a user wants a device that can check his or her heart rate for use during exercise, the smaller the weight or size, the higher the preference. Depending on the user's preference, the wearing area may be different, such as an armband type or a wristwatch type.

On the other hand, in the case of home use, a memory function may be added for continuous health care even if the size is somewhat larger or the weight is somewhat heavy. In the case of use for a hospital, the accuracy and durability It can be an important factor in preference. In addition, the preference information may include information on a price range desired by the user.

When information such as the age and sex of the user is used, the user's preference information can be obtained from the sex and the preference statistics of the user of the age group, or the recommendation order of the healthcare device can be determined.

Once the recommended health care device is determined, the user terminal 200 provides a list of recommended health care devices including the model name of the recommended health care device and the information of the recommended health care device, so that the user can confirm it.

At this time, the recommended health care apparatus list is created according to the priority order, and the recommended health care apparatus having a higher priority can be displayed first. The priority order may be determined by combining the user's health information, user's preference information, age information or gender information, and may be determined according to a priority set by the user in advance.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the user terminal 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

If there is a request for the healthcare device information from the user 400, the user terminal 200 acquires the connection information of the user terminal (1510). The user terminal connection information is information on a communication with which the user terminal and the health care apparatus can be connected. The user terminal connection information includes information on a communication method available in the terminal or via the external module, information on a communication protocol and profile connectable with the healthcare apparatus, . ≪ / RTI >

As described above, the communication method that can be connected to the user terminal and the healthcare device includes Wi-fi communication, Bluetooth communication, ZigBee communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, UWB Band communication, ANT + communication, IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, and USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication. At this time, the USB communication includes wireless USB (Wireless USB) communication as well as wired USB communication. However, the present invention is not limited to the communication method described above.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 200 may acquire the health information of the user (1520). The health information of the user means information about the user's medical history and information about the health management method of the user such as exercise and diet therapy that the user enjoys for usual health management.

Since the health information of the user includes information on the user's health condition or a field of interest related to the health care, when recommending the health care apparatus, it is possible to recommend a health care apparatus more suitable for the user by further using the user's health information . The health information of the user may be stored in the storage unit 260 of the user terminal 200 and may be stored in the separate health information providing server 300 and may be transmitted to the user terminal have.

Although not shown, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 200 may determine the recommended health care apparatus by further using the preference information of the health care apparatus, the age and gender information of the user.

The user terminal 200 determines the recommended healthcare device using the acquired user terminal connection information and the user's health information or preference information (1530). When the recommended healthcare device is determined, the user terminal 200 uses the healthcare device information stored in the user terminal or the healthcare device information received from the healthcare appliance information providing server 500 to obtain information on the recommended healthcare appliance .

The recommended healthcare device information may include device name, model name, information about the communication module embedded in the health care device, size, weight, and other additional information. The recommended health care device information may include not only the above information but also information related to the purchase of the device, such as the price of the product and the point of sale.

The user terminal 200 generates a recommended health care apparatus list using the received recommended health care apparatus information, and outputs the generated list so that the user can confirm the list.

At this time, the recommended health care apparatus list is created according to the priority order, and the recommended health care apparatus having a higher priority can be displayed first. The priority order may be determined by combining the user's health information, user's preference information, age information or gender information, and may be determined according to a priority set by the user in advance.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, if the recommended healthcare device information includes information related to device purchasing, the user terminal 200 may display the selling place of the device together with the recommended healthcare device information confirmation screen, And can easily be moved to the website of the sales person using a button or the like.

The user can confirm the recommended health care device list through the user terminal 200 and confirm the detailed information of the desired health care device among the health care devices included in the list. According to another embodiment of the present invention, when information related to device purchase is included in the detailed information of the healthcare device, the user confirms the price information and the selling place information together, It is possible to easily complete the purchase decision and settlement of the health care apparatus by moving.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the billing function is included in the recommended healthcare device confirmation software of the user terminal, the user can complete the purchase and payment at the healthcare device information confirmation step without having to go to the website of the vendor have.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be those specifically designed and configured for the present invention or may be those known and used by those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, medium, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code, such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be modified into one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all ranges that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims of the present invention as well as the claims .

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A method for recommending a healthcare device using a connection information of a user terminal,
Receiving connection information of the user terminal from the user terminal;
Recommending a healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal based on the received connection information and information about at least one healthcare device; And
Transmitting information on the recommended healthcare device to the user terminal;
Gt; a method for recommending a health care device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the connection information includes at least one of a communication method, a communication protocol, and a communication protocol compatible with the user terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
The communication method includes at least one of Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, ZigBee communication, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) A method of recommending a health care device, The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving step further comprises receiving the user's health information from at least one of the user terminal and the health information providing server,
The recommending step of recommending the health care apparatus may include recommending a health care apparatus that recommends a health care apparatus related to the health state of the user out of the health care apparatuses that can be connected based on the received health information Way. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the receiving further comprises receiving the user's preference information for the healthcare device,
Wherein recommending the healthcare device recommends the healthcare device based on the health information, the preference information, and the connection information. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the preference information includes at least one of a body part to which the health care apparatus is worn, information on the user's preference for the brand of the health care apparatus, and information on the purchase history of the health care apparatus, Way. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the information about the at least one health care device includes only information of the health care devices each of which is verified as being connectable to the user terminal. A method of recommending a healthcare device by a user terminal,
Transmitting connection information about a user terminal to a server;
Receiving information about the healthcare device recommended by the server from the server; And
Displaying a list of the recommended healthcare devices based on the received health care device information;
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Wherein the recommended health care device is a device connectable to the user terminal. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the connection information includes at least one of a communication method, a communication protocol, and a communication protocol compatible with the user terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
The communication method includes at least one of Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication, NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, ZigBee communication, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) A method of recommending a health care device, 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the recommended healthcare device is determined based on the health information of the user transmitted from at least one of the user terminal and the health information providing server and the health state of the user. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the transmitting step further comprises transmitting the preference information of the user to the healthcare device,
Wherein the recommended healthcare device is determined based on the health information, the preference information, and the connection information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the preference information includes at least one of a body part to which the health care apparatus is worn, information on the user's preference for the brand of the health care apparatus, and information on the purchase history of the health care apparatus, Way. A server for recommending a health care apparatus using connection information of a user terminal,
A receiving unit for receiving connection information of the user terminal from the user terminal;
A controller for recommending a healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal based on the received connection information and device information about the health care device; And
A transmitting unit for transmitting information on the recommended healthcare device to the user terminal;
. A user terminal that recommends a healthcare device using terminal connection information,
At least one communication unit capable of communicating with an external device;
A transmitting unit for transmitting connection information about a user terminal to a server;
A health care apparatus information receiving unit for receiving information on a recommended health care apparatus from the server; And
A display unit for displaying a list of the recommended healthcare devices based on the received health care device information;
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Wherein the recommended healthcare device is a device that is recommended by the server based on the connection information and is connectable to the user terminal. A method for recommending a healthcare device using connection information of a user terminal,
Extracting connection information of the user terminal; And
Recommending a healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal using the extracted connection information of the user terminal and information about at least one healthcare device;
The method comprising the steps of: 17. The method of claim 16,
Further comprising the step of extracting user's health information from the user terminal,
The recommending step of recommending the health care apparatus may include recommending a health care apparatus that recommends the health care apparatus related to the health state of the user out of the health care apparatuses that can be connected using the extracted health information Way. 17. The method of claim 16,
Further comprising the step of receiving user's health information from a health information providing server,
The recommending step of recommending the healthcare device may include recommending a healthcare device related to the health status of the user from among the connectable healthcare devices based on the received health information . 19. A method according to any one of claims 17 to 18,
The recommending step of recommending the health care apparatus has recommendation priority among the health care apparatuses that can be connected. 19. A method according to any one of claims 17 to 18,
Requesting an external server for information about the at least one health care device; And
Further comprising receiving from the external server information about the at least one health care device. 17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the recommended health care device is determined from an application running on the user terminal. A user terminal that recommends a healthcare device using terminal connection information,
At least one communication unit capable of communicating with an external device; And
A controller for recommending a healthcare device that can be connected to the user terminal using the connection information of the user terminal and information on the health care device;
And a user terminal. 23. The method of claim 22,
Further comprising an extracting unit for extracting the user's health information from the user terminal,
Wherein the control unit recommending the healthcare device further recommends the healthcare device related to the health status of the user from among the healthcare devices that can be connected using the extracted health information. 23. The method of claim 22,
And a receiving unit for receiving the user's health information from the health information providing server,
Wherein the control unit recommending the healthcare device further recommends the healthcare device related to the health status of the user from among the healthcare devices that can be connected using the extracted health information. 25. A method according to any one of claims 23 to 24,
Wherein the control section recommending the health care apparatus recommends the health care apparatus with priority among the health care apparatuses that can be connected. 25. A method according to any one of claims 23 to 24,
A transmitter for requesting information on the at least one health care device to an external server; And
Further comprising: a receiving unit for receiving information on the at least one health care device from the external server. 23. The method of claim 22,
Wherein the recommended healthcare device is determined from an application running on the user terminal. A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to claim 1. A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to claim 8. 17. A computer-readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method according to claim 16.

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