WO2016075344A1 - System for monitoring physical activity in elderly persons - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a system for monitoring physical activity in the elderly, based on a portable monitoring device, a measurement concentrator and a remote server that records and analyzes the measurements.
- the characteristics of these monitoring systems represent a barrier to their use in other user segments, such as the so-called 'silver economy' * , formed by older people, a population segment in continuous growth due to the aging of the population and increased life expectancy.
- the present invention describes a portable device for the monitoring of behavior through the measurement of physical activity, specifically designed for use by older people.
- the device records the activity passively and non-invasively, without the need for user interaction and incorporates low-power electronic components, ensuring autonomy of months.
- Its design also incorporates a system Wireless opportunistic communication by means of which it relays the registered information to a hub.
- the hub which is installed in the user's home, in turn communicates with a remote server where the activity database is stored, as well as the logic that allows the intelligent analysis of the recorded information in order to identify automatically and adaptively changes in physical routine, trends in physical decline and identification of anomalous behaviors.
- the system described in this patent allows to generate alerts when identifying such changes, of special interest to family members and caregivers, as well as to generate reports for their evaluation by health personnel.
- the invention relates to a system for monitoring physical activity in the elderly formed by a portable monitoring device, which allows to measure at every moment the accelerations produced by the movements and activity of the user carrying the device, for at least one measurement concentrator, which receives the measurements from the portable device and by at least one remote server, which receives the measurements transmitted by e! concentrator and that registers them in a database and analyzes them through a logic that houses to identify the user's physical activity patterns.
- a first aspect of the invention relates to a system in which the portable device is formed by an external envelope that protects and houses inside the electronic components that integrate said device and which consist of an accelerometer, which performs the changes measurements of acceleration caused by the movements and activity of the user, a microcontroller that processes these measurements, transforming the accelerometer signal to an estimator of physical activity based on an acceleration function, which is recorded in memory for transmission via a connection wireless to the hub through opportunistic communication techniques, that is, when there is connectivity between the portable device and the hub, and a battery that covers the energy and autonomy needs of the device.
- an accelerometer which performs the changes measurements of acceleration caused by the movements and activity of the user
- a microcontroller that processes these measurements, transforming the accelerometer signal to an estimator of physical activity based on an acceleration function, which is recorded in memory for transmission via a connection wireless to the hub through opportunistic communication techniques, that is, when there is connectivity between the portable device and the hub, and a battery that covers the energy and autonomy needs of the
- the at least one measurement concentrator is permanently connected, via conventional communication lines, both fixed and mobile, to the at least one remote server so that acceleration measurements are transmitted and recorded in the at least one database of the at least one remote server as soon as they are received from the portable device, allowing the immediate processing of the data by the at least one logic also housed in the at least one remote server, identifying the deviations in the measurements with respect to the patterns usual physical activity of the user.
- the external envelope of the portable monitoring device has at least one means of fast fixing to garments and accessories carried by the user.
- the transparent character is facilitated and not Invasive of the system for the user to be able to fix the portable monitoring device to elements such as, for example, and without limitation, watches, glasses, belts, pants or slippers, by means of clip, clamp, intern or handle systems.
- rapid fastening to garments and accessories of the user is carried out by means of the envelope itself, which has such a design that allows integrating an element or fasteners into the envelope itself, such as a clip in its back.
- the at least one logic housed in the at least one remote server allows to generate alerts, which are sent and communicated to preset persons or systems before the identification of relevant deviations in the pre-established behavior and activity patterns.
- Figure 1 Scheme of the integral parts of the complete system for monitoring physical activity in the elderly.
- Figure 2 Representation of how to use the portable monitoring device with a clock.
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Sistema para la monitorización de la actividad física en personas mayores OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓN System for monitoring physical activity in the elderly OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se refiere a un sistema para la monitorización de la actividad física en personas mayores, basado en un dispositivo portable de monitorización, un concentrador de medidas y un servidor remoto que registra y analiza las mediciones.The present invention relates to a system for monitoring physical activity in the elderly, based on a portable monitoring device, a measurement concentrator and a remote server that records and analyzes the measurements.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓN BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
La mayoría de los sistemas portables existentes en la actualidad para la medida y monitorización de la actividad física de personas están orientados a su aplicación en actividades deportivas. Estos sistemas registran diversas variables como pulso cardiaco, pasos o distancia recorrida, geolocalización o la duración y estimación del consumo energético (kcal) asociado al ejercicio. Por lo general son dispositivos integrados en elementos como relojes, pulseras o teléfonos móviles que requieren interacción del usuario para la obtención de la información, con la finalidad principalmente de registrar información para la posterior visualización por parte del usuario de su actividad física, con bajo análisis inteligente de la información. Por otro lado, estos sistemas de monitorización presentan baja autonomía, inferior en ocasiones a 1 semana, por lo que es necesario su continua recarga. Most of the portable systems currently available for measuring and monitoring the physical activity of people are oriented to its application in sports activities. These systems record various variables such as heart rate, steps or distance traveled, geolocation or the duration and estimation of energy consumption (kcal) associated with exercise. They are usually devices integrated in elements such as watches, bracelets or mobile phones that require user interaction to obtain the information, with the main purpose of recording information for the subsequent visualization by the user of their physical activity, with low analysis Information smart. On the other hand, these monitoring systems have low autonomy, sometimes less than 1 week, so their continuous recharge is necessary.
Por lo tanto las características de estos sistemas de monitorización suponen una barrera a su utilización en otros segmentos de usuarios, como el de la denominada "economía de plata'*, formado por personas mayores, un segmento poblacional en continuo crecimiento debido al envejecimiento de la población y el aumento de la esperanza de vida. Therefore, the characteristics of these monitoring systems represent a barrier to their use in other user segments, such as the so-called 'silver economy' * , formed by older people, a population segment in continuous growth due to the aging of the population and increased life expectancy.
Actualmente los dispositivos y servicios existentes en el mercado para la monitorización de personas mayores se basan principalmente en dos tipos de sistemas: la monitorización de variables médicas a través de sensores de salud y la utilización de sistemas como botón del pánico para el envío de emergencias mediante su pulsación. Sin embargo diversos estudios y trabajos de investigación han puesto de manifiesto la importancia y capacidad de monitorizar personas mayores a través de la medida de su comportamiento, si bien, tal y como se ha mencionado anteriormente, los dispositivos disponibles hoy en día para este tipo de mediciones no responden a las exigencias y necesidades de este segmento de mercado, que requiere que además de ser portable, cuente con una autonomía de meses para posibilitar que la monitorización de su comportamiento se lleve a cabo de un modo no invasivo y transparente al usuario, es decir, sin que sea consciente de tal monitorización y por lo tanto que no exija su atención ni interacción con el dispositivo. Currently the existing devices and services in the market for the monitoring of older people are mainly based on two types of systems: the monitoring of medical variables through health sensors and the use of systems such as panic button for emergency dispatch through your pulsation However, several studies and research have revealed the importance and ability to monitor older people through the measurement of their behavior, although, as mentioned above, the devices available today for this type of measurements do not respond to the demands and needs of this market segment, which requires that in addition to being portable, it has a range of months to enable the monitoring of its behavior to be carried out in a non-invasive and transparent way to the user, that is, without being aware of such monitoring and therefore not requiring your attention or interaction with the device.
En este sentido, la presente invención describe un dispositivo portable para la monitorización del comportamiento a través de la medida de la actividad física, específicamente concebido para su utilización por parte de personas mayores. El dispositivo registra la actividad de forma pasiva y no invasiva, sin necesidad de interacción por parte del usuario e incorpora componentes electrónicos de bajo consumo, asegurando autonomía de meses. Su diseño incorpora igualmente un sistema inalámbrico de comunicación oportunista mediante el que retransmite la información registrada a un concentrador. El concentrador, que está instalado en el hogar del usuario, se comunica a su vez con un servidor remoto en el que se almacena la base de datos de actividad, así como la lógica que permite el análisis inteligente de la información registrada a fin de identificar de forma automática y adaptativa cambios de rutina física, tendencias de declive físico e identificación de comportamientos anómalos. Adicionalmente el sistema descrito en esta patente permite generar alertas ante la identificación de tales cambios, de especial interés para familiares y cuidadores, así como generar informes para su evaluación por personal sanitario. In this sense, the present invention describes a portable device for the monitoring of behavior through the measurement of physical activity, specifically designed for use by older people. The device records the activity passively and non-invasively, without the need for user interaction and incorporates low-power electronic components, ensuring autonomy of months. Its design also incorporates a system Wireless opportunistic communication by means of which it relays the registered information to a hub. The hub, which is installed in the user's home, in turn communicates with a remote server where the activity database is stored, as well as the logic that allows the intelligent analysis of the recorded information in order to identify automatically and adaptively changes in physical routine, trends in physical decline and identification of anomalous behaviors. Additionally, the system described in this patent allows to generate alerts when identifying such changes, of special interest to family members and caregivers, as well as to generate reports for their evaluation by health personnel.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓN DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
La invención se refiere a un sistema para la monitorización de la actividad física en personas mayores formado por un dispositivo portable de monitorización, que permite medir en cada instante las aceleraciones producidas por los movimientos y actividad del usuario que porta el dispositivo, por al menos un concentrador de medidas, que recibe las mediciones del dispositivo portable y por al menos un servidor remoto, que recibe las mediciones transmitidas por e! concentrador y que las registra en una base de datos y las analiza mediante una lógica que alberga para identificar ¡os patrones de actividad física del usuario. The invention relates to a system for monitoring physical activity in the elderly formed by a portable monitoring device, which allows to measure at every moment the accelerations produced by the movements and activity of the user carrying the device, for at least one measurement concentrator, which receives the measurements from the portable device and by at least one remote server, which receives the measurements transmitted by e! concentrator and that registers them in a database and analyzes them through a logic that houses to identify the user's physical activity patterns.
Un primer aspecto de la invención se refiere a un sistema en el que el dispositivo portable está formado por una envolvente externa que protege y alberga en su interior los componentes electrónicos que integran dicho dispositivo y que consisten en un acelerómetro, que realiza las medidas de cambios de aceleración causados por ios movimientos y actividad del usuario, un microcontrolador que procesa dichas mediciones, transformando la señal del acelerómetro a un estimador de la actividad física basado en una función de la aceleración, que es registrada en la memoria para su transmisión mediante una conexión inalámbrica al concentrador mediante técnicas de comunicación oportunista, es decir, cuando existe conectividad entre el dispositivo portable y el concentrador, y una batería que cubre las necesidades de energía y autonomía del dispositivo. La utilización del estimador de la actividad física basado únicamente en medidas de la aceleración, así como la aplicación de técnicas de comunicación oportunistas, aseguran muy bajos consumos energéticos del dispositivo, pe-mitiendo una autonomía del dispositiva portable de meses mediante la utilización de baterías convencionales. El al menos un concentrador de medidas se encuentra conectado permanentemente, mediante líneas de comunicación convencionales, tanto fijas como móviles, a el al menos un servidor remoto de modo que las mediciones de aceleraciones son transmitidas y registradas en la al menos una base de datos del al menos un servidor remoto tan pronto como son recibidas desde el dispositivo portable, permitiendo el procesamiento inmediato de los datos por parte de la al menos una lógica también albergada en ei al menos un servidor remoto, identificando las desviaciones en las mediciones respecto a los patrones habituales de actividad física del usuario. A first aspect of the invention relates to a system in which the portable device is formed by an external envelope that protects and houses inside the electronic components that integrate said device and which consist of an accelerometer, which performs the changes measurements of acceleration caused by the movements and activity of the user, a microcontroller that processes these measurements, transforming the accelerometer signal to an estimator of physical activity based on an acceleration function, which is recorded in memory for transmission via a connection wireless to the hub through opportunistic communication techniques, that is, when there is connectivity between the portable device and the hub, and a battery that covers the energy and autonomy needs of the device. The use of the physical activity estimator based solely on acceleration measures, as well as the application of opportunistic communication techniques, ensure very low energy consumption of the device, allowing for a portable device's autonomy of months through the use of conventional batteries . The at least one measurement concentrator is permanently connected, via conventional communication lines, both fixed and mobile, to the at least one remote server so that acceleration measurements are transmitted and recorded in the at least one database of the at least one remote server as soon as they are received from the portable device, allowing the immediate processing of the data by the at least one logic also housed in the at least one remote server, identifying the deviations in the measurements with respect to the patterns usual physical activity of the user.
Según otro aspecto de la invención, la envolvente externa del dispositivo portable de monitorización cuenta con al menos un medio de fijación rápida a prendas y complementos que porte el usuario. De este modo se facilita el carácter transparente y no invasivo del sistema para el usuario al poder fijar el dispositivo de monitorización portable a elementos como por ejemplo, y sin carácter limitativo, relojes, gafas, cinturones, pantalones o zapatillas, mediante sistemas tipo clip, pinza, pasantes o agarraderas. According to another aspect of the invention, the external envelope of the portable monitoring device has at least one means of fast fixing to garments and accessories carried by the user. In this way the transparent character is facilitated and not Invasive of the system for the user to be able to fix the portable monitoring device to elements such as, for example, and without limitation, watches, glasses, belts, pants or slippers, by means of clip, clamp, intern or handle systems.
Según otro aspecto de la invención la fijación rápida a prendas y complementos del usuario se lleva a cabo mediante la propia envolvente, que cuenta con un diseño tal y que permite integrar un elemento o elementos de fijación en la propia envolvente, como por ejemplo un clip en su parte posterior. According to another aspect of the invention, rapid fastening to garments and accessories of the user is carried out by means of the envelope itself, which has such a design that allows integrating an element or fasteners into the envelope itself, such as a clip in its back.
Según otro aspecto de la invención, la al menos una lógica alojada en el al menos un servidor remoto permite generar alertas, que son enviadas y comunicadas a personas o sistemas prestablecidas ante la identificación de desviaciones relevantes en los patrones de comportamiento y actividad preestablecidos. According to another aspect of the invention, the at least one logic housed in the at least one remote server allows to generate alerts, which are sent and communicated to preset persons or systems before the identification of relevant deviations in the pre-established behavior and activity patterns.
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A continuación se pasa a describir una serie de dibujos que ayudan a comprender mejor la invención y que se relacionan expresamente con realizaciones de dicha invención, que se presentan como ejemplo ilustrativo y no limitativo de ésta. A series of drawings that help to better understand the invention and that expressly relate to embodiments of said invention, which are presented as illustrative and non-limiting example thereof, will now be described.
Figura 1. Esquema de las partes integrantes del sistema completo para la monitorización de la actividad física en personas mayores. Figure 1. Scheme of the integral parts of the complete system for monitoring physical activity in the elderly.
Figura 2. Representación de modo de utilización del dispositivo portable de monitorización con un reloj. Figure 2. Representation of how to use the portable monitoring device with a clock.
Figura 3. Esquema representativo de elementos integrantes del dispositivo portable de monitorización Figure 3. Representative scheme of integral elements of the portable monitoring device
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