Claims:We Claim,
1. An IoT based neonatal caddy (100) comprising:
a neonatal caddy unit (1) comprises:
a transparent carrier (5) with proper ventilation, configured to able the parents to keep their eye on the infant movements;
one or more handles (4) operationally connected with the transparent carrier (5), configured to provide a lifting handle to the neonatal caddy unit (1);
a plurality of sensors (8) configured to detect abnormal conditions of the neonatal caddy unit (1);
a heat blower (10)operationally connected with the plurality of sensors (8), configured to maintain an inside temperature of the neonatal caddy unit (1);
a digital display unit (2) operationally connected with the plurality of sensors (8), configured to monitoring inside temperature of the neonatal caddy unit (1);
a control processing unit (3) operationally connected with the plurality of sensors (8), heat blower (10) and digital display unit (2), configured to:
receive the detected abnormal condition information by the plurality of sensors (8);
control the operating the speed regulator of the heat blower (10) according to the received information;
analyze and send information about the detected abnormal condition information by the plurality of sensors (8) (8);
an alert generating unit (9) operationally connected with the control processing unit (3), configured to generate an alert signal on detection of the abnormal condition of the neonatal caddy unit (1);
a battery (6) operationally connected with the plurality of sensors (8) (8), heat blower (10), digital display, control processing unit (3) and the alert generating unit (9), configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of sensors (8), heat blower (10), digital display, control processing unit (3) alert generating unit (9);
a data storage unit (11) operationally connected with the neonatal caddy unit (1), configured to store information received by the neonatal caddy unit (1);
one or more user display units (12) operationally connected with the data storage unit (11) and neonatal caddy unit (1), configured to display the condition of the infant and neonatal caddy unit (1) in real-time.
2. The IoT based neonatal caddy (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors (8) is selected from a group comprising a humidity sensor (8); temperature sensors (8); a temperature sensor (8), a proximity sensor (8), a passive infrared (PIR), microwave, or combination thereof.
3. The IoT based neonatal caddy (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the digital display unit (2) are selected from a group comprising a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED).
4. The IoT based neonatal caddy (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generated alert signal is selected from a group comprising a sound generator, flashing light, or combination thereof.
5. The IoT based neonatal caddy (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the battery (6) is selected from a group comprising a lithium-ion battery (6), nickel metal hydride battery (6).
6. The IoT based neonatal caddy (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein one or more user display units (12) is selected from a group comprising laptop, desktop, smartphone, and tablet.
, Description:FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to the technical field of medical care monitoring, and more particularly to an IoT-based neonatal caddy.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are many causes of premature births like late maternal age, obesity, gestational diabetes, problems with the placenta, etc. Progress in medical research and innovative intensive care units makes it possible to deal with the critical issues in premature birth. The newborns require proper care of bonding and soothing, diapering, sponge baths, circumcision, and umbilical cord care, feeding, and burping during the early infant stage. It can be managed when the baby is under the observation of the doctor. In the critical care unit, hygiene and body temperature of the neonatal are maintained.
But daunting situation arises when it is time to take the premature baby home. From hospital to the home baby may get infected, if it is not fit to cope up with the surrounding. In this scenario, doctors’ advice parents to restrict the outdoor visits of the baby as the child’s immunity is very low at this stage and he/she is prone to catching infections and viruses very easily. To avoid complications, and even fatality, the baby should be kept in safe and conducive environments for at least the first few months. This may lead to a long stay of the baby and mother in the hospital.
The conventional method of monitoring and medical care required by the neonatal in the hospital is expensive. And the monitoring and medical care in the home by the parents is a tedious task and error-prone. There is a high chance that the neonatal get easily affected by infections and viruses.
Therefore, there remains a need in the art for an IoT-based neonatal caddy that does not suffer from the above-mentioned deficiencies or at least provides a viable and effective solution.
OBJECTIVE OF THE INNOVATION
Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies, are as follows.
It is an object of the present disclosure to ameliorate one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide an IoT-based neonatal caddy.
An object of the present disclosure is an IoT-based neonatal caddy which provides a solution to carry the baby outdoor.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide an IoT-based neonatal caddy having transparent case or carrier with appropriate ventilation of the caddy, parents can keep eye on the baby movements.
An object of the present disclosure is an IoT-based neonatal caddy which provides intensive care of ill or premature newborn infants.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide an IoT-based neonatal caddy that has safety management accuracy, real-time monitoring, and professional analysis.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the present invention. It is not intended to identify the key/critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concept of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to a more detailed description of the invention presented later.
An embodiment of the present invention provides an IoT-based neonatal caddy. The IoT-based neonatal caddy comprises a neonatal caddy unit, data storage unit, and one or more user display units. The neonatal caddy unit comprises a transparent carrier with proper ventilation, one or more handles, a plurality of sensor, a heat blower, a digital display unit, a control processing unit, an alert generating unit, and a battery. The transparent carrier is configured to able the parents to keep their eye on the infant's movements. The one or more handles are operationally connected with the transparent carrier. The one or more handles are configured to provide a lifting handle to the neonatal caddy unit. The plurality of sensor is configured to detect abnormal conditions of the neonatal caddy unit. The heat blower is operationally connected with the plurality of sensor. The heat blower is configured to maintain the inside temperature of the neonatal caddy unit. The digital display unit is operationally connected with the plurality of sensor. The digital display unit is configured to monitor the inside temperature of the neonatal caddy unit. The control processing unit is operationally connected with the plurality of sensor, heat blower, and digital display unit. The control processing unit is configured to receive the detected abnormal condition information by the plurality of sensor; control the operating the speed regulator of the heat blower according to the received information, and analyze and send information about the detected abnormal condition information by the plurality of sensors. The alert generating unit is operationally connected with the control processing unit. The alert generating unit is configured to generate an alert signal on detection of the abnormal condition of the neonatal caddy unit. The battery is operationally connected with the plurality of sensor, heat blower, digital display, control processing unit, and the alert generating unit. The battery is configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of sensors, heat blower, digital display, control processing unit alert generating unit.
Further, the IoT-based neonatal caddy comprises the data storage unit. The data storage unit is operationally connected with the neonatal caddy unit. The data storage unit is configured to store information received by the neonatal caddy unit. The one or more user display units are operationally connected with the data storage unit and neonatal caddy unit. The one or more user display units are configured to display the condition of the infant and neonatal caddy unit in real-time.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of sensor is humidity sensor; temperature sensor; a temperature sensor, a proximity sensor, a passive infrared (PIR), microwave, dual Tech/hybrid sensor, or combination thereof. This is required for the fail-safe design of the system as one of the array of sensors got failed then the readings of second array of sensors will be used for further processing.
In accordance with an embodiment of the digital display unit is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED).
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the generated alert signal is a sound generator, flashing light, or combination thereof.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the battery is a lithium ion battery, nickel metal hydride battery
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the one or more user display unit is laptop, desktop, smartphone, tablet.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may have been referred to by embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
These and other features, benefits, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following text figure, with like reference numbers referring to like structures across the views, wherein
Fig.1: Illustrates an IoT-based neonatal caddy, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig.2: Illustrates block diagram of the IoT-based neonatal caddy, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig.3: Illustrates flow chart of temperature unit of the IoT-based neonatal caddy, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig.4: Illustrates flow chart of time circuit of the IoT-based neonatal caddy, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The following description is of exemplary embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope of the invention.
While the present invention is described herein by way of example using embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments of drawing or drawings described, and are not intended to represent the scale of the various components. Further, some components that may form a part of the invention may not be illustrated in certain figures, for ease of illustration, and such omissions do not limit the embodiments outlined in any way. It should be understood that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claim. As used throughout this description, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e. meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense, (i.e. meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means “one or more” unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein is solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope. Language such as "including," "comprising," "having," "containing," or "involving," and variations thereof, is intended to be broad and encompass the subject matter listed thereafter, equivalents, and additional subject matter not recited, and is not intended to exclude other additives, components, integers or steps. Likewise, the term "comprising" is considered synonymous with the terms "including" or "containing" for applicable legal purposes.
Fig.1: Illustrates an IoT-based neonatal caddy (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The IoT-based neonatal caddy (100) comprises neonatal caddy unit (1), data storage unit (11), and one or more user display units (12). The neonatal caddy unit (1) comprises a transparent carrier (5) with proper ventilation, one or more handles (4), a plurality of sensors (8), a heat blower (10), a digital display unit (2), a control processing unit (3), an alert generating unit (9) and a battery (6). The transparent carrier (5) is configured to able the parents to keep their eye on the infant's movements. The one or more handles (4) are operationally connected with the transparent carrier (5). The one or more handles (4) are configured to provide a lifting handle to the neonatal caddy unit (1). The plurality of sensors (8) is configured to detect abnormal conditions of the neonatal caddy unit (1). The plurality of sensors (8) maybe but is not limited to humidity sensor; eye-tracking sensor, a temperature sensor, a proximity sensor, a passive infrared (PIR), microwave, dual Tech/hybrid sensors (8), or combination thereof. The plurality of sensors (8) is configured to detect abnormal conditions of the neonatal caddy unit (1). The abnormal conditions maybe, but are not limited to rise of temperature, highly low temperature, lack of ventilation, stop working of heat blower (10). The heat blower (10) is operationally connected with the plurality of sensors (8). The heat blower (10) is configured to maintain the inside temperature of the neonatal caddy unit (1). The digital display unit (2) is operationally connected with the plurality of sensors (8). The digital display unit (2) is configured to monitor the inside temperature of the neonatal caddy unit (1). The digital display unit (2) maybe, but not limited to a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED).
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the neonatal caddy unit (1) comprises a real-time clock unit. The real-time clock unit is configured to remember the user of the IoT-based neonatal caddy (100) about the mediation time and date of the infant. The plurality of sensors (8), heat blower (10), the digital display unit (2), and the real-time clock unit are operationally connected with the control processing unit (3). The control processing unit (3) is configured to control the function of the plurality of sensors (8), heat blower (10), the digital display unit (2), and real-time clock unit. The central processing unit (3) is envisaged to include computing capabilities such as a memory unit is configured to store machine-readable instructions. The machine-readable instructions may be loaded into the memory unit from a non-transitory machine-readable medium such as, but not limited to, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and Flash Drives. Alternately, the machine-readable instructions may be loaded in a form of a computer software program into the memory unit. The control processing unit (3) is configured to receive the detected abnormal condition information by the plurality of sensors (8); control the operating the speed regulator of the heat blower (10) according to the received information, and analyze and send information about the detected abnormal condition information by the plurality of sensors (8). The control processing unit (3) is mounted on the Arduino board to perform effectively.
The alert generating unit (9) is operationally connected with the control processing unit (3). The alert generating unit (9) is configured to generate an alert signal on detection of the abnormal condition of the neonatal caddy unit (1). The generated alert signal maybe, but is not limited to a sound generator, flashing light, or a combination thereof. The battery (6) is operationally connected with the plurality of sensors (8), heat blower (10), digital display unit (2), control processing unit (3), and the alert generating unit (9). The battery (6) is configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of sensors (8), heat blower (10), digital display unit (2), control processing unit (3) alert generating unit (9). The battery (6) maybe, but is not limited to a lithium-ion battery, nickel-metal hydride battery.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the IoT-based neonatal caddy (100) comprises the data storage unit (11). The data storage unit (11) may be cloud-based storage or local storage. In any manner, the data storage unit (11) is envisaged to be capable of providing the data to any of the computing devices connected with a communication network, when the data is queried appropriately using applicable security and other data transfer protocols. The data storage unit (11) is operationally connected with the neonatal caddy unit (1). The data storage unit (11) is configured to store information received by the neonatal caddy unit (1). The one or more user display units (12) are operationally connected with the data storage unit (11) and neonatal caddy unit (1). The one or more user display units (12) are configured to display the condition of the infant and neonatal caddy unit (1) in real-time. The one or more user display units (12) maybe, but are not limited to laptop, desktop, smartphone, and tablet.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the neonatal caddy unit (1), data storage unit (11), and one or more user display units (12) are connected with the help of a communication network (14). The communication network (14) may be a short-range communication network (14) or a long-range communication network (14). The communication network (14) may be implemented using a number of protocols, such as but not limited to, TCP/IP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, LTE, IEEE 802.x, HTTP, HTTPS, UDP, RTMP etc. Preferably the communication network (114) is an internet and/or a GSM network (114) capable of sending SMS.
Fig.2: Illustrates block diagram of the IoT-based neonatal caddy, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The heat blower (10) is fitted on the neonatal caddy unit (1) to maintain the body temperature of the baby. The digital display unit (2) on the caddy is helpful for monitoring the inside temperature of the caddy. In addition, parents can observe the said parameters on the mobile, if they are at a remote place, with help of the wireless communication network (14). The inside temperature of the neonatal caddy unit (1) is maintained by adjusting the appropriate speed of the blower available in the caddy neonatal caddy unit (1). The speed is either adjusted by means of physically adjusting the regulator of the heat blower (10) or by means of the IoT hardware if parents are at a remote place.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the control processing unit (3) is mounted on the Arduino board will be operating the speed regulator of the heat blower (10), temperature sensors (8) is mounted inside the neonatal caddy unit (1), the digital display unit (2) and the cloud platform of the IoT.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the technical working of the temperature unit is mentioned below;
• Temperature sensor (8) acts as an input to the Arduino Nano which acts as the “brain” of the project.
• · Temperature sensor (8) senses the temperature and gives the input to the Nano.
• · Arduino Nano checks the temperature and displays it on the LCD (2).
• · If the input temperature is below the minimum temperature the Arduino Nano switches on the lamp through the relay board.
• · And if the temperature is above the maximum level then the Arduino switches on the fan (10).
• · The respective message is displayed on the LCD (2).
• · For the Alarm generating unit (9): The RTC unit keeps the track of time and dates.
When it’s time for any medicines it will inform the Arduino. The Arduino will display it on the LCD (2) and will start the buzzer.
Fig.3: Illustrates flow chart of temperature unit of the IoT-based neonatal caddy, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The flow chart of the temperature unit of the IoT-based neonatal caddy (100) is mentioned below:
• Start
• Define the bits for LM 35 and LCD (2).
• LM 35 will read the temperature.
• Arduino will process the input.
• It will compare the value with the input values, if the value is less than the minimum value then the Arduino will switch the warmer “ON”.
• If the value is greater than the maximum value then the Arduino will switch the fan “ON”.
• The respective temperature and switching will be displayed on the LCD (2).
Fig.3: Illustrates flow chart of time circuit of the IoT-based neonatal caddy, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The flow chart of the time circuit of the IoT-based neonatal caddy (100) is mentioned below:
• The RTC module (given the time specifications and the dates) keeps a track of time and when it is time for the medicines it will give an indication to the Arduino
• The Arduino in turn will ring the buzzer and display on the LCD (2) that it’s time for the baby’s medicines.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the IoT-based neonatal caddy (100) provides excellent security and care for premature babies (up to 27 weeks of gestation).
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the IoT-based neonatal caddy (100) is used by hospitals for keeping track of the health of premature babies and babies in critical condition. And for babies with serious health conditions.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, when the temperature exceeds the set point fan turns “ON”. When the temperature falls below the set point the warmer turns “ON”. The alarm circuit gives an alert after some delay.
While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the specific features of the preferred embodiment, it will be appreciated that many additional features can be added and that many changes can be made in the preferred embodiment without departing from the principles of the disclosure. These and other changes in the preferred embodiment of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, whereby it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the disclosure and not as a limitation.