JP2006055530A - Medical support system, communication adapter, and biometer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical support system for comparatively easily performing the maintenance of the system even when a protocol is changed. <P>SOLUTION: The medical support system comprises: a biometer 101 having a communication function; a communication adapter 1 for receiving biological data measured by the biometer and performing radio transmission to a prescribed address via a network 7; a biological data server 4 for receiving the biological data transmitted from the communication adapter and preserving the data, transmitting a message for notifying the arrival of the biological data to previously registered prescribed medical personnel terminals 5, 6 when the biological data is preserved, and transmitting medical information which is transmitted from the prescribed medical personnel terminal to a previously registered user address; and a user terminal 3 for receiving the medical information transmitted from the biological data server and displaying the data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical support system, a communication adapter, and a biometric device.

  Conventionally, what was described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2002-245167 (patent document 1) is known as this kind of medical assistance system. This conventional medical support system includes a biological signal detection device that is mounted on a user's living body and transmits detected biological data as transmission data by a low-power wireless communication terminal, and biological data wirelessly transmitted from the biological signal detection device And a medical support center that communicates with the mobile phone terminal, analyzes the received biological data, and outputs medical instruction data for the living body.

However, in such a conventional medical support system, the biological data acquired by the biological signal detection device is transmitted to the medical support center by wireless communication using a mobile telephone terminal. It is necessary to provide data such as the biometric signal detection device side, not the mobile phone terminal side, and if the biometric signal detection device side also has a network communication function in addition to the original biometric data acquisition function As a result, there has been a problem that the cost on the side of the biological signal detection device is unnecessarily increased. Also, when multiple types of biological signal detection devices are used, if the protocol of the information network is changed, the troublesome procedure of upgrading the firmware of each biological signal detection device is unavoidable. .
JP 2002-245167 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional technical problem, and is advantageous in terms of cost, and a medical support system that can relatively easily maintain a system even when a protocol is changed. The purpose is to provide.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication adapter and a biometric device that are optimal for the medical support system.

  A first feature of the present invention is a biometric device having a communication function, a communication adapter that receives biometric data measured by the biometric device, and wirelessly transmits it to a predetermined address through a network, and is sent from the communication adapter. The biometric data received is received and stored, and when the biometric data is stored, a message notifying the arrival of the biometric data is transmitted to a predetermined medical terminal address registered in advance, and sent from the predetermined medical terminal address. A biometric data server for transmitting medical information to a predetermined user terminal address registered in advance, and a medicalian terminal capable of browsing the biometric data stored in the biometric data server and writing the medical information And a medical terminal comprising: a user terminal that receives and displays the medical information sent from the biometric data server. In the system.

  In the medical support system, the user terminal can be an Internet television. The user terminal can be a mobile phone.

  In the medical support system, the biometric data server may transmit a message informing the arrival of the biometric data to a plurality of predetermined medical doctor terminal addresses registered in advance when the biometric data is received. . Further, the biometric data server can transmit medical information sent from the predetermined medical home terminal address to a plurality of predetermined user terminal addresses registered in advance.

  In the medical support system, the biometric data acquisition unit that acquires and stores predetermined biometric data in the biometric device, and the biometric data transmitted in response to a transmission request from the communication adapter are deleted from the biometric data holding unit. And a biometric data deleting unit.

  A second feature of the present invention is that a measuring instrument communication unit that communicates with a biometric instrument, a biometric data storage unit that stores biometric data from the biometric instrument received by the measuring instrument communication unit, and reception of biometric data An operation unit for inputting an instruction and a transmission instruction, a display unit for displaying predetermined information, and a server address holding unit for holding address information of a biometric data server that transmits biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit, A protocol holding unit that holds a protocol for wireless communication with the biological data server via a network, a wireless network communication unit that performs wireless data communication through the network, and an input of a reception instruction by the operation unit, Sending a biometric data transmission request to the biometric instrument through the measuring instrument communication unit, receiving the biometric data transmitted by the biometric instrument, and Stores in the body data storage unit, reads the biological data stored in the biological data storage unit in response to the transmission instruction input by the operation unit, and transmits the address of the biological data server held by the server address holding unit First, the communication adapter includes a control unit that transmits through the wireless network communication unit and according to a protocol held by the protocol holding unit.

  In the communication adapter, the control unit transmits all the biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit to the biometric data server through the wireless network communication unit in response to an input of a transmission instruction by the operation unit, and the transmission is successful. Sometimes all biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit can be deleted.

  In the communication adapter, the latest biometric data among the biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit addressed to the biometric data server through the wireless network communication unit when the control unit inputs a transmission instruction by the operation unit. Only the data can be transmitted, and the biometric data can be deleted upon successful transmission.

  In the communication adapter, when the control unit receives a reception instruction from the operation unit, a biometric data transmission request is transmitted through the measuring device communication unit, and the biometric data received through the measuring device communication unit is It can be stored in the biometric data storage unit.

  In the communication adapter, when the control unit receives a transmission instruction from the operation unit, the data acquisition time list for each biometric data group stored in the biometric data storage unit is displayed on the display unit, The biometric data at the data acquisition time corresponding to the data selection input by the operation unit can be read from the biometric data storage unit and transmitted through the wireless network communication unit.

  In the communication adapter, the server address holding unit further stores a plurality of server addresses corresponding to a plurality of biometric instruments, and the control unit receives a specific biometric data transmission instruction from the operation unit. The corresponding biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit is read, the server address corresponding to the biometric data is read from the server address holding unit, and the biometric data communication unit is used as the transmission destination through the wireless network communication unit. Data may be transmitted.

  A third feature of the present invention resides in a communication adapter in which an infrared sensor is provided on a lateral side surface of a rectangular parallelepiped housing, and a display unit and operation buttons are provided on a front side surface of the housing.

  A fourth feature of the present invention resides in a biometric device in which the infrared sensor is provided at a predetermined height position on the side surface of the housing, aligned with the mounting position of the infrared sensor of the communication adapter serving as the infrared communication partner.

  According to the medical support system of the present invention, since it has a communication adapter that is exclusively responsible for wireless network communication, each of the multiple types of biometric devices need only have an infrared communication means for communicating with this communication adapter, Even if there is a firmware change such as a network communication protocol upgrade, only the communication adapter can handle it, and system maintenance is easy.

  Further, according to the communication adapter of the present invention, the biometric data can be received by placing the biometric device near the communication adapter and facing the infrared sensor parts, and biometric data from various biometric devices. Is easy to receive.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of a medical support system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In this medical support system, as a device installed in a home 100 of a user who is a beneficiary of a medical support service, a communication adapter 1, for example, an electrocardiogram measuring apparatus 101 that measures electrocardiograms and collects and holds electrocardiogram data, blood pressure Sphygmomanometer 102 that collects and holds blood pressure data by measuring blood pressure, body fat measurement device 103 that measures body fat and collects and holds body fat data, and further collects and holds blood sugar data by measuring blood sugar levels One or a plurality of types of biological measuring devices such as a blood glucose level measuring device, a user's mobile phone 2, and an Internet TV 3 having an Internet communication function are provided.

  In the medical support system, the biometric data server 4 connected to the devices in the user's home 100 via the information network 7 including the mobile communication network and the Internet is installed in the medical support center 200. The biometric data server 4 has various arithmetic processing functions such as a web server, an ASP server and the like that enable the operation of the system. The function group includes, for example, a function of storing biometric data sent from each user's communication adapter 1 together with user identification information, a user information management function, a medical institution information management function, and a mail server function.

  In the medical support system, a personal computer 5 is further installed in the medical institution 300, where doctors and medical professionals make medical judgments on the biometric data, and input and transmit medical instructions such as diet therapy and lifestyle guidance. A mobile phone or other mobile information terminal 6 that receives biometric data and requests for medical instructions is provided. This medical institution 300 is not the only one, and may be installed for each specialty such as a cardiac specialized medical institution, an adult disease specialized medical institution, or the like.

  The communication adapter 1 placed in the user home 100 has the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 and the functional configuration shown in FIG. First, the hardware configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The LCD display unit 15 and the operation key group 11 are installed on the front side surface of the rectangular parallelepiped housing, and the infrared sensor 12 is installed at the specified height position on the side surface. Yes. The operation key group 11 includes four keys, a cursor up key 111, a power key 112, an enter key 113, and a cursor down key 114. The cursor up key 111 is a key for moving the cursor displayed on the LCD display unit 15 up, the cursor down key 114 is a key for moving the cursor similarly, and the power key 112 is for turning on / off the power of the communication adapter 1. A determination key 113 is a key for determining selection of the item at the cursor position on the LCD display unit 15.

  The functional configuration of the communication adapter 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The communication adapter 1 includes an infrared sensor 12 for infrared communication with the biometric instrument groups 101 to 103, an operation input unit 14 that receives key inputs from the operation key group 11 for user input operations, and the biometric instruments 101 to 103. The biometric data storage unit 13 for storing the biometric data received from the LCD, the LCD display unit 15 for displaying the menu screen, the operation screen, and the like, the wireless network communication unit 16 for performing wireless network communication with the network 7, and the communication adapter 1 In accordance with the program stored in the program storage unit 17 that holds program data for communication processing and arithmetic processing, the server address storage unit 18 that holds the URL address of the biometric data server 4 to which the biometric data is transmitted, and the program stored in the program storage unit 17 Various functions of the communication adapter 1, for example, biometric instrument groups 101 to 10 Communication with, and a CPU19 for controlling wireless network communication such as the portable terminal 6 or a computer (PC) 5 of the data server 4 and medical institutions 300 through the network 7.

  Each of the biometric instruments 101 to 103 has the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 4, and includes a biometric measurement unit 104, a calendar unit 105 that manages the measurement date and time, a biometric data storage unit 106, and communication for performing infrared communication with the communication adapter 1. A unit 107 and an infrared sensor 108 are provided.

  Next, a medical support method using the medical support system configured as described above will be described.

<User registration process>
The user accesses the biometric data server 4 by mail or using a personal computer in the home 100 or other access means, and registers user data. For example, an identification number, a password, a service to be used, such as a cardiac function monitoring service, a blood pressure monitoring service, a blood sugar level monitoring service, an adult disease prevention monitoring service, and the like are registered. The data server 4 holds this user registration. Through this registration procedure, the communication adapter 1 holds the user identification number and password in the biometric data storage unit 13.

<Biometric measurement>
When the user measures biometric data such as electrocardiogram data, blood pressure data, pulse rate data, and blood glucose level data using the biometric devices 101 to 103, the biometric devices 101 to 103 each measure the biometric data measured together with the measurement date and time data. Each data is stored in the biometric data storage unit 13.

  Then, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, each of the biometric instruments 101 to 103 receives a data transmission request from the communication adapter 1 through the infrared sensor 12 (step S1), and stores it in the biological data storage unit 106. The corresponding data is read out and transmitted to the communication adapter 1 by infrared communication through the infrared sensor 108 (steps S3 to S9). In this biometric data transmission, the latest measurement data may be transmitted in response to a transmission request from the communication adapter 1 (step S5), or all data stored in the biometric data storage unit 13 may be transmitted (step S5). S7). When all data is transmitted, the accumulated data so far is deleted after successful data transmission (step S9).

<Receiving biometric data>
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, when the user selects the data collection mode for the communication adapter 1 and inputs a biometric data transmission request (step S11), the communication adapter 1 passes through the infrared sensor 12 to the biometric devices 101 to 101. A biometric data transmission request is transmitted to the corresponding one of 103 (step S13). On the other hand, if the requested biometric data is transmitted from the corresponding biometric device, it is received and stored in the biometric data storage unit 13 (step S15). If the biometric data reception is successful, a reception success message is returned to the corresponding biometric device (step S17).

<Transmission of biometric data>
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the user designates biometric data and inputs a transmission request to the communication adapter 1 (step S21), the control unit 19 reads the user identification number, password, Then, the corresponding biometric data is read (step S23), the transmission destination address of the biometric data is read from the server address storage unit 18 (step S25), and the wireless network communication unit 16 is read according to the protocol stored in the program storage unit 17. To the biometric data server 4 at the corresponding address through the network 7 (step S27). In this biometric data transmission process, all the biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit 13 can be transmitted, and the stored data in the biometric data storage unit 13 can be deleted after successful transmission. Biometric data can be transmitted by operation, and operability can be improved.

<Biometric data reception processing at the data server>
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the biometric data server 4 that has received a biometric data transmission request from the communication adapter 1 executes a login procedure using an identification number and a password, and confirms that there is data from an authorized registered user. If so (step S31, S33), a transmission request is returned to the communication adapter 1 (step S35). If the communication adapter 1 transmits the biometric data, it is stored together with the user identification number (step S37). Furthermore, the type of the received biometric data is confirmed, and the arrival of the biometric data is notified to the PC 5 of the corresponding medical institution 300 (step S39). Here, the biometric data server 4 can have a function of transmitting to a plurality of URLs registered in advance so as to reach the medical institution 300 with certainty.

<Medical judgment at medical institutions>
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, if the PC 5 of the medical institution receives a biometric data arrival mail message from the biometric data server 4 and a doctor or other medical qualified person recognizes the mail message, the biometric data is determined for medical judgment. A data transmission request is requested to the data server 4 (step S41). On the other hand, the biometric data server 4 transmits the corresponding biometric data to the PC 5 of the medical institution 300, and the PC 5 receives it (step S43). The medical staff makes medical judgment by looking at the biometric data, creates a message, and sends it as a mail message to the URL registered in advance for the user, for example, the URL of the Internet TV 3 or the URL of the portable terminal 2 ( Step S45).

  Thereby, the user can check the medical judgment on the Internet TV 3 or the portable terminal 2 while staying at home 100 from a professional medical person regarding his / her health condition.

<Functions of communication adapter>
Next, the key operation for the key group 11 of the communication adapter 1 and the menu selection for the menu displayed on the LCD display unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the following description is about the procedure operation | movement in the medical assistance system provided only with the electrocardiograph as a biometric device.

A. Data transmission / reception The electrocardiograph 101 is turned on, and the communication adapter 1 is turned on. Then, “Receive” is selected from the screen display shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the “Enter” key in the operation key group 11 is pressed, “Receiving” is displayed on the screen, and an inquiry is made as to whether there is data in the electrocardiograph.

    Here, if there is no data, a message of “no data” is displayed on the screen. Here, if the “OK” key 113 is operated, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. On the other hand, if there is data, it requests data from the electrocardiograph 101 and receives data from the electrocardiograph 101. If reception fails, “Reception failed” is displayed on the screen. Again, if the “OK” key is operated with the “OK” key, the screen of FIG. 10 is restored. On the other hand, when the reception is successful, the screen of FIG. 11 is displayed. That is, transmission / reception is automatically switched depending on the presence / absence of data. At the same time, the reception success information is sent to the electrocardiograph. The electrocardiograph 101 deletes transmission data after the communication adapter 1 confirms successful reception.

    Here, when the “OK” key 113 is pressed, the presence or absence of data is confirmed. If there is no data, the screen “No data” is displayed. Note that even when there is no data, the cursor can be moved to select [Send]. Thereafter, by further operating the enter key 113, the screen of FIG. 10 is restored.

    On the other hand, if there is data, the “sending” screen is displayed and transmission is started. Here, when there are a plurality of data, only one data having the latest measurement time is transmitted. If the transmission fails, the “Transmission failed” screen is displayed. At this time, error information is also displayed.

    On the other hand, when the “OK” key 113 is pressed, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. If the reception is successful, the transmission data in the communication adapter is deleted and the screen of FIG. 11 is displayed. If the user wants to continue sending data, the above process is repeated. When deleting data in the communication adapter 1, the cursor is moved to “delete” and the enter key 113 is pressed. Since the screen “Do you want to delete data?” Is displayed by the enter key 113, pressing the enter key again deletes the data.

B. Setting the URL of the data transmission destination data server Operate the cursor to select “SETTING” and press the ENTER key 113. As a result, the screen of FIG. 12 is displayed. On this screen, select “Set Server URL” and press the Enter key 113. As a result, the screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. In this case, the current URL is selected. On this screen, a URL to be set or corrected is selected and the enter key 113 is pressed. As a result, the screen of FIG. 14 is displayed.

    When “Change” is selected on the screen of FIG. 14 and the enter key 113 is pressed, the URL of the transmission destination is changed and the screen returns to the screen of FIG. When “Delete” is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 14 and the Enter key 113 is pressed, a “Delete URL?” Screen is displayed. If the enter key 113 is pressed again, the corresponding URL is deleted, and the screen returns to the screen of FIG. When “copy” is selected on the screen of FIG. 14 and the enter key 113 is pressed, one selection URL is added and the screen returns to the screen of FIG. When “correct” is selected on the screen of FIG. 14 and the enter key is pressed, the correction mode is entered. Thus, the URL can be corrected by operating the cursor up key 111, the cursor down key 114, and the enter key 113. After the correction is completed, the screen returns to the screen of FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, the infrared sensor 12 of the communication adapter 1 and the infrared sensor 108 of the biometric devices 101 to 103 are installed at the same height, so that the communication adapter 1 is simply installed. Data can be transmitted and received simply by setting the corresponding biometric device so that the infrared sensors 12 and 108 face each other and instructing the start of communication. The user holds the biometric devices 101 to 103 for transmitting and receiving biometric data. Thus, the troublesomeness of adjusting the height of the infrared sensor 108 to the height of the infrared sensor 12 of the communication adapter 1 can be eliminated.

  In the above medical support system, a plurality of types of biometric devices are used. However, for simplification of the system, the system can be configured using only one type, for example, only an electrocardiograph.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the medical assistance system of one embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The functional block diagram of the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The functional block diagram of the biometric device in the said embodiment. The flowchart of the biometric data transmission process of the biometric device in the said embodiment. The flowchart of the biometric data reception process of the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The flowchart of the biometric data transmission process of the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The flowchart of the biometric data reception process of the biometric data server in the said embodiment. The flowchart of the biometric data process by medical institution PC in the said embodiment. The operation screen figure of the biometric data reception operation | movement of the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The operation screen figure of the biometric data transmission operation | movement of the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The operation screen figure of the data setting with respect to the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The URL setting operation screen figure of the transmission destination with respect to the communication adapter in the said embodiment. The edit operation screen figure of URL of the transmission destination with respect to the communication adapter in the said embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the infrared communication operation | movement between the communication adapter and biometric device in the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Communication Adapter 2 Mobile Terminal 3 Internet TV
4 Biometric Data Server 5 Personal Computer 6 Portable Terminal 7 Network 11 Operation Key 111 Cursor Up Move Key 112 Power Key 113 Enter Key 114 Cursor Down Move Key 12 Infrared Sensor 13 Biometric Data Storage Unit 15 Display Unit 16 Wireless Network Communication Unit 17 Program Storage Unit 18 Server address storage unit 101 to 103 Biometric device 104 Biometric measurement unit 105 Calendar unit 106 Biometric data storage unit 108 Infrared sensor

Claims (14)

A biometric device having a communication function;
A communication adapter that receives the biometric data measured by the biometric device and wirelessly transmits it to a predetermined address through a network;
Receiving and storing the biometric data sent from the communication adapter, transmitting a message notifying the arrival of biometric data at the time of storing the biometric data to a predetermined medical terminal address registered in advance, and the predetermined medical care A biometric data server that transmits medical information sent from a home terminal address to a predetermined user terminal address registered in advance;
Browsing of the biometric data stored in the biometric data server and a medicalian terminal capable of writing the medical information;
A medical support system comprising: a user terminal that receives and displays the medical information sent from the biometric data server.   The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is an Internet television.   The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a mobile phone.   The medical support according to claim 1, wherein the biometric data server transmits a message informing the arrival of the biometric data to a plurality of predetermined medical doctor terminal addresses registered in advance when the biometric data is received. system.   The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein the biometric data server transmits medical information transmitted from the predetermined medical home terminal address to a plurality of predetermined user terminal addresses registered in advance. .   The biometric device includes a biometric data holding unit that acquires and accumulates predetermined biometric data, and a biometric data deletion unit that deletes biometric data transmitted in response to a transmission request from the communication adapter from the biometric data holding unit. The medical support system according to claim 1. A measuring instrument communication unit that communicates with the biometric instrument;
A biometric data storage unit that stores biometric data received from the biometric device received by the measuring device communication unit;
An operation unit for inputting a biometric data reception instruction and transmission instruction;
A display unit for displaying predetermined information;
A server address holding unit that holds address information of a biometric data server that transmits biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit;
A protocol holding unit for holding a protocol for wireless communication with the biological data server via a network;
A wireless network communication unit for performing wireless data communication through the network;
In response to an input of a reception instruction by the operation unit, a biometric data transmission request is transmitted to the biometric device through the measuring device communication unit, and the biometric data transmitted by the biometric device is received and stored in the biometric data storage unit. In response to an input of a transmission instruction by the operation unit, the biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit is read, the address of the biometric data server held by the server address holding unit is set as a transmission destination, and the wireless A communication adapter comprising: a control unit that transmits through a network communication unit and according to a protocol held by the protocol holding unit.   The control unit transmits all the biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit to the biometric data server via the wireless network communication unit in response to an input of a transmission instruction by the operation unit, and stores the biometric data when the transmission is successful The communication adapter according to claim 7, wherein all biological data stored in the unit is deleted.   The control unit transmits only the latest biometric data among the biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit to the biometric data server via the wireless network communication unit in response to an input of a transmission instruction by the operation unit, and transmits The communication adapter according to claim 7, wherein the biometric data is deleted upon success.   When the control unit receives a reception instruction from the operation unit, the control unit transmits a biometric data transmission request through the measuring device communication unit, and stores the biometric data received through the measuring device communication unit in the biometric data storage unit. The communication adapter according to claim 7.   The control unit displays a data acquisition time list for each biometric data group stored in the biometric data storage unit on the display unit when receiving a transmission instruction from the operation unit, and allows data selection input by the operation unit. The communication adapter according to claim 7, wherein biometric data at a corresponding data acquisition time is read from the biometric data storage unit and transmitted through the wireless network communication unit. The server address holding unit stores a plurality of server addresses corresponding to a plurality of biometric instruments,
The control unit reads the corresponding biometric data stored in the biometric data storage unit when receiving a transmission instruction of specific biometric data from the operation unit, and holds the server address corresponding to the biometric data in the server address The communication adapter according to claim 7, wherein the biometric data is read from a communication unit and transmitted through the wireless network communication unit, with the server address as a transmission destination.   A communication adapter in which an infrared sensor is provided on a lateral side surface of a rectangular parallelepiped housing, and a display unit and operation buttons are provided on a front side surface of the housing. A biometric device characterized in that an infrared sensor is provided at a predetermined height position on a side surface of a housing, aligned with an attachment position of an infrared sensor of a communication adapter serving as an infrared communication partner.