JP2006309421A - Health management apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To input intake calories relatively easily and to separately display the amounts of calories taken in as snacks and meals for comparison with the calories consumed. <P>SOLUTION: A user's physical conditions such as height, weight, sex, and age are input and the user's basal metabolism and calories consumed per step are determined. Next, the calories taken in as meals and snacks are input and stored in a storage part. The amount of exercise is also obtained by using a pedometer or the like and stored in the storage part. Using the value of the calories consumed per step and the basal metabolism, the cumulative value of calories consumed during a unit period (e.g., one day, one week, etc.) is calculated on the basis of the amount of exercise. Also, the cumulative value of calories taken in as meals within the unit period is calculated on the basis of the calories taken in as meals. Further, the cumulative value of calories within the unit period is calculated on the basis of the calories taken in as snacks. The calories consumed and the calories taken in as meals and snacks are displayed for comparison. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a health management device that can display calories consumed and calories consumed from exercise amount, and in particular, calories consumed by snacking and calories consumed by meals can be displayed, and the amount of snacks can be self-managed. The present invention relates to a health management device that can be used.

In recent years, an increasing number of people are interested in calories and exercise amount taken for health promotion, and various health management devices have been proposed.
For example, Patent Document 1 calculates a body fat percentage and measures the amount of exercise of walking, calculates a basal metabolism calculated based on the body fat percentage and personal data, and calculates calorie consumption based on the amount of exercise. A device that calculates and displays the balance of calories consumed and calories consumed is described.
In Patent Document 2, calorie consumption is calculated based on body weight and exercise time, the transition of calorie consumption is displayed in a graph, and daily calorie intake obtained from a food and drink menu is input, and residual accumulated in the body A health care system that calculates calories is described.
JP 2000-60818 A JP 2004-227522 A

As described in the above Patent Documents 1 and 2 and the like, various devices have been proposed to calculate and display the balance of calories consumed and calories consumed, but the conventional ones were consumed. It was intended for the entire calorie, and it was not possible to grasp the proportion of calories consumed by three meals and calories consumed by snacking among the calories consumed. For this reason, it has not been possible to analyze, for example, whether the cause of obesity is due to meals or excessive eating between snacks.
In order to improve health, it is desirable to consume the necessary nutrients in the diet, but for example, as a result of restricting the amount of meals to diet, the amount of snacks increases, resulting in an unsuccessful diet and an imbalance in nutritional balance There was also a problem that health could not be maintained. For this purpose, it is desired that calories taken by snacking and calories taken by meal can be divided and analyzed.

Further, the conventional one has a problem that it takes time and effort to input the food name and the meal menu by manual input to obtain the calories consumed. For this reason, even when food that has been ingested is entered in the initial stage of use, the input gradually becomes cumbersome and results in omissions. As a result, there has been a problem that the calorie ingested cannot be obtained correctly.
Especially for the 3rd meal, unless the lifestyle pattern changes greatly, the calorie intake is considered not to change greatly, but for snacks, the calorie often varies greatly depending on the food. Also varies from day to day. For this reason, it is desirable to be able to input calorie taken relatively easily for snacking.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to input calories ingested relatively easily, and to display the consumption of calories consumed by snacks and meals separately. It is possible to provide a health care device that can be compared with calories, for example, can be used easily at low cost, and can display how much calories equivalent to the calories consumed can be consumed. .

In the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) An IC tag reader that acquires the food name or food calorie value and amount recorded on the IC tag, means for acquiring the amount of exercise including the number of steps walked from the amount of exercise measuring means, and an input unit for inputting setting data are provided.
In addition, a table storing calorie consumption per one step determined by the user's physical condition and basal metabolic value, and referring to the above table, based on the user's physical condition input from the input unit, the user's basics Based on metabolism, means for obtaining calorie consumption per step, and the food name and amount input from the input unit, or the food name or food calorie value and amount obtained from the IC tag reader, the calorie to be consumed in the meal is obtained. Means for accumulating calories ingested in the meal for a predetermined period, obtaining an average caloric value of the meal per day, food name and quantity input from the input unit, or food name acquired by the IC tag reader or Based on the caloric value and amount of food, the means for obtaining calorie ingested by snacking and the caloric value ingested by snacking are accumulated, Based on the means for determining caloric intake by the means, accumulating the amount of exercise including the number of steps, determining the amount of exercise in the unit period, the amount of exercise including the number of steps in the unit period, the calorie consumption per step and the basal metabolism, A means for determining calorie consumption is provided.
And means for obtaining the total calorie consumption during the unit period based on the average calorie taken in the meal, the calorie intake by the snack, and an output means, the output means calories consumed in the unit period, the total calorie consumption, the meal Compare the calorie ingested in or the calorie ingested between snacks and output the comparison result.
(2) In the above (1), the output means converts the difference between the total calorie intake, the calorie intake from a meal or the calorie intake from a snack and the consumed calorie into the number of steps and outputs.
(3) In the above (1) and (2), the output means compares calories consumed with total calories, calories taken with meals, or calories taken with snacks, and outputs the comparison results as time series data. (4) In the above (1), (2), and (3), the means for obtaining calorie taken in the meal and / or the means for obtaining calorie taken in a snack are the correspondence between the food name obtained through the communication means and the calorie Calculate intake calories based on the data.
(5) In the above (1), (2), (3), and (4), a pedometer is used as the exercise amount measuring means.

In the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Enter the calorie ingested by meals and calories ingested by snacks, and display the comparison results with calories consumed. What ratio of calories ingested by meals and snacks? For example, it is possible to analyze whether the cause of obesity is due to meals or excessive eating between snacks. For this reason, meals and snacks can be self-managed and health management can be effectively performed.
(2) Since the calorie of the food can be obtained by the IC tag, the ingested calorie can be input relatively easily if the food is attached with the IC tag.
(3) By displaying the calorie consumption converted into the number of steps, it becomes possible to grasp the amount of exercise with a sense of reality.
(4) Since the ingested calories and the consumed calories are stored and the accumulated value of the unit period is displayed, the ingested calories and the consumed calories during the desired period can be known.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a health management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the apparatus.
As shown in FIG. 1, the health management apparatus of this embodiment is an IC tag reader 1 that reads information on an IC tag that stores information such as the type, amount, and calories of food attached to the food, and counts the number of steps of the user. A pedometer 2, a control unit 3, a storage unit 4 that stores data and programs such as calorie consumption and calorie intake, a setting input unit 5 for inputting various setting data, an operation unit 6, and a display unit 7. The
These are built in one housing as shown in FIG. The IC tag attached to the food is read by the IC tag reader 1. Further, physical condition data such as the height, exit, age, and sex of the user, information on the calorie of the ingested food, and the like are input from the setting input / operation buttons 5 and 6. Further, various setting operations such as operation of the pedometer are performed by the setting input / operation buttons 5 and 6.
A two-dimensional bar code and a two-dimensional bar code reader may be used as an alternative to the IC tag reader. Hereinafter, the IC tag and the IC tag reader will be described.
The control unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 calculates intake calories and consumed calories based on these input data, and the results are displayed on the display unit 7. The control part 3 can be comprised by CPU etc., and the calculation of the said intake calorie, consumption calorie, etc. can be implement | achieved by a program.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the outline of processing in the health management apparatus of the present embodiment. In this embodiment, calorie intake and calorie consumption are obtained as follows.
(1) First, the physical conditions such as the height, weight, sex, and age of the user are input from the setting input unit.
(2) Based on the physical conditions described above, the user's basal metabolism and calorie consumption per step are obtained with reference to a matrix table described later.
(3) Input calories taken from meals. The following methods can be used as a method for inputting calories ingested by a meal.
(i) A menu screen is displayed on the display unit, a menu is selected by the setting input unit, and a meal pattern is input. Moreover, you may input a food name and a calorie value from a setting input part as needed. (ii) When an IC tag that records food name and calorie information is attached to the food, the food name, calorie value, and the like are obtained by an IC tag reader, and calorie of the meal is obtained. Moreover, you may input a food name and a calorie value as needed.
(4) The calorie taken by meal is memorize | stored in a memory | storage part. For example, as shown in the figure, the storage unit stores a period and calorie intake during the period.

(5) Input calories taken by snacking.
Here, when the IC tag which recorded the food name and calorie information is attached to the food, the food name, the calorie value and the acquired food name are obtained by the IC tag reader, and the calorie of the food taken by snacking is obtained. Moreover, you may input a food name and a calorie value as needed.
(6) Memorize the calories ingested by snacking. The storage unit stores the date and time of intake and the intake calories, for example, as shown in FIG.
(7) The amount of exercise is acquired using a pedometer or the like.
(8) The acquired amount of exercise is stored in the storage unit. In the storage unit, for example, as shown in the figure, the date and time of exercise and the amount of exercise (for example, the number of steps taken) are stored.
(9) Using the calorie value consumed per step and the basal metabolism, a cumulative value of calorie consumption in a unit period (for example, one day, one week, etc.) is calculated from the amount of exercise stored in the storage unit. The unit period is appropriately set by the user.
Further, an average meal calorie within a predetermined period (for example, one week) is calculated from the calorie taken by the meal stored in the storage unit, and the meal within the unit period set by the user is calculated from the average meal calorie. Calculate the cumulative caloric intake. In addition, a cumulative value of calorie values by snacks taken during the unit period is calculated from calories taken by snacks stored in the storage unit.
Then, the calorie consumption is compared with the calorie taken by eating and snacking. For example, the difference between calories consumed and consumed calories is converted into the number of steps, and a display such as “To consume consumed calories, XX steps are required.” Is displayed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a method for inputting ingested calories.
The calories ingested by meals and calories ingested by snacks can be input as follows.
(1) Calories ingested by meal (a) Selection by meal menu As shown in FIG. 4 (1) (a), the food and amount ingested by the meal menu are input to calculate the ingested calories.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a menu of meals is displayed on the display unit, and the type of meal taken on the screen is selected, and the amount (for example, 1 cup of rice, 2 glasses, etc.) is input from the setting input unit. . At that time, for example, when inputting calorie intake for one week, the period is designated. As will be described later, calories ingested by meals are averaged, and when the user sets a unit period (for example, per day), the calorie intake in the unit period is calculated from the average value.
For foods not on the menu screen, the food name, calorie, etc. are input from the setting input unit.
For foods for which the caloric value is not known, it is only necessary to enter the food name and quantity. When a food name is input, a calorie value is obtained by referring to a calorie database in which calories are registered corresponding to the food name as described later. For food that is not registered in the database, for example, the calorie value may be acquired via the Internet.
Also, if the menu input from the menu screen is saved, only the changed portion need be input from the next time. Note that the menu shown in FIG. 5 is merely an example, and various setting screens can be used for easier input.

(B) Enter the calorie and quantity of the purchased food and calculate the calorie intake. The food purchased at home may be consumed within the day or may be consumed over several days. Therefore, if you enter the amount of food purchased for meals, calorie, and divide this by the number of days consumed, you can calculate the calorie intake per day. Divide by to get the calorie intake per person.
That is, by inputting the calorie and quantity of food purchased for meals and dividing by the number of days consumed and the number of people, the calorie intake per person per day by the food can be obtained.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 4 (1) and 4 (b), when an IC tag on which information such as calorie and quantity is recorded is attached to the purchased food, the IC tag reader reads the information on the IC tag, If this is divided by the consumed period and the number of people, the calorie intake per person per unit period can be obtained.
If the IC tag is not attached to the food, the food name, calorie, etc. may be input from the setting input unit.

(2) Calorie taken by snacking As shown in FIG. 4 (2), when an IC tag recording information such as a food name and calorie is attached to the food, this information is read by an IC tag reader. If the IC tag is not attached, the food name, amount, etc. are input from the setting input unit as described above, and the calorie intake is obtained by referring to the calorie database as necessary.
If the IC tag is not attached to the food, the food name, calorie and the like are input from the setting input unit, and the calorie intake by snacking is obtained by referring to the calorie database, for example.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the health management apparatus of this embodiment.
In the figure, first, physical conditions such as a user's weight, height, sex, and age are input from the setting input unit 5. When the physical condition is input, the calorie matrix 11 is referred to determine the user's basal metabolism and calorie consumption per step.
FIG. 7 shows an example of the calorie matrix. FIG. 4A shows an example of a calorie matrix for obtaining calorie consumption per step for each sex and age. As shown in the figure, this calorie matrix is composed of a plurality of tables storing the calories consumed by sex and age, and each table stores calories consumed according to weight and height.
FIG. 2B shows an example of a calorie matrix for obtaining basal metabolism for each sex and age. As shown in the figure, this calorie matrix is composed of a plurality of tables storing basal metabolism by sex and age, and each table stores basal metabolism according to body weight and height. When the weight, height, sex, and age are input from the setting input unit 5, the calorie consumption and basal metabolism per step of the user can be obtained by referring to the calorie matrix.

Returning to FIG. 6, when the physical condition of the user is input, the calorie taken by meal is input next.
When inputting the calorie ingested by the meal menu, the menu stored in the menu data storage unit 15 is displayed on the display unit 7, and the item on the menu screen is selected by the setting input unit 5 and ingested. Enter the calorie intake from a meal for a specified period. The meal intake calorie acquisition unit 12 accumulates the calories set by the meal menu for a predetermined period (for example, one week) specified by the setting input unit 5. This calorie is stored in the meal intake calorie storage unit 13 together with the intake period.
When a food item not included in the menu is ingested, the food name, amount, etc. are input from the setting input unit 5. The meal intake calorie acquisition unit 12 refers to the calorie database 14 and acquires the calorie value of the food. This intake calorie is stored in the meal intake calorie storage unit 13 as described above.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the meal intake calorie storage unit 13 stores the period and the calorie value taken by the meal during that period.

In addition, when the calorie taken by meal is input by the IC tag reader 1, as described above, the IC tag attached to the purchased food is read by the IC tag reader 1, and the period of consumption of the food is set and input. Input from part 5.
FIG. 8 shows an example of IC tag information. In the IC tag, for example, as shown in the figure, the manufacturer name, product name, date of manufacture, calorie, expiration date, etc. are recorded. By reading the IC tag information with the IC tag reader 1, the purchased food The food name, calorie can be obtained.
Returning to FIG. 6, when the IC tag information is input, the meal intake calorie acquisition unit 12 integrates the calories for each consumption period, and calculates a calorie integrated value for a predetermined period (for example, one week). In addition, when the purchased food is ingested by a plurality of persons, the number of persons is input from the setting input unit 5, and the ingested calorie integrated value per person is calculated from the integrated value.
This calorie is stored in the meal intake calorie storage unit 13 together with the intake period.

As described above, the calorie ingested by the meal is input and stored, and the calorie ingested by the snack is input from the setting input unit 5. Alternatively, the IC tag information shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of snack data input from the setting input unit 5, and foods placed in bags or boxes usually have calories or the like written therein as shown in FIG. Enter the value and the amount consumed.
In addition, since the calorie ingested by a snack changes with days and the value of a calorie also changes with foods, it is desirable to perform this input whenever it takes a snack.
When the calorie ingested by snacking is input by the IC tag reader 1, as described above, the IC tag attached to the purchased food is read by the IC tag reader 1, and the amount, the date and time of ingesting the food, etc. are set. Input from the input unit 5.

When the IC tag information is input, the snack intake calorie acquisition unit 16 obtains the calorie consumed by snacking from the calorie of the food read by the IC tag reader 1 and the amount of intake input from the setting input unit, and the setting input unit 5 is stored in the snack intake calorie storage unit 17 together with the date of intake input from 5.
In addition, for a food without an IC tag, the food name, calorie, amount, date of intake, and the like are input from the setting input unit 5.
The snack intake calorie acquisition unit 16 obtains calorie taken by snacking from the calorie of the input food and the amount taken, and stores it in the snack intake calorie storage unit 17 together with the date and time of intake.
In addition, when a food whose calorie is unknown is ingested, the food name, amount, and the like are input from the setting input unit 5. The snack intake calorie acquisition unit 16 refers to the calorie database 14 as described above, acquires the calorie value of the food, obtains the calorie taken by snacking from this calorie value, and stores it in the snack intake calorie storage unit 17.
As a result, the snack intake calorie storage unit 17 stores the date and time of intake, the calorie value taken, and the like as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the number of steps the user walks and the date and time of walking are measured by the pedometer 2, and the number of steps and date and time are stored in the step count storage unit 18.
In this example, the case where the amount of exercise is measured by a pedometer will be described. However, as shown in the following example, when the user exercises golf, tennis, etc., the type of exercise, the time of exercise Or the like, and calorie consumption may be calculated based on this.

The result display unit 19 is stored in the exercise amount, the calorie consumption per step of the user acquired from the calorie matrix 11, the basal metabolism, the meal intake calorie storage unit 13, and the snack intake calorie storage unit 17 from the setting input unit 5. Based on the calorie, the results are displayed as follows:
(1) A unit period for displaying the result is specified from the setting input unit 5. The unit period is specified as, for example, * month * day or * month * day to * month * day. Also, for example, a result display format such as character display or graph display is designated.
(2) The consumption calorie calculation unit 19a of the result display unit 19 calculates the user's consumption calorie in the unit period from the number of steps (exercise amount) stored in the step number storage unit 18 and the consumption calorie per step.
On the other hand, the meal average calorie calculation unit 19b divides the intake calorie per predetermined period stored in the meal intake calorie storage unit 13 by the predetermined period for the unit period to obtain the average intake calorie per day, and the unit period Multiply to find the calorie intake from a meal per unit period.
In addition, the snack snack cumulative calorie calculation unit 19c obtains calorie intake by snack during the unit period from the calories stored in the snack intake calorie storage unit 17.
(3) The consumed calorie and intake calorie comparison unit 19e compares the consumed calorie per unit period with the intake calorie obtained by subtracting the basal metabolism and displays the result.

FIG. 10 shows a result display example by the result display unit 19.
The figure (a) is a display example by a character display. As shown in the figure, for example, the calorie consumption is converted into the number of steps, and the comparison result with the calorie consumed by the total intake calorie or snack is displayed together with the period. .
The figure (b) is a display example by a graph. Changes in total calories and calories consumed, changes in calories and calories consumed by snacks, calories taken by meals, calories taken by snacks and calories consumed , Display as a graph.
By displaying as described above, the user can grasp the total calorie consumption and consumption calorie in a desired period, or calorie ingested by meal, calorie ingested by snack, and calorie consumption.

11 and 12 are flowcharts showing the above processing.
First, as described above, height, weight, sex, age, and the like are input, and the basal metabolism of the user and the calorie consumption per step are obtained with reference to the calorie matrix 11 described above (steps S1 to S3). Next, the process is distributed as follows according to the event that the user inputs from the operation unit (step S4).
(1) No event The number of steps is acquired from the pedometer and stored in the step count storage unit 18 together with the date and time (steps S5 and S6).
(2) Diet calorie input The intake calorie input by selecting the above meal menu or the calorie input from the IC tag reader 1 is acquired and stored in the meal intake calorie storage unit 13 with the period as described above ( Steps S7 and S8).
(3) Input snack calorie The IC tag reader 1 acquires the calorie and quantity of the snack from the IC tag, or acquires the calorie and quantity of the snack that is input from the setting input unit, and stores it in the snack intake calorie storage unit 17 along with the date and time. Store (steps S10 to S11).

(4) Result Display The accumulated number of steps for the unit period set by the user is acquired from the number of steps storage unit 18, and the consumed calorie (M) is calculated from [the accumulated number of steps] × [consumed calorie per step] (steps S12 to S12). S13). Moreover, the meal calorie of the predetermined period is acquired from the meal intake calorie storage unit 13, and the meal calorie average value is calculated by dividing by the predetermined period. Then, the intake calorie (K) by the meal per unit period is obtained by multiplying the average value of the obtained meal calories by the unit period (steps S14 to S15).
Then, the basal metabolism in the unit period is subtracted from the meal calorie (K) per unit period to obtain calorie (L) ingested by the meal excluding the basal metabolism (step S16).
Moreover, the accumulated calorie (S) ingested by snacking in the unit period is obtained from the snack food intake calorie storage unit 17, the subtracted value calorie (L) and the accumulated calorie (S) are added, and the added value (T ) And the calorie consumption (M) are compared (steps S17 to S19).
Then, as described above, the difference between the added value (T) and the calorie consumption (M) is converted into the number of steps and the result is displayed (step S20). In addition, when displaying a result with a graph, the said addition value (T) and the said consumption calorie (M) are calculated | required for every day, for example, and are displayed as a graph.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is a hardware configuration diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a communication unit 8 is provided so that food calorie data can be acquired via the Internet 20, and an interface unit 9 is provided. Step number data is obtained from a pedometer 2 provided outside via the, and other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 14, the food calorie acquisition unit 21 is connected to the Internet via the communication unit 8.
The meal intake calorie acquisition unit 12 and the snack food intake calorie acquisition unit 16 refer to the calorie of the food with reference to the calorie database 14 as described above when the food name is input from the setting input unit 5 and the calorie is not input. When the calorie of the input food is not registered in the calorie database 14, the food calorie acquisition unit 21 refers to another database in which the calorie of the food is registered via the Internet 20 to obtain the calorie of the food. get.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the communication unit 8 is provided so as to acquire food calorie data, so that it is not registered in the calorie database 14 with reference to another database connected via the Internet. You can get the calorie of the food.
If the calorie of the food obtained in this way is registered in the calorie database 14, the calorie of the food can be acquired by referring to the calorie database 14 from the next time.
For this reason, the calorie data of the food registered in the calorie database 14 can be enriched as it is used.
In addition, since the step count data measured by the pedometer 2 is read via the interface unit 9, the health management device of this embodiment does not need to incorporate a pedometer, and the device configuration can be simplified. The size, weight, etc. can be reduced.
Moreover, it is only necessary to carry the pedometer 2, and it is not necessary to carry the entire health care apparatus, so that it is very easy to carry.

FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention. The hardware configuration is the same as that of FIG. 13, but in this embodiment, an IC tag writer 2b and an IC tag 2a are attached to the pedometer 2. The data measured by the pedometer is obtained by the IC tag reader 22. Although the IC tag reader 22 is provided in FIG. 15, the data measured by the pedometer 2 may be acquired by the IC tag reader 1 that reads the food calories or the like.
Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, an exercise consumption calorie calculation unit 23 is provided so that consumption calories of exercise other than walking can be input.
When the type and time of exercise are input from the setting input unit 5, the exercise consumption calorie calculation unit 23 converts the calorie consumed by the exercise into the number of steps based on the consumption calorie per step of the user. And stored in the step count storage unit 18.
Thereby, the consumption calorie calculation part 19a of the result display part 19 can calculate a user's consumption calorie similarly to having demonstrated in the said 1st Example.
The calories consumed by the exercise are set in advance in a table or the like according to the type of exercise, and when the user inputs the type of exercise and the time performed from the setting input unit, the table refers to this exercise. Calculate calorie consumption by, and convert to steps.
As described above, a two-dimensional barcode writer, a two-dimensional barcode, or a two-dimensional barcode reader may be used as an alternative to the IC tag writer, IC tag, or IC tag reader.

In this embodiment, since the data of the pedometer 2 is read through the IC tag reader 22 as described above, the pedometer 2 is measured without connecting the pedometer 2 and the health management device main body with a cable or the like. Data can be set in the health management device. Further, if the IC tag reader 22 is also used as the IC tag reader 1 that reads calories or the like taken from food, the configuration can be simplified.
In addition, since the calorie consumed by exercises other than walking is calculated by entering the type and time of exercise, the calorie consumption of users who perform exercises other than walking can also be obtained, and the range of users Can be spread.
In the first embodiment, the pedometer 2 may be provided outside as described above, and the data of the pedometer 2 may be read by an IC tag reader.
As described above, a two-dimensional barcode writer, a two-dimensional barcode, or a two-dimensional barcode reader may be used as an alternative to the IC tag writer, IC tag, or IC tag reader.

It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the health management apparatus of 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the health management apparatus of 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the process in the health care apparatus of a present Example. It is a figure explaining the input method of the ingested calorie. It is a figure which shows the example of a meal menu. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the health management apparatus of a present Example. It is a figure which shows an example of a calorie matrix. It is a figure which shows an example of IC tag information. It is a figure which shows an example of snack food data. It is a figure which shows the example of a result display by a result display part. It is a flowchart (1) which shows the process in the health care apparatus of a 1st Example. It is a flowchart (2) which shows the process in the health care apparatus of a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the 2nd example of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of the 3rd example of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 IC tag reader 2 Pedometer 3 Control part 4 Memory | storage part 5 Setting input part 6 Operation part 7 Display part 8 Communication part 9 Interface part
11 Calorie matrix 12 Meal intake calorie acquisition unit 13 Meal intake calorie storage unit 14 Calorie database 15 Menu data storage unit 16 Meal intake calorie acquisition unit
17 Meal intake calorie storage unit 18 Step count storage unit 19 Result display unit 20 Internet 21 Meal calorie acquisition unit 22 IC tag reader 23 Exercise calorie acquisition unit

Claims (6)

An IC tag reader for acquiring the food name or food calorie value and quantity recorded in the IC tag;
Means for acquiring momentum including the number of steps taken from the momentum measuring means;
An input section for inputting setting data;
A table storing calorie consumption per one step determined by the user's physical condition and basal metabolic value,
Referencing the above table, based on the user's physical condition input from the input unit, means for determining the user's basal metabolism and calorie consumption per step,
Means for obtaining calorie to be consumed in a meal based on the food name and amount input from the input unit or the food name or food calorie value and amount acquired by the IC tag reader;
Means for accumulating calories ingested in the above meal for a predetermined period to obtain an average caloric value of the meal per day;
Means for obtaining calorie ingested between snacks based on the food name and amount input from the input unit, or the food name or food calorie value and amount obtained by the IC tag reader;
A means for accumulating caloric values taken in the above snacks and determining caloric intake by snacks per unit period;
Means for accumulating the amount of exercise including the number of steps and determining the amount of exercise in the unit period;
Means for determining calorie consumption based on the amount of exercise including the number of steps in the unit period, the calorie consumption per step and the basal metabolism;
Means for determining the total calories consumed in the unit period based on the average calories consumed in the meal, the calories consumed by the snack;
A health management apparatus comprising: an output unit that compares calories consumed in the unit period with calories consumed during meals, calories consumed during meals, or calories consumed during snacks, and outputs a comparison result. 2. The health management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output means converts the calorie consumed by meals, calories consumed by meals, calories consumed by snacks, and consumed calories into a number of steps and output. The output means compares calories consumed with total calories, calories taken with meals, or calories taken with snacks, and outputs the comparison results as time series data. The health care device described. 2. The means for obtaining calorie taken in a meal and / or the means for obtaining calorie taken in a snack are obtained from the food name and calorie correspondence data obtained via the communication means. The health management device according to claim 3. The health management device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the exercise amount measuring means is a pedometer. A health management program that compares calories consumed and calories consumed and outputs a comparison result,
A process of acquiring a momentum including the number of steps taken from the momentum measuring means;
Refer to the table that stores the calorie consumption per one step determined by the user's physical condition and the basal metabolic value, and based on the user's physical condition input from the input unit, Processing to find calories consumed,
A process for obtaining calorie to be consumed in a meal based on the food name and amount input from the input unit, or the food name or food calorie value and amount acquired with an IC tag reader;
A process for accumulating calories ingested in the above meal for a predetermined period and obtaining an average caloric value of the meal per day;
Based on the food name and amount input from the input unit, or the food name or food calorie value and amount acquired by the IC tag reader, processing for obtaining calorie ingested by snacking;
The process of accumulating the caloric value ingested in the above snacks to obtain caloric intake by snacks per unit period,
A process of accumulating the amount of exercise including the number of steps and determining the amount of exercise in the unit period;
Based on the amount of exercise including the number of steps in the unit period, the calorie consumption per step and the basal metabolism, a process for obtaining calorie consumption;
A process for obtaining the total calories in the unit period based on the average calories consumed in the meal, the calories consumed by the snack, and
Comparing calories consumed in the above unit period with calories consumed in total intake, dietary calories, or snacks, and causing the computer to execute a process of outputting the comparison results for health management program.

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