JP2008251040A - Data processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processing system for acquiring information as to whether there is a person around a man-machine interface and for executing data processing. <P>SOLUTION: This data processing system is a data processing system which includes the man-machine interface, and a data processor for processing data sent from the interface, wherein the interface includes a processor, a speaker and a detecting means, the processor has a clocking function and functions as an action requesting means and a data collecting means on the basis of a computer readable program, the action requesting means emits sound from the speaker at a predetermined time to thereby request a response showing whether there is people around the interface, and the data collecting means detects data to be obtained in respective cases between when there is a person around and when there is no person by the detecting means, by a response request, and sends a detection result to the data processor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing system using a man-machine interface in a form imitating animals, plants and robots including humans (dolls, stuffed animals, plant models, robots, etc.).

  In the field of nursing care for the elderly, a shortage of manpower is a serious problem. For this reason, it is difficult for the caregiver to stay with the care recipient for 24 hours. In the case of elderly people who caregivers do not visit frequently, the range of action tends to be narrow, and lack of daily communication becomes a problem. The lack of communication causes mental stress to the cared person and makes it difficult for the caregiver to grasp the health and mental state of the cared person.

  In recent years, various interactive pet robots have been proposed for the purpose of relieving mental stress caused by carelessness of the care recipient. Some of these pet-type robots have a function of notifying the caregiver of the fact that the cared person talks or touches it to the caregiver through a telephone line or the like and informs the safety.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes an information communication robot apparatus.

JP 2001-246580 A

  However, none of the conventional pet robots has a function of grasping the health status and mental status of the care recipient. For this reason, the caregiver cannot know the recent health status and mental state of the cared person before the visit, and only goes to the cared person based on the information at the previous visit. It was necessary to diagnose the health status and mental status of the cared person and to provide care flexibly. This requires a caregiver to be prepared and ready to deal with various situations at all times, which is a burden. On the other hand, in addition to nursing care, it is now common for caregivers who have been requested by caregivers to frequently visit caregivers to manage their health and diagnose mental health. This is unfavorable for the psychological and physical burden.

  In order to maintain health, it is preferable to adjust the room temperature to a comfortable temperature, or go out for a walk every day for a short time, but a cared person regularly performs these health maintenance operations every day regularly. It ’s difficult.

  In order to obtain information about the status of the cared person in the absence of the caregiver, a monitoring camera or a monitoring microphone is installed in the room, and the caregiver's terminal or the care management center requested by the caregiver online Although it is conceivable to send imaging data and sound collection data to the other terminal, the psychological burden on the care recipient is large, and there is a problem of privacy, which is not practical.

  The present invention collects data useful for grasping the health and mental state of a cared person without causing discomfort to the cared person, while performing stress relief and health management of the cared person even in the absence of the carer It is an object of the present invention to provide a data processing system that uses an action request type man-machine interface that enables this.

  The data processing system according to claim 1, comprising a man-machine interface (1) and a server (100) for processing data sent from the man-machine interface. The man-machine interface includes an arithmetic processing unit (2), a speaker (13), and a detection means (10), and the arithmetic processing unit is a computer-readable program. Based on the above, the action requesting unit functions as a data collecting unit, and the action requesting unit emits a sound from a speaker in response to a request issued from the server at a predetermined time (step S2). Requesting a reaction indicating presence / absence to people around the man-machine interface (step S61) The data collection means detects the detection result of the detection means for detecting data obtained when there is a person around the man-machine interface in response to the reaction request and data obtained when there is no person. The presence / absence of a person is confirmed based on the data, and data determined according to each case of the presence or absence of the person is sent to the server (steps S63 and S64). It is characterized in that it receives data determined depending on the case where the person is present or not from the collecting means and performs corresponding processing (steps S13 to S28, S15).

  The data processing system according to claim 2 is the data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the action request means utters “reply” from a speaker, and the detection means If the data collection means detects a response from a person around you with the sound collection microphone, it will determine that there is a person and send data that means “answer” to the server to detect silence. In this case, it is determined that there is no person and data indicating "no reply" is sent to the server. When the server receives data when there is a person, the man-machine interface A health diagnosis process (steps S13 to S28) performed using a man-machine interface is performed on a person around the person.

  A data processing system according to claim 3, comprising a man-machine interface (1) and a server (100) for processing data sent from the man-machine interface. The man-machine interface includes an arithmetic processing unit (2), a speaker (13), and a detecting means (5), and the arithmetic processing unit has a timekeeping function. Based on a computer-readable program, the function requesting means and the data collecting means function, and the action requesting means emits a sound from a speaker at a predetermined time (step S118). A response indicating presence / absence is requested to the people around the interface (step S112). Based on the detection result of the detection means, the collecting means detects the data obtained when there is a person around the man-machine interface in response to the reaction request and the data obtained when there is no person. Is sent to the server (steps S115 and S117), and the server receives data from the data collection means. In response to the above data, the corresponding processing (step S7) is performed. When data is received when there is a person, a predetermined data processing (step S8) is executed. And

  The data processing system according to claim 4 is the data processing system according to claim 3, wherein the man-machine interface stores backup data indicating a history of data exchanged with the server. (4), wherein the detecting means is a rechargeable battery power source (5) paired with a charger, and the action requesting means is at a predetermined time interval at a predetermined time. The speaker utters “I want to go to sleep” a predetermined number of times, and the data collection means detects that it has been set in the charger while calling the predetermined number of times. Is detected, the backup data stored in the storage means is output to the data processing means (step S115), and it is not detected that the battery is set in the charger. When the server receives the backup data as data when there is a person, the data processing means reports that the battery cannot be charged (step S117). ) Is executed, and when the backup data is not received, a process of skipping the database process (step S7) is performed.

  The data processing system according to claim 5 is the data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the action requesting unit emits a sound from a speaker, whereby a man-machine interface is provided. It is a feature that requires a response indicating whether or not a person is around.

  A data processing system according to claim 6 is the data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the man-machine interface is a doll, a stuffed animal, a plant model, or It is a robot type.

  The data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 does not start data processing in response to an action from a person using a man-machine interface, for example, an action such as starting up the system, but is predetermined. At this time, it is confirmed whether or not there is a person around the interface, and if it is present or not, data obtained according to it can be sent to the data processing device. The data processing device performs data processing based on this new data, so that a person who has confirmed that he / she is around rather than waiting for a person who intends to operate to operate the man-machine interface. It is possible to perform aggressive data processing that requires an operation to be performed.

  The action-induced man-machine interface of the present invention does not react to an action from a person, but conversely, actively works on a person to request an action and collects necessary data in some cases. It is characterized by that. Also, when working on the person in order to obtain the necessary reaction, it is requested in a solicited tone rather than in a tone that is easy to agree, such as a command tone. In addition, when collecting data by the requested action, instead of requesting an action to directly collect data, change the expression and devise so that the required data can be collected as a result of the requested action To do.

  In addition, a form imitating animals and plants including humans and robots (dolls, stuffed animals, plant models, robots, etc.) is adopted as the interface form. Thereby, the psychological discomfort that the user is extracting data is reduced.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an action request type man-machine interface according to an embodiment and a care support system using the interface will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The care support system performs a health check of the care recipient and determination of a mental state, and notifies the care receiver's terminal of the health check result and mental state determination result of the care receiver. By employing the care support system, the caregiver can know the health status and mental status of the caregiver on that day before visiting the care recipient. As a result, the caregiver can perform care content and heart accumulation in advance, and the psychological burden can be greatly reduced.

  In the care support system, the care recipient is encouraged to maintain health. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to give the illusion that the care recipient is performing the action that should be performed every day for maintaining health with the interface instead of one person, and heal the loneliness of the care recipient.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a care support system. The Internet zone 50 is connected to a care management center server 100, a user's family terminal 200, and a contracted hospital terminal 300. The doll interface 1 has a built-in wireless communication device 9 and can exchange data with the wireless communication device 15. The wireless communication device 15 exchanges data with the server 100 and the like via the modem 16 and the Internet zone 50. The communication range between the wireless communication device 9 and the wireless communication device 15 included in the doll-shaped interface 1 is preferably as wide as possible. Specifically, it is preferable that communication is possible even when the care recipient is walking. Note that the doll interface 1 and the Internet zone 50 may be connected by a solid line depending on circumstances such as a noisy place.

  The abdomen of the doll-type interface 1 includes a battery power source (rechargeable battery) 5, a GPS 8 for confirming the position, and a wireless communication device 9. On the surface of the abdomen and the back, a temperature sensor 7 is provided that detects the ambient temperature of the surroundings and the body temperature when the doll-type interface 1 is held by a cared person. The temperature sensor 7 is provided at a position that is not hidden by clothes so that the temperature of the doll-type interface 1 can be detected in a state where the clothes are worn. Further, for example, a non-contact type sensor using infrared rays may be employed so that the temperature can be detected even if hidden by clothes. A sound collecting microphone 10 is provided at the ear. The palm is provided with a blood pressure / pulse sensor 11 for measuring blood pressure and pulse by the care recipient. The eyes are provided with a CCD camera 12. The mouth is provided with a speaker 13. The chest is provided with a clothing sensor 14 that detects a signal representing the color of the clothing transmitted from the clothing being worn and determines the color of the clothing from the detected signal.

  In the doll type interface 1, dedicated dressing clothes 20 to 25 having different colors are prepared. Clothing 20 is red, clothing 21 is green, clothing 22 is black, clothing 23 is blue, clothing 24 is yellow, and clothing 25 is white. The clothes 20 to 25 include transmitters 20a to 25a that transmit signals representing their colors, respectively. As will be described later, this configuration is used to take statistics of the mental state of the cared person at that time based on the color of the clothes worn by the cared person and to determine the mental state dedicated to the cared person.

  In the doll type interface 1, for example, a contactless bed type charger 6 using electromagnetic waves is prepared. Charging is performed by placing the doll-type interface 1 on the bed-type charger 6.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the doll-type interface 1. The doll-type interface 1 is composed of a central processing unit (CPU) 2, a ROM 3 for storing a program for requesting care recipients to respond to requests from the server 100, a RAM 4 used as a work area, a battery A power source (rechargeable battery) 5, a bed-type charger 6 that charges the battery power source 5 in a non-contact manner, a temperature sensor 7, a GPS 8, a wireless communication device 9, a sound collecting microphone 10, a CCD camera 12, a speaker 13, and a clothing sensor 14.

  The CPU 2 has a function of uttering a predetermined word / phrase (see the right column of “Table 1” described below) from the speaker 13 as necessary using a well-known synthetic voice technique. As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication device 9 exchanges data with the wireless communication device 15 connected to the Internet zone 50 via the modem 16. The wireless communication device 15 outputs the data received from the wireless communication device 9 of the doll interface 1 to the server 100 or the like via the Internet zone 50.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the server 100. The server 100 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 101 and a ROM 102 that stores a program for performing a health status diagnosis, mental status determination, and health maintenance of a care recipient using the doll-type interface 1. A RAM 103 used as an area, a keyboard 104 and a mouse 105 used for setting and the like, a display 106, and a hard disk for storing data of a cared person collected via the doll-type interface 1 (denoted as HD in the figure). 107 and a modem 108 for connecting to the Internet zone 50.

“Table 1” shown below is a list showing the contents of the call made by the doll interface 1 to the care recipient in response to various requests from the server 100. As shown, the doll-shaped interface 1 does not react to human actions as in the case of a conventional pet robot, but conversely, it actively works on people and pulls out the actions requested by the server 100. In some cases, it collects necessary data. Also, when making an appeal to the person, it is not required to agree with a tone that is easy to agree, such as a command tone (eg, “exercise”), but an invitation tone (eg, “take a walk”) To request. When collecting data, rather than requesting an action that is immediately associated with the collection of data (eg, requesting “please touch the blood pressure, pulse sensor 11”), data can be collected as a result. Requesting a specific action (requesting “hold the hand” with the blood pressure and pulse sensor 11, or an action that will result in touching that part (for example, request “please take care of me”)) Devise as follows.

  FIG. 4 is a main routine of processing executed by the server 100 of the care management center. First, as initial settings, the name of the caregiver (in the case of multiple caregivers) and the name of the cared person, the time setting for the health check, whether or not to take a walk to maintain health, and when taking a walk The start time and walk time (30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, etc.) are set (step S1). When the time of the health check comes due to the function of the internal timer (YES in step S2), a health check process is performed (step S3). The contents of the health check process will be described later.

  If it is not the time of the health check (NO in step S2), the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, health maintenance processing is executed. The contents of the health maintenance process will be described later.

  Further, when the server 100 receives a request for confirming the current status (YES in step S5), the current status confirmation process is executed (step S6). The contents of the current status confirmation process will be described later. If the current status confirmation request has not been received (NO in step S5), the process proceeds to step S7.

  When backup data is received from the doll interface 1 (YES in step S7), the received backup data is stored in a database (step S8), and then the process returns to step S2. If backup data has not been received (NO in step S7), the process returns to step S2.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the health check process (step S3 in FIG. 1). First, a health diagnosis mode setting request is made to the doll-shaped interface 1 (step S10). A request for confirming the safety of the care recipient is made to the doll interface 1 (step S11). When a report is received that the call to the cared person made by the doll interface 1 in response to the request has been received (YES in step S12), the cared person is nearby and wakes up. (Step S13). When a report indicating that there is no reply has been received (NO in step S12), if the number of calls is still less than n times (NO in step S14), the process returns to step S11 and a safety confirmation request is made again. I do. Here, when a report indicating that there is no reply again is received (NO in step S12), and when the number of calls is n-th (YES in step S14), there is some trouble for the care recipient. It judges that it has occurred, and issues a contact request to the caregiver to the doll interface 1 (step S15). Instead of this processing, the occurrence of a trouble may be notified directly to the terminal 200 of the care receiver's family connected via the Internet zone 50 or the terminal 300 of the partner hospital.

  As a result of the safety confirmation, if it is determined that the cared person is nearby and is waking up (YES in step S12, step S13), the current mental state determination request of the cared person is sent to the doll interface 1 Is performed (step S16). When data representing the color of clothes is sent from the doll-type interface 1 (YES in step S17), the cared person's mental state is determined based on the color of the sent clothes (step S19). The determination may be performed based on general statistical data, or may be performed based on individually collected data. In addition to different-colored clothes, select parts such as clothes and hats of various designs that can be attached to the doll-type interface 1 are prepared, and designs of selected parts selected by the care recipient, that is, clothes and hats. A more detailed mental state may be determined based on information on the shape, pattern, color, or combination thereof.

  If data representing the color of the clothes is not sent (NO in step S17), the process returns to step S16 up to the (n-1) th time and a request for dressing is made again (NO in step S18). If there is no response to the dressing request n times (YES in step S18), the dressing request is canceled and the process proceeds to the next step S20.

  A measurement request for the temperature of the cared person is made (step S20). In response to this, when data representing the body temperature of the cared person is sent from the doll interface 1 (YES in step S21), a health check based on the body temperature is performed (step S22). On the other hand, if data representing the temperature of the cared person has not been sent (NO in step S21), the process returns to step S20 and requests body temperature measurement again (NO in step S23) until the (n-1) th time. If there is no response to the body temperature measurement request n times (YES in step S23), the body temperature measurement request is canceled and the process proceeds to the next step S24.

  Next, a measurement request for the blood pressure and pulse of the care recipient is made (step S24). In response to this, if data representing blood pressure and pulse is sent from the doll interface 1 (YES in step S25), a health check based on the data is performed (step S26), and then the care information output process is performed. (Step S28).

  On the other hand, if data representing blood pressure and pulse is not sent (NO in step S25), the process returns to step S24 up to the (n-1) th time to make a blood pressure and pulse measurement request again (NO in step S27). If there is no response n times to the blood pressure and pulse measurement request (YES in step S27), the blood pressure and pulse measurement request is canceled and the process proceeds to the next care information output (step S28).

  In the care information output executed in step S28, in addition to the information that the cared person is near the doll interface 1, a psychoanalysis result (step S19), a health check result based on body temperature (step S22), and blood pressure and pulse Each result of the health check result based on the measured value (step S26) is recorded on the hard disk 107 and output to the caregiver's terminal 200. Next, the caregiver who visits the cared person can know the recent health condition and mental condition of the cared person based on the care information output to the terminal 200, and includes preparation of appropriate care contents (including heart-warming). )It can be performed. Thereby, the physical and psychological burden of the caregiver can be greatly reduced.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the health maintenance process (FIG. 4, step S4). First, a health maintenance mode setting request is made to the doll interface 1 (step S30). Next, an environmental temperature measurement request is made (step S31). On the other hand, when data representing the ambient temperature is sent from the doll interface 1 (YES in step S32), it is determined whether or not temperature adjustment is necessary. If it is determined that temperature adjustment is necessary (YES in step S33), the doll interface 1 is requested to adjust temperature (step S34). If data representing the ambient temperature is not sent (NO in step S32), or if it is determined that temperature adjustment is not necessary (NO in step S33), the process of step S34 is skipped.

  In the initial setting process (step S1 in FIG. 4) executed first by the server 100 in the main routine, when it is set to take a walk (YES in step S35), it waits for the start time of the walk. (YES in step S36), a request for a walk process is made to the doll interface 1 (step S37). If the setting of the walk has not been performed (NO in step S35), or if it is not the time of the walk (NO in step S36), the request for the walk process (step S37) is skipped and the process returns.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the current status confirmation process (FIG. 4, step S6) executed by the server 100 when the care receiver's current status request is issued from the user's family terminal 200 to the server 100. is there. First, a setting request for the current status confirmation mode is made to the doll interface 1 (step S40). A request for transmission of the current status confirmation data is made to the doll-shaped interface 1 (step S41). If current status confirmation data is received from the doll interface 1 in response to the request (YES in step S42), the received data is output to the user's family terminal 200 as data for current status confirmation (step S43). If the current status confirmation data has not been received (NO in step S42), the process ends and the process returns to the main routine.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a main routine of processing executed by the doll interface 1. When a health diagnosis mode setting request is received from the server 100 (YES in step S50), a health diagnosis mode process is executed (step S51). If the request has not been received (NO in step S50), step S51 is skipped. When a health maintenance mode setting request is received from the server 100 (YES in step S52), health maintenance mode processing is executed (step S53). If the request has not been received (NO in step S52), step S53 is skipped. When a current status confirmation mode setting request is received from the server 100 (YES in step S54), current status confirmation mode processing is executed (step S55). If the request has not been received (NO in step S54), step S55 is skipped. Finally, after executing battery charging and data backup processing (step S56), the process returns to the first step S50.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts of the health check mode process (FIG. 8, step S51). First, it waits for a safety confirmation request from the server 100 (NO in step S60). When a safety confirmation request is received (YES in step S60), “Reply to” is uttered from the speaker 13 (step S61). In addition, the name of the cared person set in the initial setting (FIG. 4, step S1) of the server 100 is entered in the “~ san” portion. The data of the name of the care recipient is stored in the hard disk 107 of the server 100 and the RAM 4 of the doll interface 1 at the time of the initial setting. When the voice of the cared person is picked up by the microphone 10 in response to the call from the doll-type interface 1 (YES in step S62), the server 100 is notified that there is a reply (step S63).

  On the other hand, if there is no reply (NO in step S62), a report of no reply is made (step S64). Here, when a request to contact the caregiver is issued from the server 200 (YES in step S65), "... What are you doing? Let's contact me" three times at 30 second intervals (Step S66). In addition, the name of the caregiver set in the initial setting (FIG. 4, step S1) of the server 100 is entered in the portion of “. The caregiver name data is stored in the hard disk 107 of the server 100 and the RAM 4 of the doll interface 1 at the time of the initial setting. What is necessary is just to change suitably the timing and frequency | count of the said utterance. After calling the cared person (step S66), the process proceeds to the return of FIG. 10, ends the health check mode process, and returns to the main routine. When the request for contacting the caregiver has not been issued (NO in step S65), the process returns to step S60 and waits for a safety confirmation request from the server 100.

  After responding that there is a reply from the care recipient in step S63, the system waits for a mental state determination request to be issued (NO in step S67). When a mental state determination request is made (YES in step S67), "Please dress" is uttered from the speaker (step S68). In response to the call, when the time required for changing the clothes of the cared person doll interface 1 has elapsed, a signal output from the transmitter (20a to 25a) of the clothes being worn is received ( Step S69). If a signal representing the color of clothes is received (YES in step S69), color data representing the color of the clothes is transmitted to the server 100 (step S70). Thereafter, the server 100 waits for a next request for body temperature measurement, which is the next request (NO in step S71).

  On the other hand, if the doll interface 1 is not dressed and does not receive a color signal (NO in step S69), a report of no response is made (step S72). Thereafter, when the request for body temperature measurement, which is the next request, has not been issued from the server 100 (NO in step S73), the process returns to step S67, and a request for determination of the mental condition is issued again from the server 100. Wait for.

  In step S71 or step S73, if a measurement request for the temperature of the care recipient is received from the server 100 (YES in step S71 or YES in step S73), the process proceeds to step S74 in FIG. Then, say “Catch it” from the speaker 13. When the cared person holds the doll interface 1 in response to the utterance, the temperature of the cared person is measured by the temperature sensor 7 provided on the abdomen of the interface 1. Here, when data representing the body temperature of the care recipient is received from the temperature sensor 7 (YES in step S75), the data representing the received body temperature is transmitted to the server 100 (step S76). Subsequently, the server 100 waits for a next request to measure blood pressure and pulse (NO in step S77).

  On the other hand, when temperature data is not transmitted from the temperature sensor 7 (NO in step S75), a report of no response is made (step S78). After this, if the server 100 has not issued a request for measuring blood pressure and pulse (NO in step S79), the process returns to step S71 in FIG. stand by.

  In step S77 or step S79, when a blood pressure / pulse measurement request is received from the server 100 (YES in step S77 or YES in step S79), the speaker 13 utters "hold the hand" (Step S80). When the cared person holds the hand of the doll interface 1 according to the utterance, the blood pressure and pulse of the cared person are measured by the blood pressure and pulse sensor 11 incorporated in the palm. When data representing blood pressure and pulse measurement values is received from the blood pressure and pulse sensor 11 (YES in step S81), data representing blood pressure and pulse measurement values is transmitted to the server 100 (step S82). The diagnosis mode process is terminated and the process returns to the main routine.

  On the other hand, if data representing the measured values of blood pressure and pulse is not sent from the blood pressure / pulse sensor 11 (NO in step S81), a report indicating no response is made (step S83). Thereafter, when the blood pressure and pulse measurement request is issued again from the server 100 (YES in step S84), the process returns to step S80. On the other hand, if the blood pressure and pulse measurement request is not issued again from the server 100 (NO in step S84), the health check mode process is terminated and the process returns to the main routine.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the health maintenance mode process (FIG. 8, step S53). The server 100 waits for an environmental temperature measurement request to be issued (NO in step S85). When the server 100 issues an environmental temperature measurement request (YES in step S85), the ambient temperature is measured by the temperature sensor 7 (step S86), and data representing the measured value is transmitted to the server 100 (step S87). . If the server 100 determines that the temperature adjustment is necessary and issues a request for temperature adjustment (YES in step S88), the speaker 13 “makes it cool from hot” according to the content of the request, or , "Say it warm because it is cold" (step S89). If the server 100 has not requested temperature adjustment (NO in step S88), the utterance process in step S89 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S90.

  In step S90, the server 100 waits for a request for a walk process from the server 100 (NO in step S90). When a request for a walk process is issued from the server 100 (YES in step S90), the speaker 13 utters “Take a walk” (step S91). Thereafter, when the ambient temperature measured by the temperature sensor 7 changes suddenly (more than a predetermined temperature within a predetermined time) (YES in step S92), it is determined that the user has gone out and walk time (30 minutes, 1 hour, The timer set at 2 hours or the like is activated (step S93), and waits until it is finished (NO in step S94). Here, when the timer has expired (YES in step S94), the speaker 13 utters "Let's go home" (step S95). Thereafter, when the ambient temperature measured by the temperature sensor 7 suddenly changes again (a predetermined temperature or more within a predetermined time) (YES in step S96), it is determined that the user has come home, and the health maintenance process is terminated. Return to the main routine.

  In addition, instead of the determination of going out and returning based on the ambient temperature change performed in the above step S92 and step S96, a signal that can be identified by the communication device 9 of the doll-type interface 1 on the door of the entrance, etc. When a transmitter that transmits a weak signal that reaches only a radius of about 1 to 1.5 m is provided, and the communication device 9 receives a signal from the transmitter, the cared person with the doll-shaped interface 1 takes the entrance You may employ | adopt the structure which judges that it passed the door.

  On the other hand, in the above-described step S91, even if the voice “taken for a walk” is uttered, a sudden temperature change in the surroundings is not detected, and it is not possible to confirm going out of the doll interface 1 (NO in step S92). Until the (n-1) th time (NO in step S97), the process returns to step S91, and the voice is "taken for a walk" again. When the state where the user cannot confirm going out continues for n times (YES in step S97), the health maintenance process is terminated and the process returns to the main routine.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the current status confirmation mode process (FIG. 8, step S55). The server 100 waits for the current status confirmation data to be requested (step S100). When the current status confirmation data is requested from the server 100 (YES in step S100), the current position of the doll interface 1 is confirmed by the GPS 8 provided on the abdomen of the doll interface 1, and data representing the specified position is sent to the server 100. Transmit (step S101). The image around the doll interface 1 is taken by the CCD camera 12 provided in the eye, and the data of the taken image is transmitted to the server 100 (step S102). A surrounding sound is picked up by the sound collecting microphone 10 provided at the ear of the doll interface 1 and the sound collecting data is transmitted to the server 100 (step S103). Further, the speaker 13 is uttered "What are you doing now" (step S104). The sound returned from the care recipient in response to the call is picked up by the sound pickup microphone 10 and the sound pickup data is transmitted to the server 100 (step S105), the current confirmation mode process is terminated, and the process returns to the main routine.

  Note that the current status confirmation mode process also has a problem of the care recipient's privacy. For example, a switch for confirming whether or not the process (steps S101 to S105) can be performed by the care receiver is provided in the doll interface 1. You may employ | adopt the structure performed only when permission is received from a care receiver before each process execution.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart of battery charging and data backup (FIG. 8, step S56). The process is not performed in response to a request from the server 100, but is executed under the control of the doll interface 1 itself. First, the remaining amount of the battery power source 5 provided in the abdomen of the doll interface 1 is checked (step S110). If the remaining amount of the battery power source 5 is less than or equal to the predetermined reference value (YES in step S111), the speaker 13 is uttered "I want to sleep again" (step S112). When the cared person places the doll-type interface 1 on the bet-type charger 6 (YES in step S113), charging is started (step S114), and data of the server 100 since the previous charging is performed. Backup data indicating the exchange history is transmitted to the server 100 (step S115).

  In spite of the above call, the doll interface 1 is not placed on the bed charger 6 (NO in step S113), and in the case of the n-1th time (NO in step S116). ), The process returns to step S112, and the speaker 13 is again uttered "I want to sleep again". If it is not placed on the bet-type charger 6 in spite of the above call n times, the server 100 is informed that the battery cannot be charged (step S117), and the process is performed. End and return to the main routine.

  Even if the remaining amount of the battery power supply 5 is sufficient (NO in step S111), if it is the preset bedtime of the cared person (YES in step S118), the process proceeds to step S112 and the speaker 13 is connected. Say “I want to sleep again”. If the remaining amount of the battery power supply 5 is sufficient and it is not yet the bedtime of the care recipient (NO in step S111, NO in step S118), the process ends and the process returns to the main routine.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a care support system. It is a figure which shows the structure of a doll-type interface. It is a figure which shows the structure of a server. It is a figure which shows the main routine of the process which a server performs. It is a flowchart of the health check process which a server performs. It is a flowchart of the health maintenance process which a server performs. It is a flowchart of the present condition confirmation process which a server performs. It is a figure which shows the main routine of the process which a doll-type interface performs. It is a flowchart of the medical examination mode process which a doll type interface performs. It is a flowchart of the medical examination mode process which a doll type interface performs. It is a flowchart of the health maintenance mode process which a doll type interface performs. It is a flowchart of the present condition confirmation mode process which a doll-type interface performs. It is a flowchart of the battery charge and the data backup process which a doll type interface performs.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Doll-shaped interface, 7 Temperature sensor, 8 GPS, 9 Communication device, 10 sound collection microphone, 11 Blood pressure and pulse sensor, 12 CCD camera, 13 Speaker, 14 Clothes sensor, 20-25 Change of clothes, 50 Internet zone, 100 Server, 200 User's family terminal, 300 hospital terminal.

Claims (6)

A data processing system including a man-machine interface (1) and a server (100) for processing data sent from the man-machine interface,
The man-machine interface includes an arithmetic processing unit (2), a speaker (13), and detection means (10).
The arithmetic processing unit functions as an action request unit and a data collection unit based on a computer-readable program,
In response to a request issued from the server at a predetermined time (step S2), the action request means requests a reaction indicating presence / absence to a person around the man-machine interface by emitting a sound from the speaker. (Step S61)
The data collection means is based on the detection result of the detection means for detecting data obtained when there is a person around the man-machine interface and data obtained when there is no person in response to the reaction request. The presence or absence of a person is confirmed, and data determined according to each case of the presence or absence of a person is sent to the server (steps S63 and S64).
The server receives data determined according to each case of the case where the person is present or not from the data collecting means and performs corresponding processing (steps S13 to S28, S15).
A data processing system characterized by that. The action request means utters “Reply” from the speaker,
The detection means is a sound collection microphone,
If the data collection means detects a reply from a person around you with a sound collecting microphone, it determines that there is a person, sends data that means “answered” to the server, and if it detects silence , It is determined that there is no person, and data that means “no reply” is sent to the server,
When the server receives data when there is a person, it executes a health check process (steps S13 to S28) performed on the person around the man-machine interface using the man-machine interface. To
The data processing system according to claim 1. A data processing system including a man-machine interface (1) and a server (100) for processing data sent from the man-machine interface,
The man-machine interface includes an arithmetic processing unit (2), a speaker (13), and detection means (5).
The arithmetic processing unit has a timekeeping function, and functions as an action request unit and a data collection unit based on a computer-readable program.
The action request means requests a reaction indicating presence / absence to a person around the man-machine interface by emitting a sound from a speaker at a predetermined time (step S118) (step S112).
The data collection means is based on the detection result of the detection means for detecting data obtained when there is a person around the man-machine interface and data obtained when there is no person in response to the reaction request. The presence or absence of a person is confirmed, and data determined according to each case of the presence or absence of a person is sent to the server (steps S115 and S117).
When the server receives the data from the data collection means and performs a corresponding process (step S7), and receives data when there is a person, a predetermined data process (step Execute S8),
A data processing system characterized by that. The man-machine interface has storage means (4) for storing backup data indicating a history of data exchanged with the server;
The detection means is a rechargeable battery power source (5) paired with a charger,
The action request means utters "I want to sleep again" from a speaker at a predetermined time at a predetermined time interval and a predetermined number of times.
When the detecting means detects that the data collecting means is set in the charger while performing the predetermined number of calls, the data processing means stores the backup data stored in the storage means. (Step S115), when it is not detected that the battery is set in the charger, the data processor is notified that charging is not possible (step S117).
When the server receives the backup data as data when there is a person, the database processing (step S8) is executed, and when the backup data is not received, the database processing is skipped (step S8). Step S7) is performed.
The data processing system according to claim 3. The action request means requests a reaction indicating whether or not a person around the man-machine interface is uttered by a speaker.
The data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The form of the man-machine interface is a doll, a stuffed animal, a plant model, or a robot type.
The data processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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