JP2016071721A - Genetic testing result presentation device, avatar image generation device, and genetic testing result presentation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To present a user a genetic testing result in a sensuously intelligible mode and to enhance consciousness on user's health by viewing the testing result.SOLUTION: An information management server (10) which is a genetic testing result presentation system for presenting a target user a genetic testing result of the target user includes: referring to the target user's diathesis information determined according to the genetic testing result of the target user; and generating an avatar image of the target user in a form corresponding to the target user's diathesis information and showing the target user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a genetic test result presentation apparatus and a genetic test result presentation method for presenting a genetic test result of a target user to the target user, and an avatar image generation apparatus that generates an avatar image of the target user.

  In recent years, services that handle information related to people's health have been actively developed against the background of increasing awareness of people's health.

  For example, Non-Patent Document 1 describes a service having a function of managing a health checkup or a checkup result of a medical checkup on a WEB site. On the WEB site described in Non-Patent Document 1, an avatar indicating the user's health status is displayed based on information such as BMI included in the test result, and indicates a disease with a high health risk based on the test result. An icon is displayed.

  On the other hand, there is a demand to know not the current health condition of the user as indicated by the test result in Non-Patent Document 1, but the constitution born by the user. Therefore, a technique for presenting a user's genetic test result has been developed. For example, Non-Patent Document 2 describes that a user's onset risk related to a certain disease calculated from a user's genetic test result is displayed together with a bar-shaped template.

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  However, the conventional technique such as Non-Patent Document 2 does not present the genetic test result in a manner that the user can easily understand. Also, browsing the test results does not improve the user's awareness of maintaining health.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and presents genetic test results in a manner that is easy for the user to understand sensuously, and improves the user's health awareness by browsing the test results. The main purpose is to provide technology for this purpose.

  In order to solve the above problems, a genetic test result presentation device according to an aspect of the present invention is a genetic test result presentation device that presents a genetic test result of a target user to the target user, the gene of the target user Avatar image generation means for generating the avatar image of the target user having a form corresponding to the target user's constitution information with reference to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the examination result, and the avatar image generation And avatar image presenting means for presenting the avatar image of the target user generated by the means to the target user.

  According to said structure, a genetic test result presentation apparatus presents a target user with the avatar image which has a form according to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result. In this way, by presenting the genetic test result of the target user to the user by an avatar image having a form according to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result, not just a numerical value or a graph, By presenting the genetic test result in a manner that the user can easily understand sensuously and browsing the test result, the user's health awareness can be improved.

  In the genetic test result presentation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the avatar image generation means further refers to at least one attribute information selected from the group consisting of the age, sex, weight and height of the target user, The avatar image of the target user having a form according to the constitutional information and attribute information of the target user may be generated.

  According to said structure, the avatar image which has a form according to the at least 1 attribute information selected from the group which consists of age, sex, weight, and height of a target user can be produced | generated. Accordingly, it is possible to generate an avatar image that easily shows the genetic test result sensuously and can easily understand that it is the target user's avatar. Thereby, the impression of the test result which an avatar and the said avatar show can be strengthened, and a user's health consciousness can be improved more.

  The genetic test result presentation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a correction accepting unit that receives an input of a correction instruction from the target user for the avatar image of the target user presented by the avatar image presenting unit, and the avatar The image generating means generates a second avatar image of the target user reflecting the correction instruction from the target user received by the correction receiving means, and the avatar image presenting means is generated by the avatar image generating means. The second avatar image of the target user may be presented to the target user.

  According to said structure, individuality is given to an avatar image of a target user by enabling a target user to correct the avatar image which has a form according to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result. be able to. In addition, in the process where the target user modifies the avatar image so that it is closer to the current person, for example, the person's genetic constitution that he / she has a fat constitution but is currently fat And you can notice the difference with your current self. Thereby, an opportunity such as a review of lifestyle can be given to the target user.

  In the genetic test result presentation device according to an aspect of the present invention, the avatar image generation means randomly determines a part of morphological elements characterizing the avatar image when generating the avatar image of the target user. It may be a thing.

  According to said structure, individuality can be given to a target user's avatar image by having randomly determined among the morphological elements which characterize an avatar image. Thereby, the impression of the test result which an avatar and the said avatar show can be strengthened, and a user's health consciousness can be improved more.

  The genetic test result presentation device according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a plan receiving unit that receives an input of the target user's action plan, and the avatar image generating unit is configured to receive the target user's behavior received by the plan receiving unit. With reference to the plan, a third avatar image of the target user reflecting the change according to the action plan is generated, and the avatar image presenting unit is configured to generate a third avatar image of the target user generated by the avatar image generating unit. The three avatar images may be presented to the target user.

  According to said structure, since the avatar image which reflected the change according to action plan can be shown with respect to an object user, an object user can understand the effect of the said action plan sensuously. it can.

  The genetic test result presentation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a calculation unit that calculates the constitution information of the target user from the genetic test result of the target user.

  According to the above configuration, since the genetic test result presentation device can calculate the constitution information of the target user from the genetic test result of the target user, an avatar image having a form corresponding to the constitution information of the target user can be easily obtained. Can be generated.

  In the genetic test result presentation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the constitution information of the target user may include root information indicating the ancestor of the target user.

  According to said structure, the avatar image which has a form according to the root information which shows an ancestor of a target user can be produced | generated easily. Accordingly, it is possible to generate an avatar image that easily shows the genetic test result sensuously and can easily understand that it is the target user's avatar. Thereby, the impression of the test result which an avatar and the said avatar show can be strengthened, and a user's health consciousness can be improved more.

  In the genetic test result presentation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the constitutional information of the target user includes a plurality of items, and the avatar image generation means is associated with one or more items of the constitutional information of the target user. The material image or parameter may be extracted, and the avatar image of the target user may be generated with reference to the extracted material image or parameter.

  According to said structure, the avatar image which has a form according to the object user's constitutional information can be produced | generated easily.

  In the avatar image generation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the target having a form according to the constitution information of the target user with reference to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result of the target user An avatar image generating means for generating a user avatar image is provided.

  According to said structure, an avatar image generation apparatus produces | generates the avatar image which has a form according to the subject user's constitutional information determined according to the genetic test result. In this way, it is possible to generate an avatar image that shows the genetic test result in a manner that the user can easily understand sensuously.

  A genetic test result presentation method according to an aspect of the present invention is a genetic test result presentation method for presenting a genetic test result of a target user to the target user, wherein the genetic test result presentation method is determined according to the genetic test result of the target user An avatar image generation step for generating an avatar image of the target user having a form corresponding to the target user's constitution information with reference to the constitution information of the target user, and the avatar of the target user generated in the avatar image generation step And an avatar image presenting step of presenting the image to the target user.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect equivalent to the genetic test result presentation apparatus which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention.

  The information management server according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the information management server is realized by a computer by causing the computer to operate as each unit included in the information management server. An information management server program and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, the genetic test result of the target user is presented to the user by an avatar image having a form corresponding to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result. Can be presented in a manner that is easy for the user to understand sensuously, and the inspection result can be viewed to improve the user's awareness of health.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information management server and user terminal which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a mimetic diagram showing the composition of the health care system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the avatar image which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the display screen production | generation process in the information management server and user terminal which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a table | surface which shows an example of the genetic test result-constitution information correspondence information in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a table | surface which shows an example of the avatar production | generation information in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a table | surface which shows the example of the modeling material and parameter corresponding to the user in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen produced | generated by the information management server based on one Embodiment of this invention, and displayed on a user terminal.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. However, the configuration described in the following embodiments is merely an illustrative example, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to that unless otherwise specified.

[Health management system]
First, the configuration of the health management system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of the health management system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the health management system 1 includes an information management server (genetic test result presentation device, avatar image generation device) 10, a health information DB (database) 20, a user terminal 30, and a test device 40. It is configured.

  In the health management system 1 according to the present embodiment, a user who owns the user terminal 30 receives a subject sample (for example, a body fluid such as saliva or blood, or a tissue such as an oral mucosa) that includes his / her gene in a predetermined organization. Send to. The predetermined organization may be, for example, a hospital, a research facility capable of analyzing genes, or an organization that provides services by the information management server 10. The predetermined organization analyzes the user's gene from the subject sample sent from the user, and stores the analysis result in the health information DB 20.

  In addition, the user can check the analysis result of his / her gene or information on health based on the analysis result of his / her gene by accessing the information management server 10 using the user terminal 30. .

(Information management server)
The information management server 10 refers to the user's constitution information determined according to the user's genetic test result for each user terminal 30 owned by each user, and corresponds to the user's constitution information. An avatar image of the user having a form is generated and presented to the user. A specific configuration of the information management server 10 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

  In addition, in this specification, a form refers to the concept which includes a shape and a color, and may be called an external appearance.

  Also, to present an avatar image refers to a state in which the user can confirm the avatar image, for example, to display a display screen including the avatar image on the user terminal 30.

(Health Information DB)
The health information DB 20 stores information related to health. The health information stored in the health information DB 20 includes (1) information about the user and (2) other information as described below.

The information about the user includes, for example, the following information.
-User ID: Unique identifier assigned to each user-Basic user information: information indicating the characteristics of each user such as name, age, gender, height, weight, etc.-constitution information: determined according to the user's genetic test results Information related to the user's constitution, genetic test result information: information related to the user's genetic test result, avatar correction information: information related to the correction made by the user on his / her avatar image Information indicating the risk of onset (onset risk). The onset risk is calculated by referring to the genetic test result of the user.
・ Health diagnosis information: Information related to medical checkups and medical treatments received by users at hospitals, etc. ・ Prescription information: Information related to prescriptions received by users at hospitals and pharmacies, etc. Obtained.

  Further, the genetic test result information includes the detection result of each genetic marker (for example, SNP) of the user.

  The constitution information is information indicating a constitution based on a user's genetic test result, which includes a plurality of items shown in the table of FIG. 5, for example. Note that the table in FIG. 5 is merely an example, and the constitutional information items used in the present invention are not limited to those shown in FIG.

  Details of the avatar correction information will be described later.

  The onset risk is expressed as a relative value of the average incidence of the disease of the user when the average incidence of the disease is 1, based on statistics and paper data, for example. Alternatively, it may be indicated by a value obtained by evaluating a user's possibility of developing a disease in 10 stages, and is not particularly limited.

  In addition, for example, the health diagnosis information and the prescription information may be acquired via the network by the information management server 10 through information input from an application executed on the user terminal 30 or a web browser. Further, the exercise related information may be acquired via a network from, for example, a health device used by the user.

  Information about the user (excluding the user ID) and information about the health of the user are stored in association with the corresponding user ID.

The other information includes the following information, for example.
・ Modeling material group: Modeling material group that composes avatar image ・ Genetic test result-constitution information correspondence information:
・ Avatar generation information:
・ Action plan-Avatar change support information:
・ Factor-disease correlation information: Information indicating the correlation between the factor and the disease ・ Statistical information: Statistical information on the disease and the factor ・ Factor-related information: The nature of the factor, its influence on health, advice Information / Disease-related information: Information on the nature of the disease The modeling material group is recorded for the head, eyes, nose, mouth, hairstyle, body, accessories, etc., although not limited to this.

  Moreover, the genetic test result-constitution information correspondence information is, for example, table information as shown in FIG. 5, and indicates the correspondence between each genetic marker (for example, SNP) included in the genetic test result and the corresponding constitution information. Information. In the example shown in FIG. 5, variations of A to C are set for each item, and these correspond to the types of corresponding gene markers (SNP) (for example, NN type, NR type, and RR type). . Therefore, a user's constitution information can be determined according to the genetic test result of the user.

  In addition, the avatar generation information is, for example, table information as illustrated in FIG. 6, and is information indicating a correspondence relationship between the modeling material (material image) or parameter and the constitutional information or attribute information. The attribute information is, for example, the BMI value, age, height, and the like of the target user, and is information indicating the state of the target user that is different from the constitution information determined according to the genetic test result. There are also items for which modeling materials or parameters are randomly determined, such as clothes color and hair color.

  The action plan-avatar change correspondence information is information indicating a correspondence relationship between the action plan and information on how to change the avatar image according to the action plan.

  In the present embodiment, the disease-related factor includes at least one of a risk factor that can cause the disease and a preventive factor that can prevent the disease. Examples of risk factors include smoking, obesity, and lifestyle-related diseases, and examples of preventive factors include exercise and sleep. However, these specific examples also do not limit the present embodiment. Absent.

  Further, the statistical information includes frequency data indicating the ratio of a specific base sequence existing on the genomic DNA for each genotype. Note that a graph showing the statistical distribution of the onset risk regarding a certain disease is created with reference to the frequency data.

  In addition, the information regarding a user and the information contained in related information are not limited to the above-mentioned information. For example, in addition to the information described above, the related information may include detailed information on at least one of a factor and a disease, a message for a user including the factor, or a disease. Advice regarding may be included.

(User terminal)
The user terminal 30 displays a display screen provided from the information management server 10. Note that examples of the user terminal 30 include a PC (personal computer), a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal, but the present embodiment is not limited to these. A specific configuration of the user terminal 30 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

(Inspection equipment)
The inspection device 40 is a device installed in a predetermined organization to which a user's subject sample is sent, and is a device that analyzes a user's gene from the sent subject sample. In addition, since the conventional apparatus can be used about the inspection apparatus 40, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  The inspection device 40 stores the analysis result of the user's gene in the health information DB 20 as one of the above-described user basic information. Moreover, in this embodiment, the test | inspection apparatus 40 calculates the onset risk of each disease of this user based on the analysis result of a user's gene, and uses the calculated onset risk as health onset DB20 as the onset risk information of this user. Store.

  The inspection device 40 may directly detect a gene marker (for example, SNP) included in the user's gene, or reads the sequence data of the user's gene and detects the gene marker from the sequence data. There may be. And the test | inspection apparatus 40 calculates the onset risk of each disease of a user with reference to the relevant information of the detected gene marker and various diseases. Relevance information between genetic markers and various diseases can be created in advance based on various research paper information, for example.

  In addition, although the structure which calculates the onset risk of each user's disease in the test | inspection apparatus 40 was mentioned as an example and demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this. For example, the information management server 10 refers to the analysis result of the health information stored in the health information DB 20, calculates the risk of developing each disease of the user from the analysis result of the user's gene, and stores it in the health information DB 20. A configuration can also be adopted. Further, the information management server 10 may detect a gene marker from the sequence data of the user's gene.

[Configuration of information management server and user terminal]
Next, the configuration of the information management server 10 and the user terminal 30 included in the health management system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating configurations and functions of the information management server 10 and the user terminal 30 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, only the information management server 10, the health information DB 20, and the user terminal 30 included in the health management system 1 are illustrated for simplifying the description, and other configurations are omitted.

(Configuration of information management server)
As shown in FIG. 1, the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit (correction receiving unit, plan receiving unit) 101 and a control unit 110, and the control unit 110 calculates constitution information. Functions as a unit (calculation unit) 102, an avatar image generation unit (avatar image generation unit) 103, and a display screen generation unit (avatar image presentation unit) 104.

  The communication unit 101 is an interface that performs wireless communication with the user terminal 30 via a network. The communication unit 101 receives a user ID transmitted from the user terminal 30. The communication unit 101 supplies the received user ID to the constitution information calculation unit 102 of the control unit 110.

  Further, when receiving the genetic test result presentation instruction transmitted from the user terminal 30, the communication unit 101 supplies the received genetic test result presentation instruction to the constitution information calculation unit 102. Here, the genetic test result presentation instruction refers to a user instruction to present information regarding the genetic test result input from the user via the operation unit 304 of the user terminal 30.

  The communication unit 101 also receives a correction start instruction, a correction instruction, and action plan information transmitted from the user terminal 30.

  The constitution information calculation unit 102 accesses the health information DB 20 and calculates the constitution information of the target user. The avatar image generation unit 103 refers to the constitution information calculated by the constitution information calculation unit 102 and generates an avatar image of the target user.

  The display screen generation unit 104 generates a display screen for distribution to the user terminal 30. Here, generating the display screen includes generating display screen data (for example, data in HTML format, data in XML format, etc.) that is referred to in order to display the display screen on the user terminal 30. The display screen generation unit 104 generates a display screen including the avatar image generated by the avatar image generation unit 103.

(User terminal configuration)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the user terminal 30 includes a communication unit 301, a control unit 302, a display unit 303, and an operation unit 304.

  The communication unit 301 is an interface that performs wireless communication with the information management server 10 via a network. The communication unit 301 receives display screen data to be displayed on the user terminal 30 from the communication unit 101 of the information management server 10. For example, the display screen data received in the HTML format is displayed on the browser of the user terminal 30 or the like.

  The operation unit 304 receives a user operation on the user terminal 30. For example, the operation unit 304 receives an input of a user ID indicating a user who owns the user terminal 30, a genetic test result presentation instruction, and the like. Further, the operation unit 304 selects a user operation for focusing on any object on the display screen (this is performed by, for example, superimposing the cursor on the object), and selects any object on the display screen. User operation (this is done, for example, by pressing a button after the object is focused).

  The control unit 302 controls each unit included in the user terminal 30 in an integrated manner. In addition, the control unit 302 controls the display unit 303 to display the display screen data received by the communication unit 301. Furthermore, the control unit 302 controls the communication unit 301 to transmit the user ID, the genetic test result presentation instruction, and the like input by operating the operation unit 304 to the information management server 10.

[Display screen generation processing]
Next, the flow of the display screen generation process in the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing in the information management server 10 and the user terminal 30 when display screen generation processing is executed in the information management server 10 according to the present embodiment.

(Step S100)
First, the communication unit 301 of the user terminal 30 notifies the communication unit 101 of the information management server 10 of a genetic test result presentation instruction that instructs to present a user ID and constitution information. The communication unit 101 of the information management server 10 acquires the genetic test result presentation instruction.

  Note that the genetic test result presentation instruction is performed by, for example, selecting (specifying) the constitution information by operating the operation unit 304 on the display screen related to various types of information generated based on the genetic test result on the user terminal 30. It may be made, may be made by selecting a UI (User Interface) for displaying constitution information, and is not particularly limited. Hereinafter, the user corresponding to the user ID specified in the above-described genetic test result presentation instruction is referred to as “target user”.

(Step S101)
The constitution information calculation unit 102 of the information management server 10 accesses the health information DB 20 in accordance with the genetic test result presentation instruction acquired in step S100, and calculates the constitution information of the target user.

  Specifically, in one example, the constitution information calculation unit 102, from the health information DB 20, as shown in FIG. 5, genetic test result-constitution information correspondence information indicating correspondence between the genetic test result and each item of constitution information, Then, the genetic test result of the target user is obtained, and the constitution information of the target user is calculated from the genetic test result of the target user with reference to the genetic test result-constitution information correspondence information. The constitution information calculation unit 102 provides the calculated constitution information to the avatar image generation unit 103.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the genetic test result-constitution information correspondence information shows the correspondence between gene markers (SNPs) and each item of constitution information. For example, if the type of SNP 1 is A, it can be calculated that the item of the constitution information “weight (constitution)” is “easy to become heavy”.

  As described above, since the information management server 10 includes the constitution information calculation unit 102, the constitution information calculation unit 102 calculates the constitution information of the target user from the genetic test result of the target user, and the avatar image generation unit 103. Can be provided. Thereby, the information management server 10 can easily generate an avatar image having a form according to the constitution information of the target user with reference to the calculated constitution information, as will be described later.

  Note that the constitution information calculation unit 102 may calculate the constitution information of the target user every time a genetic test result presentation instruction is obtained from the same target user, but once the constitution information of the target user is calculated. Sometimes, the constitution information of the target user is stored in the health information DB 20, and after that, when the genetic test result presentation instruction is acquired from the same target user, the constitution information of the target user is extracted from the health information DB 20 You may make it do. In addition, an apparatus different from the information management server 10 may calculate the constitution information of each user in advance by referring to the genetic test result of each user and store it in the health information DB 20.

(Step S102)
The avatar image generation unit 103 refers to the constitution information provided from the constitution information calculation unit 102 and the attribute information (age, gender, height, weight, etc.) of the target user extracted from the health information DB 20, and the constitution information of the target user and An avatar image of the target user having a form corresponding to the attribute information is generated. The attribute information is extracted from basic user information in the health information DB 20, for example.

  More specifically, in one example, the avatar image generation unit 103 uses table information indicating correspondence between modeling material (material image) or parameters and constitutional information or attribute information as illustrated in FIG. 6 from the health information DB 20. A certain avatar generation information is acquired, and modeling material and parameters associated with the constitutional information and attribute information of the target user are extracted from the avatar generation information.

  First, an example in the case of extracting modeling material or parameters associated with constitution information will be described. For example, when the “roots information” of the target user is “Jomon type”, the avatar image generation unit 103 extracts “default outline (Jomon type)” as the modeling material of the head outline, and health information From the modeling material group stored in the DB 20, a “default contour (Jomon)” modeling material corresponding to the sex of the target user is acquired. When the target user's “skin dullness” is “high skin reflectivity and skin is difficult to dull”, the avatar image generation unit 103 uses “skin color” as a “glossiness” parameter. Extract parameters with high gloss.

  Next, an example of extracting modeling material or parameters associated with attribute information will be described. For example, when the “age” of the target user is higher than a predetermined age, the avatar image generation unit 103 uses a modeling material with “darker lines representing age, wrinkles around the eyes” as a modeling material for “wrinkles”. From the modeling material group that is extracted and stored in the health information DB 20, a modeling material having “dark legal lines representing age, wrinkles around the eyes” is acquired. In addition, the avatar image generation unit 103 determines the “length” parameter of the “body” according to the “height” of the target user.

  Also, some modeling materials or parameters may be determined randomly. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a parameter indicating “clothing color” may be determined at random. Thereby, individuality can be given to a target user's avatar image.

  It should be noted that there is no particular limitation on which part of the modeling material or parameter is determined based on the constitutional information or attribute information or randomly, and all modeling materials or parameters are extracted based on the item of constitutional information. Also good.

  The avatar image generation unit 103 generates an avatar image using the modeling material and parameters extracted as described above. Examples of avatar images generated by the avatar image generation unit 103 are shown in FIGS. For example, when the modeling material and parameters extracted by the avatar image generation unit 103 are those shown to the user 1 in FIG. 7, an avatar image as shown in FIG. 3A is generated. For example, when the modeling material and parameters extracted by the avatar image generation unit 103 are those shown to the user 2 in FIG. 7, an avatar image as shown in FIG. 3B is generated.

  As described above, the avatar image generation unit 103 can generate an avatar image having a form according to the constitutional information of the target user. Then, the avatar image generation unit 103 provides the generated avatar image to the display screen generation unit 104.

  The avatar image generation unit 103 further refers to at least one attribute information selected from the group consisting of the age, sex, weight, and height of the target user, and has a form according to the constitution information and attribute information of the target user. By generating the avatar image of the target user having, the information management server 10 shows the genetic test result in an easy-to-understand manner and easily understands that it is the target user's avatar. Can be generated and presented to the user.

  In addition, when the avatar image generation unit 103 generates the avatar image of the target user, the item of the constitutional information to be referred to is not particularly limited. For example, “roots information” is included in the genetic test result, and the avatar image generation unit By generating an avatar image by referring to the “root information” 103, an avatar image having a form corresponding to the root information indicating the ancestor of the target user can be easily generated. Thereby, the information management server 10 can generate an avatar image that makes it easy to understand the result of the genetic test in a sensuous manner and easily understands that it is the avatar of the target user.

  In addition, when the avatar image generation unit 103 generates the avatar image of the target user, the avatar image of the target user is given personality by randomly determining some of the morphological elements that characterize the avatar image. Can do.

  By the above, the impression of the test result which an avatar and the said avatar show can be strengthened, and the user's health consciousness can be improved more.

(Step S103)
The display screen generation unit 104 generates a display screen including the avatar image provided from the avatar image generation unit 103. An example of the display screen generated by the display screen generation unit 104 is shown in FIG. The display screen 40 shown in FIG. 8 includes an avatar image 400 and text 401 indicating the constitutional information of the target user. The information management server 10 distributes the display screen generated by the display screen generation unit 104 to the user terminal 30 via the communication unit 101. The control unit 302 of the user terminal 30 causes the display unit 303 to display the display screen acquired from the information management server 10 via the communication unit 301.

  Thus, the information management server 10 functioning as a genetic test result presentation device that presents the genetic test result of the target user to the target user refers to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result of the target user. The avatar image generation unit 103 that generates the avatar image of the target user having a form according to the constitutional information of the target user, and the display screen that presents the avatar image of the target user generated by the avatar image generation unit 103 to the target user By providing the generation unit 104, an avatar image having a form according to the constitutional information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result can be presented to the target user. As described above, the information management server 10 uses the avatar image having the form corresponding to the constitutional information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result instead of the simple numerical value or the graph as the target user's genetic test result. By presenting the test results, it is possible to improve the user's health awareness by presenting the genetic test results in a manner that is easy for the user to understand sensuously and browsing the test results.

(Step S104)
As shown in FIG. 8, on the display screen 40 generated by the display screen generating unit 104 and displayed on the display unit 303 of the user terminal 30, a correction start instruction for starting correction of an arbitrary member is given to the information management server 10. A UI 410 for transmitting is arranged. The UI 410 includes a drop box 411 and a button 412. When the target user selects a part of the avatar image to be corrected using the drop box 411 and presses the button 412, the communication unit 301 manages the correction start instruction for specifying the part of the avatar image to be corrected. The data is transmitted to the communication unit 101 of the server 10.

(Step S105)
Upon receiving the correction start instruction, the communication unit 101 provides the correction start instruction to the display screen generation unit 104. The display screen generation unit 104 generates a selection screen for receiving an input of a correction instruction from the target user for the part of the avatar image specified by the correction start instruction. The selection screen may include, for example, an image showing a list of modeling materials or parameters of the part of the avatar image specified by the correction start instruction. Then, the communication unit 101 distributes the selection screen generated by the display screen generation unit 104 to the user terminal 30.

(Step S106)
When the target user selects a desired modeling material or parameter from the selection screen distributed to the user terminal 30, the communication unit 301 issues a correction instruction for specifying the modeling material or parameter selected by the coping user to the information management server 10. To the communication unit 101.

(Step S107)
Upon receiving the correction instruction, the communication unit 101 provides the avatar image generation unit 103 with a correction start instruction and a correction instruction. The avatar image generation unit 103 generates a modified avatar image (second avatar image) in which the modeling material or parameter of the part of the avatar image specified by the correction start instruction is changed to the modeling material or parameter specified by the correction instruction, A corrected avatar image is provided to the display screen generation unit 104. In addition, the avatar image generation unit 103 uses the correction content of the avatar image (the modeling material or parameter of the part of the avatar image specified by the correction start instruction and the modeling material or parameter specified by the correction instruction) as health information as avatar correction information. Store in the information DB 20.

(Step S108)
The display screen generation unit 104 generates a display screen including the modified avatar image provided from the avatar image generation unit 103. The display screen may be, for example, a screen in which a modified avatar image is arranged instead of the avatar image 400 in the display screen 40 shown in FIG. Similar to step S <b> 103, the display screen is distributed to the user terminal 30 via the communication unit 101 and displayed on the display unit 303.

  As described above, the communication unit 101 of the information management server 10 receives an input of a correction instruction from the target user with respect to the target user's avatar image distributed to the user terminal 30, and the avatar image generation unit 103 receives the correction instruction. A modified avatar image reflecting the above is generated and distributed to the user terminal 30 via the communication unit 101.

  Thereby, individuality can be given to a target user's avatar image by enabling a target user to correct an avatar image which has a form according to the constitution information of a target user determined according to a genetic test result. In addition, by storing many modeling materials of the same part in the health information DB 20 and allowing the user to select freely, individuality can be given by the avatar image of the target user.

  Further, the target user may modify the avatar image so as to be closer to the current user by repeating steps S104 to S108. In the process, the target user can notice the difference between her own genetic constitution and her current constitution, such as, for example, that she is fat and is currently fat. Thereby, an opportunity such as a review of lifestyle can be given to the target user.

(Step S109)
As shown in FIG. 8, a UI 420 for inputting an action plan of the target user is arranged on the display screen 40 generated by the display screen generation unit 104 and displayed on the display unit 303 of the user terminal 30. The UI 420 includes drop boxes 421 and 422 and a button 423. When the target user selects an action type in the action plan using the drop box 421, selects an action period in the action plan using the drop box 422, and presses the button 423, the communication unit 301 displays the action plan information ( Including the type and period of action in the action plan) to the communication unit 101 of the information management server 10.

(Step S110)
When receiving the action plan information, the communication unit 101 provides the action plan information to the avatar image generation unit 103. The avatar image generation unit 103 acquires action plan-avatar change correspondence information from the health information DB 20, refers to the action plan-avatar change correspondence information, and sets the avatar image change style corresponding to the provided action plan information. get.

  The action plan-avatar change correspondence information indicates what influence each user has when the user completes a specific action plan by associating the action plan information with the change style of the avatar image. Is. For example, if the action type in the action plan is an exercise such as jogging, the action plan information with a certain period of action corresponds to a change style that reduces the parameter “thickness” of the part “body” of the avatar image Attached.

  And the avatar image generation part 103 corrects an avatar image according to the change style of the acquired avatar image, produces | generates a prediction avatar image (3rd avatar image), and provides a prediction avatar image to the display screen generation part 104 To do.

(Step S111)
The display screen generation unit 104 generates a display screen including the predicted avatar image provided from the avatar image generation unit 103. The display screen may be, for example, a screen in which a predicted avatar image is arranged instead of the avatar image 400 in the display screen 40 shown in FIG. Similar to step S <b> 103, the display screen is distributed to the user terminal 30 via the communication unit 101 and displayed on the display unit 303.

  As described above, the communication unit 101 of the information management server 10 receives an input of the target user's action plan, and the avatar image generation unit 103 refers to the target user's action plan received by the communication unit 101, The prediction avatar image of the target user reflecting the change according to the is generated and distributed to the user terminal 30 via the communication unit 101.

  Thereby, since the avatar image which reflected the change according to the action plan can be shown with respect to an object user, the object user can understand the effect of the said action plan sensuously.

  The information management server 10 may change the avatar image for reasons other than those described above. For example, (i) when the user terminal 30 includes an activity meter and (ii) when it is detected that the target user has exercised, (iii) the detection information is transmitted from the user terminal 30 to the information management server 10, (Iv) In response to this, the avatar image generation unit 103 generates a tired avatar image, and (v) the display screen generation unit 104 generates a display screen including the tired avatar image. (Vi) You may distribute to the user terminal 30 via the communication part 101. FIG.

[Example of software implementation]
The control blocks of the information management server 10 and the user terminal 30 (in particular, the constitution information calculation unit 102, the avatar image generation unit 103, the display screen generation unit 104, and the control unit 302 of the control unit 110) are integrated circuits (IC chips). It may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in the same manner, or may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the information management server 10 and the user terminal 30 include a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and a ROM (the CPU (or CPU) in which the program and various data are recorded so as to be readable). Read only memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The present invention can be suitably used for a server that supports health management.

1 Health Management System 10 Information Management Server 20 Health Information DB
30 User terminal (terminal equipment)
40 inspection device 101 communication unit (correction receiving means, plan receiving means)
102 constitution information calculation unit (calculation means)
103 Avatar image generation unit (avatar image generation means)
104 Display screen generator (avatar image presenting means)
110 control unit 301 communication unit 302 control unit 303 display unit 304 operation unit

Claims (12)

A genetic test result presentation device for presenting a genetic test result of a target user to the target user,
An avatar image generating means for generating an avatar image of the target user having a form corresponding to the target user's constitution information with reference to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result of the target user; ,
A genetic test result presentation device, comprising: an avatar image presenting means for presenting the avatar image of the target user generated by the avatar image generating means to the target user.   The avatar image generation means further refers to at least one attribute information selected from the group consisting of the age, sex, weight and height of the target user, and has a form corresponding to the constitution information and attribute information of the target user. The genetic test result presentation device according to claim 1, wherein an avatar image of the target user is generated. A correction receiving means for receiving an input of a correction instruction from the target user for the avatar image of the target user presented by the avatar image presenting means;
The avatar image generating means generates a second avatar image of the target user reflecting the correction instruction from the target user received by the correction receiving means,
The genetic test result presentation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the avatar image presentation means presents the target user with a second avatar image of the target user generated by the avatar image generation means. .   The avatar image generation means randomly determines a part of morphological elements characterizing the avatar image when generating the avatar image of the target user. The genetic test result presentation device according to Item. A plan receiving means for receiving an input of the target user's action plan;
The avatar image generation means generates a third avatar image of the target user reflecting the change according to the action plan with reference to the action plan of the target user received by the plan reception means,
The said avatar image presentation means presents the said target user's 3rd avatar image which the said avatar image generation means produced | generated to the said target user, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Genetic test result presentation device.   The genetic test result presentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising calculation means for calculating the constitution information of the target user from the genetic test result of the target user.   The genetic test result presentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the constitution information of the target user includes root information indicating an ancestor of the target user. The constitution information of the target user consists of a plurality of items,
The avatar image generating means extracts a material image or parameter associated with one or more items of the constitutional information of the target user, and generates the avatar image of the target user with reference to the extracted material image or parameter The genetic test result presentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein   Avatar image generation means for generating an avatar image of the target user having a form corresponding to the constitutional information of the target user with reference to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result of the target user An avatar image generation apparatus characterized by being provided with A genetic test result presentation method for presenting a genetic test result of a target user to the target user,
An avatar image generation step of generating an avatar image of the target user having a form according to the constitution information of the target user with reference to the constitution information of the target user determined according to the genetic test result of the target user; ,
A genetic test result presentation method, comprising: an avatar image presentation step of presenting the avatar image of the target user generated in the avatar image generation step to the target user.   A program for causing a computer to function as the genetic test result presentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 or the avatar image generation device according to claim 9, wherein the computer is caused to function as each of the above means. Program.   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of Claim 11.

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