JP2000113044A - Consultation order waiting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system easy in operation and capable of performing the confirmation of consultation order, calling and movement by providing an interface means with the consultation receiving data of a consultation card, a transmission/reception control means, a display means for displaying received consultation order data or the like, and an operation means on an electric wheelchair device. SOLUTION: When a patient executes the precedure for reception of consultation by a reception terminal equipment 4, a consultation management server 1 applies the receiving number of each consultation section and sends reception order data to the terminal equipment 4 through a communication line 2 and the equipment 4 issues a consultation card 6 based on the reception order data. When the card 6 is inserted into the interface means in the electronic wheelchair device 5, data such as a patient call are received from the server 1 through the line 2 and a guide post 7. At the time of operating the device 5 by the operation means, the patient is carried up to a required consultation room, sitting on the chair.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waiting system for medical examinations installed in large hospitals and clinics, and more particularly to a waiting system for medical examinations having an electric wheelchair device used by patients who have difficulty walking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional medical examination waiting system shown in FIG. A system installed and registered at major hospitals and clinics to register and display medical examination reception and consultation order,
An examination management server 1 or a central processing unit that manages the reception and examination order of patients, an examination room terminal device 3 that calls a patient who has come to the examination order from an examination room, and a display device 8 that displays the examination reception status and the like. And a communication terminal 2 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) for communicatively connecting these terminals and devices with each other. Usually, the returning patient selects an examination department and receives an examination by operating the operation unit 44 of the reception terminal device 4.
Confirm by the display of 6. At the same time, a reception card containing a reception number may be issued. When the reception is over, wait for a call in a waiting room in front of the consultation room. The patient who receives a plurality of consultations knows his / her consultation order on the display of the order of each department displayed on the display device 8 in a central waiting room or the like, and goes to the corresponding consulting room. In addition, the consultation of each department is performed by broadcasting a reception number or personal name.

[0003] Patients with low vision or visual impairment, hearing impairment or hearing impairment, gait impairment, etc. are required to operate the normal operation unit 4
1, visual recognition of the contents displayed on the display unit 42, listening to voice announcements, and the like are often difficult or inoperable. Further, patients who have difficulty walking can use a wheelchair to travel to the target medical department on their own.
For this reason, these patients receive medical examinations and move by asking an attendant to operate or relying on the assistance of hospital personnel. Also, when waiting for a consultation turn, the patient is waiting in the consultation waiting room, but if the hearing impaired person misses the announcement and the consultation order is postponed, or if the patient waits in the central waiting room, etc., operation / display means to compensate for visual, hearing and limb disorders Because of relying on the display device 3 which is not equipped with the, there are many problems such as a patient having a disability in audio-visual or limbs who has no way of knowing his / her own order in each department. In recent years, while aiming for independent activities of persons with disabilities and elderly people, there is a demand for improvement of services and systems in which medical institutions can provide medical examinations for persons with disabilities and elderly people independently.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems and improvements, the present invention provides an easy operation for patients with visual impairment, hearing impairment, limb disorders, etc. in hospitals and the like.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a consultation waiting system capable of confirming consultation, calling, and moving.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] An examination management server or a central processing unit which is installed in a large hospital or a clinic and manages the reception of examinations of patients and the order of examinations, etc., and calls the patients who are in the examination order from the examination room. In a consultation waiting system configured by a consultation room terminal, a reception terminal for a visiting patient to receive a consultation, and a communication line such as a LAN (Local Area Network) for communication-connecting these terminal devices, An examination management server that performs management, examination reception management, examination order management, and patient examination call management, and an examination card that stores or stores examination reception data such as a patient ID, an examination department name, and a reception number. It is installed in the examination room for each consultation department, a consultation order display section that displays patient data and the order of receiving examinations, a consultation completion input section that inputs completion of examinations, and a call input of patients to be examined. A consultation room terminal device having a call input unit to perform, a communication connection means to a communication line, an operation means for a patient to perform a consultation reception input and an order confirmation input, and a display for displaying reception data, a consultation order, etc. to the patient. Means,
I / F (interface) of a reception terminal device having an examination card issuing means for issuing an examination card, etc., an electric wheelchair means capable of transporting a patient who has difficulty walking while sitting on a chair, and examination reception data of the examination card Means, transmission and reception control means for transmitting and receiving consultation reception data and consultation order data to and from the consultation management server, display means for displaying and outputting the consulted consultation order data and the like, and the patient requesting the electric wheelchair means and consultation order data, etc. And a guide post, which is installed in a plurality of hospitals and relays communication between a communication line and the plurality of electric wheelchair devices.

[0006] Furthermore, a communication control unit for communicatively connecting the examination management server to a communication line, a reception input unit for accepting a patient's examination, and reception data for storing past patient data and inputted examination reception data. A memory, an order management unit that manages the order of reception for each consultation department, a waiting number calculation unit that calculates and outputs the number of patients waiting to be examined based on the number of patients who have been examined and the reception number of the received patient, I / F
A transport request receiving unit that, when inserted into the means, considers that there has been a transport request in the electric wheelchair device, and a travel command unit that issues a travel command to the electric wheelchair device when there is a transport request or a patient call input from a consultation terminal. And

[0007] Furthermore, a map memory storing map data such as the arrangement and passage of each medical department in the hospital in the medical examination management server, and the position of the electric wheelchair device based on the position detection data and the map data from the guide post are stored. A position calculation unit for calculating and outputting the current position;
A running data memory storing position data of the electric wheelchair device during running is additionally installed.

[0008] Further, an information data generation unit for generating information such as notices and in-hospital guides is additionally installed in the examination management server.

[0010] Furthermore, a communication control unit for making a communication connection to a communication line, an operation unit for performing a reception operation by a patient, and a card I / F for writing the consultation reception data and the like to the consultation card. A medical examination card issuance unit that issues a medical examination card that has been accepted based on the reception data for which an examination has been accepted, and a display unit that displays various data during operation.

[0010] Further, a transmission / reception control unit for controlling transmission / reception of the second communication means with the electric wheelchair device or the like is additionally installed in the reception terminal device.

Further, the second communication means is an infrared communication means or a communication means using weak radio waves.

[0012] Further, an operation guide creation unit for creating an operation guide for the reception terminal device and a voice input unit for performing operation input by voice are additionally installed in the reception terminal device.

[0013] Furthermore, the electric wheelchair device includes a chair on which a patient who has difficulty walking is seated, a traveling drive unit for driving the drive wheels of the chair unit by a drive motor, and a steering unit for steering the steered wheels of the chair unit. A drive unit, an operation control unit that controls the operation of the travel drive unit and the steering drive unit, a power supply unit such as a secondary battery that supplies power required for the travel drive and the steering drive, and a device ID (unique code). ID that stores)
Examination card I / to read the memory and examination card data
F unit, a transmission / reception control unit that communicates with the examination server device via the guide post using the second communication means, a reception data memory for temporarily storing the consultation data from the examination server device, It comprises a display signal generation unit for generating a display signal, a display unit such as an LCD for outputting the display signal as an image, and an operation unit for the patient to operate the device.

[0014] Furthermore, the electric wheelchair device includes a transmitting means for detecting an obstacle on a road to be traveled by the electric wheelchair device, an obstacle transmitting & sensor for detecting an obstacle from a reflected wave from the obstacle, and a diagnosis. A running data calculation unit for calculating and outputting running data of actual running based on running command data from the server device is additionally installed.

Further, a pulse-modulated ultrasonic signal is transmitted, and a pulse-modulated infrared signal is transmitted, and a pulse-modulated infrared signal is transmitted. Transmits a pulse-modulated weak radio signal as infrared means for detecting reflected light from an object,
A weak radio wave means for detecting a reflected wave from an obstacle, or an audible sound means for transmitting a pulse-modulated audible sound signal and detecting a reflected sound from an obstacle.

Further, the communication means of the transmission / reception control unit may be infrared communication means for pulse-modulating and transmitting infrared light, or weak radio wave communication means for pulse-modulating and transmitting and receiving weak radio waves.

[0017] Furthermore, a Braille output unit for outputting the received data in Braille and an audio output unit for outputting the received data as audio are additionally provided in the communication means of the transmission / reception control unit.

Further, the operation unit is joystick means.

Further, an operation button of a medical examination card is used as an operation means of the operation unit.

Further, the consultation card may be a bar code means on which reception data in a bar code format is printed, a magnetic card means on which reception data in a magnetic code format is recorded, or an IC card means comprising a semiconductor memory. Alternatively, the contactless IC card means is constituted by a semiconductor memory capable of contactlessly writing and reading data.

Further, an operation button and an LCD for displaying and outputting an image are displayed on a consultation card by non-contact IC card means.
And an audio output unit.

Further, the guide post is constituted by a communication control unit for communication connection with a communication line, a transmission / reception control unit by the second communication means, and a guide ID memory storing the guide ID of the guide post.

Further, a plurality of position detection units for receiving an obstacle detection signal transmitted from the electric wheelchair device and detecting the position of the electric wheelchair device are additionally installed on the guide post.

[0024]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of an embodiment of a consultation waiting system according to the present invention. The schematic configuration and operation of this system will be described with reference to FIG. The system according to the embodiment is a medical examination management server 1 that manages patient data, manages the reception of medical examinations, manages the order of medical examinations, and manages the calling of patients.
And a consultation card 6 that stores or stores consultation data such as patient ID, consultation department name, receipt number, and the like, and is installed in a consultation room for each consultation department, and displays patient data, consultation reception order, and the like. An examination room terminal device 3 having an examination order display section 33, an examination completion input section 34 for inputting completion of examination, and a call input section 35 for inputting a call for a patient to be examined;
Communication connection means to the communication line 2, operating means for the patient to perform input of consultation reception and order confirmation, display means for displaying reception data, consultation order, etc. to the patient, and consultation card issuance for issuing consultation cards and the like Reception terminal device 4 having means and the like, electric wheelchair means capable of transporting a patient who has difficulty walking while sitting on a chair, I / F means for consultation reception data of a consultation card, consultation reception data and consultation order data, etc. Transmission / reception control means for transmitting / receiving data to / from the consultation management server, display means for displaying and outputting consultation order data and the like,
An electric wheelchair device 5 having an electric wheelchair means and operation means for performing operations such as requesting consultation order data, and a plurality of guide posts 7 installed in the hospital for relaying communication between a communication line and the electric wheelchair devices. It is basically composed of

When the patient receives a medical examination at the reception terminal device 4, the diagnosis management server 1 assigns a reception order for each medical examination department and sends reception order data to the reception terminal device 4 via the communication line 2. The reception terminal device 4 issues the consultation card 6 based on the reception order data. The patient inserts the consultation card 6 into the I / F (interface) means of the electric wheelchair device 5, and receives data such as the call of the patient from the consultation management server 1 via the communication line 2 and the guide post 7. . The patient operates the electric wheelchair device 5 by operating means, and is transported to a desired examination room while sitting on the chair.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of a medical examination management server, a reception terminal device, and a guide post according to the present invention. The configuration of the main part of the medical examination management server 1, the reception terminal device 4, and the guide post will be described with reference to FIG. The consultation management server 1 includes a communication control unit 21 that is communicatively connected to the communication line 2 and a reception input unit 1 that receives a consultation for a patient.
1. Reception data memory 12 for storing past patient data and received and input consultation reception data, order management unit 14 for managing the reception order for each consultation department, based on the number of patients examined and the reception number of the reception patient Waiting person calculation unit 13 for calculating and outputting the number of people waiting for examination, and the consultation card is an I / F of the electric wheelchair device.
When inserted into the means, the transfer request receiving unit 16 considers that there has been a transfer request in the electric wheelchair device. It basically comprises a unit 17 and a control unit 22 for controlling each unit in the apparatus in accordance with an operation sequence program.

Further, a map memory 1 storing map data such as the arrangement and passage of each medical examination department in the hospital.
8. A position calculating unit 20 for calculating and outputting the current position of the electric wheelchair device 5 based on the position detection data and the map data from the guide post 7, and traveling data storing the position data of the electric wheelchair device 5 during traveling. A memory 19 and an information data generator 15 for generating information such as notices and in-hospital guides are additionally provided.

The reception terminal device 4 includes a communication control unit 42 that is communicatively connected to a communication line, and an operation unit 4 where a patient performs a reception operation.
4. A card I / F unit 41 for writing consultation reception data and the like to a consultation card, and a consultation card issuing unit 4 for issuing a consultation card that has been received based on the reception data for which a consultation has been received.
7. It is basically composed of a display section 46 for displaying data during operation and the like. Further, a transmission / reception control unit 43 that performs transmission / reception control of the second communication unit with the electric wheelchair device 5 and the like is additionally provided.

The guide post 7 is basically composed of a communication control unit 71 for communication connection with the communication line 2, a transmission / reception control unit 72 by the second communication means, and a guide ID memory 73 storing the guide ID of the guide post 7. It is configured. Further, a plurality of position detection units 74 and 75 for receiving an obstacle detection signal transmitted from the electric wheelchair device 5 and detecting the position of the device are additionally provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of one embodiment of the electric wheelchair device according to the present invention. The main configuration of the electric wheelchair device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. The electric wheelchair device 5 of the embodiment includes a chair 50a on which a patient who has difficulty walking is seated,
A traveling drive unit 64 for drivingly driving the drive wheel 50b of the chair unit by a drive motor 50d, and a steering wheel 50 of the chair unit 50a.
c, a steering drive unit 65 for steering and driving, a travel drive unit 64 and an operation control unit 63 for controlling the operation of the steering drive unit 65, and a power supply unit such as a secondary battery for supplying electric power required for the travel drive and the steering drive. 50h, an ID memory 60 storing the ID of the apparatus, an examination card I / F section 51 for reading the data of the examination card, and a communication connection with the examination server apparatus 1 via the guide post 7 using the second communication means. A transmission / reception control unit 52, a consultation data memory 53 for temporarily storing consultation data from the consultation server device 1, a display signal generation unit 54 for generating a display signal based on the consultation data, a display unit 55 such as an LCD for outputting a display signal to an image, An operation unit 58 for a patient to operate the apparatus, a system memory 66 storing an operation sequence program of the apparatus, and Is the basic structure in a control unit 67 issues a control command to each portion of the device are.

Further, a transmitting unit for detecting an obstacle on a road to be traveled by the device, an obstacle transmitting & sensor 61 for detecting an obstacle from a reflected wave from the obstacle, and a traveling command from the diagnosis server device 1 A running data calculation unit 62 for calculating and outputting running data of actual running based on the data is additionally provided.

The detailed operation of each unit will be described in accordance with the operation procedure of the patient. The patient who has difficulty walking has the examination card 6 shown in FIG. The examination card 6 is a printed card in which characters 6a and symbols are printed on a paper card or a resin card as shown in FIG. 4A, a character 6a and a bar code 6b on a paper card or a resin card.
, A magnetic card in which character printing and a magnetic code are recorded on a paper card or resin card, an IC card composed of a semiconductor memory element, and non-contact data writing as shown in FIG. And a readable non-contact IC card 6 '. further,
The non-contact IC card 6 'may be additionally provided with an operation button 6d, an LCD 6c for displaying and outputting an image, an audio output unit and 6e, and the like. Voice calls can be conveyed to the hearing impaired through the earphone.

Normally, the patient to be re-examined receives the examination card on which the ID code of the patient is printed or stored in advance by inserting the examination card 6 into the card I / F section 41 of the reception terminal device and using the operation section 44. input. An operation button 6d and an LCD 6 for displaying and outputting an image on the aforementioned non-contact IC card 6 '
In the case of a medical examination card provided with an additional c and an audio output unit and 6e, the user goes to the transmission / reception control unit 43 and directly accepts and inputs using the operation button 6d. Further, a voice input unit 45 is provided for a patient who has difficulty in manual operation, and is guided to a voice guide created by the operation guide creating unit 48, and “high”, “no”, or “number” is spoken by voice. ", And a voice recognition unit (not shown) in the device
The input is made by voice recognition. Also, card I /
The F unit 41 responds to the form of the examination card by using the OCR (Op
ticalCharaster Reader), a barcode reader, a magnetic code reader, or an IC card I / F unit are selected, but detailed description is omitted.

When a reception input is made, the reception data is transmitted to the communication control unit 21 of the examination management server 1 via the communication control unit 42 and the communication line 2 such as a hospital LAN. The reception data is received by the reception input unit 11,
It is registered in the reception data memory 12 for each consultation department. The order management unit 14 assigns a reception number for each consultation department based on the registration data in the reception data memory 12 and returns it to the reception terminal device 4 via the communication line 2. The examination card issuing unit 47 of the reception terminal device 4 issues examination card data to which the reception number data received by the communication control unit 42 is added, and prints, magnetically records, or prints the examination card on the examination card from the card I / F unit 41. I
Output in the form of C card writing.

A patient who has difficulty walking uses the electric wheelchair device 5 and inserts the examination card 6 into the examination card I / F unit 51. The examination card I / F section 51 reads the reception number data and the patient ID of the examination card 6 and
The data is transmitted to the guide post 7 via the transmission / reception control unit 52 together with the device ID registered in the memory 60 in advance. The transmission / reception control unit 72 of the guide post 7 receives the received data and the guide ID stored in the guide ID memory 73 and corresponding to the in-hospital position where the guide post 7 is installed.
Is transmitted to the examination management server 1 via the communication control unit 71 and the communication line 2. Upon receiving the data via the communication control unit 21, the transport request receiving unit 18 of the consultation management server 1 registers the reception number and the patient ID and the like internally, and calculates the number of waiting persons in the waiting number calculation unit 13. Make a request.

The reception data stored and registered in the reception data memory 12 is transmitted via the communication line 2 to the examination room terminal device 3 installed in each medical department. In the examination room terminal device 3, the received reception data and the patient data corresponding to the received data are stored in the patient data memory, and are simultaneously displayed on the examination order display section 33 in the order of the examination reception. The doctor or nurse in charge inputs a medical examination completion every time the medical examination is completed. Upon completion of the consultation completion, the consultation completion input unit 34 changes the status of the data of the patient in the patient data memory 32 to the completion of the consultation, and transmits the status of the patient to the consultation management server 1 via the communication control unit 71. Send data. The call input unit 35 sends the reception number data of the latest consultation order to the consultation management server 1 similarly.

The order management unit 14 of the examination management server 1
When the status data of the patient is received, the status data of the patient in the reception data memory 12 is updated, and the consultation order of all the departments is advanced.
When receiving the reception number data of the most recent consultation order, the traveling command unit 17 determines whether the patient is registered in the transportation request reception unit 16 and, if applicable, the communication control unit 21, the communication line 2, and the guide post 7. A travel command is issued to the electric wheelchair device 5 via the control unit.

The electric wheelchair device 5 shown in FIG. 3 receives a travel command via the guide post 7 and the transmission / reception control unit, and temporarily stores the travel command data in the reception data memory 53 as travel command data. The display signal generation unit 54 generates a display signal such as an image, a voice, or Braille from the travel command data. A display unit 55 such as an LCD provided on the upper arm 50f of the chair unit displays and outputs an image indicating that the order of examination is near. The voice output unit 56 installed on the back of the chair unit outputs by voice the fact that it is close to the consultation order. Although not shown in the perspective view, the Braille output unit 57 outputs that it is close to the consultation order by Braille. An operation button 6d and an LCD 6 for displaying and outputting an image on the aforementioned non-contact IC card 6 '
In the case of using an examination card provided with an additional c and an audio output unit and 6e, the generated display signal is directly transferred to the examination card.

Further, in the electric wheelchair device 5 having the automatic transport function, the plurality of position detection units 74 and 75 installed in the guide post 7 detect the signal 61 a transmitted by the obstacle transmission & sensor 61. Then, it adds the guide ID and sends it to the medical examination management server 1. The position calculation unit 20 in the consultation management server 1 calculates a plurality of position detection data, a guide ID, and the map data in the in-hospital map memory 18 to calculate and output the position of the electric wheelchair device 5 on the in-hospital map. , And stored in the travel data memory 19 as current position data. The travel command unit 17 generates travel route data from the current position data and the position of the consultation room of the corresponding medical department, and generates the travel route data.
1. The travel command data is transmitted to the transmission / reception control unit 52 of the electric wheelchair device 5 via the communication line 2 and the guide post 7. The received travel command data is temporarily stored and input to the reception data memory 53. The running data calculation unit 62 calculates and outputs running data such as the running direction and the running speed based on the received running command data, and inputs the running data to the operation control unit 63. The operation control unit 63 controls the traveling drive unit 64 and the steering drive unit 65 to automatically drive the electric wheelchair device 5 toward the target examination room.

At the time of automatic traveling, the obstacle transmission & sensor 61 uses the reflected signal of the signal 61a transmitted from itself to
Obstacles on the planned road are constantly detected. When an obstacle is detected, the traveling data calculation unit 62 selects a detour or calculates and outputs traveling data of a temporary stop. The signal 61a transmitted from the obstacle transmission & sensor 61 is an ultrasonic means for transmitting a pulse-modulated ultrasonic signal and detecting a reflected wave from the obstacle, and transmitting a pulse-modulated infrared signal to generate a reflected light from the obstacle. Infrared means for detection, weak wave means for transmitting a pulse-modulated weak radio signal and detecting reflected waves from obstacles, or audible sound means for transmitting a pulse-modulated audible sound signal and detecting reflected sounds from obstacles It is possible to select such as. In consideration of the easiness of detection of the plurality of position detectors 74 and 75 in the guide post 7, the method excluding the weak radio wave means is preferable. on the other hand,
The position detection of the electric wheelchair device 5 is not the detection of the signal transmitted by the electric wheelchair device 5 as in the present embodiment, but a plurality of transmission sources are installed in the guide post 7, and a detection unit is provided in the electric wheelchair device 5. The function and effect are the same even in the case of the installation method. Similarly, the functions of the in-hospital map memory, the position calculation unit, and the travel data memory can be installed in the electric wheelchair device 5.

In order to easily operate the electric wheelchair device 5 manually, a joystick-type operation unit 58 is used.

The information data generation unit 15 additionally installed in the examination management server generates information such as notices and in-hospital guides.
1, the communication line 2 and the guide post 7 are transmitted to the electric wheelchair device 1 by the second communication means. As the second communication means used in the transmission / reception control unit, an infrared communication means, a weak radio wave communication means, or the like is selected.

[0043]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above, and has the following effects. When the patient performs a medical examination reception at the reception terminal device, the medical examination management server assigns a reception order for each examination department and sends the reception order data to the reception terminal device via the communication line, and the reception terminal device converts the reception order data into the reception order data. Issue a consultation card on the basis of which the patient inserts the consultation card into the I / F means of the electric wheelchair device,
It is possible to receive data such as a call of a patient from the consultation management server via the communication line and the guide post, operate the electric wheelchair means by the operation means, and transfer the electric wheelchair device to the examination room of the desired examination department. I can do it. further,
A transmission means for detecting an obstacle on a road to be traveled by the electric wheelchair device, an obstacle transmission & sensor for detecting an obstacle from a reflected wave from the obstacle, and a travel from the diagnostic server device By additionally installing a travel data calculation unit that calculates and outputs travel data actually traveled based on the command data, the electric wheelchair device is automatically driven based on the travel command data, and an obstacle is automatically detected and a detour or Once stopped, it can be automatically transported to the target medical department. Furthermore, an operation button and an LCD for displaying and outputting an image on a consultation card by a non-contact IC card means
In addition, by additionally installing a voice output unit, the electric wheelchair device can be operated by the examination card operation button, and a hearing-impaired person can directly listen to the voice guide.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of an embodiment of a consultation waiting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an examination management server and a reception terminal device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a main part of one embodiment of a guide post.

FIG. 3 is a main part block diagram of an embodiment of the electric wheelchair device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of various embodiments of a medical examination card according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a system diagram of a consultation waiting system according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Examination management server 2 Communication line 3 Examination room terminal device 4 Reception terminal device 5 Electric wheelchair device 6 Examination card 7 Guide post 11 Reception input unit 12 Reception data memory 13 Waiting person calculation unit 14 Order management unit 15 Information data generation unit 16 Transport request receiving unit 17 Running command unit 18 Hospital map memory 19 Running data memory 20 Position calculation unit 21, 31, 42, 71 Communication control unit 22, 67 Control unit 32 Patient data memory 33 Examination order display unit 34 Examination completion input unit 35 Call input unit 41 Card I / F unit 43, 52, 72 Transmission / reception control unit 44, 58 Operation unit 45 Voice input unit 46, 55 Display unit 47 Examination card issuing unit 48 Operation guide creation unit 51 Examination card I / F unit 53 Reception Data memory 54 Display signal generation unit 56 Audio output unit 57 Braille Power unit 59 operation guidance unit 60 ID memory 61 obstacle calling & sensors 62 running data calculating unit 63 the operation control unit 64 traveling drive unit 65 the steering drive unit 66 system memory 73 guide the ID memory 74, 75 position detecting unit

Claims (27)

[Claims] An examination management server or a central processing unit installed in a large hospital or a clinic for managing the reception of a patient's consultation and the order of consultation, and an examination room terminal device for calling a patient who has come to the consultation order from a consultation room. And a communication terminal such as a LAN (Local Area Network) for communicatively connecting these terminals with a reception terminal device for receiving a consultation by a patient who has visited the hospital. An examination management server that performs examination reception management, examination order management, and management of patient calls, an examination card that displays or stores examination reception data such as patient IDs, examination department names, and reception numbers. It is installed in each consultation room, and displays a consultation order display section that displays patient data and the order of receiving a consultation, a consultation completion input section that inputs completion of a consultation, and performs a call input of a patient to be consulted. Examination room terminal device having a call input unit, communication connection means to the communication line, operation means for the patient to perform consultation reception input and order confirmation input, and display means for displaying reception data and consultation order etc. A reception terminal device having an examination card issuing means for issuing the examination card, etc .; an electric wheelchair means capable of transporting a patient who has difficulty walking while sitting on a chair; and I / O of examination reception data of the examination card.
F (interface) means, transmission and reception control means for transmitting and receiving the medical examination reception data and medical examination order data to and from the medical examination management server, display means for displaying and outputting the received medical examination order data and the like, An electric wheelchair device having operation means for performing operations such as requesting consultation order data and the like; and a plurality of guide posts that are installed in a hospital and relay communication between the communication line and the plurality of electric wheelchair devices. Performs a medical examination reception at the reception terminal device, the diagnosis management server assigns a reception order for each medical examination department, and sends reception order data to the reception terminal device via a communication line. The patient issues a consultation card based on the order data, and the patient holds the consultation card with an I / F (interface) of the electric wheelchair device. By inserting, via the communication line and the guide post from the examination management server receives data, such as call of the patient by operating the electric wheelchair means by said operating means,
An examination waiting system, which is transported to a desired examination room by the electric wheelchair device. 2. A communication control unit for connecting the consultation management server to the communication line, a reception input unit for receiving a consultation of a patient, and storing past patient data and the received consultation reception data. A reception data memory, an order management unit that manages the reception order for each consultation department, a waiting number calculation unit that calculates and outputs the number of patients waiting to be examined from the number of patients who have been examined and the reception number of the reception patient, and the consultation card. A transfer request receiving unit that, when inserted into the I / F means of the electric wheelchair device, considers that there has been a transfer request in the electric wheelchair device; The consultation turnaround system according to claim 1, comprising a traveling command unit that issues a traveling command to the electric wheelchair device. 3. The medical examination management server according to claim 1, further comprising: a map memory storing map data such as an arrangement and a passage of each medical examination department in a hospital; and said electric power supply based on position detection data and map data from said guide post. 3. The consultation sequence according to claim 2, further comprising a position calculation unit that calculates and outputs a current position of the wheelchair device and a travel data memory that stores position data of the electric wheelchair device during travel. Waiting system. 4. An information data generating unit for generating information such as notices and in-hospital guides is additionally installed in the consultation management server, and information data such as notices and in-hospital guides are sent to the reception terminal device and the electric wheelchair device. The consultation waiting system according to claim 2, wherein: 5. A communication control unit for performing a communication connection to the communication line, an operation unit for performing a reception operation by a patient, and a card for writing the consultation reception data and the like to the reception consultation card. An I / F (interface) unit, a consultation card issuing unit that issues a consultation card that has been accepted based on the reception data for which a consultation has been accepted, and a display unit that displays various data during operation,
It is characterized in that the reception operation input data of the patient is registered in the examination management server via the communication control unit and the communication line, and the examination reception data and the like are written in the examination card based on the examination reception data from the examination management server. The consultation waiting system according to claim 1, wherein: 6. The reception terminal device further includes a transmission / reception control unit for performing transmission / reception control of a second communication unit with the electric wheelchair device or the like, thereby enabling reception operation from the electric wheelchair device or the like. The medical examination waiting system according to claim 5, characterized in that: 7. The medical examination waiting system according to claim 6, wherein the second communication means is an infrared communication means. 8. The medical examination waiting system according to claim 6, wherein the second communication means is a weak radio wave communication means. 9. The reception terminal device further includes an operation guide creation unit that creates an operation guide for the reception terminal device, and a voice input unit that performs operation input by voice, so that the user is unfamiliar with people with low vision or operation. The consultation waiting system according to claim 5, wherein the patient is provided with operation input means by voice. 10. An electric wheelchair device, comprising: a chair portion on which a patient who has difficulty walking is seated; a traveling drive unit for rotating a drive wheel of the chair portion by a drive motor; and a steering wheel of the chair portion. A steering drive unit, an operation control unit that controls the operation of the travel drive unit and the steering drive unit, a power supply unit such as a secondary battery that supplies power required for the travel drive and the steering drive, and an ID of the device. (ID code) storing the (unique code), an examination card I / F section for reading data of the examination card, and communication connection with the examination server device via the guide post using the second communication means. A transmission / reception control unit, and a consultation data memory for temporarily storing consultation data from the consultation server device,
A display signal generation unit for generating a display signal based on the consultation data, a display unit such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) for outputting the display signal as an image, and an operation unit for a patient to operate the apparatus; 2. The consultation waiting system according to claim 1, wherein the consultation card receives and displays consultation order data and traveling instruction data from the consultation server device by inserting the consultation card into the consultation card I / F unit. 11. An electric wheelchair device, comprising: transmitting means for detecting an obstacle on a road on which the electric wheelchair device is to travel; an obstacle transmitting & sensor for detecting an obstacle from a reflected wave from the obstacle; A driving data calculation unit for calculating and outputting driving data of actual driving based on the driving command data from the consultation server device, and automatically driving the electric wheelchair device based on the driving command data, 11. The waiting system for medical examination according to claim 10, wherein the medical examination is automatically detected, bypassed or temporarily stopped, and automatically transported to a target examination room. 12. The obstacle transmission device according to claim 11, wherein the transmission unit of the obstacle transmission & sensor is an ultrasonic unit which transmits a pulse-modulated ultrasonic signal and detects a reflected wave from the obstacle. Consultation waiting system. 13. The medical examination according to claim 11, wherein the transmission means of the obstacle transmission & sensor is an infrared means for transmitting a pulse-modulated infrared signal and detecting a reflected light from the obstacle. Queue system. 14. The obstacle transmitting and transmitting means of the sensor is a weak radio wave means for transmitting a pulse-modulated weak radio signal and detecting a reflected wave from the obstacle. Consultation waiting system. 15. The obstacle transmission device according to claim 11, wherein the transmission unit of the obstacle transmission & sensor is an audible voice unit for transmitting a pulse-modulated audible voice signal and detecting a reflected voice from the obstacle. Consultation waiting system. 16. The consultation waiting system according to claim 10, wherein the communication means of the transmission / reception control unit is an infrared communication means for performing pulse modulation of infrared light for transmission / reception. 17. The medical examination waiting system according to claim 10, wherein the communication means of the transmission / reception control unit is a weak radio wave communication means for pulse-modulating and transmitting a weak radio wave. 18. The medical examination according to claim 10, wherein the electric wheelchair device further includes a Braille output unit that outputs the received data in Braille and a voice output unit that outputs the received data as a voice. Queue system. 19. The examination waiting system according to claim 10, wherein the operation unit is joystick means. 20. The medical examination waiting system according to claim 10, wherein an operation button or the like of the medical examination card is used as operation means of the operation unit. 21. The consultation waiting system according to claim 1, wherein the consultation card is bar code means on which reception data of a bar code system is printed. 22. The consultation waiting system according to claim 1, wherein the consultation card is a magnetic card means recording reception data in a magnetic code format. 23. The medical examination card according to claim 1, wherein the examination card is an IC card means constituted by a semiconductor memory.
Examination waiting system described in. 24. The consultation waiting system according to claim 1, wherein said consultation card is a contactless IC card means constituted by a semiconductor memory capable of writing and reading data without contact. 25. An operation button and an LCD for displaying and outputting an image on an examination card by the non-contact IC card means.
And an audio output unit is additionally installed, and the electric wheelchair device is operated by the examination card operation button, and a hearing-impaired person can listen to the hearing-impaired person by directly attaching an audio guide to his / her ear. Examination waiting system described in. 26. A communication control unit for connecting the guide post to the communication line, a transmission / reception control unit using a second communication unit, and a guide I for the guide post.
2. The consultation waiting system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a guide ID memory storing D (representing an installation position). 27. A plurality of position detection units for receiving an obstacle detection signal transmitted from the electric wheelchair device and detecting the position of the electric wheelchair device are additionally installed on the guide post, and the plurality of position detection units are provided. 28. The examination waiting system according to claim 26, wherein a detection signal is sent to the examination management server.