JP2000139844A - Portable self-control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To calculate and store a proper exercise quantity and the uptake quantity of meal based on data stored in a storing means and to display calculated data by a display means by measuring an exercise quantity and automatically storing exercise quantity data, life data on a sleeping time, a working time, a meal uptake quantity, etc., measured data such as weight, blood sugar value and blood pressure, and personal data such as age, sex and basic uptake quantity in the storing means. SOLUTION: This device is formed of a measuring means 4 measuring the exercise quantity, an inputting means inputting life data, personal data and measured data, a processing means 1 for processing data, RAM 10 for storing data, a reader/write 16 reading and writing data from and to a detachable storage medium capable of accessing to another device with respect to each stored data, and a display part such as a liquid crystal panel 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The portable self-management device of the present invention is carried by a user engaged in exercise therapy, diet therapy and healthy slimming, and the exercise amount data relating to the daily life of the user is provided. In addition to recording living data, personal data, and measurement data, an appropriate amount of exercise and meal intake are calculated and displayed for the user based on the data. Also,
In medical institutions, etc., by inputting the above data relating to the user into a computer and analyzing the data with analysis software, the user can be promptly prescribed appropriate exercise therapy, diet, and healthy slimming. Can be made.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pedometer which is carried by an employee and measures the number of steps during walking / running, and a basic coefficient calculated based on height, weight, gender, age, etc., based on the number of steps measured by the pedometer There is a device that calculates the amount of exercise by multiplying the calculated amount of exercise and displays the calculated amount of exercise and step count. In addition, as a device such as a medical institution, receiving the submission of each data such as the exercise amount data, life data, personal data, measurement data, etc. handwritten by the user from the user, input the data into a computer and record At the same time, a comprehensive system consisting of multiple devices that analyze the input data with analysis software and prescribes the amount of exercise and dietary intake necessary for exercise therapy and diet therapy to the user there were.

[0003] In these devices, there is no means for automatically recording the exercise amount data, life data, personal data, and measurement data required by a user engaged in exercise therapy and diet therapy. Has required a complicated handwriting operation for recording the above data. Also, in medical institutions and the like, it takes a lot of time to analyze the data that is recorded and submitted by the user by hand, and it has been difficult to perform exercise therapy, diet therapy, and healthy slimming prescription in real time. .

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and comprises a measuring device which has improved accuracy for measuring the amount of exercise of a user, instead of a conventional pedometer. Exercise therapy and diet therapy by developing a portable device that can automatically store the exercise amount data and the above-mentioned life data, personal data, and measurement data measured by the measurement device and store the data. The purpose is to simplify complicated handwriting work performed by a user engaged in healthy slimming and a medical institution making the prescription.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a portable self-management apparatus according to the present invention comprises a measuring means for measuring an exercise amount of a user, a sleep time, a working time, and a food intake. Input means for inputting life data and personal data such as age, gender, and measurement data such as weight, blood sugar level, blood pressure, and processing for processing each data input from the input means and exercise amount data measured by the measurement means Means, storage means for storing the data processed by the processing means and the respective data, a removable storage medium capable of accessing the data stored in the storage means to other equipment, and It is provided with a reader / writer for reading and writing data on a possible storage medium, and a display means for displaying each of the data and the operation method.

[0006]

According to the portable self-management device of the present invention, the amount of exercise caused by the movement of the body of the user is measured by the measuring means, and the measured amount of exercise data and the sleep time of the user input from the input means are measured. Processing time, working data, personal data such as age, sex, and measurement data such as body weight, blood sugar level, blood pressure, etc. are processed by processing means, and the processing data is stored in storage means. Based on this, an appropriate amount of exercise and a meal intake of the user are calculated and calculated by the processing means, and the calculated data is stored in the storage means and displayed on the display means.

[0007] Further, each data stored in the storage means is stored in a removable storage medium via a reader / writer, and other devices such as a computer, a blood glucose meter, and a sphygmomanometer are provided via the removable storage medium. And can be accessed. Thus, various data conventionally recorded by the user by hand can be automatically stored in the storage unit, and in a medical institution or the like, each data stored in the storage unit is stored in the storage unit. By inputting to a computer via a removable storage medium and analyzing it with analysis software, an appropriate exercise therapy, diet, and healthy slimming can be prescribed for the user.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable self-management apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure,
Reference numeral 1 indicates processing of life data such as sleep time, working time, and food intake and personal data such as age and gender, and data of measuring instruments such as weight, blood sugar level, and blood pressure, which are input to the portable self-management device. Processing means for calculating the exercise amount of the user and the intake of meals based on the processed data, and 2 is a CPU for processing and calculating the various data described above.
It is.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a ROM of a read-only storage medium for storing a basic program for operating the CPU 2, and reference numeral 4 denotes a measuring means for measuring the amount of exercise caused by the movement of the user's body. Reference numeral 5 denotes an impact detection sensor for detecting an impact, for example, a three-dimensional acceleration sensor, of the measuring means 4. Reference numeral 6 designates a unit time for inputting the impact data detected by the three-dimensional acceleration sensor 5 to the CPU 2. It is a clock circuit.

Reference numeral 7 denotes input means for inputting the above-mentioned life data, personal data, and measurement data. Reference numeral 8 denotes, among the input means 7, for example, a pattern or a bar code for each of the above-described data in a guidebook or the like. This is a barcode reader that can automatically enter the described data by reading it out and reading it.
Further, 9 is a means for manually inputting each data of the life data, personal data, and measurement data instead of the barcode reader 8 and for performing various operations of a portable self-management device. , For example, a key switch.

Reference numeral 10 denotes each of the data input from the bar code reader 8, the key switch 9, and the measuring means 4 and processed by the CPU 2, and the appropriate data of the user calculated by the CPU 2 based on the data. A read / write storage means, such as a RAM, for storing the calculated data of the amount of exercise and the amount of meal intake, is a RAM, for example. Reference numeral 11 is a selection key of the key switch 9 for sequentially switching and selecting each operation mode. Reference numeral 12 denotes an execution key for setting each mode selected by the selection key 11 to an execution state, and reference numeral 13 denotes a selection value selected by the selection key 11 and the execution key 12, and a plus value in a manual input operation of each mode in the execution state. It is a plus value input key to input. Further, reference numeral 14 denotes a minus value input ski for inputting a minus value in the same operation.

Numeral 15 denotes a display means for displaying the above-mentioned data and a method of operating the portable self-management device, for example,
A liquid crystal panel 16 is a reader / writer that reads and writes various data on the IC card 17. Further, 17 stores the data stored in the RAM 10 between a portable self-management device and other devices such as a weight scale, a blood glucose meter, and a sphygmomanometer equipped with a computer and a reader / writer.
It is a storage medium that can be read and written at any time and is removable, for example, an IC card.

The three-dimensional acceleration sensor 5 is, for example,
Any sensor that can detect an impact, such as a two-dimensional acceleration sensor, can be used. The IC card 17 is, for example, a removable storage medium such as an optical memory card or a magnetic card, and includes a weight scale, a blood glucose meter, a sphygmomanometer, and other measuring instruments equipped with a reader / writer for each of these media, and a computer. Between the device and the portable self-managing device,
Any storage medium that can access data can be used.

In order to improve the portability of the portable self-management device, the measuring means 4 includes a self-power supply, a clock circuit, and a three-dimensional acceleration. It is possible to provide processing means for processing the detection data of the sensor, and means for accessing the processing data to a portable self-management device. The processing data can be stored in another housing and separated from the housing.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operations of starting and stopping the portable self-management device and selecting and executing the mode. The operation will be described with reference to the same drawing. First, the power of the portable self-management apparatus is turned on by operating the selection key 11 continuously for a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds (S21), and the liquid crystal panel is turned on. 15 indicates the mode selection.

Next, the operation for stopping the portable self-management device will be described. First, the user selects the off mode from among the off mode, the portable mode, and the setting mode which are sequentially switched by operating the selection key 11 several times. (S22)
Then, the user operates the execution key 12 to set the execution state (S23). At this time, the liquid crystal panel 15 displays the off mode. Next, by operating the selection key 11 for a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds, the power is turned off (S24) and all operations are stopped.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of selecting and executing the setting mode of the portable self-management apparatus and the operation of inputting personal data. Referring to the figure, the operation will be described. First, the execution key 12 is operated to set the setting mode selected in S22 to the execution state (S25). At this time, a setting mode is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15. Next, by operating the selection key 11 several times, the input mode of personal data is selected from the input modes of life data, measurement data, and personal data that are sequentially switched (S26).

Next, the input mode of the personal data selected by operating the execution key 12 is set to the execution state (S27).
At this time, the personal data input is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15. Furthermore, in the input mode of the selected personal data,
By operating the selection key 11 several times, the mode of the input data to be executed is selected from the input data of sex, basic intake, and age, which are sequentially switched (S28), and the execution key 1
2 is operated to set the execution state (S29).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of inputting measurement data of the portable self-management device. The operation will be described with reference to the same drawing. If the selection key 11 is operated several times, life data, measurement data,
The input mode of the measurement data is selected from the data input modes of the personal data (S26), and the execution key 12 is operated to set the execution state (S30). At that time, the liquid crystal panel 15
Displays the measurement data input. Again, select key 11
Is operated several times, the mode of the input data to be executed is selected from among the input data of the blood sugar level, the weight, and the blood pressure which are sequentially switched (S31), and the execution key 12 is operated to be in the execution state (S32). .

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of living data input by the portable self-management device. The operation will be described with reference to the same drawing. If the selection key 11 is operated several times, life data, measurement data,
Of the individual data input modes, the life data input mode is selected (S26), and the execution key 12 is operated to set the execution state (S33). At this time, the life data input is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15. By operating the selection key 11 several times again, the input data mode to be executed is selected (S34) from among the input data of the sleep time, the working time, and the meal intake which are sequentially switched, and the execution key 12 is operated. To an execution state (S35).

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the portable self-management device for inputting respective data in the respective input modes of life data, measurement data and personal data. The operation will be described with reference to FIG.
9. The means for inputting the respective data sequentially in the execution state in S32 and S35 is executed from the barcode input, manual input, and IC card input, which are sequentially switched by operating the selection key 11 several times. Is selected (S36), and the execution key 12 is operated to set the execution state (S37, S38, S39).

Next, the operation of the IC card input among the input means will be described. First, the input means of the IC card 17 selected in S36 is operated by operating the execution key 12 (S37). And At that time, the liquid crystal panel 15
Displays an IC card input. As a result, the data written in the IC card 17 is input to the CPU 2 via the reader / writer 16 in the execution state (S4).
0) is performed (S46).

At this time, the data written on the IC card 17 is written by a computer at a medical institution or the like, and is used for a day necessary for prescription of exercise therapy, diet and healthy slimming of the user. And self-management that can be carried with other devices such as a blood glucose meter and a weight scale equipped with a reader / writer for the IC card 17 and exercise assistive devices such as a room runner and an ergometer. Various types of data that can be accessed between devices.

Next, the operation of the manual input mode among the above input modes will be described. First, the manual input mode selected in S36 is set to the execution state (S38) by operating the execution key 12. At this time, a manual input is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15. Next, among the data input modes that are sequentially executed in S29, S32, and S35, for example, an operation in the case of inputting 70 kg of body weight data in the measurement data that has been executed in S32 will be described.

First, by operating the selection key 11 several times, the weight is selected from the input data of the blood sugar level, weight and blood pressure which are sequentially switched (S42), and the execution key 12 is operated to execute (S43). And At that time, the liquid crystal panel 15
Displays the weight value. Next, the weight value displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15 is adjusted by operating the plus value input key 13 and the minus value input key 14, and is set to, for example, 70 kilograms (S44). At that time, the liquid crystal panel 15
Displays the set weight value.

The input of the input data and 70 kilograms set by the above operation is performed by operating the execution key 12 (S
45) is input to the CPU 2. Furthermore, S
The data input mode of each data sequentially set to the execution state at 29, S32, and S35 is changed to the execution state (S38) by operating the selection key 11 and the execution key 12. Next, the plus value input key 13 and the minus value input key 14 are operated in the same manner as described above, and the input numerical value of each data is adjusted and set (S44).
Then, the user operates the execution key 12 (S45) to input each data set as the execution state to the CPU 2. The aforementioned S38,
By repeating the operations of S42, S43, S44, and S45, each of the data is sequentially input.

Next, the operation of the bar code input among the above input modes will be described. First, the mode of the bar code input selected in S36 is changed to the execution state (S39) by operating the execution key 12. I do. At that time, the liquid crystal panel 1
5 displays a barcode input. Next, S29,
The input operation of the meal intake data when the user ingests a 500 kcal hamburger out of the life data of each data input mode sequentially executed in S32 and S35 will be described.

First, a bar code indicating the calorie content of a hamburger ingested by a user is read by a bar code reader 8 from various data previously described using a design, for example, a bar code, in a guidebook or the like. As a result, 500 kcal, that is, the amount of meal intake is automatically input to the CPU 2 (S41).
In addition, the data described in the bar code in the guidebook is used for exercise therapy and diet therapy and healthy slimming of the user, for example, numerical values of exercise amount, blood pressure, blood sugar level, body weight, etc. It is various data such as the calorie amount and the nutrient content displayed for each menu.

Next, the data input to the CPU 2 in each of steps S40, S41 and S45 will be described.
Gender, age, basic intake,
Data such as basic exercise amount is the basic data used to calculate the exercise amount and dietary intake of the user.Data such as blood glucose, weight, blood pressure, bedtime, working hours, and dietary intake are medical The data to be submitted to an institution or the like is calculated and calculated by the CPU 2 (S46), and stored in the RAM 10 (S47).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the portable self-management device in the portable mode. Referring to FIG.
To explain the operation, the portable mode is selected from the OFF mode, the portable mode, and the setting mode, which are sequentially switched by operating the selection key 11 several times (S22).
Then, the user operates the execution key 12 to set the execution state (S48). At this time, the portable mode is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15.

In the portable mode, the clock circuit 8 determines a unit time, for example, 0.2 seconds, which is repeatedly input to the CPU 2 among all the shocks continuously detected by the three-dimensional acceleration sensor 5 (S50). Therefore, the three-dimensional acceleration sensor 5 repeatedly inputs the detected impact data once every 0.2 seconds (S49) to the CPU 2. CPU2
Is the amount of energy consumed by the user, that is, the amount of exercise, based on the detection data of the three-dimensional acceleration sensor 5, various data stored in the RAM 10, and basic data written and stored in the IC card 17 at a medical institution or the like. Is calculated in real time (S51).

Each data calculated by the CPU 2 is stored in the RAM 10 (S52). At this time, the liquid crystal panel 15 has a RAM 1
Of the data stored in 0, the exercise amount data is displayed at regular intervals, for example, once every 5 minutes. Note that C
The operation of PU2 is based on the CP stored in ROM3 in advance.
Implemented by the basic program that activates U2.

FIG. 8 shows a RAM 1 of a portable self-management device.
6 is a flowchart showing an operation of accessing other devices using various data stored in the device 0 as a medium of the IC card 17. The operation will be described with reference to the drawing. For example, when weight is used as access data among various data stored in the RAM 10, first, the select key 11 is operated several times to sequentially switch off mode. The setting mode is selected from the mobile mode and the setting mode (S22).
Then, the user operates the execution key 12 to set the execution state (S25). At this time, a setting mode is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15.

Next, by operating the selection key 11 several times, the mode of the measurement data is selected from the life data, the measurement data, and the personal data which are sequentially switched (S54).
The execution key 12 is operated to set the execution state (S55). At this time, the measurement data input is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15. By operating the selection key 11 several times again, the weight data is selected from among the data of the blood sugar level, blood pressure, and weight that are sequentially switched (S56), and the execution key 12 is operated to enter the execution state (S57). . At this time, the weight data is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 15.

Thus, the weight data is written into the IC card 17 via the reader / writer 16 (S58). Next, the IC card 17 stored in the portable self-management device is removed and attached to another device for accessing data, for example, a reader / writer provided in an exercise assisting device such as a computer and an ergometer. Thereby, the weight data stored in the IC card 17 is accessed via the reader / writer.

The data to be accessed is, for example,
Data from measuring devices such as a blood glucose meter, a blood pressure monitor, and a weight scale are input from each of the measuring devices to a portable self-management device. Further, in a computer or the like of a medical institution, data stored in a portable self-management device, for example, sleep time, working time, exercise amount,
Data such as dietary intake is input to the computer, and the data is analyzed by analysis software to calculate an appropriate amount of exercise and dietary intake necessary for exercise therapy, dietary treatment and healthy slimming of the user. Basic data used for the calculation is input to the portable self-management device again using the IC card 17 as a medium (S58).

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It was input by complicated work by handwriting input,
Life data such as bedtime, working hours, and food intake of the user and measurement data from the weight scale, blood glucose meter, blood pressure monitor, etc. are automatically stored, and the energy consumed by the user is automatically calculated as the amount of exercise. Based on the measured amount of exercise data and the above data and personal data such as age and gender, the exercise amount and dietary intake of the user are calculated and displayed, and exercise therapy, diet therapy and healthy Support the self-management of the health of the employees engaged in slimming. In a medical institution, various data of a subject are input to a computer via an IC card, and the data is analyzed by an analysis software to provide the user with an appropriate amount of exercise and meal intake. Prescriptions and guidance can be made quickly and reliably.

[0038]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable self-management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating operations of starting and stopping the portable self-management device of the present invention, and selecting and executing a mode.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting and executing a setting mode and inputting personal data of the portable self-management device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of inputting measurement data of the portable self-management device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of living data input of the portable self-management device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the portable self-management device of the present invention for inputting respective data in each of input modes of life data, measurement data, and personal data.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation in a portable mode of the portable self-management device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a RAM 10 of the portable self-management device of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart showing an operation of accessing various devices stored in the IC card 17 using the IC card 17 as a medium.

[Description of Signs] 1 processing means 2 CPU 3 ROM 4 measuring means 5 three-dimensional acceleration sensor 6 clock circuit 7 input means 8 barcode reader 9 key switch 10 RAM 11 selection key 12 execution key 13 plus value input key 14 minus value input Key 15 LCD panel 16 Reader / writer 17 IC card

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A measuring means carried by a user to measure the amount of exercise generated by the movement of the body of the user;
Input means for inputting working data such as working hours, dietary intake and personal data such as age and gender, and measurement data such as weight, blood sugar level, blood pressure, etc., and each data input from the input means and measured by the measuring means Processing means for processing the momentum data; storage means for storing the data processed by the processing means and each of the data; and a removable device capable of accessing the data stored in the storage means to another device. A portable self-management comprising a storage medium, a reader / writer that reads and writes data from and to the removable storage medium, and a display unit that displays the various data and operation methods. apparatus.