JP2000312666A - Vital data collection/display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vital data collection/display device capable of changing data display picture layout corresponding to the number of vital sensors for collecting vital data. SOLUTION: A vital sensor collection presence/absence table 20 is provided for selecting the vital sensor to collect and display vital data out of a plurality of vital sensors set in a system and the presence/absence of collection is drawn in a column corresponding to each vital sensor (such as sphygmomanometer, thermometer, electrocardiograph, weighing machine, passimeter or adipometer, for example).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used in the fields of health, medical care, and welfare.
The present invention relates to a vital data collection / display device that collects and displays data (vital data) on a health condition measured using a vital sensor at a meeting place or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vital data collection / display device having a database for storing vital data is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-500958.

[0003]

In the conventionally provided vital data collection / display device, the layout of the vital data display screen on the display is fixed from the beginning regardless of the number of vital sensors. Even if the number decreased, the display area on the display screen for each vital sensor did not change. for that reason,
There was a problem that the limited display space on the screen could not be used effectively.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to change the layout of a data display screen in accordance with the number of vital sensors for collecting vital data. An object of the present invention is to provide a data collection / display device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of collecting vital data from an externally provided vital sensor and displaying the vital data on a display screen. Data collection·
In the display device, a vital sensor collection presence / absence table for selecting a vital sensor to collect and display vital data from among a plurality of external vital sensors, and a vital sensor collection presence / absence table according to the contents of the vital sensor collection presence / absence table. And a layout change function for optimizing a display layout of data to be displayed on the display so that a large display area can be obtained.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments.

FIG. 2 shows the vital data collection and operation of this embodiment.
1 shows a schematic configuration of a system using a display device 1;
Vital data collection and display device 1 according to the present embodiment
As shown in the figure, each home 3a.
Is connected to the network, and data can be collected from vital sensors 9a installed in each of the homes 3a.

A vital data processing unit (terminal) 5 having a communication device connection unit 6 and a vital sensor connection unit 7 is installed in each home 3a. The vital data processing unit 5 is a vital data communication interface. 8 to process data from various vital sensors 9a.
Also, data communication with the vital data processing device 5 can be performed by connecting the wireless data transmitter 10 to various vital sensors 9a... Without using the vital data communication interface 8. The vital data processing device 5 is also connected to a modem 4 so that data can be transmitted / received to / from the vital data collection / display device 1 via the public line 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the hardware configuration of the vital data collection / display device 1 includes a device main body 11 for performing calculation and control processing for data collection and display using a personal computer, and a vital data etc. A display 13 for displaying data, a communication modem 12 for communicating via the public line 2 between the vital data processing device 5 of each home 3a,..., And a backup for collecting collected vital data. It comprises an external storage device such as an MO drive 14 and a printer 15 for printing a report obtained by statistically processing collected vital data. Input devices such as a keyboard K and a mouse (not shown) are connected to the apparatus main body 11.

As shown in FIG. 4, the software configuration of the vital data collection / display device 1 includes a vital data database 18, application software 19 for constructing the vital data collection / display device 1, and a device main body 11. It comprises an OS 17 and a BLOS 16.

FIG. 1 is a part of a design drawing of a table constituting the database 18, and shows a vital sensor collection presence / absence table 20, which is a main structure of the present invention. The vital sensor collection presence / absence table 20 is constructed on a storage medium such as a hard disk provided in the apparatus main body 11, and includes a plurality of vital sensors 9a provided in the system according to the bimetal collection presence / absence table. The target to collect and display vital data is selected and set. That is, the presence or absence is written and set in a column corresponding to each vital sensor (for example, a sphygmomanometer, a thermometer, an electrocardiograph, a weight scale, a pedometer, a body fat meter, etc.) shown in FIG.

This vital sensor collection presence / absence table 20
The display layout of the data to be displayed on the display 13 based on the setting contents is optimized by the application software 19 executed by the apparatus main body 11.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a vital data display screen. In a display area allocated to vital data display in this screen, for example, blood pressure / pulse data A, which is vital data from a sphygmomanometer, and a vital sign display from a thermometer. Body temperature data B which is vital data, weight data C which is vital data from a weight scale, step data D which is vital data from a pedometer, and body fat data E which is vital data from a body fat meter; An electrocardiogram (electrocardiogram data) F which is vital data from the electrocardiograph is laid out and displayed on the screen.

A description will now be given of a data display screen optimizing process executed by the apparatus main body 11 based on the setting contents of the vital sensor collection presence / absence table 20.

First, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6A, the height of the data display area 21 is set to VSH (Vita (Vita)).
l SpaceH) and the width dimension is VSW (Vital
SpaceW), and the size of the data display frame 22 for displaying the electrocardiogram F is fixed (enlargement ratio = 1).
As a display frame of the vital data of the other vital sensors, the width dimension is VW (Vi) as shown in FIG.
tal W) and the height dimension is V1H (Vital1).
H) or two types of data display frames 231 and 232 of V2H (Vital2 H) are prepared.
1, 232 is selected. The sizes of the data display frames 231 and 232 are variable (enlargement ratio ≧ 1), and the enlargement ratios are all equal. FIG. 6C shows a plurality of data display frames 23.
The total height AllH at the time of display by 1,232 is shown.

When the main body 11 is activated or when a vital data display command is input, the main body 11 starts displaying vital data. First, the data display frames 22 and 231 are based on the flowchart shown in FIG. , 2
The size of the display area 32 and the size of the display area 21 of the screen are initialized (step S1). Next, the data display frames 22 and 231, based on the types of vital sensors 9a.
232 is determined (step 2).

Here, vital sensor collection presence / absence table 2
At 0, the number of vital sensors to be collected and displayed is 0
Is determined (step S3). If 0, the process ends without displaying vital data. On the contrary, if there is 2
Sum of the heights of the data display frames 231 and 232 (= A
11H) (step S4). Next, it is determined in step S5 whether or not to display an electrocardiogram.
Is subtracted from the height of the data display frame 22 of the electrocardiogram. The subtracted dimension VSH 'is compared with the total sum AllH (step 7).

In this comparison, when AllH ≦ 0, it is determined that only the electrocardiogram is displayed. Also, All ≦
In the case of VSH ', it is determined that the display of the data display frames other than the data display frame 22 is displayed in one column. Furthermore, when All ≦ VSH × 2, it is determined that the display of the data display frames other than the data display frame 22 is displayed in two columns. If VSH ′ × 2 ≦ AllH, it is determined that display is not possible.

If it is determined that the display is one-row, the display device 11 executes the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in FIG. 8, when it is determined that display is to be performed in one column (step S9), in step 10, the data display frame 23 is displayed.
Enlargement rate (Extended Rate) E so that the display area of the display area of 1,232 can be displayed to fill the entire vertical width of the screen.
R is obtained from VSH '/ AllH.

Next, at step 11, the enlargement ratio ER and VSW
/ VW. In this comparison, the enlargement ratio ER is V
If smaller than SW / VW, the enlargement ratio ER is set to VSW / V
Determined to be equal to W. That is, the enlargement ratio ER ′ that fills the screen is determined. If the enlargement ratio ER is equal to or larger than VSW / VW in the comparison in Step 11, the enlargement ratio is compared with VSW / (VW × 2) in Step 13, and if the enlargement ratio ER is equal to or smaller than VSW / (VW × 2). If so, vital data is displayed in one line (step 14). If the enlargement ratio ER is larger than VSW / (VW × 2), VS
An enlargement ratio ER '' equal to W / (VW × 2) is obtained (step 15), and the display is changed to two columns (step S1).
6).

If it is determined in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 that the display is to be performed in two columns, the apparatus main body 11 executes the processing according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, when it is determined that display is performed in two columns in FIG. 9 (step S17), an enlargement ratio ER (= V
SH ′ / AllH) is set to 1. Next, at step 19,
The data display frames 231 or 232 are arranged as many as the columns, and the rest are arranged in the second column in step 20.

In step 21, it is checked whether or not they are arranged in two lines. If not, it is determined that an error has occurred (step 22). If they are arranged in two rows, step 23 is performed to make the balance between the first and second rows the same.
Then, the data is rearranged so that the difference between the sum of the heights of the data display frames in the first column and the sum of the heights of the data display frames in the second column is reduced.

After the rearrangement, at step S24 the SV
W / (VW × 2) and VSH / MAX (sum of the height of the data display frame in the first column and sum of the height of the data display frame in the second column)
Compare with

In this comparison, SVW / (VW × 2) is VSH
If it is smaller than / MAX, an enlargement ratio ER '''which is equal to SVW / (VW × 2) is determined in step S25 so as to fill the horizontal width of the screen, and the data display frame is vertically spaced in step 26. Are arranged evenly.

In the comparison in step S24, 22
The display of the data display frames other than is displayed in one column. Furthermore, if SVW / (VW × 2) is not less than VSH / MAX,
In step 27, VSH is set so that the vertical width of the screen is full.
The enlargement ratio ER "" equal to / MAX is determined, and the data display frames are arranged in step 27 so that the left and right intervals of the data display frames are equal.

In this way, the layout of the data display is determined based on the contents of the vital sensor collection presence / absence table 20, and is displayed on the screen of the display 13 as shown in FIG.

For example, when there is an instruction to stop displaying the electrocardiogram, the apparatus main body 11 performs the above-described processing, deletes the electrocardiogram data display frame 22, and enlarges the other vital data data display frame 231 or 232. To optimize the display layout.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 30 denotes a command to collect and display data, a command to create a monthly report, or the vital sensor 9.
a denotes an operation button display area on which operation buttons for user registration, maintenance mode switching command, end command, etc., corresponding to... are displayed, 31 denotes a user list display area, and The vital data corresponding to the person is displayed. Reference numeral 32 denotes a display area of user information, 33 denotes a display area of an inquiry item to be performed by two-way communication, 34 denotes a message selection / creation column, and 35 denotes an operation for giving an instruction to switch to a display screen of a history of vital data for a certain period. Buttons are shown, and the functions of these parts are not directly related to the layout method of the data display, so that the description is omitted. The operation buttons and the like can be directly operated by a pointing device such as a mouse.

[0031]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vital data collecting and displaying apparatus for collecting vital data from an externally provided vital sensor and displaying the vital data on a screen. Vital sensor collection presence / absence table for selecting a vital sensor for which vital data is to be collected and displayed, and display of data to be displayed on a display according to the content of the vital sensor collection presence / absence table. The layout was designed so that the display area could be large.
Since it has a layout change function to optimize,
The display layout on the display screen per one vital sensor can have a display area as large as possible, and as a result, the display space on the limited screen can be effectively utilized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an example of a vital sensor collection presence / absence table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system using the vital data collection and display device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of hardware of the vital data collection and display device.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of software used in the vital data collection / display device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a display example diagram of a screen of a display 13 of the above.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of parameters of a data display frame according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the above operation.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the above operation.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Vital sensor collection presence / absence table

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) // G06F 3/00 651 G06F 15/42 J (72) Inventor Hitoshi Sakakibara 1048 Odakadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Inside the company (72) Inventor ▲ Toshi ▼ Kenyuki Ii 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masaru Hashimoto 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works (72) Inventor Kazuya Kitayama 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Pref.Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masaki Koyama 1048 Odaka Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Pref.Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshiko Suzuki Osaka 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Fumonma-shi F-term in Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (reference) FA23 FA44 FB04

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vital data acquisition and display device for acquiring vital data from an externally provided vital sensor and displaying the vital data on a screen, comprising: a plurality of externally provided vital sensors;
A vital sensor collection presence / absence table for selecting a vital sensor to be subjected to vital data collection and display, and a display layout of data to be displayed on a display according to the contents of the vital sensor collection / absence table. A vital data collection / display device characterized by having a layout change function for optimizing the size of the vital data.