JP2001052276A - Behavior deciding device, care system, house with case and program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a behavior deciding device which supplies the information on the purport when a preliminarily recorded pattern does not coincide with the behavior of the object person and inputs a response to the notification by providing an inputting means. SOLUTION: When a deciding means 24 decides that the behavior of a resident detected by a CCD camera 1a, etc., does not coincide with a pattern recorded on a 1st recording means 23, an outputting means 25 outputs a warning to a PIT 11 and a speaker 13. The PIT 11 is carried by the resident and is a person information terminal that transmits and receives information by radio waves. The resident inputs an instruction for additionally recording behavior as a new pattern on the means 23. The PIT 11 transmits the received instruction to an inputting means 26, and the means 26 inputs the transmitted instruction and outputs the instruction to a learning means 28. The means 28 additionally records the behavior of the resident that is temporarily recorded on a 2nd recording means 27 as a part of the new pattern on the means 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an action determining apparatus for determining whether or not a pattern relating to the behavior of a predetermined subject substantially matches the actual behavior of the subject, and an apparatus for determining the behavior of a predetermined device. An action determination device that determines whether an operation pattern substantially matches the actual operation of the device, and accurately specify the behavior of a predetermined target person and provide care to the target person The present invention relates to a care system, a care house provided with the care system, and a program recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional behavior judging device, there is, for example, a device for judging the behavior of an elderly person living alone. Specifically, the number and frequency of pressing the use button of a jar pot used in a house where a solitary elderly person lives is continuously detected for a predetermined period of time, such as one month, and the average daily usage is monitored. , Recorded in advance as a jar pot movement pattern, and used the jar pot of a solitary elderly person after the recording, in other words, detected the jar pot movement, and compared the detected jar pot movement with the recorded pattern Then, there is a device for determining whether or not the operation of the jar pot substantially matches the pattern. The device determines the behavior of the elderly living alone based on the determination result.For example, if the jar is not actually used at the time when the jar is used in the pattern,
A warning that the solitary elderly person is sick is reported to the management center connected to the behavior determination device. Further, as another conventional behavior determination device, as compared with the operation of the above-mentioned jar pot and the pattern, by comparing the usage state and the pattern of tap water detected by the sensor attached to the water meter, Some devices determine the behavior of a solitary elderly person by determining whether the usage status substantially matches the pattern.

Further, the operation is similar to that of an apparatus which compares the operation of a device such as a jar pot with a pattern to determine whether or not the operation of the device substantially matches the pattern, but detects the operation of the device. Instead, there is an action determination device that directly detects the action of a person and determines whether the action of the person substantially matches a pattern recorded in advance. As means for directly detecting human behavior, for example, a pyroelectric infrared sensor that is installed in a room where a resident in a house frequently passes or a ceiling portion of a corridor and detects that a person is living is used. There is a human sensor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned conventional behavior judging device has a problem that the actual operation of the device does not match the recorded pattern within a predetermined time range or within a predetermined operation range. And a warning is issued when the actual behavior of the subject and the recorded pattern do not match within a predetermined time range or within a predetermined action range. Therefore, for example, when the subject's time to go to the hospital changes and the subject is sleeping in the bedroom according to the recorded pattern, even if the subject is cooking in the kitchen, Since the behavior of the subject and the operation of the device are different from the recorded patterns, the subject is warned.

[0005] When the subject is warned, for example, the subject can stop the warning sound, but cannot respond to the warning. Specifically, after the warning,
It was not possible to additionally record the action or action that was the target of the warning as a new pattern in the action determination device, or to replace the already recorded pattern with the previously recorded pattern.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention reports information indicating that the pattern recorded in advance does not substantially match the behavior of the subject or the operation of the device, and informs the user of the fact. It is an object of the present invention to provide an action determination device for inputting a response to an action.

Further, according to the present invention, based on the response of the subject to the notification, the behavior of the subject or the operation of the device that does not substantially match the pattern is additionally recorded or recorded as a new pattern. It is an object of the present invention to provide an action determination device that changes and records all or a part of a pattern.

[0008] Further, the present invention accurately specifies the behavior of the subject, reports the correct behavior of the subject, inputs the response of the subject to the report, and provides the subject with a response based on the response. It is intended to provide a care system for providing care to the patient. Another object of the present invention is to provide a care home provided with the care system.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The first invention (claim 1)
Detecting means for detecting the behavior of the predetermined subject, recording means for recording one or more patterns relating to the behavior of the subject, and behavior of the subject detected by the detecting means. And comparing the pattern recorded by the recording means, determining means for determining whether or not the behavior of the subject substantially matches any of the patterns, and a result determined by the determining means If not, an action determining apparatus comprising: a notifying unit for notifying information to that effect; and an input unit for inputting a response of the subject to the information notified by the notifying unit. It is.

A second invention (corresponding to claim 2) comprises a detecting means for detecting an operation of a predetermined device, a recording means for recording one or a plurality of operation patterns of the device,
A determination unit that compares the operation of the device detected by the detection unit with a pattern recorded by the recording unit and determines whether the operation of the device substantially matches any of the patterns; When the result of the determination by the determination means is negative, a notification means for reporting information to that effect, and an input means for inputting a response of a predetermined subject to the information reported by the notification means. An action determination device characterized by comprising:

According to a third aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 6), the first detecting means for detecting the behavior of a predetermined subject, the second detecting means for detecting the operation of a predetermined device, and the first detecting means Based on the behavior of the target person detected by the means and the operation of the device detected by the second detection means, specifying means for accurately specifying the behavior of the target person; At least based on the operation of the device, an accurate pattern related to the behavior of the subject, one or more recording means that has recorded, the accurate behavior of the subject identified by the identification means, Determining means for comparing the pattern recorded by the recording means to determine whether the correct behavior of the subject substantially matches any of the patterns, and determining whether the result determined by the determining means is not If so, And notification means for notifying information, of the information that the notification means is Problem, a behavior determining apparatus characterized by comprising an input means for inputting a response of the subject.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 14), the first detecting means for detecting the behavior of a predetermined subject, the second detecting means for detecting the operation of a predetermined device, and the first detecting means Based on the behavior of the target person detected by the means and the operation of the device detected by the second detection means,
Specifying means for accurately specifying the behavior of the target person; reporting means for reporting the correct behavior of the target person specified by the specifying means; and information of the target person for the information reported by the reporting means. An input unit for inputting a response, and information on the care of the target person are set, and information provision is provided to select and provide the set information based on the response of the target person input by the input unit. And a care system.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 15), the first detecting means for detecting the behavior of a predetermined subject, the second detecting means for detecting the operation of a predetermined device, and the first detecting means Based on the behavior of the target person detected by the means and the operation of the device detected by the second detection means,
Specifying means for accurately specifying the behavior of the target person; reporting means for reporting the correct behavior of the target person specified by the specifying means; and information of the target person for the information reported by the reporting means. A care system comprising: input means for inputting a response; and control means for controlling operation of a predetermined device based on the response of the subject input by the input means.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) First, the configuration of an action determining apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the location of each component when the respective components constituting the behavior determining apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention are disposed at various places in a house. is there. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the behavior determination device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, Embodiment 1 of the present invention
Is a CCD camera 1a and 1b, an infrared sensor 2, an in-bed sensor 3, an air quality sensor 4, a toilet sensor 5, window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, and a TV power ON / OFF detection. Means 8, refrigerator door open / close detection means 9, management means 10, PIT 11, transmission / reception means 12
And a speaker 13.

The CCD camera 1a is installed on the ceiling of the kitchen 14 on the first floor of the house, and is a means for photographing the space in the kitchen 14. The CCD camera 1b is installed on the ceiling of the living room 15 on the first floor. , Living room 15
It is a means to photograph the state of the space. Infrared sensor 2
Is a unit that is installed on the ceiling at the position of the door that separates the kitchen 14 and the living room 15 and detects the movement of a person from one of the kitchen 14 and the living room 15 to the other. The occupancy sensor 3 is installed between a support of a bed 17 arranged in a bedroom 16 on the second floor and a floor on which the bed 17 is arranged, and detects a load applied to the bed 17 to detect a person. Is a means for detecting whether or not is in the bed 17. The air quality sensor 4 is installed on the ceiling of the kitchen 14 and measures the humidity, volatile organic substances and CO ₂ concentration in the room.
Installed on the ceiling of the toilet, and a toilet 1 using an infrared distance sensor
It is a means to measure the approximate position and time of the person who entered 8.

The window opening / closing detecting means 6 is disposed in a window 19 provided in the bedroom 16, and detects whether the window 19 is open or closed. Similarly, the window opening / closing detection unit 7 is a unit that detects opening / closing of the window 20 provided in the living room 15. The TV power ON / OFF detecting means 8 is a means for detecting whether the power of the TV 21 disposed in the living room 15 is ON or OFF, and the amount of current when the power is ON is OFF. Is turned on by utilizing the fact that the current is larger than the current amount in the case of, or by detecting whether or not the television 21 catches a signal of the remote control switch.
/ OFF detection means. The refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9 is provided in the refrigerator 22 arranged in the kitchen 14 and detects whether the door is open or closed.

The management means 10 is provided in the wall of the living room 15 and, as shown in FIG.
, Determination means 24, output means 25, and input means 26
, A second recording unit 27, and a learning unit 28.

The first recording means 23 is a means for recording a pattern of behavior of a resident of the house shown in FIG. 1 and a pattern of operation of equipment installed in the house. Judgment means 2
Means 4 for comparing the actual behavior of the resident with the behavior pattern recorded in the first recording means 23 and determining whether or not the behavior of the resident substantially matches the behavior pattern. It is. The determining unit 24 compares the actual operation of the device with the operation pattern of the device recorded in the first recording unit 23, and determines whether the operation of the device substantially matches the operation pattern. Is also a means for determining

In this embodiment, the actual behavior of the occupants is detected by the CCD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2, the occupancy sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, the toilet sensor 5, and the PIT 11. , Transmitting and receiving means 1
The information received by 2 is also used to detect the behavior of the resident.
In addition, the actual operation of the device in the present embodiment refers to the windows 19 provided in the bedroom 16 and the living room 15,
20 means opening / closing operation of the TV 21, the ON / OFF operation of the television 21 arranged in the living room 15, and the opening / closing operation of the door of the refrigerator 22 arranged in the kitchen 14. Window opening / closing detecting means 6, window opening / closing detecting means 7, television power ON / OFF detecting means 8,
Alternatively, it is detected by the refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9.

The output means 25 is a means for outputting a warning when the result of the determination by the determination means 24 is negative. The input unit 26 is a unit for inputting a resident's response to the warning output by the output unit 25. The second recording unit 27 temporarily records the behavior of the occupants detected by the CCD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2, the on-bed sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, the toilet sensor 5, the PIT 11, and the transmitting / receiving unit 12. It is a means to do. The second recording means 27 includes a window 19 detected by the window opening / closing detecting means 6, the window opening / closing detecting means 7, the television power ON / OFF detecting means 8, and the refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9.
It is also a means for temporarily recording each operation of the opening and closing operation of 20, the power ON / OFF operation of the television 21, and the opening and closing operation of the door of the refrigerator 22. The learning means 28 outputs the resident's response or the operation of the appliance, in which the response of the resident input by the input means 26 is temporarily recorded in the second recording means 27.
If the instruction is an instruction to additionally record the first recording means 23 as a new pattern, or an instruction to change all or a part of the pattern recorded in the first recording means 23 to a part of the new pattern described above. Is a means for controlling the operation of the first recording means 23 and the operation of the second recording means 27 based on these instructions.

The PIT 11 is carried by the resident of FIG.
A personal information terminal capable of transmitting and receiving information by radio waves, and when receiving a predetermined instruction by radio waves from the transmitting and receiving means 12, it is unique to the resident who is carrying and identifies the resident. There is a built-in means for transmitting the identification number of the device by a weak radio wave. Also, PIT1
The device 1 also has a built-in unit that receives a warning by radio waves output from the output unit 25 of the management unit 10, emits sound, vibration, and light based on the warning, and notifies the wearer of the warning. Further, the PIT 11 is also a means for, when a warning is issued, inputting a response of the carrier to the warning and transmitting the response by radio waves.

The PIT 11 has a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, and an angle sensor, and is also a means for detecting the posture of the wearer, such as standing, sitting, or lying down.
The PIT 11 also has a function of detecting a moving state and an activity amount. Further, the PIT 11 also has a built-in function for detecting a physiological state such as a heart rate and a body temperature of the wearer. The transmission and reception of information performed by the PIT 11 is performed according to a communication mode of the PHS system or a specific low-power communication mode using a frequency band of several hundred MHz. In FIG. 2, PIT1
Although two PITs 11 are displayed, the two PITs 11 are the same and have a plurality of functions, so two PITs 11 are displayed for convenience of explanation.

The transmitting / receiving means 12 is arranged on the ceiling at the position of the door separating the kitchen 14 and the living room 15 so as to be in contact with the infrared sensor 2, and can transmit / receive information by radio waves. In addition, when information indicating that a person's movement has been detected is input from the infrared sensor 2, it is a means for identifying the person who has moved.

The speaker 13 emits a warning sound based on the warning output from the output unit 25 of the management unit 10.

In the first embodiment, as an example of the detecting means of the action judging device according to the first aspect of the present invention, CCD cameras 1a and 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, PIT 11 and transmitting / receiving means 12 are used. Further, as an example of the detecting means of the action judging device of the present invention of claim 2, window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF detecting means 8, and refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9 are used.

In the first embodiment, the first recording means 23 in the management means 10 is used as an example of the recording means in the action judging device according to the first and second aspects of the present invention. The determination means 24 in the management means 10
Use each. In addition, as an example of the notification means of the action determination device of the present invention according to claims 1 and 2, the management means 1
0, output means 25, PIT11 and speaker 1
3 is used. Further, the input means 26 is used as an example of the input means of the behavior determination device according to the first and second aspects of the present invention.

Further, in the first embodiment, in the action judging device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the second recording means 27 as an example of the second recording means, the learning means 28 as an example of the learning means,
Use each.

Further, in the action judging device according to the present invention, the transmitting / receiving means 12 is used as an example of the first transmitting / receiving means, and the second transmitting / receiving means is provided in the PIT 11.

Next, the operation of the behavior determining device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the occupants are assumed to be CCD cameras 1a and 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4,
The behavior of the target resident detected by the toilet sensor 5, the PIT 11, and the transmission / reception means 12 is recorded in the first recording means 23 of the management means 10. Similarly,
When the resident records the action on the first recording means 23, the occupants open / close the window opening / closing detection means 6 and 7, and turn on / off the television.
Each of the operations of opening and closing the windows 19 and 20, turning on / off the power of the television 21, and opening and closing the door of the refrigerator 22, which are detected by the F detection means 8 and the refrigerator door opening / closing detection means 9, are described as first operations. The recording unit 23 records the information.

Here, for the sake of convenience of the following description, the above-mentioned actions of the resident, the operations of opening and closing the windows 19 and 20, the operation of turning on / off the power of the television 21, and the operation of the refrigerator 22
It is assumed that the recording on the first recording means 23 of each operation of the opening and closing operation of the door is continuously performed for one year in 1998. The behavior of the resident recorded in the first recording means 23 is averaged every month, and is recorded again in the first recording means 23 as a pattern of the behavior of the resident as a target. I do. Similarly, opening and closing operations of the windows 19 and 20;
ON / OFF operation of the power supply of the television 21 and the refrigerator 2
It is assumed that each operation of the opening and closing operation of the second door is averaged every month, and is recorded again in the first recording means 23 as the operation pattern of the device.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the first recording means 23 compares the averaged pattern of the target resident's behavior and the pattern of the operation of the equipment for each month of 1998 with each other. You are recording. Here, the pattern of the behavior in July 1998 recorded in the first recording means 23 is the first pattern, the pattern of the operation of the device is the second pattern, and FIG. FIG. 4 shows a portion from 8:00 to 3:00 pm and a portion from 8:00 to 3:00 pm in the second pattern.

First, a part of the first pattern will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, as a first pattern, from 8:00 am to 9:30 am, the image of the kitchen 14 taken by the CCD camera 1a includes the figure of the resident,
And C in the kitchen 14 measured by the air quality sensor 4
When the O ₂ concentration exceeds the predetermined threshold value, it is detected that the resident is in the kitchen 14, and this is recorded in the first recording means 23. When a person is present in the kitchen 14, the CO ₂ concentration in the kitchen 14 increases.
By measuring the _two concentrations, it is possible to detect whether or not there is a person in the kitchen 14. When a person cooks in the kitchen 14, the humidity, the CO ₂ concentration, and the volatile organic component concentration increase. Therefore, the air quality sensor 4 outputs all or one of the humidity, the CO ₂ concentration, and the volatile organic component concentration in the kitchen 14. It is also possible to detect whether or not there is a person in the kitchen 14 by measuring the section.

At 9:30 am, the infrared sensor 2 detects the movement of a person, and the occupant disappears from the image of the kitchen 14 taken by the CCD camera 1a. CO in kitchen 14
_{2 When the} density falls below the predetermined threshold value and the image of the living room 15 captured by the CCD camera 1b includes the occupant's figure, The entry into the room 15 is detected, and this is recorded in the first recording means 23. After that, from 9:30 to 11:00, the image of the living room 15 captured by the CCD camera 1b continued to include the resident's figure, so it was detected that the resident was in the living room 15, It is recorded in the first recording means 23.

At 11:00 am, the infrared sensor 2 detects the movement of the person again, and the image of the kitchen 14 taken by the CCD camera 1a includes the figure of the resident. When the humidity, CO ₂ concentration, and volatile organic component concentration in the kitchen 14 measured by the sensor 4 exceed the predetermined thresholds, it is detected that the resident is in the kitchen 14, and this is recorded in the first record. It is recorded in the means 23.

At 12:00 pm, the first recording means 23 records that the resident has left the kitchen 14 and entered the living room 15 because the infrared sensor 2 has detected infrared light again. Then, from 2:00 pm to 3
Until the time, the floor occupancy sensor 3 detects the load applied to the bed 17 to detect that the occupant is on the bed 17, and that fact is recorded in the first recording means 23.

As described above, the first pattern is
Figure 9 is an averaged behavioral pattern for July 1998.

When the resident moves from the kitchen 14 to the living room 15 or from the living room 15 to the kitchen 14, the infrared sensor 2 detects the movement of the person. In this case, the infrared sensor 2 detects the movement of the person. Is output to the transmitting and receiving means 12. Then, the transmission / reception means 12 transmits an instruction for transmitting an identification number for identifying the person carrying the PIT 11 to the PIT 11 by a radio wave having high directivity in the limited space. . Upon receiving the instruction, the PIT 11
An identification number for identifying the resident being carried is transmitted by radio waves, and the transmission / reception means 12 identifies the person who has emitted the infrared ray detected by the infrared sensor 2 based on the identification number from the PIT 11. The identification specifies who is the resident who has moved from the kitchen 14 to the living room 15 or from the living room 15 to the kitchen 14.

Such a specifying method is used when a plurality of people live in one house, when a person who has moved from one of the adjacent rooms to the other is to be identified, and the adjacent room is used. Can be used to identify who moved from one side of the corridor to the other. In addition, in order to identify who moved from one of the adjacent room and the corridor to the other, for example, on the ceiling of the adjacent part of the room and the corridor, such as the transmitting and receiving means 12 described above, P
It is necessary to provide a means for identifying who has moved from one of the room and the corridor to the other based on the identification number from IT11.

Next, a part of the second pattern will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the window opening / closing detecting means 6 detects that the window 19 is closed from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
The window opening / closing detecting means 7 has opened the window 20 from 9:30 to 10:00 and from 1:30 to 2:00 PM, and closed the window 20 at other times. Are recorded in the first recording means 23 as a part of the second pattern.

The TV power ON / OFF detecting means 8
However, from 9:30 am to 11:00 am and from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, the power of the television 21 is ON,
In other time zones, the power of the television 21 is turned off.
F, which are also recorded in the first recording means 23. Further, the refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9 determines whether or not the refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9 is between 8:00 am and 8:10 and between 11 am and 11 am
Until 10:00, it is detected that the door of the refrigerator 22 has been intermittently opened and closed, and at other times, it has been detected that the door has been closed. Is recorded in the first recording means 23 as a part of.

As described above, the second pattern is
It is the pattern of operation | movement of the apparatus averaged in July, 1998.

Next, the operation of the action judging device according to the first embodiment of the present invention after the first pattern and the second pattern are recorded in the first recording means 23 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. For convenience of explanation, an operation of the behavior determining apparatus according to the first embodiment on July 22, 1999 will be described.

The resident's action on July 22 was CC
D camera 1a, CCD camera 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, and P
Each detected data detected by the IT 11 is input to the determination means 24 shown in FIG. 2 (step 1). Also,
Information on the person carrying the PIT 11 identified by the transmitting / receiving means 12 is also input to the determining means 24 (step 1).

The opening / closing operations of the windows 19 and 20, the ON / OFF operation of the power supply of the television 21, and the opening / closing operation of the door of the refrigerator 22 on July 22 are performed by the window opening / closing detection means 6 and 7, and the television power ON. / OFF detection means 8 and refrigerator door open / close detection means 9, and each detection data is inputted to the judgment means 24 (step 2).

Each data input to the judging means 24 is also input to the second recording means 27 to be recorded and temporarily stored.

Next, the judging means 24 comprises the first recording means 23
The first pattern and the second pattern recorded in (1) and (2) are also input (steps 3 and 4), and whether the resident's action matches the first pattern within a predetermined time and within a predetermined action range is determined. Is determined (step 5). Similarly, the determination unit 24 determines that the operation of the device is within the predetermined time with the second pattern.
Further, it is determined whether or not they match within a predetermined operation range (step 6). If the determination result determined by the determination unit 24 does not match the behavior of the resident with the first pattern within a predetermined time or within a predetermined action range, or if the operation of the device is in the second pattern If they do not match within a predetermined time or within a predetermined operation range, the output means 25 outputs a warning (step 7).
Embodiment 1 after the output unit 25 outputs a warning
The operation of the behavior determination device will be described together with a specific example described below.

To give a specific example, it is assumed that a resident visits a hospital once a week on July 22 from the same day, and goes out at 9:00 am for that visit. I do. Therefore, it is assumed that the resident enters the kitchen 14 at 8:00 am, prepares a meal, finishes breakfast at 8:30, and enters the living room 15. It is also assumed that the resident has opened and closed the refrigerator 22 intermittently from 8:00 am to 8:10 am At this time, focusing on the operation of the appliance from 8:00 am to 9:00 am, the actual operation of the appliance detected by the refrigerator door opening / closing detection unit 9 is the first recording unit 2
Since it matches the second pattern recorded in No. 3,
The determining unit 24 determines that the operation of the device matches the second pattern. Therefore, the output means 25 does not output a warning.

On the other hand, focusing on the behavior of the resident from 8:00 am to 9:00 am, the actual behavior of the resident does not match the first pattern recorded in the first recording means 23. The determining means 24 determines that the actual resident's action detected by the CCD camera 1a or the like does not match the first pattern. Therefore, the output unit 25 outputs a warning to the PIT 11 and the speaker 13. The output unit 25 transmits a warning to the PIT 11 by radio waves. Then, the PIT 11 receives a warning by radio waves, emits sound, vibration, and light based on the warning, and notifies the resident of the warning. Also, speaker 1
3 emits a warning sound. When such a warning is issued, the resident stops the warning.

Further, the resident will go to the hospital once a week on July 22 at the same time on the same day,
The behavior on the day of the hospital visit is different from the first pattern, and the operation of the device that operates in accordance with the resident's behavior is also different from the second pattern. Assume that the user wants to record the operation as a new pattern in the first recording unit 23. In this case, the resident inputs an instruction to the PIT 11 to additionally record the behavior on July 22 and the operation of the device in the first recording unit 23 as a new pattern. The PIT 11 transmits the instruction received from the resident by radio waves to the input unit 2 of the management unit 10.
6, the input means 26 inputs the resident's instruction transmitted from the PIT 11 (step 8), and the learning means 28
Output to

By the way, as described above, since the second recording means 27 temporarily records the resident's action and the operation of the equipment on July 22, the learning means 28 receives the input from the input means 26. Based on the instruction of the resident, the resident's behavior and the operation of the device temporarily recorded in the second recording means 27 are additionally recorded in the first recording means 23 as a part of a new pattern (step 9). The learning means 28 also temporarily records the behavior of the resident and the operation of the device on July 22 after the input means 26 has input the resident's instruction in the second recording means 27, and then sets a new pattern. Recording means 23 as the remainder of
Are recorded sequentially.

As described above, the response of the occupant to the warning is input to the input means 26, and a control is performed so that a new pattern is recorded in the first recording means 23 based on the response. If the resident's action on July 22 after inputting the response does not substantially match the first pattern, no warning is issued, and a new pattern is additionally recorded in the first recording means 23. After that, specifically, after July 23, if the resident performs substantially the same action as the action on July 22, no warning is issued.

In the first embodiment, when the detected resident's action and the corresponding action of the first pattern differ only within a time range of 10 minutes or less, the detected resident's action is It is assumed that they match the first pattern.

In the above description, a warning is issued because the actual resident's behavior does not match the first pattern, and in response to this, the input means 26 sends a radio wave from the PIT 11 to the July It is assumed that the user inputs an instruction to cause the first recording unit 23 to record the behavior and the operation of the device as a new pattern on the 22nd. However,
The resident's response input by the input means 26 is a part of the behavior and equipment operation on July 22 from 8 am to 1 pm, the first pattern and / or the second pattern from 8 am to 1 pm It may be an instruction to replace the part up to the hour and to cause the first recording means 23 to record. The resident's response input by the input means 26 is stored in the first recording means 2.
3, the first pattern and the second pattern recorded in the third pattern are deleted, and the action and the operation of the device on July 22 are respectively changed to the first pattern and the second pattern as the new first pattern and the second pattern.
It may be an instruction to cause the recording unit 23 to record.
In any case, the learning unit 28 controls the operations of the first recording unit 23 and the second recording unit 27 based on the response input by the input unit 26.

In the above description, a warning is issued because the actual behavior of the resident does not match the first pattern. However, the actual operation of the device does not match the second pattern. A warning is also issued. Even in that case, the resident responds to the warning and the input means 26 inputs the response. Then, based on the response, the learning unit 28 controls the operations of the first recording unit 23 and the second recording unit 27 as described above.

As described above, in the behavior determining apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the pattern recorded in advance in the first recording means 23 and the actual behavior of the subject or the operation of the device are substantially the same. If not, a warning is output, and the subject's response to the warning can be input. Further, based on the response, the behavior of the subject or the operation of the device that does not substantially match the pattern is additionally recorded in the first recording unit 23 as a new pattern or already recorded in the first recording unit 23. The pattern is recorded in the first recording means 23 in place of all or part of the pattern.

In the first embodiment described above, a case has been described in which each component of the behavior determination device is disposed at each place in a house, etc.
It is not limited that the device is arranged only in each place of the house, and may be arranged in, for example, a hospital or a nursing home. In this case, when the pattern recorded in the first recording unit 23 does not substantially match the actual behavior of the subject or the operation of the device, the output unit 25 outputs information to that effect to the hospital. It is also possible to notify a management department such as a nurse's office directly or via another device. By doing so, a manager such as a nurse can more accurately grasp the behavior of the target person.

Although there are many subjects in hospitals, nursing homes, and the like, each subject is provided with a unique type of subject similar to the second transmitting / receiving means provided in the PIT 11 described above. Transmitting means for transmitting an identification number for identifying the target person by radio waves, or the above-mentioned PIT
When the user carries 11, it is specified who the person detected by the detecting means such as an infrared sensor that detects the behavior of the person is. For example, if the target person is living alone and each component of the behavior determination device is installed in the person's house, there is only one target person.
It is not necessary for the IT 11 to have a means for identifying the person carrying the PIT 11. In this case, the output means 25 outputs information to a management center or the like outside the house for nursing the target person such as a public welfare facility. Behavior will be managed.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, as an example of the detecting means of the action judging device of the present invention, C
Although the CD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2, the on-bed sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, the toilet sensor 5, the PIT 11, and the transmission / reception means 12 are used, The invention is not limited to the CCD camera 1 and the infrared sensor 2 described above. The detection means only needs to detect the behavior of the target person. In addition, the behavior of the target person also includes the posture, the moving state, and the activity amount of the target person. They are detected by PIT11.

In the first embodiment described above, window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF detecting means 8, and refrigerator door are provided as examples of the detecting means of the action judging device of the present invention. Although the opening / closing detecting means 9 is used, the detecting means of the action judging device of the present invention according to claim 2 comprises the window opening / closing detecting means 6 and the television power ON / OFF detecting means 8
Not limited to The detecting means only needs to detect the operation of the predetermined device.

In the first embodiment, the resident inputs a response to the warning to the PIT 11 and the input unit 26 inputs the resident's response from the PIT 11 by radio waves. And the input means 26 may input the resident's response via the dedicated response input device, or may directly input the resident's response. In short, the input means 26 only needs to input the resident's response.

In the first embodiment, the PIT
11 is to transmit an identification number for identifying the person carrying the PIT 11 by radio wave when receiving a predetermined instruction from the transmitting / receiving means 12, but the transmitting means such as the PIT 11 transmits each resident to each resident. An identification number for identification may be transmitted by radio waves periodically or irregularly, regardless of whether or not a predetermined instruction from the transmission / reception unit 12 is received.

In the first embodiment, the transmitting / receiving means 12 identifies the person carrying the PIT 11, but the CCD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2,
All or a part of the occupancy sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, and the toilet sensor 5 have a function of identifying a person carrying the PIT 11, and use an identification number by radio waves from the PIT 11, The person carrying the PIT 11 may be identified.

In the first embodiment, the first recording unit 23 records the first pattern and the second pattern. However, the first recording unit 23 stores the pattern of the subject's behavior. It is only necessary to record one or a plurality of operation patterns of the device. In addition, as an alternative to the first recording unit 23, a unit that records only one or more patterns of the behavior of the subject and a unit that records one or more patterns of the operation of the device only May be used. Further, the above-mentioned first recording means 23
It is not limited to the one that records the averaged pattern of each month of the year 998, and the detection data of only one day may be recorded as a pattern, or the detection data of one month Or a pattern obtained by averaging detection data for one month for each day of the week. In short, it is only necessary to provide a means for recording one or more patterns of the behavior of the subject and a means for recording one or more patterns of the operation of the device.

Further, the judgment means 24 includes the first recording means 23
One or more behavioral patterns recorded by
It is only necessary to compare the actual behavior of the subject with the actual behavior of the subject and determine whether or not the actual behavior of the subject substantially matches any of the behavior patterns of the subject. The determining unit 24 compares the operation pattern of one or a plurality of devices recorded by the first recording unit 23 with the actual operation of the device, and determines whether the actual operation of the device is the operation of the device. It is only necessary to determine whether or not it substantially matches any of the patterns.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned substantially coincidence is, for example, 1
Within a predetermined time range, such as within 0 minutes, both the behavior of the target person and the operation of the device match the pattern, and for example, both the behavior of the subject standing in the kitchen 14 and the behavior of squatting are both targeted. Since the subject is the same as being in the kitchen 14, the behavior of the target person and the operation of the device match the pattern within the predetermined action range of the target person and the predetermined operation range of the device. Means the case.

In the first embodiment, when the deciding means 24 decides that the behavior of the occupant does not substantially match the first pattern,
Emits a warning sound, but a warning light that displays a warning by an optical signal may be used instead of the speaker 13.
In short, if the determination unit 24 determines that the behavior of the resident or the operation of the device does not substantially match any of the patterns recorded in the first recording unit 23, it is only necessary to output a warning. Good.

In the first embodiment, the determination means 24 determines whether or not the behavior of the subject substantially matches any of the patterns recorded in the first recording means 23, or It is determined whether or not the operation of the device substantially matches any of the patterns recorded in the first recording means 23.
4 is a combination of the behavior of the target person, the operation of the device, the physiological state of the target person, and all or a part of the psychological state of the target person, as one of the patterns recorded in the first recording unit 23. It may be determined whether or not they substantially match. In this case, the pattern recorded in the first recording unit 23 is a pattern of a combination of the behavior of the subject, the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject, and all or a part of the psychological state of the subject. There must be. Further, a detecting means for detecting the physiological state of the subject and / or the mental state of the subject must be provided.

As means for detecting the physiological state of the subject,
For example, a thermometer for measuring the body temperature of the subject, a sweat rate meter for measuring the sweat rate of the subject, and a heart rate meter for measuring the heart rate of the subject can be used. As mentioned above, P
Since the IT 11 has a function of detecting a physiological state such as a heart rate and a body temperature of the wearer, the PI
At T11, physiological information such as the heart rate and body temperature of the subject may be transmitted by radio waves periodically or irregularly, and the transmitting and receiving means 12 may receive the radio waves. And
The determination means 24 is made to input the physiological information. Note that the physiological information is determined by the determination means 24 by the subject himself or his caregiver.
May be directly input. In addition, as means for detecting the psychological state of the subject, all or a part of the above-mentioned thermometer, sweat rate meter and heart rate meter, and a psychological state for determining a change in mental state from changes in body temperature, sweat rate and heart rate Determination means and the like can be used.

As described above, the detection means detects the behavior of the subject and all or a part of the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject, and the psychological state of the subject. A combination of the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject, and all or a part of the psychological state of the subject is recorded in the first recording unit 23 in advance as a pattern.
The determination means 24 determines whether the pattern substantially matches the combination of the actual behavior of the subject, the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject, and all or part of the psychological state of the subject. It may be determined whether or not it is. If the result of the determination is that they do not match, the output means 25 outputs a warning. Then, the input unit 26 inputs a response from the subject to the warning.

The second recording means 27 temporarily records the detected combination of the behavior of the subject, the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject, and all or a part of the psychological state of the subject. According to the contents of the response input to the input means 26, a new pattern can be additionally recorded in the first recording means 23, or all or a part of the already recorded pattern can be changed. Can also.

The detecting means for detecting the physiological condition of the subject and / or the psychological condition of the subject is similar to the CCD camera 1, the infrared sensor 2, the in-bed sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, or the toilet sensor 5. In addition, a function for identifying a subject by using information by radio waves for identifying each subject and a function for detecting a physiological state and / or a psychological state of the person may be set. Good. Also,
As described above, PIT1 is an example of a detecting unit that detects the physiological state of the subject and / or the mental state of the subject.
1 can be used.

Further, all or a part of each component of the behavior determination device according to the first embodiment may be hardware or software having the same function as the corresponding function of the hardware. You may.

(Embodiment 2) Next, the configuration of an action determination device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the location of each component when the respective components constituting the above-described behavior determining apparatus according to the first embodiment are arranged at various places in a house. However, as will be described later, a part of the constituent units constituting the behavior determining device of the second embodiment is the same as a part of the constituent units constituting the behavior determining device of the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is also used to describe the second action determination device. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the behavior determination device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The action determination device according to the second embodiment of the present invention
As shown in FIG. 6, CCD cameras 1a and 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF. Detecting means 8, refrigerator door open / close detecting means 9, managing means 29, PIT 11, transmitting / receiving means 12
And a speaker 13. Note that the CCD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2,
Air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF detecting means 8
The refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9, the PIT 11, the transmitting / receiving means 12, and the speaker 13 are the same as the respective constituent means constituting the action determining apparatus according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS. is there.

The management means 29 is the same as the management means 10 of the behavior determination device of the first embodiment, and
As shown in FIG. 6, the first recording unit 30, the specifying unit 31, the determining unit 32, the output unit 33, the input unit 34, the second recording unit 35, It consists of learning means 36.

The first recording means 30 is a means for recording a pattern similarly to the first recording means 23 described in the first embodiment. That pattern is the exact pattern of behavior of the resident. The identification means 31 includes the occupants' actions detected by the CCD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2, the occupancy sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, and the toilet sensor 5, the window opening / closing detection means 6 and 7, and the television power ON. /
Based on the OFF detection means 8 and the operation of the device detected by the refrigerator door opening / closing detection means 9, the behavior of the resident is accurately specified. The determination unit 32 determines whether the occupant's accurate behavior identified by the identification unit 31
This is a means for comparing the pattern recorded in the recording means 30 and determining whether or not the exact behavior of the specified resident substantially matches the pattern.

The output means 33 is a means for outputting a warning when the result of determination by the determination means 32 is negative. The input unit 34 is a unit for inputting a resident's response to the warning output by the output unit 33. The second recording unit 35 is a unit for temporarily recording the correct behavior of the resident specified by the specifying unit 31. The learning means 36 outputs the response of the resident input by the input means 34,
If the instruction is to additionally record the correct behavior of the occupant temporarily recorded in the second recording means 35 as a new pattern in the first recording means 30, or the first recording means 30
If the instruction is to change all or a part of the pattern recorded in the above to a part of the new pattern described above,
It is a means for controlling the operation of the first recording means 30 and the operation of the second recording means 35 based on these instructions.

In the second embodiment, a CCD is used as an example of the first detecting means of the action judging device according to the present invention.
The cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2, the on-bed sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, the toilet sensor 5, the PIT 11, and the transmitting / receiving means 12 are used. As an example of the second detecting means of the action judging device of the present invention according to claim 6, window open / close detecting means 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF detecting means 8,
And the refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9 is used.

In the second embodiment, the behavior determining device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention includes the management unit 2 as an example of the specifying unit.
9, the first recording means 30 in the management means 29 as an example of the recording means, the judging means 32 in the management means 29 as an example of the judging means, and the management section 29 as an example of the reporting means. Output means 33 in means 29, P
The IT 11 and the speaker 13 are used, and the input unit 34 is used as an example of the input unit.

Further, in the second embodiment, in the action judging device according to the present invention, the second recording means 35 as an example of the second recording means, the learning means 36 as an example of the learning means,
Use each.

As can be seen from a comparison between FIG. 6 and FIG. 2, the configuration and operation of the management unit 29 of the behavior determination device of the second embodiment are the same as those of the management unit 10 of the behavior determination device of the first embodiment. Except for the difference from the operation and the operation, the action determining device of the second embodiment is the same as the action determining device of the first embodiment, and thus the operation of the action determining device of the second embodiment described below will be described. Differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

Next, the operation of the action judging device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the judging means 24 comprises the CCD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2, the occupancy sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, the toilet sensor 5, the PIT 11, and the transmission / reception means. It is determined whether or not the resident's action detected by step 12 substantially matches the first pattern recorded in the first recording means 23. ON
/ OFF detecting means 8 and refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9, opening / closing operations of windows 19, 20, television 2
It is determined whether or not each of the ON / OFF operation of the power supply 1 and the opening / closing operation of the door of the refrigerator 22 substantially matches the second pattern recorded in the first recording unit 23.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the judging means 32 records the correct behavior of the resident specified by the specifying means 31 and the first recording means 30. It is determined whether or not the pattern substantially matches. That is, in the first recording unit 30, the pattern of the resident's correct behavior is recorded.
1 specifies the exact behavior of the resident.

Therefore, first, an accurate pattern of the behavior of the resident recorded in the first recording means 30 will be described. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that a part of the pattern of the correct behavior of the resident recorded in the first recording means 30 is the pattern shown in FIG. The pattern shown in FIG. 7 corresponds to FIGS. 3 and 4 used in the first embodiment, and the pattern of the resident identified from the behavior of the person in FIG. 3 and the operation of the device in FIG. The exact pattern of behavior.

The contents of the pattern will be described in order.
From time to 9:30, the behavior of the person in FIG. 3 indicates that the person is in the kitchen, and the operation of the device in FIG.
Since the refrigerator door opens and closes intermittently for 10 minutes from time, the pattern from 8:00 to 9:30,
This is a pattern of eating in the kitchen. next,
From 9:30 to 11:00, the behavior of the person in FIG. 3 indicates that the person is in the living room, and the operation of the device in FIG.
The pattern from 0 minutes to 11:00 is a pattern of “watching TV in the living room”.

Next, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm,
In the behavior of the person in FIG. 3, the person is in the kitchen, and in the operation of the apparatus in FIG. 4, the refrigerator door is intermittently opened and closed for 10 minutes from 11:00. The pattern up to the time is a pattern of “dining in the kitchen”. Next, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, a person is in the living room according to the behavior of the person in FIG. 3, and in the operation of the device in FIG. 4, the television is operated from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Is powered on and 1
The window 20 is open from 1:30 to 2:00, so the pattern from 12:00 pm to 1:30 is
The pattern is “watching TV in the living room”, and the pattern from 1:30 to 2:00 is a pattern “resting in the living room”. Finally, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, the behavior of the person in FIG. 3 indicates that the person is in bed, so the pattern from 2:00 to 3:00 is “sleep in bed”. Pattern.

Next, the operation of the action determining apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention after the correct pattern of the occupant's action has been recorded in the first recording means 30 will be described. For convenience of explanation,
As in the first embodiment, the operation of the behavior determining apparatus according to the second embodiment on July 22, 1999 will be described.

As described in the first embodiment, the behavior of the resident on July 22 is based on the CCD camera 1a and the CCD camera 1a.
The detected data are detected by the camera 1b, the infrared sensor 2, the on-bed sensor 3, the air quality sensor 4, the toilet sensor 5, and the PIT 11, and each detection data is input to the specifying unit 31 shown in FIG. Also, the transmission / reception unit 12 identifies
Information on the person carrying the PIT 11 is also input to the specifying unit 31.

The opening and closing operations of the windows 19 and 20, the ON / OFF operation of the power supply of the television 21, and the opening and closing operation of the door of the refrigerator 22 on July 22 are performed by the window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, and the television power ON. / OFF detection means 8 and refrigerator door open / close detection means 9, respectively, and each detection data is input to the identification means 31.

The specifying means 31 specifies the correct behavior of the occupant based on the input detection data. The specified correct behavior of the resident is input to the second recording means 35, recorded and temporarily stored.

Next, the judging means 32 determines whether the correct behavior of the occupant specified by the specifying means 31 matches the pattern recorded in the first recording means 30 within a predetermined time and within a predetermined action range. It is determined whether or not they match. And
If the result of the determination does not indicate that the correct behavior of the resident matches the pattern within a predetermined time or within a predetermined action range, the output unit 33 outputs a warning.

A specific example will be described.
Residents are to go to the hospital on the same day once a week from July 22,
Let's say you go out sometimes. Therefore, it is assumed that the resident enters the kitchen 14 at 8:00 am, prepares a meal, finishes breakfast at 8:30, and enters the living room 15. It is assumed that the resident has opened and closed the refrigerator 22 intermittently from 8:00 am to 8:10 am and watched the television 21 for 10 minutes from 8:30 am.

At this time, the identification means 31 determines the time at 8:00 am based on the behavior of the occupant detected by the CCD camera 1a and the like and the operation of opening and closing the door of the refrigerator 22 detected by the refrigerator door open / close detection means 9. From 8 to 30:30, it is specified that the resident is eating in the kitchen, and the resident's behavior detected by the CCD camera 1b and the television power ON / OFF detection means 8 From 8:30 to 8:40, the resident specifies that the resident is “watching television in the living room” based on the detection data indicating that the power of the television 21 is ON.

In this case, the determination means 32 is
The accurate behavior of the resident specified in the first recording means 3
It is determined that the pattern does not match the pattern recorded in 0. Then, the output unit 33 outputs a warning to the PIT 11 and the speaker 13. Note that the output means 33
A warning is transmitted to the IT 11 by radio waves.
The PIT 11 receives a warning by radio waves, emits sound, vibration, and light based on the warning, and notifies the resident of the warning. Further, the speaker 13 emits a warning sound. When such a warning is issued, the resident stops the warning.

Here, as described above, the resident is
Residents will be referred to the hospital on the same day of the week once a week from the day, and the exact behavior of the day of the visit will differ from the pattern. Suppose that it is desired to record the first pattern on the first recording unit 30 as a simple pattern. In that case, the resident will have 7
An instruction to additionally record the correct action of the month 22 on the first recording means 30 as a new pattern is input. PI
T11 transmits the instruction received from the resident to the input means 34 of the management means 29 by radio waves, and the input means 34
The resident's instruction transmitted from the PIT 11 is input and output to the learning means 36.

By the way, as described above, the second recording means 35 temporarily records the correct behavior of the resident on July 22 specified by the specifying means 31, so that the learning means 36 Based on the resident's instruction input by 34, the correct behavior of the resident temporarily recorded in the second recording means 35 is additionally recorded in the first recording means 30 as a part of a new pattern. The learning unit 36 also causes the first recording unit 30 to sequentially record the correct behavior of the resident on July 22 after the input unit 34 inputs the resident's instruction as the rest of the new pattern.

As described above, the resident's response to the warning is input to the input means 34, and a control is performed such that a new pattern is recorded in the first recording means 30 based on the response. If the pattern does not substantially match the correct behavior of the resident on July 22 after inputting the response, no warning is issued, and the first recording means 30
After a new pattern is additionally recorded in the
If the resident behaves substantially the same as the one on July 22 after the 23rd of March, no warning will be issued.

[0104] The resident's response input by the input means 34 is one of the accurate actions on July 22 from 8 am to 1 pm
The instruction to replace the part before the hour with the part from 8 am to 1:00 pm of the pattern and cause the first recording unit 30 to record the pattern may be used. The resident's response input by the input unit 34 is obtained by deleting the pattern recorded in the first recording unit 30 and recording the correct action on July 22 as a new pattern in the first recording unit 30. It may be an instruction to make it. In any case, based on the response input by the input means 34, the learning means 36
And the operation of the second recording means 35 is controlled.

As described above, in the action determining apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the pattern recorded in advance in the first recording means 30 and the correct behavior of the subject substantially match. If not, a warning is output, and the response of the subject to the warning can be input. In addition, based on the response, the correct behavior of the subject who does not substantially match the pattern is additionally recorded in the first recording unit 30 as a new pattern or already recorded in the first recording unit 30. The pattern is recorded in the first recording means 30 in place of all or part of the pattern.

It is sufficient that the first recording means 30 of the second embodiment described above records one or more accurate patterns of the behavior of the subject. Also, determination means 3
2 only needs to determine whether or not any one or a plurality of patterns recorded by the first recording means 30 substantially matches the accurate action specified by the specifying means 31. Good.

Therefore, the correct behavior pattern of the subject during a certain time period recorded in the first recording means 30 is a pattern in which the subject is sleeping in a bed in a quiet state without playing music. Actually, if the user sleeps on the bed with the audio on during that time, the identifying means 31
Does not match the pattern because it specifies that the subject is sleeping in bed with audio turned on as the correct behavior of the subject. Then, a warning is issued, but in response to the warning, the subject did not forget to turn off the audio, but slept with audio to achieve a deep sleep, and slept with the audio on If the user wants the first recording means 30 to record an accurate action and inputs information to that effect to the input means 34, the first recording means 3
In 0, the exact action of sleeping with the audio on is added or updated.

In the second embodiment, the specifying means 31 specifies the correct behavior of the subject based on the detected behavior of the subject and the detected operation of the device. The specifying unit 31 detects the detected behavior of the target person,
The accurate behavior of the subject may be specified based on the detected operation of the device and the physiological state of the subject and / or the mental state of the subject.

In this case, the pattern recorded in the first recording means 30 must be a pattern based on the behavior of the subject, the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject and / or the psychological state of the subject. Must. Further, a detecting means for detecting the physiological state of the subject and / or the mental state of the subject must be provided. The detecting means for detecting the physiological state of the subject and / or the psychological state of the subject has been described in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. Even in this case, the determination unit 32 determines whether the accurate behavior of the subject identified by the identification unit 31 substantially matches any one of the patterns recorded in the first recording unit 30. It will be determined whether or not.

Further, all or a part of each component of the action determination device according to the second embodiment may be hardware or software having the same function as the corresponding function of the hardware. You may.

Further, as set forth in claim 18, a program for causing a computer to realize all or a part of each function of each component of the action judging device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is stored. A program recording medium characterized by the above also corresponds to the present invention. That is, a program recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to realize all or some of the functions of each component of each of the behavior determination apparatuses according to the first and second embodiments also corresponds to the present invention. That's what it means.

(Embodiment 3) Next, the configuration of a care system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the location of each component when the respective components constituting the above-described behavior determining apparatus according to the first embodiment are arranged at various places in a house. However, as will be described later, a part of the constituent means constituting the care system according to the third embodiment is the same as a part of the constituent means constituting the action determination device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is also used in describing the care system. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a care system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

The care system according to the third embodiment of the present invention
As shown in FIG. 8, CCD cameras 1a and 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF. Detecting means 8, refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9, managing means 37, PIT 11, transmitting / receiving means 12
And a speaker 13. Note that the CCD cameras 1a and 1b, the infrared sensor 2,
Air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF detecting means 8
The refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9, the PIT 11, the transmitting / receiving means 12, and the speaker 13 are the same as the corresponding constituent means constituting the behavior determining apparatus according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS. It is.

The management means 37 is the same as the management means 10 of the behavior judging device according to the first embodiment.
5 and the like, as shown in FIG.
8, an output unit 39, an input unit 40, an information providing unit 41, and a control unit 42.

The specifying means 38 is a means for specifying the resident's correct behavior from the detected resident's behavior and the detected operation of the device. In addition, the behavior of the resident is CCD
Cameras 1a and 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, PIT 1
1 and the information received by the transmission / reception means 12 is also used for detecting the behavior of the resident. On the other hand, the operation of the equipment means the bedroom 16 and the living room 15 in FIG.
Opening / closing operations of the windows 19 and 20 provided in the living room 15, and turning on / off the power of the television 21 provided in the living room 15.
This means each operation of the FF operation and the operation of opening and closing the door of the refrigerator 22 arranged in the kitchen 14, and these operations are the window opening / closing detecting means 6, the window opening / closing detecting means 7, the television power ON / OFF detecting means. 8 or the refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9.

The output means 39 is a means for outputting the correct behavior of the resident specified by the specifying means 38. The input means 40 is a means for inputting a resident's response to the information output by the output means 39. The information providing unit 41 has a large number of pieces of information related to the care of the resident set therein, and, based on the resident's response input to the input unit 40, one or a plurality of pieces of the set information. This is a means for selecting pieces of information and providing the selected information. The provided information is output from the speaker 13. A specific example of the information on care will be described later when describing the operation of the care system according to the third embodiment. The control means 42 is a means for controlling the operation of the equipment located in the resident's house based on the occupant's response input to the input means 40. It is connected. In the third embodiment, a window 20 provided in the living room 15 is used as an example of a device to be controlled.

In the third embodiment, as an example of the first detecting means of each of the care systems according to the fourteenth and fifteenth aspects,
CCD cameras 1a and 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5, PIT11,
And transmission / reception means 12 are used. In the third embodiment, window opening / closing detecting units 6 and 7, TV power ON / OFF detecting unit 8, and refrigerator door opening / closing detecting unit 9 are provided as examples of the second detecting unit of each of the care systems according to claims 14 and 15. Is used.

Further, in the third embodiment, the specifying means 38 in the managing means 37 as an example of the specifying means and the output in the managing means 37 as an example of the notifying means of each of the care systems according to claim 14 or 15 are provided. Means 39, PIT 11 and speaker 13 as input means 40 as input means.
Are used respectively.

In the third embodiment, as an example of the information providing means of the care system according to the fourteenth aspect, the managing means 37
The control means 42 in the management means 37 is used as an example of the control means of the care system of claim 15.

Next, the operation of the care system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

CCD cameras 1a and 1b, infrared sensor 2, on-bed sensor 3, air quality sensor 4, toilet sensor 5,
And PIT11 are, as described in Embodiment 1,
The behavior of the target resident is detected, and each detected data is output to the specifying means 38 in the management means 37. Further, the transmission / reception unit 12 also outputs the information of the person carrying the identified PIT 11 to the specifying unit 38 as described in the first embodiment. The window opening / closing detecting means 6 and 7, the television power ON / OFF detecting means 8, and the refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 9 are respectively used for opening / closing the windows 19 and 20, turning on / off the power of the television 21, or opening / closing the refrigerator 22 And outputs the detected data to the specifying means 38.

The specifying means 38 specifies the correct occupant behavior based on the input occupant behavior detection data and the detected equipment operation data. For example, CCD camera 1
b, it is detected that the resident has been in the living room 15 for a long time.
If the television power ON / OFF detecting means 8 detects that the power of the television 21 is ON at the time when the television 21 is detected as being in the 21 is identified as being viewed.

The output means 39 outputs the correct behavior of the resident specified by the specifying means 38 to the PIT 11 and the speaker 13. Note that the output means 39 is a PIT
It is assumed that information is transmitted to 11 by radio waves. Then, the PIT 11 receives the information by radio waves, and outputs the occupant's correct behavior by voice based on the information. In addition, the speaker 13 outputs the occupant's correct behavior by voice based on the information from the output unit 39. Specifically, information indicating that the resident has been watching television 21 for a long time in living room 15 is output from PIT 11 and speaker 13.

As described above, the PIT 11 and the speaker 1
3, when the correct behavior of the resident is output, the resident can respond to the information output from the PIT 11 and the speaker 13, and the response is transmitted to the PIT 1.
Enter 1 The PIT 11 transmits a response received from the resident to the input unit 40 of the management unit 37 by radio waves, and the input unit 40 inputs the resident's response transmitted from the PIT 11, and provides the information providing unit 41 and the control unit 42.
Output to Then, the information providing means 41 provides information based on the response of the resident, and the control means 42
Control the operation of the equipment based on the occupants' responses.

Here, for example, since the resident has been watching the television 21 for a long time, he / she wants to do some exercise, and the response of the resident asks what kind of exercise should be performed. If there is, information providing means 41
Provides an exercise menu based on the response. The exercise menu is output from the speaker 13. In addition,
Information to be provided is set in the information providing unit 41, and an example of the set information is an exercise menu. For example, as the exercise menu, a plurality of menus based on the length of time during which the resident is not exercising correspond to the information providing means 41. Is included, an appropriate menu is selected and provided from a plurality of menus based on the length of time during which the user has not exercised.

Also, for example, since the resident has watched the television 21 for a long time, the living room 15
Respondents responded that window 2
If the response is to control the opening of the window 20 for 10 minutes, the control unit 42 controls the opening / closing operation of the window 20 based on the response to open the window 20 for 10 minutes.
If the response of the resident is a response requesting to play cheerful music or take sunlight into the living room 15, the control means 42 performs an opening / closing operation of the audio or curtain based on the response. Control.

By the way, when the resident does not respond, the correct behavior of the resident specified by the specifying means 38 is determined in the resident's house or in a house different from the resident's house. The speaker may be a speaker connected to the care system of the third embodiment via a telephone line or the like, and may be notified to relatives who do not live with the resident.

[0129] In the third embodiment described above, the specifying means 38 allows the resident to stay in the living room 15 for a long time based on the input detection data of the resident's behavior and the input data of the operation of the device. The operation of the care system of the present invention has been described by taking as an example a case where it is specified that the user watched the television 21. As described above, the specifying means of the care system of the present invention is a means for specifying the correct occupant behavior based on the input occupant behavior detection data and the detected equipment operation data.

For example, if the specifying means 38 specifies that the audio is ON when the resident falls asleep, the information to that effect is reported, and the resident responds to the information.
If the request to turn off the audio volume gradually after 30 minutes is made as a response, the control means 4
2 controls the operation of the audio based on the response. If the resident does not respond, the control means 42 may immediately turn off the audio operation.

Further, for example, when the specifying means 38 specifies that the resident has woken up eight hours after entering the bed, information to that effect is reported, and in response to the report, When the user gives a response to open the curtain, the control means 42 causes the closed curtain to be opened based on the response. On the other hand, if the occupant feels still sleepy and makes a response to make the curtain open 30 minutes later, the control means 42 causes the curtain to open 30 minutes after the response is made based on the response. . Also, for example, a resident has a headache and a bad physical condition,
If a response is sent to the inhabitants other than the resident with a speaker, or to a relative or the like with a speaker installed in a family member's house, the control means 42, based on the response, Have the resident report information that they are feeling ill.

Further, for example, when the specifying means 38 specifies that the resident hardly moves in the toilet, information to that effect is reported. Such a situation occurs a predetermined number of times, and in any case, if the resident responds to the notification that there is no abnormality,
Only when the resident specifies that there is almost no movement for more than a predetermined long time in the toilet, the information to that effect may be notified.

Further, for example, when the specifying means 38 specifies that the resident is sleeping on the sofa, the information to that effect or the information to that effect and the information of “I have a cold” are reported. However, if the occupant responds to the notification to the effect that "I understand", the indoor environment is not changed, and if the occupant responds to the request for dimming the lighting, the control means 42, based on the response,
Decrease room lighting. If the resident is informed that he is napping on the sofa, and if he / she responds to the notification more than a predetermined number of times to request that the lighting be dimmed, the resident will nap on the sofa from the next time. Even if it is specified that the lighting is performed, the lighting may be darkened without notifying the user.

Up to this point, the specifying means 38 specifies the correct occupant behavior based on the input occupant behavior detection data and equipment operation detection data.
The occupant's behavior may also be specified accurately by inputting detection data in which the physiology and / or mental state of the occupant has been detected. In this case, a third detecting means capable of detecting the physiology and / or mental state of the occupant is required. As the third detecting means, the physiology and occupancy of the occupant described in the first embodiment are used. And / or a detecting means for detecting a mental state can be used.

The specifying means 38 specifies that, for example, the resident tends to stay home and has mental stress as a result of the psychological measurement, and information to that effect is reported, and the report is given. When the occupant responds to control the operation of the stereo set so as to output music having a healing effect or responds to control to increase the number of negative ions in the room, the control unit 42
Controls the operation of the stereo set and controls the air conditioner based on the response.

Further, all or a part of each component of the care system according to the third embodiment may be hardware or software having the same function as the corresponding function of the hardware. Is also good.

In addition, as shown in claim 17, claim 1
A care house provided with the care system according to any one of 4 to 16 also falls under the present invention.

Further, as set forth in claim 19, a program for causing a computer to realize all or a part of each function of each constituent means of the care system according to claim 14 is stored. A program recording medium characterized by the above also corresponds to the present invention. That is, a program recording medium characterized by storing a program for causing a computer to realize all or a part of each function of each component of the care system according to the third embodiment also corresponds to the present invention. is there.

[0139]

As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides information on the fact that the prerecorded pattern does not substantially match the behavior of the subject or the operation of the device. It is possible to provide a behavior determination device that reports and inputs a response to the report.

Further, according to the present invention, based on the response of the subject to the report, the behavior of the subject or the operation of the device that does not substantially match the pattern is additionally recorded or recorded as a new pattern. It is possible to provide an action determination device that changes and records all or a part of the pattern.

Further, according to the present invention, the behavior of the subject is specified accurately, the correct behavior of the subject is reported, the response of the subject to the report is input, and the subject is notified based on the response. A care system for providing care can be provided. Further, the present invention can provide a care house provided with the care system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a location of each component when an individual component constituting a behavior determination device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is disposed in each place of a house or the like;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the behavior determination device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a part of a first pattern recorded in a first recording unit of the behavior determination device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a part of a second pattern recorded in a first recording unit of the behavior determination device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the behavior determination device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a behavior determination device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a part of a pattern recorded in a first recording unit of the behavior determination device according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a care system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CCD camera 2 Infrared sensor 3 On-bed sensor 4 Air quality sensor 5 Toilet sensor 6 Window opening / closing detecting means 7 Window opening / closing detecting means 8 TV power ON / OFF detecting means 9 Refrigerator door opening / closing detecting means 10 Management means 11 PIT 12 Transmitting / receiving means 13 Speaker 14 Kitchen 15 Living room 16 Bedroom 17 Bed 18 Toilet 19 Window 20 Window 21 TV 22 Refrigerator 23 First recording means 24 Judging means 25 Output means 26 Input means 27 Second recording means 28 Learning means 29 Management means 30 First recording means 31 specifying means 32 determining means 33 output means 34 input means 35 second recording means 36 learning means 37 management means 38 specifying means 39 output means 40 input means 41 information providing means 42 control means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Katsuya Morinaka 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinji Tanaka 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka F-term in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (reference) GG20 GG21 GG23 GG30 GG51 GG52

Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A detecting means for detecting a behavior of a predetermined subject, a recording means for recording one or a plurality of patterns relating to the behavior of the subject, and a behavior of the subject detected by the detecting means And a comparing unit that compares the pattern recorded by the recording unit to determine whether or not the behavior of the subject substantially matches any of the patterns. The result determined by the determining unit is If not, a behavior determining apparatus comprising: a reporting unit that reports information to that effect; and an input unit that inputs the response of the subject to the information reported by the reporting unit. . 2. A detecting unit for detecting an operation of a predetermined device, a recording unit for recording one or a plurality of operation patterns of the device, an operation of the device detected by the detecting unit, Determining means for comparing the pattern recorded by the recording means to determine whether or not the operation of the device substantially matches any of the patterns; and when the result determined by the determining means is negative. A behavior determining apparatus comprising: a reporting unit that reports information to that effect; and an input unit that inputs a response of a predetermined target person to the information reported by the reporting unit. 3. A second recording unit that records the behavior of the target person or the operation of the device detected by the detection unit, and based on a response of the target person input by the input unit.
The behavior of the subject or the operation of the device recorded by the second recording means is additionally recorded in the recording means as a new pattern, or all or a part of the pattern recorded by the recording means, 3. The behavior determining apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a learning unit that changes the pattern to a new pattern and records the pattern in the recording unit. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second detection unit configured to detect all or a part of an operation of a predetermined device, a physiological state of the subject, and a psychological state of the subject. And the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject, and all or a part of the psychological state of the subject, a combination pattern, the determination means, the behavior of the subject, the device The operation, the physiological state of the subject, and all or part of the psychological state of the subject are compared with the pattern recorded by the recording unit, and the behavior of the subject and the operation of the device, The behavior determination according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not a combination of a physiological state of the subject and all or a part of the psychological state of the subject substantially matches any of the patterns. apparatus. 5. All or a part of the behavior of the subject detected by the detecting means, the operation of the device, the physiological state of the subject, and the psychological state of the subject detected by the second detecting means. And a second recording means for recording a combination of the following, based on the response of the subject input by the input means,
The combination recorded by the second recording unit is additionally recorded in the recording unit as a new pattern, or all or a part of the pattern recorded by the recording unit is changed to the new pattern, The behavior determining device according to claim 4, further comprising a learning unit that causes the recording unit to record. 6. A first detecting means for detecting an action of a predetermined subject, a second detecting means for detecting an operation of a predetermined device, an action of the subject detected by the first detecting means, Specifying means for accurately specifying the behavior of the target person based on the operation of the device detected by the second detection means; and the object based at least on the behavior of the target person and the operation of the device. The exact pattern of behavior
A recording unit that records the individual or a plurality thereof, comparing the accurate behavior of the subject identified by the identifying unit with the pattern recorded by the recording unit, and determining that the exact behavior of the subject is the Determining means for determining whether or not the pattern substantially matches any of the patterns; if the result determined by the determining means is negative, reporting means for reporting information to that effect; information reported by the reporting means And an input means for inputting a response of the subject to the action determination device. 7. A second recording unit that records an accurate behavior of the subject identified by the identifying unit, and based on a response of the subject input by the input unit.
The correct behavior of the subject recorded by the second recording means is additionally recorded in the recording means as a new pattern, or all or a part of the pattern recorded by the recording means is added to the new pattern. 7. The behavior judging device according to claim 6, further comprising: learning means for changing and recording in said recording means. 8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a third detecting unit configured to detect a physiological state of the subject and / or a mental state of the subject, wherein the pattern includes a physiological state of the subject and / or a mental state of the subject. The specifying unit is configured to detect the behavior of the subject detected by the first detecting unit, the operation of the device detected by the second detecting unit, and the detection by the third detecting unit. The behavior determination device according to claim 6, wherein the behavior of the target person is accurately specified based on the physiological state of the target person and / or the psychological state of the target person. 9. A first transmission / reception means for transmitting a radio wave for identifying the target person to a predetermined space and receiving information by radio waves, and the first transmission / reception means carried by the target person and transmitted by the first transmission / reception means A second transmission / reception means for receiving the radio wave and transmitting the identification number by a radio wave, wherein the first transmission / reception means receives the identification number transmitted by the second transmission / reception means; All or a part of the means, the second detecting means and the third detecting means use the identification number received by the first transmitting / receiving means to identify the subject, and act and physiological condition of the person. The behavior determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the behavior determination device is capable of detecting a mental state or a mental state. 10. A PIT (Personal Information Terminal) carried by the subject and capable of transmitting and receiving predetermined information.
The PIT includes the detection unit, the first detection unit, the notification unit, the input unit, the second detection unit, and the third
The action determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the action determination device has all or a part of functions of a detection unit and the second transmission / reception unit. 11. The action determination according to claim 10, wherein the PIT has a function of detecting all or a part of a posture, a moving state, and an activity amount of the subject being carried. apparatus. 12. A personal information terminal (PIT) that is carried by the subject and has a function of the second transmitting / receiving means and can transmit / receive predetermined information. Is provided in a substantially adjacent portion of an adjacent room, or in a substantially adjacent portion of a predetermined room in the house and a corridor adjacent to the room, and the subject is moved from one of the adjacent rooms to the other. Identify the subject carrying the PIT using the identification number transmitted by the PIT when moving or when the subject moves from one of the adjacent room and corridor to the other. The action determination device according to claim 9, wherein: 13. The transmission and reception of information performed by the PIT is performed by P
Depending on the communication mode of the HS system or several hundred MHz
With a specific low power communication mobile phone using the frequency band of
The action determination device according to claim 10, wherein the action determination is performed. 14. A first detecting means for detecting an action of a predetermined subject, a second detecting means for detecting an operation of a predetermined device, an action of the subject detected by the first detecting means, Specifying means for accurately specifying the behavior of the target person based on the operation of the device detected by the second detection means; and reporting means for reporting the correct behavior of the target person specified by the specifying means. And input means for inputting a response of the target person to the information reported by the notification means; and information on the care of the target person is set, and the response of the target person input by the input means is provided. Information providing means for selecting and providing the set information based on the information. 15. A first detecting means for detecting an action of a predetermined subject, a second detecting means for detecting an operation of a predetermined device, an action of the subject detected by the first detecting means, Specifying means for accurately specifying the behavior of the target person based on the operation of the device detected by the second detection means; and reporting means for reporting the correct behavior of the target person specified by the specifying means. And input means for inputting the response of the subject to the information reported by the reporting means, based on the response of the subject input by the input means,
A care system comprising: control means for controlling operation of a predetermined device. 16. A physiological condition of the subject, wherein the physiological condition of the subject and / or a psychological condition of the subject are detected by the third detecting means, and the physiological condition of the subject detected by the third detecting means is provided. 16. The care system according to claim 14, wherein the accurate behavior of the subject is specified by using the psychological state of the subject. 17. A care house comprising the care system according to claim 14. Description: 18. A program recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to realize all or a part of each function of each component of the action determination device according to claim 1. Description: . 19. A program recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to realize all or a part of each function of each constituent means of the care system according to any one of claims 14 to 16.