JP2001218770A - Memory diagnostic method and memory diagnostic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To train and diagnose memory. SOLUTION: In an external storage device 12, past diary data inputted by a user are stored. Then, in the case of diagnosing a memory, the user inputs memory contents for the respective items of the diary data of a past date from an input device 10. In a PC main body part 11, the memory contents and the past diary data stored in the external storage device 12 are compared and the memory of the user is diagnosed from the compared result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory diagnostic device and a memory diagnostic method for diagnosing memory using data input in the past.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the aging of society, the number of elderly people suffering from dementia may increase. In order to suppress the increase in the number of patients suffering from dementia, it is desirable to perform memory training and the like, and to diagnose the current memory.

[0003]

However, when training or diagnosing memory as described above, conventionally, it is necessary for a third party to train or diagnose a person to be diagnosed, and the training and diagnosis are automatically performed. A system that can do this has not been developed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a memory diagnostic apparatus and a memory diagnostic method capable of training and diagnosing memory.

[0005]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for diagnosing memory, comprising the steps of: inputting a plurality of item data corresponding to a current date; An item data accumulation step of accumulating data of a plurality of items input in the item data input step in correspondence with a date; and a plurality of item data stored in correspondence with a past date in the item data accumulation step. A display step of reading and displaying a plurality of item data corresponding to the set date; and determining whether or not the displayed plurality of item data and the contents stored by the user in the plurality of items on the set date are acceptable for each item. And a diagnosis step for obtaining a diagnosis result for the memory ability of the user based on the pass / fail result for each item determined in the determination step. It is characterized by comprising and.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a memory ability diagnostic apparatus, wherein: item data input means for inputting a plurality of item data corresponding to a current date; When data relating to the contents of a plurality of items of the past date set by the user is input, the item data is stored in the item data storage unit. From the data of the items, the data of the items corresponding to the set date is read, and the data of the read items and the data on the contents of the items input by the user are compared for each item,
It is characterized by comprising diagnostic means for obtaining a diagnostic result for the user's memory ability based on the comparison result, and display means for displaying the diagnostic result obtained by the diagnostic means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the memory diagnosing apparatus according to the second aspect, the diagnosing means relates to the read data of the item and the contents of the item input by the user. It has a judgment means for judging whether or not the data matches each item,
It is characterized in that a diagnosis result for the memory ability of the user is obtained based on the judgment result of this judgment means.

The memory diagnostic apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the memory diagnostic apparatus according to the third aspect, further comprising input means for inputting data relating to the contents of the item in response to a user's instruction. The input means prepares a plurality of selection item data including the item data of the set date, and inputs the selection item data designated by the user from among the plurality of selection item data. It is characterized in that it is determined for each item whether or not the item data for selection input by the means matches the data of the item read out.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the storage ability diagnostic apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the input means includes the selection item data excluding the item data of the set date. The item data is extracted from the item data stored corresponding to a date other than the set date stored in the item data storage means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the memory diagnostic apparatus according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, a weight is set for each of the plurality of items on the set date. Weighting storage means for storing weighting data, wherein the diagnosis means determines a user's memory ability based on a result of the determination for each item by the determination means and the weighting data for each item stored in the weighting storage means. It is characterized by seeking a diagnosis.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the memory diagnostic apparatus according to the sixth aspect, when there are a plurality of the set dates, the weighted storage is performed corresponding to the same item by these dates. It is characterized in that the weighting data stored in the means is different.

The memory diagnostic device according to claim 8 is the memory diagnostic device according to claim 6, further comprising weighting data input means for writing weighting data into the weighting memory means. The stored weighting data is rewritable.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the memory diagnosing apparatus according to any one of the sixth to eighth aspects, the diagnosing means is configured to determine the number of matches for each item determined by the determining means. A weighting data stored in the weighting storage means, a numerical value conversion means for converting the degree of storage power into a numerical value, and a diagnosis table storing diagnosis result data corresponding to the numerical value data. The diagnosis table is referred to, and a diagnosis result is obtained according to the numerical value calculated by the digitizing means.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the memory diagnostic apparatus of the ninth aspect, a diagnostic table rewriting means for rewriting numerical data, diagnostic result data or both stored in the diagnostic table is further provided. It is characterized by having.

The memory diagnostic apparatus according to claim 11 is characterized in that, in the memory diagnostic apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 10, the plurality of item data are diary data.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A. Configuration of Embodiment A-1. Overall Configuration First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a diary system (memory diagnostic device) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the diary system 1 includes an input device (item data input means, input means) 10, a PC (personal computer) main body (diagnosis means) 11, and an external storage device (item data storage means). 12, a printer 13, and a display device 14.

Under such a configuration, the diary system 1
Then, while processing as an electronic diary system such as storing and storing diary data input by the user, the stored past diary data is compared with the stored contents of the user's diary input by the user. Then, a process of obtaining a diagnosis result for the memory ability of the user is executed. The details of such processing will be described later.

The input device 10 is a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like, and is used when a user inputs various data such as diary data and diagnostic data to the PC main body 11. The PC main unit 11 includes a CPU (central processing unit), a RAM (random access memory), a ROM (read only memory), and the like.
Using diagnostic data and the like input from the input device 10, various processes such as a diagnostic process for memory ability to be described later are executed. The external storage device 12 is, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) and stores various data such as diary data and table data input from the input device 10. The printer 13 outputs a diagnosis result or the like on a sheet such as paper or OHP based on an instruction from the PC main body 11. The display device 14 is a PC
Based on an instruction from the main body 11, diary data, diagnosis results, and the like are displayed.

A-2. PC Main Unit Next, the functional configuration of the PC main unit 11 will be described. P
The C body unit 11 includes a process execution unit 20 and a diary file unit 2
1, an item table section 22, a storage weight table section 23, a diagnosis table section 24, a random sort table section 25, and a print processing section 26.

The processing execution unit 20 stores the diary data input by the user from the input device 10 into a diary file unit 21.
Perform the process of writing to. Here, the diary data includes, in addition to the current date (year, month, day, and day of the week), a plurality of items, for example, weather, dinner, newspaper contents, names of people met, special events, physical condition, article columns, etc. of the day. These are data in which the contents are described, and these data are written in the diary file section 21.

The processing execution section 20 includes an item table section 22, a storage weight table section 23, and a diagnosis table section 2.
4 and the random sort table unit 25, a diagnosis process for the memory ability of the user is performed. Here, in the diagnosis processing, the contents of each item of the diary data corresponding to past dates such as one day before, two days before, and three days before, and data relating to the user's storage contents of each item input by the user match. The determination is made for each item, and the determination is made by using the result of the determination. For example, when the data of “weather” stored in the diary data one day ago is “sunny”, the user inputs “sunny”
Is determined to be a match, and if "rain" is input, it is determined to be a mismatch. Such a check process is performed for each item on each date. Then, by referring to the storage weight table unit 23 and the diagnosis table unit 24, a diagnosis result is obtained based on a check result such as the number of matches for each item. Further, the processing execution unit 20 is configured to execute the item table unit 2 used in the diagnosis processing based on a rewriting instruction from the user.
2. Rewrite the storage contents of each table of the storage weight table section 23 and the diagnosis table section 24. Further, the process execution unit 20 writes a check result, such as whether or not each item matches, used in the above-described diagnosis process in the diary file unit 21. Further, the processing execution unit 20 performs processing such as tabulation and editing of the obtained diagnosis results and check results on a weekly or yearly basis. The details of various processes executed by the process execution unit 20 will be described later.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the diary file section 21. As shown in the figure, the diary file section 21 stores the “year, month, day”, “day of the week”, “weather”, “dinner”, “newspaper”, “name of the person I met”, and “special event” as described above. And an area 21a for writing a plurality of items such as “physical condition” and data having contents corresponding to these items. In this area, data input by the user corresponding to each item by the process execution unit 20 is stored. Written. Also, the diary file unit 21 checks the result of each item used in the above-described diagnosis processing, that is, the data stored in the user and the data of each item stored corresponding to the past date match ( There is an area 21b in which the check result information of whether (○) or not matching (X) is written. In this area, the result determined by the process execution unit 20 as described above is written for each item. In this embodiment, it is set so that the memory diagnostic processing is performed using the past diary data such as one day before, two days before, and three days before for the diagnostic processing. As shown in FIG. The date is prepared for each date, such as the day before, the day before, and the day before three days. The article column is a column in which the user describes arbitrary contents, and this column is not subjected to a memory check, but is stored as ordinary diary data.

As shown in FIG. 3, the item table section 22
Is for the user to arbitrarily register the item name stored in the item of the diary file section 21, and the figure shows a state described by default. In other words, the user can write an arbitrary item name in a column for describing a plurality of (five in the figure) item names in the item table section 22 by setting processing described later. Diary data for the item name based on the description can be input. As shown, "weather", "dinner", "newspaper", "meeting person" are stored in the item table section 22.
In the case where five items of “and a special event” are described, these items are displayed on a diary input screen (see FIG. 10) described later. Note that the item “physical condition” of the diary data is a preset fixed item name, and cannot be rewritten in the present embodiment. As described above, non-rewritable items may be provided, or all items may be registered in the item table unit 23 as described above, so that the user can arbitrarily rewrite items.

As shown in FIG. 4, the storage weight table unit 23 stores a storage weight value, which is information indicating the weight of an item to be checked (hereinafter referred to as a check item) in the above-described diagnostic processing, for each item. It has been described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the diagnosis table 24 stores a diagnosis result corresponding to a range of information indicating a numerical value for diagnosis. Specifically, "severe" corresponds to the range of "0" to "1", and "slightly severe" corresponds to the range of "2" to "5". That is, in the diagnostic processing by the processing executing unit 20, the diagnostic numerical value stored in the diagnostic table unit 24 is calculated based on the check result with reference to the storage weight table unit 23 described above,
"Severe" depending on what range this diagnostic value is in
And "slightly severe" diagnostic results.

That is, the process execution unit 20 determines whether the input data indicating the contents stored by the user for the items described in the item table unit 22 described above, ie, the check items, matches those stored in the diary data. Check if not. For the matched items, the storage weight values corresponding to those items are obtained by referring to the diagnosis table unit 24, and the above-mentioned diagnostic numerical values are calculated by adding the storage weight values of all the matched items. . Then, referring to the diagnosis table section 24, a diagnosis result can be obtained from this diagnosis numerical value.

The contents stored in the diary file section 21, item table section 22, storage weight table section 23 and diagnosis table section 24 can be rewritten by a user.
The stored contents at that time are written and stored in the external storage device 12. After this, this diary system 1
Are activated, and these data are read from the external storage device 12 and used.

Returning to FIG. 1, the random sort table section 25 is a table used to determine whether each item matches or does not match in the above-described diagnostic processing, and details thereof will be described later. The print processing unit 26 is provided with the printer 1 to output the diagnostic results and diary data obtained as described above.
3 to generate data to be transmitted.

B. Next, an operation of the diary system 1 having the above configuration will be described. First, when this system is started, the display device 14
Displays a main menu screen as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, on the left side of the screen, in order from the top, "Display diary", "Entry of diary", "Setting of check items", "Table of weekly storage graph", "Display of annual storage graph", Processing selection buttons such as “set diagnosis” and “end” are displayed, and the user can select any of the processing selection buttons by operating the input device 10 including a keyboard and a pointing device. Here, on the right side of the screen, an area is provided in which a calendar pop-up screen is displayed when a diary display process described later is selected. This calendar may be always displayed on this main menu screen.

Each process selected by the above-described process selection button is to be executed by the process execution unit 20. Hereinafter, each process executed by the process execution unit 20 will be described.

B-1. Diary Display Process First, the diary display process will be described with reference to FIG. First, when "display diary" is selected in the main menu, a calendar pop-up screen is displayed on the right side of the screen as described above (step Sa1). And
It is determined whether or not the user has instructed the date of the diary data to be displayed (step Sa2). Here, the date instruction from the user may be performed by designating a desired date on the calendar displayed as described above with a pointing device or the like.

When the user gives an instruction on the date, the diary data of the instructed date is read from the external storage device 12 in which the previously entered diary data is stored (step Sa3). A screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display device 14 (step Sa4). here,
As shown in the figure, on the display screen, diary data of the designated date is displayed, and processing buttons such as “to the previous day”, “to the next day”, and “end” are displayed below the diary data. Then, it is determined whether any of these processing buttons has been selected (step Sa5).

Here, when "to the previous day" is selected, the date that is currently specified, that is, the date before the date of the currently displayed diary data is set (step Sa6).
Then, the diary data of the date is read from the external storage device 12 (step Sa3) and displayed on the display device 14 (step Sa4). When "to next day" is selected, the date next to the currently specified date is set (step Sa7). Then, the diary data of the date is read from the external storage device 12 (step Sa).
3), is displayed on the display device 14 (step Sa4).
On the other hand, when "end" is selected, the diary display processing ends, and the display returns to the main menu screen.

B-2. Diary entry process Next, a diary entry process will be described with reference to FIG. First, when "Entry of diary" is selected on the main menu screen, a diary input screen as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the current date is displayed on the diary input screen, and the inputtable items and the entry space corresponding to the items are displayed (step Sb1). Also, as described above, "diary entry"
Is selected, the process execution unit 20 reads the item table unit 22, the storage weight table unit 23, and the diagnosis table unit 24 from the display device 14, clears the recorded contents of the diary file unit 21, and executes the diary input and diagnosis. Prepare for processing. Further, the item names registered in the item table section 22 are displayed on the diary input screen shown in FIG. 10 (step Sb2). When the contents as shown in FIG. 3 are described in the item table section, the weather (morning weather), dinner (one dish), newspaper (one event), meeting The name of the person (one other than your relatives, even on television), a special event, etc. are displayed.

Then, when the user enters the above input screen,
When the current diary is input, the contents are recorded in the diary data area of the diary file unit 21 by the processing execution unit 20 (step Sb3).

At the bottom of the diary input screen, an "end" button is displayed. When the user wants to end the diary input process, the user can select this button. On the right side of the diary input screen, a work area 50 for diagnosis processing and a diagnosis result display area 51 are displayed. In addition, near these areas, a "start" button for instructing the start of the memory check process, a "match" button and a "next" button used for the memory check, and a "pause" button for interrupting the memory check are displayed. Have been.

In the present embodiment, a selection method is used as a method for inputting the stored contents of the user to the diary system 1 in order to diagnose the memory ability of the user. Specifically, when confirming the user's stored content for the item “weather” one day ago, information indicating weather such as “sunny”, “rain” and “cloudy” is sequentially displayed in the work area 50. Then, the user presses the “match button” when a match with the stored content is displayed. On the other hand, if the displayed content does not match the stored content of the user, the user presses a “next” button to prompt the display of the next content. In the present embodiment, such a plurality of pieces of selection information are prepared, and the contents stored by the user are input to the diary system 1 using a method of allowing the user to select any of the pieces of selection information. Hereinafter, a diagnosis process including such a selection process will be described.

In this process, it is determined which of the above-mentioned buttons has been selected (step Sb4).
Here, when the "start" button is selected, the initial setting of the start of the memory check is performed (step Sb5). Specifically, the information indicating the date on which the memory check is to be performed, that is, in this embodiment, the information D indicating one day before, two days before, and three days before is set to 1, ie, one day before, and The information k indicating the number is set to 1. Here, the item numbers indicate the items displayed on the diary input screen in order from the top, and in the illustrated input screen, k = 1 is “weather” and k = 2 is “dinner”. It becomes condition.

Also, in the work area 50 for diagnosis processing on the display screen, "The memory of one day before is confirmed. If the memory and the displayed contents match, the match button is clicked. If not, the next button is clicked. Please press the button. "

When the start initialization is completed, a random sort table creation process is performed (step Sb6). Here, the random sort table creation process is a process of creating the above-described random sort table unit 25. After the initial setting, D = 1, as described above.
Since k = 1 is set, the process of creating the random sort table unit 25 for the item “weather” one day before is started. As shown in FIG. 11, the random sort table unit 25 stores a plurality of random numbers (7 in the illustrated case).
And a random key area, and an item data writing area provided corresponding to the random key area. The random sort table creation process is a process of writing a random key and item data into the random sort table unit 25 having such a memory configuration. This process will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, first, the information Y indicating the row of the random sort table section 25 is set to 1, and the creation process is started (step Sc1). Next, it is determined whether Y = 8, that is, whether writing to the area up to the seventh row (last row) of the random sort table unit 25 has been completed (step Sc2). Here, when Y is not 8, a random number is obtained by a random number function, and the obtained random number is represented by Y
The data is written in the random key on the line (step Sc3).
Next, from the past diary data stored in the external storage device 12, the diary data before Y days is read, and the contents recorded in the k-th item are read into the random sort table unit 25.
Is written in the item data writing area of the Y-th row (step Sc4). Thereafter, Y is incremented by 1 (step Sc5), and the process returns to step Sc2. And Y =
The same processing is repeated until the number becomes 8. That is, the random key and the item data are written in all the rows of the random sort table section 25.

Then, when Y = 8, that is, when all the writing of the random sort table section 25 is completed,
The item data is sorted in the order written in the random key (step Sc6). Then, among the item data of the random sort table section 25, the information R indicating the line to be displayed is set to 1 (step Sc7), and the item data of the R-th line, that is, the information (item Is "weather", "sunny" or "rain" is displayed in the work area 50 (step Sc8). That is, in the random sort creation process in the present embodiment, the item data of an item for the past seven days is rearranged and displayed in the work area 50 as selection information.

As described above, the work area 50 for the diagnostic processing is provided.
When the Rth selection information of the kth item is displayed,
Returning to step Sb4 in FIG. 9, it is determined which button has been selected. Here, if the user thinks that the displayed selection information matches the information stored by himself / herself, he / she presses the “match” button, and if he / she thinks it does not match, he / she presses the “next” button. Will be.

When the "next" button is pressed, the displayed selection information is stored in the random sort table section 2.
It is determined whether or not the item is the last line of No. 5, that is, whether or not all the selection information for this item has been displayed (step Sb7). Here, if the displayed information is not the last row, 1 is incremented to R indicating the row of the random sort table section 25 described above, and the information described in the item data of the next row is selected. It is displayed as information (step Sb8). Then, returning to step Sb3,
It will wait for the user to select a button.

On the other hand, in the determination of step Sb6, the displayed selection information is stored in the random sort table section 25.
In the case of the last line, it is determined whether or not all items have been checked (step Sb).
9). That is, it is determined whether or not all the items described in the item table section 22 have been checked. Here, if all items have not been checked, a check result for this item is displayed (step Sb10). After the selection information of the last row of the random sort table section 25 is displayed as described above, if the user selects “next”, the selection information that is the correct answer is displayed even if the selection information that is the correct answer is displayed. As a result, the check result for this item is "X", this information is written in the check result area of the diary file section 21, and the error is displayed in the diagnosis result display area 51. Is displayed.

On the other hand, after displaying the selection information of any row of the random sort table section 25 as described above,
When the "match" button is selected by the user, that is, when the user determines that the displayed selection information is the same as the content stored by the user, a storage determination process is performed (step Sb11). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the selection information displayed when the match button is pressed matches the content recorded in the k-th item D days before the current check target. You. Then, the process proceeds to step Sb10, where the check result is recorded in the diary file unit 21, and the check result is displayed in the diagnosis result display area 51. Here, if the check result is “メ ッ セ ー ジ”, a message such as “correct answer” is displayed in the diagnosis result display area 51.

When the check on an item having a certain date is completed, k indicating the item number is incremented by 1 (step Sb12), and the above-described random sort table creation processing is performed on the next item (step Sb13). ). Then, selection information on this item is displayed, and the user waits for button selection (step S
b4).

When the above processing is completed for the items set in the item table section 22 (step Sb
It is determined whether or not the check for three days has been completed, that is, whether or not the information D indicating the date to be checked is 3 (step Sb14). Here, if it is determined that the check for three days has not been completed,
D is incremented by 1 and the diary data corresponding to the date is read from the external storage device 12 (step Sb1).
5). Then, information k = 1 indicating the item number is set (step Sb16), and a process of creating the random sort table unit 25 similar to the above is performed (step Sb17). When the random sort table creation processing is completed, the selection information for the first item is displayed in the work area 50 for diagnosis processing of the display device 14 and waits for the user to select a button (step Sb4). Thereafter, as described above, a check process for each item according to the user's button selection is performed.

On the other hand, in the determination in step Sb13,
When D = 3, that is, when the check for three days is completed, the storage weight table unit 23 and the diagnosis table unit 24 are referred to, and the diary file unit 2 described above is referred to.
A diagnostic result for the memory ability of the user is obtained based on the check result written in 1 and displayed on the display device 14 (step Sb18). The process of deriving the diagnosis result is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, in the diagnosis result deriving process, information W indicating the item number for diagnosis is set to 1 as an initial setting, and 0 is set to information T indicating the numerical value for diagnosis as described above. (Step Sd1). And
It is determined whether W = 16 (step Sd).
2). In the present embodiment, since five items are set in the item table section 22 as described above, check results of 15 items corresponding to three days of these items are written in the diary file section 21. Will be. Therefore, W = 16 means that the processing for calculating the diagnosis result has been performed for all the check items for three days.

In the determination in step Sd2, W = 16
If not, the check result described in the W-th item in the check result area of the diary file section 21 is referred to (step Sd3), and it is determined whether or not the check result is “○” for that item. (Step Sd
4).

Here, if the check result is "O", the storage weight value stored in the storage weight table unit 23 corresponding to the item is added to T (step S).
d5). For example, if the storage weight table unit 23 as shown in FIG. 4 is set and the check result of the item “dinner” two days ago is “「 ”, 3 is added to T. . Then, W is incremented by 1 (step Sd6), the process returns to step Sd2, and the same processing is repeated for the next item.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sd4 that the check result is "X", the addition processing shown in step Sd5 is not performed, and the flow advances to step Sd6, where W
Is incremented by one.

Such processing is repeated, and step S
In the determination of d2, when it is determined that W = 16, that is, when the processing for calculating the diagnostic numerical value is performed for all the check items for three days, the diagnostic table unit 24 is referred to A diagnosis result is obtained based on T indicating a numerical value, and is displayed in the diagnosis result display area 51 of the display device 14 (step Sd7). For example, when the diagnostic table 24 as shown in FIG. 5 is set and the diagnostic value T is 8, a diagnostic result such as "mild" is obtained. When the diagnosis result is displayed in this manner, the process returns to step Sb3 in FIG. 9 and waits for the user to select a button.

When the “interrupt” button is selected by the user, the diagnosis result display area 51 of the display device 14 is displayed.
Is displayed (step Sb19), and waits for the user to select a button.

When the "end" button is selected by the user, the data such as the diary data and the check result stored in the diary file unit 21 are written into the external storage device 12 (step Sb20), and FIG. Return to the main menu screen shown in. In this way, the diary data and the check result are stored in the external storage device 12.

B-3. Check Item Setting Processing Next, check item setting processing will be described with reference to FIG. First, when "set check item" is selected on the main menu screen, the format of the item setting screen is displayed on the display device 14 (step Se).
1). Thereafter, the currently set item table section 22
Is read from the external storage device 12 (step Se2), and the storage weight table unit 23 is read (step Se3).

Then, the read data is displayed in the column of the item name and the column for displaying the stored weight value on the item setting screen as shown in FIG. 15 (step Se).
4). As shown in the figure, the stored weight values are displayed on the item setting screen one day before, two days before, and three days before for one check item. Here, the user can operate the input device 10 to rewrite the description content surrounded by the thick frame on the display screen, and it is determined whether or not there is a rewriting instruction from the user. (Step Se5). That is, it is possible to input and set the check item name and the stored weight values of one, two, and three days before each check item. Thereafter, when a rewrite instruction is input from the user, a display reflecting the instruction content is performed (step Se6).

Then, it is determined whether or not the user has selected the "end" button shown in the lower part of the screen (step Se7). Here, when the "end" button is selected, the check item name and the stored weight value displayed on the item setting screen at that time are stored in the external storage device 12 respectively.
(Step S)
e8). When the writing to the item table section 22 and the storage weight table section 23 is completed, the display returns to the main menu screen.

B-4. Diagnosis Setting Processing Next, diagnosis setting processing will be described with reference to FIG. First, when "diagnosis setting" is selected on the main menu screen, the format of the diagnosis setting screen is displayed on the display device 14 (step Sf1). Thereafter, the currently set diagnosis table unit 24 is read from the external storage device 12 (step Sf2).

Then, the read-out diagnostic table section 24
A diagnostic setting screen as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display device 14 in accordance with the contents of (step Sf3). Here, the user can operate the input device 10 to rewrite the description content surrounded by the thick frame on the display screen, and it is determined whether or not there is a rewriting instruction from the user. (Step Sf4). That is, the range of the above-mentioned diagnostic numerical value and the content of the diagnostic result corresponding thereto can be input and set. Thereafter, when a rewrite instruction is input from the user, a display reflecting the instruction is displayed (step Sf).
5).

Then, it is determined whether the "end" button displayed at the bottom of the screen is selected by the user (step Sf6). Here, when the “end” button is selected, the range of the numerical values for diagnosis and the diagnosis result for which the item setting screen is displayed at that time are written in the diagnosis table section 24 in the external storage device 12 ( Step Sf7). As described above, when the writing to the diagnosis table section 24 is completed, the screen returns to the main menu screen.

B-5. Weekly Storage Graph Display Process Next, the weekly storage graph display process will be described with reference to FIG. First, when "display weekly storage graph" is selected on the main menu screen, the diary file seven days before the present time is read from the external storage device 12 (step Sg1). At the same time, the storage weight table section 23 is read. Then, it is determined whether the diary file for one week has been read (step S).
g2). Here, if the diary file for one week has not been read, the storage weight table unit 23 is referred to, and a diary of the numerical value for diagnosis is calculated according to the check result of the diary file on the read day ( Step Sg3).

Then, the calculated daily value of the diagnostic value is set in the write area of the weekly storage table as shown in FIG. 19 (step Sg4). Thereafter, the process returns to step Sg1, and reads out the diary file corresponding to the date following the currently processed date, and repeats the same processing as described above.

Then, in the determination of step Sg2,
When the diary file portion 21 of the range, that is, the past seven days is read, and the daily total of the diagnostic values for each date is set in the weekly storage table, a weekly storage graph as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the device 14 (step Sg5).
A "print" button is displayed at the top of the display screen, and it is determined whether the "print" button has been selected (step Sg6). Here, when the "print" button is selected, data for printing the displayed weekly storage graph is created and sent from the PC main body 11 to the printer 13 (step Sg7).

On the other hand, an "end" button is displayed at the bottom of the display screen, and it is determined whether or not this end button has been selected (step Sg8). When the "end" button is selected, the display of the weekly storage graph is ended and the display returns to the main menu screen.

B-6. Next, the display process of the annual storage graph will be described with reference to FIG. First, when "display of annual storage graph" is selected on the main menu screen, the diary file for January, which is 12 months before the current time, is read from the external storage device 12 (step Sh1). At the same time, the storage weight table section 23 is read. Then, it is determined whether the diary file for one year has been read (step Sh2). Here, if the diary file for one year, that is, 12 months has not been read out, the storage weight table unit 23 is referred to, and the diagnostic numerical value is obtained according to the check result of the read diary file for one month. Is calculated, and the monthly total is divided by the number of days in one month to calculate an average diagnostic value of the daily total for the month (Step Sh3).

Then, the calculated monthly average value of the daily value of the diagnostic values is set in the writing area of the annual storage table as shown in FIG. 22 (step Sh4). After this, step S
Returning to h1, the diary file for the month following the currently processed month is read, and the same processing as above is repeated.

Then, in the determination of step Sh2,
When the diary file for the past 12 months is read out within the range, and the average value of the daily total of the diagnostic values for each month is set in the annual storage table, the annual storage table graph as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display device 14 (step Sh).
5). A "print" button is displayed at the top of the display screen, and it is determined whether the "print" button has been selected (step Sh6). Here, when the "print" button is selected, data for printing the displayed annual storage graph is created and sent from the PC main body 11 to the printer 13 (step Sh7).

On the other hand, an "end" button is displayed at the bottom of the display screen, and it is determined whether or not this end button has been selected (step Sh8). Then, when the "end" button is selected, the display of the annual storage graph is ended and the display returns to the main menu screen.

The diary system 1 according to this embodiment stores data of various items input by the user in the external storage device 1.
2 and has a function of an electronic diary system for reading and displaying data of the past date designated by the user, and also makes use of the accumulated diary data to diagnose the user's memory ability. It can be carried out. That is, it is possible to diagnose the memory ability by checking whether or not the contents of the diary entered by the user in the past, such as one to three days before the diary is input, are stored.

Further, in this diary system, since the diary data input by the user in the past is used for performing the above-described diagnosis, it is necessary to hold special data or the like for performing the diagnosis. Absent.

Further, it is possible to diagnose the memory ability by a simple operation such as the user inputting whether or not the selection information displayed on the display screen matches the user's stored contents. At this time, since the selection information used for the memory ability diagnosis is created by randomly sorting information input as diary data in the past input by the user, new data is created on the device side, No need to remember. Of course, since the diary system 1 makes a diagnosis by a method in which the user inputs the stored contents, the diary system 1 is suitable not only for obtaining a diagnosis result but also as a device for performing training for preventing dementia.

Further, since the item table section 22, the storage weight table section 23 and the diagnosis table section 24 used for obtaining a diagnosis result with respect to the memory ability can be rewritten, the above table can be rewritten according to the user who uses it. By appropriately changing the setting contents, it is possible to obtain a diagnosis result more suitable for the user.

C. Modifications The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications as described below are possible.

(1) In the embodiment described above, as a method for the user to input his / her stored contents into the diary system 1 when making a diagnosis, the selection information is sequentially displayed, and the displayed selection information is stored in the storage contents. In the above description, the user inputs whether or not the data matches the data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user may input data relating to the storage content of each item by another method. For example, the plurality of pieces of selection information created as described above may be displayed all at once, and the user may select any of the plurality of pieces of selection information displayed.

In the above-described embodiment, the selection information is displayed by sorting the data of each item of the diary data corresponding to a plurality of dates input by the user in the past. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the selection information other than the correct answer, that is, the selection information other than the contents described in the diary data for the item for which the date of the check is being checked may be stored in the external storage device 12 in advance. For example, in the case of the item “weather”, the information to be selected is limited to “sunny”, “cloudy”, “rain”,..., And such information is prepared in advance. Is also good.

Further, the selection information as described above is displayed, and the user is allowed to re-enter the diary data of the date to be checked, without being limited to the method of selecting one of them, and , May be compared with the stored diary data. In this case, "weather"
When diagnosing items such as and “dinner”, it is determined to be “と き に” when the data of the item input by the user completely matches the data of the item in the stored diary data. On the other hand, for items that are input as text such as "special events", a keyword is determined from the text shown in the diagnostic data input by the user and the text shown in the data of that item in the accumulated diary data. Some may be extracted, and "O" or "X" may be determined based on how many of the keywords match.

(2) In the above embodiment, the diary data of one to three days before is compared with the contents stored by the user in order to make a diagnosis. The date may be only one day before, one to two days ago, or four days or more. Also,
A user may be able to arbitrarily set a past date used for making a diagnosis.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the user's memory ability diagnosis is performed using the diary data in which data of a plurality of items corresponding to the date is input. Alternatively, data of a plurality of items may be stored corresponding to the date, and the memory performance diagnosis may be performed using the stored data. For example, the user inputs a plurality of English word data memorized on that day, and stores the input English word data in association with the date. Then, a determination may be made as to whether or not the user remembers a plurality of English words input by the user one to three days ago in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, symptoms such as "severe" and "mild" are obtained as the diagnosis result. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Or a check result such as “O” or “X” for each item may be displayed as a diagnosis result.

When the diary system 1 held by a plurality of users is connected to a communication network, the diagnostic values calculated as described above based on the stored contents of each user are connected to the communication network. The server may acquire, calculate the average value of the diagnostic values of each user acquired by the server, or calculate the deviation value of each user, and transmit it to the diary system 1 of each user as a terminal. Good.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the diary system 1 automatically determines whether or not the data relating to the storage contents input by the user matches the stored past diary data. However, the user decides whether or not the stored contents match the past diary data, and the "O" or "X"
The user inputs a check result such as "Severe" or "Mild" to the diary system 1 with reference to the storage weight table unit 23 or the diagnosis table unit 24 in the same manner as in the above embodiment. You may ask for it.

In this case, after the user writes the contents of the past diary in a memo or the like, the user displays the diary data corresponding to the date on the display device 14 by the above-described diary display processing.
Then, the user may determine the check result of each item by comparing the memo with the display screen.

Further, instead of the memo, a screen in which the user can input the stored contents for each item may be displayed, and the stored contents may be input on this screen using the input device 10. Then, when the input by the user is completed, as shown in FIG. 24, the past diary data is read, and the contents of each item based on the storage content input by the user and the past diary data accumulated in the external storage device 12, that is, Each item of the correct answer may be displayed on the same screen of the display device 14 so that the user can easily check.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to train and diagnose memory skills.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a diary system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of a diary file unit which is a component of the diary system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of an item table unit which is a component of the diary system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of a storage weight table unit which is a component of the diary system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of a diagnosis table unit which is a component of the diary system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a main menu screen displayed on a display device that is a component of the diary system.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a diary display process by the diary system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing contents displayed on the display device by the display processing of the diary.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a diary entry process by the diary system.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing contents displayed on the display device by the diary entry process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a random sort table unit used for the diary entry process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a random sort table creation process performed in the diary entry process.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a process of deriving a diagnosis result performed in the diary entry process.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a check item setting process by the diary system.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an item setting screen displayed on the display device by the check item setting process.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a diagnosis setting process by the diary system.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a diagnosis setting screen displayed on the display device by the diagnosis setting processing.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a weekly storage graph display process by the diary system.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of a weekly storage table used for the display processing of the weekly storage graph.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a weekly storage graph displayed on the display device by the weekly storage graph display process.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a procedure of display processing of an annual storage graph by the diary system.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of an annual storage table used for the display processing of the annual storage graph.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an annual storage graph displayed on the display device by the display processing of the annual storage graph.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining display contents of the display device in a modification of the diary system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Diary system (memory ability diagnostic device) 10 ... Input device (item data input means, input means) 11 ... PC body part (diagnostic means) 12 ... External storage device (item data storage means) 13 ... Printer 14 display device 20 process execution unit 21 diary file unit 22 item table unit 23 storage weight table unit 24 diagnostic table unit 25 random sort table unit 26 print processing unit

Continued on the front page F term (reference) 4C038 PP00 PQ00 PS09 5B049 BB41 CC31 DD01 DD05 EE01 EE03 FF02 FF03 FF04 FF07 FF09 GG04 GG07

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An item data input step of inputting a plurality of item data corresponding to a current date, and an item data storing step of storing data of a plurality of items input in the item data input step in correspondence with a date A display step of reading and displaying a plurality of item data corresponding to a set date from a plurality of item data stored corresponding to a past date in the item data accumulation step; A determination step of determining for each item whether the item data of the item and the stored contents of the user in the plurality of items on the set date are determined, based on the result of the determination of the user for each item determined in the determination step, A diagnosis step of obtaining a diagnosis result for the memory ability. 2. Item data input means for inputting a plurality of item data corresponding to a current date; and item data storage means for storing the data of the item input by the item data input means in association with a date. When data relating to the contents of a plurality of items of the past date set by the user is input, the data set for the item corresponding to the past date stored in the item data storage means is set. The data of the item corresponding to the date read is read, the read data of the item is compared with the data on the content of the item input by the user for each item, and a diagnosis on the memory ability of the user is made based on the comparison result. A diagnostic means for obtaining a result; and a display means for displaying a diagnostic result obtained by the diagnostic means. Cognitive diagnostic device. 3. The diagnostic means includes a determining means for determining whether or not the read data of the item and the data relating to the content of the item input by the user match for each item. 3. The memory diagnostic device according to claim 2, wherein a diagnostic result for the memory of the user is obtained based on the determination result of the determining unit. 4. An input means for inputting data relating to the content of the item in accordance with a user's instruction, wherein the input means comprises a plurality of selection item data including the item data of the set date. And inputting the item data for selection instructed by the user from among them, and the determination unit determines that the item data for selection input by the input unit matches the data of the item read out. 4. The memory diagnostic device according to claim 3, wherein the determination is made for each item. 5. The input means stores the item data for selection excluding the item data on the set date corresponding to a date other than the set date stored in the item data storage means. The memory diagnostic device according to claim 4, wherein the memory data is extracted from the item data. 6. A weighting storage unit for storing weighting data for setting a weight for each of the plurality of items of the set date, wherein the diagnosis unit determines a result of each item by the determination unit. 6. The memory ability diagnostic device according to claim 3, wherein a diagnosis on the memory ability of the user is obtained based on the weighting data for each item stored in the weight storage means. 7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when a plurality of the set dates are set, the weight data stored in the weight storage unit differs according to the same item depending on the dates. Memory diagnostic device. 8. The storage capacity according to claim 6, further comprising weighting data input means for writing weighting data in said weighting storage means, wherein the weighting data stored in said weighting storage means is rewritable. Diagnostic device. 9. A quantifying means for quantifying the degree of storage ability from the number of matches for each item determined by the determining means and weighting data stored in the weighting storing means, And a diagnosis table storing diagnosis result data in correspondence therewith, wherein the diagnosis means refers to the diagnosis table and obtains a diagnosis result according to the numerical value calculated by the digitizing means. 9. The memory diagnostic device according to claim 6, wherein: 10. The memory diagnostic apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a diagnostic table rewriting means for rewriting numerical data, diagnostic result data or both stored in the diagnostic table. 11. The memory diagnostic device according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of item data is diary data.