JP2002165867A - Timing reporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a timing reporting device for reporting the respectively determined time of taking or using a medicine to a patient requiring the use of a plurality of the medicines. SOLUTION: This timing reporting device is provided with a memory 1 storing a plurality of action times for reporting the time interval of the using or taking medicine, a register 3 respectively keeping one selected action time and the time of a built-in clock mechanism 2 for each kind of the medicine, an arithmetic part 4 for performing the comparing operation of the action time and the time of the clock mechanism 2 or the like, a control part 5 for performing output control on the basis of an arithmetic result, an input part 6 for setting the action time, an output part 7 for issuing an alarm, and a display part 8 of time. Then, since the control part 5 is provided with a delay circuit 9 and the alarm is issued without an overlap when the time of the clock mechanism 2 becomes equal to the action time, the patient surely recognizes the kind of the medicine to be used or taken at each determined time and uses or takes it and the prescribed medical effects of the respective medicines are obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to, for example, a patient who needs to take a plurality of drugs, in order to improve the medicinal effect by keeping the prescribed use time of internal use or external use.
The present invention relates to a timing notifying device for notifying various action times, such as notifying the use time of those medicines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With recent advances in medical technology, appropriate treatment methods have been found for complicated diseases, and treatments mainly using a plurality of types of medication are often performed. In such a case, in order to obtain a predetermined medicinal effect of these drugs, the patient needs to use the medicine or take the medicine for a predetermined time interval specified for each drug, that is, at each interval time. is there.

[0003]

However, the use of a plurality of medicines, such as internal use or external use, is generally performed by the patient's memory based on the method of use described in the medicine bag. It is often the case that the medicine cannot be used properly due to the inability to use it at a predetermined interval or the order of use being incorrect, and in such a case, the prescribed medicinal effects of each drug cannot be obtained and the symptoms are recovered. There were inconveniences such as being late.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to notify a patient who needs to use a plurality of drugs of the use time of the drugs in order to improve the medicinal effect while keeping the prescribed time for internal use or external use. It is to provide a timing notification device.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, a clock mechanism, a memory, a register, a calculation section, a control section, an input section, an output section, and a time display section are provided, and the time taken out from the clock mechanism is stored in the register. The operation time is compared with a plurality of action times previously set and stored for each group from the input unit in the memory by the operation unit, and the control unit outputs the time to the output unit every time the time becomes equal to the action time. Thus, a timing notification device that transmits a control signal and generates a different alarm for each group was formed.

[0007] In this manner, an alarm corresponding to the type of medicine is issued for each group, ie, for each action time, that is, for each prescribed use time of the medicine, in accordance with the type of medicine. At each time, a medicine to be used can be recognized from a plurality of kinds of medicines, the medicine can be used reliably, and a predetermined medicinal effect can be obtained.

[0008] The time may be an integrated time from a reference action, and the action time may be an interval time between actions.

In this way, if the time of first use of a drug in one day is defined as the reference action time, the action time, that is, the use time of each drug, is determined for each type of drug. It can be easily set in consideration of the mutual use timing.

[0010] Further, even if the time point when the medicine is first used varies from day to day, the medicine can be used at a predetermined interval time.

[0011] The time may be a current time, and the action time may be an action time.

In this way, the medicine can be used at a predetermined time every day at a predetermined interval without starting the clock mechanism during the reference action.

[0013] When the timing of issuing the alarms overlaps, a delay circuit for delaying the timing of issuing the alarms is provided in the control unit, so that the overlapping of the alarms can be avoided.

In this way, even if the use times of a plurality of medicines overlap, the alarms do not overlap, so that the use timing of each medicine can be clearly recognized.

[0015] The input unit is provided with means for starting a clock mechanism and means for setting the action time for each group, and the output unit is provided with means for generating an alarm and means for stopping the alarm. Time indicating means may be provided.

This makes it easy to start the clock mechanism, set the interval time and the action time, and also to reset the type of medicine to be used even when the generated alarm is stopped. You can check. Since the interval time or the action time can be set while checking the display, no setting error is caused.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a timing notifying device according to the present invention. The memory 1 stores a plurality of interval times or action times for notifying an action time, that is, a use time of a medicine, and these intervals. A register 3 for temporarily holding one action time selected from the time or the action time and a time taken out from the built-in clock mechanism 2, and a calculation unit 4 for performing a comparison operation between the action time and the accumulated time A control unit 5 for controlling output based on a calculation result; an input unit 6; an output unit 7; and a display unit 8 including time display means. In addition, a control program is stored. The control unit 5 includes a delay circuit 9 for delaying the timing at which an alarm is issued when the control signal for issuing an alarm to the output unit 7 overlaps to avoid the overlap.
Is incorporated.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the timing notification device 30. A selection button 10 for selecting a group, that is, a kind of medicine, and an order for storing the action time in the memory 1, that is, an order for using each medicine are designated. Specifying buttons 11 are arranged in parallel, and the setting of the action time is switched to one of an interval time and an action time on the upper side and the lower side in the drawing,
When this setting is completed, a changeover switch 12 that can also switch to the display of the current time, setting buttons 13a and 13b in units of hours and minutes for the action time, and an execution button 14 for storing the action time in the memory 1. , A start button 15 of a clock mechanism and a stop button 16 of an alarm are arranged, respectively. The selection button 10 can select a type of medicine and a different built-in alarm depending on the number of times the button is pressed. A voice input button 17 and a microphone 18 for inputting a voice alarm corresponding to the type of medicine into a recording unit provided in the memory 1 in advance are arranged on the lower left side of the selection button 10 in the drawing. The input unit 6 includes these buttons and voice input means.
Note that a melody alarm corresponding to the type of the medicine can be input to the recording unit by using the voice input unit. Also, an automatic alarm stop circuit can be incorporated in the control unit.

A liquid crystal display panel 19 is provided on the left side of the selection button 10 in the figure, and the display panel 19
A display frame 20a in units of time, a display frame 20b in units of minutes, a display frame 20c for the type of medicine, and a display frame 20d for use order are provided, and the display unit 8 includes these display means.

Below the liquid crystal display panel 19 in the figure,
The output unit 7 is provided. The output unit 7 includes a buzzer, a speaker 21 for generating an alarm such as a sound, a vibrator 22 for generating a vibration alarm, and a light emitting element 23 for generating a light alarm. The output unit 7
A selection switch 24 for the alarm is arranged on the lower side of FIG.

FIG. 3 shows that the types of drugs A to E are stored in the memory 1.
By setting operation of the selection button 10 and the designation button 11 for each group, the action time A1 to A1 to A5 determined for each drug in the order of use of drugs 1 to 5 respectively.
5, B1 to B5, C1 to C5, D1 to D5, E1 to E5
Are conceptually shown in a state in which is stored.

When a drug use time interval, that is, an interval time, is selected as the action time, the setting operation of the interval time is specifically described for the drug A, for example, as follows.

First, the changeover switch 12 is switched to the interval time, and the selection button 1 corresponding to the medicine A is set.
When 0 is pressed once, the display frame 20 of the liquid crystal display panel 19 is displayed.
The character A is displayed on c, the setting of the medicine A is confirmed, and then, when the designation button 11 for designating the use order is pressed once, the use order 1 is displayed on the display frame 20d. When the first interval time A1 is set by the minute setting buttons 13a and 13b, the interval time A1 is hours and minutes, and the display frames 20a and 20b are set.
Then, when the execute button 14 is pressed, the set interval time A1 is stored in the area (A, 1) of the memory 1.

Subsequently, the second to fifth interval times A2 to A5 are sequentially set, and these are stored in the respective areas (A, 2) to (A, 5). 1 is completed.
Each interval time B1-B5, C1-
C5, D1 to D5, and E1 to E5 can be stored in the memory 1 in the same manner.

Here, the first interval time A1,
B1, C1, D1, and E1 can be defined as follows. In one day, for example, if the medicine A is used first, A1 is a time interval from this use time to the next use time of the medicine A, and B1 to E1 are the medicine intervals from the time when the medicine A is first used. B to E may be time intervals up to the first use time. The second interval time A2, B2, C2, D2, E2 is
This is a use time interval defined for each drug from the time when each of the drugs A to E is used first to the time when it is used next. The same applies hereinafter.

As described above, since the setting operation can be performed by checking the type of medicine, the order of use, and the display value of the interval time, the interval time can be reliably stored in the memory 1 without causing a setting error. Also, the interval time can be set so that each medicine can be used with a predetermined time interval between them.

It is to be noted that the types of drugs are not necessarily A to E
Is not limited to the five types, and the number of times of use per day is also 1
It is not limited to the fifth five times.

FIG. 4 shows a flow of the operation of the timing notification device. For example, when the interval time is selected as the action time, if the drug A is described, 1
On the day, when the start button 15 is pressed when the medicine A is used for the first time, the clock mechanism 2 starts accumulating the elapsed time Te in the time increment Δt, and this accumulated time Te is temporarily stored in the register 3. Hold. The first interval time A1 stored in the memory 1 is read out and stored in the register 3 similarly. The calculation unit 4 compares these times, and when the integrated time Te is equal to or exceeds the interval time A1, that is, at the time when Te ≧ A1, the control is started. The control signal is output from the unit 5 to the output unit 7, and an alarm for informing the use time of the next medicine is issued. Similarly, the second interval time A2 is selected from the memory 1, and the interval time A1 is added to this A2, and is temporarily stored in the register 3. Then, the integrated time Te is compared with this (A1 + A2), and the integrated time Te is calculated as (A1 +
At or above A2), a control signal is issued and the alarm is triggered. Hereinafter, such an operation is repeated, and an alarm is issued every predetermined interval time. The same applies to drugs B to E. Note that the accumulated time Te is reset to zero when the start button 15 is pressed at the time of using the medicine for the first time in one day.

Thus, for the various drugs A to E,
An alarm is issued to notify the use time of the medicine at every preset interval time, and this alarm is different for each medicine, so that the patient can check the medicine at a predetermined time and, if necessary, between each medicine. By shifting the use timing by a predetermined time, the medicine to be used can be recognized from a plurality of kinds of medicines, the medicine can be used reliably, and a predetermined medicine effect can be obtained. In addition, even if the first use of the medicine varies from day to day, an alarm is issued at a predetermined interval time and the use timing of the medicine is notified, so that the first medicine is used at the same time every day. There is no need to press the start button 15, and the use of the medicine can be made flexible.

If the accumulated time is taken out from the clock mechanism 2 in parallel or the accumulated time is taken out from a plurality of clock mechanisms to enable the activation of the clock mechanism for each medicine, one day can be obtained. In the above, the interval time can be set independently for each drug with reference to the time when each drug is used first, so that the setting is easy, and the time when each drug is first used varies depending on the day. Even so, the use timing of the medicine is notified at the determined interval time, so that flexibility can be provided by using the medicine.

As the action time, instead of the interval time, the use time of each drug calculated from the reference time when each drug is used first and a predetermined interval time is stored in the memory 1 as shown in FIG. The display time of the clock mechanism 2 and the use time are compared and calculated by the calculation unit 4, and when these times become equal, the control unit 5
It is also possible to output a control signal to the output unit 7 to generate an alarm.

In this way, although it is necessary to convert the interval time defined for each medicine into the use time for storing the use time in the memory 1, the start button 15 of the clock mechanism 2 is changed every day. Even if each medicine is not pressed when it is used for the first time, the timing of using each medicine at a predetermined interval time is notified every day.

Further, the timing notifying device can be used extremely usefully not only for the use of chemicals but also for time management of various operations such as factory management and cooking time.

The timing notification device can take any form such as a portable type or a table type.

[0036]

As described above, if the timing notification device of the present invention is used as, for example, a drug use notification device,
Regardless of whether the action time, that is, the use time of the medicine is set using any of the above-described interval time or use time, the alarm corresponding to the type of the medicine overlaps for each predetermined use time determined for each medicine. Emitted without. This allows the patient to recognize and use the medicine to be used from the plurality of kinds of medicines at predetermined time intervals, and to obtain a predetermined drug effect.

This timing notifying device can be used extremely usefully not only for the use of chemicals but also for time management of various operations such as process management in factory production and cooking time management.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a timing notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the input / output unit and the display unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state of an interval time in the above memory.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 memory 2 clock mechanism 3 register 4 operation unit 5 control unit 6 input unit 7 output unit 8 display unit 9 delay circuit 10 selection button 11 designation button 12 changeover switch 13a, 13b setting button 14 execution button 15 start button 16 alarm stop button 17 Voice input button 18 Microphone 19 Liquid crystal display panel 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d Display frame 21 Speaker 22 Vibrator 23 Light emitting element 24 Selection switch 30 Timing notification device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A clock mechanism, a memory, a register, an operation section, a control section, an input section, and an output section, wherein a time taken out from the clock mechanism is held in a register, and the time and the memory A plurality of action times set and stored in advance for each group from the input unit are compared with a plurality of action times stored in the calculation unit, and each time the time becomes equal to the action time, an output control signal is transmitted from the control unit to the output unit, A timing alarm device that issues a different alarm for each group. 2. The timing notification device according to claim 1, wherein the time is an integrated time from a reference action, and the action time is an interval time between actions. 3. The timing notification device according to claim 1, wherein the time is a current time, and the action time is an action time. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a delay circuit for delaying an alarm issuance timing is provided in said control unit when said alarm issuance timings are overlapped, so as to avoid overlapping of said alarms. The timing notification device described in the above. 5. The input unit is provided with a starting device for a clock mechanism and a setting unit for setting an action time for each group. The output unit is provided with an alarm generating unit and a stopping unit.
The timing notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a display unit for displaying the time near the input unit.