JP2002177223A - Display control method and device for health control index data, and adipometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display means capable of visually and quite obviously recognizing the extent of changes in health control index data, when measuring the health control index data. SOLUTION: This display device is provided with an input means for inputting the health control index data such as a body weight, a somatic fat rate, a blood pressure, a body temperature, BMI(body mass index), LBM(lean body mass), and a pulse, a comparison means comparing the health control index data with the past data and outputting the comparison result, and a display means displaying the comparison result and the inputted health control index data. This display control method is so set that a display pattern having angular information according to the comparison result is displayed on the display means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to weight, body fat percentage, blood pressure, body temperature, BMI, LB, which can be used as indicators for health management.
The present invention relates to a technique for providing a display method that is easy to visually recognize when displaying changes in health management index data such as M and pulse.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various data such as weight, body fat percentage, blood pressure, body temperature, BMI, LBM, pulse and the like have been referred to as health management index data. These health management index data are referred to as an index for grasping the health condition of the person by comparing with standard data or preferable data. For example, the degree of obesity is calculated from weight, height, and age, and the degree of obesity is compared with standard data of the age. It has been determined that it is too dangerous to be within a dangerous range, or it is out of an allowable range and within a caution range.

[0003] Also, the body fat percentage is compared with the standard data, and it is determined that the body fat percentage is within the allowable range, that the body fat percentage is too high in the dangerous range, that the body fat percentage is too low in the dangerous range, It is determined that the value exceeds the caution range. Furthermore, the blood pressure is also compared with standard data to determine whether the blood pressure is within an allowable range, is within a dangerous range, is too low and is within a dangerous range, or is over an allowable range and is within a cautionary range. That is being done. As described above, the various health management index data are compared with the comparison data, and are used to determine whether the data is within an acceptable range, is at a dangerous level, or is not at a dangerous level but needs attention. It has been. As described above, it is important to compare the health management index data with the comparison data to help the health management, but special care is required when the health management index data changes rapidly. Therefore, a function has been proposed in which such a change in the health management index data is recorded and the present data is displayed in comparison with past data. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the difference from the previous data is displayed in a display pattern like a level meter, or as shown in FIG. There is a thing which displays this data in the form of a graph together with the transition of the data.

[0004]

However, in the case of a display using a level meter-like display pattern, it was not possible to recognize the degree of change unless the scale was read. For example, if the current data has deteriorated sharply compared to the previous or past data, there has been a problem that it is difficult to recognize the degree of change only by displaying like a level meter. As described above, when it is difficult to recognize the degree of the change, the user will miss the deterioration of his / her health condition, and a problem will arise in self-management of the health condition. In the case of a graph that is displayed in a graph together with data of several past times, an area indicating the magnitude of a numerical value (for example, a vertical axis) and a time axis (for example, a horizontal axis) are graphically displayed. A large display device is required, and there are a space problem and a price problem.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention has been made to provide a display means that allows the degree of change in the health management index data to be visually recognized at a glance using a simple display device, and to provide for self-management of the health condition. Things.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling the display of health care index data, comprising the steps of:
Input means for inputting health management index data such as blood pressure, body temperature, BMI, LBM, pulse, etc .; comparing means for comparing these health management index data with past data and outputting a comparison result; In a display control method for a display device, comprising: display means for displaying the input health care index data; and the display means displays a display pattern having angle information according to the comparison result. . In claim 2, the display pattern is a display pattern that expresses the rate of change according to the comparison result by angle information.

According to a third aspect, the display color and / or the background display color of the health management index data is controlled according to the comparison result.

[0010] According to the present invention, the display color and / or the background display color of the health management index data is controlled in accordance with the comparison result.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an audio output means for generating an audio signal according to the comparison result.

According to the present invention, a weight measuring section for detecting the weight of the subject on the stepping platform and at least one pair of electrodes capable of electrically contacting the sole of the subject are formed on the surface. The electrode section, an impedance measurement section that measures the impedance of the subject through the soles of the feet that are in contact with the electrodes, and input personal data including physical characteristics such as the sex, age, and height of the subject. Input unit, and a body fat percentage and / or body fat weight in the body of the subject based on the impedance signal obtained from the impedance measurement unit, the load signal obtained from the weight measurement unit, and the input personal data. In a fat meter including a calculation unit for calculating and a display unit for displaying the calculated body fat percentage and / or body fat weight, the body fat ratio calculated in the calculation unit is compared with past data. Comparing means for outputting increase / decrease data with respect to past data, display pattern generation means for generating a display pattern having angle information according to the magnitude of the outputted increase / decrease data, and displaying the generated display pattern And display means for displaying the information.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A fat scale used in a display control method for health management index data according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a fat scale according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a body weight measuring unit, 2R denotes an electrode unit for a right foot, 2L denotes an electrode unit for a left foot, and 3 denotes a gender of a subject. An input unit for inputting personal data such as age and height. The weight measuring unit 1 has a built-in load cell and outputs a weight signal of the subject. Reference numeral 4 denotes the weight measuring unit 1, the electrode unit 2R,
And 2L, a calculation unit that calculates the body fat percentage and the obesity degree of the subject based on the data input from the input unit 3.
The calculating section 4 has an impedance measuring function for measuring the body impedance of the person to be measured through the electrode sections 2R and 2L based on a four-terminal method or the like, and display information to be displayed on a display means 5 described later. It has the function of calculating and outputting. For example, the change rate can be calculated as (current data / past data (or average value of past data)) × 100. Reference numeral 5 denotes display means for displaying display information such as a calculated body fat percentage, weight, obesity degree, and a display pattern of an arrow having angle information corresponding to the change rate thereof. The display means 5 includes a liquid crystal display device 51 and a light source 52 for backlight. The display segments of the liquid crystal display device 51 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in, the segment group A displaying the registration number,
A segment group B for displaying gender, a segment group C for displaying a numerical value, a segment group D for displaying a unit, a segment group E for displaying angle information, and a segment group F for displaying a bar graph according to the numerical value. I have. The light source 52 for the backlight includes light emitting diodes of three colors to change the color of the backlight. Further, a power supply circuit 6 for supplying power to each unit is provided. FIG. 2A shows an example in which the body weight measurement result is displayed by a number and displayed by an arrow having an angle corresponding to a change rate of increase / decrease with respect to the past data, and FIG. 2B shows the measurement result of the body fat percentage. Is displayed in the form of a numeral and a bell meter, and is indicated by an arrow having an angle corresponding to the rate of change in increase or decrease with respect to past data. Instead of displaying the rate of change of the past data with an arrow, the magnitude of the change of the past data may be displayed with an arrow. That is, a case where an arrow having an angle corresponding to the magnitude of an increase or decrease with respect to past data is displayed is a configuration corresponding to claim 1, and a case where an arrow having an angle according to the magnitude of a change rate of the increase or decrease with respect to past data is displayed. Is a configuration corresponding to claim 2.

A segment group E for displaying angle information has a horizontal arrow pattern E0 corresponding to a change rate of + x to -x.
And a rising arrow pattern E1 corresponding to a change rate of + y to + x, a rising arrow pattern E2 corresponding to a change rate of + z to + y, and a change rate of -y to -x. Downward right arrow pattern E3 and the rate of change are-
It has a downward-sloping arrow pattern E4 corresponding to z to -y. Note that, for example, the following numerical values may be set as x, y, and z. x = 2%, y = 3.5%, z = 5%

FIG. 3 is a basic flowchart for explaining the basic operation of the fat meter according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, in step S1, when the power is turned on, the power supply circuit 6 operates to start supplying power to each unit. In step S2, the input unit 3 is operated to input personal data such as the sex, height, and age of the subject. The entered personal data can be registered as needed. Step S
In 3, the weight obtained by the load cell of the weight measuring unit 1 is measured. In step S4, the electrode units 2R,
By supplying a sine wave signal to the subject via the 2L, the body impedance of the subject is measured using the four-terminal electrode method.

In step S5, a body fat percentage, a body fat weight, and an obesity degree are calculated based on a predetermined conversion formula using the body impedance, weight data, and personal data such as sex, height, and age. In step S6, the calculated body fat percentage is compared with past data stored in advance to calculate the increase / decrease change. As the past data to be compared here, only the previous data can be used, or the average data of a plurality of past times can be used. In step S7, the change rate Δn of the increase / decrease with respect to the past data is set to a threshold value + x, + y, +
Compare with z, -x, -y, -z. Then, an arrow pattern to be displayed is determined as follows. When + y <change rate ≦ + z, an arrow pattern E2. When + x <change rate ≦ + y, an arrow pattern E1. When −x <change rate ≦ + x, an arrow pattern E0. When −y <change rate ≦ −x, an arrow pattern. In the case of E3−z <rate of change ≦ −y, an arrow pattern E4 Note that the following numerical values may be set as x, y, and z, for example. x = 2%, y = 3.5%, z = 5%

In step S8, all or designated data of body weight, body fat percentage, body fat weight, and obesity degree are displayed. If the weight, body fat percentage, or obesity degree is to be displayed, the display means 5 Is also displayed, the arrow pattern determined in step S7 is also displayed. For example, when the weight is slightly higher than the past data, an arrow pattern E1 that rises to the right is displayed together with the weight value of 63.2 kg as shown in FIG. When the body fat percentage is considerably larger than the past data, as shown in FIG. 5, an arrow pattern E2 rising to the right is displayed together with the body fat percentage of 25.7%. At this time, a segment group F for displaying a bar graph is also displayed. Then, after the measurement and display are completed, the power is turned off in step S9.

According to the display control method of the present invention, not only the control of the arrow pattern as described above, but also various control methods are possible. Another embodiment of such a display pattern control method will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 6A, adjacent arrows may be blinked alternately to indicate the boundary between them. Also, as shown in FIG. 6B, one of the arrow patterns may be turned on and the adjacent arrow pattern may be turned on and off to indicate which one is closer. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6C, the length of one arrow pattern may be changed to light up to indicate how close the arrow pattern is. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6 (D), by changing the width of one arrow pattern and lighting it, it may indicate how close it is to the extent corresponding to that arrow pattern.

As the past data, the previous data stored in the built-in memory may be used, or data such as the average value of a plurality of past data may be used.

Further, the display color and / or the background display color of the health management index data such as the body fat percentage or the arrow pattern may be controlled in accordance with the result of comparison with the past data.
Furthermore, the display color of the health management index data such as the body fat percentage or the like or the arrow pattern and / or the brightness of the background display color may be controlled according to the comparison result with the past data.
Furthermore, an audio output unit that generates an audio signal in accordance with a result of comparison with past data may be provided. As the sound output means, a speaker or a buzzer BZ can be used as shown in FIG.

In the above description, a liquid crystal display device having a backlight has been described as an example. However, an arrow pattern can be displayed using self-luminous display means using a light emitting diode or the like capable of color display. Further, the arrow pattern may be mechanically rotated.

As described above, according to the fat meter as shown in FIG. 1, not only the numerical value of the body fat percentage is displayed, but also the degree of increase or decrease with respect to the past data is indicated by an arrow pattern having angle information or the like. Since the display is performed, the degree of increase or decrease with respect to the past data can be promptly and erroneously recognized without any reading of the numerical value even from a slightly distant position. Therefore, very excellent visibility can be obtained as compared with the conventional display method such as only display of numerical values, display like a level meter, or changing an illustration pattern.

The fat meter described above is an example of a body weight fat meter having a function of measuring body weight.
The present invention can be applied to various types of display units of a fat meter such as a hand-held fat meter that measures body impedance by holding both hands and a fat meter that measures body impedance between hands and feet. As the health management index data, various indexes such as weight, body fat percentage, blood pressure, body temperature, BMI, LBM, and pulse can be used. Therefore, the display control method of the present invention is not limited to a fat scale,
The present invention can be applied to display means of various measuring devices such as a measuring device, an LBM measuring device, a sphygmomanometer, a thermometer, and a pulse measuring device. Further, the change rates of the plurality of health management index data may be displayed in different arrow patterns.
For example, a plurality of arrow patterns are used to display different change rates of health management index data, for example, by providing an arrow pattern for displaying a change rate of body weight and an arrow pattern for displaying a change rate of body fat percentage. It can also be configured to do so.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the health management index data is compared with the comparison data, and the display pattern having the angle information corresponding to the result of comparison with the past data is displayed. Since the degree of change in the health management index data can be recognized based on the angle information without reading the scale or the scale, excellent visibility can be obtained. Claim 2
According to the above, the display pattern is a display pattern expressing the change rate according to the comparison result by angle information, so that the degree of change rate of the health management index data is recognized based on the angle information without reading a numerical value or a scale. Therefore, excellent visibility can be obtained. According to the third aspect, the visibility is further improved by adding a change in color. According to the fourth aspect, the visibility is further improved by adding a change in brightness. According to the fifth aspect, the degree of increase or decrease is also indicated by a sound from a buzzer or a speaker, so that it can be recognized visually and audibly. According to the fat meter of claim 6, since the body fat percentage is compared with the past data and the display pattern having the angle information according to the magnitude of the increase / decrease data with respect to the past data is displayed, the change in the body fat percentage is changed. It is now possible to see at a glance information such as whether the number is small or large, and whether the number is increasing or decreasing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a fat scale according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display segment of the fat scale of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a basic flowchart of the fat scale of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the fat meter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another display example of the fat scale of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing examples of various display patterns.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conventional display example.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conventional display example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Weight measurement part 2R Right foot electrode part 2L Left foot electrode part 3 Input part 4 Operation part 5 Display means E Segment group BZ Speaker, buzzer, sound output means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Body weight, body fat percentage, blood pressure, body temperature, BMI, L
Input means for inputting health management index data such as BM, pulse, etc., comparing means for comparing these health management index data with past data and outputting a comparison result, and a health management index input with the comparison result Display control means for displaying data and display means for displaying data, wherein the display means displays a display pattern having angle information in accordance with the comparison result. Display control method. 2. The display control method for health management index data according to claim 1, wherein the display pattern is a display pattern expressing a change rate according to the comparison result by angle information. 3. The health management index data according to claim 1, wherein a display color and / or a background display color of the health management index data is controlled according to the comparison result. Display control method. 4. The health management according to claim 1, wherein the display color and / or the background display color of the health management index data is controlled according to the comparison result. Display control method of index data. 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an audio output means for generating an audio signal in accordance with a result of the comparison.
A display control device for health care index data used in the display control method for health care index data according to any one of claims 3 and 4. 6. A weight measuring section for detecting a weight of a person to be measured on a step platform, and an electrode part having at least a pair of electrodes formed on a surface thereof, which can electrically contact the sole of the person to be measured. , An impedance measuring unit for measuring the impedance of the subject via the soles of the feet in contact with the electrodes, and an input unit for inputting personal data including physical characteristics information such as the sex, age, and height of the subject. And calculating the body fat percentage and / or body fat weight in the body of the subject based on the impedance signal obtained from the impedance measurement unit, the load signal obtained from the weight measurement unit, and the input personal data. Part and a display means for displaying the calculated body fat percentage and / or body fat weight in the body,
A comparing unit that compares the body fat percentage calculated in the arithmetic unit with past data and outputs increase / decrease data for the past data, and a display pattern having angle information corresponding to the magnitude of the output increase / decrease data. A fat scale, comprising: a display pattern generating means for generating; and a display means for displaying the generated display pattern.