JP2002215790A - Article management system, article management method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article management system and an article management method for surely confirming the corresponding relationship between an article and an individual. SOLUTION: A data processor 1 reads a fingerprint of a new patient, and stores data for expressing this fingerprint, and taboo information for expressing a medicine unadministrable to this patient. When prescribing a medicine, a bar code proper to this patient is printed on a medicine bag by using a printer 2 by operating the data processor 1. When administering the medicine, the fingerprint of the patient of an administering object is read by a fingerprint reader 5 installed in a portable terminal 3-k (k is a natural number), and the bar code existing on the medicine bag is read by a bar code reader 4 installed in the portable terminal 3-k. When a patient expressed by the read bar code coincides with a patient expressed by the read fingerprint, the medicine sealed in this medicine bag may be administered to this patient. Information for indicating the administered medicine is stored in the data processor 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article management system and an article management method for managing articles.
The present invention relates to an article management system and an article management method for managing articles and individuals in association with each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a drug is administered at a medical site such as a hospital, generally, a person who prescribes a drug (a doctor, a pharmacist, etc.) puts a patient who is to administer the drug in a medicine bag or the like in which the prescribed drug is sealed. Fill in your name. On the other hand, those who administer medication (doctors, nurses, nurses, etc.) memorize the patient's name and appearance in advance,
After judging that the name entered in the medicine bag etc. matches the name of the patient who is about to administer medicine according to his / her memory and the description of the name tag worn by the patient, I am taking medication.

[0003]

However, a situation in which patients with the same family name and the same name are hospitalized in the same hospital can easily occur, and the memory of the appearance tends to be uncertain. Easy to make mistakes. In addition, since there are various types of medicines, in this method of visually confirming medicine bags and the like, there is a great risk that a medicine mistake due to mixing medicine bags or the like occurs.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to provide an article management system and an article management method in which a correspondence between an article and an individual is surely confirmed.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an article management system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a physical information storage means for storing physical information for registration indicating physical characteristics of a registrant. And pattern output means for outputting a pattern for identifying the registrant for attaching to the article associated with the registrant, and reading the pattern attached to the article and identifying by the pattern Pattern recognition means for identifying a registered person to be registered, physical information reading means for reading a body part of the registered person and generating confirmation physical information representing characteristics of the read part, and the confirmation physical information The confirmation physical information and the physical information storage means store whether or not the body characteristic represented by represents the body characteristic of the registrant specified by the pattern recognition means. The determined on the basis of the registration body information comprises a discriminating means for outputting a determination result information indicating a determination result, and it is characterized.

According to such an article management system, the registrant is identified by reading the body part of the registrant and extracting features, and the article reads a pattern attached to the article. It is specified by Therefore, the registrant or the article is specified without depending on the memory of the person or the result of the visual observation, and the correspondence between the article and the registrant is surely confirmed.

[0007] The physical information storage means associates contraindicated information specifying an article that is prohibited from being associated with a registered person whose physical characteristics are represented by the registered physical information in association with the registered person. The pattern output means may include an article candidate information specifying an article to be patterned and an registrant specifying information specifying a registrant to be associated with the article. Then, it is determined whether or not the article indicated by the input article candidate information is specified as an article whose association is prohibited by the contraindicated information associated with the registrant indicated by the input registrant designation information. A means may be provided for stopping the output of the pattern when it is determined that the pattern has been designated. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent an article that is inappropriately associated with the registrant from being mistakenly associated.

[0008] The article associated with the registrant may include, for example, a medicine to be administered to the registrant. In this case, the physical information storage means stores, in association with the registrant, history information indicating a history of the registrant having a physical characteristic represented by the registration physical information having a disease. Means for storing, in association with each other, disease information representing a disease, and disease contraindicated information representing a drug not to be administered to a person suffering from the disease, The article indicated by the information is prohibited from being associated by the disease contraindicated information associated with the disease indicated by the past history information associated with the registrant indicated by the input registrant designation information. Means for judging whether or not it is specified as an article, and stopping the output of the pattern when judging that the article is specified, may be provided. With such a configuration, a drug that is inappropriate to administer to the registrant is identified based on the medical history of the registrant, and the inappropriate drug is administered to the registrant. Is prevented.

[0009] The pattern recognition means and the body information reading means may be configured to be portable. in this case,
The pattern recognition unit includes, for example, a unit that wirelessly transmits pattern recognition information indicating the registrant specified by the user, and the body information reading unit wirelessly transmits the confirmation body information generated by the user, for example. The discrimination means receives the pattern recognition information wirelessly transmitted by the pattern recognition means, and the confirmation physical information wirelessly transmitted by the physical information reading means, and is represented by the confirmation physical information. Means for determining whether or not the body characteristics represent the body characteristics of the registrant indicated by the pattern recognition information, and wirelessly transmitting the determination result information indicating the determination result, wherein the body information reading means The apparatus further includes means for receiving the determination result information wirelessly transmitted by the determination means, and outputting a message indicating a determination result represented by the received determination result information. Lever, without requiring that the registrant is moved, check the correspondence between the familiar and readily be registrant and articles of the registrant is performed.

The physical information for registration and the physical information for confirmation may be constituted by, for example, information representing a fingerprint of the registrant. Any device may be used as long as it reads a fingerprint and generates the confirmation physical information representing the read fingerprint.

The pattern may include, for example, a bar code. In this case, the pattern recognition means reads the bar code attached to the article,
What is necessary is just to specify the registrant identified by the barcode.

[0012] According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article management method for storing registration physical information representing a physical characteristic of a registered person and attaching the registered physical information to an article associated with the registered person. Output a pattern identifying the registrant,
Reading the pattern attached to the article, identifying a registrant identified by the pattern, reading a part of the registrant's body, and generating confirmation physical information representing characteristics of the read part Then, whether or not the body characteristics represented by the confirmation physical information represents the body characteristics of the registrant identified by reading the pattern is determined by the confirmation physical information and the registration physical information. And outputs the determination result information indicating the determination result.
It is characterized by the following.

According to such an article management method, the registrant is identified by reading the body part of the registrant and extracting features, and the article reads the pattern attached to the article. It is specified by Therefore, the registrant or the article is specified without depending on the memory of the person or the result of the visual observation, and the correspondence between the article and the registrant is surely confirmed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for reading an image and providing a computer having a device for generating information representing the read image with registration physical information representing the physical characteristics of the registrant. Physical information storage means for storing, pattern output means for outputting a pattern for identifying the registrant to be attached to an article associated with the registrant, and reading the pattern attached to the article; Pattern recognition means for identifying a registrant identified by the pattern; and body information reading means for reading a body part of the registrant and generating confirmation physical information representing characteristics of the read part. , Whether or not the body characteristic represented by the confirmation physical information represents the body characteristic of the registrant specified by the pattern recognition means; Information, and a discriminating means for discriminating based on the registration physical information stored in the physical information storage means and outputting discrimination result information representing a discrimination result, and a program for causing the discrimination function to function. I do.

According to the computer that executes such a program, the registrant is identified by reading a body part of the registrant and extracting features, and the article is identified by a pattern attached to the article. Is read. Therefore, the registrant or the article is specified without depending on the memory of the person or the result of the visual observation, and the correspondence between the article and the registrant is surely confirmed.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an article management system and an article management method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a medication management system for managing an operation of administering a medicine to a patient as an example. explain.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a medication management system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, this medication management system includes a data processing device 1, a printer 2, mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-n (n is the total number of mobile terminals), a barcode reader 4, and a fingerprint reader. 5.

The data processing apparatus 1 is installed in, for example, a hospital staff room in a hospital. Mobile terminals 3-1 to 3
-N is configured to be portable so that a staff member who performs medical treatment or assistance in this hospital can carry it to a hospital room where a patient is present. The data processing device 1 and the printer 2 are connected to each other, and the bar code reading device 4 and the fingerprint reading device 5 are a card interface unit (described later) of the portable terminal 3-k (k is any integer from 1 to n). 34-k
Is removably mounted in a slot provided in.

The data processing device 1 is composed of, for example, a personal computer. As shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 11, a main storage unit 12, an external storage unit 13, a fingerprint reading unit 14, an input unit 15, a display unit 16, and a transmission / reception unit 17. Main storage unit 12, external storage unit 13, fingerprint reading unit 14, input unit 15, display unit 16, and transmission / reception unit 17
Are connected to the control unit 11 via an internal bus.

The control unit 11 has a CPU (Central Processing).
Unit) and the like, and executes processing described later in accordance with a program represented by the program data stored in the external storage unit 13. The main storage unit 12 is a RAM (Random Acces
s Memory) and the like, and is used as a work area of the control unit 11.

The external storage unit 13 comprises a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk device, and performs processing to be described later.
1 and a patient database DB as shown in FIG. Then, in response to the access of the control unit 11, the data stored therein (that is, the program or the patient database D)
B, etc.) are supplied to the control unit 11. In addition, in response to the access by the control unit 11, the data stored in the patient database DB is updated.

The patient database DB includes image data representing a fingerprint of a patient who can be a target of medication, an identification code for identifying the patient, image data representing a barcode pattern representing the identification code, and Patient information, which is a set of information on patients, is stored in association with each other in accordance with processing described later. Patient information, specifically, for example, the patient's name, address, age, gender, the sign and number of the health insurance insured card, disease name, symptoms, history of illness, history of medication to this patient, and And contraindicated information indicating the components of the drug that must not be administered to this patient.

The fingerprint reading section 14 is composed of a scanner or the like and has a reading window. The fingerprint reading unit 14 reads an image in the field of view of its own reading window, creates image data representing the read image, and supplies the created image data to the control unit 11 according to an instruction of the control unit 11.

The input unit 15 is composed of a keyboard, a mouse and the like, and supplies information according to the operation of the operator to the control unit 11. The display unit 16 is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays an image according to an instruction of the control unit 11 on a display screen of the display unit 16.

The transmission / reception unit 17 comprises a radio transmitter and a radio receiver. The transmitting / receiving unit 17 wirelessly transmits the information supplied from the control unit 11 to the other party specified by the control unit 11 according to the instruction from the control unit 11 (specifically, for example, the information transmitted from the control unit 11 The information is accompanied by data for identifying the other party and data for identifying the data processing apparatus 1 as a transmission source, and then transmitted wirelessly.) In addition, the transmitting / receiving unit 17 transmits information wirelessly transmitted by the mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-n to itself (specifically, information to which the data processing apparatus 1 is attached as data for identifying the other party). ) Is received and supplied to the control unit 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the printer 2 is connected to the control unit 11 of the data processing apparatus 1, and when a medicine bag for enclosing a medicine or a sheet such as a label is set in itself, An image according to the instruction supplied by the control unit 11 is printed on the set medicine bag or sheet.

The portable terminals 3-1 to 3-n have substantially the same configuration as each other. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 3-k includes a control unit 31-k, a main storage unit 32-k,
External storage unit 33-k and card interface unit 34
-K, an input unit 35-k, a display unit 36-k, and a transmission / reception unit 37-k. A main storage unit 32-k, an external storage unit 33-k, a card interface unit 34-k,
Input unit 35-k, display unit 36-k, and transmission / reception unit 37-k
Are connected to the control unit 31-k via the internal bus.

The control section 31-k includes a CPU or the like, and executes processing described later in accordance with a program represented by program data stored in the external storage section 33-k. The main storage unit 32-k includes a RAM or the like, and is used as a work area of the control unit 31-k.

The external storage unit 33-k is composed of a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory, and stores in advance a program for causing the control unit 31-k to perform processing to be described later. In accordance with the instruction, the control unit 31-k supplies data such as the program stored therein to the control unit 31-k.

The card interface unit 34-k has a P
It comprises a circuit for performing the function of a C card ATA (PC Card ATAttachment) and a slot for mounting a PC card having a configuration conforming to the PC Card Standard. The card interface unit 34-k includes the control unit 3
The information supplied from 1-k is supplied to the PC card set in its own slot according to the instruction supplied by the control unit 31-k. The information supplied to itself from the PC card set in its own slot is transmitted to the control unit 31-.
k.

The input unit 35-k is constituted by a touch panel or the like, and transmits information according to the operation of the operator to the control unit 3.
1-k. The display unit 36-k is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays an image according to an instruction of the control unit 31-k on a display screen provided in the display unit 36-k.

The transmission / reception unit 37-k includes a radio transmitter, a radio receiver, and the like, and is connected to the control unit 31-k via an internal bus. The transmitting and receiving unit 37-k includes a control unit 31-k
According to the instruction, the information supplied from the control unit 31-k is wirelessly transmitted to the other party specified by the control unit 31-k (specifically, for example, the information supplied from the control unit 31-k is , Data for identifying the other party and the portable terminal 3-
and data for identifying k as a transmission source, and then wirelessly transmitted). The transmitting / receiving unit 37-k transmits the information wirelessly transmitted by the data processing device 1 to itself (specifically, information to which data for identifying the mobile terminal 3-k is attached as data for identifying the other party). It receives and supplies it to the control unit 31-k.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bar code reader 4 includes a PC card 41 having a configuration conforming to the PC Card Standard, a bar code reader 42 connected to the PC card 41, and Is provided.
The bar code reader 42 has a reading window, and the PC card 41 is connected to the card interface unit 34 of the portable terminal 3-k.
When the PC card 41 is installed in the slot of −k
To read an image in the field of view of the reading window of the user in accordance with an instruction supplied from the portable terminal 3-k via the terminal. When the read image includes a barcode pattern, a code (read result data) represented by the pattern is created, and the created data is supplied to the mobile terminal 3-k via the PC card 41.

The fingerprint reader 5 is, as shown in FIG.
A PC card 51 having a configuration conforming to the Card Standard standard, and a fingerprint reader 52 connected to the PC card 51
And The fingerprint reader 52 has a reading window,
When the card 51 is inserted in the slot of the card interface unit 34-k of the portable terminal 3-k, the image in the field of view of the reading window of the portable terminal 3-k according to the instruction supplied from the portable terminal 3-k via the PC card 51. Read. Then, image data representing the read image is created, and the created image data is transferred to the portable terminal 3- via the PC card 51.
k.

(Operation) Next, the operation of this medication management system will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of patient registration. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of prescribing a medicine. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of medication.

(Processing at the time of patient registration) When a patient is newly registered in this medication management system, for example, when the patient is newly admitted, the patient to be registered has its own fingerprint as the fingerprint of the data processing apparatus 1. The user's finger is moved so as to be within the field of view of the reading window of the reading unit 14.

On the other hand, the operator of the data processing device 1 operates the input unit 15 of the data processing device 1 to instruct the reading of the fingerprint of the patient. Then, the control unit 11 supplied with the instruction from the input unit 15 instructs the fingerprint reading unit 14 to read an image. The fingerprint reading unit 14 reads an image in the field of view of its reading window according to the instruction of the control unit 11. Then, image data representing the read image is created, and the created image data is supplied to the control unit 11 (FIG. 4, step S101).

When the control section 11 is supplied with image data from the fingerprint reading section 14, the control section 11 converts the image data as image data representing a fingerprint of a patient to be newly registered into the external storage section 13. Patient database D stored by
B (step S102).

Next, the control unit 11 generates an identification code unique to the patient to be registered (a patient having a fingerprint represented by the image data stored in the patient database DB in step S102), and stores the generated identification code in step S102. It is stored in the patient database DB in association with the image data stored in the patient database DB in S102 (step S103).

Next, the control unit 11 determines a barcode pattern representing the identification code generated in step S103, generates image data representing the determined pattern, and stores this image data in step S103 in the patient database. It is stored in the patient database DB in association with the identification code stored in the DB (step S104).

Next, the control unit 11 waits for data constituting the patient information of the patient to be registered to be supplied to itself. Then, when the operator operates the input unit 15 to input data constituting at least a part of the information on the patient to be registered, and instructs to register the input data, the control unit 11
Stores the data input by the operator in the patient database DB as constituting the patient information of the patient to be registered (step S105). Specifically, the data input by the operator is stored in the patient database DB in association with the image data stored in the patient database DB in step S104.

Steps S101 to S105 described above
As a result, the patient is newly registered. That is, the fingerprint of the patient and at least a part of the patient information of the patient are stored in the data processing device 1. Further, a barcode unique to this patient is generated, and this barcode is also registered.

The operator of the data processing apparatus 1 operates the input unit 15 to further input data to the data processing apparatus 1 in step S1.
By performing the processing of step 05, the patient information of this patient stored in the patient database DB can be updated. Further, by operating the input unit 15 and instructing the deletion of the patient information stored in the patient database DB, the corresponding patient information is stored in the patient database DB.
Can be deleted from.

(Processing at the time of prescribing a medicine) When prescribing a medicine to be administered to a patient and enclosing the medicine in a medicine bag, the operator of the data processing apparatus 1 sets the medicine bag on the printer 2. Also,
On the other hand, the user operates the input unit 15 to input a keyword for searching for a patient to which this medicine is to be administered, and instruct a search for the patient (FIG. 5, step S201).

Data processing device 1 instructed to search for patients
Control unit 11 accesses the patient database DB,
In step S201, a name or identification code of a patient to which information including a keyword input by the operator is associated as information on the patient is searched for. Then, the user instructs the display unit 16 to list the names or identification codes found by the user on the display screen of the display unit 16 (step S20).
2).

By operating the input unit 15, the operator designates one of the patients whose names or identification codes are displayed in a list by the data processing apparatus 1 in step S202, and the component of the medicine to be administered to the patient. Is input (for example, the name of the component) (step S203).

When the patient is specified and the information for specifying the components of the medicine is input, the control unit 11 of the data processing device 1
If there is contraindicated information associated with the patient's name specified by the operator, the contraindicated information is specified. Then, it is determined whether or not the medicine indicated by the specified contraindicated information matches the medicine component indicated by the information input by the operator (step S).
204). When it is determined that they match, the control unit 1
1 displays a message indicating that the drug to be prescribed contains a component that cannot be administered to the patient to be administered (step S205), and ends the process.

On the other hand, if it is determined that they do not match, the control section 11 reads out the bar code image data associated with the patient's name specified by the operator and supplies it to the printer 2, which represents the image data. Indicates that a barcode is to be printed on the medicine bag. In response to this instruction, the printer 2 prints a barcode represented by the image data supplied to itself on the medicine bag set therein (step S2).
06).

Steps S201 to S206 explained above
As a result, the bar code for identifying the patient is printed on the medicine bag for enclosing the medicine to be administered to the patient specified by the operator of the data processing apparatus 1. The person who prescribes the medicine prescribes the medicine in which the information of the component is input by the operator, and encloses the medicine in a medicine bag on which a barcode is printed.

The above-mentioned steps S201 to S206
In this process, the medication management system prints a bar code for identifying a patient who is a target of the administration of the drug on a label to be attached to the drug bag or another container for holding the drug instead of the drug bag. You may do so. Also,
The control unit 11 may cause the printer 2 to print the name and identification code of the patient specified by the operator in addition to the barcode in step S206.

(Processing at the time of medication) When performing medication to a patient, the person who administers the medication includes a drug bag in which a barcode is attached and a drug to be administered is enclosed, a portable terminal 3-k, a barcode reader. It is assumed that the user also carries the patient 4 and the fingerprint reader 5 and goes to a hospital room or the like where the patient to receive the medicine is located.

The operator of the portable terminal 3-k (specifically, for example, the person who administers the medicine) firstly inserts the PC card 51 of the fingerprint reader 5 into the card interface unit 34 of the portable terminal 3-k. Attach to slot -k. Then, the patient receiving the medication receives his / her fingerprint from the fingerprint reader 52.
Move your finger so that it is within the field of view of the reading window.

Next, the operator of the portable terminal 3-k operates the input unit 35-k of the portable terminal 3-k to instruct reading of the patient's fingerprint (step S301 in FIG. 6). Then
The control unit 31- supplied with this instruction from the input unit 35-k
k instructs the fingerprint reader 52 to read an image via the card interface unit 34-k and the PC card 51. The fingerprint reader 52 reads an image in the field of view of its own reading window according to the instruction supplied from the control unit 31-k. Then, image data representing the read image is created, and the created image data is supplied to the control unit 31-k via the PC card 51 and the card interface unit 34-k of the portable terminal 3-k (step S30).
2). The control unit 31-k causes the main storage unit 32-k to temporarily store the supplied image data.

The operator of the portable terminal 3-k inserts the PC card 41 of the bar code reader 4 into a slot of the card interface unit 34-k of the portable terminal 3-k. Then, the barcode attached to the medicine bag in which the medicine to be administered is enclosed is put in the field of view of the reading window of the barcode reader 42, and the input unit 35-k of the portable terminal 3-k is operated to read the barcode. (Step S30)
3).

Then, the control unit 31-k instructs the bar code reader 42 to read an image via the card interface unit 34-k and the PC card 41. The barcode reader 42 reads an image in the field of view of its own reading window according to the instruction supplied from the control unit 31-k. Then, a code (read result data) represented by a barcode pattern included in the read image is created, and the created read result data is stored in the PC card 41 and the portable terminal 3-3.
The data is supplied to the control unit 31-k via the k card interface unit 34-k (step S304).

When the image data is supplied from the fingerprint reader 5 and the read result data is supplied from the bar code reader 4, the control unit 31-k sends the image data and the read result data to the transmission / reception unit 37-k. And instructs wireless transmission of the image data and the reading result data. Transceiver 37
In accordance with this instruction, -k wirelessly transmits the image data and the read result data supplied thereto to the data processing apparatus 1 in association with each other (step S305).

On the other hand, the transmission / reception unit 17 of the data processing device 1
Receives the image data and the read result data wirelessly transmitted by the portable terminal 3-k in step S305, and supplies the data to the control unit 11 (step S306). Then, the control unit 11
Specifies the identification code of the patient stored in the patient database DB that matches the read result data supplied thereto. Then, the control unit 11 performs fingerprint authentication. That is, the control unit 11 transmits the fingerprint represented by the image data associated with the specified identification code to the transmitting / receiving unit 1.
It is determined by a known method whether or not it matches the fingerprint represented by the image data supplied from Step 7 (Step S30).
7). Then, data representing the determination result is created and supplied to the transmission / reception unit 17, and the transmission / reception unit 17 wirelessly transmits the data representing the determination result to the portable terminal 3-k (step S308).

The transmitting / receiving section 37-k of the portable terminal 3-k transmits the fingerprint image data and the read result data by radio in step S305, and thereafter, the data addressed to itself indicating the discrimination result in step S307 is transmitted to the data processing device. 1 and waits for wireless transmission. Then, when this data is transmitted wirelessly, the data is received and supplied to the control unit 31-k (step S309).

When supplied with the data representing the discrimination result, the control section 31-k creates a message indicating the discrimination result represented by this data, and causes the display section 36-k to display the message (step S310). For example, this message indicates that medication is permitted when the determination result indicates that the two fingerprints represented by the two image data match each other in step S307, and indicates that medication is permitted in other cases. May be used as long as it is not permitted.

The operator of the portable terminal 3-k determines in step S
If the message displayed by the mobile terminal 3-k at 310 indicates that the two fingerprints are determined to match each other at step S307 (that is, for example, if the purpose is to permit medication), The patient whose fingerprint has been read in step S302 is dosed with the medicine enclosed in the medicine bag whose barcode has been read in step S304 (step S311).

When the medication is performed in step S311, the operator of the portable terminal 3-k operates the input unit 35 of the portable terminal 3-k.
By operating -k, data representing the medicine dispensed in step S311 is input (step S312). Then
The control unit 31-k supplies the data input in step S312 to the transmitting / receiving unit 37-k, and instructs wireless transmission of the data. According to this instruction, the transmission / reception unit 37-k wirelessly transmits data representing the dispensed medicine to the data processing device 1 (step S313).

The transmission / reception unit 17 of the data processing device 1 receives the data representing the medicine, which is wirelessly transmitted by the portable terminal 3-k in step S313, and supplies the data to the control unit 11. Control unit 1
When the data is supplied, the data 1 is associated with the identification code specified in step S307 and forms the patient information (that is, the history of the medication to the patient indicated by the identification code is stored). Is stored in the patient database DB (step S314).

Steps S301 to S314 described above
The drug is administered in accordance with the procedures described in the above, and the drug is administered after confirming that the drug is to be administered correctly to the patient to whom the drug is to be administered. Registered in the database DB.

The configuration of this medication management system is not limited to the above. For example, a single device may perform both functions of the data processing device 1 and the portable terminal 3-k. In addition, each of the mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-n does not necessarily need to be configured to be portable.

Further, the portable terminal 3-k may have at least one of the bar code reader 4 and the fingerprint reader 5 to perform the function of the configuration. Further, the barcode reader 4 may perform the function of the fingerprint reader 5.
Further, the mobile terminal 3-k may be configured so that both the barcode reading device 4 and the fingerprint reading device 5 can be simultaneously mounted, or may be configured so that either one can be exclusively mounted. .

The portable terminal 3-k may store the image data representing the fingerprint of the patient and the identification code of the patient in association with each other. In this case, the mobile terminal 3-k
Instead of wirelessly transmitting the image data supplied from the fingerprint reader 5 and the read result data supplied from the barcode reader 4 in step S305, the processing to be performed by the control unit 11 of the data processor 1 in step S307 By performing substantially the same processing, whether the fingerprint represented by the image data associated with the identification code represented by the read result data matches the fingerprint represented by the image data supplied from the fingerprint reader 5 Is determined, and the process proceeds to step S3.
You may make it advance to 10.

The data processing device 1 may encrypt the image data representing the fingerprint and store it in the patient database DB. In this case, in step S307, the data processing device 1 decodes the image data associated with the specified identification code, based on the image data obtained by the decoding and the image data supplied from the transmission / reception unit 17. Then, fingerprint authentication may be performed.

The patient database DB may store any type of data (fingerprint feature data) indicating the features of the patient's fingerprint, instead of the image data representing the patient's fingerprint. In this case, the control unit 11 of the data processing device 1
In step S102, instead of storing the image data from the fingerprint reading unit 14 in the patient database DB, fingerprint characteristic data may be created based on the image data and stored in the patient database DB. In step S307, whether the fingerprint represented by the image data supplied from the transmission / reception unit 17 has the characteristic represented by the fingerprint characteristic data associated with the identification code matching the read result data supplied from the transmission / reception unit 17 What is necessary is just to determine whether or not.

Further, in this medication management system, it is not always necessary to use data representing the fingerprint of the patient as the data representing the physical characteristics of the patient. Instead of the data representing the fingerprint, for example, the retina of the patient is used. , The voiceprint of the patient, and other arbitrary data representing the physical characteristics of the patient.

Further, in this medication management system, any character or figure representing the identification code may be used instead of the bar code representing the identification code. Therefore, for example, a character string forming an identification code may be used instead of the barcode, or a predetermined figure associated with the identification code on a one-to-one basis may be used. In addition, this medication management system may include, instead of the printer 2 that prints a barcode, a device that creates a tag having a resonance circuit having a resonance frequency associated with the identification code on a one-to-one basis. The tag generated by the device
An identification code associated with the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit provided in the tag may be attached to a medicine bag or the like for enclosing a medicine to be administered to the assigned patient. Further, image data representing the fingerprint of the patient or other data representing the characteristics of the body of the patient may also serve as an identification code for identifying the patient.

Further, the portable terminals 3-1 to 3-n do not necessarily need to attach data for identifying themselves to data transmitted by radio, and instead of attaching data for identifying themselves, for example, Radio transmission at different frequencies may be performed.

The mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-n do not need to wirelessly transmit and receive data to and from the data processing device 1. Therefore, for example, the mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-n and the data processing device 1 are connected by a wired communication line, and the mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-n are connected to the data processing device via the wired communication line. Data may be transmitted to and received from the communication device 1.

Each of the mobile terminals 3-1 to 3-n is a mobile phone (for example, a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal
al Handyphone System) and GSM (Global System fo)
r Mobile communication). In this case, the transmitting / receiving unit 37-k of the portable terminal 3-k
Is connected to a telephone network including, for example, a wireless communication line, and the mobile terminal 3-k is assigned a telephone number unique to itself. The transmission and reception of data to and from this may be performed via this telephone network.

The external storage unit 13 of the data processing device 1
May store a contraindication information database that stores the name of the disease and the contraindication information of the person whose disease is included in the medical history in association with each other. In this case, the control unit 11
In the above-described step S204, instead of specifying the contraindicated information stored in the patient database DB, the contraindicated information database is searched using the past history associated with the name of the patient specified by the operator as a key. Alternatively, contraindicated information associated with a disease included in the medical history may be specified.

The external storage unit 13 of the data processing device 1
May store a drug contraindication information database in which the names of the components of the drug and other components that should not be taken at the same time as this component are stored in association with each other. In this case, the control unit 11 searches the interdrug contraindicated information database using the component specified by the operator as a key in addition to the process of specifying contraindicated information stored in the patient database DB in step S204 described above. Other components associated with the component may be found, and the found component may be treated as constituting contraindicated information.

The contraindicated information may include data indicating the permissible amounts of the components of the drug. In this case, the operator of the data processing apparatus 1 may input the information specifying the component of the medicine together with the information specifying the component of the medicine in step S203. Then, in step S204, the control unit 11 of the data processing device 1 determines whether or not the amount of the component specified by the operator exceeds the allowable amount indicated by the contraindicated information stored in the patient database DB, When it is determined that the value does not exceed the value, it may be determined that the component specified by the operator does not match the medicine indicated by the contraindicated information (that is, the medicine can be administered).

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the article management system according to the present invention can be realized by using a general computer system without using a dedicated system. For example, the above-described data processing device 1 is provided to a plurality of computers including a device and a scanner that perform wireless transmission and wireless reception and at least one of which is connected to a printer.
And a medium (floppy (registered trademark) disk, CD-RO) storing a program for executing an operation with the portable terminal 3-k, the barcode reader 4 and the fingerprint reader 5.
M, etc.), a medication management system that executes the above-described processing can be configured. The above functions are shared by the OS or
In the case where the application is realized jointly with S and the like, only the part other than the OS may be stored in the medium.

It is also possible to superimpose a program on a carrier wave and distribute the program via a communication network. For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS) of a communication network and distributed via the network. Then, by starting this program and executing it in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, the above-described processing can be executed.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
An article management system and an article management method in which a correspondence between an article and an individual are surely confirmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a medication management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a data processing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the portable terminal, a barcode reader, and a fingerprint reader of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing at the time of patient registration.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of prescribing a medicine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of medication.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 data processing device 11, 31-k control unit 12, 32-k main storage unit 13, 33-k external storage unit 14 fingerprint reading unit 15, 35-k input unit 16, 36-k display unit 17, 37-k Transmitter / receiver 2 Printer 3-1 to 3-n Portable terminal 34-k Card interface unit 4 Barcode reader 41, 51 PC card 42 Barcode reader 5 Fingerprint reader 52 Fingerprint reader

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A physical information storage means for storing physical information for registration indicating physical characteristics of a registered person, and identifying the registered person to be attached to an article associated with the registered person. A pattern output unit that outputs a pattern, a pattern recognition unit that reads the pattern attached to the article, and specifies a registrant identified by the pattern, and reads a body part of the registrant, Physical information reading means for generating confirmation physical information representing the characteristics of the read portion; and the physical characteristics represented by the confirmation physical information represent the physical characteristics of the registrant specified by the pattern recognition means. Discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the discrimination is performed based on the confirmation physical information and the registration physical information stored in the physical information storage means, and outputting discrimination result information representing a discrimination result. And an article management system comprising: 2. The physical information storage means stores contraindicated information specifying an article which is prohibited from being associated with a registrant whose physical characteristics are represented by the registration physical information, corresponding to the registrant. The pattern output means is provided with article candidate information for specifying an article to which a pattern is to be attached, and registrant designation information for specifying a registrant to be associated with the article. It is determined whether or not the article indicated by the input article candidate information is specified as an article whose association is prohibited by the contraindicated information associated with the registrant indicated by the input registrant designation information. 2. The article management system according to claim 1, further comprising: means for stopping output of the pattern when it is determined that the item is designated. 3. The article associated with the registrant includes a medicine to be administered to the registrant, and the physical information storage means displays a physical characteristic based on the registration physical information. History information indicating the history of the registrant to be affected by the disease, and storing the history information in association with the registrant; the pattern output means includes: disease information indicating the disease; and Means for storing the contraindicated information for each disease indicating a drug that should not be administered to the affected person, in association with each other; the article indicated by the input article candidate information is associated with the registered person indicated by the input registered person designation information By the disease-specific contraindicated information associated with the disease indicated by the past medical history information, it is determined whether or not specified as an article that is prohibited to be associated, when it is determined that it is specified, Previous 3. The article management system according to claim 2, further comprising: means for stopping output of the pattern. 4. The pattern recognizing means and the physical information reading means are configured to be portable, and the pattern recognizing means includes means for wirelessly transmitting pattern recognition information indicating the registered person specified by the user. The physical information reading means includes means for wirelessly transmitting the confirmation physical information generated by itself, and the determining means includes the pattern recognition information wirelessly transmitted by the pattern recognition means, and the physical information reading means. Receives the confirmation physical information wirelessly transmitted, determines whether or not the body characteristic represented by the confirmation physical information represents the body characteristic of the registered person indicated by the pattern recognition information, and determines Means for wirelessly transmitting the determination result information indicating a result, wherein the physical information reading means further receives and receives the determination result information wirelessly transmitted by the determination means. 4. The article management system according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that outputs a message indicating a determination result represented by the determination result information. 5. The physical information for registration and the physical information for confirmation are constituted by information representing a fingerprint of the registrant. The physical information reading means reads the fingerprint of the registrant, The article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the confirmation body information representing the read fingerprint is generated. 6. The pattern includes a bar code, wherein the pattern recognition means reads the bar code attached to the article and specifies a registrant identified by the bar code. The article management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein 7. Registering physical information for registration representing physical characteristics of the registrant, outputting a pattern for identifying the registrant for attaching to an article associated with the registrant, Reading the pattern attached to the article, identifying a registrant identified by the pattern, reading a body part of the registrant, and generating confirmation physical information representing characteristics of the read part Whether or not the body characteristics represented by the confirmation physical information represents the body characteristics of the registrant identified by reading the pattern, the confirmation physical information and the registration physical information. And a method of outputting determination result information representing the determination result. 8. A computer provided with a device for reading an image and generating information representing the read image, physical information storage means for storing registration physical information representing characteristics of the body of the registrant; A pattern output unit for outputting a pattern for identifying the registrant to be attached to an article associated with the registrant; and reading the pattern attached to the article to register a registrant identified by the pattern Pattern recognition means for specifying, body information reading means for reading a part of the body of the registrant, and generating confirmation physical information representing characteristics of the read part, and characteristics of the body represented by the confirmation physical information. The confirmation physical information and the physical information storage means store whether or not the registrant's body identified by the pattern recognition means is represented. Serial determined on the basis of the registration body information, the determination result determining means for outputting a determination result information indicating a program to function with.