JP2003108677A - Medical information communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that it is impossible to safely or easily set information related with a contract such as the change of measurement items or a sensor or use provider in a patient terminal from a server. SOLUTION: This system is provided with not only a data server 4 for storing the biological information of a patient but also a setting server for dealing with only contract information such as the change of measurement items or a sensor or use provider in a patient terminal 1. Then, the contract information is downloaded as necessary according to an access from the patient terminal 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical information communication system for communicating medical information and biometric information with medical personnel such as doctors and nurses and patients at home or in a medical institution. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the rise in medical costs, there is an increasing tendency to treat patients at home. There is a medical information communication system as one method for realizing this home medical care. In this system, a measurement terminal (patient terminal) for measuring biological information is placed in a patient's home, and communication is performed with a doctor terminal provided in a medical institution via a telephone line. As a result, medical personnel such as doctors and nurses can grasp the biometric information of the patient, and further provide various medical information to the patient. This system can reduce the number of times a patient who needs regular examination and diagnosis goes to an outpatient facility of a medical institution or requests a home visit.

As a conventional medical information communication system, there is a system described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-7560. The outline of this configuration is shown in FIG. This medical information communication system includes a doctor terminal 100 and a patient terminal 110, both of which communicate via a public communication network.

The patient terminal 100 is a home-side TV telephone means 10 for a patient to talk with a medical person such as a doctor or a nurse.
1. A vital sensor 102 for measuring biological information (body temperature, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, camera image, etc.) of a patient, and home-side transmitting / receiving means 103 for transmitting the biological information and image information measured by the vital sensor 102 to a doctor terminal 110 by communication. 101-
The home-side control means 104 for controlling the configuration of 103 is provided.

The doctor terminal 110 is a hospital-side TV telephone means 1 for medical personnel to talk with a patient using video and audio.
11, hospital-side transmitting / receiving means 112 for receiving data transmitted from the patient terminal 100, display means 113 for displaying data accumulated in the doctor terminal, data input means 114 for inputting information for identifying a patient, patient It comprises a data storage means 115 for storing and accumulating data transmitted from the terminal 100, and a hospital-side control means 116 for controlling the configurations of the above 111 to 115.

In this system, home TV telephone means 10
1 and the TV telephone means on the hospital side, the patient and the doctor can talk using the image information. In addition, the biometric information of the patient measured using the vital sensor 102 at the patient's house can be transmitted to the doctor terminal 110 by the home side transmitting / receiving unit 103. The doctor terminal 110 receives the biometric information transmitted from the patient terminal 100, and the hospital-side transmitting / receiving means 112 receives the biometric information.

The data received by the doctor terminal 110 is stored in the data storage means. The doctor inputs data 114
When a code for identifying a patient is input using the, the hospital-side control means 116 uses the code to input data to the data storage means 1.
It is possible to retrieve 15 and display the biometric information of the patient on the display unit 113.

[0008]

However, the above-mentioned conventional medical information communication system has the following problems.

(1) Since the doctor terminal and the patient terminal are directly connected to each other via the public communication network, the telephone charge becomes high when the doctor terminal and the patient terminal are extremely separated.

(2) Also, a method of using the Internet as a public communication network is conceivable, but in this case, the communication is complicated because the communication is via a provider.

(3) When the Internet is used for communication of contract conditions including patient's personal information and communication setting information, there is concern about security.

(4) When communication with the server becomes impossible due to some accident or the like, communication with other servers cannot be flexibly performed.

[0013]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has, in addition to the conventional configuration, a data server for storing the biometric information of a patient, and a type of personal information of the patient and a health information service that the patient receives. There are two setting servers that store communication conditions such as the provider and the contract with the patient. In addition, the communication between the patient terminal and the setting server uses a higher security line than the communication between the patient terminal and the data server.

As a result, information such as the provider used by the patient and the nearest access point can be downloaded to the patient terminal, and biometric information can be obtained at low cost even for a data server in a remote place via the Internet. Can be sent. Further, since the communication settings here are automatically downloaded, it is not necessary for the patient to set the settings, and even when there is a change, the settings can be easily reset using the browser function. In addition, important information such as personal information and contract information is communicated only between the setting server and patient terminal,
Since there is no communication between the data server and the patient terminal,
High security can be maintained even through the Internet.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The medical information communication system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides contract information such as measurement items of biometric information, inquiry items, sensor types used, and communication settings of providers with which the patient has a contract. A setting server that remembers each
A patient who communicates with the setting server to obtain contract information, measures the patient's biometric information based on the measurement items and sensors used for each patient, and sends the biometric information measurement result based on the specified communication settings. It consists of a terminal, a data server that receives and stores the biometric information transmitted from the patient terminal, and a doctor terminal that communicates with the data server to browse the biometric information of the patient. With this configuration, the setting information relating to the biometric information measurement of the patient terminal and the communication setting relating to the data transmission can be downloaded from the setting server, and the patient does not need to make the setting. Further, by using the setting server and the data server separately, it is possible to limit important data communication such as personal information to only the setting server communication, which is also excellent in security.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the medical information communication system according to the first aspect, when an error occurs in transmitting biometric information from the patient terminal to the data server, the setting information is automatically communicated again to the setting server. The patient terminal is equipped with a communication control unit that re-acquires contract information such as communication settings of the provider with which the patient has a contract. As a result, for example, even when some access points are down due to some failure or the like, new alternative settings can be automatically downloaded from the setting server, and biometric information can be transmitted without resetting the patient.

A medical information communication system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the medical information communication system according to the first aspect, wherein an initial communication setting storage unit for fixedly storing communication setting information for communicating with a setting server in a patient terminal, and a biological information storage unit. A contract information storage unit that stores contract information such as measurement items, inquiry items, sensor types used, and communication settings of providers with whom the patient has a contract, a sensor that measures biometric information, and patient data that stores the measured biometric information. When the signal output from the storage unit and the sensor is analyzed and the signal is measured by the measurement item of the biometric information set in the contract information storage unit or the sensor used, the measurement result is extracted from the signal and the patient data is extracted. Based on the communication conditions stored in the initial communication setting storage unit and the sensor interface unit stored in the storage unit when the patient terminal is activated for the first time, a call is made to connect to the setting server. The companion when the stored in the contract information storage unit acquires the contract information, a communication control unit for transmitting the biometric information of the patient based on the communication conditions stored in the contract information storage unit. According to this configuration, when the patient terminal is activated for the first time,
Make sure to connect to the setting server and download the appropriate contract information. Therefore, at the time of factory shipment, there is no need to make settings for biometrics or communication for each patient.

A medical information communication system according to claim 4 of the present invention is the medical information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the setting server includes measurement items of biometric information, inquiry items, sensor types used, communication settings of a provider with which the patient has a contract, and the like. A registration application server having homepage information for inputting contract information is provided, and a browser unit that communicates with a setting server in a patient terminal, connects to the registration application server, displays a homepage, and allows a patient to input contract information. With this configuration, if the contract information for each patient is not stored in the setting server, the home page information for automatically entering the contract information can be displayed on the browser part of the patient terminal, and the patient can easily use these values. Can be set. Also, since the setting is made on the home page, this information can be automatically shared between the server and the patient terminal.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the medical information communication system according to the first to fourth aspects, in the setting server, the measurement item of biological information, the inquiry item, the sensor type used, and the provider of the patient are contracted. It has a contract information database server that stores contract information such as communication settings, and a registration application server that stores home page information for entering contract information. The patient terminal has a telephone number or IP address for communicating with the setting server. An initial communication setting storage unit that fixedly stores communication setting information such as
A contract information storage unit that stores contract information, a sensor that measures biometric information, a patient data storage unit that stores biometric information of each patient, and a signal output from the sensor is analyzed, and the signal is stored in the contract information storage unit. In the case of measurement items of the set biometric information and those measured by the sensor used, the sensor interface unit that extracts the measurement result from the signal and stores it in the patient data storage unit, the initial communication setting storage unit and the contract information storage unit A communication control unit that communicates the patient's biometric information and contract information based on the stored communication conditions, and a browser unit that displays a home page for inputting contract information and allows the patient to input contract information. In the present invention, the following operation is performed when the patient terminal is activated for the first time. (1) Make a call based on the communication settings stored in the initial communication setting storage unit and connect to the registration application server in the setting server. (2)
The browser unit acquires and displays the homepage information for registration of contract information, and prompts the patient to input the contract information. (3) The entered contract information is stored in the contract information storage unit in the patient terminal and the contract information database server in the setting server. With this operation procedure, contract information can be set in the browser section of the patient terminal when the patient terminal is activated for the first time, and the use of the patient terminal can be started without setting the patient in the setting server.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the medical information communication system according to the fourth to fifth aspects, the patient terminal is provided with a setting change button, and when the setting change button is pressed, the communication control unit is initialized. By connecting to the setting server according to the contents of the communication setting storage unit and using the home page, the contract information such as the measurement item of the biometric information, the sensor type used, and the communication setting of the provider with which the patient has a contract is reset.
Thus, when the contract information is changed due to one-sided reason of the patient, the setting can be changed from the patient side by using the homepage information by pressing the setting change button. This modified information can also be shared with the server.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the medical information communication system according to the first to sixth aspects, when the setting server changes contract information, a resetting request is transmitted from the setting server to the data server. A registration application server is provided, and a communication control unit that disconnects the line and connects to the setting server when there is a setting request for the data server when transmitting biometric information from the patient terminal to the data server. This allows the patient terminal to be forcibly connected to the setting server according to an instruction from the data server and the contract information can be downloaded when the contract information is changed due to the convenience of the server.

In the medical information communication system according to claim 8 of the present invention, in the configuration of claims 1 to 7, only the communication path between the patient terminal and the setting server is connected via a secure line or the Internet. In the present invention, personal information and contract information are communicated only between the patient terminal and the setting server. Therefore, it is sufficient to increase the security strength only in this portion, and a low security level line such as the Internet can be used for the biometric information communication between the patient terminal and the data server with high communication frequency.

A medical information communication program according to claim 9 of the present invention causes all or part of the medical information communication system according to claims 1 to 8 to function. Since it is a program, a part or all of the medical information communication system of the present invention can be easily realized by using a general-purpose computer or a server. Further, by recording the program on a recording medium or distributing the program using a communication line, the program can be distributed and installed easily.

[0024]

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

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a patient terminal installed in a house, 2 is a sensor for measuring biological information (blood pressure, body temperature, weight, blood glucose, electrocardiogram, etc.) (specifically, a sphygmomanometer, a thermometer, a weight scale, Blood glucose meter). 3 is a setting server for patient terminals installed in information centers. 4 is a data server that receives and stores the biometric information transmitted from the patient terminal. Reference numeral 5 denotes a doctor terminal for a medical manager such as a doctor to browse the biological information of the patient in a medical institution such as a hospital. The doctor's terminal consists of a normal personal computer or workstation.

Detailed configurations of the patient terminal 1, the setting server 3 and the data server 4 are shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, respectively.

Reference numerals 10 to 16 in FIG. 2 show the construction of the patient terminal. Reference numeral 10 denotes a sensor interface unit that receives data transmitted from the sensor 2 such as a blood pressure monitor or a blood glucose meter and extracts biometric information. Reference numeral 11 is a patient data storage unit that stores the biological information obtained by the sensor interface unit 10. Reference numeral 12 is a communication control unit for communicating the data stored in the patient terminal via the public line network, and is composed of an analog modem and its control circuit. An initial communication setting storage unit 13 stores communication conditions in the initial state (IP address of the setting server, telephone number, login ID, password, etc.). Reference numeral 14 is a contract information storage unit that stores contract information relating to actual operation such as patient measurement items, inquiry items, connection providers, and actual communication conditions. Reference numeral 15 denotes a user interface unit including input means such as a push button, a touch panel, and a keyboard, and display means such as a liquid crystal panel. 16 is the HTM obtained from the server
A browser unit for browsing information in L or XML format.

Reference numerals 31 to 34 in FIG. 3 indicate the configuration of the setting server. 31 receives an incoming call from the patient terminal 1,
A remote access server for making PPP and TCP / IP connections. Reference numeral 32 is an authentication server that determines whether or not to permit connection based on various information such as a number issued, a login ID, and a password, and generates an access log when accessing the remote access server 31. Reference numeral 33 indicates the information of the provider with whom the patient has a contract (various communication conditions such as a telephone number to access point, login ID, password, DNS address, gateway address), which item is measured as biometric information, and which sensor Which question item to use,
Alternatively, a contract information database server that stores contract information regarding services provided to patients such as which Web service to use.

Reference numerals 41 to 43 in FIG. 4 show the structure of the data server. 41 is a firewall for eliminating unauthorized access to the data server. 43 is a biometric information database server that stores biometric information of patients. 42
Accepts access from patient terminal 1 and doctor terminal 5,
A biometric information registration / browsing application server that searches biometric information database servers for biometric information registration and biometric information browsing.

Some typical examples of the operation procedure of this embodiment will be described below. The first operation procedure is shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a procedure in which a patient terminal in an initial state immediately after factory shipment makes communication first. This procedure will be described in order.

(1) Setting communication: The patient terminal 1 automatically makes a call at the first activation after shipment from the factory and directly accesses the setting server 3.

Specifically, according to the communication partner information stored in the initial communication setting storage unit 13, the communication control unit 12
Dial and communicate. Initial communication setting storage unit 13
Is composed of a non-volatile memory such as a ROM, and stores information of communication destination information (telephone number, IP address, etc.) for accessing the setting server 3 at the factory before shipment.

On the setting server 3 side, the remote access server 31 receives the call from the communication controller 12 in the patient terminal 1. Login ID for incoming calls
-Authentication such as password is performed by the authentication server 32 The patient terminal 1 connected to the remote access server 31
A command for downloading the contract information and a unique number (for example, a manufacturing number) added to each terminal are transmitted to the registration application server 34. The registration application server 33 analyzes the command and the serial number, searches the contract information database server 34, and transmits the contract information of the patient registered in the terminal to the patient terminal 1.

In the contract information database server 34 of the setting server 3, the name of the patient (user) who uses the patient terminal 1, the measurement item of biometric information, the sensor to be used, the interview type, the unit to be used, the provider to be used. Information (access point, telephone number, login ID, password, etc.) is stored. A setting example is shown below.

Patient code: 1234567789 Patient name: Taro Yamada (Yamada Taro) Display name on the terminal: Yamada home phone number: 0743-98-7654 Measurement item: Body temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose sensor: Body temperature → Matsushita TM-123 (Sensor code 13) Blood pressure → Matsushita CHE2ER (sensor code G3) Blood glucose → Manual input (sensor code F3) Use unit: body temperature → ° C (unit code 1) Blood pressure → mmHg (unit code 2) Blood glucose → mmol / L (unit) Code 3) Questionnaire type: Diabetes support pattern Provider: Matsushita provider Access point: Nara A Phone number: 0743-12-3456 Login ID: yamada Password: taro Data server IP address: 123.456.78
9.12 There is an item “manual input” in the item of the above-mentioned used sensor. This is because the patient reads the measured value displayed on the sensor device, and the patient himself / herself reads the user interface unit 15
This is a method in which a measurement value is input by operating (for example, ten-key input). Not the "manual input", but the one with the device name is automatic input, and the measurement result obtained by the sensor 2 is
A signal is electrically input to the sensor interface unit 10 and automatically stored in the patient data storage unit 11.

In addition to the above information, the setting server 3 stores personal information such as a patient's address and various communication setting information (gateway, netmask, terminal address acquisition method, etc.). In other words, the setting server 3 uses the patient terminal 1 to measure the biological information by the patient and transmits the measurement results to the data server 4, which is information about measurement items, personal information, and communication setting information. Are all remembered. The information regarding the measurement items is basic contract information in health information services such as collection of biometric information and interviews, and the information regarding communication is information about which provider the patient has a contract with. These pieces of information are received orally or in writing from the patient before starting this health information service, and here, these pieces of information are collectively referred to as contract information. These pieces of information are stored in the contract information database server in the setting server 3.

As described above, the contract information is personal information of the patient, and it is not preferable that such data is illegally accessed from outside the system. For this reason,
The setting server 3 and the patient terminal 1 communicate with each other via a secure network that prevents unauthorized data access such as wiretapping. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the patient terminal 1 and the setting server 3 are directly connected without passing through a provider or the Internet. Specifically, the patient terminal 1 and the setting server 3 are connected by an analog telephone line.

In this system, personal information such as a patient name is used in the communication between the patient terminal 1 and the setting server 3, but in the communication of biometric information performed between the patient terminal 1 and the data server 2, the patient name and the measurement are measured. All items are coded. Therefore, even if the biometric information communication is illegally wiretapped on the Internet or the like, it becomes extremely difficult to know who the data is or what the data is. Therefore, the security strength of the communication of (B) can be lowered with respect to the communication of (A) shown in FIG. Generally, the frequency of the setting communication of (A) is low, and the frequency of the biometric information communication of (B) is high. Therefore, the security strength of (B) can be set low, which is also advantageous in terms of communication speed and cost. become.

As described above, after the patient terminal 1 downloads the contract information including the communication conditions, the patient terminal 1 transmits a reception completion notice to the setting server 3 and disconnects the line. Basically, such contract information is downloaded only at the first activation after the factory shipment.

(2) Biological information measurement: The patient uses the sensor 2 to measure biological information.

The biological information measured by the patient using the sensor 2 is input to the sensor interface unit 2. The sensor 2 may be integrated with the patient terminal 1, may be detachable, or may be completely separated. The center interface unit 10 analyzes the signal input from the sensor, extracts the biological information, and stores it in the patient data storage unit 11.

When a measurement item stored in the contract information storage unit 14 or a measurement item of biometric information or a signal other than the sensor to be used is input to the sensor interface unit 10,
The content is not registered in the patient data storage unit 11. The measurement procedure, the measurement result, and the like are displayed on the user interface unit 15, but the measurement items and sensors used in the contract information storage unit 14 are not displayed. Further, the patient may be asked a question (question) via the user interface unit 15 and the result may be stored in the patient data storage unit 11.

(3) Biometric information transmission: The biometric information is transmitted from the patient terminal 1 to the data server 4.

After measuring the biological information, the patient operates the user interface section 15 of the patient terminal 1 to instruct the start of data transmission. The communication control unit 12 searches the patient data storage unit 11, extracts newly measured data, and sends it to the data server 4. The transmission destination uses the communication setting information stored in the contract information storage unit 14.

As described above, the contract information including the communication setting information is automatically downloaded to the contract information storage unit 14 of the patient terminal 1. Therefore, in the data communication here,
The patient can connect to the nearest access point of the contracted provider. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, first, a call is made to a communication destination (access point closest to the provider) stored in the contract information storage unit 14, and authentication is performed to connect to the Internet. Other communication settings such as the login ID and password for authentication used here and the DNS address are all set in the contract information storage unit 14 as described above.
Remembered in. After connecting to the Internet, the biometric information is transmitted to the data server 4.

In the data server 4, the biometric information registration / browsing application server 42 accepts data transmission from the patient terminal 1 via the firewall 41. Application server for biometric information registration / browsing 4
2 stores the measured biometric data in the biometric information database server 43 according to the communication content from the patient terminal 1. After the communication of the biometric information is completed and all the measured biometric information is stored in the database server 43, the biometric information registration / browsing application server 41
The reception completion notification is transmitted to the patient terminal 1. The communication control unit 12 of the patient terminal 1 disconnects the line immediately after receiving the reception completion notification.

The biometric information registration / browsing application server 42 in the data server 4 is the patient terminal 1
The communication from the doctor terminal 5 is also accepted. The doctor terminal 5 is generally composed of a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation having a browser function capable of displaying information in HTML or XML format. The doctor terminal 5 connects to the data server 4 via the Internet or LAN as shown in FIG. 1 and outputs a patient data browsing request. The biometric information registration / browsing application server 42 in the data server 4 receives the browse request, searches the biometric information database server 43 according to the request content, and retrieves the search result in the HTML or XML format in the doctor terminal 5 Reply to. The doctor terminal 5 displays the biometric information of the patient on the doctor by displaying the information on the browser.

With the above operation, the patient terminal 1 can automatically download the measurement items of the patient, the sensor used, the information regarding communication, and the like from the setting server when the patient terminal is started to be used, and the patient can properly store the biometric information. In addition to being able to measure the information, the biometric information can be sent to the data server using the provider with which the patient has a contract. Further, since information such as patient's personal information is communicated only with the setting server, it is not necessary to have a very high security strength between the patient terminal and the data server, which is advantageous in terms of security.

A second typical operation procedure example of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

This is the case when the contract information database server 33 of the setting server 3 does not store the contract information such as the measurement item of the patient, the sensor used, and the communication setting when the patient terminal 1 is activated for the first time.

Therefore, the setting information is not downloaded even when the patient terminal 1 is connected to the setting server 3 for the first time and the operation procedure shown in FIG. 5 is used. In this case, the registration application server 34 of the setting server 3 detects that the contract information of the patient is not yet registered, and FIG.
It operates like. The operation procedure shown in FIG. 6 will be specifically described below. However, this operation procedure is the same as the procedure of FIG. 5 except for the setting communication part. Therefore, only the different setting communication will be described.

(1) Setting communication: The patient terminal 1 automatically makes a call at the first activation after shipment from the factory and directly accesses the setting server 3. The communication settings of the setting server 3 are stored in the initial communication setting storage unit 13.

On the setting server 3 side, the remote access server 31 and the authentication server 32 authenticate and receive the call from the communication controller 12 in the patient terminal 1. The patient terminal 1 connected to the remote access server 31
A command for communicating the contract information and a unique number (for example, a manufacturing number) added to each terminal are transmitted to the registration application server 34.

The registration application server 33 analyzes this command and the serial number, and searches the contract information database server 33. Unlike the example of FIG. 5, the contract information or setting information of the patient assigned to the patient terminal having this manufacturing number does not exist in the contract information database server 33, or the setting or registration is insufficient.

In this case, the registration application server 34 in the setting server 3 causes the patient to input contract information (items measured by the patient, sensors used, inquiry items, information on the provider with which the patient has a contract, etc.). The homepage information of is transmitted to the patient terminal 1.

The patient terminal 1 displays the homepage information received by the communication control unit 12 on the browser unit, and informs the patient of the measurement items, inquiry items, sensor information used, the providers with which he / she has a contract, and the like. Enter information such as access point. The input here is performed interactively using a plurality of homepages including the information confirmation process.

After the patient inputs the contract information, the registration application server 34 of the setting server 3 registers the contents in the contract information database server 33. After that, the registered content is fed back to the patient terminal 1 side,
The communication control unit 5 stores the content in the contract condition storage unit 14. When this registration is completed, a reception completion notification is transmitted from the patient terminal 1 to the registration application server 34,
Disconnect the line.

The subsequent steps (2) biometric information measurement and (3) biometric information transmission are the same as in FIG.

As described above, according to the procedure of FIG. 6, when the patient terminal 1 is first activated, the setting server 3 is automatically connected,
Even if there is a patient for whom contract information has not been set in advance, the patient can use the browser unit 16 to set the information and share the information with the setting server.

A third typical operation procedure example of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

This shows an operation procedure for automatically connecting to the setting server 3 and downloading new setting information when an error occurs during transmission of biometric information.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a case where the biometric information received by the data server 4 is not the data obtained by the sensor device registered in advance, as an example of an error. When a mismatch is detected on the data server side as shown in FIG. 7, the data server 4 notifies the setting server 3 of an error and sends a reset communication request to the patient terminal 1.

Upon reception of the reset communication request, the patient terminal 1 sends a reception completion notification of the contents to the data server 4
Then, the connection with the data server is immediately disconnected and the setting server 3 is called again. In the connection between the patient terminal 1 and the setting server 3, the error status is transmitted and the contract information (measurement item, sensor used, communication setting information, etc.) is acquired again.

The setting server 3 receives the error notification from the data server 4 and corrects or reconfirms the registered information.

After the reset communication of the patient terminal 1, the data server 4 is reconnected with the reset contract information, and the biometric information is retransmitted.

Although the case of FIG. 7 is an example in which the biometric information does not match in the data server 4, this operation procedure is effective even when another error occurs. For example, when trying to connect to the provider from the patient terminal 1,
Various errors can be considered, such as the telephone number of the provider has been changed and the connection could not be established, or the data server 4 could not be established. Even in such a case, by reconnecting to the setting server 3, new contract information can be downloaded and reliable data transmission can be realized.

Further, the setting server 3 is the data server 4
When an error notification is received from the setting server 3 and the content of the error notification is a communication error,
However, the alternative setting may be automatically performed such that another access point is assigned to the provider automatically contracted by the patient.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a medical information communication system according to a second embodiment.

The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a setting change button 21 is provided in the configuration of the patient terminal 1 of the first embodiment. The configurations of the setting server and the data server other than the patient terminal are the same as those in the first embodiment. The same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment have the same structure, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The present embodiment is an invention corresponding to the case where the access point to be used is changed due to the patient moving or the measurement item or the sensor used is changed for the convenience of the patient. The operation procedure at this time is shown in FIG.

The setting change button 21 is a normal push button and is located on the front surface of the patient terminal 1. When the setting change button 21 is pressed, the communication control unit 21 makes a call to the communication destination stored in the initial communication setting storage unit 13 and connects to the setting server 3. After connection, the communication control unit 12 of the patient terminal 1 transmits the reset request and the serial number to the setting server 3. The connection procedure is the same as that described in the first embodiment.

The registration application server 34
From this reset request, home page information for inputting contract information and communication settings as shown in FIG. 9 is transmitted to the patient terminal 1, and is displayed / input by the browser unit 16 and the user interface unit 15 of the patient terminal 1. The subsequent operation procedure is the same as in FIG.

According to the present embodiment, even if the registered contract information is changed due to the patient's one-sided convenience, the setting change button 21 can be operated to connect to the setting server 3 at any time. The settings of the patient terminal 1 can be easily changed using the browser function.

[0075]

As described above, in the medical information communication system according to the present invention, the data server for storing the patient's biological information and the setting for storing the patient's personal information and contract information (including communication setting information). Set up two servers.
As a result, information such as measurement items of biometric information of the patient and sensors used, as well as information such as the provider and nearest access point used by the patient can be downloaded to the patient terminal, and can be downloaded to a remote location via the Internet. Biometric information can be transmitted to a certain data server at low cost. Further, since the communication settings here are automatically downloaded, it is not necessary for the patient to set the settings, and even when there is a change, the settings can be easily reset using the browser function.

Further, for the communication between the patient terminal and the setting server, a direct connection that does not go through the Internet or a line of higher security than the communication between the patient terminal and the data server is used. Also, important information such as personal information and contract information is communicated only between the setting server and patient terminal, not between the data server and patient terminal, so high security is maintained even when communicating via the Internet. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a medical information communication system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a patient terminal according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a setting server according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a data server according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation and a communication procedure in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation and a communication procedure in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation and a communication procedure in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a patient terminal according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation and a communication procedure in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an operation procedure diagram of a medical information communication system in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 patient terminal 2 Communications department 3 Data control section 4 data server 5 Doctor terminal 11 Patient data storage 12 Communication control unit 13 Initial communication setting storage section 14 Contract information storage section 15 User interface section 16 Browser section 31 Remote Access Server 32 Authentication server 33 Contract information database server 34 Application server for registration 41 Firewall 42 Application server for biometric information registration / browsing 43 Biometric information database server

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A setting server that stores contract information such as biometric information measurement items, inquiry items, sensor types used, communication settings of providers with which the patient has a contract for each patient, and a contract by communicating with the setting server. From the patient terminal that obtains information, measures the patient's biometric information based on the measurement items and sensors used for each patient, and transmits the biometric information measurement result based on the specified communication settings, and from the patient terminal. A medical information communication system comprising a data server that receives and stores transmitted biological information, and a doctor terminal that communicates with the data server to browse biological information of a patient. 2. In the communication for transmitting biometric information from the patient terminal to the data server, when an error occurs, the communication with the setting server is performed again, and the measurement item of the biometric information of the patient, the inquiry item, the sensor type used, the patient The medical information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the patient terminal is provided with a communication control unit for reacquiring contract information such as communication settings of a contracting provider. 3. An initial communication setting storage unit for fixedly storing communication setting information for communicating with a setting server in a patient terminal, a measurement item of biometric information, an inquiry item, a sensor type used,
A contract information storage unit that stores contract information such as communication settings of the provider with which the patient has a contract, a sensor that measures biometric information, a patient data storage unit that stores the measured biometric information, and an output from the sensor. A sensor interface that analyzes a signal and, when the signal is measured by a measurement item of biometric information set in the contract information storage unit or a sensor used, extracts a measurement result from the signal and stores the measurement result in the patient data storage unit. Section, the first time the patient terminal is started, the call is made based on the communication conditions stored in the initial communication setting storage unit, the setting information is connected to the setting server, and the contract information is stored in the contract information storage unit. The communication control unit for transmitting the biological information of the patient based on the communication condition stored in the contract information storage unit is provided.
Or the medical information communication system described in 2. 4. A measurement item of biometric information,
Equipped with a registration application server that has homepage information for inputting contract information such as inquiry items, sensor types used, communication settings of providers with whom the patient has a contract, and the registration application server that communicates with the setting server on the patient terminal. The medical information communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a browser unit that is connected to the mobile phone to display the homepage and input contract information to a patient. 5. A contract information database server for storing contract information such as measurement items of biometric information, inquiry items, sensor types used, communication settings of providers with which the patient has a contract, and the contract information to be input to the setting server. A registration application server that stores homepage information for storing the homepage information, and an initial communication setting storage unit that fixedly stores communication setting information such as a telephone number and an IP address for communicating with the setting server in the patient terminal; A contract information storage unit that stores contract information, a sensor that measures biometric information, a patient data storage unit that stores biometric information of each patient,
The signal output from the sensor is analyzed, and when the signal is measured by a measurement item of biometric information set in the contract information storage unit or a sensor used, the measurement result is extracted from the signal to store the patient data. A sensor interface unit stored in a unit, a communication control unit that communicates patient biometric information and the contract information based on communication conditions stored in the initial communication setting storage unit and the contract information storage unit, and the contract information. A browser section for displaying a home page for inputting the contract information to the patient is provided, and when the patient terminal is first started, a call is made based on the communication setting stored in the initial communication setting storage section, and the setting is performed. Connected to the registration application server in the server, the browser unit acquires and displays the homepage information for registration of contract information, and displays the contract information to the patient. 5. The input contract information is stored in the contract information storage unit in the patient terminal and in the contract information database server in the setting server. The medical information communication system according to the item. 6. The patient terminal is provided with a setting change button, and when the setting change button is pressed, the communication control unit connects to the setting server according to the contents of the initial communication setting storage unit, and measures biological information on the homepage. 6. The contract information such as items, types of sensors used, and communication settings of a provider with which the patient has a contract is reset.
The medical information communication system according to claim 1. 7. The setting server is provided with a registration application server that sends a resetting request from the setting server to the data server when contract information is changed, and when the biometric information is sent from the patient terminal to the data server, the data server 7. The medical information communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a communication control unit that disconnects the line and connects to the setting server when the reset request is issued to the setting information server. 8. The medical information communication system according to claim 1, wherein a communication path between the patient terminal and the setting server is a connection that does not go through a secure line or the Internet. 9. A medical information communication program in a patient terminal and a setting server for communicating the patient's biometric information and contract information according to any one of claims 1 to 8.