JP2003144392A - Portable information equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable information equipment in which self-diagnosis of a certain high degree can be executed on the condition of health. SOLUTION: A portable telephone set 21 is provided with a sensor part 23, in which a blood pressure, a blood pulse and a body temperature, or the like, can be measured, the measurement of them is started by operating an operating part 25, and while referring to a diagnostic table stored in a diagnosis part 33, not only measured values but also the diagnosed result are displayed on a display 24. Corresponding to the operated content of the operating part 25, by using information stored in a sending sound storage part 36, the diagnosed result can also be outputted from a speaker 26 in voice. Data measured in the past are stored in a diagnosed result storage part 34 and can be called as needed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information device, and more particularly to a portable information device that is often carried around easily.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various industries have come to use computers and the Internet, and such a change in industrial structure or business causes a lot of stress. There is growing interest in health to adapt to these changing times. In response to this, efforts for health are being made in various fields such as food, sports, environment such as housing or workplace, and medical care. Under such circumstances, it is widely recognized that it is important to regularly undergo a health check to understand changes in one's health condition. Regular medical checkups by doctors are very effective in providing opportunities to improve daily life, but they require considerable time and expense, and there is no choice but to place them at intervals such as once a year. In many cases. In addition, there are many people who cannot continue to receive regular health checkups due to lack of time.

Therefore, a number of medical instruments for easily checking one's own health have been put on the market in a form that complements the regular medical examination by a doctor, and they are widely used. For example, in JP-A-11-206721, a wristwatch is
Proposed a technology that has built-in measuring means for blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature, periodically measures these values, compares them with reference values, and warns with a display or buzzer if the comparison result is abnormal. is doing. Also in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-052975, a pulse sensor and a temperature sensor are arranged in a wristwatch band to monitor the pulse and the body temperature, and an alarm is issued when a preset limit value is exceeded.

Since a medical instrument using such a wrist watch uses a very small battery, various measurements are performed with power consumption cut down as much as possible. For this reason, it is not only difficult to achieve high measurement accuracy, but also the display content must be greatly simplified because the area of the display unit incorporated in the timepiece is small. Therefore, attention has been paid to the use of a mobile phone, which is a device larger than a wristwatch, as a medical device.

FIG. 7 shows the contents proposed by Utility Model Registration No. 3069978. In this proposal, a measuring device 12 which is capable of transmitting a measured signal by contacting the skin surface 11 of a human body is connected to a mobile phone 15 via a signal transmission cable 13 and a connector 14.
The mobile phone 15 receives the measurement data such as the pulse as the measurement result. A comparator (not shown) is arranged inside the mobile phone 15, and when a measurement result greatly exceeds a value that is considered to be healthy compared with a reference value, a control circuit (not shown) also causes a buzzer. Sounds a short warning and displays the measured value on the display 16,
It is designed to call attention to the physical condition of the user.

[0006]

In the proposal shown in FIG. 7, the measuring instrument 12 is connected to the mobile phone 15 to perform the measurement. Therefore, it is necessary to carry the measuring instrument 12 to the place where the measurement is performed, and there is a problem that the measuring place is practically limited to the home or the workplace. That is, although there is an advantage of using a portable information device that is always carried, such as a mobile phone, since a measuring device 12 equal to or larger than that is used, it is possible to easily carry out the measurement at a business trip or during shopping. I couldn't.

Further, in this proposal, the buzzer sounds at the time of abnormality and the measured value is simply displayed on the display 16, which is basically the same as the technique used in the wristwatch shown above, and the measuring instrument 12 is simply used. It was only used to improve the accuracy of the measurement results.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable information device capable of self-diagnosing a health condition to some extent to a high degree.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, (a) a measuring instrument for measuring a plurality of predetermined health check items in contact with a part of the body of the holder, and (b) this measuring instrument. A health examination table showing the relationship between the combination of each measurement value of a plurality of health check items measured by the measuring instrument and the health condition, and (c) at least a part of the measurement results of the measuring instrument is used as this health examination table. Collating means to collate, (d)
The portable information device is provided with a health check result output means for outputting a health check result as a check result of the check means.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the portable information device measures a plurality of predetermined health check items in a state where the portable information device is in contact with a part of the holder's body, and a plurality of measuring devices measured by the measuring device. A health examination table showing the relationship between the combination of each measurement value of the health check items and the health condition is placed, and the health examination result as a result of collating the measurement results of the measuring device with this health examination table is set. I am trying to output. In this way, since the health checkup is performed from the measurement results of a plurality of health check items using the portable information device itself that is easily carried around, it is possible to easily perform a somewhat advanced health checkup without the intervention of a doctor.

According to the second aspect of the invention, (a) a measuring instrument for measuring a plurality of predetermined health check items in contact with a part of the holder's body, and (b) a plurality of measuring instruments for this measuring instrument. Table for health examination showing the relationship between the combination of each measurement value of the health check items of 1. and the health condition, and (c) a measurement result storing means for storing the measurement result of the measuring device together with the clock information at the time of measurement, ) Collating means for collating at least a part of the present measurement result of the measuring device and the past measurement result stored in the measurement result storage means with this health examination table, and (e) the elapse of time as the comparison result of this collating means. The portable information device is provided with a health check result output means for outputting a health check result in consideration of a change in physical condition.

That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the portable information device measures a plurality of predetermined health check items in a state where the portable information device is in contact with a part of the body of the holder, and a plurality of measuring devices measured by the measuring device. A health checkup table that shows the relationship between each health check item's combination of measurement values and the health condition is placed in advance, and the current measurement result of the measuring instrument and the past measurement result are used to collate with the health checkup table. Then, the health check result as a result is output. In this way, using the portable information device itself that you can easily carry around, a health checkup is performed from the measurement results of multiple health check items and past measurement results, so you can easily perform a certain degree of advanced health checkup without the intervention of a doctor. can do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the portable information device according to the first or second aspect, the health check result output means is a display.

That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the health check result output means is a display, and the result is output by the visual display means. Therefore, not only graphical display is possible but also sound is difficult to output. You can check the results of the medical examination even in the environment.

The invention according to claim 4 is the portable information device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the health check result output means is a speaker.

That is, according to the invention described in claim 4, the diagnosis result is outputted by voice. Therefore, more information can be transmitted as compared with the case where characters are displayed on the display. In addition, information can be transmitted even in an environment where it is difficult to confirm the information displayed on the display.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information device according to the first or second aspect, the health examination result output means converts the health examination result into a fixed sentence, and the converted sentence. Is an electronic mail sending means for sending to a specific party as an electronic mail.

That is, in the invention described in claim 5, as in the case of outputting by voice, the measurement result is replaced with a sentence,
If you send this as an e-mail to a predetermined destination,
It is possible to securely store and print the measurement results. It is also possible to send data to a medical institution if necessary.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the portable information device according to the first or second aspect is provided with personal data storage means for storing personal data such as the age of the holder, and the collating means is personal data storage. The personal data stored in the means is used to collate with the contents of the health examination table, and the health examination result output means outputs the health examination result.

That is, according to the invention described in claim 6, in consideration of the fact that many portable information devices such as mobile phones are owned by individuals, the personal data of the owner are registered in advance, By combining the data and the data obtained by the measurement, it becomes possible to output a more specific health check result.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the portable information device according to the first or second aspect, the predetermined plurality of health check items are blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, electrocardiogram, and blood flow. It is characterized by an arbitrary number of items.

That is, the invention according to claim 7 indicates that, as an example, the health is checked by measuring arbitrary plural items of blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, electrocardiogram, and blood flow. However, in the case of measuring data used for electrocardiogram, it is necessary to prepare an electrode to be measured at a position apart from the position measured by the portable information device and connect this electrode to the portable information device via a cable not shown. There is.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a mobile phone as a portable information device in one embodiment of the present invention. This mobile phone 21 has a side portion 22A of a phone body 22.
The mobile phone is the same as an ordinary mobile phone except that the sensor unit 23 is arranged in the. The sensor unit 23 has a structure capable of measuring blood pressure, pulse rate, and body temperature by bringing the finger of the holder into contact therewith. The sensor unit 23 is an operation unit 2 arranged below the display 24 of the telephone body 22.
The detection operation is carried out by operating a predetermined key switch which constitutes No. 5. Depending on the mobile phone, the sensor unit 23 itself may be configured with a push-type switch, and the detection operation may be performed with the finger pressed. A speaker 26 is arranged above the display 24. The speaker 26 is used not only for a telephone call but also for outputting the result of the health examination by voice as necessary.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of the circuit configuration of the mobile phone of this embodiment. The mobile phone 21 has a control unit 31 including a CPU (central processing unit) (not shown), a ROM (read only memory) storing a control program, and a RAM (random access memory) as a working memory. There is. The control unit 31 is connected to each unit in the apparatus via a bus or an input / output circuit (not shown). Of these, the operation unit 25 is composed of a large number of key switches as shown in FIG. 1, but by appropriately combining these or operating them independently, the first to Nth health checkups can be performed. The operation contents 32 _{1 to} 32 _N can be realized.

The sensor section 23 is a section capable of measuring the blood pressure, the pulse rate and the body temperature as described above, and is provided with elements for carrying out the respective measurements. Among these, for blood pressure, a small finger-type sphygmomanometer can be configured by using, for example, a semiconductor small pressure sensor. For the pulse,
A finger type pulse meter can be configured by combining a light emitting element and a light receiving element. A blood flow meter can also be realized with this device configuration. A normal temperature detecting element can be used for the thermometer. The diagnosis unit 33 stores a diagnosis table (not shown) necessary for diagnosis and personal data relating to the health of the owner of the mobile phone 21. Here, the personal data is information that is useful when performing a medical examination based on measurement, such as age (date of birth), sex, and body temperature assumed to be normal heat. The diagnosis unit 33 may perform the health check work, but in the present embodiment, the CPU of the control unit 31 and the control program stored in the ROM play that role.

FIG. 3 shows an outline of the diagnosis table. In the diagnosis table 41, items of age, sex, blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature are stored as text information in a form corresponding to address information 42 that constitutes a part of each address. . The contents of the diagnosis are "normal body temperature,""hasfever,""blood pressure is normal,""blood pressure is a little high,""please consult your doctor because you have high blood pressure,""normalpulse." It is in the form of combining text statements such as "It is within the range" corresponding to each measurement result.

The diagnosis result storage unit 34 is a memory for storing past diagnoses together with clock information such as the date and time at which they were made. The display 24 not only performs a normal display operation when it is used as a mobile phone, but also displays a call of past diagnostic results stored in the diagnostic result storage unit 34. Further, the result of the health examination performed by the diagnosis unit 33 and the control unit 31 is displayed as test information. In addition, when the diagnosis table 41 stores not only the current measurement result but also the contents to be diagnosed with reference to the past history, a more advanced diagnosis result is displayed on the display 24. It will be. For example,
Compare the body temperature at each time point, such as one hour ago, with the current body temperature,
"Your body temperature is rising," or "Down to normal heat, 2
It is possible to display a diagnostic content such as "time has passed" on the display 24. The display content is not limited to text information, and may be a combination of graphs and image information depending on the device. In this example, a graph showing changes in body temperature over time will be shown.

The sending sound storage section 36 is composed of a voice circuit (not shown) in which a fixed phrase as a diagnostic content is stored as voice and an amplifier for amplifying voice data output from the voice circuit. The speaker 26 will output the audio signal of the amplifier.

FIG. 4 shows an outline of the processing operation of this mobile phone. C in the control unit 31 shown in FIG.
The PU monitors whether the first operation content 32 ₁ in the operation unit 25 is operated (step S51). When the owner of the portable telephone 21 operates it (Y), the health management mode is set (step S52). In other cases (step S51: N), the normal operation mode of the mobile phone is executed (step S53).

5 and 6 show step S52 of FIG.
This is a concrete content of the health management mode shown in. When the health management mode is set, the above-mentioned CP
U is the second one shown in FIG. 2 before a predetermined time t ₁ elapses.
Of the operation content 32 ₂ or the fourth operation content 32 ₄ is monitored (steps S61 to S6).
3). When the time t ₁ has passed without operating any of these (step S63: Y), it is determined that the selection itself of the health management mode described with reference to FIG. 4 is an error, and the health management mode ends (end). .

On the other hand, when the second operation content 32 ₂ shown in FIG. 2 is operated before the time t ₁ elapses (step S61: Y), the sensor unit 23 shown in FIG. 1 is used. Then, the blood pressure, pulse and body temperature are measured (step S64). When the measurement is completed (step S65:
Y), a diagnosis result is created using the diagnosis table 41 shown in FIG. 3 (step S66). Then, for example, the age of the owner of the mobile phone 21 is 45 years old, the blood pressure is maximum "120", the minimum blood pressure is "80", and the pulse is "7".
0 ", body temperature 36 degrees C close to the normal temperature registered by the person in advance
Then, "Your today's diagnosis result is that the maximum blood pressure is" 120 ", the minimum blood pressure is" 80 ", and the pulse is" 7 ".
"0", body temperature is 36 degrees C, and both are normal values. "Is displayed on the display 24 (FIG. 1) (step S67).

At this stage, when the holder operates the third operation content 32 ₃ shown in FIG. 2 (step S68: Y), the content displayed on the display 24 is output to the outside using the speaker 26. This is the case (step S69).
At this time, the voices representing the typical sentences and numerical values stored in the sending sound storage unit 36 are combined and output. At this time, for the measurement result showing an abnormal value, the corresponding phrase stored in the sending sound storage unit 36 is output by voice. For example, the maximum blood pressure is "9
If the blood pressure is lower than the normal value such as 5 ”, then the“ maximum blood pressure is low. Consult a doctor if you have symptoms such as dizziness, heavy headache, or tinnitus. ”
Such a voice message is added to the measurement value and output. As a result, the owner of the mobile phone 21 can take appropriate measures when any abnormality appears.

When the diagnostic result is output by voice as described above,
Not only can the diagnostic result be obtained without looking at the display even in a dark place or a crowded place, detailed information can be obtained in the form of a voice message. For such detailed diagnosis contents or advice, it is also possible to adopt a method in which the text information is sent by electronic mail and printed and stored when returning to home. When the measurement result and the diagnosis result are sent by e-mail, these may be replaced with sentences and sent to a predetermined destination. It is also possible to send data to the doctor while he is in the hospital.

Third operation content 3 shown in step S68
Without operating the 2 _3, if the owner has instructed the end of mode (step S70: Y), the health management mode is terminated (end). In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile phone operation mode is entered (step S53).
The mobile phone 21 of this embodiment can receive an incoming call even in the health care mode, and can make a call after shifting to the mobile phone operation mode.

By the way, if the owner of the mobile phone 21 is the fourth
When the operation content 32 _{4 of} is specified (step S6
2: Y), the process proceeds to the process shown in FIG. That is, CP
U reads the stored contents of the diagnostic result storage unit 34 shown in FIG. 2 and displays a list of past diagnostic contents on the display 24 as a diagnostic list (step S71). When the owner sees this display content and selects a desired date and time or a health check item (step S72: Y), the diagnostic result for the selected health check item is displayed on the display 2
4 is displayed (step S73).

In this display state, the holder has the third operation content 3
2 ₃ or operating (step S74), health or exit management mode (step S75), or a process to see other diagnostic results from past diagnostic for inventory returned to step S71 (step S76) that You can Third
When the operation content 32 ₃ is operated (step S7
4: Y), similarly to the processing in the previous step S69, the voice is output for the past diagnosis result (step S77). After that, the owner makes a selection for returning the process to step S71 (step S78: Y) or gives an instruction to end the health management mode (step S79:
Y) It will be.

Deformability of the invention

In the embodiment described above, the health of the owner of the mobile phone is diagnosed by using the present measurement result, but the health examination may be carried out by comparing the past measurement result with the present measurement result. . In this case, the relevant content may be read out from a table in which the content of the diagnosis taking into account changes in blood pressure, pulse rate, or body temperature from the past to the present is written and output as a diagnosis result.

In the embodiment, the health checkup was carried out based on the blood pressure, pulse rate and body temperature. However, other items such as blood flow and electrocardiogram may be combined, or an arbitrary plurality of these items may be selected to select those. A medical examination may be performed based on the measurement result.
In this way, if the number of items for health examination increases, personal information becomes complicated, or if it is attempted to refer to past measurement results, the data used for diagnosis may increase and the table shown in the embodiment may become complicated. . In such cases,
Data for constructing a table at a location required in relation to the owner's personal information may be acquired from a network such as the Internet. As a result, there is an advantage that the capacity of the memory can be reduced without having to equip the mobile phone with a general-purpose table that is applied to anyone.

Further, although the embodiment has been described by taking a mobile phone as an example, PHS (Personal Handyphone System), P
DA (Personal Data Assistance, Personal Digital A
Of course, the present invention can be applied to all small portable information devices such as ssistants) that are convenient to carry.

In the embodiment, the past measurement results are stored and the values are read or the diagnosis is performed on these values. However, the diagnosis results at each time are stored and simply read. You may make it available.

[0044]

As described above, claims 1 to 7
According to the above-mentioned invention, since the health checkup is performed based on the measurement results of a plurality of health check items by using the portable information device itself that is easily carried around, it is possible to easily perform a high-level health checkup without intervention of a doctor. Can be executed. Therefore, it is possible to check the health for sudden changes and the like, and it is possible to report accurate information to the doctor.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the health checkup is performed using the measurement results of a plurality of health check items and the past measurement results using the portable information device itself that is easily carried around. It is possible to easily carry out a certain degree of advanced medical examination that takes into account various changes without the intervention of a doctor.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the health check result output means is a display, and the result is output by the visual display means, so that not only the graphical display is possible but also the sound is output. You can check the results of health checkups even in difficult environments.

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the diagnosis result is outputted by voice, more information can be transmitted as compared with the case where characters are displayed on the display. In addition, information can be transmitted even in an environment where it is difficult to confirm the information displayed on the display.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the measurement result or the like is replaced with a text, and this is sent as an electronic mail to a predetermined destination, so that the measurement result can be securely stored or printed. Become. In addition, it becomes possible to send data to a medical institution and receive a response by e-mail if necessary.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, in consideration of the fact that many portable information devices such as mobile phones are owned by individuals, the personal data of the owners should be registered in advance. Then, it becomes possible to output a more specific physical examination result by combining the data and the data obtained by the measurement.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a mobile phone as a portable information device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of a circuit configuration of the mobile phone of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a diagnosis table of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of a processing operation of the mobile phone.

5 is a flow chart showing specific contents of the health management mode shown in step S52 of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the specific contents of the health management mode shown in step S52 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a conventionally proposed device for health examination.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 mobile phone 23 Sensor section 24 display 25 Operation part 26 speakers 31 Control unit 32 Operation content 33 Diagnostic Department 34 Diagnosis result storage unit 36 Sending sound storage section 41 diagnostic table

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A measuring device for measuring a plurality of predetermined health check items in contact with a part of the body of the holder, and a combination of each measured value of the plurality of health check items measured by this measuring device and health. A health examination table showing the relationship with the state, a collating means for collating at least a part of the measurement result of the measuring device with this health examination table, and outputting a health examination result as the collation result of this collating means. A portable information device comprising: a health check result output means. 2. A measuring device for measuring a plurality of predetermined health check items in contact with a part of the body of the holder, and a combination of each measured value of the plurality of health check items measured by the measuring device and health. A health examination table showing the relationship with the state, a measurement result storage means for storing the measurement result of the measuring instrument together with clock information at the time of measurement, and a current measurement result of the measuring instrument and the measurement result storing means. The verification means for collating at least a part of the past measurement results with this health examination table, and the health examination result output means for outputting the health examination result in consideration of the change over time as the collation result of this collation means. A portable information device characterized by being provided. 3. The portable information device according to claim 1, wherein the health check result output means is a display. 4. The portable information device according to claim 1, wherein the health check result output means is a speaker. 5. The health check result output means is a sentence conversion means for converting the health check result into a fixed sentence, and an electronic mail sending means for sending the converted text as an electronic mail to a specific partner. The portable information device according to claim 1 or 2. 6. A personal data storage means for storing personal data such as the age of the holder, wherein the collation means collates with the contents of the health examination table using the personal data stored in the personal data storage means. The health check result output means outputs the health check result.
Alternatively, the portable information device according to claim 2. 7. The predetermined plurality of health check items are:
The portable information device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the portable information device is any one of a plurality of items of blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, electrocardiogram, and blood flow.