JP2003233715A - System and method for living information administration and living information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a living information administration system, a method for it, and a living information processing device having great versatility to an administration object and capable of efficiently detecting the administration object and controlling information in a human living environment. <P>SOLUTION: By means of an observation machine 1 installed on a ceiling and the like in a room, living information such as a behavior history of a person 4 and positional information about the administration objects inside the room is collected to be controlled. A data tag 5 is stuck to the administration objects. The person 4 carries a personal tag 3 at his/her fingertip and the like. The data tag 5 and the personal tag 3 hold identification information about the administration object and the person 4 can perform information communication by radio through a plurality of communication ranges. The observation machine 1 collects the living information on the basis of the information communication. Using an information terminal 4, a location of a remote controller 19 of a television set can be searched or it can be determined whether the person 4 takes a medicine in a bag 13 in a predetermined time or not for administration. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a living information management system and method for collecting and processing information on objects and consumers in a living environment and managing it as living information, and a living information processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, human life is carried out in a state of being surrounded by many articles, but human activities are
Often associated with a particular one of those articles. The living information is, for example, information about the storage location and operation status of the management target object, the whereabouts of the person and the behavior of the person. If the life management information is properly managed, it is possible to improve efficiency when searching for a management target object. Also, it becomes easy to collect information about human behavior. The following are examples of systems that obtain such information using sensors.

As a system for managing the storage place of articles in daily life, there is a storage management system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-336269. This storage management system is a data tag that installs observation machines at a plurality of storage locations for storing objects to be managed, and transmits identification information for identifying the objects to be managed to the observation machines when a signal from the observation machine is received. Is attached to the management target object, the storage location of the management target object is recognized based on the identification information obtained from the plurality of observation machines, and the identification information of the management target object and the storage location are managed. Such an observer can be portable. When the management number of the article to be searched is entered into the portable observation machine, the identification information of the article to be searched is retrieved from the data. If the identification information retrieved corresponding to the management number and the identification information of the received management target object match, an audible notification will be given.

An example of a behavior determination system for consumers is a behavior determination device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-34869. In this behavior determination device, the behavior of the target person is detected by using, for example, a CCD camera or an infrared sensor, and the power of the television is turned on / off.
The operation of the device such as the operation or the opening / closing operation of the refrigerator door is detected, and these two types of detection results are compared with a combination pattern of the action of the target person and the operation of the device, which is recorded in advance, The behavior of the subject is judged. If the patterns do not match, a warning is output.

An example of an article usage management system is an abnormal situation monitoring system using a drug storage disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-380, when the product is a drug. The abnormal situation monitoring system using this drug storage stores the drug in a box-shaped drug storage with a door and manages the usage status of the drug. A sensor that detects the opening and closing of the door of the drug storage is installed inside the door, and based on the signal from the sensor, it is determined whether the door has been opened or closed during the specified time period, and the drug is used according to the specified conditions. If not, an alarm is issued.

[0006]

As a living information management system, in the article management system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-336269, a storage place must be determined in advance and an observation machine must be arranged. I won't. In addition, since it is necessary to install as many observation machines as there are storage places, a cost problem arises. Furthermore, when searching for an article using a portable observation machine, if the distance for transmitting and receiving signals is set small, it will not be possible to find the object until it approaches the object to be searched, and if the distance is set large, the location of the object to be searched will be set. There is also a problem that it is difficult to identify

In the action determination system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-34869, a detector specialized for each device is required to detect the action of the device, and the action of the subject is detected. For this reason, it is necessary to install a plurality of types of sensors, which is problematic in terms of versatility and cost. Furthermore, observing the behavior of consumers with a camera
There is a risk that the privacy of the consumer will be impaired and the consumer will not be able to carry out natural living activities while being aware of the camera.

In the article use status management system as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-380, it is necessary to prepare a storage box corresponding to each article, and one storage box has a plurality of types of articles. The problem is that it is difficult to store and manage.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides
A general purpose information management system and method and a life information processing device that have a large versatility with respect to a management object, enable efficient detection of the management object, and can manage information in the human living environment, and low cost. It is intended to be provided by.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As means for solving the above problems in the prior art, the ones recited in the claims are used.

The present invention is a living information management system that collects and processes information about managed objects and consumers in a living environment and manages them as living information. A record holding means for holding information of an object as data, and a first data tag having a communication means capable of wireless information communication with the outside, and a record carried by a living person and holding information of the living person A second data tag having a holding means and a communication means capable of wireless information communication with the outside, a communication means capable of wireless information communication with the outside, and a behavior of a consumer based on the information communication An observation machine having recording means for recording
A first data tag, a second data tag, and an information processing unit that performs a process of collecting and processing information transmitted and received by at least one of the observation machine, each communication unit, each communication unit, It is a living information management system characterized in that it is possible to set a plurality of communication distances at which wireless information communication can reach.

According to the present invention, the living information management system collects and processes the information about the managed object and the living person in the living environment, and manages the information as living information. It includes a second data tag, an observation machine, and an information processing means. The first data tag is attached to an object to be managed and has a record holding means for holding information of the object to be managed as data, and a communication means capable of wireless information communication with the outside. The second data tag has a record holding unit that is carried by a consumer and retains information of the consumer, and a communication unit capable of wireless information communication with the outside. The observation machine has a communication unit capable of wireless information communication with the outside, and a recording unit that records the behavior of a consumer based on the information communication. The information processing means collects and processes the information transmitted and received by at least one of the first data tag, the second data tag, and the observing machine, so The relationship with the person can be easily grasped.
The information processing means can perform information communication with the first data tag and the second data tag, respectively, so that the living information can be effectively managed by collecting and processing the information received with the information communication. can do.

The first data tag, the second data tag, and the communication means of each of the observation devices can set a plurality of communication distances over which wireless information communication can reach. It is possible to improve the accuracy of information and the like regarding the distance between the management target to which the tag is attached and the consumer who carries the second data tag. Since the record holding means possessed by the first data tag and the second data tag respectively holds the information of the management target object and the consumer, it is possible to purchase something special for the management target object and the consumer. It becomes unnecessary to prepare, and it becomes possible to realize a living information management system for various management objects and consumers at a low cost. If the information of the record holding means is updated, it is possible to change the management target object and the resident.

Further, the present invention is characterized by further including an information terminal capable of information communication with the information processing means and having an input / output function.

According to the present invention, since the information terminal has an input / output function, the input / output function is used as an interface and, for example, an evaluation of a judgment result of human behavior such as a consumer searching for a specific management target object. It becomes possible to ask. By changing the judgment guideline of human behavior using the evaluation result, it is possible to improve the accuracy rate of the subsequent judgment of human behavior.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the living information includes position information of the managed object and a behavior history of the living person.

According to the present invention, by using the position information of the management target object included as the life information and the behavior history of the consumer, if the communication distance information is used for searching, the management target object and the consumer It becomes easy to identify the place. Even if there is only one observation machine in the room, compared to the case of using an observation machine with a communication means with only one type of communication distance, the position of the object to be managed and the position of the consumer in the room The amount of information about can be enriched. Therefore,
Even if the number of observation machines is small, it is possible to function as a living information management system, there is no need to install as many observation machines as there are storage places, and naturally it is not necessary to decide the storage places in advance. If necessary, an observation device can be arranged, and as a result, the cost required for living information management can be reduced.

Further, in the present invention, a plurality of the observation machines are installed in one room in which the living person lives.

According to the present invention, by installing a plurality of observation machines in a room, even if the positions of the first data tag and the second data tag move, it is possible to reduce the omission of detection of information communication. You can Since it is possible to increase the amount of information such as the communication distance of the first data tag or the second data tag for each observation machine, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the positional information of the management target and the occupants. .

Further, in the invention, it is characterized in that the observation machine is installed in a plurality of rooms in a building in which the consumer lives.

According to the present invention, when an object to be managed is searched for by installing an observation machine in a plurality of rooms in a building in which a person lives, the first object attached to the object to be managed The data tag can be detected by the observer, and the room in which the managed object exists can be specified. Similarly, it becomes possible for the observer to detect the second data tag and specify in which room the consumer is.

Further, according to the present invention, the information processing means further includes a server device which is arranged in a distributed manner in the living environment of the consumer and which centrally manages information processed by the plurality of information processing means. Is characterized by.

According to the present invention, the information processed by the plurality of information management means dispersedly arranged in the living environment of the consumer is centrally managed by the server device, so that the information is spread over a wide area such as in a building. It is possible to manage information in a centralized manner and easily manage life information. Also,
Since the information processing means are arranged in a distributed manner, the processing load of the server device can be reduced.

Further, in the present invention, the first data tag is
It is characterized in that it is installed in each of the plurality of objects to be managed and can communicate with each other.

According to the present invention, since information communication between the first data tags respectively installed in a plurality of management objects is possible, when searching for a specific management object, the management object is After identifying the existing room, in finding where it is in the room, use the information about the relative position between the first data tags to find the managed object easily and efficiently. You can

Further, in the present invention, the first data tag is
It is characterized in that it can be attached to and detached from the object to be managed.

According to the present invention, since the first data tag can be attached to and detached from the object to be managed, it is possible to provide versatility independent of the object to be managed. The fact that it is attached to a specific management target can be specified by the information held in the record holding means.

In the present invention, the second data tag is
It is characterized in that it is attached to the hand of the consumer.

According to the present invention, the consumer wears the second data tag in his hand and carries it. In general, most humans use their hands when they handle articles, so the distance between the hand and the article is the smallest in the human body. Therefore, observe the information communication between the first data tag attached to the appropriate place of the managed object, which is the managed object, and the second data tag attached to the hand with the observation device. This can improve the accuracy of the usage information of the management target object.

Furthermore, the present invention is a living information management method for collecting and processing information on a managed object and a living person in a living environment and managing it as living information, wherein the managed object is the managed object. Information is stored as data, and a first data tag that enables wireless information communication with the outside is attached to a living person, the information of the living person is held and wireless communication with the outside is possible. Carry the second data tag and collect information transmitted and received in the information communication between the first data tag and the second data tag and the information communication with the first data tag or the second data tag. Processed,
It is a life information management method characterized by managing as life information.

According to the present invention, the collection of the living information in the living environment is performed by providing the management target object and the living person with the first and second data tags, respectively, and transmitting them to the outside of the data tag. It is possible to send and receive wireless information communication. Since living information is collected by wireless information communication, it does not become an obstacle to the movement of managed objects and consumers, and it is possible to collect and manage abundant living information, including changes in position and trajectories of actions. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, a first data tag which holds information of the managed object as data to the managed object and the living person in the living environment and is capable of wireless information communication with the outside, Living information for holding information of a living person and attaching a second data tag capable of wireless information communication with the outside, respectively, and collecting and processing information about the management target and the living person Communication means, which is a processing device, is capable of performing information communication with the first data tag or the second data tag, and is also capable of receiving information communication between the first data tag and the second data tag. And an information processing unit that collects and processes the information communicated by the communication unit or the received information.

According to the present invention, the living information processing apparatus for collecting and processing the living information between the managed object and the living person in the living environment includes the communication means and the information processing means. The communication means is a first data tag attached to the managed object,
Alternatively, information communication can be performed with the second data tag carried by the consumer, and further information communication between the first data tag and the second data tag can be received. Since the first data tag and the second data tag hold the information of the management target object and the consumer, respectively, the communication means, based on the information communication, provides information about the position and behavior of the management target object and the consumer. Can be collected. Since the information processing means processes the information collected by the communication means and processes it as living information, it is possible to efficiently process the living information between the managed object and the living person in the living environment.

Further, the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the above-mentioned life information processing device.

According to the present invention, it becomes possible to make a computer function as a living information processing apparatus capable of efficiently processing living information between a managed object and a living person in a living environment. .

[0036]

1 shows a schematic structure of a room in which a living information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed, and FIG. 2 shows a floor plan of a house including the room of FIG. For example: In the present invention, “human living environment” includes offices, stores, etc. of a company in addition to housing. In the following description, a house will be described as an example of a human living environment, and the description will be given with reference to the drawings. Figure 2 is a floor plan of a house,
It represents four rooms. For example, the upper left room is the dining room, the upper right room is the living room, the lower right room is the study room, and the lower left room is the bedroom. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional representation of the upper left room of the house shown in FIG.

The observation machines 1 are attached to the four corners of the ceiling of each room. Each observation machine 1 includes an information processing unit 2. Observation machine 1
1 observes and collects information between a person 4 who is a consumer carrying the personal tag 3 and an object to be managed, using the room of FIG. 1 and the house of FIG. 2 as a living environment. A data tag 5 that holds information about the management target is attached to the management target. The room of FIG. 1 is connected to another room via a door 6. The objects to be managed include a television 7, a refrigerator 8, a water faucet 9, and the like, each of which has a data tag 5 attached thereto. The television 7 is placed on the low board 10.

The room shown in FIG. 1 is provided with an information terminal 11 and an input / output device serving as an interface with the person 4. The person 4 can inquire of the information terminal 11 to search for the management target object and know the location thereof. The data tag 5 can also be attached to a medicine bag 13 on the table 12 to make it an object to be managed. The management target to which the data tag 5 is attached further includes the bed 14, the telephone 15, the server 16, and the like. The telephone 15 is shown in FIG.
It is assumed to be placed on the shelf 17 in the room on the upper right of the. It is assumed that the server 16 is placed on the desk 18 in the lower right room.
TV remote controller 19, newspaper 20 of the day,
The data tag 5 is attached to each of the thermometer 21 and the door knob 22 and is a management target. A television remote controller 19 is placed on the floor behind the person 4, and a newspaper 20 of the day is placed in the upper right room.
The thermometer 21 is placed in the lower left room. Door knob 2
2 is attached to the door 6.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic internal structure of the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5. The personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 each have a record holding unit 24, a communication unit 23, and a control unit 25. The record holding unit 24 is realized by a non-volatile rewritable storage element such as a flash memory, and can write and hold data. The communication means 23 includes an antenna capable of transmitting and receiving microwaves. The control unit 25 can transmit the information held in the record holding unit 24 to the outside via the communication unit 23, or record the information received from the outside in the record holding unit 24. Such personal tag 3 and data tag 5 are, for example, RFI.
It is called D and can be realized by a miniaturized device by combining an antenna and a semiconductor integrated circuit chip. The personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 may not have a built-in power supply for operation. When it does not have a built-in power supply, it operates by extracting energy from the received radio waves.
The personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 may be the same, or may have different built-in power sources or different communication distances.

It is preferable that the communication means 23 be capable of setting the communication distance by wireless communication in a plurality of steps. In order to set in multiple stages, it is sufficient to make it possible to switch the transmission power, the reception sensitivity, and the like. The data tag 5 attached to the managed object functions as a first data tag. On the other hand, the personal tag 3 carried by the person 4 functions as a second data tag.

The objects to be managed shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are a remote controller 19 of a television, a newspaper 20 of the day, a medicine bag 13, a thermometer 21 and the like, which are relatively small and light and easily portable, and the television 7 , Refrigerator 8, water tap 9,
Some things, such as the doorknob 22, are relatively easy to carry. In the house, the administrator attaches the data tag 5 recording the information on the managed object to the managed object to be managed. A product name or the like can be used as the information regarding the managed object.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic internal structure of the observation device 1. The observation device 1 may include at least the communication unit 23, the record holding unit 24, and the control unit 25, and may further include the information processing unit 26. The communication unit 23, the record holding unit 24, and the control unit 25 have the same functions as those corresponding to the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the observation machine 1 has 1
More than one unit will be installed. The record holding means 24 of the personal tag 3 that can be carried by the person 4 who is the administrator holds the personal identification information of the administrator. The personal identification information includes name, personality, taste, and the like. The information processing unit 2 of the observation device 1 processes information and the like wirelessly communicated between the data tag 5, the observation device 1, and the personal tag 3. Since the observation device 1 is less required to be smaller and lighter than the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5, the communication means 23 has high sensitivity.
Even if the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 perform short-distance wireless communication, they can be made receivable. It is also easy to incorporate a power supply.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic internal structure of the server 16. The server 16 includes a communication unit 23 and a record holding unit 2.
4, a control unit 25 and an information processing unit 26. The control unit 25 controls the communication unit 23, the record holding unit 24, and the information processing unit 26. Communication means 23, record holding means 2
4, the control unit 25 and the information processing unit 26 have the same functions as the parts corresponding to the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 shown in FIG. 3 and the observation device 1 shown in FIG. 4, respectively.
The server 16 is installed to centrally manage a plurality of observation machines 1, and communicates information processed by the information processing unit 2 of each observation machine 1 by communication means 23 by wire or wirelessly and integrally records and retains the information. The data is stored in the means 24 and reprocessed by the information processing unit 26. When the observation device 1 and the server 16 perform wired information communication, each communication means 23 is provided with a wired communication function.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic internal structure of the information terminal 11. The information terminal 11 includes a communication unit 23, a record holding unit 24, an information processing unit 26, a display unit 27, and a control unit 25 that controls these, and an input / output function that also serves as the display unit 27 allows an interface between a person and the server 16. Function as. The communication unit 23, the record holding unit 24, and the information processing unit 26 have functions equivalent to those of the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 in FIG. 3, the observation device 1 in FIG. 4, and the server 16 in FIG. 5, respectively. Have.

Next, the operation of the living information management system as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The person 4 carries the personal tag 3 in which his / her personal identification information is recorded. Information is exchanged by wireless communication among the observation device 1, the data tag 5, and the personal tag 3. The person 4 who is the administrator can simultaneously set a plurality of communication distances in wireless communication. For example, the communication distance is 0.05m, 0.2m, 1m, 2m, 3
There are 6 types, m and 5m. If the information received from the observer 1, the data tag 5 and the personal tag 3 and the information regarding the communication distance are processed in the information processing unit 2, a life information management system in which the server 16 manages the life information can be realized. it can. Here, the living information is information on the storage location and operation status of the management target object to which the data tag 5 is attached, and the whereabouts and behavior of the person 4 carrying the personal tag 3.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example in which the information processing unit 2 is present in each observation machine 1. It becomes possible to centrally manage a wide range of information by the server 16, and the information management is easy. Becomes The server 16 may be provided in any of the observation machines 1.

In FIG. 7, one information processing unit 2 is prepared in each room, and after the information processing unit 2 integrates and processes the information in the information communication of each room, the information processing unit 2 sends a signal to the server 16. The communication paths between the observation devices 1 and between the observation device 1 and the server 16 when transmitting are shown. In this way, the information processing unit 2
By arranging the servers in a distributed manner, the load on the server 16 can be reduced.

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 8 shows an object to be managed.
The flow of processing when searching for the location of the remote controller 20 of the television will be described. The information processing section 2 is the observation machine 1.
And the servers 16 are distributed and incorporated.
Personal tag 3, each data tag 5 and each observation machine 1
Hold different identification information in the record holding unit 24, and the identification information is added at the time of information communication. The server 16 includes a database capable of associating the identification information with the person 4, the management target object, the installation location of the observation device 1, and the like.

In step 1, the person 4 selects the remote controller 20 of the television as a search object and inputs it to the information terminal 11. The input information is transmitted to the server 16. The server 16 transmits to all the observation devices 1 as a command to communicate with the data tag 5 attached to the remote controller 20 of the television and to return whether or not the communication is established.

In step 2, the entire observer 1 attempts to communicate with the data tag 5 attached to the remote controller 20 of the television. The observation device 1 returns the communication result including the information about the communication distance with the data tag 5 to the server 16. As the information to be returned, for example, "the communication distance is 2
The communication of m is established with the data tag. And "Communications with a communication distance of 2 m or more are all established."

In step 3, the server 16 identifies the observation device 1 that has established communication with the data tag 5 at the shortest communication distance. At the same time, it is specified in which room the remote controller 20 of the TV, which is a search object, exists. In step 4, the server 16 outputs information about the room in which the remote controller 20 of the television, which is a search object, is present to the information terminal 11.

In step 5, the person 4 is the information terminal 11
Looking at the output result of, move to the room where the remote control of the TV, which is a search object, exists. In step 6, when the remote controller 20 of the television, which is a search object, is easily found by the person 4 in the moved room, the process ends. If the person 4 cannot easily find the remote controller 20 of the television, the process proceeds to step 7.

In step 7, the personal tag 3 carried by the person 4 tries to communicate with the data tag 5.
When the communication is established, the personal tag 3 transmits the communication result including the information about the communication distance to the observation device 1. The observer 1 identifies the location of the remote controller 20 of the television in the room based on the obtained information. In step 8, the observing machine 1 transmits the specified information to the server 16 and outputs the information regarding where the remote controller 20 of the television exists in the room to the information terminal 11.
As step 9, the person 4 can find the remote controller 20 of the television by looking at the output result of the information terminal 11.

When a plurality of observation devices 1 are installed in the room, the information about the communication distance between the data tag 5 attached to the remote controller 20 of the television and each observation device 1 determines which part of the room Since it is possible to estimate whether or not the remote controller 20 of the television exists in the room, an efficient search can be performed as compared with the case where only one observer 1 exists in the room. Further, by enabling the communication between the data tags 5 attached to different objects existing in the room, the relative position information between the data tags 5 can be obtained, and the relative position information is also added. By processing the information with the information processing unit 26, the remote controller 20 of the television can be efficiently found.

[Embodiment 2] Next, a case of obtaining information on a human action history will be described. Personal tag 3
Has a ring-like shape, for example, and can be easily attached to a human hand. The data tag 5 is
As shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to attach the power switch section of the television 7, the handle of the refrigerator 8, the faucet 9 of the water supply, the door knob 22 and the like to be managed by humans. The communication distance is 0.05m, 0.2m,
Six types of 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, and 5 m can be set.

The information database regarding the human activity history is created as described below. When the person 4 presses the power switch of the TV 7, the communication distance is 0.05 m.
Wireless communication is established, and information that the communication is established is sent to the observation device 1. Time information is added to the information communicated among the data tag 5, the personal tag 3, and the observation device 1, and the information is stored in the server 16. When the person 4 wants to know the human activity history, when he / she inputs the item he / she wants to know to the information terminal 11, the information processing unit 26 in the server 16 outputs information on the activity history to the information terminal 11. In this way, the memory can be traced from the action history of the user's action. Human behavior history is information terminal 1
1 or another person can view the information via a similar information terminal connected to the server 16 via the information communication network or the like, so that the caregiver can confirm the behavior history of the care receiver.

[Embodiment 3] Next, a description will be given of a case where the living information management system of the present invention is used to manage the taking of medicines by a living person. The communication distance is 0.05m,
There are six types of 0.2 m, 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, and 5 m. Type of medicine, number of times to take the medicine per day, 1
A data tag 5 recording information about the number of medicines to be taken each time is attached to the medicine bag 13. A seal type data tag 5 is attached to the medicine bag 13. Also, data tag 5
Is also attached to the tap 9 of the water supply. The person 4 who is a consumer
The person carries his / her personal tag 3 on which personal identification information is recorded and lives. Every room in a house has at least one
Two observation machines 1 are installed. As a drug administration management system, there are 3 systems: securing a database, time management, and information presentation.
It must be considered in two parts.

To secure the database, the information processing unit 2 of the observation device 1 adds the communication distance information and the time information to the communication information when the communication between the data tag 5 and the personal tag 3 is established, and the server 16 is secured. It is realized by saving in.

FIG. 9 shows the flow of processing in the time management of. When the scheduled time to take the medicine entered by the resident or caregiver in advance on the information terminal 11 is reached, the process proceeds to step 11. In step 11, the server 16 extracts the communication history between the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 attached to the medicine bag 13 from the information recorded in the server 16.
In step 12, the server 16 extracts the communication history between the personal tag 3 and the data tag 5 attached to the tap 9 from the recorded information.

In step 13, the relationship between the scheduled drug administration time and the time information contained in the two communication histories is analyzed. In step 14, the server 16 makes a judgment regarding taking the medicine. Specifically, a communication with a communication distance of 0.05 m is selected as the communication history, and it is determined that medicine or water was used at the time when the communication with the shortest distance was established. If two more communications are close in time, it is determined that the drug has been taken.

As a result of the judgment in step 14, if it is judged that the medicine is not taken, the process proceeds to step 15 and the information terminal 11 is used to take the medicine to the person 4 who is a resident. Notice. When it is determined in step 14 that the medicine is taken, the process proceeds to step 16 and the server 16 judges the relationship with the scheduled time of taking the medicine. If it is determined in step 16 that the drug has not been taken at an appropriate time, the process proceeds to step 17, and the information terminal 11 is used to notify the user to take the drug at an appropriate time. If it can be determined in step 16 that the drug has been taken at an appropriate time, the process proceeds to step 18 and the information terminal 11 is used to give a confirmation notice of taking the drug. Step 18 can be omitted. The drug administration time can be managed by the above procedure.

When the person 4 who is a living person uses the commercially available drinking water without using the tap water when taking the medicine, the drinking water container itself and the container are used. The data tag 5 may be attached to the handle portion of the refrigerator 8 to be stored.

For the presentation of information regarding the taking of medicine, the result of time management stored in the server 16 is used. The server 16 extracts information suitable for an item input to the information terminal 11 by a person who wants to know the information, and outputs the information to the information terminal 11.

With the method as described above, it is possible to manage the ingestion of medicines by the living person as living information.

It should be noted that, in all of the above embodiments, many wireless communications are carried out at the same time, so that interference may occur when using wireless communications. In order to prevent such interference, the data tag 5, the observation device 1, and the personal tag 3
, And between the data tags 5, between the observation devices 1, and between the personal tags 3 by defining and controlling the communication priority,
You may make it prevent interference.

Further, the server 16 can be realized by causing a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer or a workstation to operate a program for executing the above-described functions as an application program or the like.

[0067]

As described above, according to the present invention, a living information management system capable of simultaneously setting a plurality of types of communication distances between a first data tag, an observer and a second data tag is provided. By proposing it, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the information about the distance between the managed object to which the first data tag is attached and the consumer who carries the second data tag, for example. Since the first data tag and the second data tag can have versatility, the cost required for preparation can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, by having an information terminal having an input / output function as an interface, it is possible to obtain an evaluation of the judgment result of human behavior, and the evaluation result can be used for human judgment. By changing the action judgment guideline, it is possible to improve the accuracy rate of the subsequent human behavior judgment.

Further, according to the present invention, the location information of the management target object is searched by using the communication distance information by using the position information of the management target object and the behavior history of the living person as the living information. It becomes easy to do. Even if there is only one observation machine in the room, the amount of information about the position of the object to be managed and the position of the living person in the room is much smaller than when using an observation machine with only one communication distance. Become rich.
Therefore, even if the number of observation machines is small, it can function as a living information management system, and it is not necessary to install as many observation machines as there are storage places, and naturally it is not necessary to determine the storage places in advance. It becomes possible to reduce.

Further, according to the present invention, by installing a plurality of observation machines in the room, omission of detection of the first data tag and the second data tag is eliminated. Moreover, since the amount of information increases by knowing the communication distance between the first data tag or the second data tag for each observation device, the accuracy of the position information of the management target object and the living person is improved.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to specify the room in which the object to be searched for is present by installing the observation machines in a plurality of rooms in the building. Similarly, it becomes possible to specify in which room the resident is.

Further, according to the present invention, by preparing the server device, it becomes possible to centrally manage a wide range of living information in the building, and the living information can be easily managed.

Further, according to the present invention, by disposing the information processing means in a distributed manner, it becomes possible to reduce the calculation load of the server device.

Further, according to the present invention, since the communication between the first data tags is possible, when the room to be managed is searched for, the location of the room to be managed after the room is specified can be determined. Upon finding, the relative position between the first data tags can be used to easily and efficiently find the managed object.

Further, according to the present invention, since the first data tag can be easily attached and detached, it becomes a general-purpose first data tag that does not depend on the object, and the first data tag specialized for the object. Since it is not necessary to purchase, the system can be realized at low cost.

Further, according to the present invention, the consumer attaches the second data tag to his hand. In general, humans often use their hands to handle articles, and thus the distance between the hand and the article is the smallest in the body. Therefore, by observing the communication result between the first data tag attached to the appropriate place of the article and the second data tag attached to the hand, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the usage information of the article. Become.

Further, according to the present invention, when the object to be managed and the consumer have the first and second data tags, respectively, in the living environment, when transmitting and receiving wireless information communication to the outside. You can process the information you collect and manage your living information. Since living information is collected by wireless information communication, it does not become an obstacle to the movement of managed objects and consumers, and it is possible to collect and manage abundant living information, including changes in position and trajectories of actions. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, when collecting the living information between the management target object and the consumer in the living environment, the first data tag attached to the management target object and the consumer carry it. Since the function of the second data tag capable of wirelessly communicating information is used, it is possible to easily collect information about the position and behavior of the management target object and the living person. Since the collected information is processed and processed as living information, it is possible to efficiently process the living information between the managed object and the living person in the living environment.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently carry out the living information between the managed object and the living person in the living environment by the computer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a room in which a living information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed.

FIG. 2 is a floor plan of a house including the room of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a simplified internal configuration of a personal tag 3 and a data tag 5 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a simplified internal configuration of the observation device 1 of FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing a simplified internal configuration of the server 16 of FIG.

6 is a block diagram showing a simplified internal configuration of the information terminal 11 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a floor plan showing a communication flow when the information processing units 2 are distributed in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing when searching for an object as the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for time management for taking a medicine as Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Observer 2 Information processing section 3 personal tags Four people 5 data tags 6 doors 7 TV 8 refrigerator 9 Water tap 11 Information terminal 13 medicine bags 16 servers 19 TV remote control 22 Doorknob 23 Communication means 24 record holding means 25 Control unit 26 Information Processing Department 27 Display

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A living information management system that collects and processes information about a managed object and a living person in a living environment and manages the information as living information, the managed object being attached to the managed object. And a first data tag having a communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating information with the outside, and a record holding unit carried by a consumer and retaining the information of the consumer. , And a second data tag having a communication means capable of wireless information communication with the outside, a communication means capable of wireless information communication with the outside, and recording a behavior of a consumer based on the information communication A processing unit that collects and processes information transmitted and received by an observation machine having a recording unit that performs communication with at least one of the first data tag, the second data tag, and the observation machine. And a processing means for performing, each communication unit, life information management system, wherein the radio by the information communication is possible to set a plurality of possible communication distance reaches. 2. Information communication is possible with the information processing means,
The living information management system according to claim 1, further comprising an information terminal having an input / output function. 3. The living information management system according to claim 1, wherein the living information includes position information of the management target object and a behavior history of the living person. 4. The plurality of observation machines are installed in one room in which the living person lives.
The living information management system according to any one of 3 to 3. 5. The living information management system according to claim 1, wherein the observation machine is installed in a plurality of rooms in a building where the living person lives. 6. The information processing means further includes a server device which is arranged in a distributed manner in the living environment of the living person and which centrally manages information processed by the plurality of information processing means. Claims 1 to 5
Living information management system described in any of. 7. The living information management according to claim 1, wherein the first data tag is installed in each of the plurality of management objects, and can communicate with each other. system. 8. The living information management system according to claim 1, wherein the first data tag is attachable to and detachable from the object to be managed. 9. The living information management system according to claim 1, wherein the second data tag is attached to the hand of the living person. 10. A life information management method for collecting and processing information on a managed object and a living person in a living environment and managing it as living information, wherein the managed object is provided with information on the managed object. A second data tag that holds data as a data and that can be wirelessly communicated with the outside by attaching a first data tag to a living person and can carry out information communication with the outsider by a wireless communication Carry the tag and collect and process the information transmitted and received in the information communication between the first data tag and the second data tag and the information communication with the first data tag or the second data tag. , A living information management method characterized by managing as living information. 11. A first data tag which holds information of the management target object as data in a management target object and a living person in a living environment and is capable of wireless information communication with the outside,
A second data tag that holds the information of the living person and is attached with a second data tag capable of wireless information communication with the outside, and collects and processes information about the management target and the living person An information processing device capable of communicating information with a first data tag or a second data tag, and also capable of receiving information communication between a first data tag and a second data tag A life information processing apparatus comprising: a means and an information processing means for collecting and processing the information communicated by the communication means or the information received. 12. A program for causing a computer to function as the life information processing apparatus according to claim 11.