JP2007173895A - Condition communication system, condition communication method, condition collection terminal, and condition collection program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a condition communication system, a condition communication method, a condition collection terminal, and a condition collection program for enabling information on the ecology of a user and that on a peripheral environment to be communicated easily via a network even between condition communication terminals for communicating each other directly. <P>SOLUTION: The condition collection terminal communicates with a first condition communication device for transmitting first condition information including a calculated user's individual condition or the condition of the peripheral environment, based on information obtained by measuring the state of the user and the information on the peripheral environment; and communicates with a server via the network. The condition collection terminal comprises a first collection means for collecting the first condition information transmitted from one or a plurality of first condition communication devices, a second calculation means for performing calculation by putting together the first condition information collected by the first collection means under prescribed conditions, and a second transmission means for transmitting second situation information calculated by the second calculation means to the server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a situation communication system, a situation communication method, a situation collection terminal, and a situation collection program.

  Conventionally, a system that can send emotional changes during information exchange is known for smooth communication between users, and a system that can mutually update emotional changes in real time has been proposed. (For example, Patent Document 1). In such a system, the information update terminal is provided with a detection mechanism, and based on the emotion change detected by the detection mechanism, the degree of emotion of the information communication source is determined, and the determination result is sent to the information communication destination. Sent. And the information communication terminal of the received information communication destination is provided with a notification mechanism for notifying the emotional change of the received information communication source, and is notified by an image, sound, vibration or the like.

JP 2005-72743 A

  In the above system, a plurality of information communication terminals are directly connected via a network. Therefore, when a plurality of terminals are designated to communicate information, a plurality of terminals are designated to communicate information. In this case, the number of connections increases, the burden on the terminal for communication processing increases, and communication delay may occur.

  In contrast, in the Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-220271, the applicant of the present application communicates between each situation communication terminal without using an intermediary server, and transmits information about a user's living body and information about the surrounding environment between a plurality of terminals. A situation communication terminal and a situation communication terminal that can communicate and aggregate information related to the ecology of users of a plurality of situation communication terminals and information that gathers information related to the surrounding environment to users of each situation communication terminal Proposed program.

  However, in the situation communication terminal in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-220271, the situation communication terminals directly communicate with each other, so there is a problem that the range in which communication can be performed is limited.

  In addition to this, in order to solve the above problem, the applicant of the present application disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-299561 when communicating information on a user's living body and information on the surrounding environment between a plurality of terminals. We have proposed a situation communication system, a situation communication method, a situation communication server, a situation communication server program, a situation communication terminal, and a situation communication terminal program that can reduce the load. According to the situation communication terminal described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-299561, communication with the mediation server is performed regardless of the designated terminal, and information on all terminals including the designated terminal is obtained from the mediation server. The situation can be expressed. Therefore, even when the designated terminal is overlapped by a plurality of situation communication terminals, communication is limited between each situation communication terminal and the mediation server, so the communication load is reduced.

  The present invention was made in order to solve the problems such as the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-22071, and the situation of users in the entire community formed by users of situation communication terminals that directly communicate with each other. Provided are a situation communication system, a situation communication method, a situation collection terminal, and a situation collection program that can easily communicate information related to a living body or information related to a surrounding environment.

In order to achieve this object, the situation communication system according to claim 1 includes a first situation communication terminal, a situation collection terminal capable of communicating with the first situation communication terminal, and communication with the situation collection terminal via a network. The first situation communication terminal is measured by one or a plurality of measuring means for measuring a user's biological information or information on the surrounding environment, and the measuring means. Based on the measured information, first calculation means for calculating first situation information which is information on the situation of the individual user or the surrounding environment, and transmitting the first situation information calculated by the first calculation means First status transmitting means, and the situation collecting terminal
First collecting means for collecting the first situation information transmitted from the first sending means of one or more of the first situation communication terminals, and the first situation information collected by the first collecting means. A second calculation unit that calculates second situation information aggregated under a predetermined condition; and a second transmission unit that transmits the second situation information calculated by the second calculation unit. It is characterized by comprising receiving means for receiving the second status information transmitted from the second transmitting means of the collection terminal, and storage means for storing the second status information received by the receiving means.

  The situation communication method according to claim 2 is a situation communication method performed in a situation communication system including a first situation communication terminal, a situation collection terminal, and a server, wherein the first situation communication terminal includes: A measurement process for measuring the user's biological information or information on the surrounding environment, and first situation information that is information on the individual situation of the user or the surrounding environment based on the measurement information measured by the measurement process. A first calculation step for calculating and a first transmission step for transmitting the first situation information calculated in the first calculation step, and at the situation collection terminal, one or a plurality of the first situation communication terminals A first collection step for collecting the first situation information transmitted in the first transmission step, and a second situation information obtained by collecting the first situation information collected in the first collection step under a predetermined condition. A second calculation step for calculating and a second transmission step for transmitting the second situation information calculated by the second calculation step are performed. In the server, the second transmission step of the situation collection terminal transmits the second situation information. A receiving step for receiving the second situation information and a storing step for storing the second situation information received in the receiving step.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the status collection terminal according to the information on the individual user status or the status of the surrounding environment, which is calculated based on the measurement information obtained by measuring the user state and the surrounding environment information. A status collection terminal that communicates with a first status communication device that transmits certain first status information, and communicates with a server via a network, and that is transmitted from one or more of the first status communication devices A first collecting means for collecting first situation information; a second calculating means for calculating second situation information in which the first situation information collected by the first collecting means is aggregated under a predetermined condition; and the second And second transmission means for transmitting the second status information calculated by the calculation means to the server.

  A situation collection terminal according to claim 4 is the situation collection terminal according to claim 3, wherein the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means is transmitted to the first situation communication terminal. A transmission means is provided.

  Further, the situation collection terminal according to claim 5 is the situation collection terminal according to claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the server measures information of a user's state and surrounding environment, and The second situation communication terminal that calculates the first situation information based on the measurement information, or the first situation information calculated by the second situation communication terminal that communicates with another situation collection terminal via the network Or the second situation information calculated by another situation collection terminal, wherein the situation collection terminal is the first situation information calculated by the second situation communication terminal from the server or other The second collecting means for collecting the second situation information calculated by the situation collecting terminal is provided.

  The situation collection terminal according to claim 6 is the situation collection terminal according to claim 5, wherein the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means and the second collection means collected by the second collection means. It is characterized by comprising third calculation means for calculating third situation information obtained by aggregating the first situation information or the second situation information collected by the second collection means under a predetermined condition.

  A situation collection terminal according to claim 7 is the situation collection terminal according to claim 6, wherein the first situation information, the second situation information, or the third situation information collected by the second collection means. Is transmitted to the first status communication terminal.

  The situation collection terminal according to claim 8 is the situation collection terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the first situation information or the second situation collected by the second collection means. There is provided a designation unit for designating information, wherein the second collection unit collects at least the first situation information designated by the designation unit or information including the second situation information.

  A situation collection terminal according to claim 9 is the situation collection terminal according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein the situation collection terminal is calculated by a display unit that displays an arbitrary image and the second calculation means. And a display control unit that controls display of the display unit based on the second situation information.

  Further, a situation collection terminal according to claim 10 is the situation collection terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 8, and is collected by a display unit that displays an arbitrary image and the second collection means. And a display control unit configured to control display of the display unit based on the first situation information or the second situation information.

  The situation collection terminal according to claim 11 is the situation collection terminal according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the situation collection terminal is calculated by a display unit that displays an arbitrary image and the third calculation means. And a display control unit that controls the display of the display unit based on the third situation information.

  A situation collection terminal according to claim 12 is the situation collection terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein a display unit for displaying an arbitrary image and a display area of the display unit are provided. The display of the first display area which is a part is controlled based on the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means, and the display of the second display area which is another part of the display area is controlled by the second And a display control unit that controls based on the first situation information or the second situation information collected by a collection unit.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a situation collection program that stores first situation information, which is information on the individual situation of the user calculated based on measurement information obtained by measuring information on a user's state and surrounding environment. The first situation information transmitted from one or a plurality of the first situation communication devices is collected by the computer of the situation collection terminal that communicates with the first situation communication device to be transmitted and communicates with the server via the network. Calculated by the first collection means, second calculation means for calculating the second situation information obtained by aggregating the first situation information collected by the first collection means under a predetermined condition, and the second calculation means It is made to function as the 2nd transmission means which transmits said 2nd situation information to the said server.

  According to the situation communication system of claim 1, the first collection means of the situation collection terminal collects first situation information from the first situation communication terminal, and the second calculation means obtains the second situation information. And the second transmission means can transmit the second status information to the server. For this reason, since the second situation information is stored in the server, if a terminal (such as a PC) that can communicate with the server via a network is used, the user of the terminal can use the first situation communication terminal. Information reflecting the status of the entire user or the entire surrounding environment can be acquired.

  According to the situation communication method according to claim 2, the first situation information is collected from the first situation communication terminal in the first collection step of the situation collection terminal, and the second situation is obtained in the second calculation step. Information can be calculated and the second status information can be transmitted to the server in the second transmission step. For this reason, since the second status information is stored in the server, if a terminal that can communicate with the server via the network is used, the user of the terminal can be the entire user of the first status communication terminal. Alternatively, information reflecting the status of the entire environment can be acquired without limitation within a range where communication is possible.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 3, the first collection means of the situation collection terminal collects the first situation information from the first situation communication terminal, and the second calculation means is the second situation. Information can be calculated, and the second transmission means can transmit the second status information to the server. For this reason, since the second status information is stored in the server, if a terminal that can communicate with the server via the network is used, the user of the terminal can be the entire user of the first status communication terminal. Alternatively, information reflecting the status of the entire environment can be acquired.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 4, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal of claim 3, the third transmission means transmits the second situation information to the first situation communication terminal. The user of the first status communication terminal can acquire information reflecting the status of the entire user of the first status communication terminal or the entire environment.

  Moreover, according to the situation collection terminal of claim 5, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal according to claim 3 or 4, the second collection means allows the second situation communication terminal to Information on the status of the user or the surrounding environment, or information reflecting the status of the entire user or the entire surrounding environment of the status communication terminal communicating with the other status collection terminal can be acquired.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 6, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal of claim 5, the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means by the third calculation means, Since the third situation information is calculated based on the first situation information collected by the second collection means or the second situation information collected by the second collection means, the use of the first situation communication terminal Information on the status of the user or the surrounding environment, and information on all users of the status communication terminal communicating with the user or environment of the second status communication terminal or other status collection terminals or the status of the surrounding environment The third situation information can be calculated.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 7, the fourth transmission means receives the first situation information, the second situation information, or the third situation information collected by the second collection means. Since it is transmitted to the situation communication terminal, the user of the first situation communication terminal can acquire the first situation information, the second situation information, or the third situation information collected by the second collection means.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 8, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal according to any of claims 5 to 7, the designation means collects the second collection means. The first situation information or the second situation information can be designated.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 9, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal according to any of claims 3 to 8, the display control unit is calculated by the second calculation means. Since the display of the display unit is controlled based on the second situation information, the user of the situation collection terminal transmits the first situation information collected by the first collection means. It is possible to know information reflecting the situation of the entire user or the entire surrounding environment visually.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 10, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 8, the display control unit collects the second collection means. Since the display of the display unit is controlled based on the first situation information or the second situation information, the user of the situation collection terminal reflects the user of the second situation communication terminal or the situation of the surrounding environment. Alternatively, it can be known through visual information reflecting the situation of the entire user of the situation communication terminal communicating with the other situation collection terminal or the whole surrounding environment.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 11, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal according to any of claims 6 to 8, the display control unit is calculated by the third calculation means. Since the display of the display unit is controlled based on the third situation information, the user of the situation collection terminal transmits the first situation information collected by the first collection means. Information of the user or the surrounding environment, the user of the second situation communication terminal or the surrounding environment, or the user of all the situation communication terminals communicating with other situation collection terminals or the The situation information reflecting the situation information of the surrounding environment can be obtained visually.

  According to the situation collection terminal of claim 12, in addition to the effect produced by the situation collection terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 8, the display control unit is calculated by the second calculation means. The display of the first display area is controlled based on the second situation information, and the display of the second display area is controlled based on the first situation information or the second situation information collected by the second collection means. Therefore, the user of the status collection terminal reflects the status of the entire user of the first status communication terminal or the entire surrounding environment that has transmitted the first status information collected by the first collection means. Information and information on the user of the second situation communication terminal or the situation of the surrounding environment, or the situation of the entire user of the situation communication terminal communicating with the other situation collection terminal or the situation of the entire surrounding environment. And the information can be known through the eye.

  According to the situation collection program of claim 13, the first collection means collects the first situation information from the first situation communication terminal, the second calculation means calculates the second situation information, The second transmission means can transmit the second situation information to the server. For this reason, since the second status information is stored in the server, if a terminal that can communicate with the server via a network is used, the user of the terminal can collect the second status information collected by the first collecting means. The second situation information obtained by collecting the one situation information under a predetermined condition can be acquired.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an entire system of a situation communication system in an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, two situation collection terminals 100 (a situation collection terminal 100 </ b> A and a situation collection terminal 100 </ b> B) and a second situation communication terminal 2 are connected to a server 3 via the Internet 4. A plurality of first situation communication terminals 1 are arranged in the vicinity of each situation collection terminal 100. Each situation collection terminal 100 not only communicates with the server 3 via the Internet 4 but also performs wireless communication with a plurality of first situation communication terminals 1 arranged in the vicinity of each situation collection terminal 100. The range in which communication with the first situation communication terminal 1 can be performed is limited, and the situation collection terminal 100 communicates only with the state communication terminal 1 that exists in a range where wireless communication is possible.

  In FIG. 1, there are two situation collection terminals 100, one second situation communication terminal 2, and four first situation communication terminals 1, but it goes without saying that the actual number is not limited to this. Yes.

  An outline of this situation communication system will be described. The users of the respective first situation communication terminals 1 arranged within a range where communication with the situation collection terminal 100 can be performed form one community.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the community A is composed of the user A1 of the first situation communication terminal 1A1 and the user A2 of the first situation communication terminal 1A2 arranged in a range where communication with the situation collection terminal 100A is possible. It is formed. Further, a community B is formed by the user B1 of the first situation communication terminal 1B1 and the user B2 of the first situation communication terminal 1B2 arranged in a range where communication with the situation collection terminal 100B is possible. There is also a user C of the second situation communication terminal 2.

  Hereinafter, all users of the first situation communication terminal 1 existing in the vicinity of the situation collection terminal 100 are referred to as users of the situation collection terminal 100. For example, the users of the situation collection terminal 100A are the user A1 and the user A2.

  Each of these terminals is given an ID number as a serial number. 1 for the first situation communication terminal 1A1, 2 for the first situation communication terminal 1A2, 3 for the situation collection terminal 1A, 4 for the first situation communication terminal 1B1, and 5 for the first situation communication terminal 1B2. The terminal 1B is assigned an ID number 6 and the second situation communication terminal 7 is assigned an ID number.

  As will be described later, the first situation communication terminal 1 and the second situation communication terminal 2 are provided with sensors that measure biological information of each user of these terminals. Each terminal infers the user's situation (for example, an excited state, a depressed state, or a sleepy state) based on the measured value of the sensor, and calculates a value corresponding to the situation. Hereinafter, a value indicating the user situation calculated by the first situation communication terminal 1 and the second situation communication terminal is referred to as first situation information.

  The situation collection terminal 100 collects the first situation information described above from the first situation terminal 1 existing in the vicinity. Then, based on the collected first situation information, a value corresponding to the situation of the entire user of the first situation terminal existing in the vicinity is calculated. Hereinafter, this value is referred to as second status information.

  For example, according to the situation collection terminal 100A, the first situation information is collected from the first situation communication terminal 1A1 and the first situation communication terminal 1A2, and based on the first situation information, the user A1 and the user A2 The second situation information as a whole is calculated.

  The situation collection terminal 100 is provided with a display unit 107 (described later) for displaying an arbitrary image. The situation collection terminal 100 changes the color of the display unit 107 according to the calculated value of the second situation information. Change. Therefore, according to the situation collection terminal 100, the situation of the entire user of the situation collection terminal 100 can be known visually.

  In addition, the situation collection terminal 100 and the second situation communication terminal 2 designate users of other terminals (any one of the first situation communication terminal 1, the second situation communication terminal 2, and the situation collection terminal 100) who want to know the situation. can do.

  Although details will be described later, the status collection terminal 100 and the second status communication terminal 2 are provided with an insertion port into which an ID card 116 in which a partner terminal to be designated is stored is inserted. As will be described later, the situation collection terminal 100 can acquire a value indicating the situation of the user of the terminal designated by the ID card 116 from the server 3, so that the situation collection terminal 100 is a terminal designated by the ID card 116. The status of the user can be displayed.

  In addition, the status collection terminal 100 is designated by the ID card 116 as third status information, which is a value indicating the status of the entire user of the user of the terminal designated by the ID card 116 and the own user. It can also be calculated based on a value indicating the status of the user of the terminal and the value of the second status information indicating the status of the user. Furthermore, a color corresponding to the third situation information can be displayed on the display unit 107.

  Therefore, the user of the situation collection terminal 100 can know the situation (for example, the excited state, the depressed state, and the sleepy state) of the user of the other terminal through the visual sense. For this reason, communication between users or communication between communities can be performed smoothly.

  Details will be described below.

  First, the first situation communication terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the situation communication terminal 1 as viewed from the front. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the status communication terminal 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the status communication terminal 1 is a substantially spherical body and has a size that allows the user to hold it with one hand or both hands. The casing of the situation communication terminal 1 is formed in a spherical shape with a transparent synthetic resin having a thickness of several mm (for example, 5 mm), and a spherical sealed space is formed therein.

  The first situation communication terminal 1 includes a plurality of sensors (heart rate sensor 16, body temperature sensor 17, body temperature sensor 17) that measure biological information (heart rate, body temperature, sweating amount) of the person using the first situation communication terminal 1. A sweat sensor 18) is provided. The heart rate sensor 16, the body temperature sensor 17, and the sweat sensor 18 are disposed on the surface of the first situation communication terminal 1. For this reason, when the user holds the first situation communication terminal 1, the user's finger or palm comes into contact with each sensor, and the heart rate, body temperature, and sweating amount of the user are appropriately measured. As will be described later, the first situation communication terminal 1 infers the situation (excited, depressed, sleepy) of the individual user of the first communication terminal 1 based on the measurement values of these sensors.

  Inside the casing of the first situation communication terminal 1, a circular plate-like substrate arranged in a plane parallel to the installation surface at the lower end of the casing of the situation communication terminal 1 and passing through the center of the casing The various sensors 16-18, LED19, CPU11, ROM12, RAM13 grade | etc., (Refer FIG. 3) are connected to the board | substrate.

  The first situation communication terminal 1 is provided with an LED 19 that can emit light of a plurality of colors in an arbitrary direction (upper side, lower side, etc.). For this reason, each situation of the user can be expressed by a luminescent color. When expressing an excited state, red light is emitted, when expressing a depressed state, blue light is emitted, and when expressing a sleepy state, green light is emitted. Therefore, the user of the first situation communication terminal 1 can know visually what kind of situation he or others are now.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a CPU 11 that controls the status communication terminal 1 is provided inside the casing of the status communication terminal 1. The CPU 11 has a ROM 12 that stores a control program and the like, a RAM 13 that temporarily stores various data, an HD 23 that stores various data, a time measuring device 14 that measures time, and other status communication terminals 1 via a bus 22. Alternatively, a transmission / reception unit 15 for transmitting / receiving information to / from the situation collection terminal 100 and an I / O interface 21 for connecting various modules are connected. Although not shown, the status communication terminal 1 is powered by a battery.

  The status communication terminal 1 includes an AD converter 20 to which various sensors 16 to 18 are connected. The AD converter 20 is connected to the CPU 11 via the I / O interface 21 and the bus 22, and the analog data measurement values input from the various sensors 16 to 18 are converted into digital data by the AD converter 20. Input to the CPU 11.

  The LED 19 is connected to the CPU 11 via the I / O interface 21 and the bus 22, and an instruction signal output from the CPU is input to the LED 19 via the I / O interface 21 and the bus 22.

  The configuration of the storage area of the RAM 13 will be described. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the storage area of the RAM 13.

  The RAM 13 includes a first buffer 131, a second buffer 132, a user update flag storage area 133, a transmission data storage area 134, a reception data storage area 135, and a work area 137.

  The first buffer 131 and the second buffer 132 are areas for temporarily storing measurement values measured by the various sensors 16 to 18. The user update flag storage area 133 is an area for storing a state of a user update flag to be described later. The transmission data storage area 134 is an area for storing first status information inferred by an inference process described later. The reception data storage area 135 is an area for storing information received from the status collection terminal 100. The work area 137 is an area used when the CPU 11 executes various processes.

  The configuration of the storage area of the HD 23 will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the storage area of the HD 23.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the HD 23 includes an average value storage area 231 and an inference table 232. The average value storage area 231 is an area for storing the average values of the user's body temperature, heart rate, and sweat rate. These average values of the user's body temperature and the like may be obtained from an external database, or are updated sequentially based on measured values measured each time the first situation information terminal 1 is used repeatedly. It may be a thing.

  The inference table 232 is a table used when calculating the first situation information based on the measurement values measured by the various sensors 16 to 18 in the inference process described later.

  FIG. 6 shows an inference table 232. The inference table 232 stores in what kind of situation the user is in when the values of “TEMP”, “HR”, and “SWEAT”, which are variables obtained in inference processing described later, are stored.

  Note that “TEMP” obtained in an inference process described later is a variable that is set based on the measured value from the body temperature sensor 17 and the average value of the body temperature stored in the average value storage area 231.

  Further, “HR” obtained in the inference process described later is a variable set based on the measured value from the heart rate sensor 16 and the average value of the heart rate stored in the average value storage area 231.

  Further, “SWEAT” obtained in the inference process described later is a variable set based on the measured value from the sweat sensor 18 and the average value of the sweat amount stored in the average value storage area 231.

  In this embodiment, four situations of “excited”, “depressed”, “sleepy”, and “normal” are handled as inferred user situations. In the inference table 232 illustrated in FIG. 6, values of variables “TEMP”, “HR”, and “SWEAT” corresponding to three situations of “excitement”, “depression”, and “sleepy” are associated with each other. .

  In the inference table 232 illustrated in FIG. 6, “excitement” is associated when HR is 4 to 5, TEMP is 2 to 4, and SWEAT is 4 to 5. In addition, when HR is 2, TEMP is 2, and SWEAT is 2, “drop” is associated. Further, when HR is 2, TEMP is 3, and SWEAT is 1, “sleepy” is associated. In the inference process described later, if the combination of the three variables does not correspond to any of the above, it is determined as “normal”. For this reason, “normal” is not described in the inference table 232.

  Then, as first situation information that is information indicating each situation, three values of “excited” are associated with “1”, “depressed” is “2”, and “sleepy” is “3”. . “Normal” is associated with a value of “0”.

  The operation of the situation communication terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of main processing performed by the CPU 11 of the status communication terminal 1.

  When the status communication terminal 1 is turned on, the main process is started. When the main processing is started, first, each area of the RAM 13 is initialized (step 11, hereinafter, step is referred to as S).

  Next, the various sensors 16-18 are started (S12). Start with the measurement value sampling interval set to 5 seconds each. For example, one second after the heart rate sensor 15 measures the user's heart rate, the body temperature sensor 16 measures the user's body temperature. One second after the body temperature sensor 16 measures the body temperature of the user, the sweat sensor 17 measures the amount of sweat of the user. Three seconds after the sweat sensor 17 measures the amount of sweat of the user, the heart rate sensor 15 again measures the heart rate of the user. In this way, the various sensors 16 to 18 repeatedly measure measurement values in order. When the various sensors 16 to 18 measure the measurement value, the measurement value data is transmitted to the CPU 11.

  Next, a measurement process is started (S13). When the measurement process is activated in S13 of the main process, the CPU 11 starts the measurement process separately from the main process. The measurement process will be described later.

  After starting the measurement process, it is determined whether or not 1 is set in the user update flag (S14). If 1 is not set in the user update flag (S14: no), the process waits until 1 is set in the user update flag.

  If 1 is set in the user update flag (S14: yes), inference processing is executed (S15). In the inference process, the user's situation is inferred based on the measurement values from the various sensors 16 to 18 stored in the second buffer 136, and the first situation information, which is information indicating the situation, is transmitted in the transmission data storage area. 134. Details of the inference process will be described later (see FIG. 9).

  In the inference process, after the first situation information is stored in the transmission data storage area 134, the first situation information stored in the transmission data storage area 134 is transmitted (S16). The data transmitted in S16 is a terminal that exists in a range where wireless communication is possible with the first status communication terminal 1 that transmitted the first status information (if the first status communication terminal 1A1 of the present embodiment transmits, the first status The communication terminal 1A2 and the situation collection terminal 1A correspond). As will be described later, the situation collection terminal 100 that has received the first situation information is the first situation information inferred by the second situation communication terminal 2 or the second situation information or situation inferred by another situation collection terminal 100. The third situation information calculated by the collection terminal 100 is transmitted to the first situation communication terminal 1.

  Therefore, after transmitting the first situation information in S16, the first situation information, the second situation information, or the third situation information inferred by the second situation communication terminal 2 is received from the situation collection terminal 100, and the received data Is stored in the received data storage area 135 (S17).

  Next, the LED 19 emits light corresponding to the first status information stored in the transmission data storage area 134 and the information stored in the reception data storage area 135 (S18).

  As described above, since the lighting can be performed by designating the direction, the color corresponding to the first situation information stored in the transmission data storage area 134 is displayed in the lower part of the situation communication terminal 1. The color corresponding to the information stored in the reception data storage area 135 is displayed at the top.

  If the value of the information stored in the transmission data storage area 134 or the reception data storage area 135 is “1”, that is, the situation is “excited”, the LED 19 is lit in red. If the value of the information stored in the transmission data storage area 134 or the reception data storage area 135 is “2”, that is, the situation is “depressed”, the LED 19 is lit in blue. If the value of the information stored in the transmission data storage area 134 or the reception data storage area 135 is “3”, that is, the situation is “sleepy”, the LED 21 is lit in green. If the value of the information stored in the transmission data storage area 134 or the reception data storage area 135 is “0”, that is, the status is “normal”, the LED 19 is not turned on.

  Therefore, the user of the first situation communication terminal 1 can know visually what kind of situation he or others are now.

  Thus, after making LED19 light-emit by S18, the power button which is not shown in figure is operated and it is judged whether a power supply is turned off (S19).

  If it is determined that the power is not turned off (S19: no), the process returns to S14, and the processes from S14 to S19 are repeated.

  When it is determined that the power is turned off (S19: yes), all the processes are finished and the power is turned off (S20).

  Here, the measurement process will be described. When the measurement process is activated in S13 of the main process, the CPU 11 starts the measurement process separately from the main process. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the measurement process.

  When the measurement process is started, first, the first buffer 131 is cleared (S131). Next, it is determined whether or not a measurement value is received from any of the various sensors 16 to 18 (S132). When the measurement value is not received (S132: no), the process waits until the measurement value is received.

  If it is determined that the measurement value has been received (S132: yes), the received measurement value is stored in the first buffer (S133).

  Next, it is determined whether or not measurement values have been acquired from all of the various sensors 16 to 18 (S134). If measured values have not been acquired from all sensors (S134: no), the process returns to S132.

  If measurement values have been acquired from all sensors (S134: yes), it is determined whether or not the first buffer 131 and the second buffer 132 match (S135).

  If the first buffer 131 and the second buffer 132 match (S135: yes), the process returns to S131.

  If the first buffer 131 and the second buffer 132 do not match (S135: no), the first buffer 131 is copied to the second buffer 132, and the user update flag is set to 1 (S136). Thereafter, the process returns to S131, and the processes from S131 to S136 are repeated.

  Next, the inference process (S15 in FIG. 7) performed in the main process will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the inference process.

  If it is determined in S14 of the main process that the user update flag is set to 1 (S14: yes), the inference process (S15) is started. When the inference process is started, first, the transmission data storage area 134 is initialized (S151). The initialization here is to erase all the data stored in the transmission data storage area 134 of the RAM 13.

  Thereafter, the user update flag stored in the user update flag storage area 133 is returned to 0 (S152). Thereafter, the above-described variable HR is set by the heartbeat classification process (S153).

  Here, the heart rate classification process (S153) will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the heart rate classification process. In S152 of the inference process, after the user update flag is returned to 0, the heart rate classification process of S153 is started.

  When the heart rate classification process is started, the average value of the heart rate stored in the average value storage area 231 is subtracted from the measurement value of the heart rate stored in the second buffer area 132 (measurement value of the heart rate sensor 16). Then, the heart rate difference X is calculated (S2301).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the heart rate difference X is -10 or less (S2302). Here, a value of −10 is an arbitrarily set value. If the heart rate difference X is −10 or less (S2302: YES), 1 is set in the variable HR (S2306), the heart rate classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the heart rate difference X is not -10 or less (S2302: NO), it is determined whether the heart rate difference X is -5 or less (S2303).

  If the heart rate difference X is −5 or less (S2303: YES), 2 is set in the variable HR (S2307), the heart rate classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the heart rate difference X is not -5 or less (S2303: NO), it is determined whether the heart rate difference X is 5 or less (S2304).

  If the heart rate difference X is 5 or less (S2304: YES), the variable HR is set to 3 (S2308), the heart rate classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the heart rate difference X is not 5 or less (S2304: NO), it is determined whether the heart rate difference X is 15 or less (S2305).

  If the heart rate difference X is 15 or less (S2305: YES), the variable HR is set to 4 (S2309), the heart rate classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the heart rate difference X is not 15 or less (S2304: NO), the variable HR is set to 5 (S2310), the heart rate classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process.

  After the CPU 11 sets the variable HR by the heart rate classification process, the variable TEMP is set by the body temperature classification process (S154).

  Here, the body temperature classification process (S154) will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the body temperature classification process. When the heart rate classification process which is S153 of the inference process is completed, the body temperature classification process of S154 is started.

  When the body temperature classification process is started, the average value of the body temperature stored in the average value storage area 231 is subtracted from the measurement value of the body temperature (measured value of the body temperature sensor 17) stored in the second buffer area 132, A difference Y in body temperature is calculated (S2401).

  And it is judged whether the difference Y of body temperature is -1 or less (S2402). When the body temperature difference Y is −1 or less (S2402: YES), 1 is set to the variable TEMP (S2406), the body temperature classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the body temperature difference Y is not -1 or less (S2402: NO), it is determined whether the body temperature difference Y is -0.5 or less (S2403).

  When the body temperature difference Y is −0.5 or less (S2403: YES), the variable TEMP is set to 2 (S2407), the body temperature classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the body temperature difference Y is not −0.5 or less (S2403: NO), it is determined whether the body temperature difference Y is 0.5 or less (S2404).

  If the body temperature difference Y is 0.5 or less (S2404: YES), the variable TEMP is set to 3 (S2408), the body temperature classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the body temperature difference Y is not 0.5 or less (S2404: NO), it is determined whether the body temperature difference Y is 1 or less (S2405).

  When the body temperature difference Y is 1 or less (S2405: YES), the variable TEMP is set to 4 (S2409), the body temperature classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the body temperature difference Y is not 1 or less (S2404: NO), the variable TEMP is set to 5 (S2410), the body temperature classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process.

  After the CPU 21 sets the variable TEMP by the body temperature classification process, the variable SWEAT is set by the sweating amount classification process (S155).

  Here, the sweating amount classification process (S155) will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the sweating amount classification process. When the heart rate classification process which is S154 of the inference process is completed, the sweating amount classification process of S155 is started.

  When the perspiration amount classification process is started, the average value of the perspiration amount stored in the average value storage area 231 is calculated from the perspiration amount measurement value (measurement value of the perspiration sensor 15) stored in the second buffer area 132. As a result, the difference Z in sweating amount is calculated (S2501).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the difference Z in perspiration amount is 3 or less (S2502). When the difference Z of sweating amount is 3 or less (S2502: YES), 1 is set to the variable SWEAT (S2506), the sweating amount classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the difference Z in perspiration amount is not 3 or less (S2502: NO), it is determined whether the difference Y in perspiration amount is 6 or less (S2503).

  If the difference Z in sweating amount is 6 or less (S2503: YES), 2 is set in the variable SWEAT (S2507), the sweating amount classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. When the difference Z in perspiration amount is not 6 or less (S2503: NO), it is determined whether or not the difference Z in perspiration amount is 10 or less (S2504).

  If the difference Z in sweating amount is 10 or less (S2504: YES), 3 is set in the variable SWEAT (S2508), the sweating amount classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the difference Z in perspiration amount is not 10 or less (S2504: NO), it is determined whether or not the difference Z in perspiration amount is 15 or less (S2505).

  If the difference Z in perspiration amount is 15 or less (S2505: YES), 4 is set in the variable SWEAT (S2509), the perspiration amount classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process. If the difference Z in perspiration amount is not 15 or less (S2504: NO), 5 is set in the variable SWEAT (S2510), the perspiration amount classification process is terminated, and the process returns to the inference process.

  After the sweating amount classification processing, the value of the first situation information is calculated based on the three variables HR, TEMP, and SWEAT set in S153 to S155 and the inference table 232 stored in the hard disk 23 (S156). .

  Here, the value of the first status information is 1 when HR is 4 to 5, TEMP is 2 to 4, and SWEAT is 4 to 5. The value of the first status information is 2 when HR is 2, TEMP is 2, and SWEAT is 2. The value of the first status information is 3 when HR is 2, TEMP is 3, and SWEAT is 1. When the combination of the three variables does not correspond to any of the above, the value of the first situation information is set to 0.

  Then, the value of the first status information calculated in this way is stored in the transmission data storage area 134 (S157), and the process returns to the main process.

  Next, the situation collection terminal 100 will be described. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the situation collection terminal 100. As shown in FIG. 13, the casing of the status collection terminal 100 has a cubic shape, and a rectangular display unit 107 and a membrane switch 113 are formed on the front. The display unit 107 and the membrane switch 113 are arranged one above the other at a predetermined interval in the same plane.

  Further, an insertion port 115 into which the ID card 116 is inserted is formed on the side surface of the situation collection terminal 100. When the ID card 116 is inserted, an ID infrared sensor 112 (not shown in FIG. 13) reads the ID stored in the ID card 116.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the situation collection terminal 100. As shown in FIG. 14, the situation collection terminal 100 incorporates a CPU 101 that controls the situation collection terminal 100. A ROM 102, a RAM 103, a timing device 105, a display control unit 106, an Internet communication unit 108, a transmission / reception unit 109, and an interface 110 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 114.

  The ROM 102 stores a control program for the status collection terminal 100 executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 103 temporarily stores information used in various processes described later. The time measuring device 105 measures time. The Internet communication unit 108 communicates with the Internet 4 based on instructions from the CPU 101. Based on an instruction from the CPU 101, the transmission / reception unit 109 communicates with the first situation communication terminal 1 in the range where wireless communication is possible in the vicinity.

  The display control unit 106 is connected to the display unit 107 and controls display on the display unit 107 based on an instruction from the CPU 101. The interface 110 is connected to the ID infrared sensor 112 and the membrane switch 113 via the AD converter 111. Input signals from the ID infrared sensor 112 and the membrane switch 113 are converted from analog signals to digital signals by the AD converter 111 and transmitted to the CPU 101 via the interface 110.

  The configuration of the storage area of the RAM 103 will be described. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the RAM 103. As shown in FIG. 15, the RAM 103 includes a collected data storage area 301, a second situation information storage area 302, an all-terminal data storage area 303, a third situation information storage area 304, a specified ID area 305, and a work area 307.

  The collected data storage area 301 is an area for storing the first situation information sent from the first situation communication terminal 1 existing in the vicinity. The second situation information storage area 302 is an area for storing the second situation information calculated based on the first situation information collected in the collected data storage area 301.

  FIG. 16 shows a schematic diagram of the all terminal data storage area 303. The all terminal data storage area 303 is an area for storing values indicating the status of users of all terminals stored in the server 3. The third situation information storage area 304 is an area for storing third situation information. The designated ID area 305 is an area for storing an ID acquired from the infrared sensor 112 for ID. A work area 307 is an area used when the CPU 101 executes various processes.

  In the all terminal data storage area 303, an ID for each terminal and a value indicating the status of the user are stored correspondingly.

  The operation of the situation collection terminal 100 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of main processing performed by the CPU 101 of the situation collection terminal 100.

  When the power button of the situation collection terminal 100 (not shown) is operated and the situation collection terminal 100 is turned on, the CPU 101 executes main processing.

  First, each storage area of the RAM 103 is initialized (S71). Next, a collection process is executed (S72).

  Here, the collection process will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the collection process. As shown in FIG. 18, when starting the collection process, the CPU 101 first performs initialization (S271).

  Next, the timing device is activated to start measuring time (S272). Then, it is determined whether or not 2 seconds have elapsed since the start of time measurement (S273).

  If two seconds have not elapsed (S273: no), it is determined whether or not the first situation information has been received from the first situation communication device 1 (S274). If the first status information has not been received (S274: no), the process returns to S273.

  When the first situation information is received (S274: yes), the received ID number of the first situation communication terminal 1 and the received first situation information are stored in the collected data storage area 301 (S275), The process returns to S273.

  When the processes of S273 to S275 are repeated and 2 seconds have passed (S273: yes), the second situation information is calculated (S276).

  Calculation of the second situation information is performed as follows. Sum the values of all the first status information stored in the collected data storage area 301, divide by the number of first status communication devices that collected the first status information, round off the average value, Calculated as the value of the second situation information. At this time, calculation is performed without adding those having the first status information value of 0.

  Thereafter, the calculated second situation information is stored in the second situation information storage area 302 (S277), and the process returns to the main process.

  When the collection process ends (see FIG. 17), the CPU 101 executes an Internet communication process (S73).

  Internet communication processing will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the Internet communication process. When Internet communication processing is started, initialization is performed (S371).

  Then, socket connection is performed (S372). The socket connection is to specify and connect a socket (a network address combining an IP address and a port number) in TCP / IP communication. The information stored in the collected data storage area 301 (the ID number and the first situation information of the first situation communication terminal 1 collected in the collection process), the ID number of the situation collection terminal 100 itself, and the second situation information storage The second situation information stored in the area 302 is transmitted to the server 3 via the Internet 4 (S373).

  Here, the server 3 includes the ID numbers of all the first status communication terminals 1 and the values indicating the status of the users, and the ID numbers of all the status collection terminals 100 and the entire users of the status collection terminals 100. And the data for all terminals of the ID number of all the second status communication terminals 2 and the value indicating the status of the user are stored.

  When the server 3 receives the data transmitted in S373 described above from the status collection terminal 100, the server 3 rewrites the stored data for all terminals. Thereafter, the server 3 transmits the rewritten data of all terminal sentences to the status collection terminal 100 that has transmitted the data.

  When the CPU 101 receives the data for all terminals transmitted from the server 3 in this manner (S374), the CPU 101 stores the received data for all terminals in the all terminal data storage area 304 (S375). At this time, if the data for all terminals stored previously exist in the all terminal data storage area 304, the received data for all terminals is overwritten. Thereafter, the socket is disconnected (S376), and the process returns to the main process.

  When the Internet communication process is completed (see FIG. 17), the CPU 101 executes a display unit control process (S74).

  The display unit control process will be described. FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the display unit control process. When the display unit control process is started, initialization is performed (S501). Then, it is determined whether or not there is an input to the ID infrared sensor 112 (S502).

  When there is no input to the infrared sensor for ID 112 (S502: no), the status value corresponding to its own ID number (that is, the second status information) stored in the all terminal data storage area 303 is referred to. The color corresponding to the value is displayed on the display unit 107 (S503).

  For example, when the second situation information is 1, that is, the situation of all users in the same community is “excited”, the display unit 107 displays red. When the second status information is 2, that is, the user status is “depressed”, blue is displayed. When the second status information is 3, that is, the user status is “I want to sleep”, green is displayed. When the second status information is 0, that is, when the user status is “normal”, no color is displayed. Thereby, the user of the situation collection terminal 100 can know what kind of situation the entire community to which he belongs now is.

  FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an enlarged display unit 107 in S503. In the example illustrated in FIG. 21, the value of the second situation information is 1, that is, the user's situation is “excitement”. As shown in FIG. 21, the display unit 107 displays red (shown in black in the drawing), which is a color indicating “excitement”.

  Then, the second status information is wirelessly transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 109 (S504), and the process returns to the main process.

  Here, the first situation communication terminal 1 which is placed in a range where the radio from the situation collection terminal reaches and receives the second situation information transmitted in S504, in S17 described above (see FIG. 7), this second situation The information value is stored in the received data storage area 135. Accordingly, in S18, the LED 19 emits a color corresponding to the value of the second status information (that is, a color corresponding to the status of all users in the community to which the first status communication terminal 1 belongs).

  If it is determined in S502 that there is an input to the ID infrared sensor 112 (S502: yes), the ID number stored in the ID card 116 is stored in the designated ID area 305, and the timing device 105 is activated. Measurement of time is started (S505). Then, it is determined whether or not 5 seconds have elapsed since the start of time measurement (S506).

  If five seconds have not elapsed (S506: no), it is determined whether or not there is an input to the membrane switch 113 (S507). At this time, the input of the membrane switch 113 is received for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), and the number of inputs during that time is stored.

  If there is no input to the membrane switch 113 (S507: no), the process returns to S506. If there is no input to the membrane switch 113 even after 5 seconds have elapsed (S506: yes), the process proceeds to S503, and the display unit 107 stores all the terminal data storage areas 303 corresponding to its own ID numbers. Displays the color corresponding to the status value.

If there is an input to the membrane switch 113 within 5 seconds (S507: yes), it is determined whether or not the input is once (S508).
When the input of the membrane switch 113 is one time (S508: yes), the ID number stored in the designated ID area 305 is read, the entire terminal data storage area 303 is referenced, and the status value of the ID number is supported. The color to be displayed is displayed on the display unit 107 (S509).

  Here, as described above, the ID card 116 includes the ID number assigned to the first situation communication terminal 1, the ID number assigned to the second situation communication terminal 2, or the ID number assigned to the situation collection terminal 100. One of the ID numbers is stored.

  Therefore, if the ID number stored in the ID card 116 is that of the first situation communication terminal 1, the situation of the user of the first situation communication terminal 1 is displayed. If the ID number stored in the ID card 116 is that of the second status communication terminal 2, the status of the user of the second status communication terminal 2 is displayed. If the ID number stored in the ID card 116 is that of the status collection terminal 100, the status of all users of the status collection terminal 100 is displayed.

  FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an enlarged display unit 107 in S509. The example shown in FIG. 22 shows a case where the status value of the user of the terminal having the ID number specified by the ID card 116 is 3 (sleepy). As shown in FIG. 22, green (shown in white in the drawing) that is a color indicating “sleepy” is displayed on the display unit 107.

  Thereafter, the status value of the ID number is transmitted (S510), and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in S508 that the input of the membrane switch 113 is not once (S508: no), it is determined whether or not the input of the membrane switch 113 is twice (S511).

  When the input of the membrane switch 113 is twice (S511: yes), the entire terminal data storage area 303 is referred to, the color corresponding to the situation of its own ID number, and the ID number stored in the designated ID area 305 The colors corresponding to the situation are displayed side by side on the display unit 107 (S512).

  FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an enlarged display unit 107 in S512. In the example shown in FIG. 23, the value of the situation corresponding to its own ID number stored in all terminal data storage area 303 is 1 (excitement), and the situation corresponding to the ID number stored in designated ID area 305 is shown. Consider the case where the value is 3 (I want to sleep). In this case, the left half of the display unit 107 displays red (indicated by black in the drawing) indicating the situation corresponding to its own ID number, and the right half of the display unit 107 stores the specified ID area 305. The status corresponding to the ID number is displayed in green (indicated by white in the figure).

  After displaying on the display unit 107 as described above, the status value of the ID number stored in the ID card 116 is wirelessly transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 109 (S513), and the process returns to the main process.

  If it is determined in S511 that the membrane switch 113 has not been pressed twice (S511: no), the status value of its own ID number stored in the all-terminal data storage area 303 and the designated ID area 305 are stored. Based on the stored ID number status value, third status information is calculated (S514). Specifically, the status value of its own ID and the status value of the ID number described in the designated ID area 305 are added and divided by 2, to calculate the value of the third status information.

  The calculated third situation information value is stored in the third situation information storage area 304 (S515).

  Based on the third situation information stored in the third situation information storage area 304, the display of the display unit 107 is controlled (S516).

  FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an enlarged display unit 107 in S516. In the example shown in FIG. 24, the case where the value of the third situation information stored in the third situation information storage area 304 is 2 (depression) is shown. As shown in FIG. 24, the display unit 107 displays blue (shown in gray in the drawing), which is a color indicating “drop”.

  Thereafter, the value of the third situation information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 109 wirelessly (S517), and the process returns to the main process.

  Thus, when the display unit control process ends, the process returns to S72 of the main process, and the CPU 101 repeats the processes of S72 to S74 (see FIG. 17).

  Next, the second situation communication terminal 2 will be described.

  FIG. 25 is a schematic view of the second situation communication terminal 2 as viewed from the front. The second situation communication terminal 2 has a heart rate sensor 216, a body temperature sensor 217, and a sweat sensor 218 arranged on the surface of the casing, and the appearance is the same as that of the first situation communication terminal 1.

  An insertion port 2115 into which the ID card 116 is inserted is formed on the surface of the second situation communication terminal 2.

  FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the second situation communication terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 26, a CPU 211 that controls the second situation communication terminal 2 is provided inside the housing of the second situation communication terminal 2. The CPU 211 has a ROM 212 that stores a control program, a RAM 213 that temporarily stores various data, an HD 223 that stores various data, a timing device 214 that measures time, and communication of information with the Internet 3 via a bus 222. An Internet communication unit 2108 for performing the operation and an I / O interface 221 for connecting various modules are connected. Although not shown, the second situation communication terminal 2 is powered by a battery.

  The second situation communication terminal 2 includes an AD converter 220 to which various sensors 216 to 218 and an ID infrared sensor 2112 are connected. The AD converter 220 is connected to the CPU 211 via the I / O interface 221 and the bus 222, and the analog data measurement values input from the various sensors 216 to 218 and the ID infrared sensor 2112 are converted by the AD converter 220. It is converted into digital data and input to the CPU 211.

  The LED 219 is connected to the CPU 211 via the I / O interface 221 and the bus 222, and an instruction signal output from the CPU is input to the LED 219 via the I / O interface 221 and the bus 222.

  The configuration of the storage area of the RAM 213 will be described. FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the storage area of the RAM 213.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the RAM 213 includes a first buffer 2131, a second buffer 2132, a user update flag storage area 2133, a transmission data storage area 2134, an all-terminal data storage area 2303, a specified ID area 2305, and a work area 2137. Yes.

  Regarding the first buffer 2131, the second buffer 2132, the user update flag storage area 2133, the transmission data storage area 2134, and the work area 2137, the first buffer 131, the second buffer 132, and the user of the first situation communication terminal 1 Since it is the same as the update flag storage area 133, the transmission data storage area 134, and the work area 137, description thereof is omitted.

  Further, the all terminal data storage area 2303 and the specified ID area 2305 are the same as the all terminal data storage area 303 and the specified ID area 305 of the status collection terminal 100, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the configuration of the storage area of the HD 223 will be described. FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the storage area of the HD 223.

  As shown in FIG. 28, the HD 223 includes an average value storage area 2231 and an inference table 2232. The average value storage area 2231 and the inference table 2232 are the same as the average value storage area 231 and the inference table 232 of the first situation communication terminal 1.

  Next, the operation of the second situation communication terminal 2 will be described. FIG. 29 is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 211 of the second situation communication terminal 2. It starts when a power button (not shown) is pressed and the power is turned on.

  Steps S611 to S615 in this main process are the same as the processes from S11 to S15 in the main process (see FIG. 7) of the first situation communication terminal 1, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  That is, when the inference process of S615 is completed, the first status information indicating the status of the user of the second status communication terminal 2 and the own ID number are transmitted from the Internet communication unit 2108 to the server 3 via the Internet 4. That's right.

  The server 3 that has received the ID number and the first situation information from the second situation communication terminal 2 updates the data for all terminals and transmits the updated data for all terminals to the second situation communication terminal 2. .

  When the CPU 211 receives the data for all terminals transmitted from the server 3 in this manner (S616), the CPU 211 stores the received data for all terminals in the all terminal data storage area 2304 (S617). At this time, if the data for all the terminals stored previously exist in the all terminal data storage area 2304, the received data of all the terminal sentences is overwritten.

  Then, it is determined whether or not there is an input to the infrared sensor for ID 2112 (S618).

  When there is no input to the ID infrared sensor 11 (S618: no), the status value corresponding to its own ID number (that is, the first status information) stored in the all-terminal data storage area 2303 is referred to. The color corresponding to the value is emitted by the LED 219 (S622), and the process returns to S614.

  If it is determined in S618 that there is an input to the ID infrared sensor 2112 (S618: yes), the ID number stored in the ID card 2116 is stored in the designated ID area 2305 and stored in the designated ID area 2305. The ID number is read out, the entire terminal data storage area 2303 is referenced, and the LED 219 emits the color corresponding to the ID number status value and the color corresponding to the ID number status value of itself (S619). ).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the power is turned off (S620). If the power is not turned off (S620: no), the process returns to S614. When the power is turned off (S620: yes), all the processes are terminated (S621), and the main process is terminated.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the situation collection terminal 100 has been described as transmitting the second situation information to the first situation communication terminal 1, but without sending the second situation information back to the first situation communication terminal 1, The second situation information may simply be transmitted to the server 3.

  Since the server 3 stores the second situation information received from the situation collection terminal 100, if another terminal (for example, a personal computer) that can access the server 3 is used, the user of the terminal can It is possible to know the overall status of the user of the status collection terminal 100 that transmitted the information.

  In the above embodiment, the situation collection terminal 100A is the first situation information calculated by the second situation communication terminal 2, which is another terminal capable of communicating with the server 3, or the first situation information calculated by the situation collection terminal 100B. Although the two situation information has been described as being received from the server 3, the situation collection terminal 100 may simply transmit data to the server 3 and may not receive data from the server 3.

  In the above-described embodiment, the situation collection terminal 100 is described as calculating the third situation information. However, without calculating the third situation information, the server 3 simply communicates with the server 3 from the server 3. You may only receive data, such as calculated 1st situation information or 2nd situation information.

  In the above embodiment, the situation collection terminal 100 has been described as transmitting the third situation information to the first situation communication terminal 1 existing in a range where wireless communication is possible. The display of the display unit 107 may be controlled based on the third situation information without transmitting to the first situation communication terminal 1 existing in the network.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the situation collection terminal 100 includes the insertion port 115 into which the ID card 116 is inserted and the infrared sensor 112 for ID, and includes all the data of the terminal having the ID number specified by the ID card 116 from the server 3. However, only the data of the terminal having the ID number designated by the ID card 116 may be received.

  In the above-described embodiment, the situation collection terminal 100 includes the display unit 107, and the display on the display unit 107 is controlled based on the first situation information, the second situation information, the third situation information, and the like. The display unit 107 may not be provided, and various data may simply be transmitted and received between the first situation communication terminal 1 and the server 3.

  In the above-described embodiment, the situation collection terminal 100 represents each user's situation by changing the color displayed on the display unit 107. However, the display unit 107 can display an illustration or a video according to each situation. Thus, the situation of each user may be expressed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the condition collection terminal 100 controlled which user's condition was displayed on the display part 107 based on the input frequency of the membrane switch 113 in S507 of a display part control process, It may be controlled so that which user's status is displayed on the unit 107 is automatically changed with time. For example, the display on the display unit 107 is switched every 5 seconds.

  In the above embodiment, the status collection terminal 100 controls which user's status is displayed on the display unit 107 based on the number of times the membrane switch 113 is input in S507 of the display unit control process. Control may be performed so that the display on the display unit 107 is switched every time the switch 113 has an input.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 1st condition communication terminal 1 and the 2nd condition communication terminal 2 inferred the user's condition based on the measured value from the heart rate sensor, the body temperature sensor 17, and the sweat sensor 18, You may make it infer a user's condition using a sensor.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 1st condition communication terminal 1 and the 2nd condition communication terminal 2 inferred the user's condition based on the measured value from the heart rate sensor, the body temperature sensor 17, and the sweat sensor 18, each terminal The surrounding environment of each terminal may be inferred using a sensor that measures information about the surrounding environment.

  In the above embodiment, the data displayed on the display unit 107 and the data transmitted by the transmission / reception unit 109 are the same. However, the data displayed on the display unit 107 and the data transmitted by the transmission / reception unit 109 are different. Also good. For example, the display on the display unit 107 may be controlled based on the second situation information, and the data transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 109 may be the third situation information.

  In the above embodiment, in S276, the values of all the first situation information stored in the collected data storage area 301 are summed and divided by the number of first situation communication apparatuses that collected the first situation information. The average value is rounded off, and the value is calculated as the value of the second situation information. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, the situation indicated by the first situation information received for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) may be counted for each type, and the largest situation may be calculated as the second situation information.

  Also, assign a level value, which is a weight assigned step by step for each type of situation, calculate the average value of the number of cases in each situation multiplied by the level value, and the product of the number of cases and the level value is the average A situation close to the value may be calculated as the second situation information.

  Alternatively, a level value may be assigned for each type of situation, and the situation with the highest level value may be calculated as the second situation information.

  Also, a weighting factor may be assigned to each type of situation, and a situation having the largest value obtained by multiplying the number of cases of each situation and the weighting factor may be calculated as the second situation information.

  Further, the situation indicated by the first situation information received first in a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) may be calculated as the second situation information.

  Further, the situation indicated by the last first situation information of the situation communication terminal 1 that has transmitted the most amount of the first situation information in a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) may be calculated as the second situation information. Good.

  Further, the situation indicated by the last first situation information of the situation communication terminal 1 that transmitted the first situation information at the shortest interval may be calculated as the second situation information.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in S514, the value of the status of its own ID and the value of the status of the ID number described in the designated ID area 305 are added and divided by 2, and the value of the third status information However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, when the situation collection terminal 100 collects the first situation information from the first situation communication terminal 1, the total number of users of the collected first situation communication terminal 1 is also stored. When the status collection terminal 100 transmits data to the server 3, the total number of users of the first status communication means that collected the first status information is also transmitted at the same time. Remember me. In this way, the number obtained by multiplying the value of the status of its own ID and the total number of its own users, the number obtained by multiplying the value of the status of the specified ID number and the total number of users of the terminal, Is added to the total number of all users (total number of own users plus the total number of users of the specified terminal). May be calculated as

1 is a schematic diagram showing an entire system of a situation communication system. The schematic diagram which looked at the situation communication terminal 1 from the front. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the situation communication terminal 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a storage area of a RAM 13 FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a storage area of an HD 23. Explanatory drawing which shows the inference table 232. FIG. The flowchart of the main process which CPU11 of the situation communication terminal 1 performs. The flowchart of a measurement process. The flowchart of an inference process. The flowchart of a heart rate classification process. The flowchart of a body temperature classification | category process. The flowchart of sweating amount classification | category processing. The perspective view of the condition collection terminal 100. FIG. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the condition collection terminal 100. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a RAM 103. The schematic diagram of all the terminal data storage areas 303. FIG. The flowchart of the main process which CPU101 of the condition collection terminal 100 performs. The flowchart of a collection process. The flowchart of an internet communication process. The flowchart of a display part control process. Explanatory drawing which expands the display part 107 in S503, and shows an example. Explanatory drawing which expands the display part 107 in S509, and shows an example. Explanatory drawing which expands the display part 107 in S512, and shows an example. Explanatory drawing which expands the display part 107 in S516, and shows an example. The schematic diagram which looked at the 2nd situation communication terminal 2 from the front. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the 2nd situation communication terminal. Schematic which shows the structure of the storage area of RAM213. Schematic which shows the structure of the storage area of HD223. The flowchart of the main process which CPU211 of the 2nd situation communication terminal 2 performs.

Explanation of symbols

1 1st situation communication terminal 2 2nd situation communication terminal 3 server 4 internet 11, 101, 211 CPU
12, 102, 212 ROM
13, 103, 213 RAM
14, 105, 214 Timing device 15, 109 Transmitter / receiver 16, 216, Heart rate sensor 17, 217 Body temperature sensor 18, 218 Sweat sensor 19, 219 LED
20, 111, 220 AD converter 21, 221 I / O interface 22 Bus 23, 223 HD
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Status collection terminal 106 Display control part 107 Display part 108, 2108 Internet communication part 110 Interface 112, 2112 ID infrared sensor 113 Membrane switch 115, 2115 Socket 116 ID card

Claims (13)

A situation communication system comprising a first situation communication terminal, a situation collection terminal capable of communicating with the first situation communication terminal, and a server capable of communicating with the situation collection terminal via a network,
The first situation communication terminal is
One or more measuring means for measuring the user's biological information or information on the surrounding environment;
First calculation means for calculating first situation information that is information on the situation of the individual user or the surrounding environment based on the measurement information measured by the measurement means;
First transmission means for transmitting the first status information calculated by the first calculation means,
The situation collection terminal
First collection means for collecting the first situation information transmitted from the first transmission means of one or more of the first situation communication terminals;
Second calculation means for calculating second situation information in which the first situation information collected by the first collection means is aggregated under a predetermined condition;
Second transmission means for transmitting the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means,
The server
Receiving means for receiving the second situation information transmitted from the second transmission means of the situation collection terminal;
A situation communication system comprising storage means for storing the second situation information received by the reception means. A situation communication method performed in a situation communication system comprising a first situation communication terminal, a situation collection terminal capable of communicating with the first situation communication terminal, and a server capable of communicating with the situation collection terminal via a network. There,
In the first situation communication terminal,
A measurement process for measuring the biological information of the user or information of the surrounding environment;
A first calculation step of calculating first situation information that is information on the situation of the individual user or the surrounding environment based on the measurement information measured by the measurement step;
Performing the first transmission step of transmitting the first situation information calculated by the first calculation step,
In the situation collection terminal,
A first collection step of collecting the first situation information transmitted in the first transmission step of one or more of the first situation communication terminals;
A second calculation step of calculating second status information obtained by collecting the first status information collected in the first collection step under a predetermined condition;
Performing the second transmission step of transmitting the second situation information calculated by the second calculation step,
In the server,
A receiving step of receiving the second situation information transmitted by the second transmission step of the situation collection terminal;
And a storage step of storing the second status information received in the reception step. First situation communication that transmits first situation information that is information about the individual situation of the user or the situation of the surrounding environment calculated based on measurement information obtained by measuring information of the user's state and surrounding environment A status collection terminal that communicates with a device and communicates with a server via a network,
First collection means for collecting the first situation information transmitted from one or more of the first situation communication devices;
Second calculation means for calculating second situation information in which the first situation information collected by the first collection means is aggregated under a predetermined condition;
A situation collection terminal comprising: second transmission means for sending the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means to the server.   The situation collection terminal according to claim 3, further comprising third transmission means for transmitting the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means to the first situation communication terminal. The server
Communicates via the network with the second situation communication terminal that measures the user's state and surrounding environment information and calculates the first situation information based on the measurement information, or other situation collection terminal,
And the first situation information calculated by the second situation communication terminal, or the second situation information calculated by another situation collection terminal,
This status collection terminal
The second collection means for collecting the first situation information calculated by the second situation communication terminal from the server or the second situation information calculated by another situation collection terminal. The status collection terminal according to claim 3 or 5.   The second situation information calculated by the second calculation means and the first situation information collected by the second collection means or the second situation information collected by the second collection means are aggregated under a predetermined condition. The situation collection terminal according to claim 5, further comprising third calculation means for calculating the third situation information.   7. The fourth transmission means for transmitting the first situation information, the second situation information, or the third situation information collected by the second collection means to the first situation communication terminal. The status collection terminal described in 1. Comprising specifying means for specifying the first situation information or the second situation information to be collected by the second collection means;
8. The second collection unit according to claim 5, wherein the second collection unit collects at least the first situation information designated by the designation unit or information including the second situation information. Status collection terminal. A display unit for displaying an arbitrary image;
The display control part which controls the display of the said display part based on the said 2nd situation information calculated by said 2nd calculation means, The display control part in any one of Claim 3-8 characterized by the above-mentioned. Status collection terminal. A display unit for displaying an arbitrary image;
The display control part which controls the display of the said display part based on the said 1st condition information collected by the said 2nd collection means or the said 2nd condition information, The control part characterized by the above-mentioned. The situation collection terminal described in any one. A display unit for displaying an arbitrary image;
9. The display control unit according to claim 6, further comprising: a display control unit configured to control display of the display unit based on the third situation information calculated by the third calculation unit. Status collection terminal. A display unit for displaying an arbitrary image;
The display of the first display area which is a part of the display area of the display unit is controlled based on the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means, and the second which is another part of the display area. 9. The display control unit according to claim 5, further comprising: a display control unit configured to control display of a display area based on the first status information or the second status information collected by the second collection unit. The status collection terminal described in Crab. Communicate with a first situation communication device that transmits first situation information, which is information on the situation of the individual user calculated based on measurement information obtained by measuring information on a user's state and surrounding environment; and , A situation collection terminal computer that communicates with the server over the network,
First collection means for collecting the first situation information transmitted from one or more of the first situation communication devices;
Second calculation means for calculating second situation information in which the first situation information collected by the first collection means is aggregated under a predetermined condition;
A situation collection program that causes the second situation information calculated by the second calculation means to function as second transmission means for transmitting to the server.

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