JP2010166969A - Action observation measurement control system using gardening therapy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an action observation measurement control system using gardening therapy for generally determining the state of an object on the basis of a value for which the action of the object is automatically digitized from video data and effectively treating the object. <P>SOLUTION: The action observation measurement control system using the gardening therapy is provided with a photographing means for photographing the object in order to observe the action of the object, a display means for displaying the video data from the photographing means, a digitizing means for digitizing the action of the object displayed at the display means, and a control means for storing the video data from the photographing means and evaluating the state of the object from a digitized value from the digitizing means. The action of the object is digitized by the digitizing means on the basis of the video data from the photographing means, and the control means recognizes the action of the object by the digitized value and generally evaluates the state of the object. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a behavior observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy, and in particular, when performing horticultural therapy, the behavior of the subject is digitized from video data obtained by photographing the subject, and the subject is based on the digitized value. The present invention relates to a behavioral observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy that comprehensively judges the state of a child.

Currently, horticultural therapy is known as a method of treating a subject who is a patient through horticultural activities.
In this horticultural therapy, horticultural and human beings are linked to restore the physical and mental health of people with disabilities through the act of growing plants.
In other words, we are healing human hearts through experiences that stimulate human senses.
Further, as a method for supplying an alternative medical education curriculum, there is a method using a computer network (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-123164 A JP 2004-133093 A

By the way, at the time of conventional horticultural therapy, each instructor evaluates the state of a plurality of subjects, and creates personal information of each subject by individual judgment.
In other words, in this behavior observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy, the instructor manually accumulates and updates the personal information of the target person, and based on the stored and updated personal information, the instructor performs horticultural therapy. I was teaching the work.
As a result, when the leaders are different, it is difficult to make a uniform evaluation, and even if the leader is the same subject, there is a risk that the assessment will differ greatly. However, there is an inconvenience that the treatment of the subject is hindered.
In addition, when the target person receives treatment at a plurality of different places, in addition to the environment being different, there may be a case where the leader is also different, and there is a problem that the above inconvenience is further expanded.

  The object of the present invention is to automatically quantify the behavior of the subject from the video data when performing horticultural therapy, and automatically and comprehensively determine the subject's state based on the digitized value. It is to realize a behavior observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy that accurately grasps a person's state, uniforms personal information of the subject, and effectively treats the subject.

  Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned inconveniences, the present invention receives the horticultural therapy provided by the instructor at the therapy center, accumulates and updates the personal information of the object, Based on the updated personal information, the subject is instructed in the horticultural therapy work, and after the horticultural therapy work, the instructor uses the horticultural therapy in which the personal information of the subject is updated and accumulated. In the behavior observation measurement control system, a photographing means for photographing the subject is provided for observing the behavior of the subject, a display means for displaying video data from the photographing means is provided, and the display displayed on the display means A digitizing means for digitizing the behavior of the subject is provided, and the video data from the photographing means is stored, while a control means for evaluating the state of the subject from the digitized value from the digitizing means is provided. Based on the video data from the photographing means, the digitizing means digitizes the behavior of the subject, and the control means grasps the behavior of the subject based on the digitized value, and comprehensively determines the status of the subject. A behavioral observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy, characterized by evaluation.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the subject received horticultural therapy from the instructor at the therapy center, and the instructor was accumulated / updated while accumulating / updating the subject's personal information. In a behavioral observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy in which the subject is instructed to perform horticultural therapy based on personal information, and the instructor updates and accumulates the personal information of the subject after the horticultural work. In order to observe the behavior of the subject, the photographing means for photographing the subject is provided, the display means for displaying the video data from the photographing means is provided, and the behavior of the subject displayed on the display means is digitized. Means for storing the video data from the photographing means, while providing a control means for evaluating the state of the subject from the numerical value from the numerical means, and by the numerical means based on the video data from the photographing means versus To quantify the behavior of the person, control means, to understand the behavior of the subject by the numerical values, a comprehensive assessment of the state of the subject.
Therefore, when performing horticultural therapy, the behavior of the subject is automatically quantified from the video data, and the state of the subject is determined automatically and comprehensively based on the quantified value. It is possible to accurately grasp and to make the personal information of the target person uniform.
Thereby, horticultural therapy can be performed smoothly and appropriately, and the subject can be effectively treated.

FIG. 1 is a process diagram of a behavior observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy showing an embodiment of the present invention. (Example) FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a behavior observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy. (Example) FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a therapy house of a balcony laying type. (Example) FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a standard omnidirectional therapy house. (Example) FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the five-sense behavior observation evaluation determination I. (Example) FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the five-sense behavior observation evaluation determination II. (Example) FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the five-sense behavior observation evaluation determination III. (Example)

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

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a behavior observation measurement control system.
This behavior observation measurement control system 1 is for use in horticultural therapy.
In this horticultural therapy, the balconies-type therapy house 2 shown in FIG. 3 and the standard omnidirectional therapy house 3 shown in FIG. 4, which are called “care gardens” (also referred to as “therapies”). It has.
At this time, the balcony-laying type therapy house 2 and the standard omnidirectional type therapy house 3 are transparent and have a shape based on, for example, an octagon in which light enters from all directions.

Here, in the conventional horticultural therapy, for example, in a therapy house 2 of a balcony laying type or a standard omnidirectional therapy house 3 which is a “care garden”, an instructor (not shown) Observe.
Then, while the personal information of the subject person 4 is accumulated / updated by the instructor, the instructor instructs the subject person 4 to perform the horticultural therapy based on the personal information accumulated / updated. After the above work, the instructor updates and accumulates the personal information of the subject 4 with the progress record.

At this time, the behavior observation measurement control system 1 is provided with photographing means 5 for photographing the subject 4 in order to observe the behavior of the subject 4, and provided with display means 6 for displaying video data from the photographing means 5. The digitizing means 7 for digitizing the behavior of the subject 4 displayed on the display means 6 is provided to store the video data from the photographing means 5 while the digitized value from the digitizing means 7 is stored. Control means 8 for evaluating the state of the subject 4 is provided.
Then, the behavior observation measurement control system 1 digitizes the behavior of the subject 4 by the digitizing means 7 based on the video data from the photographing means 5, and the control means 8 uses the digitized value to It has the structure which grasps | ascertains the action of the subject 4 and comprehensively evaluates the state of the subject 4.

More specifically, the photographing means 5 is connected to the control means 8 as shown in FIG. 2, and the video data of the subject 4 photographed by the photographing means 5 is output to the control means 8 for control. It is displayed on the display means 6 of the means 8.
At this time, the photographing means 5 is disposed in a balcony-laying type therapy house 2 or a standard omnidirectional therapy house 3 that is the “care garden”, and when photographing the behavior of the subject 4, In order to photograph the facial expression of the subject 4, the tilted state of the head, the degree of opening of the hand, the degree of rising of the heel of the foot, etc., a plurality of, for example, four video cameras (“network camera” may be used in other words). )).
In the photographing means 5, the video data of the subject 4 has a photographing function including not only moving image photographing but also a still image, and the instructor (or “operator” in other words) can arbitrarily. In order to make video data selectable, various shooting strategies are tried.

  The display means 6 may be any display means capable of displaying the video data from the photographing means 5, and uses, for example, a display (CRT) of a personal computer.

Further, the digitizing means 7 digitizes the behavior of the subject 4.
At this time, when the video data from the photographing unit 5 is displayed on the display unit 6, the digitizing unit 7 checks the video data on the display unit 6 and artificially inputs a numerical value. When the video data from the manual digitizing means 9 and the photographing means 5 displayed on the display means 6 are displayed on the display means 6, the video data on the display means 6 are analyzed and measured and applied to a predetermined gauge to automatically The automatic measurement digitizing means 10 for digitizing at least comprises the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 at least.
In this embodiment, the manual digitizing means 9 is, for example, a keyboard or mouse as input means of a personal computer, while the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 is processing software installed in the control means 8.
In this embodiment, both the manual digitizing means 9 and the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 are used.
The predetermined gauge described above is set based on many years of experience.

Further, as the control means 8, for example, a personal computer or an office computer can be considered. When the control means 8 is a personal computer, the control means 8 includes the display means 6, the automatic measurement digitizing means 10, and an image. A database 11 for storing data is provided.
The control means 8 is provided with an output means 12 such as a printer for outputting data.
Further, a plurality of external terminals 13, for example, first and second external terminals 13-1, 13-2,... Can be connected to the control means 8 as required.
If it adds, these 1st, 2nd external terminals 13-1, 13-2, ... will make it possible to confirm the storage / update status of the database 11 built in the control means 8 from a remote location. Various communication lines such as an Internet line and a mobile phone line are used.

The control means 8 has the following functions.
(1) A function of storing a control program of the behavior observation measurement control system 1 and operating the control program.
(2) A function of operating the predetermined photographing unit 5 by the control program and photographing the subject 4 by the photographing unit 5.
(3) A function of causing the display means 6 to display the video data photographed by the photographing means 5.
(4) A function that enables input for evaluation judgment by the manual digitizing means 9 of the digitizing means 7.
(5) A function of analyzing and measuring the video of the display means 6 by the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 of the digitizing means 7 and applying it to a predetermined gauge, and automatically evaluating and judging
(6) A function for creating individual evaluations, comprehensive evaluations, and evaluation grams for the evaluation judgment by the manual digitizing means 9 and the automatic measurement digitizing means 10, respectively.
(7) A function of accumulating and updating the video data and personal information of the target person 4 in the database 11.

The behavior observation measurement control system 1 includes the following four steps as shown in FIG.
<Photographing process>
A step of photographing the subject 4 by the photographing means 5 after starting the control program of the behavior observation measurement control system 1.
<Action memory process>
The step of displaying video data photographed by the photographing means 5 on the display means 6 and performing an input for evaluation judgment by the manual digitizing means 9 of the digitizing means 7.
<Gauge evaluation process>
The video data photographed by the photographing means 5 is displayed on the display means 6, and the video on the display means 6 is analyzed and measured by the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 of the digitizing means 7 to be set in advance. The process of applying to a gauge and automatically digitizing for evaluation.
<Evaluation process>
A process of performing the following three operations after the above <shooting process>, <behavior memory process>, and <gauge evaluation process>.
I. Individual evaluation II. Overall evaluation III. Evaluation graph

  Next, the operation will be described along the process diagram of the behavior observation measurement control system 1 of FIG.

In the behavior observation measurement control system 1, <shooting step> (step 101) is performed.
This <shooting step> (step 101) is a step of shooting the subject 4 by the shooting means 5 after starting the control program of the behavior observation measurement control system 1.
At this time, the number of the photographing means 5 is four, for example, so that when the action of the subject 4 is photographed, the facial expression of the subject 4, the tilted state of the head, the degree of opening of the hand, the rise of the heel of the foot Shoot the condition.

Then, the video data photographed by the photographing means 5 is displayed on the display means 6, and an input for evaluation judgment is performed by the manual digitizing means 9 of the digitizing means 7 <Behavior storage step> (step 102) Migrate to
This <behavior storage step> (step 102) is described as "Five-Sensitive Behavior Observation Evaluation Judgment I --- Behavior Record (Judgment Manual Type) ---" as shown in FIGS.
And this "five sense action observation evaluation judgment I --- action record (judgment manual type) ---" checks the following four types.
1. Facial expression Neck 3. Hand 4. The “five senses” are human visual and auditory senses consisting of olfactory, tactile, and gustatory sensations. Touching with plants stimulates the human senses to act on the brain, and the movement, facial expression, and emotion of the subject 4 In order to promote the recovery of motivation and the like, the behavior observation measurement control system 1 observes the five senses of the subject 4.
The above-mentioned “1. facial expression” indicates the degree of opening in the lateral direction of the face of the subject 4 from the video data displayed on the display means 6, that is, the mouth of the subject 4 (“mouth width dimension L 1 ]). ), Whether or not the subject 4 is relaxed is represented by “%”, and the “openness of the heart” of the subject 4 is determined.
Further, the above-mentioned “2. neck” is an inclination state of the neck of the subject 4, that is, the head of the subject 4 (in other words, “tilt angle θ 1”) from the video data displayed on the display unit 6. ), It is expressed in “%” whether or not the subject 4 is drooping, and the “stable emotion” of the subject 4 is determined.
Further, the above-mentioned “3. hand” indicates that the instructor opens the hand of the subject 4, that is, the hand of the subject 4 (“opening width L 2 of the hand”) from the video data displayed on the display unit 6. ”), It is represented by“% ”whether or not the finger is open, and the“ activity of movement ”of the subject 4 is determined.
Furthermore, the above-mentioned “4. foot” indicates that the instructor raises the foot of the subject 4, that is, the foot 4 of the subject 4 from the video data displayed on the display unit 6. In other words, “%” indicates whether or not the heel of the foot is raised, and the “motivation” of the subject 4 is determined.

Further, after the above <behavior storage step> (step 102), the video data photographed by the photographing means 5 is displayed on the display means 6, and the video on the display means 6 is automatically displayed by the digitizing means 7. The measurement digitizing means 10 analyzes and measures it, applies it to a predetermined gauge, and shifts to <gauge evaluation step> (step 103) in which digitization is automatically performed for evaluation determination.
This <gauge evaluation process> (step 103) is described as "five-sensory behavior observation evaluation determination II --- gauge evaluation ---", as shown in FIGS.
And this "five-sense action observation evaluation judgment II --- gauge evaluation ---" is performed by the following four types.
1. Facial expression Neck 3. Hand 4. The above-mentioned “1. facial expression” is obtained from the video data displayed on the display means 6 by the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 of the digitizing means 7, that is, the lateral direction of the face of the subject 4, that is, the mouth of the subject 4 In other words, the degree of opening to the mouth ("mouth width dimension L1"). ) Is analyzed, and the “open mouth gauge L1” of the subject 4 is compared with a preset open gauge to determine “open gauge 880 mm or more” or “open gauge 660 mm or more”. 4. Determine “openness of mind”.
Further, the above-mentioned “2. neck” indicates the neck of the subject 4, that is, the head of the subject 4 from the video data displayed on the display means 6 by the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 of the digitizing means 7. Analyze and measure the tilt state (also referred to as “tilt angle θ1”), compare the “tilt angle θ1” of the subject 4 with a preset angle gauge, and “angle gauge 45 degrees or more” or “angle gauge “Less than 45 degrees” is determined, and “Emotional stability” of the subject 4 is determined.
Further, the above-mentioned “3. hand” means that the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 of the digitizing means 7 opens the hand of the subject 4, that is, the hand of the subject 4 from the video data displayed on the display means 6. The condition (which can also be referred to as “the finger finger opening width L2”) is analyzed and measured, the “hand finger opening width L2” of the subject 4 is compared with a preset opening gauge, and “opening gauge 1 “Over” or “open gauge less than 1” is determined, and “activity of movement” of the subject 4 is determined.
Furthermore, the above-mentioned “4. foot” is the foot of the subject 4, that is, the foot of the subject 4 from the video data displayed by the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 of the digitizing means 7 on the display means 6. Analyzing and measuring the degree of heel rise (also referred to as “foot heel rise angle θ2”), comparing subject 4 “foot heel rise angle θ2” with a preset angle gauge, “Angle gauge 40 degrees or more” or “Angle gauge less than 40 degrees” is determined to determine the “motivation” of the subject 4.

Further, after the above <gauge evaluation step> (step 103), as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, after the above <photographing step>, <behavior storage step>, and <gauge evaluation step>, the following 3 The process proceeds to <evaluation process> (step 104) in which one operation is performed.
I. Individual evaluation II. Overall evaluation III. Evaluation Graph In this <evaluation process> (step 104), “I. Individual evaluation” is as shown in FIG.
1. 1. Openness of mind 2. Emotional stability. Activity activity 4. The motivation is displayed as a list with black circles at each evaluation position.
In addition, “II. Comprehensive evaluation” of <Evaluation process> (Step 104) is as shown in FIG.
1. Evaluate mental and physical stability.
In other words, the stability of the mind and body is divided into five areas from 0% to 100%, and “unstable”, “slightly unstable”, “slightly stable”, “stable”, etc. Write an evaluation word and display it with a black circle in the corresponding area.
Further, “III. Evaluation graph” of <Evaluation process> (step 104) is “Openness of mind”, “Emotional stability”, “Activity of activity” in “I. Individual evaluation” as shown in FIG. Each item of “motivation” is expressed in%, and an evaluation graph on a broken line is created for easy visual inspection.

Thereby, the subject 4 receives provision of horticultural therapy from the instructor at the therapy center, and accumulates and updates the personal information of the subject 4, while the instructor accumulates and updates the personal information on the basis of the personal information. Instructing the subject 4 on the work of horticultural therapy, and the behavior observation measurement control system 1 using the horticultural therapy in which the instructor updates and accumulates personal information of the subject 4 after the work of the horticultural therapy. In order to observe the behavior of the subject 4, the photographing means 5 for photographing the subject is provided, the display means 6 for displaying the video data from the photographing means 5 is provided, and the object displayed on the display means 6 is provided. Control means for evaluating the state of the subject 4 from the digitized value from the digitizing means 7 while storing the video data from the photographing means 5 provided with the digitizing means 7 for digitizing the behavior of the person 4 8 Based on the video data from the means 5, the numerical means 7 digitizes the behavior of the subject 4, and the control means 8 grasps the behavior of the subject 4 by the digitized value, and the subject 4 Comprehensive evaluation of the state of
Therefore, when performing horticultural therapy, the behavior of the subject 4 is automatically digitized from the video data, and the state of the subject 4 is automatically and comprehensively determined based on the digitized value. The personal information of the target person 4 can be made uniform.
Thereby, horticultural therapy can be implemented smoothly and appropriately, and the subject 4 can be effectively treated.

The digitizing means 7 confirms the video data of the display means 6 when the video data from the photographing means 5 is displayed on the display means 6 and artificially inputs the numerical values to digitize the data. When the video data from the manual digitizing means 9 and the photographing means 5 is displayed on the display means 6, the video data on the display means 6 is analyzed and measured and applied to a predetermined gauge, and automatically The automatic measurement digitizing means 10 for digitizing comprises at least the automatic measurement digitizing means 10.
Therefore, it is possible to analyze and measure the video data of the subject 4 displayed on the display means 6 by the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 and apply it to a predetermined gauge set in advance, and automatically digitize it. Thus, the digitized personal information of the target person 4 becomes uniform, and the reliability of the personal information of the target person 4 can be improved.
In addition, by using the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 and the manual digitizing means 9 together, it becomes possible to correct the personal information of the subject 4 by the automatic measurement digitizing means 10 to an appropriate state, It is possible to further improve the reliability of the personal information of the target person 4 by making corrections by skilled instructors.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various application modifications are possible.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the behavior observation measurement control system uses video data obtained by photographing the facial expression of the subject, the tilted state of the head, the opening degree of the hand, the rising degree of the heel of the foot, and the like. However, a special configuration using other video data is also possible.
In other words, the video data only needs to be capable of observing human movements, and changes in the line of sight due to eye movements and movements of the head in the horizontal and horizontal directions are used as video data. Used for emotional stability check.
In this case, the check items of the subject increase, so that the state of the subject can be grasped more accurately, which can contribute to the improvement of the reliability of the behavior observation measurement control system.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, only the items for checking the state of the subject such as the facial expression of the subject, the tilted state of the head, the degree of opening of the hand, the degree of rising of the heel of the foot by the behavior observation measurement control system. However, it is also possible to adopt a special configuration in which an item for checking the operation speed is added when the subject moves.
That is, in the subject, when the subject's motion, facial expression, emotion, motivation, etc. are restored, the motion speed tends to change. Is used to determine the state of the subject.
In other words, by adding a general operation speed value to the check item of the behavior observation measurement control system, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the reliability of the behavior observation measurement control system.
In addition, since there are individual differences among subjects, not only the above-described general operation speed value but also a function capable of correcting the individual differences can be added to make the behavior observation measurement control system versatile. It becomes large and can contribute to the improvement of usability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Action observation measurement control system 2 Balcony-laying type therapy house 3 Standard omnidirectional therapy house 4 Target person 5 Imaging means 6 Display means 7 Numerical means 8 Control means 9 Manual numerical means 10 Automatic measurement numerical means 11 Database 12 output means 13 external terminal 13-1 first external terminal 13-2 second external terminal

Claims (2)

  At the therapy center, the subject receives horticultural therapy from the instructor and accumulates and updates the subject's personal information, while the instructor gives the subject the horticultural therapy based on the personal information accumulated and updated. In the behavior observation measurement control system using the horticultural therapy in which the instructor updates and accumulates the personal information of the subject after the horticultural therapy, the behavior of the subject is observed. In order to do so, a photographing means for photographing the subject person, a display means for displaying the video data from the photographing means, a digitizing means for digitizing the behavior of the subject person displayed on the display means, While storing the video data from the photographing means, a control means for evaluating the state of the subject from the digitized value from the digitizing means is provided, and the digitizing means is based on the video data from the photographing means. Using the horticultural therapy characterized in that the behavior of the subject is digitized, and the control means grasps the behavior of the subject based on the digitized value and comprehensively evaluates the status of the subject. Behavior observation measurement control system.   The digitizing means is a manual digitizing means for confirming the video data of the display means when the video data from the photographing means is displayed on the display means, and manually digitizing and digitizing the data. When the video data from the photographing unit is displayed on the display unit, the video data of the display unit is analyzed and measured, applied to a predetermined gauge, and automatically measured and digitized. The behavior observation measurement control system using horticultural therapy according to claim 1, comprising at least the automatic measurement digitizing means.

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