JP2010167108A - Conversion to music data and image data by biosignal and bioinformation, and data distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distribution system of the music or image formed from a biosignal and bioinformation using the portable terminal of a widely distributed portable telephone without applying new load to a user to the utmost. <P>SOLUTION: A conventionally used data flow is used without change, using an existing interface such as infrared communication or the like as communication means of a biosignal sampler with the portable terminal and further also using transmitting data in an existing data system to achieve the distribution service of the music and image formed from the biosignal and the bioinformation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a system for generating and distributing music signals / image signals based on biological signals / biological information.

A technique for collecting a biological signal and converting it into a music signal was invented in Japanese Patent No. 3863553, and a service using this patent has been started. The method consists of a device that collects a pulse waveform, a personal computer, and a server. The device that collects the pulse waveform and the personal computer are connected via a USB interface, and the personal computer is connected to the server via an Internet line. .
Pulse waveform data collected by the pulse waveform collection device is transmitted to a personal computer via a USB connection, and the personal computer transmits the pulse waveform data to a server via an Internet line.
The server generates a music signal based on the received data and transmits the music signal to a personal computer, and the personal computer copies the music signal to a compact disk and distributes it to the customer.

The device that collects the pulse waveform transmits acquired data to a personal computer via a USB connection, but if a mobile phone is used instead of the left personal computer, it leads to a reduction in equipment cost and an improvement in convenience, As for the USB connection of mobile phones, the connection interface varies depending on the communication carrier and mobile phone type, and the protocol and physical connector shape vary, and it is not easy to substitute the mobile phone for the personal computer described on the left.

In order to deal with such problems, the present invention realizes communication between devices and servers without using a special interface by placing biological signal / biological information data in a data format used conventionally. By doing so, a system that anyone can use easily is realized.
Japanese Patent No. 3863553

The purpose of the present invention is to collect a biological signal / biological information via a mobile phone, etc., send it to a server, convert it to music data / image data, and return the music / image to the mobile phone or personal computer again, This is for viewing music / images on mobile phones and personal computers. However, the interface between the mobile phone and the external device varies depending on the communication carrier and mobile phone type, and it is difficult to support all mobile phones.

In addition, the infrared communication function of mobile phones could be used before, but in order to receive special data, special application software that differs depending on the mobile carrier and mobile phone type was created for data exchange with peripheral devices. In addition, the user has to download the dedicated software from a mobile website, etc., and both the service provider and the user using the service have to perform complicated procedures.

The present invention converts a biological signal / biological information into an audio signal or image data and communicates it as existing data with high versatility so that it can be used easily by a distributor and a user.

The present invention has an advantage that biosignals and biometric information can be transmitted without using a special interface or software using existing devices such as mobile phones that are widely distributed. In addition, by connecting the biological signal / biological information collection device to a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, it is possible to perform simple operations from signal collection to viewing music and images based on the biological signal / biological information. There is.
In addition, regarding the payment / collection of the system usage fee, the complexity of payment / collection can be eliminated by using the mobile phone billing service.

Hereinafter, a pulse waveform collection device that is a biological signal according to an embodiment of the present invention and a system that converts the biological signal into music and distributes it (hereinafter referred to as “biological music distribution system”) will be described with reference to FIG. . The system configuration includes a pulse waveform collection device, a mobile phone, a server computer that converts a biological signal into a music signal, and an Internet network that connects the mobile phone and the server. The pulse waveform signal sampled by the pulse waveform sampling device is embedded in an image file and transmitted to a mobile phone by infrared communication. Further, it is transmitted from the cellular phone to the server computer through the Internet, and the pulse waveform signal is extracted from the image file and converted into a music signal. The music signal is transmitted again to the mobile phone through the Internet network, and the music returned by the mobile phone is reproduced.

FIG. 1 shows the flow of the entire system, where 100 is a pulse waveform sampling device, 106 is a mobile phone, 112 is a server computer, and 150 is an Internet network. In the 100 pulse waveform sampling apparatus, the reflection intensity is measured by attaching an infrared light emitting unit / light receiving unit 101 to a fingertip or the like. In the pulse waveform measurement of 102, the reflection intensity is measured at a sampling rate of 500 Hz for about 30 seconds and is taken in as 8-bit data, and the reflection intensity change data is measured, and this is used as pulse waveform data. Reference numeral 103 denotes an indicator that informs the user from the start to the end of the measurement, and requests that the user stop the fingertip during this period. 104 inserts the pulse waveform data collected in 102 into the header portion of the image file, or creates an image file from the pulse waveform data, and generates an image file containing the pulse waveform data. The image file containing pulse waveform data is transmitted to the mobile phone 106 by infrared communication 105. The mobile phone 106 transmits the image file containing pulse waveform data received at 107 to the server computer via the Internet network 150 at 108. The server computer 112 receives the image file containing the pulse waveform data transmitted from the mobile phone 106 and extracts the pulse waveform data from the image file containing the pulse waveform data at 114. In step 115, music data is generated using the pulse waveform data. In step 116, the music data is transmitted to the mobile phone 106 via the Internet network 150, or is made downloadable from the mobile phone 106. The mobile phone 106 receives the music data generated by the server computer, plays the music data player 110 built in the mobile phone 106, and listens to the music from the headphones 111 or the built-in speaker. .
In addition, regarding the payment / collection of the system usage fee, the complexity of payment / collection can be eliminated by using the mobile phone billing service.

FIG. 2 shows a pulse waveform collection device, and 120 is an infrared light emitting unit, from which infrared rays are irradiated. Reference numeral 121 denotes a light receiving unit, which is a sensor unit that receives infrared light reflected from the finger blood by the infrared light irradiated from 120. The received light is converted into an 8-bit digital signal via the 125 AD converters. Reference numeral 124 denotes a CPU which performs infrared light ON / OFF control, reads out the output of the sensor of the light receiving unit 121, and causes 123 LEDs to be in the middle of measurement. The pulse waveform is measured as 8-bit data at 500 Hz, and this is continued for about 30 seconds and stored in the memory as a pulse waveform signal. The pulse waveform data stored in the memory is embedded as binary data in the header portion of the image file, or converted into image data and transmitted to the mobile phone as image data using infrared communication 122.

FIG. 3 shows the flow of the entire system, where 100 is a pulse waveform sampling device, 106 is a mobile phone, 112 is a server computer, and 133 is a public telephone network. In the 100 pulse collection device, the reflection intensity is measured by attaching an infrared light emitting unit / light receiving unit 101 to a fingertip or the like. In the pulse measurement of 102, the reflection intensity is measured at a sampling rate of 500 Hz for 30 seconds and is taken as 8-bit data, which is used as pulse waveform data. Reference numeral 103 denotes an indicator that informs the user from the start to the end of the measurement, and requests that the user stop the fingertip during this period. 130 converts an 8-bit, 500 Hz pulse waveform signal into a voice band. In 131 speakers, pulse waveform data is transmitted as sound to 106 mobile phones through the microphone of 132 mobile phones. The mobile phone 106 transmits a voice signal to the server computer through the mobile phone line 133 in the same manner as a normal voice call. In the server computer 112, the voice signal containing pulse waveform data transmitted from the mobile phone 106 is converted from the voice signal to pulse waveform data 135. In step 115, music data is generated using the pulse waveform data. In step 116, the music data is transmitted to the mobile phone 106 using the telephone line 133. The mobile phone 106 receives the music data generated by the server computer, plays the music data player 110 built in the mobile phone 106, and listens to the music through the headphones 111.

FIG. 4 shows a pulse collection device, and 120 is an infrared light emitting unit, from which infrared light is irradiated. Reference numeral 121 denotes a light receiving unit, which is a sensor unit that receives infrared light reflected from the infrared light irradiated from 120 and receiving the reflected light. The received light is converted into an 8-bit digital signal via the 125 AD converters. Reference numeral 124 denotes a CPU which performs infrared light ON / OFF control, reads out the output of the sensor of the light receiving unit 121, and causes 123 LEDs to be in the middle of measurement. The pulse measurement is read as 8-bit data at 500 Hz, which is continued for about 30 seconds, and stored in the memory as a pulse signal. A speaker 126 is acoustically coupled and connected to the microphone portion 132 of the mobile phone, and performs communication as an audio signal from the pulse waveform collection device to the mobile phone. The pulse waveform data stored in the memory is put on a frequency of 2 KHz, which is a voice band, and transmitted as a voice signal to the mobile phone via the microphone.

As mentioned above, although two embodiment was illustrated about the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment concerned and can be changed as shown below.

That is, in the present embodiment, the pulse waveform data is transmitted as an image file from the pulse waveform sampling device to the mobile phone and the server computer. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a display is attached to the pulse waveform sampling device. The graph of the pulse waveform and the two-dimensional code are displayed, the image is taken by the camera phone camera, the image is sent to the server computer, and the graph and the two-dimensional code image are analyzed by the server computer It is also possible to restore the pulse waveform data. Also, an audio output terminal is attached to the pulse waveform sampling device, it is transmitted to the mobile phone as an audio electric signal, received by the microphone terminal of the mobile phone, transmitted to the server computer, and the pulse waveform data is restored from the audio signal by the server computer. Thus, the pulse waveform data can be transmitted to the server.
In addition, the Internet can be used as a method for transmitting collected data to the server, and music data created by the server can be received using a public telephone line, and vice versa.
In addition to infrared communication (Example 1) and acoustic communication (Example 2), Bluetooth communication can also be used as a means for transmitting collected data to a mobile phone and a transmission medium.

It is explanatory drawing of the music data generation system from the biometric data using the infrared communication which shows embodiment of this invention. (Example 1) It is explanatory drawing of the pulse collection device which is biometric data. (Example 1) It is explanatory drawing of the music data generation system from the biometric data using the audio | voice signal which shows embodiment of this invention. (Example 2) It is explanatory drawing of the pulse collection device which is biometric data. (Example 2)

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pulse waveform sampling device 106 Mobile phone 112 Server computer 120 Infrared light emission part 121 Infrared light reception part 122 Infrared communication 123 LED measurement indicator 124 CPU
125 AD converter 126 Microphone 133 Public telephone line network 150 Internet network

Claims (7)

Means for measuring biological signals and biological information (pulse, pulse waveform, brain faction, heartbeat, electrocardiogram, respiration, blood pressure, blood test values, height, weight, fingerprint, skin condition, hair information, etc.) A biological signal / biological information collecting apparatus, which converts a signal and transmits the data to a computer or a mobile phone. 2. The biological signal / biological information according to claim 1, wherein the biological signal / biological information is converted into a digital signal, the digital signal is stored in an image file or converted into an image file, and the image file is transmitted to a computer, a mobile phone, or the like. A biological signal / biological information collecting device, characterized in that the biological signal / biological information is transmitted by using a biometric signal. The camera according to claim 1, further comprising a display device, the display device having means for displaying the biological signal / biological information in a graph and two-dimensionally coded, and the display device being provided in a computer or a mobile phone. A biological signal / biological information collecting device, wherein the biological signal / biological information is transmitted by photographing. 2. The speaker according to claim 1, wherein a speaker is provided, the biological signal / biological information is converted into a transmission band voice signal of a public communication line network, and a transmitted sound is recorded by a microphone provided in a computer or a mobile phone. Thus, a biological signal / biological information collecting device, wherein the biological signal / biological information is transmitted. ・
2. The biological signal / biological information according to claim 1, wherein the biological signal / biological information is frequency-converted, converted into a signal to a transmission voice frequency band of a public telephone line network, and passed through a microphone terminal of a computer or a mobile phone as a voice signal. A biological signal / biological information collecting device characterized by transmitting information. 6. The signal converted from the biological signal / biological information into the voice signal is transmitted to the server computer through the voice band of the cellular phone, and the biological signal / biological information is restored from the voice signal received on the server computer side. A biological signal / biological information transmission system. There is a means to transmit the biological signal / biological information collected from the biological signal / biological information collection device to the computer or mobile phone by wireless communication, and to send the received data to the server computer. A music data / image data distribution system using biological signals / biological information, comprising means for converting into signals / image signals and returning the converted music signals / image signals to the computer or mobile phone.

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