JP2011039862A - Environmental information providing device, system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the history of a user who has been exposed to a predetermined element for a phenomenon which occurs in the user caused by the predetermined element. <P>SOLUTION: An environmental information providing device 2 for providing information regarding the phenomenon which occurs in the user caused by the predetermined element includes: an action history acquisition unit 30 for acquiring an action history including information indicating locations and dates regarding a user action during a predetermined period of time; an actual measured value acquisition unit 23 for acquiring an actual measured value of the predetermined element in the locations and dates included in the acquired user action history: and a cumulative amount calculation unit 24 for calculating the cumulative amount of the predetermined element in relation to the user during the predetermined period of time by cumulating the acquired actual measured values. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an environment information providing apparatus and an environment information providing system that provide a user with information about an environment that changes in each region or every hour.

  Conventionally, pollen information collected at the relay station is recorded, and in response to a request from the user terminal, pollen information of the nearest relay station that relays the request from the user terminal and pollen information of the surrounding relay stations There is an information processing system that transmits to the user terminal as peripheral pollen information (see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, there is an information processing system that specifies the transmission position of a mobile phone by a relay station and provides health information such as sunburn corresponding to the amount of ultraviolet rays at the position of the mobile phone (see Patent Document 2), and pollen amount information is There is a pollen information provision system that accumulates every time, maintains a correspondence table between the pollen amount stage and the user's pollen symptom stage, and notifies the user of the pollen symptom stage corresponding to the pollen amount stage in the user designated area as an alarm (patent) Reference 3).

JP 2001-44913 A JP 2002-358590 A JP 2002-157511 A

  Conventionally, a system that senses environment-related information such as the amount of pollen scattering or air pollen concentration, the amount of ultraviolet rays, the amount of aerosol, etc., and notifies the user as necessary has been proposed. According to such a system, the phenomenon (for example, hay fever, sunburn, ultraviolet allergy, asthma, etc.) expressed to the user due to predetermined elements such as pollen, ultraviolet rays, aerosols, etc. It is possible to obtain actual measurement values of factors that cause the phenomenon (for example, pollen scattering amount or air pollen concentration, ultraviolet ray amount, aerosol amount, etc.).

  However, the actual measurement value obtained by the conventional system is simply the actual measurement value at the current location of the user, and does not take into account the user's behavior during a predetermined period (for example, one day). It was not meant to represent the degree or history.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to obtain the degree and history of exposure of a user over a predetermined period with respect to a phenomenon that occurs in a user due to a predetermined element.

  The present invention acquires a user's action history and integrates the measured values of the predetermined elements at the points and dates included in the action history, so that the phenomenon that occurs in the user due to the predetermined elements It was possible to obtain the degree and history of user exposure over a predetermined period for a predetermined element.

More specifically, the present invention is an environment information providing apparatus for providing information on a phenomenon that occurs in a user due to a predetermined factor, and information indicating a location and date / time related to a user's behavior in a predetermined period Action history acquisition means for acquiring an action history including: actual measurement value acquisition means for acquiring an actual measurement value of the predetermined element at a location and date / time included in the user's action history acquired by the action history acquisition means And an integrated amount calculating means for calculating an integrated amount of the predetermined element related to the user in the predetermined period by integrating the actual measured values acquired by the actual measured value acquiring means. Device.

  Here, examples of the phenomenon referred to in the present invention include hay fever, sunburn, ultraviolet allergy, asthma and the like, and the predetermined factors that cause it include pollen scattering amount or air pollen concentration, ultraviolet ray amount, aerosol amount. , Etc. However, the environment information providing device according to the present invention may be any device as long as it is for providing information related to the environment that changes in each region and every hour, and the target phenomenon and the factors that cause it are those exemplified above. It is not limited.

  In addition, the integrated amount calculated in the present invention may be the amount of a predetermined element that is actually exposed by the user, or the amount of scattering or the concentration of the predetermined element in the place where the user is present may be determined by the exposure amount of the user. It may be integrated so as to be able to grasp the degree of. The predetermined period during which the integrated amount is calculated can be arbitrarily set according to the data to be acquired. For example, the entire day (for example, pollen scattering season) for one day, one week, one month, or the like , Etc. are conceivable. In addition, it is preferable to set suitably the day used as the reference | standard of the start of a pollen scattering season according to embodiment. For example, the reference date for starting the season may be January 1 of the current year, or may be the date on which pollen scattering was first observed after the end of the previous season.

  Moreover, a user's action history can be grasped | ascertained based on the schedule registered by the user, the positional information acquired by the terminal which the user owns, etc. In addition, as specific information for the user terminal to specify the position, position information acquired using GPS (Global Positioning System), installation position information of a base station used for communication of a mobile phone terminal, wireless It is possible to use access point installation position information used for LAN (Local Area Network) communication, or a combination of these information.

  The environmental information providing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a place included in the action history is outdoors, and the integrated amount calculation unit is acquired by the actual measurement value acquisition unit. Of the actual measured values, the actual measured values related to the place determined to be outdoors by the determination means may be integrated. The environmental information providing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a determination unit that determines whether or not a place included in the action history is outdoors, and the actual measurement value acquisition unit is outdoors by the determination unit. You may acquire the measured value of the said predetermined element in the determined place and date.

  The determination by the determination unit may be performed by, for example, matching the location information of the place included in the action history and the map information, or may be performed based on the name or attribute of the place included in the action history. It may be performed based on the moving speed of the user. For example, by determining what range the moving speed is, whether it is a movement by walking (that is, outdoors) or a movement by some vehicle such as a car or a train (that is, indoors). Judgment can be made. In addition, the base station installation position information and the access point installation position information described above can be used supplementarily for determining whether or not the place included in the user's action history is outdoors.

In the integrated amount calculation means described above, the actual measurement values are integrated by a method of integrating when outdoors and not integrating when indoors. However, instead of such a method, a method of changing the weighting at the time of integration based on whether or not the vehicle is outdoors may be employed. For example, a method may be employed in which actual measurement values of places determined to be outdoor as a result of determination are integrated as they are, and actual measurement values of places determined to be indoors are corrected using a predetermined coefficient and then integrated.

  The environment information providing apparatus according to the present invention includes an expression status acquisition unit that acquires an actual expression status of the phenomenon in the predetermined period, an expression status acquired by the expression status acquisition unit, and the integrated amount calculation Storage means for associating and accumulating the integrated amount calculated by the means may be further provided.

  According to the present invention, since the actual expression state and the actual integrated amount are stored in association with each other by the storage means, the relationship between these is grasped and the relationship between the degree of exposure to a predetermined element and the symptom is analyzed. It can be used for purposes such as. It should be noted that the actual state of occurrence of the phenomenon can be acquired by having the user report it using a terminal owned by the user.

  The environment information providing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a notification unit that notifies a user of a recommended measure for the occurrence of the phenomenon in advance, and the actual state of the phenomenon acquired by the occurrence status acquisition unit. The result of recommended measures notified by the notification means may be included in the expression status of.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm the effect of the recommended measure for the user by notifying the recommended measure in advance and acquiring the result of the recommended measure together with the actual occurrence status.

  In addition, the environment information providing apparatus according to the present invention includes an action schedule acquisition unit that acquires in advance a schedule of actions including information indicating a location and date / time related to a user's action in a predetermined period, and the action schedule acquisition unit By accumulating the predicted value acquired by the predicted value acquiring means, the predicted value acquiring means for acquiring the predicted value of the predetermined element at the location and date and time included in the acquired action schedule of the user, A predicted integrated amount calculating means for calculating in advance the predicted integrated amount of the predetermined element related to the user in the predetermined period, and the notifying means sends the predicted integrated amount to the user together with the recommended measure. You may notify beforehand.

  The user's action schedule may be acquired based on a schedule registered by the user, or may be acquired based on a user's action history or the like. According to the present invention, by calculating in advance a predicted integrated amount related to a user's action schedule and notifying the user, it is possible to notify the user in advance of the degree of exposure during a predetermined period, thereby prompting the user's attention.

  Furthermore, the present invention can be understood as a method executed by a computer or a program executed by a computer. Further, the present invention may be a program in which such a program is recorded on a recording medium readable by a computer, other devices, machines, or the like. Here, a computer-readable recording medium is a recording medium that stores information such as data and programs by electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action and can be read from a computer or the like. Say.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the degree and history of exposure of a user over a predetermined period of time for a phenomenon that occurs in a user due to a predetermined element.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the environment information provision system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the outline of a function structure of the content server which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the user database hold | maintained at a content server in embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the initial registration process and schedule / action history notification process which concern on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the prediction amount calculation process which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the integration amount calculation process which concerns on embodiment.

  Embodiments of an environment information providing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the environment information providing apparatus is mainly used as a part of the environment information providing system 1 for providing information related to hay fever to the user, but the environment information according to the present invention is used. The providing device can be used to provide various information related to the environment to the user. In particular, the environmental information providing apparatus according to the present invention provides an environmental information providing system for providing information on a phenomenon in which a symptom appears due to a predetermined factor, for example, information related to sunburn, ultraviolet allergy, asthma, and the like. May be used as part of

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an environment information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment. The environment information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a sensor 5, a measurement data collection device 4, a data server 3, a content server 2, a behavior estimation server 6, and a behavior history server 7, and includes a content server. 2 is in a state in which it can communicate with the mobile terminal 9 possessed by the user via wired and wireless networks.

  The content server 2, the data server 3, the measurement data collection device 4, the behavior estimation server 6, and the behavior history server 7 according to the present embodiment are all CPUs (Central Processing Unit) 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, RAM (Random Access Memory) 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e, ROM (Read Only Memory) 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Memory and Programmable Memory and Programmable Memory) ) Storage devices 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, communication units 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e, etc. Computer.

  The sensor 5 is installed at a plurality of points distant from each other to sense environment-related information in a plurality of areas including the point. Specifically, the sensor 5 in the present embodiment includes at least a pollen sensor capable of sensing pollen scattered in the atmosphere. However, in addition to pollen, a sensor capable of sensing any one or more of precipitation, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, weather information such as wind direction / wind speed, ultraviolet rays, aerosol, and the like may be further included.

  The measurement data collection device 4 is connected to each sensor 5 to thereby provide various environment-related information sensed by the sensor 5 (for example, weather information such as precipitation, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind direction / wind speed, pollen (Scattering amount / air pollen concentration, ultraviolet ray amount, aerosol amount, etc.) are collected as measurement data. Here, the sensor 5 is preferably provided at a point suitable for obtaining target environment-related information. For example, the sensor 5 for measuring pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration may be provided in a well-ventilated place such as a base station, a relay box, a rooftop of a building, a vending machine, a gas station, or a station. However, the installation positions of the sensor 5 and the measurement data collection device 4 are not limited to the locations exemplified above, and are preferably installed in the user's action range or in a pollen generation site such as a cedar forest. The collected measurement data is sent to the data server 3 using a communication network as a measurement data collection network.

The data server 3 is a server for accumulating measurement data collected and transmitted by the measurement data collection device 4. Specifically, the data server 3 is a computer that manages a measurement value database, and the measurement value database stores various environment-related information including pollen scattering amount / air pollen concentration at measurement points (locations where sensors 5 are installed). ) And the measurement date and time. The measurement data included in the measurement value database is provided from the data server 3 in response to a request from the content server 2 or is automatically provided from the data server 3 to the content server 2.

  The content server 2 is a server for providing various contents to the mobile terminal 9 owned by the user. The content server 2 according to the present embodiment transmits an alert (alarm) to the user based on the actually measured value or predicted value of the pollen scattering amount / air pollen concentration.

  The behavior estimation server 6 stores the user's schedule (behavior schedule) notified (uploaded) via the network using the mobile terminal 9 or the like in association with the user identification information. The schedule notified from the user includes information indicating the place where the user is scheduled to visit and the date and time of visiting the place. In addition, the behavior estimation server predicts the user's behavior based on the schedule accumulated in response to the request from the content server 2 or prior to the request from the content server 2 and the behavior history accumulated in the behavior history server. To do. In this embodiment, an example in which the behavior estimation server 6 is prepared separately from the content server 2 will be described. However, the function provided by the behavior estimation server 6 is a part of the function realized by the content server 2. It may be realized.

  The action history server 7 stores the action history of the user regularly notified (uploaded) via the network using the mobile terminal 9 or the like in association with the user identification information. The action history includes information indicating a place visited by the user and a date and time when the user visited the place. That is, the current position information of the mobile terminal 9 automatically transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 9 is periodically registered in the action history server. The action history server can grasp the action history of the user by referring to the position information of the mobile terminal 9 registered regularly. Furthermore, in the behavior history server, the user's past schedule information is acquired from the behavior estimation server or the like and associated with the user identification information and accumulated as the behavior history. In this embodiment, an example in which the action history server 7 is prepared separately from the content server 2 will be described. However, the function provided by the action history server 7 is a part of the function realized by the content server 2. It may be realized.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 9 is a mobile device capable of communicating via a mobile phone network, and has a function of specifying the current position based on information acquired from GPS and / or a base station in communication. . In the present embodiment, an application for receiving an information providing service by the environment information providing system is installed in the mobile terminal 9, and the mobile terminal 9 transmits and receives information to and from the content server by this application. And a terminal having an automatic tracking function to be described later. However, other information processing terminals having a communication function may be used as the terminal owned by the user.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of a functional configuration of the content server 2 according to the present embodiment. The content server 2 reads the environment information providing program recorded in the storage device 14a into the RAM 13a and executes it by the CPU 11a, whereby the holding unit 21, the receiving unit 22, the actual measurement value acquiring unit 23, , Integrated amount calculation unit 24, transmission unit (notification unit) 25, predicted value acquisition unit 27, predicted integrated amount calculation unit 26, determination unit 28, storage unit 29, action history acquisition unit 30, action It functions as an environment information providing device including a schedule acquisition unit 31 and an expression status acquisition unit 32. In this embodiment, each function provided in the environment information providing apparatus is executed by the CPU 11a that is a general-purpose processor. However, part or all of these functions may be executed by one or a plurality of dedicated processors. .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a user database held in the content server 2 in the present embodiment. The user database is held by being recorded in the storage device 14a by the holding unit 21 of the content server 2 (see FIG. 1). Specifically, a record for each user is stored in the user database in association with user identification information. The user record includes the user's personal information (name, address, phone number, office, commuting route, etc.), conventional symptoms (sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, itchy eyes, itching), and conventional measures ( The type of medicine used, etc.), initial symptom information (date and place when symptoms first occurred in pollen season), and occasional symptom information (date and location when symptoms occurred during pollen season) The season accumulated amount that is the accumulated amount in the pollen scattering season of this season and the threshold value that is considered to cause symptoms when the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration exceeds this value for the user are recorded.

<Process flow>
Next, the flow of processing executed by the environment information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using a flowchart.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of initial registration processing and schedule / action history notification processing according to the present embodiment. The initial registration process according to the present embodiment is started when an initial registration request is transmitted from the mobile terminal 9 owned by the user. Note that the specific contents and processing order of the processing shown in this flowchart are examples for carrying out the present invention. Specific processing contents and processing order may be appropriately selected according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In steps S101 and S102, an initial registration request, transmission / reception of information necessary for initial registration, and initial registration processing are performed. The initial registration request includes user identification information, personal information of the user, conventional symptoms in hay fever, conventional measures against hay fever, and the like. When the initial registration request transmitted from the mobile terminal 9 owned by the user is received by the receiving unit 22, the content server 2 creates a record of the user related to the request in the user database, and includes the information included in the request. Based on that, register personal information, conventional symptoms and conventional measures. Records in the user database are recorded in association with user identification information, and can be read in response to a request from the system. When the initial registration is completed, the content server 2 waits for a schedule / action history notification by the user's mobile terminal 9 or the like.

  In step S103 and step S104, a schedule / action history notification is transmitted and received, and the user's schedule (action schedule) and action history are accumulated in the action estimation server and the action history server. After the initial registration, the user uploads his / her schedule via the network using the mobile terminal 9 or the like (step S103). The schedule includes information indicating a place where the user is scheduled to visit and a date and time when the user visits the place. The behavior estimation server that has received the schedule stores the schedule transmitted from the user in association with the user identification information as the user's behavior schedule. Further, after the initial registration, the user uploads his / her action history via the network using the mobile terminal 9 or the like (step 104). The action history includes information indicating a place visited by the user and a date and time when the user visited the place. The behavior history server that has received the behavior history accumulates the behavior history transmitted from the user in association with the user identification information.

Note that the mobile terminal 9 used in the present embodiment has an automatic tracking function, and the mobile terminal 9 automatically measures the current position information using the GPS and / or the communicating base station, and records the action history. The user's action history is automatically transmitted to the server. The automatic positioning may be performed at the timing of switching the base station to be communicated or at the timing when it is determined that the terminal has moved by the acceleration sensor mounted on the mobile terminal 9, or periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) May be executed. The automatic tracking function is preferably always operating in the background in the mobile terminal 9. The automatic tracking function may be provided by an application provided to the mobile terminal 9. For this reason, the current position information of the mobile terminal 9 automatically transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 9 is periodically registered in the action history server. The action history server can grasp the action history of the user by referring to the position information of the mobile terminal 9 registered regularly. However, the notification of the current position information of the user may be performed by the user operating a tracking application installed in the mobile terminal 9 without using the automatic tracking function. For example, each time a user starts a tracking application and moves a location, the user performs an operation assigned to the “current position detection and notification” function, thereby notifying the action history server of the current position information. I can do it.

  Note that various methods can be adopted as an information transmission / reception method between the portable terminal 9 and the content server 2 in the above-described initial registration, schedule registration, action history notification, and the like. For example, information may be transmitted / received from a mobile terminal 9 that has accessed a Web page provided by the content server 2 using a mechanism such as CGI, or information may be transmitted / received via e-mail.

  Next, the flow of processing for calculating the integrated amount of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration related to the user's behavior history will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. In the present embodiment, “the amount of pollen scattering / aerial pollen concentration” is not the amount of pollen actually ingested or contacted by the user, but the amount of pollen scattering / aerial pollen at the place where the user was present. The concentration is integrated in order to make it possible to grasp the degree of user exposure to pollen.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the predicted amount calculation process according to the present embodiment. The predicted amount calculation processing according to the present embodiment is periodically executed by the content server 2 at regular intervals or automatically at a set date and time. In general, the user takes an action pattern of waking up in the morning, going out during the day, taking action, and going home at night.In this embodiment, the predicted amount calculation process provides the predicted integrated amount and recommended measures to the user by a predetermined time every morning. It is assumed that it is executed so that it can be transmitted. However, depending on the user's behavior pattern, the predicted amount calculation process may be set to be executed at a predetermined time during the night or during the day. Note that the specific contents and processing order of the processing shown in this flowchart are examples for carrying out the present invention. Specific processing contents and processing order may be appropriately selected according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S201, a daily action schedule of the user on the corresponding day is acquired. The action schedule acquisition unit 31 of the content server 2 acquires the user's action schedule on the corresponding day by making an inquiry to the action estimation server. It should be noted that the behavior estimation server predicts the user's behavior on a corresponding day in response to a request from the content server 2 or prior to a request from the content server 2. This prediction is performed based on the user schedule accumulated in step S103 and the user action history accumulated in step S104. Specifically, the behavior estimation server refers to the accumulated schedule information of the user to acquire the place visited by the user and the date and time. Furthermore, the behavior estimation server predicts user behavior that cannot be specified by referring to the schedule information based on the schedule information and the behavior history. When the daily action schedule of the user on that day is acquired, the process proceeds to step S202.

The user's action history can be acquired from the action history server. As described above, in the present embodiment, the current position information of the mobile terminal 9 specified by using the automatic tracking function of the user's mobile terminal 9 is continuously registered in the action history server. It is associated with user identification information and accumulated as an action history. The automatic positioning may be performed at the timing of switching the base station to be communicated or at the timing when it is determined that the terminal has moved by the acceleration sensor mounted on the mobile terminal 9, or periodically (for example, every 5 minutes) May be executed. Furthermore, in the behavior history server, the user's past schedule information is acquired from the behavior estimation server or the like and associated with the user identification information and accumulated as the behavior history.

  In addition, a user's action (user's position at a predetermined date and time) is predicted by specifying a user action pattern (combination of time zone and place) based on the user's action history and applying it to a future date and time. I can do it. Since the behavior pattern varies depending on the date and time attributes (weekdays, holidays, seasons, etc.), it is preferable to obtain the user's behavior history in consideration of the date and time attributes to be predicted, learn the behavior pattern, and perform prediction. . For example, by summing up a user's travel route on a weekday over a predetermined period, a place where the user is most likely to be located can be specified for each time zone on a weekday. In addition, prediction of user behavior can be performed in consideration of a schedule registered by the user. For example, when the user is supposed to move between two points in the schedule, the place between the two points and the elapsed date and time of the place can be predicted.

  In step S202 and step S203, the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the area and date / time specified from the user's action schedule is predicted. The actual value acquisition unit 23 of the content server 2 obtains information necessary for predicting the pollen scattering amount / air pollen concentration at the date and time of visiting the place visited by the user, acquired in step S201. (Step S202). The actual measurement value acquisition unit 23 includes, for example, weather information (past information and forecast information) such as precipitation, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind direction / wind speed, etc. as information necessary for predicting pollen scattering / airborne pollen concentration, past Request the measured value of the amount of pollen scattered / airborne pollen concentration. When the data server 3 receives an information acquisition request from the content server 2, the data server 3 collects measurement data reported from the measurement data collection device 4 and accumulated and past data acquired and accumulated from an external server that distributes weather information. Weather data, forecast data, and the like are returned to the content server 2.

  Then, based on the environment-related information acquired from the data server 3, the predicted value acquisition unit 27 of the content server 2 predicts the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration at the date and time when the user visits the location (step). S203). However, the prediction of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration may not be performed by the content server 2, but may be performed by a separately installed prediction server (not shown). When the prediction server performs prediction of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration, the content server 2 acquires the predicted pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration of the place visited by the user at the date and time of visiting the place from the prediction server. When the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the area and date / time specified from the user's action schedule is predicted, the process proceeds to step S204.

For the prediction of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration, conventionally used pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration prediction technology can be used. For example, by considering the previous day's pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration, the amount of pollen flying from the place of occurrence, the amount of airborne pollen concentration / airborne pollen concentration, etc. Airborne pollen concentration can be calculated. It should be noted that the amount of pollen flying from the place of occurrence can be predicted from the amount of pollen generated in the place of occurrence of pollen and the wind direction / wind speed. In addition, the influence on the amount of pollen scattering / airborne pollen concentration due to the weather is, for example, when pollen falls in rainy weather and the amount of scattering decreases, or the airborne pollen concentration decreases, and in fine weather the fallen pollen easily dries up and rises. When the wind blows in fine weather, the pollen that has fallen rises and the amount of scattered / airborne pollen concentration increases. In addition, the fallen pollen releases an allergen by being partially destroyed when it is lifted. Other, amount of scattering /
Various methods may be employed for predicting the air pollen concentration. When the prediction of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration ends, the process proceeds to step S204. In the present embodiment, the content server 2 acquires environment-related information necessary for prediction and predicts pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration at a predetermined location and date / time. The content server 2 may acquire the predicted scattering amount / air pollen concentration from an external forecast server.

  In step S204, the integrated amount of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the predicted daily action is calculated. The predicted integrated amount calculation unit 26 of the content server 2 integrates the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration predicted in step S203, so that the predicted pollen at the date and time the user visits in the area visited by the user in one day's behavior. Calculate the total of the scattered amount / air pollen concentration.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the predicted integrated amount calculation unit 26 of the content server 2 integrates the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the corresponding region / date only when it is estimated that the place visited by the user is outdoors. . For example, the content server 2 can determine whether the place visited by the user is outdoors based on the name of the place registered as the user's action schedule and the corresponding map information. When the content server 2 determines that the place visited by the user is outdoors, the content server 2 integrates the corresponding place / date and time among the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration predicted in step S203. On the other hand, when the content server 2 determines that the place visited by the user is indoors, the content server 2 does not accumulate the corresponding place / date and time among the pollen scattering amount / air pollen concentration predicted in step S203. When the estimated amount of pollen scattering / airborne pollen concentration in the predicted daily action is calculated, the process proceeds to step S205.

  In step S205, a recommended measure proposed to the user according to the integrated amount of prediction is acquired. In the content server 2, a database of recommended measures proposed to the user according to the accumulated amount predicted in advance is constructed, and the content server 2 stores the database according to the result of the estimated accumulated amount in step S <b> 204. Get recommended measures suggested to the user. The recommended measures here include recommended preventive methods, therapeutic methods, drugs used for prevention / treatment, and the like.

  The sensitivity to the user's pollen is considered to gradually increase after the start of pollen scattering, and it is considered that the scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration at which symptoms appear gradually decreases. In addition, the intensity of allergic symptoms is not constant, and may vary with time (long-term or short-term). In this case, there is a possibility that the scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration at which symptoms develop will vary. For this reason, it is preferable that the acquired recommended measure is changed according to the accumulated amount of seasons.

  If the user's situation can be acquired based on the user's behavior history and schedule, other registered personal information, etc., the recommended measures notified according to the user's situation may be corrected. Good. For example, if it can be determined that the user's sleep time is insufficient based on the behavior history or schedule, or if the user can be determined to be currently in the hospital, it can be assumed that the user's physical condition is not perfect. A correction may be made so that the content of the recommended measure to be notified is different from that to be notified at the normal time. When the recommended measure proposed to the user is acquired, the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S206, the predicted integrated amount of pollen scattering amount / air pollen concentration and recommended measures are transmitted to the user. The transmission unit 25 of the content server 2 calculates the predicted integrated amount of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the daily action calculated in step S204, and the recommended measure proposed to the user acquired in step S205, Is transmitted to the mobile terminal 9 of the user. Thereafter, the processing shown in this flowchart ends.

  The user can know the status of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration on the day of the day based on the predicted integrated amount transmitted to the mobile terminal 9, and can be used for prevention of symptoms. In addition, since the notification transmitted from the content server 2 includes a recommended measure, the user can suppress the occurrence of symptoms by actually trying the recommended measure. Note that the actual behavior of the user during the day is transmitted to and stored in the behavior history server by the automatic tracking function provided in the mobile terminal 9, as described in step S104 of FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of integrated amount calculation processing according to the present embodiment. The integrated amount calculation process according to the present embodiment is periodically executed by the content server 2 at regular intervals or automatically at a set date and time. Normally, the user wakes up in the morning, goes out during the day, takes action patterns to go home at night, and in this embodiment, the integrated amount calculation process is set to be executed every night during the time period after the user goes home. It will be described as being. However, depending on the user's behavior pattern, the integrated amount calculation process may be set to be executed at a predetermined time in the morning or during the day. Note that the specific contents and processing order of the processing shown in this flowchart are examples for carrying out the present invention. Specific processing contents and processing order may be appropriately selected according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S301, the user's action history on the corresponding day is acquired. The action history acquisition unit 30 of the content server 2 acquires the action history of the user on the corresponding day by inquiring of the action history server. As described above, in the present embodiment, the current position information of the mobile terminal 9 specified by using the automatic tracking function of the user's mobile terminal 9 is continuously registered in the action history server. It is associated with user identification information and accumulated as an action history. In the behavior history server, the user's past schedule information is acquired from the behavior estimation server or the like and associated with the user identification information and accumulated as the behavior history. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S302.

  In step S302, an actual measurement value of the amount of pollen scattering / airborne pollen concentration of an area included in the user's action history at the date and time when the user was in the area is acquired. The actual measurement value acquisition unit 23 of the content server 2 requests the data server 3 for the area and date pollen scattering amount / air pollen concentration included in the acquired user action history. When the data server 3 receives the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration acquisition request from the content server 2, the data server 3 is reported from the measurement data collection device 4 that collects the measurement data from the sensor 5 installed at a point including the corresponding area. In addition, the measured value of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration at the date and time when the user was in the area is returned to the content server 2. The content server 2 acquires the amount of pollen scattering / airborne pollen concentration transmitted by the data server 3 as the amount of pollen scattered / airborne pollen concentration in the area included in the user's behavior history when the user was in the area. . The content server 2 acquires the amount of pollen scattering / airborne pollen concentration for all regions and dates and times accumulated as the user's action history on that day. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S303.

  In step S303, the integrated amount of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the actual action history of the day is calculated, and the integrated amount in the pollen scattering season of this term (hereinafter referred to as the season integrated amount) is also calculated. . The integrated amount calculation unit 24 of the content server 2 integrates the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration acquired in step S302, so that the pollen scattering at the date and time the user visited in the area visited by the user in one day's behavior. Calculate the sum of the amount / air pollen concentration. The calculated season integration amount is recorded in the user database in association with the user identification information.

Here, in the present embodiment, the integrated amount calculation unit 24 of the content server 2 integrates the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the corresponding region / date only when the region visited by the user is estimated to be outdoors. . For example, the determination unit 28 of the content server 2 specifies the location indicated by the position information in the action history in the map information, and refers to the attribute given to the location referred to by the map information, so that the user visits Determine whether the location is outdoors. For example, if the location indicated in the position information is a road, park, outdoor space, etc. on the map information, it can be determined that it is outdoors, and if it is in a train, subway, building, etc. Can be determined. At this time, the base station information and the access point information may be used supplementarily to improve the accuracy of the determination as to whether or not the vehicle is outdoors.

  Further, the determination unit 28 of the content server 2 calculates the moving speed of the user based on the distance between the two points in the action history and the time taken for the movement, and the user visits based on the calculated moving speed. It is also possible to determine whether or not the location is outdoors. If the calculated moving speed is within a range where the user's moving means can be estimated to be walking, and the moving route can be estimated from the base station information, etc., it is not applicable. It is determined that the user was outdoors at the date and time to be performed. On the other hand, the content server 2 determines that the user's moving means is not within the range that can be estimated to be walking (when it can be estimated that the user has moved using some vehicle such as a car or train), or the base station information If it can be estimated from the above that the travel route is an underground mall or the like, it is determined that the user was indoors at the corresponding date and time.

  When it is determined that the user was outdoors at the corresponding date and time, the integrated amount calculation unit 24 integrates the corresponding place and date and time among the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration acquired in step S302. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user is indoors at the corresponding date and time, the integrated amount calculation unit 24 does not integrate the corresponding place / date and time among the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration acquired in step S302. When the calculation of the integrated amount is completed, the process proceeds to step S304. In addition, in this embodiment, after acquiring the measured value of the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the area / date and time related to the user's action history, it is determined whether or not the corresponding area is outdoors and integrated. However, instead of such a processing order, it is determined whether or not the corresponding area is outdoor before obtaining the actual measurement value, and the amount of pollen scattering / in the air only for the area determined to be outdoor. It is good also as acquiring and integrating the measured value of pollen concentration.

  In step S304, the user's action schedule is acquired from the next day until the end of the pollen scattering season. The action schedule acquisition unit 312 of the content server acquires the action schedule of the user from the next day until the end of the pollen scattering season by making an inquiry to the action estimation server. The behavior estimation server predicts the user's behavior from the next day until the end of the pollen scattering season in response to the request from the content server 2 or prior to the request from the content server 2. Since the specific method of this prediction is substantially the same as that described in step S201, the description thereof is omitted. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S305 and step S306, the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the area and the date / time related to the user's behavior until the end of the pollen scattering season is predicted from the next day. Note that the method for predicting pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration is substantially the same as that described in step S202 and step S203, and thus description thereof is omitted. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S307.

In step S307, the integrated amount of pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration in the user's action schedule from the next day until the end of the pollen scattering season is calculated. The predicted integrated amount calculation unit 26 of the content server 2 integrates the pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration predicted in step S306, so that the region visited in the user's action schedule from the next day until the end of the pollen scattering season, The sum of the predicted pollen scattering amount / airborne pollen concentration at the date and time the user visits is calculated. Here, only when it is estimated that the place where the user visits is outdoors, the amount of pollen scattering / airborne pollen concentration in the corresponding region / date is integrated as in step S204. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S308.

  In step S308, the calculated integrated amount and questionnaire are transmitted. The transmission unit 25 of the content server 2 includes information including the integrated amount for one day and the season integrated amount calculated in Step S303, the predicted integrated amount for the remaining season calculated in Step S307, and a questionnaire for the user. By transmitting to the user's portable terminal 9, the calculated integrated amount and the questionnaire are notified to the user. Here, the questionnaire includes items for answering “symptom of the day on the corresponding day”, “measure taken by the user”, and “effect of the measure”. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S309.

  In step S309 and step S310, a questionnaire answered by the user is received and stored in association with the calculated integrated amount. The user uses the portable terminal 9 to answer the questionnaire sent in step S308, and the portable terminal 9 sends the questionnaire result answered by the user to the content server 2 (step S309). When the questionnaire result is received by the expression status acquisition unit 32 of the content server 2, the storage unit 29 of the content server 2 uses the received questionnaire result as the accumulated amount for one day and the accumulated season amount calculated in step S303. , And the estimated accumulated amount for the remaining season calculated in step S307 is stored in the storage device 14a. Here, the questionnaire results include the occurrence status such as “daily symptoms of the day”, “measures taken by the user”, and “effects of the measures”. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to grasp the relationship between the history and degree of actual exposure of the user and the user's symptom, and further grasp the relationship between the symptom and the countermeasure taken by the user. In addition, when the countermeasure implemented by the user is the recommended countermeasure notified in step S206, the recommended countermeasure and the degree of the effect are grasped and analyzed to improve the accuracy of the recommended countermeasure proposed to the user in the future. You can get the information you need. Thereafter, the processing shown in this flowchart ends.

  According to the environment information providing system according to the present embodiment, an accurate and detailed history of user exposure to pollen can be obtained. In the present embodiment, since the questionnaire results including actual symptoms and the actual accumulated amount are accumulated in association with each other, grasp these relationships, analyze the relationship between the degree of exposure to the pollen and the symptoms, etc. It can be used for the purpose. In particular, by acquiring the effects of drugs and the like together with the actual expression status and integrated amount, it is possible to contribute to improving the accuracy of clinical trials. Moreover, it is also possible to provide services such as counseling by medical institutions based on these information.

  Note that the environment information providing system according to the present embodiment publishes daily the effects of the user's symptoms, preventive measures, medicines, and the like accumulated by the above-described processing on a website on the Internet. By doing in this way, the user can obtain effective preventive measures and drug information as highly reliable information based on actual countermeasure results.

1 Environmental Information Providing System 2 Content Server (Environmental Information Providing Device)
22 Receiving Unit 23 Actual Value Obtaining Unit 24 Integrated Quantity Calculation Unit 25 Transmitting Unit (Notification Unit)
26 Predicted integrated amount calculation unit 27 Predicted value acquisition unit 28 Determination unit 29 Storage unit 30 Action history acquisition unit 31 Action plan acquisition unit 32 Expression status acquisition unit

Claims (11)

An environment information providing apparatus for providing information on a phenomenon that occurs in a user due to a predetermined element,
An action history acquisition means for acquiring an action history including information indicating a place and a date and time related to a user's action in a predetermined period;
Actual value acquisition means for acquiring an actual measurement value of the predetermined element at a location and date / time included in the user's action history acquired by the action history acquisition means;
An integrated amount calculating means for calculating the integrated amount of the predetermined element related to the user in the predetermined period by integrating the actual measured values acquired by the actual measured value acquiring means;
An environmental information providing apparatus comprising: A determination means for determining whether or not the place included in the action history is outdoors;
The integrated amount calculation means integrates the actual measurement values related to the place determined to be outdoors by the determination means among the actual measurement values acquired by the actual measurement value acquisition means,
The environment information providing apparatus according to claim 1. A determination means for determining whether or not the place included in the action history is outdoors;
The actual measurement value acquisition unit acquires the actual measurement value of the predetermined element at the location and date / time determined to be outdoor by the determination unit;
The environment information providing apparatus according to claim 1. An expression status acquisition means for acquiring an actual expression status of the phenomenon in the predetermined period;
Storage means for storing the expression status acquired by the expression status acquisition means and the integration amount calculated by the integration amount calculation means in association with each other;
The environmental information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: Further comprising a notification means for notifying the user in advance of a recommended measure for the occurrence of the phenomenon,
The actual manifestation status of the phenomenon acquired by the occurrence status acquisition means includes the result of the recommended measure notified by the notification means,
The environment information providing apparatus according to claim 4. An action schedule acquisition means for acquiring in advance an action schedule including information indicating a location and date and time related to a user's action in a predetermined period;
A predicted value acquisition unit that acquires a predicted value of the predetermined element at a location and a date and time included in the user's action plan acquired by the action plan acquisition unit;
A predicted integrated amount calculating means for calculating in advance a predicted integrated amount of the predetermined element relating to the user in the predetermined period by integrating the predicted values acquired by the predicted value acquiring means;
Further comprising
The notifying means notifies the user of the predicted integrated amount in advance together with the recommended measure.
The environment information providing apparatus according to claim 5. In order to provide information about a phenomenon that occurs to the user due to a predetermined factor, the computer
An action history acquisition step for acquiring an action history including information indicating a place and a date and time related to the user's action in a predetermined period;
An actual measurement value acquisition step of acquiring an actual measurement value of the predetermined element at the location and date / time included in the user's behavior history acquired in the behavior history acquisition step;
An integrated amount calculating step of calculating an integrated amount of the predetermined element relating to the user in the predetermined period by integrating the actual measured values acquired in the actual value acquiring step;
To provide environmental information. The computer is
Further executing a determination step of determining whether or not the place included in the action history is outdoors,
In the integrated amount calculation step, among the actual measurement values acquired in the actual measurement value acquisition step, actual measurement values related to the place determined to be outdoors in the determination step are integrated.
The environmental information providing method according to claim 7. In order to provide information about the phenomenon manifested to the user due to a predetermined factor,
An action history acquisition means for acquiring an action history including information indicating a place and a date and time related to a user's action in a predetermined period;
Actual value acquisition means for acquiring an actual measurement value of the predetermined element at a location and date / time included in the user's action history acquired by the action history acquisition means;
An integrated amount calculating means for calculating an integrated amount of the predetermined element related to the user in the predetermined period by integrating the actual measured values acquired by the actual measured value acquiring means;
Environmental information providing program that functions as The computer,
Further function as a determination means for determining whether or not the place included in the action history is outdoors,
The integrated amount calculation means integrates the actual measurement values related to the place determined to be outdoors by the determination means among the actual measurement values acquired by the actual measurement value acquisition means,
The environmental information providing program according to claim 9. A sensor that measures the amount or concentration of a predetermined element that causes the predetermined phenomenon to occur to the user;
A data collection device that is connected to one or more of the sensors and collects measured values of the predetermined element measured by the sensors;
A data server device that stores measured values of the predetermined elements measured by the sensors and collected by the data collection device;
An environment information providing device for providing information about the phenomenon to the user,
The environmental information providing device includes:
An action history acquisition means for acquiring an action history including information indicating a place and a date and time related to a user's action in a predetermined period;
Actual value acquisition means for acquiring an actual measurement value of the predetermined element at a location and date / time included in the user's action history acquired by the action history acquisition means;
An integrated amount calculating means for calculating an integrated amount of the predetermined element related to the user in the predetermined period by integrating the actual measured values acquired by the actual measured value acquiring means;
An environmental information providing system.

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