JP2012095796A - Watching sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a practical watching sensor attaining smooth watching.SOLUTION: A wearable watching sensor includes a power supply battery for supplying electric power to a biological information detecting part and a radio communication part for transmitting biological reaction information to the outside, and a trigger part for triggering information detection by a biological information sensor. Triggering is carried out by an automatic trigger signal and a measurement demand signal received by a clocking part and the radio communication part. A charged state, a mounted state and a charging state are also transmitted based on the demand signal. Non-mounting information is not transmitted during charging to avoid confusion. Biological reaction information of others is received by an own watching sensor and mutually shared to attain the sense of mutual solidarity of solitary households. When a plurality of watching sensors are alternately charged for use, charge completion information from the watching sensor under charging is received by the watching sensor in use and displayed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring sensor.

  In recent years, various monitoring systems for single-person households have been studied against the background of the arrival of an aging society. For example, it has been proposed to watch over by detecting a pulse abnormality. (Patent Document 1)

  In addition, a tem that loses watching over life has been proposed, which includes a transmission means for transmitting an output signal of the life information detection means by e-mail. (Patent Document 2)

  However, there are still various issues that need to be examined for the smooth execution of watching in daily life.

International Publication Number WO2003 / 096892 JP 2002-251686 A

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a practical monitoring sensor that enables smooth monitoring.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information, a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, and biological reaction information stored in the storage unit. Provided is a wearable monitoring sensor including a wireless communication unit that transmits to the outside, a power source battery that supplies power to the biological information detection unit and the wireless communication unit, and a trigger unit that triggers information detection by the biological information sensor. This makes it possible to provide wearable watch sensors that can be watched over wireless communications, and by triggering when necessary, a limited power source battery is consumed meaninglessly, making it impossible to watch over when it matters. Can avoid inconveniences. In addition, since the state of the person being watched over is directly watched by the biological information detection unit, it is possible to watch more accurately than when the state of the person being watched is indirectly estimated, and a special watch sensor is installed in the living environment. There is no need to place them.

  According to a specific feature of the present invention, the trigger unit is an air pressure detection unit, for example, detecting a change in air pressure due to opening or closing of a door or a change in air pressure due to up and down stairs when a person to be watched moves through a room. Can be applied. According to another specific feature, the trigger unit is a time measuring unit that triggers every elapse of a predetermined time, and can be watched every predetermined time.

  According to still another specific feature, the trigger unit can be triggered by a trigger signal received by the wireless communication unit, and thereby, for example, a bed, a bathtub, a toilet, a kitchen, etc. A trigger signal can be received and triggered according to use. In this case as well, the trigger signal itself generated by the action of the person being watched over is not an indirect watch signal, but the state of the person being watched is directly confirmed by the biological information detection unit by the trigger by this, so accurate watching is possible. It becomes possible. According to another specific feature, the trigger unit triggers by an information request signal received by the wireless communication unit. Accordingly, in response to a request from a remote watcher, it is possible to detect the biological information of the watchee and return the result.

  According to still another specific feature, the wireless communication unit transmits the charging state of the power battery to the outside based on the request signal. Thereby, a remote watcher or the like can check the state of charge of the power battery, which is a premise for wearable watch. According to still another feature, the wireless communication unit transmits the monitoring sensor mounting state to the outside based on the request signal. Thereby, a remote watcher or the like can confirm wearing of the watch sensor indispensable for wearable watch. According to a more specific feature, the wireless communication unit does not transmit the mounting state of the monitoring sensor to the outside based on the request signal when the monitoring sensor is being charged. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent confusion when the watch sensor is transmitted to a watcher or the like as an abnormal state although the watch sensor is in a non-wearing state due to a normal action of charging.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information, a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, a biological information detection unit, and a wireless communication unit are powered. A wearable monitoring sensor is provided that includes a power supply battery and a wireless communication unit that transmits biological reaction information stored in the storage unit and a charged state of the power supply battery to the outside. As a result, for example, a remote watcher can check the state of insufficient charging as the cause when vital reaction information is not obtained, and reinstate the watch system by taking appropriate measures such as contacting the watchee Can be maintained.

  According to the specific feature of the present invention, the wireless communication unit does not transmit the biological reaction information to the outside when the state of charge of the power battery is insufficient. Thereby, confusion due to inappropriate transmission of biological reaction information in a state of insufficient charging can be prevented, and the reliability of biological reaction information transmission can be improved. According to another specific feature, the wireless communication unit does not perform detection by the biological information detection unit when the state of charge of the power battery is insufficient. Thereby, detection of inappropriate biological reaction information in a state of insufficient charging can be prevented, and the reliability of biological reaction information transmission can be improved.

  According to still another feature of the present invention, a biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information, a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, a biological information detection unit, and a wireless communication unit A power supply battery that detects whether the power supply battery is being charged, a wireless communication unit that transmits the biological reaction information stored in the storage unit and the detection result of the charge detection unit to the outside A wearable watch sensor is provided. Thereby, for example, a remote watcher can obtain information on the charging behavior necessary for maintaining the watch system.

  According to the specific feature of the present invention described above, the wireless communication unit transmits to the outside whether or not the monitoring sensor is attached, and monitors when the charging detection unit detects that the power battery is being charged. Even if the sensor is not attached, it is not transmitted to the outside. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent confusion when the watch sensor is transmitted to a watcher or the like as an abnormal state although the watch sensor is in a non-wearing state due to a normal action of charging.

  According to still another feature of the present invention, a biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information, a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, a biological information detection unit, and a wireless communication unit Wearable power supply comprising: a power supply battery, a mounting detection unit that detects whether or not the monitoring sensor is being mounted, and a wireless communication unit that transmits biological reaction information stored in the storage unit and the mounting state of the monitoring sensor to the outside Monitoring sensor is provided. Thereby, for example, a remote watcher can obtain information on the wearing state of the watch sensor indispensable for watching. According to the specific feature of the present invention, the wireless communication unit does not transmit biological reaction information to the outside when the watching sensor is not in the wearing state. This prevents meaningless power consumption.

  According to still another feature of the present invention, a biological information detection unit for detecting biological reaction information, a storage unit for storing biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, a display unit, and a storage unit are stored. A wearable monitoring sensor is provided which has wireless communication received from outside in order to transmit biological reaction information to the outside and display biological reaction information of another person on the display unit. This makes it possible to share one's own biological reaction information and another person's adult reaction information. Therefore, it is also a motivation for the person being watched over to always wear the watch sensor.

  According to still another feature of the present invention, a biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information, a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, a biological information detection unit, and a wireless communication unit Power supply battery, a charging completion detection unit that detects whether or not the power supply battery is fully charged, and a wireless communication unit that transmits biological reaction information stored in the storage unit and a detection result of the charging completion detection unit to the outside A wearable watch sensor is provided. As a result, for example, when a plurality of monitoring sensors are alternately charged and used, it is possible to immediately replace the monitoring sensor with a charging completion and continue the monitoring system. At this time, for example, if the charging completion information from the monitoring sensor being charged is received by the monitoring sensor in use and displayed, this is promptly replaced with the monitoring sensor when charging is completed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a suitable watching sensor using a biological information measuring device is provided.

It is a block diagram which shows Example 1 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Example 1 It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the sensor control part in Example 1 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S6 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S30 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows Example 2 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (Example 2) It is a block diagram which shows Example 3 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (Example 3) It is a block diagram which shows Example 4 of the biometric information measuring apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Example 4 It is a block diagram which shows Example 5 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (Example 5) It is a block diagram which shows Example 6 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (Example 6) It is a block diagram which shows Example 7 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (Example 7) It is a block diagram which shows Example 8 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (Example 8) It is a flowchart which shows the function of the process control part in Example 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the process control part of Example 4-6 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the function of the process control part of Example 1 and Example 7 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S230 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S234 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows Example 9 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Example 9 It is a flowchart which shows the function of the process control part in Example 9 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S326 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows Example 10 of the biological information measuring device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and is suitable for watching. It is a block diagram of the mutual watching system by the neighboring friends of the single-living household using Example 10 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the sensor control part in Example 10 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S382 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of step S366 of FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing Example 1 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The first embodiment has general-purpose characteristics that can be applied to a monitoring system in addition to measuring biological information for health management of the human body. This is the same in the following embodiments. The first embodiment is configured as a biological information measurement system capable of measuring oxygen saturation depending on the pulse wave and pulse of a running runner, and further on the configuration. And as the minimum unit, the first runner ring sensor block 2 that can be attached to the finger of the first runner, the mounting on the vehicle accompanying the first runner running, the water supply point through which the first runner passes, or the corner of the truck A biometric information processing block 4 (hereinafter referred to as “accompanied vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4”) and a calibration sensor block 6 for calibrating the output of the first runner ring sensor block 2 including. The first runner ring sensor block 2 and the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 are capable of short-range wireless communication using the radio wave 8, and the calibration sensor block 6 is connected to the accompanying vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4 by the cable 10. Connectable.

  The accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 can further perform biological information processing of a plurality of runners, and performs short-range wireless communication with the second runner ring sensor block 12, for example. Since the configuration of the second runner ring sensor block 12 is the same as that of the first runner ring sensor block 2, the internal configuration is not shown in FIG. Further, in FIG. 1, only the first runner ring sensor flock 2 and the second runner ring sensor block 12 are shown for simplicity, but the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 is attached to the fingers of many other runners. It communicates with the runner ring sensor block of the same structure each fitted and can grasp | ascertain the biometric information of each runner.

  The runner ring sensor block is calibrated for each runner. For example, the first runner ring sensor block 2 is attached to the finger of the first runner to be measured and the calibration sensor block 6 holds the same first runner's finger. Attach and measure simultaneously. The second runner ring sensor block 12 and other calibrations are similarly performed for the second runner and others.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the runner ring sensor block will be described by taking the first runner ring sensor block 2 as an example. The first runner ring sensor block 2 is gathered into a block having a size and weight as large as a ring as a whole, and when the first runner ring sensor block 2 is fitted to the finger 14 by the ring portion 14 that fits around the finger 14, The light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 are configured to contact the same side surface of the finger 14 on the back side of the hand. The light emitting unit 18 includes a plurality of light emitting diodes provided concentrically around the light receiving unit 20, and the light receiving unit 20 reflects from the finger tissue while being emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes and being absorbed by blood in the finger 14. The incoming light is received in common. This configuration is suitable for easily and compactly arranging the relative positions of the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 with high accuracy. Also, with this configuration, it is possible to use light of a wavelength that is incident from one side of the finger 14 and cannot pass through the opposite side for measurement.

  When the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 are configured as pulse oximeters capable of measuring pulse waves and oxygen saturation, the light emitting unit includes at least two pairs of light emitting diodes provided on the opposite side with the light receiving unit 20 at the center. A pair of them has an output peak at a wavelength at which the absorbances of oxyhemoglobin and reduced hemoglobin approximate, and the other pair has an output peak at a wavelength at which the absorbances of oxyhemoglobin and reduced hemoglobin differ. When light emitting diodes having different wavelengths are used in this way, the timing of light emission is time-divided, and light of each wavelength is separated by a common light receiving unit 20 using a photodiode or the like having light receiving sensitivity for all light emitting wavelengths. Receive light. Regarding the light emitting diodes having the same wavelength, they may be emitted simultaneously, but since the measurement conditions differ depending on their positions, the light emitting diodes may be emitted in a time-sharing manner in order to find a light emitting diode having the optimum conditions. Then, the measurement is performed based on the output of the light emitting diode under the optimum conditions.

  In addition, when measuring a pulse wave and a pulse without measuring oxygen saturation, for example, a blue light emitting diode or the like may be used as the light emitting unit. In addition, by utilizing the degree of freedom of the wavelength used, multiple light emitting diodes with different output wavelengths are emitted in a time-sharing manner, and a light emitting diode with the optimum wavelength according to individual differences is found, and measurement is performed based on the output. May be. Although the structure of the light emission part 18 and the light-receiving part 20 is not restricted to the above, in order to measure a subject with intense movements, such as a runner, the above various devices can be performed.

  The sensor control unit 22 that controls the entire first runner ring sensor block controls the light emission timing of the light emitting unit 18 and receives the output of the light receiving unit 20 to process it, and the living body such as pulse wave, pulse, oxygen saturation, etc. The information is stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 24 as information. The acceleration sensor 26 detects acceleration applied to the first runner ring sensor block 2 and has two main functions. The first function is to detect the state of the first runner. The first function identifies whether the first runner is in a resting state or a running state, and identifies whether the running state is slow running or sprinting. These pieces of identification information are added to the biological information.

  The second function is to remove the adverse effect of vibration caused by running on the measurement. The sensor control unit 22 corrects the measurement information from the light receiving unit 20 based on the acceleration information detected by the acceleration sensor 25, and is excessive. When the reliability of the measurement information is reduced due to the acceleration, the output of the light receiving unit 20 under the state is discarded from the measurement information. The biological information stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 24 is processed in consideration of the information from the acceleration sensor 25 as described above. The sensor control unit 22 includes a clock unit 26, and adds a time stamp at the time of biometric information acquisition to the biometric information stored in the nonvolatile storage unit. The non-volatile storage unit 24 stores the operation program of the sensor control unit 22 and temporary data necessary for the operation as well as the storage of the biological information as described above.

  The short-range communication unit 28 of the first runner ring sensor block 2 reads biometric information from the nonvolatile storage unit 24 and transmits it when short-range communication with the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 becomes possible. . The sensor power supply unit 30 includes a storage battery 32 and supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each unit of the first runner ring sensor block 2. The contact portion 34 made of USB or the like is for connecting the first runner ring sensor block 2 removed from the first runner's finger 14 to the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 before or after the start of measurement. is there.

  By connecting the contact portion 34, the first runner ring sensor block 2 can communicate with the accompanying vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4 through the contact 36 in a wired manner, and exchange various information for cooperation and short-range communication. If there is biometric information that could not be transmitted by the unit 28, it is read from the non-volatile storage unit 24 and transmitted collectively. In addition, charging of the storage battery 32 of the sensor power supply unit 30 is performed from the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 through the contact point 38 of the contact point unit 34 by the connection of the contact point unit 34. By connecting the first runner ring sensor block 2 to the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 for charging in this way, the biological information remaining in the non-volatile storage unit 24 can be stored without omission and the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing. Can be concentrated in block 4. In the state where the first runner ring sensor block 2 is separated from the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 and fitted to the first runner's finger 14, the solar battery 40 performs auxiliary charging to the storage battery 32 during running, for example. Is to do.

  The function of the first runner ring sensor block 2 as described above starts when the power switch included in the operation unit 41 is turned on and stops when the power switch is turned off. Further, the sensor control unit 22 detects that the output of the light receiving unit 20 does not change for a predetermined time or longer, thereby automatically stopping the function of the first runner ring sensor block 2 to prevent unnecessary consumption of the storage battery 32. The automatically stopped function can be restored by turning on the power switch of the operation unit 41. The display unit 39 performs minimum information display such as an operation state display of the first runner ring sensor block 2 and a normal wearing display on the finger 14.

  The treatment control unit 42 of the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 receives the first runner ring sensor block 2 that is input by wire via the radio wave 8 received by the short-range communication unit 44 or the contact 48 of the contact unit 46. The biometric information of the first runner is processed, and processing for determining and displaying the state of the first runner based on the biometric information is performed. This state determination is automatically performed by comparison with a typical pulse wave pattern registered in advance. The processing result is displayed or announced by the display unit 50 or the speaker 52. The processing result is stored in the storage unit 54 as a history of biological information. The biometric information history is stored in order of time for each individual based on the biometric information acquisition time stamp and the runner ID. In addition, the biological information stored in the storage unit 54 is statistically processed by the processing control unit 42 on an individual basis and an average of all runners, and is displayed or announced by the display unit 50 or the speaker 52. The storage unit 54 stores the biometric information as described above and the operation program of the processing control unit 42 and temporary data necessary for the operation.

  The operation unit 56 performs the above-described various processes, display / announcement instruction input, and various setting inputs. The processing power supply unit 58 has a primary power source using a large capacity storage battery or a power line, and supplies power of a predetermined voltage to each part of the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4. Further, the processing power supply unit 58 supplies charging power to the first runner ring sensor block 2 connected to the contact unit 46 via the contact point 62, and a calibration sensor connected to the cable 10 via the contact unit 64. Power is supplied to the block 6.

  The calibration sensor block 6 is controlled by the configuration control unit 66. At the time of calibration, the first runner ring sensor block 2 is mounted on the finger 14 of the first runner to be measured and the calibration sensor block as already outlined. 6, the other finger 72 of the first runner is sandwiched between the light emitting unit 68 and the light receiving unit 70, and under the control of the processing control unit 42, the sensor control unit 22 and the calibration control unit 66 via the radio wave 8 and the cable 10. Simultaneous measurement is performed by linking the two. This calibration is performed, for example, with the first runner seated in the vicinity of the accompanying vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4. Then, the calibration data is stored in the storage unit 54 or the nonvolatile storage unit 24 by comparison with the measurement result of the first runner ring sensor block 2 on the basis of the measurement result of the calibration sensor block 6. The storage unit 74 of the calibration sensor block 6 stores an operation program of the calibration control unit 66 and temporary data necessary for the operation. The calibration power supply unit 76 receives power from the primary power supply 60 of the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 via the contact 78 connected to the cable 10, and each component of the calibration sensor block 6 has a predetermined voltage power. Supply.

  In the first embodiment, the measurement target is described as a runner, but the configuration of the first embodiment is not limited to the runner, and a place where a large number of people such as fitness clubs and sports gyms are performing various exercises. It is useful for the acquisition, analysis and statistics of each person's biological information. In this case, the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 is installed in a training room of a sports gym or athletic center as a base.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the sensor control unit 22 in the first embodiment of FIG. The flow starts when the power switch of the operation unit 41 is turned on, and instructs the display unit 39 to display the power-on state in step S2. In step S4, whether or not the storage battery 32 is sufficiently charged is checked. If sufficient, the process proceeds to the ID process in step S6, and the process related to the registration of the ID of the first runner ring sensor block 2 and the personal ID of the first runner is performed. Do. Details thereof will be described later.

  When the ID process in step S6 is completed, it is checked in step S8 whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the power was turned on. If there is no elapse, in step S10 the intermittent preliminary light emission of the light emitting unit 18 is instructed and the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, it is checked whether or not the first runner ring sensor block 2 is attached to the finger 14 based on the output of the light receiving unit S20. If mounting is not detected, the process proceeds to step S14, the display unit 39 is instructed to display mounting guidance, and the process returns to step S8. Thereafter, step S8 to step S14 are repeated until a predetermined time elapses in step S8 or attachment to the finger is detected in step S12, and the finger attachment is awaited. In this way, the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 for measurement are also used for checking whether or not a finger is worn. In addition, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 18 for detecting finger attachment is reduced in power consumption as intermittent light emission different from the measurement.

  On the other hand, when the attachment to the finger is detected by the light reception output in step S12, the process proceeds to step S16, the display unit 39 is instructed to display that the apparatus is being worn, and the process proceeds to step S18. At this time, in step S16, the accompanying vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4 is notified by communication that the mounting is completed. In step S18, it is checked whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the attachment to the finger is detected. If there is no elapsed time, the process proceeds to step S20 and it is checked whether or not a measurement start operation has been performed by the operation unit 41. If no measurement start operation is detected, the process returns to step S18, and steps S18 and S20 are repeated as long as a predetermined time has not elapsed to wait for the measurement start operation.

  When the measurement start operation is detected in step S20, the process proceeds to step S22, and the output of the light receiving unit 20 based on the time division light emission of the plurality of LEDs of the light emitting unit 18 is sampled. In step S24, the output of the acceleration sensor 25 at the time of sampling is checked to check whether acceleration is detected. If there is acceleration detection, the process proceeds to step S26, where it is determined that the vehicle is in a running state and the running state from slow running to sprinting, and the acceleration itself detected in step S28 is stored, and the process proceeds to step S30. On the other hand, if no acceleration is detected in step S24, the process proceeds to step S32, where it is determined that the vehicle is at rest, and the process proceeds to step S30. In step S30, measurement processing is performed based on the output sampled in step S22 and the acceleration detected in step S24, and measurement result transmission processing is performed. Details thereof will be described later.

  When the measurement / transmission process of step S30 ends, the process proceeds to step S34, where it is checked whether the storage battery 32 is sufficiently charged, and if it is sufficient, the process proceeds to step S36, where it is checked whether the power switch is turned off by the operation unit 41. To do. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S34 that the storage battery is not sufficiently charged, the process proceeds to step S38, where it is checked whether sufficient output is obtained from the solar cell 40 to maintain the measurement, and if the output is sufficient. For example, the process proceeds to an off operation check in step S36. In either case, if an off operation is not detected in step S36, the process returns to step S22.

  Hereinafter, the measurement is continued by repeating Steps S22 to S38 until an off operation is detected in Step S36. Here, the sampling number in step S22 may be one time for the light reception output of each LED emitting light in a time division manner, but a plurality of samplings may be performed collectively. In the latter case, sampling may be performed in such a manner that the pulse wave shape can be recognized. This can be determined as appropriate according to the time allocated from step S22 to step S38 and the resolution of pulse wave measurement and acceleration detection. Also, the configuration of the steps can be changed as appropriate in order to achieve the function of the same purpose.

  In contrast, when an off operation is detected in step S36, the flow is immediately terminated. When the flow ends, the power of the first runner ring sensor block 2 is turned off. At this time, even if untransmitted measurement data remains in the first runner ring sensor block 2, the nonvolatile storage unit 24 holds the measurement data without consuming power and waits for the next transmission opportunity. Also, when it is determined in step S38 that the solar cell output is insufficient, the flow is immediately terminated and the power of the first runner ring sensor block 2 is turned off. When it is determined in step S4 that the storage battery is not sufficiently charged, the process proceeds to step S40, and a display for guiding the necessity of charging is displayed on the display unit 39. Furthermore, it progresses to step S42 and instruct | indicates the display which notifies the forced power-off to the display part 39, and complete | finishes a flow. Further, when the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S8 or when the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S18, the process proceeds to step S42, and similarly, a flow for instructing a display for forcibly turning off the power is instructed. finish.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of the ID processing in step S6 of FIG. 2. When the flow starts, first, the ID of the first runner ring sensor block 2 is registered in the accompanying vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4 in step S52. Check if it is. If it is not registered, the process proceeds to step S54, where an instruction to display that the sensor ID is not registered is given on the display unit 39, and it is checked whether communication with the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 is possible in step S56. If communication is possible, the process proceeds to step S58 to perform sensor ID registration processing including sensor ID transmission and registration completion confirmation signal procedure. In step S58, even if the registration is not successful due to some trouble such as a communication interruption or a fatal erroneous operation, the flow proceeds to step S60 in step S without locking the flow, and it is checked whether the registration of the sensor ID is completed. . When completion is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S62. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S52 that the ID of the first runner ring sensor block 2 is already registered in the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4, the process immediately proceeds to step S62.

  In step S62, it is checked whether the calibration data of the first runner calibrated using the first runner ring sensor block 2 has been registered in the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 together with the personal ID. If not registered, the process proceeds to step S64, where an instruction to display that the personal ID has not been registered is given to the display unit 39, and whether or not communication with the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 is possible is checked in step S66. If communication is possible, the process proceeds to step S68, and calibration / personal ID registration processing is performed. This calibration / personal ID registration process includes a calibration process for the first runner using the first runner ring sensor block 2, transmission of calibration data with a personal ID, and a registration completion confirmation signal procedure. Similarly to step S58, even if registration fails due to some trouble in step S68, the flow proceeds to step S70 in step S without locking the flow, and the completion of calibration and registration of the personal ID with the calibration data is completed. Check if you did. When completion is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S72. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S62 that the calibration data of the first runner calibrated using the first runner ring sensor block 2 is registered in the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 together with the personal ID, The process immediately proceeds to step S72.

  The fact that the process has reached step S72 means that the sensor ID and the personal ID and the calibration data for the individual that has been registered with the sensor have already been registered. Calibration data is received from the installation processing block 4. The received calibration data is stored in the blower unit 24 in step S74. As a result, regardless of the sensor that may cause the variation, the measurement data in which the variation is calibrated with respect to the individual specified by the same individual ID is transmitted to the accompanying vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4. become. In step S76, a preparation procedure for transmitting calibrated measurement data with a personal ID and a time stamp obtained by measurement in such an environment is set, and the flow ends.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the measurement / transmission process in step S30 of FIG. 2. When the flow starts, first, in step S82, the latest sampling light reception output using each LED of time-division emission as a light source is temporarily stored. In step S84, it is checked whether or not the cumulative sampling number has reached a predetermined number. The predetermined number of samplings is set to a number sufficient to determine the pulse wave shape. When it is confirmed in step S that the sampling number has reached a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S86, and processing for evaluating each pulse wave using each LED of time-division emission as a light source is performed. This evaluation is performed based on the absolute size of the output and the S / N. Based on this evaluation, a light reception output using an optimum LED as a light source is selected in step S88, and the LED output group selected in step S90 is formally stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 24 as pulse wave information.

  Next, in step S92, it is checked whether or not there is an abnormal value that is not normally possible in the sampling output formally stored. If it is confirmed that this is not the case, it is checked in step S94 if the sampling output indicates a discontinuous change that cannot normally be made. If there is a discontinuous change, the process proceeds to step S96. If an individual abnormal value is detected in step S92, the process directly proceeds to step S96. In step S96, it is checked whether or not acceleration of a pattern having a correlation known in advance as the cause of these abnormal values or discontinuities is stored, and if there is a match, the process proceeds to step S98, where the acceleration correlation is determined. The actual measured value is estimated, the abnormal value is corrected or the discontinuity is corrected, and the process proceeds to step S100. On the other hand, when the correlation acceleration is not detected in step S96, the process directly proceeds to step S100.

  In step S100, it is checked whether the output after the above correction (including the case where the correction is not performed) still deviates outside the predetermined range. If applicable, the process proceeds to step S102 and the output is output. Discard and move to step S104. On the other hand, if it is not detected in step S100 that the corrected output is outside the predetermined range, the process directly proceeds to step S104. If no discontinuous change is detected in step S94, the process directly proceeds to step S104. In step S104, the received light output of the predetermined number of samples processed as described above (hereinafter referred to as “unit pulse wave information”) is newly stored. In step S106, the determination information of the running state or the stable state is added to the storage of the unit pulse wave information, and the process proceeds to step S108. If it is not detected in step S84 that the number of samplings has reached the predetermined value, the number of output samplings is still insufficient to form unit pulse wave information, and the process proceeds directly to step S108.

  In step S108, it is checked whether or not communication with the accompanying vehicle mounting / base setting processing block 4 is possible. If possible, the presence / absence of untransmitted unit pulse wave information is checked in step S110. If there is untransmitted pulse wave unit information, the routine proceeds to step 112, where it is automatically transmitted in a batch and the flow is terminated. On the other hand, when it is not possible to detect communication in step S108, or when it is determined in step S110 that there is no untransmitted unit pulse wave information, the flow is immediately terminated.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing Example 2 of the biological information measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Example 2 also constitutes a biological information measurement system capable of measuring oxygen saturation depending on the pulse wave and pulse or even the configuration of the running runner in the same manner as Example 1, and can be attached to the finger of the runner The main component is a simple runner ring sensor block 102 and a mobile phone 104 capable of short-range wireless communication therewith. Since the mobile phone 104 also functions as a processing block for the biological information received from the runner ring sensor block 102, the mobile phone 104 is hereinafter referred to as a “mobile phone / processing block 104”. The biological information measurement system according to the second embodiment further includes a power line charger block 106 for charging the storage battery 160 of the mobile phone / processing block 104. This power line charger block 106 has the same configuration as that of a normal mobile phone charger, and converts the power of the AC power line into a DC of a predetermined voltage via the AC adapter 108 and outputs it from the charging contact 110. However, it is also used as a charger for the storage battery 32 of the runner ring sensor block 102.

  Most of the configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and portions common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and differences will be mainly described. The runner ring sensor block 102 of the second embodiment is not connected to the mobile phone / processing block 104 for wired communication or charging, but the charging contact portion 112 of the mobile phone / processing block 104 and the contact shape and rating A charging contact 114 having the same current and rated voltage is provided, and the charging contact 114 is charged to the power line in the same manner as when the storage battery 118 of the processing power supply 116 in the mobile phone / processing block 104 is charged. The storage battery 32 can be charged by connecting to the charging contact portion 110 of the battery block 106.

  The mobile phone / processing block 104 includes a mobile phone function unit 120 and a telephone line communication unit 123 for providing functions necessary for a normal mobile phone. Moreover, it has the microphone 124 with the speaker 52 for a telephone call. With the above configuration, the transmission of the biological information from the runner ring sensor block 102 to the mobile phone / processing block 104 in the second embodiment is performed by communication between the short-range communication unit 28 and the short-range communication unit 44 using the radio wave 8. The biometric information received and processed by the mobile phone / processing block 104 can be appropriately transmitted to, for example, a family doctor by the mobile phone function unit 120 and the telephone line communication unit 123. This transmission can also be set to be performed automatically when biometric information is acquired.

  The runner ring sensor block of the second embodiment is provided with the operation unit 41 as in the first embodiment. However, the operation unit 41 is mainly in charge of turning on and off the power, and various operations for obtaining biometric information are carried by the mobile phone. This is performed intensively by operating the operation unit 56 of the telephone / processing block 104. In addition, the display unit 50 of the mobile phone / processing block 104 is mainly responsible for various displays related to biometric information acquisition associated with the operation, and the display unit 39 of the runner ring sensor block 102 displays only a limited display such as an on / off state display. Handle. As a result, the runner ring sensor block 102 functions as a sensor accessory of a mobile phone having a biometric information acquisition function as one of the applications, and most of operations and displays related to biometric information acquisition are centrally managed on the mobile phone / processing block 104 side. Is done. Therefore, an instruction to acquire and transmit biometric information is also given from the mobile phone / processing block 104 side.

  Most of the functions of the sensor control unit 122 of the second embodiment can be executed based on the flowchart of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The different part will be described. First, in the second embodiment, when the runner ring sensor block is dedicated to the owner of the mobile phone / processing block, the ID process in step S6 can be omitted. However, when the runner ring sensor block is attached to each of the plurality of runners as in the first embodiment and the coach or the like holds the mobile phone / processing block 104, the ID process in step S6 should be utilized. Can do.

  Next, in the second embodiment, “display” in steps S14, S16, S40, S42, etc. in the flowchart of FIG. 2 is read as “display instruction on the display unit 50 of the mobile phone / processing block 104”. Shall. Further, “measurement start operation?” In step S20 is understood as being read as “measurement start signal received from mobile phone / processing block 104?”.

  Further, the flowchart of FIG. 4 showing the details of the measurement / transmission process in step S30 of FIG. 2 also requires some changes in the second embodiment. In the runner ring sensor block 102 according to the second embodiment, either the batch transmission mode or the real-time transmission mode is set for biometric information transmission based on the instruction signal from the band phone / processing block 104. If the batch transmission mode is set, step S108 in FIG. 4 is read as “transmission request from mobile phone / processing block 104?”. On the other hand, when the real-time transmission mode is set, step S108 is read as "cell phone standby". In other words, in the real-time transmission mode, transmission is performed as soon as the unit pulse wave information is created unless the mobile phone is waiting and other functions are being executed. Will be put on hold.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing Example 3 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Example 3 also constitutes a biological information measurement system capable of measuring oxygen saturation depending on the pulse wave and pulse of the running runner and the configuration in the same manner as in Example 1 and Example 2. A waterproof runner ring sensor block 202 that can be attached to a finger and a runner watch 204 capable of short-range wireless communication therewith are the main components. Since the runner watch 204 also functions as a processing block for the biological information received from the waterproof runner ring sensor block 102, it will be hereinafter referred to as a “runner watch / processing block 204”. The biological information measurement system according to the third embodiment further includes a contactless charger block 206 for charging the storage battery 32 of the runner ring sensor block 202.

  Most of the configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, and portions common to the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The runner watch / processing block 204 has a telephone line communication unit dedicated to data communication, and can transmit biometric information data to a family doctor as appropriate as in the second embodiment. The third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the waterproof runner ring sensor block 202 has a non-contact charge induction section 208 and is brought close to the non-contact charge magnetic induction section 210 of the non-contact charger block. In other words, the charging voltage is generated by electromagnetic induction. The non-contact charger block 206 has a primary power source 212 that supplies power to the non-contact charge induction unit 210 for this charging. The primary power supply may be a large capacity battery or an AC adapter connected to the power line as in the second embodiment. The processing power supply unit 214 of the runner watch / processing block 204 includes a replaceable dry battery 216. The dry battery 216 may be replaced with a storage battery that can be charged from the outside.

  The waterproof runner ring sensor block 202 as in the third embodiment is suitable for washing with sweat by running and for washing with a large number of people in common use. In addition, the waterproof runner ring sensor block 202 having the non-contact charge induction portion 208 as in the third embodiment can be appropriately employed in the configurations of the first and second embodiments.

  The runner wristwatch / processing block 204 includes a normal clock / stopwatch unit 218, and is used for measuring a lap time during running and measuring an elapsed time at a check point. The reason why the waterproof runner ring sensor block 202 is provided separately from the runner wristwatch / processing block 204 is that the wrist is not suitable for optical pulse wave measurement. In contrast, the pressure pulse sensor 220 is provided in the runner wristwatch / processing block 204, and the pulse signal measured here is synchronized when the pulse wave signal transmitted from the waterproof runner ring sensor block 202 is corrected. Used as a signal. The function of the sensor control unit 22 in the waterproof runner ring sensor block 202 is substantially the same as that of the second embodiment, and basically the flow of FIGS. 2 to 4 modified in the second embodiment can be adopted.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing Example 4 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Example 4 constitutes a biological information measurement system that can measure the pulse wave and pulse of a running runner and oxygen saturation depending on the configuration in the same manner as in Example 1 to Example 3. The main components are an earlobe sensor block 302 that can be attached to the earlobe 301, a music player / processing block 304 that can communicate with the earlobe 301, and an earphone block 306 for listening to music from the music player / processing block 304. The music player / processing block 304 is configured as a portable music terminal, and functions as a music player as a sound source of the earphone block as described above, and also functions as a processing block for biological information received from the earlobe sensor block 302. In the fourth embodiment as well, the power line charger block for charging the music player / processing block 304 is included in the system in the same manner as the second or third embodiment, but the illustration is omitted for the sake of simplicity. .

  Since the basic configuration of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the second or third embodiment, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the second or third embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. However, in the first to third embodiments, the finger is a measurement target, while in the fourth embodiment, the earlobe 301 is a target. And it has the pinching structure 308 which pinches the earlobe sensor 302 between the earlobe 301 so that the light emission part 18 and the light-receiving part 20 closely_contact | adhere to the earlobe 301. FIG. As such a sandwiching structure 308, a pinch, a hook, or the like can be employed.

  On the other hand, the music player / processing block 304 includes a music player function unit 310 that outputs a music signal, and the output music signal is transmitted to the speaker 316 of the earphone block 306 via a sound signal line 314 passing through the earphone cable 312. Sound is output into the ear hole 318 in which the earphone block 306 is inserted. The earphone cable 312 further passes through a biological information transmission line 318 that connects the processing control unit 42 of the music player / processing block 304 and the sensor control unit 322 of the earlobe sensor block 302 in a wired manner and branches to the branch cable 320. The earphone cable 312 is connected to a power supply line 324 that supplies power from the processing power supply unit 116 of the music player / processing block 304 to the sensor power supply unit 322 of the earlobe sensor block 302, and branches to the branch cable 320. . As described above, the earplug sensor block 302 is configured to sandwich the earlobe of the same ear as the ear hole 318 into which the earphone block 306 is inserted, so that a wired biological signal transmission line from the music player / processing block 304 to the ear is connected. The earphone cable 312 can also be provided.

  In the fourth embodiment, the earlobe sensor block 302 can be configured as an earring. At this time, if it is not desirable in the design that the cable is connected, the biometric information transmission between the earlobe sensor block 302 and the music player / processing block 304 is performed using the short-range communication units 28 and 44 similar to FIG. It can be adopted for wireless communication. Further, as a power source configuration in that case, the sensor battery unit 322 is provided with the storage battery 32 and the non-contact charge induction unit 208 similar to those in FIG. 6, and is configured to be charged by the non-contact charger block similar to FIG. be able to. Furthermore, the earlobe sensor block is limited to a configuration that is emitted from the light emitting unit 18 and reflected by the earlobe tissue and returned to the light receiving unit 20 on the same side of the earlobe as shown in FIG. is not. For example, the light receiving unit 20 may be provided on the side of the earlobe opposite to the light emitting unit 18 so that the earlobe is sandwiched between the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20.

  The function of the sensor control unit 322 of the fourth embodiment is almost the same as that of the second embodiment, and basically the flow of FIGS. 2 to 4 modified in the second embodiment can be adopted. Accordingly, various operations for obtaining biometric information are intensively performed by operating the operation unit 56 of the music player / processing block 304. Also, the display unit 50 of the music player / processing block 304 is mainly responsible for various displays related to biometric information acquisition associated with the operation. As a result, the earlobe sensor block 302 functions as one of the sensor accessories of the music player having a biometric information acquisition function, and operations and displays related to biometric information acquisition are centrally managed on the music player / processing block 304 side.

  The cooperation between the music player and the biological information measuring apparatus as in the fourth embodiment has various advantages in addition to the above-described advantages relating to the fact that the ear that is listening to music is the measurement target. For example, music output during biometric information measurement can be specified, so that the influence and correlation of music on biometric information can be grasped as information. It is also possible to automatically select music suitable for relieving tension and overload conditions, or to automatically adjust the volume and sound quality of music based on the biological information on a monitor.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing Example 5 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. As in the fourth embodiment, the fifth embodiment configures a biological information measurement system that can measure the pulse wave and pulse of a running runner with the ear as a measurement target, and depending on the configuration, the oxygen saturation. Since most of the configuration is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the fourth embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. The fifth embodiment of FIG. 8 differs from the fourth embodiment of FIG. 7 in that the sensor block is integrated with the earphone block and configured as an earphone sensor block 402. Moreover, the measurement object is not the earlobe but the inner wall of the ear hole.

  Specifically, in the earphone sensor block 402, the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 are configured to be in close contact with the inner wall 404 of the ear hole 318 when the earphone sensor block is inserted into the ear hole 318. As a result, light that is emitted from the light emitting unit 18 and reflected by the tissue around the ear hole while being absorbed by blood in the blood vessel around the ear hole and returned to the light receiving unit 20 is measured. At the same time, sound is output from the speaker 316 in the ear hole 318 toward the eardrum 406. In addition, the sound signal line 314, the biological information transmission line 318, and the power supply line 324 are connected to the earphone sensor block 402 and the music player / processing block 304 through the earphone cable 312 through the integrated configuration as described above. It is out.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing Example 6 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the same manner as in the fifth embodiment, the sixth embodiment constitutes a biological information measurement system capable of measuring oxygen saturation depending on the pulse wave and pulse of a running runner with the ear as a measurement target. In the system of the sixth embodiment, as in the fifth embodiment of FIG. 8, the sensor block is integrated with the headphone that is the sound output unit of the music player, and is configured as a headphone sensor block 502. The headphone sensor block 502 also communicates wirelessly with the music player / processing block 504. The measurement object in Example 6 is an earlobe as in Example 4. Since the basic internal configuration of the sixth embodiment is the same as that of the first to fifth embodiments, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first to fifth embodiments, and description thereof is omitted.

  Hereinafter, the part which is the feature of Example 6 is demonstrated concretely. The headphone sensor block 502 is provided with a right ear speaker 508 that hits the right ear hole 506, and a right ear light emitting unit 512 and a right ear light receiving unit 514 that hit the right earlobe 510. Correspondingly, the left ear block 516 is provided with a left ear speaker 520 that hits the left ear hole 518, a left ear light emitting unit 524 that hits the left earlobe 522, and a left ear light receiving unit 526. The left ear block 516 is held by a headphone sensor by a headphone arm 528, and is configured to sandwich both ears from the top of the head by the handphone sensor block 502 and the left ear block 516. Accordingly, the right ear light emitting unit 512, the right ear light receiving unit 514, the left ear light emitting unit 524, and the left ear light receiving unit 526 are in close contact with the left and right earlobe under the left and right ear holes, respectively, by wearing headphones on the head. This means that no special clamping means is required. Moreover, the amount of information of pulse wave measurement increases by measuring the left and right earlobe simultaneously. In FIG. 9, for simplification of illustration, the positional relationship among the headphone sensor block 502, the left ear block 516 and the headphone arm 528 is shown upside down.

  The right ear light emitting unit 512, the right ear light receiving unit 514, the left ear light emitting unit 524, and the left ear light receiving unit 526 are connected to and controlled by the sensor control unit 22, respectively. Further, the right ear speaker 508 and the left ear speaker 520 respectively output sound to the left and right ear holes based on the stereo sound signal received by the infrared communication unit 530. The music player / processing block 504 converts the sound signal output from the music player function unit 310 into the infrared gland 534 by the infrared communication unit 532 and transmits it to the infrared communication unit 530 of the headphone sensor 502. In FIG. 9, conceptually illustrated to avoid complication, the sound signal line from the infrared communication unit 530 to the left ear speaker 520, the left ear light emitting unit 524, and the left ear light receiving unit 526 are included in the sensor control unit 22. The connected connection line actually connects the headphone sensor 502 and the left ear block 516 through the headphone arm unit 528.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing Example 7 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The seventh embodiment constitutes a biological information measurement system capable of measuring the pulse wave and the pulse of a plurality of swimmers trained in the pool, and depending on the configuration, and the oxygen saturation, and the minimum unit is the same as in the first embodiment. Biometric information transmitted from the short-range communication unit 28 of the waterproof first swimmer ring sensor block 602, the poolside processing block 604, and the waterproof first swimmer ring sensor block 602 that can be attached to the finger of the first swimmer. It includes a course rope group 608 in the pool provided with a short-range communication unit group 606 for receiving. The short-range communication unit group 606 includes reception antenna units throughout the course rope group so that the first swimmer can receive biological information in real time regardless of where the first swimmer is swimming. In addition, such a short-range communication unit group 606 or its antenna unit is provided in a distributed manner on at least every other course rope in the pool, and no matter what course the swimmer is swimming, Biometric information can be received from the course rope on the left or right side of the course.

  The poolside processing block 604 is via the short-range communication unit 606 provided on the course rope 608 as described above. Furthermore, biological information processing of a plurality of swimmers in the pool is possible. For example, the short distance communication unit 614 of the waterproof second swimmer ring sensor block 612 fitted to the finger 610 of the second swimmer is also close to the short distance via the course rope. Perform wireless communication. Since the configuration of the waterproof second swimmer ring sensor block 612 is the same as that of the waterproof first swimmer ring sensor block 602, the internal configuration other than the short-range communication unit 614 is not shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, only the waterproof first swimmer ring sensor flock 602 and the waterproof second swimmer ring sensor block 612 are shown for simplicity, but the poolside processing block 604 is provided on the course rope 608. Through the short-range communication unit 606, it is possible to communicate with the waterproof swimmer ring sensor block having the same configuration fitted to the fingers of many other swimmers in the pool, and to grasp the biological information of each swimmer. .

  Each part of the poolside processing block 604 is supplied with power by the processing power supply unit 618 supplied with power from the AC adapter 616, and the processing power supply unit 618 supplies power to the contactless charging electromagnetic induction unit 620. As a result, the contactless charging induction unit 208 of the waterproof first swimmer ring sensor block 602 is brought close to the contactless charging electromagnetic induction unit 620 of the poolside processing block 604, so that the storage battery 32 can be charged by electromagnetic induction. It is. Since the other configuration of the seventh embodiment in FIG. 10 is the same as that of the first to sixth embodiments, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first to fifth embodiments, and description thereof is omitted. In particular, the internal configuration of the waterproof first swimmer ring sensor block 602 is substantially the same as that of the third embodiment shown in FIG. However, while the waterproofing of Example 3 is about the level of life waterproofing, the waterproofing of Example 10 has a higher level of waterproofing in consideration of the fact that the swimmer dives in the pool and the action against water is intense. .

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing Example 8 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. The eighth embodiment also constitutes a living body information measurement system capable of measuring oxygen saturation depending on the pulse wave and pulse and further the configuration of the human body in the same manner as the first and second embodiments. Further, the eighth embodiment is linked with the mobile phone function as in the second embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, the configuration of the mobile phone / processing block 104 is basically a normal mobile phone, and the runner ring sensor block 102 is provided separately, so that the function as the processing phone / processing block 104 functions as a processing block. Is positioned as one of the application software for mobile phones. On the other hand, in the eighth embodiment, the cellular phone 702 is combined with the biological information sensor, and the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 are mounted on the cellular phone 702 as hardware.

  The configuration of the eighth embodiment is basically a combination of the runner ring sensor block 102 and the mobile phone / processing block 104 in the second embodiment as the mobile phone 702, and the internal configuration itself is basically the same. Accordingly, portions common to the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and differences will be mainly described. First, as a result of the merge, the processing control unit 42 and the sensor control unit 122 communicate directly with each other inside the mobile phone 702 without the mobile phone 702 passing through the short-range communication unit or the like. Further, as a result of the combination, the processing power supply unit 116 is also used to supply power to the components for measuring biological information. Note that the solar cell 25 provides an output to the storage battery 118 of the dual-purpose processing power supply unit 116. Further, the operation unit 56 and the display unit 50 provided respectively are integrated into one.

  As a function of the sensor control unit 122 of the eighth embodiment, the flow of FIGS. 2 to 4 in the form changed in the second embodiment can be basically adopted. However, as a result of the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 being arranged on the surface of the mobile phone 702, the measurement is performed by placing a finger or the like on the positions of the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20. It is more suitable for measurement at rest than when measuring biological information. In order to perform measurement while running as a runner, the arm mounting belt 706 is passed through the arm mounting belt holding unit 704, and the mobile phone 702 is mounted on the arm so that the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit face the arm 708. .

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating functions of the processing control unit 42 in FIG. 5 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The flow starts when the main power supply of the cellular phone / processing block 104 is turned on. In step S122, the telephone is initially started and the functions of each unit are checked. In step S124, a standby and menu screen is displayed on the display unit 50. This menu also includes biological information measurement, which can be selected.

    Next, the process proceeds to step S126, and it is checked whether or not the biological information measurement is selected from the menu by the operation of the operation unit 56 and the measurement is set. If there is a setting, it is checked in step S128 whether or not the power of the runner ring sensor block 102 is in an on state, and if it is in an on state, the process proceeds to step S130. In step S130, it is checked whether any instruction of charging guidance display, finger wearing guidance display, or forced-off notice display is instructed from the runner ring sensor block 102 according to the flow of FIG. If neither of these instructions is given, the process proceeds to step S132, where it is checked whether measurement has been started by the operation unit 56, and if it has been operated, the process proceeds to step S134.

  On the other hand, if it is not detected in step S132 that the measurement start operation has been completed, the process returns to step S128. Hereinafter, the loop from step S128 to step S132 is performed unless the power of the runner ring sensor block 102 is turned on and there is a display instruction such as charging. To wait for the measurement start operation. As will be described later, if the measurement start operation is not performed even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the runner ring sensor block 102 is turned on, the runner ring sensor block is forcibly turned off in step S8 in FIG. The process exits the loop from step S126 to step S132, and the biological information measurement setting is cancelled.

  In step S134, it is checked whether the real-time transmission mode is set. If the real-time transmission mode is set, the process proceeds to step S136, and the mobile phone / processing block 104 is in a call or other function operation other than biological information measurement is in progress. Check if it is. If it is during a call or other functions are being operated, the process proceeds to step S140, a signal indicating that it is not in a standby state is transmitted to the runner ring sensor block 102, and the process proceeds to step S142. In response to this, the runner ring sensor block 102 suspends transmission of the unit pulse wave information in step S108 of FIG. On the other hand, if it is detected in step S136 that neither a call nor other function is being performed, the process proceeds to step S144, and a signal indicating that it is in standby is transmitted to the runner ring sensor block 102 and the process proceeds to step S142. To do. In response to this, the runner ring sensor block 102 transmits unit pulse wave information to the mobile phone / processing block in real time as soon as unit pulse wave information is newly acquired in steps S108 to S112 in FIG.

  In step S142, it is checked whether or not unit pulse wave information has been received, and if received, the process proceeds to step S146 to perform unit pulse wave information integration processing. This is a process of integrating unit pulse wave information, which is a fragment of pulse wave information, as pulse wave information by wavelength and by individual. Next, the process proceeds to step S148, in which analysis of pulse wave shape evaluation and matching with a typical pattern, analysis of oxygen saturation based on pulse wave information, analysis and recording of calculation results, and biometric information measurement results based on these calculations are performed. Processing such as display is performed, and the process proceeds to step S150. In step S148, a process of automatically transmitting the pulse wave information from the telephone line communication unit 123 to the family doctor may be added. On the other hand, if reception of the unit pulse wave information is not detected in step S142, the process directly proceeds to step S150.

  If the real-time transmission mode is not detected in step S134, it means that the batch transmission mode is set, and the process proceeds to step S152, where it is checked whether or not a transmission request operation has been performed by the operation unit 56. When a transmission request operation is detected, the process proceeds to step S142, and the unit pulse wave information reception check is started. On the other hand, if a transmission request operation is not detected in step S152, the process directly proceeds to step S150.

  In step S150, it is checked whether biometric information measurement is set. The biological information measurement setting can be canceled by operating the operation unit 56. However, if it is detected in step S150 that the biological information measurement setting has not been made as a result of the cancellation operation, the process proceeds to step S154. On the other hand, if the continuation of the biometric information setting is detected in step S150, the process returns to step S128. Thereafter, unless there is a display instruction such as sensor block power off, charging guidance, or release of the biometric information measurement setting, steps S128 to S152 are repeated. To continue measurement.

  In addition, also when biometric information measurement setting is not detected by step S126, it transfers to step S154 immediately. In addition, when the power-on of the runner ring sensor block 102 cannot be detected in step S128, the sensor block power-on guidance display is instructed by the display unit 50 in step S156, and then the process proceeds to step S154. Further, when it is detected in step S130 that any one of the charging guidance display, the finger wearing guidance display, and the forced-off notice display is instructed from the runner ring sensor block 102, the display unit 50 performs in step S158. After displaying the corresponding guidance display, the process proceeds to step S154.

  In step S154, normal cellular phone function processing is performed. The normal telephone function process in step S154 proceeds to step S160 when the standby / menu screen display is returned due to the end of the process or the end of the process, and is the operation for turning off the main power supply of the mobile phone / processing block performed? Check it out. When the main power off is detected, the flow ends. On the other hand, if main power off is not detected in step S160, the process returns to step S126, and steps S126 to S160 are repeated unless the main power is turned off.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the function of the processing control unit 42 in the music player / processing block shown in the fourth embodiment of FIG. 7 to the sixth embodiment of FIG. The flow starts with the main power of the music player / processing block 304 or 504 turned on. The flow of FIG. 13 has many common parts with the flow of FIG. 12, but these common parts are collectively illustrated in FIG. 13 and will not be described as appropriate. When the flow of FIG. 13 starts, initial processing is performed in step S162, and the process proceeds to step S164. The initial process in step S162 corresponds to step S122 and step S124 in FIG.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S164, and it is checked whether or not biological information measurement is set by operating the operation unit 56. If there is a setting, the process proceeds to step S166 to check whether the earlobe sensor block 302 or the earphone sensor block 402 or the headphone sensor block 502 is in a measurable state. Step S166 and step S168 correspond to step S128, step S130, step S156, and step S158 of FIG. 12, and these are collectively illustrated.

  When it is detected in step S166 that the sensor block is in a measurable state, the process proceeds to step S170, where it is checked whether measurement has been started by the operation unit 56, and if it has been operated, the process proceeds to step S172. On the other hand, if it is not detected in step S170 that the measurement start operation has been completed, the process returns to step S166. Thereafter, as long as the sensor block is in a measurable state, steps S166 and S170 are repeated to wait for the measurement start operation.

  If the start of measurement is detected in step S170, the process proceeds to step S172, and it is checked whether the music interlocking mode is set. If the music interlocking mode is set, the process proceeds to step S174, and it is checked whether or not the music is already being reproduced. If it is not being reproduced, a music suitable for correlation with the biological information measurement is automatically selected in step S176, and the music is selected in step S178. Automatic reproduction of the music is started and the process proceeds to step S180. On the other hand, when it is detected in step S174 that the music is already being reproduced, the process proceeds to step S182, the name of the song being reproduced is recorded as correlation information with the biometric information measurement, and the process proceeds to step S180. On the other hand, if it is not the music interlocking mode in step S172, the process directly proceeds to step S180. In this case, even if music is being played back, biological information measurement is performed independently of this, and automatic playback is not started when music is not being played back.

  The measurement / analysis / calculation / recording / display process in step S180 is a combination of steps S134 to S148 and S152 in FIG. 12, and the description thereof is omitted. When the process proceeds from step S180 to step S184, it is checked again whether the music interlocking mode has been set. When the setting is detected, the process proceeds to step S186, where music correlation analysis processing is performed. This correlation analyzes the correlation between the tempo, time signature, musical instrument, dynamic change, volume, etc. of the music and biological information, and examines the enhancement of the mental state and relaxation effect of the music. Then, the process proceeds to step S188, where it is checked whether or not the state of the biometric information corresponds to the condition for changing the song as a result of the analysis in step S186. If the condition is met, the song is automatically changed to a more appropriate one in step S190. Then, the process proceeds to step S192. On the other hand, if the song change condition is not met in step S188, the process directly proceeds to step S192. Also, if the music interlocking mode setting is not detected in step S184, the process directly proceeds to step S192.

  In step S192, it is checked whether biometric information measurement is set. When the cancellation of the biological information measurement is detected, the process proceeds to step S194. On the other hand, when the continuation of the biometric information setting is detected in step S192, the process returns to step S166, and thereafter, the measurement is repeated by repeating steps S166 to S192 unless the sensor block is in a measurable state or the biometric information measurement setting is not released. And continue to work with music according to the settings.

  In addition, also when biometric information measurement setting is not detected by step S164, it transfers to step S194 immediately. If it is detected in step S166 that the sensor block is no longer measurable, the process proceeds to step S194 after instructing the display guidance on the display unit 50 in step S168.

  In step S194, normal music player processing is performed. The normal music player process in step S194 proceeds to step S196 when it returns to the menu screen display by the end of the process or the end of the process, and checks whether or not an operation to turn off the main power of the music player / processing block has been performed. . When the main power off is detected, the flow ends. On the other hand, if main power off is not detected in step S196, the process returns to step S164, and steps S164 to S196 are repeated unless the main power is turned off.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing functions of the processing control unit 42 in FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the processing control unit 42 in FIG. 10 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. The flow starts when the main power supply of the accompanying vehicle mounting / base installation processing block 4 or the poolside processing block 604 of FIG. 10 is turned on. When the flow starts, first, in step S202, check whether the ID of the individual who starts the measurement is input in the accompanying vehicle installation / base installation processing block 4 poolside processing block 604 (hereinafter referred to as “base” as a representative). To do.

  If the personal ID is input at the site, the process proceeds to step S204, and it is checked whether the input ID is already registered. If it is not a registered ID, the process proceeds to step S208 through the personal registration process in step S206. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S204 that the ID is already registered, the process directly proceeds to step S208. Note that if the input of the personal ID is not confirmed in step S202, the process directly proceeds to step S208.

  In step S208, it is checked whether or not there is an operation for starting measurement in a specific sensor block. This check can be performed by checking whether there is a report communication of the measurement start operation from the sensor block to the base. The measurement start operation can also be performed on the site side. In this case, a measurement start instruction signal is transmitted to the sensor side. If a measurement start operation is detected as a result of the check as described above, the process proceeds to step S210 to check whether the ID of the individual who starts the measurement has been input prior to the measurement start operation. Return to and respond to the input. That is, when a new measurement is started for a specific sensor block, even if a measurement start operation is detected in step S208, the measurement is not entered unless a personal ID is input prior to this.

  On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S210 that the personal ID has been input, the process proceeds to step S212, and it is checked whether the sensor is attached to the finger of the individual who starts the measurement. This check can be performed by receiving a mounting OK signal through the functions of steps S10 to S14 on the sensor side in FIG. If sensor mounting is detected in step S212, the process proceeds to step S214. On the other hand, if the sensor mounting is not confirmed in step S212, the display shifts to step S216 and a display for guiding the mounting is displayed on the display unit 50, and a mounting guidance signal is transmitted to the sensor, which is displayed on the sensor side display unit 39. Is displayed, and the process returns to step S202. As long as the sensor mounting is not confirmed in this way, the measurement operation is not performed even if the measurement operation is performed.

  In step S214, the sensor-specific ID and the personal ID input on the sensor side are received from the sensor, and the process proceeds to step S218. In step S218, it is checked whether the sensor ID received in step 214 is already registered. If it has not been registered, the process proceeds to step S220 to newly register a sensor ID. Next, the process proceeds to step S222, calibration / personal ID registration processing is performed in cooperation with the sensor, and the calibration data is stored in the storage unit 54 so as to be specified by the sensor ID and personal ID, and the process proceeds to step S224. On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S218 that the sensor ID has been registered, the process proceeds to step S226, and it is checked whether or not the individual finger that has input the ID for the current measurement has been calibrated in the sensor worn this time. To do. If not calibrated, the process proceeds to the calibration / personal ID registration process in step S222. If it is confirmed in step S226 that the individual finger whose ID has been input has been calibrated, the process proceeds directly to the soot 224.

  In step S224, the sensor / individual calibration data specified by the sensor ID and the personal ID is read from the storage unit 54 and transmitted to the sensor. Communication with the bases necessary for the functions from step S208 to step S224 as described above is performed through the registration setting dedicated channel. Next, in step S228, a transmission channel is assigned to the sensor for which measurement data can be transmitted by the above processing, and the process proceeds to step S230. If no measurement start operation is detected in step S208, the process directly proceeds to step S230.

  In step S230, a process for designating one sensor that receives data among a plurality of sensor blocks under measurement under the control of the base is performed. Details thereof will be described later. Then, the process proceeds to step S232, where it is checked whether or not the unit pulse wave information is received from the designated sensor block. If there is reception, the process proceeds to step S234 to perform reception information arrangement processing, and the process proceeds to step S236. Details of the recipient information arrangement process in step S234 will be described later. On the other hand, if the reception of the unit pulse wave information cannot be confirmed in step S232, the process proceeds directly to step S236. In step S236, it is checked whether or not the main power supply of the base is turned off. If not turned off, the process returns to step S202, and steps S202 to S236 are repeated thereafter. As a result, as long as the main power supply is not turned off, the site can input a personal ID for a new measurement, start a new measurement, and receive and organize unit pulse wave information from multiple sensor blocks during measurement. can do.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing details of the reception sensor designation process in step S230 of FIG. 14. When the flow starts, first, in step S242, whether the channel assigned to any sensor block is within the current reception time. Check it out. If there is such a channel within the reception time, no other channel is designated in addition to this, and the flow ends immediately. In other words, in the corresponding channel, reception from the sensor block to which the channel is allocated or waiting for reception is continued until the allocated time period ends.

  On the other hand, when there is no channel within the reception time, that is, when the preceding allocation time zone assigned to a certain channel ends, the process proceeds to step S244 and subsequent steps in order to designate a channel in the next allocation time zone. First, in step S224, it is sequentially searched whether all assigned channels are within the communication range, and the presence or absence of a response is confirmed. Then, the process proceeds to step S246, where it is checked whether at least one sensor block is in the communication range as a result of the search and a response has been made through the assigned channel. When there is no sensor block in the communication area and there is no response through any channel, the flow is immediately terminated.

  On the other hand, when at least one sensor block is in the communication range, the process proceeds to step S248, and the allocated channel list confirmed to be in the previous communication range is read. In step S250, the list read out in step S248 is compared with the check result in step S246 to check whether or not there is a channel that has newly entered the communication range. As a result, if there is a new in-zone channel, the process proceeds to step S252, and it is checked whether the number of unit pulse wave information receptions per unit time in that channel is more than a predetermined value over the average of all channels. Then, if applicable, the channel within the new service area is not treated specially, the process proceeds to step S254, and only the channel list allocated for communication service area is updated. If it is confirmed in step S250 that there is no channel that has newly entered the communication area, the process directly proceeds to step S254 to update the communication area allocated channel list. In this case, since there is no addition of a new service area channel, if there is an update, only the channel that is out of service area is deleted.

  Next, in step S256, it is checked whether or not the number of unit pulse wave information reception times per unit time in the channel is smaller than a predetermined value than the average of all channels. If there is a match, the process proceeds to step S258, and it is checked whether or not the number of selections per unit time of the channel is more than a predetermined value over that of the average of all channels. If this is the case, this means that the number of times of reception as a result is less than a predetermined number of times than the average even though the number of times a number of times more than the average is specified. And a display indicating that there is an abnormality in transmission capability in the sensor block to which this channel is assigned is performed, and the process proceeds to step S262. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S256 that the number of receptions per unit time is not more than a predetermined number less than the average of all channels, the process directly proceeds to step S262.

  In step S262, based on the list updated in step S254 and modified in step S260 as necessary, one channel having the smallest unit pulse wave information reception count per unit time is selected from the list, and the process proceeds to step S264. To do. If there are multiple items of the same number, one of them is selected at random. In this way, one of the channels having the similar number of receptions is selected in order from the one having the smallest number of receptions. On the other hand, if the channel is newly within the reception area and the number of receptions of unit pulse wave information per unit time is not greater than the average of all channels, the process proceeds to step S270, and the new reception area The entered channel is immediately selected with the highest priority, and the process proceeds to step S265. If it is a sensor unit that has been outside the communication range until then, there is a possibility that it will leave the communication range again, and it is unknown when it will return to the communication range next time, so the latest unit with the highest priority without missing the opportunity to enter the communication range this time The purpose is to receive pulse wave information. However, when the number of receptions is greater than the average of all channels, there is no need to perform such special treatment, and the process proceeds from step S252 to step S254 as described above.

  In step S264, a normal reception allocation time zone is set for the channel selected in step S264 or step S270, and the process proceeds to step S266. On the other hand, in step S256, it is determined that the number of unit pulse wave information receptions per unit time is less than a predetermined value over the average of all channels, and in step S258, the number of selections per unit time is more than a predetermined value than that of the average of all channels. If there is a channel determined not to be in the list, the process proceeds to step S272, and this channel is immediately selected. If there is a channel in the list that has a clear record of reception from the average, this is the top priority. Further, in step S274, a reception allocation time zone that is higher than usual is set for this channel, and the process proceeds to step S266. When there are few reception results, some bad communication condition is assumed. In addition to selecting the channel with the highest priority, the purpose is to increase the reception opportunity by increasing the allocated time zone.

  In step S266, transmission of unit pulse wave information is instructed to the sensor block to which this channel is assigned through the channel selected as described above, and reception is instructed in step S268 to end the flow.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the received information organizing process in step S234 of FIG. 14. When the flow starts, first, in step S272, a personal ID is extracted from the received data. Next, in step S274, the sensor ID is extracted. Further, in step S276, the unit pulse wave information which is the main body of the information is extracted, and as the reference information, the traveling / dark line state determination information is extracted in step S278, and the time stamp is extracted in step S280.

  Next, in step S282, the data is sorted by individual ID, regardless of the sensor ID. Further, in step S284, the time variation of the unit pulse wave information is recorded for each individual ID and for each running / resting state. Further, based on this record, in step S286, a process for determining the individual health state including the change with time is performed. In the embodiment, calibration data is created for each combination of an individual sensor and an individual in order to deal with variations in a plurality of sensor blocks themselves and variations in the relationship between the sensor and each person's finger. Regardless of whether or not a sensor is used, the personal data can be classified without regard to the sensor ID.

  On the other hand, in step S288, the data average is tabulated for each sensor ID, regardless of the personal ID. In step S290, all sensor data is totaled. Then, based on the total for each sensor and the average of all the sensors, the abnormality determination process for the individual sensor is performed in step S292, and the flow is terminated.

  The implementation of the various features of the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in other embodiments. For example, with regard to associating which sensor block is worn by which individual, in the embodiment, as in step S214 in FIG. 14, the personal ID input on the sensor block side is received together with the sensor ID of the sensor block. Is done. However, the association between the sensor block specifying information and the personal specifying information is not limited to the form in the embodiment. For example, in the personal ID input operation checked in step S202 of FIG. 14, if the ID of the sensor block handed to the individual at that time for input is entered on the site side together with the personal ID, the personal ID on the sensor side Even if the sensor block ID is not input, it is possible to confirm that the sensor block is attached to a specific individual just by receiving the sensor ID in step S214, and the process can proceed to step S218 and thereafter.

  FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing Example 9 of the biological information measuring device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Example 9 constitutes a biological information measurement system capable of measuring the pulse wave and the pulse of a plurality of members who are training in a fitness club, and depending on the configuration, the oxygen saturation, and the first member is the minimum unit. Infrared communication unit 806 that receives biological information transmitted from the infrared communication unit 828 of the waterproof first member ring sensor block 802, fitness club processing block 804, and waterproof first member ring sensor block 802 that can be attached to the finger Including a first machine 808. The first machine 808 is a running machine, for example, and has a machine function unit 809 including a driving unit and a control unit of the running machine. The machine function unit holds a machine ID unique to the machine. Note that most of the specific configuration in the ninth embodiment of FIG. 17 is the same as that of the first embodiment of FIG. 1 and the tenth embodiment of FIG. 10, and common portions are denoted by common numbers and description thereof is omitted. .

  The waterproof first member ring sensor block 802 further includes an IC tag 827 that holds the sensor ID of the waterproof first member ring sensor block 802. Which member's finger 14 is attached to the waterproof first member ring sensor block 802 is input by the operation unit 56 of the fitness club processing block 804 and stored in the storage unit 54. Such an input is performed, for example, when the waterproof first member ring sensor block 802 is distributed to individual members who enter the fitness club. On the other hand, the first machine 808 has an IC tag reader 811 for reading the sensor ID of the IC tag 827. Then, when the IC tag reader 811 reads the sensor ID from the IC tag, it detects that the first member wearing the waterproof first member ring sensor block 802 has approached the first machine 808 for training. A trigger is applied to the near field communication by the communication units 828 and 806.

  The infrared communication unit 806, the machine function unit 809, and the IC tag reader 811 of the first machine 808 can communicate with the processing control unit of the fitness club processing block 804 via communication lines 831, 833, and 835, respectively. By this communication, the sensor ID read by the IC tag reader 811, the machine ID held by the machine function unit, and the biological information received by the infrared communication unit 806 are transmitted to the processing control unit.

  The second machine 813 is, for example, a bicycle ergometer, and is used by a second member equipped with a waterproof second member ring sensor block 815. The second machine 813 is close to the second machine 813 by the IC tag 817 and the infrared communication unit 819. Distance communication. The second machine 813 has basically the same configuration as the first machine except for the machine function unit. The waterproof second member ring sensor block 815 is basically the same in configuration as the waterproof first member ring sensor block 802, and therefore the illustration and explanation of the inside thereof are omitted. In FIG. 17, the communication line between the infrared communication unit, the machine function unit, the IC tag reader, and the processing control unit 42 in the second machine 813 is shown by a single thick line 837 for simplicity. It is the same as one machine. In FIG. 17, for convenience of explanation, the infrared communication unit 896, the machine function unit 809, and the IC tag reader 811 and the processing control unit 42 are respectively connected by dedicated communication lines 831, 833, and 835. However, according to a communication system using a single communication cable, wired communication between them is performed in a time division manner.

  In the configuration as described above, for example, the first member wearing the waterproof first member ring sensor block 802 approaches the second machine 813 for training and wears the waterproof second member ring sensor block 817. When the second member approaches the first machine 803 for training, the first member IC tag 827 is identified by the second machine and the second member IC tag 817 is identified by the first machine, respectively. In this way, when each member trains with various machines in the fitness club, who is training with which machine, and who is the biometric information gathered in the fitness club processing block by infrared communication Is done. In this way, biological information during training in various individual machines is sent to the processing control unit 42.

  In FIG. 17, for simplicity, two machines and two waterproof member ring sensor blocks are shown, but in reality, a number of various machines are provided in the fitness club. Each machine is not necessarily a different type, and a plurality of machines of the same type may be provided. Even in the same type of machine, the machine IDs of the machine function units are different, and each machine can be identified. Also, as a special form of “machine”, there is a personal chair type for member rest instead of training. In such a personal chair type machine, the machine function unit does not have a training function, and simply holds a machine ID. Therefore, when the member rests on such a machine, the biological information of the member's resting state is sent to the processing control unit 42. The number of machines and the number of members are not necessarily the same, and when the fitness club is empty, the number of machines is more than the number of waterproof member ring sensor blocks distributed, and it is crowded When it is, more waterproof member ring sensor blocks will be distributed than the number of machines. However, even when there are more members in this way, in the case of Example 9, one-to-one communication is performed between the waterproof member ring sensor block and the machine.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating functions in the processing control unit 42 of FIG. 17 according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention. The flow starts when the main power supply of the fitness club processing block 804 is turned on. When the flow starts, in step S302, when a member enters the fitness club, a new operation is performed to input personal ID / sensor ID association information indicating which waterproof member ring sensor block has been distributed to the member. Check if it was broken.

  If it is determined in step S302 that personal ID / sensor ID related information has been input, the flow advances to step S304 to check whether the personal ID input in the association has been registered. If it is not a registered personal ID, the process proceeds to step S308 through the personal registration process in step S306. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S304 that the personal ID has been registered, the process directly proceeds to step S308.

  In step S308, based on the sensor ID and personal ID input in step S302, the sensor block is calibrated for the individual, and it is checked whether the resulting calibration data has been registered. If it is not registered, the process proceeds to step S310, a process is performed for calibrating the combination of the sensor block and the individual, and the resulting calibration data is registered, and the process proceeds to step S312. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S308 that the corresponding calibration data is a registered sensor block, the process directly proceeds to step S312. In step S312, the personal ID / sensor ID association information input in step S302 is registered. This registration is maintained until the individual returns the sensor block and leaves the fitness club.

  Next, in step S314, it is checked whether a new sensor ID is detected by the IC tag reader from the ID tag in any machine. Since personal ID / sensor ID association information is registered in step S312, this check is also a check of whether a personal ID can be obtained. If the sensor ID is detected, the process advances to step S316 to instruct the sensor block to check whether the sensor block is attached to the member's finger. This instruction is given through the infrared communication units 806 and 828. Next, in step S318, it is checked whether or not the sensor block is attached to the member's finger. If the attachment is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S320 to check whether or not infrared communication is already in progress, and communication must still be in progress. In step S324, an instruction to start infrared communication is issued. Further, in step S324, the data is transmitted to the calibration data sensor block for each combination of sensor and individual, and the process proceeds to step S326. On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S320 that infrared communication is being performed, the process directly proceeds to step S326. In this manner, in the ninth embodiment, the infrared communication is triggered by the detection of the IC tag. The measurement trigger is applied on each sensor block side.

  In step S326, management processing related to infrared communication between various machines that have established communication through the above processing and the fitness club processing block 804 is performed. Then, the process proceeds to step S328, where it is checked whether the unit pulse wave information is received from the sensor block via the machine based on the management process, and if there is reception, the process proceeds to step S330 to perform the received information arrangement process, and step S332 Migrate to FIG. 16 can be applied to the details of the received information arrangement process in step S330. At this time, “running / resting state” in step S278 and step S284 in FIG. 16 is read as “machine”.

  If the sensor ID is not detected in step S314, the process proceeds to step S334 to cancel infrared communication, and the process proceeds to step S332. If the sensor mounting is not confirmed in step S318, the process proceeds to step S336 and a display for guiding the mounting is displayed on the display unit 50, and a mounting guidance signal is transmitted to the sensor block and the display unit 39 on the sensor side. This is displayed, and the process proceeds to step S334.

  On the other hand, if the reception of the unit pulse wave information cannot be confirmed in step S328, the process directly proceeds to step S332. In step S332, it is checked whether or not the main power source of the fitness club processing block is turned off. If not turned off, the process returns to step S302, and steps S302 to S334 are repeated. As a result, unless the main power supply is turned off, the base responds to input of personal ID / sensor ID related information for new measurement and reception and arrangement of unit pulse wave information from a plurality of sensor blocks being measured. be able to.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing details of the communication management process in step S326 in FIG. 18. When the flow starts, first, in step S342, the process control unit 42 receives either unit pulse wave information from the sensor block. Check if it is communicating with other machines. If communication is in progress, the flow ends immediately without starting reception through another machine. In other words, when communicating with a certain machine, the communication through that machine is continued until the communication time zone assigned to the communication ends.

  On the other hand, when there is no machine in communication, that is, when the preceding communication allocation time period allocated for communication with a certain machine is completed, the process proceeds to step S344 and subsequent steps in order to specify a machine in the next allocation time period. . First, in step S344, whether there is a machine that detects the IC tag of the sensor block is sequentially searched to check whether there is a response. In step S346, the presence / absence of at least one machine that detects the IC tag as a result of the search is detected. If no machine detects the IC tag, the flow is immediately terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step S346 that at least one machine has detected the IC tag of the sensor block, the process proceeds to step S348, and the designated order is set in the machine that has been confirmed to have previously detected the IC tag. Read the list of assigned to. In step S350, the list read out in step S348 and the check result in step S346 are compared to check whether there is a machine that has newly detected an IC tag. If there is no new machine, the process advances to step S352, and the presence or absence of the machine that has detected the previous IC tag but no longer detects the current IC tag by comparing the list read in step S348 with the check result in step S346. Check. If there is a corresponding item, the process proceeds to step S354, which is deleted from the IC tag detection machine list, and the process proceeds to step S356. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S352 that there is no machine that no longer detects the IC tag, the process directly proceeds to step S356.

  On the other hand, in step S356, the machine corresponding to the next rank of the machine having completed the previous communication is designated according to the designation order in the updated latest IC tag detection machine list. Then, the process proceeds to step S358 to instruct reception of unit pulse wave information from the sensor block through the designated machine, and the flow is ended.

  On the other hand, if it is detected in step S350 that there is a machine that has newly detected an IC tag, the process proceeds to step S360, and the machine that has completed the previous communication according to the specified order in the updated latest IC tag detection machine list. The list position of the machine corresponding to the next rank is detected, and the process proceeds to step S362. The machine that newly detected the IC tag is interrupted at the position immediately preceding the machine detected in step S360 and added to the list. Then, the added new machine is designated, and the process proceeds to step S358. In step S350, when there are a plurality of machines that have newly detected IC tags, one machine having the earliest IC tag detection is selected and the process proceeds to step S360. When the process reaches S350, it is detected as a new IC tag detection machine. This detection can be performed by setting the detection condition of S350 to “a machine that has newly detected an IC tag and that has not yet been designated with priority in step S364”.

  The flow of FIG. 19 is configured on the premise that unit pulse wave information having a relatively large amount of data for communication time with one machine is collectively transmitted. It is not limited to. For example, the communication time is time-divided so that the time allocated to one machine is extremely short, and the flow of FIG. 19 is repeated a plurality of times in step S326 of FIG. 18 so that communication with each machine is performed in parallel. May be. In this case, instead of “end” in FIG. 19, step S366 for checking “end of unit parallel communication time?” Is added, the flow is ended only when applicable, and step S342 is performed unless the unit parallel communication time ends. Returning to step S342, steps S342 to S366 are repeated.

  Further, in the configuration example employing the communication management process of FIG. 19 or the above-described step S366, if there is a new IC tag detection machine or an IC tag detection disappearance machine, communication time allocation is managed in a fine-tuned manner. However, instead of this, the content of the communication management process in step S326 in FIG. 18 is simplified, and whether or not the unit pulse wave information is transmitted from the sensor block within the unit parallel communication time regardless of the detection of the IC tag. Regardless, time-division communication may always be performed with all machines in the fitness club. In the ninth embodiment, the short-range communication unit is configured as an infrared communication unit, but the short-range communication unit is not limited to this, and may be configured as a short-range wireless communication unit. On the other hand, in the first to eighth embodiments, the short-range communication unit may be configured as an infrared communication unit as necessary.

  The configuration of the ninth embodiment in FIG. 17 to FIG. 19 is a biological body capable of measuring the pulse wave and the pulse of a plurality of swimmers training in the pool as in the seventh embodiment of FIG. It can also be applied to information measurement systems. Further, the configuration of the pool system of the seventh embodiment can be integrated into the fitness club of the ninth embodiment. In these cases, in order to be able to identify each of the course rope groups in FIG. 10, a course rope ID corresponding to the machine ID of the machine function unit 809 in FIG. 17 is provided in each course rope, and the sensor block having an IC tag is provided. In order to respond, an IC tag reader is provided at an appropriate place on the course rope.

  Note that all the machines shown in FIG. 17 are not necessarily configured separately from the fitness club processing block, and there may be a machine integrated with the fitness club processing block. The various features related to the IC tag can be widely applied not only to the biological information measurement system but also to various measurement systems having a measurement block and a processing block.

  Each of the above embodiments is configured as a biological information measuring device, but biological information can be measured only when the person being measured is performing normal biological activities. It means that it also serves as information indicating that the patient is alive. Therefore, by monitoring such biometric information in the system or remotely through a telephone line, it is possible to monitor the safety of runners, music player viewers, swimmers, and trainees in fitness clubs. it can. In addition, for example, parents who live alone in their hometown watch over the children, and also use it to deepen the sense of solidarity by checking the health of each other's neighbors in a single-person household. It is possible. Various features shown in the first to ninth embodiments have general-purpose features that can be used as appropriate for the purpose of watching.

  FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing Example 10 of the biological information measuring apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the system is configured particularly for the purpose of watching as described above. The main part of the system configuration of the tenth embodiment in FIG. 20 is arranged near a person to be watched over such as a home as described below. The system of the tenth embodiment further includes a watcher mobile phone / processing block 901 owned by a private watcher in a remote place such as a family or a relative and a watch service base / process block 903 of a watch service provider.

  The minimum unit of the system configuration arranged in the vicinity of the person being watched over is the consumer ring sensor block 902 that can be attached to the finger of the person being watched over, and the person's mobile phone / personal mobile phone / Processing block 104, contactless charger block 206 installed in the home of the consumer, a television / processing block 904 that is the center of the system in the home of the consumer, and a bed, bathroom, toilet, and kitchen that can communicate with the processing block 104 And so on. The consumer ring sensor block 902 is configured to be waterproof so as to withstand use in the bathtub and is configured to ensure normal operation up to 60 ° C.

  As described above, there are a plurality of domestic facilities 905. For simplicity, one of them is shown as a representative in FIG. As will be described later, there are two types of in-home equipment 905: standard types for beds and bathrooms and simple types for toilets and kitchens. Further, as will be described later, a plurality of consumer ring sensor blocks 902 are prepared for alternately charging and using, and two types of configurations are also provided: a sleeping use type and an active use type. ing. The sleeping type is configured to continuously monitor pulse wave information for a long time, and has a large memory capacity. On the other hand, the active-use type makes it possible to detect at least the presence or absence of a pulse, especially for the purpose of watching, and the continuous measurement of pulse wave information has a relatively large memory capacity so that it can be measured for a relatively short time such as during bathing. This is a small setting. The details of the use type during sleep and the use type during activity of the consumer ring sensor block 902 will be described later.

  As described above, since the detailed configuration of each part of the tenth embodiment in FIG. 20 has many parts in common with the first embodiment in FIG. 1 to the ninth embodiment in FIG. Description is omitted unless necessary. In addition, for the common blocks, a part of the detailed configuration thereof is also omitted. For example, the detailed configurations of the personal mobile phone processing block 104 and the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901 in FIG. 20 are basically the same as the mobile phone / processing block 104 in the second embodiment in FIG. In FIG. 20, most of the detailed configuration is omitted.

  The consumer ring sensor block 902 in the tenth embodiment of FIG. 20 has basically the same configuration as that of the seventh embodiment of FIG. 10, but further includes an air pressure sensor 907. As the air pressure sensor 907, for example, a structure in which a diaphragm that detects distortion of the diaphragm due to a difference in air pressure is detected by a piezo element has been proposed as MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), which is mounted on a ring sensor block. With such an air pressure sensor 907, for example, a change in air pressure when a consumer opens / closes a room by opening a door in the house and a change in air pressure when the consumer moves up and down between the first floor and the second floor of the house are detected. Detect. The sensor control unit 922 performs pulse wave measurement by the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 using such a change in air pressure detected by the air pressure sensor 907 as a trigger, and transmits a measurement result from the short-range communication unit 28. In addition to the trigger by the air pressure sensor 907, the clock unit 26 generates a trigger signal periodically (for example, once every 10 minutes), and the sensor control unit 922 also causes the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 to respond to the periodic trigger signal. The pulse wave measurement is performed by and the measurement result is transmitted from the short-range communication unit 28. Further, as will be described later, the sensor control unit 922 performs pulse wave measurement by the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 by an external trigger signal such as a trigger signal derived from a trigger sensor outside the sensor block, and the short-range communication unit. The measurement result is transmitted from 28.

  The consumer ring sensor block 902 in the embodiment 10 of FIG. 20 is further charged based on the state of the non-contact charge inducing unit 208 so that the consumer ring sensor block 902 is placed on the non-contact charger lock 206. It has the charge detection part 908 which detects whether it exists in a state. The charging detection unit 908 determines whether or not the consumer ring sensor block 902 is placed on the non-contact charging device lock 206 including the charging completion state, and transmits the determination result to the sensor control unit. Whether or not the consumer ring sensor block 902 is placed on the contactless charger block 206 and is being charged can also be determined on the contactless charger block 206 side, and the determination result is the television / processing block 904. Is transmitted to the processing control unit 942. The consumer ring sensor block 902 according to the tenth embodiment further includes a charge monitoring unit by monitoring the voltage of the storage battery, and monitors the completion of charging and the battery consumption state to transmit to the sensor control unit 922.

  The pulse wave measurement signal transmitted from the short-range communication unit 28 is received by the short-range communication unit 44 of the principal mobile phone / processing block 104 in the same manner as in the second embodiment of FIG. If a normal pulse wave is received, this is automatically sent from the telephone line communication unit 123 to the telephone line communication unit 909 of the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901. In addition, for the purpose of watching only, if the normal pulse can be detected by the pulse wave measurement signal, it is sufficient as health information, so the detection accuracy and the amount of information can be made lower than the case of health management if necessary. is there. By receiving such e-mail information, the watcher can know that the consumer is still alive even in a remote place. The personal mobile phone / processing block 104 in the monitoring system not only functions as a part of the monitoring system in the home, but also has a charged consumer ring sensor block 902 attached when the consumer goes out. At the same time, as long as the user's mobile phone / processing block 104 is carried, it is possible to monitor the mobile phone mail function as described above.

  On the other hand, the TV / processing block 904 is a main part of the monitoring system in the home of the consumer as described above. In addition to the original TV function unit 911, the first short-range communication unit 944 and the telephone line communication unit 922. The processing control unit 942 controls these configurations. The first short-range communication unit 944 receives the measurement result from the short-range communication unit 28 of the consumer ring sensor block 902 when the consumer is watching the television and is within the communication range of the first short-range communication unit 944. The processing control unit 942 monitors and analyzes the received pulse based on the information measurement result, and automatically transmits the result from the telephone line communication unit 922 to the telephone line communication unit 909 of the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901. This allows the watcher to know that the watched-to-be resident is alive even via the TV / processing block 904.

  The processing control unit 942 further monitors the above-described monitoring analysis result via the Internet 913 that is always connected, and automatically transmits it to the monitoring server 915 of the service base / processing block 903. Note that this transmission is different from the case of sending e-mail to the watcher mobile phone described above, in order to avoid excessive concentration of information from a large number of subscribers to the information watch service base. It is done. The monitoring service base / processing block 903 accumulates and manages the received monitoring analysis results, and, according to the degree of urgency, dispatches the monitoring staff who is always on standby, and further receives the received monitoring analysis results based on the contract. Through 917, automatic mail transmission is also performed to the telephone line communication unit 909 of the watcher's mobile phone / processing block 901. At the same time, an emergency call is made from the service base / processing block 903 to the watcher / processing block 901. Thereby, the watcher can know the abnormality of the watch target via the watch service base / processing block 903. It should be noted that the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901 is troublesome if the same watch source analysis results based on the same information source from the consumer ring sensor block 902 are received by e-mail through three routes such as In order to avoid this, if the same information is confirmed by the time stamp or the like of the incoming information, only the earliest information is used and the second and subsequent identical received information is automatically discarded.

  As described above, the home equipment 905 specifically corresponds to important points in the home such as a bed, a bathroom, a toilet, and a kitchen, and has a second short-range communication unit 919 controlled by the processing control unit 942. Thus, the pulse wave information of the consumer who wears the consumer ring sensor block 902 on his / her finger can be received no matter where the consumer is in the home. The home equipment 905 further includes a trigger sensor 921.

  For example, in the case of a bathroom, the trigger sensor 921 is a lid of a bathtub, and when this is opened, a detection signal is generated. In the case of a bed, the trigger sensor is a weighted sensor, and generates a detection signal by weighting on the bed. The processing control unit 942 transmits a trigger signal from the second short-range communication unit 919 to the consumer ring sensor block 902 based on these detection signals, and causes the light emitting unit 18 and the light receiving unit 20 to perform pulse wave measurement. The above is the configuration of the standard home equipment 905, and the trigger sensor 921 is omitted in the case of a simple type such as a toilet or kitchen. In the simple type, the main body of the second short-range communication unit common to the indoor facilities is provided in the television / processing block, and only the antenna connected to the main body is provided in the home equipment 906. These will be further described later.

  In addition to the above, the pulse wave measurement can also be triggered by a request signal transmitted from the telephone line communication unit 909 from the watcher's mobile phone / processing block. In this case, the request signal is transmitted to the mobile phone / processing block 104 by the telephone line communication units 909 and 123, and further transmitted to the consumer ring sensor block 902 by the short-range communication units 44 and 28. When a measurement trigger is triggered by such a request signal, when the watch result signal is transmitted to the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901, a response signal indicating that this is based on the request signal is displayed. Both are sent. For the request signal, not only the watch result signal based on the pulse wave measurement trigger but also information such as the wearing state of the consumer ring sensor block 902 and its charging state is transmitted. These will be described later.

  The transmission of the monitoring analysis result at the time of abnormality from the television / processing block 904 to the monitoring service base / processing block 903 is not limited to the route from the consumer ring sensor block 902 via the home equipment 905. That is, although illustration is omitted in order to avoid complications, in the tenth embodiment, the person himself / herself passes from the near field communication unit 28 of the consumer ring sensor block 902 via the near field communication unit 44 of the person's mobile phone / processing block 104. Communication between the mobile phone / processing block 104 and the monitoring server 915 of the monitoring service base / processing block 903 via the Internet 913 is also possible. As a result, even if there is no resident in the communication area of the first short-range communication unit 944 or the second short-range communication unit 919 in the management of the television / processing block, the monitoring service base / processing block at the time of abnormality 903 corresponding services can be received. At this time, if the resident is going out, the monitoring service base / processing block 903 specifies the going-out location based on the information of the GPS unit 923 of the mobile phone / processing block 104 of the person himself / herself, and brings the nearest monitoring staff to the site. Express.

  FIG. 21 is a block diagram of a mutual monitoring system between neighbors of a single-person household utilizing the tenth embodiment of FIG. 20, and a part (a consumer ring sensor block and a non-contact charger block) is shown in a perspective view. Yes. FIG. 21 also shows the active use type ring 949 and the sleeping use type ring 951 as the consumer ring sensor block 902. The former is in use and the latter is a contactless charger block. The battery is placed on 206 and is being charged. Also, the friend's house 927 has a configuration in which a system similar to the person's house is constructed. However, for the sake of simplicity, in the friend's house 927, illustrations of components other than the active-use ring 953, the TV / processing block 931, and the friend mobile phone 933 that constitute the simple consumer ring sensor block 902 are omitted.

  In FIG. 21, the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901 and the watch service base / processing block 903 are components of the system, but are not shown. Also, in FIG. 21, the detailed configurations inside the TV / processing block and the mobile phone / processing block in the principal house 925 and the friend's house 927 are the same as those in FIG. Yes. Note that the components shown in FIG. 21 are also given the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 20, and description thereof will be omitted unless necessary.

  FIG. 21 specifically shows a plurality of home facilities. Both the bed 935 and the bathroom 937 are standard types, and have a second short-range communication unit 919 and a trigger sensor 921, respectively. As described above, in the case of the bathroom 937, the trigger sensor 921 is a lid of the bathtub, and when it is opened, a detection signal is generated, and the processing control unit 942 receives a consumer ring from the second short-range communication unit 919 based on the detection signal. A trigger signal is transmitted to the short distance communication unit 28 of the active use type ring 949 or the sleeping use type ring 951 which is the sensor block 902. In the case of the bed 935, the trigger sensor 921 is a weight sensor, and generates a detection signal for the same trigger by weighting on the bed. The toilet 939 and the kitchen 941 are simple household facilities, and the trigger sensor 921 is omitted. In these simplified types, a main body 943 of a second short-range communication unit common to each indoor facility is provided in the television / processing block 904 and an antenna 945 connected to the main body 943 of the second short-range communication unit and Only 947 is provided in the toilet 939 and kitchen 941, respectively. A trigger from measurement in these simple home facilities to transmission of a watch result signal is voluntarily applied by the clock unit 26 of the consumer ring sensor block 902 or the air pressure sensor 907.

  Next, based on FIG. 21, the actual state of mutual watching by neighboring friends and the actual use of alternating use and charging of the use-type ring 949 during use and the use-type ring 951 during sleep will be described. First, with regard to mutual watching between neighbors, the watch result signal of the person using the active use ring 949 is transmitted to the friend's mobile phone 104 via the person's mobile phone 104 by a trigger signal at the time common to the neighbors set in the clock unit 26. It is automatically transmitted to the telephone 933 and transferred to the friend's active ring 953 and displayed on the display unit 39. The display unit 39 is divided into 12 blocks, which are assigned in advance to indicate which of the neighboring friends. For example, when the holder of the active use type ring 949 is assigned to the second column from the left of the display unit 39 and the second row from the top, and the pulse is detected by the active use type ring 949 and is in good health, The corresponding portion of the display unit 39 is alive as shown by hatching in FIG. In addition, a friend who possesses the active use ring 953 is assigned to the third column from the left of the display unit 39 and the first row from the top, and his / her pulse is detected by the active use ring 953 Similarly, the corresponding portion of the display unit 39 is alive as shown by hatching in FIG. At the same time, a friend watching result signal from the active use ring 953 is automatically transmitted to the mobile phone 104 via the friend mobile phone 933, which is transferred to the active use ring 949 and displayed on the display unit 39. The In the active use type ring 949, in the same manner as the friend's active use type ring 949, the health status display of the friend and the health status of the user are displayed on the display unit 39. In the case of the embodiment of FIG. 21, such mutual watching is possible with a maximum of 12 neighbors.

  The alternate use and charging of the active use ring 949 and the sleeping use ring 951 will be described. As described above, in FIG. 21, the active use ring 949 is in use at the person's home 925 and is sleeping. The use-type ring 951 is placed on the contactless charger block 206 and is being charged. Note that the finger with the active use type ring 949 is not shown in order to avoid complication.

  The non-contact charger block 206 has a core bar portion 955 for positioning and induction electromagnetic field formation when the active use ring 949 or the sleeping use ring 951 is placed. At the time of charging, as shown in FIG. 21, it is placed on the contactless charger block 206 through the ring of the active use type ring 949 or the sleeping use type ring 951 on the core rod portion 955. As shown in FIG. 21, the core rod portion 955 has a length sufficient to mount a plurality of consumer ring sensor blocks 902 in an overlapping manner. The contactless charger block 206 having such a core rod portion 955 enables reliable and efficient charging, and serves as a fixed place for the unused consumer ring sensor block 902 to prevent loss. .

  Furthermore, the system of the tenth embodiment that alternately charges and uses a plurality of consumer ring sensor blocks 902 enables continuous monitoring, and efficiently charges the other when using one. it can. Further, by providing different types of consumer ring sensor blocks 902 according to the purpose of watching, such as a ring 949 used during activity and a ring 951 used during sleeping, a natural ring exchange according to the rhythm of life is provided. Can be recharged, and can be watched with higher reliability by preventing the ring from being worn or forgetting to charge. As described above, the use-type ring 951 during sleep has a larger memory capacity than the use-type ring 949 during use in order to check the health state by continuous monitoring of the pulse wave during sleep for a long time. Yes. Further, since the active use type ring 949 is configured mainly for the purpose of watching daily life, the configuration can be simplified so that at least the presence or absence of a pulse can be detected. In addition, even when the pulse wave information is continuously measured, it is sufficient that the measurement can be performed in a relatively short time such as during bathing. Therefore, the memory capacity may be set relatively small as described above.

  In this way, when using the consumer ring sensor block 902 with different functions, notation such as “daytime”, “nighttime”, “lifetime”, “sleeping”, etc. is activated so as not to confuse them. It is desirable that the middle-use ring 949 and the sleep-in-use ring 951 be placed in an easy-to-understand place and that the external shape or color of the ring be different. For example, the color around the display 39 on the front side of the consumer ring sensor block 902 arranged in the portion 957 corresponding to the ring jewel is a bright color such as white in the active use ring 949 as shown in FIG. A dark color such as black is used in the sleeping type ring 951.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the operation of the sensor control unit 922 in the tenth embodiment of FIG. The flow starts when the power switch of the operation unit 41 is turned on. In step S362, the display unit 39 is instructed to display the power-on state. In step S 364, it is checked whether the measurement request signal from the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901 is received by the short-range communication unit 28 via the personal mobile phone 104. If a request signal has been received, the process proceeds to step S366, where a response process for responding to the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901 is executed based on the request signal, and the process proceeds to step S368. Details of the response process will be described later. On the other hand, if reception of the request signal is not detected in step S364, the process directly proceeds to step S368.

  In step S368, it is checked whether or not the person's consumer ring sensor block 902 is placed on the contactless charger block 206 and is being charged. This check can be performed by the charging detection unit 908. If not charging, the process proceeds to step S370, and it is checked whether the storage battery 32 is sufficiently charged based on the information of the charging monitor unit 910. If the charging is sufficient, the process proceeds to step S372, and it is checked whether or not the consumer ring sensor block 902 is attached to the finger. If there is attachment detection, the process proceeds from step S372 to step S374, the display unit 39 is instructed to display that the attachment is being performed, and the process proceeds to step S376. In step S376, information indicating that the device is being worn is transmitted to the television / processing block directly or via the home equipment 905, and the process proceeds to step S378. At this time, if it is within the reception range, the personal mobile phone / processing block 104 also receives the transmitted information.

  In step S378, it is checked whether or not health information is newly received from a friend's consumer ring sensor block 902 (such as a friend's active ring 953). If health information is received, the process proceeds to step S380. The display of the corresponding friend column assigned to the display unit 39 is updated, and the process proceeds to step S382. On the other hand, if a new incoming call for alive information is not detected in step S378, the process proceeds directly to step S382. In step S382, spot measurement / transmission processing based on various triggers is executed, and the process proceeds to step S384. Details of the spot measurement / transmission process will be described later.

  In step S384, the presence / absence of detection by the trigger sensor 921 in the bathroom 937 or the trigger sensor 921 in the bed 935 is checked. If there is detection, the process proceeds to step S386 to perform processing for starting continuous measurement and transmission, and then proceeds to step S388. And check for power-off operation. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S384 that the detection by the trigger sensor 921 or the trigger sensor 921 is lost, the process proceeds to step S390, the measurement is instructed, and the process proceeds to step S388.

  In step S368, it is detected that the person's consumer ring sensor block 902 is mounted on the contactless charger block 206 (this state is also referred to as “charging”, including the charging completion state). Then, the process proceeds to step S392, and it is checked whether or not the charging is completed based on the information of the charging monitor unit 910. When the completion of charging is detected, the process proceeds to step S394, and information indicating that charging is complete is transmitted to the television / processing block directly or via the home equipment 905, and the process proceeds to step S372. At this time, if it is within the reception range, the personal mobile phone / processing block 104 also receives the transmitted information. When the charging to the consumer ring sensor block 902 is completed by the transition to step S372, it is possible to detect when the consumer ring sensor block 902 is attached to the finger after being removed from the contactless charger block 206. On the other hand, if the completion of charging cannot be detected in step S392, the flow returns to step S364, and corresponds to each step after detecting whether or not a request signal has been received.

If it is not detected in step S370 that the storage battery 32 is sufficiently charged, the process advances to step S396 to instruct the display unit 39 to display a charging guide, and in step S398, information indicating that the power supply is insufficient is directly or home. The data is transmitted to the television / processing block 904 via the internal equipment 905, and the process proceeds to step S400. In step S400, it is checked whether or not the spare consumer ring sensor block 902 is in a fully charged state. For example, if the active use ring 949 is in use as shown in FIG. 21, the sleep use ring 951 becomes a spare consumer ring sensor block. The check in step S400 can be performed by transferring information indicating that charging is completed from the TV / processing block 904 by the functions of steps S392 and S394 in the spare consumer ring sensor block.
When it is confirmed in step S400 that the spare consumer ring sensor block is fully charged, the process proceeds to step S402, on which the information is displayed on the display unit 39, and the process proceeds to step S404. On the other hand, when the completion of spare charging cannot be detected in step S400, the process directly proceeds to step S404. In step S404, a display for notifying that the power is forcibly turned off is instructed, and the flow ends. The power is turned off at the end of the flow.

  If it is not detected in step S372 that the consumer ring sensor block 902 is worn on the finger, the process proceeds to step S406, the display unit 39 is instructed to display the wearing guidance, and the process proceeds to step S408. In step S408, it is checked whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the power was turned on. If there is no elapsed time, the process returns to step S372. Then, steps S372, S406, and S408 are repeated unless attachment detection is detected in step S372 and a predetermined time has not elapsed. On the other hand, when the elapse of the predetermined time is detected in step S408, the process proceeds to step S410, and information indicating that the consumer ring sensor block 902 is being worn is transmitted to the television / processing block directly or via the home equipment 905. Then, the process proceeds to step S404. At this time, if it is within the reception range, the personal mobile phone / processing block 104 also receives the transmitted information. As described above, immediately after the power is turned off, the wearing guidance is displayed immediately in steps S372, S406, and S408, but the non-wearing transmission is executed after waiting for a predetermined time in order to delay the time required for wearing. Even if there is a willingness to wear it, non-wearing transmission is performed at a rapid speed to prevent confusion.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing details of the spot measurement / transmission process in step S382 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S412 whether or not a predetermined time to trigger the measurement has arrived based on the information of the clock unit 26. If it is not the predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S414, and the presence or absence of a predetermined air pressure change is checked based on the information of the air pressure sensor 907. If there is no change in air pressure, it is further checked in step S416 whether an external trigger signal is received by the short-range communication unit 28. It should be noted that the external trigger signal in step S416 means that from the home equipment 905, and does not include the request signal from the watcher mobile phone / processing block 901. The request signal is detected in step S364 in FIG.

  If no external trigger signal is detected in step S416, it means that the trigger signal has not been detected in all check items, so the flow is immediately terminated. That is, in this case, nothing is performed in step S382 in FIG. On the other hand, when the arrival of a predetermined time is detected in step S412, or when a change in air pressure is detected in step S414, or when an external trigger signal is detected in step S416, the process proceeds to step S418, where the light emitting unit 18 The output of the light receiving unit 20 based on the time division light emission of a plurality of LEDs is sampled. In step S420, it is checked whether a pulse is detected based on the sampled output. If no pulse is detected, the process proceeds to step S422, a signal indicating that there is an abnormality in the watched-to-be resident is generated, and the process proceeds to step S424.

  In step S424, it is checked whether or not the trigger is applied due to a change in air pressure, and if applicable, a signal indicating that the watched consumer has made some movement is generated, and the process proceeds to step S428. This is because the change in the air pressure is assumed to be due to the opening / closing of the door or the rise / fall of the stairs. In this way, even when a pulse is not detected, if there is a change in a consumer, that fact is watched over and generated as a signal. On the other hand, when there is no abnormality in daily life and a pulse is detected in step S420, the process proceeds to step S430, a health signal is generated, and the process proceeds to step S428. In step S428, a time signal is generated as a time stamp, and then the process proceeds to step S432, where all the signals generated as described above are transmitted to the TV / processing block directly or via the home equipment 905, and the flow ends. To do. At this time, if it is within the reception range, the personal mobile phone / processing block 104 also receives the transmitted information.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing details of the response process in step S366 of FIG. When the flow starts, it is checked in step S442 whether or not the consumer ring sensor block 902 is worn on the finger. If the attachment is detected, the process proceeds to step S444, and it is checked whether the storage battery 32 is sufficiently charged. If the charging is sufficient, the process proceeds to step S446, and the output of the light receiving unit 20 based on the time division light emission of the plurality of LEDs of the light emitting unit 18 is sampled. Hereinafter, steps S446 to S458 are performed in the same manner as steps S418 to S430 in FIG. That is, these flows are functions in a state in which the consumer ring sensor block 902 is attached to the finger and is sufficiently charged, as in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is not detected in step S442 that the consumer ring sensor block 902 is attached to the finger, the process proceeds to step S460, where the consumer ring sensor block 902 is removed from the finger for charging and the non-contact charger block 206. Check if it is in the charging state placed on top. If charging is in progress, the process proceeds to step S462, a charging signal is generated, and the process proceeds to step S456. On the other hand, if not charging, the process proceeds to step S464, a signal is generated that the consumer ring sensor block 902 is not worn on the finger, and the process proceeds to step S456. Thus, even if the consumer ring sensor block 902 is in a non-wearing state, if it can be confirmed that it has been removed for charging, no non-wearing signal is generated.

  If it is not detected in step S444 that the storage battery 32 is sufficiently charged, the process proceeds to step S466, a power shortage signal is generated, and the process proceeds to step S456. In the response process of FIG. 23, following the time signal generation in step S356, a response signal is generated in step S468, and the process proceeds to step S470. The response signal generated in step S468 is for indicating that the signal to be transmitted is generated based on the request signal. In step S470, similar to step S432 in FIG. 22, all the generated signals are transmitted to the television / processing block directly or via the home equipment 905, and the flow ends. At this time, if it is within the reception range, the personal mobile phone / processing block 104 also receives the transmitted information.

  As described above, in the response processing in the tenth embodiment, even when the light receiving unit LED output sampling in step S446 is not entered, various states of the consumer ring sensor block 902 such as charging, non-wearing state, power shortage state, etc. To check the response information. On the other hand, the spot measurement / response process of FIG. 23 is different from transmission as a response to an intentional request signal as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is configured to transmit only information when the light receiving unit LED output sampling is normally performed. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, all information may be transmitted regardless of whether a request signal is used or an automatic trigger is used. In addition, even in the case of using a request signal, it can be configured such that it can be requested to select and transmit specific information suitable for the purpose.

  The present invention provides a wearable monitoring sensor that can be used by, for example, a monitoring target person in a single-person household.

18, 20 Biological information detection unit 24 Storage unit 28 Wireless communication unit 32 Power supply battery 907, 26, 28, 922 Trigger unit 908 Charging detection unit 8, 20 Wear detection unit 39 Display unit 910 Charge completion detection unit

Claims (17)

  A biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information, a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, a wireless communication unit that transmits biological reaction information stored in the storage unit to the outside, A wearable monitoring sensor comprising: a power supply battery that supplies power to the biological information detection unit and the wireless communication unit; and a trigger unit that triggers information detection by the biological information sensor.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 1, wherein the trigger unit is an air pressure detection unit.   The watch sensor according to claim 1, wherein the trigger unit is a time measuring unit that triggers every predetermined time.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 1, wherein the trigger unit is triggered by a trigger signal received by the wireless communication unit.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 1, wherein the trigger unit is triggered by an information request signal received by the wireless communication unit.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 5, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits a charging state of the power supply battery to the outside based on the request signal.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits a mounting state of the monitoring sensor to the outside based on the request signal.   8. The monitoring sensor according to claim 7, wherein the wireless communication unit does not transmit the mounting state of the monitoring sensor to the outside based on the request signal when the monitoring sensor is being charged.   A biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information; a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit; a power supply battery that supplies power to the biological information detection unit and the wireless communication unit; and the storage unit A wearable monitoring sensor, comprising: a biological communication information stored in the wireless communication unit and a wireless communication unit that transmits the state of charge of the power battery to the outside.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 9, wherein the wireless communication unit does not transmit biological reaction information to the outside when the state of charge of the power battery is insufficient.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 10, wherein the wireless communication unit does not perform detection by the biological information detection unit when the state of charge of the power battery is insufficient.   A biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information; a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit; a power supply battery that supplies power to the biological information detection unit and the wireless communication unit; and the power supply battery A charging unit that detects whether or not the battery is being charged, and a wireless communication unit that transmits biological reaction information stored in the storage unit and a detection result of the charging unit to the outside. Wearable watch sensor.   The wireless communication unit transmits to the outside whether or not the monitoring sensor is mounted, and when the charging detection unit detects that the power battery is being charged, the monitoring sensor is not mounted. The monitoring sensor according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring sensor is not transmitted to the outside.   A biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information; a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit; a power supply battery that supplies power to the biological information detection unit and the wireless communication unit; A wearable monitoring unit comprising: a mounting detection unit that detects whether or not the device is mounted; and a wireless communication unit that transmits biological reaction information stored in the storage unit and a mounting state of the monitoring sensor to the outside. Sensor.   The monitoring sensor according to claim 14, wherein the wireless communication unit does not transmit biological reaction information to the outside when the monitoring sensor is not in a wearing state.   A biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information, a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit, a display unit, and biological reaction information stored in the storage unit are transmitted to the outside. A wearable monitoring sensor, comprising: a wireless communication unit that receives external biological reaction information on the display unit from outside.   A biological information detection unit that detects biological reaction information; a storage unit that stores biological reaction information detected by the biological information detection unit; a power supply battery that supplies power to the biological information detection unit and the wireless communication unit; and the power supply battery A charging completion detection unit that detects whether or not charging is completed, and a wireless communication unit that transmits biological reaction information stored in the storage unit and a detection result of the charging completion detection unit to the outside. Wearable watch sensor.

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