JP2013029408A - Measurement display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measurement display device which enables even a dyschromatopsia person or a glaucoma person to certainly recognize a measurement value indicated in a display.SOLUTION: A measurement display device 10 includes: a housing 12; an installing portion 14 to which a biosensor 100 is installed; measuring means 16 for measuring a blood sugar level of blood; a display 18 for indicating a measurement value of the blood sugar level; an accent base color name memory 20 for storing accent base color names; an accent additional color name memory 22 for storing accent additional color names; coloring deciding means 24 for deciding two or more color names; a coloring memory 26 for storing the decided color names; and color giving means 28 for indicating the measurement value in the display 18 as the color name stored in the coloring memory 26.

Description

  The present invention relates to a measurement display device that is equipped with a biosensor and measures and displays the amount of a substrate component of a specimen.

  In recent years, diabetes, which is a lifestyle-related disease, is increasing, and it is said that there are millions of patients in Japan. Therapies for such diabetic patients include diet therapy, exercise therapy, drug therapy, insulin therapy, etc. In any case, daily blood glucose level management is extremely important. Blood glucose level measurement is indispensable. For the blood glucose level measurement, portable biosensors and measurement display devices that can measure blood glucose levels with a small amount of blood are commercially available and widely used.

  The biosensor 100 that measures the blood glucose level is attached to the measurement display device 102 as shown in FIG. The measurement display device 102 includes a box 104, a display 106, and an attachment portion 108 to which the biosensor 100 is attached. The measurement display device 102 to which the biosensor 100 is attached measures the blood glucose level (substrate component amount) of the blood introduced into the reaction unit 110 of the biosensor 100 by the measurement means, and displays the substrate component amount on the display 106.

  On the other hand, when the blood glucose level measurer using the biosensor 100 and the measurement display device 102 is a person with color weakness or glaucoma, the measurer may display depending on the combination of screen colors displayed on the display 106. In some cases, blood glucose levels were not recognized. Here, a blood glucose level display method has been devised and applied (for example, see Patent Document 1). However, there has been no blood glucose level display device and display method that takes into account people with color weakness.

Japanese Patent No. 3612324

  The objective of this invention is providing the measurement display apparatus which can recognize the measured value displayed on the display reliably even if it is a color-impaired person or a glaucoma person.

  The measurement display device of the present invention includes a box, a mounting portion for attaching a biosensor, a measuring means for measuring the amount of a substrate component of a specimen introduced into the biosensor attached to the mounting portion, and the measurement of the amount of the substrate component A display for displaying the value, and the measurement value is displayed on the display in a color of one of the color names of red, yellow, green, blue, sky blue, pink, orange, purple, and brown, Color giving means for displaying the background of the measurement value on the display with colors of other color names among red, yellow, green, blue, sky blue, pink, orange, purple, and brown color names; It is characterized by having.

The measurement display device of the present invention includes a box, a mounting portion for attaching a biosensor, a measuring means for measuring the amount of a substrate component of a specimen introduced into the biosensor attached to the mounting portion, and the measurement of the amount of the substrate component A display for displaying values, a color arrangement memory for storing two or more color names determined from the color names of red, yellow, green, blue, sky blue, pink, orange, purple, and brown; and Color giving means for causing the display to display the measurement value with the color of one color name stored and to display the background of the measurement value with the color of the other color name stored in the color arrangement memory. It is characterized by that.

  Red, yellow, green, blue, and sky blue are the color names of basic colors among the accent colors recommended by the NPO Color Universal Design Organization (referred to as accent basic color names in this specification). This basic color is the color that is most easily distinguished by the color-weak or glaucoma if one basic color and another basic color are displayed in combination.

  Pink, orange, purple, and brown are color names of additional colors that are further added to the basic color among the accent colors recommended by the NPO Color Universal Design Organization. Call it.) If this additional color is displayed in combination with one additional color and another additional color or basic color, it is not as much as when one basic color is combined with another basic color. It is a color that is relatively easy to distinguish.

  The measurement display device of the present invention includes a box, a mounting portion for attaching a biosensor, a measuring means for measuring the amount of a substrate component of a specimen introduced into the biosensor attached to the mounting portion, and the measurement of the amount of the substrate component A display for displaying the value, a color arrangement memory for storing two or more color names determined from the color names of red, yellow, green, blue and sky blue, and the color of one color name stored in the color arrangement memory Color display means for displaying a measured value on the display and displaying a background of the measured value on the display with a color of another color name stored in the color arrangement memory.

  The measurement display device according to the present invention includes an accent basic color name memory that stores red, yellow, green, blue, and sky blue color names in the measurement display device, and a color name stored in the basic color name memory. Color arrangement determining means for determining at least two or more color names from the color arrangement memory, wherein the color arrangement memory stores two or more color names determined by the color arrangement determining means.

  The measurement display device of the present invention includes an accent additional color name memory that stores pink, orange, purple, and brown color names in the measurement display device, and the color arrangement determination means includes the accent basic color name memory. And at least two color names are determined from the color names stored in the accent-added color name memory, and the color arrangement memory stores two or more color names determined by the color arrangement determining means. .

  The measurement display device of the present invention, in the measurement display device, a box, an attachment part for attaching a biosensor, a measurement means for measuring the amount of a substrate component of a sample introduced into the biosensor attached to the attachment part, A display for displaying the measurement value of the substrate component amount, and the measurement value is displayed on the display in black color and the background of the measurement value is displayed on the display in white color. The measurement value is displayed on the display in color, and the background of the measurement value is displayed on the display in black color.

  According to the measurement display device of the present invention, it is recommended by the NPO Color Universal Design Organization, and the display can be color-coded according to the accent color that is easily distinguishable by the color-impaired or glaucoma. For this reason, even if the blood glucose level measurement person is a color weak person or the like, the measurement value or the like displayed on the display can be reliably recognized. In addition, when the measurer is provided with a color scheme determining means that allows the measurer to determine a color that can be easily distinguished from the accent colors, the display is displayed in accordance with the symptoms of the color weak or the like having individual differences. Colors can be classified with colors that are easy to see.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the measurement display apparatus of this invention. It is a front view which shows the measurement display apparatus of FIG. It is a front view which shows the state which the display of the measurement display apparatus of FIG. 1 displayed the color scheme determination screen. It is a front view which shows the state which the display of the measurement display apparatus of FIG. 1 displayed the coloration confirmation screen. It is a front view which shows the conventional measurement display apparatus.

  The measurement display device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The type of biosensor is arbitrary, and in the description, the description will be made using the biosensor 100 of FIG. 5 described in the related art.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a measurement display device of the present invention. The measurement display device 10 of the present invention includes a box 12, an attachment part 14 to which the biosensor 100 is attached, and a blood sugar level (substrate component amount) of blood (specimen) introduced into the biosensor 100 attached to the attachment part 14. Measuring means 16 for measuring, display 18 for displaying the measured value of blood sugar level, accent basic color name memory 20 for storing red, yellow, green, blue and sky blue color names, pink, orange and purple , And an accent additional color name memory 22 that stores brown color names, and a color arrangement determination that determines at least two color names from among the color names stored in the accent basic color name memory 20 and the accent additional color name memory 22 Means 24, a color arrangement memory 26 for storing two or more color names determined by the color arrangement determination means 24, and a color of one color name stored in the color arrangement memory 26. To display the measured value on the display 18, color memory 26 is provided with a color-imparting means 28 for displaying the background of the measurement values on the display 18 in another color of the color name for storing the. In addition, a button 30 for operating the measurement display device 10 such as on / off of the measurement display device 10 is provided.

  The box 12 preferably has a size and shape that fits in the palm and is easy to grasp, but is not limited. The box 12 is made of resin, and the arrangement portion and the mounting portion 14 of the display 18 are spaces.

  The measuring means 16 applies a predetermined voltage to electrodes (not shown) extending to the reaction part 110 of the biosensor 100 attached to the attachment part 14, and measures a blood sugar level that is a substrate component amount of blood from the current flowing between the electrodes. Is. When the reaction part 110 and the blood are reacting, a current flows through the reaction part 110 by applying a predetermined voltage between the electrodes. Since this current varies depending on the blood glucose level of blood, the blood glucose level can be obtained from the current. The measured value (blood glucose level) is measured as a natural number by rounding off, rounding down or rounding up after the decimal point.

  Examples of the display 18 include a liquid crystal display and an organic EL display. The shape of the display 18 is preferably square or rectangular, but may be other shapes. The display 18 may display time, etc. in addition to displaying the blood sugar level.

  The color arrangement determining means 24 is configured to be able to determine the color arrangement by opening the color arrangement determination screen 32 shown in FIG. 3 and selecting two or more color names that can be distinguished by a measurer such as a diabetic patient. . In the color arrangement decision screen, the red, yellow, green, blue and sky color names stored in the accent basic color name memory 20 and the pink, orange and purple colors stored in the accent additional color name memory 22 are displayed. , And a brown color name, and a color sample 38 corresponding to each color name are displayed. By viewing this color sample, two or more color names that can be distinguished by the measurer can be selected. The color sample 38 is stored in the color applying unit 28 or the color arrangement determining unit 24.

  Note that the color arrangement confirmation screen 34 shown in FIG. 4 may be opened so that the selected colors are displayed adjacent to each other so that the difference in colors can be discriminated. For example, when red, yellow, and blue are selected by the color arrangement determining means 24, red and yellow, red and blue, and yellow and blue are displayed adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. You can check whether the two colors can be distinguished.

  For example, when red, yellow, and blue are selected by the color arrangement determining unit 24, the color arrangement memory 26 stores the color names of these three colors. The color assigning unit 28 assigns the color stored in the color arrangement memory 26 to a subject to be applied such as a numerical value including a measured value and time, a background of the numerical value, and other characters. For example, based on the order of the colors stored in the color arrangement memory 26, the colors are assigned in the order of the numerical value, the background of the numerical value, and other characters. For example, when red, yellow, and blue are stored in the color arrangement memory 26 in this order, red is assigned to a numerical value, yellow is added to the background of the numerical value, and blue is assigned to other characters. In addition, you may comprise so that the color scheme determination means 24 can select the color provided to each provision object.

  An example of the operation of the measurement display device 10 according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described below. The following processing is performed automatically or manually by operating the button 30 or the like by a control means using a CPU.

  First, the measurer who measures the blood glucose level determines the color scheme of the display 18 in advance before starting the measurement of the blood glucose level. As described above, the color arrangement is determined by the color arrangement determining unit 24 by opening the color arrangement determining screen 32. For example, when red, yellow, and blue are determined as color schemes, red, yellow, and blue are stored in the color scheme memory 26.

  In a state where the color scheme is determined, the biosensor 100 is attached to the measurement display device 10 by the measurer, the measurement display device 10 is turned on, and blood that has been bleed from the fingertip is introduced into the reaction unit 110, The measuring means 16 measures the blood sugar level.

  The measured value is displayed on the blood sugar level display screen 36 displayed on the display 18. At this time, the color assigning means 28 assigns a color to the display 18 based on the color name stored in the color arrangement memory 26. For example, red, yellow, and blue are stored in the color arrangement memory 26, and when assigning a color to a numerical value in the order of red, yellow, and blue, the background of the numerical value, and other characters, red is assigned to the numerical value, and yellow is assigned to the numerical value. It is given to the background of the numerical value, and blue is given to other characters. In FIG. 2, “103”, “mg / dL”, and “PM 10:12” are displayed in red, the background such as “103” is displayed in yellow, and “return” is displayed in blue.

  According to such a measurement display device 10, the color of the display 18 can be classified by an accent color that is recommended by the NPO Color Universal Design Organization and is easily distinguishable by the color-impaired or the glaucoma. For this reason, even if the blood glucose level measurer is a color weak person or the like, the measured value or the like displayed on the display 18 can be reliably recognized. Further, the color arrangement determining means 24 allows the measurer to determine colors that are easily distinguishable from the accent colors. For this reason, it is possible to color-code the display 18 in a color that is easy to see corresponding to the symptom with individual differences.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, this invention is not limited to what was illustrated. For example, the measurement display device of the present invention may be provided with means that can be set so as to change the color in which the measurement value is displayed depending on the value of the measurement value.

  Moreover, the box 12, the mounting portion 14, the measuring means 16, and the display 18 are provided, and the measurement value is displayed on the display 18 in black color and the measurement value background is displayed on the display 18 in white color. Alternatively, the measurement display device 10 may display the measurement value on the display in white color and display the background of the measurement value in black color on the display.

  In addition, the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various improvements, modifications, and changes are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the gist thereof.

  According to the measurement display device of the present invention, the measurement value displayed on the display can be surely recognized even if the blood glucose level measurement person is a person with weak color or glaucoma. For this reason, it can be widely used as a measurement display device for measuring a blood sugar level or the like by a biosensor.

10: Measurement display device 12: Box 14: Mounting portion 16: Measuring means 18: Display 20: Accent basic color name memory 22: Accent additional color name memory 24: Color arrangement determining means 26: Color arrangement memory 28: Color giving means 30: Button 32: Color scheme determination screen 34: Color scheme confirmation screen 36: Blood glucose level display screen 38: Color sample 100: Biosensor 110: Reaction section

Claims (6)

Box and
A mounting part for attaching the biosensor;
Measuring means for measuring the amount of the substrate component of the sample introduced into the biosensor attached to the attachment part,
A display for displaying the measured value of the amount of the substrate component;
The measurement value is displayed on the display in one of the color names of red, yellow, green, blue, sky blue, pink, orange, purple, and brown, and the red, yellow, green, blue Color giving means for displaying the background of the measured value on the display in the colors of other color names among the sky blue, pink, orange, purple, and brown color names;
A measurement display device comprising: Box and
A mounting part for attaching the biosensor;
Measuring means for measuring the amount of the substrate component of the sample introduced into the biosensor attached to the attachment part,
A display for displaying the measured value of the amount of the substrate component;
A color arrangement memory for storing two or more color names determined from the color names of red, yellow, green, blue, sky blue, pink, orange, purple, and brown;
Color giving means for causing the display to display the measurement value with the color of one color name stored in the color arrangement memory and displaying the background of the measurement value with the color of another color name stored in the color arrangement memory When,
A measurement display device comprising: Box and
A mounting part for attaching the biosensor;
Measuring means for measuring the amount of the substrate component of the sample introduced into the biosensor attached to the attachment part,
A display for displaying the measured value of the amount of the substrate component;
A color arrangement memory for storing two or more color names determined from the color names of red, yellow, green, blue and sky blue;
Color giving means for causing the display to display the measurement value with the color of one color name stored in the color arrangement memory and displaying the background of the measurement value with the color of another color name stored in the color arrangement memory When,
A measurement display device comprising: Accent basic color name memory for storing red, yellow, green, blue, and sky blue color names;
Color arrangement determining means for determining at least two color names from among the color names stored in the basic color name memory;
With
The measurement display device according to claim 2, wherein the color arrangement memory stores two or more color names determined by the color arrangement determination unit. Accent added color name memory that stores pink, orange, purple, and brown color names
The color arrangement determining means determines at least two or more color names from among the color names stored in the accent basic color name memory and the accent additional color name memory,
The measurement display device according to claim 3, wherein the color arrangement memory stores two or more color names determined by the color arrangement determination unit. Box and
A mounting part for attaching the biosensor;
Measuring means for measuring the amount of the substrate component of the sample introduced into the biosensor attached to the attachment part,
A display for displaying the measured value of the amount of the substrate component;
With
The measurement value is displayed on the display in black color and the background of the measurement value is displayed on the display in white color, or the measurement value is displayed on the display in white color and black color. A measurement display device for displaying a background of the measurement value on the display.

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