JP2019040541A - Information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To urge a user to perform behavioral change that connects to the improvement of a health condition at appropriate timing.SOLUTION: An information providing method in an information providing system provided with a terminal device used by a user receives the ID of the user from the terminal device, receives the number of steps detected by the terminal device from the terminal device, determines whether the number of cumulative steps in a past second period of the user is equal to or more than a predetermined value in the case of continuously receiving the number of steps during a first period, acquires the latest health diagnostic result corresponding to the ID of the user in the case that the number of cumulative steps is equal to or more than the predetermined value, calculates the average number of steps in one day in the past second period of the user, calculates the current health index value of the user on the basis of first relevant information showing a correspondence relation among the health diagnostic result, the average number of steps in one day and the health index value, the calculated average number of steps in one day, and the acquired latest health diagnostic result, and notifies the terminal device of information including the calculated health index value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an information providing method for providing information related to a user's health.

  Due to advances in sensors and semiconductor technologies, wearable devices that detect various amounts of activity from the human body have been developed in recent years. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a wearable device that detects the number of steps. Such wearable devices generally have a function of displaying the detected amount of activity. By confirming the displayed activity amount, the user grasps his / her activity amount and works to improve his / her health condition.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-297260

  However, such wearable devices are for the purpose of grasping the amount of activity, and the functions that lead to the improvement of the user's health are not sufficient. For example, wearable devices with a function to set a target value for the number of steps are known. With this function, the user can intuitively understand how the achievement of the set target value affects the user's health status. Difficult to do.

  In addition, even if the user has a function of notifying the user when the number of steps approaches the target value, the user is not exercising due to commuting or the like, while the room is moving at home. It is difficult to go out and change behavior to try and exercise quickly.

  The present disclosure solves the above-described problem, and an object thereof is to provide an information providing method capable of prompting a user to change a behavior that leads to improvement of a health condition at an appropriate timing.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, an information providing method according to an aspect of the present disclosure is an information providing method in an information providing system including a terminal device used by a user. When the number of steps detected by the terminal device is received from the terminal device and the number of steps is received continuously for the first period, the cumulative number of steps in the past second period of the user is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. If the cumulative number of steps is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the latest health check result corresponding to the user ID is obtained, and the average number of steps per day in the past second period of the user is calculated. The first relationship information indicating the correspondence between the health check result, the average number of steps per day and the health index value representing the health state, the calculated average number of steps per day, and the acquired latest health check Based on results Te, the current health index value of the user is calculated, the information including the calculated health index value, notifying the terminal device.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to prompt the user to change behavior that leads to improvement of the health condition at an appropriate timing.

It is a figure which shows the whole image of the information provision system which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing information transmitted and received in the information providing system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information providing system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a medical examination result. It is explanatory drawing of the information memorize | stored in the relationship information storage part. It is a figure which shows an example of the estimation model of healthy age. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a server in the first embodiment. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mode of displaying information notified from a server in the terminal device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mode of displaying information notified from a server in the terminal device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mode of displaying information notified from a server in the terminal device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the estimation model of the increase / decrease value of the healthy age per step. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a server in the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the aspect which displays the information notified from the server in the terminal device in Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the aspect which displays the information notified from the server in the terminal device in Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the aspect which displays the information notified from the server in the terminal device in Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of a server in the third embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a lifestyle analysis process. It is a figure which shows an example of the average step count of one or more each time slot | zone when the authorized user exercised habitually in the past 2nd period. It is a figure which shows an example of the aspect which displays the information notified from the server in the terminal device in Embodiment 3. FIG.

(Knowledge that became the basis of this disclosure)
In recent years, sensors such as gyro sensors have become low-priced due to the spread of smartphones and sensors, and downsizing of devices and power saving have been promoted due to advances in semiconductor technology. Along with this, wearable devices, which are small computers attached to the human body, are spreading. In particular, many wearable devices have been developed that are worn on the arm to detect an amount of activity such as the number of steps and display the detected amount of activity. By wearing such a device, the user can quantitatively grasp his or her activity amount.

  Also, depending on the device, it is possible to notify the achievement of the target by setting a target value of the number of steps, for example, 10,000 steps a day, and vibrating the device when the target is achieved. Depending on the device, it is also possible to display various information in cooperation with a smartphone or the like.

  However, even though the user can grasp his / her activity amount by using the wearable device, it is difficult to actually take action to improve the health condition and improve the health condition. . In order to improve the health condition, the user has to cause behavioral change that leads to improvement of the health condition. However, the wearable device has two problems that the user cannot reach before the behavioral change occurs.

  The first problem is that it is impossible to understand how the displayed amount of activity affects one's own health condition. For example, even if 10,000 steps are taken every day and the number of steps is displayed, the user cannot imagine how the number of steps affects the user's health.

  The second issue is the timing for making notifications that prompt behavioral changes. For example, even if the notification that prompts the behavior change to walk more than usual is performed while walking in the house, the user is less likely to cause the behavior change to walk more. However, for example, when the above notification is made during commuting, it is considered that the user will feel a change in behavior to try to walk around a little.

  Based on the above findings, the present inventor has created a configuration of the present disclosure.

  An information providing method according to a first aspect of the present disclosure is an information providing method in an information providing system including a terminal device used by a user, and receives the user ID from the terminal device, and the terminal device When the number of steps detected by the user is received from the terminal device and the number of steps is received continuously for the first period, it is determined whether the accumulated number of steps in the past second period of the user is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and the accumulated number of steps Is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the latest health check result corresponding to the user ID is obtained, the average number of steps per day in the second period of the user in the past is calculated, Based on the first relationship information indicating the correspondence between the average number of steps per day and the health index value representing the health status, the calculated average number of steps per day, and the acquired latest health check result, the user Current Yasushi an index value is calculated, the information including the calculated health index value, notifying the terminal device.

  According to this configuration, when the number of steps of the user of the terminal device is received from the terminal device continuously for the first period, when the accumulated number of steps in the past second period of the user is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, Based on the relationship information, the average number of steps per day in the past second period of the user, and the latest health check result of the user, the current health index value of the user is calculated. Then, information including the calculated health index value is notified to the terminal device.

  For this reason, when a user of a terminal device that has walked a predetermined number of steps or more in the past second period walks continuously for the first period, the first relationship information and the reliability based on the number of steps greater than the predetermined value It is possible to notify the user of a health index value that appropriately represents the current health status of the user, calculated based on the average number of steps per day and the latest health check result of the user.

  Thereby, the said user can be made to grasp | ascertain the present health condition appropriately at the timing considered that the said user walked continuously for the first period and started some action. As a result, it becomes easier for the user to perform an action that leads to an improvement in the health condition in accordance with the certain action. In this way, according to this configuration, it is possible to prompt the user of the terminal device to change behavior that leads to improvement of the health state at an appropriate timing.

  In the first aspect, the second relationship information indicating the correspondence between the health check result, the average number of steps per day and the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step, and the calculated average number of steps per day Calculating a first step number that is an increase in the average number of steps per day required to improve the calculated health index value by a predetermined amount based on the acquired latest health examination result; When the number of steps is less than a first threshold, the calculated health index value and the calculated average number of steps can be increased by increasing the first number of steps to increase the calculated health index value by the predetermined amount. The terminal device may be notified of information including information indicating the above.

  According to this configuration, when the first step number, which is an increase in the average number of steps per day necessary to improve the current health index value of the user of the terminal device, is smaller than the first threshold, The terminal device is notified of information including the current health index value and information indicating that the health index value can be increased by a predetermined amount by increasing the average number of steps per day.

  For this reason, when it is sufficient to increase the average number of steps per day by a first number of steps that is smaller than the first threshold, increasing the average number of steps per day by the first number of steps increases the current health index value. The user of the terminal device can be made aware that the predetermined amount can be improved. Thereby, it becomes easy to cause the user to change the behavior to increase the current health index value by a predetermined amount, that is, to increase the average number of steps per day by the first number of steps.

  Alternatively, in the first aspect, the user identifies one or more time zones during which the user has habitually exercised in the past second period based on the number of steps of the user, Second relationship information indicating the correspondence between the average number of steps and the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step, the calculated average number of steps per day, the acquired latest health check result, and the specified Based on each time zone, a second step number that is an increase in the average number of steps in each specified time zone required to improve the calculated health index value by a predetermined amount is calculated, and the calculated If any of the second steps in each time zone is less than a second threshold value, the second step number is the second threshold value among the calculated health index value and each specified time zone. To increase the number of steps in the time zone that is less than Wherein the information indicating that the calculated health index value can be increased above a predetermined amount, the information including, may notify the terminal apparatus I.

  Of the one or more time zones in which the user of the terminal device habitually exercised, the second step number, which is an increase in the average number of steps in each time zone required to improve the current health index value of the user, is It is assumed that there is a time zone (hereinafter, a specific time zone) smaller than the second threshold. In this case, according to the present configuration, the current health index value of the user and information indicating that the health index value can be improved by a predetermined amount by increasing the average number of steps in the specific time zone by a second number of steps are included. Information is notified to the terminal device.

  For this reason, when it is sufficient to increase the average number of steps in a specific time zone by a second number of steps that is smaller than the second threshold, the current health index value is increased by increasing the average number of steps in the specific time zone by a second number of steps. The user of the terminal device can be made aware that the predetermined amount can be improved. This makes it easy to cause the user to change the behavior to increase the current health index value by a predetermined amount, that is, to increase the average number of steps in the specific time zone by the second number of steps.

  In any of the above aspects, the health check result preferably includes age, sex, BMI, LDL cholesterol, and creatine.

  According to this configuration, when a user of a terminal device who has walked a predetermined number of steps or more in the past second period walks continuously for the first period, it generally includes age, sex, BMI, LDL cholesterol, and creatine. The health index value that appropriately represents the current health status of the user can be calculated using the health check result.

  Further, in any one of the above aspects, the health index value is assumed from a health age indicating how many years of age the health condition corresponds to, a health degree indicating the degree of health in stages, and a health condition Includes one or more of the following: medical expenses necessary for a certain period in the future, future hospitalization days, illness probability representing the probability of three major illnesses in the future, and mortality probability representing the probability of dying at the current age It is preferable that

  According to this configuration, when the health index value is notified to the terminal device, the user of the terminal device indicates how many years old the current health status of the user included in the notified information corresponds to. Health age, health level that represents the current health level of the user in stages, and medical expenses required for a predetermined period, future hospitalization days, and three major diseases It is possible to grasp one or more of a disease probability representing the probability of death and a death probability representing the probability of dying at the current age.

  In any one of the aspects described above, it is preferable that the terminal device displays the notified information.

  According to this configuration, since the notified information is displayed in the terminal device, the user of the terminal device can easily grasp his / her current health index value included in the notified information. .

  In the above aspect, the terminal device may output a voice representing the notified information.

  According to this configuration, since the voice representing the notified information is output in the terminal device, the user of the terminal device can easily grasp the current health index value included in the notified information. be able to.

  In the above aspect, the terminal device may vibrate the terminal device when receiving the notification.

  According to this configuration, since the terminal device vibrates when receiving the notification, the user of the terminal device can easily grasp that the notification has been received.

  Moreover, the said aspect WHEREIN: The said terminal device may light up the light emitting element with which the said terminal device is provided, when the said notification is received.

  According to this configuration, since the light emitting element is turned on when the terminal device receives the notification, the user of the terminal device can easily recognize that the notification has been received.

  In the above aspect, the terminal device may include one or more of a first device worn by the user and a second device carried by the user.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to prompt a user who wears the first device and / or a user who carries the second device at an appropriate timing to change behavior that leads to improvement of the health condition.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that each of the embodiments described below shows a specific example of the present disclosure. Numerical values, shapes, components, steps, order of steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept are described as optional constituent elements. In all the embodiments, the contents can be combined.

(Embodiment 1)
(Overview of the system)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall image of an information providing system 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing information transmitted and received in the information providing system 100 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 100 includes a terminal device 1 used by a user, a network 3 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and / or the Internet, and a server 2.

  The terminal device 1 includes a wearable device 101 worn by a user such as an activity meter and a mobile terminal 102 carried by the user such as a smartphone and / or a tablet terminal. The wearable device 101 is an example of a first device. The mobile terminal 102 is an example of a second device.

  The wearable device 101 includes a step detection sensor, a wireless communication circuit, a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and a CPU (Central Processor Process). A display device such as a liquid crystal display, an operation device such as a touch panel and / or operation buttons, a speaker, an LED (Light Emitting Diode), and a vibration device that vibrates the wearable device 101. The LED is an example of a light emitting element.

  The step detection sensor is configured by, for example, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor, and extracts a waveform corresponding to one step of the user based on a time-series change in triaxial acceleration or angular velocity orthogonal to each other, thereby calculating the number of steps the user has walked. To detect.

  The wireless communication circuit is a communication interface circuit that directly performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 102 in accordance with a wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  In the nonvolatile memory of the wearable device 101, for example, identification information (hereinafter referred to as device ID) of the wearable device 101 is stored in advance.

  A processor of the wearable device 101 (hereinafter referred to as a first processor) controls the wearable device 101. For example, the first processor displays the cumulative added value of the number of steps detected by the number of steps detection sensor on the display device of the wearable device 101. Hereinafter, the cumulative added value of the number of steps is referred to as a cumulative number of steps.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first processor controls the wireless communication circuit to transmit the device ID to the mobile terminal 102. After the transmission, it is assumed that the wireless communication circuit receives information indicating the completion of processing for registering the wearable device 101 as a communication target device from the mobile terminal 102. In this case, the first processor thereafter controls the wireless communication circuit each time a predetermined period elapses, and transmits the number of steps detected by the step number detection sensor to the portable terminal 102 during the predetermined period.

  The operating device of the wearable device 101 is used for operations of the wearable device 101 such as an operation of resetting the accumulated number of steps displayed on the display device to 0 and turning on / off the power of the wearable device 101.

  The mobile terminal 102 includes a communication circuit, a volatile memory such as a RAM, a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, a processor such as a CPU, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an operation device such as a touch panel and / or operation buttons, a speaker, an LED, And a vibration device for vibrating the mobile terminal 102. The LED is an example of a light emitting element.

  The communication circuit communicates with the server 2 via the communication interface circuit that directly performs wireless communication with the wearable device 101 according to a wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth, and the network 3 according to a communication standard such as Ethernet (registered trademark), for example. Constituted by a communication interface circuit to perform.

  For example, user identification information (hereinafter referred to as a user ID) is stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory of the mobile terminal 102. The user ID is an example of a user ID.

  A processor of the mobile terminal 102 (hereinafter referred to as a second processor) controls the mobile terminal 102. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the communication circuit receives a device ID transmitted by the wearable device 101, the second processor stores the device ID in a volatile memory. Thereby, the second processor registers the device indicated by the device ID as a device to be wirelessly communicated. When the registration is performed, the second processor controls the communication circuit to return information indicating that the registration process is completed.

  Thereafter, the communication circuit receives the number of steps transmitted by the wearable device 101 every time the predetermined period elapses. Each time the communication circuit receives the number of steps every predetermined period, the second processor performs the following communication process. Specifically, the second processor controls the communication circuit and transmits the user ID to the server 2 in the communication process. After the transmission, when the communication circuit receives information indicating that the communication between the portable terminal 102 and the server 2 is approved from the server 2 within a predetermined time, the second processor controls the communication circuit so that the communication circuit The received number of steps is transmitted to the server 2.

  In addition, when the communication circuit receives a later-described information display instruction transmitted by the server 2 after the start of the communication process, the second processor displays the information included in the received information display instruction on the display device of the mobile terminal 102 To display. In addition, the second processor vibrates the mobile terminal 102 with the vibration device of the mobile terminal 102 and lights the LED included in the mobile terminal 102.

  Further, the second processor controls the communication circuit to transfer the information display instruction received from the server 2 to the wearable device 101 corresponding to the device ID stored in the volatile memory. Thereby, in the wearable device 101, when the wireless communication circuit receives the information display instruction transferred by the portable terminal 102, the first processor displays the information included in the information display instruction on the display device of the wearable device 101. Let In addition, the first processor vibrates the wearable device 101 using the vibration device of the wearable device 101, and turns on the LED included in the wearable device 101.

  The operation device of the mobile terminal 102 is used to operate the mobile terminal 102 such as turning on / off the power of the mobile terminal 102.

  Note that the mobile terminal 102 may include a step detection sensor similar to the wearable device 101. In accordance with this, the second processor executes a communication process similar to the communication process every time a predetermined period elapses. In the communication process, the step count detection sensor of the mobile terminal 102 detects within the predetermined period. The number of steps made may be transmitted. In this case, the terminal device 1 may not include the wearable device 101.

  Alternatively, the wireless communication circuit of the wearable device 101 may be further configured by a communication interface circuit that wirelessly communicates with the server 2 via the network 3. In accordance with this, the user ID may be stored in the nonvolatile memory of the wearable device 101. The first processor may execute the same communication process as the second processor every time the predetermined period elapses.

  That is, in the communication process, the first processor may control the wireless communication circuit to transmit the user ID stored in the nonvolatile memory to the server 2. Further, after receiving the information indicating that the wireless communication circuit has approved the communication between the wearable device 101 and the server 2 from the server 2 within a predetermined time after the transmission, the first processor controls the wireless communication circuit, The number of steps detected by the step detection sensor of wearable device 101 within a predetermined period may be transmitted to server 2. In this case, the terminal device 1 may not include the mobile terminal 102.

  The server 2 receives information transmitted from the terminal device 1 via the network 3 and executes a predetermined process using the received information. Details of processing executed by the server 2 will be described later.

(Functional configuration)
Next, a functional configuration of the information providing system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information providing system 100 according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the terminal device 1 functions as a detection unit 11, a communication unit 12, a display unit 13, an operation unit 14, an audio output unit 15, a vibration unit 16, a lighting unit 17, and a control unit 18.

  The detection unit 11 includes a step count detection sensor provided in the wearable device 101 or the mobile terminal 102, and detects the number of steps the user has walked.

  The communication unit 12 includes a wireless communication circuit of the wearable device 101 or a communication circuit of the mobile terminal 102, and communicates with the server 2 via the network 3 illustrated in FIG.

  The display unit 13 includes a display device included in the wearable device 101 and the mobile terminal 102 and displays information instructed by the control unit 18.

  The operation unit 14 includes an operation device included in the wearable device 101 and the mobile terminal 102 and is used for operation of the terminal device 1 by a user.

  The audio output unit 15 is configured by a speaker included in the wearable device 101 and the mobile terminal 102, and outputs audio instructed by the control unit 18.

  The vibration unit 16 includes a vibration device included in the wearable device 101 and the mobile terminal 102 and vibrates the terminal device 1 under the control of the control unit 18.

  The lighting unit 17 is configured by LEDs provided in the wearable device 101 and the mobile terminal 102 and lights up under the control of the control unit 18.

  The control unit 18 includes a first processor or a second processor, and controls the terminal device 1 by executing predetermined processes such as the above-described communication processes. For example, the control unit 18 controls the communication unit 12 to transmit the user ID to the server 2 every time a predetermined period elapses. After that, when information indicating that the communication between the terminal device 1 and the server 2 is approved is received by the communication unit 12, the control unit 18 controls the communication unit 12 so that the detection unit 11 is within the predetermined period. The detected number of steps is transmitted to the server 2.

  In addition, when the communication unit 12 receives a later-described information display instruction from the server 2, the control unit 18 displays information included in the information display instruction on the display unit 13 and represents information included in the information display instruction. The sound is output to the sound output unit 15. Further, the control unit 18 vibrates the terminal device 1 with the vibration unit 16 and lights the lighting unit 17.

  The server 2 functions as the control unit 20, the communication unit 30, and the storage unit 40.

  The control unit 20 includes a processor such as a CPU, a volatile memory such as a RAM, a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM, and a timer. The control unit 20 controls the operation of each unit of the server 2 by causing the processor to execute a control program stored in the nonvolatile memory.

  In the first embodiment, the control unit 20 operates as a determination unit 21, an acquisition unit 22, a first calculation unit 23, a second calculation unit 24, a notification unit 25, and a learning unit 26, as indicated by the solid line unit in FIG. 3. To do. Details of the determination unit 21, the acquisition unit 22, the first calculation unit 23, the second calculation unit 24, the notification unit 25, and the learning unit 26 will be described later.

  The communication unit 30 includes a communication interface circuit for the server 2 to communicate with an external device via the network 3. The external device includes the terminal device 1. The external device includes an external storage device (not shown) such as a database device.

  The storage unit 40 is configured by a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and / or an SSD (Solid State Drive) or an external storage device that can communicate via the network 3 using the communication unit 30. In the storage unit 40, for example, user IDs of users who are permitted to use the server 2 (hereinafter referred to as authorized users) are stored in advance. The storage area of the storage unit 40 is used as a step count storage unit 41, a diagnosis result storage unit 42, a receipt storage unit 43, and a relationship information storage unit 44.

  In the step count storage unit 41, the number of steps of the authorized user received by the communication unit 30 under the control of the control unit 20 is associated with the user ID of the authorized user and the date and time when the step number was received by the communication unit 30. Remembered.

  In the diagnosis result storage unit 42, the health check result of the authorized user is stored in advance. The diagnosis result storage unit 42 may store in advance health diagnosis results of users who are not authorized users.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a health check result. As shown in FIG. 4, the health check result stored in the diagnosis result storage unit 42 includes, for example, the user ID (for example, XXXX) of the user who received the health check, and the date of the health check (for example, 2017). June 1), the age of the user (for example, 35 years old) and gender (for example, male) are included.

  The health check result includes, for example, the user's height (for example, 180.1 cm), weight (for example, 80.4 kg), BMI (Body Mass Index) (for example, 24.79), High blood pressure (eg, 120 mmHg), diastolic blood pressure (eg, 70 mmHg), urine test results and blood test results are included. The urinalysis result includes, for example, urine sugar (for example, (−)) and urine protein (for example, (−)). Blood test results include, for example, LDL cholesterol (eg, 95 mg / dl), neutral fat (eg, 30 mg / dl) and creatinine (eg, 0.92 mg / dl). In addition, the health check result includes a health age (for example, 38 years old) indicating how many years old the user's health condition corresponds to and a health level (for example, for example) indicating the degree of health of the user in stages. B) and the like are included. The health level is represented by symbols such as “AA”, “A”, “B”, and “C”, and indicates that the degree of health is high in this order.

  In the receipt storage unit 43, information related to the authorized user's receipt is stored in advance in association with the authorized user's user ID. Information related to the receipt includes, for example, personal information such as the name, gender, date of birth, etc. of the authorized user, the name and date of use of the medical institution used by the authorized user, the medicine and treatment requested by each medical institution to each health insurance association. Includes medical expenses. The receipt storage unit 43 may store information related to the user's receipt in advance in association with the user ID of the user who is not the authorized user.

  The relationship information storage unit 44 stores an estimation model generated by the learning unit 26. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the estimation model stored in the relationship information storage unit 44. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the learning unit 26 generates machine learning from information stored in the step count storage unit 41, the diagnosis result storage unit 42, and the receipt storage unit 43. However, based on medical statistical information stored in an external storage device accessible via the network 3, the health index value corresponding to the combination of the latest health check result of the user and the average number of steps per day is estimated. The estimation model may be generated by machine learning. For machine learning, for example, regression analysis and / or neural networks are used.

  The medical statistical information includes, for example, information indicating the relationship between the combination of urine test results and blood test results and the disease probability indicating the probability of suffering from the three major diseases in the future, and the name of the disease and the patient suffering from the disease name are admitted. Information indicating the relationship between the number of days taken and the age at death. Here, the three major diseases indicate malignant neoplasm (cancer), acute myocardial infarction and stroke.

  The health index value is a value representing the health status of the user. For example, the health index value is assumed to be necessary for a predetermined period (for example, one year) in the future, which is assumed from the health age, the health level, and the health status of the user. One or more of: cost, number of days of hospitalization in the future, probability of illness and probability of dying at the current age.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a health age estimation model. For example, the estimation model for estimating the healthy age generated by the learning unit 26 and stored in the relationship information storage unit 44 is represented by a table as shown in FIG. Specifically, the estimation model for estimating the health age includes a combination of an age range (for example, 20s) and a gender (for example, male) and a BMI range (for example, 20) included in a user's health check result. -21), a combination of LDL cholesterol range (eg 40-45 mg / dl) and creatinine range (eg 0.5-0.7 mg / dl) and a range of average daily steps of the user (eg, 12000-15999 steps / day) as input information, health age estimated from the input information (for example, 20 years old) as output information, and a table in which the input information and the output information are associated with each other. expressed. The estimation model is an example of first relationship information.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the combination information of the BMI range, the LDL cholesterol range, and the creatinine range is included in the input information of the healthy age estimation model, but this is only an example. For example, a combination of ranges of other items included in the health check result such as systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and urine sugar shown in FIG. 4 may be included in the input information of the health age estimation model.

  The estimation model for estimating the health level, the medical cost, the number of days of hospitalization, the disease probability and the death probability generated by the learning unit 26 also uses the same input information as the health age estimation model as input information, The health information, the medical cost, the number of days of hospitalization, the morbidity probability, and the death probability estimated from the input information are each represented as a table in which the input information and the output information are associated with each other as output information. However, the estimation model for estimating the health index value corresponding to the combination of the latest health check result of the user and the average number of steps per day is not limited to the table structure as described above.

(Processing flow of server 2)
Next, a processing flow of processing executed in the server 2 will be described. In the description, details of the determination unit 21, the acquisition unit 22, the first calculation unit 23, the second calculation unit 24, and the notification unit 25 will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the server 2 in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the user ID transmitted by the terminal device 1 is received by the communication unit 30 (S101), the determination unit 21 authenticates the received user ID (S102).

  Specifically, in S102, when the user ID received in S101 is included in the user ID of the authorized user stored in advance in the storage unit 40, the determination unit 21 receives the user ID received in S101. The user corresponding to is authenticated as an authorized user (S102; YES). On the other hand, when the user ID received in S101 is not included in the user ID of the authorized user stored in advance in the storage unit 40, the determination unit 21 determines that the user corresponding to the user ID received in S101 is authorized. It authenticates that it is not a user (S102; NO).

  In S102, when the determination unit 21 authenticates that the user corresponding to the user ID received in S101 is not an authorized user (S102; NO), the process returns to S101. On the other hand, in S102, it is assumed that the user corresponding to the user ID received in S101 is authenticated as an authorized user (S102; YES). In this case, the notification unit 25 controls the communication unit 30 to return information indicating that the communication between the terminal device 1 that is the transmission source of the user ID received in S101 and the server 2 is approved to the terminal device 1. (S103). Hereinafter, the terminal device 1 for which communication with the server 2 is approved is referred to as an approval terminal.

  After S103, when the communication unit 30 receives the number of steps transmitted by the approval terminal, the determination unit 21 uses the number of steps received by the communication unit 30 as the user ID of the authorized user received in S101 (hereinafter referred to as the authorized user ID). And the communication unit 30 stores the number of steps in the step count storage unit 41 in association with the date and time of reception (S104).

  Then, the determination unit 21 determines whether or not the communication unit 30 has received the number of steps from the approval terminal continuously for the first period (S105). For example, it is assumed that the first period is “30 minutes”. Further, it is assumed that the number of steps is transmitted every “5 minutes” by the approval terminal. In this case, in S105, the determination unit 21 determines the predetermined number of times “6 times (= 30 minutes / 5 minutes)” obtained by dividing the first period “30 minutes” by the transmission interval of the number of steps by the approval terminal “5 minutes”. When the communication unit 30 continuously receives the number of steps and all the received number of steps is one or more, it is determined that the number of steps has been continuously received for the first period (S105; YES).

  On the other hand, when the communication unit 30 continuously receives the number of steps less than the predetermined number of times “6” and the received number of steps is one step or more in S105, the determination unit 21 determines that the communication unit 30 However, it is determined that the number of steps has not yet been received for the first period (S105; NO), and the process returns to S101. In S105, when the number of steps received by the communication unit 30 is 0, the determination unit 21 determines that the communication unit 30 has not received the number of steps continuously for the first period (S105; NO). The process returns to S101.

  When the determination unit 21 determines in S105 that the communication unit 30 has received the number of steps continuously for the first period (S105; YES), whether the cumulative number of steps in the past second period of the authorized user is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. It is determined whether or not (S106). Here, the second period is set to, for example, the number of days of one day or more (for example, one week (7 days)), and is stored in advance in the nonvolatile memory configuring the control unit 20. The predetermined value is determined, for example, to the number of steps that an adult normally considers to walk during the second period (for example, 42,000 steps (= 7 days × 6000 steps)), and is stored in advance in a non-volatile memory constituting the control unit 20. ing.

  Specifically, in S106, the determination unit 21 refers to the step count storage unit 41, and the second period (for example, July 2017) past the authorized user ID and the current date (for example, August 1, 2017). The total number of steps associated with 25th to July 31) is calculated. The determination unit 21 uses the sum as the cumulative number of steps in the past second period of the authorized user, and determines whether the cumulative number of steps is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

  If the determination unit 21 determines in S106 that the accumulated number of steps in the past second period of the authorized user is not greater than or equal to the predetermined value (S106; NO), the process returns to S101. Thereby, when the cumulative number of steps in the past second period of the authorized user is less than the predetermined value, it is possible to avoid performing the processing after S107 described later. As a result, by performing the processing after S107 described later, an inappropriate health index value is calculated based on the average number of steps with a low reliability calculated using a cumulative number of steps less than a predetermined value. An appropriate health index value can be prevented from being notified to the approval terminal.

  On the other hand, in S106, it is determined that the accumulated number of steps in the past second period of the authorized user authenticated in S102 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (S106; YES). In this case, the acquisition unit 22 acquires the latest health check result of the authorized user (S107).

  Specifically, in S107, the acquisition unit 22 refers to the diagnosis result storage unit 42 (see FIG. 4), and among the health diagnosis results including the authorized user ID (for example, XXXX) received in S101, the latest The health check result including the implementation date (for example, June 1, 2017) is acquired as the latest health check result of the authorized user.

  Next, the first calculator 23 calculates the average number of steps per day in the past second period of the authorized user authenticated in S102 (S108).

  Specifically, in S108, the first calculation unit 23 refers to the step count storage unit 41 in the same manner as in S106, and calculates the accumulated number of steps (for example, 70,000 steps) in the second period of the authorized user authenticated in S102. The result (for example, 10,000 steps / day (= 70,000 steps / 7 days)) calculated by dividing the cumulative number of steps by the number of days corresponding to the second period (for example, 7 days) Calculated as the average number of steps per day in two periods.

  After S108, the second calculation unit 24 calculates the health index value estimation model stored in the relationship information storage unit 44, the average number of steps per day calculated in S108, and the latest of the authorized user acquired in S107. Based on the health check result, the current health index value of the authorized user is calculated (S109).

  For example, the learning unit 26 generates an estimation model that estimates the health age corresponding to the combination of the latest health check result of the user and the average number of steps per day, and the estimation model is stored in the related information storage unit 44. And The estimation model is represented by the table shown in FIG.

  Further, for example, the age included in the latest health check result of the authorized user acquired in S107 is “25 years old”, the sex is “male”, the BMI is “21.5”, and the LDL cholesterol is , “48 mg / dl”, and creatinine is “0.8 mg / dl”. Further, it is assumed that the average number of steps per day calculated in S108 is, for example, “12,500 steps”.

  In this case, in S109, the second calculation unit 24 refers to the estimation model, and includes a combination of the age “25 years old” and the sex “male” included in the latest health check result of the authorized user acquired in S107, The combination of BMI “21.5”, LDL cholesterol “48 mg / dl” and creatinine “0.8 mg / dl” and the average daily step count “12,500 steps” calculated in S108 is the estimated model. It is determined which of the input information defined in the above.

  In this specific example, the second calculation unit 24 combines the age “25 years old” and the like included in the health check result acquired in S107 with the average daily step count “12500 steps” calculated in S108. FIG. 6 shows a combination of age range “20s” and gender “male”, BMI range “21-22”, LDL cholesterol range “44-50 mg / dl”, and creatinine range “0.7- It is determined that it corresponds to input information indicating a combination of a combination of “0.9 mg / dl” and a range of “12000-15999 steps / day” of the average number of steps per day.

  Then, the second calculation unit 24 calculates the health age “21 years old”, which is the output information associated with the determined input information, as the current health age of the authorized user.

  When one or more types of health index value estimation models are stored in the relationship information storage unit 44, in S109, the second calculation unit 24 selects the one or more types of health index value estimation models. One or more of them may be used to calculate the current one or more types of health index values of the authorized user.

  Next, the notification unit 25 transmits an information display instruction including the current health index value of the authorized user calculated in S109 to the approval terminal (S110), and returns the process to S101.

  It is assumed that one or more types of current health index values of the authorized user are calculated in S109. In this case, the notification unit 25 may include the calculated one or more types of health index values in the information display instruction transmitted in S110. In addition, the notification unit 25 transmits, in S110, one or more pieces of information included in the health check result acquired in S107 and / or information different from the health index value such as the average number of steps per day calculated in S108. It may be further included in the information display instruction.

  When S110 is executed, in the approval terminal, when the information display instruction transmitted in S110 is received by the communication unit 12, the control unit 18 causes the display unit 13 to display information included in the information display instruction. Then, the sound output unit 15 is made to output sound representing information included in the information display instruction. Further, the control unit 18 vibrates the terminal device 1 with the vibration unit 16 and lights the lighting unit 17.

  8A, 8B, and 8C are diagrams illustrating an example of an aspect in which information notified from the server 2 is displayed in the approval terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. For example, it is assumed that the age of the authorized user is “35 years old” and the second period is set to “7 days (one week)”. Further, it is assumed that the average number of steps per day calculated in S108 is “12,000 steps / day”, and the health age calculated as the health index value in S109 is “38 years old”.

  In the approval terminal, when the display unit 13 displays the cumulative number of steps “8022 steps”, the communication unit 12 determines that the average number of steps “12000 steps / day” per day, the age of the authorized user “35 years”, and It is assumed that an information display instruction including the health age “38 years” is received. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the control unit 18 displays the average number of steps “12000 steps / day”, the age “35 years”, and the health age “38 years” included in the information display instruction. Display on the unit 13.

  Alternatively, it is assumed that the health degree “AA” is calculated as the health index value in S109. In the approval terminal, when the display unit 13 displays the cumulative number of steps “8022 steps”, the communication unit 12 displays the information including the average number of steps “12000 steps / day” and the health degree “AA”. Assume that an instruction is received. In this case, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 8B, the control unit 18 causes the display unit 13 to display the average number of steps “12000 steps / day” and the health degree “AA” included in the information display instruction.

  Alternatively, it is assumed that a medical cost “12000 yen / year” required per year is calculated as a health index value in S109. In the approval terminal, when the display unit 13 displays the cumulative “8023 steps”, the communication unit 12 displays the average daily step count “12000 steps / day” and the medical cost “12000 yen / year”. It is assumed that an information display instruction including is received. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8C, for example, the control unit 18 includes an average daily step count “12,000 steps / day” and a medical cost “12000 yen / year” required per year included in the information display instruction. Is displayed on the display unit 13.

  Thus, according to the configuration of the first embodiment, when the server 2 receives the number of steps of the authorized user from the terminal device 1 for the first period, the cumulative number of steps of the authorized user in the past second period. Is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the current index of the authorized user based on the estimated model of the health index value, the average number of steps per day in the past second period of the authorized user, and the latest health check result of the authorized user Health index values are calculated. Then, an information display instruction including the calculated health index value is transmitted to the approval terminal.

  For this reason, when the authorized user of the approval terminal who has walked the number of steps greater than or equal to the predetermined value in the past second period walks continuously for the first period, the reliable daily average based on the number of steps greater than or equal to the predetermined value It is possible to notify the authorized user of a health index value that appropriately represents the current health status of the authorized user, which is calculated based on the number of steps and the latest health check result.

  Thereby, the said authorized user can be made to grasp | ascertain the present health condition appropriately at the timing considered that the said authorized user walked continuously for the first period and started some action. As a result, the authorized user can easily perform an action that leads to improvement of the health condition in accordance with the certain action. As described above, according to the configuration of the first embodiment, it is possible to prompt the authorized user to change the behavior that leads to the improvement of the health condition at an appropriate timing.

  Further, since the information included in the information display instruction transmitted from the server 2 is displayed at the approval terminal and a voice indicating the information is output, the authorized user of the approval terminal is notified to the current user included in the information. The health index value can be easily grasped. In addition, when the approval terminal receives the information display instruction, the approval terminal vibrates and the LED included in the approval terminal lights up, so that the approval terminal of the approval terminal can easily grasp that the approval terminal has received the information display instruction. Can be made.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, the information provision system 100 in Embodiment 2 is demonstrated. Hereinafter, the same constituent elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and portions different from those in the first embodiment will be described.

  In the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the relationship information storage unit 44 further stores an estimation model for estimating the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step from the user's health check result and the average number of steps per day. Has been.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an estimation model of an increase / decrease value of the healthy age per step. For example, the relationship information storage unit 44 stores an estimation model for estimating an increase / decrease value of the health index value per step, which is represented by a table shown in FIG. Specifically, the estimation model includes a combination of age range (for example, 30s) and gender (for example, male), BMI range (for example, 20 to 21) included in a user's health checkup result, A combination of a range of LDL cholesterol (eg, 40-45 mg / dl) and a range of creatinine (eg, 0.5-0.7 mg / dl) and a range of average daily steps of the user (eg, 18000-19999 steps) / Day) as input information, and the increase / decrease value of health age per step estimated from the input information (for example, −0.00100 years / step) as output information, the input information and the output information Are represented in a table in which The estimation model is an example of second relationship information.

  In the example of FIG. 9, the input information of the estimation model of the increase / decrease value of the healthy age per step includes the combination of the BMI range, the LDL cholesterol range, and the creatinine range, but this is only an example. . For example, a combination of ranges of other items included in the health check result such as systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and urine sugar shown in FIG. 4 may be included in the input information of the estimation model.

  Further, in the related information storage unit 44, from the health check result of the user and the average number of steps per day, similar to the estimation model for estimating the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step, the health level, the medical cost, An estimation model for estimating an increase / decrease value per step for each of the hospitalization days, the disease probability, and the death probability may be stored.

  In addition, the estimation model for estimating the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step is stored in the step count storage unit 41, the diagnosis result storage unit 42, and the receipt storage unit 43 by the learning unit 26 in the same manner as the health index value estimation model. It may be generated by machine learning based on stored information and medical statistical information stored in an external storage device accessible via the network 3, or may be stored in the relationship information storage unit 44. It may be generated by performing a predetermined calculation process based on the value estimation model.

  Further, in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the control unit 20 further operates as a third calculation unit 27 as indicated by a broken line portion in FIG. Accordingly, the processing flow of the server 2 in the second embodiment is different from the processing flow of the server 2 in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the server 2 in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the server 2 performs the processes in and after S201 after the execution of S109.

  Specifically, after S109, the third calculation unit 27 estimates the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step stored in the relationship information storage unit 44, and the daily calculation calculated in S108. Based on the average number of steps and the health check result acquired in S107, the first step number, which is an increase in the average number of steps per day necessary to improve the health index value calculated in S109 by a predetermined amount, is calculated. (S201).

  For example, it is assumed that the relationship information storage unit 44 stores a table shown in FIG. 9 as an estimation model for estimating an increase / decrease value of the health age per step. Further, the average number of steps per day calculated in S108 is “18500 steps”, and the age, sex, BMI, LDL cholesterol and creatinine included in the health check result obtained in S107 are “35 years old”, “male” ”,“ 20.5 ”,“ 43 mg / dl ”, and“ 0.6 mg / dl ”. In S109, it is assumed that the health age is calculated as the current health index value of the authorized user.

  In this case, in S201, the third calculation unit 27 refers to the estimation model that estimates the increase / decrease value of the health age per step represented by the table shown in FIG. Then, the third calculation unit 27 calculates the combination of age “35” and sex “male” included in the health check result acquired in S107, BMI “20.5”, LDL cholesterol “43 mg / dl”, and creatinine. It is determined which combination of “0.6 mg / dl” and the average number of steps “18500 steps” calculated in S108 corresponds to the input information defined in the estimation model. .

  In this specific example, the third calculation unit 27 includes a combination of the age “35 years old” and the like included in the health check result acquired in S107 and the average daily step count “18500 steps” calculated in S108. FIG. 9 shows a combination of age range “30s” and gender “male”, BMI range “20-21”, LDL cholesterol range “40-45 mg / dl”, and creatinine range “0.5- It is determined that the input information indicates a combination of a combination of “0.7 mg / dl” and a range of “18000 to 19999 steps / day” of the average number of steps per day. Then, the third calculation unit 27 acquires an increase / decrease value “−0.00100 years / step” of the health age per step, which is output information associated with the determined input information.

  Then, the third calculation unit 27 sets, for example, the predetermined amount as “1 year old”, and calculates the increase in the average number of steps per day necessary to improve the health age calculated in S109 by the predetermined amount “1 year old”. Calculate as steps. The health age is an index value indicating how many years old the health condition corresponds to, so the lower the value, the better the health condition. For this reason, the third calculation unit 27 divides “−1 year old” by the above increase / decrease value of health age per step “−0.00100 year / step” results in “1000 steps (= −1 year old / − “0.00100 (year / step)” is calculated as the first number of steps, which is an increase in the average number of steps per day required to improve the health age by a predetermined amount “1 year”.

  It is assumed that one or more types of health index values are calculated in S109. In this case, in S201, the third calculation unit 27 calculates the estimated model for estimating the increase / decrease value per step of the one or more types of health index values stored in the relationship information storage unit 44, and is calculated in S108. Based on the average number of steps per day and the health check result obtained in S107, the increase in the average number of steps per day required to improve the predetermined amount of one or more types of health index values calculated in S109. One or more first steps that are quantities may be calculated. Here, the predetermined amount for improving one or more types of health index values may be individually determined as an amount corresponding to the type of health index value, such as “1 yen” or “1%”, for example.

  After S201, the determination unit 21 determines whether or not the number of first steps calculated in S201 is less than a first threshold (S202). Here, the first threshold value is determined, for example, as the number of steps that an adult can increase in one day (for example, 3000 steps), and is stored in advance in a non-volatile memory constituting the control unit 20. That is, in S202, the determination unit 21 determines whether or not the authorized user can cause a behavioral change in which the number of steps is increased by the first number of steps in order to improve the health index value by a predetermined amount.

  In S202, when the determination unit 21 determines that the first step count is not less than the first threshold (S202; NO), the process returns to S101.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S202 that the first step count is less than the first threshold (S202; YES), the notification unit 25 calculates the current health index value of the authorized user calculated in S109, An information display instruction including information indicating that the health index value can be improved by the predetermined amount by increasing the average number of steps in the first step calculated in S201 is transmitted to the approval terminal (S203).

  The notification unit 25 further includes one or more pieces of information included in the health check result acquired in S107 and / or the average number of steps per day calculated in S108 in the information display instruction transmitted in S203. Also good. Further, it is assumed that one or more types of health index values are calculated in S109, and one or more first steps for improving the one or more types of health index values by a predetermined amount are calculated in S201. In this case, the notification unit 25 increases the calculated one or more types of health index values and the average number of steps per day in the information display instruction transmitted in S203 by increasing the one or more first steps. Information indicating that the health index value of the type corresponding to each first step count can be improved by a predetermined amount according to the type of the health index value may be included.

  When S203 is executed, in the approval terminal, when the information display instruction transmitted in S203 is received by the communication unit 12, the control unit 18 causes the display unit 13 to display information included in the information display instruction. Then, the sound output unit 15 is made to output sound representing information included in the information display instruction. Further, the control unit 18 vibrates the terminal device 1 with the vibration unit 16 and lights the lighting unit 17.

  FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B are diagrams illustrating an example of a mode of displaying information notified from the server 2 in the approval terminal according to the second embodiment. For example, it is assumed that the age of the authorized user is “35 years old” and the health age calculated in S109 is “38 years old”. In S201, the first step number required to improve the health age by “1 year” is calculated, and the first step number is “1000 steps”. Further, it is assumed that the first threshold is set to “3000 steps”.

  In this case, in S202, it is determined that the first step number “1000 steps” calculated in S201 is less than the first threshold “3000 steps” (S202; YES), and S203 is performed. In S203, for example, the notification unit 25 increases the healthy age “38 years” calculated in S109 and the average number of steps per day by increasing the first step “1000 steps” calculated in S201. An information display instruction including information indicating that “38 years old” can be improved by a predetermined amount “1 year old” is transmitted.

  As a result, in the approval terminal, when the information display instruction transmitted in S203 is received by the communication unit 12, the control unit 18 includes the information display instruction as illustrated in FIG. 11A or FIG. 11B, for example. Information is displayed on the display unit 13.

  Thus, according to the configuration of the second embodiment, the first number of steps, which is an increase in the average number of steps per day necessary for improving the current health index value of the authorized user, is smaller than the first threshold value. Information display including the current health index value of the authorized user calculated in S109 and information indicating that the health index value can be increased by a predetermined amount by increasing the average number of steps per day An instruction is sent to the approval terminal.

  For this reason, when it is sufficient to increase the average number of steps per day by a first number of steps that is smaller than the first threshold, increasing the average number of steps per day by the first number of steps increases the current health index value. The authorized user can be made aware that the predetermined amount can be improved. Thereby, it becomes easy for the authorized user to cause a behavioral change for increasing the current health index value by a predetermined amount, which is to increase the average number of steps per day.

  In S109, the second calculation unit 24 refers to the estimation model (see FIG. 9) for estimating the increase / decrease value of the healthy age per step, and the latest health check result of the authorized user acquired in S107 and S108. The increase / decrease value of the health age per step corresponding to the average number of steps per day calculated in (5) may be calculated as a health index value representing the health age value of the authorized user.

  In accordance with this, in S201, the third calculation unit 27 refers to an estimation model (see FIG. 9) that estimates an increase / decrease value of the healthy age per step, and the current per step of the authorized user calculated in S109. The amount of increase in the average number of steps per day necessary to improve the increase / decrease value of the health index value to an increase / decrease value larger than the current increase / decrease value may be calculated as the first step count.

  For example, in S109, using the estimation model for estimating the increase / decrease value of the healthy age per step shown in FIG. 9, the increase / decrease value of the current health index value of the authorized user is “−0.00025 years / step”. Is calculated. When the estimation model shown in FIG. 9 is used, even if the same health check result is input, the average number of steps input is different by “2000 steps” within the range of “10000 steps” to “19999”. A different increase / decrease value is estimated.

  Therefore, in S201, the third calculation unit 27 uses the estimation model shown in FIG. 9 to increase or decrease the current health index value per step of the authorized user calculated in S109 “−0.00025 years / step”. The first step number, which is the amount of increase in the average number of steps per day necessary to reliably improve the increase / decrease value “−0.00100 years / step”, which is the next largest value after the current increase / decrease value, is “2000 It may be calculated as “walk”.

  In this case, in S203, for example, the notification unit 25 calculates the health age increase / decrease value “−0.00025 years / step” per step calculated in S109 and the average number of steps per day calculated in S201. An information display instruction including information indicating that the increase / decrease value of the healthy age per step can be improved to “−0.00100 years / step” by increasing the number of steps “2000 steps” is transmitted.

  FIG. 11C is a diagram illustrating an example of an aspect in which information notified from the server 2 is displayed in the approval terminal according to the second embodiment. In this case, in the approval terminal, when the information display instruction transmitted in S203 is received by the communication unit 12, the control unit 18 displays the information included in the information display instruction as illustrated in FIG. 11C, for example. Display on the unit 13.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, the information provision system 100 in Embodiment 3 is demonstrated. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only parts that are different from those in the first and second embodiments will be described.

  The processing flow of the server 2 in the third embodiment is different from the processing flow of the server 2 in the first and second embodiments. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the server 2 in the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, in the third embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments, the server 2 performs the processing from S301 onward after the execution of S109.

  Specifically, after S109, the third calculation unit 27 performs lifestyle analysis processing (S301). FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of lifestyle analysis processing. As shown in FIG. 13, when the third calculation unit 27 starts the lifestyle analysis process, first, one or more time zones in which the authorized user authenticated in S102 exercises habitually in the second period. Is identified based on the number of steps of the authorized user (S311).

  For example, in S <b> 311, the third calculation unit 27 includes a plurality of (for example, 24) time periods (for example, 0:30 to 1:30, 1:30 to 2:30,..., 23: 30 to 0:30). Next, the third calculation unit 27 associates with the authorized user ID stored in the step count storage unit 41 and each time period (for example, 7:30 to 8:30) in the past second period from the present. Calculate the total number of steps taken. Then, the third calculation unit 27 calculates the result of dividing the calculated total number of steps by the number of days indicated by the second period as the average number of steps in each time period in the past second period of the authorized user.

  And the 3rd calculation part 27 specifies the time slot | zone whose average step count is more than a predetermined step count among the said some time slot | zone as a time slot | zone where the authorized user exercised habitually in the said 2nd period. . Here, the predetermined number of steps is set to, for example, the number of steps considered necessary for an adult to walk a little at home or in the vicinity of the home (for example, about 200 steps). Stored in advance.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of one or more time zones during which the authorized user has habitually exercised in the past second period. For example, in FIG. 14, when the second period is set to five days from Monday to Friday and the predetermined number of steps is set to “200 steps”, two time zones “7:30 to 8:30” ”And“ 17:30 to 18:30 ”indicate that“ 3000 steps ”and“ 4000 steps ”are greater than the predetermined number of steps“ 200 steps ”. In this case, in S <b> 311, the third calculation unit 27 customarily sets the two time zones “7:30 to 8:30” and “17:30 to 18:30” in the second period. Specify as the time of exercise.

  After S311, the third calculation unit 27 performs the same processing as S201 of the second embodiment (S201). Thereby, the third calculation unit 27 estimates the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step stored in the relationship information storage unit 44, the average number of steps per day calculated in S108, and in S107. Based on the acquired health check result, a first step number, which is an increase in the average number of steps per day required to improve the health index value calculated in S109 by a predetermined amount, is calculated.

  Next, based on the first step number calculated in S201 and each time zone specified in S311, the third calculation unit 27 performs each time required to improve the health index value calculated in S109 by a predetermined amount. The second number of steps, which is an increase in the average number of steps in the belt, is calculated (S312), and the lifestyle analysis process is terminated.

  Hereinafter, details of S312 will be described using a specific example. In this specific example, it is assumed that the first number of steps calculated in S201 is “700 steps”. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, two time zones “7:30 to 8:30” and “17:30” specified in S <b> 311, in which the authorized user habitually exercised in the past second period. It is assumed that the average steps of ˜18: 30 ”are“ 3000 steps ”and“ 4000 steps ”, respectively.

  In this case, in S312, the third calculation unit 27 calculates the first step number “700 steps” calculated in S201 to the two time zones “7:30 to 8:30” and “17” specified in S311. ： 30 to 18:30 ”by proportionally allocating by the average number of steps“ 3000 steps ”and“ 4000 steps ”, the second number of steps“ 300 steps (= 700 steps × 3000 steps / ( 3000 steps + 4000 steps) ”and“ 400 steps (= 700 steps × 4000 steps / (3000 steps + 4000 steps) ”.

  Unlike the above, in S311, the third calculation unit 27 performs publicly known statistics on the authorized user ID stored in the step count storage unit 41 and the number of steps associated with the second period past than the present. By performing the analysis process, one or more time zones during which the authorized user has habitually exercised in the past second period may be specified.

  Unlike the above, in S312, the third calculation unit 27 estimates an increase / decrease value of the health index value per step stored in the relationship information storage unit 44, and the daily calculation calculated in S108. Based on the average number of steps, the health check result acquired in S107, and each time zone specified in S301, the second number of steps in each time zone may be calculated.

  Further, it is assumed that one or more types of health index values are calculated in S109, and one or more first steps are calculated in S201 in the lifestyle analysis process of S301. In this case, the third calculation unit 27 calculates the health index value corresponding to each first step calculated in S109 based on each first step calculated in S201 and each time zone specified in S311. You may make it calculate the 2nd step count which is the increase amount of the average step count of the said each time slot | zone required in order to improve quantitatively.

  Returning to FIG. After the lifestyle analysis process of S301 ends, the determination unit 21 determines whether any of the second number of steps in each time slot calculated in S312 is less than the second threshold (S302). Here, the second threshold value is determined, for example, as the number of steps that an adult can increase during one time period (for example, 350 steps), and is stored in advance in a nonvolatile memory constituting the control unit 20. . That is, in S <b> 302, the determination unit 21 performs a behavior modification in which the authorized user increases the number of steps by a second number of steps in order to improve the health index value by a predetermined amount during one or more time zones during which habitual exercise is performed. Determine if there is a time zone that can be woken up.

  In S302, if the determination unit 21 determines that all the second steps in each time period calculated in S312 are not less than the second threshold (S302; NO), the process returns to S101.

  On the other hand, in S302, it is determined that any of the second number of steps in each time zone calculated in S312 is less than the second threshold (S302; YES). In this case, the notification unit 25 calculates the current health index value of the authorized user calculated in S109 and the number of steps in the time zone in which the second step is less than the second threshold among the time zones specified in S311. An information display instruction including information indicating that the health index value can be improved by a predetermined amount by increasing the number of second steps is transmitted to the approval terminal (S303).

  The notification unit 25 may further include one or more pieces of information included in the health check result acquired in S107 and / or the average number of steps calculated in S108 in the information display instruction transmitted in S303. Also good. In S109, one or more types of health index values are calculated, and in S201 of the lifestyle analysis process in S301, one or more first steps for increasing the one or more types of health index values by a predetermined amount, respectively. Is calculated. Also, it is assumed that the second number of steps required to improve the health index value corresponding to each first number of steps in a predetermined amount in S312 is calculated. In this case, the notification unit 25 includes, in the information display instruction transmitted in S303, the calculated one or more types of health index values and the first corresponding to each health index value among the time zones specified in S311. Information indicating that each health index value can be increased by a predetermined amount by increasing the number of steps in the time zone in which the number of two steps is less than the second threshold may be included.

  When S303 is executed, in the approval terminal, when the information display instruction transmitted in S303 is received by the communication unit 12, the control unit 18 causes the display unit 13 to display information included in the information display instruction. Then, the sound output unit 15 is made to output sound representing information included in the information display instruction. Further, the control unit 18 vibrates the terminal device 1 with the vibration unit 16 and lights the lighting unit 17.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mode of displaying information notified from the server 2 in the approval terminal according to the third embodiment. For example, it is assumed that the age of the authorized user is “35 years old” and the health age calculated in S109 is “38 years old”. In the lifestyle analysis process of S301, two time zones “7:30 to 8:30” and “17:30 to 18:30” shown in FIG. 14 are specified in S311, and in S201, in S109. It is assumed that the number of first steps necessary to improve the calculated health age by one year is calculated as “700 steps”. In S312, the second steps in the two time zones “7:30 to 8:30” and “17:30 to 18:30” are calculated as “300 steps” and “400 steps”, respectively. Suppose that In addition, it is assumed that the second threshold is set to “350 steps”.

  In this case, in S302, it is determined that the second step number “300 steps” in the time zone “7:30 to 8:30” calculated in S312 is less than the second threshold value “350 steps” (S302; YES). S303 is performed. In S303, the notification unit 25, for example, the health age “38 years old” calculated in S109 and the time zone “7: 30-8” in which the second step number “300 steps” is less than the second threshold value “350 steps”. : 30 ”, an information display instruction including information indicating that the health index value“ 38 years old ”can be improved by a predetermined amount“ 1 year old ”by increasing the second step number“ 300 steps ”.

  As a result, in the approval terminal, when the information display instruction transmitted in S303 is received by the communication unit 12, the control unit 18 displays the information included in the information display instruction as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the display unit 13.

  Among the one or more time zones in which authorized users have exercised habitually, the second step count, which is the increase in the average number of steps in each time zone required to improve the current health index value, is less than the second threshold value. It is assumed that there is a small time zone (hereinafter, a specific time zone). In this case, according to the configuration of the third embodiment, the current health index value of the authorized user calculated in S109 and the health index value by a predetermined amount by increasing the average number of steps in the specific time zone by the second number of steps. An information display instruction including information indicating that the information can be improved is transmitted to the approval terminal.

  For this reason, when it is sufficient to increase the average number of steps in a specific time zone by a second number of steps that is smaller than the second threshold, the current health index value is increased by increasing the average number of steps in the specific time zone by a second number of steps. The authorized user can be made aware that the predetermined amount can be improved. Thereby, it becomes easy for the authorized user to cause a behavioral change for increasing the current health index value by a predetermined amount, which is to increase the average number of steps in the specific time zone by the second number of steps.

  The first, second, and third embodiments are merely examples of the embodiment according to the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited to the first, second, and third embodiments. For example, the following modified embodiment may be used.

(Modified Embodiment 1)
In S106, instead of determining whether or not the accumulated number of steps in the past second period of the authorized user is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the determination unit 21 determines whether the communication unit 30 uses the target number of steps for a predetermined day. It may be determined whether or not a difference obtained by subtracting the cumulative number of steps received on a day is equal to or less than a predetermined difference threshold value. And when the said difference is below the said difference threshold value, you may make it perform the process after S107.

  Similar to the first threshold value used in S202, for example, the difference threshold value is set to the number of steps that an adult is considered to be able to increase in one day (for example, 3000 steps), and is stored in advance in a nonvolatile memory that constitutes the control unit 20. You may remember.

  The target number of steps per day may be set using the operation unit 14 of the terminal device 1. When setting of the daily target step count is performed using the operation unit 14, the control unit 18 controls the communication unit 12 to transmit the set daily target step count to the server 2. May be. In accordance with this, in the server 2, the control unit 20 may set the daily target step count received by the communication unit 30 as the predetermined daily target step count.

  According to this configuration, when the authorized user is walking continuously for the first period, the difference obtained by subtracting the accumulated number of steps of the authorized user on that day from the target number of steps for the day set by the authorized user. When it is equal to or less than the difference threshold value, the processing after S107 is performed. Thereby, in S110, the information display instruction including the health index value calculated in S109 is transmitted to the approval terminal, and the health index value is displayed on the approval terminal.

  For this reason, when the authorized user walks continuously for the first period, when the cumulative number of steps of the day approaches the target step number of the day set by the authorized user, the authorized user can grasp the health index value. . As a result, the authorized user is more motivated to improve the health condition and is likely to cause behavioral changes that lead to the improvement of the health condition.

(Modified Embodiment 2)
Immediately before S110, S203, and S303, the determination unit 21 may determine whether or not the current date is included in a predetermined period (for example, one week) at the beginning of the month. And when the judgment part 21 judges that the present day is contained in the predetermined period at the beginning of the month, you may make it perform S110, S203, and S303. On the other hand, when the determination unit 21 determines that the current date is not included in the predetermined period at the beginning of the month, the process may be returned to S101.

  According to this configuration, after the predetermined period at the beginning of the month has elapsed, it is possible to avoid the information including the health index value being notified to the approval terminal during the period until the end of the month. As a result, when the authorized user is not notified of the health index value during the predetermined period at the beginning of the month and cannot change the behavior for some reason, the health index value continues to be maintained even after the predetermined period has elapsed. It is possible to avoid feeling bothered by being notified.

(Modified Embodiment 3)
The wearable device 101 and / or the mobile terminal 102 may not include an LED. Thereby, the terminal device 1 may not function as the lighting unit 17. Similarly, the wearable device 101 and / or the mobile terminal 102 may not include a vibration device. Accordingly, the terminal device 1 may not function as the vibration unit 16. Further, the wearable device 101 and / or the mobile terminal 102 may not include a speaker. Thereby, the terminal device 1 may not function as the audio output unit 15.

  In particular, the present disclosure is useful for prompting a user to change his or her behavior using a wearable device that detects the number of steps of the user.

100 Information Providing System 1 Terminal Device 101 Wearable Device (First Device)
102 Mobile terminal (second device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Detection part 12 Communication part 13 Display part 14 Operation part 15 Audio | voice output part 16 Vibration part 17 Lighting part 18 Control part 2 Server 20 Control part 21 Judgment part 22 Acquisition part 23 First calculation part 24 Second calculation part 25 Notification part 26 Learning unit 27 Third calculation unit 3 Network 30 Communication unit 40 Storage unit 41 Step count storage unit 42 Diagnosis result storage unit 43 Recate storage unit 44 Relation information storage unit

Claims (10)

An information providing method in an information providing system including a terminal device used by a user,
Receiving the user's ID from the terminal device;
Receiving the number of steps detected by the terminal device from the terminal device;
When the number of steps is received continuously for the first period, it is determined whether the cumulative number of steps in the past second period of the user is a predetermined value or more,
If the cumulative number of steps is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, obtain the latest health check result corresponding to the user ID,
Calculating an average number of steps per day in the user's past second period;
The first relation information indicating the correspondence between the health check result, the average number of steps per day and the health index value representing the health state, the calculated average number of steps per day, and the acquired latest health check result Based on the user's current health index value,
Notifying the terminal device of information including the calculated health index value,
Information provision method. The information providing method according to claim 1,
Second relation information indicating a correspondence relationship between the health check result, the average number of steps per day and the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step, the calculated average number of steps per day, and the acquired latest health check Based on the result, the first step number, which is an increase in the average number of steps per day necessary to improve the calculated health index value by a predetermined amount, is calculated,
When the first number of steps is less than a first threshold, the calculated health index value and the calculated health index value by increasing the first step number by the average number of steps per day are calculated as the predetermined amount. The terminal device is notified of information including information indicating that the information can be improved,
Information provision method. The information providing method according to claim 1,
Identifying one or more time zones during which the user habitually exercised during the second period in the past based on the number of steps of the user;
Second relation information indicating a correspondence relationship between the health check result, the average number of steps per day and the increase / decrease value of the health index value per step, the calculated average number of steps per day, and the acquired latest health check Based on the result and each specified time zone, the second step number that is an increase in the average number of steps in each specified time zone required to improve the calculated health index value by a predetermined amount Calculate
If any of the second step counts in the calculated time zones is less than a second threshold value, the second step count is calculated from the calculated health index value and the specified time zones. Notifying the terminal device of information including information indicating that the calculated health index value can be improved by the predetermined amount by increasing the number of steps in a time zone that is less than a second threshold.
Information provision method. An information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The medical examination results include age, sex, BMI, LDL cholesterol and creatine.
Information provision method. An information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
The health index value requires a healthy age that indicates how many years of age the health condition corresponds to, a health level that indicates the degree of health in stages, and a predetermined period that is assumed from the health condition in the future. Medical expenses, future hospitalization days, illness probability representing the probability of suffering from three major illnesses in the future, and death probability representing the probability of dying at the current age.
Information provision method. An information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising:
The terminal device displays the notified information;
Information provision method. The information providing method according to claim 6, comprising:
The terminal device outputs a voice representing the notified information;
Information provision method. The information providing method according to claim 6 or 7,
The terminal device vibrates the terminal device when receiving the notification;
Information provision method. An information providing method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, comprising:
The terminal device turns on a light emitting element provided in the terminal device when receiving the notification,
Information provision method. An information providing method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, comprising:
The terminal device includes one or more of a first device worn by the user and a second device carried by the user.
Information provision method.

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