JP2019197584A - Health management support system and health management support program - Google Patents

Abstract

To continuously and reliably collect health management information including information on meals that a user needs to input and report, and efficiently and effectively motivate the user to do health action such as advice according to the collected health management information.SOLUTION: A health management support system 1 acquires and records health management information input or reported by a user and on the basis of the contents thereof, outputs a message pertaining to health management to the user. If there is no input or report of the health management information from the user for a predetermined period of time, a reminder message is sent to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a technology for supporting health management / promotion, and in particular, a health management support system and health management support for monitoring daily meals and health conditions and motivating health behavior such as advice according to the situation. It relates to effective technology applied to the program.

  In recent years, various health-related lifestyle-related information, such as a wearable device and a health meter such as a weight scale that has a communication function, is automatically collected, for example, with health-consciousness and IT technology. It is considered to construct a system on the information processing system that performs manual input via an information processing terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer) or a smartphone, and provides advice, guidance, warning, etc. based on the contents. ing.

  As a technology related to this, for example, Japanese Patent No. 553311 (Patent Document 1) accepts two or more kinds of physical information measured for a user together with measurement time data, and measures each body measured in a predetermined period. A health management support system is proposed that proposes motivation for health behavior by analyzing target information in accordance with predetermined rules and generating advice for informing the degree of goal achievement.

  Further, as a technique related to input of meal contents, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-286960 (Patent Document 2) discloses a method in which a user takes a meal image in a store where a meal is taken with a portable terminal, and position information and text. When an e-mail is sent together with the main text, the search target stores are narrowed down based on the received e-mail information and store information stored in advance, and an image of the assumed meal area of the photographed meal image is extracted and color-converted. The feature amount is obtained and compared with the feature amount of the meal image stored in advance in the target store. A mechanism is described in which the user is aware of the contents of the meal by adding it to the blog.

Japanese Patent No. 553311 JP 2010-286960 A

  By using a technique such as that described in Patent Document 1, for example, user health management information is collected by a health device, etc., and advice and the like obtained by analyzing these are automatically generated in real time to the user. A mechanism such as notification can be realized.

  On the other hand, it is difficult to automatically acquire and collect the contents of meal data important as health management information using a device or the like. In addition, a mechanism that allows the user to input and report meal contents one by one places a heavy burden on the user and can make it difficult to maintain motivation. For health management information that is difficult to grasp without user input / reports, such as meal contents, the issue is how to raise and sustain user awareness of input / reports.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to collect health management information including information on meals that require input and reporting by the user continuously and reliably and effectively provide advice and the like to the user based on these information. To provide a health management support system and a health management support program that can motivate health behavior.

  The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

  Of the inventions disclosed in this application, the outline of typical ones will be briefly described as follows.

  The health management support system according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention holds deposit information contributed in advance by the user, and determines the user's deposit according to the achievement status with respect to the preset target value of the user's health state. On the other hand, a predetermined amount is subtracted or added, and the subtracted deposit is managed as a resource that can be used by other users. As a result of subtraction from the deposit, a warning message is transmitted when there is no deposit balance.

  The present invention can also be applied to a health management support program for causing a computer to execute processing so as to function as the health management support system as described above.

  Among the inventions disclosed in the present application, effects obtained by typical ones will be briefly described as follows.

  That is, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, health management information including meal information that requires input and reporting by the user is continuously and reliably collected, and the efficiency is improved for the user based on these. It is possible to motivate healthy behavior such as advice in an appropriate and effective manner.

It is the figure which showed the outline | summary about the structural example of the health management assistance system which is one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary about the example of the content of the process in one embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the example of the flow of the process in one embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiment, and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted. On the other hand, parts described with reference numerals in some drawings may be referred to with the same reference numerals although not illustrated again in the description of other drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration example of a health management support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The health management support system 1 is an information processing system including, for example, one or more server devices or a virtual server built on a cloud computing service, and includes an OS (Operating System) and a DBMS (DataBase Management System) (not shown). ), A messenger management unit 11, an external service interface 12, an operator interface 13, a dialog engine 14, and a deposit management unit 17 implemented as software that runs on middleware such as a Web server program. Each data store includes a message database (DB) 15, a health management information DB 16, and a user DB 18 implemented as a database or the like. Each unit described above may be implemented on one server system as illustrated, or may be implemented on an individual server system as a subsystem.

  The health management support system 1 can be connected and linked to, for example, an external messaging system 3 and healthcare systems 5 and 7 through a network such as the Internet (not shown). The messaging system 3 is a system that can communicate with the other party by, for example, sending and receiving messages including image data. Further, the health care systems 5 and 7 are provided by, for example, a health management support system as described in Patent Document 1, Fitbit (registered trademark, the same applies below), Whitings (registered trademark, the same applies below), or the like. It is a system that implements health care information tracking and monitoring services.

  The messenger management unit 11 of the health management support system 1 has a function to exchange messages with the user in cooperation with the messaging system 3. More specifically, for example, by using a mobile terminal such as a smartphone 4 in which an application for using the service of the messaging system 3 is introduced, the user captures the contents of the meal he / she eats with a built-in camera. Then, a text is attached to the image data and transmitted as a message to the virtual user. The messenger management unit 11 receives a message transmitted to the virtual user, divides the contents into meal image data and a body part, and records them in the health management information DB 16 for each user. Further, the content of advice and the like related to health management for the user finally generated by the dialogue engine 14 described later is transmitted as a message to the user via the messaging system 3.

  The external service interface 12 has a function of acquiring health management information managed and held in the health care systems 5 and 7 periodically or as needed and recording it in the health management information DB 16 for each user. For example, health management information can be acquired by calling an API (Application Programming Interface) published by the health care systems 5 and 7. When calling the API, account information such as the ID of the target user in each of the health care systems 5 and 7 is necessary. These are included in the user management DB (not shown) for each user, including those in the messaging system 3. Record and manage it in association with.

  The health management information that can be acquired via the health care systems 5 and 7 is not particularly limited, and various information can be acquired from generally available services. In the example of FIG. 1, for the health care system 5, various activity amount information such as the number of steps and calorie consumption measured by the activity meter 6 held by the user, such as Fitbit, is displayed as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like. The user's smartphone 4 obtains through short-range wireless communication, and the corresponding application installed in the smartphone 4 uploads the activity amount information to the healthcare system 5. Thereby, activity amount information can be acquired from the health care system 5 through the external service interface 12.

  For the health care system 7, for example, various body information such as weight and body fat percentage measured by a weight scale 9 owned by the user, such as Fitbit and Withings, is transmitted by wireless communication such as WiFi (registered trademark). Upload to the healthcare system 7 via the access point 8. Thereby, body information such as weight and body fat percentage can be acquired from the health care system 7 by the external service interface 12.

  The operator interface 13 provides a user interface when the operator accesses the health management support system 1 using the operator terminal 2 such as a PC. Specifically, the operator interface 13 displays on the operator terminal 2 image data obtained by photographing a meal transmitted from the user recorded in the health management information DB 16, and the meal content determined by the operator based on the image data. In response to the input of information on the menu, amount, etc., it is additionally registered in the health management information DB 16.

  The dialogue engine 14 provides advice to the user by a predetermined algorithm based on a message from the user recorded in the health management information DB 16, information on meal contents determined by the operator, and various activity amount information and physical information. And a message such as a notification / warning and the like and a function for outputting the message to the messenger management unit 11. Although the method for generating a message is not particularly limited, in this embodiment, for example, templates of a plurality of patterns (for example, about several hundred patterns) are prepared in advance and registered in the message DB 15, and at least information on meal contents A template corresponding to a predetermined condition is extracted from the message DB 15 based on the parameters including the message, and a message is generated based on the extracted template.

  The deposit management unit 17 has a function of managing the status and deposit / exit of deposits contributed by each user who uses the service provided by the health management support system 1 of the present embodiment. For example, the deposit status of each user is recorded and managed in a user DB 18 that manages account information for each user.

  In the present embodiment, when using a service provided by the health management support system 1, that is, a service that can receive advice based on information recorded in the health management information DB 16, a predetermined amount of deposit is provided to the user. Require contribution / payment. The deposit target is not particularly limited to money as long as it has property value and the value can be evaluated as a quantity, for example, various points, mileage, usage rights, etc. It is also possible.

  By giving or presenting a predetermined amount of deposit as a reward to the target user when the predetermined condition is met, or conversely depriving and confiscating the predetermined amount of deposit as a penalty, Provide motivation for timely input and reporting of health management information that requires active information input and reporting, including information on meal content.

  For example, if there is no report on the input / report of meal contents even after a predetermined period has passed and there is no response / report to the prompt, a predetermined amount is confiscated from the deposit of the target user. On the contrary, a predetermined amount may be given to the deposit when a meal content is continuously reported for a certain period or when a report is made in a timely manner with respect to a reminder. Not only when the input or report of health management information is used as a trigger, for example, depositing or confiscation of deposits may be performed according to the achievement status of the target value of the user's health condition set automatically or manually.

  Users are motivated to take appropriate actions, including continuous reporting of dietary information, for positive reasons to increase deposits or passive reasons for not wanting to reduce them. In addition, the amount deprived or confiscated from each user's deposit may be used as a resource for granting or presenting it to the user or another user's deposit in the future, or deterioration of the future health condition of the user or another user. It is also possible to use it as a source of social expenses such as health insurance for appropriate medical expenses.

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FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of an example of the contents of processing in the health management support system 1 of the present embodiment. The user first photographs the meal itself with the built-in camera of the smartphone 4 or the like. And the message 20 is created with respect to the obtained meal image data 21, and the contents of a meal are reported by transmitting to the virtual user as an advisor regarding health management using a messaging service.

  In the messenger management unit 11 that has received the message addressed to the virtual user, the content of the received message is recorded in the health management information DB 16 and only the meal image data 21 in the message 20 can be referred to from the operator terminal 2. The operator refers to the image data to determine the meal content, menu, amount, etc., and inputs the determination result as the meal content 24 via the operator terminal 2. The inputted meal content 24 is additionally registered in the health management information DB 16 in association with the target user.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the determination of the meal content 24 is performed manually by the operator, so that a flexible and accurate determination can be made without imposing a burden on the user. In addition, unlike the technique described in Patent Document 2, it is not necessary to register a large amount of meal image data, store location information, or the like that serves as a reference for determination, and meals can be efficiently and efficiently produced at low cost. The content 24 can be determined.

  In addition, since only the meal image data can be referred to the operator in principle, the privacy of the user can be protected, and the operator's work can be simplified only by determining the meal contents 24. For example, when the user has permission or the like, the body portion of the message 20 transmitted by the user may be referred to in order to improve the accuracy of the determination of the meal content 24. Thereby, for example, when the user describes the content of the meal, such as “I ate XX today” as the body of the message 20, the information can be used.

  In addition, it is necessary that the image data of the meal be taken in a state before the user eats the meal so that the operator can determine the contents of the meal. When all of them are not eaten, or when the image data is unavoidably taken after eating, the judgment may be made with reference to the content of the body of the message 20.

  On the other hand, in the health management information DB 16, physical information such as the body weight 22 and information such as the activity amount 23 for each user acquired from the external health care systems 5 and 7 and the like are also recorded as appropriate.

  In the present embodiment, the meal content 24 is digitized by scoring for each user based on a predetermined algorithm by the dialogue engine 14. For example, calories, nutrients, and the like are calculated by a known method based on the menu and quantity determined by the operator, and the score is calculated based on predetermined conditions based on these. In addition to this score, based on information such as the body weight 22 and the activity amount 23 recorded in the health management information DB 16, a corresponding message template is extracted from the message DB 15 based on a predetermined condition. At that time, for example, based on user attributes, meal contents, trends in changes in weight and activity, contents of messages sent in the past, etc., the template group to be extracted is limited or the template category is switched. Or you may.

  The message template registered in the message DB 15 includes, for example, a variable parameter portion in addition to a fixed comment portion, and the parameter portion is a value such as meal content, score, activity amount information, physical information, and the like. The message 25 such as advice can be generated by replacing with By including the meal content determined by the operator, it is possible to have a function of allowing the user to confirm the meal content. Furthermore, the wording of the message 25 may be modified / changed or modified according to the user's attributes or the like.

  The generated message 25 is transmitted to the target user by the messenger management unit 11. In this way, the dialogue engine 14 automatically generates a response message 25 in response to the meal content report transmitted by the user, so that the user can monitor health management information through pseudo two-way communication. You can receive after-follow. Further, the determination of the meal contents 24 is limited to the simple work of the operator, so that it is possible to make a flexible and accurate determination while greatly reducing the overall cost.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing in the health management support system 1 of the present embodiment. First, the health management support system 1 determines whether or not a new meal is reported from the user (S01). If there is no report, the health management support system 1 determines whether or not a predetermined time limit has passed (S02). The predetermined time limit can be appropriately set. For example, the predetermined time limit may be after a certain period of time has elapsed since the previous report, or after a certain time has elapsed since morning, noon, or evening meal time. If the predetermined time limit has not elapsed, the process returns to step S01 and is repeated.

  If the predetermined time limit has passed in step S02, it is determined whether or not a prompt message has already been transmitted to the target user (S03). If the prompt message has not been transmitted yet, a prompt message for prompting a meal report is extracted from the message DB 15 as a message to be transmitted to the user (S04), and the process proceeds to step S16 described later.

  If the prompt message has already been transmitted in step S03, a predetermined quantity is confiscated from the target user's deposit (S05). For example, the number of deposits of the target user recorded in the user DB 18 is subtracted. As described above, when the confiscated deposit is used as a resource for other purposes, the number of deposits pooled as a system is added accordingly. Then, a message indicating that the deposit has been confiscated is extracted from the message DB 15 (S06). Further, the presence / absence of the balance of the target user's deposit is determined (S07). If the balance is insufficient, a warning message to that effect is extracted from the message DB 15 (S08), and the process proceeds to step S16 described later.

  If there is a new meal report from the user in step S01, it is determined whether or not the report meets a predetermined reward granting condition (S09). For example, a condition for granting a reward can be a case where a meal content is continuously reported for a certain period or a timely report is made in response to a reminder. If the conditions are met, a predetermined quantity is assigned to the deposit of the target user (S10). For example, it adds to the quantity of the deposit of the object user recorded on user DB18. At this time, the number of deposits pooled as a system as a source of reward is subtracted as needed. And the message to the effect of depositing as a reward is extracted from the message DB 15 (S11).

  Thereafter, regardless of whether or not the conditions for granting the reward are met, the operator determines a meal menu, amount, and the like based on the meal image data 21 included in the new meal report from the user. Is input (S12). When the information about the meal content 24 is input, the dialogue engine 14 or the like performs scoring on the meal by calculating calories, nutrients, and the like based on the content (S13). Further, synchronously or asynchronously, health management information such as weight 22 and activity amount 23 for the target user is acquired from an external service (S14). This process may be performed periodically for each user.

  After that, based on the meal content 24, meal score, and other health management information, the dialog engine 14 extracts a corresponding template from the message templates registered in advance in the message DB 15 based on a predetermined algorithm. The message 25 is generated by replacing the parameter part of the template with the score, the value of the health management information, etc. (S15). Then, the generated message 25 (and / or each message extracted in steps S04, S06, S08, and S11) is transmitted and responded to the target user (S16), and the process ends. The sequence may be repeated by returning to step S01 again.

  As described above, according to the health management support system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when using a service that can receive advice based on information recorded in the health management information DB 16, Require deposit contributions / payments from users and grant or present a predetermined amount as a reward to the target user's deposit, or deprive / confiscate the predetermined amount as a penalty if the specified conditions are met To do. As a result, it is possible to motivate the user to input and report health management information in a timely manner that requires input and reporting of active information including information related to meal contents.

  As mentioned above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say. For example, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to the one having all the configurations described. In addition, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, as a report of health management information, a user uses a messaging service to transmit and report a message including meal image data. May input and report information on meal contents and menus. In addition, the configuration is not limited to using a messaging service, for example, a configuration in which a web browser is used to access and input a report website, and a configuration in which an input / report client application is used. Etc. can be employed as appropriate.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a health management support system and a health management support program that monitor daily meals and health conditions and motivate health behavior such as advice according to the situation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Health care support system, 2 ... Operator terminal, 3 ... Messaging system, 4 ... Smartphone, 5 ... Health care system, 6 ... Activity meter, 7 ... Health care system, 8 ... Access point, 9 ... Weight scale,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Messenger management part, 12 ... External service interface, 13 ... Operator interface, 14 ... Dialog engine, 15 ... Message DB, 16 ... Health management information DB, 17 ... Deposit management part, 18 ... User DB,
20 ... message, 21 ... meal image data, 22 ... weight, 23 ... activity, 24 ... meal content, 25 ... message

Claims (2)

A health management support system for health management,
Holds deposit information that the user has contributed in advance,
Subtract or add a predetermined amount to the user's deposit according to the achievement status for the target value of the user's health condition set in advance,
Manage the deducted deposit as a resource that other users can use,
As a result of subtraction from the deposit, if there is no balance of the deposit, a warning message is sent.
Health management support system. A health management support program for causing a computer to execute processing so as to function as a health management support system for health management,
The computer holds deposit information contributed in advance by the user,
A process of subtracting or adding a predetermined amount to the deposit of the user according to the achievement status with respect to the target value of the user's health condition set in advance,
A process of managing the subtracted deposit as a resource that can be used by other users;
A health management support program for causing the computer to execute a process of transmitting a warning message when there is no balance of the deposit as a result of subtraction from the deposit.

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