JP2020151110A - Healthcare apparatus, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a healthcare apparatus capable of improving convenience of the healthcare apparatus.SOLUTION: A healthcare apparatus 1 includes a measuring part 10 for measuring user's biological information, and a control part 20. The control part 20 selects one mode according to user information from among a plurality of modes, and sets each of one or more operation parameters at a specified value according to the selected mode. Further, measurement of the user's biological information is started by the measuring part 10, and the user is notified of information on measurement by using one or more set operation parameters.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to healthcare devices, methods, and programs.

Conventionally, a healthcare device that measures a user's blood pressure or the like is known. In addition, some healthcare devices have a function of notifying the user of the measurement status and the like.

Patent Document 1 describes a music selection mode in which music is played until the systolic blood pressure value and the diastolic blood pressure value are calculated, and a systolic blood pressure value when the systolic blood pressure value is determined by voice-guided the decompression value when the pressurized upper arm is depressurized. A sphygmomanometer that can select a voice guide selection mode that guides the blood pressure by voice is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-213786

However, in the conventional healthcare device in which the user selects the mode by himself / herself, the mode selected by the user may not actually be suitable for the user or the user operation may be complicated, and there is room for improvement in convenience. is there.

An object of the present invention made in view of such circumstances is to improve the convenience of a healthcare device.

In order to solve the above problems, the healthcare device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a healthcare device including a measurement unit for measuring biometric information of a user and a control unit.
The control unit
Select one mode from multiple modes according to user information,
Each of the one or more operating parameters is set to a specified value according to the selected mode.
The measuring unit starts the measurement of the biometric information of the user, and uses one or more of the set operation parameters to notify the user of the information related to the measurement.

Further, the method according to the embodiment of the present invention is a method executed by a healthcare device.
Steps to determine or acquire user information,
A step of selecting one mode from a plurality of modes according to the user information, and
A step of setting each of one or more operating parameters to a specified value corresponding to the selected mode, and
A step of starting the measurement of the biometric information of the user and notifying the user of the information related to the measurement by using one or more set operation parameters.
including.

Further, the program according to the embodiment of the present invention is
For healthcare equipment
Steps to determine or acquire user information,
A step of selecting one mode from a plurality of modes according to the user information, and
A step of setting each of one or more operating parameters to a specified value corresponding to the selected mode, and
A step of starting the measurement of the biometric information of the user and notifying the user of the information related to the measurement by using one or more set operation parameters.
To execute.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of the healthcare device.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the healthcare apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the modification of the healthcare device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the method which the healthcare apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention executes. An example of modes and operating parameters that can be used in one embodiment of the present invention is shown.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a healthcare device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The health care device 1 includes any one of a sphygmomanometer, a thermometer, and a weight scale. The healthcare device 1 includes a measurement unit 10, a control unit 20, a storage unit 30, an input unit 40, and an output unit 50.

The measuring unit 10 measures the biometric information of the user. When the healthcare device 1 is a sphygmomanometer, the biological information includes blood pressure and / or pulse and the like. When the healthcare device 1 is a thermometer, the biological information includes body temperature and the like. When the healthcare device 1 is a weight scale, the biological information includes body weight and / or body fat percentage.

When the healthcare device 1 is a sphygmomanometer, the measuring unit 10 may include, for example, a cuff and a pressure sensor. The measuring unit 10 can measure the blood pressure of the user by pressing the artery with the cuff and detecting the change in the pressure in the air bag of the cuff due to the pulsation generated at this time by the pressure sensor.

When the healthcare device 1 is a thermometer, the measuring unit 10 may include, for example, a sensor cap and a temperature sensor. The measuring unit 10 can measure the user's body temperature by detecting the user's heat transmitted to the sensor cap with the temperature sensor.

When the healthcare device 1 is a weight scale, the measuring unit 10 can include, for example, a variable resistor. The measuring unit 10 can measure the weight of the user based on the load of the user detected by the variable resistor.

The storage unit 30 is, for example, a memory. The storage unit 30 stores various information and programs necessary for various operations of the healthcare device. Details will be described later, but the information includes user information, modes, operation parameters, and measurement information, specified values of operation parameters corresponding to each of the plurality of modes, and user biometric information measured by the measuring unit 10. In addition, data of a sound source used as a notification sound and the like are included.

The input unit 40 includes one or more input interfaces for detecting user input. For example, the input interface included in the input unit 40 is a physical key, a capacitance key, a touch screen provided integrally with the display of the output unit 50, a microphone that accepts voice input, and the like, but is limited to these. Absent.

The output unit 50 includes one or more output interfaces that output information and notify the user. For example, the output interface included in the output unit is, but is not limited to, a display that outputs information as video or the like, or a speaker that outputs information as sound. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, the information regarding the measurement is notified to the user by the output of the notification sound via the output unit 50.

The control unit 20 includes one or more processors. The control unit 20 is communication-connected to the measurement unit 10, the storage unit 30, the input unit 40, and the output unit 50 by wire or wirelessly. Hereinafter, the control unit 20 will be described in detail.

The control unit 20 determines the user information based on the input received by the input unit 40. Further, the control unit 20 selects one mode from the plurality of modes according to the user information. Further, the control unit 20 sets each of the one or more operation parameters to a specified value according to the selected mode. Hereinafter, user information, modes, and operating parameters will be described in detail.

The user information can include information indicating the attributes of the user. Examples of the user's attributes include, but are not limited to, the user's age, gender, and the need for long-term care, and any user's attributes can be used. Modes are used to classify users based on their attributes. In the present embodiment, users are classified using five modes described later, but the number of modes is not limited to this, and the number of modes may be arbitrarily determined. The operating parameter is an arbitrary parameter used for transmitting information regarding measurement. For example, when users are classified based on attributes such as age, gender, and need for care, and notification is performed using a notification sound, parameters indicating the frequency, volume, tempo, etc. of the notification sound are used as operation parameters. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and any parameter such as a parameter indicating a sound source used as a notification sound and a parameter indicating a message used as a notification message can be used.

The mode and operation parameters in this embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the attributes of the user are the age, gender, and the necessity of long-term care of the user, and the notification sound is used to notify the user. When the user is an elderly person (specifically, the age is the first threshold value (for example, 60 years old or older)) and is male, the control unit 20 selects the “elderly person / male mode”. When the user is an elderly person and a woman, the control unit 20 selects the “elderly person / female mode”. When the user has a caregiver (for example, care is "necessary"), the control unit 20 selects the "care mode". When the user is an infant (eg, the age is less than a second threshold (eg, 6 years)), the control unit 20 selects "infant mode". In other cases, the control unit 20 selects "other mode". In each mode, the control unit 20 sets the values of the frequency, volume, and tempo of the notification sound, which are operation parameters, to the specified values. This is because the frequency, volume, and tempo of the notification sound that the user can easily recognize differ depending on the age and gender of the user. Further, when the user has a caregiver, it is conceivable to increase the volume, for example, so that the caregiver can recognize the notification sound. The specified value of each operation parameter according to each mode can be determined in advance by, for example, an experiment.

In addition to the above-mentioned example with reference to FIG. 4, the age of the user can be used as the attribute of the user, and the frequency of the notification sound can be used as the operation parameter. In this case, when the age of the user is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value (for example, 60 years old), the control unit 20 selects the “elderly person mode”. On the other hand, when the age of the user is less than the above-mentioned threshold value, the control unit 20 selects "other mode". Then, the control unit 20 sets the value of the frequency of the notification sound, which is an operation parameter, to a specified value in each mode. For example, the control unit 20 can set the frequency of the notification sound low in the elderly mode and set the frequency of the notification sound high in the other modes.

The information related to the measurement can include information indicating the measurement status of the user by the measurement unit 10 and / or the measurement result and the like. The information indicating the measurement status is information indicating the step currently in progress when the measurement is performed through a plurality of steps (for example, a cuff pressurizing step and a depressurizing step). Further, as the measurement result, for example, the systolic blood pressure value, the diastolic blood pressure value, the pulse and the like can be mentioned.

The control unit 20 may determine the above-mentioned user information based on the answer to the question regarding the user's attribute. More specifically, the control unit 20 generates a question asking for the attributes of the user. Next, the control unit 20 outputs the generated question by the output unit 50. Next, the control unit 20 receives the answer by the input unit 40, and determines the user information based on the answer. If the control unit 20 cannot determine the user information, for example, there is no answer, the control unit 20 may select a predetermined predetermined mode (for example, the other mode described above) from the plurality of modes. Good.

The control unit 20 starts measuring the user's biological information by the measurement unit 10. At the same time, the control unit 20 notifies the user of the information regarding the measurement by the output unit 50 using one or more set operation parameters. As a result, the user does not have to select the mode by himself / herself, and the control unit 20 automatically selects the mode suitable for the user according to the user information, so that the convenience of the healthcare device is improved.

The control unit 20 may adjust the value of the operation parameter according to the measurement history of the user. The measurement history can be determined based on information on past measurements, and may include, but is not limited to, for example, the number of measurements by the user and the values of operating parameters used in the previous or multiple past notifications. For example, the time from the previous measurement to the current measurement may be included.

For example, the control unit 20 may adjust the value of the operation parameter according to the number of measurements by the user. Further, the measuring unit 20 may adjust the value of the operation parameter when the number of measurements by the user exceeds a predetermined number of times. Here, the "predetermined number of times" used for comparison with the number of measurements may be one or more. For example, in the case of notification using a sound source, the control unit 20 can adjust the value of the operation parameter indicating the sound source used as the notification sound according to the number of measurements by the user. As a result of adjusting the value of the operation parameter, the sound source used changes, for example, the song played as the notification sound changes. Further, the control unit 20 may adjust the operation parameter indicating the sound source so that the sound source is randomly reproduced for each measurement. In addition to this, when the notification is performed using a message, the control unit 20 can adjust the value of the operation parameter indicating the message used as the notification message according to the number of measurements by the user. As a result of adjusting the value of the operation parameter, for example, the message output from the output unit 50 of the display or the like changes as a notification message. Further, the control unit 20 may adjust the operation parameter indicating the message so that, for example, a message complimenting the user is output when the number of measurements by the user exceeds a predetermined number of times. As a result of adjusting the value of the operation parameter, for example, a message complimenting the user is output from the output unit 50 such as a display as a notification message. This makes it possible to reduce user boredom with healthcare devices. In addition, it is possible to increase the motivation to continue using the healthcare device and the sense of ownership of the healthcare device. In addition, it becomes possible to promote the health management of the user.

Further, for example, the control unit 20 may adjust the value of the operation parameter used in the next notification based on the value of the operation parameter used in the previous or a plurality of past notifications. Further, the control unit 20 may perform feedback control for adjusting the value of the operation parameter used in the next notification based on the answers to the questions to the user regarding the previous or past multiple notifications. This further improves the convenience of healthcare.

(Modification example)
Hereinafter, a modified example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the above-described embodiment, the healthcare device 1 includes a measurement unit 10, a control unit 20, a storage unit 30, an input unit 40, and an output unit 50. On the other hand, in the modified example, the healthcare device 1 includes a measurement unit 10, a control unit 20, a storage unit 30, and a communication unit 60. Hereinafter, the points different from the above-described embodiment will be described in detail, and the above-mentioned description will be incorporated for other points.

The communication unit 60 includes a communication interface capable of communicating with the terminal device 80. The communication unit 60 can include a communication interface capable of communicating with the terminal device 80 via, for example, an access point 70 such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). However, the communication unit 60 is not limited to this, and may include a communication interface capable of directly communicating with the terminal device 80 by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The terminal device 80 is an arbitrary information processing device used by the user. User information is input to the terminal device 80 by user input, for example, via a dedicated application. Examples of the terminal device 80 include mobile phones, smartphones, tablet terminals, smart speakers, PCs (Personal Computers), and the like.

The control unit 20 acquires user information from the terminal device 80 via the communication unit 60. When the terminal device 80 has an interactive function, the control unit 20 may determine user information based on the dialogue between the terminal device 80 and the user. Examples of the terminal device having an interactive function include a smart speaker, and the control unit 20 determines user information based on a dialogue with the user by wirelessly communicating with the smart speaker via the communication unit 60. can do.

The control unit 20 notifies the user of information regarding measurement through the terminal device 80 via the communication unit 60.

The modified example also improves the convenience of the healthcare device, as in the above-described embodiment. A measurement system A including the healthcare device 1 according to the modified example, the access point 70, and the terminal device 80 may be constructed.

Next, an example of the method executed by the healthcare device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Step S100: The control unit 20 determines or acquires user information.

In step S100, in the case of the healthcare device 1 of FIG. 1, the control unit 20 can determine the user information based on the input received by the input unit 40. On the other hand, in the case of the healthcare device 1 of FIG. 2, the control unit 20 can acquire user information from the terminal device 80 via the access point 70 and the communication unit 60. The control unit 20 may store the determined or acquired user information in the storage unit 30.

Step S110: Subsequently, the control unit 20 selects one mode from the plurality of modes according to the user information.

In executing step S110, the control unit 20 may acquire a plurality of modes stored in advance and the user information stored in step S100 from the storage unit 30.

Step S120: Subsequently, the control unit 20 sets each of the one or more operation parameters to a specified value corresponding to the selected mode.

In executing step S120, the control unit 20 may acquire a predetermined value of the operation parameter stored in advance from the storage unit 30.

Step S130: Subsequently, the control unit 20 starts measuring the user's biometric information by the measurement unit 10. At the same time, the control unit 20 notifies the user of information regarding the measurement by using one or more set operation parameters.

In step S130, in the case of the healthcare device 1 of FIG. 1, the control unit 20 can notify the user of measurement-related information by using the output unit 50 using one or more set operation parameters. On the other hand, in the case of the healthcare device 1 of FIG. 2, the control unit 20 transmits information regarding one or more set operation parameters to the terminal device 80 via the communication unit 60. As a result, the control unit 20 can notify the user of information regarding the measurement through the terminal device 80 by using one or more set operation parameters.

The control unit 20 may store the user's biological information in step S130 and the information related to the measurement in the storage unit 30.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the drawings and embodiments, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications or modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications or modifications are within the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions and the like included in each step and the like can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and a plurality of steps and the like can be combined or divided into one.

For example, in the above-described modified example with reference to FIG. 2, an example in which the acquisition of user information and the notification of information related to measurement are performed using the same terminal device 80 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the acquisition of user information may be performed using the first terminal device. Further, the notification of the information regarding the measurement may be performed by using a second terminal device different from the first terminal device. Alternatively, the control unit 20 may acquire user information via the communication unit 60, and the output unit 50 may notify the user of information regarding measurement. Further, the control unit 20 may acquire the user information by the input unit 40 and notify the user of the information regarding the measurement via the communication unit 60.

It is also possible to configure a general-purpose healthcare device to function as the healthcare device 1 according to the above-described embodiment. Specifically, a program describing the processing contents for realizing each function of the healthcare device 1 according to the above-described embodiment is stored in the memory of the healthcare device, and the program is read and executed by the processor of the healthcare device. Let me. Therefore, the invention according to the present embodiment can also be realized as a program that can be executed by the processor.

1 Healthcare equipment 10 Measurement unit 20 Control unit 30 Storage unit 40 Input unit 50 Output unit 60 Communication unit 70 Access point 80 Terminal device A Measurement system

Claims (10)

A healthcare device including a measuring unit for measuring biometric information of a user and a control unit.
The control unit
Select one mode from multiple modes according to user information,
Each of the one or more operating parameters is set to a specified value according to the selected mode.
A healthcare device that starts measuring the biometric information of the user by the measuring unit and notifies the user of information related to the measurement by using one or more set operating parameters. The healthcare device according to claim 1.
The control unit is a healthcare device that adjusts the value of the operation parameter according to the measurement history of the user. The healthcare device according to claim 2.
One or more of the operation parameters include a first operation parameter indicating a sound source used as a notification sound.
The control unit is a healthcare device that adjusts the value of the first operation parameter when the number of measurements exceeds a predetermined number of times. The healthcare device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A healthcare device, wherein the one or more operating parameters include a second operating parameter indicating the frequency, volume, or tempo of the alarm sound. The healthcare device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
A healthcare device that is one of a sphygmomanometer, a thermometer, and a weight scale. The healthcare device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
It also has an output unit that outputs a question and an input unit that accepts answer input.
The user information is a healthcare device that is determined based on answers to questions about the attributes of the user. The healthcare device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
It also has a communication unit that can communicate with the terminal device.
The control unit
A healthcare device that acquires the user information from the terminal device via the communication unit or notifies the user of information related to the measurement through the terminal device. The healthcare device according to claim 7.
The terminal device has an interactive function and has an interactive function.
The user information is a healthcare device determined based on a dialogue between the terminal device and the user. The way healthcare devices do,
Steps to determine or acquire user information,
A step of selecting one mode from a plurality of modes according to the user information, and
A step of setting each of one or more operating parameters to a specified value corresponding to the selected mode, and
A step of starting the measurement of the biometric information of the user and notifying the user of the information related to the measurement by using one or more set operation parameters.
Including methods. For healthcare equipment
Steps to determine or acquire user information,
A step of selecting one mode from a plurality of modes according to the user information, and
A step of setting each of one or more operating parameters to a specified value corresponding to the selected mode, and
A step of starting the measurement of the biometric information of the user and notifying the user of the information related to the measurement by using one or more set operation parameters.
A program that executes.

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