JP2023009425A - Information providing device, worker terminal and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve efficiency of work of a person in connection with implementation of medical care and nursing.SOLUTION: An information providing device comprises: an information acquisition unit which acquires biometric information on a user, and non-biometric information on the user; and an information providing unit which provides provision information including the biometric information and the non-biometric information, to a worker terminal which is a terminal device of a worker who works for the user. The information providing unit determines an item included in the provision information, on the basis of an attribute type of the worker which becomes a providing destination of the provision information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a technology for acquiring or providing information regarding a user's physical condition.

In recent years, with the aging of society as a whole, improving the efficiency of medical and nursing care and reducing the burden on medical and nursing care workers have become social issues. In response to such a problem, for example, a technology has been proposed to improve efficiency by sharing information grasped by medical staff and nursing care staff (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-68236

However, in the present age of declining birthrate and aging population, further efficiency is required.
In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of improving the work efficiency of those involved in the implementation of medical care and nursing care.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an information acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of a user and non-biometric information of the user, and provision information including the biometric information and the non-biometric information is provided to the user. and an information providing unit that provides information to a worker terminal that is a terminal device of a worker who performs work, and the information providing unit provides the information based on the attribute type of the worker to whom the provided information is provided. It is an information providing device that determines items included in provided information.

One aspect of the present invention is the information providing apparatus described above, wherein the information providing unit generates provision information by associating the biological information and the non-biological information based on time.

An aspect of the present invention is the above-described information providing apparatus, wherein the provided information includes information indicating a screen on which an image indicating biological information and an image indicating non-biological information are arranged on the same time axis. .

According to one aspect of the present invention, an information acquisition unit that acquires provided information including user's biometric information and user's non-biometric information, and an image representing the biometric information and the non-biometric information on the same time axis. and a notification unit for causing an image display device to display a screen on which an image showing is arranged.

One aspect of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to function as the information providing device.

One aspect of the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to function as the operator terminal.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of those involved in the implementation of medical care and nursing care.

1 is a schematic block diagram showing the system configuration of an information providing system 100 of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the information providing device 20; FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of a user terminal 30; FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of an operator terminal 40; FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the screen (henceforth a "non-biological information input screen") which receives the input of non-biological information by an operator. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen (hereinafter referred to as “provided information screen”) for notifying a worker of provided information; 4 is a sequence chart showing a specific example of the flow of processing when biometric information is accumulated among the processing of the information providing system 100. FIG. 4 is a sequence chart showing a specific example of the flow of processing when non-biological information is accumulated among the processing of the information providing system 100. FIG. 4 is a sequence chart showing a specific example of the flow of processing when providing information is output among the processing of the information providing system 100. FIG.

Hereinafter, specific configuration examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the system configuration of an information providing system 100 of the present invention. The information providing system 100 is a system for providing information on a user's physical condition. The information providing system 100 includes an information acquisition device 10 , an information providing device 20 , a user terminal 30 and an operator terminal 40 . The information providing device 20, the user terminal 30 and the worker terminal 40 are communicably connected via a network 90. FIG.

The information acquisition device 10 communicates with the information provision device 20 via the network 90 . For example, the information acquisition device 10 may be directly connected to the network 90 using a communication device provided in the device itself, or may communicate with the user terminal 30 to connect to the network via the user terminal 30. 90 may be connected. The network 90 may be a network using wireless communication or a network using wired communication. Network 90 may be configured by combining a plurality of networks.

The information acquisition device 10 acquires the user's biometric information and transmits it to the information provision device 20 via the network 90 . A user is a person whose biometric information is acquired by the information acquisition device 10 . A user is a person on whom work is performed by a worker. The work performed by the worker may be, for example, a medical treatment for the user, a nursing care for the user, an action to watch or monitor the user, It may be an act of consulting with the user, an act of giving some kind of advice to the user, or an act of providing some kind of counseling to the user, It may be other actions for the user.

A worker is a person who performs a predetermined work for a user. For example, it may be a medical worker, a caregiver, a relative of the user, or a person responsible for checking the user's condition (for example, the user A person of the facility where the user lives), or a person who has a relationship such as a guardian or guardian of the user.

The information providing device 20 records the biometric information received from the information acquiring device 10 . The biometric information transmitted from the information acquisition device 10 is the biometric information of the user. The worker terminal 40 transmits the non-biological information input by the worker to the information providing device 20 . The non-biological information is information about the user and is information that is not biometric information. The information providing device 20 records the non-biological information received from the worker terminal 40 .

The information providing device 20 generates provision information having contents corresponding to the provision destination device based on the recorded biometric information and non-biological information. Provided information is information provided to a worker. The information providing device 20 transmits the generated provision information to the provision destination device. The destination to which the provided information is sent is, for example, the worker terminal 40 or an information processing device such as an analysis device that analyzes the user's biometric information and non-biological information. A user terminal 30 is a terminal device used by a user. The worker terminal 40 is a terminal device used by the worker. Details of the information providing system 100 will be described below.

The information acquisition device 10 is configured using one or more sensors and a communication device. A sensor of the information acquisition device 10 acquires the biometric information of the user. A specific example of the biometric information to be acquired is information about the user's sleep (hereinafter referred to as "sleep information"). The sleep information may be any information as long as it relates to sleep of the user. For example, the biological information of the user during the period from when the user goes to bed until when he or she wakes up (hereinafter referred to as "bedtime period") may be used as sleep information.

More specifically, the total amount of sleep time from the time the user goes to bed until he wakes up, the number of awakenings from the time he goes to bed to the time he wakes up (hereinafter referred to as "half-time awakening"), the total time of middle-time awakenings, and the heart rate during sleep. time-series information, time-series information of the number of breaths during sleep, time-series information of blood pressure during sleep, information on body movement during sleep, and the like can be specific examples of sleep information. Not limited to sleep information, biometric information (breathing rate, heartbeat, electroencephalogram, body movement, etc.) acquired while the user is active may be acquired. The information acquisition device 10 transmits the acquired biometric information to the information provision device 20 via the network 90 .

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the information providing device 20. As shown in FIG. The information providing device 20 is configured using information equipment such as a personal computer and a server device. The information providing device 20 includes a communication section 21 , a storage section 22 and a control section 23 .

The communication unit 21 is a communication device. The communication unit 21 may be configured as a network interface, for example. The communication unit 21 performs data communication with other devices via the network 90 under the control of the control unit 23 . The communication unit 21 may be a device that performs wireless communication or a device that performs wired communication.

The storage unit 22 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. Storage unit 22 stores data used by control unit 23 . For example, the storage unit 22 may function as a biometric information storage unit 221 , a non-biological information storage unit 222 , a notification rule storage unit 223 , a user information storage unit 224 and an operator information storage unit 225 .

The biometric information storage unit 221 stores biometric information received from each information acquisition device 10 . The biometric information storage unit 221 may store, for example, identification information given in advance to each information acquisition device 10 and biometric information received from the information acquisition device 10 in association with each other. The biometric information storage unit 221 may store, for example, identification information given in advance to each user and biometric information received from the information acquisition device 10 used by the user in association with each other. In this case, the identification information of the user and the identification information of the information acquisition device 10 used by the user may be registered in the storage unit 22 in advance.

The non-biological information storage unit 222 stores the non-biological information received from each worker terminal 40 . The non-biological information storage unit 222 associates and stores, for example, identification information given in advance to each user, non-biological information obtained about the user, and the date and time when the non-biological information was obtained. good too. The non-biological information storage unit 222 stores, for example, identification information given in advance to each user, non-biological information obtained about the user, the date and time when the non-biological information was obtained, and the transmission source of the non-biological information. may be stored in association with the identification information of the worker terminal 40 .

The notification rule storage unit 223 stores information indicating the attribute type of the worker and the content of the provided information provided to the worker with that attribute. The attribute type of the worker indicates the type of occupation of the worker, the classification type according to the content of the work performed by the worker, and the classification type according to the authority given to the worker. Specific examples of attribute types include doctors, nurses, caregivers, helpers, pharmacists, and relatives. For example, it is desirable that what kind of provision information is provided to workers of what attribute types is determined in advance by an administrator or a supervisor of the information providing system 100 . It may be defined so that only the minimum information necessary for each worker's work is provided to the worker of each attribute type.

The user information storage unit 224 stores information regarding each user in the information providing system 100 . The user information storage unit 224 stores, for example, each user's attribute information (name, address, age, sex, lifestyle habits, etc.), identification information of the information acquisition device 10 used by each user (for example, device ID, address, etc.). , and identification information (for example, device ID, address, etc.) of the user terminal 30 used by each user.

The user information storage unit 224 may also store information about some or all of the workers involved for each user. For example, the user information storage unit 224 stores information about a doctor in charge (eg, a family doctor, a doctor in charge during an outpatient visit, etc.), a pharmacy in charge (eg, a family pharmacy, or an outpatient hospital, if it is an in-hospital prescription). hospitals, etc.) may be stored. The user information storage unit 224 may further store information on medication (medicine currently prescribed, medication history, etc.). Such information may be registered by a user or an operator, or may be registered and updated at a predetermined timing by cooperating with an information system provided in a facility such as a hospital.

The worker information storage unit 225 stores information about workers who use the information providing system 100 . The worker information storage unit 225 stores, for example, each worker's attribute information (name, address, age, sex, attribute type, etc.), identification information of the worker terminal 40 used by each worker (for example, device ID, address, etc.). may include The worker information storage unit 225 may also store information about some or all of the users involved for each worker. Such information may be registered by a user or an operator, or may be registered and updated at a predetermined timing by cooperating with an information system provided in a facility such as a hospital.

The control unit 23 is configured using a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. The control unit 23 functions as an information acquiring unit 231 and an information providing unit 232 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 23 may be implemented using hardware such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD: Solid State Drives), hard disks and semiconductor storage built into computer systems. It is a storage device such as a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The information acquisition unit 231 receives biological information from the information acquisition device 10 via the communication unit 21 . The information acquisition unit 231 registers the received biometric information in the biometric information storage unit 221 in association with the information indicating the date and time when the biometric information was obtained, the information acquisition device 10 as the transmission source, and the user thereof. The information acquisition unit 231 receives non-biological information from the worker terminal 40 via the communication unit 21 . The information acquisition unit 231 associates the received non-biological information with information indicating the date and time when the non-biological information was obtained, the operator terminal 40 as the transmission source, and the user related to the non-biological information. Register in the non-biological information storage unit 222 .

The information provision unit 232 generates provision information corresponding to an information processing device such as the worker terminal 40 serving as a destination according to the notification rule. For example, when information about a specific user is requested from the worker terminal 40, the information provision unit 232 selects the requested biological information and non-biological information of the specific user from the worker terminal 40. Determine the items to be included in the provided information based on the attribute type of the worker who is the user of The information provision unit 232 generates provision information including information on the determined items. In the provided information, biometric information and non-biometric information regarding the same user may be associated based on date and time. The information providing unit 232 transmits the generated provided information to the worker terminal 40 that is the source of the request. The information providing unit 232 may generate the provided information at a predetermined timing and send it to the information processing device such as the worker terminal 40 instead of sending the provided information after being requested. The information providing unit 232 may transmit the provided information to the user terminal 30 . In this case, the information providing unit 232 may transmit predetermined items as information to be provided to the user terminal 30 to the user terminal 30 as provision information in a predetermined format.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 30. As shown in FIG. The user terminal 30 is configured using information equipment such as a smart phone, tablet, personal computer, portable game machine, stationary game machine, and dedicated equipment. The user terminal 30 includes a first communication section 311 , a second communication section 312 , an input section 32 , an output section 33 , an audio input section 341 , an audio output section 342 , an imaging section 35 , a storage section 36 and a control section 37 .

The first communication unit 311 is configured using a communication device. The first communication unit 311 communicates with the information acquisition device 10 . The communication performed by the first communication unit 311 may be wireless communication or wired communication. The first communication unit 311 may communicate at a predetermined frequency according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) protocol, for example.

The second communication unit 312 is configured using a communication device. The second communication unit 312 communicates with other communication devices and information processing devices via the network 90 . The second communication unit 312 transmits and receives data to and from the information providing device 20, for example.

The input unit 32 is configured using existing input devices such as a keyboard, pointing device (mouse, tablet, etc.), buttons, touch panel, and the like. The input unit 32 is operated by the user when inputting user instructions to the user terminal 30 . The input unit 32 may be an interface for connecting an input device to the user terminal 30 . In this case, the input unit 32 inputs to the user terminal 30 an input signal generated according to the user's input in the input device.

The output unit 33 outputs data to the user of the user terminal 30 via an output device (not shown) connected to the user terminal 30 . The output device may be configured using, for example, a device that outputs images and characters to a screen. For example, the output device can be configured using a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescent) display, or the like. Also, the output device may be configured using a device that prints (prints) images and characters on a sheet. For example, the output device can be configured using an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like. The output unit 33 may transmit the provided information to another information processing device via a communication device provided in the user terminal 30 . Note that the input unit 32 and the output unit 33 may be configured integrally as a touch panel.

The voice input unit 341 is configured using a microphone. The voice input unit 341 may be configured as a microphone itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting a microphone as an external device to the user terminal 30 . The microphone acquires sounds in a predetermined space around the user terminal 30 . Preferably, a microphone is provided to pick up the voice of the user's speech, for example. The voice input unit 341 outputs voice data acquired by the microphone to the control unit 37 .

The audio output unit 342 is configured using an audio output device such as a speaker, headphones, or earphones. The audio output unit 342 may be configured as the audio output device itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting the audio output device as an external device to the user terminal 30 . The audio output device outputs audio to a predetermined space such as the surroundings of the user terminal 30 . It is desirable that the predetermined space from which the sound is output by the sound output device is a space in which the user can hear the sound. The audio output section 342 outputs audio corresponding to the audio signal output by the control section 37 .

The imaging unit 35 is configured using a camera. The imaging unit 35 may be configured as a camera itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting a camera as an external device to the user terminal 30 . A camera images a predetermined space. Imaging by a camera may be realized as processing for forming an image by receiving visible light, may be realized as processing for forming an image using radar, or may be realized by another mounting method. . The imaging unit 35 may be configured to capture a still image, or may be configured to capture a moving image. The imaging unit 35 outputs data of an image captured by the camera to the control unit 37 .

The storage unit 36 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 36 stores data used by the control unit 37 . For example, the storage unit 36 may function as the user information storage unit 361 and the notification information storage unit 362 .

The user information storage unit 361 stores information about the user of the own device (user terminal 30). The user information storage unit 361 stores, for example, user attribute information (name, address, age, sex, lifestyle habits, etc.), identification information of the information acquisition device 10 used by the user (e.g., device ID, address, etc.). Identification information (for example, device ID, address, etc.) of the device (user terminal 30), information indicating the worker who performs the work for the user, worker terminal 40 used by the worker who performs the work for the user identification information (eg, device ID, address, etc.).
The notification information storage unit 362 stores the provided information received from the information providing device 20 .

The control unit 37 is configured using a processor such as a CPU and a memory. The control unit 37 functions as an information acquisition unit 371, a notification unit 372, and a communication control unit 373 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 37 may be realized using hardware such as ASIC, PLD, FPGA, or the like. The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD), and storage devices such as hard disks and semiconductor storage devices built into computer systems. It is a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The information acquisition unit 371 receives the provided information from the information providing device 20 via the second communication unit 312 . The information acquisition unit 371 registers the received provision information in the notification information storage unit 362 in association with information such as the received date and time.

The notification unit 372 notifies the user of the provided information acquired by the information acquisition unit 371 via the output unit 33 . The notification unit 372 may output the provided information by displaying characters or images included in the provided information on the display device, for example.

The communication control unit 373 provides the user with communication with the user of the other device (for example, the worker using the worker terminal 40) by communicating with the other device. For example, the communication control unit 373 may provide voice communication using the voice input unit 341 and the voice output unit 342 . For example, the communication control unit 373 may provide screen communication using the input unit 32 and the output unit 33 . A specific example of screen-based communication is chat using characters. For example, the communication control unit 373 may provide video and audio communication using the input unit 32 , the output unit 33 , the audio input unit 341 and the audio output unit 342 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a specific example of the functional configuration of the worker terminal 40. As shown in FIG. The operator terminal 40 is configured using information equipment such as a smart phone, tablet, personal computer, portable game machine, stationary game machine, and dedicated equipment, for example. The worker terminal 40 includes a communication section 41 , an input section 42 , an output section 43 , an audio input section 441 , an audio output section 442 , an imaging section 45 , a storage section 46 and a control section 47 .

The communication unit 41 is configured using a communication device. The communication unit 41 communicates with other communication devices and information processing devices via the network 90 . The communication unit 41 transmits and receives data to and from the information providing device 20, for example.

The input unit 42 is configured using existing input devices such as a keyboard, pointing device (mouse, tablet, etc.), buttons, touch panel, and the like. The input unit 42 is operated by the worker when inputting the worker's instructions to the worker terminal 40 . The input unit 42 may be an interface for connecting an input device to the worker terminal 40 . In this case, the input unit 42 inputs to the worker terminal 40 an input signal generated according to the worker's input in the input device.

The output unit 43 outputs data to the worker of the worker terminal 40 via an output device (not shown) connected to the worker terminal 40 . The output device may be configured using, for example, a device that outputs images and characters to a screen. For example, the output device can be configured using a CRT, liquid crystal display, organic EL display, or the like. Also, the output device may be configured using a device that prints (prints) images and characters on a sheet. For example, the output device can be configured using an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like. The output unit 43 may transmit the provided information to another information processing device via a communication device provided in the worker terminal 40 . Note that the input unit 42 and the output unit 43 may be integrally configured as a touch panel.

Voice input unit 441 is configured using a microphone. The voice input unit 441 may be configured as a microphone itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting a microphone as an external device to the worker terminal 40 . The microphone acquires sounds in a predetermined space around the worker terminal 40 . A microphone is desirably provided, for example, to pick up the voice of the operator's speech. The voice input unit 441 outputs voice data acquired by the microphone to the control unit 47 .

The audio output unit 442 is configured using an audio output device such as a speaker, headphones, or earphones. The audio output unit 442 may be configured as the audio output device itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting the audio output device as an external device to the worker terminal 40 . The audio output device outputs audio to a predetermined space or the like around the worker terminal 40 . It is desirable that the predetermined space from which the voice is output by the voice output device is a space in which the worker can hear the voice. The audio output section 442 outputs audio corresponding to the audio signal output by the control section 47 .

The imaging unit 45 is configured using a camera. The imaging unit 45 may be configured as a camera itself, or may be configured as an interface for connecting a camera as an external device to the worker terminal 40 . A camera images a predetermined space. Imaging by a camera may be realized as processing for forming an image by receiving visible light, may be realized as processing for forming an image using radar, or may be realized by another mounting method. . The imaging unit 45 may be configured to capture a still image, or may be configured to capture a moving image. The imaging unit 45 outputs data of an image captured by the camera to the control unit 47 .

The storage unit 46 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 46 stores data used by the control unit 47 . For example, the storage unit 46 may function as an operator information storage unit 461 , a user information storage unit 462 , a notification information storage unit 463 , an output information storage unit 464 and a tag information storage unit 465 .

The worker information storage unit 461 stores information about the worker who uses the own device (worker terminal 40). The worker information storage unit 461 may store, for example, worker attribute information (name, address, age, sex, attribute type, etc.). The worker information storage unit 461 further stores information indicating the user corresponding to the worker, identification information of the information acquisition device 10 or the user terminal 30 used by the user corresponding to the worker (for example, device ID, address, etc.). ) may be included. Such information may be registered by a user or an operator, or may be registered and updated at a predetermined timing by cooperating with an information system provided in a facility such as a hospital.

The user information storage unit 462 stores information indicating the user corresponding to the worker who uses the own device (worker terminal 40). Such information may be registered by a user or an operator, or may be registered and updated at a predetermined timing by cooperating with an information system provided in a facility such as a hospital.

The notification information storage unit 463 stores the provided information received from the information providing device 20 .
The output information storage unit 464 stores information output by the output unit 43 when the worker operates the worker terminal 40 . For example, the output information storage unit 464 may store information about a screen displayed on an image display device corresponding to the output unit 43 .

The tag information storage unit 465 stores tag information that the worker can input by operating the worker terminal 40 . For example, a character string frequently input as non-biological information may be defined as tag information. A character string (for example, "#") indicating tag information may be added to the tag information. Specific examples of such tag information include character strings such as "feces", "urine", "bathing", and "medication". Tag information may be defined individually for each user. The tag information may be defined by associating actual tag information with a character string displayed on a button used to input the tag information. For example, a character string "taking medicine 1" is defined in association with the tag information "#taking medicine XX" (where XX is the name of the medicine), and is defined as "#taking medicine △△" (where △△ is XX A character string "medication 2" may be associated and defined in association with the tag information "name of medicine different from ." Information indicating the amount of medicine (for example, "1 tablet", "1 bag", etc.) may be added to the tag information related to taking medicine. The correspondence relationship between such tag information and displayed character strings may be defined individually for each user.

The control unit 47 is configured using a processor such as a CPU and a memory. The control unit 47 functions as an information acquisition unit 471, a registration control unit 472, a notification unit 473, and a communication control unit 474 by the processor executing programs. All or part of each function of the control unit 47 may be realized using hardware such as ASIC, PLD, FPGA, or the like. The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, semiconductor storage devices (such as SSD), and storage devices such as hard disks and semiconductor storage devices built into computer systems. It is a device. The above program may be transmitted via telecommunication lines.

The information acquisition unit 471 requests provision information from the information providing device 20 via the communication unit 41 according to the operator's operation. The information acquisition unit 471 receives the provided information from the information providing device 20 via the communication unit 41 . The information acquisition unit 471 registers the received provision information in the notification information storage unit 463 in association with information such as the received date and time.

The registration control unit 472 receives input of non-biological information about the user according to the operation of the operator. The registration control unit 472 generates registration information including the input non-biological information, and transmits the registration information to the information providing apparatus 20 via the communication unit 41 . The registration information includes non-biological information, identification information indicating the user associated with the non-biometric information, and information indicating the date and time when the non-biological information was obtained (inputted). The registration information may further include identification information indicating the worker who has input the non-biological information, and identification information indicating the own device (worker terminal 40).

The registration control unit 472 may cause the output unit 43 to display a screen for accepting input of non-biological information by the operator. In this case, the registration control unit 472 may generate a screen based on information stored in the output information storage unit 464, for example. At this time, the registration control unit 472 may generate an image (for example, a button image) used for input based on the tag information stored in the tag information storage unit 465 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen (hereinafter referred to as a "non-biological information input screen") for receiving input of non-biological information by the operator. The non-biological information input screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the output unit 43 of the operator terminal 40. FIG. The non-biological information input screen has one or more tag information input buttons 81 , a memo registration button 82 , and a user display area 83 .

The tag information input button 81 inputs tag information related to characters or images displayed on the button when the button is operated (eg, tapped, clicked, etc.). For example, when the tag information input button 81a displayed as "flight" is operated, the registration control unit 472 stores the date and time of the operation in the tag information storage unit 465 in association with the tag information input button 81a. The registered tag information “# flight” is associated with the user identification information displayed in the user display area 83 to generate registration information. In this case, the tag information “# flight” is the non-biological information. The tag information “#flight” is non-biological information indicating that the user defecated on that date and time.

When the tag information input button 81b labeled "urine" is operated, the registration control unit 472 stores the date and time of the operation in the tag information storage unit 465 in association with the tag information input button 81b. The registered tag information “#urine” is associated with the user identification information displayed in the user display area 83 to generate registration information. In this case, the tag information "#urine" is the non-biological information. The tag information “#urine” is non-biological information indicating that the user urinated on that date and time.

When the tag information input button 81c labeled "Bathing" is operated, the registration control unit 472 stores the date and time of the operation in the tag information storage unit 465 in association with the tag information input button 81c. The tag information “#bath” in the user display area 83 is associated with the user identification information displayed in the user display area 83 to generate registration information. In this case, the tag information "#bathing" is the non-biological information. The tag information “#bathing” is non-biological information indicating that the user took a bath on that date and time.

When the tag information input button 81d displayed as "medication 1" is operated, the registration control unit 472 stores the date and time of the operation in the tag information storage unit 465 in association with the tag information input button 81d. The tag information “# medication MA1” displayed in the user display area 83 is associated with the user identification information displayed in the user display area 83 to generate registration information. In this case, the tag information "#medication MA1" is the non-biological information. The tag information “#medication MA1” is non-biological information indicating that the user has taken the medicine MA1 on that date and time. “# Medication MA1” and “Medication 1” are stored in the tag information storage section 465 in association with each other. The tag information input button 81e labeled "Medication 2" and the tag information input button 81f labeled "Medication 3" are also used in the same way, and are used to input non-biological information associated with them. be done. Different medication methods are defined for the tag information input button 81e labeled "Medication 2" and the tag information input button 81f labeled "Medication 3". For example, each button may be defined so that the types and combinations of medicines are different, or each button may be defined so that the doses of the same medicine are different.

The memo registration button 82 is a button used when inputting memo information. When the memo registration button 82 is operated, the operator terminal 40 transitions to a state in which it accepts input of memo information. For example, when the memo registration button 82 is operated, the registration control unit 472 may perform voice recognition on voice input via the voice input unit 441 and accept the recognized character string as memo information. For example, when the memo registration button 82 is operated, the registration control unit 472 may accept a character string input operation by operating a keyboard or touch panel, and accept the inputted character string as memo information. The registration control unit 472 associates the date and time when the operation was performed, the input character string (memo information), and the user identification information displayed in the user display area 83 to generate registration information. . In this case, the input character string (character information) is non-biological information.

As memo information, for example, information indicating the user's medication status, information on the transition of the user's emotions (emotional ups and downs), information on the user's human relationships (friendships, interactions with others, conflicts, etc.), Information on minor physical changes (constipation, headache, abdominal pain, joint pain, etc.) may be recorded. Further, as the memo information, the user's subjective information (chief complaint) or the worker's impression obtained by the worker while responding to the user may be recorded.

Returning to the description of FIG. The notification unit 473 notifies the worker of the provided information acquired by the information acquisition unit 471 via the output unit 43 . The notification unit 473 may output the provided information by displaying characters or images included in the provided information on the display device of the output unit 43, for example.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen (hereinafter referred to as "provided information screen") for notifying the provided information to the worker. The provided information screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the output unit 43 of the worker terminal 40 . The provided information screen displays an image showing the user's biometric information and non-biometric information for one day or a plurality of days. In the example of FIG. 6, the vertical axis represents date and the horizontal axis represents time. An image related to biometric information acquired at each date and time and an image related to non-biological information acquired at each date and time are displayed. In the example of FIG. 6, an image related to sleep information is displayed as biological information. A plurality of types of images may be defined as sleep information images based on sleep types and the like. For example, an image indicating a sleeping state (sleep), an image indicating a state of being awake and positioned on the bed (awakening), and an image indicating a state of being away from the bed (getting out of bed). , may be defined.

Other biometric information may be displayed on the provided information screen. In the example of FIG. 6, as non-biological information, an image of a registered memo indicating the timing at which the memo information was registered, a registered memo content indicating the content of the registered memo information, and an image indicating the timing at which defecation was performed. , an image showing the timing of urination and an image showing the timing of bathing are displayed.

For example, the provided information on November 1 at the top of FIG. 6 will be described as an example. The registered memo image at around 14:00 (actually at 13:50), the image of urination at around 16:00, the bathing image at around 17:00, from around 20:00 to around 2:00 the next day. An image of sleep until around 2 o'clock, an image of wakefulness around 2 o'clock, an image of sleep from after 2 o'clock to around 7 o'clock, an image of urination before 8 o'clock, and an image of defecation after 8 o'clock are displayed. there is The contents of the screen shown in FIG. 6 indicate that the non-biological information of the user was recorded by the operator at the timing when each image was positioned.

The provided information on November 1 in FIG. 6 includes a character string "13:50 left lunch and looks a little sick" as the content of the registration memo. A character string "(helper)", which is identification information indicating the subject (worker) who registered this character string as memo information, is also displayed in association with this character string.

For the provided information screen as described above, the provided information may define the screen format, display positions of images and character strings, and the like. Further, the provided information includes only the value of each item, and based on the value, the notification unit 473 may determine the format of the provided information screen and the display position of the image and character string. That is, the display content of the provided information screen may be determined by the information providing device 20 or may be determined by the worker terminal 40 .

The communication control unit 474 provides the worker with communication with the user of the other device (for example, the user using the user terminal 30) by communicating with the other device. For example, the communication control unit 474 may provide voice communication using the voice input unit 441 and the voice output unit 442 . For example, the communication control unit 474 may provide screen communication using the input unit 42 and the output unit 43 . A specific example of screen-based communication is chat using characters. For example, the communication control unit 474 may provide video and audio communication using the input unit 42 , the output unit 43 , the audio input unit 441 and the audio output unit 442 .

FIG. 7 is a sequence chart showing a specific example of the flow of processing for accumulating biometric information among the processing of the information providing system 100 . First, the information acquisition device 10 acquires biometric information (step S101). The information acquisition device 10 accumulates the acquired biometric information, and acquires the biometric information repeatedly until the transmission timing (step S102-NO). When the transmission timing arrives (step S102-YES), the information acquisition device 10 transmits the biological information acquired (accumulated) so far to the information provision device 20 (step S103). Upon receiving the biometric information, the information providing device 20 records the received biometric information (step S104).

FIG. 8 is a sequence chart showing a specific example of the flow of processing for accumulating non-biological information among the processing of the information providing system 100. As shown in FIG. First, the worker terminal 40 receives an operation of inputting non-biological information from the worker (step S201). The operator terminal 40 generates non-biological information based on the input information (step S202). The operator terminal 40 transmits the non-biological information to the information providing device 20 (step S203). Upon receiving the non-biological information, the information providing apparatus 20 records the received non-biological information (step S204).

FIG. 9 is a sequence chart showing a specific example of the flow of processing performed by the information providing system 100 when providing information is output. First, the worker terminal 40 receives an operation requesting information to be provided from the worker (step S301). The worker terminal 40 generates request information according to the operation (step S302). The worker terminal 40 transmits the request information to the information providing device 20 (step S303).

Upon receiving the request information, the information providing apparatus 20 determines the attribute type of the requesting worker based on the identification information regarding the worker included in the received request information (step S304). The information providing apparatus 20 acquires the item information corresponding to the determined attribute type among the biometric information and non-biometric information about the user indicated in the request information, and generates the provision information (step S305). The information providing device 20 transmits the generated provided information to the worker terminal 40 which is the request source (step S306). Upon receiving the provided information, the operator terminal 40 outputs the received provided information (step S307).

According to the information providing system 100 configured in this way, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of those involved in the implementation of medical care and nursing care. Specifically, it is as follows.

In the information providing system 100, biometric information and non-biometric information are recorded. When biometric information and non-biometric information are provided to another device, they are provided in association with each other based on the date and time. Therefore, the worker or the like who receives the provided information can efficiently grasp the user's situation based on the correspondence relationship between the biometric information and the non-biological information. For example, by utilizing non-biological information, it becomes possible to provide more appropriate care to the user. Further, by analyzing the biometric information and the non-biometric information in association with each other, it becomes possible to analyze the relationship between the care provided to the user and the user's biometric information.

In the information providing system 100, tag information is defined for particularly important non-biological information. By recording these non-biological information as tag information, it is possible to adjust the granularity of analysis when performing subsequent analysis using the non-biological information, thereby enabling efficient analysis. . In addition, by recording tag information, it is possible to omit the input of sentences for routine life information and information that may occur frequently (for example, information on the user's physiological phenomenon). Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the input work. For example, on the non-biological information input screen shown in FIG. 5, a tag information input button 81 for inputting tag information is displayed. By displaying such buttons, it is possible to save labor in inputting tag information. Note that these buttons 81 are not necessarily limited to inputting tag information. These buttons 81 may be used as a user interface for inputting routine life information and information that may occur frequently (for example, information about physiological phenomena of the user).

In the information providing system 100, the timing of occurrence of particularly important non-biological information is displayed on the provided information screen. The provided information screen also displays an image based on biological information (for example, an image relating to sleep). For example, in the example of FIG. 6, biometric information and non-biometric information are displayed on the same screen (on the same time axis) in association with the date and time of occurrence. Therefore, the worker can more easily grasp the user's situation. Furthermore, after information is shared between workers by the worker terminal 40 in the information providing system 100, early detection of deterioration of the user's situation (for example, deterioration of cognitive function) based on the shared information, improvement guidance, effect verification, etc. can be implemented. Furthermore, by sharing such information, it is possible to improve the efficiency of preventive improvement work.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design and the like are included within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100... Information provision system 10... Information acquisition apparatus 20... Information provision apparatus 30... User terminal 40... Worker terminal 80... Screen 81a-81f... Tag information input button 82... Memo registration button 83 ... user display area, 90 ... network

Claims (6)

an information acquisition unit that acquires the user's biometric information and the user's non-biometric information;
an information providing unit that provides provided information including the biometric information and the non-biometric information to a worker terminal, which is a terminal device of a worker who performs work for the user;
with
The information providing unit is an information providing device that determines items included in the provided information based on an attribute type of the worker to whom the provided information is provided. 2. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information providing unit generates provision information by associating said biometric information and said non-biometric information based on time. 3. The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said provided information includes information indicating a screen on which an image indicating biological information and an image indicating non-biological information are arranged on the same time axis. an information acquisition unit that acquires provided information including the user's biometric information and the user's non-biometric information;
a notification unit that causes an image display device to display a screen on which an image representing biological information and an image representing non-biological information are arranged on the same time axis;
a worker terminal. A computer program for causing a computer to function as the information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A computer program for causing a computer to function as the worker terminal according to claim 4.

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