JP2023115613A - Discharge data management system, server device, discharge data management method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a discharge data management system and the like which can more properly manage data.SOLUTION: A discharge data management system 10 comprises: an excretion detection device which has a sensor 24a (image pickup device) that generates an excretion image by imaging an excretion and is installed in a toilet bowl device used for processing of the excretion; and a server device (first storage server 40, analysis server 70 and second storage server) which is communication-connected to the excretion detection device and is apart from the excretion detection device. The server device comprises: a first storage unit 41 which acquires and stores the generated excretion image; an analysis unit 72 which outputs discharge data about the excretion by analyzing the excretion image stored in the first storage unit 41; and a second storage unit 81 which stores the output discharge data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a server device for managing discharge data related to waste, a discharge data management system provided with the server device, a discharge data management method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art In order to manage a user's health condition, etc., there is known a device for estimating the properties of excretion via an image sensor or the like installed in a toilet device. Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique related to a toilet device that is configured to obtain a still image of falling feces using an image sensor (camera) in order to estimate the properties of the feces.

JP 2017-137707 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an emission data management system capable of more appropriately managing data.

A discharge data management system according to an aspect of the present invention has an image pickup device that captures a discharge image to generate a discharge image, and is installed in a toilet device used for processing the discharge. and a server device communicatively connected to the waste detection device and separated from the waste detection device, wherein the server device acquires and stores the generated waste image. an analysis unit that analyzes the emission image stored in the first storage unit to output emission data related to the emission; a second storage unit that stores the output emission data; have

A server device according to an aspect of the present invention has an imaging device that captures an image of waste to generate a waste image, and is connected for communication with a waste detection device installed in a toilet device used for processing waste. and a server device spaced apart from the waste detection device, comprising: an acquisition unit for acquiring the generated waste image; An analysis unit for outputting and a storage unit for storing the output emission data are provided.

A waste data management method according to an aspect of the present invention is provided in a waste detection device installed in a toilet bowl device used for processing waste, which has an imaging device that captures waste to generate a waste image. An emission data management method executed by a server device connected in communication and separated from the emission detection device, the emission data management method acquiring the generated emission image and analyzing the acquired emission image. Outputting emission data relating to the emission, and storing the output emission data.

A program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the emission data management method described above.

The emission data management system or the like of the present invention can manage data more appropriately.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the emission data transmission operation of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of transmission data transmitted and received in the emission data management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flow chart of data management operation of the discharge data management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of third browsing data of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of first browsing data of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of second browsing data of the emission data management system according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are all comprehensive or specific examples. Numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of components, steps, order of steps, and the like shown in the following embodiments are examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Further, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements not described in independent claims will be described as optional constituent elements.

Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily strictly illustrated. Moreover, in each figure, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected with respect to substantially the same structure, and the overlapping description may be abbreviate|omitted or simplified.

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A discharge data management system according to an embodiment will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the emission data management system according to the embodiment.

The discharge data management system 10 according to the embodiment includes an electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20, a router 30, a first storage server 40, an analysis server 70, a second storage server 80, and a mobile terminal 50.

In the discharge data management system 10 , the electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20 communicates with the first storage server 40 by connecting to the wide area communication network 60 via the router 30 . For example, the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 transmits to the first storage server 40 an excretion image obtained by imaging the user's excretion, which is obtained by the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 . As a result, the first storage server 40 can manage image information such as storing the user's discharge image and outputting it to another device as needed. Then, by the analysis server 70 accessing the first storage server 40, the waste image can be acquired and the waste image can be analyzed. Furthermore, the discharge data, which is the analysis result, is stored in the second storage server 80 . The user can monitor the discharge data through the portable terminal 50 or the like by accessing the second storage server 80 using the portable terminal 50 in which a dedicated application program is installed.

For example, by monitoring excretion data, the user can grasp changes in various parameters related to excretion of himself or a family member who shares the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20, and can grasp changes in health condition appearing in excretion. be able to. In this way, the emission data management system 10 can function, for example, as a monitoring system and provide users with a monitoring service. Furthermore, if the discharge data management system 10 is introduced into a nursing facility or the like, the health condition of the user using the nursing facility can be grasped by staff members of the nursing facility or doctors of affiliated medical institutions.

In addition, if the information on the intake of food and drink and the intake of medicine etc. is stored in association with the excretion data, and if the excretion data can be monitored, how the intake of food and drink and the intake of medicine etc. will affect the excrement. It can be used to investigate whether there is an impact. Such uses are useful for manufacturers of foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, etc. to evaluate the efficacy and side effects of such foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and the like.

Here, in order to monitor the state of emissions, emission data for emissions emitted by the same user and emissions data for emissions emitted by other users are distinguished and accumulated (i.e., stored). It needs to be done. Therefore, in the present embodiment, discharge data is stored in association with a user ID for identifying the user who has discharged the paper related to the discharge data from other users. Further, in the present embodiment, the server device that stores the waste image and the server device that analyzes the waste image and generates discharge data as an analysis result are implemented as different server devices. Therefore, the user ID for distinguishing the user who discharged the discharged matter from other users is also associated with the discharged matter image and stored.

By the way, when using the discharge data to monitor the health condition, there are various problems such as the user lacking the knowledge to judge the health condition and not being able to monitor it properly, or the user himself being indifferent to the health condition. For this reason, there is a demand for other viewers (authorized viewers) to monitor the health condition on behalf of the user himself/herself. Therefore, in the present disclosure, viewing data generated from the user's discharge data from the viewpoint of monitoring the health condition can be viewed by a viewing authorized person on behalf of the user himself/herself. As a result, the viewing authority can monitor the health condition based on the discharge data on behalf of the user himself/herself.

Each component of the emission data management system 10 will be described below. In the following description, feces discharged from the user will be taken as an example of excretion, but the content of the present disclosure also applies to urine discharged from the user and menstrual blood discharged from the user as excretion. can do. In addition, excrement may be called excrement.

The electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20 is a multi-functional toilet bowl having functions such as a toilet cleaning function and a warm water toilet seat function. The electric toilet seat integrated toilet 20 includes a toilet device, a toilet seat device, and an excrement detection device. Accordingly, the functions of the electric toilet seat 20 described below include those performed by the toilet device, those performed by the toilet seat device, and those performed by the waste detection device. Further, the discharge detection device may be integrated with the toilet bowl device or may be integrated with the toilet seat device. The electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20 specifically includes a power supply module 21 , a module-type sensing section 22 , a communication module 23 , and an operation panel 25 . The power supply module 21, the sensing unit 22, and the communication module 23 are, for example, board modules independent of each other. The power supply module 21 , the sensing section 22 and the communication module 23 are accommodated, for example, in a housing 24 attached to the main body of the electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20 . Further, the operation panel 25 is installed on a wall or the like in the private room in which the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is installed.

The power supply module 21 converts AC power obtained from a power plug (not shown) included in the electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20 into DC power, and supplies the DC power to other components that require power for operation. It is a board module that The power supply module 21 is realized, for example, by mounting circuit elements on a substrate. Such circuit elements include AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters, and the like. The power supply module 21 supplies power to, for example, a communication control unit included in the communication module 23 . Although not shown in FIG. 1, the power supply module 21 includes components other than the components of the sensing unit 22 and the components of the communication module 23 (for example, the main function of the electric toilet seat integrated toilet 20, components for the toilet flushing function and the heated toilet seat function) are also supplied with DC power.

The sensing unit 22 is a modular functional part for performing sensing that is used to generate emission data. A sensor 24 a installed on the bowl is connected to the sensing section 22 .

The sensing unit 22 performs a process of acquiring a sensor value obtained by sensing from the sensor 24a installed on the bowl. The sensing unit 22 acquires a sensor value from the sensor 24a via a communication module (not shown) for communicating with the sensor 24a, converts it into a processable format, and outputs it.

Here, the sensor 24a will be described. The sensor 24a is a device for sensing physical quantities related to emissions. The sensor 24a, for example, is implemented using an imaging device (that is, a camera) when performing sensing corresponding to the shape of the excrement. Moreover, the sensor 24a is realized by using an odor sensor when performing sensing corresponding to the odor of the discharged matter. As the sensor 24a, in the emission data management system 10, an appropriate sensor 24a such as an imager and an odor sensor corresponding to the configuration of the emission data generated in the analysis server 70 may include sensors other than those described above. In addition, since the user sits on the toilet seat, external light reaching the inside of the bowl (for example, illumination light of a private room in which the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is installed) is limited. Therefore, in this embodiment, a lighting device for sensing by the imaging device is provided in the bowl. Such lighting devices are turned on after the user is seated.

The communication module 23 is a board module for the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet bowl 20 to communicate with the first storage server 40 via the router 30 . Specifically, the communication module 23 is implemented by mounting circuit elements on a substrate. The communication module 23 has a communication section, a communication control section, and a storage section, none of which are shown.

The communication unit is a communication circuit including an antenna element and the like for the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet bowl 20 to communicate via the router 30 .

The communication control unit performs information processing for realizing communication by the communication unit by executing a program stored in the storage unit. The communication control unit is implemented by, for example, a microcomputer, but may be implemented by a processor.

The storage unit is a storage device that stores programs executed by the communication control unit. For example, the start-up process executed by the communication control unit when the communication control unit is powered on is executed based on the start-up program stored in the storage unit. The storage unit is implemented by a semiconductor memory or the like.

The operation panel 25 is an interface device on which a plurality of operation buttons 25a are arranged. Each of the plurality of operation buttons 25a is assigned a switch function for executing or stopping various functions of the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20. As shown in FIG. Further, in this embodiment, the operation button 25a arranged on the operation panel 25 is used for specifying the user ID. For example, the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 accepts user authentication in order to identify the user ID. In this authentication reception, a number assigned to each of a plurality of users is displayed in advance on each of the plurality of operation buttons 25a, and the user presses the portion corresponding to the number corresponding to himself/herself. This is done by inputting the authentication information (that is, each user's number) into the operation panel 25 . The operation panel 25 uses the input authentication information to identify the user ID of the user who pressed the operation button 25a by referring to the data table that associates the authentication information with the user ID. In the following description, the number of the authentication information and the user ID may be used without distinguishing between the number and the user ID, but from the viewpoint of security, the authentication information and the user ID may be different.

In addition to the above, the authentication reception is performed by performing short-range wireless communication with the electric toilet seat integrated toilet 20 using a terminal device (smartphone, tablet terminal, or dedicated portable device) owned by each user. Alternatively, biometric authentication such as face authentication using a camera installed in the private room or fingerprint authentication using a fingerprint authentication device may be performed.

The router 30 is a communication device that relays communication between the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 and the server 40 . The router 30 is installed in the same facility where the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is installed. Router 30 is an example of a gateway. The router 30 is specifically a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) router or the like.

The first storage server 40 is a storage server that acquires and stores sensor values as sensing results via the communication module 23 . The first storage server 40 has a first storage unit 41 . The first storage unit 41 is implemented by a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like. The first storage unit 41 stores information and can output the stored information in response to a read request.

As an example, the first storage unit 41 acquires and stores a waste image, which is an image of waste captured by an imaging device that is one of the sensors 24a. The discharge image is stored in association with the personal ID described above. In addition, the excrement image is associated with additional information related to the user's excretion, such as the date and time when excretion was performed and the time required from sitting to the start of excretion.

In addition, although the purpose of this embodiment is to estimate the health condition of an individual based on their excretion, other uses of excretion data include epidemiological surveys conducted by accumulating large-scale data. be done. In this case, individual identification is not required, but on the other hand, family differences and regional characteristics may be required. Therefore, when the excretion data management system 10 is applied to this example, instead of the personal ID, the device ID for distinguishing the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet bowl 20 from other similar electric toilet seat-integrated toilet bowls 20 is linked. may have been By doing so, if the excretion data with the same device ID are aggregated, the excretion data of the family members who share the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 can be evaluated. Similarly, by aggregating excretion data for users of the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 belonging to a specific area from the device ID, it is possible to evaluate the excretion data of users living in the specific area.

In this way, the sensor value (excretion image, for example) and the additional information are linked and stored, so that they can be used for evaluation together with the analysis result by the analysis server 70 . Note that the additional information such as the personal ID and the device ID may be stored in the first storage unit 41 in association with the excrement image, or may be stored in the second storage unit 81 (to be described later) as an analysis result. may be stored in association with the excretion data, or both.

The first storage server 40 is a cloud server installed in a space separated from the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20, such as outside the facility where the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is installed. The first storage server 40 is operated, for example, by a manufacturer of the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 and provides the above-described monitoring service and the like by communicating with the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 .

The first storage server 40 acquires a user ID for distinguishing one user of the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 from other users. Acquiring a user ID is an operation of acquiring user ID information via communication from a private room in which the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is installed. 41 can be configured in any way as long as it can provide a user ID.

The analysis server 70 communicates with the first storage server 40 to acquire the discharge image stored in the first storage unit 41 . The analysis server 70 includes an acquisition unit 71 and an analysis unit 72 .

The acquisition unit 71 transmits a transmission request for the waste image to be analyzed to the first storage server 40 , and acquires the waste image transmitted from the first storage server 40 in response to this request. Note that additional information may also be associated with the discharged matter image acquired here.

The analysis unit 72 is a processing unit that measures the shape, odor, and other conditions of the waste discharged by the user based on the sensor values of the waste discharged by the user. The analysis unit 72 measures the state of the waste based on the image obtained from the imaging device, the odor intensity value obtained from the odor sensor, and the like.

When the sensor value is an image, the analysis unit 72 measures the state of the discharge by image analysis. For example, the cross-sectional area and falling speed of the falling waste reflected in the image are used to estimate and measure the shape of the waste. The measurement result of the shape of the discharged material detected by the analysis unit 72 is output as a numerical value indicating, for example, which stage of the seven-stage scale the shape corresponds to. The 7-step scale for evaluating the shape of excreta is known as the so-called Bristol scale, and is a scale for evaluating changes in stool shape corresponding to the length of transit time through the digestive tract by dividing it into seven thresholds. On the Bristol scale, a lower number indicates harder stool that took longer to pass through the digestive tract, and a higher number indicates a more watery stool that took less time to pass through the digestive tract. showing. It can be said that the closer the value of the Bristol scale is to the middle value (that is, 4), the healthier the shape of the stool.

On the other hand, when the sensor value is an odor intensity value, the analysis unit 72 measures the state of the discharged matter by standardizing the sensor value by applying it to a calibration curve or the like. For example, if the amount of odorant is evaluated without distinguishing between odorants, if there are many odorants, it takes a long time to pass through the gastrointestinal tract and the intestinal bacteria proliferate. It indicates an increase, or an increase in odorants due to a large amount of undigested food that passed through the digestive tract in a short time. Therefore, it can be said that the fewer odorous substances, the healthier the stool odor and farts. In addition, when odorants are specified and evaluated by the amount of the specific odorants, the amount of odorants generated by the propagation of intestinal bacteria and the amount of odorants generated when there is a large amount of undigested food are compared. should be evaluated individually. It can be said that the less any of these odorous substances, the healthier the stool odor and farts.

In addition to these, any evaluation method for evaluating stool shape, stool odor, and farts may be applied. Emission data is generated as an analysis result analyzed by the analysis unit 72 and output to the second storage server 80 . Also, the additional information linked to the discharged matter image is output to the second storage server 80 in a state linked to the discharged data.

The second storage server 80 acquires discharge data related to the user's discharge generated by analysis from the discharge image obtained by the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 . The second storage server 80 has a second storage unit 81 . The second storage unit 81 is implemented by a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like. The second storage unit 81 stores information and can output the stored information in response to a read request. The second storage unit 81 can store the acquired discharge data and output it in response to a request from an external device. That is, it can be said that the second storage section 81 has a function as an output section for outputting the ejection data in addition to a function as a storage section for storing the ejection data.

For example, the second storage unit 81 generates and outputs viewing data, which is information for viewing by a user or a person authorized to view, from the stored discharge data. The details of outputting such browsing data will be described later together with the description of the operation of the emission data management system 10 .

Note that the first storage server 40, the analysis server 70, and the second storage server 80 described above may be realized as each of a plurality of functions provided in one server device, or may be implemented as one local server. It may exist within a network (for example, inside the same firewall) and may be configured to be communicable within a local network. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the possibility of a third party intercepting the transmission and reception of information among the first storage server 40, the analysis server 70, and the second storage server 80, which is preferable in terms of security.

The portable terminal 50 is a portable information terminal owned by the user (or the user's family member, etc.) of the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20, and is specifically a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or the like. As described above, the user can use the mobile terminal 50 to access the second storage server 80 and monitor the recording of discharge data and the like through the mobile terminal 50 . The user can also set personal settings such as the temperature of the toilet seat and the strength of the shower using the mobile terminal 50 as a user interface.

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The operation of the discharge data management system 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7. FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the operation of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. Here, as the operation of the discharge data management system 10, the operation of the electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20, the first storage server 40, and the analysis server 70 will be mainly described. Also, referring to FIG. 4, which will be described later, the operation of storing the ejection data in the second storage unit 81 and generating and outputting the browsing data will be described. On the other hand, since the method of using the transmitted data, etc., differs depending on the operational purpose of the emission data management system 10, a description thereof will be omitted here.

First, the user's entry into the private room in which the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is installed is detected by the human sensor or the like of the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 (S101). Then, the electric opening/closing lid of the electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl 20 is opened, and the toilet seat becomes ready for sitting. At the time when the user enters the room, sensors for sensing excreta such as the sensor 24a are not activated, but these sensors are activated when the toilet seat becomes available (S102). The activation timing of the sensor 24a is not limited to this. In the case of standing urination, the sensor may be activated when the toilet seat is opened. Also, when the sensor is activated, the illumination device for sensing in the image pickup device is turned on. Although not described in detail, the imager may also be used to determine the color of the emissions contained in the emissions data. A light source close to the light color is selected. In addition, since the electric toilet seat integrated toilet 20 may be used at night, in addition to the lighting device for sensing by the image pickup device, a lighting device for illuminating the inside of the bowl from the viewpoint of visibility is provided. It may be turned on before the lighting device for sensing is turned on. For such a lighting device from the viewpoint of visibility, a light source with a warm color (low color temperature) is selected so as not to induce awakening of the user. The lighting device may be one and the same lighting device that automatically changes from warm to white light color.

Next, the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 starts accepting user authentication (S103). Authentication reception is performed depending on which of the plurality of operation buttons 25a is pressed as described above. In addition, when two or more operation buttons 25a are pressed, such as when the user accidentally presses the operation button 25a, the user ID of the user is obtained using the authentication information transmitted according to the operation button 25a that was last pressed. It may be acquired. In the present embodiment, the authentication information transmitted in response to the operation button 25a pressed by the user during the period from entering the private room in which the electric toilet seat integrated toilet 20 is installed until leaving the room is used to A user ID of the user is obtained. By the way, the imager continuously captures the user's exudates. Specifically, the imaging device starts imaging at a first timing between the timing when the user enters the private room in which the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is installed and the timing when the actual discharge is started, and the discharge is started. Imaging ends at a second timing between the timing of finishing and the timing of the user leaving the private room. During this time, one or more temporally continuous images are generated. Among the one or more images, only one or more time portion images in which the waste is actually captured are generated and output as the waste image.

The electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 is configured to identify a user ID from the input authentication information and generate transmission data including the identified user ID when transmitting the discharge image. Authentication acceptance continues until the user finishes discharging (leaving the private room or leaving the toilet seat). This allows the user to input the authentication information to the emission data management system 10 at any timing.

When the user sits on the toilet seat and starts discharging, the sensing unit 22 acquires a discharged substance image (sensor value) from the sensor 24a (S104). Acquisition of the effluent images is performed over time to obtain sequential effluent images in the time domain. This discharge image is transmitted to the first storage server 40 together with additional information such as the user ID and stored in the first storage unit 41 . At this time, the discharge image is stored in the first storage unit 41 in a state in which additional information such as the user ID is linked (S105).

After that, the acquisition unit 71 transmits a request to read the waste image to be analyzed together with additional information such as the user ID, and acquires the waste image. The analysis unit 72 measures the state of the waste based on the waste image. The analysis unit 72 measures the state of the waste matter over time, and outputs continuous measurement results corresponding to successive images of the waste matter. Then, the analysis unit 72 generates discharge data as a measurement result (S106).

The analysis server 70 then transmits the discharge data to the second storage server 80 (S107).

Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of emission data transmitted and received in the emission data management system.

As shown in FIG. 3, the discharge data transmitted by the analysis server 70 in the present embodiment includes, in addition to the user ID, the date and time when the discharge was performed, the type of discharge, the shape of the discharge, and the discharge. the amount of waste, the color of the waste, the smell of the waste, the time required from sitting to the start of discharge, the time for washing the bottom before discharging, and the time for washing the bottom after discharging. Contains parameters related to emissions. Other parameters included in the excretion data include the thickness of the excrement, whether or not the excretion is interrupted, the time from entering the room to being seated, the time from entering the room to opening the toilet seat, whether the toilet seat is opened or closed, and when the toilet seat is opened. Time from to start of urination, bidet cleansing time, odor components, odor intensity, and the like may be included.

When the second storage server 80 receives the ejection data, it operates as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart of data management operation of the discharge data management system according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, when receiving the ejection data, the second storage server 80 refers to the description corresponding to the user ID in the ejection data, acquires the user ID (S201), and refers to other descriptions to obtain the remaining user ID. is acquired (S202). These steps S201 and S202 may be performed sequentially or in parallel. Furthermore, the order is not limited, and the processes may be performed in an order different from the above.

Next, the second storage unit 81 stores a data set in which the user ID and the ejection data are linked (stored in the memory element) (S203).

After that, it generates browsing data (for browsing) to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 50 of the person who has the authority to browse the various data sets stored in the second storage unit 81 . Specifically, steps S204 to S209 are performed in this step.

First, the second storage server 80 determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the contents of the discharge data stored in the second storage section 81 . This determination is based on whether or not a predetermined condition set in accordance with the content set as "abnormal" in the emission data management system 10 is satisfied. That is, the second storage server 80 determines whether or not the discharge data satisfies a predetermined condition (S204). If it is determined that the discharge data satisfies the predetermined condition (Yes in S204), it means that there is an abnormality in the discharge data. Data is generated and output (S205). The third viewing data is output to the mobile terminal 50 owned by the viewing authority. A viewing authority will be described later.

For example, a push notification as shown in FIG. 5 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 50 of the person authorized to browse, and displayed on the screen or the like. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of third browsing data of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the notification from the emission data management system 10 is displayed in the forefront so as to overlap the work screen of the person authorized to view, so that the person authorized to view can grasp the occurrence of an abnormality. The details can be confirmed by an additional operation such as pressing a "confirm" button.

Returning to FIG. 4, the predetermined condition in step S204 will be described. The predetermined condition here is a standard set according to the content set as "abnormal" in the discharge data management system 10 as described above. Therefore, the predetermined conditions are different conditions depending on the purpose of managing and operating the emission data management system 10 .

The following are examples of predetermined conditions. For example, the second storage server 80 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied when the number of urine discharges per day exceeds the reference number. In this way, when it is considered abnormal that the number of times of discharge within a certain period is too large, the second storage server 80 traces back from the latest discharge data to the number of times of discharge within a predetermined period in the past. is accumulated and compared with the reference number of times to determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. Then, the third browsing data is generated and output, which notifies the user of the occurrence of the abnormality and includes a suggestion message such as "The number of times you use the restroom is too high. Let's consult a doctor."

Further, for example, when discharge data related to discharge of menstrual blood is not stored even after a reference period such as 3 days or 1 week from the expected date of menstruation, the second storage server 80 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. do. In this way, in the event that an abnormality is found in a periodical discharge due to the fact that the scheduled date has passed significantly, the second storage server 80 stores the most recent discharge data in the next scheduled discharge. It is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied by not storing discharge data within a predetermined period from the scheduled date of data storage. Then, the third browsing data is generated and output, which notifies the occurrence of the abnormality and includes a message about the situation such as "Three days (or one week) have passed since the expected date of menstruation."

Further, for example, when excretion data relating to excretion of muddy, liquid, and black feces is stored, the second storage server 80 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. In this way, when an abnormal value of a specific parameter contained in the discharge data is determined to be abnormal, the second storage server 80 compares the parameter in the latest discharge data with the standard of the abnormal value. Determine whether the conditions are met. Then, third browsing data including a suggestion message such as "Do you have abdominal pain, fever, vomiting, nausea, etc.? Let's consult a doctor as soon as possible." is generated and output.

Also, for example, when the interval between the discharge of a certain flight and the discharge of the next flight exceeds the maximum interval in the past, the second storage server 80 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. In this way, if the interval between two emission data relating to emissions of the same system is judged to be abnormal because it is too long, the second storage server 80 compares the interval between the latest two emission data with the past maximum interval. By doing so, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. Then, the third browsing data including a message about the situation such as "There is no defecation record for 4 days since the last defecation" is generated and output while notifying the occurrence of the abnormality.

Also, for example, when the most recent stool type (for example, 4 classifications such as constipation type, diarrhea type, standard type, mixed type, etc.) differs from the statistical stool type trend in the past predetermined period of time. Then, the second storage server 80 determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied. In this way, when the statistical state of discharge within a predetermined period in the past and the state of the latest discharge differ from each other as an abnormality, the second storage server 80 calculates from the latest discharge data. Whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied is determined by comparing the state of the emission with a statistical state of the emission calculated from emission data for a predetermined period in the past. Then, along with notifying the occurrence of an abnormality, "Constipation type has changed to standard type. You're in good condition." and "Constipation type has changed from standard type to constipation type. A third viewing data containing a message about the situation is generated and output.

Returning to the description of FIG. 4, after step S205 and when it is determined that the discharge data does not satisfy the predetermined condition (No in S204), the process proceeds to step S206. In step S<b>206 , the second storage server 80 determines whether or not the user's own request for viewing the discharge data of the user (first viewing request) has been received. The second storage server 80 determines whether the viewing request is the first viewing request by determining whether the viewing request is accompanied by the user ID. Then, when the second storage server 80 determines that it has received the first browsing request (Yes in S206), it generates and outputs the first browsing data (S207). The first browsing data is output to the mobile terminal 50 owned by the user corresponding to the user ID accompanying the first browsing request.

For example, a screen such as that shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the mobile terminal 50 of the user. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of first browsing data of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, in the first browsing data, all the various parameters included in the corresponding user's emission data can be browsed without being processed.

Returning to the description of FIG. 4, after step S207 and when it is determined that the second storage server 80 has not accepted the first browsing request (No in S206), the process proceeds to step S208. In step S208, the second storage server 80 requests, for example, a viewing authority set in a group including all users sharing one toilet device to view discharge data of all users in the group ( It is determined whether or not the second browsing request) has been received. The second storage server 80 determines whether or not the viewing request is the second viewing request by determining whether or not the viewing request is accompanied by the viewing authority ID. Then, when the second storage server 80 determines that it has received the second browsing request (Yes in S208), it generates and outputs the second browsing data (S209). The second viewing data is output to the mobile terminal 50 owned by the viewing authority corresponding to the viewing authority ID associated with the second viewing request.

For example, a screen such as that shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the mobile terminal 50 of the viewing authority. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of second browsing data of the emission data management system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, in the second browsing data, what the person authorized to browse can browse is the degree of health estimated from the discharge data, which corresponds to the user ID associated with the discharge data. It is only the health level of the user. Specifically, in the second browsing data, the user name (user 1 to user 4) for specifying the user who discharged, and the health level of each user (based on the discharge data, the calculated according to the management policy, etc.) can be browsed. On the other hand, the direct parameters included in emissions data are not included and are not viewable.

For example, if the viewing authority is a user different from himself/herself, the user, even if he or she is the viewing authority, feels mental resistance to having parameters such as the shape or amount of the excrement viewed. There is By doing so, it is possible to monitor the health levels of the users in the group while suppressing the mental resistance of the users. In addition, if the viewer is the person himself (for example, presses the "My detailed data" button in FIG. 7), or if there is a relationship between users with little emotional resistance, parameters may be viewable.

Returning to FIG. 4, after step S209 and when it is determined that the second storage server 80 has not accepted the second browsing request (No in S208), the process ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, viewing data generated from the user's discharge data from the viewpoint of monitoring the health condition can be viewed by a viewing authorized person on behalf of the user himself/herself. . As a result, it is possible for the person with viewing authority to monitor the health condition based on the discharge data instead of the user himself/herself, so that the discharge data can be managed more appropriately.

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As described above, the discharge data management system 10 has the sensor 24a (image pickup device) that generates a discharge image by imaging the discharge, and the electric toilet seat integrated toilet 20 ( a toilet device and a waste detection device installed in the toilet device), and a server device (first storage server 40, analysis server 70 , and a second storage server), the server device includes a first storage unit 41 that acquires and stores the generated waste image, and stores the waste image stored in the first storage unit 41. It has an analysis unit 72 that outputs emission data related to the emission by analysis, and a second storage unit 81 that stores the output emission data.

In such a discharge data management system 10, a server device separated from the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 acquires and stores a discharge image, analyzes the discharge image, outputs discharge data, and outputs the discharge data. can be memorized. For example, the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 only needs to be equipped with an imaging device and a functional unit that transmits the captured discharge image, so the introduction cost of the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 can be reduced. There is an advantage. In addition, since all the processing (that is, management) after obtaining the discharge image is performed by the server device, expansion of the storage capacity due to service expansion, updating of the analysis program, etc., can be performed on the individual electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20. It is efficient from the viewpoint of service operation. In this way, the discharge data management system can appropriately manage various data via the server device.

Further, for example, the first storage unit acquires, together with the waste image, a user ID for identifying the user of the waste detection device who discharged the waste shown in the waste image from other users, and stores the waste image. and the user ID acquired together with the discharge image may be linked and stored.

According to this, it is possible to identify a user who is involved in the discharge of the waste material shown in the waste image by the user ID. Alternatively, it is possible to extract a waste image in which waste relating to discharge by a specific user is shown.

Also, for example, the first storage unit stores one or more excretion images generated during the period from when the user of the excretion detection device enters the private room in which the toilet device is installed until he/she leaves the room, One user ID input by the user during the period of stay in the room may be linked and stored.

According to this, with one user ID, it is possible to specify a user who is involved in the discharge of the wastes shown in one or more waste images generated during the stay period from entering the room to leaving the room. Alternatively, it is possible to extract one or more emissions images generated during the period of stay from entering the room to leaving the room, in which emissions related to emissions by a particular user are shown.

Further, for example, the first storage unit acquires, together with the waste image, a device ID for identifying the waste detection device from other waste detection devices, and obtains the waste image and the It may be stored in association with the device ID.

According to this, it is possible to identify the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet bowl 20 used to discharge the wastes shown in the waste image by the device ID. Alternatively, it is possible to extract a waste image showing waste that has been discharged using a specific electric toilet seat-integrated toilet 20 .

In addition, the server device has an imaging device that generates a waste image by capturing an image of waste, is connected for communication with a waste detection device installed in a toilet device used for processing waste, and detects waste. A server device separated from the apparatus, comprising: an acquisition unit for acquiring the generated waste image; an analysis unit for outputting emission data related to the waste by analyzing the acquired waste image; a storage unit that stores the discharge data.

When such a server device is used together with the electric toilet seat-integrated toilet bowl 20, it is possible to obtain the same effects as the discharge data management system 10 described above. can.

In addition, in the discharge data management method, an imaging device for generating a discharge image by capturing an image of waste is provided, and is connected for communication with a waste detection device installed in a toilet apparatus used for processing waste. An emission data management method that is executed by a server device that is separated from an object detection device, acquires a generated emission image, and outputs emission data related to the emission by analyzing the acquired emission image. , to store the output emission data.

According to this, the same effect as the emission data management system 10 described above can be obtained.

Also, the program is a program for causing a computer to execute the Kiseki discharge data management method described above.

According to this, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the emission data management system 10 described above using a computer.

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Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

The communication method between devices in the above embodiments is not particularly limited. For example, a relay device (not shown) may intervene in communication between devices.

Further, in the above-described embodiments, the processing executed by a specific processing unit may be executed by another processing unit. In addition, the order of multiple processes may be changed, and multiple processes may be executed in parallel.

Also, in the above embodiments, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by reading and executing a software program recorded in a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory by a program execution unit such as a CPU or processor.

Also, each component may be realized by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or integrated circuit). These circuits may form one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits. These circuits may be general-purpose circuits or dedicated circuits.

Also, general or specific aspects of the present invention may be implemented in a system, apparatus, method, integrated circuit, computer program or recording medium such as a computer-readable CD-ROM. Also, any combination of systems, devices, methods, integrated circuits, computer programs and recording media may be implemented.

For example, the present invention may be realized as an information processing method (emission data management method) executed by a computer, or as a program for causing a computer to execute such an information processing method. It may be realized as a computer-readable non-temporary recording medium in which such a program is recorded.

In addition, forms obtained by applying various modifications to each embodiment that a person skilled in the art can think of, or realized by arbitrarily combining the constituent elements and functions of each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Also included in the present invention.

10 emission data management system 20 electric toilet seat integrated toilet bowl (emission detection device)
24a sensor (imaging device)
41 first storage unit 72 analysis unit 81 second storage unit

Claims (7)

an excrement detection device having an imaging device for generating an excretion image by capturing an image of the excrement and installed in a toilet device used for processing the excretion;
a server device communicatively connected to the emission detection device and separated from the emission detection device;
The server device
a first storage unit that acquires and stores the generated waste image;
an analysis unit that analyzes the image of emissions stored in the first storage unit and outputs emissions data related to the emissions;
and a second storage unit that stores the outputted emission data. An emission data management system. The first storage unit is
Acquiring a user ID for identifying a user of the waste detection device who has discharged the waste reflected in the waste image from other users together with the waste image;
2. The emission data management system according to claim 1, wherein the emission image and the user ID acquired together with the emission image are linked and stored. The first storage unit stores one or more excretion images generated during a period in which the user of the excretion detection device enters a private room in which the toilet device is installed and exits the room, 3. The emission data management system according to claim 2, wherein the single user ID input by the user during the period of stay in the room is linked and stored. The first storage unit is
Acquiring a device ID for identifying the emission detection device from other emission detection devices together with the emission image,
4. The emission data management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the emission image and the device ID acquired together with the emission image are linked and stored. It has an imaging device that captures an image of waste to generate a waste image, is connected for communication with a waste detection device installed in a toilet device used for processing waste, and is spaced apart from the waste detection device. a server device comprising:
an acquisition unit that acquires the generated waste image;
an analysis unit that outputs emission data related to the emission by analyzing the acquired emission image;
A server device, comprising: a storage unit that stores the output discharge data. It has an imaging device that captures an image of waste to generate a waste image, is connected for communication with a waste detection device installed in a toilet device used for processing waste, and is spaced apart from the waste detection device. an emission data management method executed by a server device comprising:
obtaining the generated effluent image;
outputting emissions data about the emissions by analyzing the acquired emissions images;
A discharge data management method for storing the output discharge data. A program for causing a computer to execute the emission data management method according to claim 6.

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