JP3562626B2 - Biological information management system and biological examination apparatus of the system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a biological information management system for collecting personal ecological information using a urine test device installed in a toilet and utilizing the information for health management and medical care.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Urine contains various biological information, and a urine test is always performed at the time of a health check or the like. Test paper is used for the test, and abnormalities in human health, such as urine sugar, urine protein, and PH, are visually discriminated based on a change in the color of the test paper when urine is applied. This test method is widely used because no equipment is required and the cost is low. However, since the test paper is disposable and has high accuracy due to visual discrimination using a color change, a toilet apparatus having a biological information detecting function such as a urine sugar test or a urine protein test has been proposed. In the case of this device, the result of the inspected biometric information is stored in the form of being written on an IC card via an IC card reader / writer installed in the toilet device or stored in a home server in the same house through a communication device. You.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in a conventional toilet device having a biometric information detecting function, the detection result is merely a self-management using an IC card or accumulation of data in a home server using communication only inside a room where the toilet device is installed. Therefore, in order to receive consultation or medical treatment from a doctor based on this detection result, it is necessary to bring the disk storing the data or a printout to a hospital, etc., and hand it to the doctor. Is not possible.
[0004]
In addition, in order to realize products that are easy to use for users and doctors, and that are useful for health management and medical practice and that are reliable, the system configuration, the configuration of individual components, data retention, processing, and presentation are essential. It is desired to make improvements in many aspects such as how to communicate, how to communicate data, how to identify a user personally, how to combine with urine as well as other biological information (weight, blood pressure, body temperature, etc.). I have.
[0005]
From such a viewpoint, the applicant of the present application has previously made a telephone call between a user's residence and an external information service center and a medical institution in Japanese Patent Application Nos. 10-357656, 10-357999, and 10-357994. Connected by a communication network such as a network or the Internet, and send the detection result of the biological information detection device at the user's residence to the information service center through the communication network, process it, or send it to the medical institution through the communication network to receive specialist diagnosis by a doctor Then, a system for returning the processing result and the diagnosis result to the user's residence via a communication network was proposed. In this system, in the user's residence, a living body examination device installed in a toilet room, a telephone device (parent node) connected to an external telephone network placed in a living room, and a user device installed in a toilet room A relay device (child node) for relaying communication between the parent node and the biopsy device is provided. The communication between the biopsy device and the child node in the toilet room is performed, for example, by infrared communication, and the communication between the parent node and the child node in different rooms is performed, for example, by radio communication or wire communication using radio waves.
[0006]
In such a system, communication between devices is ensured, proper recovery is performed when communication errors such as transmission failure occur, necessary communication is performed at appropriate timing, and unnecessary communication is performed. It is important to reduce the power consumption and reduce the frequency of battery replacement when using a battery as the power supply for the communication circuit, in order to improve reliability and convenience.
[0007]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable biological information management system that has solved the above-described problems in communication.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A biological information management system according to the present invention is installed in a user's residence, and a biological inspection apparatus that inspects a user to obtain biological information, and receives biological information from the biological inspection apparatus through communication, and receives the biological information. A transmission relay system that transmits information to an external organization outside the user's residence by communication;A timing control device that controls the timing of transmitting the biological information to the external institution;Is provided.The timing control device includes an urgency determining unit that determines the urgency of the biological information based on a predetermined criterion, and an urgency determined by the urgency determining unit that determines a timing at which the transmission relay system transmits to the external institution. Transmission control means for adjusting according to The transmission relay system has means for receiving user information transmitted from the external organization. Then, when the user information includes a new criterion for determining the degree of urgency, the timing control device updates the predetermined criterion to the new criterion.
[0016]
According to this biometric information management system, for example, biometric information with high urgency is transmitted immediately each time, and biometric information with low urgency is transmitted collectively for a certain period of time. The biological information can be transmitted to an external organization at an appropriate timing and without unnecessarily increasing the number of transmissions.
[0017]
Also,The criterion for determining the degree of urgency can be received from an external organization and updated. Thereby, changes and differences in various factors affecting the evaluation of the biological information (for example, differences in circumstances unique to each user when a plurality of users enter, changes in health conditions, medical conditions, ages, and the like in the case of the same user, The most suitable criterion can be used in accordance with the season, weather, time of day, environmental change such as place of residence, etc.), so that reliability and convenience are high.
[0018]
Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent in the following description of the embodiments.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a biological information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0020]
This system is available to many users, and many medical institutions (hospitals, health centers, etc.) that use these users also use this system. A user system 9 for detecting biometric information of a user is installed in an individual user's house or workplace (hereinafter, referred to as user's house) 1. In addition, at least one information service center 3 is provided, and provides a service of collecting and processing biometric information from a large number of user systems 9 and adding the added value such as a diagnosis result to the user system 9. A computer system (hereinafter, referred to as a center system) 31 is installed. The center system 31 includes a database 33 for storing biometric information of a large number of users and diagnosis results of the doctors. Each medical institution 5 is also provided with a computer system (hereinafter referred to as a hospital system) 35 for performing each task.
[0021]
The user system 9, the center system 31, and the hospital system 35 are each connected to a public communication network 7, such as a public telephone network or the Internet. The raw biometric information 41 detected by the user is transmitted from the user system 9 to the center system 31 through the public communication network 7 and stored in the database 33 of the center system 31. The data is processed into a form suitable for use, and is stored in the database 33 again. The biological information 43 processed for the user is fed back from the center system 31 to the user system 9 through the public communication network 7 and presented to the user. The biological information 45 processed for the doctor is sent from the center system 3 to the hospital system 35 through the public communication network 7 and presented to the doctor, and the doctor makes a diagnosis based on the information. The doctor's diagnosis result is input to the hospital system 35, sent from the hospital system 35 to the center system 31, stored in the database 33, further sent from the center system 31 to the user system 9, and presented to the user.
[0022]
The user system 9 includes various biological information detection devices installed in the user's house 1, for example, a urine test device 19, a blood flow test device 21, a weight scale 23, and the like. The urine test apparatus 19 measures urine sugar, urinary occult blood, urine protein, urine PH, etc., and is attached to the toilet seat of the toilet 13 in the toilet booth 11, and collects urine excreted by the user. The urine collection device 15 has an inspection device main body 17 connected to the urine collection tube by a ureter tube and taking in and inspecting the urine collected by the urine collection device 15. The blood flow testing device 21 is a device for measuring blood flow such as blood pressure and pulse, and has, for example, an arched shape having a tunnel into which a user's finger is inserted. , Where it is easy to insert a finger. The weight scale 23 has, for example, a flat plate shape, and is arranged at a place suitable for measuring weight when using the toilet, such as on the floor in front of the toilet 13 of the toilet booth 11, for example. In addition, other biopsy devices such as a stool and a thermometer for measuring stool conditions such as diarrhea and bloody stool, and environmental measurement devices such as a thermometer, a hygrometer and a clock are also the above-mentioned test devices. The equipment can be provided separately or in a form incorporated in the above-described inspection apparatus. Further, the specific configuration and installation location of the above-described inspection / measurement device are merely examples as one embodiment, and a device having another configuration may be used or may be placed in another location in the toilet booth or in an appropriate location other than the toilet booth. An embodiment installed in a place is of course also possible. For example, the urine testing device 19 may be configured to be built in a toilet seat or a local cleaning device attached to the toilet bowl 13 or attached as an accessory.
[0023]
The user system 9 also includes a communication / relay system 29 for relaying communication between devices in the user's residence and for communicating with the public communication network 7. The communication / relay system 29 includes a single telephone, a private telephone system, a home telephone system, a portable wireless telephone, a PHS, a personal computer system with a communication function, a printer with a communication function, a home LAN, a wireless communication system, an optical communication system, and a wired communication. Various things such as a system and an intranet can be included. The communication / relay system 29 includes a parent node 25 connected to a telephone line, and at least one child node 27 connected to the parent node 25 by a radio bidirectional communication channel 51 using radio waves. The child node 27 is installed in the toilet booth 11, and is connected to each of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 in the toilet booth 11 by two-way communication channels 53, 55, and 57 using infrared rays. The child node 27 is capable of exchanging data with each of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 by infrared communication, and is attached to a place where the user can easily operate, for example, a side wall surface of the toilet booth 27. The main function of the child node 27 is a communication relay function between the test devices 19, 21, and 23 and the parent node 25. In addition, the function of storing the detected biometric information and the function of A function to display a graph in a series, a function to make a simple judgment such as a simple abnormality or normality of the health condition based on the detected ecological information, a function to input a comment about the health condition by the user, It can also have a function to input numerical values such as calories and calorie intake. Further, the child node 27 may be provided with a function as a remote controller of the toilet 13 (for example, a remote controller such as a bidet, anal cleaning device, or heated toilet seat) and a remote controller of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23.
[0024]
In the present embodiment, each of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 is connected to each of the child nodes 27 using the individual infrared channels 53, 55, and 57 so as to be capable of two-way communication. An embodiment in which only the main body 17 of the test apparatus 19 can communicate with the child node 27 by infrared rays, and the other test apparatuses 21 and 23 are connected to the urine test apparatus main body 17 so as to be able to communicate by wire or infrared rays is also possible. It is. In short, it suffices that data from each of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 is sent to the child node 27 without causing interference.
[0025]
The parent node 25 stores the biological information collected by the child node 27 from the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 (and, in some cases, comments and numerical values input by the user, failures of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23, and states of consumables). To the information service center 3 through the public communication network 7 and receive processed biological information and a doctor's diagnosis result from the information service center 3 to print out and display. Have. In addition, the parent node 25 may have a function of transmitting predetermined information from the information received from the information service center 3 to the child node 27. For example, a target value and an allowable range (for example, a target value of urine sugar value, a threshold value for determining whether the urine sugar value is abnormal or normal) included in the diagnosis result of the doctor from the parent node 25 are transmitted to the child node 27. This makes it possible for the child node 27 to make a simple determination on the spot where the inspection is performed and return the result to the user.
[0026]
Although not shown in FIG. 1, the user system 9 is also provided with a personal identification device for determining who has collected biological information. This personal identification device, whether incorporated in any of the inspection devices 19, 21 and 23, the nodes 25 and 27 of the communication / relay system 29, the toilet 13 (local cleaning toilet seat device or the like), or the paper holder 22, does not May be separately provided as a single unit. However, preferably, a user can easily operate the apparatus when performing an inspection (for example, when sitting on a toilet seat), for example, the upper part of the paper holder 22 in the toilet booth 11, the urine, or the like. It is incorporated in the controller of the test device 19, the blood flow test device 21, the toilet (such as the local flush toilet seat device) 13, or the child node 27, or is attached to the toilet 13 or installed near the toilet 13. As a method of personal identification, the user himself inputs a key to the personal identification device or inserts a personal identification card, the user inserts a finger into the blood flow test device 21 or presses an operation button of various devices with a finger. A method of detecting and identifying a user's fingerprint when the user touches a finger or touching a specially provided fingerprint detection window, a method of making the user utter a voice and discriminating from a voiceprint, and a method of inspecting the user and acquiring biometric information Various methods such as a method of collating and identifying the biometric information acquired now and the biometric information characteristics of the individual learned from the biometric information acquired in the past can be selectively or combined.
[0027]
The communication system between the various inspection devices 19, 21 and 13 installed in the toilet booth 11 and the child node 27 preferably employs a two-way communication in which a handshake is performed to ensure communication. . The communication trigger for starting this communication can be issued from the child node 27 or from the inspection devices 19, 21, and 13. In this embodiment, the communication trigger is issued from the inspection devices 19, 21, and 13. To
[0028]
FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a communication portion of the test devices 19, 21 and 13 (the main body 17 of the urine test device 19 is shown as a representative example) and a communication portion of the child node 27.
[0029]
The main body 17 of the urine test apparatus 19 includes a communication circuit 61 that performs infrared communication with the child node 27, a main control unit 62 that controls the communication circuit 61, and a power supply that supplies power to the communication circuit 61 and the main control unit 63. Battery 63. Further, the urine testing apparatus main body 17 includes a switch 64 for turning on and off the power of the communication circuit 61, and the switch 64 is controlled by the main control unit 62. The child node 27 includes a communication circuit 65 for performing infrared communication with the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23, a main control unit 68 that controls the communication circuit 65, and electric power obtained from a commercial power supply for the communication circuit 65 and the main control unit 66. Is provided. In the child node 27, the power supply circuit 65 is always powered on, and can always receive infrared signals from the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23.
[0030]
FIG. 3 shows a control operation of the communication circuit 61 performed by the main control unit 62 of the urine test apparatus main body 17.
[0031]
The main control unit 62 of the urine test apparatus main body 17 normally opens the switch 64 to turn off the power of the communication circuit 61. When it is necessary to perform communication (for example, when transmitting the measured biological information and the state information of the apparatus to the information service center) (Yes in S1), the switch 64 is closed, the power of the communication circuit 61 is turned on (S2), and The communication circuit 61 fires a communication trigger to establish a communication connection with the child node 27, to transmit biological information and device state information to the child node 27, and to receive a processing result and a diagnosis result from the child node 27. (S3). When transmission and reception of necessary information is completed, the switch 64 is opened again to turn off the power of the communication circuit 61 (S4).
[0032]
As described above, since the communication trigger is issued from the inspection devices 19, 21, and 13, the communication circuits of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 13 need only be turned on when performing communication. The power consumption on the 13 side is reduced. This extends the life of the battery 63, which is the power supply of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 13, and reduces the frequency of battery replacement. The advantages of using a battery as a power source for the inspection devices 19, 21, and 13 are that there is no need for troublesome power supply wiring and that the installation locations of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 13 can be easily changed. Incidentally, since the child node 27 is often fixedly installed on a wall or the like, the use of a commercial power supply as its power supply causes relatively few problems.
[0033]
Now, in order to confirm whether or not the transmission of information has been successful between the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 and the child node 27, between the child node 27 and the parent node 25, between the parent node 25 and the center system 31, etc. When the reception is completed, the receiving side sends a completion notification to the transmitting side, and the transmitting side determines that transmission is successful if the completion notification is received, and that transmission is failed if the completion notification is not received. In the case of a transmission failure, the transmission side stores transmission information, and retransmits the stored transmission information automatically at an appropriate time or by a button operation of the user. In the user system 9, when the transmission from the inspection devices 19, 21, 23 to the child node 27 fails, the transmission information of the failed transmission is stored in the inspection devices 19, 21, 23. The inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 are provided with a retransmission button 69 as shown in FIG. 2. When this button is pressed by the user, the stored transmission information is transmitted to the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23. To the child node 27. In addition, when the transmission from the child node 27 to the parent node 25 fails or when the transmission from the parent node 25 to the center system 31 fails, the transmission information is similarly stored in the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23. In addition, retransmission may be performed by operating the retransmission button 69.
[0034]
In order to inform the user whether the communication circuit is functioning properly, whether the transmission was successful or unsuccessful, and whether or not to accept retransmission in the event of the failure, the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a lamp (hereinafter, referred to as a “communication lamp”) 68 that is turned on only when the communication circuit 61 is energized is provided.
[0035]
FIG. 4 shows the operation of the communication lamp when the transmission is successful, together with the timing of the measurement operation of the biological information and the transmission operation. FIG. 5 shows the operation of the communication lamp indicating that the transmission has failed, together with the timing of the biological information measurement operation and the transmission operation. FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the control performed by the main control unit 62 depending on whether the transmission has succeeded or failed.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 4 (and FIG. 6), when the user uses the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23, the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 measure the biological information and the device state (operation 70), and the measurement ends. Then, the communication circuit 61 is energized as described above. While the communication circuit 61 is energized, the communication lamp continues to light (operation 71), during which measurement information is transmitted (operation 72). If the completion notification is received from the child node 27 and it is determined that the transmission is successful (Yes in step S5 in FIG. 6), the communication lamp blinks slowly at, for example, about 2 Hz for about several seconds (operation 73) (FIG. 73). 6, S6), the user is notified of the transmission success. Thereafter, the power of the communication circuit 61 is turned off (it may be turned off immediately after the transmission is completed), and the communication lamp is turned off.
[0037]
In the case of transmission failure, as shown in FIG. 5 (and FIG. 6), measurement is performed (operation 74), and after completion of the measurement, the communication circuit 61 is energized to turn on the communication lamp (operation 75). (Operation 76), but if the completion notification cannot be received from the child node 27, the transmission is automatically retried (Operation 76). If the completion notification cannot be received even after retrying the transmission a predetermined number of times (for example, three times), it is determined that the transmission has failed (No in S5 in FIG. 6), the transmission information is stored in a memory (S7 in FIG. 6), and The communication lamp blinks rapidly at, for example, 8 Hz or more (operation 77) (FIG. 6, S8) to notify the user of transmission failure and to accept a retransmission button operation during the blinking period (FIG. 6, S9). That is, if the retransmission button is pressed during this blinking period (Yes in S9 in FIG. 6), the transmission information stored in the memory is read and retransmitted to the child node 27 (S10 in FIG. 6). The retransmission acceptance lamp blinking period lasts for a long time, for example, about 1 to 2 minutes in order to reliably notify the user and perform the retransmission button operation. When the retransmission acceptance period ends, the power of the communication circuit 61 is turned off and the communication lamp is turned off. If the retransmission button is not pressed during the retransmission acceptance period, the transmission failure measurement information stored in the memory is read out from the memory again at the next measurement and transmitted together with new measurement information. The data can be automatically read from the memory and retransmitted, or can be erased from the memory so that no retransmission is performed.
[0038]
In this way, by providing the inspection device with the communication lamp that is lit only when the communication circuit is energized, the user can be notified of whether the communication circuit is normally energized without wasting the battery of the inspection device. it can. If the communication circuit is not energized due to forgetting to insert the battery, or due to battery exhaustion or failure, the communication lamp will not light up, so that the user can take measures such as battery replacement or repair, and prevent transmission errors. . Also, by blinking this energizing lamp for a limited time, whether the transmission was successful or not, and notifying the user of the period during which the retransmission operation is accepted, without wasting battery of the inspection apparatus, and It is possible to notify the user of the success or failure of the transmission and to prompt the user to perform a retransmission operation in the case of a transmission failure without having to additionally provide a dedicated notification means. Further, the fact that there is no need to provide a notification means for notifying the success or failure of the transmission and for prompting the retransmission separately from the communication lamp contributes to downsizing and cost reduction of the apparatus.
[0039]
If the user system 9 transmits the measurement information to the information service center 3 every time it measures the biological information or the device state information, the communication frequency becomes large. (For example, the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23, the child node 27 or the parent node 25), and periodically (for example, every few days) collectively transmit the accumulated measurement information to the service center 3. have. However, depending on the nature of the measurement information, some of the information must be transmitted to the information service center 3 urgently. Therefore, the user system 9 determines the urgency of the measurement information and transmits the measurement information to the information service at a timing corresponding to the urgency. It is configured to be able to transmit to the center 3.
[0040]
FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a device for controlling the transmission timing by determining the degree of urgency.
[0041]
The device shown in FIG. 7 can be provided in any of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23, the child node 27, and the parent node 25 in the user system 9. The apparatus includes a control unit 81 that receives measurement information, stores the measurement information in a memory, determines the urgency of the measurement information, and controls the transmission timing, and describes an urgency in which a criterion for judging the urgency of the measurement information is described. A degree table 83 and a communication unit 85 that receives and transmits measurement information from the control unit 81 are provided.
[0042]
FIG. 8 illustrates an outline of the urgency determination criteria described in the urgency table 83.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a sudden change in blood pressure or body temperature or a serious device error is urgency 1 (the urgency is high), a sudden change in urine sugar level or body weight, a low amount of consumables, or a slight amount of consumables. The degree of urgency is assigned according to the nature of the measurement information, such as urgency 2 (medium urgency) for device errors, urgency 3 (low urgency) for small changes in biological information. Assuming that the regular periodic transmission cycle is, for example, 5 days, the biological information of urgency 1 is transmitted immediately, the measurement information of urgency 2 is transmitted within 3 days, and the measurement information of urgency 3 is transmitted. Controls transmission timing such that transmission is performed at regular intervals of every five days.
[0044]
FIG. 9 shows one specific example of the urgency determination criteria described in the urgency table 83.
[0045]
In this example, the urgency is determined by comparing the value of the measurement information with a predetermined threshold, such as urgency 1 if the systolic blood pressure value is 200 mmHg or more, urgency 2 if 200 mmHg to 150 mmHg, and urgency 3 if less than 150 mmHg. Assign degrees.
[0046]
FIG. 10 shows another specific example of the urgency determination criteria described in the urgency table 83.
[0047]
In this example, for example, if the amount of increase in the systolic blood pressure value from the past (for example, the measurement value of the previous day) is 40 mmHg or more, the urgency is 1; if 40 mmHg to 20 mmHg, the urgency is 2; The urgency is assigned by comparing the amount of change (change rate) of the measurement information from a predetermined past with a predetermined threshold, that is, according to the transition status of the measurement information.
[0048]
Specifically, what kind of criterion is used is optimally determined for each piece of measurement information.
[0049]
FIG. 11 shows an operation of the control unit 81 of the transmission timing control device shown in FIG.
[0050]
First, when the measurement information is input (Yes in S11), the urgency of the input current measurement information is determined with reference to the urgency table 83 (S12). As a result, if it is determined that the urgency is 1, the current measurement information is stored in the memory as the information of the urgency 1 (S13), and the current measurement information is immediately passed to the communication unit 85 to be transmitted to the information service center. 3 (S18). At this time, the non-transmitted past measurement information of the urgency 2 and the urgency 3 stored in the memory may also be read from the memory and transmitted together with the current measurement information of the urgency 1.
[0051]
If it is determined that the current measurement information is urgency 2 or 3, the current measurement information is stored in the memory as the information of the determined urgency 2 or 3 (S 14 or S 15). Subsequently, it is determined whether a regular (for example, every five days) transmission timing has come (S16). If it has come (Yes), the untransmitted past measurement information stored in the memory is determined. The data is read out from the memory and transmitted to the communication unit 85 for transmission (S18).
[0052]
On the other hand, if the current measurement information is determined to be the urgency 2 or the urgency 3 and the periodic transmission timing has not yet come (No in S16), then the information is stored in the memory. It is checked whether or not the measurement information of the urgency 2 which has not been transmitted includes a measurement date three days before the current date (step 17). As a result, if there is (Yes in S17), the non-transmitted past measurement information stored in the memory is read from the memory, passed to the communication unit 85, and transmitted to the information service center 3 (S18). If there is no untransmitted measurement information of the urgency level 2 in the memory before three days (No in S17), communication with the information service center is not performed.
[0053]
Even when there is no input of measurement information (No in S11), when the timing of regular (every 5th) transmission comes (Yes in S16), the untransmitted past measurement information stored in the memory is stored in the memory. And sends it to the communication unit 85 for transmission (S18). As a result, for example, even if the user is out of the user's residence for five days or more, the measurement information measured immediately before that is automatically transmitted during the absence.
[0054]
After transmitting the measurement information to the information service center 3 in step S18, if there is information to be received from the information service center 3, it is received (S19). The content of the received information is typically a processing result or a diagnosis result of the measurement information transmitted in the past, but may further include a new urgency table. When a new urgency table is received (Yes in S20), the urgency table 83 is updated to the new urgency table (S21).
[0055]
As described above, by selecting the transmission timing according to the urgency of the measurement information, the service of the information service center 3 or the medical institution 5 can be provided to the user at an appropriate timing, and the number of transmissions is increased more than necessary. There is no increase and no waste of communication costs. In addition, the criterion for determining the degree of urgency is optimized for each measurement information, such as judging certain measurement information from the magnitude of the measurement value itself, and determining another measurement information from the magnitude of the temporal change. , It is possible to perform an optimal treatment for the health management of the user. In addition, since the urgency determination criteria can be updated based on the information service center's determination, the urgency determination criteria can be optimized for each individual user, and even if the same user has the same health condition, medical condition, age, physique, living environment, season, etc. It is possible to optimize according to the difference in the time zone of the day, and it is possible to take more appropriate measures.
[0056]
It should be noted that the criterion for determining the degree of urgency does not necessarily have to be in the form of a table as described above, and even if the criterion is embedded in the algorithm (program) for determining the degree of urgency executed by the control unit 81. Often, this judgment program can be updated.
[0057]
As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the above embodiment is merely an example for describing the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention to only the above embodiment. Therefore, the present invention can be implemented in various modes other than the above-described embodiment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a biological information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication part of a main body 17 of the urine test apparatus 19 and a communication part of a child node 27.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a communication control operation of a main control unit of the urine test apparatus main body 17;
FIG. 4 is a time chart showing an operation of a communication lamp of the inspection device when transmission is successful.
FIG. 5 is a time chart showing an operation of a communication lamp of the inspection device when transmission fails.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of control performed by a main control unit 62 depending on whether transmission is successful or unsuccessful.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus for determining the urgency of measurement information and controlling transmission timing.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view exemplifying an outline of an urgency determination criterion described in an urgency table 83;
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of an emergency determination criterion described in an emergency table 83.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing another specific example of the urgency determination criterion described in the urgency degree table 83.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit 81 of FIG. 7;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 User residence
3 Information Service Center
5 medical institutions
7 Public communication network
9 User system
11 Toilet booth
19 Urine testing device
21 Blood flow testing device
25 Parent node
27 child nodes
29 Communication / relay system

Claims (2)

In the biological information management system installed in the user's residence,
A biological examination apparatus for examining a user and acquiring biological information,
A transmission relay system that receives the biological information by communication from the biopsy device and transmits the biological information to an external organization outside the user's residence by communication,
A timing control device that controls the timing of transmitting the biological information to the external institution,
The timing control device, an urgency determining unit that determines the urgency of the biological information according to a predetermined criterion,
A transmission control unit that adjusts a timing at which the transmission relay system transmits to the external organization according to the urgency determined by the urgency determination unit,
Have a,
The transmission relay system has means for receiving information for a user transmitted from the external organization,
The biological information management system , wherein the timing control device updates the predetermined criterion to the new criterion when the user information includes a new criterion for determining the degree of urgency . A biopsy device installed at the user's residence, for examining the user to obtain biometric information, and receiving the biometric information by communication from the biopsy device, and transmitting the biometric information to an external organization outside the user's residence by communication In the biological examination device that can be used in a biological information management system including a transmission relay system that performs
An urgency determining means for determining the urgency of the biological information according to a predetermined criterion,
Transmission timing control means for controlling the timing of transmitting the biological information to the external institution via the transmission relay system according to the urgency determined by the urgency determination means,
When the transmission relay system has means for receiving user information transmitted from a communication external organization, the user information received by the transmission relay system includes a new criterion for determining the degree of urgency. Means for receiving the new criterion and updating the predetermined criterion to the new criterion .

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