JP3834046B2 - Biometric information collection system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a biological information measuring device for measuring biological information of a person or an animal, for example, used for the purpose of limiting the number of visitors for the purpose of managing the health of people or animals or preventing accidents at event facilities. .

  In recent years, with the miniaturization and spread of mobile terminals, attempts have been made to continuously measure biological information with a biological sensor that is attached, and to perform health management and health support in daily life.

  Patent Document 1 is composed of a sensor provided with a transmission means and a wristwatch provided with a reception means for receiving a wireless signal. Data on a user's heartbeat detected by the sensor is transmitted as a wireless signal. A system is disclosed in which the user can check his / her heart rate by transmitting the data to the wristwatch and displaying the received data on the display.

  Patent Document 2 is a device for measuring the body temperature of a human body, and automatically measures the body temperature of a person to be measured by attaching a temperature measuring unit to a body surface or attaching a temperature measuring unit with a belt. An apparatus for collecting is disclosed. This is a device that focuses on the accurate measurement of body temperature, particularly for infants and children.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a terminal device that records various types of health information by wearing on the wrist a body that tells the time and recording method by voice when a time for recording vital data is set in advance. Yes.

  Patent Document 4 discloses a biological information measuring device formed in a wristwatch shape, which is worn on the wrist, measures biological information such as heart rate and blood pressure, and warns in advance of deterioration of the physical condition of the measurement subject. A system is disclosed.

  These devices are intended to facilitate routine measurement by always wearing them. However, although it has been downsized, it is a burden to wear it on the body on a daily basis for 24 hours, and further, there is a burden of charging and so on, and the user is inevitably burdened.

  On the other hand, there is a stationary type in which users periodically measure biological information on their own will, but in this case, it is very difficult to continue to measure constantly at appropriate intervals. ing. Also, the device itself tends to be large.

  Recently, aging and lifestyle-related diseases have become a problem even for pets. It is said that there are causes similar to human lifestyle-related diseases such as high calorie feeding and lack of exercise. In the case of pets, unlike human beings, they cannot complain of their own problems with words. However, the owners tend to pamper and tend to give extra food. There is a need for a method for managing whether or not an appropriate rate is achieved without imposing a burden on the owner.

In addition, at play facilities such as theme parks, depending on the play equipment, conditions such as “person who is 120 cm tall or taller”, “strictly prohibited from drinking alcohol” or “please refrain from those with high blood pressure” are allowed for safe operation. There are many cases. For marathon participants, etc., a physical check is necessary to determine whether they are normal and blood pressure is normal. However, it may be crowded and visitors may not be able to fully check whether these conditions are satisfied at the time of ticket checking.
JP-A-5-240970 JP-A-8-10232 JP-A-9-322882 JP 2001-127725 A

  Thus, when a measuring device that measures a user's biological information, for example, body temperature, acceleration, blood pressure, GSR (galvanic skin reflex), etc., is a wearable type, it must be worn for 24 hours. In addition, there is a problem that the stationary type requires space and requires constant measurement by self-management, and in any case, the burden on the user increases.

  In addition, there is a problem that the health management of pets does not last long unless it is a method that does not place a burden on the owner.

  In addition, the check gates of the theme park's amusement facilities need to check not only the admission ticket, but also the physical condition of the visitors, such as whether the height and blood pressure are appropriate and not drunk. For participants, it is necessary to check whether the temperature is normal and blood pressure is normal. However, there is a problem that such a check cannot be carried out sufficiently at times of congestion.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention provides a biological information measurement and collection method capable of periodically measuring and collecting the user's own biological information without the user being aware of it and without burdening the user. An object of the present invention is to provide a living body measurement system and a living body information measurement / collection system using the.

  Furthermore, it aims at providing the biopsy system which can perform a physical check easily with respect to a game facility, a participant, a participant, etc. to a competition.

  The present invention relates to a biological information measurement system comprising a robot, a biological measurement device for measuring biological information of a user mounted on the robot, and a biological information collection device for collecting biological information measured by the biological measurement device. In the collection system, the biological measurement apparatus includes: a biological measurement unit that measures at least one biological information from a part of the user's body that is in contact with at least one contact surface provided in a predetermined portion on the surface of the robot; An operation control means for operating the robot so that a part of the user's body comes into contact with the contact surface; and a living body measuring means while the part of the user's body is in contact with the contact surface. Transmitting means for transmitting measurement data of the measured biological information to the biological information collection device, wherein the biological information collection device is transmitted from the biological measurement device. A receiving means for receiving the measurement data, a storage means for storing the measurement data received by the receiving means, and whether the measurement data received by the receiving means is suitable for the health check of the user, Based on a determination unit that determines from the amount of data and the amount of noise included in the data, and based on the determination result of the determination unit, to acquire the measurement data having a data amount and quality suitable for the user's health checkup And a control means for controlling the operation of the robot.

  According to the present invention, the user does not need to wear a biometric device, does not need to manage the measurement time, and does not need to take special care while playing with the pet robot. In other words, it is possible to measure and collect data related to a living body necessary for health care regularly without placing any burden on the user.

  The present invention provides a robot and a biopsy device mounted on the robot for measuring the user's biological information and inspecting whether or not the user satisfies a predetermined condition from the measured biological information. In the configured biological inspection system, the biological inspection apparatus is configured to detect the inspection target from a part of the body of the user as the inspection target that is in contact with at least one contact surface provided in a predetermined portion on the surface of the robot. Biometric measurement means for measuring biometric information, determination means for determining whether or not the inspection target satisfies a predetermined condition based on measurement data of the biometric information measured by the biometric measurement means, and the examination And an operation control means for operating the robot to bring a part of the target body into contact with the contact surface.

  According to the present invention, while the user is waiting for the turn, not only the user is bored but also the user's physical, biological, and physiological matters without burdening the user. It is possible to easily check whether or not satisfies a predetermined condition.

  The present invention is a living body measurement system including a robot and a living body measuring apparatus that is mounted on the robot and measures user's living body information, and the living body measuring apparatus includes a predetermined portion on the surface of the robot. A biological measuring means for measuring at least one biological information from a part of the user's body in contact with at least one contact surface provided on the robot, and the robot so that the part of the user's body contacts the contact surface And the measurement data of the biological information measured by the biological measurement means while a part of the user's body is in contact with the contact surface is transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination. And a transmission means.

  According to the present invention, the user does not need to wear a biometric device, does not need to manage the measurement time, and does not need to take special care while playing with the pet robot. In other words, it is possible to measure and collect data related to a living body necessary for health care regularly without placing any burden on the user.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user and a pet's biometric information can be regularly measured and collected, without a user being conscious and without burdening a user.

  In addition, it is possible to easily check the physical body of the game facility, the participants in the competition, and the participants.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows an outline of an overall configuration example of a biological information measurement and collection system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Broadly divided, a biological information collection device 1 provided in a health care center, It is comprised from the biological measurement apparatus installed in each user's house. In FIG. 1, the living body measuring device is mounted on a general telephone 2 used in the home, and in particular, a case where the living body measuring device is built in the handset of the telephone 2 is shown.

  The biological information measurement and collection system shown in FIG. 1 is provided at a predetermined location of the handset of the telephone 2 while the health care center calls the user and the user is making a call. With the user's earlobe and palm contacting the first and second contact surfaces, the pulse measuring unit 201 and the skin perspiration measuring unit 202 built in the receiver measure the user's pulse and skin conductivity, Biological information (first measurement data and second measurement data) as a measurement result is transmitted to the health care center.

  The biological information collecting apparatus 1 is actually connected with a telephone 2 equipped with a biological measuring apparatus corresponding to each of a plurality of users. Here, for simplicity of explanation, A case where biological information is collected from a user will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the biological information collection apparatus 1 installed in the health care center includes a determination unit 101, a dialogue control unit 102, a communication unit 103, a storage unit 104, and a diagnosis unit 105.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the dialogue control unit 102 includes, for example, a call control unit 302 that connects to the telephone 2 at the user's house using the communication unit 103 at predetermined times for each user, A dialogue template storage unit 304 that stores a plurality of types of message sentence patterns (dialog templates) used for dialogue with the user, a voice recognition unit 303, a control unit 301, and the like.

  The control unit 301 is mainly for performing a dialogue with the user. For example, an appropriate dialogue template is selected from a plurality of dialogue templates stored in the dialogue template storage unit 304 and the dialogue is performed. A message sentence is created by setting necessary data to variables in the template, and the message sentence is converted into voice and transmitted to the user, or voice from the user recognized by the voice recognition unit 303 is received. Based on this, create a suitable message and make a call. Further, based on the determination result in the determination unit 101, a dialog template suitable for the determination result is selected from the dialog template storage unit 304, and necessary data is collected while interacting with the user. Furthermore, during a call between the dialogue control unit 102 and the user, the biological information transmitted from the user's biological measurement device is received by the communication unit 103 and sent to the determination unit 101 through the control unit 301 of the dialogue control unit 102. It is done.

  The dialogue control unit 102 has a function of encoding an audio signal and converting it into a digital signal, and a function of decoding data transmitted from the user side and restoring the audio signal, for example. And

  The determination unit 101 receives the biological information (first measurement data and second measurement data) received by the communication unit 103 through the dialogue control unit 102, stores it in the storage unit 104, and receives the received biological information data. Is suitable for diagnosing the health of the user from at least the data amount and the amount of noise included in the data. Based on the determination result, the dialogue control unit 102 selects a message used for dialogue with the user.

  The diagnosis unit 105 diagnoses the health state of the user based on the biological information stored in the storage unit 104. The diagnosis result here may be sent to the dialogue control unit 102 and included in a message by the dialogue control unit 102 to notify the user by voice.

  For example, the communication unit 103 sends data received as an IP (Internet Protocol) packet to the dialogue control unit 102 and the like, converts transmission data sent from the dialogue control unit 102 into an IP packet, and sets a destination address and the like. A header including the header is added and transmitted to a network such as the Internet or an IP network.

  In the health care center, a plurality of the biological information collection devices 1 may be provided. Each biological information collection device 1 is connected to a router 6. The router 6 is a so-called broadband router, and connects each biological information collecting device 1 in the health care center to the Internet, an IP network, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the telephone at the user's home includes a call measuring unit 204 and a skin publication measuring unit 202 that constitute the biometric device according to the present embodiment, in addition to the calling unit 204 for realizing the original function of the telephone. The communication unit 203 is configured.

  The pulse measuring unit 21 measures a pulse by a photoelectric pulse wave, which can be configured by a known utility technique. The pulse measurement data (first measurement data) measured by the pulse measurement unit 21 is sent to the communication unit 203.

  The skin issue measurement unit 202 measures skin conductivity as GSR (Galvanic Skin Reflex), and can also be configured by a known utility technique. The skin conductivity measurement data (second measurement data) measured by the skin sweat measurement unit 202 is sent to the communication unit 203.

  When the user picks up the handset and makes a call, the first contact surface is provided in the portion where the handset touches the user, where the photoelectric pulse wave is easily measured in the human body, that is, the portion where the ear contacts, The pulse measuring unit 201 measures the pulse from the ear (earlobe) by the ear coming into contact with the first contact surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a first contact surface is provided at a place where the ear contacts when a person makes a call with the handset, and the user uses the ear for the purpose of making a call on the first contact surface. The pulse can be measured by touching.

  Similarly, when the user picks up the handset and makes a call, the second part of the portion where the handset contacts the user, where the skin conductivity is easily measured on the human body, that is, the portion where the user's palm or finger touches A contact surface is provided, and the skin sweat measurement unit 202 can measure the skin conductivity when the palm or finger comes into contact with the second contact surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a second contact surface is provided on the grip portion of the handset. For the purpose of the user making a call, the palm and fingers are placed on the second contact surface by grasping the grip portion. In contact, skin conductivity can be measured. FIG. 2 shows a state where the user is holding the grip portion of the handset. Accordingly, since the second contact surface of the skin sweat measurement unit 202 is provided in a portion that is just held by the user's hand, it is hidden from view by the user's hand in FIG.

  The telephone 2 (the call unit 204 that realizes the original function of the telephone) is connected to a VoIP (Voice over IP) gateway 4, and here, an audio signal input from the microphone of the receiver is converted into an IP packet. An IP packet input to the VoIP gateway 4 (hereinafter simply referred to as GW 4) is decoded into a voice signal and sent to the telephone set 2 (call unit 204). The VoIP gateway 4 is connected to the router 5.

  In the present embodiment, while the health care center calls the user and receives the call and the user is making a call, the pulse measuring unit 201 and the skin perspiration measuring unit 202 built in the receiver use the user's The pulse and skin conductivity are measured, and the measurement results (first measurement data and second measurement data) are transmitted to the health care center. Therefore, it is preferable that the measurement result is transmitted to the health care center while a call is made between the user and the health care center. For this reason, the communication unit 203 connects to the router 5 by wireless communication, converts the first measurement data and the second measurement data into an IP packet, and then directly transmits the packet as a wireless signal to the router 5. The router 5 is a so-called broadband router, and transmits the IP packet transmitted from the communication unit 203 and the IP packet transmitted from the GW 4 to the biometric information collecting apparatus 1 of the health care center via the Internet or an IP network. In addition, for example, an IP packet received from the health care center received via the Internet or an IP network is output to the GW 4 or the communication unit 203. In this case, the IP address corresponding to the communication unit 204 is different from the IP address corresponding to the communication unit 203 of the biological measurement apparatus.

  Thus, it is desirable that the telephone 2 at the user's home uses an Internet telephone or an IP telephone. The communication between the communication unit 203 and the router 5 is preferably wireless communication, and the method may be, for example, Bluetooth (TM).

  An example of data measured by the pulse measurement unit 201 and the skin sweat measurement unit 202 is shown in FIG. The pulse is measured by the number of times per second. Usually, the pulse is beaten at 60 to 70 times / second. Similarly, the GSR measured by the skin sweat measurement unit 202 is measured in μ / S as the skin conductivity per unit area. In FIG. 3, the graph shown in the upper part is measured pulse data (second measurement data), and the graph shown in the lower part is GSR (skin conductivity) measurement data (first measurement). Data).

  According to the present embodiment, the user does not have to wear a biological measurement device in normal life.

  Next, the processing operation of the biological information measurement collection system of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  For example, when a predetermined time is reached for a certain measurement target user such as after every meal or after going to bed (step S1), the dialogue control unit 102 instructs the communication unit 103 to start connection (step S2). The communication unit 103 makes a call to the telephone 2 in which the biometric device corresponding to the user is built (step S3).

  A user picks up the handset of the telephone 2, and a call is started with the biological information collection device 1 (the dialogue control unit 102) of the health care center. First, the dialogue control unit 102 confirms whether or not the other party who is currently talking is a measurement target user by a call (step S4). For example, when it is confirmed that the other party is calling the user by asking a name or the like, measurement by the pulse measuring unit 201 and the skin perspiration measuring unit 202 is started (step S5). . That is, the dialogue control unit 102 transmits a command message for instructing the user-side biometric measurement device to start measurement as an IP packet through the communication unit 203.

  If the measurement data obtained as a result of measurement by the pulse measurement unit 201 and the skin perspiration measurement unit 202 is as shown in FIG. 3, this is transmitted to the health care center through the communication unit 203. At this time, the user is a portable exercise amount measuring device such as a pedometer, has a predetermined wireless communication function, and the measurement data of the user's exercise amount measured by the exercise amount measuring device is periodically If the data is sent to the communication unit 203 or the router 5 and stored, the measurement data (third measurement data) of such momentum may be transmitted together. The measurement data is transmitted at predetermined intervals, for example, during a call with the user.

  In the biological information collecting apparatus 1, the first and second measurement data as described above received via the communication unit 103 are passed to the determination unit 101 through the dialogue control unit 102.

  When the determination unit 101 receives the measurement data, for example, based on the data amount of the measurement data and the amount of noise included in the measurement data, whether or not the measurement data is suitable for diagnosing the health of the user is determined. judge.

  For example, if the first and second contact surfaces corresponding to the pulse measurement unit 201 and the skin sweat measurement unit 202 are not in proper contact with the ear, palm, finger, or the like of the measurement target user, the measurement data May be noisy and may not provide accurate diagnosis. Therefore, in step S7, the determination unit 101 first checks whether or not there is a lot of noise in the received measurement data as shown in FIG.

  If there is a lot of noise in the second measurement data measured by the pulse measurement unit 201 (for example, when the determination unit 101 can detect noise of a predetermined threshold value or more), the dialogue control unit 102 The user's ear and the first contact surface of the pulse measuring unit 201 provided in the receiver are guided by dialogue so as to be firmly attached in a wider area (step S8). For example, if the volume from the health care center is low, the user will try to bring the handset into close contact with the ear, so the dialogue control unit 102 reduces the volume of the voice message to be transmitted. Alternatively, a voice message such as “please make close contact with the ear” may be transmitted. If the first measurement data measured by the skin sweat measurement unit 202 has a large amount of noise (for example, when the determination unit 101 can detect noise of a predetermined threshold value or more), the dialogue control unit In 102, a voice message such as “Please hold the handset a little harder” is transmitted.

  On the other hand, the received measurement data does not contain a lot of noise, but if the measurement time is short and the amount of data necessary for diagnosis is not sufficient (step S9), the dialogue control unit 102 may, for example, , “Today ’s weather forecast is XXX, is it ○○○”, “Today ’s highest temperature was YYY degrees and it was hot (cold)”, “What are you planning to do tomorrow?” Conversation time by talking about general talks such as “You seem to have a small amount of exercise, are you busy with work?” Or “You have been able to exercise well recently. Are you used to walking?” Is extended to extend the measurement time in the pulse measurement unit 210 and the skin sweat measurement unit 202 so that the pulse measurement unit 210 and the skin sweat measurement unit 202 can obtain measurement data having a sufficient amount of data (step S10). .

  The dialogue control unit 102 stores a plurality of types of dialogue templates as listed above in the dialogue template storage unit 304 and, for example, the weather and temperature of the day obtained by searching the Internet in real time. Etc. are substituted into “XXX” and “XXX” corresponding to the variables in the template to create a message sentence, which is converted into speech and interacts with the user.

  A response from the user to the message transmitted from the dialogue control unit 102 is recognized by the voice recognition unit 303, and the result is sent to the determination unit 101 and the storage unit 104.

  Although a sufficient amount of data has been obtained, for example, depending on the user, in addition to the first and second measurement data, for example, data relating to the amount of meal may be required for diagnosis of the health condition. is there. Data other than the first and second measurement data is obtained through interaction with the user (steps S11 and S12).

  For example, “How was your dinner? Did you eat everything?”, “I was sleepy in the morning, did you eat breakfast deliciously?”, “It was busy. “??” is stored in the dialog template storage unit 304, and the dialog control unit 102 generates a message sentence and performs a dialog with the user. The answer transmitted from the user during the conversation is recognized by the voice recognition unit 303, and the recognition result is sent to the determination unit 101 and the storage unit 104.

  As described above, data necessary for diagnosis of the health condition of the user, such as the first and second measurement data and other data, is acquired through the dialogue with the measurement target user of the communication partner. Then, the dialogue control unit 103 issues an instruction to perform predetermined processing to the diagnosis unit 105 based on the data stored in the storage unit 104, and ends the dialogue.

  The diagnosis unit 105 performs predetermined processing based on the first and second measurement data, other data, and the like acquired through the dialogue with the measurement target user stored in the storage unit 104. To diagnose the health condition of the user. The diagnosis result may be stored in the storage unit 104 and sent to the dialogue control unit 102, and the dialogue control unit 102 may include the message in a message and notify the user by voice. Thereafter, the dialogue control unit 102 ends the communication between the communication unit 103 of the health care center 100 and the call unit 204 and the communication unit 203 of the telephone 2 of the user home to be measured (step S13).

  In step S10, when the dialog for extending the measurement time is extended, the contents to be heard from the user in step S13, that is, for example, matters related to meals may be heard. In this case, in step S11, since it is determined that other data necessary for diagnosis has already been obtained, step S12 is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the pulse and skin conductivity are measured, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, as a living body measurement device, a blood pressure measurement unit is provided using a portable small blood pressure measurement unit to measure blood pressure, or a blood glucose level measurement unit is provided using a non-invasive blood sugar level sensor to measure blood sugar level It may be something like that. In that case, it is possible to cope with the problem by changing the contact surface and the contact method according to where the measurement is performed on the human body.

  FIG. 1 shows a case of a biometric device mounted on a telephone fixedly used at a predetermined location in the home, but a case of a biometric device mounted on a portable telephone (mobile phone) is also shown. It is almost the same. That is, in the configuration of the mobile phone in this case, the call unit 204 also functions as the communication unit 203 in the configuration of the phone 2 in FIG. 1, and the measurement data is transmitted to the biological information collecting apparatus 1 through the call unit 204. In this case, for example, if communication and transmission of measurement data are performed alternately (for example, the communication and transmission of measurement data are separated so that they do not overlap), it is also applicable to a single communication line. is there. As in the case of FIG. 1, the first contact surface of the pulse measuring unit 201 is provided on the portion of the mobile phone body that comes into contact with the user's ear, and the second contact surface of the skin sweat measuring unit 202 is connected to the mobile phone. It may be provided in a portion supported by hand.

  Although FIG. 1 demonstrated the case where the biological measurement apparatus was mounted in the telephone, it is not necessarily limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, it may be embedded in the pet robot 7 (mounted on the pet robot). In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the pulse measuring unit 201 is placed on any part of the pet robot as shown in FIG. 7 so that the measurement target user can measure the pulse with the palm and the throat. The first contact surface is provided. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the second contact surface of the skin sweat measurement unit 202 is provided on the back portion of the pet robot so that the skin sweat can be measured with a gesture of “good” and the back. ing.

  The portion where the first contact surface of the pulse measurement unit 201 and the second contact surface of the skin sweat measurement unit 202 are provided is not limited to the throat or back of the pet robot. For example, if the pet robot is dog-shaped, the front leg of the pet robot is placed on the palm of the user to be measured with the gesture of "hand", so that skin sweating and pulse can be measured simultaneously. The second contact surface of the skin sweat measurement unit 202 is in contact with the palm of the user's palm (for example, the back side of the front foot) with the gesture of “hand”, and the first contact of the pulse measurement unit 201 is on the front side. A surface may be provided.

  If the pet robot is not dog-shaped but has another shape such as a cat or a bear, the pulse measurement unit 201 or the first of the skin sweat measurement unit 202 is placed on the part that the user often touches with the hand according to the shape. The second contact surface is provided.

  As described above, when the biometric device is incorporated into (built in) the pet robot, the part of the pet robot that the user wants to touch unexpectedly when the user touches the pet robot (the part where the user's palm is in good contact) By providing a contact surface corresponding to these measurement parts, the pulse and skin conductivity can be measured while the user pets the pet robot (without the user being conscious). In addition, even if it is not a pet robot, what incorporates a living body measuring device may be anything as long as it has a shape that makes it unintentionally contactable.

  In FIG. 6, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different parts will be described.

  When the biometric device is built in the pet robot 7, an operation control unit 205 that controls the operation of the pet robot 7 itself is connected to the communication unit 203. When the telephone 2 shown in FIG. 1 is built in, the biological information is exchanged during a telephone conversation with the measurement target user with the biological information collecting apparatus 1 provided in the health care center. In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 6, the biological information collection device 1 controls the movement of the pet robot through the communication unit 203, and the pet robot 7 goes to the owner and slides the body. In addition, biological information is collected by performing actions that encourage people to touch the body.

  The operation control unit 205 may have a microphone and a speaker so that the pet robot 7 and the measurement target user can interact with each other. In this case, the pet robot 7 performs a dialogue based on the operation control from the biological information collection device 1, and voice as a user response to a message issued by the pet robot is transmitted to the information collection device 1 through the communication unit 203. .

  As in the case of FIG. 1, the biological information collection device 1 is actually connected with pet robots 7 (including biological measurement devices) corresponding to a plurality of users. For simplicity, a case where biometric information is collected from a user will be described. Furthermore, in the health care center, a plurality of the biological information collection devices 1 may be provided. Each biological information collection device 1 is connected to, for example, a router (broadband router) 6, and each biological information collection device 1 in the health care center is connected to the communication unit 203 of each pet robot 7 through the Internet, an IP network, or the like. You may come to connect.

  Now, returning to the description of FIG. 6, the biological information collection device 1 installed in the health care center is different in the configuration of the dialogue control unit 102 of FIG. 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the dialog control unit 102 is provided with a pet robot operation control unit 305 instead of the call control unit 302.

  The pet robot operation control unit 305 is for controlling the movement and interaction of the pet robot 7 instead of making a call in FIG. 1 in order to collect desired biological information from the measurement target user.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the biological information measurement collection system shown in FIG. 9, the same parts as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different parts will be described. That is, in FIG. 9, instead of step S <b> 3 of FIG. 4, in step S <b> 3 a, the pet robot 7 moves to the pet robot 7 from the communication unit 103 to the pet robot 7 in response to a connection start instruction from the dialogue control unit 102. , Rub the body and instruct them to perform an action that encourages them to touch the body. Then, in place of step S4 in FIG. 4, as step S4a, it is determined whether or not the measurement target user who is the owner is touching the pet robot 7. If the owner is touching the pet robot 7, the process proceeds to step S5, and measurement of biological information is started as described above.

  In FIG. 9, when there is a lot of noise in the first and second measurement data in step S7, in order to guide the user to make the contact more close and the contact area widen, the step of FIG. Instead of S8, the user is guided by the gesture of the pet robot 7 as step S8a. Similarly, in FIG. 9, when the measurement time is short and the amount of data necessary for diagnosis is not sufficient in step S <b> 9, not only the dialogue but also the pet robot 7 as step S <b> 10 a instead of step S <b> 10 in FIG. 4. The operation (behavior) makes the contact with the pet robot 7 longer. Furthermore, in FIG. 9, when data other than the first and second measurement data is necessary in step S11, step S12a instead of step S12 in FIG. Not only that, but also the operation (behavior) of the pet robot 7 is collected to collect necessary data.

  Even when the biological measurement device is mounted (built in) the telephone 2 or the pet robot 7, it is not necessary to perform all the dialogs with the measurement target user in the dialog control unit 102, for example, week 1 Regularly, such as once a month, visiting nurses, counselors, home helpers, care planners, etc., humans themselves interact through the phone 402 to obtain the user's raw information, It is also possible to collect information.

  In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 6, in step S <b> 12 a in FIG. 9, a person such as a nurse calls the user from the health care center without performing a dialogue between the pet robot 7 and the measurement target user. The other data may be collected over time.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the user does not need to wear the biological measurement device and does not need to manage the measurement time by himself / herself, while talking on the phone. Or during regular life activities such as playing with a pet robot, it is not necessary to pay special attention (without consciousness), and it is necessary for health management regularly without placing any burden on the user. Measurement and collection of data related to various living organisms.

  In addition, the elderly, etc. have contact with other people or pet robots on a regular basis, even for measurement purposes. This makes it possible to detect naturally without causing the elderly to feel alert that privacy has been violated.

  In the first embodiment, the object is to measure and collect human biological information for the purpose of human health management. Similarly, for the purpose of pet health management, a measurement target is selected. The biological information measurement and collection system of the present invention can be applied even to an animal rather than a human.

  Then, next, the biological information measurement / collection system when the measurement target is an animal will be described.

  FIG. 10 shows an outline of an overall configuration example of a biological information measurement / collection system that measures animals as pets such as cats, dogs, and small birds. In FIG. 1, the same parts as those in FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different parts will be described. That is, in FIG. 10, a living body measuring apparatus having a pulse measuring unit 201, a skin sweat measuring unit 202, and the like is provided in a jewelry such as a collar that can be worn normally without irritating a pet (see FIG. 11). ). Hereinafter, the case where it integrates with the collar 10 as an example is demonstrated. In this case, it is desirable that the acceleration measuring unit 206 capable of measuring the daily movement of the pet is provided (but not necessarily provided).

  The collar 10 is provided with a communication unit 201, from which biological information (first to third measurement data) as measurement results in the pulse measurement unit 201, the skin perspiration measurement unit 202, and the acceleration measurement unit 206 is biological. While being transmitted to the information collection device 1, various instructions from the biological information collection device 1 are transmitted to the pulse measurement unit 201, the skin sweat measurement unit 202, and the acceleration measurement unit 206.

  On the surface of the collar 10 that contacts the neck of the pet, there are a first contact surface for measuring the pulse by the pulse measuring unit 201 and a second contact surface for measuring the skin conductivity by the skin perspiration measuring unit 202. Is provided. In addition, the 1st and 2nd contact surface may be provided as one contact surface.

  Next, the processing operation of the biological information measuring / collecting system of FIG. 10 will be briefly described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When a predetermined time is reached for a certain measurement target pet (step S101), the dialogue control unit 102 instructs the communication unit 103 to start connection (step S102). The communication unit 103 communicates with the communication unit 203 built in the collar 10 in which the biometric device corresponding to the pet is built in, so that the pulse measurement unit 201, the skin sweat measurement unit 202, and the acceleration measurement unit 206 are communicated. Start measurement at. Then, the measurement results (first to third measurement data) in each of the pulse measurement unit 201, the skin sweat measurement unit 202, and the acceleration measurement unit 206 are transmitted to the biological information collection device 1 of the health care center through the communication unit 203. (Step S103). Or you may make it instruct | indicate to transmit to the biometric information collection device 1 the 1st-3rd measurement data measured until then and accumulate | stored beforehand.

  In the biological information collecting apparatus 1, the first to third measurement data received via the communication unit 103 is passed to the determination unit 101 through the dialogue control unit 102.

  When the determination unit 101 detects noise exceeding a predetermined threshold in the measurement data (step S106, step S107), the dialogue control unit 102 calls the owner user and uses the telephone. By calling, the wearing state of the collar 10 is checked and, for example, the first and second contact surfaces provided on the collar 10 are reattached so as to be in close contact with the neck of the pet (step S108).

  When other data related to, for example, the amount of meal other than the first to third measurement data is also necessary, the dialogue control unit 102 sends the other data by a phone call with the owner. Obtain (Step S111, Step S112). At this time, when it is necessary to make a call to the owner, a call is made.

  As described above, when data necessary for diagnosis about the health state of the pet such as the first to third measurement data and other data is acquired, the dialogue control unit 103 stores the data in the diagnosis unit 105. An instruction to perform a predetermined process is issued based on the data stored in the unit 104, and the dialogue with the owner is terminated (step S113).

  In addition, since it is assumed that the biological measuring device built in the collar 10 is a rechargeable type, in that case, for example, as shown in step S109 to step S110, for example, a predetermined period after being attached to a pet. After the elapse of time, the owner may be inquired by telephone in order to check the remaining battery level. Further, as shown in steps S104 to S105, if a charging device for charging the collar 10 such as a cradle is provided, it is confirmed that the collar is placed on the cradle and charging is in progress. You may be able to do it. Since it is impossible to measure biometric information during charging, for example, when the charging is still in progress even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the dialogue control unit 102 should attach the pet to the owner by phone. You may make it prompt.

  As described above, the biological information measurement / collection system as shown in FIG. 10 can periodically measure and collect the biological information of the pet without imposing a burden on the owner.

(Second Embodiment)
The biological information measurement / collection system as described above, for example, is based on the premise that it is used at home, and periodically performs health management (collection and measurement of biological information) of people and pets.

  Next, as an application example of the biological information measurement / collection system, for example, physical conditions for participation in events such as marathons and use of amusement facilities (amusement facilities) such as theme parks are satisfied. A case will be described in which the present invention is applied to a living body inspection system for inspecting whether or not a person is uncomfortable.

  FIG. 13 schematically shows a configuration example of the entire biopsy system for inspecting visitors and users to the playground equipment facility in the theme park according to the second embodiment. And a terminal device 502 installed in an event management center that collects and manages data on inspection results from the inspection robot 501. Note that the inspection robot 501 may be arranged at each of a plurality of entrances so that data transmitted from each inspection robot 501 is centrally managed by the terminal 502.

  The inspection robot 501 determines whether there is no problem with conditions such as height, blood pressure, body temperature, blood alcohol level, etc. for users such as playground equipment facilities in theme parks or participants in events such as marathons. is there.

  In the following, an explanation will be given by taking as an example a case where each user who is placed at the entrance of a playground facility in a theme park and who intends to use the playground facility checks whether the playground facility can be used. To do.

  The ticket checking robot 501 includes a living body measuring unit 511 for performing living body measurement such as a user's blood pressure, body temperature, blood alcohol, and the like, and a predetermined playground equipment facility, such as age, height, blood pressure value, and the like. If the data obtained by the living body measuring unit 511 is insufficient, such as a condition storage unit 512 that stores a reference value such as body temperature as a use condition and a dialogue between the user and hearing the age, When the data obtained by the measurement unit 511 contains a lot of noise, the dialogue control unit 514 for collecting data necessary for dialogue with the user, and the user measured by the biological measurement unit 511 A determination unit 512 for determining whether or not the data obtained through the dialogue such as the blood pressure value or body temperature of the user satisfies the use conditions stored in the condition storage unit 512 (whether or not admission is possible), Size When the communication unit 516 for transmitting the determination result in the unit 512 to the terminal 502 in the event management center and conversely the instruction from the terminal 502 is received by the communication unit 516, the inspection robot 501 is based on the received instruction content. It is comprised from the operation control part 515 for controlling operation | movement of these.

  The biological measurement unit 511 may include a height measurement unit that measures the height of the user. For example, the conversation control unit 514 may measure the height using a sensor or the like without being noticed by the user while interacting with the user.

  The determination unit 512 has a function of checking the amount of noise in the data measured by the biological measurement unit 511. Here, when noise exceeding a predetermined threshold value can be detected in the measurement data, an operation of collecting necessary data from the user through dialogue through the dialogue control unit 514 is performed.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the dialogue control unit 514 includes a dialogue template storage unit that stores a plurality of types of dialogue templates and a voice recognition unit that recognizes a user's speech so that various dialogues can be performed. .

  In addition, biometric information such as prompting the user to be inspected to inflate the balloon with exhalation and measuring the alcohol content of the exhalation in the balloon inflated with the biometric measurement unit 511 through the dialogue control unit 514. The measuring method of is also possible.

  Some biological information measured by the biological measurement unit 511 cannot be measured unless it is in contact with the user, such as a pulse. In order to measure such biometric information, for example, the user may shake hands with the dialog by the dialogue control unit 514 and the operation of the inspection robot 501, and measure the biometric information during that time. Such operation control of the robot for collecting biological information is performed by the operation control unit 515. Further, when measuring biological information in contact with the user's hand by shaking hands, a contact surface for measuring the biological information is provided in a portion corresponding to the palm of the robot. Moreover, it is desirable that the contact surface is formed of a shape or material that makes the user to be inspected want to make contact. This is because, with such a contact surface, the user to be inspected tries to make contact with his / her own will without performing any action of “handshake”.

  The event management center includes a communication unit 521 and a management unit 522 for accumulating and managing determination results received by the communication unit 521. The management unit 522 further includes a control unit that controls opening and closing of a gate so that a user who satisfies predetermined conditions and is determined to be allowed to enter is allowed to enter, and a user who is determined not to be allowed to enter is not allowed to enter. It may be connected. In addition, the management unit 522 may instruct the inspection robot 515 via the communication unit 521 to enter an entry restriction based on the congestion level of the playground equipment facility.

  When using and entering playground equipment facilities such as theme parks, it is not only a check (ticket check) for admission tickets, etc., but also whether the height and blood pressure are appropriate, whether the person is not drunken, It is necessary to check whether a predetermined condition is satisfied with respect to the body. In addition, for marathon participants, it is necessary to check whether the temperature is normal and blood pressure is normalized. However, it is almost impossible to check each person during busy hours.

  However, according to the inspection system according to the second embodiment, not only does the user not be bored while the user is waiting for the turn, but the user is not burdened. It is possible to easily check whether the physical, biological and physiological matters satisfy a predetermined condition.

The figure which showed the example of a whole structure of the biometric information measurement collection system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the place where each contact surface of the pulse measurement part and skin perspiration measurement part on a receiver is provided. The figure which showed an example of measurement data. The flowchart for demonstrating the processing operation of the biometric information measurement collection system of FIG. The figure which showed the structural example of the principal part for implement | achieving the function of a dialog control part. The figure which showed the other structural example of the biometric information measurement collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the place in which each contact surface of the pulse measurement part and skin perspiration measurement part is provided on the pet robot carrying the biometric apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which showed the other structural example of the principal part of the function of the dialog control part. The flowchart for demonstrating the processing operation of the biometric information measurement collection system of FIG. The figure which showed the further another structural example of the biometric information measurement collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the place in which each contact surface of the pulse measurement part and skin perspiration measurement part is provided on the collar for pets in which the biometric apparatus shown in FIG. 10 is provided. The flowchart for demonstrating the processing operation of the biometric information measurement collection system of FIG. The figure which showed the example of a whole structure of the biopsy system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Living body information collection apparatus 2 ... Telephone equipped with the biological measurement apparatus 4 ... VoIP gateway 5, 6 ... Router 7 ... Pet robot equipped with the biological measurement apparatus 101 ... Determination part 102 ... Dialog control part 103 ... Communication part 104 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS Storage unit 105 Diagnosis unit 201 Pulse measurement unit 202 Skin sweat measurement unit 203 Communication unit 204 Communication unit 301 Control unit 302 Call control unit 303 Speech recognition unit 304 Dialog template storage unit 305 Pet Robot motion control unit 206 ... Acceleration measurement unit 501 ... Inspection robot equipped with a biological measurement device 502 ... Terminal 511 ... Biometric measurement unit 512 ... Determination unit 513 ... Condition storage unit 514 ... Dialog control unit 515 ... Operation control unit 521 ... Communication Department 522 ... Management Department

Claims (1)

In a biological information measurement and collection system comprising a robot, a biological measurement device for measuring biological information of a user mounted on the robot, and a biological information collection device that collects biological information measured by the biological measurement device,
The biometric device is
Biological measurement means for measuring at least one biological information from a part of the user's body that has contacted at least one contact surface provided in a predetermined portion on the surface of the robot;
Operation control means for operating the robot so that a part of the user's body contacts the contact surface;
A transmission unit that transmits measurement data of the biological information measured by the biological measurement unit to the biological information collection device while a part of the body of the user is in contact with the contact surface;
Comprising
The biological information collection device includes:
Receiving means for receiving the measurement data transmitted from the biological measurement device;
Storage means for storing measurement data received by the receiving means;
Determining means for determining whether the measurement data received by the receiving means is suitable for the user's health check from the amount of data and the amount of noise included in the data;
Control means for controlling the operation of the robot to acquire the measurement data having a data amount and quality suitable for the user's health check based on the determination result of the determination means;
A biological information measuring and collecting system comprising:

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