JP3913732B2 - Health road checker system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for recording the results of walking on a road performed by a pedestrian for the purpose of maintaining and improving health, and performing aggregation processing so as to meet the purpose and presenting the result to the pedestrian.

  Conventionally, either distance, time, or the number of steps has been used as a measure of the amount of walking for health. For example, walking distance between departure place and arrival place calculated with reference to a map, walking time calculated from departure time and arrival time using a clock, walking obtained using a pedometer (registered trademark) One of the numbers was used as the actual value of walking. Further, there has been no device or system for automatically recording the actual values obtained for each individual and further counting them.

  It is generally difficult to accurately determine the distance from a map or the like, and the calculated distance usually has an error of about 1 km. And in order to walk at a predetermined walking speed, it is necessary to calculate the walking time with a clock and divide the walking distance by the walking time, but generally this is not done because it is cumbersome, The gait scale is used alone. That is, conventionally, walking that does not consider walking speed has been performed. In addition, the number of walks obtained using a pedometer (registered trademark) does not consider the walking distance and walking speed, and this cannot be a correct walking index.

In addition, walking can be executed continuously, and the effect can be obtained. For this purpose, it is necessary to record the walking results and make a future plan with reference to these records. However, in general, this is not done, that is, almost no plan management (plan-see-do) is performed.
An object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of recording the results of walking, tallying them for the purpose, and presenting them to the pedestrian.

According to this invention, the pedestrian holds the ID tag that periodically transmits its own ID _u, and is arranged along the designated road, and transmits the received ID _u and its own ID _p. The above object is achieved by a system including a measurement point and a data center apparatus that performs data processing based on the received ID _u and ID _p .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to grasp an accurate walking distance (an error of about 200 m) and walking speed, to record walking results and tabulate by period, to present comparison materials with others and standards, etc. In addition to being able to walk correctly, you can also have a sense of competition and friendship with others.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the system according to the present invention, which includes an ID tag 1 carried by a pedestrian, a plurality of measurement points 2 arranged on a road 4, and a data center device 3 installed in the center.
When a plurality of roads 4 are provided, the base station device 7 may be provided for each road 4.
An ID tag 1 shown in FIG. 2 is an extremely small one that is carried when a pedestrian walks on a road 4 designated by a system administrator such as an administration, and includes an ID _u memory 11, a transmission device 12, and an operation means 13. It consists of. ID _u memory 11 is stored the identification information ID _u of the pedestrian, the ID _u is given from the data center device 3 or the like while being registered in the data center device 3. The transmission device 12 periodically transmits a carrier wave (for example, 100 kHz) pulse (for example, 1 ms width) modulated by the ID _u (for example, every 1 second). Since the duty ratio of signal transmission is small (for example, 1/1000), the power consumption is small, and the circuit simply transmits a signal, that is, a circuit that does not perform reception operation or error control, and is simple. The operation means 13 is only for forcibly operating the transmission device 12. As described above, the ID tag 1 is a small and simple device that consumes less power and transmits a small amount of information.

As shown in FIG. 3, the measurement point device 2 arranged at an arbitrary interval (for example, 200 m) along the designated road 4 includes an ID _p memory 21, a receiving device 22, a transmitting device 23, The receiving antenna 24 and the transmitting antenna 25 are included. The receiving antenna 24 is nearly non-directional so as to receive a radio wave or an induced electric field from the approaching ID tag 1. The ID _p memory 21 stores its own identification information ID _p . Receiving device 22 transmits the ID _u and ID _p Upon receiving the ID _u to the transmitter 23. The ID _u is received a plurality of times while the pedestrian is passing the vicinity of the measurement point device 2, and it is only necessary to confirm the reception by the plurality of ID _u and send it to the transmitting device 23 once. Even when a plurality of pedestrians pass through the vicinity of the measurement point device 2 almost simultaneously, the risk of interference (simultaneous reception) is small because the signal duty ratio (about 1/1000) is small. The transmission device 23 transmits the ID _u and ID _p received from the reception device 22 to the reception antenna 55 of the base station device 5 via the transmission antenna 25. The transmission antenna 25 has a large directivity with respect to the reception antenna 55. The measurement point 2 is a simple device because it simply operates to relay ID _u . However, since the same ID _u may be received a plurality of times, or different ID _u may be continuously received, a higher function than the ID tag 1 is required.

As shown in FIG. 4, the base station device 5 includes a receiving device 51, a transmitting device 52, an _IDr memory 53, a receiving antenna 55, and a communication line 54. The identification information ID _r stored in the ID _r memory 53 is added to ID _u and ID _p received via the receiving antenna 55 and transmitted to the data center device 3 via the communication line 54.
As shown in FIG. 5, the data center device 3 includes a clock 31, a CPU 32, a receiving device 33, an output display device 34, a time limit detecting means 35, a walking completion extracting means 36, a time limit memory 37, a personal The database 38, the primary database 39, the secondary database 30, and the operation unit 301 are configured. As shown in FIG. 6A, the personal database 38 stores pedestrian attributes corresponding to ID _u . After confirming that the received ID _u is a registered one in the personal database 38, subsequent data processing such as recording, processing, and counting is performed.

Each time ID _u , ID _p, and ID _r are received, the primary database 39 stores a set of data in which the time obtained from the clock 31 is added to this data. Each set of data is primitive data that is created each time a pedestrian passes the measurement point device 2, and one walking unit is selected using the time information in the pedestrian and is used as a result of walking. When one walking result is determined, the walking result is transferred to the secondary database 30 and the related original data is removed from the primary database 39.
The time limit memory 37 are stored the distance between the walking time limit between the ID _p between ID _p and an adjacent ID _p. If any of the original data in the primary database 39 exceeds this walking time limit, this data is removed when it is counted in the secondary database 30. This is a measure not to include in the walking record a section where a detour or rest was taken during walking.

In the secondary database 30, ID _u , ID _p , ID _r , start time and end time, and walking distance are recorded for each walking record. As described above, the walking distance exceeding the walking limit time is removed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the personal record table output to the output display device 34 is an aggregate of what time, where, and how far, by individual and by month and day. It is also possible to count this in units of weeks, or to add appropriate, excessive, or insufficient walking amount marks, or to specify appropriate walking speed, too fast, or too late marks. In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 6C, it is conceivable to add a ranking for each affiliated organization (company, region, etc.) and aggregate.

FIG. 7 shows the operation of the data center apparatus. When ID _u and ID _p are received from the measurement point 2 (S1), it is checked whether or not the ID _u is registered with reference to the personal database 38 (S2). If it is not registered, the data is ignored, and if it is registered, the data is stored in the primary database 39 with the time when it was received (S3).
When there is an output instruction with ID _u , ID _u group, period, rank, etc. from the operating means 301, the processing of the source data is started (S4). First, for the original data having no original data with the same ID _u within a predetermined time (for example, one hour), it is determined that the walking is completed, and continuous original data with the same ID _u before the original data is extracted ( S5).

Next, from the extracted series of original data, those whose adjacent time intervals are equal to or longer than the corresponding time limit in the time limit memory 37 are determined to be those in which walking has been interrupted (S6). Accumulate the distance between adjacent ID _{p of the} removed series of primitive data and use this as the walking distance, and _add this to ID _u , the first and last ID _p and time, and the secondary database 30 (S7).
If the walking performance is recorded in the secondary database 30, the primitive data related to the data is removed from the primary database 39 (S9). The removal of the source data may be performed after the aggregation process in units of days, months, etc. according to an instruction from the operation unit 301 is completed.

  The walking results recorded in the secondary database 30 are tabulated in a designated format (S8). The tabulated data can be printed and mailed to pedestrians, displayed on the output display device 34 for viewing by pedestrians, or posted on a homepage. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), in the personal record table, what section and what km walk are recorded for each designated period (for example, month). In addition, information such as an average speed, a comparison with an appropriate walking distance speed, and a comparison with other pedestrians (such as rank) may be added. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6C, for example, a group record table in a certain area has a rank (average walking distance of all members, average walking distance of participants, participation rate, etc.), company name, number of participants, average walking. It is also possible to record the distance, participation rate, etc., and to make a ranking battle based on this.

The figure which shows the system of this invention. The figure which shows ID tag of this invention. The figure which shows the measurement point apparatus of this invention. The figure which shows the base station apparatus of this invention. The figure which shows the data center apparatus of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the personal database of FIG. 5, (b) is a figure which shows an individual total table, (c) is a figure which shows a group total table. The figure which shows operation | movement of the data center apparatus of this invention.

Claims (5)

An ID tag that the user possesses and transmits the identification information ID _u of the user to the measurement point device every predetermined period;
It is provided at arbitrary intervals along the road set for health maintenance and promotion, and the measurement point identification information ID _p is stored. When the ID _u is received, the received ID _u and the ID _p are converted into data. The measurement point device to be transmitted to the center device;
The data center device for totalizing received data, and
The data center device is
A personal database in which attributes corresponding to each ID _u are recorded;
A time limit memory storing an interval between the measurement points adjacent to each measurement point and a time limit corresponding to the interval;
A primary database that records source data consisting of received ID _u , ID _p, and time;
When there is no original data within a predetermined time with the same ID _u after the original data, the extracting means for extracting the original data of the ID _u that continues before the original data;
Removing means for removing, from the extracted original data, original data (hereinafter referred to as non-restricted time data) in which the time between adjacent IDs _p is outside the corresponding limited time of the time limited memory;
The distance between the ID _p adjacent the remaining source data which the limit overtime data is removed and accumulated, and the secondary database to record as its total distance and ID _u corresponding thereto, ID _p, walking track record the date and time ,
An output display means for summarizing and outputting the walking results according to ID _u and period;
Operation means for designating a style for counting the walking results;
When the walking record is recorded in the secondary database, the original data is deleted from the primary database, and when the result of aggregation processing is output to the output display means, the walking record is deleted from the secondary database. Means,
A health road checker system comprising:
  The health road checker system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement point transmits data to the data center device via a radio base station provided for each road. 3. The health road checker system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the output display means displays the result of aggregation processing in any of weekly, monthly or yearly for each ID _u . The health road checker system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the output display means displays a plurality of ID _{u in} descending order of walking results totaled for each period. 5. The health road checker system according to claim 3, wherein the output display means adds and displays any one of an appropriate range or more, an appropriate range, and an appropriate range or less with respect to walking results.

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