JP4004808B2 - Newborn information transmission system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a newborn information transmission system that can capture biological information such as a newborn baby's current facial expression and show the image of the newborn image taken in real time to a mother or a family member.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, in the case of a hospital equipped with obstetrics and gynecology, the newborn is housed in a newborn room for a predetermined period in order to check the health status such as whether there is no infection, and the maternity is also housed in another room for curing, Newborns and mothers are segregated separately.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-mentioned isolation between the newborn and the maternal is about 3 days in normal delivery, but during this period the current situation is that the maternal and family members cannot freely contact the newborn, and abnormal delivery (such as cesarean section) In the case of), the maternity takes about a week and the isolation is further extended. Furthermore, if abnormalities are found in newborns, hospitalization will be prolonged, and if the mother is later discharged normally, the newborn and the family, including the mother, cannot be freely contacted for a long period of time. It will be less.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention provides a newborn information transmission system capable of providing sufficient newborn information by transmitting fresh biological information such as isolated facial expressions and voices of the newborn to the corresponding mothers and remote families outside the newborn room. The purpose is to provide.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention connects a subscriber terminal, an administrator server, and an in-hospital transmission system via a communication network, and images the in-hospital transmission system corresponding to each of a plurality of newborns accommodated in a newborn room. Means, sound collecting means for capturing the voice of the newborn, information transmission means for superimposing and transmitting the video captured by each of the imaging means and the voice of the newborn captured by the sound collecting means as power transmission information, and the power transmission A transmission destination setting means for setting a transmission destination of information, a plurality of hospital output means for outputting distributed transmission information installed at a location apart from the neonatal room, and transmission information from the information transmission means, constituted by an electrical transmission information distribution means for distributing to the hospital output means electrical transmission destination setting means has set, to the management server, and electrical transmission information storage unit for storing the electrical transmission information electrical transmission from the information electrical transmission means, a According to the request of the subscriber terminal permitted to access, the stored transmission information transmission means for transmitting the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage unit, and according to the request of the subscriber terminal permitted to access, A neonatal information transmission system comprising a product production means for producing a product that outputs video information among the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage unit .
[0006]
Here, the imaging means can be composed of an imaging camera with a sound collecting device that captures the facial expression and sound of a newborn.
The information transmission means can be composed of a video transmission server that transmits a video imaged by the imaging means and a newborn voice captured by the sound collection means.
[0007]
The transmission information distribution means can be constituted by a signal selection distribution device that selects and distributes a transmission source and a transmission destination of transmission information.
The in- hospital output means can be composed of a monitor that displays and outputs at least an image installed in a hospital room where a maternity is hospitalized .
[0008]
The management server may be a web server managed by a corresponding operator.
The subscriber terminal can be constituted by a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer used by a subscriber such as a family in a remote place.
[0009]
The transmission information storage unit may include a video database for storing the video and audio data transmitted from the video / audio transmission server.
The stored transmission information transmission unit may be configured by a main control unit that reads a corresponding file from a video database and transmits the file.
[0010]
Product production means for producing products that output video information out of transmission information means that only information related to video out of distributed transmission information can be used as various new fancy products such as T-shirts and mugs as newborn images. Including printing machines that can print with color photographs.
[0011]
As a result, even if the newborn is housed in the newborn room and is in an isolated state that cannot be seen from the outside, the current facial expression and state of the newborn can be clearly obtained by the imaging means and the sound collection means. It can be sent to a newborn baby room and a remote family member. For this reason, it is possible to provide highly serviceable information to family members who are highly interested in the newborn's facial expressions and voices as if they were nearby. In addition, newborn images can be provided from product production means.
[0012]
In addition to video, text information such as name, weight, etc. of newborns, graphic (graphic) information, photographic information, etc. may be transmitted together. In addition, the Internet or intranet may be used for transmission. If so, a transmission system can be easily constructed. Furthermore, the administrator can output various information related to guidance or advertisement through the video control device in the form of characters, graphics, or broadcasts to the transmission information output device.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The drawing shows a newborn information transmission system. As shown in FIG. 1, this newborn information transmission system images each of a large number of newborns 10a... Accommodated in a newborn room 10 of a hospital and collects sound. And a camera / microphone 20 provided for each newborn, and each camera / microphone 20 performs signal processing on the newborn data photographed and collected and transmits it to the signal selection / distribution device 40 at the subsequent stage to connect to the Internet 80. The video / audio transmission server 30 that fulfills the role of a server for transmitting newborn data, a large number of monitors 50 each provided in a hospital room where a woman is admitted, and a large number provided from the video / audio transmission server 30 And a signal selection / distribution device 40 that appropriately distributes signals for newborn baby data to the corresponding monitors 50.
[0014]
The monitor 50 at this time can be output by applying a general television, and can also be applied to a separate screen output monitor.
[0015]
The video / audio transmission server 30 is provided with a video control device 60 for video editing and control of the newborn, and the signal selection / distribution device 40 is configured to perform control operation for setting signal distribution for the video and audio of the newborn. The signal manager terminal 70 for performing the above is provided.
[0016]
The outline processing operation of such a newborn information transmission system will be described. The video and audio of a large number of newborns 10a... Accommodated in the newborn room 10 are captured and collected by the camera / microphone 20, and the video / audio transmission is performed. The signal is transmitted to the signal selection / distribution device 40 via the signal from the server 30. The signal selection / distribution device 40 is connected to each camera / microphone 20 ... and each monitor 50 ..., and the monitor 50 of a woman in a specific hospital room. The video and audio of the corresponding newborn are output.
[0017]
In this case, the corresponding monitor 50 is provided with a speaker for audio output, and audio is provided in addition to video. In addition, it can be configured or controlled so that only the image of the newborn is transmitted, and an arbitrary form of information provision can be configured.
[0018]
The connection operation of each camera / microphone 20 and monitor 50 of the signal selection / distribution device 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a monitor screen for signal selection distribution setting of the signal manager terminal 70 in FIG. First, FIG. 2A shows an example of a signal manager operation setting screen for signal selection distribution setting. The screen of the signal selection distribution setting screen 701 corresponds to the camera number (the position of the newborn). And a screen for inputting a monitor number (maternity position).
[0020]
Referring to the signal selection / distribution setting screen 701, the second camera and the tenth monitor are set to correspond to each other, the fourth camera is the twentyth monitor, and the third camera is the tenth. It is set to connect to each monitor correspondingly. The information set in this way is stored in the memory inside the signal manager terminal 70 as a signal selection / distribution setting table, and the signal selection / distribution device 40 performs an operation of connecting each camera and the monitor with reference to this information. To do.
[0021]
In addition to the signal selection / distribution setting screen 701 described above, it can be arranged in any form, and it can be configured to input the name, sex, weight, date of birth, name of the mother, etc. corresponding to each camera. it can.
[0022]
As the above-mentioned No. 2 and No. 3 cameras are set to the same No. 10 monitor, there may be some maternity in one hospital, and one public monitor may be attached to each hospital room. In such a case, the signal selection / distribution device 40 may output a large number of camera images to one public monitor in a relay manner at regular time intervals (for example, about 10 seconds per camera). In this manner, the signal selection / distribution device 40 is provided with a timer in order to output each camera video output to one monitor at an appropriate time interval.
[0023]
In this way, the camera number, monitor number, names of newborns and mothers, etc. are set, and it can be output to the monitor of the signal manager terminal 70 in various forms to help the administrator's management operation or to reset it. It is.
[0024]
FIG. 2B discloses a screen representing a state relating to the corresponding neonatal video output time, such as a newborn and a mother, set on each monitor as a monitor-specific setting state screen 702. Each neonatal video output time can be adjusted by setting an appropriate interval, for example, 10 seconds or 20 seconds, in the output time column for the newborn video corresponding to the setting state screen 702 for each monitor.
[0025]
On the other hand, the signal selection / distribution device 40 is provided with a character display such as an OSD (On Screen Display), and as shown in FIG. The name of the newborn and the name of the maternity can be output at the same time.
[0026]
The video control device 60 described above manages or controls the video / audio power transmission server 30, and various character information and graphic information can be input from the video control device 60. Such information is stored in the video / audio power transmission server 30. Can be overlapped with each camera image transmitted from the video / audio power transmission server 30 to the signal selection / distribution device 40, or each camera image can be appropriately treated.
[0027]
Through the video control device 60, the administrator converts various information related to advertisements or advertisements such as hospital patient seminar information, common knowledge on childcare education, hospital entrance / exit procedures, etc. into text, graphics, or broadcast forms on the monitor 50 in each hospital room. Can output.
[0028]
Further, this newborn information transmission system can execute a function of transmitting newborn images and sounds to remote subscribers such as newborn fathers and family members over the Internet.
[0029]
Hereinafter, a system for transmitting a newborn image to a remote subscriber using the Internet will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0030]
FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of the video / audio power transmission server 30 shown in FIG. 1, and this video / audio power transmission server 30 is connected to multiple channels from a number of cameras / microphones 20, as shown in FIG. The video / audio signal is separated into each using wired or wireless, transmitted to the video signal processing unit 303 and the audio signal processing unit 304 in the subsequent stage, and the overall control operation of the service provided from the video / audio power transmission server 30 is performed. It has the control part 301 to perform.
[0031]
Further, the apparatus can be connected to the video control apparatus 60 shown in FIG. 1, and the apparatus connection section 302 that interfaces between the video control apparatus 60 and the video / audio transmission server 30 and the audio signal transmitted from the control section 301. As shown in FIG. 1, the video signal processing unit 303 or the audio signal processing unit 304 for processing each video signal, and the video or audio signal output from the video signal processing unit 303 and the audio signal processing unit 304 are synthesized. A data synthesizing unit 305 to be transmitted to the signal selection / distribution device 40, a data storage unit 306 composed of an optical / magnetic disk drive or the like for temporarily recording video or audio signals synthesized from the signal synthesizing unit 305, video / It includes a voice connection server 30 and an Internet connection unit 307 for interfacing between the Internet 80.
[0032]
The video / audio transmission server 30 having such a configuration transmits the video / audio data of the newborn baby to the operator's web server via the Internet, and the subscriber at the remote location transmits to the operator's web server via the Internet. Connect and receive newborn video or audio in real time.
[0033]
Hereinafter, further detailed description will be given with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
[0034]
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the Internet connection between the video / audio transmission server 30 and the operator's web server 100 or the subscriber terminal 90 of the remote subscriber, and FIG. 5 is the operator's web server of FIG. 2 is a signal flow diagram for newborn video transmission between 100 and a subscriber terminal 90;
[0035]
First, as shown in FIG. 4, each subscriber terminal 90 similar to a personal computer connects the Internet (or intranet) 80 to the operator's web server 100, and the operator's web server 100 is connected to the Internet 80. To the video / audio transmission server 30. At this time, the Internet 80 is defined by a concept including a wired / wireless network.
[0036]
The operator's web server 100 has an advertisement server 120 for collecting advertisement files sent from a number of unspecified advertisers, an operation server 110, and a data input unit for the operator to input control commands. 140, a browser generation unit 150 for generating a browser for processing the file transmitted from the video / audio transmission server 30 on the monitor of the operator terminal and synthesizing other files to transmit to the subscriber terminal 90; A subscriber information database 160 for storing information on the video / audio transmission server 30 and information on the corresponding subscriber of the subscriber terminal 90, and the same video and audio data transmitted from the video / audio transmission server 30. Data database 170 and advertisement data for storing advertisement data provided through the advertisement server 120 The over scan 180 and operator web server 100 of generally manage and process various data from the subscriber terminal 90 and the video / audio electrical transmission server 30. Further, the main control unit 130 is configured to read the corresponding file from the video database 170 and send it via the operation server 110 when the subscriber terminal 90 or the video / audio transmission server 30 requests.
[0037]
The communication process of the subscriber using the web server 100 of the operator and the Internet will be described with reference to FIG.
[0038]
First, at a stage of the first step 901, when a certain subscriber terminal 90 requests connection to the operator's web server 100 through the Internet 80,
At the stage of the second step 902, the web server 100 of the operator transmits an initial screen (that is, a homepage) to the requesting subscriber terminal 90.
[0039]
Thereafter, at the stage of the third step 903, the subscriber terminal 90 executes the log-in operation by inputting the ID and password already given in the corresponding fields of the initial screen.
[0040]
The entered ID and password are transmitted to the operator's web server 100, and the operator's web server 100 stores the basic information of the subscriber stored in the internal subscriber information database 160 in the fourth step 904. And confirms whether or not the user is a registrant. If the user is confirmed to be a registrant, the connection is approved.
[0041]
If approved, the fifth step 905 step, when there is data requesting for requesting video neonatal from the subscriber terminal 90,
In step 6 906, the web server 100 of the operator transmits the video of the newborn corresponding to the corresponding subscriber to the subscriber terminal 90 in real time.
[0042]
Through such processing operation, a subscriber such as a family at a remote location, for example, a workplace or a home can receive real-time video and audio of a newborn baby from the operator's web server 100 via the Internet.
[0043]
In the above description, the explanation of the new registration of the subscriber is omitted, but this new registration of the subscriber is applicable when the subscriber conducts the procedure for hospitalization of the maternity at the hospital provided with the newborn information transmission system. Registration can be set during hospital admission procedures. In addition, after registration, the subscriber can pay the usage fee for the newborn information transmission service directly or indirectly to the operator of the corresponding system.
[0044]
As described above, even if the newborn is housed in the newborn room and is in an isolated state that cannot be seen from the outside, the current facial expression and state of the newborn can be clearly obtained by the imaging means, so that the image taken in real time can be captured in the newborn room. It can be sent to mothers in remote hospital rooms and remote families. For this reason, it is possible to provide highly serviceable information to family members who are highly interested so that the facial expressions of newborns can be seen as if they are nearby. In particular, it is possible to watch for a long time without being restricted by the time set by the hospital, such as watching the situation from outside the neonatal room window.
[0045]
In addition to video, it is also possible to receive new baby voice information, text, graphics, photographic information, etc. In addition, when using the Internet or an intranet for transmission, the transmission system can be easily set up. Can be built.
[0046]
In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment,
The administrator server of the present invention corresponds to the web server 100,
Similarly,
The in-hospital transmission system corresponds to the neonatal information transmission system in the hospital,
The imaging means and the sound collecting means correspond to the camera / microphone 20 of the embodiment,
The information transmission means corresponds to the video / audio transmission server 30,
The transmission information distribution means and the switching means correspond to the signal selection distribution device 40,
The hospital output means corresponds to the monitor 50,
The attached information generating means corresponds to the video control device 60,
The transmission destination setting means corresponds to the signal manager terminal 70 and the web server 100 of the operator,
The communication network corresponds to the Internet (or Intranet) 80,
The transmission information storage unit corresponds to the video database 170,
The stored transmission information transmission means corresponds to the main control unit 130 ,
The present invention can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.
[0047]
For example, by connecting other devices such as a fancy product making machine as a variety of devices capable of printing newborn images with T-shirts, mugs or various products, color photographs, etc., to the signal selection / distribution device 40 described above, Newborn images can also be provided from fancy equipment production machines. The subscriber terminal 90 can be applied not only to a general personal computer but also to a wireless terminal such as a mobile phone.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a newborn baby image taken in real time can be transmitted and shown to a mother in a hospital room away from the newborn room and a family in a remote place. It is possible to provide information with high serviceability so that facial expressions can be seen as if they are nearby, and not only video, but also audio information, text information such as newborn's name, gender, weight, birth date and time, figures Information, photo information, etc. can be sent together.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a newborn information transmission system.
FIG. 2 is a display diagram showing an example of a monitor screen.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control circuit of the video / audio power transmission server.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the neonatal information transmission system connected to the Internet.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a communication state when using the Internet.
[Explanation of symbols]
10a ... Newborn 30 ... Video / audio transmission server 40 ... Signal selection / distribution device 50 ... Monitor 60 ... Video control device 70 ... Signal manager terminal 80 ... Internet 100 ... Operator's web server

Claims (4)

Connect the subscriber terminal, administrator server and in-hospital transmission system via the communication network,
The in-hospital transmission system
A plurality of imaging means for imaging corresponding to each of a plurality of newborns housed in the neonatal room;
Sound collection means to capture the newborn's voice,
An information transmission unit that superimposes and transmits the video imaged by each imaging unit and the voice of the newborn captured by the sound collection unit as transmission information;
A destination setting means for setting a destination of the transmission information;
A plurality of in-hospital output means installed in a place away from the neonatal room and outputting the distributed electric transmission information;
The electrical transmission information from the information electrical transmission means, constituted by the electrical transmission information distribution means for distributing to the hospital output means said electrical transmission destination setting means has set,
In the management server,
A transmission information storage unit for storing the transmission information transmitted from the information transmission means;
In response to a request from the subscriber terminal that is permitted to access, a stored transmission information transmission unit that transmits the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage unit;
A newborn information transmission system comprising: product production means for producing a product that outputs video information among the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage unit in response to a request from the subscriber terminal permitted to access . In the in-hospital transmission system,
Attached information generating means for generating attached information such as characters, figures, photos, etc.
The neonatal information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the attachment information generated by the attachment information generation unit is connected to the information transmission unit so as to be superimposed on the transmission information. The transmission destination setting means is configured to set the imaging means and the in- hospital output means in association with each other,
The neonate according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising switching means for setting an output time of transmission information corresponding to one imaging means and sequentially switching output when a plurality of imaging means correspond to one hospital output means. Information transmission system. The newborn information transmission system according to claim 3 , further comprising information combining means for allowing collection of advertisement information from an advertiser via the communication network and combining the advertisement information with the transmission information.

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