JP4883153B2 - Biological information measuring device, biological information measuring system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a biological information measuring device and a biological information measuring system .

  Conventionally, biometric information such as body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and number of steps is measured by a health care sensor, and the measurement result of the health care sensor is transferred to the host computer via a mobile phone. There has been proposed a health management system that performs the determination of the presence or absence of the disease (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a measuring instrument for measuring biological information and the mobile phone body are connected by wire or wireless, and measurement of the biological information by the measuring instrument is started by operating the mobile phone body, and the measuring instrument is measured on the display unit of the mobile phone body. A technique for reading the result is also known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-157336 A (page 3, FIG. 1) Utility model registration No. 3069978 (7th page, Fig. 1, 4, 6, 7)

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above, a mobile phone is used to transfer the measurement result of the health management sensor to the host computer, and the mobile phone functions as a device that relays between the health management sensor and the host computer. ing. However, Patent Document 1 does not particularly indicate a function for performing an operation or display related to measurement.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 2 exemplifies a configuration in which a measuring instrument is activated by an operation by a mobile phone body, and blood pressure and pulse data are displayed on a display of the mobile phone body. That is, the mobile phone body is used for the operation and display of the measuring instrument. Patent Document 2 also describes a technique for measuring blood sugar level and body temperature.

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, since the measuring instrument is attached to the mobile phone body and the measuring instrument and the mobile phone body correspond one-to-one, a living body that can be measured by the measuring instrument. If the content of the information is different, it is necessary to use a different mobile phone body, and one mobile phone body cannot be shared for measuring various types of biological information, resulting in high costs. Occurs. In other words, there is only one measuring instrument that can be operated or displayed on one mobile phone body, and there is a problem that the mobile phone body and the measuring instrument can only be sold in pairs.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned reasons, and the object thereof is a biological information measuring apparatus which can be arbitrarily combined with a mobile telephone and can share a single mobile telephone with a plurality of mobile telephones. Another object is to provide a biological information measurement system .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided an operation unit and a display unit, a memory for storing a program as an application, a microcomputer that operates in accordance with the program recorded in the memory, and a bidirectional connection between the microcomputer and other devices. Used with a mobile phone equipped with an interface on the mobile phone side for communication, the mobile phone is provided with an operation function for instructing an operation from the operation unit and a display function for displaying a measurement result on the display unit A biological information measuring device that uses a program for setting the memory in the memory, and receives from the microcomputer operation information of a measuring unit that measures biological information and the operation unit that instructs an operation of the measuring unit; and wherein sending the indication information of the measurement result by the measuring means to the microcomputer To display the radical 113, characterized in that it comprises a mobile telephone-side interface and the interface of the biological information measuring apparatus which enables transmission of the operation information and the display information between the.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the program is preset in the memory that can be replaced with the mobile phone.

In the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 1, wherein the program is characterized in that it is downloaded from the program server connected mediates moving body telephone network to the mobile phone in the memory .
That is, the program is incorporated separately from the function of the mobile telephone as a telephone after the purchase of the mobile telephone. Also, a program readable by a personal computer is recorded and distributed on a recording medium, and the program is transferred from the recording medium to the mobile phone by connecting to the personal computer using the device communication interface of the mobile phone. Is also possible.

  In the invention of claim 4, in the invention of any one of claims 1 to 3, the biological information includes at least one of blood pressure, pulse, body fat, weight, number of steps, and blood glucose level. Features.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the interface transmits and receives an optical wireless signal.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there are provided an operation unit and a display unit, a memory for storing a program as an application, a microcomputer that operates according to the program recorded in the memory, and a bidirectional connection between the microcomputer and other devices. A mobile phone having an interface on the mobile phone side for performing communication, an operation function for instructing an operation from the operation unit, and a display function for displaying a measurement result on the display unit A biological information measuring device configured to use the program set in the memory, the biological information measuring device receiving from the microcomputer measurement information for measuring biological information and operation information of the operation unit for instructing an operation of the measuring means; And the display result of the measurement result by the measuring means is transmitted to the microcomputer before In order to display on the display unit, characterized in that it comprises a mobile telephone-side interface and the interface of the biological information measuring apparatus which enables transmission of the operation information and the display information between the.

According to the configuration of the first and sixth aspects of the present invention, the mobile phone includes the biological information measuring device-side interface that enables bidirectional communication with the mobile phone-side interface provided in the mobile phone. Since the program for instructing the operation of the measuring means by the operation of the operating section provided and displaying the measurement result by the measuring means on the display section provided in the mobile telephone is separately set as an application in the memory of the mobile telephone, the biological information By appropriately setting a program as an application of a mobile phone according to the measurement device, it is possible to share one mobile phone with any of a plurality of biological information measurement devices. That is, the mobile phone can be operated and displayed by appropriately setting a program while using a general-purpose mobile phone without being dedicated to the biological information measuring device. As a result, while the mobile phone can be used for the operation and display of the biological information measuring device, the seller of the biological information measuring device simply provides a program as an application incorporated in the mobile phone. It is possible to perform display and operation suitable for the mobile phone by using a mobile phone, and it is possible to provide the mobile phone at a lower cost compared to the conventional configuration in which the mobile phone is provided specifically for a biological information measuring device.

According to the configuration of the invention of claim 2, because they set the program in the memory can be replaced with respect to moving body telephone, it is unnecessary downloading programs.

According to the configuration of the invention of claim 3, since the mobile telephone is program Mugada downloaded into the memory of the mobile telephone from the program server connected mediates mobile phone network, the biological information measuring device In addition, a program suitable for a biological information measuring device can be distributed to a large number of mobile phones simply by registering a program to be set in the mobile phone in the program server, and the biological information measuring device for each mobile phone. Compared to a conventional configuration in which a program conforming to the above is incorporated, there is an advantage that it takes less time to distribute the program.

  According to the configuration of the invention of claim 4, the biological information measured by the biological information measuring device is at least one of blood pressure, pulse, body fat, weight, number of steps, and blood glucose level, and this kind of living body It is possible to take measures against lifestyle-related diseases by managing information.

  According to the configuration of the invention of claim 5, since the optical wireless signal is transmitted and received by the interface, the cable does not become an obstacle as in the case of connecting the biological information measuring device and the mobile phone by wire, In addition, there is no need to connect or disconnect the cable, and there is an advantage that it is easy to use.

It is a block diagram which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a system configuration same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the usage example same as the above. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the usage example same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the other usage example same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the other usage example same as the above. It is the schematic which shows another usage example same as the above.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a biological information measuring device 1 that measures blood pressure as biological information is attached to the wrist, and measurement using the biological information measuring device 1 is performed using a mobile phone 2 that is a mobile phone. An example of operation and display is shown. However, the biological information may be any information as long as blood pressure, pulse, body fat, weight, number of steps, blood glucose level, etc. can be measured, and one biological information measuring device 1 measures single biological information. In addition to measuring, a plurality of biological information may be combined and measured. Alternatively, a plurality of biological information measuring devices 1 may measure different biological information, and the cellular phone 2 may individually operate and display each biological information measuring device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 2 is provided with a device communication interface 22 capable of bidirectional communication with other devices. As this type of interface 22 in the cellular phone 2, an optical wireless type using an infrared as a transmission medium between other devices and a wired type using an electric signal as a transmission medium between other devices are known. In this embodiment, an interface 22 for transmitting and receiving an optical wireless signal is used.

  The biological information measuring apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a measuring unit 11 that measures blood pressure and an interface 12 capable of bidirectional communication between the interface 22 of the mobile phone 2. The interface 12 can receive operation information output from the interface 22 of the mobile phone 2 and instructing the operation of the measuring means 11, and can send display information of measurement results by the measuring means 11 to be received by the interface 22. it can. As will be described later, the operation information is generated by operating the operation unit 23 provided in the mobile phone 2, and the content of the display information is displayed on the display unit 23 provided in the mobile phone 2. In the illustrated example, the biological information measuring apparatus 1 is also provided with a display unit 13 formed of a liquid crystal display and an operation unit 14 formed of a plurality of switches. The display unit 13 performs display related to measurement including the measurement result, and the operation unit 14 performs operation related to measurement including turning on / off of the power source and starting of measurement.

  The measuring means 11 includes a cuff 11a worn around the wrist. The measuring means 11 controls the internal pressure of the cuff 11a in order to measure the blood pressure value, controls the pressure adjusting means, and controls the cuff 11a. The measurement means 11 is provided with a calculation control means for detecting a change in the internal pressure and obtaining a blood pressure value. The pressure adjusting means includes a pressurizing pump 11b for introducing air into the cuff 11a, a constant exhaust valve 11c for exhausting air from the cuff 11a at a constant speed, and a quick exhaust valve 11d for rapidly exhausting air from the cuff 11a. . The arithmetic control means includes a pressure sensor 11e for detecting the internal pressure of the cuff 11a, a sequence controller 11f for controlling the operation of the pressurizing pump 11b, the constant exhaust valve 11c, and the quick exhaust valve 11d, and the constant exhaust valve 11c. The pressure calculator 11g for obtaining the blood pressure value by monitoring the output of the pressure sensor 11e during operation, and the arrival of the maximum blood pressure and the minimum blood pressure based on the blood pressure value obtained by the pressure calculator 11g and the output of the pressure sensor 11e A blood pressure determination unit 11h that determines a point and obtains a maximum blood pressure value and a minimum blood pressure value. In addition, the blood pressure determination unit 11h can determine not only the blood pressure value but also the pulse based on the change pattern of the output of the pressure sensor 11. Here, the cuff 11a of the measuring means 11 may be worn around the arm.

  In measuring the blood pressure, the power is first turned on by operating the operation unit 14, and then an instruction to operate the pressurizing pump 11b is given to increase the internal pressure of the cuff 11a. The sequence controller 11f monitors the internal pressure of the cuff 11a by the output of the pressure sensor 11e, and when the internal pressure of the cuff 11a reaches a predetermined pressure (pressure slightly higher than the maximum blood pressure value), the pressure pump 11b Stop operation. Next, the sequence control unit 11f opens the constant exhaust valve 11c and exhausts the cuff 11a at a constant speed, and the pressure calculation unit 11g and the blood pressure determination unit 11h monitor the output change of the pressure sensor 11e during exhaust. To obtain the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value. That is, since the exhaust period of the cuff 11a includes a period in which the internal pressure of the cuff 11a varies due to pulsation, the blood pressure value can be obtained based on the fluctuation component in the output of the pressure sensor 11e. Here, since the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value are obtained during the exhaust of the cuff 11a, the maximum blood pressure value is obtained before the minimum blood pressure value. The valve 11d is opened. The obtained measurement result is displayed on the display unit 13. A series of operations as described above are performed under the control of the sequence control unit 11f. In addition, since the technique of blood pressure measurement and pulse measurement having this type of configuration is well known, description of the measurement principle is omitted.

  By the way, in this embodiment, it is possible to use the display unit 23 and the operation unit 24 provided in the mobile phone 2 for the same functions as the display unit 13 and the operation unit 14 of the biological information measuring device 1. . That is, when the operation unit 24 is operated, operation information for instructing the start of blood pressure measurement (operation of the pressurizing pump 11b) is transmitted from the interface 22 and transmitted to the measurement information measuring apparatus 1 via the interface 12, and the display unit 23 When the display information including the measurement result sent from the interface 12 of the biological information measuring apparatus 1 is received by the interface 22, the contents of the display information can be displayed. The mobile phone 2 is bi-directional between a call means for making a call with another telephone through a mobile telephone network including a base station, a data communication means for performing data communication through the mobile telephone network, and another device. Functions related to the biological information measuring device 1 are given to the interface 22 for performing communication, a display unit 23 having a liquid crystal display, an operation unit 24 having a plurality of switches, and the mobile phone 2. And a memory 25 for storing the program. This program can be separately set as an application after purchase by the purchaser of the mobile phone 2 separately from the functions prepared in advance in the mobile phone 2, and in this embodiment, the program server 33 ( Although an example of setting by downloading from the memory 25 to the memory 25 is shown, it may be set by replacing a part or all of the memory 25. Alternatively, the program may be read into a personal computer from a recording medium recording the program as an application, and the program may be set in the memory 25 from the personal computer via the interface 22 for device communication.

  The calling means includes a microphone 21a and a speaker 21b for transmitting and receiving, a radio circuit 21c including functions such as modulation / demodulation and code / decoding, and an antenna 21d for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the base station. Further, the data communication means shares the radio circuit 21c and the antenna 21d with the call means, and is further connected to the baseband circuit 21e connected to the radio circuit 21c and the radio circuit 21c via the baseband circuit 21e. And a microcomputer 21f. The baseband circuit 21e is an integrated circuit, which converts a digital signal output from the microcomputer 21f into a baseband signal, and converts a baseband signal output from the wireless circuit 21c into a digital signal handled by the microcomputer 21f. It has a function. The baseband circuit 21e also has packetizing / unpacketizing and encoding / decoding functions.

  The display unit 23 is connected to the microcomputer 21f via the display circuit 23a, and can display characters and figures related to the operation of the mobile phone 2 and the measurement by the biological information measuring device 1. Further, an interface 22, an operation unit 24, and a memory 25 are connected to the microcomputer 21 f, and the microcomputer 21 f operates according to a program stored in the memory 25. That is, the function of the mobile phone 2 is determined by the program stored in the memory 25. In other words, the functions of the interface 22, the display unit 23, and the operation unit 24 are determined by a program stored in the memory 25. The present embodiment enables operation and display related to measurement in the biological information measuring apparatus 1 using the mobile phone 2, and the operation unit is set by setting an appropriate program in the memory 25 of the mobile phone 2. Measurement of biological information by the biological information measuring device 1 can be started by the operation of 24, and the blood pressure values (maximum blood pressure value and minimum blood pressure value) measured by the biological information measuring device 1 are displayed on the display unit 23. It can be done. With this configuration, even when the display unit 13 provided on the biological information measurement device 1 is difficult to see and the operation unit 14 is difficult to operate with the biological information measurement device 1 mounted on an arm or a wrist, the display of the mobile phone 2 is possible. By using the unit 23 and the operation unit 24 in place of the display unit 13 and the operation unit 14, operations and displays related to measurement are facilitated.

  Blood pressure values taken from the biological information measuring device 1 via the interface 22 in the cellular phone 2 are stored in the memory 25 in order within the storage capacity of the memory 25. An EEPROM is used for the memory 25 so that the contents can be retained even when no power is supplied and the contents can be changed. The memory 25 may be configured by combining a plurality of types of semiconductor memories. For example, a partial area of the memory 25 is a ROM that stores a system program for determining basic functions of the mobile phone 2, and the work area includes Applied functions of the mobile phone 2 including the functions of the interface 22, the display unit 23, and the operation unit 24 using the RAM (in this embodiment, the measurement unit 11 of the biological information measuring device 1 is activated by the operation of the operation unit 24. And a region for storing a blood pressure value measured by the biological information measuring device 1, and a region for storing a blood pressure value measured by the biological information measuring device 1. May be an EEPROM. Further, a part of the memory 25 may be detachably provided to the mobile phone 2. When a part of the memory 25 is detachable, a program for determining an applied function may be stored in the detachable part. Alternatively, the program may be stored in the memory 25 via the interface 22 and the microcomputer 21f. However, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the program stored in the memory 25 is transferred using radio waves transmitted and received by the antenna 21d as a medium, and is connected via the mobile telephone network 31 (see FIG. 2). The program is transferred from the program server 33 (see FIG. 2) provided above.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 2 can be connected to the Internet 32 via the mobile telephone network 31 and can access the program server 33 on the Internet 32. The program server 33 stores a program according to the specifications of the biological information measuring device 1 and the model of the mobile phone 2, and the purchaser of the biological information measuring device 1 accesses the program server 33 through the mobile phone 2. A program corresponding to the specifications of the biological information measuring device 1 and the model of the mobile phone 2 can be downloaded from the program server 33 to the memory 25 of the mobile phone 2.

  When downloading the program from the program server 33 to the mobile phone 2, as shown in FIG. 3, when the biological information measuring device 1 (a blood pressure meter is illustrated in the figure) is purchased (S1), the biological information measurement is performed. The purchaser who wants to receive various services related to the device 1 (S2) accesses the site described in the instruction manual of the biological information measuring device 1 (S3, S4, S10), and the display unit of the mobile phone 2 Information such as personal information, the model of the biological information measuring device 1 and the model of the mobile phone 2 is registered according to the menu displayed on the screen 23 (S5, S11). Here, when accessing the site, the amount of information that can be displayed on the display unit and the content of the service differ between the case of the mobile phone 2 and the case of a personal computer or PDA (mobile terminal) that is not the mobile phone 2. , You will access the site according to the type of terminal.

  A health management server 34 linked to the program server 33 is provided on the Internet 32. When the site is accessed from the mobile phone 2 (S4) and personal information is registered (S5), the health management server 34 Using the input personal information, a web page for each personal information transferred from the mobile phone 2 by the web page creation means 34a provided in the health management server 34 (hereinafter referred to as "personal page") is generated ( S6). The personal page is set for each registered individual. Therefore, when one person measures a plurality of types of biological information with a plurality of biological information measuring apparatuses 1, all the biological information is managed in one personal page. On the other hand, when one biological information measuring apparatus 1 is shared by a plurality of people (for example, family members), a plurality of personal pages are generated by registering the personal information of each person. Here, since the mobile phone 2 is generally owned by an individual and is not assumed to be shared even by a family, it is sufficient to generate a personal page for each mobile phone 2 that has accessed the program server 33.

  After the personal information is registered, the user is prompted to select whether or not to download a program as an application of the mobile phone 2 from the program server 33 (S7). If download of the program is selected, an appropriate program is selected in the program server 33 based on the information input from the mobile phone 2, and the selected program is downloaded to the mobile phone 2 (S8). In this way, a program as an application is set in the mobile phone 2 (S9). Further, when it is not necessary to download the program, such as when the memory 25 is replaced or a program as an application is set from the recording medium, the download need not be selected at step S7.

  When the mobile phone 2 is not used as a terminal connected to the health management server 34 (S3, S4), the personal information and the model of the biological information measuring device 1 are registered by the terminal (S11). A page is generated (S12). However, in this case, a program for associating the biological information measuring apparatus 1 with the mobile phone 2 is not downloaded.

  Since the health management server 34 is provided on the Internet 32, the personal page created by the web page creation means 34a is not limited to the mobile phone 2 that can enjoy the Internet service, but can be a personal terminal as long as it is a terminal that can be connected to the Internet. In addition to computers, it can be viewed on various terminals such as mobile terminals. However, in order to prohibit the browsing of the personal page by anyone other than the permitted viewer, the health management server 34 is provided with a browser confirmation means 34b to restrict access to the personal page. The viewer confirmation unit 34b may use a well-known technique adopted in a web page on the Internet, and restricts access by inputting a password and an ID, for example. By restricting such access, browsing of the personal page can be prohibited except for a viewer associated with the mobile phone 2, that is, a viewer who sets the personal page by operating the mobile phone 2. Here, it is possible to specify an individual who has accessed the health management server 34 by using the number notification function of the mobile phone 2, but access to the health management server 34 from a terminal different from the mobile phone 2 is also possible. In order to make it possible, a format in which a password and an ID are input is used to restrict access.

  When the personal page is set as described above, the biological information database 34c provided in the health management server 34 can store the biological information in association with the individual (that is, in association with the mobile phone 2). . The history of individual biometric information stored in the biometric information database 34c can be viewed on the personal page. The format for browsing the history may be a list of numerical values representing the biological information, but it is desirable to display the history so that the change tendency of the history of the biological information can be easily grasped. Further, if the display is a graph, the history can be displayed even when the area of the screen on which the personal page can be displayed is relatively small. That is, it is possible to display a history of biological information on the screen of the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2. Of course, when another terminal having a large screen area is used, the history of the biological information can be displayed as a numerical value, and both the numerical value and the graph can be displayed.

  As described above, since the history of biometric information is stored in the health management server 34, the biometric information is stored in the biometric information measuring apparatus 1 or the biometric information is stored in the memory 25 of the mobile phone 2. Compared to the case of accumulating history, it is easy to secure a large storage capacity for accumulating the history of biological information, and it becomes possible to know changes in biological information over a relatively long period of time. Further, it is not necessary to use a large-capacity memory for the biological information measuring device 1 or the mobile phone 2, and it can be provided at low cost.

  By the way, since the health management server 34 is provided on the Internet 32, the biological information stored in the biological information database 34c provided in the health management server 34 can be shown to an expert on the Internet 32. Therefore, the health management server 34 is provided with data transfer means 34d so that the biometric information stored in the biometric information database 34c can be transferred to the expert terminal 35 on the Internet 32 owned by the expert. is there. In other words, the data transfer means 34d is activated when a viewer of the personal page desires in the personal page, and has a function of allowing the expert terminal 35 to browse the history of biometric information corresponding to the designated personal page. Have. The type and range of the biometric information to be transferred to the expert terminal 35 can be specified in the personal page, and all biometric information that can be browsed in the personal page is transferred to the expert terminal 35. Is also possible.

  The expert to whom the data transfer means 34d transfers the history of the biological information is an expert contracted by the operator of the health management server 34 and relates to the possibility of the onset of lifestyle-related diseases based on the history of the biological information. Means an individual or an institution that can provide diagnosis and advice to avoid the onset of lifestyle-related diseases. Here, as information to be transferred to the expert terminal 35, it is sufficient if there is a history of biometric information and identification information of the history. Therefore, personal information such as a name is not transferred to the expert terminal 35, Only the information and the identification information of the history of the biometric information may be transferred. By adopting this method, the integrity of information is improved without unnecessarily transferring personal information over the Internet 32.

  On the web page browsed by the expert terminal 35, it is possible to input diagnosis by a specialist regarding the possibility of occurrence of lifestyle-related diseases based on the history of biological information and advice for avoiding the occurrence of lifestyle-related diseases, The diagnosis result and advice input by the expert are returned to the health management server 34 together with the identification information of the history of the biological information. The data transfer means 34d associates the identification information of the history of the biometric information with the personal page and delivers it to the web page creation means, and the web page creation means presents the diagnosis result and advice by the expert in a predetermined column set in the personal page. .

  Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile phone 2 will be briefly described. It is assumed that the personal information registration operation for generating the personal page described above has been completed, and therefore the programs corresponding to the biological information measuring device 1 and the mobile phone 2 have been downloaded to the memory 25. A program specialized in the type of the biological information measuring device 1 and the specification of the mobile phone 2 is called an application. The operation unit 24 of the mobile phone 2 is provided with a switch for starting an application. When the blood pressure value is measured using the biological information measuring apparatus 1, the application is first started as shown in FIG. (S1). By this operation, a menu screen is displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2 (S2). In this embodiment, five options of “Measurement start”, “Measurement result display”, “Measurement result registration”, “Personal page display”, and “End” are displayed on the menu screen. These options can be selected by the operation unit 24 provided in the mobile phone 2. Since the mobile phone 2 is often provided with a switch having a cursor key and an execution key integrally, the cursor key is operated so that the desired option displayed on the menu screen is highlighted, and the desired option is displayed. If the execution key is operated in a state where is highlighted, a desired option can be selected. Alternatively, a number may be associated with each option, and the option may be selected using a number key.

  “Measurement start” means that blood pressure measurement is started, “Measurement result display” means that the measured blood pressure value is displayed on the display unit 23, and “Measurement result registration” means that the measured blood pressure value is personalized. “Personal page display” means that the personal page is displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2, and “End” means the end of the application.

  When the user selects “measurement start” while wearing the biological information measuring device 1 on the body, an optical wireless signal instructing the biological information measuring device 1 to start measurement is transmitted from the mobile phone 2 (S3). ). The biological information measuring apparatus 1 that has received the optical wireless signal starts measurement (S4), and measures the maximum blood pressure value, the minimum blood pressure value, and the pulse (S5). When the measurement is finished (S6), the measurement value is displayed on the display unit 13 of the biological information measuring apparatus 1, and the measurement value is stored in a memory (not shown), and the end of the measurement is notified to the mobile phone 2 (S7). ). At this time, the measurement value is not displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2. Further, the mobile phone 2 notified of the end of measurement returns the display content of the display unit 23 to the menu screen (S8). Here, it is desirable to display such as “measuring” during the period from the start of measurement to the return to the menu screen. Note that when the start of measurement is instructed by the operation unit 14 of the biological information measuring apparatus 1, the end of the measurement is not notified to the mobile phone 2.

  When “Measurement Result Display” is selected on the menu screen of the mobile phone 2 in a state where the measurement value is stored in the memory of the biological information measurement device 1, the measurement is performed from the memory of the biological information measurement device 1 to the memory 25 of the mobile phone 2. The value is transferred (S9), and the measured value is displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2 (S10). The measured value in the memory of the biological information measuring device 1 is automatically deleted after the measured value is transferred to the mobile phone 2. When an operation for canceling the display of the measurement value is performed on the mobile phone 2 while the measurement value is being displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2, the menu screen is restored (S11). Here, a power switch to be pushed is provided on the mobile phone 2, and the power is turned on / off when the duration of the pushing operation exceeds a certain time, and the menu screen is displayed when the duration of the pushing operation is less than the certain time. It shall return.

  The biological information measuring apparatus 1 can store the measured value up to a predetermined number of times in association with the measurement date and time, and the mobile phone 2 stores the measured value transferred from the biological information measuring apparatus 1 in the memory 25. Only the measurement values different from the measurement date and time may be selected and stored in the memory 25. When this configuration is adopted, the measurement values for a plurality of times are sequentially displayed or displayed in a list on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2. In addition, when the number of measurement values exceeds the number that can be held in the biological information measuring device 1, the old measurement values are deleted in order, and the biological information measuring device 1 has a plurality of new measured values (number that can be held). Is left behind.

  As described above, the operation unit 24 of the mobile phone 2 can perform the operation of starting the measurement by the biological information measuring device 1 and the operation of displaying the measurement value on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2. Even when it is difficult to operate the operation unit 14 of the information measuring apparatus 1, the measurement-related operation is facilitated by using the mobile phone 2 separated from the biological information measuring apparatus 1. In addition, since a measurement value or the like is displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2, the mobile phone 2 separated from the biological information measurement device 1 is used even when it is difficult to visually recognize the display unit 13 of the biological information measurement device 1. This makes it easy to visually recognize the display related to measurement.

  By the way, when “measurement result registration” is selected on the menu screen, access to the health management server 34 is started, and when a link with the health management server 34 is established, a confirmation process for associating with the personal page is performed. Thereafter, the measurement value stored in the memory 25 of the mobile phone 2 is transferred to the health management server 34 (S12). The measurement value transferred to the health management server 34 is stored in the biological information database 34c in association with the personal page (S13). In addition, the measurement value stored in the memory 25 of the mobile phone 2 is automatically deleted after the transfer to the health management server 34 is successful. When such a series of processing ends, the menu screen is automatically restored (S14).

  When “display personal page” is selected on the menu screen, access to the health management server 34 is started, and when a link with the health management server 34 is established, a confirmation process for associating with the personal page is performed. When the confirmation process is completed, the personal page can be browsed. If the operation unit 24 of the mobile phone 2 is operated according to the information presented on the personal page (S15), a new measured value is obtained from the health management server 34. (S16), and the history of measurement values is displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2 (S17). The history of the measured value may indicate the numerical value in time series. However, if the history of the measured value is graphed, the tendency of the measured value to change while using the relatively small display unit 23 attached to the mobile phone 2 is used. It becomes easy to recognize. In the state where the history of measurement values is displayed on the display unit 23, the display of the history of measurement values is canceled in the same manner as when the measurement values of the biological information measuring device 1 are displayed on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2. When the operation is performed, the display content of the display unit 23 returns to the menu screen (S18).

  When “end” is selected on the menu screen, first, an instruction to turn off the power of the biological information measuring device 1 is given by an optical wireless signal (S18), and then the application in the mobile phone 2 is ended (S19).

  In the above-described example, the example in which the biological information measuring apparatus 1 measures the maximum blood pressure value, the minimum blood pressure value, and the pulse has been described. However, a configuration in which only the blood pressure value is measured may be employed. Moreover, as the biological information measuring device 1, a device that is mounted near the waist and functions as a pedometer as shown in FIG. 6 may be used. That is, a measuring unit that detects the number of steps as biological information may be provided. In this case, as shown in the figure, when the biological information measuring device 1 is mounted near the waist, the biological information measuring device 1 is away from the eyes, so the display unit 13 is difficult to see and is located near the waist. Operation of the operation unit 14 is not easy. Therefore, by performing the operation and display using the mobile phone 2, the operation becomes easy and the display becomes easy to see while the biological information measuring apparatus 1 is mounted near the waist. Note that the pedometer does not need to instruct the start of measurement and only needs to have a function for resetting the measurement value. Therefore, in an application given to the mobile phone 2 corresponding to the pedometer, the pedometer is reset by operating the operation unit 24 of the mobile phone 2. Set a function that enables

  As the biological information measuring apparatus 1, a weight scale that measures body weight as biological information when a person is placed as shown in FIG. 7, or a pulse that measures a pulse as biological information when worn near the ear as shown in FIG. It is also possible to use a measuring device. Since the measurement starts when a person is placed on the scale and the measurement ends when the person goes down, there is no need to instruct the start of measurement in an application corresponding to the scale. In addition, since the display unit 13 of the weight scale (biological information measuring device 1) is relatively far away, it becomes easier to visually recognize the measured value on the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2. On the other hand, since the illustrated pulse measuring device is mounted near the ear, it must be removed from the ear in order to operate the biological information measuring device 1 or visually recognize the display. On the other hand, by using the display unit 23 and the operation unit 24 of the mobile phone 2, the operation of the biological information measuring device 1 is facilitated, and the measured value is confirmed without removing the biological information measuring device 1 from the ear. It becomes possible.

  The biological information measured by the biological information measuring apparatus 1 may be any biological information that can be measured, such as a blood sugar level or body fat.

  In addition, regarding the outgoing call and incoming call, which are basic functions of the mobile phone 2, and the application, the application is given priority over the outgoing call, and the incoming call is given priority over the application. In other words, when an application is operating, a call cannot be made but an incoming call is possible.

  In the configuration example described above, an example in which the operation and display of the biological information measurement apparatus 1 are performed by the mobile phone 2 has been described. However, since the biological information measurement apparatus 1 includes the display unit 13 and the operation unit 14, the mobile phone 2 is not used. It is also possible to use it alone, and even when the mobile phone 2 is not owned, it is possible to measure biological information only with the biological information measuring device 1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Biological information measuring device 2 Mobile telephone 11 Measuring means 12 Interface 13 Display part 14 Operation part 22 Interface 23 Display part 24 Operation part 25 Memory 31 Mobile telephone network 32 Internet 33 Program server 34 Health management server 34a Web page creation means 34b Browse Person confirmation means 34c biological information database 34d data transfer means 35 expert terminal

Claims (6)

Operation unit and display unit, memory for storing a program as an application, a microcomputer that operates according to the program recorded in the memory, and a mobile unit that is connected to the microcomputer and performs bidirectional communication with other devices A program for giving an operation function for instructing an operation from the operation unit and a display function for displaying a measurement result on the display unit to the mobile phone , used together with a mobile phone having an interface on a telephone side A biological information measuring device set and used
Measuring means for measuring biological information; operation information of the operating unit for instructing the operation of the measuring means is received from the microcomputer; and display information of a measurement result by the measuring means is transmitted to the microcomputer and the display unit A biological information measuring device comprising an interface on the biological information measuring device side capable of transmitting operation information and display information to and from the interface on the mobile phone side. The biological information measuring apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program is preset in the memory that can be replaced with the mobile telephone. The program, according to claim 1 Symbol placement of the biological information measuring device, characterized in that it is downloaded to the memory from the program server connected mediates moving body telephone network to the mobile phone.   The biological information measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the biological information includes at least one of blood pressure, pulse, body fat, weight, number of steps, and blood glucose level.   The biological information measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the interface transmits and receives an optical wireless signal.   Operation unit and display unit, memory for storing a program as an application, a microcomputer that operates according to the program recorded in the memory, and a mobile unit that is connected to the microcomputer and performs bidirectional communication with other devices A program for giving a mobile telephone having an interface on the telephone side, an operation function for instructing an operation from the operation section, and a display function for displaying a measurement result on the display section to the mobile telephone is set in the memory. Including a biological information measuring device used for
The biological information measuring device receives measurement information for measuring biological information and operation information of the operation unit that instructs operation of the measurement means from the microcomputer, and displays display information of a measurement result by the measurement means to the microcomputer. A biological information measuring device comprising an interface on a biological information measuring device side capable of transmitting operation information and display information to and from an interface on a mobile telephone side for transmission and display on the display unit system.

Images