JP4956353B2 - Health management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a health management device that manages personal health.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a device described in Patent Document 1 as a health management device that manages personal health. The conventional example described in Patent Document 1 registers a training menu created based on personal data (gender, age, height, weight, body fat percentage, etc.) in the memory of the intake / exercise meter, and this intake / exercise By attaching the meter to the individual's body, the individual's exercise amount is measured and stored in the memory, and data related to the food eaten by the individual is registered in the intake / exercise meter memory and registered in the intake / exercise meter memory It reads out the amount of heat intake and the amount of exercise that has been read out to a computer and creates and presents dietary restrictions, new training menus, and the like.
JP 2006-277164 A

  However, when improving the constitution by reducing the weight as described above, the subject can decide at what rate he wants to improve the constitution by increasing the calorie consumption by exercise and reducing the calorie intake by eating. Moreover, it was not possible to present to the management subject appropriate exercises and dietary improvements according to the ratio.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to appropriately set the rate of constitution improvement by each of exercise and meal and appropriate exercise and diet according to the set rate. An object of the present invention is to provide a health management device capable of presenting improvement content to a subject.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 sets storage means for storing information related to the body of the management subject such as gender, age, height, weight, and the like, and sets a target value for improving the constitution of the management subject Target value setting means for setting, constitution improvement ratio setting means for setting the proportion of constitution improvement by exercise and constitution improvement by meal, constitution improvement by exercise by multiplying the target value set by the target value setting means by the ratio Contents of improvement necessary to achieve each constitutional improvement target value of exercise and meal based on the information stored in the storage means and each constitutional improvement target value while calculating the target value and the constitutional improvement target value by meal It is characterized by comprising improvement content setting means for setting up and presentation means for presenting each improvement content of exercise and meal set by the improvement content setting means to the subject.

  According to the invention of claim 1, if the management subject sets the ratio of the constitution improvement by exercise and the constitution improvement by meal according to his / her living environment, the constitution improvement by exercise calculated according to the set ratio Improvements necessary to achieve the target value and dietary improvement target value are presented, so the proportion of physical improvement by each of exercise and meal can be set arbitrarily and appropriate according to the set proportion The contents of various exercises and meal improvements can be presented to the subject.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the improvement content setting means sets the improvement content selected by the management subject from a plurality of improvement content having different exercise amounts.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the improvement rate of exercise and meal is included in consideration of the physical condition of the management subject (for example, blood pressure, etc.) and the normal living situation (for example, almost no exercise normally). In addition, more appropriate improvements can be set.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the ratio of the constitution improvement by each of an exercise | movement and a meal can be set arbitrarily, and the appropriate exercise | movement and meal improvement content according to the set ratio can be shown to a subject.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The health management device 1 according to the present embodiment is a computer device that is installed at a remote location with respect to the dwelling unit A in which a management target person lives and has a network communication function via the Internet 202.

  Here, before describing the health management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, a health management system using the health management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 2, the residential distribution board (residential board) 3 installed in the dwelling unit A is called an information breaker 3a together with an Internet connection device (not shown) such as an ADSL modem, a CATV modem, or an ONU. A network security device is accommodated, and a network (home LAN) provided in the dwelling unit A and the Internet 202 are connected via the Internet connection device and the information breaker 3a. This information breaker 3a has various network-related functions such as a switching function, a firewall function, and a virus check function, and mainly prevents unauthorized access from the Internet 202 to the home LAN and the entry of viruses. .

  A plurality of network devices, in the illustrated example, a television receiver 2, a network adapter 4, and a web camera 9 are connected to a plurality of ports of the information breaker 3a via a LAN cable 203. The television receiver 2 is equipped with a network communication function and a web browser function via the LAN cable 203 in addition to a function for receiving and displaying a normal television broadcast, and remote operation by a wireless signal transmitted from the remote control 2a. It has a function. Further, the web camera 9 includes a solid-state imaging device composed of a CCD or CMOS, an optical system such as a zoom lens, a driving mechanism for performing panning and tilting, a computer equipped with a web server function, and the like. However, since such a television receiver 2 and the web camera 9 are well known in the art, illustration and description of a detailed configuration are omitted.

  The network adapter 4 has a specific low-power wireless communication function and a network communication function, performs wireless communication with the wireless repeater 5, and communicates with the television receiver 2 via the LAN cable 203 and the Internet 202. It communicates with the health management device 1 via the network. The wireless repeater 5 has a specific low-power wireless communication function and an infrared communication function, performs wireless communication with the network adapter 4, and includes a passive exercise device 8, an activity meter 6 and a body described later. Infrared communication is performed with the composition meter 7. That is, an infrared signal including the ID of the transmission source and the transmission destination is transmitted from the passive exercise device 8, the activity meter 6, and the body composition meter 7 that exist in the communicable area of the wireless repeater 5. When the wireless repeater 5 receives, the wireless repeater 5 converts the communication protocol of the received infrared signal and transmits it by radio waves. When the network adapter 4 receives the radio wave transmitted from the wireless repeater 5, the network adapter 4 converts the protocol of the signal transmitted by the radio wave and transmits the network device (TV receiver 2 or health management indicated by the destination ID). Send signal to device 1).

  The passive exercise device 8 allows the user to perform a passive exercise, for example, imitating a riding exercise by swinging a saddle-shaped seat portion on which the user sits straddling. It is a riding-type exercise device that gives exercise load. FIG. 3 shows a schematic block diagram of the passive exercise apparatus 8, and infrared communication is performed between the control unit 81 formed of a microcomputer, the drive unit 83 that swings and moves the bowl-shaped seat unit 82, and the outside. An infrared communication unit 84 for performing power on / off operation, an operation menu selection operation, an operation unit 85 for performing selection operations such as speed and exercise time for swinging the seat unit 82, and a seat unit 82. And a storage unit 86 that stores programs for swinging in various patterns.

  The active mass meter 6 is a flat device main body 60 with the circuit components shown in FIG. 4 incorporated therein, and is used by attaching the device main body 60 to a belt or the like of a person to be managed. Here, as circuit components incorporated in the apparatus main body 60, for example, a triaxial acceleration sensor 61 and the activity based on the detection output obtained by A / D converting the output signal of the acceleration sensor 61. A calculation processing unit 62 for calculating the physical activity intensity (unit: METs) and physical activity amount (unit: Ex) of the management subject wearing the quantity meter 6; a time counting unit 63 for supplying time data to the calculation processing unit 62; An input operation unit 64, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a storage unit 65 for storing calculation results of the calculation processing unit 62, personal attribute data, and the like, and a display unit 66 including a liquid crystal display, for example An infrared communication unit 67 that performs infrared communication with the wireless repeater 5 and a constant voltage circuit 68 that obtains a predetermined voltage necessary for the operation of each circuit element using the battery BT as a power source.

  The input operation unit 64 is a mode switching operation for switching the operation mode of the activity meter 6 to a measurement mode, a data setting mode, an output display processing mode, a data transfer mode, or the like, or a display screen displayed on the display unit 66 Cursor operation, confirmation operation, or data input operation to input personal attribute data (for example, age, gender, height, weight, purpose, health condition (historical history), region) used to calculate the amount of activity in the data setting mode Used.

  The arithmetic processing unit 62 of the activity meter 6 performs data processing for calculating the amount of physical activity of the management subject based on a program incorporated in the activity meter 6 in advance. When the mode is switched to the data setting mode, the display of the display unit 66 is controlled to display the data input screen, and guidance or the like for prompting the management subject to input the attribute data is displayed on the data input screen. When the attribute data is input using the input operation unit 64, the input data is written in the storage unit 65, and the attribute data read from the storage unit 65 is used for the activity amount calculation in the subsequent calculation processing. Yes.

  When the operation mode of the arithmetic processing unit 62 is switched to the measurement mode using the input operation unit 64, the arithmetic processing unit 62 determines the physical activity intensity based on the acceleration detection output input from the acceleration sensor 61, Performs a process of calculating the amount of physical activity by multiplying the physical activity intensity by the activity time, performs a process of writing the calculation result to the storage unit 65, and displays the calculation result on the display unit 66 in real time. .

  Further, when the operation mode of the arithmetic processing unit 62 is switched to the output display processing mode using the input operation unit 64, the arithmetic processing unit 62 is based on the data stored in the storage unit 65 and the result of the arithmetic processing. The attribute data and the measurement result of the activity amount are displayed on the display unit 66.

  Furthermore, when the operation mode of the arithmetic processing unit 62 is switched to the data transfer mode using the input operation unit 64, the arithmetic processing unit 62 converts the physical activity data stored in the storage unit 65 into an infrared signal using an infrared signal. Transmission from the communication unit 67 to the wireless repeater 5 is performed.

  The body composition meter 7 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped device main body 70 as shown in FIG. 2, and the upper surface of the device main body 70 is in contact with the soles of the left and right feet placed on the device main body 70. In addition, electrode portions 71a and 71a are disposed at the center, and a display portion 72 including a liquid crystal display for displaying measurement results and the like is disposed at a central portion of the apparatus main body 70 in the left-right direction.

  As circuit components built in the apparatus main body 70, a weak current is passed between the weight sensor 73 for measuring the weight of a person riding on the apparatus main body 70 and the left and right electrode portions 71a and 71a as shown in FIG. The bioimpedance measurement unit 71 that measures the electrical resistance (bioimpedance) of the human body, the operation of switching the operation mode of the body composition meter 7 to the measurement mode, the setting mode, etc., and the personal attribute data (for example, age, The body fat rate of the person to be measured is calculated based on the measurement result of the input impedance measurement unit 71 and the input operation unit 74 for performing an operation of inputting a gender, height, etc., and the display on the display unit 72 is displayed. An arithmetic processing unit 75 that controls and displays the detection result of the weight sensor 73 and the calculation result of the body fat percentage on the screen of the display unit 72; A storage unit 76 for storing calculation results of the calculation processing unit 75 and personal attribute data, an infrared communication unit 77 for performing infrared communication with the wireless repeater 5, and a battery as a power source And a battery power supply unit 78 for obtaining a predetermined voltage necessary for the operation of each circuit element.

  In the home network (home LAN) configured as described above, a private IP address is assigned to the television receiver 2, the network adapter 4, and the web camera 9 which are network terminals, and the Internet installed in the housing panel 3. The television receiver 2, the network adapter 4, and the web camera 9 can communicate via the Internet 202 using the NAT (network address conversion) function of the connected device. In addition, a unique ID is assigned to each of the passive exercise equipment 8, the activity meter 6, and the body composition meter 7, but each ID assigned to the data transmitted from the wireless repeater 5 to the network adapter 4. Can be converted into a private IP address in the network adapter 4, and the data can be stored in an IP packet and transmitted to the home LAN or the Internet 202.

  Next, the health management apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described. The health management device 1 of the present embodiment is installed in a management center of a service provider that provides a health management service to be managed to be described later, and performs network communication via the Internet 202 as shown in FIG. Network interface (I / F) unit 10, storage unit 11 composed of a semiconductor memory, a hard disk device, and the like, and a web browser mounted on a network terminal (such as television receiver 2 installed in dwelling unit A) A web server unit 12 that provides content such as a web page, a target value setting unit 13 that sets a target value for improving the constitution of the management target, and a constitution that sets a ratio between constitution improvement by exercise and constitution improvement by eating By multiplying the target value set by the improvement ratio setting unit 14 and the target value setting unit 13 by the ratio, While calculating the constitutional improvement target value and the constitutional improvement target value by meal, personal information (gender, age, height, weight, etc.) related to the body of the management subject stored in the storage unit 11 and each constitutional improvement target value Based on the improvement content setting unit 15 for setting the content of improvement necessary to achieve each constitutional improvement target value of exercise and meal based on the activity amount and management object of the management subject measured by the activity meter 6 as will be described later The achievement level determination unit 16 that determines the level of achievement with respect to the constitutional improvement target value according to the content of the meal reported by the person, the appearance prediction image generation unit 17 that generates the appearance prediction image of the management subject as described later, And a control unit 18 that performs overall control. However, each unit other than the network I / F unit 10 and the storage unit 11 is realized by causing a microcomputer to execute a web browser, a health management program, and an image processing program.

  Hereinafter, the operation (contents of health management service) of the health management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described by exemplifying weight loss (weight control) which is a kind of constitution improvement.

  A person who wants to receive the provision of the health management service (person to be managed) accesses the homepage of the health management service distributed by the web server unit 12 of the health management apparatus 1 using the web browser of the television receiver 2, Further, the user registration web page W0 linked from the homepage is accessed to newly register the user. On this user registration web page W0, boxes B01 to B06 for registering personal information such as the name (nickname), birth date, sex, height, weight, etc. of the applicant (administrator) are displayed. (See FIG. 6) When the applicant (the person to be managed) operates the remote control 2a while viewing the web page W0 displayed on the screen of the television receiver 2, the input contents of each item are displayed. Personal information returned from the web browser of the television receiver 2 to the web server unit 12 of the health management apparatus 1 and received by the web server unit 12 is stored in the storage unit 11 via the control unit 18. Further, in order to create an appearance prediction image to be described later, an image (still image) of a desired person (management target person) captured by the web camera 9 is transmitted to the web server unit 12 of the health management device 1 and is stored together with personal information in the storage unit 11, the registration work of the management subject is completed. Note that the control unit 18 creates a unique web page (hereinafter referred to as a personal homepage) for each registered management target person and stores it in the storage unit 11. Therefore, the registered management target person can log in from the homepage of the health management service and then access his personal homepage linked from the homepage.

  When the personal homepage is accessed for the first time after the user registration is completed, the target value setting unit 13 and the constitutional improvement ratio setting unit 14 of the health management device 1 set the target value and constitutional improvement ratio in the web server unit 12 through the control unit 18. The web page W1 is transmitted to the web browser of the television receiver 2. In this web page W1, as shown in FIG. 7, a box B11 for inputting (selecting) a period for improvement, a box B12 for inputting (selecting) a weight loss target value, and for inputting (selecting) a constitutional improvement ratio. In addition to the box B13, the clear button B14 for initializing the input contents of the boxes B11 to B13, the determination button B15 for determining the input contents and transmitting the input contents to the web server unit 12 of the health management device 1, A link button C2 for linking to a web page for display is included. In the example shown in the figure, the target is to reduce the weight by 3 kg in 3 months, and the rate of achieving the target by calorie consumption by exercise is set to 30%, and the rate of achieving the target by reducing calorie intake by dietary restriction is set to 70% Yes. Then, the target value setting unit 13 and the constitutional improvement ratio setting unit 14 of the health management apparatus 1 that have received the target value and the constitutional improvement ratio setting value from the web browser of the television receiver 2 are each set to the target via the control unit 18. The value and the setting value of the constitutional improvement ratio are stored in the storage unit 11 in association with the management target person.

  When the target value for constitutional improvement (weight loss) and the constitutional improvement ratio are set, the improvement content setting unit 15 of the health management device 1 multiplies the target value by the constitutional improvement ratio, and the constitutional improvement target value by exercise and constitution by diet The improvement target value is calculated, and at the same time, the improvement contents necessary to achieve each constitutional improvement target value for exercise and meal are set based on the personal information stored in the storage unit 11 and each constitutional improvement target value. For example, if it is possible to reduce 3 kg in a period of 3 months by reducing energy of about 230 kcal per day in consideration of personal information such as the weight and height of the management target, it will be consumed by exercise per day. The energy to be calculated is calculated as 70 kcal, and the energy to be reduced due to dietary restrictions is calculated as 160 kcal. The improvement content setting unit 15 creates a web page for displaying the calculation result, and transmits the web page from the control unit 18 to the web browser of the television receiver 2 via the web server unit 12. In this web page W2, as shown in FIG. 8A, the improvement content calculated by the improvement content setting unit 15, that is, the energy value to be reduced per day (230 kcal), the constitutional improvement target value by exercise (70 kcal), the meal The constitutional improvement target values (160 kcal) by restriction are displayed side by side in the vertical direction. In addition, a web page W21 for displaying / selecting specific improvement contents (exercise courses, meals subject to meal restrictions), respectively, beside the constitutional improvement target values due to exercise and the constitutional improvement target values due to dietary restrictions. Buttons B21 and B22 linked to W22 are displayed.

  In the web page W21 displayed by clicking the button B21, there are a plurality of types of exercise improvement contents (exercise courses) that must be achieved to achieve the constitutional improvement target value (70 kcal) as shown in FIG. 8B. (Two types in the illustrated example) are displayed. One exercise course is "Increase activity amount of 3METs or more by 12Ex per week from now", and the other exercise course is "Increase activity amount of 4METs or more by 8Ex per week" These two exercise courses have different amounts of exercise (activity). Then, the person to be managed selects one of the courses in consideration of his / her physical condition (for example, blood pressure, etc.) and daily living conditions (for example, hardly exercises normally), and clicks the decision button B23. As a result, the content (improvement content) of the selected exercise course is stored in the storage unit 11 of the health management device 1. However, a specific example of the selected exercise course, for example, a web page displaying advice such as 10 minutes of exercise with the passive exercise device 8 or 20 minutes of walking (walking) is displayed after the exercise course is determined. It doesn't matter if you do. Thus, by making the management subject select from among a plurality of types of improvement contents, it is possible to set more appropriate improvement contents including exercise and meal improvement ratios.

  In addition, on the web page W22 displayed by clicking the button B21, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), it is desirable to refrain from achieving the constitutional improvement target value (160 kcal), for example, fried food, rice In addition, photographs P1 to P4 of a plurality of types (four types in the illustrated example) such as egg dishes are displayed. Then, the person to be managed selects a meal that he / she wants to refrain from among the plurality of kinds of meals, checks the check box CB displayed below the pictures P1 to P4 of the selected meal, and decides the button B24. By clicking, the selected meal type is stored in the storage unit 11 of the health management device 1.

  After the initial setting is completed as described above, the activity amount data of the management subject measured by the activity meter 6, the weight data of the management subject measured by the body composition meter 7, and exercise by the passive exercise equipment 8. When the performance data of the meal contents actually eaten by the management subject is transmitted to the health management device 1 via the Internet 202, the achievement level determination unit 16 of the health management device 1 Degree of achievement for each constitutional improvement target value set by the person, for example, the amount of weight loss since the start of weight loss and the amount of exercise actually performed (physical activity) per day Judge the average value. The activity data, the weight data, and the exercise time data are transmitted from the activity meter 6, the body composition meter 7 and the passive exercise device 8 to the wireless repeater 5 by infrared communication. To the health management apparatus 1 via Further, the actual data of the meal contents actually eaten by the management target person is input by the management target person himself or herself using the result input web page distributed from the web server unit 12 of the health management apparatus 1.

  Then, a web page that displays the degree of achievement determined by the degree of achievement determination unit 16 is distributed from the web server unit 12 to the television receiver 2, and is displayed to the management target person by the web page displayed on the screen of the television receiver 2. You can tell the degree of achievement.

  Finally, the appearance prediction image creation unit 17 will be described. For example, a button (not shown) for linking to a web page for displaying an appearance prediction image on a personal homepage is provided, and when the button is clicked, the appearance prediction image creating unit 17 of the health management device 1 is displayed. The process for creating an expected image is started. The creation process by the predicted appearance image creation unit 17 is a process for improving the appearance of the management target person read from the storage unit 11 by using a known image processing technique, so as to improve the constitution (in the above example, a reduction of 3 kg). When the above is achieved, an appearance prediction image of the management subject is created. Specifically, processing is performed to narrow the waist and cheek outlines. Then, the appearance prediction image created by the appearance prediction image creation unit 17 is stored in the storage unit 11 by the control unit 18 and is pasted on the web page for displaying the appearance prediction image, and the web of the television receiver 2 is displayed. Sent to the browser.

  Thus, if the web browser of the television receiver 2 displays the web page received from the health management device 1 on the screen, the appearance prediction image can be presented to the management subject, and the effect when the constitution improvement target is achieved. Can be confirmed in advance. In addition, you may display the external appearance image at the time of initial registration together on the web page which displays an external appearance prediction image.

  As described above, according to the health management device 1 of the present embodiment, the rate of constitution improvement by each of exercise and meal can be arbitrarily set, and appropriate exercise and meal improvement contents according to the set rate can be set. It can be presented to management subjects.

It is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a health care device according to the present invention. It is a system configuration diagram of a health management system using the same as above. It is a block diagram of the passive exercise equipment used for the health management system same as the above. It is a block diagram of the active mass meter used for the health management system same as the above. It is a block diagram of the body composition meter used for a health care system same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of the web page for new user registration in the same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of the web page for the target value setting in the same as the above. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing of the web page for a constitution improvement content display in the same as the above.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Health management apparatus 10 Network interface part 11 Memory | storage part 12 Web server part 13 Target value setting part 14 Constitution improvement ratio setting part 15 Improvement content setting part

Claims (2)

  Storage means for storing information related to the subject's body, such as sex, age, height, weight, etc .; target value setting means for setting a target value for improving the subject's constitution; constitution improvement by exercise and constitution by diet A constitutional improvement ratio setting means for setting a ratio of improvement and a target value set by the target value setting means are multiplied by the ratio to calculate a constitutional improvement target value by exercise and a constitutional improvement target value by meal and store Based on the information stored in the means and each constitutional improvement target value, it is set by the improvement content setting means for setting the improvement content necessary to achieve each constitutional improvement target value for exercise and meal, and the improvement content setting means A health management apparatus comprising a presentation means for presenting each subject with improved contents of exercise and meal.   2. The health management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the improvement content setting means sets the improvement content selected by the management subject from among a plurality of improvement content having different exercise amounts.

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