JP5721510B2 - Remote diagnosis system, data transmission method, data reception method, and communication terminal device, data analysis device, program, and storage medium used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote diagnosis technique, and more specifically, evaluates a physical condition from images / interview data and position data issued from a communication terminal device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, and transmits the result to a doctor or the like. It is related with the technique for supporting remote diagnosis by doing.

  Conventionally, in telemedicine via a network, by connecting a terminal such as a PC at the patient's home to the network, there is no need to go to a hospital or other medical institution, and a doctor can be diagnosed in a remote location. It is common. In such telemedicine, in relatively minor diagnoses such as skin condition, the server side automatically diagnoses by photographing the skin with an imaging device such as a camera and transmitting the image data to the server, There is also a technique of feeding back to a patient (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-85278 A

  The conventional technology does not consider the symptoms peculiar to the remote area. For example, when an abnormality is seen in the body when you are overseas, the disease specific to the region and the disease that is currently prevalent in the region The diagnosis was not made in consideration of this, and the decision was only left to the judgment of the doctor.

  The present invention obtains regional information of a remote location where the patient is present in addition to the health status of the patient when performing a remote diagnosis, and takes into account a disease peculiar to the region and a disease prevalent in the region. The purpose is to provide a remote diagnosis system via the Internet.

  The present invention is characterized by considering the regional information and the symptom data peculiar to the region together with the data used by the doctor for diagnosis.

  According to the present invention, since the present location of the patient and the symptoms peculiar to the region are taken into account, there is an advantage that the state of the patient at the remote location can be appropriately recognized and diagnosed.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the remote diagnosis system by one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of the communication terminal device of the remote diagnosis system by one embodiment of this invention, and the figure which shows the process example which installs a program in a communication terminal device. It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the communication terminal device of the remote diagnosis system by one embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the server of the remote diagnosis system by one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the example of the flow of a process of the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a selection screen of the imaging | photography part in the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the imaging | photography screen in the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the inquiry screen in the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the present position acquisition screen in the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the symptom database in the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the case database in the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of case data creation in the remote diagnosis system in one embodiment of this invention.

  A remote diagnosis system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration of remote diagnosis system>
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of a remote diagnosis system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The remote diagnosis system A includes a user communication terminal device 100, a server device 101, a symptom database 102 that stores symptoms, a case database 103 that stores cases for each region, and a medical institution terminal 104, such as the Internet. Connected via the network 105. Further, the position data of the communication terminal device 100 can be obtained by using the GPS satellite 106, and the remote diagnosis system A is configured by these. Each role is described below.

<Configuration of communication terminal device>
The communication terminal device 100 can be configured by a small communication terminal equipped with a camera, such as a mobile phone or a smartphone.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the communication terminal device 100 includes a storage medium 201 such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory. By installing the program for the communication terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment in advance in the storage medium 201, the communication terminal device 100 has a function for performing remote diagnosis and a function corresponding to the transmission device. It will have. The CPU 200 is a control unit that controls each element. As a method of installing the program, for example, the program is stored in an external storage medium 201 such as the memory card 206, and the program is connected to the communication terminal device 100 using the memory card slot 202 or the like of the communication terminal device 100. There are a method of installation, a method of connecting a cable to the cable connector 203, and a method of installing a program from the PC 205 or the like to the communication terminal device 100 via a wireless line or a cable. Furthermore, a method of installing from the server 101 via the network 105 to the communication terminal device 100 via the transmission / reception unit 204 may be implemented.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the communication terminal device 100. The communication terminal device 100 includes a display management unit 300 including a display unit (display), an image shooting management unit 301 including a shooting unit (camera), an input management unit 302 including an operation unit (keyboard), a transmission / reception unit 303 including an antenna, A GPS receiving unit 304 for acquiring position information and a control unit 305 for controlling the whole are included, and these functions are included.

  The display management unit 300 creates display data represented by character information, images, and the like in order to display the captured image, the contents of the inquiry, and the remote diagnosis result received from the medical institution terminal 104, and displays it on the display built in the communication terminal device 100. It is what is displayed. In addition, the display data may be displayed not only on the display built in the communication terminal apparatus 100 but also on an external display or the like via a cable.

  The image photographing management unit 301 receives image data created by photographing a lesion part of the body with a camera built in the communication terminal device 100. Here, the image capturing management unit 301 may accept not only image data captured by a camera built in the communication terminal apparatus 100 but also image data previously captured and created from an external storage medium 201 such as the memory card 206. .

  The input management unit 302 receives input from a touch panel, a key, or the like built in the communication terminal device 100, and creates inquiry data from the input result. The inquiry data is information obtained by an inquiry to the user, such as symptoms and physical condition. In addition, the interview data is not only received from the touch panel built in the communication terminal device 100 or an input from a key or the like, but also received from the external storage medium 201 such as the memory card 206. good.

  The transmission / reception unit 303 corresponds to a transmission unit, and is used for exchanging data with the communication terminal device 100, the server 101, and the medical institution terminal 104. The transmission / reception unit 303 transmits image data, inquiry data, and position data to the server 101 via the network 105. The transmission / reception unit 303 receives a remote diagnosis result from the doctor via the network 105. The remote diagnosis result means that the medical institution terminal 104 transmits information on the result finally diagnosed by the doctor, and includes characters, images, and the like.

  The GPS receiving unit 304 receives time data from the GPS satellite 106. After receiving the time data, the GPS receiving unit 304 creates position data that is current position information of the communication terminal device 100 from the time data. Here, the position data is (character) information including latitude and longitude.

  The control unit 305 manages the display management unit 300, the image capturing management unit 301, the input management unit 302, the transmission / reception unit 303, and the GPS reception unit 304.

<Server configuration>
It is assumed that the server 101 is installed with a server 101 program to be executed by the server 101 in the same manner as the communication terminal device 100. Alternatively, a method of installing a program using a CD and a DVD may be used. By installing the server 101 program, the server 101 has a function for implementing the present invention and a function corresponding to the transmission apparatus and the reception apparatus in the present invention.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the server 101. The server 101 includes an image processing unit 400, an analysis unit 401, a region specifying unit 402, a case data search unit 403, and a transmission / reception unit 404, and is configured by these functions.

  The image processing unit 400 corresponds to image processing means, performs image processing on the image data received from the communication terminal device 100, and creates processing result data. Processing result data is image data output as a result of image processing.

  The analysis unit 401 corresponds to an analysis unit, analyzes the state of the imaged lesion part based on the processing result data, and obtains a symptom that matches the analysis result from the symptom database 102 And create analysis data. The analysis data includes data relating to symptoms that can be determined from images such as rashes and rough skin.

  The area specifying unit 402 corresponds to area specifying means, and specifies the address of the area corresponding to the position data based on the latitude and longitude included in the position data received from the communication terminal device 100 (reverse geography). Coding), creating regional data. The regional data includes data on the current location such as country name, city name, and address. If possible, this function is installed in advance on the communication terminal device 100 side, and the location data includes the location data, or the location data is transmitted to the server 101 instead of the location data.

  The case data search unit 403 corresponds to case search means, and searches the case database 103 for case data that matches the data based on the analysis data, regional data, and the inquiry data received from the communication terminal device 100. . Case data shall include data on the specific symptoms of the disease in addition to the name of the disease. The case database 103 stores information such as a country name, a disease occurring in the country, and symptoms of the disease. As the case database 103, a database may be created for each country and may be distributed in plural, or may be collected as one database. If distributed in each country, which country's case database 103 is connected to is selected based on the country name of the regional data. In addition, by describing diseases that are prevalent in that region in the case database 103, it is possible to refer not only to diseases that occur throughout the year but also diseases that are prevalent at that time.

  The transmission / reception unit 404 corresponds to transmission means and reception means, and receives image data, position data, and inquiry data from the communication terminal apparatus 100 via the network 105. Further, the symptom database 102 and the case database 103 are referred to for the symptom and case data. Further, image data, regional data, inquiry data, analysis data, and case data are transmitted to the medical institution terminal 104.

"Example"
Hereinafter, more specific examples of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing. By registering personal information in advance in the user communication terminal apparatus 100, a user ID unique to the user communication terminal apparatus 100, a password for access, and the like are allocated. First, in step S1, a user ID and a password are input to the input management unit 302 on the login screen through an input device such as a touch panel or a key of the communication terminal device 100. If the user ID has been input even once by setting, only the user ID on the login screen may be displayed next time. When the communication terminal device 100 is used by a plurality of users, a method may be used in which user IDs for a plurality of users are displayed in a list box or the like and their own user IDs are selected.

  By entering a user ID and password and logging in, personal information registered in advance is read. The read personal information includes personal information such as the user's name, date of birth, age, height, weight, medical history, and contact information. These personal information can be changed after logging in. The personal information may be held locally by the communication terminal device 100, or may be held on the server 101 side, and a method of acquiring personal information from the server 101 via the network 105 at the time of login may be used.

  On the screen after login, a button for selecting a body part to be photographed and a button for changing user registration contents, that is, personal information, are displayed. To proceed with the diagnosis, in step S2, a button for selecting a certain body part is selected, and the user inputs which part of the body is to be imaged. As an input method, there are a method for freely inputting characters and selecting an option. However, in the case of the communication terminal device 100 equipped with a touch panel, the body image is displayed on the display via the display management unit 300, and the category number is selected. As a first step, a rough location of the body to be photographed is selected by touching, and as a second step, the detailed location of the part selected in the first step is displayed and selected.

  Taking FIG. 6 as an example, a case will be described in which a lesion is photographed when there is a lesion on the thigh of the right foot. In the imaging part selection screen 601 for selecting a body part, the entire body is displayed on the display. 1) Along with the announcement “Please select a place to shoot”, as a first step, the right foot portion P1 of the body H is touched with a pointer or the like to select the right foot. In this screen, an end button 611 and a return button 613 are provided. Here, when the right foot is selected, only the selected right foot portion L is displayed on the display on the next shooting portion selection screen (603), 2) “Please select a detailed location.” Accordingly, the thigh portion P2 is touched to select the thigh. Also on this screen, an end button 615 and a return button 617 are provided. By such a method, it is possible to select which part of the body is to be photographed. Depending on the body part, the category may be only the first stage, or may be increased to the third stage or more.

  In step S3, the camera built in the communication terminal device 100 is activated, the body part selected in step S2 is photographed, and the image photographing management unit 301 creates image data. The number of image data created by shooting is not limited to one, and a plurality of image data may be created as necessary. The image data will be described with reference to FIG. After the inquiry, the screen proceeds to the shooting screen, and a shooting screen 701 as shown in the left of FIG. At this time, the program is shot when the camera equipped with the communication terminal device 100 is automatically activated, the portion to be shot is focused, and the shooting button 713 is pressed. If shooting fails, the shot image can be discarded and shot again. The shooting screen 701 is provided with an end button 715 and a return button 717.

  After the image shooting, a confirmation screen 702 is displayed as step S4, and a “continue shooting” 718 button and a “to image selection screen” button 719 are displayed. When further photographing is performed, a “continue photographing” button 718 is selected. When an image photographed so far is selected and used for diagnosis, a “go to image selection screen” button 719 is selected. In the case of “continue shooting”, each time it is selected, the process proceeds to the screen 601 for selecting a body part in step S2, and the body part is selected again and shooting is performed. When the “go to image selection screen” button 719 is selected, the screen advances to an image selection screen as shown on the right in FIG. When proceeding to the image selection screen, the image captured up to now is displayed on the screen (703). When the number of captured images is large, all images can be viewed with the scroll bar 722 or the like. Further, the image selection screen 703 is provided with an end button 731 and a return button 733. The image used for diagnosis is checked, and the decision button 723 is used to proceed to the next step. In addition, information about which part selected in step 2 is captured is added to the created image data.

In step S5, an inquiry process is performed. As an inquiry process, for example, “Swelling”, “I have fever”, “I have eczema”, “I have pain”, “It is red”, etc. Ask about physical condition such as “fever”, “headache”, “vomiting”. When a plurality of pieces of image data are selected for use in diagnosis in step S4, first, a common inquiry not related to the body part taken is performed. Thereafter, the captured image data is displayed one by one as an inquiry for each captured part, and the currently displayed image data is interviewed. In response to these questions, the user answers the questions by selecting options such as yes, no, don't know, or check boxes.
This process will be described with reference to FIG. After selecting the body part, the process proceeds to an inquiry screen as shown in FIG. Questionnaire 2 on the left in FIG. 8 displays the question “Do you have pain?” And displays “Yes” and “No” radio buttons as answers, and either of them is displayed to the user. Let them choose. By selecting the next button 813 after the selection operation, it is possible to proceed to the next inquiry. In order to return to the previous inquiry and input, the user can return to the previous inquiry by selecting the return button 817 at the lower right of the screen. If the inquiry is to be terminated halfway, the end button 815 at the lower left of the screen is selected. In the inquiry 21 screen 803 on the right side of FIG. 8, a question is asked about the physical condition of the current user. The contents such as “fever” and “headache” are displayed, and answers are input by selecting, for example, multiple check boxes. In addition, when “fever” is selected, the inquiry regarding the answered content is continued, such as displaying a question as to how many fever there is in the next inquiry content. In addition to the options, the input may be accepted by a user's free input. Based on these input data, the input management unit 302 creates inquiry data.

  In step S6, after shooting and an inquiry are performed by the user, the GPS receiving unit 304 acquires time data from the GPS satellite 106, and creates position data that is the current position of the communication terminal device 100. This process will be described with reference to FIG. After the image is taken, the process proceeds to the current location acquisition screen 901. At this time, the time data is automatically received from the GPS satellite 106, the latitude / longitude 911 of the current location is determined, and the latitude / longitude 911 of the current location and the map 913 corresponding to the position are displayed on the screen. What is displayed is the left side of FIG. The user checks the screen, and if it is the displayed position, selects the next button 917, and selects the reacquisition button 915 to reacquire. The screen 901 is provided with an end button 921 and a return button 927. At this time, if possible, the area specified on the server 101 side may be specified at this stage, and addresses such as country names and city names may be displayed as shown 931 on the right side of the figure. Except for this display, the displays 901 and 903 are the same.

  When input for all the interviews is completed, a confirmation screen for completion of input is displayed. Here, if the communication terminal device 100 approves, as step S7, the image data, the inquiry data, and the position data are sent to the transmission / reception unit 303 via the control unit 305, and the transmission / reception unit 303 transmits these data to the server 101. Send to. If the personal information of the user is held on the communication terminal device 100 side, the personal information is transmitted together with various data at this time. When personal information is held on the server 101 side, by transmitting the user ID, the personal information held in the server 101 can be referred to based on the user ID. The above is the processing content on the communication terminal device 100 side.

  Next, processing contents on the server 101 side will be described. The server 101 receives the image data, the inquiry data, and the position data transmitted from the communication terminal device 100 via the network 105 by the transmission / reception unit 404 of the server 101. After receiving the data, first, the image data is sent to the image processing unit 400.

  In step S8, the image processing unit 400 performs various types of image processing on the received image data. Image processing includes brightness and color correction, image gray scale conversion, binarization of an image with a set threshold value, edge detection and Hough conversion, color detection processing, and the like. For example, if the photographed image data shows that the skin is reddish, it can be recognized that the skin is red by detecting red. Since information indicating which part of the body is photographed is added to the image data, processing corresponding to that part may be performed. For example, in the case of image data obtained by photographing an eye, the position of the eye is detected by detecting the pupil after performing preprocessing such as brightness correction. With the above method, processing result data that is image data after image processing is created from the image data.

  The processing result data created as the above result is then sent to the analysis unit 401 as step S9. The analysis unit 401 first analyzes the state of the received processing result data. Here, what the state is is, for example, that there is a red color in the white eye portion in the case of processing result data of an image with congested eyes. It is assumed that the processing result data includes data of an eye detection result, a white detection result, and a red detection result by the image processing in step S8. By comparing the detection result of the eye and the detection result of the white color, the white eye portion can be identified, and by comparing the white eye portion with the red detection result, it can be determined whether the eye is congested. Based on these analyzed states, a symptom that matches the analyzed state is acquired from the symptom database 102, and analysis data is created.

  The symptom data table 1001 shown in FIG. 10 will be described as an example. When the symptom database 102 is searched in a state where there are “red eyes” and “white eyes” appearing in the peripheral part of the white eye, conjunctival hyperemia 1003 in which all these conditions apply is extracted. Alternatively, by weighting for each symptom state, even if not all the states, if the sum of the weighted values among the applicable states is greater than or equal to a preset threshold value, it is analyzed. If there is a possibility of the symptom, the symptom may be extracted. In such a case, an item with a state that is particularly important for the symptom is heavily weighted. Referring to FIG. 10, even if the search is performed with only two items, red and appearing in the peripheral area of the white eye, or the search is performed in one different state where there is no “eye and eye” appearing in the peripheral area of the red and white eyes. When the weight of the state of appearing in the red, white eye peripheral portion is large and the sum of the weights is larger than the set threshold value, conjunctival hyperemia is extracted. The symptom database 102 may be anything as long as an appropriate symptom can be selected from the analysis result of the processing result data.

  Next, the process proceeds to step S10. As step S10, the area specifying unit 402 specifies an area and address that match the position based on the latitude and longitude included in the position data, and generates area data. As a method for specifying an area from position data, it is realized by reverse geocoding or the like, which is an existing technology.

  The analysis data and the regional data created as a result of the above and the inquiry data received from the communication terminal device 100 are sent to the case data search unit 403. As step S11, the case data search unit 403 searches the case database 103 for a case that matches the analyzed symptom, inquiry result, and region based on the received analysis data, inquiry data, and regional data. The case database 103 has a case table storing, for example, diseases that occur in each country and diseases that are prevalent in the country at that time, and further has a disease table that records symptoms for each disease. Moreover, you may memorize | store the other information regarding the case, such as a medicine with an effect with respect to the case. As an example, a case database 103 in FIG. 11 and a flowchart in FIG. 12 will be described. As step S21, first, the case data search unit 403 receives the inquiry data received from the server 101, the analysis data created in step S9, and the regional data created in step S10. In step S22, the country name included in the regional data is referred to. When the country is M country, the table of M country is referred to among the case tables in the case database 103.

  This table stores diseases that have occurred and are prevalent in M countries. After the reference, in step S23, cases in the M country table are extracted. In step S24, the disease table is referred to, and in step S25, based on the cases in country M extracted in step S23, only the cases in country M from the disease table and the cases included in the interrogation data and analysis data are included. Extract. For example, if malaria and dengue fever are extracted as a case in country M in step S23 and there is data such as conjunctival hyperemia in the analysis data and fever and headache in the interview data, malaria as a case applicable to the analysis data and interview data in step S25 Is extracted. Cases extracted by such a method are diseases that the current user may have, and these cases are created as case data in step S26. When the country is country J, the data of country J in FIG.

  In step S12, the created case data, analysis data, regional data, image data, inquiry data, and user personal information are transmitted to the remote medical institution terminal 104 via the transmission / reception unit 404. The personal information is not transmitted to the medical institution terminal 104 but held in the server 101, and the user ID is transmitted to the medical institution terminal 104 so that the medical institution terminal 104 uses the user ID to Information may be referred to. Further, at the same time as sending data to the medical institution terminal 104, sending the data to the communication terminal device 100 may also notify the communication terminal device 100 of what kind of determination the server 101 has made. . In this case, it is not necessary to wait for a time until a diagnosis result is obtained by the medical institution terminal 104, and the diagnosis result can be quickly obtained although it is a diagnosis of the server 101. In addition, by holding data on the server 101, a person other than the user who owns the communication terminal device 100, for example, a family member, can access the server 101 using the communication terminal, and thus possess the communication terminal device 100. It is possible to know where the user is currently in and in what state. By registering the family address in advance, the communication terminal of the family may be informed directly of the status of the user who owns the communication terminal device 100.

  In step S13, the medical institution terminal 104 performs a final diagnosis with reference to the received data. Based on the captured image data, the medical institution terminal 104 can determine by looking at what state the captured part is in. In addition, it is possible to recognize in which region the user who currently possesses the communication terminal device 100 is located by using the regional data, and the state of the portion photographed by the user who possesses the communication terminal device 100 and the analysis data and case data. Applicable cases can be recognized objectively and quantitatively. Furthermore, the interview data shows how the user who owns the communication terminal apparatus 100 feels the portion taken by the user who owns the communication terminal apparatus 100, and how it affects the physical condition of the user who owns the communication terminal apparatus 100. You can recognize it. As described above, the doctor operating the medical institution terminal 104 can recognize the situation even if the user who owns the communication terminal device 100 is at a remote place, based on various data from the server 101.

  As step S14, the medical institution terminal 104 can notify the communication terminal apparatus 100 of the determination of the medical institution terminal 104 while in a remote place by transmitting the remote diagnosis result to the user's communication terminal apparatus 100. If there is urgency as a result of the diagnosis, the personal information of the user who owns the communication terminal device 100 is referred to, and the user who owns the communication terminal device 100 is quickly contacted directly by telephone or the like. You may be made to urge a possessed user to take action. In this case, in order to handle personal information, it is necessary to have the user who owns the communication terminal device 100 permit the browsing and use of personal information in an emergency in advance. In addition, by sending the information of the medicine corresponding to the symptom of the user possessing the communication terminal device 100 to the user possessing the communication terminal device 100, the user possessing the communication terminal device 100 purchases the medicine, It may be possible to deal with symptoms. Further, by transmitting and holding the diagnosis result on the server 101, a person other than the user who owns the communication terminal device 100, for example, a family member can access the server 101 and the user of the medical institution terminal 104 can You can know the diagnosis results. By registering the contact information of the family beforehand, the diagnosis result of the user may be notified directly to the family.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration and the like illustrated in the accompanying drawings are not limited to these, and can be appropriately changed within a range in which the effect of the present invention is exhibited. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the object of the present invention. The medical institution terminal may be a PC installed in the medical institution, a PC possessed by a doctor, a portable terminal, or the like.

  In addition, a program for realizing the functions described in the present embodiment is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed to execute processing of each unit. May be performed. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

  Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used.

  The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case, and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time are also included. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the above-described functions, or may be a program that can realize the above-described functions in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

  The present invention can be used for a remote diagnosis system.

100: Communication terminal device
101 ... Server
102… symptom database
103 ... Case database
104… Medical institution terminal
105 ... Network
106 ... GPS satellite
200 ... CPU
201 ... Storage media
202… Memory card slot
203 ... Cable connector
204… Transmitter / receiver
205 ... PC
206… Memory card
300 ... Display Management Department
301… Image shooting management department
302 ... Input management department
303… Transceiver
304 ... GPS receiver
305 ... Control unit
400: Image processing unit
401: Analysis unit
402… Region specific department
403… Case data search part
404 ... Transmission / reception unit

Claims (12)

A communication terminal device, a server device, and a medical institution terminal are diagnostic systems that are connectable via a network,
The communication terminal device includes inquiry data including answer contents for an inquiry content operated by an operation unit of the communication terminal device , image data obtained by imaging a lesion portion of a body of the owner of the communication terminal device , and the communication terminal A transmission means for transmitting a data group including position data including information on the current position of the apparatus to the server apparatus via the network;
The server device is created as a result of the predetermined processing, receiving means for receiving a data group from the communication terminal device, means for performing predetermined processing on the received data group, inquiry data and image data, and the predetermined processing Transmission means for transmitting data to the medical institution terminal via the network ,
The means for performing the predetermined process includes the data group.
Symptoms based on image processing means for processing the image data, symptom images obtained as a result of the image processing means, and a symptom database that correlates symptom features and corresponding symptoms. Analyzing means for analyzing and creating identified analysis data;
Based on the location data, a region database for identifying an address and creating regional data is searched based on the identified region and a case database in which the region is associated with a disease occurring in the vicinity of the region. And a case search means for acquiring a case obtained in this manner. An operation unit, and the imaging unit, and the position data acquiring unit, a communication terminal device including a transceiver, and interview data including answer content for inquiry content operated by the operating unit, of the communication terminal device A data group including image data obtained by imaging the lesion portion of the owner's body with the imaging unit and position data including information on the current position acquired by the position data acquisition unit is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit via the network. A server device connectable to a communication terminal device for transmission via a network,
Created as a result of receiving means for receiving the data group from the communication terminal device, means for performing predetermined processing on the received data group, the inquiry data and the image data, and means for performing the predetermined processing And transmission means for transmitting the data to the medical institution terminal via the network ,
The means for performing the predetermined process includes the data group.
Symptoms based on image processing means for processing the image data, symptom images obtained as a result of the image processing means, and a symptom database that correlates symptom features and corresponding symptoms. Analyzing means for analyzing and creating identified analysis data;
Based on the location data, search for a case database that associates a region with a disease that occurs in the vicinity of the region based on the identified region, and a region specifying unit that specifies an address and creates region specifying data And a case search means for acquiring a case obtained in this manner. The server device according to claim 2 , wherein the region specifying data includes at least a country name. The case search means includes
The analysis data and the regional specific data and the inquiry data, by comparing the case database storing diseases and conditions worldwide, the means for creating the search case data diseases that occur in the vicinity address specified The server device according to claim 2 , comprising the server device. The server device according to claim 4 , wherein the case database includes at least a country name, and information on a disease occurring in the country and a symptom corresponding to the disease. A diagnostic method in a diagnostic system in which a communication terminal device, a server device, and a medical institution terminal are connectable via a network,
The communication terminal device includes inquiry data including answer contents for the inquiry content operated by the operation unit of the communication terminal device , image data obtained by imaging a lesion portion of the body of the owner of the communication terminal device , and the communication terminal Transmitting a data group including position data including information on the current position of the device to the server device via the network;
The server device receiving a data group from the communication terminal device;
Performing predetermined processing on the received data group;
Sending the inquiry data and the image data, and the data created as a result of the predetermined processing to the medical institution terminal via the network , and
The step of performing the predetermined process includes:
Of the data group,
Based on an image processing step for processing the image data, a symptom image obtained as a result of the image processing step, and a symptom database in which symptom features are associated with corresponding symptoms. An analysis step for analyzing and creating identified analysis data; a region identifying step for creating address data by creating an address based on the position data; and a region and the vicinity of the region based on the identified region And a case search step for acquiring a case obtained by searching a case database in which a disease that has occurred is associated. An operation unit, and the imaging unit, and the position data acquiring unit, a communication terminal device including a transceiver, and interview data including answer content for inquiry content operated by the operating unit, of the communication terminal device A data group including image data obtained by imaging the lesion portion of the owner's body with the imaging unit and position data including information on the current position acquired by the position data acquisition unit is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit via the network. A communication method in a server device connectable via a network to a communication terminal device for transmission,
Created as a result of a reception step of receiving the data group from the communication terminal device, a step of performing a predetermined process on the received data group, the inquiry data and the image data, and a step of performing the predetermined process A transmission step of transmitting the received data to the medical institution terminal via the network ,
The step of performing the predetermined process includes:
Based on an image processing step for processing the image data, a symptom image obtained as a result of the image processing step, and a symptom database in which symptom features are associated with corresponding symptoms. An analysis step for analyzing and creating identified analysis data;
Based on the location data, an area identification step for identifying an address and creating area identification data, and searching a case database that associates an area with a disease occurring in the vicinity of the area based on the identified area And a case search step for acquiring a case obtained by the communication method in the server device. The communication method in the server device according to claim 7 , wherein the region specifying data includes at least a country name. The case search step includes
The analysis data and the regional specific data and the inquiry data, by comparing the case database storing diseases and conditions worldwide, the step of creating the retrieved case data diseases that occur in the vicinity address specified The communication method in the server apparatus according to claim 8 , comprising the server apparatus. The communication method in the server apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the case database includes at least a country name, and information on a disease occurring in the country and a symptom corresponding to the disease. Program for executing the method according to the computer in any one of claims 6 to 1 0. Computer readable recording medium for recording a program according to claim 1 1.

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