JP6027716B2 - Wearable user status information acquisition device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wearable user status information acquisition apparatus that acquires user status information, and more particularly to a device that is worn at a predetermined position of a user.

  A wireless sensor terminal, which is a conventional wearable user status information acquisition device, will be described with reference to FIG. The wireless sensor terminal is worn by a user as a wristwatch. A wristwatch is an essential item, and the user does not feel that he / she wears an extra item, and can attach the wireless sensor terminal with a daily and natural feeling. In short, there is no sense of incongruity due to wearing. Therefore, the wearing rate is increased, and naturally, the use time of the day is extended. In addition, the burden on the user due to wearing is drastically reduced.

  During use, the pulse of the user is detected by the pulse sensor 40, and the data is transmitted from a wireless circuit on the processor board 30. This wireless circuit has not only a communication function but also a wireless relay function, and as described above, a multi-hop wireless sensor network system (MOTE system) is constructed. Thus, the user's pulse is continuously and centrally managed remotely from the host computer (see Patent Document 1 above).

JP 2010-14471 A

  The wireless sensor terminal described above has the following points to be improved. The above-described wireless sensor terminal acquires a user's pulse through the pulse sensor 40. The host computer centrally manages the pulse obtained from the wireless sensor terminal.

  Here, when the host computer manages a pulse for a predetermined user, there is no guarantee that the pulse acquired from the wireless sensor terminal is related to the predetermined user. For example, even if a predetermined user and a wireless sensor terminal are associated and managed in the host computer, a user different from the predetermined user may use the wireless sensor terminal. Further, even when the user declares that the user is a predetermined user in the wireless sensor terminal by a button operation or the like, a button by a user different from the predetermined user may be operated.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wearable user state information acquisition device that can acquire position information and health information of only a predetermined user.

  Means for solving the problems in the present invention and the effects of the invention will be described below.

  The health management system according to the present invention includes a wearable user state information acquisition device worn by a user, and a health management system having a health information management device that acquires health information about the user via a network. The wearable user status information acquisition device includes: biometric information acquisition means for acquiring biometric information indicating the biometric features of the user; authentication means for authenticating the user using the biometric information; and health status of the user Health information acquisition means for acquiring health information indicating the position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the user, user authentication information indicating the authenticated user, the position information and the health information And the control unit for storing the user status information as association user status information, the user information information acquisition unit for acquiring the user status information, Based on the user status information, have the health information management means for managing health information, of the user, characterized by.

  Thereby, since the positional information and health information of only the authenticated user can be acquired, the health state and behavior of the user can be managed at all times.

A wearable user status information acquisition device according to the present invention is a wearable user status information acquisition device worn by a user, wherein biometric information acquisition means acquires biometric information indicating the biometric features of the user,
Authentication means for authenticating the user using the biological information, health information acquisition means for acquiring health information indicating the health condition of the user, position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the user, Control means for storing user authentication information indicating the authenticated user, the position information and the health information as associated user status information.

  Thereby, the positional information and health information of only the authenticated user can be acquired.

  In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to the present invention, the biological information acquisition means includes an infrared light projector that projects infrared light toward the skin of the user, An infrared light receiving unit that receives reflected light, and a vein pattern generation unit that generates the vein pattern of the user as the biological information from the reflected light.

  Thereby, user authentication using a vein pattern can be easily realized using infrared light and its reflected light.

In the wearable user status information acquisition apparatus according to the present invention, the authentication unit executes an authentication process at a predetermined time .

  As a result, current consumption due to extra light projection and reception can be reduced. Therefore, it can be operated for a longer time.

  In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to the present invention, the position information acquisition means can acquire the position information even indoors.

  Thereby, a user's position can always be acquired irrespective of indoors and outdoors.

  In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to the present invention, the position information acquisition means includes light receiving means for receiving lighting equipment specifying information for specifying the lighting equipment transmitted by the lighting equipment as light.

  Thereby, if a user is located in the range which the light of lighting equipment reaches, a user's position can be specified from the arrangement position of the lighting equipment concerned.

  In the wearable user state information acquisition device according to the present invention, the position information acquisition means has at least one of a three-dimensional acceleration measurement means or a three-dimensional geomagnetic measurement means for acquiring movement of the user as movement information, If it is determined that the user has not moved based on the movement information, the position information is not acquired.

  Thereby, since the position information is not acquired when the user is not moving, current consumption due to the position information acquisition can be reduced. Therefore, it can be operated for a longer time.

In the wearable user state information acquisition device according to the present invention, the health information acquisition means acquires pulse information acquisition means for acquiring the pulse of the user as pulse information, and heart information acquired as electrocardiographic information related to the electrocardiogram of the user. Electric information acquisition means, blood oxygen concentration acquisition means for acquiring the user's blood oxygen concentration, relative blood pressure fluctuation acquisition means for acquiring the relative blood pressure fluctuation of the user, and body temperature acquisition for acquiring the user's body temperature having at least one of means and.

  Thereby, a pulse, a blood oxygen state, an electrocardiogram, a relative blood pressure fluctuation, and a body temperature can always be acquired as health information.

  In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to the present invention, the wearable user status information acquisition device is worn on the wrist portion of the user.

Thereby, a user's health information and position information can always be acquired, without burdening a user.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the vital sensor 100 which is one Example of the wearable user state information acquisition apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the back surface of the casing unit 101 of the vital sensor 100. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a circuit unit C located inside the vital sensor 100. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the position specification of the indoor positioning part 133n. It is a figure which shows other embodiment of a wearable user status information acquisition apparatus. It is a figure which shows the prior art regarding a wearable user state information acquisition apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The vital sensor 100, which is a wearable user status information acquisition device according to the present invention, acquires vein pattern information from the user, authenticates the user, and then acquires health information and position information regarding the user.

  Since the vital sensor 100 is kept attached to the user from the time when the vein pattern information for authentication is acquired from the user until the health information and position information are acquired, the health information regarding the user is surely obtained. Location information can be acquired.

First Appearance Configuration An appearance of the vital sensor 100 is shown in FIG. The vital sensor 100 includes a housing part 101 and a belt part 103. The vital sensor 100 has a so-called wristwatch shape. The casing unit 101 has a circuit unit C therein. The circuit unit C will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the housing unit 101 has a contact surface P <b> 101 that comes into contact with the user's skin when the user wears it. In the contact surface P101, a light projection opening A101, a light receiving opening A103, a body temperature measurement opening A105, and an electrocardiograph electrode opening A107 are formed.

The light projection opening A101 is an opening for projecting predetermined light in the direction of the skin from a light projecting unit 111 (described later) disposed inside the housing unit 101. The light receiving opening A103 is an opening for receiving reflected light of light projected on a light receiving portion 113 (described later) disposed inside the housing portion 101.

  The body temperature measurement opening A105 is an opening for measuring a body temperature by bringing a temperature sensor unit 121a of a body temperature measurement unit 121 (described later) into contact with the skin of the user.

  The electrocardiograph electrode opening A107 is an opening for bringing an electrocardiograph electrode 127a (described later) used when the electrocardiogram measurement unit 127 acquires an electrocardiogram into contact with the user's skin. The pair of electrocardiograph electrode openings A107 are arranged with a predetermined interval necessary for measurement.

  The belt portion 103 has the same configuration as a general wristwatch belt. The belt part 103 fixes the housing | casing part 101 to the predetermined position of a user's arm. Thus, by fixing the housing | casing part 101 using the belt part 103, the contact surface P101 can always be made to contact the predetermined position of a user's skin, without imposing a burden on a user.

Second Internal Configuration The internal configuration of the vital sensor 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The circuit unit C includes a light projecting unit 111, a light receiving unit 113, an authenticating unit 115, a body temperature measuring unit 121, a pulse measuring unit 123, a blood oxygen concentration measuring unit 125, an electrocardiographic measuring unit 127, a relative blood pressure fluctuation measuring unit 129, and a radio. A communication unit 131, a position information acquisition unit 133, a display unit 135, a power supply unit 137, and a main control unit 139 are included.

1. Emitter 111
The light projecting unit 111 projects red light and infrared light toward the skin of the arm on which the user wears the vital sensor 100. For example, a light emitting diode array in which light emitting diodes are arranged in a matrix can be used as the light projecting unit 111.

2. Light receiving unit 113
The light receiving unit 113 receives reflected light of red light and infrared light projected by the light projecting unit 111. As the light receiving unit 113, for example, a photodiode array in which photodiodes are arranged in a matrix can be used.

3. Authentication unit 115
The authentication unit 115 generates a user's vein pattern (hereinafter, “acquired vein pattern”) from the amount of received infrared light received by the light receiving unit 113. Incidentally, For a method of generating a vein pattern of the user from the received light amount of the reflected light, a method generally used.

  The authentication unit 115 compares the acquired vein pattern with the user's vein pattern (hereinafter referred to as a reference vein pattern) stored in the storage unit in advance. If the authentication unit 115 determines that the acquired vein pattern matches the reference vein pattern, the authentication unit 115 generates authentication information indicating that the current user is a registered user. On the other hand, if the authentication unit 115 determines that the acquired vein pattern does not match the reference vein pattern, the authentication unit 115 generates authentication information indicating that the current user is not a registered user.

  In general, the vein pattern is unique to each individual. Therefore, personal authentication for identifying an individual can be performed by using a vein pattern. In the vital sensor 100, the contact surface P <b> 101 can always be in contact with the user's skin by the belt portion 103. That is, the vital sensor 100 can always acquire the user's vein pattern.

  Further, when the user tries to acquire health information such as body temperature, pulse, blood oxygen concentration, electrocardiogram, and relative blood pressure fluctuation, the vital sensor 100 needs to be worn. When the user wears the vital sensor 100, the user is authenticated. That is, the health information acquired using the vital sensor 100 always relates to the authenticated user.

4). Body temperature measurement unit 121
The body temperature measurement unit 121 includes a temperature sensor unit 121a and a body temperature measurement control unit 121b. The temperature sensor unit 121a contacts the user's skin and measures the user's body temperature. In addition, what is generally used for body temperature measurement is utilized as the temperature sensor part 121a. The body temperature measurement control unit 121b calculates the body temperature of the user using the signal acquired from the temperature sensor unit 121a.

5). Pulse measuring unit 123
The pulse measuring unit 123 acquires received light information (infrared reflected light information) of reflected light of infrared light from the light receiving unit 113. The pulse measurement unit 123 extracts a change in the reflection intensity of the reflected light per unit time at the blood vessel position from the infrared reflected light information, and measures the pulse. A method for measuring the pulse from the change in the reflection intensity of the reflected light per unit time at the blood vessel position using the fact that the reflection intensity of the reflected light changes depending on the blood flow is known.

6). Blood oxygen concentration measuring unit 125
The blood oxygen concentration measuring unit 125 acquires the received light information (red reflected light information) of the reflected light of red light and infrared reflected light information from the light receiving unit 113. The blood oxygen concentration measurement unit 125 analyzes the red reflected light information and the infrared reflected light information, and calculates the percutaneous arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO2). As a method for calculating the percutaneous arterial blood oxygen saturation from the red reflected light information and the infrared reflected light information, a known method is used.

7). ECG measurement unit 127
The electrocardiogram measurement unit 127 includes an electrocardiograph electrode 127a and an electrocardiogram measurement control unit 127b. The electrocardiogram measurement control unit 127b generates an electrocardiogram from the electrical signal acquired from the electrocardiograph electrode 127a. As a method for generating an electrocardiogram from an electrical signal acquired from the electrocardiograph electrode 127a, a known method is used.

8). Relative blood pressure fluctuation measurement unit 129
The relative blood pressure fluctuation measurement unit 129 detects an electrical signal generated almost simultaneously with the contraction of the heart from the electrocardiogram information (electrocardiogram) acquired from the electrocardiograph electrode 127a, and sets the detected time as the electrocardiogram detection time. In addition, the relative blood pressure fluctuation measurement unit 129 detects an electrical signal of a change in blood flow flowing through the blood vessel in the measurement site from the infrared reflected light information acquired from the light receiving unit 113, and the detected time is a pulse wave. The detection time. The relative blood pressure fluctuation measuring unit 129 calculates the pulse wave propagation time from the time difference between the electrocardiogram detection time and the pulse wave detection time. The relative blood pressure fluctuation measurement unit 129 calculates the relative blood pressure fluctuation, which is the amount of change in blood pressure, using the calculated pulse wave propagation time.

It is known that there is a strong correlation between the amount of change in the speed (pulse wave propagation speed) at which the pulse wave generated by the heart contraction is transmitted and the amount of change in blood pressure. A known method is used as a method for calculating the pulse wave propagation speed from the pulse wave propagation time. Furthermore, in order to estimate the blood pressure using the pulse wave propagation time, it is necessary to specify the relationship between the pulse wave propagation time and the blood pressure.
Since this relationship varies depending on the individual, the relationship between the pulse wave propagation time and the blood pressure is stored in advance in a predetermined storage unit for each individual.

10. Wireless communication unit 131
The wireless communication unit 131 transmits user state information (described later) to an external health management server that can communicate via a network. The wireless communication unit 131 uses, for example, a general communication standard such as IEEE 802.11 series or BLUETOOTH used for a wireless LAN.

  When the wireless communication unit 131 uses the IEEE802.11 series, the wireless communication unit 131 may connect to the Internet via an intermediate connection device such as a predetermined router and transmit user state information to the health management server. On the other hand, when the wireless communication unit 131 uses BLUETOOTH, the mobile phone that is connected to a mobile phone (for example, a smartphone) that can use BLUETOOTH, transmits user state information to the mobile phone, and receives the user state information. The user status information may be transmitted to the health management server via a connection network with the available Internet.

When the health management server acquires the user status information from the vital sensor 100, the health management server manages the health status of the user from the user health information extracted from the user status information. The health management server manages the user's behavior based on the user's position information extracted from the user state information. For example, an action such as moving outside the house at night or staying in the same position for a long time can be found. In this case, if the user is an elderly person, it is possible to quickly recognize a dangerous state such as a risk of hemorrhoids or deterioration of health.

11 Position information acquisition unit 133
The position information acquisition unit 133 is a so-called GPS (Global
Positioning System) part 133g and indoor positioning part 133n. As the GPS unit 133g, one that is generally used in a mobile phone or the like is appropriately selected and used.

  The indoor positioning unit 133n of the position information acquisition unit 133 will be described with reference to FIG. The indoor positioning unit 133n includes a light receiving unit capable of receiving predetermined pulsed light P1 to pulsed light P5 transmitted from the LED lamps L1 to L5 arranged as indoor lighting. Here, the LED lamp L1 emits pulsed light P1 including a unique ID that uniquely identifies itself. The same applies to the other LED lamps L2 to L5.

  Thereby, if the user wearing the vital sensor 100 is located under any of the LED lamps L1 to L5, the indoor positioning unit 133n automatically optically assigns a unique ID corresponding to the LED lamp. Receive. If the unique ID received via the wireless communication unit 131 is acquired, the position of the user in the room can be specified from the range where the pulsed light of each LED lamp reaches. In FIG. 5, the user can specify that the LED light L3 is located in a range where the pulsed light L3 can reach. An LED lamp such as the LED lamp L1 to the LED lamp L5 is arranged at a predetermined indoor position, and the position of the user can be specified in advance by specifying the position in advance.

  Note that the LED lamps L1 to L5 periodically transmit pulsed light even when they do not emit light. Thereby, even if it is a case where the LED lamp is not turned on, such as daytime, a user's position can be specified. By periodically transmitting pulsed light, power consumption can be reduced.

12 Display unit 135
The display unit 135 displays health information (body temperature measured by the body temperature measurement unit 121, pulse measured by the pulse measurement unit 123, blood oxygen concentration measured by the blood oxygen concentration measurement unit 125, and an electrocardiogram measured by the electrocardiogram measurement unit 127. , Relative blood pressure fluctuation measured by the relative blood pressure fluctuation measuring unit 129) is displayed as appropriate. In addition, the display unit 135 appropriately displays the current position information of the user acquired from the position information acquisition unit 133. Further, the display unit 135 appropriately displays information such as the current time in addition to health information and position information. As the display unit 135, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) can be used.

13. Power supply unit 137
The power supply unit 137 supplies power to each element of the circuit unit C. As the power supply unit 137, for example, a button battery can be used.

14 Main control unit 139
The main control unit 139 controls the operation of each element of the circuit unit C. For example, when the main control unit 139 determines that the preset time has come, the body temperature is measured from the body temperature measurement unit 121, the pulse is measured from the pulse measurement unit 123, the blood oxygen concentration is measured from the blood oxygen concentration measurement unit 125, The electrocardiogram is obtained from the electrometering unit 127 and the relative blood pressure fluctuation is obtained from the relative blood pressure fluctuation measuring unit 129 as health information. The main control unit 139 stores the acquired health information in a predetermined storage unit as user status information associated with the current position and authentication information acquired via the position information acquisition unit 133.

  Further, the main control unit 139 transmits the user status information stored in the storage unit to the outside via the wireless communication unit 131 in accordance with a predetermined time set in advance or a command from the user.

  Further, the main control unit 139 acquires predetermined health information from the user state information stored in the storage unit according to a predetermined time set in advance or a command from the user, and displays the health information on the display unit 135.

[Other embodiments]
(1) Relative blood pressure fluctuation measurement unit 129: In the above-described first embodiment, the relative blood pressure fluctuation measurement unit 129 acquires a pulse wave based on information of reflected light acquired via the light receiving unit 113. As shown in FIG. 5, the pulse wave sensor 129a may be arranged at a predetermined position, and the pulse wave may be acquired via the pulse wave sensor 129a. In the case of FIG. 5, a pulse wave sensor opening A 109 is formed on the surface of the housing unit 101.

  (2) Wearing position: In the above-described first embodiment, the vital sensor 100 is worn on the wrist of the user. However, as long as the user's biological information and health information can always be obtained, the example is shown. It is not limited to.

  (3) Authentication: In the above-described first embodiment, the authentication unit 151 performs authentication using the user's vein pattern, but is not limited to the example as long as the user can be authenticated. For example, you may make it authenticate using a user's pulse and an electrocardiogram. Further, it may be applied in duplicate with authentication using a vein pattern. Thereby, stronger security can be realized.

  (4) Other communication means: In the above-described first embodiment, telephone line connection means for directly or indirectly connecting to a telephone line may be arranged. Thereby, when it is judged that it is urgent from a user's health condition etc., a user can be contacted. In the event of an emergency, it is possible to receive an inquiry phone call from the user.

  Note that the telephone line connection means has call means for realizing a general call function. Furthermore, for example, a telephone having a hands-free function for a mobile phone may be used as the calling means. Thereby, it is possible to make a call via the telephone line connection means automatically or manually in an emergency or the like. Further, an emergency situation may be transmitted from the telephone line connection means using artificial synthetic speech. As a result, the emergency state can be reliably transmitted regardless of the state of the user.

  Further, when the authentication unit 115 of the vital sensor 100 can authenticate the user, security information that enables the use of the peripheral device such as a mobile phone or a personal computer is provided to the peripheral device via the wireless communication unit 131. May be. Thereby, unless the user is authenticated, it is possible to realize a security function for a so-called peripheral device, such as being unable to use the telephone line connection means from being unavailable.

  (5) Communication with other health information acquisition devices: In the above-described first embodiment, user status information regarding the user is further acquired from other health information acquisition devices, or to other health information acquisition devices. You may make it arrange | position the status information acquisition provision means to provide. Thereby, for example, it is possible to communicate with a weight scale or a body fat scale, and in a predetermined state, a predetermined instruction such as “get on the weight scale” can be provided, or information from the weight scale can be acquired. Furthermore, it is possible to provide instructions such as weight management based on the database and dietary restrictions as necessary.

  Also, there is provided status information acquisition / providing means for acquiring or providing user status information about the user from an implant device, which is a health information acquisition device, disposed in the user's body, such as a pacemaker. It may be arranged.

  Furthermore, user status information may be acquired and provided from a health information acquisition device worn by the user on the body, such as an electroencephalogram measurement device.

  Further, if the vital sensor 100 can receive monitoring information from a device for monitoring a person existing in the room, such as a bed with a sleeper monitoring function, an in-room monitoring sensor, etc., the vital sensor 100 is removed. Even if it exists, the information from each apparatus can be received by the remote monitoring system via the vital sensor 100. This enables comprehensive remote monitoring using health information and monitoring information.

  (6) Recognition of the state in which the vital sensor 100 is removed: In the above-described first embodiment, the vital sensor 100 has the authentication unit 115, and each function is effective only when the user wears it. That is, when the user wears the vital sensor 100, naturally, each function is stopped. On the other hand, a state in which the user intentionally removes the vital sensor 100 such as at bedtime may occur. Therefore, when the vital sensor 100 determines that the attachment has been removed, it may automatically notify the predetermined remote monitoring system via the wireless communication unit 131 that the attachment has been removed. Thereby, it can monitor remotely that a user is in the state which removed the vital sensor 100. FIG.

  If a system for monitoring a person existing in a room, such as a bed with a sleeper monitoring function or an in-room monitoring sensor, is used as a remote monitoring system, a user with the vital sensor 100 removed can be monitored. it can. For example, when an elderly person goes out with a scissors or the like with the apparatus removed, the system can grasp the state of leaving the room with the vital sensor 100 removed, and in some cases, the user can start searching for an early user. .

  Further, the vital sensor 100 or a charger for charging the vital sensor 100 when the user removes the vital sensor 100 exists in a predetermined area such as a radio wave sensor or a heat ray sensor, for example, in a room or on a bed. You may make it arrange | position the human body monitoring sensor which monitors a human body. Thereby, even if it is the state which removed the vital sensor 100, the user who exists in a predetermined area | region can be continuously monitored.

Furthermore, by arranging the radio wave sensor in the vital sensor 100, it is possible to supplement the pulsation of the user who is away from the vital sensor 100 and the movement in the bed. Thereby, even if the user is the user who removed the vital sensor 100, it can monitor.
(7) Power supply unit: In the embodiment, the use of a button battery is described as the power supply for the apparatus, but other methods can also be used. You can use it without worrying about running out of batteries every day by simply putting it on the board that feeds power when you remove it from your arm. Or, there can be a utilization method such as making a desk on which the user frequently puts the arm on which the device is mounted into a desk that can be powered.

  In the case of rechargeable power supplies such as these, if the internal battery can be operated continuously for about a week and has not been charged for 2 to 3 days, the operation method is thoroughly communicated by calling attention or communicating the status to remote monitoring. It is possible to avoid the problem that the battery runs out without being discharged.

  In addition, for example, energy harvesting using environmental energy such as light, heat, vibration, etc. may be used, or power may be transmitted to the user's existing space or bed, etc. while the user is wearing the device. It is also conceivable to provide a power transmission means for always receiving power by the apparatus.

  Furthermore, you may make it arrange | position the power supply part which light-receives the light which the LED lamp L1-LED lamp L5 emits, and generates light. In this case, you may make it function also as an indoor positioning part 133n and a power supply part.

  (8) Indoor positioning unit: In the above-described first embodiment, the position information acquisition unit 133 specifies the indoor position of the user when the indoor positioning unit 133n receives predetermined pulse light from the LED lamp. However, the present invention is not limited to the example as long as the position of the user indoors can be specified. For example, GPS used outdoors may be applied indoors.

  (9) Location information acquisition unit: In the first embodiment, the location information acquisition unit 133 includes the GPS unit 133g and the indoor positioning unit 133n, and specifies a relatively detailed location of the user. However, the present invention is not limited to the examples. For example, depending on the usage pattern of the vital sensor, the user's movement from indoor to outdoor may be acquired as the position information. In this case, for example, an electronic tag such as an RFID tag may be simply arranged on the vital sensor 100 and an RFID reader may be arranged on the entrance or the like so that the user can detect and recognize that the entrance or exit is entered.

  In addition, when combined with a door opening / closing signal or an indoor human detection sensor, it is possible not only to go out with the device mounted, but also to know that the device has been left on the desk.

  (10) Provision of video to HMD (Head Mounted Display): In the vital sensor 100 in the above-described first embodiment, the operation of the human body such as video supply means for supplying CG video to the glasses used by the user, nodding, etc. Can be provided, and an emergency image can be provided if necessary by arranging human body motion judging means for judging from the amount of change such as an acceleration sensor or a geomagnetic sensor stored in the HMD. Further, as the AR (Artificial Reality) means, a movement auxiliary information combining means for combining movement auxiliary information such as an arrow indicating the movement direction or the like may be arranged on an actual image projected on the HMD.

(11) Abnormal state notification: In the first embodiment, when a dangerous state of the specifier such as an abnormal pulse is determined from the user state information acquired from the pulse measuring unit 123 or the like, a warning sound is sent to the user. It is also possible to notify the user by a warning means such as vibration, and simultaneously notify the remote monitor via the wireless communication unit 131 that the user is in a dangerous state. In addition, ambient temperature measuring means that measures ambient temperature, ambient conditions (such as reduced oxygen concentration) and ambient environment as radiation environment information is arranged, and the measured ambient environment information makes the user a dangerous environment. A warning means may be used to notify the user or remote monitoring person via the wireless communication unit 131.

The wearable user status information acquisition device according to the present invention can be used as a monitoring system that can manage the health and behavior of elderly people even from a remote location, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Vital sensor 101 Case part 103 Belt part 111 Light projection part 113 Light reception part 115 Authentication part 121 Body temperature measurement part 123 Pulse measurement part 125 Blood oxygen concentration measurement part 127 Electrocardiogram measurement part 129 Relative blood pressure fluctuation measurement part 131 Wireless communication Unit 133 position information acquisition unit 133g GPS unit 133n indoor positioning unit 135 display unit 137 power supply unit 139 main control unit

Claims (8)

  A wearable user status information acquisition device worn by a user,
  Biometric information acquisition means for acquiring biometric information indicating the biometric features of the user;
  Authentication means for authenticating the user using the biological information;
  Health information acquisition means for acquiring health information indicating the health status of the user;
  Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information indicating the position of the user;
  Control means for storing user authentication information indicating the authenticated user, the positional information and the health information as associated user status information;
  A wearable user status information acquisition device having In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to claim 1 ,
The biological information acquisition means includes
Infrared light projector for projecting infrared light toward the user's skin,
An infrared light receiving unit that receives reflected light of the projected infrared light,
A vein pattern generation means for generating the user's vein pattern as the biological information from the reflected light;
Having
A wearable user status information acquisition device characterized by the above. In the wearable user state information acquisition device according to claim 2 ,
The authentication means includes
Executing the authentication process at a predetermined time ;
A wearable user status information acquisition device characterized by the above. In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to claim 3 ,
The position information acquisition means includes
The position information can be acquired indoors,
A wearable user status information acquisition device characterized by the above. In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to claim 4 ,
The position information acquisition means
Light receiving means for receiving lighting equipment specifying information for specifying the lighting equipment transmitted by the lighting equipment as light,
A wearable user status information acquisition device having In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to claim 5 ,
The position information acquisition means includes
Having at least one of three-dimensional acceleration measuring means or three-dimensional geomagnetic measuring means for acquiring movement of the user as movement information;
If it is determined that the user has not moved based on the movement information, the position information is not acquired.
A wearable user status information acquisition device characterized by the above. In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to claim 6 ,
The health information acquisition means includes
Pulse information acquisition means for acquiring the user's pulse as pulse information, electrocardiogram information acquisition means for acquiring electrocardiogram information relating to the user's electrocardiogram, blood oxygen concentration acquisition for acquiring the user's blood oxygen concentration means, relative blood pressure variation obtaining means for obtaining a relative blood pressure variation of the user, and having at least one of body temperature acquisition means for acquiring the temperature of said user,
A wearable user status information acquisition device characterized by the above. In the wearable user status information acquisition device according to claim 7 ,
Being worn on the user's wrist;
A wearable user status information acquisition device characterized by the above.

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