JP6467657B2 - Tooth brushing support system, tooth brushing support method, tooth brushing support device, and tooth brushing support program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tooth brushing support system, a tooth brushing support method, a tooth brushing support device, and a tooth brushing support program.

In recent years, in the dental industry and the like, technology for supporting user's tooth brushing using computer software has been developed.
For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a technique for measuring a user's dentifrice behavior using a toothbrush and a smartphone.

JP 2017-60661 A

By the way, the oral state is different for each user. Therefore, in brushing, individual guidance may be required according to the oral condition of each user.
In addition, tooth brushing may require guidance from a specialist such as a dentist or dental hygienist, or guidance according to examination results such as medical examination.
However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 only measures whether the user himself is performing general-purpose / standard polishing, and may not improve the user's oral condition.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, the purpose of which is that each user can improve the oral condition based on the guidance of the instructor, toothpaste support system, toothpaste support method, toothpaste support device, And providing a brushing support program.

  In order to solve the above problem, a tooth brushing support system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a teaching content setting unit that sets tooth brushing guidance information indicating tooth brushing guidance content for a target user based on an input from a leader. , The information detected by the electric toothbrush, the acquisition content for acquiring the toothbrushing operation information indicating the brushing behavior of the target user, the instruction content for the target user based on the toothbrush instruction information and the toothpaste operation information A tooth brushing support system comprising: an output unit that outputs tooth brushing evaluation information for evaluating the tooth brushing behavior of the tooth brush.

  According to the present invention, each user can improve the oral condition based on the guidance of the leader.

It is the schematic which shows the structure of the management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the apparatus structure of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the function of the expert terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing regarding the setting of the guidance content which concerns on this embodiment. It is an example of the instruction | indication content setting screen which concerns on this embodiment. It is another example of the instruction | indication content setting screen which concerns on this embodiment. It is an example of the guidance information etc. which concern on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the electric toothbrush which concerns on this embodiment. It is an example of a display in the user terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is an example of the evaluation information etc. which concern on this embodiment. It is an example of the evaluation screen which concerns on this embodiment. It is an example of the replacement brush screen and visit reservation registration screen which concern on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the toothbrushing assistance system which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of an operation system S according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the example of FIG. 1, the management system S includes a support system company C1, a toothbrush manufacturer C2, a dealer C3, a clinic C4, and a consumer C5 (user).
The support system company C1 purchases an electric toothbrush (including a replacement brush) from the toothbrush manufacturer C2, and sells it to the clinic C4 via the distributor C3.

At clinic C4, dentists, dental hygienists and other dental personnel can provide each user with an electric toothbrush suitable for that user, and set toothbrushing guidance information on the electric toothbrush and server (on the cloud). it can.
On the other hand, when each user brushes his / her teeth, the electric toothbrush detects dentifrice operation information using a sensor or the like, and transmits the information to a server or a clinic terminal. A user or a dental person can check the execution state of tooth brushing in accordance with the guidance based on the guidance information and the dentifrice operation information.
Thereby, the dentistry person can perform the guidance according to the execution state according to the user according to the user. The user can improve the oral environment by guidance suitable for the user.

  In this way, the support system company C1 provides a system in which dental personnel can perform guidance according to the oral condition of each user and check the execution state of the guidance. Further, in this system, the electric toothbrush includes a mechanism that can be recommended by dental personnel and can improve the oral condition of the user.

(About system operation)
In the operation system S of FIG. 1, the use of the electric toothbrush is started because a dental person sets instruction contents according to the user (also referred to as “instruction setting”). A dental person needs to check and confirm the oral condition of the user in order to set guidance. In addition, a dedicated application is installed in the dental clinic terminal (expert terminal 10), and guidance information is input from dental personnel. Here, the dentist is registered in advance in association with identification information (also referred to as “expert identification information”) such as the person and the clinic.
A dental person in each dental clinic provides each user with an electric toothbrush for which instruction setting has been made. Each user brushes his / her teeth based on the guidance setting, and visits the dental clinic C4 for examination and confirmation of the oral condition.

When it is determined that the oral condition has been improved, the dental staff continues the guidance content that has been set. In this case, the user purchases a replacement brush or makes a reservation after several months.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the oral condition is not improved or the improvement is small, the dental staff changes the guidance content and performs guidance setting with the guidance content after the change. In this case, the user makes a reservation for a return visit (for example, several weeks).
Through such continuous guidance, the user can improve the oral condition and can also grasp the daily brushing operation and find a dental person who provides guidance suitable for himself.

  A plurality of instruction contents may be set in the electric toothbrush or the user terminal (user terminal 30). Thereby, for example, a dentist can perform instruction setting for the user's family. Further, the electric toothbrush may be restricted in operation when instruction setting is not performed (for example, it does not operate, some functions cannot be used, etc.). Thus, the electric toothbrush can be prevented from being used unsuitable for the user without guidance and deteriorating the user's oral condition.

(About toothpaste support system (device))
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device configuration of the tooth brushing support system 1 according to the present embodiment.
The toothbrushing support system 1 includes an expert terminal 10, a server 20, a user terminal 30, and an electric toothbrush 40 as shown in FIG. The expert terminal 10, the server 20, and the user terminal 30 transmit and receive various information via the network 9 (for example, the Internet).
In addition, the user terminal 30 and the electric toothbrush 40 transmit and receive various types of information to each other through wired (for example, USB) or wireless (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark)) communication.
Note that even if the user terminal 30 and the electric toothbrush 40 transmit / receive information to / from each other via a charging device (not shown) for charging the electric toothbrush 40 (that is, using the communication function of the charging device). Good.
Further, the electric toothbrush 40 may transmit / receive various information to / from the expert terminal 10 by wired or wireless communication instead of or in addition to the user terminal 30.

The expert terminal 10 is a terminal used by dental personnel (instructors, experts). The expert terminal 10 may be, for example, a personal computer installed in a dental clinic (for example, in an examination room).
The server 20 is installed in, for example, a data center. The user terminal 30 is a terminal used by a user who visits a dental clinic (a user who uses the electric toothbrush 40).
The user terminal 30 may be a smartphone or a tablet terminal, for example.

The electric toothbrush 40 has a vibration function (toothpaste function) that vibrates the toothbrush with switchable multi-stage strength (for example, seven levels of strength 1 to strength 7). The intensity may be set according to the frequency or amplitude of vibration.
The electric toothbrush 40 has a detection function for detecting the movement of the housing. Specifically, the electric toothbrush 40 includes, for example, a six-axis sensor (acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, etc.) inside the housing. When the electric toothbrush 40 is used by a user (during brushing), the movement and rotation of the housing is detected as toothbrushing operation information (hereinafter also simply referred to as “operation information”).
The operation information is stored in a storage unit included in the electric toothbrush 40 at least until a period until it is transmitted to the outside.

The electric toothbrush 40 has an input / output function for inputting / outputting various information. For example, the electric toothbrush 40 has a wireless communication function, receives instruction information (described later) from the user terminal 30, and transmits operation information to the user terminal 30.
Moreover, the electric toothbrush 40 is operable based on operation control information (for example, instruction information acquired from the outside). Specifically, the electric toothbrush 40 notifies the user of the timing for changing the brushing position based on the guidance information during use (during tooth brushing). The electric toothbrush 40 can change the intensity of vibration for each polishing position (part), or can issue a warning when the polishing angle (brushing angle) is not correct.

  In addition, as shown with a broken line in FIG. 2, the structure which consists of the expert terminal 10, the server 20, and the user terminal 30 among the toothpaste support systems 1 is called the toothpaste support system 2, and the expert terminal 10, the server 20, The structure which consists of may be called the toothbrushing support system 3. In addition, a configuration including the expert terminal 10 and the user terminal 30 may be referred to as a tooth brushing support system 4, and a configuration including the user terminal 30 and the electric toothbrush 40 may be referred to as a tooth brushing support system 5. In addition, a configuration including the expert terminal 10 and the electric toothbrush 40 may be referred to as a tooth brushing support system 6. For example, among the tooth brushing support systems 1 to 6, the tooth brushing support systems 1, 2, and 4 include an expert terminal 10 and a user terminal 30. Further, for example, the toothbrushing support systems 1, 5, 6 include an electric toothbrush 40.

(About expert terminals)
FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram illustrating an example of functions of the expert terminal 10.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the expert terminal 10 includes an operation unit 100, a display unit 110, a communication unit 120, a processing unit 130, and a storage unit 190. The processing unit 130 includes a guidance content setting unit 131, an evaluation unit 132, a visit reservation registration unit 133, a display control unit 138, and a communication control unit 139. The storage unit 190 includes a guidance information storage unit 191, an operation information storage unit 192, an evaluation information storage unit 193, a toothbrush information storage unit 194, a visit reservation information storage unit 195, an examination result information storage unit 196, and a screen information storage unit 199. .

The operation unit 100 receives an operation by a specialist. The operation unit 100 is, for example, a keyboard or a mouse. When the display unit 110 is a touch display, the operation unit 100 may be a touch panel.
The communication unit 120 transmits and receives various information according to the control of the communication control unit 139. For example, the communication unit 120 transmits instruction information to the outside and receives operation information from the outside via the network 9 (when communicating with the electric toothbrush 40 via USB, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or the like).

  The instruction content setting unit 131 executes a process of setting instruction contents regarding tooth brushing by an expert for each user. The evaluation unit 132 executes a process for evaluating the user's dentifrice operation with respect to the guidance content of the expert. Specifically, the evaluation unit 132 evaluates the dentifrice operation for each user based on the instruction information indicating the instruction content set by the instruction content setting unit 131 and the operation information received by the communication unit 120. , Toothpaste evaluation information (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “evaluation information”) for each user is generated. The visit reservation registration unit 133 executes processing for registering the reservation date and time of the next visit.

  The display unit 110 displays various information according to the control of the display control unit 138. For example, the display unit 110 displays the evaluation information generated by the evaluation unit 132. The display unit 110 also displays guidance information, operation information, user information, and leader information (expert identification information, name, etc.). The display unit 110 is a display, for example.

  The guidance information storage unit 191 stores guidance information indicating the guidance content set by the guidance content setting unit 131. The operation information storage unit 192 stores the operation information received by the communication unit 120. The evaluation information storage unit 193 stores the evaluation information generated by the evaluation unit 132. In addition to the evaluation information, the evaluation information storage unit 193 may store evaluation criterion information referred to when generating the evaluation information.

  The toothbrush information storage unit 194 stores information related to the toothbrush being used by each user. The visit reservation information storage unit 195 stores visit reservation information related to the visit date and time registered by the visit reservation registration unit 133. The inspection result information storage unit 196 stores plaque inspection result information regarding the inspection result of the artificial plaque. The screen information storage unit 199 stores screen information of screens displayed on the display unit 110 (for example, instruction content setting screen, evaluation screen, replacement brush screen, visit reservation registration screen, etc.).

  The server 20 includes a communication unit, a communication control unit, a storage unit, and the like (not shown). The communication unit of the server 20 transmits and receives various information according to the control of the communication control unit. For example, the communication unit of the server 20 transmits and receives guidance information and operation information via the network 9. The storage unit of the server 20 stores various information. For example, the storage unit of the server 20 stores information received by the communication unit. The server 20 may include a processing unit (for example, a process similar to the evaluation unit 132 of the expert terminal 10) that executes various processes. The server 20 may include an operation unit, a display unit, and the like. The maintenance and management of the server 20 that does not include an operation unit, a display unit, or the like is performed by connecting a notebook personal computer to the server 20 or logging in to the server 20 from the outside, for example.

  The user terminal 30 includes an operation unit, a display unit, a display control unit, a communication unit, a communication control unit, a processing unit, and a storage unit (not shown). The operation unit and the display unit of the user terminal 30 are, for example, a touch display that can accept an operation such as a touch from a user. In addition, the display part of the user terminal 30 displays a toothpaste navigation screen (refer FIG. 10), for example according to control of a display control part. The communication unit of the user terminal 30 transmits and receives various information according to the control of the communication control unit. For example, the communication unit of the user terminal 30 transmits and receives guidance information and operation information. The processing unit of the user terminal 30 executes various processes. The storage unit of the user terminal 30 stores various information. For example, the storage unit of the user terminal 30 stores information received by the communication unit.

(About instruction setting)
Next, setting of instruction contents by an expert will be described.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram regarding the setting of instruction content.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the tooth brushing support system 1 classifies the 32 teeth of adults into six groups of block A to block F. Maxillary left back teeth (including canines; the same applies below) 5 blocks A, 6 maxillary front teeth 6 blocks B, 5 maxillary right back teeth 5 blocks C, 5 mandibular left back teeth 5 blocks D, 6 mandibular anterior teeth 6 blocks E , 5 lower jaw right back teeth are designated as block F.

  Further, the tooth brushing support system 1 defines (defines) two or three sections (also referred to as sections) as brushing positions for each block. Specifically, each of the four back teeth blocks (blocks A, C, D, and F) includes an outer (buccal side of maxillary and maxillary back teeth) portion, an occlusal portion, and an inner side (palatal side of maxillary back teeth). 3 sections of the lingual side of the mandibular back tooth. Each of the two blocks (blocks B and E) of the anterior teeth has two sections: an outer (buccal side in the maxillary deep teeth and mandibular deep teeth) and an inner (palat side in the maxillary anterior teeth, lingual side in the lower posterior teeth) portion Is stipulated.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4A, the polishing positions are §1 (maxillary left back teeth buccal side), §2 (maxillary left back teeth occlusion), §3 (maxillary left back teeth palate side), §4 (maxillary anterior teeth) Buccal side), §5 (maxillary front teeth palate side), §6 (maxillary right back teeth buccal side), §7 (maxillary right back teeth occlusion), §8 (maxillary right back teeth palate side), §9 (mandibular left back teeth buccal side) ), §10 (mandibular left back teeth occlusion), §11 (mandibular left back teeth tongue side), §12 (mandibular front teeth buccal side), §13 (mandibular front tooth tongue side), §14 (mandibular right back tooth cheek side), A total of 16 sections (§1 to §16) of §15 (mandibular right back tooth occlusion) and §16 (mandibular right back tooth tongue side) are defined. §1, §2, §3 belong to block A, §4, §5 belong to block B, §6, §7, §8 belong to block C, §9, §10, §11 are §12, §13 belong to block E, §14, §15, §16 belong to block F.

  Further, in the toothbrushing support system 1, as shown in FIG. 4B, the angle at which the tooth meshing surface and the brushing surface of the toothbrush are parallel is defined as 0 °, and three brushing angles (0 °, 45 °, 90 ° °). The accuracy of detecting the angle of the electric toothbrush 40 is about ± 20 °. FIG. 4C will be described later.

  The expert sets instruction contents regarding tooth brushing for each user who uses the tooth brushing support system 1. Specifically, the expert sets instruction contents regarding tooth brushing at the time of the first diagnosis (that is, for each new user of the tooth brushing support system 1), and when necessary, at the second or subsequent diagnosis (that is, tooth brushing). For the existing user of the support system 1), the instruction content relating to tooth brushing is reset (changes the setting content).

  5 and 6 are examples of instruction content setting screens displayed on the display unit 110 of the expert terminal 10. The instruction content setting screen shown in FIG. 5 is an area relating to personal information (an area indicated by reference symbol A. Hereinafter, area A) and an area relating to instruction contents (polishing time, polishing strength, polishing angle) (in FIG. 5). A region indicated by a symbol B. Hereinafter, a region B) and the like are provided. In the area A, display columns such as an examination ticket number, a name, and a date of birth are provided.

  In the area B, buttons and the like for setting instruction contents (polishing time, polishing strength, polishing angle) are provided for each of all 16 sections (§1 to §16). When instruction content is set for a section, the setting value is displayed on the corresponding button. That is, each button is a button that is pressed when setting instruction contents for each section, and indicates the current setting value for each section. For example, the button B1 is a button to be pressed when setting instruction contents (polishing time, polishing strength, polishing angle) for §1 (maxillary left back teeth cheek side), and setting of instruction contents for the current §1 The value is shown. Specifically, “§1 20 sec 1 45 °” of the button B1 indicates that 20 seconds is set as the setting value of the polishing time with respect to §1, and there are 7 levels (intensities) as the setting values of the polishing strength. 1 to 1 of intensity 7) is set, and 45 ° is set as the setting value of the polishing angle.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, for the back teeth section (§1 to §3, §6 to §8, §9 to §11, §14 to §16), the polishing time is 20 seconds, Polishing strength 1 and polishing angle 45 ° are set, and for the front teeth section (§4, §5, §12, §13), the instruction content is polishing time 10 seconds, polishing strength 1 and polishing angle 45 ° Is set. The example shown in FIG. 5 is an example in which setting values are set in all 16 sections. However, when there is a section for which instruction content is not set, it is set in the button corresponding to the section. The value is not displayed. Specifically, for example, it may be blank, or a message indicating that it has not been set may be displayed.

  The instruction content setting screen shown in FIG. 6 is an area A common to the instruction content setting screen of FIG. 5 and an area related to the instruction contents (the polishing order, etc.) (an area indicated by symbol C in FIG. 6; hereinafter, area C). Etc. are provided. The instruction content setting screen (that is, area B) shown in FIG. 5 and the instruction content setting screen (that is, area C) shown in FIG. 6 can be switched by tabs.

  In area C, 12 types of buttons ("cheek side") in which the order of brushing is set in order of pressing are set as buttons for setting instruction contents (order of brushing) for all 16 sections (§1 to §16). Button C1, "Occlusal" button C2, "Palate" button C3, "Lingual side" button C4, "Occlusal" button C5, "Buccal side" button C6, "Buccal side" button C7, "Occlusal" button C8, "Palate" ”Button C9,“ tongue side ”button C10,“ occlusion ”button C11, and“ cheek side ”button C12). The numbers (circle 1 to circle 9) located at the start points of the eight arrows indicate the order in which each button is pressed, that is, the instruction content (the order of polishing). According to FIGS. 5 and 6, the order of polishing is §14 → §12 → §9 → §11 → §13 → §16 → §15 → §10 → §2 → §7 → §8 → §5. → §3 → §1 → §4 → §6 is set.

  Hereinafter, the flow of setting instruction contents will be described. For example, the expert terminal 10 displays the instruction content setting screen shown in FIG. Specifically, the display control unit 138 is stored in the screen information storage unit 199 when the operation unit 100 receives an operation (button pressing or the like) for setting instruction content on a menu screen (not shown). The instruction information setting screen is read out, and the instruction content setting screen shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, a setting value (for example, “10 sec 1 45 °” of the button B1) is already shown for each button. However, in the case of a new user, the guidance information of the user is stored as guidance information. Since it is not stored in the section 191, the setting value is not displayed on each button immediately after the above operation. However, a predetermined value may be initially displayed as a template. The same applies to the polishing order shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 (operation unit 100) displays the instruction contents (the polishing time, the polishing strength, the polishing) for each of all 16 sections (§1 to §16) on the instruction content setting screen shown in FIG. Angle) is accepted. For example, after the button B1 of §1 is pressed, a selection button for polishing time (specifically, a “2” button, a “4” button,. The “20” button among the “11” buttons and the “not polished” button is pressed, and the selection button for the polishing strength (specifically, the “1” button for the strength indicated by the symbol B3, “ “1” button among the two types of buttons “2” button,..., “6” button, “7” button) is pressed, and a polishing angle selection button (specifically, “ By pressing the “periodontal pocket (45 °)” button among the two types of buttons “periodontal pocket (45 °)” and “perpendicular (90 °)” button, §1 As instruction content for (maxillary left back teeth buccal side), when brushing It accepts a setting that the interval is 20 seconds, the polishing strength is 1, and the polishing angle is 45 °. Similarly, the expert terminal 10 accepts setting of instruction contents (polishing time, polishing strength, polishing angle) for each of §2 to §16.

  Regarding the polishing angle, if neither the “periodontal pocket (45 °)” button nor the “perpendicular (90 °)” button is pressed, the setting is made to set the polishing angle to 0 °. It is assumed that it was accepted. In other words, the initial value of the polishing angle is set to 0 °, and when the “periodontal pocket (45 °)” button is pressed, it is determined that the setting of setting the polishing angle to 45 ° is accepted, and the “tooth surface” When the “vertical (90 °)” button is pressed, it is determined that the setting for setting the polishing angle to 90 ° is accepted, and when neither is pressed, the polishing angle is set to 0 °. It is judged that the setting was received. Instead of the above 0 ° setting method, in addition to the “periodontal pocket (45 °)” button and “perpendicular to the tooth surface (90 °)”, “parallel to the tooth surface (0 °)” ”Button may be provided.

  In addition, the setting method (input method) of guidance content (polish time, polish strength, polish angle) is not limited to the method mentioned above. For example, the set value may be selected by a pull-down button, the set value may be input by a keyboard, or the set value may be selected by sliding a knob.

  Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 displays the instruction content setting screen shown in FIG. 6 by accepting the selection of the “order of polishing” tab. Specifically, when the operation unit 100 accepts the selection of the “polishing order” tab, the display control unit 138 controls the display unit 110 to display the instruction content setting screen illustrated in FIG. 6.

  Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 (operation unit 100) accepts setting of instruction contents (order of polishing) for all 16 sections (§1 to §16) on the instruction content setting screen shown in FIG. For example, the expert terminal 10 includes twelve buttons in the region C (“cheek side” button C1, “occlusion” button C2, “palate” button C3, “lingual side” button C4, “occlusion” button C5, “cheek” Of the “side” button C6, “cheek side” button C7, “occlusion” button C8, “palate” button C9, “tongue side” button C10, “occlusion” button C11, “cheek side” button C12) When the “buccal side” button C6 in the lower right) is pressed, the brushing position is moved from the lower right cheek side of the lower jaw toward the lower left cheek side of the lower jaw (§14 (the lower right back tooth of the lower jaw) Buccal side) → §12 (mandibular front teeth buccal side) → §9 (mandibular left back teeth buccal side)) is set to be the first brushing flow (specifically, the first to third brushing order) Accept. Note that a circle 1 attached to the “cheek side” button C6 indicates that the “cheek side” button C6 is pressed first, that is, the starting point of the first polishing flow. In addition, the expert terminal 10 presses the “tongue side” button C10 at the lower right of the screen (the lower left as the tooth position) next to the “cheek side” button C6, so that the mandibular left back tooth lingual side. The flow of moving the brushing position toward the lower right posterior tongue side of the lower jaw (§11 (lower left lingual tongue side) → §13 (lower front lingual tongue side) → §16 (lower right lingual tongue side of the lower jaw)) (Specifically, the fourth to sixth polishing order) is accepted. Note that a circle 2 attached to the “tongue side” button C10 indicates that the “tongue side” button C2 is pressed second, that is, the starting point of the second polishing flow. In addition, the expert terminal 10 sets §15 (mandibular right back tooth occlusion) to the seventh brushing order by pressing the “occlusion” button C5 at the lower left of the screen after the “lingual side” button C10. Accept the setting. The circle 3 attached to the “occlusion” button C5 indicates that the “occlusion” button C5 is pressed third, that is, the starting point of the third polishing flow. In addition, the expert terminal 10 sets §10 (mandibular left back tooth occlusion) to the eighth brushing order by pressing the “occlusion” button C11 at the lower right of the screen after the “occlusion” button C5. Accept the setting. A circle 4 attached to the “occlusion” button C11 indicates that the “occlusion” button C11 is pressed fourth, that is, the starting point of the fourth polishing flow. Similarly, the expert terminal 10 accepts the setting of the polishing order for all the rest.

  When the expert terminal 10 accepts setting of instruction contents (polishing time, polishing strength, polishing angle, polishing order) on the instruction contents setting screen, the expert terminal 10 stores instruction information indicating the instruction contents. Specifically, the guidance content setting unit 131 generates guidance information indicating the guidance content (the polishing time, the polishing strength, the polishing angle, and the polishing order) received by the operation unit 100 and stores it in the guidance information storage unit 191. To do.

  Moreover, the expert terminal 10 outputs guidance information to the outside. Specifically, the communication control unit 139 transmits the guidance information generated by the guidance content setting unit 131 (the guidance information stored in the guidance information storage unit 191) to the server 20 via the communication unit 120. Control.

FIG. 7 is an example of guidance information and the like. When the expert terminal 10 (the instruction content setting unit 131) receives the setting of the instruction contents (the polishing time, the polishing strength, the polishing angle, and the polishing order) shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, for example, FIG. As shown in (A), guidance information including a polishing position, a polishing time, a polishing strength, and a polishing angle is generated in the polishing order. For example, the part a of the guidance information shown in FIG. 7A is the first polishing position as §14, §14 polishing time of 20 seconds, §14 polishing strength of 1, §14 polishing The angle b is 45 °, and the part b indicates the second polishing position as §12, §12 polishing time is 10 seconds, §12 polishing strength is 1, and §12 polishing angle is 45 It shows that it is °. Further, the circles 1 to 8 shown in FIG. 7A correspond to the circles 1 to 8 shown in FIG.
In addition, although guidance information is matched with the user identification information which shows the user of guidance object, and the expert identification information which shows a leader, in the guidance information shown to FIG. 7 (A), user identification information and time Information is omitted. Further, the configuration of the guidance information is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. For example, the expert terminal 10 may generate instruction information including a polishing order, a polishing time, a polishing strength, and a polishing angle in the polishing position order (§1 → §2 →,..., §16). Note that FIG. 7B will be described later.

(About operation about instruction setting)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the tooth brushing support system 6.
This flowchart shows a flow until instruction content is set in the expert terminal 10 and instruction information is set in the electric toothbrush 40. In the description of the flowchart of FIG. 8 (the flowcharts of the other figures are the same), “step” of “step SXX (XX is a number)” is omitted and expressed as “SXX”.

  The expert terminal 10 displays a guidance content setting screen (S10). The expert terminal 10 generates and stores instruction information indicating instruction contents set according to the operation of the expert (S12). Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 transmits instruction information to the electric toothbrush 40 by wired or wireless communication (S14). The expert terminal 10 may transmit the guidance information to the electric toothbrush 40 according to the operation of the expert, or the guidance information may be transmitted to the electric toothbrush 40 regardless of the operation of the expert after the generation of the guidance information. May be sent to.

  The electric toothbrush 40 receives and stores the guidance information from the expert terminal 10 (S24). In S24, the electric toothbrush 40 that has received the guidance information sets the guidance information as operation control information. Then, the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 ends.

(About operation when brushing teeth)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the electric toothbrush 40.
The flowchart in FIG. 9 shows the flow from the start (end of brushing) to the end. It is assumed that the electric toothbrush 40 has acquired (received) the guidance information shown in FIG. 7A as operation control information at the start of the flowchart of FIG. 9. That is, the electric toothbrush 40 shall operate according to the guidance information shown in FIG.

  The electric toothbrush 40 recognizes the origin (S400). For example, the electric toothbrush 40 has an origin identification shown in FIG. 4C for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) after a button (for example, a start switch or the like) for starting the origin recognition provided therein is pressed. By stopping the toothbrush at the position, the origin identification position is recognized as the origin.

  After recognizing the origin, the electric toothbrush 40 starts a tooth brushing operation according to the operation control information (guidance information) (S402). According to the guidance information shown in FIG. 7A, the electric toothbrush 40 vibrates the brush with the strength (strength “1”) corresponding to the first polishing position (§14).

  Subsequently, during operation, the electric toothbrush 40 stores operation information (polish position and angle) (S406). Subsequently, the electric toothbrush 40 determines whether it is time to finish brushing (S408). According to the guidance information shown in FIG. 7 (A), the total brushing time of all sections is 280 seconds (4 minutes 40 seconds), so the electric toothbrush 40 is 280 seconds, which is the total brushing time of all sections. It is determined whether or not elapses.

  If it is determined that it is not time to end tooth brushing (S408; NO), the electric toothbrush 40 determines whether the brushing angle is correct (S410). For example, the electric toothbrush 40 determines that the polishing angle is correct if the detected angle is within a range of plus or minus 20 ° from the polishing angle of each section, and if the detected angle is outside the range of plus or minus 20 °, the polishing angle is correct. Judge that there is no. For example, in the case of the first polishing position (§14), the polishing angle is 45 °. Therefore, if the detection angle is within the range of 25 ° to 65 °, the polishing angle is determined to be correct, and the detection angle is 25 °. If it is outside the range of ˜65 °, it is determined that the polishing angle is not correct.

  When it is determined that the polishing angle is not correct (S410; NO), the electric toothbrush 40 determines whether a warning is being issued (S412). That is, the electric toothbrush 40 determines whether or not a warning that the polishing angle is not correct is issued. If it is determined that the warning is not in progress (S412; NO), the warning is started (S414) and the process proceeds to S420. If it is determined that a warning is being issued (S412; YES), the process of S414 is skipped (the warning that has already started is maintained), and the process proceeds to S420.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the polishing time is correct (S410; YES), the electric toothbrush 40 determines whether or not a warning is being issued, similar to S412 (S416). If it is determined that the warning is being performed (S416; YES), the warning is terminated (S418), and the process proceeds to S420. If it is determined that there is no warning (S412; NO), the process of S418 is skipped and the process proceeds to S420.

  The electric toothbrush 40 determines whether it is time to change the polishing position (S420). That is, the electric toothbrush 40 determines whether the polishing time of each section has elapsed. If it is determined that it is time to change the polishing position (S420; YES), the user is notified that it is time to change the polishing position (S422), and the process proceeds to S404 (return). The electric toothbrush 40 may notify the user that it is time to change the polishing position by at least one of light emission, sound, vibration (stopping vibration, etc.), for example. If it is determined that it is not time to change the polishing position (S420; NO), the process of S422 is skipped and the process proceeds to S404 (return).

  Following the process of S420 (NO) or S422, the electric toothbrush 40 continues the brushing operation according to the operation control information (guidance information) (S404). When the process of S404 following the process of S422 is the first time (when the process of S404 is executed after the timing of changing the first polishing position), according to the guidance information shown in FIG. The brush is vibrated with a strength (strength “1”) corresponding to the polishing position (§12). Thereafter, S406 and subsequent steps are executed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is time to end the tooth brushing (S408; YES), the electric toothbrush 40 ends the tooth brushing operation (S424). Then, the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 ends.

  FIG. 10 is a display example on the user terminal 30. Note that the user terminal 30 stores the same information as the information (the instruction information shown in FIG. 7A) acquired by the electric toothbrush 40 from the expert terminal 10 until the electric toothbrush 40 is used (for example, the electric toothbrush 40 It is assumed that it is received from the toothbrush 40, the server 20, the expert terminal 10, etc. and stored).

  The user terminal 30 may display a screen (toothpaste navigation screen) as shown in FIG. 10 as a guide to the user when the electric toothbrush 40 is used. For example, the user terminal 30 may display a screen as shown in FIG. 10A when the electric toothbrush 40 recognizes the origin. Further, for example, the user terminal 30 may display a screen as shown in FIGS. 10B to 10D when the electric toothbrush 40 is performing a tooth brushing operation. FIG. 10B is a screen displayed when the electric toothbrush 40 is performing a toothbrushing operation according to the first brushing position (§14). FIG. 10C is a screen displayed when the electric toothbrush 40 is performing a toothbrushing operation according to the second brushing position (§12). FIG. 10D is a screen displayed when the electric toothbrush 40 is performing a toothbrushing operation according to the eleventh brushing position (§8). When the electric toothbrush 40 is performing a tooth brushing operation, the user terminal 30 notifies the user of the brushing position (the screens shown in FIGS. 10B to 10D blink the brushing position). , The polishing position may be a different color). Moreover, you may alert | report (for example, message display within the polishing time of the said polishing position) that the guidance content was reset (for example, the polishing time and the polishing angle changed about the said polishing position last time). Note that the notification may be performed only for tooth brushing a predetermined number of times (for example, once to several times) after the instruction content is reset.

  In addition, in the screens shown in FIGS. 10A to 10D, the left and right directions are set to screens for professionals (for example, for example) The instruction content setting screen shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is reversed.

  Note that the user terminal 30 and the electric toothbrush 40 communicate with each other, for example, at the start of tooth brushing, etc., and various timings (timing for recognizing the origin, timing for switching the brushing position, timing for finishing the brushing time, etc.) ) May be synchronized.

(About the operation at the visit)
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the tooth brushing support system 6.
The flowchart of FIG. 11 shows a flow from generation of evaluation information of a certain user to completion of visit registration.

The electric toothbrush 40 of a user (visited user, referred to as user U in this flowchart) transmits the operation information of the user U to the expert terminal 10 (S56). The electric toothbrush 40 stores operation information in the storage unit during operation (see S406 in FIG. 9). For example, the electric toothbrush 40 has a button (for example, a communication button) indicating that communication with the electric toothbrush 40 is started. When pressed, the operation information stored in the storage unit is transmitted to the expert terminal 10. The expert terminal 10 receives the operation information of the user U from the electric toothbrush 40 and stores it (S58).
The electric toothbrush 40 may transmit the operation information stored in the storage unit to the expert terminal 10 in response to a request from the expert terminal 10 instead of or in addition to pressing the button. The electric toothbrush 40 may delete (delete) the transmitted operation information from the storage unit after transmitting the operation information. In addition, when the electric toothbrush 40 stores the operation information for a plurality of times, the electric toothbrush 40 may transmit all of the stored operation information to the expert terminal 10 or some of the stored operations. Information may be transmitted to the expert terminal 10.

  Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 generates and stores evaluation information of the user U based on the instruction information of the user U and the operation information of the user U received from the electric toothbrush 40 (S60). That is, the expert terminal 10 evaluates the dentifrice operation of the user U based on the instruction content for the user U and the actual dentifrice operation of the user U, and generates evaluation information indicating the evaluation content (evaluation result). Remember. Note that the evaluation information of the user U is stored information including the user identification information of the user U when the expert sets the instruction content of the user U. When the expert terminal 10 receives a plurality of pieces of operation information as the operation information of the user U in S58, the expert terminal 10 averages the plurality of pieces of operation information in S60, for example, and uses the averaged operation information to obtain evaluation information. It may be generated.

  Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 displays the evaluation information (S62). In addition, in S62, the expert terminal 10 may display other results (for example, examination results by artificial plaques) and the like in addition to the evaluation results of the dentifrice operation.

  Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 determines whether or not there has been an operation by the expert to change the instruction content of the user U (S64). When it is determined that there is no operation to change the instruction content (S64; NO), the expert terminal 10 determines whether there is an operation by the expert to maintain the instruction contents of the user U (S66). ). When it is determined that there is no operation for maintaining the instruction content (S66; NO), the process returns to S64.

  In S66, when it is determined that there is an operation for maintaining the instruction content (S66; YES), the expert terminal 10 displays a replacement brush screen (S68). Subsequently, the expert terminal 10 displays a visit reservation registration screen (S70), and proceeds to S84. The replacement brush screen displayed in S68 and the visit reservation registration screen displayed in S70 will be described later.

  In S64, when it is determined that there is an operation for changing the instruction content (S64; YES), the expert terminal 10 displays the instruction content setting screen (S72), and the instruction information indicating the instruction content after the change. Is stored (that is, the guidance information is changed) (S74), and the changed guidance information is transmitted to the electric toothbrush 40 (S76). Each process of S72, S74, and S76 is the same as S10, S12, and S14 of FIG. However, since it is new in the process of S10 in FIG. 8, the instruction content is not displayed on the instruction content setting screen at the time of display, but in the process of S72 in FIG. The screen is different in that the current instruction content (the instruction content before the change) of the user U is displayed on the screen.

  The electric toothbrush 40 receives and stores the guidance information from the expert terminal 10 (S78). In S78, the electric toothbrush 40 that has received the guidance information sets (resets) the guidance information as operation control information. That is, the process of S78 in FIG. 11 is the same as the process of S24 in FIG.

  Following the processing of S76, the expert terminal 10 displays a visit reservation registration screen (S82), and proceeds to S84. The visit reservation registration screen displayed in S82 will be described later.

  Subsequent to S70 or S82, the expert terminal 10 registers and registers the visit of the user U on the visit reservation registration screen (S84). Then, the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 ends.

  FIG. 12 is an example of evaluation information and the like. FIG. 13 is an example of an evaluation screen. FIG. 14 is an example of a replacement brush screen and a visit reservation registration screen. Hereinafter, each process of S60 to S70 and S82 in the flowchart of FIG. 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

(S60: Generation of evaluation information)
In S60, the expert terminal 10, for example, provides guidance information as shown in FIG. 7 (A), information as shown in FIG. 7 (B), and FIGS. 12 (A) to 12 (C). Evaluation information as shown in FIG. 12C may be generated based on the evaluation criteria information as shown.

  The instruction information shown in FIG. 7A is stored in S12 of FIG. The information shown in FIG. 7B is based on the operation information received from the electric toothbrush 40 in S58 of FIG. 11 or the information based on the operation information received from the electric toothbrush 40 in S58 of FIG. 11 (received from the electric toothbrush 40. Information generated based on operation information). In other words, the operation information that the electric toothbrush 40 transmits to the expert terminal 10 in S56 of FIG. 11 may be information in a format as shown in FIG. 7B, or as shown in FIG. Information that can generate information in such a format may be used. That is, in the expert terminal 10 that generates the evaluation information, if the information in the format as shown in FIG. 7B can be finally obtained, the motion information transmitted from the electric toothbrush 40 is in any format. It may be a thing.

  The operation information format is the same in FIG. 16 (details will be described later), FIG. 17 (details will be described later), FIG. 18 (details will be described later), and FIG. 19 (details will be described later). For example, the operation information that the electric toothbrush 40 transmits to the user terminal 30 in S130 of FIG. 16 may be information in a format as shown in FIG. 7B or a format as shown in FIG. 7B. This information may be information that can be generated. Further, the operation information transmitted from the user terminal 30 to the server 20 in S134 of FIG. 16 may be information in a format as shown in FIG. 7B, or in a format as shown in FIG. The information may be information that can be generated. That is, in the apparatus (expert terminal 10, server 20, etc.) that generates the evaluation information, if it is possible to finally obtain information in the format as shown in FIG. 7B, the electric toothbrush 40, the user terminal 30, The operation information transmitted / received between the server 20 and the expert terminal 10 may have any format, and the format of the received operation information is different from the format of the operation information to be transmitted. (The format of the received operation information may be converted into another format and transmitted).

  Further, the information shown in FIG. 7B includes a polishing position, a polishing time, and a polishing time at an incorrect angle (wrong angle) in the order of polishing. For example, the portion indicated by reference sign c in the information shown in FIG. 7B indicates that the polishing time at the sixth polishing position (§16) is 22 seconds. Further, for example, the part of the information d shown in FIG. 7B indicates that the time for polishing at an incorrect angle (referred to as an incorrect angle time) at the eleventh polishing position (§8) is 6 seconds. ing.

  The evaluation standard information shown in FIG. 12A shows the relationship between the polishing shortage time and the evaluation (evaluation based on the polishing shortage time). The polishing shortage time is a shortage time when the actual polishing time is short with respect to the polishing time based on the guidance information (guidance content). For example, according to the guidance information shown in FIG. 7A, the polishing time in §15 is 20 seconds, and according to the information shown in FIG. 7B, the actual polishing time in §15 is 18 seconds. , 15 polish shortage time is 2 seconds.

  The evaluation reference information shown in FIG. 12B shows the relationship between the erroneous angle time and the evaluation (evaluation based on the erroneous angle time). The evaluation reference information shown in FIG. 12C indicates a comprehensive evaluation (overall evaluation) based on the evaluation based on the insufficient polishing time and the evaluation based on the erroneous angle time. For example, B in the column “a” in FIG. 12C indicates that the overall rating is B when the evaluation based on the insufficient polishing time is B and the evaluation based on the erroneous angle time is A. Further, C in the column of symbol b indicates that the overall evaluation is C when the evaluation based on the insufficient polishing time is B and the evaluation based on the erroneous angle time is B.

  The evaluation information shown in FIG. 12 (D) includes the overall evaluation, the evaluation based on the insufficient polishing time (simply expressed as “time” in FIG. 12), and the erroneous angle time (simply expressed as “angle” in FIG. 12) at each polishing position. ). As an example, each evaluation (total review, time, angle) of §8 will be described. According to the guidance information shown in FIG. 7A, the polishing time in §8 is 20 seconds, and according to the information shown in FIG. 7B, the actual polishing time in §8 is 20 seconds. Polishing shortage time at 8 is 0 seconds. Further, according to the evaluation standard information shown in FIG. 12A, the evaluation (evaluation based on the insufficient polishing time) is A when the insufficient polishing time is 0 seconds. Further, according to the information shown in FIG. 7B, the erroneous angle time in §8 is 6 seconds. Further, according to the evaluation reference information shown in FIG. 12B, the evaluation (evaluation based on the erroneous angle time) is D when the erroneous angle time is 6 seconds. Further, according to the evaluation standard information shown in FIG. 12C, when the evaluation based on the insufficient polishing time is A and the evaluation based on the erroneous angle time is D, the total evaluation is D. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12D, in each evaluation of §8, the overall rating is D, the time is A, and the angle is D.

(S62: Display of evaluation information)
In S62, the expert terminal 10, for example, as shown in FIG. 13 based on the evaluation information as shown in FIG. 12D and the inspection result information as shown in FIG. An evaluation screen may be displayed.

  The instruction information shown in FIG. 12D is stored in S60 of FIG. The test result information shown in FIG. 12 (E) shows the evaluation of toothpaste based on the removal rate of artificial plaque. For example, “Excellent” in §6 indicates that the evaluation is high (the removal rate is high). “Normal” in §5 indicates that the evaluation is normal (the removal rate is normal). “No” in §8 indicates that the evaluation is low (the removal rate is low). Note that the inspection result information may be stored in the inspection result information storage unit 196 before the process of S62 is executed at the latest. The method for storing the test result information in the test result information storage unit 196 is not particularly limited. For example, an expert performs an artificial plaque test on a visiting user, and the test result is displayed on a test result input screen (not shown). By inputting, it may be stored in the inspection result information storage unit 196. Note that the inspection result information may be stored in the inspection result information storage unit 196 by image processing or the like instead of input by an expert.

  The left side of the evaluation screen shown in FIG. 13 shows, for each section, the evaluation in the evaluation information shown in FIG. 12D (total review, time, angle) and the evaluation in the inspection result information shown in FIG. Is shown. The right side of the evaluation screen shown in FIG. 13 notifies a portion where evaluation is not preferable. As an example, a portion where evaluation is not preferable in the evaluation information is blinked, and a portion where evaluation is not preferable in the inspection result information is indicated by a bold line. Note that the right-hand side display is reversed from the instruction content setting screen in consideration of showing to the user.

(S64, S66: change / maintenance of instruction content)
On the lower right side of the evaluation screen shown in FIG. 13, a “maintain (continue)” button and a “change (reset)” button are arranged. The “maintain (continue)” button is a button to be pressed when the instruction content is maintained (continue). The “change (reset)” button is a button to be pressed when changing (resetting) the instruction content. That is, in S64, the expert terminal 10 may determine whether or not the “change (reset)” button is pressed. In S66, the expert terminal 10 may determine whether or not the “change (maintain)” button has been pressed. Note that the evaluation (evaluation, time, angle) in the evaluation information and the evaluation in the test result by the artificial plaque are referred to when an expert determines whether to change or maintain the guidance content.

(S68: Replacement brush screen)
In S68, the expert terminal 10 may display a replacement brush screen as shown in FIG. In addition, in the replacement brush screen shown in FIG. 14A, in addition to information on the currently used toothbrush (use start date, model, brush type, color), information on toothbrush replacement (replacement award date) is displayed. Has been. In other words, the expert terminal 10 notifies the replacement brush replacement time on the replacement brush screen. Note that the expert terminal 10 may display the replacement award date based on the use start date and the use status (the total time of one tooth brushing obtained from the guidance information). Note that the use start date is, for example, the date on which the user purchased the electric toothbrush 40 or its replacement brush, or the date on which the user started using it. The use start date may be input by a user, a dental clinic employee including a dentist or a dental hygienist, or a seller such as an agent. The “close” button is a button to be pressed when closing the replacement brush screen.

(S70, S82: Visit reservation registration screen)
In S70 and S82, the expert terminal 10 may display a visit reservation registration screen as shown in FIG. 14B, for example. The visit reservation registration screen is provided with a display field for initially displaying a visit date (visit date), but the expert terminal 10 initially displays a visit date that is initially displayed in S82. The date may arrive earlier than the candidate date. That is, the expert terminal 10 may present a date closer to the present day as a visit candidate date when changing the guidance content (S64; YES) than when maintaining the guidance content (S66; YES).

  In the visit reservation registration screen shown in FIG. 14B, when the “decision (registration)” button is pressed after inputting information in each input item, the expert terminal 10 displays the visit reservation information ( The input information input to the input item) is stored in the storage unit (visit reservation information storage unit 195). Moreover, the expert terminal 10 may transmit visit reservation information to the user terminal 30 of the user (for example, transmission by e-mail). The “cancel” button is a button that is pressed when the visit reservation registration is not performed.

(Another example of actions related to teaching settings)
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of operation 1 of the tooth brushing support system according to the present embodiment. The flowchart in FIG. 15 shows a flow different from the flowchart in FIG. 8 until the instruction content is set in the expert terminal 10 and the instruction information is set in the electric toothbrush 40. The processes in S10 and S12 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 15 are the same as the processes in S10 and S12 in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The expert terminal 10 transmits guidance information to the server 20 (S114). Note that the expert terminal 10 may send guidance information to the server 20 in accordance with the operation of the expert, or send guidance information to the server 20 without generating the guidance information after the guidance information is generated. May be.

  The server 20 receives and stores the guidance information from the expert terminal 10 (S116). Subsequently, the server 20 transmits guidance information to the user terminal 30 (S118). For example, the server 20 transmits guidance information to the user terminal 30 in response to a request from the user terminal 30.

  The user terminal 30 receives and stores the guidance information from the server 20 (S120). Subsequently, the user terminal 30 transmits instruction information to the electric toothbrush 40 (S122). For example, the user terminal 30 may transmit guidance information to the electric toothbrush 40 in accordance with a user operation. The electric toothbrush 40 receives and stores the guidance information from the user terminal 30 (S124). In S124, the electric toothbrush 40 that has received the guidance information sets the guidance information as operation control information. Then, the flowchart shown in FIG. 15 ends.

(Another example of operation at the time of visit / Mode of storing operation information in the server)
16 and 17 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the tooth brushing support system 1. In the flowchart of FIG. 11, the flow in which the expert terminal 10 acquires the operation information from the electric toothbrush 40 and generates the evaluation information is shown. However, in FIGS. 16 and 17, the expert terminal 10 receives the operation information from the server 20. This shows the flow of generating evaluation information and the like.

The flowchart of FIG. 16 shows a flow until the operation information collected (stored) by the electric toothbrush 40 is transmitted to the server 20.
The electric toothbrush 40 transmits operation information to the user terminal 30 (S130). For example, the electric toothbrush 40 transmits the operation information stored in the storage unit to the user terminal 30 when a button (for example, a communication button) for starting communication included in the electric toothbrush 40 is pressed.

  The electric toothbrush 40 is an operation stored in the storage unit in response to a request from the user terminal 30 or periodically (for example, every day, every week, etc.) instead of or in addition to pressing the button. Information may be transmitted to the user terminal 30. The electric toothbrush 40 may delete (delete) the transmitted operation information from the storage unit after transmitting the operation information. In addition, when the electric toothbrush 40 stores the operation information for a plurality of times, the electric toothbrush 40 may transmit all of the stored operation information to the user terminal 30 or a part of the stored operation information. May be transmitted to the user terminal 30.

  The user terminal 30 receives the operation information from the electric toothbrush 40 and stores it (S132). Subsequently, the user terminal 30 transmits operation information to the server 20 (S134). For example, the user terminal 30 transmits operation information to the server 20 in response to a request from the server 20. In addition, when the user terminal 30 receives the operation information for a plurality of times from the electric toothbrush 40, the user terminal 30 may transmit all the received operation information to the server 20, or the received part of the operation information may be transmitted to the server 20. May be sent to. The server 20 receives the operation information from the user terminal 30 and stores it (S136). Then, the flowchart shown in FIG. 16 ends.

  The flowchart of FIG. 17 shows a flow from generation of evaluation information using operation information stored in the server 20 to completion of visit reservation registration. The processes of S60 to S74 and the processes of S82 and S84 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 17 are the same as the processes of S60 to S74 and the processes of S82 and S84 in the flowchart shown in FIG. Is omitted.

  The expert terminal 10 receives input of user identification information (for example, a medical examination ticket number) of a certain user (user U) (S150) and transmits it to the server 20 (S152). The server 20 receives the user identification information of the user U from the expert terminal 10 (S154), and sends the operation information of the user U (operation information corresponding to the user identification information received from the expert terminal 10) to the expert terminal 10. Transmit (S156). The expert terminal 10 receives the operation information of the user U from the server 20 and stores it (S158).

  Subsequent to S74, the expert terminal 10 transmits the changed guidance information to the server 20 (S176). The server 20 receives and stores the guidance information from the expert terminal 10 (S178). Subsequently, the server 20 transmits guidance information to the user terminal 30 (S180). Note that the processes of S178 and S180 are the same as the processes of S116 and S118 of FIG. Further, after the processing of S180, processing similar to S120 to S124 of FIG. 15 is executed, but is omitted in FIG. 17 because there is no space to illustrate. Thereafter, processing similar to S82 and S84 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 12 is executed, and the flowchart shown in FIG. 17 ends.

As described above, in the toothpaste support system 1, the guidance content setting unit (131) sets toothpaste guidance information (guidance information) indicating the content of toothpaste guidance for the target user based on the input from the leader. The target user refers to a user who is a target of guidance.
The acquisition unit (the communication unit 120 or the communication unit of the server 20, the communication unit of the user terminal 30, the electric toothbrush 40) is information detected by the electric toothbrush (40), and the toothbrushing operation indicating the toothbrushing behavior of the target user. Get information. The output unit (the display unit 110 or the display unit of the user terminal 30, the electric toothbrush 40) outputs toothpaste evaluation information for evaluating the brushing behavior for the guidance content for the target user based on the toothpaste guidance information and the toothpaste operation information. To do.
Thereby, the toothbrushing support system 1 allows the instructor (expert) to set the instruction content for the target user, and can evaluate the brushing behavior for the instruction content. That is, each user can improve the oral condition based on the guidance of the leader.

Moreover, in the toothpaste support system 1, the instruction content setting unit sets toothbrush instruction information including target identification information (user identification information) for identifying a target user. The target identification information may be identification information for identifying the target user's electric toothbrush.
The acquisition unit acquires dentifrice operation information including target identification information. The output unit outputs toothpaste evaluation information corresponding to the target identification information based on the target identification information input by the instructor.
Thereby, the toothbrushing support system 1 can associate toothpaste instruction information and toothpaste operation information for each target user, and can output toothpaste evaluation information for each target user.

In the toothpaste support system 1, the user terminal (30) or the instructor terminal (expert terminal 10) receives the toothpaste operation information detected by the electric toothbrush and the received toothpaste operation information from the server (20 And a transmitting unit for transmitting to (1). The instructor terminal includes an instruction content setting unit and an output unit. The instructor terminal or the server includes an acquisition unit, a dentifrice instruction information set by the instructor terminal, and a dentifrice operation information acquired by the acquisition unit in association with the target identification information.
Thereby, the toothbrushing support system 1 can manage toothpaste instruction information and toothpaste operation information for each target user. For example, when the server includes a storage unit, it is possible to share user information among a plurality of clinics.

In the toothpaste support system 1, the user terminal or the electric toothbrush outputs a warning when the receiving unit that receives the toothpaste guidance information, the guidance content indicated by the toothpaste guidance information, and the toothpaste behavior indicated by the toothpaste operation information are different. An informing unit is provided. In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the electric toothbrush 40 gave a warning, the user terminal 30 may give a warning.
Thereby, the toothbrushing support system 1 can warn the user when the toothbrushing behavior is different from the guidance content of the leader. As a result, the user can determine whether or not the brushing behavior is in accordance with the guidance, and the user can easily perform the brushing behavior in accordance with the guidance.

In the toothbrushing support system 1, the output unit (display unit 110 or the display unit of the user terminal 30) displays information indicating the use start time (use start date) for the brush portion (replacement brush) of the electric toothbrush. Based on this, information corresponding to the replacement time is displayed.
Thereby, the toothbrushing support system 1 can inform the instructor or the user of the replacement time of the brush portion. For example, depending on the consumption of the brush or the like, the oral condition may not be improved due to the consumption of the brush or the like, even though appropriate instruction and appropriate tooth brushing are performed. The toothbrushing support system 1 can avoid such a situation and appropriately apply appropriate guidance to the improvement of the oral environment. Note that the replacement time of the brush portion may be determined for each user, each model, and each brush type. For example, the expert terminal 10 may allow the instructor to check the state of the toothbrush and input the replacement time setting for each user.

Further, in the toothbrushing support system 1, the toothbrushing guidance information includes part information indicating the target part of brushing (brushing position: part in the mouth) and angle information indicating the angle (brushing angle) of the electric toothbrush in time series (in order of brushing). Including. The output unit outputs toothpaste evaluation information for evaluation based on the angle detected by the electric toothbrush and the angle indicated by the angle information for each part indicated by the part information.
Thereby, the toothbrushing support system 1 can evaluate the toothbrushing angle for each part and output the toothbrush evaluation information of the evaluation result.

In the toothbrushing support system 1, the toothbrushing guidance information includes time information and strength information indicating the brushing strength (brushing strength) of the electric toothbrush at the time. The electric toothbrush changes the intensity (strength) of brushing with the passage of time of brushing based on the strength information.
Thereby, the toothbrushing support system 1 can automatically make the electric toothbrush strong according to instruction. For example, the user can perform a brushing action in accordance with guidance without memorizing the strength of vibration.

In the toothbrushing support system 1, the output unit presents a schedule (several weeks) earlier than the case where the guidance content is not changed (for example, several months) when changing the guidance content as a candidate schedule for the visit.
Thereby, the toothpaste support system 1 can change the candidate schedule of a visit by the presence or absence of a change of instruction | indication. For example, when the instruction is changed, the user can reserve a relatively early visit, and when the instruction is not changed, the user can continue the instruction so far and can reserve a relatively late visit. When the instructor changes the instruction, the instructor can confirm the result of the changed instruction early.

(Modification)
In addition, although embodiment of the toothpaste support system 1 was demonstrated using FIGS. 1-17, the structure of information, the content of a process, the flow of a process, a screen, etc. are arbitrary in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. Changes and modifications are possible.

  For example, the electric toothbrush 40 may immediately start a warning when the polishing angle is not correct (see FIG. 9), but may start a warning when a state where the polishing angle is incorrect continues for a predetermined time. The electric toothbrush 40 immediately ends the warning when the polishing angle becomes correct during the warning (see FIG. 9), but ends the warning when the state where the polishing angle is correct continues for a predetermined time. May be. Further, the predetermined time when the warning is started and the predetermined time when the warning is ended may be set as instruction information. Note that the predetermined time at the start of the warning and the predetermined time at the end of the warning may be the same length or different lengths.

  The electric toothbrush 40 warns when the polishing angle is not correct (see FIG. 9), but may warn when the polishing position is incorrect instead of or in addition to the case where the polishing angle is not correct. The user terminal 30 may warn instead of or in addition to the electric toothbrush 40. For example, on the guidance screen shown in FIG. 10, it may be warned that one or both of the polishing angle and the polishing position is incorrect.

  Further, the expert terminal 10 has been described to notify the replacement brush replacement time on the replacement brush screen (see S68 in FIG. 11, S68 in FIG. 17, and FIG. 14A), but it is replaced as a message on the evaluation screen or the like. You may alert | report the replacement | exchange time of a brush. In addition, the expert terminal 10 has been described to notify the replacement time of the brush when maintaining the instruction content (see FIG. 11 and the like), but when changing the instruction content in addition to maintaining the instruction content. Alternatively, the replacement time of the replacement brush may be notified.

  In addition, the evaluation screen displays the evaluation in the evaluation information (general review, time, angle) and the evaluation in the test result by the artificial plaque (see FIG. 13), but the evaluation screen displays the evaluation in the evaluation information (total review, time, Angle) may be displayed, and the evaluation of the examination result by the artificial plaque may be displayed on a screen different from the evaluation screen.

  Note that the numerical values of the evaluation standard information shown in FIGS. 12A to 12C may be changed by the expert terminal 10 by an expert.

  In addition, FIG. 11 illustrates an aspect in which the expert terminal 10 acquires operation information from the electric toothbrush 40, and FIG. 17 illustrates an aspect in which the expert terminal 10 acquires operation information from the server 20. The acquisition source from which the terminal 10 acquires the operation information is not limited to the above. For example, the expert terminal 10 may acquire operation information from the user terminal 30.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the toothbrushing support system 1. The processes in S150 and S176 to S180 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 18 are the same as the processes in S150 and S176 to S180 in the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The expert terminal 10 transmits the user identification information input in S150 to the user terminal 30 (S252). The user terminal 30 receives user identification information from the expert terminal 10 (S254), and transmits operation information (operation information corresponding to the user identification information received from the expert terminal 10) to the expert terminal 10 (S256). . The expert terminal 10 receives the operation information from the user terminal 30 and stores it (S258). Thereafter, processing similar to S60 to S84 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 17 is executed, and the flowchart shown in FIG. 18 ends.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 18, the user identification information is transmitted / received before the operation information is transmitted / received (S252, S254). However, the operation information may be transmitted / received without transmitting / receiving the user identification information. That is, the user terminal 30 may transmit the operation information to the expert terminal 10 without receiving any information from the expert terminal 10. In this case, the user terminal 30 may transmit operation information together with user identification information.

  Note that when the expert terminal 10 receives operation information from the user terminal 30, the user terminal 30 may not transmit the operation information to the server 20. That is, the processes of S134 and S136 in FIG. 16 may be omitted.

  11, 17, and 18, the aspect in which the expert terminal 10 generates the evaluation information has been described (see S <b> 60 in FIGS. 11, 17, and 18), but the apparatus that generates the evaluation information is specialized. It is not limited to the home terminal 10. For example, the server 20 may generate evaluation information.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the tooth brushing support system 1. Since each process of S150-S154 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 19 and each process of S62-S84 are the same as each process of S150-S154 and each process of S62-S84 of the flowchart shown in FIG. The description is omitted.

  Following S154, the server 20 corresponds to the user identification information (the user identification information received in S154) corresponding to the guidance information (the user guidance information stored in S116 of FIG. 15) and the user identification information. The evaluation information of the user is generated based on the operation information (the operation information of the user stored in S136 of FIG. 16) (S356). Subsequently, the server 20 transmits evaluation information to the expert terminal 10 (S358). The expert terminal 10 receives and stores the evaluation information from the server 20 (S360). Thereafter, processing similar to S62 to S84 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 17 is executed, and the flowchart shown in FIG. 19 ends.

  In addition, each process of each toothbrushing support system (each process of toothpaste support systems 1-6) which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and each equipment (expert terminal 10, server 20, user terminal 30, electric toothbrush 40) Each program according to an embodiment of the present invention is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed. You may perform each process of a toothbrushing support system, and each process of each equipment. Here, the “computer system” may include 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” means a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a writable nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a portable medium such as a CD-ROM, a hard disk built in a computer system, etc. This is a storage device.

  Further, the “computer-readable recording medium” means a volatile memory (for example, DRAM (Dynamic DRAM) in a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. Random Access Memory)), etc., which hold programs for a certain period of time. The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. Here, the “transmission medium” for transmitting the program refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes designs and the like that do not depart from the gist of the present invention.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Tooth brushing support system 10 Expert terminal (personal computer, etc.)
20 Server 30 User terminal (smartphone, etc.)
40 electric toothbrush 100 operation unit 110 display unit 120 communication unit 130 processing unit 131 instruction content setting unit 132 evaluation unit 133 visit reservation registration unit 138 display control unit 139 communication control unit 190 storage unit 191 instruction information storage unit 192 operation information storage unit 193 Evaluation information storage unit 194 Toothbrush information storage unit 195 Visit reservation information storage unit 196 Examination result information storage unit 199 Screen information storage unit

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Based on input from a leader to a leader terminal of a dental clinic, dentifrice guidance information associated with a medical examination number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the leader, the target An instruction content setting section for setting tooth brushing instruction information indicating instruction contents of tooth brushing for the user;
An information acquisition unit that acquires toothbrushing operation information indicating toothbrushing behavior of the target user according to the input medical examination number , which is information detected by the electric toothbrush;
In the instructor terminal, based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information, for the target user, information on a dental office or an instructor indicated by expert identification information associated with the examination number, and the examination number an output unit for outputting the dentifrice evaluation information, the the dentifrice guidance information associated evaluating the toothpaste action against the guidance content indicated in,
With
The output unit is based on the model information indicating the type of the electric toothbrush or the brush being used by the target user according to the input examination number, and the use start time and the model information for the brush portion of the electric toothbrush. toothpaste support system, characterized in that the display, and the information in accordance with the Ku replacement time. Based on input from a leader to a leader terminal of a dental clinic, dentifrice guidance information associated with a medical examination number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the leader, the target An instruction content setting section for setting tooth brushing instruction information indicating instruction contents of tooth brushing for the user;
An information that is detected by the electric toothbrush, an acquisition unit that acquires dentifrice operation information indicating the tooth brushing behavior of the target user;
In the instructor terminal, based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information, for the target user corresponding to the input examination number, a dental clinic indicated by expert identification information associated with the examination number or An output unit that outputs information on the instructor and toothpaste evaluation information for evaluating the toothbrushing behavior with respect to the instruction content indicated by the toothpaste instruction information associated with the examination number ;
With
In the instructor terminal, when the operation to change the instruction content indicated by the toothpaste instruction information associated with the examination number is performed in the instructor terminal, the schedule earlier than the case where the instruction content is not changed, A tooth brushing support system that is presented as a candidate schedule for visits. Dentistry guidance information associated with the consultation number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the instructor based on input from the instructor to the instructor terminal of the dental clinic The instruction content setting process for setting dentifrice instruction information indicating instruction contents of tooth brushing for the target user,
When the acquisition unit is information detected by the electric toothbrush, and acquires toothpaste operation information indicating the brushing behavior of the target user, an acquisition process;
In the instructor terminal, the output unit has expert identification information associated with the examination number for the target user corresponding to the inputted examination number based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information. A process of outputting the information of the dental clinic or the instructor to be shown , and the toothpaste evaluation information for evaluating the toothbrushing behavior with respect to the instruction content indicated by the toothpaste instruction information associated with the examination number ,
Output unit, said target user in accordance with the examination number input and model information indicating the type of the electric toothbrush or brush during use, the brush portion of the electric toothbrush, rather based on the use start time and the model information the method comprising the steps of: displaying a, and information in accordance with the exchange time,
A method for supporting brushing of teeth, comprising: Dentistry guidance information associated with the consultation number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the instructor based on input from the instructor to the instructor terminal of the dental clinic The instruction content setting process for setting dentifrice instruction information indicating instruction contents of tooth brushing for the target user,
When the acquisition unit is information detected by the electric toothbrush, and acquires toothpaste operation information indicating the brushing behavior of the target user, an acquisition process;
In the instructor terminal, the output unit has expert identification information associated with the examination number for the target user corresponding to the inputted examination number based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information. A process of outputting the information of the dental clinic or the instructor to be shown , and the toothpaste evaluation information for evaluating the toothbrushing behavior with respect to the instruction content indicated by the toothpaste instruction information associated with the examination number ,
When the operation of changing the instruction content indicated by the toothpaste instruction information associated with the examination number is performed at the instructor terminal, the output unit visits the schedule earlier than when the instruction content is not changed. The process of presenting as a candidate date for
A method for supporting brushing of teeth, comprising: Dentifrice guidance information set by the instructor for the instructor terminal of the dental clinic and associated with the examination number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the instructor, and brushing the tooth for the target user An instruction information storage unit for storing toothpaste instruction information indicating instruction contents of
An operation information storage unit that stores information on toothpaste operation information indicating tooth brushing behavior of the target user, which is information detected by the electric toothbrush;
In the instructor terminal, based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information, for the target user corresponding to the input examination number, a dental clinic indicated by expert identification information associated with the examination number or An evaluation unit that generates information on the instructor and toothpaste evaluation information that evaluates the toothpaste behavior for the instruction content indicated by the toothpaste instruction information associated with the examination number ,
And model information indicating the target user the type of electric toothbrush or brush in use according to the input the examination ID, the brush portion of the electric toothbrush, rather based on the information indicating the use start time and the model information exchange a control unit for outputting information corresponding to the time, and
A toothbrushing support device comprising: Dentifrice guidance information set by the instructor for the instructor terminal of the dental clinic and associated with the examination number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the instructor, and brushing the tooth for the target user An instruction information storage unit for storing toothpaste instruction information indicating instruction contents of
An operation information storage unit for storing dentifrice operation information indicating the tooth brushing behavior of the target user;
In the instructor terminal, based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information, for the target user corresponding to the input examination number, a dental clinic indicated by expert identification information associated with the examination number or An evaluation unit that generates information on the instructor and toothpaste evaluation information that evaluates the toothpaste behavior for the instruction content indicated by the toothpaste instruction information associated with the examination number ,
In the instructor terminal, when an operation to change the instruction content indicated by the dentifrice instruction information associated with the examination number is performed, a schedule earlier than the case in which the instruction content is not changed is set as a candidate schedule for the visit. A control unit for outputting;
A toothbrushing support device comprising: On the computer,
Dentifrice guidance information set by the instructor for the instructor terminal of the dental clinic and associated with the examination number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the instructor, and brushing the tooth for the target user Reference that refers to a guidance information storage unit that stores dentifrice guidance information that indicates the guidance content of, and an operation information storage unit that stores information on toothpaste operation information that is detected by the electric toothbrush and indicates the brushing behavior of the target user procedure,
In the instructor terminal, based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information, for the target user corresponding to the input examination number, a dental clinic indicated by expert identification information associated with the examination number or Evaluation procedure for generating information on the instructor and dentifrice evaluation information for evaluating the tooth brushing behavior with respect to the instruction content indicated by the dentifrice instruction information associated with the examination number ,
And model information indicating the target user the type of electric toothbrush or brush in use according to the input the examination ID, the brush portion of the electric toothbrush, rather based on the information indicating the use start time and the model information exchange control procedure for outputting the information corresponding to the time, and
Toothbrushing support program to execute. On the computer,
Dentifrice guidance information set by the instructor for the instructor terminal of the dental clinic and associated with the examination number of the target user and expert identification information indicating the dental clinic or the instructor, and brushing the tooth for the target user A reference procedure for referring to a guidance information storage unit for storing toothpaste guidance information indicating the guidance content of, and an operation information storage unit for storing toothpaste operation information indicating the brushing behavior of the target user,
In the instructor terminal, based on the dentifrice instruction information and the dentifrice operation information, for the target user corresponding to the input examination number, a dental clinic indicated by expert identification information associated with the examination number or Evaluation procedure for generating information on the instructor and dentifrice evaluation information for evaluating the tooth brushing behavior with respect to the instruction content indicated by the dentifrice instruction information associated with the examination number ,
In the instructor terminal, when an operation to change the instruction content indicated by the dentifrice instruction information associated with the examination number is performed, a schedule earlier than the case in which the instruction content is not changed is set as a candidate schedule for the visit. Control procedure to output,
Toothbrushing support program to execute.

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