JP6909688B2 - Electronic devices, servers, data structures, physical condition management methods and physical condition management programs - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, servers, data structures, physical condition management methods and physical condition management programs.

It is known that the balance of the autonomic nerves is improved by stimulating the inner seki, which is a key point on the meridian on the inside of the wrist (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, it is known that the physical condition becomes poor due to changes in atmospheric pressure due to changes in the weather. In addition, a physical condition management application that can be used on smartphones and the like that pays attention to pain such as headache caused by fluctuations in atmospheric pressure is provided (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-070874

Jun Sato, "If the weather pain is cured, headache, dizziness, and stress will disappear!", First edition, second printing, Fusosha Publishing, November 1, 2015, p21-p23, p33-p37, p112-p114

Here, it is required to estimate the poor physical condition of the user and perform more appropriate physical condition management.

An object of the present disclosure made in view of such circumstances is to provide an electronic device, a server, a data structure, a physical condition management method, and a physical condition management program capable of appropriately managing the physical condition of a user.

The electronic device according to the embodiment is a case where a protrusion housed inside a bracelet-type acupressure device worn on the user's arm and a predetermined condition regarding atmospheric pressure are satisfied based on the acquired atmospheric pressure information. A control unit for projecting the protrusion so as to come into contact with the user is provided.

The server according to the embodiment is connected to the electronic device by a network, and notifies the electronic device of the timing of acquiring the atmospheric pressure information.

The physical condition management method according to one embodiment is a bracelet-type acupressure device worn on a user's arm when a control unit acquires information on atmospheric pressure and a predetermined condition regarding atmospheric pressure is satisfied based on the information. The protrusion housed inside the is projected so as to be in contact with the user.

Physical condition management program according to one embodiment, the computer obtains the information on the atmospheric pressure, when a predetermined condition is satisfied about the pressure on the basis of the information, the bracelet type acupressure device attached to the arm of the user It functions as a control unit that projects the protrusion housed inside so as to come into contact with the user.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an electronic device, a server, a data structure, a physical condition management method, and a physical condition management program capable of appropriately managing the physical condition of a user.

It is an overall schematic diagram of the physical condition management system 1000 to which the 1st Embodiment of the electronic device which concerns on this disclosure is applied. It is the schematic of the mounting device 101 shown in FIG. It is a mounting schematic view of the mounting device 101 shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the measuring part 201L. It is the schematic of the acupressure device 110 shown in FIG. It is a mounting schematic view of the acupressure device 110 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of each apparatus of the physical condition management system 1000 shown in FIG. It is a table of the atmospheric pressure information for each hour at a predetermined point A stored in the storage unit 507 shown in FIG. 7. It is a graph of the table shown in FIG. It is a conceptual diagram of the information stored in the storage unit 507 shown in FIG. 7. It is a conceptual diagram of the data structure of the information stored in the storage unit 507. It is a conceptual diagram of the data structure of the information stored in the storage unit 507. It is a conceptual diagram of the data structure of the information stored in the storage unit 507. It is a conceptual diagram of the information stored in the storage unit 527 shown in FIG. 7. It is a flowchart of the operation of the physical condition management system 1000 shown in FIG. It is a graph explaining the atmospheric pressure analysis of the smartphone 103 shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the measuring part 1801L of the electronic device of 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the blood flow waveform acquired by the measuring part 1801L. It is a table which shows the relationship between frequency and power about the blood flow volume obtained by a blood flow meter. It is a graph of the table shown in FIG. It is an internal block diagram of the physical condition management system 20000 using the wearing system 2001 which is an electronic device of 3rd Embodiment. It is the schematic of the smartphone 2201 used for the electronic device of 4th Embodiment. FIG. 22 is a schematic side view of the smartphone 2201 shown in FIG. It is an internal block diagram of the physical condition management system 24000 using the smartphone 2201 shown in FIG.

(First Embodiment)
The description of each embodiment of the electronic device according to the present disclosure described below also serves as a description of each embodiment of the server, data structure, physical condition management method, and physical condition management program according to the present disclosure. In particular, many aspects of this disclosure may be executed by a computer or other hardware capable of executing program instructions.

FIG. 1 shows an overall schematic view of a physical condition management system 1000 to which the first embodiment of the electronic device according to the present disclosure is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the physical condition management system 1000 includes a mounting system 100, which is the first embodiment of the electronic device according to the present disclosure, a server 109 connected to the mounting system 100 by a network 107, and a mounting system 100. And a shiatsu device 110 (acupuncture point pushing device) connected by a network 106.

The wearing system 100 includes a wearing device 101 worn on the ear of the user 102, and a smartphone 103 connected to the wearing device 101 by a cable 105. The wearing device 101 and the smartphone 103 transmit and receive at least one of information via the cable 105.

Here, in the present disclosure, the wearing device 101 and the smartphone 103 are connected by a wired cable 105. However, the connection between the wearing device 101 and the smartphone 103 is not limited to the wired cable 105. As another example, the wearing device 101 and the smartphone 103 may be wirelessly connected to perform at least one of transmission and reception of information. Further, the wearing device 101 and the smartphone 103 may be connected wirelessly as well as wired.

The smartphone 103 and the server 109 are connected via a network (via the network 107). The network 107 may be a wired, wireless, or a combination thereof network. The network 107 may arbitrarily combine the Internet, wireless LAN, wired LAN, public telephone network, and the like. Further, the smartphone 103 and the acupressure device 110 are connected by a network 106. The network 106 may be a wired, wireless, or a combination thereof network. The network 106 may arbitrarily combine the Internet, wireless LAN, wired LAN, public telephone network, and the like. The network 106 may be the same network as the network 107. In the present disclosure, the network 106 uses, for example, a wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth®.

Further, in FIG. 1, solid lines are drawn between the smartphone 103 and the network 107, and between the server 109 and the network 107, respectively. This conceptually shows the connection between the network 107 and the smartphone 103 and the server 109. The connection between the network 107 and the smartphone 103 and the server 109 may be wired or wireless, or a combination of wired and wireless.

In the present disclosure, the number of smartphones 103 is one. However, the number of smartphones 103 is not limited to one, and may be any number of one or more. Further, in the present disclosure, the number of servers 109 is one. However, the number of servers 109 is not limited to one, and may be any number of one or more. Further, when there are a plurality of servers 109, the plurality of servers 109 may execute the same function or may execute different functions. Further, in the present disclosure, the number of acupressure devices 110 is one. However, the number of acupressure devices 110 is not limited to one, and may be any number of one or more.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the mounting device 101 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wearing device 101 has a holding portion 203L held by the pinna of the user's left ear 102E (see FIG. 1). Further, the wearing device 101 is provided on the holding portion 203L and has a vibrating portion 205L located on the occipital side of the user's left ear. Further, the wearing device 101 is provided on the holding unit 203L and has a measuring unit 201L on the face side of the user's left ear. Further, the wearing device 101 includes a communication unit 209 (see FIG. 7) having a cable 105 connected to the smartphone 103. In the example of FIG. 2, the communication unit 209 is covered with the housing of the vibration unit 205L. Therefore, the cable 105 extends from the vibrating portion 205L. Here, the cable 105 may be provided at a place other than the vibrating portion 205L.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wearing device 101 has a holding portion 203R that is held by the pinna of the user's right ear. Further, the wearing device 101 is provided on the holding portion 203R and has a vibrating portion 205R located on the occipital side of the user's right ear. Further, the wearing device 101 is provided on the holding unit 203R and has a measuring unit 201R on the face side of the user's right ear. At least one of the measuring unit 201L and the measuring unit 201R is arranged, for example, on the temporal region. Here, at least one of the measuring unit 201L and the measuring unit 201R may be arranged other than the temporal region.

Further, the mounting device 101 shown in FIG. 2 has a connecting portion 207 that connects the vibrating portion 205L and the vibrating portion 205R. For the holding portion 203L, the holding portion 203R, and the connecting portion 207, plastic, rubber, cloth, paper, resin, iron, or any other material or any combination thereof can be used. At least one of the vibrating portion 205L and the vibrating portion 205R is arranged, for example, in the papillary portion. Here, at least one of the vibrating portion 205L and the vibrating portion 205R may be arranged at a place other than the mastoid portion.

The vibration caused by at least one of the vibrating unit 205L and the vibrating unit 205R may be, for example, 7 Hz or higher. Vibration by at least one of the vibrating section 205L and the vibrating section 205R can stimulate the vestibular nerve in the ear. Here, the vibration caused by at least one of the vibrating portion 205L and the vibrating portion 205R may be less than 7 Hz. Further, the vibration caused by at least one of the vibrating portion 205L and the vibrating portion 205R may be 30 Hz or higher.

The mounting device 101 of the present disclosure may have a configuration in which at least one of the measuring unit 201R and the vibrating unit 205R is excluded from the configuration shown in FIG. 2, for example. Further, the mounting device 101 of the present disclosure may have a configuration in which at least one of the measuring unit 201L and the vibrating unit 205L is excluded from the configuration shown in FIG. 2, for example. Further, the mounting device 101 of the present disclosure may have a configuration in which the measuring unit 201R and the vibrating unit 205L are excluded from the configuration shown in FIG. 2, for example. Further, the mounting device 101 of the present disclosure may have a configuration in which the measuring unit 201L and the vibrating unit 205R are excluded from the configuration shown in FIG. 2, for example.

FIG. 3 is a schematic mounting diagram of the mounting device shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the X-axis direction is the direction in which the front of the user's face faces. Further, the Y-axis direction is a direction from the jaw side of the user toward the apex of the head. Here, FIG. 3 shows the wearing state of the wearing device 101 in the user's left ear 102E, but the same applies to the user's right ear as in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the holding portion 203L is held near the upper ear of the user's left ear 102E. The holding unit 203L is provided with a measuring unit 201L. The measuring unit 201L is in contact with the skin surface of the user. Inside the user's skin is the superficial temporal artery 305. The holding portion 203L is placed on the surface of the user's skin so as to cover the superficial temporal artery 305.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vibrating portion 205L is arranged at the posterior pinna of the user's left ear 102E. The vibrating portion 205L comes into contact with the user's skin surface. Further, in the inner vicinity 307 of the skin surface in contact with the vibrating portion 205L, there is a vestibular nerve 309 near the inner ear.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the measuring unit 201L. Here, the configuration of the measuring unit 201R shown in FIG. 2 is the same as the configuration shown in FIG.

The measuring unit 201L is a volume pulse wave meter (an example of a biological sensor). The measuring unit 201L includes a light emitting unit 403L and a light receiving unit 405L. The measuring unit 201L measures a change in blood volume of at least one of an artery and a capillary vessel corresponding to a change in heart rate, and obtains pulse wave information as information on heart rate. The volume pulse wave captures the expansion and contraction of blood vessels as a waveform. The volumetric pulse wave meter detects a pulse wave by detecting a change in the amount of light absorbed based on a change in the volume of a blood vessel by receiving light emitted from a light emitting unit by a light receiving unit.

The light emitting unit 403L is, for example, an LED. The light receiving unit 405L is, for example, a PD (Photodiode). The wavelength of the light emitted by the light emitting unit 403L may be, for example, infrared light of 800 nm or more. As another example, the wavelength of the light emitted by the light emitting unit 403L may be visible light of 380 nm or more and less than 800 nm. At this time, as the wavelength of the light emitted by the light emitting unit 403L, light having a wavelength near 435 nm or more and less than 480 nm, a wavelength near 500 nm or more and less than 560 nm, a wavelength near 610 nm or more and less than 750 nm, or other wavelengths is appropriately used. It is possible.

The light emitted by the light emitting unit 403L is scattered in the superficial temporal artery 305 and then incident on the light receiving unit 405L.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the acupressure device 110 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the acupressure device 110 has a band 112 to be wrapped around and worn on the user's arm 102A (see FIG. 1). Further, the acupressure device 110 has a housing 111 connected to the band 112. The housing 111 can accommodate the protrusion 541 inside. Further, the acupressure device 110 has a movable protrusion 541. The protrusion 541 is housed in the housing 111 (upper view of FIG. 5), protrudes so as to be in contact with the user's arm 102A (lower figure of FIG. 5), or vibrates according to the instruction of the control unit 531 described later. .. When the protrusion 541 protrudes and comes into contact with the user's arm 102A, the protrusion 541 can stimulate a predetermined portion (acupuncture point) of the user. In this embodiment, the acupressure device 110 is a bracelet type worn on the user's arm 102A. Here, the acupressure device 110 is not limited to the bracelet type. For example, the acupressure device 110 may be a hat type worn on the user's head. Further, for example, the acupressure device 110 may be a shoe last worn on the user's foot. Further, in the present embodiment, the acupuncture point stimulated by the protrusion 541 is the inner meridian on the inside of the wrist. Here, the stimulated acupuncture points are not limited to Naiseki. For example, the stimulated acupuncture points may be the Hyakukai on the crown. Also, for example, the stimulated acupuncture points may be springs on the arch.

As shown in FIG. 5, the acupressure device 110 moves the protrusion 541 in and out of the housing 111. In the present embodiment, the acupressure device 110 moves the protrusion 541 in and out by an air method. The acupressure device 110 operates an air pump provided in the housing 111 to project the protrusion 541 from the housing 111 by the pressure of the air ejected from the air pump. Further, the acupressure device 110 pulls the protrusion 541 into the housing 111 by the force of the air sucked by the air pump. By controlling the operation of the air pump, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the amount of protrusion (how much it protrudes) from the housing 111 of the protrusion 541 in a multi-step manner. Further, the acupressure device 110 can vibrate the protrusion 541 by controlling the operation of the air pump. Further, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the type of vibration (vibration method).

Here, as another example, the acupressure device 110 may move the protrusion 541 in and out in a liquid manner. The housing 111 of the acupressure device 110 has a liquid (for example, water) inside. Then, the acupressure device 110 operates a pump provided in the housing 111 to project the protrusion 541 from the housing 111 by the pressure of the liquid ejected from the pump. Further, the acupressure device 110 pulls the protrusion 541 into the housing 111 by the force of the liquid sucked by the pump. Even when the liquid method is adopted, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 541 in multiple stages. Further, the acupressure device 110 can vibrate the protrusion 541. Further, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the type of vibration thereof.

Further, as another example, the acupressure device 110 may insert and remove the protrusion 541 by a screw method. A screw is provided on the housing 111 side of the protrusion 541. Further, a screw groove is provided in the path of the protrusion 541 in the housing 111. Then, when the screw is rotated in one direction (for example, clockwise), the protrusion 541 protrudes from the housing 111. Then, when the screw is rotated to the other side (for example, counterclockwise), the protrusion 541 is pulled toward the housing 111 side. The acupressure device 110 operates a motor provided in the housing 111 and rotates the screw in one direction to project the protrusion 541 from the housing 111. Here, the rotating shaft of the motor may be connected to a screw. Further, the acupressure device 110 operates a motor and rotates the screw to the other side to pull the protrusion 541 into the housing 111. Even when the screw method is adopted, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 541 in multiple stages. Further, the acupressure device 110 can vibrate the protrusion 541 by switching the rotation direction of the motor. Further, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the type of vibration thereof.

Further, as another example, the acupressure device 110 may move the protrusion 541 in and out by a spring method. One end of a spring is provided on the housing 111 side of the protrusion 541. The shiatsu device 110 includes a motor in the housing 111 and a slider crank mechanism that converts the rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion. The slider is connected to the other end of the spring. The acupressure device 110 operates a motor provided in the housing 111 to project the protrusion 541 from the housing 111. Further, the acupressure device 110 operates a motor provided in the housing 111 to pull the protrusion 541 into the housing 111. Even when the spring method is adopted, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 541 in multiple stages. Further, the acupressure device 110 can vibrate the protrusion 541 by switching the rotation direction of the motor. Further, the acupressure device 110 can adjust the type of vibration thereof.

FIG. 6 is a schematic mounting diagram of the acupressure device 110 shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, the same elements as those in FIG. 5 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the acupressure device 110 is attached to the user's arm 102A by the band 112. The acupressure device 110 is held in a place where the user's acupoint 102T is stimulated (pushed) by the protruding protrusion 541. In the present embodiment, the acupoint 102T on the user's arm 102A is an internal contact. That is, the acupressure device 110 is held by the band 112 so that the protrusion 541 projecting inside the user's wrist comes into contact with it. Here, when Naiseki is stimulated, it has the effect of improving the balance of the autonomic nerves. Therefore, when it is expected that the patient will be in poor physical condition due to a change in atmospheric pressure due to a change in the weather, it is possible to reduce the influence by stimulating the internal strait.

Here, if the inside of the wrist is continuously pushed by the protrusion 541 even when there is no change in air pressure, the user may feel uncomfortable to continue to be pressed. As described above, the acupressure device 110 can accommodate the protrusion 541 inside. As will be described later, the acupressure device 110 projects the protrusion 541 accommodated at an appropriate timing, and gives vibration or the like to the protruding protrusion 541. Therefore, the acupressure device 110 does not cause discomfort to the user.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of each device of the physical condition management system 1000 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the physical condition management system 1000 includes a wearing device 101, a smartphone 103 connected to the wearing device 101 by a cable 105, a server 109, and a shiatsu device 110.

The mounting device 101 includes a measuring unit 201R, a measuring unit 201L, a vibrating unit 205R, a vibrating unit 205L, and a communication unit 209 as functional blocks.

The measuring unit 201R includes a light emitting unit 403R and a light receiving unit 405R. The measuring unit 201L includes a light emitting unit 403L and a light receiving unit 405L.

The operation of the measuring unit 201R, the measuring unit 201L, the vibrating unit 205R, and the vibrating unit 205L is controlled by the control unit 501.

Here, when the wearing device 101 is worn by the user, the biological information may be automatically measured without the instruction of the user. The wearing device 101 may detect that it is worn by the user by using, for example, a biological detection sensor such as an illuminance sensor. For example, the wearing device 101 may start measuring biometric information based on a measurement instruction signal transmitted from the smartphone 103. The smartphone 103 may transmit a measurement instruction signal to the wearing device 101 even if there is no instruction from the user when the atmospheric pressure information changes.

As shown in FIG. 7, the smartphone 103 includes a control unit 501, a communication unit 505, a storage unit 507, a position measurement unit 509, a notification unit 511, and a power supply unit 513.

The control unit 501 is a processor that controls and manages the entire mounting system 100, such as each functional block of the smartphone 103 and each part of the mounting device 101. The control unit 501 is composed of a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program that defines a control procedure. Such a program is stored in, for example, a storage unit 507, an external storage medium connected to the smartphone 103, or the like.

The smartphone 103 includes at least one processor 503 to provide control and processing power to perform various functions, as described in more detail below.

According to various embodiments, at least one processor 503 is performed as a single integrated circuit (IC) or as multiple communicably connected integrated circuit ICs and / or discrete circuits. May be good. At least one processor 503 can be run according to a variety of known techniques.

In one embodiment, processor 503 includes, for example, one or more circuits or units configured to perform one or more data calculation procedures or processes by executing instructions stored in the associated memory. In other embodiments, the processor 503 may be firmware (eg, a discrete logic component) configured to perform one or more data computation procedures or processes.

According to various embodiments, the processor 503 is one or more processors, controllers, microprocessors, microcontrollers, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processing devices, programmable logic devices, field programmable gate arrays, or these. Any combination of devices or configurations, or other known combinations of devices or configurations, may be included to perform the functions of controller 501 described below.

The control unit 501 causes the notification unit 511 to notify the start of the biological information measurement based on, for example, the information of the atmospheric pressure stored in the storage unit 507. Based on the instruction of the control unit 501, the notification unit 511 notifies the start of measurement of biological information by voice, image, vibration, or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 505 transmits and receives various types of information by performing wired communication or wireless communication, or a combination of wired communication and wireless communication with the communication unit 525 of the server 109 via the network 107. For example, the communication unit 505 transmits information regarding the user's volume pulse wave measured by the measurement unit 201L and the measurement unit 201R to the server 109. Further, the communication unit 505 transmits and receives various information by communicating with the communication unit 209 of the wearing device 101 via the cable 105. Further, the communication unit 505 transmits and receives various information by communicating with the communication unit 535 of the acupressure device 110 via the network 106.

The storage unit 507 can be composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, or the like. The storage unit 507 stores various information or a program for operating the smartphone 103 and the wearing device 101. The storage unit 507 may also function as a work memory. The storage unit 507 may store, for example, information regarding the received atmospheric pressure.

FIG. 8 is a table of hourly atmospheric pressure information stored at a predetermined point A stored in the storage unit 507 shown in FIG. 7. In the example shown in FIG. 8, only nine atmospheric pressures from 8:00 to 16:00 are shown, but in the present disclosure, the number is limited to nine from 8:00 to 16:00. However, any number may be used in any time range. Further, the number of points is also shown as only one point A, but in the present disclosure, the number of predetermined points indicating the information of the atmospheric pressure stored in the storage unit 507 may be any number of 1 or more points. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 8, information on atmospheric pressure every hour is shown, but in the present disclosure, information on atmospheric pressure is expressed at time intervals other than 1 hour, for example, every 1 minute, every 30 minutes, and 3 hours. Any time interval such as every time may be used. Further, this time interval is not limited to a fixed time interval, and in the present disclosure, atmospheric pressure information may be stored at different time intervals. Further, although the information on the atmospheric pressure shown in FIG. 8 does not show the value after the decimal point, in the present disclosure, the storage unit 507 may store the numerical value after the decimal point.

The atmospheric pressure information stored in the storage unit 507 may be, for example, information received from the server 109 via the network 107. Further, the atmospheric pressure information stored in the storage unit 507 may be, for example, information input by the user.

As shown in FIG. 8, at the point A, it is 1000 [hPa] at 8:00, 1003 [hPa] at 9:00, 1002 [hPa] at 10:00, and 11 It is 1001 [hPa] at 0:00, 1000 [hPa] at 12:00, 999 [hPa] at 13:00, 999 [hPa] at 14:00, and 998 at 15:00. It is [hPa], and it is 999 [hPa] at 16:00.

FIG. 9 is a graph of the table shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the horizontal axis indicates the time. The vertical axis represents the atmospheric pressure [hPa].

The position measuring unit 509 measures the current position of the smartphone. The measurement of this position is performed using, for example, GPS (global positioning system). The position information measured by the position measuring unit 509 is stored in the storage unit 507.

The notification unit 511 performs a predetermined notification. This notification is an image, sound, light emission or vibration, or a combination thereof. The notification unit 511 may be a touch panel display, a liquid crystal display, a speaker, an LED or a vibration motor, or a device of any combination thereof. The notification unit 511 may perform any notification other than the above. The notification unit 511 may have a device other than the above devices.

That is, the notification unit 511 may notify information by sound, vibration, an image, or the like. The notification unit 511 may include a speaker, a vibrator, and a display device. The display device may be, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (OELD: Organic Electro-Luminence Display), an inorganic EL display (IELD: Organic Electro-Luminesis Display), or the like. The notification unit 511 may notify, for example, measurement timing of biological information, information for physical condition management, and the like.

The power supply unit 513 supplies electric power to the smartphone 103 and the wearing device 101. As the power supply unit 513, for example, a lithium battery which is a secondary battery or the like can be used.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of information stored in the storage unit 507 shown in FIG. 7. The information shown in FIG. 10 is an example of information stored in the storage unit 507, and other information may be stored in the storage unit 507, or a part of the information shown in FIG. 10 is deleted. May be done. Further, the storage unit 507 may store various control programs, application programs, and the like in addition to the information shown in FIG.

In FIG. 10, the user ID 7100 is information for identifying the user. There may be one or more user IDs 7100. The telephone number 7103 is the telephone number of the smartphone 103. The telephone number 7103 may have one or more numbers.

The atmospheric pressure information 7106 is information on the atmospheric pressure received by the smartphone 103. The atmospheric pressure information 7106 may include information on atmospheric pressure not only in the area where the smartphone 103 exists but also in other areas. Further, a plurality of atmospheric pressure information 7106s may be provided at arbitrary time intervals.

The biometric information 7109 is the measured biometric information of the user. This biological information includes, for example, volume pulse wave, pulse fluctuation, power spectral density of pulse fluctuation, blood pressure, body temperature, blood glucose level, LF / HF value, blood flow volume, or any combination thereof.

The position information 7112 is historical information on the position of the smartphone 103.

The vibration pattern 7115 is information on a pattern when the vibrating portion 205R and the vibrating portion 205L of the mounting device 101 are vibrated. This pattern may have one or more numbers.

The massage information 7118 is information about the massage to be notified to the user. The massage information 7118 includes, for example, image-based massage instruction information, voice-based massage instruction information, and the like. There may be one or more massages.

The music information 7121 is music information output by the smartphone 103. There may be one or more pieces of music. The type of music indicated by the music information 7121 is not particularly limited, for example, classical music, pop music, jazz music, music with continuous sound of a certain frequency, music including human voice, music with only musical instruments, natural phenomenon. Music that includes the sounds of or any combination of these may be used. Based on the music information 7121, the control unit 501 can vibrate the vibrating unit 205L and the vibrating unit 205R, and output the voice corresponding to the music information 7121 to the user.

The acupressure information 7122 is information on acupressure that can be executed by the acupressure device 110. The acupressure information includes at least the strength of the acupressure (corresponding to the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 541) and the type of vibration of the protrusion 541 (how to vibrate). The strength of acupressure may be determined stepwise from the strongest to the weakest, for example, 10 steps. For example, 9 may be set when the protrusion 541 protrudes most. Further, the time when the protrusion 541 is housed in the housing 111 may be set to 1. That is, the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 541 may be divided into 10 stages. Further, the type of vibration may be determined by a combination of the width of the protrusion of the protrusion 541 and the time interval. The width of the protrusion is the difference between when the amount of protrusion of the vibrating protrusion 541 is the largest and when it is the smallest. The time interval is the time from the largest amount of protrusion of the vibrating protrusion 541 to the next largest amount of protrusion. That is, the time interval is the time between the peaks of the protrusion amount of the vibrating protrusion 541. As another example, the type of vibration may be determined based on only one of the protrusion width and time interval of the protrusion 541. Based on the acupressure information 7122, the control unit 501 can instruct the acupressure device 110 to perform acupressure with a desired acupressure intensity and vibration type.

The acupressure history 7124 is information such as the strength of acupressure, the type of vibration, and the date and time performed by the control unit 501 on the user using the acupressure device 110. There may be one or more acupressure histories.

11 to 13 are conceptual diagrams of a data structure of information stored in the storage unit 507.

As shown in FIG. 11, the storage unit 507 stores a data structure 9120 having the date and time 9121 and the point 9123 as the primary keys and the atmospheric pressure information 9125 as the information.

The date and time 9121 is a date and time for specifying the atmospheric pressure information 9125. The date and time 9121 includes at least one of a year, a month, a day, a time and a second, and is represented by any combination thereof. The date and time 9121 may be represented by a predetermined period.

Point 9123 is a point for specifying barometric pressure information 9125. Point 9123 is represented by a range of regions, such as regions, countries, prefectures, states, local governments, buildings or facilities, or combinations thereof.

The atmospheric pressure information 9125 is information on the atmospheric pressure at the date and time 9121 and the point 9123. The atmospheric pressure information 9125 may be information received from the outside or a value measured by the smartphone 103.

As shown in FIG. 12, the storage unit 507 stores the data structure 10130 with the user ID 10131 and the date and time 10133 as the primary keys and the heartbeat information (LF / HF) 10135 as the information.

The user ID 10131 is information for identifying the user. The date and time 10133 is the same as the date and time 9121 described above.

The information 10135 regarding the heartbeat is the biometric information of the user. The heartbeat information 10135 is the LF / HF value at the date and time 10133 based on the value of the LH component and the value of the HF component calculated from the heart rate variability (variation of the heartbeat interval) extracted from the measured pulse. ..

As shown in FIG. 13, the storage unit 507 stores the data structure 10140 with the user ID 10141 and the date and time 10143 as the primary keys and the acupressure information 10145 as the information.

The user ID 10141 is the same as the user ID 10131 described above. The date and time 10143 is the same as the date and time 9121 described above. The information 10145 regarding acupressure is information such as the strength of acupressure and the type of vibration performed by the acupressure device 110 on the user according to the instruction of the smartphone 103. The information 10145 regarding acupressure may have the same contents as the acupressure history 7124.

The control unit 501 of the smartphone 103 uses the data structure 9120 and the data structure 10130 to operate the acupressure device 110 (for example, the protrusion 541 housed inside is projected so as to be in contact with the user), or the acupressure device. Adjust the operation of 110. Here, adjusting the operation of the acupressure device 110 includes updating at least one of the intensity of acupressure and the type of vibration performed by the acupressure device 110.

Based on the data structure 9120 (atmospheric pressure information), the control unit 501 determines the time T1 at which a predetermined condition regarding the atmospheric pressure at a predetermined point is satisfied. The control unit 501 acquires biometric information at time T1 and creates a data structure 10130. After that, the control unit 501 may acquire the biometric information at the time T2 when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time T1 and create the data structure 10130.

Then, the control unit 501 operates the acupressure device 110 based on the value related to the LF / HF at the time T1 by using the data structure 9120. Further, the control unit 501 adjusts the acupressure to be executed on the user based on the value related to the LF / HF at the time T2 by using the data structure 10130. Here, the control unit 501 may adjust the acupressure based on the result of comparing the values related to LF / HF at the time T1 and the time T2. The control unit 501 may create a data structure 10140 when the acupressure is adjusted.

Further, the control unit 501 uses the data structure 10130 and the data structure 10140 to determine the relationship between the acupressure performed on the user and the change in the value related to the user's LF / HF (change in the degree of relaxation or change in the degree of stress). It may be calculated. The calculated relationship may be stored in the storage unit 507. The control unit 501 may refer to the relationship stored in the storage unit 507 when adjusting the acupressure.

In the above description, the data structure 9120 of FIG. 11, the data structure 10130 shown in FIG. 12, and the data structure 10140 shown in FIG. 13 are stored in the storage unit 507 of the smartphone 103, but the data structure 9120 and the data structure 10130 are stored. And the data structure 10140 may be stored in the storage unit 527 of the server 109. For example, the server 109 may use the data structure 10130 and the data structure 10140 for a plurality of users to statistically obtain the intensity of acupressure and the type of vibration that statistically greatly change the degree of relaxation. Further, the server 109 may store information on the strength of acupressure and the type of vibration that greatly change the degree of relaxation in the storage unit 527 of the smartphone 103. Then, the control unit 501 may adjust the acupressure by referring to the information stored in the storage unit 527.

Further, the data structure 9120, the data structure 10130, and the data structure 10140 may be stored in the storage unit 547 of the acupressure device 110. Further, the data structure 9120, the data structure 10130, and the data structure 10140 may be transmitted to and received from each other and shared by at least two of the storage unit 507, the storage unit 527, and the storage unit 547.

The server 109 includes a control unit 521, a communication unit 525, and a storage unit 527.

The control unit 521 is a processor that controls and manages the entire server 109, including each functional block of the server 109. The control unit 521 is composed of a processor such as a CPU that executes a program that defines a control procedure. Such a program is stored in, for example, a storage unit 527, an external storage medium connected to the server 109, or the like.

The control unit 521 includes at least one processor 523 to provide control and processing power to perform various functions, as described in more detail below.

According to various embodiments, at least one processor 523 is run as a single integrated circuit (IC) or as multiple communicably connected integrated circuit ICs and / or discrete circuits. May be good. At least one processor 523 can be run according to a variety of known techniques.

In one embodiment, processor 523 includes, for example, one or more circuits or units configured to perform one or more data calculation procedures or processes by executing instructions stored in the associated memory. In other embodiments, processor 523 may be firmware (eg, a discrete logic component) configured to perform one or more data computation procedures or processes.

According to various embodiments, the processor 523 is one or more processors, controllers, microprocessors, microcontrollers, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processing devices, programmable logic devices, field programmable gate arrays, or these. Any combination of devices or configurations of the above, or other known combinations of devices or configurations, may be included to perform the function of controller 521 described below.

The storage unit 527 can be composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, or the like. The storage unit 527 stores various information, a program for operating the server 109, and the like. The storage unit 527 may also function as a work memory. The storage unit 527 may store, for example, a program for executing an application for transmitting atmospheric pressure information to the smartphone 103.

FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram of information stored in the storage unit 527. The information shown in FIG. 14 is an example of information stored in the storage unit 527, and other information may be stored in the storage unit 527, or a part of the information shown in FIG. 14 is excluded. May be done. Further, the storage unit 527 may store various control programs, application programs, and the like in addition to the information shown in FIG.

Further, some of the information stored in the storage unit 527 is received from the smartphone 103. Further, among the information stored in the storage unit 527, some information is received from another server connected to the server 109 by the network.

In FIG. 14, the user ID 7200 is information for identifying the user of the smartphone 103. There may be one or more user IDs 7200. The telephone number 7203 is the telephone number of the smartphone 103. The telephone number 7203 may have one or more numbers. The server 109 receives the user ID 7200 and the telephone number 7203 from the smartphone 103.

The atmospheric pressure information 7206 is information on the atmospheric pressure received by the server 109. The atmospheric pressure information 7206 may include information on atmospheric pressure not only in the area where the server 109 exists but also in other areas. Further, a plurality of atmospheric pressure information 7206 may be provided at arbitrary time intervals.

The biometric information 7209 is the biometric information of the user received from the smartphone 103. This biological information includes, for example, volumetric pulse wave, pulse fluctuation (heartbeat fluctuation), power spectral density or blood flow of pulse fluctuation, or any combination thereof.

The position information 7212 is historical information on the position of the smartphone 103. The location information 7212 is received by the server 109 from the smartphone 103. The vibration pattern 7215 is information on a pattern when the vibration units 205R and 205L of the mounting device 101 of the smartphone 103 are vibrated. This pattern may have one or more numbers.

The massage information 7218 is information about the massage to be notified to the user of the smartphone 103. The massage information 7218 includes, for example, image-based massage instruction information, voice-based massage instruction information, and the like. There may be one or more massages.

The music information 7221 is music information output by the smartphone 103. There may be one or more pieces of music. The type of music indicated by the music information 7221 is not particularly limited, for example, classical music, pop music, jazz music, music with continuous sound of a certain frequency, music including human voice, music with only musical instruments, natural phenomenon. Music that includes the sounds of or any combination of these may be used. Based on the music information 7221, the control unit 501 can vibrate the vibrating unit 205L and the vibrating unit 205R, and output the voice corresponding to the music information 7221 to the user.

The acupressure information 7222 is information on acupressure that can be executed by the acupressure device 110 that communicates with the smartphone 103. The acupressure information includes at least the strength of the acupressure (corresponding to the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 541) and the type of vibration of the protrusion 541 (how to vibrate). The strength of acupressure may be determined stepwise from the strongest to the weakest, for example, 10 steps. Further, the type of vibration may be determined by a combination of the width of the protrusion of the protrusion 541 and the time interval. As another example, the type of vibration may be determined based on only one of the protrusion width and time interval of the protrusion 541. Based on the acupressure information 7222, the control unit 501 can instruct the acupressure device 110 to perform acupressure with a desired acupressure intensity and vibration type.

The acupressure history 7224 is information such as the strength of acupressure, the type of vibration, and the date and time performed on the user by using the acupressure device 110 according to the instruction of the smartphone 103. There may be one or more acupressure histories.

The communication unit 525 transmits and receives various types of information by performing wired communication or wireless communication or a combination of wired communication and wireless communication with the smartphone 103. For example, the communication unit 525 receives from the smartphone 103 information about the pulse, which is the biometric information of the user measured by the smartphone 103.

The acupressure device 110 includes a control unit 531, a communication unit 535, a protrusion 541, a power supply unit 543, and a storage unit 547. The control unit 531, the communication unit 535, the power supply unit 543, and the storage unit 547 may be provided inside the housing 111.

The control unit 531 is a processor that controls and manages the entire acupressure device 110, including each functional block of the acupressure device 110. The control unit 531 is composed of a processor such as a CPU that executes a program that defines a control procedure. Such a program is stored in, for example, a storage unit 547, an external storage medium connected to the acupressure device 110, or the like.

Control 531 includes at least one processor 533 to provide control and processing power to perform various functions, as described in more detail below.

According to various embodiments, at least one processor 533 is executed as a single integrated circuit (IC) or as multiple communicably connected integrated circuit ICs and / or discrete circuits. May be good. At least one processor 533 can be run according to a variety of known techniques.

In one embodiment, processor 533 includes, for example, one or more circuits or units configured to perform one or more data calculation procedures or processes by executing instructions stored in the associated memory. In other embodiments, processor 533 may be firmware (eg, a discrete logic component) configured to perform one or more data computation procedures or processes.

According to various embodiments, the processor 533 is one or more processors, controllers, microprocessors, microcontrollers, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processing devices, programmable logic devices, field programmable gate arrays, or these. Any combination of devices or configurations of the above, or other known combinations of devices or configurations, may be included to perform the function of controller 531 described below.

The communication unit 535 transmits and receives various types of information by performing wired communication or wireless communication or a combination of wired communication and wireless communication with the smartphone 103. For example, the communication unit 535 receives an instruction to operate the acupressure device 110 from the smartphone 103. Further, for example, the communication unit 535 receives an instruction from the smartphone 103 to change at least one of the strength of acupressure and the type of vibration. These received instructions are output to the control unit 531.

The protrusion 541 executes acupressure according to a control signal generated by the control unit 531 according to an instruction from the smartphone 103. As described above, the protrusion 541 is movable and protrudes or vibrates so as to come into contact with the user's arm 102A. The protrusion 541 receives a force from a drive mechanism provided in the housing 111. The drive mechanism is a mechanism that converts a control signal from the control unit 531 into a physical motion. In the present embodiment, the air system is adopted as described above, and the drive mechanism includes an air pump that blows out or sucks air in response to a control signal. The protrusion amount of the protrusion 541 is adjusted in multiple stages according to the force from the drive mechanism. Further, the protrusion 541 can vibrate in response to a force from the drive mechanism. Further, the type of vibration (for example, slow vibration, fine and fast vibration, etc.) may change depending on the force from the drive mechanism. That is, the control signal specifies the amount of protrusion (strength of acupressure) and the type of vibration of the protrusion 541.

The power supply unit 543 supplies electric power to the acupressure device 110. As the power supply unit 543, for example, an alkaline dry battery which is a primary battery, a lithium battery which is a secondary battery, or the like can be used.

The storage unit 547 can be composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, or the like. The storage unit 547 stores various information, a program for operating the acupressure device 110, and the like. The storage unit 547 may also function as a work memory. The storage unit 547 may store, for example, a program executed by the control unit 531.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the operation of the physical condition management system 1000 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 15, first, the server 109 stores the atmospheric pressure information in the storage unit 527 (S801). This atmospheric pressure information is, for example, atmospheric pressure information distributed from a public institution or the like. The barometric pressure information may be barometric pressure information created by a private institution. The server 109 transmits this atmospheric pressure information to the smartphone 103 (S803). The server 109 may receive this atmospheric pressure information via the network and store it in the storage unit 527.

The smartphone 103 that has received the atmospheric pressure information from the server 109 stores the received atmospheric pressure information in the storage unit 507 and analyzes the atmospheric pressure information (S805).

Step S805 is performed to estimate the occurrence of weather pain. In general, when the air pressure drops sharply or becomes lower than usual, the autonomic nerves are affected and weather pain (pain) occurs. The smartphone 103 identifies the time T1 when a predetermined condition regarding the atmospheric pressure is satisfied based on the atmospheric pressure information stored in the storage unit 507. A predetermined condition regarding the atmospheric pressure is at least one that the change in atmospheric pressure is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and that the atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value Pt. The predetermined value for the change in atmospheric pressure is 3 [hPa / hour] as an example. The predetermined threshold value Pt is 998 [hPa] as an example.

Here, FIG. 16 is a graph illustrating the atmospheric pressure analysis of the smartphone 103 shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 16, the atmospheric pressure, which was 1002 [hPa] at 9:00 time, has decreased to 999 [hPa] at 10:00 time. That is, the time T1 is 10:00 when there is a change of 3 [hPa / hour] or more. Here, in the example of FIG. 16, the atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value Pt (998 [hPa]) at 11:00. Therefore, the predetermined condition regarding the atmospheric pressure is satisfied even at the time 11:00, but the earlier time 10:00 is the time T1.

The smartphone 103 starts the operation of the acupressure device 110 based on the analysis result of the atmospheric pressure information (S806). Step S806 is performed to relax the user with acupressure to reduce the pain when it is estimated that the user will experience weather pain. The smartphone 103 transmits an instruction to operate the acupressure device 110 at a time T1 when a predetermined condition regarding atmospheric pressure is satisfied. At this time, the smartphone 103 may notify that the acupressure device 110 starts operating. The notification of the start of the operation is, for example, displaying an image on the touch panel display or notifying the start of the measurement by voice or vibration. Here, as another example, the smartphone 103 may start the operation of the acupressure device 110 after detecting that the user touches the confirmation button displayed on the touch panel display in such a notification.

The acupressure device 110 starts acupressure in response to an instruction to start operation from the smartphone 103 (S808). At this time, the strength of acupressure and the type of vibration may follow predetermined settings (for example, initial settings). For example, when an identification number is assigned to each of a plurality of vibration types, the vibration having the smallest identification number may be used as the default vibration. Further, when the strength of acupressure (corresponding to the amount of protrusion of the protrusion 541) is in a plurality of stages, the median value (5 or 6 in the case of 10 stages) may be the default strength.

The smartphone 103 transmits a measurement start instruction of biological information to the wearing device 101 (S809). In step S809, when the wearing device 101 is worn by the user, the biometric information may be automatically measured without the user's instruction (based on the measurement instruction signal transmitted from the smartphone 103). In this case, the wearing device 101 may detect that it is worn by the user by using, for example, a biological detection sensor such as an illuminance sensor.

The wearing device 101 that has received the biometric information measurement start instruction from the smartphone 103 starts the biometric information measurement (S811). In the present disclosure, the wearing device 101 uses the measuring unit 201R and the measuring unit 201L to measure information indicating a user's volume pulse wave.

The wearing device 101 transmits the measured biological information to the smartphone 103 (S813).

The smartphone 103 stores the biometric information received from the wearing device 101 in the storage unit 507 (S815). Here, the smartphone 103 receives the first pulse wave at the time T1 measured by the biosensor (wearing device 101) worn by the user as the first biometric information.

The smartphone 103 adjusts the operation of the acupressure device 110 based on the received first biological information. In the present disclosure, the smartphone 103 calculates the LF / HF value from the first biometric information and stores it in the storage unit 507 as follows. The adjustment comprises updating at least one of the acupressure intensity and the type of vibration performed by the acupressure device 110.

The smartphone 103 extracts the heart rate variability from the first pulse wave, and calculates the power spectral density of the heart rate variability as the first power spectral density. The smartphone 103 extracts the HF component, which is a high frequency component, and the LF component, which is a low frequency component, from the first power spectral density. Then, the smartphone 103 calculates LF / HF, which is a value obtained by dividing the LF component by the HF component, as the first LF / HF. The LF (low frequency) component is a component in the region of 0.05 Hz or more and less than 0.15 Hz in the power spectral density, and the HF (high frequency) component is 0.15 Hz or more and 0.40 Hz in the power spectral density. It is a component of the region up to less than. The LF component and the HF component may be components other than the frequency range of the above numerical values as appropriate.

Here, the value of LF / HF indicates the degree of relaxation or the degree of stress of the user, and if the value of LF / HF is small, it indicates that the user is relaxed and the stress is small, and the value of LF / HF is large. For example, the user is not relaxed and stressful. For example, when the value of LF / HF is smaller than the reference value (for example, 5), it can be determined that the user is relaxed and the stress is small. Since there are generally individual differences in the reference value, the smartphone 103 may use the resting LF / HF value measured in the past by the user as the reference value.

The smartphone 103 instructs the acupressure device 110 to update at least one of the intensity of acupressure and the type of vibration when, for example, the calculated LF / HF value is equal to or greater than the reference value (S816). For example, if the LF / HF value is equal to or higher than the reference value, the smartphone 103 may be adjusted so that the acupressure is gradually increased according to the difference between the LF / HF value and the reference value. As an example, the smartphone 103 has 1 step if the difference between the LF / HF value and the reference value is less than 0.5, 2 steps if 0.5 or more and less than 1, 3 steps if 1 or more, and acupressure. May be instructed to strengthen. Further, the smartphone 103 may instruct to change the type of vibration if the difference between the LF / HF value and the reference value is 1 or more. Further, for example, if the LF / HF value is less than the reference value, the smartphone 103 may be adjusted so that the acupressure is gradually weakened according to the difference between the LF / HF value and the reference value. Further, for example, the smartphone 103 may instruct the acupressure device 110 to continue the current operation when the LF / HF value is substantially equal to the reference value.

The acupressure device 110 adjusts the operation according to an instruction from the smartphone 103 (S817).

The smartphone 103 waits for a predetermined time from the time T1 (S818). In the example of FIG. 16, the predetermined time is 2 hours. Here, the predetermined time may be any time other than 2 hours, for example, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, or any other time.

The smartphone 103 transmits a measurement start instruction of biological information to the wearing device 101 at a time T2 after a predetermined time has elapsed from the specified time T1 (S819).

The wearing device 101 that has received the biometric information measurement start instruction from the smartphone 103 starts the biometric information measurement (S821).

The wearing device 101 transmits the measured biological information to the smartphone 103 (S823).

The smartphone 103 stores the biometric information received from the wearing device 101 in the storage unit 507 (S825). Here, the smartphone 103 receives the second pulse wave at the time T2 measured by the biosensor (wearing device 101) worn by the user as the second biometric information.

The smartphone 103 adjusts the operation of the acupressure device 110 based on the received second biological information. The smartphone 103 calculates the LF / HF value from the second biometric information and stores it in the storage unit 507, as in the case of the first biometric information.

The smartphone 103 has an LF / HF value based on the first biological information (hereinafter, the first LF / HF value) and a second LF / HF value based on the second biological information (hereinafter, the second LF / HF value). Value) and. That is, the smartphone 103 uses the first LF / HF value as a new reference value, compares the second LF / HF value with the reference value, and adjusts the operation of the acupressure device 110 according to the comparison result. ..

The smartphone 103 is a acupressure device for updating at least one of acupressure intensity and vibration type, for example, when the second LF / HF value is equal to or higher than the reference value (first LF / HF value). Instruct 110 (S826). For example, if the second LF / HF value is equal to or higher than the reference value, the smartphone 103 is adjusted so that the acupressure is gradually increased according to the difference between the second LF / HF value and the reference value. You may. Further, for example, in the smartphone 103, if the value of the second LF / HF is less than the reference value, the acupressure is gradually weakened according to the difference between the value of the second LF / HF and the reference value. You may adjust. Further, for example, the smartphone 103 may instruct the acupressure device 110 to continue the current operation when the value of the second LF / HF is substantially equal to the reference value. Further, for example, in the smartphone 103, when the second LF / HF value is less than the reference value and the difference between the second LF / HF value and the reference value is a predetermined value (for example, 3) or more. , The user may instruct the acupressure device 110 to stop the operation as being sufficiently relaxed.

The acupressure device 110 adjusts the operation according to an instruction from the smartphone 103 (S827).

Here, the processes of steps S818 to S827 may be repeatedly executed until the smartphone 103 instructs the acupressure device 110 to stop the operation. Further, as another example, in the processing of steps S818 to S827, the same reference value as the processing of steps S809 to S817 may be used.

In the present disclosure, the smartphone 103 acquires information on atmospheric pressure. The smartphone 103 satisfies at least one of the condition that the change in atmospheric pressure is equal to or more than a predetermined value (for example, 3 [hPa / hour]) and that the atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (for example, 998 [hPa]). If so, the acupressure device 110 is operated. Therefore, in the present disclosure, it is possible to estimate a poor physical condition such as weather pain that may be caused by a sudden change in atmospheric pressure or a low pressure system, and operate the acupressure device 110 at an appropriate timing to relax the user. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, the smartphone 103 can appropriately manage the physical condition of the user.

(Second embodiment using a blood flow meter)
The electronic device of the second embodiment is the electronic device of the first embodiment in which the measuring unit 201L and the measuring unit 201R of the wearing device 101 are replaced with a blood flow meter from a volume pulse wave meter. Hereinafter, the main points of the second embodiment of the present disclosure, which are different from those of the first embodiment, will be described.

In the electronic device of the second embodiment, the measuring unit 201L of the mounting device 101 shown in FIG. 7 is replaced with the measuring unit 1801L, and the measuring unit 201R is replaced with the measuring unit 1801R. Here, the electronic device of the second embodiment may have a configuration in which the measuring unit 1801L and the measuring unit 1801R are added to the mounting device 101 shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 17 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the measuring unit 1801L of the electronic device of the second embodiment. Here, the configuration of the measuring unit 1801R is the same as the configuration shown in FIG.

The measuring unit 1801L includes a light emitting unit 1803L and a light receiving unit 1805L.

The light emitting unit 1803L emits laser light under the control of the control unit 501. The light emitting unit 1803L irradiates the test site with laser light having a wavelength capable of detecting a predetermined component contained in blood, for example, as measurement light. The light emitting unit 1803L is composed of, for example, one LD (laser diode).

The light receiving unit 1805L receives the scattered light of the measurement light from the test site. The light receiving unit 1805L is composed of, for example, a PD (photodiode: Photo diode).

The measuring unit 1801L irradiates the superficial temporal artery 305, which is the test site, with the measuring light from the light emitting unit 1803L. The measuring unit 1801L acquires the reflected light (scattered light) from the superficial temporal artery 305 with respect to the irradiated measurement light in the light receiving unit 1805L. The measuring unit 1801L transmits the photoelectric conversion signal of the scattered light acquired by the light receiving unit 1805L to the control unit 501.

The control unit 501 calculates the blood flow rate at the test site as information on the blood flow based on the photoelectric conversion signal received from the measurement unit 1801L.

Further, the control unit 501 may transmit the photoelectric conversion signal received from the measurement unit 1801L to the server 109, and the control unit 521 of the server 109 may calculate the blood flow volume at the test site as information on the blood flow.

In the tissue of a living body, scattered light scattered from a moving blood cell undergoes a frequency shift (Doppler shift) due to the Doppler effect proportional to the moving speed of the blood cell in the blood. The control unit 501 detects a beat signal (also referred to as a beat signal) generated by light interference between scattered light from a stationary tissue and scattered light from a moving blood cell.

This growl signal expresses the intensity as a function of time. Then, the control unit 501 makes this growl signal into a power spectrum expressing power as a function of frequency. In the power spectrum of this beat signal, the Doppler shift frequency is proportional to the velocity of the blood cells. Also, in the power spectrum of this growl signal, the power corresponds to the amount of blood cells. The control unit 501 obtains the blood flow rate by multiplying the power spectrum of the beat signal by a frequency and integrating it.

FIG. 18 is a schematic view showing an example of the blood flow waveform acquired by the measuring unit 1801L. The blood flow waveform shown in FIG. 18 is a blood flow waveform corresponding to one beat of the pulse of the subject. The blood flow waveform shown in FIG. 18 is a waveform showing a change in blood flow, and is generated by, for example, the control unit 501 based on the calculated blood flow. In FIG. 18, the portion q indicated by the diagonal line is the pulsating portion of the blood flow.

Here, FIG. 19 is a table showing the relationship between frequency and power with respect to the blood flow amount obtained by the blood flow meter. FIG. 20 is a graph of the table shown in FIG.

When the blood flow rate is decomposed into power spectra by frequency as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, a power distribution for each frequency can be obtained.

In the second embodiment, the pulse is calculated based on the blood flow measured by the measuring unit. Then, using the calculated pulse, the control unit 501 acquires the value related to the LF / HF of each time of the time T1 and the time T2. Similar to the first embodiment described above, the control unit 501 can adjust the acupressure to be applied to the user based on the values related to LF / HF. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, the smartphone 103 can appropriately manage the physical condition of the user.

(Third embodiment using a barometric pressure sensor of a smartphone)
FIG. 21 is an internal block diagram of a physical condition management system 20000 using the wearing system 2001, which is an electronic device of the third embodiment. A third embodiment is an embodiment in which the smartphone 2003 includes a barometric pressure sensor 2005. In FIG. 21, members having the same functions and operations as those in FIG. 7 are assigned the same numbers. Hereinafter, the main points of the third embodiment of the present disclosure, which are different from those of the first embodiment, will be described.

As shown in FIG. 21, in the third embodiment, the smartphone 2003 includes a barometric pressure sensor 2005.

The barometric pressure sensor 2005 detects the barometric pressure at the location where the smartphone 2003 is located. The atmospheric pressure detected by the atmospheric pressure sensor 2005 is stored in the storage unit 507. The atmospheric pressure sensor 2005 may be one that detects a change in capacitance due to a change in atmospheric pressure and measures the atmospheric pressure, or one that measures deformation due to an external pressure as a change in electrical resistance due to the piezoresistive effect and measures the atmospheric pressure. Further, any other atmospheric pressure sensor can be used as the atmospheric pressure sensor of the present disclosure.

The control unit 501 controls the operation of the barometric pressure sensor 2005. The control unit 501 detects the atmospheric pressure by the atmospheric pressure sensor 2005 every hour, for example. The atmospheric pressure detected by the control unit 501 becomes information regarding the atmospheric pressure used in the first embodiment described above. The control unit 501 may detect the atmospheric pressure by the atmospheric pressure sensor 2005 at time intervals other than every hour. For example, the control unit 501 may detect the atmospheric pressure by the atmospheric pressure sensor 2005 at arbitrary time intervals such as every 5 minutes, every 30 minutes, every 2 hours, every 6 hours, and every day.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the smartphone 2003 can detect the information on the atmospheric pressure by the atmospheric pressure sensor 2005 and create the information on the atmospheric pressure. In the third embodiment, in addition to the same effect as that of the first embodiment, appropriate physical condition management can be performed even when the atmospheric pressure information cannot be acquired from the outside.

(Fourth embodiment in which a biosensor is mounted on a smartphone)
The fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the smartphone constituting the wearing system as an electronic device has a measuring unit for measuring the biometric information of the user. That is, in the fourth embodiment, the smartphone 103 shown in FIG. 7 is replaced with the smartphone 2201. Hereinafter, the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with respect to the main points different from the first embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a schematic view of a smartphone 2201 used in the electronic device of the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, the smartphone 2201 has a measuring unit that measures the biometric information of the user. That is, the smartphone 2201 also has the function of the above-mentioned wearing device 101.

As shown in FIG. 22, the smartphone 2201 has a light receiving unit 2203 that receives light and a light emitting unit 2205 that emits light. The light receiving unit 2203 is, for example, a camera. The light emitting unit 2205 is, for example, an LED. A volume pulse wave meter is composed of a light receiving unit 2203 and a light emitting unit 2205.

FIG. 23 is a schematic side view of the smartphone shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 23, when the smartphone 2201 measures the user's biological information, the user's finger 2301 covers at least a part of the light receiving unit 2203 and the light emitting unit 2205. Here, the user's finger 2301 may cover at least a part of the light receiving unit 2203 and the light emitting unit 2205 at different times.

The light L1 emitted from the light emitting unit 2205 becomes scattered light L2 scattered by the blood vessel 2303 of the user's finger 2301 and is incident on the light receiving unit 2203.

In this way, the smartphone 2201 becomes a volume pulse wave meter by the light receiving unit 2203 and the light emitting unit 2205. A blood flow meter may be composed of the light receiving unit 2203 and the light emitting unit 2205.

FIG. 24 is an internal block diagram of the physical condition management system 24000 using the smartphone 2201. In FIG. 24, members having the same operation as the members shown in FIG. 7 are assigned the same numbers.

As shown in FIG. 24, the physical condition management system 24000 includes a smartphone 2201, a server 109, and an acupressure device 110.

The smartphone 2201 has a measuring unit 2401. The measuring unit 2401 has a light receiving unit 2203 and a light emitting unit 2205. The operation of the measuring unit 2401 is controlled by the control of the control unit 501.

In the fourth embodiment, the smartphone 2201 executes the biometric information measurement (S811 and S821) executed by the wearing device 101 among the processes described with reference to FIG. Further, the measurement information transmission (S813 and S823) is omitted. Here, the smartphone 2201 notifies the start of the biometric information measurement when the biometric information measurement is executed. The notification of the start of measurement may be, for example, an image display on a touch panel display, a voice notification, or a vibration notification. For example, the measurement of biometric information may be started after the user touches the instruction button for starting biometric information measurement displayed on the touch panel display.

According to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the biometric information can be measured by the smartphone 2201, so that the system can be configured with a smaller number of devices.

(Other examples)
In the present disclosure, a smartphone 103 is taken as an example of a device used in the mounting system 100, but in the present disclosure, a mobile phone, a PHS, a game machine, a watch, a music player, instead of or together with the smartphone. Car navigation systems, televisions, heart rate monitors, pulse wave monitors, blood flow meters, or any other device or any combination thereof may be used.

In the present disclosure, the information regarding the heartbeat means the information capable of calculating the heartbeat. For example, the information on the heartbeat includes the heartbeat information itself, the time change of the blood flow rate, the time change of the volumetric pulse wave, and the like.

In the present disclosure, biological information refers to volume pulse wave, body temperature, pulse, heart rate, pulse wave, heart rate variability, LF component of heart rate variability, HF component of heart rate variability, blood flow, blood pressure, sweating degree, blood glucose level and other information. It may include at least one of the biometric information.

Further, in the example of FIG. 16, the time (10:00) when the atmospheric pressure dropped by a predetermined value (3 [hPa / hour]) or more was the time T1. Here, the time when the atmospheric pressure rises above a predetermined value can also be the time T1. Further, as the time T1, any time can be used, such as a time when a sudden change in atmospheric pressure is started, a time when a certain atmospheric pressure range is maintained for a certain time, and the like.

In the present disclosure, the measurement location of biological information is not limited to the location shown in each of the above embodiments. The user's biological information may be in an appropriate place such as fingers, toes, forehead, neck, earlobe, tragus, concha, ear canal, arm, wrist, torso, back, hips, waist, and temples.

Autonomic nerves control certain organs of the body. The autonomic nerve is composed of two nervous systems, the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. If the sympathetic nerve is in a tense state, it is in a stressed state, and if the parasympathetic nerve is in a tense state, it may be in a relaxed state.

In the present disclosure, a reflective volumetric pulse wave meter or a blood flow meter is given as an example of the biometric information measurement sensor, but a transmissive volumetric pulse wave meter or a blood flow meter may be used as the biometric information sensor of the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, a device other than the smartphone 103, for example, a wearing device 101 or the like may be provided with a barometric pressure sensor. Further, as a modification of the third embodiment, the acupressure device 110 may be provided with the barometric pressure sensor 2005 instead of the smartphone 2003. At this time, the atmospheric pressure sensor 2005 detects the atmospheric pressure at the place where the acupressure device 110 exists. The control unit 501 may control the operation of the barometric pressure sensor 2005 via the communication unit 505 and the communication unit 535. As yet another example, the control unit 531 of the acupressure device 110 may execute at least a part of the processing of the control unit 501. For example, the control unit 531 may start acupressure when it is determined that at least one of the change in atmospheric pressure being equal to or greater than a predetermined value and the atmospheric pressure being equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value is satisfied. At this time, since the processing is distributed, the processing load of the control unit 501 is reduced.

In the present disclosure, the band 112 may be used to adjust the intensity of acupressure. The acupressure device 110 may operate a motor provided in the housing 111 to wind or loosen the band 112 by the rotational force of the motor. That is, the acupressure device 110 may adjust the strength with which the protrusion 541 is in contact with the user's arm 102A by tightening or loosening the band 112. Further, the band 112 may be an artificial muscle and may be contracted or expanded by an electric signal. For example, the acupressure device 110 can increase acupressure by giving an electric signal to the band 112 to contract it. The artificial muscle may be constructed using a polymer such as a synthetic resin.

In the present disclosure, the bracelet-type acupressure device 110 may function as a wristwatch. That is, the acupressure device 110 may display the time on the surface (surface) opposite to the surface (the surface on the user's arm 102A side) where the protrusion 541 of the housing 111 projects. For example, the acupressure device 110 may include a display that displays a time on the surface of the housing 111.

In the present disclosure, a measuring device such as a thermometer, a hygrometer, and an altimeter may be provided in the wearing device 101, the smartphone 103, or the like. Based on the information such as temperature, humidity or altitude measured in this way, the change in the physical condition of the user may be detected more appropriately. That is, comparing the measured information such as temperature, humidity, or altitude with the threshold value may be a material for determining the change in the physical condition of the user.

In the present disclosure, the server 109 notifies the smartphone 103 of the timing of measuring the biological information based on the atmospheric pressure information stored in the storage unit 527, and the smartphone 103 measures the biological information based on this notification. You may give a notice to that effect. The operation of the server 109 to calculate the timing of measuring the biological information with respect to the smartphone 103 based on the information of the atmospheric pressure stored in the storage unit 527 is performed in the same manner as the operation described in the above-described embodiment. In this case, since the server 109 can calculate and notify the timing of measuring the biological information, the processing of the smartphone 103 can be simplified.

In the present disclosure, the control unit 521 of the server 109 may execute at least a part of the processing of the control unit 501. For example, the control unit 521 may receive the biometric information from the smartphone 103 and adjust the operation of the acupressure device 110 based on the biometric information. At this time, since the processing is distributed, the processing load of the control unit 501 is reduced.

In the present disclosure, the barometric pressure sensor may be optionally provided in any one or more of the wearing devices, smartphones, servers and other devices. Further, the barometric pressure sensor may be provided in only one of the wearing device, the smartphone, the server and other devices.

The configuration of each embodiment shown in the present disclosure, the configuration of the elemental technology of each embodiment, the operation of each embodiment, the operation of the elemental technology of each embodiment, the configuration of a modification, the configuration of an additional example, The configuration of other examples, the operation of modified examples, the operation of additional examples, and the operation of other examples can be arbitrarily selected and combined to form the electronic devices, servers, data structures, physical condition management methods, and physical condition management of the present disclosure. It can be a program.

100 Mounting system 101 Mounting device 103 Smartphone 105 Cable 107 Network 109 Server 110 Shiatsu device

Claims (14)

A protrusion housed inside a bracelet-type acupressure device worn on the user's arm,
An electronic device including a control unit that projects the protrusion so as to come into contact with the user when a predetermined condition relating to the atmospheric pressure is satisfied based on the acquired information on the atmospheric pressure. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is at least one that the change in atmospheric pressure is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and the atmospheric pressure is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. Equipped with a barometric pressure sensor
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the information on the atmospheric pressure is a value of the atmospheric pressure detected by the atmospheric pressure sensor. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit that acquires information on the atmospheric pressure via a network. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit vibrates the protruding portion. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit acquires user's biological information and adjusts at least one of the protrusion amount and the type of vibration of the protrusion based on the biological information. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit acquires the biometric information from a biosensor attached to the user. Equipped with a biosensor
The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit acquires the biometric information from the biosensor. The control unit acquires the biometric information when the predetermined condition is satisfied as the first biometric information, and after a lapse of a predetermined time from the acquisition of the first biometric information, the biometric information is obtained as a second biometric information. The electronic device according to claim 6, which is acquired as biometric information and makes the adjustment based on the first biometric information and the second biometric information. The control unit
As the biological information, information on the heartbeat of the user is acquired, and the information is obtained.
The power spectral density is calculated from the heart rate variability, which is the fluctuation of the heartbeat interval.
In the power spectral density, the value related to the LF component in the low frequency region and the value related to the HF component in the high frequency region were obtained.
The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein a value obtained by dividing the value related to the LF component by the value related to the HF component is calculated. The low frequency region is a region of 0.05 Hz or more and less than 0.15 Hz in the power spectral density.
The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the high frequency region is a region of 0.15 Hz or more and less than 0.40 Hz in the power spectral density. A server connected to the electronic device according to claim 1 by a network.
A server that notifies the electronic device of the timing of acquiring atmospheric pressure information. The control unit
Get barometric pressure information,
When a predetermined condition regarding atmospheric pressure is satisfied based on the above information, a protrusion housed inside a bracelet-type acupressure device worn on the user's arm is projected so as to be in contact with the user.
Physical condition management method. Computer,
Get barometric pressure information,
When a predetermined condition regarding atmospheric pressure is satisfied based on the above information, it functions as a control unit that projects a protrusion housed inside a bracelet-type acupressure device worn on the user's arm so as to come into contact with the user. Let,
Physical condition management program.

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