JP7227079B2 - MONITORING SYSTEM, INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a monitoring system, an information acquisition device, and an information processing device.

A smart mask that prevents fine bacteria, viruses, dust, etc. from entering the user's nose and mouth and monitors the air quality inhaled by the user through a mask filter has been disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2018-518274

The technology described in Patent Literature 1 provides the user with information regarding the degree of air quality inside the mask and whether or not filter replacement is necessary, and is limited to use by individual users.
The inventors paid attention to the fact that if the status of air pollution in various places and the status of infectious diseases caused by viruses and bacteria can be grasped from the air quality in each place, information with high public interest can be obtained.
At present, however, the status of air pollution is monitored by a small number of sensors installed in various locations, and the status of infectious diseases caused by viruses and bacteria is monitored using the status of medical examinations at medical institutions. The number of samples, etc. is limited, and it is insufficient to be used as highly public information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to enable monitoring of conditions related to air pollution and infectious diseases in various places and to provide information of high public interest.

In order to achieve the above object, a sensor attached to or attached to a plurality of users or mobile bodies and measuring air quality related to air pollution and infectious diseases, a position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information of each sensor, Information output for outputting, as measurement information, information including a measurement result for each sensor, type information that makes it possible to distinguish air quality related to the air pollution and infectious disease in the measurement result, and the position information for each sensor. and an information processing unit that collects the measurement information, converts the collected measurement information into situation information that indicates the distribution status of the air pollution and the infectious disease in a distinguishable manner, and performs information provision processing to provide the information. The measurement information includes user information that associates the measurement information with the user, and the information processing unit treats the information including the user information and the measurement result as diagnosis target information in a predetermined A process for transmission to a medical institution is performed, and the device on the side of the medical institution performs diagnostic processing based on the diagnostic target information, and provides the diagnostic result to the user associated with the measurement information. Provide a monitoring system that performs result provision processing .

In the above configuration, a mask body is provided to cover at least one of the user's nose and mouth through a filter so that outside air can be freely introduced, and the sensor is provided on the mask body and controls the connection between the mask body and the user. At least one of the air quality of the outside air and/or the air quality of the outside air may be measured.

In the above configuration, the sensor may detect air quality between the mask body and the user with respect to the infectious disease, and may detect air quality outside the mask body with respect to the air pollution. .

In the above configuration, the information processing unit, as the process of acquiring the situation information, identifies an area based on the position information included in the collected measurement information, and determines the measurement results and Based on the type information, data analysis processing is performed to aggregate the air pollution and the infectious disease for each region, and as the information provision processing, the situation information is published on the Web, and the situation information is specified. You may perform at least one of the processing of providing information to public institutions.

Further, in the above configuration, a vendor-side device that acquires the diagnosis result as advertisement usage information is provided, and the vendor-side device detects a diagnosis of a predetermined infectious disease based on the advertisement usage information, Advertisement processing may be performed in which referral information about a hospital capable of dealing with infectious diseases is created, and the referral information is used as advertisement information to provide information to the user corresponding to the diagnosis result.
Further, in the above configuration, there is provided a vendor-side device that acquires the diagnosis result as advertisement usage information, and the vendor-side device determines, based on the advertisement usage information, if there is no possibility of a predetermined infectious disease, the predetermined Advertisement processing may be performed in which guide information for vaccination corresponding to the infectious disease is created, and the guide information is used as advertisement information to provide information to the user corresponding to the diagnosis result.

Further, in the above configuration, there is provided a trader-side device that acquires at least one of the measurement information and the situation information as advertisement use information, and the trader-side device acquires the atmosphere Advertisement processing may be performed to create referral information of hospitals or pharmacies that deal with diseases caused by contamination or infectious diseases, and provide the referral information as advertisement information to the user corresponding to the diagnosis result. .
Further, in the above configuration, a trader-side device that acquires at least one of the measurement information and the situation information as advertisement use information is provided, and the trader-side device detects air pollution or infection based on the advertisement use information. Advertisement processing may be performed to create introductory information on drugs or vaccines necessary for a disease caused by a disease, and to provide the introductory information as advertisement information to the user corresponding to the diagnosis result.

Further, in the above configuration, the information processing section may have a compensation processing section that performs compensation requesting processing for charging compensation for information provision of the advertisement processing .

Further, in the above configuration, the information processing unit is a center device provided in a predetermined communication network, and the measurement information is transmitted to the center device using a terminal used by the user as a communication relay device. may

In the above configuration, the terminal may have a current position detection function, and the position information included in the measurement information may be information detected by the terminal.

Further, the information acquisition device used in the monitoring system includes the sensor, the position information acquisition unit, the information output unit, and the information processing unit , and the measurement information is the measurement information and An information acquisition device that includes user information associated with the user, and the information processing unit transmits information including the user information and the measurement result to a predetermined medical institution as diagnosis target information. I will provide a.

In the above information acquisition device, a mask body is provided to cover at least one of the nose and mouth of the user so that outside air can be introduced through a filter. At least one of the air quality between and the air quality of the outside air may be measured.

Further, in the information acquisition device, the sensor detects the air quality between the mask body and the user regarding the infectious disease, and detects the air quality outside the mask body regarding the air pollution. good too.

an information acquisition unit that collects the measurement information from the information acquisition device; and a data analysis unit that converts the collected measurement information into status information that indicates the distribution status of the air pollution and the infectious disease in a distinguishable manner. and an information provision processing unit that performs information provision processing for providing the situation information.

It will be possible to monitor the status of air pollution and infectious diseases in various places , and to provide information of high public interest.

1 is a diagram functionally showing a monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of each part of a monitoring system. It is a figure which shows measurement information. It is a flowchart which shows the operation|movement regarding the browsing service of air pollution distribution and infectious disease distribution. FIG. 10 illustrates operations related to diagnostic services and advertising services; It is the figure which illustrated the usage aspect of situation information and measurement information.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram functionally showing a monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring system 1 collects smart masks 11 that are worn by a plurality of users U and can measure information about the air around the users U, and measurement information DM including the measurement results D1 of each smart mask 11 as monitoring results. and a medical institution server 31 that is an information processing device on the side of the medical institution 30 that uses the measurement information DM accumulated in the center device 21 .

The smart mask 11 is provided with a mask main body 11A that covers at least one of the nose and mouth of the user U to prevent the user U from inhaling dust, etc., and the mask main body 11A that allows outside air to be introduced freely through a filter (not shown). and a sensor module 11B. The mask main body 11A has a function as a household mask, and the sensor module 11B has a sensing function of measuring air quality related to air pollution and infectious diseases, and a communication function of communicating the sensing results.
In other words, the smart mask 11 functions as a wearable device with a sensing function that the user U carries. Since this wearable device doubles as a home mask, it is a device that the user U can easily wear on a daily basis.

The smart mask 11 performs short-range wireless communication with the user terminal 2 used by the user U, thereby causing the user terminal 2 to function as a communication relay device, and communicating with external devices (the center device 21, communication with the medical institution server 31, etc.). The communication network 41 is a network that includes a wireless communication network and is accessible to the Internet.

The utilization terminal 2 is an information processing device on the user U side that has an Internet connection function (including a browser function), and is a smart phone in this embodiment. Examples other than the smart phone include a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a personal computer, or a vehicle system provided in the vehicle used by the user U and having an Internet connection function.
Since this utilization terminal 2 is used as a communication relay device between the smart mask 11 and external devices (center device 21, medical institution server 31, etc.), the smart mask 11 alone is configured to communicate with external devices. As compared with , the configuration of the smart mask 11 can be simplified, and the power supply capacity required for the smart mask 11 can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the smart mask 11 and the user terminal 2 constitute an information acquisition device 11S (hereinafter referred to as an information acquisition device 11S) in the monitoring system 1. FIG. However, without being limited to this configuration, if the smart mask 11 alone has a communication function for communicating with an external device, the use terminal 2 as a communication relay device can be eliminated.

The center device 21 has a big data storage section 24 consisting of a large-capacity storage device. The big data storage unit 24 includes a measurement database 24A (hereinafter, "database" is abbreviated as "DB") that stores measurement information DM from each smart mask 11, and a user DB 24B that stores information about the user U. , and the distribution DB 24C. The distribution DB 24C has an air pollution DB 24D and an infection DB 24E. The air pollution DB 24D stores status information DT that identifiably indicates the distribution status of air pollution obtained from the measurement information DM. In addition, the infection DB 24E stores status information DK that identifiably indicates the distribution status of infectious diseases obtained from the measurement information DM.

The center device 21 also functions as a service providing device for providing information stored in the big data storage unit 24 to the user U or the like. In this embodiment, the center device 21 performs processing (corresponding to information providing processing) to publish the status information DT and DK stored in the air pollution DB 24D and the infection DB 24E on the Web (World Wide Web). A viewing service SA1 for air pollution distribution and infectious disease distribution is provided to users U and the like. This browsing service SA1 makes it easier for users U and others to grasp the status of air pollution and infectious diseases, and provides useful information when identifying epidemics and infection routes of infectious diseases in the medical and academic research fields. Available.

The medical institution 30 is a provider of services related to the measurement information DM. In the medical institution server 31 used by the medical institution 30, diagnostic target information DX (hereinafter referred to as diagnostic target information DX) created based on the measurement information DM is sent from the center device 21 via the communication network 41. sent.
The medical institution server 31 has a server-side storage unit 34 made up of a storage device. A diagnosis DB 39 storing information DY is stored. As services related to the measurement information DM, the medical institution server 31 provides a diagnosis service SA2 for providing the diagnosis information DY to the user terminal 2 of the user U who is the subject of the diagnosis of the diagnosis information DY; Alternatively, an advertisement service SA3 for providing advertisement information DZ based on diagnostic information DY to the terminal 2 used by a predetermined user U is performed.
In this way, the user U of the smart mask 11 is a monitor target person for monitoring the air quality, and a service target person who can use various services provided by the monitoring system 1 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of each part of the monitoring system 1. As shown in FIG.
The sensor module 11B of the mask main body 11A includes a sensor 12, a module-side storage unit 13 (hereinafter referred to as "storage unit 13"), a module-side information processing unit 14 (hereinafter referred to as "information processing unit 14"), and a module-side information communication unit 15 (hereinafter referred to as "communication unit 15"). The sensor 12 includes a first sensor 12A that measures air quality related to air pollution and a second sensor 12B that measures air quality related to infectious diseases.

The first sensor 12A is a sensor that detects particulate matter that may cause health hazards. One or more known sensors, referred to as sensors or the like. In addition, the second sensor 12B is a sensor that detects at least one of microorganisms and viruses that may cause infectious diseases, for example, a nanopore sensor that can detect specific viruses or bacteria that cause cold syndrome or influenza. , microbial sensors, viral sensors, or biosensors.

Each sensor 12A and 12B detects at least one of the air quality in the space created between the mask body 11A and the user U and the air quality before being introduced into the space (corresponding to the air quality of the outside air). Here, the air quality in the space created between the mask body 11A and the user U is advantageous when detecting substances contained in the user U's exhalation or saliva, and the air quality outside the mask body 11A is , when detecting substances other than those contained in the exhalation or saliva of the user U, or when detecting substances before they are captured by the filter of the mask main body 11A.

In this embodiment, the first sensor 12A efficiently detects air pollutants in the outside air by detecting the air quality outside the mask body 11A. On the other hand, for the second sensor 12B, by detecting the air quality (including substances adhering to the filter) between the mask body 11A and the user U, specific microorganisms contained in the user's U exhalation and saliva Or efficiently detect viruses.
The detection positions of the sensors 12A and 12B may be appropriately set in consideration of the measurement capabilities of the sensors 12A and 12B, layout limitations of the sensors 12A and 12B, and the like. Therefore, if sufficient detection accuracy is obtained, the first sensor 12A may detect the air quality between the mask body 11A and the user U, and the second sensor 12B may detect the air quality between the mask body 11A and the user U. The air quality outside the main body 11A may be detected.

The storage unit 13 is a storage device that stores data used by the sensor module 11B. It stores data for The communication unit 15 is a communication module that performs short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, and Wi-Fi (registered trademark).
The information processing section 14 has a CPU or the like that executes a program stored in the storage section 13, and controls each section of the sensor module 11B according to this program to obtain the measurement result D1 of each of the sensors 12A and 12B at time intervals. , and functions as an information output unit or the like that uses the communication unit 15 to transmit in real time.

The information processing unit 14 causes the measurement result D1 of the first sensor 12A to be wirelessly transmitted with predetermined type information indicating that it is air quality related to air pollution, and the measurement result D1 of the second sensor 12B to be: It is transmitted wirelessly with type information indicating that the air quality is related to an infectious disease. The sensor module 11B also has a power supply for supplying operating power to each part of the sensor module 11B, a communication antenna, and the like.

The user terminal 2 includes a terminal-side communication unit 3 (hereinafter referred to as "communication unit 3"), a terminal-side sensor 4 (hereinafter referred to as "sensor 4"), a terminal-side storage unit 5 (hereinafter referred to as "storage unit 5”), an input device 6, an output device 7, and a terminal-side information processing section 8 (hereinafter referred to as “information processing section 8”). Among these, the point that is particularly different from a general smart phone is that an application program 5A corresponding to this monitoring system 1 is stored in the storage unit 5. FIG. This program 5A may be either a program installed by the user U or a program pre-installed in the information processing apparatus 100 .
The storage unit 5 also stores user information 5B regarding the user U of the user terminal 2 . The user information 5B is information input by the user U when the application program 5A is executed for the first time, for example, and includes identification information for identifying the user U and contact information for the user U, for example.

The communication unit 3 has communication functions for data communication via the Internet, short-range wireless communication, and telephone communication. The sensor 4 has a position information acquisition unit 4A that acquires position information indicating the current position of the information processing device 100 that detects the current position using GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like.
The storage unit 5 is a storage device that stores various data including application programs 5A and user information 5B. The input device 6 is a device for inputting various instructions from the user U, and includes operation buttons, a touch panel, a microphone, and the like. The output device 7 is a device for outputting various kinds of information under the information processing section 8, such as a display panel and a speaker.

The information processing section 8 has a CPU or the like that executes a program stored in the storage section 13, and controls each section of the sensor module 11B according to this program. As a result, the information processing unit 8 has a mail function, an Internet connection function (including a browser function), a telephone function, etc. possessed by a known smartphone, as well as a communication relay function between the smart mask 11 and an external device, It has a function of creating and transmitting measurement information DM including the measurement result D1 measured by the smart mask 11 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing measurement information DM.
The measurement information DM includes the measurement result D1 of the sensor 12, the type information D2 that makes it possible to distinguish the air quality related to air pollution and infectious diseases in the measurement result D1, the position information D3 of the sensor 12, and the sensor 12 attached. User information D4 about user U is included.
The measurement result D1 and the type information D2 in the measurement information DM are information wirelessly transmitted from the smart mask 11 (information processing unit 8). As illustrated in FIG. 3, the measurement result D1 is information including the measurement result of the first sensor 12A, the measurement result of the second sensor 12B, and the date and time of measurement, and the type information D2 is the detection target of the first sensor 12A. They are type information indicating a substance (PM2.5) and type information indicating an object (a specific virus) to be detected by the second sensor 12B. The type information D2 may be any information that can identify the detection target, such as the name of the detection target.

The location information D3 and the user information D4 in the measurement information DM are information added by the user terminal 2 . In other words, the position information D3 is information corresponding to the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 4A, and may be coordinates indicating the position or an address.
The user information D4 is information that associates the measurement information DM with the user U. This information includes contact information for person U. The user information D4 of this embodiment includes destination information such as the email address of the user U as a contact address. Note that the user information D4 is not limited to the information included in the user information 5B stored in the user terminal 2, and any information that can associate the measurement information DM with the user U can be widely applied. be.

Returning to FIG. 2, the center device 21 is composed of one or more computers and peripheral devices. The center device 21 includes a center-side communication unit 22 (hereinafter referred to as "communication unit 22"), a center-side information processing unit 23 (hereinafter referred to as "information processing unit 23"), and a big data storage unit 24. It has The communication unit 22 is a communication module for communicating with the user terminal 2 , the medical institution server 31 and the like via the communication network 41 .

The information processing section 23 has a CPU or the like that executes a program (not shown) stored in the big data storage section 24, and controls each section of the center device 21 according to this program. By executing the above program, the information processing unit 23 has an information acquisition unit 25 that collects measurement information DM, and status information DT that indicates the collected measurement information DM so that the distribution of air pollution and the infectious disease can be determined. , the data analysis unit 26 that performs data analysis processing for conversion to DK, the information provision unit 27 that performs information provision processing for providing situation information DT and DK, and the medical institution 30 that is the beneficiary of the advertisement service SA3. It functions as a consideration processing unit 28 or the like that performs consideration request processing.

The big data storage unit 24 is a storage device that stores data used by the information processing unit 23, and stores a measurement DB 24A, a user DB 24B, a distribution DB 24C, and the like. The measurement DB 24A stores at least the measurement result D1, the type information D2, and the position information D3 in the measurement information DM collected by the information acquisition unit 25. FIG.
The user DB 24B stores user information D4 in the measurement information DM. In addition, among the distribution DB 24C, the air pollution DB 24D stores air pollution status information DT (for example, PM2.5 status information) obtained by the data analysis unit 26, and the infection DB 24E stores The status information DK (specific virus status) of the acquired infectious disease is stored.

Next, the configuration of the medical institution server 31 will be described.
The medical institution server 31 is a server used by the medical institution 30, and includes a server-side communication unit 32 (hereinafter referred to as "communication unit 32") and a server-side information processing unit 33 (hereinafter referred to as "information processing unit 33"). ), and a server-side storage unit 34 (hereinafter referred to as “storage unit 34”). The communication unit 32 is a communication module for communicating with the center device 21 and the user terminals 2 and the like via the communication network 41 .

The information processing section 33 has a CPU or the like that executes a program (not shown) stored in the storage section 34, and controls each section of the medical institution server 31 according to this program. The information processing unit 23 executes the above program to specify a diagnostic processing unit 35 that performs simple diagnostic processing based on the diagnostic target information DX, and the diagnostic result from the user information D4 in the diagnostic target information DX. It functions as an information provision processing unit 36 that performs diagnostic result provision processing for providing information to the user U who receives the information, an advertisement processing unit 37 that performs predetermined advertisement processing, and the like.

The storage unit 34 is a storage device that stores data used by the information processing unit 33, and includes a diagnosis target DB 38 that stores diagnosis target information DX, a diagnosis DB 39 that stores diagnosis results obtained by the diagnosis processing unit 35, and the like. I remember.
The diagnosis target information DX is information including the user information D4 in the measurement information DM and the measurement result D1. The diagnosis target information DX of the present embodiment includes the user information D4 and the measurement results of the second sensor 12B regarding infectious diseases, thereby making it possible to diagnose infectious diseases. For example, if the measurement result D1 contains a cold virus, it is determined that it is a cold, and if it contains an influenza virus, it is determined that it is influenza. As a result, it is possible to perform a health check to determine whether or not the user U identified by the user information D4 is a specific virus carrier.
By including the measurement result of the second sensor 12B in the diagnosis target information DX, the diagnosis target information DX may be information that enables diagnosis of air pollution.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing operations related to the air pollution distribution/infectious disease distribution viewing service SA1.
The center device 21 performs a process of collecting the measurement information DM detected by each smart mask 11 by the information acquisition unit 25 (step S1), and stores each information included in the collected measurement information DM in the measurement DB 24A and the user. Store in DB 24B (step S2).

The data analysis unit 26 of the center device 21 converts the measurement information DM stored in the measurement DB 24A into status information DT and DK that can distinguishably indicate the distribution status of air pollution and infectious diseases. , status information DT and DK are obtained (step S3). This data analysis process identifies the area based on the position information D3 (FIG. 3) included in the collected measurement information DM, and based on the measurement result D1 and the type information D2 included in the measurement information DM, the atmosphere of each area This is a process of obtaining information indicating the distribution of air pollution and infectious diseases by summing up the pollution and infectious diseases. In addition, this information may be image data corresponding to an image showing the distribution of air pollution and infectious diseases, or information suitable for displaying such images (for example, concentrations of substances corresponding to air pollution and infectious diseases). and positions), etc., which is suitable information for the user U or the like to determine the distribution situation.

Next, the center device 21 causes the information processing unit 23 to store the air pollution status information DT in the air pollution DB 24D and the infectious disease status information DK in the infection DB 24E, thereby updating the distribution DB 24C (step S4). In addition, the center device 21 writes the status information DT stored in the air pollution DB 24D to a predetermined web page and writes the status information DK stored in the infection DB 24E to a predetermined web page by the information providing unit 27, so that each The web page is updated (step S5).

Each web page is a web page that can be accessed by the user terminal 2 or the like. As a result, information showing the latest distribution of air pollution and infectious diseases in a distinguishable manner is published on the Web, and can be used by various users U and the like as useful information. By appropriately setting the access authority of the web page, the persons who can access the web page may be appropriately restricted, or any person may be allowed to browse the information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing operations related to the diagnostic service SA2 and the advertising service SA3.
The center device 21 uses the information processing unit 23 to extract at least the measurement result D1 related to the infectious disease and the user information D4 of the user U corresponding to the measurement result D1 from the measurement information DM (step S11), and extracts It is determined whether or not the received information is a diagnosis target (step S12). When it is determined to be a diagnosis target (step S12; YES), the information processing section 23 transmits the diagnosis target information DX to the medical institution server 31 through the communication section 22 (step S13). On the other hand, if it is determined not to be diagnosed (step S<b>13 ; NO), the information processing section 23 does not perform the process of transmitting the diagnostic target information DX to the medical institution server 31 .

Here, the conditions for judging whether or not an object is to be diagnosed may be appropriately set. For example, all users U (corresponding to the users associated with the measurement information DM) may be diagnosed, and a primary determination is made as to whether or not the diagnosis results indicate that there is a risk of infection. Then, it may be determined whether or not the object is to be diagnosed according to the result of this primary determination. Further, based on the user information D4 included in the diagnostic target information DX, the diagnostic target may be narrowed down to only the users U who have requested the diagnostic service SA2 in advance or only the users U who satisfy predetermined conditions. good. Note that if all users U are to be diagnosed, the process of step S12 can be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the medical institution server 31 uses the information processing section 33 to monitor whether or not the communication section 32 has received the diagnosis target information DX (step S21). When the diagnostic target information DX is received (step S21; YES), the medical institution server 31 causes the information processing section 33 to store the received diagnostic target information DX in the diagnostic target DB 38 (step S22). Next, the medical institution server 31 causes the diagnostic processing unit 35 to perform diagnostic processing regarding infectious diseases based on the undiagnosed diagnostic target information DX among the diagnostic target information DX stored in the diagnostic target DB 38 (step S23). The diagnostic information DY is stored in the diagnostic DB 39 (step S24).

Various diagnostic processes using a computer or the like can be applied to the diagnostic process in step S23. A simple diagnosis such as judging that it is influenza is applied. In addition, advanced diagnosis can be performed using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, etc., for this diagnosis processing, and advanced diagnosis can be performed by experts such as doctors actually diagnosing. is also possible. If the measurement results include information about air pollution, diagnostic processing about air pollution may be performed.
Since the diagnostic information DY thus obtained is stored in the diagnostic DB 39, when the user U undergoes a medical examination at a hospital managed by the medical institution 30, the diagnostic information DY provided in the diagnostic DB 39 can be read at the time of medical examination. It is possible to use

Next, the medical institution server 31 performs a diagnostic result providing process for providing the diagnostic information DY to the user U specified based on the user information D4 in the diagnostic target information DX by the information processing unit 33, and performs an advertisement The processing unit 37 performs advertisement processing for providing predetermined advertisement information DZ to the user U (step S25).
Here, the advertisement processing unit 37 uses the diagnosis result included in the diagnosis information DY as the advertisement usage information necessary for the advertisement service SA, so that the advertisement information DZ suitable for the user U who received the diagnosis result. to create In this embodiment, when the advertisement processing unit 37 detects a cold or flu diagnosis result from the diagnostic information DY, it creates introduction information of a hospital that can treat colds or flu as the advertisement information DZ. If there is no possibility of a cold or influenza, guidance information such as an influenza vaccination is created as the advertisement information DZ.

In step S25, as a method of providing information to the user U, the diagnostic information DY and the advertisement information DZ are transmitted to the terminal 2 of the user U using e-mail or the like. The destination information such as the e-mail address is included in the user information D4 in the diagnosis target information DX. As a transmission method other than e-mail, for example, by using the application program 5A installed in the user terminal 2, the user U can directly download the diagnostic information DY and the advertisement information DZ and view them electronically. can be Further, the method is not limited to electronically providing the diagnostic information DY and the advertising information DZ, and the diagnostic information DY and the advertising information DZ may be delivered to the address of the user U using a delivery service such as mail. .

Further, when the advertisement information DZ is provided, the center device 21 performs a fee claiming process of requesting the fee from the fee processing unit 28 to the advertiser (medical institution 30). For example, when providing information corresponding to diagnostic target information DX (transmitting diagnostic target information DX), the compensation processing unit 28 performs compensation claim processing for charging compensation for this information provision. A known method can be widely applied to this billing process, and billing (settlement) may be performed using a known settlement service such as online settlement.
In the present embodiment, the medical institution server 31 provides the diagnostic information DY and the advertisement information DZ directly to the user U as an example. information may be provided to the user U, and the information providing method can be changed as appropriate.

In this way, in the monitoring system 1, information that can be regarded as big data is stored in the big data storage unit 24 of the center device 21, and this information is used to provide an air pollution distribution/infectious disease distribution viewing service SA1 and a diagnosis service. It provides SA2 and advertising service SA3. It should be noted that the manner in which the information stored in the big data storage unit 24 is used is not limited to the manner described above.
FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying how the status information DT and DK and the measurement information DM are used.
In FIG. 6, at least one of the situation information DT, DK, or the measurement information DM is sent from the center device 21 to a public institution server 61, which is an information processing device used by a public institution, to a medical institution (for diagnostic processing). A medical institution server 62 that is an information processing device used by a medical institution that is different from the medical institution 30 or a medical institution that is the same as the medical institution 30, a pharmaceutical company server 63 that is an information processing device used by a pharmaceutical company, a product sales company A usage mode provided to either a sales company server 64 that is an information processing device to be used or a private institution server 65 that is an information processing device to be used by another private institution is illustrated.

The public institution server 61 is, for example, a server used by a public institution at the national, prefectural, or municipal level, and issues caution or vigilance based on at least one of the situation information DT and DK regarding air pollution and infectious diseases. Identify areas that should be addressed at the municipal level, and provide public services to help issue advisories or warnings in each municipality. Further, the public institution server 61 quickly identifies the user U to whom the warning or warning should be sent based on the user information D4 included in the measurement information DM or the like, and issues the warning or warning to the user U. You can also tell them directly. Further, if the public institution server 61 is a server that can be used by an institution that conducts academic research, by accumulating at least one of the situation information DT, DK and measurement information DM in this server 61, air pollution and It is possible to promote the use of research on infectious diseases.

The medical institution server 62 is, for example, a server used by a medical institution that plays a central role in regional medical cooperation. This medical institution server 62, based on at least one of the status information DT, DK, or measurement information DM related to air pollution and infectious diseases, performs warnings and measures against diseases caused by air pollution or infectious diseases, Advertisement service SA3 for providing introduction information of pharmacies and the like as advertisement information DZ is performed. In this advertisement service SA3, by using the user information D4 included in the measurement information DM and the like, the user U to whom the advertisement information DZ should be provided can be specified quickly.

The pharmaceutical company server 63 detects, based on at least one of the status information DT, DK or measurement information DM, the need to prepare or deploy medicines or vaccines necessary for diseases caused by air pollution or infectious diseases, Advertisement service SA3 is provided to provide introductory information on drugs or vaccines as advertisement information DZ. In this advertisement service SA3, by using the user information D4 included in the measurement information DM and the like, the user U to whom the advertisement information DZ should be provided can be specified quickly.

Based on at least one of the status information DT, DK and the measurement information DM, the sales company server 64 detects the necessity of manufacturing and selling goods (for example, masks) that serve as countermeasures against air pollution or infectious diseases. , the advertisement service SA3 for providing the introduction information of the article as the advertisement information DZ. In this advertisement service SA3, by using the user information D4 included in the measurement information DM and the like, the user U to whom the advertisement information DZ should be provided can be specified quickly.

The private organization server 65 is a server used by a private organization that provides existing services or new services related to at least one of air pollution and infectious diseases. For example, the private sector server 65 performs processing for providing information on air pollution and infectious diseases to childcare facilities, nursing facilities, etc. based on at least one of the situation information DT, DK or measurement information DM. In addition, the private organization server 65 provides, as advertisement information DZ, service development or service introduction information for coping with air pollution or infectious diseases based on at least one of the situation information DT, DK and measurement information DM. Advertisement service SA3 is performed. In this advertisement service SA3, by using the user information D4 included in the measurement information DM and the like, the user U to whom the advertisement information DZ should be provided can be specified quickly.
Note that even when the various advertising services SA3 shown in FIG. and private institutions).

As described above, in the monitoring system 1 of the present embodiment, the smart masks 11 worn by various users U are provided with sensors 12 for measuring air quality related to air pollution and infectious diseases. and the information acquisition device 11S (FIGS. 1 and 2) composed of the user terminal 2 functions as an information acquisition unit that outputs the measurement information DM including the measurement result D1 of the sensor 12. FIG. The center device 21 collects the measurement information DM from each information acquisition device 11S, converts the collected measurement information DM into status information DT, DK that indicates the distribution status of air pollution and infectious diseases in a distinguishable manner, and It functions as an information processing section that performs information provision processing for providing information DT and DK.
According to this configuration, it becomes easy to suppress the situation where the area where the status of air pollution and infectious diseases can be monitored and the number of samples are restricted, and highly accurate monitoring becomes possible. Moreover, since information on air pollution and infectious diseases is related to health, it is possible to provide highly public information that benefits the general public. By promoting the use of this information, preventive medicine can be effectively realized, and it will be easier to control social security costs through curbing medical costs.

In this embodiment, when the user terminal 2 functions as a communication relay device between the smart mask 11 and the center device 21 and as a position information acquisition unit 4A that detects the current position of the sensor 12 (the current position detection function is ) has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the smart mask 11 may be provided with a function as a position information acquisition section that detects the current position of the sensor 12 . In this case, the smart mask 11 alone can output the measurement information DM including the measurement result D1, the type information D2, the position information D3, and the user information D4, so the smart mask 11 alone can output the measurement information DM. can be configured.

Further, as described above, if the smart mask 11 alone has a communication function to communicate with the center device 21 or the like, communication between the smart mask 11 and the user terminal 2 becomes unnecessary, and the smart mask 11 alone can An information acquisition device 11S can be configured. It should be noted that the position information D3 may be obtained from another device located within the short-range wireless communication range of the smart mask 11 (for example, a navigation device provided in a vehicle, or the terminal 2 used by another user U). can be

In addition, since the sensor 12 is provided on the mask body 11A that covers at least one of the user U's nose and mouth through a filter so that outside air can be freely introduced, it becomes easier to secure a location for the sensor 12 and the user U can use the sensor. 12 becomes easier to wear on a daily basis. Moreover, since the sensor 12 is provided on the mask body 11A, the sensor 12 can easily measure at least one of the air quality between the mask body 11A and the user U or the air quality of the outside air.

Moreover, the sensor 12 of this embodiment detects air quality outside the mask body 11A for air pollution, and detects air quality inside the mask body 11A for infectious diseases. It becomes easy to detect air pollutants by suppressing the influence of air pollutants and saliva, and it becomes easy to detect viruses and the like contained in the breath and saliva of the user U.

Further, as a process of acquiring the situation information DT and DK, the center device 21 identifies an area based on the position information D included in the collected measurement information DM, and determines the measurement result D1 and the type information D2 included in the measurement information DM. Since data analysis processing is performed to aggregate air pollution and infectious diseases for each region based on , it is possible to easily acquire status information DT and DK related to air pollution and infectious diseases.

In addition, as information providing processing, the center device 21 publishes the situation information DT and DK on the Web (equivalent to the air pollution distribution/infectious disease distribution viewing service SA1), and publishes the situation information DT and DK to a predetermined publication. Since at least one of the processes of providing information to a public institution (such as the public institution server 61 shown in FIG. 6) is performed, the situation information DT and DK can be easily used as information of high public interest.

Furthermore, the measurement information DM includes user information D4 regarding the user U, and the center device 21 transmits information including the user information D4 and the measurement result D1 to a predetermined medical institution 30 as diagnosis target information DX. (steps S11 to S13 in FIG. 5), the user U can easily undergo a physical examination.
In this case, the medical institution server 31 performs diagnostic processing based on the diagnostic target information DX, and provides diagnostic results to the user U associated with the measurement information DM based on the user information D4. Since the processing is performed (steps S23 and S25 in FIG. 5), the appropriate user U can be provided with the diagnosis result.

Further, the medical institution server 31 is classified as a vendor-side device that acquires the diagnosis result as advertisement use information, and based on the advertisement use information, creates advertisement information DZ suitable for the user U who is the target person of the diagnosis result. , the advertisement information DZ is transmitted to the user terminal 2 of the user U (step S25 in FIG. 5). Thereby, the user U can enjoy the medical advertisement service SA3 based on the diagnosis result of the user.
In addition, the medical institution server 62, the pharmaceutical company server 63, the sales company server 64, and the private institution server 65 shown in FIG. , and vendor-side devices acquired as advertisement usage information. This facilitates implementation of various advertising services SA.

For example, people who need to prevent colds, pregnant women, the elderly, and children wear smart masks 11 on a daily basis and use the air pollution distribution/infectious disease distribution viewing service SA1, diagnosis service SA2, and advertising service SA3. By doing so, it becomes possible to grasp one's own physical condition and to easily obtain information necessary for managing one's physical condition, which can be useful for one's own health maintenance.
In addition, the center device 21 performs compensation billing processing for billing compensation for providing information used in advertising processing corresponding to each advertising service SA3 by means of the compensation processing unit 28. Therefore, the information accumulated in the big data storage unit 24 It will be possible to obtain compensation for, and it will be easier to develop new business. Although the case where the center device 21 provides the status information DT and DK to the medical institution server 31 or the like has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. The status information DT and DK received may be provided to the medical institution server 31 or the like.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the measurement information DM including the measurement result D1 of the sensor 12 is relayed by the user terminal 2 and transmitted to the center device 21, the user U uses the user terminal 2 to transmit the measurement information DM. It can be transmitted to the center device 21 . However, as described above, the measurement information DM may be transmitted from the smart mask 11 to the center device 21 without being relayed by the user terminal 2 .
Further, if the user terminal 2 has a configuration corresponding to the sensor module 11B including the sensor 12 instead of the smart mask 11, the information acquisition device 11S in the monitoring system 1 can be configured only by the user terminal 2. is also possible.

Further, the sensor module 11B including the sensor 12 or the sensor 12 is not limited to the smart mask 11 or the utilization terminal 2. FIG. For example, it may be provided on any article worn by the user U, such as accessories, glasses, or clothes, or may be directly attached to the user U via a clip or the like. In addition, a vehicle as a moving body has a filter (also called an outside air introduction filter or an air conditioner filter) provided in a route for introducing outside air into the vehicle, and the sensor 12 may be provided on this filter or the like. . In short, at least the sensor 12 should be attached to or attached to the user U or any moving object that moves with the user U.
However, since it is expected that the user U who is careful about air pollution or infectious diseases is likely to wear a mask, the configuration in which the sensor module 11B is attached to the smart mask 11 should be This is preferable from the viewpoint of wearing the sensor 12 and from the viewpoint of detecting substances contained in the user's U breath or saliva.

The above embodiment is merely one embodiment of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, the sensor 12 may have the ability to detect information other than air pollution and infectious diseases. For example, the sensor 12 further detects biological information such as the body temperature and pulse of the user U, and includes the detected biological information in the measurement information DM, thereby making it easier to receive a more accurate diagnosis service SA2. In addition, the sensor 12 further detects environmental information such as wind speed, temperature, and humidity, and by including the detected environmental information in the measurement information DM, information that is more useful when identifying the prevalence and route of air pollution and infectious diseases. can be obtained.

Moreover, the above-described embodiment shows an example of the monitoring system 1, and the configuration of the monitoring system 1 and the like can be changed as appropriate. For example, any one of the center device 21, the medical institution server 31, and the servers 61 to 65 shown in FIG. You may Also, the internal configuration of the center device 21 and each of the servers 31, 61 to 65 can be arbitrarily implemented by cooperation of hardware and software. Also, the processing corresponding to each step of each flowchart may be divided or merged.

1 monitoring system 4A position information acquisition unit 11 smart mask 11A mask body 11B sensor module 11S information acquisition device (information acquisition unit)
12 terminal side sensor 12A first sensor 12B second sensor 21 center device (information processing unit)
24 big data storage unit 24A measurement DB
24B User DB
24C distribution database
24D air pollution database
24E Infection DB
28 Compensation processing unit 30 Medical institution 31, 62 Medical institution server (contractor side device)
41 Communication network 61 Public institution server 63 Pharmaceutical company server (vendor side device)
64 Sales company server (dealer side device)
65 private institution server (contractor side device)
U User DM Measurement information DT Status information on air pollution DK Status information on infectious diseases DX Diagnosis target information DY Diagnosis information DZ Advertisement information D1 Measurement results D2 Type information D3 Location information D4 User information

Claims (15)

a sensor attached to or attached to a plurality of users or mobile objects and measuring air quality related to air pollution and infectious diseases;
a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of each sensor;
Information for outputting, as measurement information, information including measurement results for each of the sensors, type information that makes it possible to distinguish air quality related to the air pollution and infectious diseases in the measurement results, and the location information for each of the sensors. an output unit;
an information processing unit that collects the measurement information, converts the collected measurement information into status information that indicates the distribution status of the air pollution and the infectious disease in a distinguishable manner , and performs an information provision process for providing the information ;
The measurement information includes user information that associates the measurement information with the user,
The information processing unit performs a process of transmitting information including the user information and the measurement result to a predetermined medical institution as diagnosis target information,
A monitoring system in which the device on the side of the medical institution performs diagnostic processing based on the diagnostic target information, and performs diagnostic result providing processing for providing diagnostic results to the user associated with the measurement information. A mask body covering at least one of the user's nose and mouth so that outside air can be introduced through a filter,
2. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is provided on the mask body and measures at least one of air quality between the mask body and the user or air quality of the outside air. 3. The monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the sensor detects air quality between the mask body and the user for the infectious disease, and detects air quality outside the mask body for the air pollution. The information processing unit
In the process of acquiring the situation information, an area is specified based on the position information included in the collected measurement information, and the atmosphere is determined for each area based on the measurement results and type information included in the measurement information. Along with performing data analysis processing to tabulate contamination and the infectious disease,
4. The monitoring according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least one of a process of publishing the status information on the Web and a process of providing the status information to a predetermined public institution is performed as the information providing process. system. A vendor-side device that acquires the diagnosis result as advertisement usage information,
When a diagnosis of a predetermined infectious disease is detected based on the advertisement use information, the vendor-side device creates referral information for a hospital that can treat the predetermined infectious disease, and uses the referral information as advertisement information, 5. The monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein advertisement processing is performed to provide information to said user corresponding to said diagnosis result. A vendor-side device that acquires the diagnosis result as advertisement usage information,
If there is no possibility of a predetermined infectious disease based on the advertisement use information, the vendor-side device creates guidance information for vaccination corresponding to the predetermined infectious disease, and uses the guidance information as advertisement information. 5. The monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein advertisement processing is performed to provide information to said user corresponding to said diagnosis result. A vendor-side device that acquires at least one of the measurement information or the situation information as advertisement use information,
The vendor-side device creates referral information about a hospital or pharmacy that deals with a disease caused by the air pollution or infectious disease based on the advertisement use information, and uses the referral information as advertisement information to correspond to the diagnosis result. 5. The monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein advertisement processing is performed to provide information to said user. A vendor-side device that acquires at least one of the measurement information or the situation information as advertisement use information,
The vendor-side device creates referral information for drugs or vaccines necessary for diseases caused by the air pollution or infectious disease based on the advertisement use information, and uses the referral information as advertisement information to correspond to the diagnosis result. 5. The monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein advertisement processing is performed to provide information to said user. 9. The monitoring system according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the information processing section has a compensation processing section that performs compensation requesting processing for charging compensation for information provision of the advertisement processing. The information processing unit is a center device provided in a predetermined communication network,
10. The monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the measurement information is transmitted to the center device using a terminal used by the user as a communication relay device. The utilization terminal has a current position detection function,
11. The monitoring system according to claim 10, wherein the location information included in the measurement information is information detected by the user terminal. An information acquisition device used in the monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The sensor, the position information acquisition unit, the information output unit, and the information processing unit,
The measurement information includes user information that associates the measurement information with the user,
The information acquisition device, wherein the information processing unit performs a process of transmitting information including the user information and the measurement result as diagnosis target information to a predetermined medical institution. A mask body covering at least one of the user's nose and mouth so that outside air can be introduced through a filter,
13. The information acquisition device according to claim 12, wherein the sensor is attached to the mask body and measures at least one of air quality between the mask body and the user or air quality of the outside air. 14. The information acquisition device according to claim 13, wherein the sensor detects air quality between the mask body and the user for the infectious disease, and detects air quality outside the mask body for the air pollution. . an information acquisition unit that collects the measurement information from the information acquisition device according to any one of claims 12 to 14;
a data analysis unit that converts the collected measurement information into status information that indicates the distribution status of the air pollution and the infectious disease in a distinguishable manner;
an information provision processing unit that performs information provision processing for providing the situation information;
Information processing device.

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