JP7401888B2 - Information provision method, program, terminal device, and information provision system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information providing method, a program, a terminal device, and an information providing system.

BACKGROUND ART In medical facilities such as hospitals, medical information such as electronic medical records regarding patients who are the subject of medical treatment is referred to within the communication range of wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication within the facility.

Furthermore, in medical settings, a mobile terminal equipped with a wireless communication interface transmits the identifier of an access point connected via wireless communication to a server, and the server transfers medical information to the mobile terminal based on the identifier notified from the mobile terminal. A system is known that provides the following information (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP2010-79463A

For example, in the conventional technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is assumed that the terminal device used by the staff of the medical facility can perform wireless communication such as wireless LAN communication within the facility at the medical site. . However, there are areas where wireless LAN communication within medical facilities is not possible due to, for example, the influence of structures within the medical facility or malfunctions of wireless communication equipment, and even in these areas, medical procedures cannot be performed. It may be done. However, if shared information about patients cannot be obtained in medical settings, it may lead to incidents.

Note that such problems are not limited to medical facilities that provide medical care, but also commonly exist in, for example, nursing care facilities that provide nursing care.

An embodiment of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is an information providing system that provides shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical treatment or nursing care in a facility, in which a terminal device serves as a management server. To provide appropriate shared information even when wireless communication is not possible.

In order to solve the above problems, an information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is an information providing method that provides shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical care or nursing care in a facility, and provides the shared information. A terminal device receives a different signal for each area output within the facility, and the reception process receives a first signal output from a predetermined first area within the facility. an acquisition process of acquiring the shared information via wireless communication from a management server that manages the shared information when reception is no longer possible; and a second message output in a second area corresponding to the person in the reception process. If it is not possible to communicate with the management server through the wireless communication when the signal is received, a process of displaying a display screen that provides the shared information using the shared information acquired in the acquisition process is executed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in an information providing system that provides shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical care or nursing care in a facility, even when a terminal device cannot perform wireless communication with a management server, appropriate shared information is provided. will be able to provide

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information providing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a computer according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a management server according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of shared information according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a terminal device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shared information display screen according to the first embodiment. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing at the time of startup of the terminal device according to the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing within a nurse station according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing outside the nurse station according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating another example of processing outside the nurse station according to the first embodiment. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of display processing of a list display screen according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen for a list of hospital rooms according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information providing system according to a second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of shared information according to the second embodiment. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of shared information acquisition processing according to the second embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of information transmitted by a terminal device according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of log information of a terminal device according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of information received by a terminal device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of information that a terminal device according to an embodiment acquires from a beacon signal.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information providing system according to an embodiment. The information providing system 1 includes, for example, a terminal device 100, a management server 110, a plurality of wireless access points (hereinafter referred to as wireless APs) 120a, 120b, . . . , and a plurality of transmitting devices 130a, 130b, 130c, .・Including etc. In the following description, "wireless AP 120" is used to refer to any wireless AP among the plurality of wireless APs 120a, 120b, . . . . Further, when referring to any one of the plurality of transmission devices 130a, 130b, 130c, . . . , “transmission device 130” is used.

The information providing system 1 is, for example, a system that provides shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical treatment or nursing care within the facility 10 to the staff 104 of the facility 10 using the terminal device 100. Here, as an example, the following explanation will be given assuming that the facility 10 is a medical facility such as a hospital.

The terminal device 100 is an information terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a wearable terminal, which is used by the staff (for example, a nurse, a doctor, etc.) 104 of the facility 10. The terminal device 100 can communicate with the management server 110 within a wireless communication area 121 formed by wireless APs 120a, 120b, . . . , using wireless communication such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network). Furthermore, the terminal device 100 can receive signals (hereinafter referred to as beacon signals) that differ depending on the area, which are output from the plurality of transmitting devices 130a, 130b, 130c, . . . within the facility 10.

The management server 110 is an information processing device having a computer configuration or a system including a plurality of information processing devices, and manages, for example, shared information 111 regarding patients admitted to the facility 10. For example, the management server 110 registers various information regarding patients transmitted from the terminal device 100 in the shared information 111, and also transfers some or all of the shared information 111 to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device 100. 100.

The wireless AP 120 is, for example, a wireless LAN access point, and forms a wireless communication area 121 within the facility 10 where wireless LAN communication is possible.

The transmitting device 130 outputs a different beacon signal for each area within the facility 10, for example, by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (hereinafter referred to as BLE). For example, the beacon signal includes different identification information (hereinafter referred to as beacon ID) for each transmitting device 130.

For example, the transmitting device 130a outputs a beacon signal (first signal) corresponding to the nurse station 101 into an area (first area) 131a in the nurse station (an example of a staff station) 101 where the staff 104 is waiting. are doing. Note that in the following description, the beacon signal output within the nurse station 101 may be referred to as a "first signal."

Further, the transmitting device 130b outputs a beacon signal (an example of a second signal) corresponding to the hospital room A102a into the hospital room A102a and a region 131b around the hospital room A102a. Further, the transmitting device 130c outputs a beacon signal (another example of a second signal) corresponding to the hospital room B102b into the hospital room B102b and a region 131c around the hospital room B102b. Note that in the following description, a beacon signal output in an area corresponding to a patient, such as a hospital room, may be referred to as a "second signal."

In the above configuration, the terminal device 100 provides shared information regarding patients to the staff using the terminal device 100 by executing an application program (hereinafter referred to as an application) corresponding to the information providing system 1.

(Processing overview)
In FIG. 1, when a staff member 104 of a facility 10 executes an application corresponding to the information providing system 1 on a terminal device 100 and performs a login operation, the terminal device 100 receives a beacon signal output from a transmitting device 130a. Start. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the nurse station 101 and its surroundings are within the wireless communication area 121, as shown in FIG.

In this state, it is assumed that the staff member 104 using the terminal device 100 moves outside the nurse station 101, for example, to go to hospital room A 102a or hospital room B 102b (step S1). As a result, when the terminal device 100 is unable to receive the beacon signal (first signal) corresponding to the nurse station 101 output by the transmitting device 130a, the terminal device 100 receives a message from the management server 110 that manages the shared information 111. The shared information 111 is acquired through wireless communication such as wireless LAN communication. For example, when the received signal strength of the received first signal falls below a preset received signal strength threshold, the terminal device 100 determines that it is no longer able to receive the first signal, and sends a message from the management server 110 to the terminal device 100 . Obtain shared information 111. Through this process, the shared information 111 possessed by the terminal device 100 is updated to the latest state.

Next, it is assumed that the staff member 104 using the terminal device 100 moves to, for example, hospital room A 102a (step S2). Thereby, when the terminal device 100 receives the beacon signal corresponding to the hospital room A 102a output from the transmitting device 130b, the terminal device 100 displays the shared information of one or more patients hospitalized in the hospital room A 102a. For example, the terminal device 100 may acquire the shared information of the patient admitted to the hospital room A102a from the management server 110 and display the shared information, or may display the shared information from the acquired shared information 111. It is also possible to obtain shared information of patients who are currently using the system and display the shared information.

Here, the shared information is information related to patients shared by the staff 104 of the facility 10, and includes, for example, informal information (notice information) that is not recorded in official records such as medical records. For example, shared information includes information about infectious diseases (type, route of infection, etc.), information about personality (power harassment, sexual harassment, short temper, etc.), information about physical abilities (hearing, eyesight, ability to walk, etc.), and requests for same-sex care. Various information may be included, such as the presence or absence of dementia, the presence or absence of dementia, etc.

Preferably, the terminal device 100 displays the patient's shared information using a predetermined icon. This is because if the above-mentioned shared information is seen by a patient, it may cause discomfort to the patient. By displaying the patient's shared information using predetermined icons, it becomes difficult for the patient to understand what the shared information means even when looking at the display screen of the terminal device 100, for example. It is possible to prevent discomfort from being caused to the patient.

Next, it is assumed that the staff member 104 using the terminal device 100 moves to, for example, hospital room B 102b (step S3). Note that the hospital room B 102b is outside the range of the wireless communication area 121 due to some reason (for example, the influence of a structure within the facility 10, a failure of the wireless AP 120, a medical reason, etc.), and the terminal device 100 is It is assumed that communication with the management server 110 is not possible.

If the terminal device 100 cannot communicate with the management server 110 by wireless communication when receiving the beacon signal corresponding to the hospital room B 102b output from the transmitting device 130c, it determines that the terminal device 100 is hospitalized in the hospital room B 102b based on the acquired shared information 111. Retrieve patient shared information and display shared information.

In this way, in the information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the staff 104 of the facility 10 can refer to shared information regarding patients even in places within the facility 10 where wireless communication such as a wireless LAN is not possible. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, in the information providing system 1 that provides shared information regarding patients (persons) who are the targets of medical treatment (or nursing care) in the facility 10, the terminal device 100 can wirelessly communicate with the management server 110. Even if there is no such information, it will be possible to provide appropriate shared information.

Note that the system configuration of the information providing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example. For example, the first signal output at the nurse station 101 in FIG. 1 may be output at a location other than the nurse station 101 (e.g., cafeteria, rest room, reception, examination room, etc.) . Further, the first signal may include a plurality of beacon signals having different beacon IDs.

Further, the transmitting device 130 may output the beacon signal by a method other than BLE communication (for example, short-range wireless communication other than BLE communication, sound waves, etc.).

Furthermore, the second signal output in the hospital room may be output in a location other than the hospital room as long as it corresponds to the patient. For example, the second signal may be output from a BLE tag or the like worn by the patient.

Furthermore, the facility 10 is not limited to a medical facility such as a hospital, but may be a nursing facility or the like. In this case, the second signal may be output from, for example, a transmitting device 130 installed in the room of the person to be cared for, a BLE tag worn by the person to be cared for, or the like.

<Hardware configuration>
Next, the hardware configurations of the terminal device 100 and the management server 110 will be explained. The terminal device 100 has, for example, the hardware configuration of a computer 200 as shown in FIG. Further, the management server 110 is configured by, for example, a computer 200 having a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. 2, or a plurality of computers 200.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a computer according to an embodiment. The computer 200 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication device 204, a display device 205, an input device 206, a short-range communication device 207, a system bus 208, and the like.

The CPU 201 is, for example, an arithmetic unit that executes various processes by executing programs stored in the storage device 203, the memory 202, and the like. The memory 202 includes, for example, RAM (Random Access Memory), which is a volatile memory used as a work area for the CPU 201, and ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a non-volatile memory that stores a startup program for the computer 200, etc. in advance. ) etc. The storage device 203 is a large-capacity storage device that stores an OS (Operating System), applications, various data, etc., and is realized by, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like.

The communication device 204 is a communication interface for connecting the computer 200 to a communication network such as the local network 103 and communicating with other devices. For example, when the computer 200 is the management server 110, the communication device 204 is realized by a wired/wireless LAN network interface or the like. Further, when the computer 200 is the terminal device 100, the communication device 204 is realized by a wireless LAN network interface or the like.

The display device 205 is a display device such as a display that displays various display screens. The input device 206 is an input device such as a keyboard, pointing device, or touch panel that accepts input operations by a user. Note that the display device 205 and the input device 206 may be, for example, an integrated input/output device such as a touch panel display.

The short-range communication device 207 is, for example, a device, module, or circuit that performs short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (including BLE). For example, when the computer 200 is the terminal device 100, the short-range communication device 207 is a device, module, circuit, etc. that receives beacon signals using the same communication method as the transmitting device 130.

A system bus 208 is commonly connected to each of the above components and transmits, for example, address signals, data signals, and various control signals.

[First embodiment]
Next, the functional configurations of the management server 110 and the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.

(Functional configuration of management server)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of the management server according to the first embodiment. For example, the management server 110 realizes a communication unit 301, an authentication unit 302, a shared information management unit 303, a facility information management unit 304, a storage unit 305, etc. by executing a predetermined program on the CPU 201 in FIG. There is. Note that at least some of the above functional configurations may be realized by hardware.

The communication unit 301 connects the management server 110 to the local network 103 using, for example, the communication device 204 in FIG. 2, and performs communication with the terminal device 100 and the like.

The authentication unit 302 authenticates the terminal device 100 that requests login to the information providing system 1 (or the management server 110), and allows the terminal device 100 that has successfully been authenticated to log in. Note that the authentication unit 302 may perform authentication of the terminal device 100 within the management server 110, or may request authentication of the terminal device 100 from an external authentication server or the like.

The shared information management unit 303 stores and manages shared information 111 regarding persons (patients, etc.) who are the targets of medical care (or nursing care) within the facility 10 in the storage unit 305 . For example, the shared information management unit 303 stores various patient information transmitted from the terminal device 100 in the shared information 111. Further, the shared information management unit 303 provides part or all of the shared information 111 to the terminal device 100 in response to a request from the terminal device 100.

FIG. 4 shows an image of an example of the shared information 111. In the example of FIG. 4, the shared information 111 includes items such as "beacon ID," "room number," "patient name," "gender," and multiple pieces of shared information 401.

“Beacon ID” is identification information that identifies the beacon signal output by the transmitting device 130. "Room number" is an identification number that identifies the hospital room corresponding to the beacon ID. Note that the correspondence between the room number of each hospital room (for example, hospital room A102a, hospital room B102b, etc.) and the beacon ID included in the beacon signal output in each hospital room is obtained from, for example, the facility information management unit 304, which will be described later. can do.

“Patient name” is information such as the name of the patient admitted to the hospital room corresponding to the room number. Note that the "patient name" may be a patient ID, a patient number, etc., which is identification information for identifying a patient. “Gender” is information indicating the gender of the patient.

The multiple pieces of shared information 401 include, for example, multiple items such as "infectious disease," "allergy," "abstinence," "VIP (Very Important Person)," "personality," and "detailed information." included.

“Infectious disease” is information for sharing among the staff 104 of the facility 10 that a patient has an infectious disease, and is preferably displayed on the terminal device 100 depending on whether the infectious disease icon 401a is displayed or not. Ru. For example, if patient A has an infectious disease, the "infectious disease" checkbox for patient A is checked, and in this case, the terminal device 100 displays an infectious disease icon 401a as patient A's shared information. Furthermore, if patient B does not have an infectious disease, the "infectious disease" checkbox for patient B is not checked, and in this case, the infectious disease icon 401a is not displayed on the terminal device 100 as patient B's shared information. The same applies to other items.

"Allergy" is information for sharing among the staff 104 of the facility 10 that a patient has an allergy, and is preferably displayed on the terminal device 100 depending on whether the allergy icon 401b is displayed or not. “No eating” is information for sharing among the staff 104 of the facility 10 that the patient has dietary restrictions, and is preferably displayed on the terminal device 100 with or without the no eating icon 401c. be done. "VIP" is information for sharing among the staff 104 of the facility 10 that the patient is a particularly important person, and is preferably displayed on the terminal device 100 with or without the VIP icon 401d. Ru. "Keep in mind the personality" is information for sharing among the staff 104 of the facility 10 that it is necessary to pay attention to the patient's personality. Preferably, the terminal device 10 will be displayed.

"Detailed information" contains detailed information about the patient that cannot be represented by icons alone (e.g., type of infection, route of infection, type of allergy, dietary restrictions, personality, etc.), such as character strings, etc. Registered by.

Note that the shared information 111 shown in FIG. 4 is an example, and the shared information 111 may include various information other than the information shown in FIG. 4.

Here, returning to FIG. 3, the description of the functional configuration of the management server 110 will be continued.

The facility information management unit 304 acquires facility information 311 including information on the facility 10, information on the staff 104, information on patients, etc. from a hospital database, etc., and stores and manages it in the storage unit 305 etc. . Of these, the facility 10 information includes, for example, the aforementioned correspondence between the room number of each hospital room and the beacon ID included in the beacon signal output from each hospital room. Further, the patient information includes, for example, information such as patient names and patient numbers of patients admitted to each hospital room.

The storage unit 305 is realized by, for example, a program executed by the CPU 201 in FIG. 2 and the storage device 203, and stores various information such as shared information 111 and facility information 311. Note that the storage unit 305 may be realized by a storage server or the like external to the management server 110.

(Functional configuration of terminal device)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of the terminal device according to the first embodiment. For example, the terminal device 100 executes a predetermined program on the CPU 201 in FIG. , a storage unit 509, etc. Note that at least some of the above functional configurations may be realized by hardware.

The communication unit 301 connects the terminal device 100 to the wireless AP 120 using, for example, the communication device 204 in FIG. 2, and performs communication with the management server 110 and the like.

The beacon ID receiving unit (receiving unit) 502 receives beacon signals output from the plurality of transmitting devices 130a, 130b, 130c, . A receiving process is executed to receive the beacon signal and obtain a beacon ID included in the beacon signal.

The information acquisition unit (acquisition unit) 503 acquires part or all of the shared information 111 from the management server 110 when the first signal cannot be received in the reception process executed by the beacon ID reception unit 502, An acquisition process is executed to store the acquired shared information 511 in the storage unit 509. For example, when the received signal strength of the first signal received by the beacon ID receiving unit 502 falls below a received signal strength threshold preset on the terminal device 100 side, the information acquisition unit 503 transmits the first signal. The shared information 111 shown in FIG. 4 is acquired from the management server 110. The information acquisition unit 503 acquires the received signal strength (received radio wave strength) of the first signal using, for example, an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) notified from the short-range communication device 207, the beacon ID reception unit 502, etc. be able to.

Note that instead of (or in addition to) the received signal strength of the first signal, the information acquisition unit 503 acquires other information such as the packet error rate, bit error rate, and SNR (Signal Noise Ratio) of the first signal. Based on the communication quality information, it may be determined that the first signal can no longer be received. Further, the information acquisition unit 503 may determine that the first signal can no longer be received, for example, when the beacon ID reception unit 502 is no longer able to acquire the beacon ID included in the first signal.

Further, the information acquisition unit 503 may shorten the time interval at which the shared information 111 is acquired from the management server 110 when the first signal cannot be received in the reception process performed by the beacon ID reception unit 502. For example, when the beacon ID receiving section 502 is receiving the first signal, the information acquisition section 503 receives the shared information 111 from the management server 110 at a first time interval (for example, every 5 to 20 minutes, etc.). It is assumed that . In this state, when the beacon ID receiving unit 502 is unable to receive the first signal, the information acquisition unit 503 changes the time interval for acquiring the shared information 111 from the management server 110 to a second time interval shorter than the first time interval. It may be changed to a time interval (for example, an interval of 1 to 3 minutes, etc.).

The display control unit 505 displays a display screen including the shared information corresponding to the second signal on the display device 205 when the second signal corresponding to the patient is received in the reception process executed by the beacon ID reception unit 502. etc. on the display section of the terminal device 100.

For example, assume that the management server 110 manages shared information 111 as shown in FIG. 4, and that the beacon ID receiving unit 502 receives a beacon signal including the beacon ID "20009991." In this case, the display control unit 505 displays the shared information 401 of the patients (patient A, patient B, patient C, ...) with the room number "1991" corresponding to the beacon ID "20009991" on the terminal device in FIG. 100 display units.

At this time, if the terminal device 100 can wirelessly communicate with the management server 110, the display control unit 505 selects the latest shared information 401 of the patient with the room number "1991" corresponding to the beacon ID "20009991" from the management server 110. You can also obtain it.

On the other hand, if the terminal device 100 cannot wirelessly communicate with the management server 110, the display control unit 505 determines whether the patient with the room number “1991” corresponding to the beacon ID “20009991” has shared information from the shared information 511 stored in the storage unit 509. Information 401 is acquired.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a shared information display screen according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6A shows an example of a list display screen 610 that the display control unit 505 displays on the display unit of the terminal device 100 when the beacon ID receiving unit 502 of the terminal device 100 receives the second signal. ing. In the example of FIG. 6(A), the list display screen 610 displays an update date and time display column 611, a display column 613 for patient shared information, and the like.

The update date and time display column 611 displays, for example, information on the date and time when the shared information 511 stored in the storage unit 509 of the terminal device 100 was last updated. Further, when the communication unit 501 of the terminal device 100 is capable of communicating with the management server 110 by wireless communication, the "Update" button 612 is activated, and by selecting the "Update" button 612, the shared information 511 is updated to the latest version. can be updated to the status of

In the patient shared information display field 613, shared information of each patient is displayed. Preferably, each patient's shared information is displayed with a predetermined icon 614, as shown in FIG. 6(A). Thereby, the staff 104 using the terminal device 100 can immediately recognize, for example, that patient A has an infectious disease and needs to be careful about his personality.

In addition, if the staff member 104 using the terminal device 100 has information about patient A that he/she wishes to share with other staff members 104, for example, by selecting the "edit" button 615, the staff member 104 can select an icon for registering the shared information. A list can be displayed in a selectable manner. When an icon is selected from this list of icons, the selected icon is added to the patient's shared information display field 613 and is also reflected in the shared information 111 as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

Further, if the staff 104 needs more detailed information about patient A, for example, by selecting a "details" button 616, a detailed display screen 620 as shown in FIG. 6(B) is displayed. can be done. In the example of FIG. 6(B), the detailed display screen 620 displays detailed information for displaying patient detailed information stored in "detailed information" of the shared information 111 as shown in FIG. A column 621 is displayed. This detailed patient information can be edited by the staff member 104, for example, and new information can be registered or deleted by selecting the "Register" button 622.

Note that the list display screen 610 and the detailed display screen 620 shown in FIG. 6 are examples of display screens that the display control unit 505 causes to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100. For example, the staff member 104 selects an icon 614 displayed in the patient's shared information display column 613 on the list display screen 610 to display a detailed screen of the shared information corresponding to the icon 614. It's okay.

Here, returning to FIG. 5, the description of the functional configuration of the terminal device 100 will be continued.

The operation accepting unit 506 accepts input operations by the staff 104 or the like using the terminal device 100 using, for example, the input device 206 in FIG. 2 or the like. For example, the operation accepting unit 506 accepts input operations on the list display screen 610, details display screen 620, etc. described above.

When a predetermined event occurs in the terminal device 100, the information transmitting unit 507 transmits log information corresponding to the occurred event to the management server 110. For example, when the operation reception unit 506 receives a change in the shared information, the information transmission unit 507 transmits the updated shared information to the management server 110 via the communication unit 501.

Preferably, when the communication unit 501 cannot communicate with the management server 110, the information transmission unit 507 stores the updated shared information in the storage unit 509, and updates the information when the communication unit 501 becomes able to communicate with the management server 110. The shared information is sent to the management server 110.

The storage unit 509 is realized by, for example, a program executed by the CPU 201 in FIG. 2, the storage device 203, the memory 202, etc. Memorize various information.

<Processing flow>
Next, the flow of processing of the information providing method executed by the information providing system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.

(Processing at startup)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing when starting up the terminal device according to the first embodiment. This process is an example of a process executed by the terminal device 100 when the staff member 104 using the terminal device 100 starts an application corresponding to the information providing system 1.

In step S701, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 of the terminal device 100 receives the beacon signal output from the transmitting device 130 using, for example, the short-range communication device 207 in FIG. 2, and acquires the beacon ID included in the beacon signal. Execute the reception processing to be performed.

In step S702, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 determines whether the first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility 10 has been received. For example, when the beacon ID included in the received beacon signal is the beacon ID of the transmitting device 130a installed in the nurse station 101, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 determines that the first signal has been received.

If the terminal device 100 receives the first signal, in step S703, the terminal device 100 executes processing within the nurse station as shown in FIG. 8, for example. On the other hand, if the first signal has not been received, the terminal device 100 executes processing outside the nurse station, for example, as shown in FIG. 9 or 10, in step S704.

(Processing inside the nurse station)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing within the nurse station according to the first embodiment. This process is an example of the process executed by the terminal device 100 in step S703 of FIG. 7, for example. The terminal device 100 repeatedly executes the process shown in FIG. 8 within the nurse station 101, for example.

In step S801, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 of the terminal device 100 receives the beacon signal output from the transmitting device 130 using, for example, the short-range communication device 207 in FIG. 2, and acquires the beacon ID included in the beacon signal. Execute the reception processing to be performed.

In step S802, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 determines whether the first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility 10 has been received. For example, when the beacon ID included in the received beacon signal is the beacon ID of the transmitting device 130a installed in the nurse station 101, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 determines that the first signal has been received.

If the first signal is received, the terminal device 100 moves the process to step S803. On the other hand, if the first signal has not been received, the terminal device 100 moves the process to step S805.

In step S803, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 updates the shared information 511 stored in the storage unit 509 for a predetermined first period of time (for example, about 5 minutes to 20 minutes). Determine whether or not the period has passed. Here, the first time is an update time when the terminal device 100 updates the shared information 511 in the nurse station 101, and for example, the first time is a sufficiently long time in order to suppress an increase in traffic on the local network 103. It is assumed that this has been set.

If the first time has elapsed, the information acquisition unit 503 acquires the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110 from the management server 110 and stores it in the storage unit 509 in step S804. On the other hand, if the first time has not elapsed, the information acquisition unit 503 ends the process in FIG. 8 .

Note that in the first embodiment, the shared information stored in the storage unit 509 by the terminal device 100 may have the same content as the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110. However, since the shared information stored in the storage unit 509 by the terminal device 100 may be updated, for example, on a display screen as shown in FIG. The shared information stored in the storage unit 509 by the device 100 is referred to as "shared information 511."

On the other hand, when the process moves from step S802 to step S805, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 acquires the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110 from the management server 110, and stores it in the storage unit 509.

In step S806, the terminal device 100 executes processing outside the nurse station, for example, as shown in FIG. 9 or 10.

(Processing outside the nurse station 1)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing outside the nurse station according to the first embodiment. This process is an example of the process executed by the terminal device 100 in step S704 of FIG. 7 or step S806 of FIG. 8, for example. The terminal device 100 repeatedly executes the process shown in FIG. 9 outside the nurse station 101, for example.

In step S901, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 of the terminal device 100 receives the beacon signal output from the transmitting device 130 using, for example, the short-range communication device 207 in FIG. 2, and acquires the beacon ID included in the beacon signal. Execute the reception processing to be performed.

In step S902, beacon ID receiving section 502 determines whether a first signal output in a predetermined first area within facility 10 has been received. For example, when the beacon ID included in the received beacon signal is the beacon ID of the transmitting device 130a installed in the nurse station 101, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 determines that the first signal has been received.

If the first signal is received, the terminal device 100 moves the process to step S903. On the other hand, if the first signal has not been received, the terminal device 100 moves the process to step S904.

When the process moves to step S903, the terminal device 100 executes processing within the nurse station as shown in FIG. 8, for example.

On the other hand, when proceeding to step S904, the beacon ID receiving unit 502 of the terminal device 100 determines, for example, whether or not the second signal output in the second area corresponding to the patient has been received. For example, when the beacon ID included in the received beacon signal is the beacon ID of the transmitting device 130 installed in hospital room A 102a or hospital room B 102b, beacon ID receiving section 502 determines that the second signal has been received. .

If the second signal is not received, the terminal device 100 ends the process of FIG. 9 . On the other hand, if the second signal has been received, the terminal device 100 moves the process to step S905.

In step S905, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 determines whether the current position of the terminal device 100 is within the wireless communication area 121. For example, the information acquisition unit 503 inquires of the communication unit 501 whether wireless communication with the management server 110 is possible, and if wireless communication is possible, determines that the communication unit 503 is within the wireless communication area 121.

If the current location of the terminal device 100 is within the wireless communication area 121, the terminal device 100 moves the process to step S906. On the other hand, if the current location of the terminal device 100 is not within the wireless communication area 121, the terminal device 100 moves the process to step S907.

In step S906, the display control unit 505 of the terminal device 100 displays the shared information of the hospital room corresponding to the received second signal on, for example, a list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. 6(A).

As an example, it is assumed that the management server 110 manages the shared information 111 as shown in FIG. 4, and that the second signal received by the beacon ID receiving unit 502 includes the beacon ID "20009991". . In this case, the display control unit 505 uses the information acquisition unit 503 to acquire the shared information of the room number “1991” from the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110, and uses the acquired shared information to A list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. 6(A) is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100.

As another example, the display control unit 505 of the terminal device 100 acquires the shared information of the hospital room corresponding to the received second signal from the shared information 511 stored in the storage unit 509, and uses the acquired shared information. Then, a list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. 6(A) may be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100.

On the other hand, in step S907, the display control unit 505 of the terminal device 100 uses, for example, the shared information 511 acquired in step S805 of FIG. 8 to display the shared information of the hospital room corresponding to the received second signal. , for example, on a list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. 6(A).

Through the above process, the terminal device 100 can update the shared information 511 stored in the storage unit 509, for example, before heading from the nurse station in FIG. 1 to the hospital room A 102a and the hospital room B 102b. Therefore, the terminal device 100 can display, for example, a list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. 6A even outside the wireless communication area 121, such as in hospital room B102b in FIG. 1, for example.

(Processing outside the nurse station 2)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating another example of processing outside the nurse station according to the first embodiment. This process shows another example of the process executed by the terminal device 100, for example, in step S704 of FIG. 7 or step S806 of FIG. 8. The terminal device 100 repeatedly executes the process shown in FIG. 10, for example, outside the nurse station 101.

Note that the processes in steps S901 to S903 and steps S904 to S906 in FIG. 10 are similar to the process shown in FIG. 9, so the differences from the process shown in FIG. 9 will be mainly explained here.

In step S1001, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 determines that a predetermined second period of time (for example, about 30 seconds to 3 minutes) has elapsed since the last time the shared information 511 stored in the storage unit 509 was updated. decide whether or not. Here, the second time is an update time at which the terminal device 100 updates the shared information 511 outside the nurse station 101, and it is assumed that the second time is set in advance to be shorter than the first time described above. .

If the second time has elapsed, the information acquisition unit 503 moves the process to step S1002. On the other hand, if the second time has not elapsed, the information acquisition unit 503 moves the process to step S904.

In step S<b>1002 , the information acquisition unit 503 acquires the shared information 111 from the management server 110 and stores it in the storage unit 509 .

Through the above process, in step S907, the display control unit 505 of the terminal device 100 displays, for example, a list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. 6(A) using the shared information 511 acquired in step S1002. You will be able to do this. Therefore, for example, even if a long time has passed since the staff member 104 left the nursing station 101, the list display screen 610 can be displayed using more appropriate shared information 511.

(Display processing of list display screen)
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of display processing of a list display screen according to the first embodiment. This process is executed, for example, when the display control unit 505 of the terminal device 100 displays a list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. 6(A) in steps S906, S907, etc. of FIG. An example of processing is shown below.

In step S1101, the display control unit 505 of the terminal device 100 determines whether the beacon ID receiving unit 502 has received a plurality of second signals. If a plurality of second signals are received, the display control unit 505 moves the process to step S1102.

On the other hand, if a plurality of second signals have not been received (if one second signal has been received), in step S1105, the display control unit 505 displays a message in a hospital room (for example, a hospital room) corresponding to the received second signal. The list display screen 610 of A) is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device 100.

In step S1102, the display control unit 505 causes the display unit of the terminal device 100 to display a list 1200 of hospital rooms corresponding to the plurality of received second signals, as shown in FIG. 12, for example.

In the list 1200 of hospital rooms, information 1201 of hospital rooms corresponding to the plurality of received second signals is displayed in a selectable manner. In the example of FIG. 12, a list of hospital rooms 1200 displays information 1201 on hospital rooms corresponding to hospital room B and hospital room A.

In step S1103, the display control unit 505 marks the hospital room information 1201 corresponding to the second signal with the highest reception level among the received second signals, indicating that the reception level is the highest. In the example of FIG. 12, marking 1202 indicating that the reception level is the highest is displayed in information 1201 of the hospital room corresponding to hospital room B.

In step S1104, the display control unit 505 causes the display unit of the terminal device 100 to display a list display screen 610 of the hospital room (for example, hospital room A) selected by the staff member 104 or the like from the hospital room list 1200.

Through the above processing, the terminal device 100 can display the list display screen 610 corresponding to an appropriate hospital room even when receiving a plurality of second signals.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, in the information providing system 1 that provides shared information regarding patients (persons) who are the targets of medical care (or nursing care) in the facility 19, the terminal device 100 communicates wirelessly with the management server 110. Even if you are unable to do so, you will be able to provide appropriate shared information.

[Second embodiment]
In the second embodiment, the terminal device 100 identifies the moving direction of the terminal device 100 based on a beacon signal (third signal) received after the first signal can no longer be received, and responds to the moving direction. An example of selectively acquiring shared information from the management server 110 will be described.

<System configuration>
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the information providing system 1 according to the second embodiment. The system configuration of the information providing system 1 according to the second embodiment is basically the same as the system configuration of the information providing system 1 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. We will explain the differences between the two.

Here, as an example for explanation, as shown in FIG. 13, a ward A1301 having a plurality of patient rooms is arranged on the left side (for example, east side) of the nurse station 101, and a ward A1301 having a plurality of patient rooms is arranged on the right side (for example, west side) of the nurse station 101. It is assumed that a ward B1302 having a plurality of patient rooms is located in the hospital.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, a transmitting device 130-1 is provided on the ward A1301 side of the nurse station 101, and outputs a beacon signal (hereinafter referred to as beacon A) within an area 131-1. It is assumed that there is Similarly, it is assumed that a transmitting device 130-2 is provided on the ward B 1302 side of the nurse station 101 and outputs a beacon signal (hereinafter referred to as beacon B) within an area 131-2.

As a result, in the information providing system 1 according to the second embodiment, for example, when the staff 104 in possession of the terminal device 100 leaves the nurse station 101 and heads to the ward A 1301, the terminal device 100 receives the beacon A. It is composed of Similarly, the terminal device 100 is configured to receive the beacon A when the staff member 104 carrying the terminal device 100 leaves the nurse station 101 and heads for ward B 1302.

<Functional configuration>
(Functional configuration of management server)
The functional configuration of the management server 110 according to the second embodiment is similar to the functional configuration of the management server 110 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

However, it is assumed that the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110 according to the second embodiment manages the shared information 111 in the format shown in FIG. 14, for example.

FIG. 14 shows an image of an example of shared information 111 according to the second embodiment. In the example of FIG. 14, the shared information 111 includes items such as "area name", "beacon ID (ward)", "beacon ID (ward)", "room number", "patient name", "gender", and a plurality of shared information 401 and the like.

"Area name" is information (for example, name, identification information, etc.) that divides the facility 10 into a plurality of areas and identifies the plurality of divided areas. Here, the plurality of areas correspond to, for example, ward A1301 and ward B1302 in FIG. 13.

"Beacon ID (ward)" is a beacon signal (for example, beacon A, beacon B) output by the transmitter 130 (for example, transmitter 130-1, 1302 in FIG. ) is identification information that identifies the

“Beacon ID (hospital room)” is identification information that identifies a beacon signal output by a transmitter 130 (for example, transmitter 130b, 130c, etc. in FIG. 1) provided to identify a plurality of hospital rooms. "Room number" is an identification number that identifies a hospital room. “Patient name” is information such as the patient's name, and is an example of information that identifies the patient. “Gender” is information indicating the gender of the patient.

The plural pieces of shared information 401 include, for example, "infectious disease", "allergy", "abstinence", and "VIP (Very Important Person)", similar to the shared information 111 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. , ``Character considerations,'' and ``Detailed information.''

(Functional configuration of terminal device)
The functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment is similar to the functional configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.

However, the information acquisition unit 503 according to the second embodiment specifies the moving direction of the terminal device 100 based on the third signal received after the communication unit 501 can no longer receive the first signal, It has a function of selectively acquiring shared information corresponding to a moving direction from the management server 110.

<Processing flow>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of shared information acquisition processing according to the second embodiment. This process shows an example of the shared information acquisition process executed by the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 in, for example, step S805 of FIG. 8 or step S1002 of FIG. 10.

In step S1501, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 determines that when the beacon ID receiving unit 502 is unable to receive the first signal from the state where it is receiving the first signal (the first signal is lost). case), the processing from step S1502 onwards is executed.

In step S1502, the information acquisition unit 503 determines whether the beacon ID reception unit 502 has received the beacon A within a predetermined time (for example, within several seconds) after the first signal was lost. .

If beacon A is received within a predetermined time after the first signal is lost, the information acquisition unit 503 moves the process to step S1503. On the other hand, if beacon A is not received within the predetermined time after the first signal is lost, the information acquisition unit 503 moves the process to step S1504.

In step S1503, the information acquisition unit 503 determines that the terminal device 100 is moving in the direction of ward A1301, and selects the shared information for ward A from among the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110. Acquire selectively.

For example, the information acquisition unit 503 transmits a shared information acquisition request including the beacon ID acquired from the beacon A to the management server 110. In response to this, the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110, for example, out of the shared information 111 shown in FIG. 1401 is transmitted to the terminal device 100. Thereby, the information acquisition unit 503 can selectively acquire the shared information 1401 of the ward A out of the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110.

On the other hand, when the process moves from step S1502 to step S1504, the information acquisition unit 503 determines whether the beacon ID receiving unit 502 has received beacon B within a predetermined time after losing the first signal. .

If beacon B is received within a predetermined time after the first signal is lost, the information acquisition unit 503 moves the process to step S1505. On the other hand, if beacon B is not received within the predetermined time after the first signal is lost, the information acquisition unit 503 moves the process to step S1506.

In step S1505, the information acquisition unit 503 determines that the terminal device 100 is moving in the direction of ward B1302, and selects the shared information for ward B from among the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110. Acquire selectively.

For example, the information acquisition unit 503 transmits a shared information acquisition request including the beacon ID acquired from beacon B to the management server 110. In response to this, the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110, for example, out of the shared information 111 shown in FIG. 1402 to the terminal device 100. Thereby, the information acquisition unit 503 can selectively acquire the shared information 1402 of ward B out of the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110.

On the other hand, when the process moves from step S1504 to step S1506, the information acquisition unit 503 determines that the movement direction of the terminal device 100 cannot be specified, and the shared information 1401 of ward A managed by the management server 110 and the ward B's shared information 1402 is acquired.

For example, the information acquisition unit 503 transmits a shared information acquisition request that does not include the beacon ID to the management server 110. In response, the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110 transmits, for example, shared information included in shared information 111 as shown in FIG. 14 to the terminal device 100. Thereby, the information acquisition unit 503 can acquire the shared information 1401 of ward A and the shared information 1402 of ward B managed by the management server 110.

Through the above processing, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 identifies the moving direction of the terminal device 100 based on the beacon signal (third signal) received after the first signal cannot be received, and Shared information corresponding to a direction can be selectively acquired from the management server 110.

Note that the processing of the terminal device 100 other than the processing shown in FIG. 15 may be the same as each processing according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 11.

<About information sent and received by the terminal device>
Here, an example of specific information transmitted and received by the terminal device 100 will be briefly described.

(Example of information sent by a terminal device)
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of information transmitted by a terminal device according to an embodiment. The information transmitting unit 507 of the terminal device 100 notifies the management server 110 of log information including some or all of the plurality of items shown in FIG. 16 when a predetermined event occurs in the terminal device 100.

For example, when the staff 104 or the like selects the "edit" button 615 to edit (add, delete, etc.) shared information on the list display screen 610 as shown in FIG. Log information indicating that the information has been edited is transmitted to the management server 110.

Log information indicating that this shared information has been edited includes, among the multiple items shown in FIG. ”, “patient numbers 1 to 4”, “shared information 1 to 4”, “nurse ID”, and “terminal unique number”. Among these, the "hospital room ID" corresponds to the "hospital room number" included in the shared information 111 shown in FIG. 4, for example. Further, "patient numbers 1 to 4" correspond to, for example, "patient name" included in the shared information 111 shown in FIG. 4. Further, "shared information 1 to 4" correspond to, for example, a plurality of shared information 401 included in the shared information 111 shown in FIG. 4. Note that the nurse ID may be a staff ID, a doctor ID, or the like.

When the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110 receives log information indicating that shared information has been edited from the terminal device 100, it reflects the edited shared information in the shared information 111 as shown in FIG. . Thereby, for example, the patient's shared information input by the staff 104 or the like is registered in the shared information 111 managed by the management server 110. At this time, the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110 uses, for example, the facility information 311 managed by the facility information management unit 304 to convert the “patient ID” into “patient name” etc. You may also register at 111.

Furthermore, when the terminal device 100 receives a new beacon signal, the information transmitting unit 507 may transmit log information indicating that the beacon signal has been received to the management server 110. The log information indicating that this beacon signal has been received includes, among the multiple items shown in FIG. , "nurse ID", "terminal unique number", and other information. Thereby, the management server 110 may manage where the staff 104 is located.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of log information of a terminal device according to an embodiment. In the system configuration illustrated in FIG. 1, one hospital room is covered by a beacon signal output from one transmitter 130. However, the information provision system 1 is not limited to this, and the information providing system 1 may cover a plurality of hospital rooms with a beacon signal output by one transmitting device 130.

In the example of FIG. 17, a beacon signal with beacon ID "200000C" covers three hospital rooms with hospital room IDs "1328", "1329", and "1330". In this case, the information transmitting unit 507 transmits three pieces of log information including the same beacon ID "200000C" and different hospital room IDs "1328," "1329," and "1330" to the management server 110. Thereby, the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110 can manage patient shared information for each hospital room using the same mechanism as when one beacon signal covers one hospital room.

Further, the information providing system 1 may cover one hospital room with beacon signals output by a plurality of transmitting devices 130.

For example, the information transmitting unit 507 of the terminal device 100 obtains information indicating the correspondence between each hospital room and the beacon ID in advance from the facility information management unit 304 of the management server 110 or the like. Furthermore, when receiving a plurality of beacon IDs within one hospital room, the information transmitting unit 507 transmits log information including the first beacon ID received within the hospital room to the management server 110, as shown in FIG. . Thereby, the shared information management unit 303 of the management server 110 can manage patient shared information for each hospital room using the same mechanism as when one beacon signal covers one hospital room.

(Example of information received by the terminal device)
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of information received by a terminal device according to an embodiment. When acquiring shared information from the management server 110, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 receives information in a format as shown in FIG. 18, for example.

The information received by the information acquisition unit 503 includes, for example, “ward ID”, “ward room ID”, “patient numbers 1 to 4”, and “shared information 1 to 4”, similar to the log information transmitted by the information transmission unit 507. ”, “nurse ID”, and “terminal unique number”. In the example of FIG. 18, the information received by the information acquisition unit 503 includes information such as "last update date and time" and "download date and time." Among these, the "last update date and time" indicates the date and time when the shared information 111 of the management server 110 was last updated, and the "download date and time" indicates the date and time when the information acquisition unit 503 received (downloaded) the information. It shows.

As a preferable example, the staff 104, the terminal device 100, etc. that can access the information received by the information acquisition unit 503 may be restricted by "nurse ID", "terminal unique number", etc.

(Example of information obtained from beacon signal)
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of information that a terminal device according to an embodiment acquires from a beacon signal. By receiving the beacon signal with the beacon ID receiving unit 502, the terminal device 100 can acquire information such as the reception date and time, beacon ID, RSSI, ward ID, and ward ID, as shown in FIG. 19, for example. .

Among these, the reception date and time is the date and time when the beacon signal was received. The beacon ID is a beacon ID acquired from a beacon signal. RSSI is information indicating the received radio wave strength of a beacon signal.

Further, the information acquisition unit 503 of the terminal device 100 can obtain information on the ward and hospital room corresponding to the beacon ID from the facility information management unit 304 of the management server 110 in advance, for example. Information such as ID and hospital room ID can be acquired.

<Summary>
As described above, according to each embodiment of the present invention, in the information providing system 1 that provides shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical treatment or nursing care in a facility, even when the terminal device 100 cannot perform wireless communication with the management server 110. , it will be possible to provide appropriate shared information.

As a result, the staff 104 of the facility 10 can refer to the shared information regarding the person receiving medical care or nursing care even in places where radio waves such as wireless LAN do not reach within the facility 10, thereby preventing the occurrence of incidents, near-misses, etc. can be suppressed.

Moreover, since the terminal device 100 updates the shared information regarding the person who is the target of medical treatment or nursing care before the staff 104 of the facility 10 goes to the hospital room, it is possible to provide more appropriate shared information.

Further, for example, when the terminal device 100 is at a staff station (nursing station, etc.) where staff of the facility 10 are on standby, the terminal device 100 does not update the shared information or reduces the update frequency, thereby reducing communication traffic such as wireless LAN. The increase can be suppressed.

Furthermore, the staff 104 of the facility 10 can refer to the latest shared information (notice information) of patients in the target hospital room even outside the communication range such as wireless LAN without consciously performing complicated operations. This makes it possible to perform reliable medical work (or nursing care work) without overlooking shared information.

Note that the present invention is not limited to medical facilities, nursing care facilities, etc., and can also be applied to, for example, commercial facilities, event facilities, etc. For example, as described in the second embodiment, by installing a plurality of transmitting devices 130 and estimating the moving direction of the terminal device 100 based on the beacon ID received by the terminal device 100, the moving direction It is conceivable to display information on stores, events, etc. according to the terminal device 100.

1 Information Provision System 10 Facility 100 Terminal Device 101 Nurse Station (Example of Staff Station)
110 management server 131a area (first area)
131b area (an example of the second area)
131c area (an example of the second area)
111 Shared information 502 Beacon ID receiving unit (receiving unit)
503 Information acquisition unit (acquisition unit)
610 List display screen (display screen)
614 icon

Claims (12)

An information provision method for providing shared information regarding persons subject to medical care or nursing care within a facility, the method comprising:
The terminal device that provides the shared information,
a reception process that receives different signals for each area output within the facility;
In the receiving process, when a first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility cannot be received, the shared information is acquired by wireless communication from a management server that manages the shared information. the acquisition process,
In the reception process, when the second signal output in the second area corresponding to the person is received, if communication with the management server is not possible through the wireless communication, the shared information acquired in the acquisition process is displaying a display screen that provides the shared information using the shared information;
How to provide information. An information provision method for providing shared information regarding persons subject to medical care or nursing care within a facility, the method comprising:
The terminal device that provides the shared information,
a reception process that receives different signals for each area output within the facility;
In the receiving process, when a first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility cannot be received, the shared information is acquired by wireless communication from a management server that manages the shared information. the acquisition process,
Run
The management server manages the shared information regarding a plurality of people who are the targets of medical care or nursing care within the facility,
The acquisition process is
After the first signal cannot be received in the reception process, specifying the moving direction of the terminal device based on the third signal received in the reception process,
selectively acquiring shared information corresponding to a movement direction of the terminal device from among the shared information managed by the management server;
Information provision method. The information providing method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the acquisition process determines that the first signal can no longer be received when the received signal strength of the first signal falls below a predetermined threshold. . The information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the first area includes at least a part of a staff station where staff of the facility wait. The information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the shared information includes unofficial information that is not recorded in official records among information about the person. The information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the shared information is represented by a predetermined icon. The acquisition process includes a process of acquiring the shared information from the management server when the first signal cannot be received in the reception process, or shortening a time interval for acquiring the shared information from the management server. The information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the method executes a process. A program that causes a terminal device to execute the information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . A terminal device that provides shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical treatment or nursing care within a facility,
a receiving unit that receives different signals for each area output within the facility;
When the receiving unit is unable to receive a first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility, the shared information is acquired by wireless communication from a management server that manages the shared information. an acquisition unit to
When the reception unit receives the second signal output in the second area corresponding to the person and cannot communicate with the management server through the wireless communication, the acquisition unit may transmit the acquired shared information. a display control unit that uses the display unit to display a display screen that provides the shared information on the display unit;
A terminal device having: A terminal device that provides shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical treatment or nursing care within a facility,
a receiving unit that receives different signals for each area output within the facility;
When the receiving unit is unable to receive a first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility, the shared information is acquired by wireless communication from a management server that manages the shared information. an acquisition unit to
has
The management server manages the shared information regarding a plurality of people who are the targets of medical care or nursing care within the facility,
The acquisition unit includes:
After the receiving unit cannot receive the first signal, specifying the moving direction of the terminal device based on a third signal received by the receiving unit,
selectively acquiring shared information corresponding to a movement direction of the terminal device from among the shared information managed by the management server;
Terminal device . An information provision system that includes a management server that manages shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical treatment or nursing care in a facility, and a terminal device that can communicate with the management server via wireless communication,
The terminal device is
a receiving unit that receives different signals for each area output within the facility;
When the receiving unit is unable to receive a first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility, the shared information is acquired by wireless communication from a management server that manages the shared information. an acquisition unit to
When the reception unit receives the second signal output in the second area corresponding to the person and cannot communicate with the management server through the wireless communication, the acquisition unit may transmit the acquired shared information. a display control unit that uses the display unit to display a display screen that provides the shared information on the display unit;
An information provision system with An information provision system including a management server that manages shared information regarding a person who is a target of medical treatment or nursing care in a facility, and a terminal device that can communicate with the management server via wireless communication,
The terminal device is
a receiving unit that receives different signals for each area output within the facility;
When the receiving unit is unable to receive a first signal output in a predetermined first area within the facility, the shared information is acquired by wireless communication from a management server that manages the shared information. an acquisition unit to
has
The management server manages the shared information regarding a plurality of people who are the targets of medical care or nursing care within the facility,
The acquisition unit includes:
After the receiving unit cannot receive the first signal, specifying the moving direction of the terminal device based on a third signal received by the receiving unit,
selectively acquiring shared information corresponding to a movement direction of the terminal device from among the shared information managed by the management server;
Information provision system .

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