JP7433055B2 - Judgment system - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a determination system.

There is a system that monitors a person from a distance by detecting when a toilet is used. Since defecation is said to reflect the intestinal environment, there are attempts to understand health status based on defecation. It is desirable to be able to monitor the health status of the person being watched while monitoring them.

There are statistics that show that a large proportion of elderly people complain of subjective symptoms of constipation (for example, the 2013 National Survey of Living Conditions, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare). The older the person being monitored, the more likely they are to have subjective symptoms of constipation. If the person being watched over and their family can share whether or not they are constipated, the person being watched over can be given a sense of security. For example, in Patent Document 1, the number of defecations is stored by assuming that a toilet bowl cleaning operation has been performed, and based on the number of defecations performed within a certain period, the person to be monitored becomes constipated. A technique for determining whether or not there is a problem is disclosed.

JP 2015-11433 Publication

In the technique of Patent Document 1, flushing the toilet bowl is regarded as defecation. For this reason, if the user uses toilet flushing even though the user has not defecated, it is mistakenly recognized that the user has defecated. Furthermore, in the technique of Patent Document 1, it is determined that the person is constipated when the number of defecations within a period is less than or equal to a threshold value. For this reason, there is a problem in that a person who has a small number of defecations but is not constipated may be incorrectly determined to be in a constipated state.

The present disclosure has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a determination system that can accurately determine health conditions based on defecation.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit that acquires start information indicating that the person to be watched has started using the toilet device, and end information indicating that defecation has finished. and a measurement unit that measures the defecation time required for defecation in the person to be watched based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a determination unit that determines the health condition of the subject , the determination unit determining that the subject is constipated if the defecation time is longer than a predetermined time .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a determination system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of application of the determination system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control unit according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an aggregation server according to an embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of sensor information concerning an embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of health level information concerning an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of notification destination information according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of content displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of content displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment. It is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing performed by the determination system according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, a determination system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the determination system 100 includes, for example, a plurality of control units 10 (control units 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-N) and a plurality of repeaters 20 (relays 20-1, 10-N). 20-2, . . . , 20-N), an aggregation server 30, and a plurality of user terminals 40 (user terminals 40-1, 40-2, . . . , 40-M). N is any integer greater than or equal to 3. M is any integer greater than or equal to 3.

Control unit 10 is connected to repeater 20 . The repeater 20 and the aggregation server 30 are connected via a communication network NW. Aggregation server 30 and user terminal 40 are connected via communication network NW. The determination system 100 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. The determination system 100 may be configured to include a set of a control unit 10 and a repeater 20. The determination system 100 may have a configuration including a plurality of aggregation servers 30. The determination system 100 may be configured to include one user terminal 40.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 10 of the determination system 100 is provided in the toilet device 1. The toilet device 1 is a toilet equipped with a private part cleaning function. The private part cleaning function is a function of cleaning the private parts of the human body by discharging cleansing water from a nozzle provided under the toilet seat 6. The nozzle is housed inside the toilet seat box 4. Toilet seat box 4 allows a nozzle to advance inside the toilet main body 2 when performing private part washing, and causes wash water to be discharged from a discharge hole formed at the tip of the nozzle. The toilet seat box 4 stores the nozzle in the toilet seat box 4 by retracting the nozzle after washing the private parts. This prevents dirt, washing water, etc. from splashing onto the nozzle.

The toilet device 1 includes, for example, a toilet main body 2, a toilet seat box 4, a toilet lid 5, a toilet seat 6, and a human sensor 7. The description will be made based on the direction seen from the user P when the user P of the toilet device 1 is seated on the toilet seat 6. When viewed from the user P, the front side is called "front", the back side is called "rear", the right side is called "right", and the left side is called "left". The side away from the floor on which the toilet device 1 is installed is called "upper", and the side closer to the floor is called "lower". The user P of the toilet device 1 is an example of a "person to be watched over."

The toilet seat box 4 is installed above the toilet main body 2. The toilet seat box 4 communicates with the remote control device 8 and controls the private part washing function according to a signal from the remote control device 8. The toilet lid 5 and the toilet seat 6 are installed above the toilet main body 2. The toilet lid 5 and the toilet seat 6 are supported by the toilet seat box 4 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The toilet seat box 4 may control the rotation of the toilet lid 5 and the toilet seat 6, for example, in accordance with a signal from a remote control device 8. The remote control device 8 communicates with the toilet seat box 4. The communication method may be wired or wireless. The remote control device 8 is provided with a plurality of operation switches corresponding to toilet bowl cleaning and private part cleaning. For example, when the user P presses an operation switch provided on the remote control device 8, a signal indicating the operation is transmitted from the remote control device 8 to the toilet seat box 4. The toilet seat box 4 performs toilet bowl cleaning and private part cleaning in response to signals received from the remote control device 8.

The toilet seat box 4 may control the rotation of the toilet lid 5 based on a signal from a human sensor provided in the toilet device 1. A human sensor is a sensor that detects the presence of a person by emitting infrared rays or the like and receiving the reflected light. The human sensor is installed, for example, on the front edge of the top surface of the toilet seat box 4 and detects the presence of a person in front of the toilet main body 2. The toilet seat box 4 rotates the toilet lid 5 upward when the human sensor detects that a person has come in front of the toilet main body 2, that is, that a person has entered the toilet room. The toilet seat box 4 rotates the toilet lid 5 downward when the human sensor detects that there is no person in front of the toilet main body 2, that is, that the person has left the toilet room.

The toilet seat box 4 may control flushing of the toilet bowl based on a signal from a seating sensor provided in the toilet device 1. The seating sensor is a sensor that detects a load based on changes in capacitance. The seating sensors are provided, for example, on both left and right sides of the back side of the toilet seat 6, and are installed so as to be sandwiched between the toilet seat 6 and the toilet main body 2 when the toilet seat 6 is rotated downward. The seating sensor is sandwiched between the toilet seat 6 and the toilet main body 2 and detects the load acting on the toilet seat 6 when the user P is seated. The toilet seat box 4 is configured to operate the toilet seat box 4 when the seat sensor detects that the toilet seat 6 has been seated and then has been removed, or when the toilet bowl flush has not been used between the time when the seat is detected and when the seat is removed. , to flush the toilet bowl. In this way, the toilet bowl cleaning may be performed according to the operation of the remote control device 8 by the user P, or may be performed automatically by the toilet seat box 4.

The control unit 10 is housed in the toilet seat box 4, for example. The control unit 10 acquires various signals (hereinafter referred to as detection signals) detected when the toilet is used, and notifies the repeater 20 of the acquired detection signals. The detection signal is a signal acquired by the toilet seat box 4 to control private cleaning and the like, that is, a signal from the remote control device 8, a human sensor, and a seating sensor (hereinafter referred to as the remote control device 8, etc.). The control unit 10 acquires a detection signal output from the remote control device 8 or the like via the toilet seat box 4 . Alternatively, the control unit 10 may directly acquire the detection signal from the remote control device 8 or the like without going through the toilet seat box 4. The control unit 10 notifies the aggregation server 30 of information corresponding to the acquired detection signal via the repeater 20 as a detection result.

As shown in FIG. 2, the repeater 20 of the determination system 100 is, for example, a portable information terminal owned by a user P. The repeater 20 only needs to be able to relay between the control unit 10 and the aggregation server 30 at least. The relay device 20 may be, for example, a relay device called a GW (gateway). Communication between the control unit 10 and the repeater 20 is, for example, short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or infrared communication. Communication between the repeater 20 and the aggregation server 30 is, for example, communication using a general-purpose communication network such as the Internet. The repeater 20 includes a short-range wireless communication function for communicating with the control unit 10 and a communication function using the Internet or the like for communicating with the aggregation server 30. Upon receiving the detection result from the control unit 10, the repeater 20 converts the received detection result into a communication protocol that matches the communication method with the aggregation server 30, and transmits the converted signal to the aggregation server 30.

In the above description, the case where the control unit 10 communicates using the short-range wireless communication method has been described as an example. However, it is not limited to this. The control unit 10 may communicate using any communication method. For example, the control unit 10 may perform communication using a communication method based on the LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) standard. By suppressing communication speed, LPWA consumes less power than existing communication networks such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), which is a mobile phone network. The communication distance is greater than short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth. In this case, since the communication distance is long, the control unit 10 and the aggregation server 30 can communicate without using the repeater 20. In this case, the repeater 20 can be omitted.

Aggregation server 30 receives detection results from control unit 10 via repeater 20 . The aggregation server 30 determines the health condition of the user P based on the detection results received from the control unit 10. The health condition is, for example, whether the user P is constipated, has diarrhea, or has neither constipation nor diarrhea. A method for determining the health condition of the user P based on defecation time will be described in detail later. The aggregation server 30 notifies the user terminal 40 registered in advance of the determined health condition of the user P.

The user terminal 40 is an information terminal having a communication function, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet. An application program (hereinafter referred to as an application) of a "watching service" distributed by the aggregation server 30 or the like is installed on the user terminal 40. The user of the user terminal 40 can receive the service by creating an app account and registering the person to be watched. This service is a service that confirms the safety of the person being watched based on the use of the toilet, and notifies the health status based on the time of defecation.

The above example describes the case where the safety of the person being watched is confirmed and the health condition of the person being watched is notified via the "Watching Service" app. However, it is not limited to this. The aggregation server 30 may use an existing SNS (Social Networking Service) or the like to confirm the safety of the person to be watched over and notify them of their health status.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 10 includes, for example, a communication unit 11, an acquisition unit 12, a control unit 13, and a storage unit 14. The communication unit 11 communicates with the repeater 20 . The acquisition unit 12 acquires the detection signal. The control unit 13 controls the control unit 10 in an integrated manner. The control unit 13 notifies the repeater 20 of information corresponding to the detection signal detected by the acquisition unit 12 via the communication unit 11 as a detection result. The acquisition unit 12 and the control unit 13 are realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) included in the control unit 10 as hardware to execute a program. The storage unit 14 is configured by arbitrarily combining at least one storage medium. The storage medium is, for example, a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access read/write Memory), or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage unit 14 stores programs for executing various processes of the control unit 10 and temporary data used when performing the various processes.

As shown in FIG. 4, the aggregation server 30 includes, for example, a communication section 31, an acquisition section 32, a measurement section 33, a determination section 34, a control section 35, and a storage section 36.

The communication unit 31 communicates with the repeater 20 and the user terminal 40. The acquisition unit 32 acquires the detection result received from the control unit 10 via the communication unit 31. The acquisition unit 32 outputs the acquired detection results to the measurement unit 33. The acquisition unit 32 stores the acquired detection results as sensor information 360. The sensor information 360 is information in which the detection results received from the control unit 10 are stored in association with the reception time and the like. The sensor information 360 is stored in the storage unit 36, for example.

The configuration of the sensor information 360 will be explained using FIG. 5. The sensor information 360 includes items such as date, sitting time, unseating time, private part cleaning time, toilet bowl cleaning time, room entry time, and room leaving time. The date is the date on which the detection result was received from the control unit 10. The seating time is the time at which the seating sensor receives information indicating that seating has been detected. The seating time is an example of "start information" since it is the time when the user sat down to start using the toilet device 1.

The unseating time is the time when information indicating that the seating sensor has detected unseating is received. Local washing includes items such as start time and end time. The start time is the time when information indicating that the private part cleansing has started is received. The end time is the time when information indicating that the private part washing has ended is received. The start time of private part cleansing is an example of "end information" since private part cleansing is considered to start after defecation is completed. The end time of private part cleaning is an example of "usage information" because it is information indicating that the private part cleaning function was used.

The toilet bowl cleaning time is the time when information indicating that the toilet bowl cleaning has been executed is received. The entry time is the time when information indicating that entry into the toilet room has been detected by the human sensor is received. The leaving time is the time when information indicating that leaving the room has been detected by the human sensor is received. The entry time is an example of "start information" since it is the time when the user P entered the room to start using the toilet device 1.

Returning to FIG. 4, the measurement unit 33 measures defecation time based on the sensor information 360. Defecation time is the time required for defecation. For example, the measurement unit 33 considers the time from the sitting time to the start time of private part washing as the defecation time. By regarding the start time when private washing is used as the end of the defecation time, it is possible to measure only when defecation occurs. Therefore, it is possible to accurately measure defecation time by excluding cases where the patient only urinated but did not defecate or where the patient was simply sitting.

In this embodiment, the defecation time is monitored and used as an index of the health condition of the subject. Generally, when the stool to be excreted is hard and the person is constipated, it takes longer to defecate than when the person is not constipated. In other words, it is sufficient that the defecation time can be used at least as an indicator of the health condition. Defecation time may be any time measured based on sensor information 360. For example, the measurement unit 33 may determine the time required from the sitting time to the unseating time as the defecation time, on the condition that the private part washing is used. The measurement unit 33 may take the time required from the time of entering the room to the time of leaving the room as the defecation time, on the condition that the private part washing is used. The measurement unit 33 stores the defecation time in the health level information 361. The health level information 361 is information indicating the history of the defecation time of the person to be watched and the health condition determined from the history. Health level information 361 is stored in storage unit 36, for example.

The structure of the health level information 361 will be explained using FIG. 6. The health level information 361 includes items such as date, defecation flag, defecation time, and health level. The date is the date on which the detection result was received from the control unit 10. The defecation flag is binary information indicating the presence or absence of defecation. For example, a defecation flag is determined depending on whether private irrigation was used. In this case, the defecation flag indicates that there is defecation when private part washing is used, and there is no defecation when private part washing is not used. The defecation time is the defecation time measured by the measurement unit 33. The health level is the level of health condition determined by the determination unit 34, which will be described later.

Returning to FIG. 4, the determination unit 34 determines the health condition of the person to be watched based on the defecation time. For example, if the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold, the determining unit 34 determines that the person is constipated. The determination unit 34 may determine that the person is constipated if the number of cases in which the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold is a predetermined ratio or more (for example, three out of four times or more). The determining unit 34 may determine that the person is constipated if the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold and continues for a predetermined number of times or more.

The determining unit 34 may determine the health condition of the person being watched over at multiple levels (hereinafter referred to as health levels). For example, when the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold, the determination unit 34 determines the health level according to the length. If the number of cases in which the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold is greater than or equal to a predetermined ratio, the determination unit 34 may determine the health level according to the ratio. The determining unit 34 may determine the health level according to the number of times when the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold and continues for a predetermined number of times or more. The determining unit 34 stores the health level in the health level information 361.

The control unit 35 centrally controls the aggregation server 30. The acquisition unit 32, the measurement unit 33, the determination unit 34, and the control unit 35 are realized by causing a CPU provided as hardware in the aggregation server 30 to execute a program.

The control unit 35 transmits the health level of the person to be watched over determined by the determination unit 34 to the user terminal 40 via the communication unit 11. When transmitting the health level to the user terminal 40, the control unit 35 may change the content to be notified or the notification destination for each health level. For example, when the health level is mild constipation, the control unit 35 notifies only relatives such as family members. The content of the notification indicates that there is no urgency, and includes, for example, a notification that the patient is in a mild state of constipation, and that there is no need to be concerned about it, but that it is recommended that the patient call out to the patient. When the health level is severe constipation, the control unit 35 notifies not only relatives such as family members but also medical personnel. The content of the notification indicates that there is an emergency, for example, that the patient is in a state of severe constipation and that the patient should immediately visit a medical institution.

The control unit 35 determines the content of the notification and the notification destination based on the health level determined by the determination unit 34, for example, with reference to the notification destination information 362. The notification destination information 362 is information that associates notification contents and notification destinations according to the health level. The notification destination information 362 is stored in the storage unit 36, for example.

The structure of the notification destination information 362 will be explained using FIG. 7. The notification destination information 362 includes, for example, items such as health level, notification content, notification destination guide, notification destination address 1, notification destination address 2, and so on. The health level is the level of health condition determined by the determination unit 34. The notification content is specific notification content according to the health level. The notification destination guideline is a guideline for the notification destination according to the health level. The target notification destination indicates, for example, whether or not it is necessary to notify medical institutions as well. The notification destination address is information about a specific notification destination to which the notification content corresponding to the health level is to be notified. The notification destination address includes an e-mail address, SNS account, etc.

An example in which a health level is displayed on the user terminal 40 will be described using FIGS. 8 and 9. In this example, the health level of "Mr. A" who is the person to be watched over is notified and displayed on the user terminal 40 of the notification destination. FIG. 8 shows notification contents for notifying a health level that does not require urgency (for example, health level 1). In this example, the notification is "Level 1: Please check on Mr. A." FIG. 9 shows notification contents for notifying a health level that requires urgency (for example, health level 3). In this example, the notification is "Level 3: Please recommend Mr. A to see a hospital."

Returning to FIG. 4, the storage unit 36 is configured by arbitrarily combining at least one storage medium. The storage medium is, for example, an HDD, flash memory, EEPROM, RAM, or ROM. The storage unit 36 stores programs for executing various processes of the aggregation server 30 and temporary data used when performing the various processes. The storage unit 36 stores sensor information 360, health level information 361, and notification destination information 362.

The flow of processing performed by the determination system 100 will be explained using FIG. 10. The control unit 10 acquires start information (step S10). The start information is, for example, seating information that is detected by a seating sensor and indicates that the person to be watched has taken a seat on the toilet seat 6. The control unit 10 transmits the acquired start information to the repeater 20. The relay device 20 relays the start information received from the control unit 10 by transmitting it to the aggregation server 30 (step S11). The control unit 10 acquires termination information (step S11). The end information is, for example, usage information indicating that the remote control device 8 has been operated by the person to be watched and private cleaning has started. The control unit 10 transmits the acquired termination information to the repeater 20. The relay device 20 relays the termination information received from the control unit 10 by transmitting it to the aggregation server 30 (step S13). The aggregation server 30 measures defecation time using the start information and end information (step S14). The aggregation server 30 stores the measured defecation time in the storage unit 36. The aggregation server 30 performs the processing shown in steps S10 to S15 every time the toilet device 1 is used by the person to be watched (reference numeral T100).

The aggregation server 30 determines the health level of the person to be watched based on the defecation time or the history of the defecation time (step S16). The aggregation server 30 selects the content of the notification to be sent to the family of the person to be watched over, based on the determined level, using the notification destination information 362 (step S17). The aggregation server 30 notifies the user terminal 40 of the notification content (health level notification). The user terminal 40 receives the health level notification from the aggregation server 30 (step S18). The user terminal 40 displays the received health level notification (step S19).

As explained above, the determination system 100 in the embodiment includes the acquisition section 12, the measurement section 33, and the determination section 34. The acquisition unit 12 acquires start information indicating that the person to be watched has started using the toilet device, and end information indicating that defecation has ended. The measurement unit 33 measures the defecation time required for the person being watched over to defecate, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 12 . The determining unit 34 determines the health condition of the person to be watched based on the defecation time measured by the measuring unit 33. Thereby, the determination system 100 in the embodiment can grasp the start and end of defecation in the person to be watched and measure the defecation time. Therefore, it is possible to determine the health condition based on defecation time.

In the determination system 100 in the embodiment, the acquisition unit 32 acquires start information and end information. Therefore, it is possible to realize the determination system 100 using the acquisition unit 32 as a component instead of the acquisition unit 12. In this case, the determination system 100 is realized by the aggregation server 30.

In the determination system 100 according to the embodiment, the acquisition unit 12 acquires seating information regarding sitting on the toilet seat 6 in the toilet device 1 equipped with a private parts cleaning function, and usage information regarding use of the private parts cleaning function. This makes it possible to use the use of private part washing as a trigger for measurement, and to measure only the case of defecation. Therefore, it is possible to exclude cases in which the patient only urinated but did not defecate, or cases in which the patient simply sat down during defecation time. It is possible to accurately measure defecation time compared to a case where the measurement is not triggered by the use of private area washing.

In the determination system 100 according to the embodiment, the measurement unit 33 measures the time required from the time when the person to be watched sits on the toilet seat 6 to the time when private part cleaning is started, as the defecation time. This makes it possible to obtain an index that reflects the health condition (particularly, the constipation condition). Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine the health condition of the person being watched over.

In the determination system 100 in the embodiment, the determination unit 34 determines that the subject is constipated when the defecation time is longer than the predetermined time. The determination unit 34 further includes a storage unit 36 that stores the defecation time measured by the measurement unit 33, and determines whether the defecation time is longer than a predetermined time based on the defecation time stored in the storage unit 36. If the monitoring continues for a predetermined number of times or more, it may be determined that the person being watched is constipated. Thereby, the determination system 100 of the embodiment can determine the health condition of the person to be watched over by simple information processing such as comparison with a threshold value or counting the number of times the monitoring has been continued.

The determination system 100 in the embodiment further includes a communication unit 31 that transmits the health condition of the subject determined by the determination unit 34 to a user terminal 40 registered in advance. Thereby, the determination system 100 of the embodiment can make the health condition of the person being watched over recognized by those close to him, such as his family, and share the information. Therefore, it is possible to give a sense of security to the person being watched over and his or her family.

In the determination system 100 according to the embodiment, the determination unit 34 determines the health condition by dividing it into a plurality of levels, and the communication unit 31 transmits the transmission content according to the level of the health condition determined by the determination unit 34. . As a result, the determination system 100 according to the embodiment is able to monitor the health condition of the person to be watched over and to take measures such as having the person visit a medical institution if an emergency is required, such as when the person is in a state of severe constipation.

(Modification 1 of embodiment)
The determination unit 34 may determine the health condition of the person to be watched using not only the defecation time but also the defecation image. The defecation image is an image of the state of the toilet bowl at the time of defecation. In this case, the toilet device 1 includes an imaging section controlled by the control section 10. The imaging unit is installed, for example, on the back side of the toilet seat 6 so as to be able to image the interior space of the toilet bowl. When the seating sensor detects that the person is seated, the control unit 10 causes the imaging unit to periodically (for example, every 1 second) take an image. The control unit 10 transmits image information of an image of the interior space of the toilet bowl to the aggregation server 30 via the repeater 20. The aggregation server 30 receives image information through the communication unit 31.

The determination unit 34 acquires an image of the toilet bowl from the control unit 10 via the communication unit 31. The determination unit 34 determines the health condition of the person being watched based on the shape and color of the excrement captured in the image. For example, the determining unit 34 analyzes images using an image processing method to determine whether the excrement is constipated stool (hard stool) or diarrheal stool (diarrheal stool). Determine if the stool is normal, neither constipated nor diarrhea. For example, the determining unit 34 determines whether the stool is hard or not by performing object recognition in the image using a machine learning method. Alternatively, the determination unit 34 may determine whether the stool is hard or not based on the brightness distribution obtained from the RGB values of pixels forming the image. For example, if the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold and the image shows excrement in a constipated state, the determining unit 34 determines that the person to be watched over is in a constipated state.

As described above, in the determination system 100 according to the first modification of the embodiment, the determination unit 34 determines the health condition of the person being watched using the defecation time and the image of the state of the toilet bowl at the defecation time. judge. As a result, in the determination system 100 according to the first modification of the embodiment, it is possible to accurately determine the health condition by making a determination using not only the defecation time but also the determination result based on the image. For example, it is possible to prevent an erroneous determination that the person is constipated, such as when the person has a long defecation time but actually defecates normal stool.

(Modification 2 of embodiment)
The determination unit 34 may determine the health condition using not only the toilet device 1 but also information about the person to be watched who defecated outside the home. In this case, the control section 10 includes an input section. Information regarding defecation performed while away from home (hereinafter referred to as defecation information) is inputted into the input unit through an input device (for example, a touch panel, operation buttons, etc.). It is preferable that the defecation information includes the sitting time, the start time of private washing, and the like. However, it is not limited to this. The defecation information may be information that can at least determine the health condition, and may include information such as whether or not the person defecated, the time required for defecation, and whether or not the stool was hard. The control unit 10 transmits the defecation information input to the input unit to the aggregation server 30 via the repeater 20. Alternatively, if the relay device 20 is an information terminal device such as a smartphone of the person to be watched, defecation information may be input into the relay device 20 through an operation. In this case, the repeater 20 transmits the input defecation information to the aggregation server 30. The aggregation server 30 receives defecation information through the communication unit 31.

The determination unit 34 acquires defecation information via the communication unit 31. The determination unit 34 determines the health condition of the person to be watched based on the defecation time and information regarding defecation performed outside the home. For example, the determination unit 34 determines that the person to be watched over is in a constipated state when the defecation time is longer than a predetermined threshold and the person is recognized to be a little constipated when defecating outside the home.

As described above, the determination system 100 according to the second modification of the embodiment further includes an input section. Defecation information regarding defecation of the person to be watched when the person to be watched uses an external toilet is input to the input section. The determining unit 34 determines the health condition of the person to be watched based on the defecation information input to the input unit. As a result, in the determination system 100 according to the second modification of the embodiment, it is possible to determine the health condition by taking into account not only the toilet device 1 but also defecation performed outside the home.

At least a part of the processing performed by the determination system 100 in the embodiment described above may be implemented by a computer. In that case, a program for realizing the function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read by a computer system and executed. The "computer system" here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. The term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. Furthermore, a "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a storage medium that dynamically stores a program for a short period of time, such as a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. It may also include a device that retains a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory inside a computer system that is a server or client. The above-mentioned program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions, or may be one that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system. It may be realized using a programmable logic device such as.

The embodiments have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings. The specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Toilet device, 2... Toilet main body, 4... Toilet seat box, 5... Toilet lid, 6... Toilet seat, 8... Remote control device, 10... Control unit, 11... Communication unit, 12... Acquisition unit (acquisition unit), 13... Control unit, 14... Storage unit, 20... Relay, 30... Aggregation server, 31... Communication unit, 32... Acquisition unit (acquisition unit), 33... Measurement unit (measurement unit), 34... Judgment unit (judgment unit), 35...Control unit, 36...Storage unit, 360...Sensor information, 361...Health level information, 362...Notification destination information

Claims (9)

an acquisition unit that acquires start information indicating that the user has started using the toilet device and end information indicating that defecation has ended;
a measurement unit that measures the defecation time required for the user to defecate based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit;
a determination unit that determines the health condition of the user based on the defecation time measured by the measurement unit;
Equipped with
The determination unit determines that the user is constipated if the defecation time is longer than a predetermined time.
Judgment system. The user is a person to be watched over,
The start information is information regarding sitting on a toilet seat in the toilet device,
The end information is information indicating that the human body private part cleaning function of the toilet device has been used.
The determination system according to claim 1. The measuring unit measures the time required from the time the subject sits on the toilet seat until the user starts using the private part cleaning function as the defecation time.
The determination system according to claim 2. further comprising a storage unit that stores the defecation time measured by the measurement unit,
The determination unit determines whether the defecation time, which is longer than a predetermined time, continues for a predetermined number of times or more based on the defecation time stored in the storage unit, and if the determination is affirmative; , determining that the subject is in a constipated state;
The determination system according to claim 2 or claim 3 . The determination unit determines the health condition of the subject based on a determination result of determining the shape of the defecation using an image of the state of the toilet bowl at the defecation time.
The determination system according to any one of claims 2 to 4 . further comprising a communication unit that transmits the health condition of the subject determined by the determination unit to a pre-registered user terminal;
The determination system according to any one of claims 2 to 5 . The determination unit determines the health condition by dividing it into a plurality of levels,
The communication unit transmits transmission content according to the level of the health condition determined by the determination unit.
The determination system according to claim 6 . further comprising an input unit into which defecation information regarding defecation when the subject uses an external toilet is input;
The determination unit determines the health condition based on the defecation information input to the input unit.
The determination system according to any one of claims 2 to 7 . an acquisition unit that acquires start information indicating that the person to be watched has started using the toilet device and end information indicating that defecation has ended; and transmitting the information acquired by the acquisition unit to the server device. a control unit having a communication unit;
a measurement unit that measures the defecation time required for the person being watched over to defecate based on information received from the control unit; and a health condition of the subject based on the defecation time measured by the measurement unit. a server device having a determination unit that makes a determination;
Equipped with
The determination unit determines that the subject is constipated if the defecation time is longer than a predetermined time.
Judgment system.

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