JPH04297930A - Inference system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To input data for inference from a remote place by connecting plural data terminal equipments and an inference device for transmitting an inferred result to the data terminal equipments by a communication line. CONSTITUTION:The names of workers, inspection data or the data of subjective symptoms, etc., to be inputted from input parts 5 at data terminal equipments 2a, 2b... are edited into a prescribed data form and transmitted to an inference device 3 together with a knowledge file name for designating a fuzzy rule or a membership function for corresponding inference. The inference device 3 receives the data, arranges the data, reads out the knowledge for corresponding inference, namely, the fuzzy rule and the membership function from a storage part 15 based on the knowledge file name and executes diagnosis by executing fuzzy inference based on the inspection data or the like. Then, the various kinds of inferred diagnostic data are transmitted through a communication line 4 to the corresponding data terminal equipments 2a, 2b... after being edited into the prescribed form for transmission.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an inference system suitable for, for example, a health management system in which the health status of employees at each office within a company is diagnosed and managed at the head office. The present invention relates to an inference system configured by connecting a terminal device and an inference device as a center device via a communication line.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, for example, when the health conditions of employees at each office within a company are diagnosed and managed using an inference device at the head office, various test data, subjective symptoms, etc. of the employees are collected. Data such as symptom data and medical history data are collected at factories and business offices, and sent to the head office in the form of mark sheets or floppy disks.At the head office, the data is input into an inference device via an input device such as a mark reader. Inferences, or diagnoses, were then made and the results of the diagnosis were sent to factories and business offices.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional system, inference data can only be input on the inference device side, which is inefficient.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and enables input of inference data from a remote location to an inference device, and also enables support for different inference data from remote locations. The purpose is to enable different inferences to be performed centrally using one inference device.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is constructed as follows.

The inference system of the present invention includes a plurality of data terminal devices, an inference device, and a communication line connecting these to each other, and the data terminal device transmits input inference data to the inference device. The inference device has a plurality of inference knowledge for performing different inferences, and infers based on the inference data from the data terminal device according to the knowledge corresponding to the data. and sends the inference result to the data terminal device.

[0007]

[Operation] According to the above structure, by inputting inference data from the data terminal device, the data is transmitted to the inference device, inference is performed, and the inference result is transmitted to the data terminal device.

[0008]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an inference system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the system is applied to a health management system in which the health conditions of employees at each business office are diagnosed and managed at the head office. I will explain.

The inference system 1 of this embodiment includes a plurality of data terminal devices (workstations) 2a, 2b, 2c, . and a communication line 4 that connects these to each other.

[0011] Data terminal device 2 located at a business office
a includes an input section 5 for inputting data such as various test data of employees, data on subjective symptoms and objective symptoms, and medical history data; and an output section 13 such as a display or printer for outputting diagnosis results, etc. , an input/output interface 9, a control section 10 that controls each section, a database 11 in which data is stored, and an interface 12 for transmission and reception. The input section 5 includes a keyboard 6, a mark reader 7, and a disk device 8.

This data terminal device 2a inputs employee data and transmits it to the inference device 3 at the head office.
It outputs the inference results, that is, the diagnostic results, transmitted from the computer.

Note that in FIG. 1, the data terminal device 2
Although only the configuration of data terminal device a is shown, other data terminal device 2b
, 2c have similar configurations.

On the other hand, the inference device 3 located at the head office
is based on the data transmitted from the transmitting/receiving interface 14, the storage unit 15 storing a plurality of inferential knowledges described later, and the data terminal devices 2a, 2b, 2c, etc., according to the corresponding inferential knowledge. It includes an inference section 16 that infers and sends out the inference results to the corresponding data terminal devices 2a, 2b, 2c, . . . and an input/output section 17.

The inference device 3 of this embodiment diagnoses health conditions by performing fuzzy inference based on data from data terminal devices 2a, 2b, 2c, etc., and uses fuzzy rules and members for this inference. Ship functions and the like are stored in the storage unit 15 as inference knowledge. The storage unit 15 stores inference knowledge corresponding to different inferences, for example, diagnosis of obesity, liver disease, heart disease, etc.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of the communication method of this embodiment, and FIG. 2(a) shows the data terminal devices 2a, 2b, 2c, . . . side, and FIG. 2(b) shows the inference device 3 side. There is.

First, data terminal devices 2a, 2b, 2c...
In this case, data such as the employee's name, test data, and subjective symptom data inputted from the input unit 5 are inputted into predetermined data along with the knowledge file name for specifying the corresponding fuzzy rules for inference and membership functions. This edited data is sent to the inference device 3. The inference device 3 receives the data, organizes the data, and stores the corresponding inference knowledge, that is, fuzzy rules and membership functions, in the storage unit 1 based on the knowledge file name.
5 and performs fuzzy inference and diagnosis based on test data and the like. For example, when diagnosing obesity, "obesity" is specified as the knowledge file name, and according to the fuzzy rules and membership functions corresponding to this file name, fuzzy Make inferences and diagnose obesity levels.

The various diagnostic data thus inferred are edited into a predetermined format for transmission and sent to the corresponding data terminal devices 2a, 2b, 2c, . . . .

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram for explaining the above-mentioned processing by the inference device 3. The inference device 3 selects a file from the inference knowledge file 19 based on the knowledge file name in the received data. The reading means 18 reads the corresponding file and provides it to the inference means 20. The inference means 20 performs fuzzy inference based on input values such as received test data in accordance with this inference knowledge, and the data editing means 21 edits and transmits the inference results. Input values such as test data are stored in a data file 23 by the data storage means 22 together with the employee's name so that they can be recalled when necessary.

As described above, in the inference system of the present invention, employee inspection data and the like are inputted from the data terminal devices 2a, 2b, 2c, etc. of each factory or business office, and transmitted to the inference device 3 at the head office. The inference result from 3 is the data terminal device 2.
It will be transmitted and output to a, 2b, 2c, and so on.

[0021] In the above embodiment, the application was made to the health checkup of employees, but for example, a data terminal device may be placed in each home and an inference device may be placed in a hospital so that the health condition of each home can be diagnosed. Of course, the present invention is not limited to diagnosing health conditions, and may be applied to other inferences, such as economic trends, sales volume, etc.

[0022]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the inference system of the present invention has the following advantages:
It has a plurality of data terminal devices that send input inference data and a plurality of inference knowledge, and infers based on the inference data from the data terminal devices and infers the inference results to the above. Since the inference device that sends data to the data terminal device is connected via a communication line, data can be input easily even in a remote location far from the inference device, and different data for inference can be input from a remote location. Since different inferences corresponding to the above can be performed centrally with one inference device, it can be used very suitably as an in-house health management system.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an overview of the communication method of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the inference device.

[Explanation of symbols]

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A data terminal device comprising a plurality of data terminal devices, an inference device, and a communication line connecting these to each other, and the data terminal device sends input inference data to the inference device. , the inference device has a plurality of inference knowledge for performing different inferences, and based on the inference data from the data terminal device, infers according to the knowledge corresponding to the data and outputs the inference result. An inference system characterized in that the inference system is one that sends data to the data terminal device.