JPH10179526A - Bio-information measuring and processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lessen a burden associated with an ID number inputting operation by allowing the ID number of a specimen to be inputted via an easy operation. SOLUTION: This bio-information measurement and processing system 3 has an ID card 4 for saving the ID number of a specimen as a measured person, and a measuring and processing device 5 for measuring the basic vital data of the specimen. When the ID card 4 is kept near the non-contact type ID card reader part 30 of the measurement and processing device 5. ID number electromagnetic waves sent from the ID card 4 are received with the transmission and receiving antenna of the ID card reader part 30, thereby easily inputting the ID number of the specimen. According to this construction, a burden associated with an inputting operation is lessened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for measuring basic vital data, which is important biological information of a subject in home-visit nursing (home care) and health examinations, and more particularly to a system for measuring basic vital data. The present invention relates to a technique for facilitating an input operation of an ID number of a subject who is a subject.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In basic nursing vital data such as body temperature, pulse, blood pressure and the like in home-visit nursing (home treatment) and health examination, individual patients (subjects) and examinees (subjects) are measured. The input of an ID number (identification information) for identification of ()) is performed to the measurement processing device. In the conventional device, the ID number is input by a keyboard or a contact card reader. In the former case of inputting an ID number using a keyboard, an operation of hitting a key corresponding to the ID number with a hand is performed. In the latter case of inputting an ID number using a contact type card reader, an operation is performed such that an ID card carried by the patient is inserted into a card slot of the card reader.

[0003]

However, there is a problem that the input of the conventional ID number requires a large burden due to the operation. If the key cannot be hit correctly, an incorrect ID number will be entered. In addition, if the ID card cannot be correctly inserted into the receptacle, an ID number reading error or a card read failure occurs. For this reason, patients and patients must pay attention to the operation of inputting ID numbers.However, for patients and patients who are not accustomed to handling keyboards and card readers, correct keys must be used to correctly correspond to ID numbers. Hitting the card and inserting the ID card into the card slot correctly is a heavy burden. Further, when the patient or the examinee is a disabled person or an elderly person having a low independence level such that the operation cannot be performed normally, the burden is further increased.

[0004] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a biological information measurement processing system in which an input operation of an ID number of a subject can be easily performed and a load associated with the input operation can be reduced.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a biological information measurement processing system according to the first aspect of the present invention provides an ID number (identification) of a subject who is a measurement target of basic vital data as biological information. Information), an ID card carried by the subject, data measurement means for measuring basic vital data of the subject, data storage means for storing measurement data by the vital data measurement means, and the data The communication device includes communication means for transmitting the measurement data stored in the storage means to an external device, and a measurement processing device having ID number recognition means for recognizing the ID number stored in the ID card in a non-contact manner.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the biological information measurement processing system according to the first aspect, when the ID number of the subject is recognized by the ID number recognizing means, the basic vital data is obtained by the data measuring means. Measurement start-up means for starting the measurement.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the biological information measurement processing system according to the first or second aspect, when a measurement command signal from an external device is received by the communication unit, the basics of the data measurement unit are set. Remote start means for starting measurement of vital data is provided.

[0008] The invention of claim 4 is the invention of claims 1 to 3
In the biological information measurement processing system according to any one of the above, the ID card has a radio wave transmitting means for converting the stored ID number into an electromagnetic wave and transmitting the electromagnetic wave, and
The number recognition means has a radio wave receiving means for receiving an electromagnetic wave transmitted from the ID card.

[Operation] The operation of the biological information measurement processing system according to the present invention at the time of recognizing the ID number of the subject and measuring the basic vital data is as follows. When the ID number of the subject is recognized by the biological information measurement processing system according to the first aspect, the ID card carried by the subject, which is the measurement target, is simply brought closer to the ID number recognition means of the measurement processing device. The ID number recognizing means detects the approaching I
The ID number stored in the D card is immediately recognized (read). This is because the ID number recognizing means of the present invention can recognize the ID number in a non-contact manner.

On the other hand, the basic vital data measurement processing by the biological information measurement processing system of the first aspect is as follows. That is, the basic vital data of the subject is measured by the data measurement means of the measurement processing device and stored in the data storage means. Then, the measurement data stored in the data storage unit is transmitted to the external device by the communication unit as needed.

In the biological information measurement processing system according to the second aspect, the ID of the subject is determined by the ID number recognition means of the measurement processing apparatus.
When the D number is recognized, the measurement activation control means receiving the D number automatically starts the measurement of the basic vital data by the data measurement means.

In the biological information measurement processing system according to the third aspect, when the communication means receives a measurement command signal from an external device, the remote activation is performed regardless of whether the ID number of the subject is recognized by the ID number recognition means. By the control means,
The measurement of basic vital data by the data measuring means automatically starts.

In the biological information measurement processing system according to the fourth aspect, the electromagnetic wave generated by the radio wave transmitting means of the ID card is transmitted to
By receiving the radio wave receiving means of the D number recognition means,
The ID number of the subject is recognized. In the case of the ID number recognition method based on the transmission and reception of the electromagnetic wave, the electromagnetic wave has a low directivity as compared with other types of light such as light, so that the recognition allowable area in which the ID number can be recognized is wide.

[0014]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information collection network for home-visit nursing support using a biological information measurement processing system according to the embodiment (hereinafter, abbreviated as “measurement processing system” as appropriate). FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the processing system, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the entire configuration of the measurement processing system of the embodiment.

The information collection network shown in FIG. 1 includes a centralized management device (external device) 1 installed at a visiting nursing station or a hospital, and a wired communication line 2 placed at a home patient.
A and a measurement processing system 3 connected to the centralized management device 1 via a wireless communication line 2B. Although only one measurement processing system 3 is shown in FIG. 1 for convenience, a plurality of home patients generally belong to one home-visit nursing station. Therefore, in practice, one measurement processing system 3 is installed under each of a plurality of patients, and all of them are connected to the central management device 1 via the wired communication line 2A or the wireless communication line 2B.

The central management device 1 is provided with each measurement processing system 3
A transmission command signal for requesting data transmission or a measurement command signal for commanding measurement of basic vital data is transmitted via the wired communication line 2A or the wireless communication line 2B,
Conversely, it has a bidirectional communication function of receiving necessary measurement data from each measurement processing system 3 via the communication line 2A or 2B, a hard disk 1a for storing the received measurement data, and a keyboard 1b for operation. It has a so-called host computer configuration including a mouse 1c and a display monitor 1d.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the measurement processing system 3 stores an ID number (identification information) of a patient who is a measurement target of basic vital data as biological information, and carries the patient with the subject. ID possessed
A card (tag) 4 and a measurement processing device 5 for measuring and processing basic vital data of a patient are provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the ID card (tag) 4 is a rectangular sheet-shaped card, and includes a CPU 4a for operation control, a memory 4b for storing necessary information such as an ID number, a power feeding antenna 4c,
Power supply circuit 4d, transmission / reception radio wave antenna 4e,
An amplification circuit 4f and the like are mounted.

In the ID card 4, the AC voltage received by the power feeding antenna 4c is converted into a DC voltage by a power supply circuit 4d and supplied to a CPU (microcomputer) 4a for arithmetic control and an amplification / drive circuit 4f. The ID number stored in the memory 4b is read out at any time by the CPU 4a for arithmetic control, sent to the amplification / drive circuit 4f, and emitted from the transmission / reception radio wave antenna 4e as an electromagnetic wave. The amplification / drive circuit 4f and the transmission / reception radio wave antenna 4e are
A radio wave transmitting unit that converts the ID number into an electromagnetic wave and transmits the electromagnetic wave is configured. The electromagnetic wave received by the transmission / reception radio wave antenna 4e is amplified (and necessary processing such as demodulation) by an amplification / driving circuit 4f, and then analyzed by the CPU 4a, and necessary reception information is stored in the memory 4b.

Measurement processing device 5 placed at home
Is a data measuring unit (data measuring means) 11 for measuring basic vital data of a patient, as shown in FIGS.
And a data reporting communication unit (communication means) 12 for performing two-way communication with the central management device 1.
A main power switch (not shown) of the apparatus itself is also provided.

An electronic thermometer 14, an electronic blood pressure / pulsimeter cuff 15, and the like are connected to the data measurement unit 11. These are controlled by the sensor control unit 16 to measure basic vital data such as body temperature, blood pressure, and pulse. The measured data is digitally converted by the A / D converter 17 and stored in the data storage unit 18. The data storage unit 18 uses a memory that is not erased even when the power is turned off. Display 1
9 displays the measurement result as needed. The basic vital data is measured, and at the same time, the measured date and time are fetched from the calendar clock unit 20 and stored in the data storage unit 18 together with the vital data measurement results. The overall control of the data measurement unit 11 is performed by a control CPU (microcomputer) 21.

The data reporting communication unit 12 converts the vital data measurement result into a format for transmission and temporarily stores the result, and bi-directionally transmits and receives data to and from the centralized management device 1. An RS232C IF 25 or a wireless communication IF 27 is provided as a communication interface. In addition, the data reporting communication unit 1
Control and signal processing of the entire CPU 2
6 In addition, online switch 2
Reference numeral 4 denotes a switch for controlling transmission of measurement data, which is a switch that is manually set to open and close. When the switch is closed (on), the measurement data is transmitted to the RS232C IF2.
5 and the wireless communication IF 27 are immediately transmitted to the centralized management device 1, and when opened (off), the measurement data is not immediately transmitted but is in a standby state, and there is no transmission request from the centralized management device 1. Is transmitted from the RS232C IF 25 or the wireless communication IF 27 to the centralized management apparatus 1. Note that, in the measurement processing device 5, the T
The V monitor 13 displays a message to the patient, necessary data, and the like as necessary, and can print out the measurement data as needed using an internal printer (not shown).

The data reporting communication section 12 of the measurement processing device 5 includes an ID card reader section 30 for recognizing an ID number stored in the ID card 4 in a non-contact manner. As shown in FIG. 4, the ID card reader unit 30 includes:
A power supply antenna 30a, a drive circuit 30b, a transmission / reception radio wave antenna 30c, an amplification / drive circuit 30d, and the like are provided.

In the ID card reader section 30, the driving circuit 3
AC power for power supply is emitted as electromagnetic waves from the power supply antenna 30a excited by Ob. When the ID card 4 receives the electromagnetic waves emitted by the power supply antenna 30a as described above, necessary power supply is performed. Further, the electromagnetic wave for ID number recognition emitted from the ID card 4 is received by the transmission / reception radio wave antenna 30c and then amplified (and necessary processing such as demodulation) by the amplification / drive circuit 30d. The data is sent to the CPU 26 and analyzed, and the ID number is recognized. The transmitting / receiving radio wave antenna 30c and the amplifying / driving circuit 30d constitute radio wave receiving means for receiving the electromagnetic wave transmitted from the ID card 4,
The ID card reader section 30 and the CPU 26 constitute ID number recognition means. Conversely, necessary information data of the data reporting communication unit 12 is converted into an electromagnetic wave from the transmission / reception radio wave antenna 30c via the amplification / driving circuit 30d and becomes ID.
It may be released toward the card 4.

In the measurement processing device 5, when the CPU 26 recognizes the ID number, it sends a control signal to the CPU 21 to start the measurement of the basic vital data by the data measurement unit 11. CPU 21 and CP
The U26 and its control program constitute a measurement starting means for starting the measurement of basic vital data when the ID number of the patient is recognized.

Further, in the measurement processing device 5, the CPU 26
Also sends a control signal to the CPU 21 when it recognizes the reception of the measurement command signal from the central
To start the measurement of basic vital data. The CPU 21 and the CPU 26 and a control program thereof constitute a remote activation unit that starts measurement of basic vital data when a measurement command signal is received from an external device such as the central management device 1.

Next, the measurement processing operation of the measurement processing system of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the measurement processing of the measurement processing system according to the embodiment. [Step S1] First, the main power switch of the measurement processing device 5 is turned on.

[Step S2] Following the turning on of the main power supply,
The presence or absence of a transmission command signal, which is a data transmission request from the central management device 1, is checked. If there is a data transmission request,
Jumping to step S9, the measurement data transferred from the data storage unit 18 to the temporary memory 22 is stored in the RS 23
Immediately transmitted from the 2C IF 25 to the central management device 1,
The process ends.

[Step S3] If there is no data transmission request, it is checked whether an ID number has been input (recognized).

[Step S4] If an ID number is input, the basic vital sign data is measured by the data measuring unit 11.

[Step S5] If there is no input of an ID number, it is checked whether or not a request for measurement of basic vital sign data has been issued from the central control device 1. If there is a basic vital sign data measurement request, step S4
Perform basic vital sign data measurement. If there is no basic vital sign data measurement request, the process returns to step S2 to check for the presence of the transmission command signal, and the following steps are repeated in the same manner.

[Step S6] It is checked whether the measurement of the basic vital sign data by the data measurement unit 11 has been completed. If the measurement has not been completed, the measurement is continued.

[Step S7] When the measurement of the basic vital sign data is completed, the measured data is stored. The measurement data as the measurement result is finally stored in the temporary memory 22 from the data storage unit 18.

[Step S8] When the storage of the measurement data is completed, the on / off of the online switch 24 is checked. If the online switch 24 is off, the measurement data is not transmitted, and the process immediately returns to step S2 to check for the presence of the transmission command signal.

[Step S9] Online switch 24
Is ON, the measurement data stored in the temporary memory 22 is transmitted from the RS232C IF 25 to the centralized management apparatus 1, and the process ends.

In the measurement processing system of the embodiment, the ID number of the subject can be recognized by a simple input operation of merely bringing the ID card 4 close to the ID card reader unit 30 of the measurement processing device 5. In addition, the measurement of the basic vital data is automatically performed with the recognition of the patient's ID number, and the burden on the patient is further reduced. In addition, it is convenient because the remote measurement of the basic vital data is automatically performed by the measurement command signal from the central control device 1. Furthermore, since the identification of the patient's ID number is performed by transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, the area in which the ID number can be recognized is large,
The burden associated with the number input operation is further reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified as follows. (1) In the case of the embodiment, the measurement processing system is used for an information collection network for home-visit nursing support, but the measurement processing system of the present invention is used for an information collection network for a medical examination at a hospital. Is also good.

(2) In the embodiment, the ID number of the subject is recognized by transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves. However, the ID number is recognized in a non-contact manner using an electrostatic induction system. Is a modified example. Further, as a modification, a configuration in which recognition of an ID number is performed in a non-contact manner by using light can be cited as a modification example. There is a method of reading with light.

(3) In the measurement processing system of the embodiment, the body temperature, pulse and blood pressure can be measured as the basic vital signs. However, other basic vital signs may be measured. The processing system is not limited to measuring a particular underlying vital sign.

[0039]

According to the biological information measurement processing system of the first aspect, the ID number of the subject can be recognized only by bringing the ID card close to the ID number recognition means of the measurement processing device. The input operation becomes extremely easy, and the burden associated with the input operation is reduced. In a hospital or a general examination facility, the efficiency of collecting the biometric information of the examinee is improved, and in home visit nursing and the like, the biometric information can be collected by the operation of the home patient having a low independence level.

According to the biological information measurement processing system of the present invention, the measurement of the basic vital data is automatically performed in accordance with the recognition of the ID number of the subject, so that the burden on the subject is further reduced. .

According to the biological information measurement processing system of the third aspect, the remote measurement of the basic vital data is automatically performed according to the measurement command signal from the external device, which is convenient.

According to the biological information measurement processing system of the fourth aspect, the identification of the ID number of the subject can be performed by transmitting / receiving electromagnetic waves.
Since reception is performed, the area in which the ID number can be recognized is wide, and the burden associated with the input operation of the ID number is further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an information collection network in which a measurement processing system according to an embodiment is used.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the measurement processing system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a measurement processing system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration around an ID card and an ID card reader of the measurement processing system of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of measurement processing of the measurement processing system according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Central management apparatus 3 ... Biological information measurement processing system 4 ... ID card 4e ... Transmission / reception radio wave antenna 5 ... Measurement processing apparatus 11 ... Data measurement part 12 ... Data reporting communication part 14 ... Electronic thermometer 15 ... Electronic blood pressure / pulse meter Cuffs 21, 26 CPU 30 ID card reader 30c Radio wave antenna for transmission and reception

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An ID card (identification information) of a subject who is a measurement target of basic vital data as biological information, and an ID card carried by the subject, and a basic vital data of the subject stored Data measurement means for measuring, data storage means for storing measurement data by the vital data measurement means, communication means for transmitting the measurement data stored in the data storage means to an external device, and data stored in the ID card A measurement processing device having an ID number recognizing means for recognizing an ID number in a non-contact manner. 2. The biological information measurement processing system according to claim 1, wherein when the ID number of the subject is recognized by the ID number recognizing means, the measurement starting to start the measurement of the basic vital data by the data measuring means. Biological information measurement processing system comprising means. 3. The biological information measurement processing system according to claim 1, wherein, when a measurement command signal from an external device is received by the communication unit, the measurement of the basic vital data by the data measurement unit is started. A biological information measurement processing system including remote activation means. 4. The biological information measurement processing system according to claim 1, wherein the ID card has radio wave transmitting means for converting a stored ID number into an electromagnetic wave and transmitting the electromagnetic wave and transmitting the ID number. Number recognition means is the ID
A biological information measurement processing system having a radio wave receiving means for receiving an electromagnetic wave transmitted from a card.