US20170303901A1 - Feces color detection device - Google Patents

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US20170303901A1
US20170303901A1 US15/319,473 US201515319473A US2017303901A1 US 20170303901 A1 US20170303901 A1 US 20170303901A1 US 201515319473 A US201515319473 A US 201515319473A US 2017303901 A1 US2017303901 A1 US 2017303901A1
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  • the present invention relates to a device for detecting the color of feces in the everyday life environment, monitoring the daily health state. Particularly, the present invention relates to a device for automatically detecting occult blood on the feces surface.
  • Detecting occult blood in feces is effective at finding colorectal diseases such as colorectal cancer.
  • Fecal occult blood detection has been employed as a test in a regular medical checkup or a thorough medical examination and conducted in many public institutions and medical institutions for early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal diseases.
  • Methods for testing fecal occult blood include chemical methods such as the benzidine method, the orthotolidine method and the guaiac method, the latex agglutination method using latex particles sensitized for an antibody and the chromatography method using a pigment bound on an antibody.
  • the user lays sheets of paper such as toilet paper in the toilet bowl of a flush toilet to thereafter defecate onto the toilet paper, and the user scrapes the defecated feces with the fecal sampling pick of the container.
  • Another problem with this method is that it is only possible to detect an occult blood reaction from positions where the fecal sampling pick scraped, failing to detect occult blood in other portions, resulting in a low 50% detection rate for early-stage colorectal cancer. Also with the low testing frequency, i.e., thorough medical examinations and regular medical checkups, the death rate for colorectal cancer has now risen to the third highest for men and the highest for women, and is still on the rise. Under such circumstances, there is an increasing demand for the development of an examination technique that can be used in everyday life with a high accuracy.
  • Methods of conducting a fecal occult blood test in a bathroom in a hygienic manner without burdening the user include those of Patent Document No. 1 and Patent Document No. 2, in which feces excreted from a body are collected before the feces sink into the water-seal portion and the collected feces are dissolved in a solution, and the solution is transferred to detect the occult blood in the feces-dissolved solution by an immunoassay.
  • these methods have problems such as the bad odor when collecting the feces, cleaning of the collecting device, and the complexity in the maintenance of the detection section.
  • Another method of conducting a fecal occult blood test in a bathroom is a method in which the defecation gas discharged from the human body during defecation is sucked in and the amine gas contained in the sucked defecation gas is detected with an amine sensor to detect an occult blood reaction based on the fact that the amount of amine gas increases when there is an occult blood reaction, as in Patent Document No. 3.
  • the detection accuracy is not high when no defecation gas is discharged during defecation, and it is necessary to have a defecation gas suction part in the vicinity of the feces and it is also necessary to clean the tip of the suction part.
  • Patent Document No. 4 discloses an excrement checking device for capturing the image of an excrement in the toilet bowl and displaying the image so that the user can view the image while in a seated position. It captures the image of the inside of the toilet bowl with a camera, and the user can observe the shape and the color of feces in a seated position by looking at the monitor screen. This method merely allows the user to look at the feces in a seated position and is not different from looking directly at the feces with naked eyes, and there is a problem in that the user feels reluctant to observe with naked eyes every time.
  • pulse oximeters are well known in the art that examine the degree of oxygen saturation in the blood. This is a method of examining the blood oxygen concentration by using the transmission intensities of near infrared emissions of different wavelengths through blood vessels at a finger tip, based on the difference in absorption spectrum between oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin.
  • FIG. 1 shows typical absorption coefficient spectra. The vertical axis represents the absorption coefficient, and oxygenated hemoglobin has no absorption at 670 nm and therefore the transmitted light appears red. Deoxygenated hemoglobin has increased absorption, thereby appearing blackish.
  • a pulse oximeter is a method of examining the blood oxygen concentration based on transmitted light.
  • Patent Document No. 1 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. H10-31016
  • Patent Document No. 2 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. H10-260182
  • Patent Document No. 3 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-132948
  • Patent Document No. 4 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-61296
  • the test frequency is as low as one or twice a year. Moreover, if the sampling area to be sampled with the fecal sampling pick is small, the occult blood portion may not be found, resulting in a low detection rate for early-stage colorectal cancer.
  • the method of sampling the feces with a fecal sampling pick also has a problem of being unsanitary.
  • a plurality of color cameras are provided on the reverse side portion of the toilet seat so as to capture an image of the feces surface from a plurality of directions and observe the color of the feces surface.
  • the data of the feces color is recorded as time-series data to quantitatively grasp changes in feces color.
  • the presence/absence of occult blood which is highly correlated to colorectal cancer, is determined on a daily basis.
  • the detection accuracy is improved by comparison with other wavelength ranges based on the wavelength spectrum distribution of oxygenated hemoglobin corresponding to an occult blood reaction.
  • a feces color detection device of the present invention it is possible to easily observe changes in the color of the feces surface upon defecation on a daily basis, and to detect changes in the color of the feces surface, which is correlated to health, particularly, occult blood, in a hygienic manner.
  • cameras are provided on the reverse side of the toilet seat, thereby enabling detection at locations away from the position of defecation, only requiring simple maintenance of processing signals of images captured by the cameras and requiring no special reagents, thus facilitating daily monitoring.
  • An advantage is that a test can be conducted without the user being aware of it during defecation on a daily basis, leading to early detection of colorectal cancer and thus decreasing the death rate.
  • a linear sensor including three color filters of red, blue and green as the image sensor in each color camera, it is possible to alleviate the feeling of reluctance of being captured by cameras during defecation. This is due to the fact that although a linear sensor can only capture an image of a stationary object on the same line each time, thus failing to grasp the entire image, it can capture the surface conditions of a moving object.
  • FIG. 1 shows absorption coefficient spectra of oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin in blood.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of a toilet showing how the feces surface is observed during defecation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3( a ) is a bottom view of a toilet seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3( b ) is a front view of the toilet seat
  • FIG. 3( c ) is a front view of a toilet bowl
  • FIG. 3( d ) is a side view of the toilet seat.
  • FIG. 4 is a structure diagram of a color sensing section including an image-capturing camera, showing a light-output area for outputting illumination light and a light-input area for receiving image-capturing light, according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a lighting illuminator and a light-output area for outputting illumination light according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a structure diagram of an image-capturing camera in which an area sensor is used as the image-capturing element according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing an optical relationship between a single color sensing section of FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 and feces as the subject, as seen from the side direction, according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a view showing an optical relationship between a plurality of color sensing sections and feces as the subject, as seen from the toilet seat bottom surface direction, according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a structure diagram of an image-capturing camera in which a linear sensor and a cylindrical lens are used as the image-capturing element according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a structure diagram of a color sensing section including an image-capturing camera, showing the relative positions over time between the light-output area for outputting illumination light, the line of image-capturing light to be received by pixels of the linear sensor, and feces as the subject, according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing output waveforms over time of the linear sensor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12( a ) is a diagram showing conceptual output waveforms over time of the linear sensor when the illumination wavelength is in a wavelength range ( ⁇ 1) where the absorptance in blood is high, according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12( b ) is a diagram showing conceptual output waveforms over time of the linear sensor when the illumination wavelength is in a wavelength range ( ⁇ 2) where the absorptance in blood is low, according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12( c ) is a diagram showing conceptual differential output waveforms over time of the linear sensor between when the illumination wavelength is in one of two wavelength ranges ( ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2) and when the illumination wavelength is in the other wavelength range, according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13( a ) is a diagram showing conceptual output waveforms over time of the linear sensor of the sensing section 3 ( a ) in the layout shown in FIG. 8 when the illumination wavelength is in the wavelength range ( ⁇ 1) where the absorptance in blood is high, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13( b ) is a diagram showing conceptual output waveforms over time of the linear sensor of the sensing section 3 ( b ) in the layout shown in FIG. 8 when the illumination wavelength is ⁇ 1, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13( c ) is a diagram showing conceptual differential output waveforms over time between the linear sensors of the sensing section 3 ( a ) and the sensing section 3 ( b ) in the layout shown in FIG. 8 when the illumination wavelength is ⁇ 1, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14( a ) is a diagram showing conceptual output waveforms over time of the linear sensor when the illumination light is turned ON, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14( b ) is a diagram showing conceptual output waveforms over time of the linear sensor when the illumination light is turned OFF, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14( c ) is a diagram showing conceptual differential output waveforms over time of the linear sensor between when the illumination light is turned ON and when the illumination light is turned OFF, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a view showing a color indicator section according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are views illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention, but the concept also applies to other embodiments.
  • 1 denotes a toilet bowl, with a toilet seat 2 provided thereon.
  • a plurality of color sensing sections 3 a and 3 b are provided on the reverse side of the toilet seat.
  • the structure is such that before feces 5 excreted from a body 4 sink into a water-seal portion (not shown) of the toilet bowl 1 , the surface of the feces 5 is observed from a plurality of directions by means of the color sensing sections 3 a and 3 b.
  • broken line portions of the toilet seat 2 correspond to the end position of the opening of the toilet seat on the inner side thereof.
  • FIG. 3( a ) shows the configuration of the reverse side (the toilet bowl side) of the toilet seat 2 .
  • a plurality of color sensing sections 3 a , 3 b , 3 c and 3 d are arranged on the reverse side of the toilet seat 2 .
  • a plurality of spacer portions are provided on the reverse side portion of the toilet seat 2 to give a spacing between the upper portion of the toilet bowl 1 and the toilet seat 2 .
  • the color sensing sections 3 a , 3 b , 3 c and 3 d also serve as the spacer portions.
  • FIG. 3( b ) is a front view of the toilet seat 2 , and the color sensing sections 3 a , 3 b , 3 c and 3 d , to serve as spacers, are provided on the reverse side of the toilet seat 2 .
  • FIG. 3( c ) is a front view of the toilet bowl 1 .
  • the toilet seat 2 is arranged in contact with an upper peripheral portion 1 ′ of the toilet bowl 1 with the color sensing sections 3 a , 3 b , 3 c and 3 d therebetween.
  • FIG. 3( d ) is a side view of the toilet seat 2 .
  • the broken line portions of the toilet seat 2 and the toilet bowl 1 correspond to the end portion of the opening of the toilet seat and the toilet bowl on the inner side thereof.
  • the structure of the color sensing section 3 a of the toilet seat 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .
  • the structure is also the same for the other color sensing sections 3 b , 3 c and 3 d .
  • the color sensing section 3 a includes, provided inside a housing 6 , an image-capturing system and an illumination system, wherein the image-capturing system includes an image-capturing camera 7 , a lens portion 8 of the image-capturing camera and an optical window 9 , and the illumination system includes an illumination section 10 for outputting illumination light.
  • a light-output area 11 for illumination light output from the illumination section 10 is denoted by a broken line in FIG.
  • a control section 13 is provided in the housing 6 , thereby synchronizing the illumination section 10 and the image-capturing camera 7 with each other to obtain a captured image corresponding to the illumination light.
  • the illumination section 10 in FIG. 4 may use a white LED
  • the image-capturing camera 7 may use a Bayer-type color camera including an arrangement of color filters of the three primary colors (red, blue and green), a color camera of such an arrangement that an infrared light filter is provided in a portion of the color filter, or a filter configuration in which a portion of the color filter is transparent light.
  • Ambient light coming from the gap under the toilet seat may be used, while omitting the white LED.
  • the image-capturing camera may use a black-and-white camera with no color filter, and LED illumination sections of three colors (red, blue and green) may be successively illuminated to capture images in a time division manner.
  • the color of feces can be easily determined using conventional techniques by calculating signal levels for the three colors (red, blue and green) based on the captured signals of the three colors, and comparing them with respect to the reference signal level (range) of the color to be determined, as with ordinary color cameras.
  • the control section 13 of FIG. 4 is capable not only of controlling the illumination system and the image-capturing system of the single color sensing section 3 a , but also of performing a control in cooperation with the illumination systems and the image-capturing systems of the color sensing sections 3 b , 3 c and 3 d.
  • the structure of the illumination section 10 of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .
  • the illumination section 10 includes illuminators 15 a and 15 b provided on a circuit board 14 , and a lens-shaped transparent resin 16 is used to align the output direction of the illumination light output from the illuminator ( 15 a in the figure). Thus, it is possible to narrow the width of the light-output area 11 for outputting illumination light and to increase the intensity of the illumination light.
  • the size of the illuminator is sufficiently smaller than the size of the lens-shaped transparent resin 16 . Therefore, by arranging the illuminators 15 a and 15 b in the vicinity of each other, the light-output areas 11 for the individual illuminators can be substantially aligned with each other.
  • the emission wavelength between the illuminators 15 a and 15 b it is possible to obtain the output from each pixel with respect to illumination light of different wavelength ranges.
  • an area sensor 18 is provided, as the image-capturing element, on a circuit board (not shown) of an image-capturing camera housing 17 , and the area sensor 18 corresponds to the lens portion 8 of FIG. 4 , with a lens 19 arranged in a lens barrel 20 .
  • the image of the subject on the lens 19 forms an image on pixels (not shown) of the area sensor.
  • the use of the area sensor 18 as the image-capturing element is a characteristic of the image-capturing camera of Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 7 is a view showing an optical relationship between the single color sensing section 3 a of FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 and the feces 5 as the subject, as seen from the side direction, according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • a light-output area 11 a for illumination light, denoted by a broken line, output from the color sensing section 3 a of the toilet seat 2 is reflected on the surface of the feces 5 as the subject to be received by the color sensing section 3 a as a light-input area 12 a denoted by a dotted line.
  • the image of the subject received via the optical window forms an image on pixels of the area sensor via the lens portion.
  • FIG. 8 is a view showing an optical relationship between the color sensing sections 3 a , 3 b , 3 c and 3 d of FIG. 3 and the feces 5 as the subject, as seen from the toilet seat bottom surface direction, according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the light-output area 11 a for illumination light, denoted by a broken line, output from the color sensing section 3 a of the toilet seat 2 is reflected on the surface of the feces 5 as the subject to be received by the color sensing section 3 a as the light-input area 12 a denoted by a dotted line.
  • the entire circumference of the feces 5 as the subject is illuminated.
  • an occult blood area 25 is partially present on the surface of the feces 5 .
  • the occult blood portion 25 can be detected in edge portions of the images from the image-capturing cameras of the color sensing sections 3 b and 3 d , as well as by the image-capturing camera of the color sensing section 3 a . Since the image-capturing camera is capable of color image-capturing, such an optical system can determine the presence/absence of blood based on the color information of the occult blood area 25 of the feces surface.
  • the occult blood area can be irradiated with illumination light of a wavelength range of red and illumination light of a wavelength range of the complementary color of red (cyan), and it is possible to grasp the characteristic of the color of the occult blood area based on the output values of pixels corresponding to the respective color filters.
  • a linear sensor 22 is provided, as the image-capturing element, on a circuit board 21 , and with pixels 23 on the linear sensor in a linear arrangement, it is possible to obtain linear images.
  • a cylindrical lens 24 is used as the component, of which the lens size in the vertical direction and that in the horizontal direction are significantly different from each other as shown in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 10 shows a diagram showing the structure of the color sensing section 3 a of the toilet seat 2 and the structure of the color sensing section including the image-capturing camera according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is similar to FIG. 4 and FIG. 7 of Embodiment 1, and the light-output area 11 for illumination light output from the illumination section 10 is the same, but FIG. 10 is characteristic in that the input light to be input on the pixels in a linear arrangement, of the light-input area 12 from the feces 5 as the subject to be received by the pixels of the linear sensor, does not have a width and is in a linear shape, as opposed to Embodiment 1.
  • the light-input area 12 is denoted as a light-input area line 12 ′ in FIG. 10 and denoted by a one-dot-chain line so as to be distinguished from FIG. 7 of Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates an optical system of the color sensing section 3 a capable of detecting the occult blood portion 25 of the feces 5 as the subject.
  • the elapse of time during the downward movement of the feces 5 is represented by times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 .
  • the light-input area line 12 ′ which can be captured by the pixels of the linear sensor is denoted by a one-dot-chain line
  • the occult blood portion 25 of the feces 5 is captured by the linear sensor at time t 3 .
  • the feces 5 as the subject are not captured at times t 1 and t 5 , and a part of the feces 5 as the subject where the occult blood portion 25 is absent is captured at times t 2 and t 4 .
  • the illumination light output from the illumination section 10 and the image-capturing camera 7 for capturing an image of the subject are synchronized with each other by means of the control section 13 in the housing 6 , as in FIG. 7 , thereby making it similarly possible to obtain a captured image corresponding to the illumination light.
  • FIG. 11 shows output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 .
  • a background output is output.
  • the opposite ends of the pixel output period are represented by the first pixel output (Pixel 1 ) and the last pixel output (end pixel), respectively.
  • the feces output of the occult blood portion is determined by the absorption coefficient of the illumination light at the occult blood portion, the reflectivity of the illumination light at the feces surface, and the intensity of the illumination light at the feces surface portion.
  • the absorption coefficient of the illumination light at the occult blood portion varies depending on the proportion of oxygenated hemoglobin in the occult blood portion and the wavelength of the illumination light, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 12( a ) and 12( b ) show output waveforms of a linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 when the wavelength of the illumination light is varied.
  • sensing in which the wavelength of the illumination light is varied in the infrared light region, which is not a visible range is also referred to as color sensing.
  • FIG. 12( a ) shows output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , when the wavelength of the illumination light is ⁇ 1.
  • the wavelength ⁇ 1 of FIG. 12( a ) corresponds to a wavelength range where the absorption coefficient of the occult blood portion is large, and corresponds to a visible range of 600 nm or less or a near infrared region wavelength range of 800 nm or more in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 12( b ) shows output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , when the wavelength of the illumination light is ⁇ 2.
  • the wavelength ⁇ 2 of FIG. 12( b ) corresponds to a wavelength range where the absorption coefficient of the occult blood portion is small, and corresponds to a wavelength range of around 670 nm in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 12( c ) shows output waveforms obtained as the difference between the output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 when the wavelength of the illumination light is ⁇ 2 and those when the wavelength of the illumination light is ⁇ 1. It is possible to increase the detection accuracy by extracting the signal of the occult blood portion utilizing the difference depending on the wavelength of the absorption coefficient of the occult blood portion.
  • the signal level difference in the absence of occult blood (deoxygenated hemoglobin increases the absorption, appearing blackish) is adjusted beforehand, including the difference in the sensitivity of the image-capturing element to the wavelengths ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 1, and the difference in the light intensity due to the difference in the wavelength of the illumination light. Normally, the adjustment is done in advance before shipping the product. Then, when an image of the feces with occult blood is captured, it is possible to accurately extract only the signal of the occult blood portion as shown in FIG. 12( c ) .
  • the absorptance of oxygenated hemoglobin rapidly increases on the short wavelength side and on the long wavelength side, with the absorptance minimized in a wavelength range of around 670 nm. It is important to observe this portion for the fecal occult blood reaction.
  • the absorption spectrum of blood is determined by hemoglobin of red blood, which accounts for about a half the volume of blood, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • hemoglobin of red blood which accounts for about a half the volume of blood, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • There are two types of hemoglobin in blood i.e., oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin, and the reflection spectrum varies depending on the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin.
  • the graph is characteristic in that oxygenated hemoglobin has a local minimum point of absorption at 670 nm.
  • the typical blood oxygen saturation is 95% to 98% in the arteries and 60% to 80% in the veins. Therefore, when occult blood is adhering to the feces surface, if the adherent blood is arterial blood, light is reflected by the feces surface without being substantially absorbed in the wavelength range of 670 nm, thus appearing red. Therefore, it is important to make a comparison between 670 nm and other wavelength ranges.
  • the adherent blood is venous blood
  • the main component thereof is oxygenated hemoglobin
  • oxygenated hemoglobin there is a tendency that the absorptance is locally minimized at 670 nm, but the tendency is not as significant as that with arterial blood.
  • Oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin both have a significant difference in absorptance between a wavelength range of 600 nm or less and a 670 nm wavelength range.
  • the wavelength of the illumination light is in a range from 600 nm to 800 nm, where there is a significant hemoglobin difference, and is particularly a single wavelength around 670 nm, where the half-value width is narrow (20 nm to 140 nm).
  • FIGS. 13( a ) and 13( b ) show output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , when the sensing section position is varied (the sensing sections 3 ( a ) and 3 ( c ) of FIG. 8 ) in the sensing section layout of FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 13( a ) shows output waveforms of the linear sensor of the sensing section 3 ( a ) at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , when the wavelength of the illumination light is ⁇ 1.
  • the wavelength ⁇ 1 of FIG. 13( a ) corresponds to a wavelength range where the absorption coefficient of the occult blood portion is large, and corresponds to a wavelength range in a visible range of 600 nm or less in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 13( b ) shows output waveforms of the linear sensor of the sensing section 3 ( c ) at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , also when the wavelength of the illumination light is ⁇ 1.
  • the occult blood portion 25 cannot be detected by the sensing section 3 ( c ), which does not give the feces output of the occult blood portion at time t 3 .
  • FIG. 13( c ) shows output waveforms obtained as the difference between the output waveforms of the linear sensor of the sensing section 3 ( a ) and those of the linear sensor of the sensing section 3 ( c ) at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , also when the wavelength of the illumination light is ⁇ 1. It is possible to increase the accuracy in detecting the occult blood portion utilizing the difference depending on the presence/absence of the occult blood portion.
  • FIG. 14( a ) shows output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , when illumination light of the sensing section having a wavelength of ⁇ 1 is emitted (ON) in the sensing section ( FIG. 3( a ) ) layout of FIG. 8 .
  • illumination due to ambient light is superposed, in addition to the illumination light from the sensing section, deteriorating the accuracy in giving the feces output of the occult blood portion.
  • FIG. 14( b ) shows output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 , when the illumination light of the sensing section is not emitted (OFF). Since the illumination light is not emitted, there is only illumination from ambient light, resulting in a weak lighting intensity and a low output. Since there is only illumination from ambient light, the wavelength has a broad wavelength band, resulting in a poor accuracy in giving the feces output of the occult blood portion.
  • FIG. 14( c ) shows differential output waveforms of the linear sensor at times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 and t 5 of FIG. 10 between when the illumination light of the sensing section is emitted (ON) and when it is not emitted (OFF).
  • the sixth embodiment of the present invention it is possible to increase the occult blood detection accuracy based on the frequency distribution of the location where the occult blood portion is detected, by recording output waveforms from a plurality of color sensing sections 3 a , 3 b , 3 c and 3 d shown in FIG. 8 every time, and not determining occult blood portion information only from one time but checking it against the recorded history of the same person.
  • a toilet bowl/toilet seat used by a plurality of persons needs to identify the same person. For this, it is possible to identify the person based on the body weight by adding a pressure sensor (not shown) to the color sensing sections 3 ( a ), 3 ( b ), 3 ( c ) and 3 ( d ), as well as by using an input (not shown) made by the person for each use. Data of deviation between the plurality of pressure sensors can also be used for identifying the person, and the color of feces can be used for identifying the person.
  • a recording means may be provided in the control section to store data therein, or a communication means (not shown) may be provided in the control section to send data to a main server or a portable information terminal so that the data is recorded/stored in the main server or the portable information terminal.
  • FIG. 15 shows an indicator section for indicating the color determined by the feces color detection device.
  • This indicator section is built in the control section of the washing device. As for the connection with the color sensing section, detected color information is transmitted via wire or radio.
  • the washing device section includes a section for controlling the temperature of the toilet seat, a section for controlling the temperature of the spray water, and a section for controlling the pressure of the spray water.
  • the color determined by the feces color detection device can be indicated by lighting LED lamps. This includes an LED that indicates “normal”, and other LEDs for indicating typical colors (e.g., white (green), black, red). On the color indicator sections for these three colors, there is a label prompting the user to take a test at a hospital.
  • This recorded data may also record the signal levels for red, blue and green so that the levels of these colors can be displayed on a personal computer. This data can be submitted to a hospital to improve the test accuracy by taking time-series data into consideration.
  • Embodiments of the present invention have been described above while focusing on the presence/absence of an occult blood portion on the feces surface to assist in early detection of colorectal cancer.
  • the method for observing the color of the feces surface according to the present invention can be used not only to simply determine the occult blood portion, but also to follow changes in the color of the feces surface for the general health care of the person.
  • the color of feces contains information of the digestive system, and not only the red coloring due to colorectal cancer, for example, but also gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, and abnormalities of the pancreas, the small intestine and the large intestine, etc., are correlated to the color of feces.
  • the health state by combining it with the LED emission wavelength of the illumination section, as in the spectral representation of an occult blood reaction.
  • a deep green color indicates the possibility of a bile stone stuck in the bile duct, jaundice, pancreatic cancer or liver cancer
  • a deep black coal tar color indicates the possibility of bleeding of the stomach
  • a black color is the color of oxidized iron in blood, indicating the possibility of gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer or gastric cancer.
  • Blood is mixed in the feces, i.e., hemorrhagic feces, indicates the possibility of troubles of the large intestine, as well as colorectal cancer.
  • bright-red blood indicates the possibility of rectal cancer.
  • the color indicator device indicates the color and prompts the user to take a test at a hospital so that the user will immediately take a formal test.
  • a normal color of feces is yellowish brown. Then, the color detection results may be recorded and continued observation may take place.
  • Embodiments of the present invention have been described above regarding a system in which a camera is started to continually capture the image after a pressure sensor detects a user sitting in place or after a test start switch is turned ON.
  • the sensing sections may be provided other than in the spacer portions.
  • the sensing sections may be provided on the upper edge portion of the toilet bowl or may be embedded in the upper portion of the toilet bowl.
  • the feces color detection device of the present invention which observes the color of the feces surface every time the user defecates, it is possible to detect occult blood on the feces surface without the user being aware of it, as well as monitoring changes in the health state. Because it can be implemented with a simple structure without any extensive structure, it can be used for the purpose of general health care of a user himself/herself or for testing the health state, and may also be used as a toilet bowl (toilet seat) at a hospital or installed in a public bathroom, allowing a fecal occult blood reaction to be detected very inexpensively without using any reagent.

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