WO2018207711A1

WO2018207711A1 - Health monitoring system, health monitoring method, and health monitoring program

Info

Publication number: WO2018207711A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/017569
Authority: WO
Inventors: マリア鶴岡; 吉隆和田
Original assignee: サイマックス株式会社
Priority date: 2017-05-09
Filing date: 2018-05-02
Publication date: 2018-11-15

Abstract

The present invention is provided with: a storage unit which stores shape information about each toilet bowl and volume information about flush water; a detection unit for non-contact detection of electromagnetic waves radiated from the urine of a user using a toilet bowl or from the flush water which the urine of the user using the toilet bowl has flowed into; a temperature measurement unit which, on the basis of the detected electromagnetic waves, measures the temperature of the urine or the flush water which the urine has flowed into; an analysis unit which, on the basis of the measured temperature, analyzes the volume of the urine using a fluid model that represents the relationship between the shape information, the volume of the urine, and the measured temperature; and an inference unit which infers the disease of the user on the basis of urine information including the analyzed urine volume.

Description

Health monitoring system, health monitoring method and health monitoring program

The present invention relates to a health monitoring system, a health monitoring method and a health monitoring program, and more particularly to a health monitoring system installed in a toilet to analyze urination and inferring a disease, a health monitoring method and a health monitoring program.

In response to the recent increase in health consciousness, there have conventionally been many services that analyze the state (amount or component) of urine, monitor the health state, and give advice. If there is a physical abnormality, the urine condition is likely to change, and it is effective to monitor the urine condition on a regular basis in order to detect the physical abnormality.

As such an analysis technique of urine, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses the concentration of a specific component in the urine of a person who was actually measured and the concentration of the specific component in the total daily urine which is measured. The data representing the correlation between the two are stored, and the concentration of the specific component in the whole urine of the subject is calculated using the correlation, and the subject's There is disclosed a urination information measuring device for calculating the amount of excretion of a specific component in daily urine.

In addition, in Patent Document 2, a urination information measuring device for calculating the urination volume and the urine flow rate by a bowl of a toilet bowl for storing urine and a urine data measuring means for measuring the volume and weight of urine stored in the bowl is described. It is disclosed. The voiding measuring device described in Patent Document 2 calculates voiding volume and urine flow rate from each water level or rate of change of water level at the beginning or end of voiding, and applies a predetermined vibration model to the calculated data. The voiding information was calculated by processing according to

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However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to largely include a case and a sensor unit, hold the case with a hand of the person to be measured, and sprinkle urine excreted by the person to be measured on the sensor unit. The usability was not always sufficient.

Also in the invention described in Patent Document 2, as a means for measuring the volume and weight of urine stored in the bowl of the toilet bowl, the water level data of the stored water in the bowl is used, or the lower water pressure measurement of the sewage pipe is used. The use of the elements that make up the toilet bowl made it impossible to apply to existing toilet bowls. Therefore, in the urination information measuring device described in Patent Document 2, the versatility is poor and the usability is not always sufficient.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and convenient health monitoring system, a health monitoring method and a health monitoring program for analysis of urination such as urine component analysis and estimation of a disease based on the analysis result. .

The health monitoring system according to the present invention comprises a storage unit for storing shape information for each toilet bowl and water volume information of stored water, and an electromagnetic wave emitted by the urine of the user of the toilet bowl or the pooled water into which the user of the toilet bowl flows. A non-contact detection unit, a temperature measurement unit that measures the temperature of urine or urine that has flowed in based on the detected electromagnetic waves, shape information, and the amount of urination based on the measured temperature And an analysis unit that analyzes the urine volume of urination with a fluid model representing a relationship with the measured temperature, and an estimation unit that estimates a user's disease based on urination information including the analyzed urine volume.

Furthermore, in the health monitoring system according to the present invention, the detection unit may detect temperatures of a plurality of points arranged two-dimensionally based on the shape information.

Furthermore, in the health monitoring system according to the present invention, the temperature measurement unit acquires the temperature distribution based on the temperatures detected at a plurality of points, and the analysis unit generates urination urine based on the acquired temperature distribution and the fluid model. Volume or urine flow may be analyzed.

Furthermore, the health monitoring system according to the present invention further includes a human detection unit that detects whether or not a person is present in an individual room in which the toilet bowl is installed, and the detection unit detects the presence of a human by the human detection unit. The detection of electromagnetic waves may be enabled based on

Furthermore, the health monitoring system according to the present invention comprises: an electrode unit for measuring the potential difference in the urine into which urine or urine has flowed; a correction unit for correcting the measured potential difference based on the water amount information and the analyzed urine volume; The analyzer may further include an analysis unit that analyzes the urine component of urination based on the potential difference, and the inference unit may infer the disease of the user based on the analyzed urine component.

Furthermore, in the health monitoring system according to the present invention, the electrode unit may measure the potential difference between the two electrodes immersed in the stored water or the stored water into which the urine has flowed.

In the health monitoring system according to the present invention, a film which reacts with a component to be detected, a film obtained by immersing the film in the stored water, and a photographing unit for generating photographing information, water amount information and analysis The image processing apparatus further comprises a correction unit that corrects imaging information based on the urine volume, and an analysis unit that analyzes the urine component of urination based on the corrected imaging information, and the estimation unit is based on the analyzed urine component. You may guess the disease of

Furthermore, the health monitoring system according to the present invention further includes an illuminance sensor unit that measures the illuminance, the storage unit stores illuminance information for each toilet bowl, and the correction unit corrects the imaging information based on the illuminance information. May be

Furthermore, in the health monitoring system according to the present invention, the estimation unit may create a feature vector from the imaging information, identify the feature vector by training data, and estimate a disease based on the identified feature vector. .

Furthermore, the health monitoring system according to the present invention further comprises a user identification unit for identifying the user based on the user identification information output from the terminal owned by the user or the IC card, and the estimation unit uses the identification result. The disease may be estimated on a per user basis.

Furthermore, in the health monitoring system according to the present invention, the user identification unit further includes a measurement unit that measures the weight of the user received by the toilet seat of the toilet when the user uses the toilet seat, and generates weight information; The part may identify the user based on the weight information.

Furthermore, in the health monitoring system according to the present invention, the measuring unit may include a cartridge for storing the film, and the film used for the measurement may be extruded from the cartridge every time the film is photographed.

The health monitoring method according to the present invention includes a memory step of storing shape information of each toilet bowl and water volume information of stored water, and an electromagnetic wave emitted by the urine of the user of the toilet bowl or the pooled water into which the user of the toilet bowl flows. Non-contact detection step, Temperature measurement step for measuring the temperature of urine or stored water based on the detected electromagnetic wave, Shape information, urine volume of urination and temperature measured based on the measured temperature The analysis step of analyzing the urine volume of urination with a fluid model representing the relationship with the above, and the estimation step of inferring the disease of the user based on the urination information including the analyzed urine volume.

The health monitoring program according to the present invention is a program for controlling a computer, and has a memory function for storing shape information for each toilet bowl and water volume information of stored water, urinating the toilet bowl user or urinating the toilet bowl user A detection function for detecting in a non-contact manner an electromagnetic wave emitted by the inflowing stored water, a temperature measurement function for measuring the temperature of urination or stored water based on the detected electromagnetic wave, shape information based on the measured temperature, An analysis function that analyzes the urine volume of urination with a fluid model that represents the relationship between the urine volume of urination and the measured temperature, and a guessing function that estimates the disease of the user based on urination information including the analyzed urine volume Prepare.

The health monitoring system according to the present invention comprises a storage unit for storing shape information for each toilet bowl and water volume information of stored water, and an electromagnetic wave emitted by the urine of the user of the toilet bowl or the pooled water into which the user of the toilet bowl flows. A non-contact detection unit, a temperature measurement unit that measures the temperature of urine or urine that has flowed in based on the detected electromagnetic waves, shape information, and the amount of urination based on the measured temperature And an analysis unit that analyzes the urine volume of urination with a fluid model representing a relationship with the measured temperature, and an estimation unit that estimates a user's disease based on urination information including the analyzed urine volume. Due to these configurations, the health monitoring system according to the present invention is installed in the existing toilet bowl for measuring urine components, and the subject can measure urine components only by excreting as usual. The measurement can be performed more simply and hygienically than by measurement, and the usability can be improved.

Since the health monitoring system, the health monitoring method, and the health monitoring program according to the present invention analyze the movement of fluid by fluid simulation and analyze the urine volume, consider how much urination is diluted by the reservoir water Can be analyzed accurately.

The health monitoring system and the health monitoring method according to the present invention can improve simplicity and usability in analysis of urination information and estimation of diseases.

It is a system figure showing an example of health monitoring system composition. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an embodiment of a health monitoring system 500. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an embodiment of a health monitoring system 500. FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an example of an overview of an embodiment of a health monitoring system 500. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the outline of the measuring apparatus 200 of the health monitoring system 500. As shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the measuring apparatus 200 of one Embodiment of the health monitoring system 500. As shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the detection part 215 of one Embodiment of the health monitoring system 500. As shown in FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of an internal structure of a measurement unit 210 of the measurement apparatus 200 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of a measurement unit 210 of the measurement apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of a measurement unit 210 of the measurement apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of a measurement unit 210 of the measurement apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the structure of the film which comprises the imaging | photography part 212, and a reagent. It is a data conceptual diagram showing an example of data composition of a database of data which health monitoring system 500 memorizes. It is a data conceptual diagram showing an example of data composition of matching of measurement / analysis result of health monitoring system 500, and information, such as a disease. It is a flow chart which shows an example of processing which health monitoring system 500 performs. It is a flow chart which shows an example of processing which health monitoring system 500 performs. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of experimental results in Example 1 of the health monitoring system 500. It is explanatory drawing of the experimental result in Example 2 of the health monitoring system 500. FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Overview>
FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of a health monitoring system configuration according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a server 100, a measuring device 200, and a user terminal 300. Server 100 is connected to measurement device 200 and user terminal 300 via network 400. Although only one server 100, one measuring device 200, and one user terminal 300 are shown in FIG. 1 to simplify the description, it goes without saying that more than one server may be present. Moreover, the specific apparatus of the user terminal 300 is not limited to a smart phone like illustration, For example, a portable terminal, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, and another electronic device may be sufficient. Furthermore, the system may use a cloud service (including a public cloud and a private cloud), or may physically provide a shared or dedicated server in a target facility to provide a service.

The user terminal 300 is equipped with an application (hereinafter referred to as a “health monitoring application”) that displays monitoring results (including analysis results and estimation results) of health status which is a part of the health monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention As shown in FIG. 4, the display of the health monitoring application can be browsed to check the health condition of the user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the health monitoring system 500 installs the measuring device 200 in the existing toilet bowl or the like, and measures the fluid information on the fluid in the stored water in which the urinal of the toilet user has flowed in the measuring device 200 In the server 100, based on the measured fluid information, urination is analyzed by analyzing a fluid model that models a fluid flow area, and the user's disease is analyzed based on the urination information of the analyzed urination. Can guess. Thus, the health monitoring system 500 is simple and easy to use because, for example, while the user is at home or at work, the user can determine the signs of disease, the positive / negative, etc. simply by performing normal urination. Good and sustainable health monitoring services.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the health monitoring system 500 installs the measuring device 200 in an existing toilet or the like, and the photographing unit 212, the illuminance sensor unit 214, the detecting unit 215, and the temperature measuring unit of the measuring device 200. At 216, the temperature and the like related to the fluid in the stored water into which the urinal of the user of the toilet bowl flows in is measured without contact, etc., and based on the fluid information including the measured temperature etc. It is possible to analyze urination with a fluid model representing a relationship such as, and to estimate the user's disease based on the urination information including the analyzed urine volume of urination. Thus, the health monitoring system 500 is simple and easy to use because, for example, while the user is at home or at work, the user can determine the signs of disease, the positive / negative, etc. simply by performing normal urination. Good and sustainable health monitoring services.

Further, the health monitoring system 500 is not limited to application to a home or a work place, and can be used for health management of a patient also in a care facility or a hospital, and risk reduction on the operation side can also be achieved. Here, the "voiding information" refers to various information related to the user's urination, and may include the urine amount of urine, the urine temperature, the urine component, and the like.

In this example, although the example using server 100 was shown, it is not limited to this, for example, health monitoring system 500 is constituted with measuring device 200 single or measuring device 200 and user terminal 300 without using server 100. You may In addition, the health monitoring system 500 may be a cloud doctor service (for example, a service for medical treatment of a patient's health or physical condition over a network) or a cloud mother service (for example, using mechanical intelligence by deep learning). For example, it can also be used to monitor children's health and physical condition over a network.

<Configuration>
Hereinafter, configurations of the server 100, the measuring apparatus 200, and the user terminal 300 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a health monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the health monitoring system according to the first embodiment includes a measurement device 200 including a measurement unit 210, and a server 100 including a control unit including an analysis unit 121 and an estimation unit 124.

The measurement unit 210 of the measurement device 200 measures fluid information on the fluid in the pooled water in which the urinal of the user of the toilet bowl has flowed.

Based on the fluid information measured by the measurement unit 210, the analysis unit 121 of the server 100 determines the relationship between the shape of the toilet bowl, the amount of urination urine, and the temperature of urination or urination-containing water (distilled water into which urination flows). Analyze urination with the fluid model that it represents. Further, the estimation unit 124 of the server 100 estimates the disease of the user based on the urination information including the analyzed urine volume of urination.

Then, in one embodiment, the measuring unit 210 detects in a non-contact manner the electromagnetic wave emitted by the urine of the user of the toilet bowl or the urine of the user of the toilet bowl, and urinates based on the detected electromagnetic wave. Or measure the temperature of urine containing water.

As described above, it is possible to measure the temperature by noncontactly detecting the electromagnetic wave emitted by the urine of the user of the toilet bowl user or the urine of the user of the toilet bowl, as described above. Therefore, for example, the durability can be maintained for a longer time in a hygienic manner than when the measuring apparatus 200 is in contact with urine or urine containing urine of a subject for immersion or the like to measure temperature, and usability can be improved.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a health monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of functional configurations of the server 100, the measuring apparatus 200, and the user terminal 300. Note that the arrangement of each unit may be appropriately changed among the server 100, the measuring apparatus 200, and the user terminal 300 according to the operating environment and the condition of each device. For example, the analysis unit 121, the correction unit 122, the analysis unit 123, and the estimation unit 124 of the server 100 may be disposed in the control unit 230 of the measuring device 200, or may be disposed in the control unit 320 of the user terminal 300. As shown in FIG. 3, the server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a control unit 120, and a storage unit 130.

Also, the server 100 may have a multi-stage configuration, and for example, may be configured from a server (relay server) installed in a facility and a server covering a specific area including a plurality of facilities or all areas. . As the transmission timing of the relay server, (1) periodically (for example, every fixed time determined in consideration of the capacity of the storage unit 130), (3) a threshold is set to the storage capacity of the storage unit 250 The transmission timing may be set when the threshold value is reached.

The communication unit 110 includes a receiving unit 111 and a transmitting unit 112, and has a function of executing communication with the measuring apparatus 200 and the user terminal 300 via the network 400. The communication may be wired or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed.

The receiving unit 111 has a function of receiving measurement data and the like from each measuring apparatus 200 and each user terminal 300 under the control of the control unit 120 via the network 400, and transmitting the measurement data to the control unit 120. Specifically, the receiving unit 111 receives, from the measuring device 200, the stored water in the bowl of the toilet bowl and the water temperature information of the water including the urination of the user of the toilet bowl in the stored water (hereinafter referred to as "water containing urination") Voltage information by the potential difference between the electrodes by immersing the electrode in urine containing water, user identification information for identifying the user, illuminance information, and photographing information obtained by photographing the film reacted with the reagent in the photographing unit 212 (hereinafter referred to as “photographing information” ) Is transmitted to the control unit 120.

The transmitting unit 112 has a function of transmitting control data and the like to each measuring device 200 and monitoring result data and the like to each user terminal 300 under the control of the control unit 120 via the network 400. Specifically, for example, the transmission unit 112 measures user information (for example, ID information etc.) stored in the storage unit 130 for control of the user identification unit 220, measurement and photographing of the measurement unit 210, and the user identification unit 220. The dynamic parameter data etc. necessary for the identification of the subject are transmitted to the measuring apparatus 200, and display data representing the monitoring result such as the analysis result concerning the analyzed urine component and the estimation result concerning the positive and negative of the estimated disease Transmit to user terminal 300.

The control unit 120 includes an analysis unit 121, a correction unit 122, an analysis unit 123, and an estimation unit 124, and is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the server 100. In addition, when the control unit 120 receives the analysis result from the analysis unit 123, and receives the estimation result from the estimation unit 124, the control unit 120 displays the analysis result on the display unit 330 of the user terminal 300 in text, a table or a graph. Generate display data for The control unit 120 transmits the generated display data to the transmission unit 112 in order to transmit the generated display data to the user terminal 300.

The analysis unit 121 has a function of analyzing urination by analyzing a fluid model obtained by modeling a region through which the fluid flows based on fluid information. Here, "fluid information" means information necessary for fluid analysis, and is composed of bowl bowl shape information (hereinafter referred to as "shape information"), water volume information of stored water in the bowl of the toilet bowl, water temperature information, etc. Be done. Specifically, based on the temperature of the urine or urine containing water measured by the temperature measurement unit 216, the analysis unit 121 specifically determines the shape information, the urine volume of urine, and the measured temperature of the urine or urine containing water. Analyze the urine volume of voiding with a fluid model that represents the relationship with

Specifically, the analysis unit 121 flows around the measurement unit 210 based on, for example, at least one of shape information of the bowl of the toilet bowl, water volume information of stored water in the bowl of the toilet bowl, water temperature information, and the like. Based on a fluid model obtained by modeling the fluid, the fluid around the measuring unit 210 is analyzed to calculate urine volume, thereby analyzing urination. In addition to the shape information of the bowl of the toilet bowl, the water volume information of the water stored in the bowl of the toilet bowl, and the water temperature information, the analysis unit 121 also performs at least information on the toilet environment such as amount information of detergent etc. or component information of detergent etc. Any one of them may be added, and based on these, fluid may be modeled to analyze urination information. As a result, it is not necessary to collect only urine and measure the urine volume, or to measure the urine volume from the water level change rate with a measuring instrument attached to the bowl or drain of a toilet bowl, which is convenient for the user A health monitoring system can be provided.

The modeling of the fluid is carried out, for example, using regression analysis by SVM (Support vector machine) etc., based on the water temperature information generated from the measured water temperature of the stored water and the urine containing water, the water temperature of the stored water and the urine containing water is It is conceivable to construct and analyze a prediction model of how to change and eventually converge. In addition, in the regression analysis, the data structure derived by the kernel method may be combined with SVM and analyzed. As another example, it is also conceivable to construct and analyze a regression model using regression analysis by MCMC method (Markov Chain Monte Carlo) (Markov chain Monte Carlo method). Furthermore, it is also conceivable to use a finite element method or a CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) method as an example of modeling a fluid region using fluid simulation.

As an example, when regression analysis is used in modeling the fluid, the analysis unit 121 changes the amount of urine volume q _u by changing the temperature T of the pooled water in the toilet bowl before urination and the temperature T of the temperature of urination-containing water after urination T _{Using a} , temperature difference T _b between temperature of urine (constant between core body temperature 36 and 38) and temperature of water containing urine after urination, and parameters q _w for each shape of toilet bowl, the following equation ( As in 1), it can be expressed by a mathematical model that represents the relationship between the shape information of the toilet bowl, the urine volume of urination, and the measured temperature of urination or urine containing water.

In addition, as an example, the analysis unit 121 may analyze the urine volume or the urine flow rate of urination based on the temperature distribution acquired by the temperature measurement unit 216 and the prediction model. Specifically, for example, based on a temperature distribution, the analysis unit 121 may perform fluid analysis for each temperature distribution area, and analyze the urine flow or urine flow for each area. In the analysis, the flow rate may be determined by the temperature difference between two points according to the temperature distribution used for the thermal mass flow meter to determine the urine volume or the urine flow rate, or using machine learning, for example, SVM In this case, the distance between the support vector of each classification and the support vector is maximized in advance with the urine volume or urine flow as the objective variable (feature amount) and the explanatory variable (feature amount) as the temperature for each temperature distribution region. A determination boundary may be determined, and urine volume or urine flow may be determined by classification according to the determination boundary.

The correction unit 122 has a function of correcting voltage information based on urination information including water volume information and urine volume. Specifically, for example, the correction unit 122 divides the urine volume by the sum of the water volume and the urine volume to calculate the dilution degree, and corrects the voltage information from the dilution degree. Thus, it is possible to acquire voltage information in consideration of dilution by stored water or the like in the bowl of the toilet bowl and, consequently, to analyze the urine component.

As an example, the correction unit 122 uses the potential difference E ′ as voltage information corrected according to the dilution degree, the urine amount q _u , the water amount q _t in the bowl of the toilet bowl, and the potential difference E as voltage information. It can be expressed as (2).

The correction unit 122 has a function of correcting the photographing information based on the illuminance information. Here, “illuminance information” refers to information representing the illuminance (brightness) (lx) of the film surface of the photographing unit 212. Specifically, for example, the correction unit 122 corrects by adjusting the lightness of the RGB values to an appropriate value based on the illuminance information. This makes it possible to obtain RGB values in consideration of the influence of illumination, and to perform color measurement with high accuracy.

The analysis unit 123 has a function of analyzing the urine component based on the voltage information or the corrected voltage information (hereinafter referred to as “voltage information (after correction)”). Specifically, the analysis unit 123 analyzes, for example, the molecular concentration of components such as chloride, glucose, potassium, sodium, and urea in urine based on voltage information (after correction). It is also possible to analyze the ph value as shown in FIG. Thereby, even if the urine is diluted with the reservoir water, it can be analyzed accurately. In addition, the analysis unit 123 transmits the analysis result to the control unit 120 to generate display data that causes the user terminal 300 to display the analysis result.

The analysis unit 123 also has a function of analyzing the urine component based on the imaging information or the corrected imaging information (hereinafter referred to as “imaging information (after correction)”). Specifically, for example, the analysis unit 123 measures the color of the coloring reaction of the specific component in the urine to the reagent based on the imaging information (RGB value), and the specific component in the urine corresponding to the color or the concentration thereof Analyze In addition, the analysis unit 123 transmits the analysis result to the control unit 120 to generate display data that causes the user terminal 300 to display the analysis result. Thereby, analysis of the specific component in urine and its concentration by bioassay (immunochromatography method etc.) can be realized easily and automatically without human intervention, not by human eyes etc.

The estimation unit 124 has a function of estimating the user's disease based on the analyzed urination information of urination. Specifically, the estimation unit 124 estimates the user's disease based on, for example, the analyzed specific component in urine (specifically, for example, the concentration of the component or the like). As an example, as shown in FIG. 10, the urinary glucose value is calculated by analyzing the concentration of glucose in urine, and it is estimated whether diabetes is positive or negative. Further, FIG. 10 shows the correspondence between the measurement results of the other measurement units 210 or the analysis results of the analysis unit 123 (referred to as “measurement / analysis results”) and information such as a disease or the like inferred from the measurement / analysis results. An example is shown. In the estimation of the estimation unit 124, the estimation described in the example of the correspondence may be included. Further, the estimation unit 124 transmits to the control unit 120 in order to generate display data that causes the user terminal 300 to display the estimation result.

In the estimation by the estimation unit 124, (1) estimation based on a threshold and (2) estimation based on machine learning can be used. For example, in the estimation of (1), the estimation unit 124 compares the measurement result with the threshold stored in the storage unit 130, for example, if it is within the threshold (normal (or negative)), the threshold is exceeded If it is present, it is judged as abnormal (or positive) and the disease is inferred. In the estimation of (2), feature quantities of measurement results are extracted, and a feature vector is created based on the feature quantities. The created feature vector is data created using multiple cases of a set of dictionary data (measurement values and test results (results based on analysis results and inference results, such as whether the disease is positive or negative) based on the measurement values) Discrimination is performed on the basis of data used as training data (teacher data) in machine learning, and a disease is inferred from the discrimination result. A neutral network (Perceptron), SVM, or the like may be used as a technique of the machine learning. Thereby, the estimation accuracy of the estimation unit 124 can be improved by the learning effect of machine learning.

In addition, the estimation unit 124 may, for example, estimate the disease of the user of the toilet bowl based on the analyzed urine volume and urine flow rate. More specifically, the estimation unit 124 plots, for example, as a uloftometry test, a graph of urine flow time [seconds] on the horizontal axis and a graph of urine flow [ml / s] on the vertical axis from the analyzed urine volume and urine flow rate. The disease of the user may be inferred from the urination curve determined in this way. The estimation unit 124 is normal when, for example, the urination curve draws a symmetrical parabola of symmetry symmetrical with the highest point (maximum urinary flow) in a curve close to a convex parabola upward; Otherwise, it may be inferred as abnormal (some urination disorder (bladder neck sclerosis, chronic prostatitis, etc.)). Thereby, the health monitoring system according to the present invention is installed in the existing toilet bowl, and the subject simply urinates as usual, and the urine flow test (uroflometry test) is performed, and the toilet is used simply. Can estimate the disease of a person.

The storage unit 130 has a function of storing various programs, data, and parameters required for the server 100 to operate. Specifically, for example, the storage unit 130 includes fluid information (shape information of bowl of toilet bowl, water volume information of stored water of toilet bowl), imaging information, weight information, illuminance information, user identification information, communication unit 110, control unit The parameters necessary for the operation of 120 and the storage unit 130 are stored. As an example, as shown in FIG. 8, the storage unit 130 stores information necessary for analysis, analysis, etc., measurement results, and inspection results (analysis results, estimation results) in various databases (hereinafter referred to as “DB”). To memorize. The data storage and management method is not limited to the DB, and may be stored in various setting files (hereinafter referred to as “setting file”) such as definition files, parameter files, and temporary files. The storage unit 250 is typically realized by various recording media such as a hard disc drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), and a flash memory (SD (secure digital) memory card). The various DBs are indicated by <data> described later.
The above is the configuration of the server 100.

Next, the configuration of the measuring apparatus 200 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the measuring apparatus 200 includes a measuring unit 210, a user identifying unit 220, a control unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a storage unit 250. Moreover, the measuring apparatus 200 can arrange each part in a plurality of devices. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the measuring apparatus 200 arranges the measuring unit 210 on an apparatus as shown on the left in FIG. 5, while the user identification unit 220, the control unit 230, the communication unit 240, and the storage unit 250. It can arrange collectively to another apparatus (Hereafter, it is called "the main-body part of the measuring apparatus 200") as shown on the right of FIG. Thus, the device provided with only the measuring unit 210 may be installed in the bowl or the like of the toilet bowl, and one of the devices may be properly installed in a range where there is no problem with communication. It can be done. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the main body of the measuring apparatus 200 is installed within the reach of the wiring (for example, the side of the tank, etc.) as shown in FIG. Then, it may be connected to the measuring apparatus 200 by wire or wirelessly. In the case of wired communication, there is an advantage that power feeding can be performed in addition to communication. On the other hand, in the case of wireless communication, only communication is performed, but there is an advantage that the ease of installation and freedom of installation range are high.

The measuring unit 210 includes an electrode unit 211, a photographing unit 212, a film 213, an illuminance sensor unit 214, a detecting unit 215, and a temperature measuring unit 216. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the measuring unit 210 may be installed so that at least a part of the electrode unit 211 and the film 213 is immersed in the water in the bowl of the toilet bowl. In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the measuring unit 210 is configured to store the shadowed portion 212, the illuminance sensor unit 214, the detecting unit 215, and the temperature measuring unit 216 in the bowl of the toilet bowl separately from the electrode unit 211 and the film 213. It may be installed together in one or more devices to avoid contact with water. In this way, by setting it in a non-contacting manner with stored water, it is possible to maintain hygiene and durability for a long time, and use the device until it is broken due to aging (usually due to wear and natural wear) it can. In addition, about the structure and arrangement | positioning of the apparatus of each of these function parts, it may not be this limitation, but it may change suitably according to the toilet bowl of installation object, a user's request, etc.

When the measurement unit 210 receives that the measurement start is input from the user by the input unit provided in the control unit 230, the measurement unit 210 uses the transmission as a trigger to set the electrode unit 211, the imaging unit 212, the film 213, and the illuminance sensor unit 214. The detection unit 215 and the temperature measurement unit 216 (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “each unit constituting the measurement unit 210”) can start each measurement.

Measurement unit 210 sets at least one of temperature information (for example, water temperature of stored water or urine containing water) generated by temperature measurement unit 216 or voltage information (for example, potential difference) generated by electrode unit 211 to a predetermined threshold value. When it reaches, each measurement of each part which constitutes measurement part 210 can also be started or ended automatically. As a result, the user can start measurement in normal urination without selecting the start or end of measurement each time, and a user-friendly measurement device can be provided. In addition, it is preferable to set it as 38 degrees as a threshold value of the temperature information of measurement start.

The measurement unit 210 can also automatically start or end each measurement of each unit constituting the measurement unit 210 when the detection unit 215 receives infrared light of a predetermined wavelength. As a result, the user can start measurement in normal urination without selecting the start or end of measurement each time, and a user-friendly measurement device can be provided. The threshold of the wavelength at which measurement is started is preferably 8 μm (infrared rays emitted from the human body have a wavelength of 8 to 12 μm). In this case, it is preferable to transmit only a predetermined wavelength region using a wavelength selection filter so that the detection unit 215 can detect (since the sensor itself does not have infrared wavelength selectivity).

As an example, when the user approaches the detection unit 215 within a predetermined distance, the measurement unit 210 may automatically start or end the measurement of each unit constituting the measurement unit 210. As a result, the user can start measurement in normal urination without selecting the start or end of measurement each time, and a user-friendly measurement device can be provided.

In addition, the measurement unit 210 automatically performs measurement (triggering activation of each unit (for example, activation or pause of the detection unit 215 or release of the sleeve state) after the user identification unit 220 completes the user identification process as a trigger. Furthermore, the measuring unit 210 may set a threshold for each measurement item, and may end the measurement when the data that reaches the threshold is acquired as a trigger. The measurement may be manually started or ended by an operation input from the display unit 330 of the user terminal 300. Furthermore, a human sensor (not shown) may be provided in the measuring apparatus 200, and infrared rays of the human sensor may be used. The measurement may be triggered by detecting the sign of the person as a trigger, or the measurement may be ended by detecting that the sign of the person has ceased. Beginning or end, the measuring unit 210 may be controlled in total, it may be controlled for each one or more respective portions of the measuring section 210.

The electrode unit 211 measures the electromotive force (potential difference, voltage value) by the electrolyte and the current value flowing between the electrodes immersed in the urine containing water, using two or more electrodes, with respect to the specific component in the urine which is the electrolyte To generate voltage information. Specifically, for example, the electrode unit 211 includes two or more electrodes, a potentiometer, and an ammeter in order to measure the concentration of a specific component in urine. The electrode unit 211 immerses these electrodes in urination-containing water, for example, by using one as a reference electrode and another electrode as a working electrode, and the concentration (activity) of the urine component for analysis of urination-containing water The electromotive force difference between the working electrode and the reference electrode in response to is measured with a potentiometer. Voltage information is generated based on the measurement result, and the generated voltage information is transmitted to the transmission unit 242 via the control unit 230 in order to be transmitted to the server 100.

Here, “voltage information” refers to information relating to electromotive force (potential difference, voltage value) by a specific component (electrolyte) in the urine generated using the electrode of the electrode unit 211. In addition, although the example which used the ion-selective electrode method was shown, you may use enzyme electrode method (GOD (Glucose OxiDase) method), and the electrode method which becomes a counter electrode is added, and the electrode method by three electrodes is You may use. Thereby, the concentration etc. of the specific component in urine can be measured based on the generated voltage information.

As an example, the potential difference E as voltage information, the pH value pH _i of the reference electrode, and the pH value pH _o which is a hydrogen ion concentration as a characteristic component in urine can be expressed as in the following formula (3). Normally, pH _i 77, where α specifies sensitivity and e specifies asymmetry potential. For example, at an ideal electrode with a water temperature of 25 ° C., α = 1 and e = 0.

The imaging unit 212 has a function of causing a specific component in urine to undergo a color reaction with a reagent or the like using a bioassay, and imaging the degree of the reaction. Specifically, for example, the photographing unit 212 includes a photographing unit that photographs the film 213.

The photographing unit 212 immerses and absorbs urination-containing water in the sample pad, and reads an RGB (Red Green Blue) value of color development due to the color reaction of the test line and the control line by photographing with photographing means such as a camera The imaging information (the read RGB value) is transmitted to the transmitting unit 242 via the control unit 230 for transmission to the server 100.

The server 100 measures the color developed by the color reaction based on the shooting information. Thus, it is possible to measure the color with less cost than reading the wavelength or the like using a spectroscope or the like. At this time, although it is assumed that noise is included, the correction unit 122 of the server 100 can remove the noise.

Here, in the prior art of Patent Documents 1 and 2, a sample is added to a pad using an antigen-antibody reaction such as an immunochromatographic assay method to cause an antigen-antibody reaction to form a complex, and the complex is a different type. There is a problem that it can not be applied to a test method that further binds as a complex with an antibody and determines the positive / negative status of pregnancy or disease by its reaction (for example, color development).

The health monitoring system 500 according to the present invention further includes a photographing unit 212 including a film 213 that changes a color according to the component of the stored water into which urination has flowed, and a photographing unit that photographs the film 213 to generate photographing information. The correction unit 122 corrects the imaging information based on urination information including water amount information and the urine amount of urination, and the analysis unit 123 analyzes the urine component based on the corrected imaging information. The present invention can also be applied to a test method using the antigen-antibody reaction of the present invention, and more measurement can be performed as compared with a conventional urinal information measuring device installed in the toilet bowl.

The film 213 is a thin film (film) that changes its color according to the components of the urine containing water. For example, the film 213 can be added with a reagent to cause a color reaction of a specific component in the urine, and a tape shape (for example, a shape having a thin strip shape, a shape which can be taken up by a reel, etc.) Any material may be used, and it may be composed of a polymer component such as a synthetic resin, or may be composed of a fiber such as paper or cloth. The film 213 is preferably transparent. For example, when the immunochromatography method is used as an assay method, the film 213 includes, but is not limited to, a sample pad, a conjugate pad, a test line (detection line), a control line and a membrane, an absorbent pad, etc. . The configuration of the film 213 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7.

The illuminance sensor unit 214 has a function of measuring the illuminance (brightness) of the film surface photographed by the photographing unit 212. It comprises a light receiving element such as a photodiode. For example, the illuminance sensor unit 214 converts light incident on the light receiving element into a current to detect the illuminance, and transmits the illuminance information to the transmitting unit 242 via the control unit 230 in order to transmit the illuminance information to the server 100. The server 100 can correct the measurement result of the color using the illuminance information. Thereby, the measurement result of the color in consideration of the illumination intensity by illumination can be obtained, and the reaction condition of the specific component for analysis purpose in urine can be analyzed accurately.

The temperature measurement unit 216 has a function of measuring the temperature of the stored water in the bowl of the toilet bowl or the temperature of the urine containing water and generating the water temperature information. The temperature measurement unit 216 includes, for example, a thermistor, an oscillator, and a counter. The thermistor outputs a change in resistance due to a temperature change, the change in resistance is converted to a frequency by an oscillator, and the counter measures the frequency to measure a temperature. The water temperature information is transmitted to the transmission unit 242 via the control unit 230 in order to be transmitted to the server 100.

The temperature measurement unit 216 measures the temperature of the urine or urine containing water based on the electromagnetic wave detected by the detection unit 215. The temperature measurement unit 216 generates water temperature information based on the measured temperature, and transmits the water temperature information to the transmission unit 242 via the control unit 230 in order to transmit the information to the server 100. The said electromagnetic waves can consider infrared rays (especially far infrared rays), for example.

The detection unit 215 may have a function of detecting in a non-contact manner electromagnetic waves (radiation) emitted by the urine of the user of the toilet bowl or the urine of the user of the toilet bowl. Specifically, for example, in the case of a thermal sensor as the infrared sensor together with the temperature measurement unit 216, the detection unit 215 is, for example, (1) a pyroelectric temperature sensor, (2) a thermopile, It is conceivable to measure the temperature of the urine or urine containing water. In this way, by detecting the electromagnetic wave that they emit non-contacting to the stored water, urine or urine containing water, the water level by the stored water etc. for immersion is not required, so even Western style toilet bowl is of Japanese type Measurement becomes possible even in the toilet bowl, and usability can be improved.

Specifically, when the detection unit 215 is realized using, for example, the above (1) pyroelectric temperature sensor, the detection unit 215 is an optical system (Fresnel lens etc.) for increasing the light collection ratio of infrared light, It may be configured to include a pyroelectric sensor including a pyroelectric element, an OP amplifier (since a charge obtained by infrared rays generated from a human body is small, the change in voltage is amplified) or the like. As a pyroelectric element, ferroelectric ceramics such as PZT (lead zirconate titanate) which is a substance exhibiting a pyroelectric effect, single crystals such as LiTaO ₃ (lithium tantalate), organic substances such as PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) It is conceivable to use materials.

Specifically, when the detection unit 215 is realized using, for example, the above (2) thermopile, the detection unit 215 includes an optical system (Fresnel lens etc.) for increasing the light collection ratio of infrared light, a wavelength selection filter, Thermopile element with thermocouple effect, OP amplifier (Infrared generated from human body, etc. may be included. Silicon-based material (n-type polysilicon, p-type polysilicon) or membrane (plastic) as the thermopile element When silicon-based materials are used for the thermopile element, it is possible to construct a thermocouple by n-type polysilicon, p-type polysilicon and metal (Al) and connect them in series. In addition, the detection unit 215 may use a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) thermopile.

The detection unit 215 may detect temperatures of a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged points, as an example. Specifically, the detection unit 215 detects, for example, the temperature of the urine or urine containing water by a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged points by infrared thermography, and the temperature measurement unit 216 detects the temperature at the plurality of points. Based on the temperature distribution may be obtained to generate a thermal image. The temperature measurement unit 216 measures the temperature based on the generated thermal image. The said Example is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 6 is a view schematically showing a mode in which the detection unit 215 is installed in the toilet bowl and the temperature of the stored water or the urine containing urine is measured by infrared thermography as an example of an overview of an embodiment of the health monitoring system 500. It is.

As shown in FIG. 6, the detection unit 215 uses, for example, an optical system and an infrared camera, and the infrared imaging device (microbolometer or the like) of the infrared camera receives infrared light. The temperature measurement unit 216 can measure the intensity of the received infrared light, and obtain the temperature distribution of the entire surface of the stored water or the urine containing water by coloring according to the measured intensity. In the case of infrared thermography, the infrared imaging elements are two-dimensionally arrayed and incorporated, such as 384 horizontal × 288 vertical, and 320 horizontal × 240 vertical. For example, if the surface temperature is high, the detection unit 215 colors in warm color such as red, and if the temperature is low, colors in cold color such as blue, etc., and adds contrast and contrast to express the acquired temperature distribution You may The temperature measurement unit 216 is thus configured to detect temperatures of a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged points, which is more accurate and more real-time than measuring temperatures at one or a plurality of one-dimensional points. The temperature of the reservoir water or urine containing water can be measured.

As an example, the detection unit 215 may include a plurality of infrared detection elements in a two-dimensional array, and may output the temperature distribution of the measurement target area. As shown in FIG. 5, in the detection unit 215, for example, infrared detection elements (such as MEMS-type thermopile elements) are arranged in a grid, and each infrared detection element divides the area to be measured into grids. The temperature distribution of the area to be measured may be output by each infrared detection element measuring the temperature in each of the divided areas as indicated by the dotted arrows. With such a configuration, it is possible to catch a rapid temperature change in more real time.

In addition, as an example, the detection unit 215 detects a person's presence or absence in the room where the toilet bowl is installed, a person who detects movement of a person into the room where the toilet bowl is installed, an operation of the person, etc. The detection of the electromagnetic wave may be enabled based on the detection of the presence of a person by a detection unit (not shown). Here, the “person detection unit” detects movement of a person or movement of a person including detection of movement of a person into or out of a room of a toilet by opening or closing a door. The above-mentioned human detection sensor (not shown), the user identification unit 220, an atmospheric pressure sensor described later, a lighting device, and a vibration sensor are collectively referred to.

Specifically, for example, as a part of the measurement unit 210, the detection unit 215 is provided with an air pressure sensor (not shown) as a part of the measurement unit 210 of the measurement apparatus 200 in addition to the measurement start means described above. The detection of the detection unit 215 may be enabled using the detection of the pressure sensor as a trigger by detecting the entrance of the person into the individual room by opening and closing and the movement of the person to and from the individual room of the toilet. In addition, the detection unit 215 may enable detection based on the lighting of the lighting device being turned on in cooperation with the lighting device (not shown) of the private room of the toilet. Furthermore, a vibration sensor (not shown) is provided in the toilet bowl or in the vicinity of the toilet bowl as a part of the measuring unit 210 of the measuring device 200 to detect the vibration due to the human action and detect the vibration sensor's detection as a trigger. Detection may be enabled. Specifically, these triggers send a signal of activation or pause or release of the sleeve state from the main body or measurement unit 210 of the measuring device 200 to activate or deactivate the detection unit 215 and detect the sleeve state. .

When the measurement unit 210 is connected to the detection unit 215 by wireless connection, or when the measurement unit 210 is connected to the main unit of the measurement apparatus 200 wirelessly, power can not always be supplied, and maintenance of the detection unit 215 is performed. In order to reduce the frequency and enable long-term operation, suppressing power consumption is one of the effective means. When the detection unit 215 does not need to perform detection due to the configuration that enables detection when the detection by the detection unit 215 as described above becomes necessary, the power is turned off or in the sleep state or the sleeve state. Consumption can be reduced, which in turn reduces maintenance frequency and enables long-term operation.

The user identification unit 220 has a function of identifying a user to be monitored by the health monitoring system 500 using a toilet bowl. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the user identification unit 220 is connected to the measurement unit 210 by a cable or the like, and includes a suction unit for a pottery device such as a tank so as to be provided in a tank storing wash water. Alternatively, other attachment means may be provided. Also, the user identification unit 220 may be connected to the measurement unit 210 wirelessly.

Specifically, the user identification unit 220 is, for example, information (for example, a QR code (registered trademark)) (for example, QR code (registered trademark)) that uniquely identifies the user output by the health monitoring application installed in the user terminal 300 owned by the user. The information for identifying the user is hereinafter referred to as “user identification information”, magnetic information for uniquely identifying a user of an IC (Integrated Circuit) card owned by the user, WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), Read information (for example, received signal strength information, radio wave reception strength information, etc.) uniquely identifying the user such as WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) and wireless LAN (Local Area Network) such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc. Identify

As a result, identification of the user can be automatically performed only by holding the user terminal 300 or the IC card over the user identification unit 220, and the network can be automatically identified, and thus the identification can be performed. It can identify that it is an institution (for example, a company, a hospital, a school, etc.), and each time the user uses the toilet, it operates and inputs information that identifies the user and information that it identifies a specific institution. Can easily be identified.

Also, the user identification unit 220 may be configured to include the measurement unit 221. For example, in the case of a Western-style toilet bowl, the measuring unit 221 measures the weight [Kg] of the user received by the toilet seat, and stores the measured weight information for each user (hereinafter referred to as "weight information") in the storage unit 250. Remember. The user identification unit 220 identifies the user based on the weight information and generates user identification information. In addition, the user identification unit 220 includes a face recognition sensor, a face recognition, an attitude detection sensor, an attitude detection, a pulse measurement means, a pulse measurement of the user, and a blood pressure measurement means. The blood pressure measurement, the body fat percentage measurement means may be provided to measure the user's body fat percentage, and the muscle mass measurement means may be provided to identify the user by the user's muscle mass measurement.

In addition, as an example, as shown in FIG. 6, the measuring unit 221 may be realized using a pressure sensor. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a configuration example of a toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the measuring unit 221 is configured by attaching a pressure sensor 800 to the back of the toilet seat of the toilet. The pressure sensor 800 measures the weight of the user sitting on the toilet seat. Specifically, the pressure sensor 800 measures the weight applied from above when the user is seated on the toilet seat. Although four pressure sensors 800 are provided on the back of the toilet seat in FIG. 6, the number of pressure sensors may be any number, for example one.

The pressure sensor 800 is used to calculate the change in the weight of the user, and measures the weight applied from above. For example, pressure sensor 800 presupposes that 30 [Kg] was measured in the state where the user sat down in the toilet seat at predetermined timing. Then, pressure sensor 800 presupposes that 31 [kg] was measured in the state where the user sat down in the toilet seat at another timing. In this case, it is calculated that the weight of the user has increased by 1 [kg] from the predetermined timing to another timing. In addition, when the pressure sensor 800 is equipped with two or more in the toilet seat, the change of a user's body weight is calculated based on the sum total of the measured value in the said several pressure sensor. Thereafter, the calculated change is added to the weight of the user at a predetermined timing, and the weight of the user at another timing is obtained.

The change in weight may be calculated by multiplying the measurement value of the pressure sensor 800 by a predetermined weight, depending on the number of pressure sensors 800 attached to the toilet seat, the position thereof, and the like. For example, in the case where there is only one pressure sensor 800 provided in the toilet seat, and the toilet seat is supported at four points, the change in weight of the user is four times the measured value . Further, the predetermined weight may be determined in consideration of the position of the center of gravity of the user when the user is seated at the toilet seat.

Here, the predetermined timing and the other timing may be, for example, timing when using the health monitoring system 500. In this case, every time the health monitoring system is used, the change in weight can be calculated, and each time the use is made, the weight of the user can be obtained.

Note that the pressure sensor 800 can measure the actual weight of the user, in which case the user causes all of his weight to be added to the toilet seat. For example, the user raises his / her foot while sitting in the toilet seat so that all of his weight is added to the toilet seat alone.

The weight of the user measured using the pressure sensor 800 is stored in the user DB of the storage unit 130 provided in the server 100. The pressure sensor 800 stores the weight of the user in the user DB via the measurement unit 210 of the measurement device 200. Each time the user DB is notified of the weight of the user from the measuring device 200, the user DB updates the weight of the user.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment, by attaching the pressure sensor 800 to the toilet seat of the toilet bowl, the weight of the user sitting on the toilet seat can be measured. Therefore, for example, each time the user uses the toilet, it is possible to measure and calculate his / her latest weight. In addition, since the user can measure and calculate his / her weight simply by sitting on the toilet seat, it is possible to measure / calculate the weight more easily than when measuring with a weight scale.

In addition, since the weight is measured and calculated by the pressure sensor 800 attached to the toilet seat of the toilet bowl, whenever the user uses the health monitoring system 500, the latest weight of the user can be measured and calculated. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the disease of the user based on the latest weight of the user at the time of use of the health monitoring system.

The pressure sensor 800 may store the measured weight of each user in the storage unit 250 as weight information. The user identification unit 220 may identify the user based on the stored weight information and generate user identification information.

The user identification information may be transmitted to the server 100 together with the water temperature information to be set, the voltage information, the user identification information, the illuminance information, and the imaging information, or may be transmitted at the identified timing. The user identification unit 220 transmits the data to the transmission unit 242 via the control unit 230 in order to transmit to the server 100. Thus, the user can be identified automatically as part of a normal urination act, and each time the user uses the toilet bowl, it can be easily identified without inputting information for identifying the user. it can.

The control unit 230 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the measuring apparatus 200. In addition, the control unit 230 can include an input unit (not illustrated) that allows the user to manually select the start of each measurement related to urination. The control unit 230 transmits to the measuring unit 210 that the measurement start has been input by the input unit.

The communication unit 240 includes a receiving unit 241 and a transmitting unit 242, and has a function of executing communication with the server 100 and each user terminal 200 via the network 400. The communication may be wired or wireless (for example, a communication method such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), ZigBee, etc.), and if communication with each other can be carried out, Communication protocol may be used.

The receiving unit 241 has a function of receiving control data and the like from each server 100 and each user terminal 300 under the control of the control unit 230 via the network 400, and transmitting the control data and the like to the control unit 120. Specifically, the receiving unit 241 includes user information (for example, ID information etc.) stored in the storage unit 130 for controlling the user identifying unit 220 from the server 100, measurement and photographing of the measuring unit 210, and a user identifying unit Dynamic parameter data and the like necessary for the identification of 220 are received and transmitted to the control unit 230.

The transmitting unit 242 has a function of transmitting measurement data and the like to the server 100 and each user terminal 300 under the control of the control unit 230 via the network 400. Specifically, for example, the transmission unit 242 transmits the water temperature information, the voltage information, the user identification information (including the measurement information), the illuminance information, and the photographing information to the server 100 or each user terminal 300. Note that the transmission timing of the transmission unit 242 is (1) immediately after measurement (for example, triggered by transmission of measurement data from measurement unit 210 as a trigger), (2) periodically (for example, the user The transmission timing may be set when, for example, a threshold is set for the storage capacity of the storage unit 250 and the threshold is reached for each predetermined time determined in consideration of the life rhythm, the capacity of the storage unit 250, etc. .

The storage unit 250 has a function of storing various programs, data, and parameters required for the measurement device 200 to operate. Specifically, for example, the storage unit 250 stores user information and parameters necessary for operations of the measurement unit 210, the user identification unit 220, the control unit 230, and the communication unit 240. The storage unit 250 is typically realized by various recording media such as a hard disc drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), and a flash memory (SD (secure digital) memory card).
The above is the configuration of the measuring device 200.

Next, the configuration of the user terminal 300 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the user terminal 300 includes a communication unit 310, a control unit 320, a display unit 330, and a storage unit 340. Each part of the user terminal 300 may be configured to be included in the health monitoring application, or may be incorporated in the circuit of the user terminal 300.

The communication unit 310 includes a receiving unit 311 and a transmitting unit 312, and has a function of executing communication with the server 100 and each measuring device 200 via the network 400. The communication may be wired or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed.

The receiving unit 311 has a function of receiving display data and the like from each server 100 and each measuring device 200 under the control of the control unit 320 via the network 400, and transmitting the display data and the like to the control unit 320. Specifically, the receiving unit 311 receives, for example, display information including a test result of urine from the server 100, and stores user information (for example, ID information) stored in the storage unit 130 for control of the user identification unit 220. Etc.), and receives dynamic parameter data and the like necessary for measurement and photographing of the measurement unit 210 and identification of the user identification unit 220, and transmits it to the control unit 230.

The transmitting unit 312 performs user identification such as input information input by the user from the display unit 330 and QR code (registered trademark) information to the server 100 and each measuring device 200 under the control of the control unit 320 via the network 400. It has a function of transmitting information and the like.

The control unit 320 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the user terminal 300. In addition, when the control unit 320 receives the input result from the display unit 330 and also receives the estimation result from the estimation unit 124, the control unit 320 displays the result on the display unit 330 of the user terminal 300 as text, a table or a graph. Generate display data for The control unit 120 transmits the generated display data to the transmission unit 112 in order to transmit the generated display data to the user terminal 300.

The display unit 330 has a function of displaying display data and the like received from the server 100 or the measuring device 200. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 330 measures the measured value according to the measured urination and the measurement result such as normal or abnormal, the analysis result according to the analyzed urine component, the estimated disease Display data representing monitoring results such as positive or negative inference results etc. is displayed using text, a table or a graph. The result may be displayed on a daily basis, a weekly basis, a monthly basis, etc. In addition, the display unit 330 may include an input unit for the user to input, for example, user identification information (for example, name, age, sex, height, weight, etc.).

The storage unit 340 has a function of storing various programs, data, and parameters required for the user terminal 300 to operate. Specifically, for example, the storage unit 340 stores user identification information and parameters necessary for the operation of the communication unit 310, the control unit 320, the display unit 330, and the storage unit 340. The storage unit 250 is typically realized by various recording media such as a hard disc drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), and a flash memory (SD (secure digital) memory card).
The above is the configuration of the user terminal 300.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an overview of the health monitoring system 500. As shown in FIG. The said example is an example which installed the measuring apparatus 200 in a Western-style toilet bowl, and used the health monitoring system. The type of toilet bowl is not limited to a Western-style toilet bowl, and may be used in any type of toilet bowl, as long as it is a Japanese-style toilet bowl or the like, as long as it has flush water for cleaning and drainage. As shown in FIG. 4, a part (for example, the measuring unit 210) for measuring information related to the stored water and the urine containing water of the measuring device 200 is installed in an apparatus immersed in the stored water in the bowl of the toilet bowl The other units (for example, the user identification unit 220, the control unit 230, and the communication unit 240) which do not need to be immersed in may be disposed in another device, for example, the device may be installed in a tank. In addition, the device in which the user identification unit 220 is disposed is located at a position where the user terminal 300 or the like can hold the QR code information output from the user terminal 300 owned by the user and the information output from the IC card. It is preferable to use a device that can be arranged. As a result, it is possible to identify and measure the user without inputting the user identification information into the measuring apparatus 200 each time of use.

Next, the internal structure of the measurement unit 210 constituting the measurement apparatus 200 will be described below.

FIG. 8 is a view schematically showing an example of the internal structure of the measurement unit 210 according to an embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the film 90 in the case where the film 90 is stored in the measuring section 210. As shown in FIG. 8, the measurement unit 210 includes a cartridge 30 that stores a plurality of films 90 in layers. The cartridge 30 is detachable from the measuring unit 210, and when the film 90 in the cartridge 30 is exhausted, the cartridge 30 can be replaced with a new cartridge 30 in which the film 90 is stored.

The cartridge 30 stacks and stores, for example, a plurality of about 30 films 90. The number of films 90 that can be stored in the cartridge 30 may be any number.

As shown in FIG. 8, at the start of measurement, the film 90 located at the bottom of the cartridge 30 is pushed out of the measuring unit 210. Thereby, the film 90 can be used for measurement. Thus, Embodiment 1 of the present invention is an example of a strip type in which the film 90 is taken out one by one, and the film 90 is sequentially immersed in stored water or urine containing water to present the reagent placed on the film 90. Let color react.

FIG. 9 is a view schematically showing another example of the internal structure of the measurement unit 210 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9, the measuring unit 210 is provided with a pushing mechanism 50 for pushing the film 90 at the bottom of the cartridge 30. The pushing mechanism 50 pushes the film 90 located at the bottom of the cartridge 30 out of the measuring unit 210 each time measurement is started. The pushing mechanism 50 may have any configuration as long as the stacked and stored films 90 can be pushed out. The pushing mechanism 50 applies a force in the pushing direction to the film 90 from one side portion of the film 90 to push the film 90 in the pushing direction.

The pushing mechanism 50 may push the entire film 90 to the outside of the measuring unit 210, or may push a part thereof. For example, the pushing mechanism 31 pushes the film 90 located at the bottom of the cartridge 30 to the outside of the measuring unit 210 to a position where the holding unit of the arm 40 can hold it. For example, in response to a request to start measurement, the measuring unit 210 operates the pushing mechanism 50 to push the film 90 out of the measuring unit 210.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the measurement unit 210 includes an arm 40. The arm 40 has a holding portion 41 for holding the film 90 at one end thereof. The holding unit 41 holds the film 90 pushed out of the measuring unit 210. As shown in FIG. 9, the sandwiching portion 41 is, for example, in the shape of a ridge, and sandwiches the film 90 by the tips of one sandwiching member 41a and the other sandwiching member 41b. In addition, as long as the holding part 41 is a shape and a structure which can hold the film 90, it may be what kind of shape or a structure, for example, may be a shape like a tweezers.

Further, the tip of the arm 40 does not have to be the holding portion 41, and may be shaped like a needle, for example. In this case, the film 90 may be pierced (penetrated) at the tip of the arm 40 so that the film 90 is held by one end of the arm 40.

The other end of the arm 40 is connected to the rotation mechanism 42. The rotation mechanism 42 can move the sandwiching portion 42 which is one end of the arm 40 in the vertical direction by rotating the arm 40 about the rotation mechanism 42.

FIG. 10 is a view schematically showing a configuration example of the measurement unit 210 that configures the measurement apparatus 200 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the measurement unit 210 includes, for example, a rotation mechanism 42 near the lower center of the back surface of the measurement unit 210. As described above, one end of the arm 40 is connected to the rotation mechanism 42, and the holding portion 41, which is the other end of the arm 40, can be moved in the vertical direction.

The measuring unit 210 can move the film 90 in the vertical direction by operating the rotation mechanism 42 after the holding unit 41 of the arm 40 holds the film 90.

FIG. 11 is a view schematically showing how the sandwiching portion 41 of the arm 40 according to the embodiment moves in the vertical direction.

FIG. 11A shows the position of the holding portion 41 when the holding portion 41 of the arm 40 holds the film 90. As shown in FIG. 11A, the sandwiching portion 41 sandwiches the film 90 above, for example, the stored water or the urine containing water.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 11B, after the holding unit 41 holds the film 90, the rotation mechanism 42 of the arm 40 operates to move the holding unit 41 of the arm 40 downward. Thereby, the measuring unit 210 immerses the film 90 in the stored water or the urine containing water by moving the film 90 held by the holding unit 41 downward together with the holding unit 41. The arm 40 of the measurement unit 210 stops in a state in which the film 90 is immersed in the stored water or the urine containing water, and causes the reagent placed on the film 90 to make a color reaction.

When the color reaction of the reagent placed on the film 90 is completed, the measurement unit 210 causes the rotation mechanism 42 of the arm 40 to operate again, and moves the holding unit 41 of the arm 40 upward. The measurement unit 210 moves the holding unit 41 of the arm 40 upward to a position where the film 90 after the reaction of the photographing unit (not shown) of the photographing unit 212 can be photographed. As shown in FIG. 11C, for example, the measurement unit 210 moves the sandwiching unit 41 to a position higher than the stored water or the urine containing water.

The measuring unit 210 photographs the color reaction of the reagent placed on the film 90 by the photographing means (not shown) of the photographing unit 212 included in the measuring unit 210.

Next, the configuration of the film 90 constituting the photographing unit 212 and the reagent 70 placed on the film 90 will be described. FIG. 12 is a view schematically showing an example of the configuration of the film 90 and the reagent 70 constituting the photographing unit 212. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the film 90 is a top film 60 using a top film 60 for protection of the surface of the reagent 70 and a support film 80 for mounting the reagent (as a support for the reagent). The film 90 constituting the imaging unit 212 can be configured by sandwiching the reagent with the support film 80. It is conceivable that (1) a top film 60 dissolves the top film 60 at the time of measurement using a water-soluble film, and (2) a mechanism for peeling off the top film 60 is incorporated in the measurement unit 210 and peeled off immediately before measurement. By (1) or (2), the reagent can be protected until immediately before the measurement to prevent the deterioration of the reagent. In addition, (3) the cartridge 30 in which the film 90 is stored has a high confidentiality without using the top film 60, thereby minimizing the amount of air that the film 90 touches until immediately before measurement. It is also possible to prevent the deterioration of the reagent.

The measurement unit 210 releases the film 90 from the holding unit 41 (after stopping the holding of the film 90) after the photographing of the color reaction of the reagent in the photographing unit 212 is completed. Therefore, the film 90 falls in the reservoir water or the urine containing water. The film 90 is water soluble and dissolves in the stored water or the urine containing water by falling into the stored water or the urine containing water. In addition, the film 90 is discarded together with the stored water or the urine containing water when flushing (when flushing the urinal with water). If the tip of the arm 40 has a needle-like shape, the film 90 is again moved downward to a position where it is immersed in stored water or urine containing water after completion of imaging of the color reaction, and water-soluble Film 90 may be dissolved.

<Data>
Here, in the present embodiment, an example of the data configuration of various DBs stored in the storage unit 130 will be described using FIG. 8 as an example. The various DBs are not limited to the storage unit 130 of the server 100 as the storage destination, and may be the storage unit 250 of the measuring apparatus 200 or the storage unit 330 of the user terminal 300. Further, it goes without saying that the data configuration may be appropriately changed according to the functional configuration of the server 100, the processing content, and the like.

First, the toilet information DB is a DB for storing information related to the toilet bowl, and for example, the toilet bowl model number, water volume (water level, mass, volume etc. of stored water), water temperature (water temperature information of stored water), cleaned It includes information such as presence / absence, installation location (latitude / longitude information, address, building name etc.), use start time (use start time of toilet bowl), etc. Further, the toilet information DB may additionally include information (not shown) on the toilet environment such as amount information such as detergent or component information such as detergent. The toilet information DB holds a record in toilet bowl units. Note that information linked to the toilet model number (for example, bowl bowl shape information, toilet bowl water volume information, etc.) may be held in the DB, or not held in the DB each time using a network system such as the Internet You may search and obtain.

Next, the threshold DB is a DB that stores a threshold serving as a determination criterion such as whether the measurement result is positive or negative, normal or abnormal, and, for example, the threshold (absolute) for each measurement item and measurement item as an example It includes information such as a reference value as an absolute index for each measurement item, a threshold for each measurement item (for each user) (a reference value as a personalized index for each user for each measurement item), and the like.

Next, the measurement / inspection result DB is a DB for storing measurement results and inspection results for each user. For example, as an example, user ID (user identification information), measurement item, measurement value, inspection item, inspection result ( Analysis result, estimation result), measurement date and time (date, hour, minute, second), inspection date (date, hour, minute, second) and the like are included.

Next, the dictionary data DB is a DB for storing dictionary data, and is configured to include, for example, information such as measurement values and inspection results (analysis results, estimation results) and the like. The dictionary data DB identifies a feature vector created from the measurement value as so-called teacher data in machine learning. The dictionary data stored in the dictionary data DB may be defined and stored in a setting file. The use of the configuration file is considered to improve the speed of reading and updating dictionary data more than using a DB.

Next, the user DB is a DB for storing information for uniquely identifying a user, and for example, as an example, a user ID (alphanumeric information given uniquely), a user's name, gender, height, The information includes weight, weight information measured by the measuring device 200, toilet ID of one or more toilet bowls associated with the user, and the like.
The above is the data configuration of various DBs.

Next, an example of the data configuration of the measurement / analysis results of the health monitoring system 500 and the association of information such as diseases will be described using FIG. FIG. 14 is a data conceptual diagram showing the correspondence. For example, as an example, an albumin component in urination is used as input information, and the imaging unit 212 uses the input information to measure the degree of color development due to the color reaction of the film according to the input information using the immunochromatography method. The concentration of albumin in the medium is analyzed to determine whether the corresponding analysis result exceeds the corresponding threshold value. Based on the determination result, the user estimates whether diabetes is positive or negative.

<Operation>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed by the health monitoring system 500.
The storage unit 130 previously stores, as an initial setting or each time of measurement, the shape information of the bowl of the toilet, the water amount information of the stored water, and the water temperature information of the stored water (step S11). The user identification unit 220 identifies the user using the IC card, the user terminal 300, etc. (step S12). In addition, the measurement part 212 may measure the water temperature of stored water temporarily after the said step (not shown). The illuminance sensor unit 214 measures the illuminance of the film surface (step S13). The measurement unit 210 starts each measurement when it is transmitted from the user that the measurement start has been input manually by the input unit provided in the control unit 230 (step S14). In addition, the said step can be abbreviate | omitted, when the electrode part 211, the imaging part 212, and the temperature measurement part 216 perform measurement start automatically.

When the temperature to be measured reaches a certain threshold, etc. and measurement starts automatically or manually, the temperature measuring unit 216 measures the temperature of the stored water or the urine containing water and generates the water temperature information (step S15) . The electrode unit 211 measures the potential difference between the electrodes and generates voltage information when measurement starts automatically or manually when, for example, the potential difference to be measured reaches a certain threshold (step S16). When the measurement starts automatically or manually, the photographing unit 212 sends the film so as to immerse the sample pad portion of the film in the urine containing water, and photographs the RGB luminance signals of the test line and the control line with a photographing means such as a camera. (Step S17).

The temperature measurement unit 216 automatically terminates the measurement when the temperature to be measured reaches a certain threshold or the like, and the electrode unit 211 automatically terminates the measurement when the potential difference to be measured reaches a certain threshold or the like. (Step S18).

The analysis unit 121 analyzes (calculates) the urine volume by analyzing the fluid using a fluid model that models the fluid flowing around the measurement unit 210 based on the shape information, the water amount information, the water temperature information, and the like. (Step S19). If the measured value is analysis by the electrode method (the electrode method in step S20), the correction unit 122 calculates the dilution degree based on the analyzed urine volume information and the water volume information, and the voltage information based on the dilution degree Are corrected (step S21). The analysis unit 123 analyzes the urine component based on the voltage information (after correction) (step S22).

If the measured value is an analysis by immunochromatography (the immunochromatography in step S20), the correction unit 122 calculates the dilution degree based on the analyzed urine amount information and the water amount information, and imaging based on the dilution degree The information is corrected (step S23). In addition, in the step, the correction unit 122 may correct the imaging information based on the illuminance information in addition to the dilution degree. The analysis unit 123 analyzes the urine component based on the imaging information (after correction) (step S24). The analysis unit 123 creates a feature vector based on the analysis result, and identifies the created feature vector using training data (dictionary data) (step S25). The estimation unit 124 estimates the disease of the user based on the analyzed urination information (for example, the analyzed urine component) of urination (step S26).

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed by the health monitoring system 500.
The storage unit 130 stores water amount information including the water amount of the stored water for each toilet bowl and shape information including the shape of the toilet bowl (step S31). The user identification unit 220 identifies the user using weight information including the weight of the user measured by the IC card, the user terminal 300, and the pressure sensor 800 (step S32).

The detection unit 215 detects in a non-contact manner the electromagnetic wave emitted by the urine of the urinal of the toilet user or the urinal of the toilet user (step S33). The detection unit 215 outputs the detected result to the temperature measurement unit 216. The temperature measurement unit 216 measures the temperature of the urination or urine containing water based on the detected electromagnetic wave (step S34). The temperature measurement unit 216 transmits the measurement result to the analysis unit 121. Based on the measured temperature, the analysis unit 121 analyzes the urine volume of urination with a fluid model representing the relationship between the shape information, the urine volume of urination, and the temperature of the measured urine or urine containing water (step S35). . The analysis unit 121 transmits the analysis result to the estimation unit 124. The estimation unit 124 estimates the disease of the user based on the analyzed urine volume (step S36).

Example 1
EXAMPLES The present invention will be more specifically described below with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
Using the health monitoring system 500 shown in FIG. 1 etc., analysis of the hydrogen ion concentration in urine as a urine component was tried. The system specifications and test conditions are as follows.

(1) Measurement of temperature of stored water and urine containing water In the health monitoring system according to the present embodiment, the temperature was measured by a resistance method (thermistor).
(2) Measurement of Potential Difference In the health monitoring system according to this example, the electrode method was used to measure the potential difference of the current flowing between the electrodes immersed in the urine containing water.
(3) Calculation of Urine Volume In the health monitoring system according to this example, the urine volume was calculated using the regression equation of the above equation (1) based on the measured temperatures of the stored water and urine containing water. . In the calculation, in the present example, the temperature of urine was set at 38 ° C. to calculate.
(4) Correction of voltage information according to dilution degree In the health monitoring system according to the present embodiment, measurement is performed according to the above (2) using the above equation (2) based on the urine volume calculated in the above (3). The value of the potential difference was corrected.
(5) Analysis of pH value In the health monitoring system according to the present example, the pH value was analyzed using the above-mentioned equation (3) based on the value of the potential difference corrected in the above (4). In the analysis, values of α and e were set at 0 and analyzed.

<Experimental method>
The experimental method carried out in this example is as follows.
In this experiment, artificial urine was used, and a sample prepared was used as a test solution. As shown in Table 1-1 and Table 1-2, the values of urinary flow rate, urine volume and pH value of 64 artificial urines (Hydrogen ion concentration (it is the acidity of urine and indicates whether the urine is acidic or alkaline)) The reagent is added to the test solution and mixed to make a combination (case), and then the test is performed 15 times each case using an automatic pump in the Western-style toilet equipped with the health monitoring system of this example. The solution was dropped, and the pH value was analyzed by the health monitoring system of the present embodiment.

<Experimental result>
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an experimental result. In FIG. 11, the horizontal axis is the adjusted pH value in artificial urine, and the vertical axis is the measured value of the pH value of urine measured by the health monitoring system according to the present invention. The unit is all [pH]. It can be seen from the graph that the adjustment value and the measurement value show linear characteristics, and the pH value is correctly calculated. As an approximate value, it was 97.49 [%]. From the experimental results, the effectiveness of the method for analyzing urine components of the present embodiment was demonstrated.

Example 2
The present invention will be more specifically described by way of the following examples as another example different from the first example, but the present invention is not limited to only these examples.
The analysis of albumin concentration in urine as a urine component was attempted using the health monitoring system 500 shown in FIG. The specifications of the device and the test conditions are as follows.
(1) Measurement of temperature of stored water and urine containing water In the health monitoring system according to the present embodiment, the temperature was measured by a resistance method (thermistor).
(2) Photographing of color reaction In the health monitoring system according to the present embodiment, the reagent placed on the film is subjected to a color reaction with albumin in urine using the immunochromatography method, and the reaction condition is the RGB value of color development Was taken with a camera and read.
(3) Calculation of Urine Volume In the health monitoring system according to this example, the urine volume was calculated using the regression equation of the above equation (1) based on the measured temperatures of the stored water and urine containing water. . In the calculation, q _w = 38 was set in the present embodiment.
(4) Correction of Imaging Information Based on Dilution Degree In the health monitoring system according to the present embodiment, the RGB values read in the above (2) are corrected based on the urine volume calculated in the above (3).
(5) Analysis of Albumin Concentration In the health monitoring system according to this example, the albumin concentration in urine was analyzed based on the values of RGB corrected in the above (4).

<Experimental method>
The experimental method carried out in this example is as follows.
In this experiment, artificial urine was used, and a sample prepared was used as a test solution. As shown in Table 2-1 and Table 2-2, reagents are added to and mixed with the test solution to create combinations (cases) of 64 urine flow, urine volume and albumin concentration (mg / L). After that, the test solution was dropped twice in each case using an automatic pump to a Western-style toilet equipped with the health monitoring system of this example, and the albumin concentration was analyzed by the health monitoring system of this example.

<Experimental result>
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of an experimental result. In FIG. 12, the horizontal axis is the adjusted albumin concentration in artificial urine, and the vertical axis is the measurement value of the albumin concentration of urine measured by the health monitoring system according to the present invention. All units are [mg / L]. It can be seen from the graph that the adjustment value and the measurement value show linear characteristics, and the albumin concentration is correctly calculated. As an approximate value, it was 97.01 [%]. From the experimental results, the effectiveness of the method for analyzing urine components of the present embodiment was demonstrated.

(Others)
The health monitoring system according to the present invention can be used as part of telemedicine in conjunction with a medical institution or the like. For example, information on medical institutions, doctors, etc. related to each user is stored in the user DB stored in the storage unit 130, and the measurement value and the test result data of the DB are updated when updating the measurement / test result DB. The information can be transmitted to a medical institution or the like, and a doctor or the like can perform medical examination, guidance, etc. regarding health from a distance even if the patient is at home based on the transmitted data.

Furthermore, the health monitoring system according to the present invention can also be used for remote monitoring of medication (whether or not the prescribed medicine is carried) by a doctor, a pharmacist, a pharmaceutical company, etc. It can also be used for the service of delivering medicines prescribed by the pharmacy according to the health condition and the doctor's prescription, and for the health check of family members far away. The health monitoring system according to the present invention cooperates with a system of a pharmaceutical company or a health insurance association, and the health monitoring system according to the present invention generates time-series vital data generated from measurement / test result information stored in the storage unit 130. It can also be used for data marketing business. Similarly, vital data can be used to simulate how medical expenses can be reduced, in conjunction with insurance company and health insurance association systems.

In addition, by linking the generated vital data and the daily life log recorded by the wearable device linked with the health monitoring system, it can be used for a service providing more specific health and beauty advice. In addition, linking vital data to a life log can be used, for example, to model what kind of healthy person lives and what kind of health.

For example, in the case of linking to a life log related to a diet, a nutrient or the like lacking from vital data is extracted, the extracted nutrient is displayed on the display unit 330 of the user terminal 300, and a meal menu (ingested based on the extracted nutrient). It is also possible to display and propose on the display unit 330 of the user terminal 300, supplements and food information such as vegetables to be). Similarly, vital data can be typed to suggest supplements that supplement the body's missing nutrients. The target of provision of the service can be applied not only to general homes and individuals but also to health management of athletes and the like. In the cosmetic aspect as well, personalized cosmetics can also be proposed, especially to users who are expected to have skin and hair problems.

Furthermore, the health monitoring system according to the present invention may be used to, for example, model what kind of human genome lives in which health condition by linking genome analysis results in addition to vital data and life log. it can.

Furthermore, as these modeling information, information on the health status predicted by the modeling is provided to the insurance company etc., and the insurance company etc., as information at the time of examining / determining admission / prohibition etc. based on the prediction information. It can be used.

Each functional unit of server 100, measuring apparatus 200, and user terminal 300 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) or a dedicated circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)) or the like. And may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. Also, each functional unit may be realized by one or more integrated circuits, and the functions of the plurality of functional units may be realized by one integrated circuit. An LSI may be called a VLSI, a super LSI, an ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration. Here, the "circuit" may include digital processing by a computer, that is, meaning as functional processing by software. In addition, the circuit may be realized by a reconfigurable circuit (for example, an FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array).

When each function unit of the server 100, the measuring apparatus 200 and the user terminal 300 is realized by software, each function unit of the server 100, the measuring apparatus 200 or the user terminal 300 is a display information generating program which is software for realizing each function. A CPU that executes an instruction, the above-mentioned health monitoring program, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are called "recording media") in which various data are recorded readable by a computer (or CPU). And a random access memory (RAM). Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the health monitoring program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a “non-transitory tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit or the like can be used. The health monitoring program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the health monitoring program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the health monitoring program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The above-mentioned health monitoring program can be implemented using, for example, a script language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), or a markup language such as HTML5. .

100 server 110 communication unit 120 control unit 130 storage unit 200 measuring device 210 measuring unit (measuring device)
220 User Identification Unit (Measurement Device)
230 control unit (measuring device)
240 communication unit (measuring device)
250 storage unit (measuring device)
300 user terminal 310 communication unit (user terminal)
320 control unit (user terminal)
330 display unit (user terminal)
340 storage unit (user terminal)

Claims

A storage unit for storing shape information for each toilet bowl and water amount information of stored water;
A detection unit for detecting in a non-contact manner the electromagnetic waves emitted by the urine of the user of the toilet bowl or the urine of the user of the toilet bowl;
A temperature measurement unit configured to measure the temperature of the urine or the pooled water into which the urine flowed based on the detected electromagnetic wave;
An analysis unit that analyzes the urine volume of urination with a fluid model representing the relationship between the shape information, the urine volume of urination, and the measured temperature based on the measured temperature;
An estimation unit configured to estimate the disease of the user based on urination information including the analyzed urine volume;
Health monitoring system equipped with
The detection unit is
Detecting temperatures of a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged points based on the shape information;
The health monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that
The temperature measurement unit acquires a temperature distribution based on the temperatures detected at the plurality of points,
The analysis unit analyzes the urine volume or urine flow rate of urination based on the acquired temperature distribution and the prediction model.
The health monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that
The health monitoring system
It further comprises a human detection unit that detects whether or not a person is present in the individual room in which the toilet bowl is installed,
The detection unit enables detection of the electromagnetic wave based on detection based on detection of the presence of a person by the person detection unit.
The health monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that
An electrode unit that measures the potential difference in the urine or the pooled water into which the urine has flowed;
A correction unit that corrects the measured potential difference based on the water amount information and the analyzed urine amount;
The analyzer further includes an analysis unit that analyzes the urine component of the urination based on the corrected potential difference.
The health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the estimation unit estimates the disease of the user based on the analyzed urine component.
The said electrode part measures the electrical potential difference between two electrodes immersed in the said stored water or the stored water which the said urination flowed in,
The health monitoring system according to claim 5, characterized in that
A film that reacts color with a component to be detected,
A photographing unit for photographing the film after immersing the film in the reservoir water and generating photographing information;
A correction unit that corrects the imaging information based on the water amount information and the analyzed urine amount;
The analyzer further includes an analysis unit that analyzes the urine component of the urination based on the corrected imaging information.
The health monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the estimation unit estimates the disease of the user based on the analyzed urine component.
It further comprises an illuminance sensor unit that measures the illuminance,
The storage unit stores illuminance information for each toilet bowl,
The correction unit corrects the photographing information based on the illuminance information.
The health monitoring system according to claim 7, characterized in that
The estimation unit creates a feature vector from the imaging information, identifies the feature vector using training data, and estimates a disease based on the identified feature vector.
The health monitoring system according to claim 7, characterized in that
The health monitoring system
It further comprises a user identification unit for identifying the user based on user identification information output from a terminal owned by the user or an IC card,
The estimation unit estimates an illness for each user based on a result of the identification;
The health monitoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that
The user identification unit
The system further comprises a measurement unit that measures the weight of the user received by the toilet seat of the toilet when the user uses the toilet seat, and generates weight information,
The user identification unit identifies a user based on the weight information.
The health monitoring system according to claim 9, characterized in that
The measuring unit includes a cartridge for storing the film, and pushing out the film used for the measurement from the cartridge every time the film is photographed.
The health monitoring system according to claim 5, characterized in that
A storage step for storing shape information for each toilet bowl and water amount information of the stored water;
Detecting non-contactingly electromagnetic waves emitted from the urine of the user of the toilet bowl or the urine of the user of the toilet bowl;
A temperature measurement step of measuring the temperature of the urine or the stored water based on the detected electromagnetic wave;
Analyzing the urine volume of urination with a fluid model representing the relationship between the shape information, the urine volume of urination and the measured temperature based on the measured temperature;
Estimating the disease of the user based on urination information including the analyzed urine volume;
Health monitoring method comprising.
A program that controls a computer,
A storage function for storing shape information for each toilet bowl and water amount information of stored water;
A detection function for detecting in a non-contact manner the electromagnetic wave emitted by the urinal of the urinal of the urinal of the toilet user or the urine of the urinal of the urinal of the urinal;
A temperature measurement function of measuring the temperature of the urine or the pooled water based on the detected electromagnetic wave;
An analysis function of analyzing the urine volume of urination with a fluid model representing the relationship between the shape information, the urine volume of urination and the measured temperature based on the measured temperature;
An estimation function for estimating the disease of the user based on urination information including the analyzed urine volume;
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium recorded with a health monitoring program comprising: