JP3556572B2 - Biological information collection system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for collecting biological information, and more particularly, to a system for collecting biological information that is a basis for accurately diagnosing the health condition of a subject.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Various attempts have been made to diagnose and measure human health by measuring and analyzing biological information such as pulse, blood pressure, body temperature, blood sugar level, respiration, myoelectricity, electrocardiogram, blood flow, brain waves, and sweating. ing. The general method so far is to always carry a device for measuring biological information with a subject and diagnose the health condition of the subject by looking at the measurement results collected after a lapse of a predetermined period. However, in such a method, although the temporal change of the biological information can be grasped, the situation where the subject was placed, that is, the biological information at what place and what activity was performed at all is completely unknown. It was difficult to fully grasp the subject's health status because he did not know.
[0003]
On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-173303 proposes a system for collecting biological information along with the location and behavior of a subject, although the system is limited to golf courses. However, in this system, the subject must carry a receiver for detecting the whereabouts of the subject and a body movement meter for detecting the behavior, and the physical and mental burden on the subject is not small.
[0004]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-248816 discloses a system for detecting a patient's whereabouts and biometric information, which is limited to the inside of a ward, by carrying a medical transmitter for transmitting position information and biometric information to the patient. Proposed. However, this system can detect the patient's whereabouts and biological information, but cannot detect the patient's behavior at that time.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and a system capable of collecting in more detail biological information serving as a basis for diagnosing the health condition of a subject without imposing an excessive burden on the subject. The purpose is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the subject carries, a measuring device that measures the biological information of the subject, and a plurality of sensing devices that are arranged in the activity area of the subject's home and detect the activity of the subject, A biological information collection system is provided, which collects biological information measured by the measurement device in association with a subject's activity detected by the detection device.
[0007]
From the viewpoint of more efficiently collecting biological information, it is recommended to further include an integrated device that collects and records the biological information measured by the measuring device and the activity of the subject detected by the detecting device. You.
[0008]
From the viewpoint of widespread use at a low introduction cost, it is preferable to use household electric equipment (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “home electric equipment”) as the detection means.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present inventors have conducted intensive studies on collecting biological information in association with the whereabouts and activities of the subject without excessively burdening the subject, and as a result, the biological information of the subject is measured in the same manner as before. The present inventor has found that the location and activity of the subject can be detected by arranging a detection device in the activity area of the subject.
[0010]
That is, a significant feature of the biological information collection system of the present invention is that, in order to detect a subject's whereabouts and activities, the subject is not provided with the sensing device but is provided with the sensing device in the activity area of the subject. The location and activity of the subject are detected based on the detection data from the detection device.
[0011]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a biological information collection system according to the present invention. The living body information of the subject is measured by the measuring device 1 carried by the subject, and at the same time, the location and activity of the subject in the house are detected by the various detecting devices 2 arranged in the activity area of the subject, and the measured biological information is measured. Collect in association with detection data. The system shown in FIG. 1 further includes an integrated device 3 described below, and collects and records biological information associated with the detection data. Then, if necessary, the biological information collected and recorded in the accumulating device 3 is transmitted to the subject 4 and the nursing / nursing / medical / welfare institution 5 via communication means.
[0012]
Specifically, the biological information measured here is information such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, blood sugar level, respiration, myoelectricity, electrocardiogram, blood flow, brain wave, and sweating amount. Therefore, the measuring device is determined by what kind of biological information is measured.
[0013]
On the other hand, as a detecting device for detecting the location and activity of the subject in the house, for example, home appliances such as air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, microwave ovens, electric lights, mats, etc .; conventionally known sensors such as vibration sensors, acceleration sensors, infrared sensors, etc. It is desirable to use a plurality of these in combination to detect the location and activity of the subject in more detail. For example, if a household electric appliance is used as the detection means, it is possible to detect the on / off state of a switch, the opening / closing of a door, the setting of a temperature, the operation mode, the number of rotations of a compressor, the operation of a remote controller, the power consumption, the entering / leaving room, and the like. In addition, if a vibration sensor or acceleration sensor is installed on indoor components such as household appliances, toilets, bathrooms, living rooms, bedrooms, altars, etc., doors, furniture, floors, etc. where vibrations are transmitted well by indoor movement, which sensor is what time It is possible to detect whether vibration or acceleration has been detected in minutes, that is, where and what activity the subject has performed.
[0014]
A specific example will be described. FIG. 2 is a floor plan of the house, in which an entrance, a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom are provided in series for ease of explanation. Home appliances are used as the detection device. Living: living light (No. 1), television (No. 2), video (No. 3), air conditioner (No. 4), kitchen: kitchen light (No. 5). Refrigerator (No. 6), microwave oven (No. 7), rice cooker (No. 8), bathroom: bathroom light (No. 9), washing machine (No. 10), entrance: entrance light (No. 9) 11)-Entrance mat (No. 12), Bedroom: Bedroom light (No. 13)-Bedroom air conditioner (No. 14) If the ON / OFF and condition setting of each home appliance are possible, the setting conditions Is detected. By arranging the detection device in this manner, the position and activity of the subject in the house can be estimated from the detection data. For example, if the bedroom lamp (No. 13) is turned on early in the morning and then the living lamp (No. 1) is turned on, it can be inferred that the subject got up and moved to the living room. For example, it can be seen that the user is watching a 6-ch television in a living room at a set temperature of 20 ° C.
[0015]
Examples of a method of collecting the subject's biological information measured by the measurement device in association with the subject's location and activity detected by the detection device include the following methods. First, as one method, biological information (for example, heart rate) and detection data are separately recorded, and after a predetermined period of time, the two recorded data are combined based on time, and the time, time, minute, and time are calculated. Heart rate down to a minute reveals where the subject was and what he was doing.
[0016]
FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration diagram of this method. The measuring device 1 to be used only needs to have at least a measuring unit 11 for measuring biological information and a recording unit 12 for recording the measured data. The recording unit 12 may record the measurement data in an electronic memory, or may record it on paper or the like. At this time, the measurement data needs to be recorded with the time. The measuring device 1 may be one in which the measuring unit 11 and the recording unit 12 are integrally formed. However, considering the physical burden carried by the subject, the measuring unit 11 and the recording unit 12 are separated, and only the measuring unit 11 is used. It is preferable that the recording unit 12 be set in a predetermined place while the subject is carried by the subject. The transmission of the measurement data from the measurement unit 11 to the recording unit 12 may be performed by a wired or wireless method. However, in consideration of the ease of the subject's activity, the measurement data is transmitted by a wireless method. Is desirable.
[0017]
On the other hand, the detection device 2 only needs to include at least the detection unit 21 and the recording unit 22. The recording unit 22 may be provided in each of the detection devices 2. However, in consideration of the size of the detection device 2 and the complexity of collecting the recording data, the detection data from each of the detection units 21 is considered as one recording unit 22. It is recommended that this be recorded here. The recording method may be a method of recording on an electronic memory or a method of recording on paper or the like.
[0018]
Then, the biological information measured as described above is combined with the detected location and activity of the subject based on the time, and the two are associated and used as biological information.
[0019]
As another method, an integrating device 3 is further provided in addition to the measuring device 1 and the detecting device 2, and the measured biological information and the detected data are collected and recorded together. According to this method, there is no need to combine the biological information and the detection data as post-processing, and this is the most desirable method since both can be immediately linked.
[0020]
FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration diagram of this method. The measuring device 1 used in this method only needs to include at least the measuring unit 11, and the biological information measured by the measuring unit 11 is sent to the integrated device 3 and recorded. On the other hand, the detection device 2 only needs to include at least the detection unit 21, and the data detected by each detection unit 21 is also sent to the accumulation device 3 and recorded. The sent biological information and detection data are recorded as time-series data in a state where they are combined in the integration device 3. Therefore, it is possible to instantly grasp the biological information of the subject, the location and the activity.
[0021]
FIG. 5 shows an example of biological information in which the location and activity of the subject are displayed in association with each other. FIG. 5 shows a temporal change of the heart rate of the subject with the vertical axis representing the heart rate and the horizontal axis representing the time, and the numbers described in the figure are the numbers of the detection devices shown in FIG. . Note that the heart rate in FIG. 5 is averaged and smoothed. In this figure, for example, a time zone A in which the heart rate is slightly higher than usual is indicated by the detection device No. 5, 6, 7, and 8 (kitchen lights, refrigerators, microwave ovens, and rice cookers) frequently detect activity, and it is presumed that the subject is preparing for dinner in view of the time. Therefore, even if the heart rate is relatively high, it can be determined that no abnormalities have occurred in the health condition of the subject. Further, the time zone B in which the heart rate suddenly increases from before and after that, the detection device No. Since the lighting of the light was detected at 9 (bathroom light), it can be inferred that the subject is taking a bath. As a result, the reason for the rapid rise in the heart rate of the subject can be understood, and it can be determined that no abnormality has occurred in the health condition of the subject.
[0022]
In this manner, the biological information associated with the location and activity of the subject by the collection system of the present invention can be used as basic data for diagnosing the health condition of the subject. Further, if the biological information collected and recorded in the accumulating device is transmitted to the subject and the nursing / nursing / medical / welfare institution via communication means, it can be used for improving the daily life of the subject and for activities of the institution. it can.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
In the biological information collection system of the present invention, the subject carries, a measurement device that measures the biological information of the subject, and a plurality of detection devices that are arranged in the activity area of the subject's home and detect the activity of the subject, Since the biological information measured by the measuring device is collected in association with the activity of the subject detected by the detecting device, the biological information serving as a basis for the diagnosis of the health condition of the subject is overloaded. It can be collected in more detail without.
[0024]
Further, by further providing an integrated device for collecting and recording the biological information measured by the measuring device and the activity of the subject detected by the detecting device, the biological information can be collected more efficiently.
[0025]
Furthermore, if household electrical equipment is used as the detection means used in the collection system, the collection system can be widely spread at low introduction cost.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a biological information collecting system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a house provided with various detection devices.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a biological information collecting system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the biological information collecting system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of biological information (heart rate) displayed in association with the location and activity of a subject.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Measuring device 2 Detecting device 3 Stacking device 4 Subject 5 Nursing care / nursing / medical / welfare institution 11 Measurement unit 12 Recording unit 21 Detection unit 22 Recording unit

Claims (4)

The subject is carried by the subject, and includes a measuring device that measures the biological information of the subject, and a plurality of sensing devices that are arranged in an activity area in the subject's house and detect the activity of the subject, and are detected by the sensing device. A biological information collecting system, wherein biological information measured by the measuring device is collected in association with a subject's activity. The biometric information collection system according to claim 1, further comprising an integrated device that collects and records the biometric information measured by the measurement device and the activity of the subject detected by the detection device. The biological information collection system according to claim 1, wherein a household electric device is used as the detection unit. The subject's biological information measured by a measurement device carried by the subject and the subject's activity detected by a plurality of detection devices arranged in an activity area in the subject's home and detecting the subject's activity are collected. An integrated device for recording.

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