JP5750482B2 - Information sharing support device, activity amount measuring device, and information sharing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information sharing support device, an activity amount measuring device, an information sharing system, and an information sharing support method for the information sharing support device. The present invention also relates to a program for operating a computer as an information sharing support apparatus and a recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an activity meter that measures a user's exercise amount such as the number of steps, calorie consumption, and walking distance has been widely used.

  In recent years, awareness of health has increased, and a system that can share activities among users has attracted attention.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, by operating a digital music player (or a mobile phone or the like), exercise data measured by its own exercise parameter measurement device and exercise data measured by another user's exercise parameter measurement device. The structure which can be displayed on a display is disclosed. According to this configuration, Patent Document 1 enables comparison between own exercise data and other users' exercise data.

Special table 2013-503694 gazette (February 4, 2013 publication)

  However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to operate a digital music player in order to share exercise data measured by each user's exercise parameter measurement device. For this reason, there is a problem that sharing exercise data becomes complicated, especially when it is during exercise (for example, while running), it is difficult to share exercise data of other users. There is.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its main purpose is to facilitate sharing of activity amount information between activity amount measurement devices without causing the user to operate any device. It is to provide an information sharing support device that can be used.

  An information sharing support device according to an aspect of the present invention provides first activity amount information indicating activity amount measured by a first activity amount measuring apparatus that measures an activity amount of a first user, and the first activity amount measurement. An acquisition unit that acquires from a first portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with a device, and a notification instruction that instructs to perform notification according to the first activity amount information, a second different from the first user Generating means for instructing notification in the second activity amount measuring device that measures the activity amount of the user of the user, and the second mobile phone that performs short-range wireless communication with the second activity amount measuring device for the notification instruction Transmitting means for transmitting to the terminal.

  An information sharing support method according to an aspect of the present invention is an information sharing support method of an information sharing support device, and shows an activity amount measured by a first activity amount measurement device that measures an activity amount of a first user. An acquisition step for acquiring the first activity amount information from the first portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the first activity amount measurement device, and a notification instruction for instructing to perform notification according to the first activity amount information A generating step for generating a notification instruction for instructing notification in a second activity amount measuring apparatus that measures an activity amount of a second user different from the first user, and the notification instruction for the second activity. And a transmission step of transmitting to the second portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the quantity measuring device.

  An activity amount measuring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an activity amount measuring apparatus that measures an activity amount of a user, and the activity of another user measured by another activity amount measuring apparatus different from the activity amount measuring apparatus. Receiving means for acquiring activity amount information indicating the amount from the information sharing support device via a portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the activity amount measuring device, and notification according to the activity amount information acquired in the receiving means And an informing means for performing.

  An information sharing system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first activity amount measurement device that measures an activity amount of a first user, a second activity amount measurement device that measures an activity amount of a second user, and the first A first mobile terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with one activity amount measuring device, a second mobile terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the second activity amount measurement device, and a communication with the first and second mobile terminals An information sharing system comprising: an information sharing support device, wherein the information sharing support device transmits the activity amount of the first user transmitted from the first activity amount measurement device via the first portable terminal. A notification instruction for instructing to perform notification according to activity amount information indicating the notification of the notification in the second activity amount measuring device via the second portable terminal. Transmitted to the measuring device, the second active mass measuring device is Do the notification in accordance with the notification instructions.

  According to the above configuration, the information sharing support device allows the first activity amount information to be shared between the first and second activity amount measuring devices without causing the user to operate any device. Can be easily.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the active mass meter with which the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is equipped, a portable terminal, and a server. It is an external view which shows the external appearance of the information sharing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the exerciser information sharing alerting | reporting process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the spectator information sharing alerting | reporting process which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

<Embodiment 1>
An embodiment of an information sharing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration described in this embodiment is not merely intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is merely an illustrative example.

[Configuration of information sharing system]
First, the information sharing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an external view showing the external appearance of the information sharing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the information sharing system 1 includes an activity meter (activity amount measuring device) 10, a mobile terminal 20, and a server (information sharing support device) 30. The information sharing system 1 includes a plurality of activity meters 10 and portable terminals 20 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the activity meter 10 owned (used) by the user A is represented as an activity meter 10A, the mobile terminal 20 is represented as a mobile terminal 20A, and the activity meter 10 owned (used) by the user B is represented as an activity meter 10B. The mobile terminal 20 is represented as a mobile terminal 20B.

  In the present embodiment, low-power short-range wireless communication is used for short-range wireless communication between the activity meter 10 and the mobile terminal 20. Examples of the low-power short-range wireless communication include Bluetooth (registered trademark) 4.0 (so-called Bluetooth Low Energy) and ANT.

  The activity meter 10 measures the activity amount of the user and transmits activity amount information indicating the measured activity amount to the server 30 via the portable terminal 20.

  Here, the amount of activity is a numerical value that quantifies the intensity of the user's activity. The number of steps, the amount of exercise (METs, Metabolic equivalents), the amount of exercise (EX), the walking distance, the walking pace, the calorie consumption, the number of walking steps ( This includes the number of steps having a momentum of 3 METs or more, jogging steps (number of steps having a momentum of 6 METs or more), activity time (time spent having a momentum of 3 METs or more), and the like. These activity amounts include a primary activity amount (for example, the number of steps) sequentially detected from the output of the sensor (for example, an acceleration sensor) and a secondary activity amount (for example, other than the number of steps) calculated from the primary activity amount at any time. Each activity amount). In this specification, “measurement of activity amount” mainly refers to calculating a secondary activity amount from a primary activity amount.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a wristband type activity meter that can be worn on the user's wrist is used as the activity meter 10. However, the activity meter 10 may be anything that can be directly or indirectly attached to the user's body, and the form is not limited to the wristband type. For example, a necklace-type activity meter that can be worn on the user's neck, a clip-type activity meter that can be worn on the user's body via clothing, or the like may be used as the activity meter 10.

  In the present embodiment, a smartphone is used as the mobile terminal 20 as shown in FIG. However, the portable terminal 20 may be any portable information processing device and is not limited to a smartphone. For example, a mobile phone terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a tablet PC (Personal Computer), or the like may be used as the mobile terminal 20.

  The outline | summary of the structure of the active mass meter 10, the portable terminal 20, and the server 30 with which the information sharing system 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided is demonstrated with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating configurations of an activity meter 10, a mobile terminal 20, and a server 30 included in the information sharing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

(Activity meter)
The activity meter 10 is a device for measuring an activity amount of a user wearing the activity meter 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the activity meter 10 includes a sensor unit 101, a time measuring unit 102, a communication unit (reception unit) 103, a control unit 104, a storage unit 105, and a notification unit (notification unit) 106. .

  Here, the activity amount indicates a value obtained by quantifying information related to the user's action and information obtained from the quantified value. Examples of the amount of activity include the number of steps, calories burned, walking distance, exercise intensity (METs, metabolic equivalents), exercise (EX) amount, activity time (time spent with an exercise amount of 3 METs or more), and the like. it can.

(Sensor part)
The sensor unit 101 includes at least an acceleration sensor, and outputs a sensor signal indicating the detected acceleration to the control unit 104. In the present embodiment, the triaxial acceleration sensor is included in the sensor unit 101, but a biaxial acceleration sensor or a uniaxial acceleration sensor may be included in the sensor unit 101 instead of the triaxial acceleration sensor. In addition to the acceleration sensor, the sensor unit 101 may include a gyro sensor, an altitude (atmospheric pressure) sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and the like. By referring to the sensor signals output from these sensors, it becomes possible to more accurately calculate the amount of activity depending on the posture of the user and the surrounding environment.

(Timekeeping Department)
The timer 102 is a timer that notifies the controller 104 of the passage of time specified by the controller 104. Specifically, the time measuring unit 102 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed, and when determining that the predetermined time has elapsed, notifies the control unit 104 that the predetermined time has elapsed. Then, the time measuring unit 102 repeatedly executes a series of processes from the determination of whether the predetermined time has elapsed to the notification that the predetermined time has elapsed.

  The predetermined time may be, for example, 1 hour, 10 minutes, or 1 minute, and is not particularly limited. Further, the predetermined time may be arbitrarily set by the user. In this case, the predetermined time may be set by operating an operation unit (not shown) provided in the activity meter 10, or an operation unit 204 provided in the portable terminal 20 described later is operated. May be settable by.

  The timer 102 may further include a clock. In this case, the time measuring unit 102 may notify the control unit 104 of the time.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit 103 performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 20. The communication unit 103 transmits the activity amount information supplied from the control unit 104 to the portable terminal 20 and receives a notification instruction transmitted from the portable terminal 20 (for details of the activity amount information and the notification instruction, Will be described later).

(Control part)
The control unit 104 comprehensively controls each unit of the activity meter 10. The control unit 104 is realized by, for example, a CPU (central processing unit). Moreover, the control part 104 is provided with the active mass calculation part 141 and the alerting | reporting control part 142 as shown in FIG.

  The activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104 quantifies the sensor signal supplied from the sensor unit 101 using a predetermined algorithm, thereby calculating information on the activity amount of the user (activity amount information).

  Specifically, the activity amount calculation unit 141 quantifies the waveform signal (sensor signal) supplied from the sensor unit 101, determines the user's activity state (stationary / walking / running, etc.), and Activity amount information for each unit time, such as the number of steps taken, is calculated. The unit time mentioned here may be, for example, 1 minute, 10 seconds, or 1 hour, and is not particularly limited. Further, the activity amount calculating unit 141 may calculate the activity amount information every time the time measuring unit 102 notifies that the unit time has elapsed.

  The control unit 104 transmits the activity amount information calculated by the activity amount calculation unit 141 to the mobile terminal 20 via the communication unit 103. At this time, the control unit 104 may transmit the activity amount information calculated by the activity amount calculation unit 141 to the portable terminal 20 every time it calculates, or store the activity amount information in the storage unit 105 and keep constant. The activity amount information may be transmitted to the portable terminal 20 when it is accumulated in the storage unit 105.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104 calculates the activity amount information from the sensor signal supplied from the sensor unit 101 will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Is not to be done. For example, a configuration in which the sensor unit 101 includes an activity amount calculation unit and the activity amount information calculated by quantifying the sensor signal in the sensor unit 101 is supplied to the control unit 104 may be employed.

  The notification control unit 142 included in the control unit 104 controls the notification operation in the notification unit 106 based on the notification instruction received from the mobile terminal 20. Examples of the notification instruction include an instruction to notify the friend about the activity amount and an instruction to notify the friend received from the friend. Details of the notification operation in the notification unit 106 will be described later.

(Memory part)
The storage unit 105 stores data received by the communication unit 103, activity amount information calculated by the activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104, and the like.

(Notification part)
The notification unit 106 performs notification operations for performing various notifications to the user who uses the activity meter 10 according to the control of the notification control unit 142 included in the control unit 104.

  For example, the notification unit 106 is realized by at least one of a light emitting unit such as an LED (Light-Emitting Diode), a display unit such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an audio output unit such as a speaker, and a vibration unit. However, it is not particularly limited. In the present embodiment, the notification unit 106 is realized by an LED, and a description will be given of a configuration example in which notification about the amount of exercise of one friend and support received from a friend is given by one LED. Is realized by the display unit, it is also possible to perform notification on the amount of exercise of a plurality of friends and the support received from the plurality of friends on one display unit.

[Mobile terminal]
The portable terminal 20 is a device that measures the activity amount of the user in cooperation with the activity meter 10. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 20 includes a communication unit 201, an auxiliary information acquisition unit 202, a control unit 203, an operation unit 204, and a storage unit 205. In the present embodiment, a case where the mobile terminal 20 is realized by a smartphone will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a configuration realized by a mobile phone, a tablet PC, or the like is adopted. You can also.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit 201 performs short-range wireless communication with the activity meter 10 and wireless communication with the server 30. The wireless communication with the server 30 in the communication unit 201 is not particularly limited as long as it is wireless communication via a network such as the Internet.

(Auxiliary information acquisition unit)
The auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 acquires auxiliary information (activity amount auxiliary information) regarding the user's activity amount. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 may be realized by, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System). In this case, the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 acquires the user's position from the latitude and longitude values as activity amount auxiliary information.

  The auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 supplies the acquired activity amount auxiliary information to the control unit 203.

(Control part)
The control unit 203 comprehensively controls each unit of the mobile terminal 20. The control unit 203 is realized by, for example, a CPU (central processing unit).

  The control unit 203 transmits an instruction to execute the notification operation to the activity meter 10 via the communication unit 201. The notification instruction may be generated by the control unit 203, may be notified from the server 30, and is not particularly limited.

  In addition, the control unit 203 transmits the user activity amount information acquired from the activity meter 10 and the activity amount auxiliary information supplied from the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 to the server 30 via the communication unit 201. More specifically, the control unit 203 stores the activity amount information and the activity amount auxiliary information in the storage unit 205, and each time a predetermined period (for example, 10 minutes) elapses, In the meantime, the activity amount information and the activity amount auxiliary information stored in the storage unit 205 are transmitted to the server 30.

(Operation section)
The operation unit 204 receives user operations. The operation unit 204 may be realized by, for example, a plurality of physical buttons, or may be realized by a touch panel or the like, and is not particularly limited.

  User operations accepted by the operation unit 204 include, for example, a device registration operation for registering a certain activity meter 10 and a certain mobile terminal 20 in the server 30 as an activity meter 10 and a portable terminal 20 used by a certain user. In addition, an event registration operation for registering an event in which the user using the mobile terminal 20 participates in the server 30 can be exemplified.

(Memory part)
In the storage unit 205, the activity amount information of the user acquired from the activity meter 10 and the activity amount auxiliary information acquired in the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 are temporarily stored by the control unit 203.

〔server〕
The server 30 is a device that integrally controls sharing of information regarding the activity amount of the user among the plurality of activity amount meters 10 registered in the server 30 (registration and sharing will be described later). As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server 30 includes a communication unit 301, a control unit 302, and a management storage unit 303. In the present embodiment, the case where the server 30 is realized by one server will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the functions of at least one of the above-described units are different. It may be configured by a server.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit 301 performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 20 via a network such as the Internet, for example.

(Control part)
The control unit 302 comprehensively controls each unit included in the server 30. The control unit 302 includes a sharing control unit (notification availability determination unit) 321 and a notification control unit (generation unit) 322.

  The sharing control unit 321 controls sharing of information between the activity meter 10 used by a certain user and the activity meter 10 used by another user. In the present specification, reporting information on an activity amount of a user measured in an activity meter 10 used by a certain user in the activity meter 10 used by another user is referred to as “sharing”. .

  The sharing control unit 321 determines whether or not the information on the activity amount of a certain user measured by a certain activity meter 10 can be notified in the activity meter 10 used by another user (that is, sharing is possible). Whether or not). The determination method will be described later.

  The notification control unit 322 is a notification instruction that instructs to perform notification according to activity amount information supplied from a certain activity meter 10 via the mobile terminal 20, and is different from a certain activity meter 10. A notification instruction for another activity meter 10 is generated. Then, a notification instruction is notified to the activity meter 10 that is determined that the notification operation is possible in the sharing control unit 321. Specifically, the notification control unit 322 transmits a notification instruction to the mobile terminal 20 via the communication unit 301, and transmits a notification instruction received by the mobile terminal 20 to the activity meter 10. A notification instruction is notified to the meter 10.

  Note that the notification control unit 322 may generate a notification instruction based on the activity amount auxiliary information supplied from the mobile terminal 20 instead of the activity amount information.

(Management storage)
The management storage unit 303 is a storage unit that stores various management information. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the management storage unit 303 includes a user registration information management area 331, a friend registration information management area 332, and a schedule information management area 333.

  In the user registration information management area 331, information (user registration information) about the user who uses the activity meter 10 is stored. The user registration information includes, for example, the user's personal information such as the user's age, sex, height, weight, date of birth, etc., the mobile terminal 20 used by the user, and the activity meter 10 used by the user. Information about

  For example, the user registration information can be registered in the server 30 by associating the mobile terminal 20 used by the user with the activity meter 10 by operating the operation unit 204 of the mobile terminal 20. In addition, the user registers the user's personal information such as his / her age, sex, height, weight, and date of birth as user registration information in the server 30 by operating the operation unit 204 of the mobile terminal 20. Can do.

  In addition, the registration of the activity meter 10 and the mobile terminal 20 and the registration of the personal information of the user, for example, in the mobile terminal 20, by executing a function related to user registration included in the application provided by the server 30, It can be carried out.

  The friend registration information management area 332 stores friend registration information related to friend registration between users. As friend registration information, the information etc. which show that a certain user and another user are friends can be mentioned, for example.

  As for friend registration information, for example, an operation unit 204 of the mobile terminal 20 is operated, a certain user makes an application for registering as a friend to another user, and another user approves an application from a certain user. By doing so, you can register. As a result, a certain user and another user are registered as friends. Note that friend registration can be performed, for example, by executing a function related to friend registration included in an application provided by the server 30 in the mobile terminal 20.

  The schedule information management area 333 stores schedule information (schedule management information) such as information related to an event in which a user participates and information related to a user's schedule. Examples of the information related to the event include an event date, start and end times, contents, and location, and a mode of participation in the event (for example, a participant, a spectator, etc.). Moreover, as information regarding a user's schedule, a schedule, such as work, a meal, going out, going to bed, and its start and end time can be mentioned, for example.

  Note that the registration of schedule information can be performed by executing a function related to registration of schedule information included in an application provided by the server 30 in the mobile terminal 20, for example.

[Shared notification processing]
Next, a sharing notification process in the information sharing system 1 for performing a notification operation based on activity amount information indicating an activity amount measured in another activity meter 10 in a certain activity meter 10 will be described with reference to FIG. And with reference to FIG. In the shared notification process in the present embodiment, the exerciser information sharing notification process for notifying the user (spectator) who is observing the information of the user (exerciser) who is exercising, the information on the spectator is the exerciser. Processing such as spectator information sharing notification processing to be notified to is included.

  In this embodiment, the event is a marathon event, and user A is registered (participation registration) as an athlete (runner) in the marathon event, and user B is registered as a spectator in the marathon event (watching registration). An example of the case will be described.

(Exercise information sharing notification process)
First, the exerciser information sharing notification process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of the exerciser information sharing notification process in the information sharing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the activity meter 10A used by the user A who is registered for participation acquires the activity amount of the user A in the sensor unit 101 when the marathon starts (activity amount measurement) (step S101). The control unit 104 of the activity meter 10 </ b> A calculates activity amount information from the sensor signal in the activity amount calculation unit 141, and transmits the calculated activity amount information to the mobile terminal 20 </ b> B via the communication unit 103.

  When the mobile terminal 20A acquires the activity amount information of the user A from the activity meter 10A, the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 acquires activity amount auxiliary information such as the current position of the user A (acquisition information acquisition) (step S102). The control unit 203 of the mobile terminal 20A includes the activity amount information of the user A acquired by the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 together with the activity amount information of the user A supplied from the activity meter 10A via the communication unit 201. Send to.

  When the server 30 acquires the activity amount information and activity amount auxiliary information of the user A from the mobile terminal 20A, the server 30 determines whether or not the notification operation in the activity meter 10B used by the user B is possible (shareability determination processing) ( Step S103). Specifically, the sharing control unit 321 included in the control unit 302 of the server 30 first refers to the schedule information stored in the schedule information management area 333 to obtain the activity amount information and the activity amount auxiliary information of the user A. An event (a marathon event in the present embodiment) held at the acquired acquisition time is specified, and it is determined whether or not the specified event is registered in the schedule of user B (watching registration). Then, when the event specified in the schedule of the user B is registered for watching games, it is determined that the notification operation in the activity meter 10B is possible.

  When the sharing control unit 321 determines that the notification operation in the activity meter 10B is possible, the notification control unit 322 included in the control unit 302 of the server 30 issues a notification instruction to the activity meter 10B via the mobile terminal 20B. Send. Specifically, the notification control unit 322 transmits a notification instruction instructing execution of a notification operation in the activity meter 10B to the mobile terminal 20B via the communication unit 301. And the control part 203 with which the portable terminal 20B is provided transmits the alerting | reporting instruction | indication acquired from the server 30 to the active mass meter 10B via the communication part 201 (step S104).

  For example, based on the activity amount information of the user A, the server 30 instructs the activity meter 10B via the portable terminal 20B to instruct the user A to perform a notification operation regarding the state of physical strength (for example, fatigue level). Notice. Also, the mobile terminal 20B provides a notification instruction to the effect that a notification operation regarding the distance from the user A to the goal of the marathon course is executed based on the activity amount auxiliary information of the user A via the mobile terminal 20B. Notify A method for determining the fatigue level of the user A (runner) will be described later.

  On the other hand, the server 30 does not transmit a notification instruction when it is determined that the notification operation in the activity meter 10B is not possible (that is, when the user B is not registered for watching a marathon event).

  The activity meter 10B performs a notification operation in accordance with the notification instruction acquired from the server 30 via the mobile terminal 20B (step S105).

  In the present embodiment, the notification instruction based on the activity amount information and the activity amount auxiliary information of the user A is described as an example, but the configuration in which the server 30 transmits the notification instruction to the activity meter 10B via the mobile terminal 20B is described. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which the mobile terminal 20B transmits a notification instruction based on the activity amount information and activity amount auxiliary information of the user A acquired from the server 30 to the activity amount meter 10B. In addition, a configuration may be adopted in which the activity meter 10B performs a notification operation based on the activity amount information and activity amount auxiliary information of the user A acquired from the mobile terminal 20B.

(Method for judging runner fatigue)
Here, an example of a method for determining the fatigue level of the user A (runner) will be described. In the present embodiment, the fatigue level of the runner is divided into a normal state, a fatigue state, and a dangerous state.

  In the present specification, the fatigue level “normal state” means that the runner is not tired, that is, the runner is not tired. Further, the fatigue level being “fatigue state” means that fatigue is accumulated, that is, the runner is tired. The fatigue level “hazardous state” means a state in which the runner is extremely tired, that is, a state in which the runner is significantly tired.

  For example, the activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10A indicates that the waveform of the sensor signal output from the acceleration sensor included in the sensor unit 101 is “standard pace of running”. If it is, the fatigue level of the user A may be determined to be in the normal state. In addition, when the control unit 203 included in the mobile terminal 20A indicates that the movement speed of the position of the user A acquired by the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 every predetermined time is “standard running pace”, What is necessary is just to determine with the fatigue degree of the user A being a normal state. The control unit 302 included in the server 30 also indicates that the fatigue level of the user A is normal when the movement speed of the user A with respect to the total distance of the marathon course is “standard running pace”. What is necessary is just to determine that it is.

  Further, the activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10A indicates that the waveform of the sensor signal output from the acceleration sensor included in the sensor unit 101 is “slower than the standard running pace”. If it is, the fatigue level of the user A may be determined as being in a fatigue state. In addition, when the control unit 203 included in the mobile terminal 20A indicates that the movement speed of the position of the user A acquired by the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 per predetermined time is “slower than the standard running pace”. What is necessary is just to determine with the fatigue degree of the user A being a fatigue state. The control unit 302 included in the server 30 also indicates that the fatigue level of the user A is fatigued when the movement speed of the user A with respect to the total distance of the marathon course is “slower than the standard running pace”. What is necessary is just to determine with it being in a state.

  The activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10A confirms that the waveform of the sensor signal output from the acceleration sensor included in the sensor unit 101 is “remarkably slower than the standard running pace”. If it is shown, the fatigue level of the user A may be determined to be in a dangerous state. In addition, the control unit 203 included in the mobile terminal 20A indicates that the movement speed of the position of the user A acquired by the auxiliary information acquisition unit 202 per predetermined time is “remarkably slower than the standard running pace”. Moreover, what is necessary is just to determine with the fatigue degree of the user A being a dangerous state. The control unit 302 included in the server 30 also indicates that the fatigue level of the user A is high when the movement speed of the user A with respect to the total distance of the marathon course is “remarkably slower than the standard running pace”. What is necessary is just to determine with it being a dangerous state.

  In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the fatigue level of the user is determined from the sensor signal waveform in the activity meter 10A, a configuration in which the mobile terminal 20A is determined from the movement speed of the runner, and a configuration in which the server 30 is determined from the lap time. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the server 30, a configuration in which the fatigue level of the runner is determined based on the waveform of the sensor signal acquired from the activity meter 10 </ b> A or the runner moving speed calculated from the position information of the runner acquired from the mobile terminal 20 </ b> A. It can also be adopted.

  In the above description, the configuration in which the fatigue level of the runner is divided into a normal state, a fatigue state, and a dangerous state has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as a runner's fatigue degree, it is also possible to adopt a configuration including a state in which the runner is inching (inching state) and a state in which the runner is off the marathon course (road grass state).

  In this case, for example, the waveform of the sensor signal output from the acceleration sensor included in the sensor unit 101 of the activity meter 10A does not indicate that the vehicle is running (for example, output when riding a bicycle). In the case where the waveform is shown), it may be determined that the state is in inch.

(Notification operation in activity meter used by spectators)
Next, an example of the notification operation in the notification unit 106 included in the activity meter 10B according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When a notification instruction is notified from the server 30 via the mobile terminal 20B, the notification control unit 142 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10B controls the notification operation in the notification unit 106 according to the notification instruction.

  At this time, when the notified notification instruction is a notification instruction indicating that a notification operation regarding the fatigue level of the user A is performed, the notification control unit 142 performs a notification operation of notifying the user B of the fatigue level of the user A. The notification unit 106 is controlled to execute.

  For example, the notification control unit 142 causes the LED included in the notification unit 106 to emit green when the fatigue level of the user A is in a normal state, and to emit yellow when the fatigue level of the user A is in a fatigue state. If the fatigue level of the user A is in a dangerous state, the light may be emitted in red. Further, when the user A is in the inch state, the notification control unit 142 may cause the LEDs included in the notification unit 106 to emit light in red, green, and blue in order. Furthermore, when the user A is in a road and grass state, the notification control unit 142 may cause the LEDs included in the notification unit 106 to emit light in order of red, yellow, green, and blue.

  When the notified notification instruction is a notification instruction indicating that a notification operation related to the distance to the goal of the user A's marathon course is performed, the notification control unit 142 displays information regarding the distance to the user A's goal. The notification unit 106 is controlled to execute a notification operation to notify the user B.

  For example, the notification control unit 142 may control the LED included in the notification unit 106 to emit light so that the green color becomes brighter as the distance to the goal of the user A approaches.

  When the notified notification instruction is a notification instruction indicating that a notification operation indicating a response of the user A with respect to support from a spectator described later is performed, the notification control unit 142 notifies the user A about the reaction. Perform the action.

  The notification instruction representing the response of the user A to the support from the spectator is obtained when, for example, an activity amount related to an action (gesture) indicating a response (hereinafter also referred to as a response action) is acquired in the activity meter 10A. The activity meter 10B is notified from the server 30. As an example of the response operation, for example, an operation of turning around the arm can be cited.

  Moreover, although the case where the alerting | reporting part 106 was equipped with only one LED for performing alerting | reporting operation | movement regarding the user A was mentioned as an example above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the notification unit 106 includes a plurality of LEDs for performing a notification operation related to the user A, the fatigue level of the user A, the distance to the goal, and the response to the support may be simultaneously notified using different LEDs. it can.

(Watcher information sharing notification process)
Next, the spectator information sharing notification process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of spectator information sharing notification processing in the information sharing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the marathon event is started, the activity meter 10B used by the user B who is registered to watch the game is an operation (gesture) indicating support for the user B of the user B (hereinafter referred to as support operation). The activity amount relating to (to be described) is acquired (supporting motion detection) (step S201). As an example of the support operation, for example, an operation of swinging an arm up and down, an operation of swinging an arm left and right, and the like can be given. In the present embodiment, the operation of swinging the arm up and down will be described as a support operation meaning “do your best”. The activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10B is the activity amount information of the support operation (also referred to as support activity amount information) from the sensor signal indicating the support operation output from the acceleration sensor included in the sensor unit 101. And the calculated support activity amount information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20A via the communication unit 103.

  When the portable terminal 20B acquires the support activity amount information of the user B from the activity meter 10B, the mobile terminal 20B transmits the acquired support activity amount information to the server 30.

  When the sharing control unit 321 of the server 30 acquires the support activity amount information of the user B from the mobile terminal 20B, whether or not the notification operation in the activity meter 10A used by the user A is possible at the acquisition time when the support activity amount information is acquired. Is determined (sharing permission determination processing) (step S202).

  When the sharing control unit 321 determines that the notification operation in the activity meter 10A is possible, the notification control unit 322 included in the control unit 302 of the server 30 issues a notification instruction to the activity meter 10A via the mobile terminal 20A. Send. Specifically, the notification control unit 322 transmits a notification instruction for instructing execution of a notification operation in the activity meter 10 </ b> A to the mobile terminal 20 </ b> A via the communication unit 301. And the control part 203 with which 20 A of portable terminals are provided transmits the alerting | reporting instruction | indication acquired from the server 30 to 10 A of activity meter via the communication part 201 (step S203).

  For example, when the support activity amount information of the user B indicates an operation of swinging his / her arm up and down, the server 30 issues a notification instruction indicating that a notification operation indicating “do your best” is executed in the activity meter 10A. Can be sent.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the notification operation in the activity meter 10A is not possible (that is, when the user A is not registered to participate in the marathon event), the server 30 does not transmit a notification instruction.

  The activity meter 10A performs a notification operation in accordance with the notification instruction acquired from the server 30 via the mobile terminal 20A (step S204).

  In the present embodiment, the notification instruction based on the support activity amount information of the user B is described as an example of the configuration in which the notification instruction is transmitted from the server 30 to the activity meter 10A via the portable terminal 20A. It is not limited to. For example, a configuration in which the mobile terminal 20A transmits a notification instruction based on the support activity amount information of the user B acquired from the server 30 to the activity meter 10A may be employed. Moreover, 10 A of activity meter may employ | adopt the structure which performs alerting | reporting operation | movement based on the support activity amount information of the user B acquired from 20 A of portable terminals.

(Notification operation in activity meter used by athletes)
Next, an example of the notification operation in the notification unit 106 included in the activity meter 10A according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When a notification instruction is notified from the server 30 via the mobile terminal 20A, the notification control unit 142 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10A controls the notification operation in the notification unit 106 according to the notification instruction.

  At this time, when the notified notification instruction is a notification instruction indicating that a notification operation related to the support of the user B is performed, the notification control unit 142 notifies the user B to execute a notification operation representing the content of the support of the user B. The unit 106 is controlled. For example, the notification control unit 142 may perform a notification operation indicating that the content of the support of the user B is “work hard” by blinking an LED included in the notification unit 106 in blue.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the notification unit 106 is realized by an LED has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the structure in which the alerting | reporting part 106 is provided with the vibration part in addition to LED can also be employ | adopted. In this case, the notification control unit 142 of the activity meter 10 </ b> A may notify the support of the user B by vibrating the vibration unit included in the notification unit 106. Thereby, the user A can recognize the notification regarding the support of the user B by vibration without confirming the light emission of the LED provided as the notification unit 106 of the activity meter 10A.

  Further, in the notification unit 106 of the activity meter 10A used by the user A who is an athlete, a notification indicating the number of spectators (number of spectators) and the number of spectators who support the user A themselves (support) Notification indicating the number of persons) may be performed.

  For example, the notification control unit 142 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10A may perform notification regarding the number of spectators by causing the LED of the notification unit 106 to emit light so that the green color becomes brighter as the number of spectators increases. . Moreover, the alerting | reporting control part 142 should just alert | report the number of supporters by making LED of the alerting | reporting part 106 light-emit so that blue may become bright as the number of supporters increases.

  As described above, the exerciser information sharing notification process is performed, and the information regarding the activity amount of the exerciser is notified by the activity meter 10 used by the spectator, whereby the information regarding the activity amount of the exerciser is registered as a friend. Can be shared between the athletes and spectators. In addition, spectator information sharing notification processing is performed, and information regarding the amount of activity of the spectator is notified by the activity meter 10 used by the exerciser, so that the information about the activity amount of the spectator is registered as a friend. And can be shared with spectators.

  Furthermore, according to the above-described configuration, when any of the information regarding the amount of activity of the athlete and the information regarding the amount of activity of the spectator is shared between the athlete and the spectator, In any case, it is not necessary to operate the mobile terminal 20 used by the user. In other words, the athlete and the spectator who have registered the same event in the schedule information can share information on the amount of activity of each other without operating the mobile terminal 20 that they use.

  In addition, although this embodiment demonstrated the structure by which a shared alerting | reporting process was performed between the active mass meter 10 which the participant of an event uses, and the active mass meter 10 which a spectator uses, this invention is limited to this. Is not to be done. For example, a shared notification process may be performed between the activity meters 10 used by event participants, or a shared notification process may be performed between the activity meters 10 used by the spectators. .

  According to this, the athletes who register the same event in the schedule information and the spectators also share information on the amount of activity of each other without operating the mobile terminal 20 that they use. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, the server 30 (more specifically, the sharing control unit 321 included in the control unit 302 of the server 30) performs the sharing possibility determination process (step S103 in FIG. 3 and S202 in FIG. 4). Although described by way of example, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration in which the shareability determination process is performed in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10 or the control unit 203 of the mobile terminal 20 may be employed.

<Embodiment 2>
In the first embodiment, the sharing of the amount of activity when the user A and the user B are participating in the event has been described. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if the user A exercises during a time period in which no schedule or event is registered in the schedule information, the user A and the user B can share information on the amount of activity.

  The sharing control unit 321 included in the control unit 302 of the server 30 is stored in the schedule information management area 333 in the same manner as the sharing possibility determination processing (step S103 in FIG. 3) in the exerciser information sharing notification processing of the first embodiment. With reference to the schedule information of the user B, it is determined whether or not the notification operation in the activity meter 10B used by the user B is possible.

  At this time, the sharing control unit 321 performs the notification operation in the activity meter 10B when the schedule in which the user B cannot confirm the notification operation in the activity meter 10B is not registered in the time period in which the schedule information of the user B is referenced. Determine that it is possible. On the other hand, the sharing control unit 321 performs a notification operation in the activity meter 10B when the schedule in which the user B cannot confirm the notification operation in the activity meter 10B is registered in the time period in which the schedule information of the user B is referenced. Is determined to be impossible.

  The plan in which the user B cannot confirm the notification operation in the activity meter 10B includes, for example, a plan for going to bed and a plan for moving in a car.

  The notification control unit 322 included in the control unit 302 of the server 30 notifies the activity meter 10B of a notification instruction when the sharing control unit 321 determines that the notification operation in the activity meter 10B is possible.

  Furthermore, the shared control unit (activity status determination unit) 321 included in the control unit 302 of the server 30 measures the activity amount meter 10B at the acquisition time when the activity amount information indicating the activity amount measured by the activity amount meter 10A is acquired. The activity status of the user B may be determined based on the activity amount information indicating the activity amount of the user B. Examples of the activity status of the user include a user currently walking, running, stopped, and sleeping.

  In this case, when the sharing control unit 321 indicates that the activity status of the user B can confirm the notification operation in the activity meter 10B, such as the user B walking and running. What is necessary is just to determine with the alerting | reporting operation | movement in the active mass meter 10B being possible. On the other hand, the sharing control unit 321 indicates that the activity status of the activity meter 10B indicates that the activity status of the user B cannot confirm the notification operation in the activity meter 10B, such as the user B sleeping. What is necessary is just to determine with alerting | reporting operation being impossible.

  The schedule information may include a configuration in which information indicating the current activity status of the user (also referred to as activity status information) is included in addition to information related to the user's schedule and event.

  For example, the control unit 302 of the server 30 acquires the activity amount information calculated by the activity amount calculation unit 141 included in the control unit 104 of the activity meter 10 every predetermined period (for example, every hour), and schedules it. The activity status information stored in the information management area 333 may be updated every predetermined period by the acquired activity amount information. Further, the control unit 302 of the server 30 calculates the user activity status information for each predetermined period from the activity amount information acquired from the activity meter 10, and schedules the calculated activity status information for each predetermined period. The activity status information stored in the information management area 333 may be updated. Thereby, the schedule information stored in the schedule information management area 333 includes the latest activity status information for each predetermined period.

  In this case, the sharing control unit 321 refers to the latest current activity information included in the schedule information of the user B, and determines whether the notification operation in the activity meter 10B used by the user B is possible. For example, when the sharing control unit 321 indicates that the current activity information of the user B is in a state where the notification operation in the activity meter 10B can be confirmed, such as a state where the user B is walking and running, What is necessary is just to determine with the alerting | reporting operation | movement in the active mass meter 10B being possible. On the other hand, if the current activity information of the user B indicates that the notification operation in the activity meter 10B cannot be confirmed, such as the state where the user B is sleeping, the sharing control unit 321 What is necessary is just to determine with alerting | reporting operation | movement in 10B.

<Embodiment 3>
In the first embodiment, in the sharing notification process, the server 30 determines whether the notification operation is possible by the sharing permission determination process (step S103 in FIG. 3 and S202 in FIG. 4). Is not limited to this. For example, even if it is determined whether or not the notification operation is possible by performing a synchronization possibility determination process that determines whether or not another activity meter 10 that should perform the notification operation is in a communicable state. Good.

  It should be noted that the determination as to whether or not the communication is possible in the present embodiment may be performed instead of the above-described sharability determination process or may be performed together with the sharability determination process.

[Configuration of information sharing system]
In the present embodiment, a case where the notification operation according to the activity amount information measured in the activity meter 10A is performed in the activity meter 10B will be described as an example.

  The communication unit 201 of the portable terminal 20B constituting the information sharing system 1 is always performing short-range wireless communication with the activity meter 10B, and the control unit 203 performs wireless communication with the activity meter 10B in the communication unit 201. It is sequentially determined whether it is possible (communication state). Examples of cases where wireless communication is impossible include a case where the battery of the activity meter 10B is exhausted and a case where the activity meter 10B is out of the service area.

  The control unit 203 switches the state of communication with the activity meter 10B in the communication unit 201 from a state where wireless communication is possible to an impossible state, and from a state where wireless communication is impossible to a possible state. The server 30 is notified of the communication state after switching.

  The control unit 302 of the server 30 stores the communication state of the activity meter 10B notified from the mobile terminal 20B in the management storage unit 303.

  Moreover, the control part 302 determines the communication state with the portable terminal 20B in the communication part 301 for every predetermined period (for example, every 10 minutes etc.). Examples of cases where wireless communication is impossible include a case where the battery of the mobile terminal 20B runs out, and a case where the mobile terminal 20B is out of range.

  The control unit 302 switches the communication state with the portable terminal 20B in the communication unit 301 from a state where wireless communication is possible to an impossible state, and from a state where wireless communication is impossible to a possible state. In this case, the communication state with the portable terminal 20B after switching is stored in the management storage unit 303.

  And the control part 302 is the newest communication state of the active mass meter 10B and the portable terminal 20B which are stored in the management memory | storage part 303 in the acquisition time which acquired active mass information from the active mass meter 10A via portable terminal 20A. Refer to When the latest communication state of the referenced activity meter 10B and the portable terminal 20B indicates that communication is possible, the control unit 302 issues a notification instruction to the activity meter 10B via the portable terminal 20B. Send.

<Example of implementation by software>
Each unit of the activity meter 10, the portable terminal 20, and the server 30 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). It may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the activity meter 10, the mobile terminal 20, and the server 30 can read a program instruction that is software that realizes each function, and the program and various data can be read by a computer (or CPU). A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) in which the above program is expanded, and the like are provided. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

<Summary>
The information sharing support device (server 30) according to aspect 1 of the present invention is an activity amount measured by a first activity amount measurement device (activity meter 10A or activity meter 10B) that measures an activity amount of a first user. Acquisition means (communication unit 301) for acquiring first activity amount information indicating the first activity amount information from a first portable terminal (portable terminal 10A or portable terminal 10B) that performs short-range wireless communication with the first activity amount measuring device; 1 is a notification instruction for instructing to perform notification according to activity amount information, and is a second activity amount measuring device (activity meter 10B or activity) that measures an activity amount of a second user different from the first user. A generating unit (notification control unit 322) that generates a notification instruction for instructing notification in the meter 10A), and a second portable terminal (portable terminal) that performs the short-distance wireless communication with the second activity amount measuring device. 10B or mobile terminal 1 Includes a transmitting means for transmitting to the A) (communication unit 301), the.

  An information sharing support method according to an aspect 8 of the present invention is an information sharing support method for an information sharing support device (server 30), which is a first activity amount measuring device (activity meter) that measures an activity amount of a first user. 10A or activity meter 10B) from the first portable terminal (portable terminal 10A or portable terminal 10B) that performs short-range wireless communication with the first activity amount measuring device. An acquisition step for acquiring and a notification instruction for instructing to perform notification according to the first activity amount information, wherein a second activity amount measurement for measuring an activity amount of a second user different from the first user A generating step for generating a notification instruction for instructing notification in an apparatus (activity meter 10B or activity meter 10A), and a second portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the second activity amount measuring device, the notification instruction. Mobile terminal 10 Or it contains, a transmission step of transmitting to the mobile terminal 10A).

  According to said structure, the said information sharing assistance apparatus gives the alerting | reporting instruction | indication which shows that the alerting | reporting based on the said 1st activity amount information acquired from the said 1st activity amount measuring device via the said 1st portable terminal is performed. And transmitted to the second activity amount measuring apparatus via the second portable terminal. Thereby, the said 2nd activity amount measuring device can perform alerting | reporting according to the said 1st activity amount information according to the said alerting | reporting instruction | indication transmitted from the said information sharing assistance apparatus.

  Therefore, the information sharing support device causes the first and second users to operate any device (the first and second portable terminals and the first and second activity amount measuring devices). The first activity amount information can be easily shared between the first and second activity amount measuring devices. That is, each user can share the first activity amount information without operating any device.

  An information sharing support apparatus according to aspect 2 of the present invention includes, in aspect 1, the notification availability determination unit (sharing control unit 321) that determines whether notification in the second activity amount measurement apparatus is possible. The transmission unit may transmit the notification instruction when the notification availability determination unit determines that the notification in the second activity amount measuring apparatus is possible.

  According to said structure, the said information sharing assistance apparatus transmits the said alerting | reporting instruction | indication when it determines with the alerting | reporting in the said 2nd activity amount measuring device being possible, and the alerting | reporting in the said 2nd activity amount measuring device is impossible. If it is determined that it is, the notification instruction is not transmitted.

  Accordingly, the information sharing support device can prevent the notification instruction from being transmitted until the notification in the second activity amount measuring device is not possible, and thus the convenience of the user can be improved. it can.

  The information sharing support apparatus according to aspect 3 of the present invention is the storage unit (schedule information management) that stores the schedule of the first user and the schedule management information for managing the schedule of the second user in the aspect 2. And the notification availability determination unit specifies an event held at the acquisition time at which the first activity amount information is acquired from among the events registered in the schedule of the first user. When the specified event is registered in the schedule of the second user, it may be determined that the notification in the second activity amount measuring apparatus is possible.

  According to said structure, the said information sharing assistance apparatus is a case where the same event is registered into the schedule information of a said 1st user and a said 2nd user, Comprising: The said same event is held at the said acquisition time If so, the notification instruction is transmitted.

  Thereby, the information sharing support device, when the first user and the second user are participating in the same event at the acquisition time, the first activity amount measuring device and the second activity amount measuring device, The first activity amount information can be shared between the two.

  The information sharing support apparatus according to aspect 4 of the present invention is the storage unit (schedule information management) that stores the schedule of the first user and the schedule management information for managing the schedule of the second user in the aspect 2. Area 333), and the notification availability determination means is registered in advance in the schedule of the second user as a time zone in which the acquisition time when the first activity amount information is acquired cannot be confirmed by the second user. It may be determined that notification in the second activity amount measuring device is impossible when belonging to a certain time zone.

  According to said structure, the said information sharing assistance apparatus does not transmit the said alerting | reporting instruction | indication, when the said acquisition time belongs to the time slot | zone when the said 2nd user cannot confirm alerting | reporting.

  Thereby, the information sharing support device can prevent the notification instruction from being transmitted until the second user cannot confirm the notification and the notification is made in the second activity amount measuring device. . In addition, as the time zone registered in advance in the schedule of the second user by the second user and the notification cannot be confirmed, for example, the time zone in which the user plans to go to bed and the travel by car are scheduled. You can list the time zone.

  The information sharing support device according to aspect 5 of the present invention is the second aspect based on the second activity amount information indicating the activity amount of the second user measured by the second activity amount measurement device in the aspect 2. Activity status determination means (sharing control unit 321) for determining the activity status of the user, the notification availability determination means, the determination result of the activity status determination means at the acquisition time when the first activity amount information was acquired, When it is a predetermined determination result, it may be determined that the notification in the second activity amount measuring device is impossible.

  According to said structure, the said information sharing assistance apparatus does not transmit the said alerting | reporting instruction | indication, when the determination result of the said activity condition determination means in the said acquisition time is a predetermined determination result. Here, the predetermined determination result is more specifically a determination result indicating that the second user cannot confirm the notification. For example, it is determined that the second user is sleeping. The results can be mentioned.

  Thereby, the information sharing support apparatus prevents the notification instruction from being transmitted even when the second user cannot confirm the notification, and the second activity amount measuring apparatus is not notified. Can do. For example, it is possible to prevent the second user from being awakened and causing the second user to wake up until the second user is sleeping.

  The activity amount measuring device (activity meter 10) according to the aspect 6 of the present invention is an activity amount measuring device that measures the activity amount of the user, and is measured by another activity amount measuring device different from the activity amount measuring device. Receiving means for acquiring activity amount information indicating the activity amount of another user from the information sharing support device (server 30) via a portable terminal (portable terminal 20) that performs short-range wireless communication with the activity amount measuring device ( A communication unit 103) and a notification unit (notification unit 106) for performing notification according to the activity amount information acquired by the reception unit.

  According to the above configuration, the activity amount measuring device transmits the activity amount information indicating the activity amount of another user measured by the other activity amount measuring device via the second portable terminal. Obtained from the device and informed according to the obtained activity amount information.

  Thereby, the said active mass measuring device and the said other active mass measuring device do not make the said user perform operation of any apparatus (The said portable terminal and the said active mass measuring device). Sharing of the above-mentioned activity data can be facilitated. That is, the user can share the activity amount information between the activity amount measuring device and the other activity amount measuring devices without operating any device.

  An information sharing system (information sharing system 1) according to aspect 7 of the present invention includes a first activity amount measuring device (activity meter 10A or activity meter 10B) that measures an activity amount of a first user, A second activity amount measurement device (activity meter 10B or activity meter 10A) that measures the amount of activity of the user, and a first mobile terminal (portable terminal 10A or mobile phone) that performs short-range wireless communication with the first activity amount measurement device. Terminal 10B), a second mobile terminal (mobile terminal 10B or mobile terminal 10A) that performs short-range wireless communication with the second activity amount measuring device, and an information sharing support device that communicates with the first and second mobile terminals. (Server 30), wherein the information sharing support device transmits the activity amount of the first user transmitted from the first activity amount measurement device via the first portable terminal. According to activity amount information indicating A notification instruction for instructing to perform notification is transmitted to the second activity amount measuring device via the second portable terminal, and a notification instruction for instructing notification in the second activity amount measuring device is transmitted to the second activity amount measuring device; 2 The activity amount measuring device performs notification according to the notification instruction.

  According to the above configuration, the information sharing support device provides a notification instruction indicating that notification is performed based on the activity amount information acquired from the first activity amount measurement device via the first mobile terminal. It transmits to the said 2nd active mass measuring device via a 2nd portable terminal. Then, the second activity amount measuring device performs notification according to the activity amount information in accordance with the notification instruction transmitted from the information sharing support device.

  Thereby, the information sharing support device causes the first and second users to operate any device (the first and second portable terminals and the first and second activity measuring devices). Without sharing, the activity amount information can be easily shared between the first and second activity amount measuring devices. That is, each user can share the activity amount information without operating any device.

  The information sharing support apparatus according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the information sharing support apparatus is operated by the computer as each unit included in the information sharing support apparatus. The information sharing support apparatus program realized by the above and a computer-readable recording medium recording the program also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  A combination of a configuration described in a certain claim and a configuration described in another claim is limited to a combination of the configuration described in the claim cited in the claim. However, as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved, combinations with configurations described in the claims not cited in the focused claims are possible.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims, and other embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the above-described embodiments. The form is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The activity support apparatus according to the present invention can be suitably applied to portable terminals such as smartphones, mobile phones, PDAs, and tablet PCs, and servers that manage activity meters in an integrated manner.

1 Information sharing system 10 Activity meter (activity meter)
20 mobile terminal 30 server (information sharing support device)
101 Sensor unit 102 Timekeeping unit 103 Communication unit (reception means)
104 control unit 105 storage unit 106 notification unit (notification means)
141 activity amount calculation unit 142 notification control unit 201 communication unit 202 auxiliary information acquisition unit 203 control unit 204 operation unit 205 storage unit 301 communication unit (acquisition unit, transmission unit)
302 Control unit 303 Management storage unit 321 Shared control unit (notification availability determination unit, activity status determination unit)
322 Notification control unit (notification control unit)
331 User registration information management area 332 Friend registration information management area 333 Schedule information management area (storage unit)

Claims (5)

The first activity amount information indicating the activity amount measured by the first activity amount measuring device that measures the activity amount of the first user is transmitted from the first portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the first activity amount measuring device. Acquisition means for acquiring;
A notification instruction for instructing to perform notification according to the first activity amount information, and instructing notification in a second activity amount measuring apparatus that measures an activity amount of a second user different from the first user. Generating means for generating a notification instruction;
Transmitting means for transmitting the notification instruction to the second activity amount measuring device via a second portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the second activity amount measuring device ;
An information sharing support apparatus characterized by that. A notification availability determination means for determining whether notification in the second activity amount measuring device is possible;
The transmission means transmits the notification instruction when the notification availability determination means determines that notification in the second activity amount measuring device is possible.
The information sharing support apparatus according to claim 1. A storage unit for storing schedule management information for managing the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user;
The notification availability determination unit specifies an event held at an acquisition time at which the first activity amount information is acquired among events registered in the schedule of the first user, and the specified event is When it is registered in the schedule of the second user, it is determined that notification in the second activity amount measuring apparatus is possible.
The information sharing support apparatus according to claim 2. An activity amount measuring device for measuring an activity amount of a user,
Information sharing support for activity amount information indicating activity amounts of other users measured by another activity amount measurement device different from the activity amount measurement device via a portable terminal that performs short-range wireless communication with the activity amount measurement device Receiving means for receiving from the device;
An informing means for informing according to the activity amount information acquired in the receiving means,
An active mass measuring device characterized by that. A first activity amount measuring device for measuring an activity amount of a first user;
A second activity amount measuring device for measuring an activity amount of the second user;
A first portable terminal that performs near field communication with the first activity amount measuring device;
A second portable terminal that performs near field communication with the second activity amount measuring device;
An information sharing system comprising: an information sharing support device that communicates with the first and second portable terminals,
The information sharing support device is instructed to perform notification according to activity amount information indicating the activity amount of the first user transmitted from the first activity amount measurement device via the first mobile terminal. A notification instruction for instructing notification in the second activity amount measuring device is transmitted to the second activity amount measuring device via the second portable terminal,
The second activity amount measuring device performs notification according to the notification instruction.
An information sharing system characterized by this.

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