JP7088864B2 - Communication support system and communication support method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a communication support system and a communication support method that support communication between people.

In recent years, SNS (Social Networking Service) has rapidly become widespread, and people who have been set up one-on-one or in groups can easily communicate with each other. In SNS, by inputting a comment that another user responds to the comment posted by the user, the comment of the posted user is displayed in chronological order, and the user can communicate with each other. ..

On the other hand, people who meet often can understand each other's situation, but people who live far away gradually become estranged from each other due to their living conditions, etc., and they cannot understand each other's situation. There is. Therefore, for elderly people living far away, a monitoring system has been considered in which various sensors are installed in a living space and the sensors are used to monitor the living condition (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-142213

By the way, by communicating with each other, it is possible to notice unusual changes in the other person's appearance and illness.

However, in the SNS as described above, since users can only send comments to each other, if the user does not have something to do with the other party, the number of posting comments is reduced and communication is estranged. Become.

In addition, in the monitoring system as described above, when installing the sensor in the building, the consent of the person being watched is obtained, so for the person being watched, the existence of the sensor in the building is always present. It feels like it's being monitored, so it's not very desirable.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art as described above, and provides a communication support system and a communication support method capable of giving an opportunity for communication between users. The purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, the communication support system of the present invention
With multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
The parameters acquired by the plurality of terminals are received, and the parameters or points corresponding to the parameters are added up for each predetermined group to which the user who uses the plurality of terminals belongs, and the total value is calculated. It has an information providing device that provides the corresponding provided information to the terminal of a user belonging to the group.

It is also a communication support method that supports communication between users.
Steps for multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
A step in which the information providing device receives the parameters acquired by the plurality of terminals, respectively.
A step in which the information providing device totals the received parameters or points corresponding to the parameters for each predetermined group to which the user who uses the plurality of terminals belongs.
The information providing device has a step of providing provided information according to the total value to a terminal of a user belonging to the group.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an opportunity for communication between users.

It is a figure which shows one embodiment of the communication support system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the pedometer and the smartphone shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information providing server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the member information database shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the provided information database shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the communication support method in the communication support system shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a message screen displayed on a smartphone when information is posted on a communication site provided by the information providing server shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the example which the communication site provided to the smartphone from the information providing server shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on the display part of the smartphone. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a message screen displayed on a smartphone when a comment is posted on a communication site provided by the information providing server shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the communication site provided to a smartphone from an information providing server after a comment is input to the communication site provided by the information providing server shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the communication site provided to a smartphone from an information providing server when a group has not reached a target point in the communication support system shown in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process when the communication support system shown in FIG. 1 realizes the monitoring of elderly people and the like. It is a figure which shows the alarm which is transmitted from the information providing server shown in FIG. 1, received by a smartphone, and is displayed on the display unit. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on a smartphone when setting a target point where a group virtually moves in the communication support system shown in FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the communication support system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the pedometer 20 and the smartphone 30 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information providing server 40 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment is configured so that a plurality of user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n and an information providing server 40 can be connected via the Internet 70. The user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n are each composed of a pedometer 20 as a pedometer and a smartphone 30 as a communication device. The information providing server 40 is configured to be able to access the member information database 50 and the provided information database 60.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pedometer 20 has a timer 21, a pedometer side unit 22, a storage unit 23, a step count calculation unit 24, and a communication unit 25. The timer 21 is a timer for measuring the date and time. The pedometer side portion 22 acquires the amount of activity of the user by measuring the number of steps of the user by the vibration generated by the user wearing the pedometer 20 walking. The storage unit 23 stores the number of steps measured by the step count measurement unit 22 as step count data. The step count calculation unit 24 calculates the total value of the step count data stored in the storage unit 23 at predetermined intervals. The communication unit 25 performs short-range wireless communication with the smartphone 30 according to, for example, a wireless LAN or a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) standard.

As shown in FIG. 2, the smartphone 30 has a short-range communication unit 31, a net communication unit 32, a storage unit 33, a display unit 34, an input unit 35, and an information processing unit 36. The short-range communication unit 31 performs short-range wireless communication with the pedometer 20 according to, for example, the BLE standard. The net communication unit 32 communicates with the information providing server 40 via the Internet 70. The storage unit 33 stores the user ID given to the user who uses the smartphone 30, and temporarily stores the data transmitted from the pedometer 20. The display unit 34 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays information corresponding to an application installed in the smartphone 30 and information transmitted from the information providing server 40. The input unit 35 is composed of a touch panel or the like superimposed on the display unit 34, and is for the user of the smartphone 30 to input information. The information processing unit 36 transmits data received via the short-range communication unit 31 and information input via the input unit 35 via the net communication unit 32, or is received via the net communication unit 32. Information and the like are displayed on the display unit 34. The user ID may be an identifier issued by the information providing server 40 or an identifier that identifies the user such as an ID or an email address set by the user within the default conditions, or a user-side terminal such as an IP address or a mobile phone number. It may be an identifier that identifies the above, or a combination thereof. In the present embodiment, since the user and the user-side terminal are described as having a one-to-one relationship, the user ID is described without distinguishing whether it identifies the user or the user-side terminal. .. However, the user ID that identifies the user and the ID that identifies the user-side terminal may be used separately and linked on the member information DB 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information providing server 40 has a communication unit 41, an information acquisition / providing unit 42, a member information management unit 43, an alarm notification unit 44, and an information generation unit 45. The communication unit 41 communicates with the smartphone 30 via the Internet 70. The information acquisition / provision unit 42 acquires the information transmitted from the smartphone 30 via the communication unit 41, and also receives the information generated by the information generation unit 45 and the alarm issued from the alarm notification unit 44. It is transmitted to the smartphone 30 via 41. The member information management unit 43 updates the member information database 50 using the information transmitted from the smartphone 30, and the user who uses the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n with reference to the member information database 50. The group to which the group belongs is specified, and the cumulative energy value, which is the point of the group, is extracted from the member information database 50. The alarm notification unit 44 refers to the member information database 50 and issues an alarm based on the information acquired by the information acquisition / provision unit 42. The information generation unit 45 generates information to be provided to the smartphone 30 by extracting information according to the cumulative energy value extracted from the member information database 50 by the member information management unit 43 from the provision information database 60.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the member information database 50 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the provided information database 60 shown in FIG. 1.

In the communication support system shown in FIG. 1, a group to which the user belongs is set in the user ID corresponding to the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n by the designation of the user who is the administrator. For example, when a family of four people is set as one group, the user IDs stored in the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-4 used by each of the four families are set as one group. ..

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4A, in the member information database 50, the user IDs assigned to the users of the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n and stored in the storage unit 33 of the smartphone 30 are stored. Is set, and a group ID for specifying the group to which the user ID belongs is set. Here, it can be said that the group ID is set to specify the group to which the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n belong. In addition, the communication support system shown in FIG. 1 also has a function for watching over elderly people and the like. Therefore, in the member information database 50, the role of the user is set for each group. For example, in the case where the group whose group ID is specified by P is a family of four as described above, if the user whose user ID is A is an elderly person (a person to be watched over) living in a remote place, the role is "target person". Is set, and when the user whose user ID is B is the head of the household (watcher), "administrator" is set as the role. "Participants" are set as the roles of other users in the group whose group ID is specified by P. Further, as will be described later, in order to weight the step count data for each user when calculating the energy value for each group based on the step count data of the user transmitted from the user side terminals 10-1 to 10-n. Correction coefficient is set and stored. This can be set, for example, by a user whose role is an administrator, and it is conceivable that the correction coefficient is set to be large for an elderly user. In addition, in order to watch over the elderly and the like, a reference value for the number of steps within a predetermined time for notifying an alarm is set for a user whose role is "target person". In this embodiment, a configuration in which one group is set up by an elderly person and his / her family will be described as an example, but a child such as a student living in a dormitory near a school in a remote place, his / her parents, and a single person will be described. One group may be set up with the assigned husband, wife and children, friends living in remote areas, and so on. For example, the role of friends living in remote areas may be set as the role of each person as an administrator and a target person.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, in the member information database 50, the number of steps per day measured by the pedometer 20 is registered in association with the user ID given to each user. ing. Further, in the member information database 50, as shown in FIG. 4C, the cumulative energy value, which is the total value obtained by adding the energy values calculated from the number of steps measured by the pedometer 20 and the correction coefficient, is calculated. Each group is registered in association with the group ID set for that group. Further, in FIG. 4A or FIG. 4C, a correction coefficient for weighting each group (also referred to as a “converted value” to distinguish the correction coefficient for each group from the correction coefficient for each user) is provided. It may be set and stored in association with a group.

Further, in the communication support system shown in FIG. 1, virtual movement information to the target point is provided based on the accumulated energy value obtained by adding up the energy values according to the number of steps for each set group. Will be provided. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the provided information database 60 contains the energy threshold required for moving from a predetermined starting point to the target point for each target point, and the cumulative energy of the group. Provided data information that can specify the data provided when the group is considered to have reached the target point when the value reaches the energy threshold is registered in association with the target point ID that can specify the target point. ing. Here, the energy threshold value may be common or different among the groups. For example, if the energy threshold per person is 62,500, the energy threshold when there are 4 people in the group is 250,000, but the energy threshold when there are 2 people in the group is 125,000. May be changed. In addition, the difference in energy threshold between each target point ID is a predetermined period (eg, a regular period such as 1 week, or an arbitrary period within 1 week plus or minus 3 days), which is a desired interval for communication. Set in, the cumulative value of energy of the group is set to a value that can reach the threshold value of the next energy in the predetermined period.

Further, in the provided information database 60, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), images and question information provided by the provided data information are registered for each of the provided data information shown in FIG. 5 (a). ..

The communication support method in the communication support system configured as described above will be described below.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a communication support method in the communication support system shown in FIG.

In the communication support system shown in FIG. 1, in the pedometer 20, the number of steps of the user wearing the pedometer 20 is measured by the pedometer 22 as the amount of human activity (step 1). The number of steps measured by the pedometer 22 is stored in the storage unit 23 as step count data together with the measurement date and time by the timer 21. In the pedometer 20, the total value of the number of steps measured during the measurement date and time at a predetermined interval, for example, every 3 hours, is calculated by the pedometer 24 for the pedometer data stored in the storage unit 23. Then, the total value is transmitted to the smartphone 30 via the communication unit 25 (step 2). The step count data, which is the total value, may include the measurement date and time, or may include the date and time when the total value is calculated or the date and time when the total value is transmitted to the smartphone 30.

The pedometer data transmitted from the pedometer 20 is received for each user-side terminal 10-1 to 10-n via the short-range communication unit 31 of the smartphone 30 paired with the pedometer 20 in advance (step 3). ..

In the smartphone 30, when the pedometer data transmitted from the pedometer 20 is received, the received pedometer data is temporarily stored in the storage unit 33, and then stored in the storage unit 33 in the information processing unit 36. The step count data is read out together with the user ID, and the step count data and the user ID are transmitted to the information providing server 40 via the net communication unit 32 (step 4). As a result, the smartphone 30 gives the step count data indicating the number of steps of the user measured by the pedometer 20 to the users of the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n, and stores the data in the storage unit 33 of the smartphone 30. The user ID will be transmitted. The step count data transmitted from the smartphone 30 may include the measurement date and time.

As described above, instead of calculating the total value of the number of steps in the pedometer 20 every 3 hours and transmitting the total value to the smartphone 30, the step number data measured by the pedometer 20 is sent to the smartphone 30. Sequential transmission is performed, the smartphone 30 calculates the total number of steps based on the step count data, and the step count data based on the total value and the user ID are transmitted from the smartphone 30 to the information providing server 40 at predetermined intervals such as every 3 hours. It may be configured to be used.

The step count data and the user ID transmitted from the smartphone 30 are transmitted to the information providing server 40 via the Internet 70, and are received via the communication unit 41 of the information providing server 40 (step 5).

Then, in the information providing server 40, the step count data received via the communication unit 41 is received by the information acquisition / providing unit 42, and in the member information management unit 43, the member information database 50 is referred to, and FIG. As shown in b), the number of steps corresponding to the user ID received together with the step number data is updated, and the user ID specifies the group to which the user-side terminal specified by the user ID belongs. (Step 6). When information is transmitted or accessed from the smartphone 30 to the information providing server 40, a user ID is basically transmitted, and the information providing server 40 is a communication source user or a user-side terminal based on the user ID. However, it may be omitted for the sake of explanation.

Next, in the member information management unit 43, the energy to be a point is calculated from the number of steps updated by using the correction coefficient set to at least one for each user and each group in the member information management unit 43 (. Step 7).

Here, as described above, it is conceivable that the correction coefficient is set so that the correction coefficient becomes large for the elderly user. As a result, in the elderly, even if the number of steps is small, the energy calculated from the number of steps becomes large. In this way, the correction coefficient is set individually for each user ID belonging to the group or for each user-side terminal, and the energy is calculated from the number of steps of the user using this correction coefficient to reach the target point. The number of steps to take can be adjusted for each user within the group. As a result, even a user with a small number of steps can be encouraged to contribute to the team so that the group can reach the target point without difficulty according to the age, health condition, and the like. In addition, a correction coefficient (also called a "converted value") is set for each group ID, and the energy of the group is calculated using this converted value, so that the number of steps to reach the target point can be set for each group. Can be adjusted to.

The correction coefficient may be set according to the age, health condition, etc. of each user who belongs to the group of the user who is the administrator, or may be automatically set by the information providing server 40. When the correction coefficient is automatically set by the information providing server 40, the reference value of the daily step count of each user belonging to the group input by the user who is the administrator or each belonging to the group registered in the member information database 50. Based on the average of the user's past steps, each user's correction factor is corrected so that the total energy can reach the threshold of the target point on the route where the group virtually moves in a predetermined period. Can be considered. For example, if the reference value (average value) of the daily steps is 3,000 steps for user a, 10,000 steps for user b, and 8,000 steps for user c, the number of steps of user b, which has the largest number of steps for each user, is the number of steps. The temporary correction coefficient of the user a is set to 333%, the temporary correction coefficient of the user b is set to 100%, and the temporary correction coefficient of the user c is set to 125%. Then, the predicted value of the daily energy of the group to which the users a, b, and c belong is 29,990. Assuming that the predetermined period is 7 days, the cumulative expected energy value of the group is 209,930. Assuming that the energy threshold required for virtual movement from the current point of the group to the next target point is 250,000, in order to reach the next target point, each user's provisional correction factor is 120. Since it is necessary to multiply by%, the correction coefficient of the user a is required to be 400%, the correction coefficient of the user b is 120%, and the provisional correction coefficient of the user c is 150%. In the above example, the correction coefficient of each user is set so that the number of steps of each user belonging to one group is the number of steps of the user having the largest number of steps, but the number of steps of each user belonging to one group is the number of steps of each user. The correction coefficient for each user may be set so as to be the average value of the number of steps. Further, in the above example, the correction coefficient for each group is also incorporated into the correction coefficient for each user, and only the correction coefficient for each user is set. However, the correction coefficient for each group is set separately from the correction coefficient for each user. It may be set as a conversion value. For example, using the above example, the correction coefficient of each user is set to 333% for the user a, 100% for the user b, and 125% for the user c, and the conversion value of the group p is set to 120%. Here, in the description, the unit of the correction coefficient and the conversion value is expressed in%, but it may be expressed by the number of points per step, the number of points after correction per the number of points before correction, and the like.

In addition, the correction coefficient is not used for the first predetermined period, or the correction coefficient is calculated based on the number of steps in the first predetermined period after the first predetermined period (example: 1 week) has elapsed by using the correction coefficient of the initial value. It may be configured as follows. Further, the correction coefficient for the next predetermined period may be obtained every time the predetermined period elapses, and the case where the correction coefficient arrives earlier or later by the predetermined predetermined period than the predetermined period is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of times. If it continues continuously, the correction coefficient may be obtained again and updated. Further, as the correction coefficient of the initial value, a reference value corresponding to a general number of steps of the age may be determined from the age based on the birthday of the user, and the correction coefficient may be determined from the reference value. Further, the administrator may be able to set a predetermined period. This makes it possible to adjust the frequency of communication so that the intervals are appropriate for the users who join the group.

Further, when a plurality of groups are registered, it is conceivable to set the correction coefficient individually for each group so that the cumulative energy value of the entire group for the number of steps per person is equal among the plurality of groups. Specifically, when the correction coefficient for each group is used as a conversion value, when a group consisting of two users, a group consisting of three users, and a group consisting of four users are registered, When competing for the number of days to reach the target point among these groups, the virtual travel distance of the group is based on the sum of the energies according to the number of steps of the user, so the group consisting of 4 users is the most advantageous, 2 A group of people is the most disadvantaged. Therefore, by setting a conversion value of 100% for a group consisting of 4 users, 150% for a group consisting of 3 users, and 200% for a group consisting of 2 users, a group for the number of steps per person. The total energy accumulation will be equal among multiple groups, and groups with different numbers of users will be able to compete for the number of days to reach the target point. When the number of users differs between groups, the energy threshold value may be set according to the number of users instead of setting the correction coefficient for each group. This converted value is also used to treat a group with a large amount of daily exercise and a group with a small amount of daily exercise equally even if the number of people is the same. Further, the converted value may be used to calculate the energy from the number of steps of the user without using the correction coefficient for each user. In this case, the group energy value may be calculated by adding up the steps of each user belonging to the group and then using the converted value for the total value of the steps.

Further, the correction coefficient may be set individually for each user or each group for each season. For example, in midwinter and midsummer, there are fewer opportunities to go out, so by setting a large correction factor during these seasons and a small correction factor at other times, the number of steps can be increased as in midwinter and midsummer. Even in the season when the number of people tends to decrease, it is possible to support the movement to the target point. Since the situation differs depending on the area where the user's living environment is set, it is preferable to set the season for each user or each group according to the living environment.

After that, the calculated energy is added up for each group in the member information management unit 43, and the total value of the energy for each group is calculated for each group in the member information management unit 43 as shown in FIG. 4 (c). The cumulative energy value is updated by adding it to the cumulative energy value registered in (step 8). The cumulative energy value registered for each group may be updated every time the step count data is received from each user's smartphone 30 and the individual energy is calculated, for example, once a day at 18:00. The time or interval for updating may be predetermined. Further, not only the accumulated energy value but also the group energy value of the date and time to be added to the accumulated energy value may be stored as a history together with the date and time information.

When the accumulated energy value registered for each group is updated in the member information management unit 43 in this way, the provided information database 60 is referred to in the information generation unit 45, and the threshold value reached by the updated accumulated energy value is reached. If there is (step 9), the provided data corresponding to the energy threshold is acquired (step 10). For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5A, when the cumulative energy value reaches 250,000, the images IMAGE001a, IMAGE001b, IMAGE001c corresponding to the provided data DATA001 and the question are acquired.

Then, in the information generation unit 45, the communication site provided by the information providing server 40 to the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-4 of the user ID belonging to the group by using the provided data acquired from the provided information database 60. The information to be posted in is generated, and the data for forming the screen of the communication site in which the generated information is reflected as reward information is updated and stored in the member information database 50 (step 11). The data of the communication site is generated for each user ID, and even if it is associated with the user ID and stored in the member information database 50, it is generated for each group ID and associated with the group ID in the member information database 50. It may be stored in.

In the information providing server 40, the member information database 50 is referred to in the information acquisition / providing unit 42, and communication is performed with the smartphone 30 of the user-side terminal corresponding to the user ID belonging to the group specified in step 6. A message is sent notifying that the information has been posted on the site (step 12). In the member information database 50, destination information such as an address indicating a message destination is registered in the member information database 50 for each user of the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n in association with the user ID. The providing server 40 can send a message using information such as this address. Here, the destination information may be an address for the application that executes the operation step of the present embodiment to receive a message or an alarm described later, an e-mail address, or a telephone number of a short message service. .. Further, when using the dedicated application installed on the smartphone 30 to execute the operation step of the present embodiment, the dedicated application accesses the information providing server 40 at a predetermined interval (example: every 5 minutes) to provide information. If there is data such as a message for the user ID corresponding to the user-side terminal from the server 40, the information providing server 40 may transmit the data to the smartphone 30.

The message transmitted from the information providing server 40 is received via the net communication unit 32 of the smartphone 30 of the user-side terminal belonging to the group specified in step 6 and displayed on the display unit 34 (step 13). At this time, when the message transmitted from the information providing server 40 is received in the smartphone 30, the user is notified that the message has been received by sound, vibration, or the like, and is received by the user's operation on the smartphone 30. The message will be displayed on the display unit 34.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a message screen displayed on the smartphone 30 when information is posted on the communication site provided by the information providing server 40 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 7, when information is posted on the communication site provided by the information providing server 40, the message screen transmitted from the information providing server 40 to the smartphone 30 and displayed shows the cumulative energy value of the group. When the energy threshold corresponding to the target point is reached, a message 106 containing the fact that the group has virtually reached the target point and the access information to the communication site is displayed. The access information is, for example, a link to a URL (uniform resource locator) of a communication site or an instruction button for activating an application that executes an operation step of the present invention.

When the user of the smartphone 30 displaying the message 106 shown in FIG. 7 operates to access the communication site using the access information displayed in the message 106 by the net communication unit 32, the information providing server 40 Reads from the member information database 50 the data of the communication site on which the information generated by the information generation unit 45 is posted in order to provide the user with the user ID based on the user ID acquired at the time of access. The read communication site data is transmitted from the information acquisition / provision unit 42. When the smartphone 30 receives the data of the communication site in the net communication unit 32, the smartphone 30 displays the communication site on the display unit 34 using the received data.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which a communication site provided to the smartphone 30 from the information providing server 40 shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on the display unit 34 of the smartphone 30.

As shown in FIG. 8, the data of the communication site provided from the information providing server 40 to the smartphone 30 includes route information 101 indicating a route in which the user virtually moves by the communication support system shown in FIG. The current position information 102 indicating the current position of the group to which the smartphone 30 belongs among the routes indicated by the route information 101, and the current energy information 103 indicating the current accumulated energy value of the group to which the smartphone 30 belongs. Individual energy information 104a to 104c indicating the energy according to the number of steps of the user belonging to the group in the latest day is included, and the information is posted on the display screen of the communication site. Further, the data of the communication site includes recommended information 107 consisting of images and questions acquired from the information database 60 provided by the information generation unit 45, and such information is also posted on the display screen of the communication site. There is. As the recommended information 107, in addition to the images and questions related to the target point as described above, quizzes, coupons, and the like related to the target point may be provided. In addition, a real-time image of the target point may be posted. Further, the actual number of steps corresponding to the individual energy information 104a to 104c may be included in the data of the communication site and posted on the display screen of the communication site. The data of this communication site is generated as data that can be displayed by the information generation unit 45 of the information providing server 40 using software such as a Web browser or an application installed on the smartphone 30, and is generated from the information acquisition / providing unit 42 by the smartphone. After being transmitted to the smartphone 30, it is assembled by software installed on the smartphone 30 and displayed on the display unit 34 as a display screen of the communication site. Here, when using a dedicated application installed on the smartphone 30 to execute the operation step of the present embodiment, commonly used format information such as a display frame displayed as a communication site, information received in the past, etc. are used. The information generation unit 45 of the information providing server 40 stores the information in the storage unit 33, and the information generation unit 45 of the information providing server 40 does not have all the data of the communication site, but the current position information 102, the current energy information 103, the individual energy information 104a to 104c, and the recommended information. Only the changed data such as 107 may be transmitted.

In this way, the number of steps of the user having the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n is acquired, and the energy calculated from the number of steps by the correction coefficient is predetermined for the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n. Recommended information 107, which is totaled for each group and becomes reward information for the target point when the total value reaches the energy threshold of the target point, is posted on the communication site and provided to the user terminal belonging to the group. Therefore, the user having the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n is conscious of reaching the target point by cooperating with the users belonging to the same group, and can be conscious of actively communicating. .. At that time, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the health of the user by determining whether or not the group has reached the target point based on the amount of activity of the user, which is the number of steps of the user. The user can easily use the pedometer by measuring the number of steps of the user with the pedometer 20, but the pedometer 20 not only measures the number of steps of the user but also hands the pedometer 20. The user's movement such as the number of times of shaking may be measured, and even a user who has difficulty walking can use it.

After that, when a user who browses a communication site such as recommended information 107 displayed on the smartphone 30 inputs a comment to the communication site via the input unit 35 of the smartphone 30, the input comment is the Internet 70. It is received by the information providing server 40 via the above. The recommended information 107 is preferably content that prompts users belonging to the group to input comments, and the comments may be not only opinions and impressions but also tweets and questions to other users.

In the information providing server 40, a comment on the communication site is received by the information generation unit 45 via the communication unit 41, and the received comment is posted on the communication site in the information generation unit 45, so that the communication site can be started. Will be updated.

In the information providing server 40, in the information acquisition / providing unit 42, the member information database 50 is referred to, the group to which the user of the smartphone 30 to which the comment is input belongs is specified, and the smartphone 30 of the user belonging to the specified group is assigned. In response, a message is sent notifying that the comment has been posted on the communication site.

The message transmitted from the information providing server 40 is received via the net communication unit 32 of the smartphone 30 and displayed on the display unit 34.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a message screen displayed on the smartphone 30 when a comment is posted on the communication site provided by the information providing server 40 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 9, when a comment is posted on the communication site provided by the information providing server 40, a user belonging to the same group inputs to the message screen transmitted from the information providing server 40 to the smartphone 30 and displayed. A message 108 is displayed in which the comment is posted on the communication site and the access information to the communication site is posted.

When the user of the smartphone 30 displaying the message 108 shown in FIG. 9 operates to access the communication site using the access information displayed in the message 108, a comment input by a user in the same group is posted. The communication site is transmitted from the information acquisition / provision unit 42 and displayed on the display unit 34 of the smartphone 30.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a communication site provided from the information providing server 40 to the smartphone 30 after a comment is input to the communication site provided by the information providing server 40 shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 10, the communication site provided from the information providing server 40 to the smartphone 30 after the comment is input to the communication site provided by the information providing server 40 is posted on the communication site shown in FIG. In addition to the route information 101, the current position information 102, the current energy information 103, the individual energy information 104a to 104c, and the recommended information 107, the comment 109a indicated by the message shown in FIG. 9 and the same group thereafter. The comments 109b and 109c input to the smartphone 30 by the user belonging to the above are posted.

In this way, after the communication site on which the recommended information 107 is posted is displayed on the smartphone 30 when the target point is reached, a user belonging to the group can input a comment, and the comment is posted on the communication site. Since it is posted, users in the same group can exchange opinions on the communication site.

In addition, when a comment is input, the energy can be calculated using the number of characters in the comment and added as bonus points as energy to the next target point. As a result, it is possible to have an awareness of actively inputting comments. In the smartphone 30, since the input comment is transmitted to the information providing server 40, the number of characters of the comment is transmitted to the information providing server 40.

Here, in the present embodiment, when the group is considered to have reached the target point by reaching the energy threshold of the target point by the cumulative energy value of the group, the communication in which the recommended information regarding the target point is posted. Even if the site is provided to the user-side terminal belonging to the group, but the group has not reached the target point, the user starts the software and the information provision server 40 is used from the smartphone 30 by the software using the user ID. By accessing the software, the information providing server 40 can also provide the software with information constituting a communication site in which information corresponding to the cumulative energy value of the current group is posted.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a communication site provided from the information providing server 40 to the smartphone 30 when the group has not reached the target point in the communication support system shown in FIG. 1.

When the user accesses the information providing server 40 from the smartphone 30 when the group has not reached the target point, the member information database 50 is referred to in the information providing server 40 and transmitted from the smartphone 30. A group is specified by the user ID, and the accumulated energy value for the group and the energy according to the number of steps of the user belonging to the group in the latest day are extracted. Then, based on this information, as shown in FIG. 11, the route information 101 indicating the route on which the user virtually moves and the current position of the group among the routes indicated by the route information 101 are indicated. The current position information 102, the current energy information 103 indicating the current cumulative energy value of the group, the individual energy information 104a to 104c indicating the energy according to the number of steps of the user belonging to the group in the latest day, and the next target point. A communication site containing the remaining energy information 105 indicating the energy of the above will be provided to the smartphone 30.

As a result, the user can know a measure of energy until the group to which he / she belongs reaches the next target point, and can maintain motivation.

In the communication support system of this embodiment, it is possible to watch over the elderly and the like. The processing for that purpose will be described below.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a process for realizing watching over the elderly and the like in the communication support system shown in FIG.

When the step count data and the user ID transmitted from the smartphone 30 are received by the information providing server 40 as described above (step 31), the member information database 50 is first referred to and received by the information providing server 40. The group to which the user-side terminal specified by the user ID belongs is specified (step 32).

When the role of the user specified by the user ID is the "target person" (step 33), the number of steps since the last time the user's step count data was received by the information providing server 40 in the alarm notification unit 44. It is determined whether or not the difference between the two is out of the predetermined range (step 34). For example, when the step count data is transmitted from the smartphone 30 to the information providing server 40 every 3 hours as described above, as shown in FIG. 4A, the step count data of the user whose user ID of the group P is A is used. When it is received, it is determined whether or not the step count data of the user whose user ID is A is 130% or more or 70% or less of the 500 steps which is the alarm reference value since the previous reception.

Then, when the difference in the number of steps of the received step number data since the previous reception is out of the predetermined range, the member information database 50 is referred to in the alarm notification unit 44, and the administrator of the group to which the user belongs is used. Destination information indicating the destination of the alarm associated with the person ID is specified (step 35).

After that, in the alarm notification unit 44, an alarm is transmitted to the smartphone 30 using information such as the address of the specified administrator (step 36), and is received by the administrator's smartphone 30 and displayed on the display unit 34. Is displayed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an alarm transmitted from the information providing server 40 shown in FIG. 1, received by the smartphone 30, and displayed on the display unit 34.

As shown in FIG. 13, the alarm transmitted from the information providing server 40 and received by the administrator's smartphone 30 and displayed on the display unit 34 is the alarm of the target person at the reception interval of the step count data in the information providing server 40. Warning information 110 indicating that the number of steps is out of the predetermined range is posted.

After that, when the administrator accesses the information providing server 40 from the smartphone 30 to view the number of steps of the target person, the alarm notification unit 44 of the information providing server 40 of the smartphone 30 that has made the access. If it is determined whether the user ID is the user ID of the administrator and it is determined that the user ID is the user ID of the administrator, the actual number of steps of the target person is read from the member information database 50, and the actual number of steps of the administrator is read. It is transmitted to the smartphone 30. As the number of steps of the target person, not only the number of steps when the subject is out of the range but also the history of the number of steps for a predetermined number of days may be transmitted. As a result, the administrator can check the number of steps of the target person to watch over the target person.

If the difference in the number of steps of the step count data received by the information providing server 40 since the last time it was received is out of the predetermined range, the target person may perform the above-mentioned alarm before transmitting the above-mentioned alarm from the information providing server 40. You may want to give a quiz that all users in the group to which you belong need to answer. In this case, the user's answer to the quiz can be posted on the communication site, and the administrator of the group can monitor whether the target person has answered the quiz, thereby realizing monitoring of the target person's health condition, etc. can. In addition, if the answers to the quiz are examined within the group, communication can be achieved in the process and indirectly watching over can be realized.

Further, on the information providing server 40, after the recommended information 107 and the quiz are posted on the communication site as described above, the transmission of comments and replies from the target person's smartphone 30 is monitored, and the target person is within a predetermined time. An alarm may be transmitted to the administrator's smartphone 30 when there is no connection or comment transmission from the smartphone 30 of the administrator.

Further, as described above, when the difference between the steps of the target person received by the information providing server 40 from the previous reception is out of the predetermined range, the alarm is not transmitted, but the step number data of the target person. May be configured to send an alarm from the information providing server 40 to the administrator's smartphone 30 when the information providing server 40 has not been transmitted to the information providing server 40 for a predetermined period and the step count data of the target person in the member information database 50 is not updated for a predetermined period. ..

In the above-mentioned communication support system, it is conceivable that the starting point and the target point on the route where the group virtually moves are set by default on the information providing server 40 side, but the user side terminal 10- It is also conceivable that a user having 1 to 10-n sets it.

The setting method when the user sets the target point where the group virtually moves in the communication support system shown in FIG. 1 will be described below.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the smartphone 30 when setting a target point where the group virtually moves in the communication support system shown in FIG. 1.

In the communication support system shown in FIG. 1, when the user sets a target point where the group virtually moves, the information providing server 40 transmits a screen for setting the target point to the smartphone 30.

As shown in FIG. 14, the screen for setting the target point displays the route selection information 111 for designating the starting point and the target point, the decision button 114, the starting point display area 112, and the target. The point display areas 113a to 113d are provided and are displayed on the display unit 34 of the smartphone 30. As described above, an input unit 35 made of a touch panel or the like is superimposed on the display unit 34.

When the screen shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the display unit 34 of the smartphone 30, a finger or the like is brought into contact with the screen corresponding to the starting point or the target point from the points displayed on the route selection information 111. In the departure point display area 112 and the target point display areas 113a to 113d, the points where the finger or the like is in contact are displayed, and in the route selection information 111, the route connecting the points where the finger or the like is in contact is highlighted. To.

After that, when a finger or the like is touched on the screen corresponding to the decision button 114, information indicating the designated departure point and target point is transmitted from the smartphone 30 to the information providing server 40 via the Internet 70 together with the user ID. , In the information providing server 40, a virtual movement route of the group specified by the user ID is set.

Also, as described above, instead of presetting all target points before the group virtually moves, after the group arrives at one target point, that point is used as recommended information 107 on the communication site. Displays the candidates for the next target point from, displays the question asking each user about the next target point from among the candidates, and determines the next target point by inputting comments from each user and selecting the candidate. It may be configured to be set.

In the above-described embodiment, the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n have been described by taking as an example a pedometer 20 and a smartphone 30, but the user's activity amount can be acquired. The pedometer 20 is not limited to the pedometer 20, and a smart watch or the like may be used, and a mobile phone, a game machine, a personal computer or the like can be used instead of the smartphone 30. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the pedometer 20 is described as transmitting the step count data to the information providing server 40 via the smartphone 30, but the step count data is transmitted from the pedometer 20 to the smartphone 30 together with the user ID. It may be transmitted to the information providing server 40 without going through. In that case, the communication unit 25 has the same function as the net communication unit 32, or uses a mobile router or a wireless LAN router separately. In this case, the smartphone 30 can omit the short-range communication unit 31, and plays the role of displaying the communication site and inputting comments. Further, the user-side terminals 10-1 to 10-n may be configured by a smartphone having a function of measuring the number of steps or a smart watch having a built-in communication module, and the measuring device and the communication device may be integrated. .. In that case, the communication unit 25 and the short-range communication unit 31 can be omitted, and the storage unit 23 and the storage unit 33 may be integrated.

10-1 to 10-n User terminal 20 Pedometer 21 Timer 22 Step counting unit 23, 33 Storage unit 24 Step counting unit 25, 41 Communication unit 30 Smartphone 31 Short-distance communication unit 32 Net communication unit 34 Display unit 35 Input unit 36 Information processing department 40 Information provision server 42 Information acquisition / provision department 43 Member information management department 44 Alarm notification department 45 Information generation department 50 Member information database 60 Provided information database 70 Internet 101 Route information 102 Current location information 103 Current energy information 104a ~ 104c Individual energy information 105 Remaining energy information 106,108 Message 107 Recommended information 109a-109c Comment 110 Warning information 111 Route selection information 112 Departure point information 113a-113d Target point information 114 Enter button

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With multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
The parameters acquired by the plurality of terminals are received, and the points corresponding to the parameters are totaled for each predetermined group to which the user who uses the plurality of terminals belongs, and the total value becomes a predetermined threshold value. It has an information providing device that provides provided information according to the total value to the terminal of a user belonging to the group when the value is reached.
When the information providing device calculates the point from the parameter, the first correction coefficient individually set for each user and the total value of the group can reach the threshold value in a predetermined period. A communication support system that calculates the points using a second correction coefficient individually set for each group. With multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
The parameters acquired by each of the plurality of terminals are received, the points corresponding to the parameters are totaled for each predetermined group to which the user who uses the plurality of terminals belongs, and the provided information according to the total value is added. With an information providing device that provides the terminal of a user belonging to the group.
The information providing device is a communication support system that calculates the points using a third correction coefficient individually set for each season when the points are calculated from the parameters. With multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
The parameters acquired by the plurality of terminals are received, and the parameters or points corresponding to the parameters are added up for each predetermined group to which the user who uses the plurality of terminals belongs, and the total value is calculated. It has an information providing device that provides the corresponding provided information to the terminal of the user belonging to the group.
The information providing device provides the information input to the terminal to the terminal of a user who belongs to the same group as the user who uses the terminal.
The terminal is a communication support system that acquires the number of characters of information input to the terminal as the parameter. In the communication support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The terminal acquires the activity amount of the user as the parameter, and obtains it.
The terminal is
A measuring device that acquires at least the number of steps as the parameter as the amount of activity of the user, and
A communication support system having a communication device that transmits the amount of activity acquired by the measuring device to the information providing device. It is a communication support method that supports communication between users.
Steps for multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
A step in which the information providing device receives the parameters acquired by the plurality of terminals, respectively.
The step of the information providing device summing up the points corresponding to the received parameters for each predetermined group to which the user who uses each of the plurality of terminals belongs.
The information providing device has a step of providing provided information according to the totaled value to a terminal of a user belonging to the group when the totaled value reaches a predetermined threshold value.
When the information providing device calculates the point from the parameter, the first correction coefficient individually set for each user and the total value of the group can reach the threshold value in a predetermined period. A communication support method for calculating the points using a second correction coefficient individually set for each group. It is a communication support method that supports communication between users.
Steps for multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
A step in which the information providing device receives the parameters acquired by the plurality of terminals, respectively.
A step in which the information providing device calculates the points from the received parameters using a third correction coefficient individually set for each season.
The step of the information providing device summing up the calculated points for each predetermined group to which the user who uses each of the plurality of terminals belongs.
A communication support method, wherein the information providing device includes a step of providing provided information according to the total value to a terminal of a user belonging to the group. It is a communication support method that supports communication between users.
Steps for multiple terminals to get parameters based on user behavior,
A step in which the information providing device receives the parameters acquired by the plurality of terminals, respectively.
A step in which the information providing device totals the received parameters or points corresponding to the parameters for each predetermined group to which the user who uses the plurality of terminals belongs.
A step in which the information providing device provides the provided information according to the total value to the terminal of a user belonging to the group, and
A step in which the information providing device provides information input to the terminal to a terminal of a user who belongs to the same group as a user who uses the terminal.
A communication support method, wherein the terminal has a step of acquiring the number of characters of information input to the terminal as the parameter.

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