JP7558734B2 - System, information processing program, terminal program and system program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system, an information processing program, a terminal program, and a system program.

Previously, technology has been proposed that identifies and suggests the level of sleep development by inputting an infant's sleep status (e.g., information on when the infant falls asleep and wakes up).

JP 2019-010417 A

However, the above-mentioned conventional technologies only provide suggestions based on the level of sleep development, and may not be sufficient to encourage children to improve their lifestyle habits.

This application was made in light of the above, and aims to encourage children or users to improve their lifestyle habits.

The system according to the present application is a system including an information processing device and a terminal device, and is characterized by including an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a child's daily rhythm, a determination unit that determines the timing for a user, who is the child's caregiver, to execute a suggested behavior for bringing the daily rhythm closer to the target rhythm based on a comparison result between the daily rhythm and a target rhythm, and a notification unit that notifies the user of the timing determined by the determination unit.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to encourage children or users to improve their lifestyle habits.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of information processing executed by an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a life rhythm information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a target rhythm information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a suggested action information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a question information storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed by the information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration.

The present specification and accompanying drawings make clear at least the following:

A system comprising an information processing device and a terminal device, the system comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires information relating to a child's life rhythm; a decision unit that decides the timing for a user, who is the child's caregiver, to execute a suggested action for bringing the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm based on a comparison result between the life rhythm and a target rhythm; and a notification unit that notifies the user of the timing decided by the decision unit.

According to such a system, based on the results of a comparison between the child's life rhythm and a target rhythm, which is a target rhythm, the system determines the timing for the user, who is the child's caregiver, to execute a suggested action, which is an action to bring the child's life rhythm closer to the target rhythm. For example, the system obtains the child's life rhythm for the past 10 days. Then, based on the results of a comparison between the child's life rhythm and a typical child's life rhythm, which is the target rhythm, the system determines the timing for the user to execute a suggested action, which is an action to bring the child's life rhythm closer to the typical child's life rhythm.

Here, the child's lifestyle rhythm for the past 10 days is acquired with the aim of improving the child's lifestyle rhythm. In this case, the child improves the lifestyle rhythm by comparing the child's lifestyle rhythm for the past 10 days with the target rhythm. However, in the case of children such as infants, it is difficult for the child to autonomously take actions that will bring their own lifestyle rhythm closer to the target rhythm. It is also difficult for the child to determine the appropriate timing for taking such actions. For this reason, the system suggests to the user, who is the child's caregiver, the timing of actions to bring the child's lifestyle rhythm closer to the target rhythm. In this way, the system can improve the child's lifestyle rhythm through the user's actions.

In addition, a user's life rhythm is generally easily influenced by the child's life rhythm. For example, when a child is an infant, infants sleep for shorter periods of time than adults, and the user's life rhythm may be easily disrupted by repeatedly going to sleep and waking up in accordance with the infant's sleep times. In this case, the system may suggest to the user the timing of actions to bring the child's life rhythm closer to the user's life rhythm, which is a target rhythm. In this way, the system can improve the child's life rhythm as well as the user's life rhythm. Therefore, the system can encourage improvements in the child's or user's lifestyle habits, thereby improving the quality of life of the user.

The system also determines suggested actions to bring the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm and notifies the user of the suggested actions and the timing.

Such a system determines suggested actions to bring the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm and notifies the user of the suggested actions and their timing, thereby encouraging the child or user to improve their life habits.

The system also sets the notification timing for notifying the user to a date and time a predetermined period of time before the date and time suitable for performing the suggested action.

Such a system can encourage the child or user to improve their lifestyle habits by notifying the user at a date and time that is a predetermined period of time before the date and time that is suitable for carrying out the suggested behavior.

The system also sets the notification timing for notifying the user to a date and time a predetermined period of time before the date and time suitable for performing the suggested action.

Such a system can encourage the child or user to improve their lifestyle habits by notifying the user at a date and time a specified period of time before the date and time that would be appropriate for carrying out the suggested behavior.

The system also notifies the user of the suggested action and the timing, and asks the user a specific question.

Such a system notifies the user of suggested actions and the timing, and also prompts the user with specific questions, thereby encouraging the child or user to improve their lifestyle habits.

The system also notifies the user of the suggested behavior and the timing, and notifies the user of the log of the lifestyle rhythm.

Such a system notifies the user of suggested actions and the timing, and also notifies the user of a log of their daily rhythm, thereby encouraging the child or user to improve their lifestyle habits.

The system also obtains behavioral rhythms related to the child's behavior as the life rhythm.

With such a system, the behavioral rhythm of the child's behavior can be obtained as a life rhythm, and various information necessary to encourage the child or user to improve their lifestyle habits can be appropriately obtained.

The system also obtains information regarding changes in the child's sleep over time and information regarding changes in the child's excretion over time as the behavioral rhythm.

Such a system obtains information on the behavioral rhythm of a child's sleep over time and information on the behavioral rhythm of a child's excretion over time, making it possible to appropriately obtain various pieces of information necessary to encourage improvements in the lifestyle habits of the child or user.

The system also acquires rhythms related to the child's biological information as the life rhythm.

With such a system, rhythms related to a child's biological information can be obtained as life rhythms, and various information necessary to encourage improvements in the child's or user's lifestyle habits can be appropriately obtained.

The system also obtains the user's life rhythm as the target rhythm.

With such a system, the user's life rhythm can be further obtained as a target rhythm, and various information necessary to encourage improvements in the child's or user's life habits can be appropriately obtained.

The system further includes a provision unit that provides the user with information about the product to be used during the suggested action.

Such a system provides users with information about the products that will be used when making a proposed action, thereby improving the product's appeal.

The system also provides the user with content for purchasing the product.

Such a system provides users with content for purchasing products, thereby improving the product's appeal.

The system also provides the user with content related to the service that provides the product.

Such a system provides users with content related to services that offer products, thereby improving the appeal of the service.

An information processing program that causes an information processing device to execute an acquisition procedure for acquiring information about a child's life rhythm, and a decision procedure for determining the timing for a user who is the child's caregiver to execute a suggested action for bringing the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm, based on a comparison result between the life rhythm and a target rhythm.

This information processing program determines the timing for the user to execute suggested actions to bring the child's or user's lifestyle closer to the target rhythm based on the results of a comparison between the child's lifestyle rhythm and the target rhythm, thereby encouraging improvement in the child's or user's lifestyle habits.

A terminal program that causes a terminal device to execute a reception procedure for receiving a timing determined by an information processing device, and a notification procedure for notifying a user of the timing received by the reception procedure.

Such a terminal program notifies the user of the timing of receipt from the information processing device, thereby encouraging the child or user to improve their lifestyle habits.

Below, an example of a form for implementing the system, information processing program, terminal program, and system program (hereinafter, referred to as an "embodiment") will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the system, information processing program, terminal program, and system program are not limited to this embodiment. Also, in the following embodiments, the same parts are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[Embodiment]
[1. An example of information processing shown by the information processing system]
An example of information processing executed by an information processing system (an example of a system) according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of information processing executed by the information processing system according to an embodiment. The information processing system includes a terminal device 10 and an information processing device 100.

The example in FIG. 1 shows an example of information processing executed by a terminal device 10 on which an application AP has been installed in advance, and an information processing device 100. Here, the application AP is an application that manages the daily rhythm of a user's child. In addition, the example in FIG. 1 will be described taking an example in which the user is a mother and the child is an infant.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the information processing device 100 acquires life rhythm information related to the child's life rhythm from the terminal device 10 (step S1). For example, the information processing device 100 acquires from the terminal device 10, as the infant's life rhythm, information related to the change over time in the infant's sleep over the past 10 days and information related to the change over time in the infant's excretion over the past 10 days.

In this case, the terminal device 10 appropriately accepts information relating to wake-up times and bedtimes via the application AP as input from the user. Furthermore, based on the history of wake-up times and bedtimes, the terminal device 10 performs Fourier analysis on the periodicity between wake-up times and bedtimes over the past 10 days using periodic functions such as sine waves and cosine waves to generate a function indicating the periodicity between wake-up times and bedtimes. The information processing device 100 then acquires the function indicating the periodicity between wake-up times and bedtimes from the terminal device 10 as information relating to changes in sleep over time over the past 10 days.

The terminal device 10 also accepts information regarding the time when the user feels the urge to defecate via the application AP as input from the user. The terminal device 10 also performs Fourier analysis on the periodicity of the time when the user feels the urge to defecate over the past 10 days using a periodic function based on the history of the time when the user feels the urge to defecate, and generates a function indicating the periodicity of the time when the user feels the urge to defecate. The information processing device 100 then acquires the function indicating the periodicity of the time when the user feels the urge to defecate from the terminal device 10 as information regarding the change over time in excretion over the past 10 days.

The information processing device 100 also determines a suggested action to be performed by the user and the timing to perform the suggested action (step S2). Specifically, based on the result of comparing the child's life rhythm with the target rhythm, the information processing device 100 determines a suggested action, which is a user action for bringing the child's life rhythm closer to the target rhythm, and the timing to perform the suggested action by the user.

For example, assume that the target rhythm is a typical child's life rhythm. In this case, the information processing device 100 compares the target rhythm with a function indicating the periodicity of wake-up times and bedtimes over the past 10 days. In this case, the information processing device 100 calculates the difference between the function and the target rhythm. In this case, the information processing device 100 calculates the difference between the function and the target rhythm by using conventional technology such as the least squares method, and determines that there is a difference between the function and the target rhythm when the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. The information processing device 100 also performs the above process on a function indicating the periodicity of the times when defecation was felt over the past 10 days.

Then, depending on the number of hours of difference between the child's life rhythm and the target rhythm, the information processing device 100 determines a suggested action to eliminate the difference and the timing to execute the suggested action. In the following, it is explained that there is a difference between the target rhythm and a function indicating the periodicity between wake-up time and bedtime or a function indicating the periodicity of the time when defecation is felt.

For example, assume that the bedtime is one hour later than the bedtime indicated by the target rhythm. In this case, the information processing device 100 determines an action of bathing the infant as a suggested action for moving the bedtime forward by one hour from among predetermined candidates of suggested actions such as bathing, sunbathing, breastfeeding, etc., and determines the timing for executing the suggested action, such as four hours before the bedtime.

Also, assume that the time when the defecation urge occurs is three hours later than the time indicated by the target rhythm. In this case, from among predetermined candidate suggested actions such as infant exercise or diaper changing, the information processing device 100 determines an action that will result in infant exercise, such as holding the infant, as a suggested action for moving the time when the defecation urge occurs three hours earlier, and determines the timing for executing the suggested action, such as two hours after bedtime.

Next, the terminal device 10 receives the suggested action and the timing for executing the suggested action from the information processing device 100 (step S3). For example, the terminal device 10 receives from the information processing device 100 the action of bathing the baby as the suggested action and the timing, such as four hours before bedtime, as the timing.

The terminal device 10 also notifies the user of the suggested behavior and the timing for performing the suggested behavior (step S4). For example, the terminal device 10 notifies the user of the suggested behavior, which is to bathe the baby, and the timing, such as four hours before bedtime. For example, the terminal device 10 displays the suggested behavior and the timing on a display screen of the terminal device 10 as a notification format.

At this time, the terminal device 10 sets the notification timing to a date and time a predetermined period before the date and time suitable for performing the suggested action as the notification timing to the user. Then, at the notification timing, the terminal device 10 notifies the user of the action of bathing the baby and the timing, such as four hours before bedtime.

Then, the information processing device 100 provides the user with information about the products to be used when the user performs the suggested action (step S5). For example, the information processing device 100 provides the user with content in which buttons for purchasing nonwoven fabric products are arranged. Nonwoven fabric products here include, for example, diapers and wet tissues such as baby wipes.

Then, the terminal device 10 notifies the user of information about the product (step S6). For example, the terminal device 10 notifies the user of content in which a button for purchasing a nonwoven fabric product is arranged. At this time, the terminal device 10 displays such content on a display screen possessed by the terminal device 10.

In the prior art, suggestions were only made based on the degree of sleep development by inputting the sleeping conditions of an infant. As a result, it was not possible to take any action to improve the child's lifestyle habits, and there were cases where the improvement of the child's lifestyle habits could not be sufficiently encouraged. Therefore, the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment determines the timing for the user to execute a suggested action, which is an action to bring the user's lifestyle rhythm closer to the target rhythm, based on the result of comparing the child's lifestyle rhythm with the target rhythm. The information processing system 1 then notifies the user of the determined timing. In this way, the information processing system 1 solves the conventional problems. In this way, the information processing system 1 can encourage the child or user to improve their lifestyle habits, thereby improving the quality of life of the user.

2. Configuration of Information Processing System
Next, the configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the information processing system 1 includes a terminal device 10 and an information processing device 100. The terminal device 10 and the information processing device 100 are connected to each other via a network N so as to be able to communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly. Note that the information processing system 1 shown in Fig. 2 may include a plurality of terminal devices 10 and a plurality of information processing devices 100.

The terminal device 10 according to the embodiment is an information processing device used by a user to access content such as web content and application content displayed in a browser. For example, the terminal device 10 is a desktop PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), etc.

The information processing device 100 according to the embodiment is an information processing device capable of communicating with various devices via a predetermined network N such as the Internet, and is realized, for example, by a server device or a cloud system. For example, the information processing device 100 is connected to various other devices via the network N so as to be able to communicate with them.

3. Configuration of terminal device
The configuration of the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the terminal device 10 includes a communication unit 11, an input unit 12, an output unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15.

(Regarding communication unit 11)
The communication unit 11 is realized by, for example, a network interface card (NIC), etc. The communication unit 11 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the information processing device 100.

(Regarding the input unit 12)
The input unit 12 accepts various operations from a user. For example, the input unit 12 may accept various operations from a user via a display screen using a touch panel function. The input unit 12 may also accept various operations from buttons provided on the terminal device 10 or input devices such as a keyboard or a mouse connected to the terminal device 10.

(Regarding the output unit 13)
The output unit 13 is a display screen realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, etc., and displays various information. For example, the output unit 13 displays various information received from the information processing device 100.

(Regarding the storage unit 14)
The storage unit 14 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a random access memory (RAM) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk.

For example, the storage unit 14 stores various information received from the user. For example, the storage unit 14 stores information regarding the child's daily rhythm as such information. The storage unit 14 also stores various information received from the information processing device 100.

(Regarding the control unit 15)
The control unit 15 is a controller, and is realized, for example, by a central processing unit (CPU) or a micro processing unit (MPU) executing various programs (corresponding to an example of a terminal program) stored in a storage device inside the terminal device 10 using a RAM as a working area. The control unit 15 is also a controller, and is realized, for example, by an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA).

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 15 has a reception unit 16 and a notification unit 17, and realizes or executes the functions and actions of the information processing described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 15 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may be other configurations as long as they perform the information processing described below. Also, the connection relationships between the processing units in the control unit 15 are not limited to the connection relationships shown in FIG. 2, and may be other connection relationships.

(Regarding the reception unit 16)
The reception unit 16 receives various information. Specifically, the reception unit 16 receives information about the child's daily rhythm through input from the user. For example, the reception unit 16 appropriately receives information about the wake-up time and bedtime through the application AP through input from the user. The reception unit 16 then stores the information about the wake-up time and bedtime in the storage unit 14. The reception unit 16 also appropriately receives the time when the child has the urge to defecate through the application AP through input from the user. The reception unit 16 then stores the time when the child has the urge to defecate in the storage unit 14.

If an absorbent article such as a diaper worn by an infant is equipped with a sensor that detects excretion, the reception unit 16 may acquire information related to the excretion by communicating with the sensor, and estimate the time when the infant feels the urge to defecate based on the acquired information related to the excretion. Furthermore, if the sensor has a function capable of estimating the time when the infant feels the urge to defecate, the reception unit 16 may acquire the time estimated by the sensor from the sensor.

The reception unit 16 also performs Fourier analysis on the periodicity of wake-up times and bedtimes over the past 10 days using a periodic function such as a sine wave or cosine wave, based on the history of wake-up times and bedtimes, and generates a function indicating the periodicity of wake-up times and bedtimes. The reception unit 16 also performs Fourier analysis on the periodicity of defecation urge times over the past 10 days using a periodic function, based on the history of defecation urge times, and generates a function indicating the periodicity of defecation urge times. This allows the reception unit 16 to extract the periodicity of the child's life rhythm within a specified period of time, based on information about the child's life rhythm.

Furthermore, the reception unit 16 receives the timing determined by the information processing device 100. Furthermore, the reception unit 16 receives the suggested action determined by the information processing device 100 and the timing at which the user will execute the suggested action. For example, the reception unit 16 receives from the information processing device 100 an action of bathing an infant as the suggested action and a timing such as four hours before bedtime as the timing.

(Regarding the notification unit 17)
The notification unit 17 notifies the user of various information. Specifically, the notification unit 17 notifies the user of the timing accepted by the acceptance unit 16. The notification unit 17 also notifies the user of the suggested action accepted by the acceptance unit 16 and the timing to execute the suggested action.

For example, the notification unit 17 notifies the user of the suggested behavior of bathing the baby and the timing of, for example, four hours before bedtime. For example, the notification unit 17 displays the suggested behavior and the timing on the output unit 13 as a notification form.

At this time, the notification unit 17 determines the notification timing for notifying the user of the various information. Specifically, the notification unit 17 determines the date and time a predetermined period before the date and time suitable for performing the suggested action as the notification timing for notifying the user. For example, the notification unit 17 determines the notification timing for notifying the user one hour before the timing for performing the suggested action. For example, the notification unit 17 notifies the user of the suggested action and the timing one hour before the timing for performing the suggested action.

The notification unit 17 may also set the day before the suggested action is to be performed as the notification timing for notifying the user. For example, the notification unit 17 may notify the user of tomorrow's suggested action and the timing on the day before the suggested action is to be performed. This allows the notification unit 17 to notify the user of the suggested action and the timing at an appropriate notification timing.

4. Configuration of information processing device
A configuration of the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the information processing device 100 has a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

(Regarding communication unit 110)
The communication unit 110 is realized by, for example, a NIC etc. The communication unit 110 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 10.

(Regarding the storage unit 120)
The storage unit 120 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory element such as a RAM or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The storage unit 120 has a life rhythm information storage unit 121, a target rhythm information storage unit 122, a suggested behavior information storage unit 123, a content information storage unit 124, and a question information storage unit 125.

(Regarding the life rhythm information storage unit 121)
The life rhythm information storage unit 121 according to the embodiment stores various information related to the life rhythm of the user's child. Here, Fig. 3 shows an example of the life rhythm information storage unit 121 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in Fig. 3, the life rhythm information storage unit 121 has items such as "user ID (identifier)", "child information", and "life rhythm information". For example, in the example of Fig. 3, the "life rhythm information" includes "date and time", "life rhythm", etc.

"User ID" is an identifier that identifies a user. "Child information" is information about a child associated with a "user ID." For example, child information may be the number of months since birth, gender, height, weight, or information about the child's physical condition or illness.

"Date and time" is information regarding the date and time when the life rhythm of the child associated with the "user ID" was acquired. "Life rhythm" is life rhythm information regarding the life rhythm of the child associated with the "user ID".

For example, the life rhythm information is information regarding changes in a child's sleep over time, information regarding changes in a child's excretion over time, etc. For example, the information regarding changes in a child's sleep over time is information regarding the periodicity of the child's wake-up time and bedtime over the past 10 days. For example, the information regarding changes in a child's excretion over time is information regarding the periodicity of the child's defecation urge over the past 10 days. Note that the information regarding a child's sleep may include sleep time, etc. Also, in the above example, information regarding periodicity over the past 10 days is given as an example, but this is not limited to this, and any period may be used as long as it is a specified period.

For example, in FIG. 3, "U1" identified by the user ID has child information "CD1", date and time "DA1", and life rhythm information "RH1". Note that in the example shown in FIG. 3, child information, etc. is expressed by abstract symbols such as "CD1", but child information, etc. may be in a file format containing child information, etc.

(Regarding the target rhythm information storage unit 122)
The target rhythm information storage unit 122 according to the embodiment stores various information related to rhythms that are targets for the child's life rhythm. An example of the target rhythm information storage unit 122 according to the embodiment is shown in Fig. 4. In the example shown in Fig. 4, the target rhythm information storage unit 122 has items such as "target rhythm ID" and "target rhythm information".

"Target rhythm ID" is an identifier that identifies the target rhythm. "Target rhythm" is information about the target rhythm associated with the "target rhythm ID." For example, the target rhythm is a typical child's daily rhythm, etc.

For example, the target rhythm may be information about a typical child's sleep or information about a typical child's excretion. For example, information about a typical child's sleep may be information about the periodicity of a child's typical wake-up time or typical bedtime. For example, information about a typical child's excretion may be information about the periodicity of a child's typical time when they feel the urge to defecate.

For example, in FIG. 4, "O1" identified by the target rhythm ID has target rhythm information "OR1." Note that in the example shown in FIG. 4, the target rhythm information is expressed by the abstract code "OR1," but the target rhythm information may be in a file format that includes the target rhythm information.

(Regarding the suggested action information storage unit 123)
The suggested action information storage unit 123 according to the embodiment stores information about a suggested action, which is an action proposed to a user, and information about the timing of executing the suggested action. Here, Fig. 5 shows an example of the suggested action information storage unit 123 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in Fig. 5, the suggested action information storage unit 123 has items such as "suggested action ID", "suggested action", and "timing".

"Suggested action ID" is an identifier that identifies the suggested action. "Suggested action" is information about the suggested action that is associated with the "suggested action ID." For example, a suggested action is an action to be taken toward a child. For example, a suggested action is an action of interacting with a child, such as putting a child to sleep, singing a song to a child, talking to a child, giving a baby massage to a child, smiling at a child, wiping a child's stomach with a warm cloth, etc.

Suggested actions include breastfeeding, giving a bath, sunbathing with the child, playing with toys with the child, taking a walk with the child, putting the child to sleep in a bouncer, playing music for the child, or letting the child smell aromas such as aromatic oils.

"Timing" is information regarding the timing of executing the suggested action associated with the "suggested action ID." For example, the timing may be any timing. For example, the timing may be what time, in the morning, before going to bed, etc.

For example, in FIG. 5, "P1" identified by the suggested action ID has a suggested action of "PA1" and a timing of "TA1". Also, the suggested action ID "P1" may have a timing of "TA2" that is different from "TA1". In this way, an appropriate timing is selected based on the comparison result between the child's life rhythm and the target rhythm. Note that in the example shown in FIG. 5, the suggested action etc. is expressed by the abstract code "PA1", but the suggested action may be in a file format including the suggested action etc.

(Regarding the content information storage unit 124)
The content information storage unit 124 according to the embodiment stores information related to content. An example of the content information storage unit 124 according to the embodiment is shown in Fig. 6. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the content information storage unit 124 has items such as "content ID" and "content".

"Content ID" is an identifier that identifies the content. "Content" is information related to the content associated with the "Content ID." For example, the content is information related to a product, information related to a service, etc.

For example, in FIG. 6, "C1" identified by the content ID has content "CO1". Note that in the example shown in FIG. 6, the content is expressed by the abstract code "CO1", but the content may be in a concrete file format, etc.

(Regarding the question information storage unit 125)
The question information storage unit 125 according to the embodiment stores information related to a question. An example of the question information storage unit 125 according to the embodiment is shown in Fig. 7. In the example shown in Fig. 7, the question information storage unit 125 has items such as "question ID" and "question content".

"Question ID" is an identifier that identifies a question. "Question content" is information that indicates the content of the question associated with the "Question ID." For example, the question content is a question about the user's situation or a question about the user's health. For example, the question content is "What should I do when I feel unwell or go out?" or "Are you feeling unwell?".

For example, in FIG. 7, "Q1" identified by the question ID has a question "QE1". Note that in the example shown in FIG. 7, the question is expressed by the abstract code "QE1", but the question may be a text file containing the question, or another file format containing the question.

(Regarding the control unit 130)
The control unit 130 is a controller, and is realized, for example, by a CPU, an MPU, or the like, executing various programs (corresponding to an example of an information processing program) stored in a storage device inside the information processing device 100 using a RAM as a working area. The control unit 130 is also a controller, and is realized, for example, by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 130 has an acquisition unit 131, a determination unit 132, and a provision unit 133, and realizes or executes the functions and actions of the information processing described below. Note that the internal configuration of the control unit 130 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and may be other configurations as long as they perform the information processing described below. Also, the connection relationship between each processing unit of the control unit 130 is not limited to the connection relationship shown in FIG. 2, and may be other connection relationships.

(Regarding the Acquisition Unit 131)
The acquisition unit 131 acquires various information. Specifically, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information related to the child's life rhythm. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires information related to the sleep of the infant over the past 10 days and information related to the excretion of the infant over the past 10 days as the infant's life rhythm from the terminal device 10.

For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a function indicating the periodicity between wake-up times and bedtimes from the terminal device 10 as information regarding changes in sleep over time for the past 10 days. The acquisition unit 131 then associates the function with the date and time of the past 10 days and stores it in the life rhythm information storage unit 121. For example, the acquisition unit 131 acquires a function indicating the periodicity of the time when a defecation urge occurs from the terminal device 10 as information regarding changes in excretion over time for the past 10 days. The acquisition unit 131 then associates the function with the date and time of the past 10 days and stores it in the life rhythm information storage unit 121.

(Regarding the determination unit 132)
Based on the comparison result between the life rhythm and the target rhythm stored in the target rhythm information storage unit 122, the determination unit 132 determines the timing for the user, who is the child's caregiver, to execute a suggested behavior that will bring the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm.

For example, assume that the target rhythm is a typical child's life rhythm. In this case, the determination unit 132 compares the target rhythm with a function indicating the periodicity of wake-up times and bedtimes over the past 10 days. In this case, the determination unit 132 calculates the difference between the function and the target rhythm. In this case, the determination unit 132 calculates the difference between the function and the target rhythm by using conventional technology such as the least squares method, and determines that there is a difference between the function and the target rhythm when the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. The determination unit 132 also performs the above process on a function indicating the periodicity of the times when defecation was felt over the past 10 days.

Then, depending on the difference between the child's life rhythm and the target rhythm, the determination unit 132 determines a suggested action to eliminate the difference and the timing to execute the suggested action by referring to the combination of the suggested action and timing stored in the suggested action information storage unit 123. In the following, it is explained that there is a difference between the target rhythm and a function indicating the periodicity between wake-up time and bedtime or a function indicating the periodicity of the time when defecation occurs.

In addition, it is assumed that the bedtime is one hour later than the bedtime indicated by the target rhythm. In this case, the determination unit 132 determines the action of bathing the infant as a suggested action for moving the bedtime forward by one hour from among candidates of suggested actions, such as bathing, sunbathing, and breastfeeding, stored in the suggested action information storage unit 123, and determines the timing for executing the suggested action, such as four hours before the bedtime.

In addition, the wake-up time is assumed to be one hour later than the wake-up time indicated by the target rhythm. In this case, the decision unit 132 decides on the action of sunbathing with the infant as the suggested action for moving the bedtime forward by one hour from among the candidate suggested actions, such as bathing, sunbathing, or breastfeeding, stored in the suggested action information storage unit 123, and decides on the timing, such as in the morning.

In addition, the bedtime is assumed to be four hours later than the bedtime indicated by the target rhythm. In this case, the decision unit 132 decides on the action of breastfeeding the infant as a suggested action for moving the bedtime four hours earlier from among candidate suggested actions such as bathing, sunbathing, or breastfeeding stored in the suggested action information storage unit 123, and decides on the time of breastfeeding to be 12 o'clock if the time of breastfeeding over the past 10 days was 3 p.m.

In addition, the time when the defecation urge occurs is one hour later than the time indicated by the target rhythm. In this case, the decision unit 132 decides on the action of changing the diaper as the suggested action for moving the time when the defecation urge occurs one hour earlier from among the candidate suggested actions, such as infant exercise or diaper changing, stored in the suggested action information storage unit 123, and decides on the time of changing the diaper to be 10 o'clock if the time of changing the diaper for the past 10 days was 12 o'clock.

In addition, the time when the defecation urge occurs is three hours later than the time indicated by the target rhythm. In this case, the decision unit 132 decides on an action that will result in exercise for the infant, such as holding the infant, as a suggested action for moving the time when the defecation urge occurs three hours earlier, from among candidates for suggested actions, such as infant exercise or diaper changing, stored in the suggested action information storage unit 123, and decides on the timing to execute the suggested action, such as two hours after bedtime. In this way, the decision unit 132 can decide on an appropriate combination of suggested actions and timing for eliminating the difference between the life rhythm and the target rhythm. This allows the decision unit 132 to encourage improvement in the child's life habits.

(Regarding the providing unit 133)
The providing unit 133 provides various information. Specifically, the providing unit 133 provides the user with information on the product to be used during the suggested action. For example, the information processing device 100 provides the user with content stored in the content information storage unit 124, the content having a button for purchasing the nonwoven fabric product. This allows the providing unit 133 to improve the appeal of the product.

5. Processing Procedure
Next, a procedure of information processing executed by the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of information processing by the information processing system 1 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the information processing device 100 acquires information about the child's daily rhythm from the terminal device 10 (step S101). The information processing device 100 also determines a suggested behavior to be performed by the user and the timing to perform the suggested behavior (step S102).

Then, the terminal device 10 receives the suggested action and the timing for performing the suggested action from the information processing device 100 (step S103). The terminal device 10 notifies the user of the suggested action and the timing (step S104).

The information processing device 100 also provides information about the product to be used during the suggested action (step S105). Then, the terminal device 10 notifies the user of the information about the product (step S106).

6. Modifications
The information processing device 100 described above may be implemented in various different forms other than the above embodiment. Therefore, other embodiments of the information processing device 100 will be described below.

[6-1. Users]
In the above embodiment, the user is a mother, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user may be any natural person who is a caregiver. For example, the user may be a father, a grandparent, or a relative. The user may also be a foster parent or the like who can be a caregiver.

[6-2. Children]
In the above embodiment, the child is an infant, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be any child. However, more preferably, the target child is a newborn to about one year old child, whose daily rhythm is easily changed.

[6-3. Life rhythm]
In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the child's life rhythm is information related to the child's sleep and information related to excretion, but this is not limited thereto, and the life rhythm may be any information that characterizes the child's life rhythm. For example, the life rhythm may be a rhythm related to the child's biological information. For example, the rhythm related to the biological information may be body temperature, posture, intestinal peristalsis sound, etc. Furthermore, for example, the rhythm related to the biological information may be information obtained by photographing stool excreted by the child and observing the color, shape, etc. of the stool.

In the above embodiment, the excretion and sleep of infants are not actions that are performed at a time decided by the user, but are actions that occur as physiological phenomena of the child or other object of care. On the other hand, eating (including breastfeeding) and contact with the infant (for example, holding, massaging, bathing, etc.) are actions that are performed at the user's will. Therefore, if the user is provided with suggested actions regarding the excretion and sleep of an infant, such as "put the infant to bed at this time" or "let the infant excrete," the user is forced to control the physiological phenomena of the infant, sleep and excretion, and there is a high possibility that the user will not be able to perform the suggested actions as desired, which may cause stress for the user. Therefore, in order to regulate the ideal rhythm of the infant's life, suggested actions such as eating and contact, which are related to the physiological phenomena of infants and can be performed at the user's will, are provided to the user, and this reduces the possibility of the user being stressed that "the suggested actions cannot be performed as planned," and the rhythm of the physiological phenomena of the object of care can be brought closer to the target rhythm.

In addition, it is preferable that the suggested actions proposed to the user by the information processing device 100 stimulate the child's five senses. In particular, when the child is an infant, exposure to various external stimuli tends to promote growth, so it is preferable that the suggested actions are actions that affect the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

[6-4. Target rhythm]
In the above embodiment, an example was given in which the target rhythm was information related to a typical child's sleep and excretion, but this is not limited thereto, and the target rhythm may be the user's life rhythm.

For example, the user's life rhythm includes information regarding the periodicity between the time the user goes out and the time the user comes home, information regarding the periodicity between the time the user comes to work and the time the user leaves work, information regarding the periodicity between the time the user starts housework and the time the user finishes housework, etc. Also, the user's life rhythm includes information regarding the periodicity between the time the user starts eating and the time the user finishes eating, information regarding the periodicity between the time the user wakes up and the time the user goes to bed, information regarding the periodicity between the time the user starts bathing and the time the user finishes bathing, etc.

[6-5. Suggested action〕
In the above embodiment, the suggested actions are described as bathing, sunbathing, breastfeeding, exercise for infants, or changing diapers. However, the suggested actions are not limited to these. The suggested actions may be any actions to be taken for a child. For example, the suggested behavior may be a behavior of putting a child to sleep, a behavior of singing a song to a child, a behavior of talking to a child, or a behavior of giving a baby massage to a child. Other examples of interactions with children include smiling at a child or wiping a child's stomach with a warm cloth.

Suggested actions include breastfeeding, giving a bath, sunbathing with the child, playing with toys with the child, taking a walk with the child, putting the child to sleep in a bouncer, playing music for the child, or letting the child smell aromas such as aromatic oils.

[6-6. Notification of Questions]
In the above embodiment, an example of a notification process in which the terminal device 10 notifies the user of the suggested action and the timing has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 10 may notify the user of the suggested action and the timing, and may notify the user of a predetermined question by referring to the question content stored in the question information storage unit 125 shown in FIG. 7.

For example, the terminal device 10 may notify the user of the suggested action and the timing, and may also notify the user of questions about the user's situation and the user's physical condition. For example, the questions may be, "What will you do when you go out if you feel unwell?" or "Are you feeling unwell?" In this way, the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment can appropriately grasp the user's daily rhythm.

[6-7. Log notification]
In the above embodiment, an example of a notification process in which the terminal device 10 notifies the user of the suggested behavior and the timing has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 10 may notify the user of the suggested behavior and the timing, and may also notify the user of a log of the life rhythm. For example, the terminal device 10 may notify the user of the suggested behavior and the timing, and may also notify the user of a log of the life rhythm for the past 10 days. For example, the terminal device 10 notifies the user of a log of information regarding changes in sleep over time for the past 10 days.

The terminal device 10 also notifies the user of a log of information relating to changes over time in excretion over the past 10 days. When the log is confirmed by the user, the information processing device 100 may provide the user with content for purchasing nonwoven fabric products. The terminal device 10 may also notify the user of content that includes a log of information relating to changes over time in excretion over the past 10 days and a button for purchasing nonwoven fabric products.

The information processing device 100 also estimates the time when a nonwoven fabric product will be needed based on the log of information regarding changes over time in excretion over the past 10 days. The information processing device 100 may then suggest purchasing a nonwoven fabric product when such time has passed. In this case, the terminal device 10 notifies the user of a suggestion to purchase a nonwoven fabric product. The content of the suggestion here may include, for example, a suggestion for a retail store that sells nonwoven fabric products or an electronic commerce (EC) service.

In this way, the terminal device 10 according to the embodiment allows the user to immediately check the child's daily rhythm. This makes it easier for the user to plan guidelines for how to adjust the child's daily rhythm.

[6-8. Purchase products from content]
In the above embodiment, an example of the provision process in which the information processing device 100 provides the user with information about products to be used in the suggested action has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information processing device 100 may provide the user with content for purchasing a nonwoven fabric product, and may provide the user with an incentive when the user purchases the nonwoven fabric product. The incentive here may be, for example, an incentive to make the usage fee of the application AP free.

[6-9. Product provision services]
In the above embodiment, an example of the provision process in which the information processing device 100 provides the user with information about the product to be used in the suggested action has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information processing device 100 may provide the user with content related to a service that provides nonwoven fabric products.

For example, the information processing device 100 may provide the user with content related to a service that periodically provides nonwoven fabric products. For example, the information processing device 100 may provide the user with content that includes a button for signing up for a service that provides a week's worth of nonwoven fabric products four times a month.

[6-10. Consultation services for medical institutions]
In the above embodiment, an example of the provision process in which the information processing device 100 provides the user with information on a product to be used during the suggested action has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the information processing device 100 may provide the user with content related to a consultation service in which the user consults a medical institution. In this case, the information processing device 100 may provide the user with the content related to the consultation service when a predetermined amount is charged by the user.

[6-11. Proposing products according to children's growth]
In the above embodiment, an example of the provision process in which the information processing device 100 provides the user with information on products to be used during the suggested action has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 10 accepts information on the child's new height and weight from the user via the application AP. Then, the information processing device 100 acquires the information on the child's new height and weight. In this case, when the information on the child's height, weight, etc. is updated, the information processing device 100 may suggest a nonwoven fabric product of a size corresponding to the child's new height and weight.

[6-12. Determining suggested actions based on variations in daily rhythms]
In the above embodiment, an example was given in which the information processing device 100 determines suggested actions by comparing a child's current life rhythm based on the child's excretion, sleeping, eating, interaction with the user, etc. with an ideal child's life rhythm. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information processing device 100 may determine suggested actions for the user depending on the degree of variation in the child's life rhythm within a specified period of time.

For example, a child goes to bed at 10 p.m. on the first day, 7 p.m. on the second day, and 8 p.m. on the third day. In this way, if the variation in daily life rhythm is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, it may be difficult to immediately adapt the child's life rhythm to the ideal life rhythm. In this case, the information processing device 100 determines a suggested action that reduces the variation in daily life rhythm (for example, a suggested action that encourages the child to develop a life pattern, such as "Try taking a bath at a fixed time, no matter what time it is!"). After that, if the variation in daily life rhythm falls below a predetermined threshold, the information processing device 100 may determine a suggested action that fills the gap with the ideal life rhythm (for example, a suggested action that makes the child conscious of daily time, such as "Try taking a bath at 7 p.m.") based on the input information.

[6-13. Other]
Among the above-mentioned processes, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically may be performed manually. Also, all or part of the processes described as being performed manually may be performed automatically by a known method. In addition, the information including the processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above documents and drawings may be changed arbitrarily unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

In addition, each component of each device shown in the figure is a functional concept, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figure. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure. Furthermore, each component may be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit, in whole or in part, depending on various loads, usage conditions, etc.

For example, the terminal device 10 may have some of the configuration of the information processing device 100 and perform the processing. For example, the terminal device 10 may have the determination unit 132, which is one of the configurations of the information processing device 100. Furthermore, the terminal device 10 may have all of the configurations of the information processing device 100 and perform the processing only with the terminal device 10. Furthermore, the information processing device 100 may have all of the configurations of the terminal device 10 and perform the processing only with the information processing device 100.

The above processes may be combined as appropriate to the extent that no contradictions exist.

The above-mentioned "section, module, unit" can be read as "means" or "circuit." For example, a decision unit can be read as a decision means or a decision circuit.

7. Hardware Configuration
Moreover, the terminal device 10 and the information processing device 100 according to the above-described embodiment are realized, for example, by a computer 1000 configured as shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. The computer 1000 is connected to an output device 1010 and an input device 1020, and a calculation device 1030, a cache 1040, a memory 1050, an output IF (Interface) 1060, an input IF 1070, and a network IF 1080 are connected by a bus 1090.

The arithmetic device 1030 operates based on programs stored in the cache 1040 or memory 1050, or programs read from the input device 1020, and executes various processes. The cache 1040 is a cache such as a RAM that temporarily stores data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations. The memory 1050 is a storage device in which data used by the arithmetic device 1030 for various calculations and various databases are registered, and is a memory realized by a ROM (Read Only Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), flash memory, etc.

The output IF 1060 is an interface for transmitting information to be output to an output device 1010 that outputs various types of information, such as a monitor or a printer, and may be realized, for example, by a connector conforming to a standard such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), DVI (Digital Visual Interface), or HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface). On the other hand, the input IF 1070 is an interface for receiving information from various input devices 1020, such as a mouse, keyboard, scanner, etc., and may be realized, for example, by a USB.

For example, the input device 1020 may be realized by a device that reads information from an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a PD (Phase change rewritable Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. The input device 1020 may also be realized by an external storage medium such as a USB memory.

The network IF 1080 has the function of receiving data from other devices via the network N and sending it to the computing device 1030, and also transmitting data generated by the computing device 1030 to other devices via the network N.

Here, the arithmetic device 1030 controls the output device 1010 and the input device 1020 via the output IF 1060 and the input IF 1070. For example, the arithmetic device 1030 loads a program from the input device 1020 or the memory 1050 onto the cache 1040 and executes the loaded program. For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information processing device 100, the arithmetic device 1030 of the computer 1000 realizes the functions of the control unit 130 by executing the program loaded onto the cache 1040.

The above describes the embodiments of the present application in detail with reference to the drawings. However, these are merely examples, and the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in other forms that include various modifications and improvements based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, including the forms described in the disclosure of the invention.

N network 1 information processing system 10 terminal device 11 communication unit 12 input unit 13 output unit 14 storage unit 15 control unit 16 reception unit 17 notification unit 100 information processing device 110 communication unit 120 storage unit 121 life rhythm information storage unit 122 target rhythm information storage unit 123 suggested behavior information storage unit 124 content information storage unit 125 question information storage unit 130 control unit 131 acquisition unit 132 determination unit 133 provision unit

Claims (16)

A system including an information processing device and a terminal device,
An acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a child's daily rhythm;
a decision unit that decides , when a difference between the life rhythm and a target rhythm that is a target rhythm is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold , a timing to execute a suggested action that is associated with the difference in advance, the suggested action being an action for a user who is a caregiver of the child to bring the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm in order to eliminate the difference ;
and a notification unit that notifies the user of information regarding the content of the timing determined by the determination unit so that the user is notified before performing the suggested action . The determination unit is
determining a suggested action that is associated in advance with the difference and that is intended to bring the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm;
The notification unit is
The system according to claim 1 , further comprising: notifying the user of the suggested action and the timing. The notification unit is
The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the notification timing for notifying the user is set to a date and time a predetermined period of time before a date and time suitable for performing the suggested action. The notification unit is
The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notification timing for notifying the user is set to the day before the suggested action is to be performed. The notification unit is
5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising: notifying the user of the suggested action and the timing, and notifying the user of a predetermined question. The notification unit is
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising notifying the user of the suggested action and the timing, and notifying the user of a log of the life rhythm. The acquisition unit is
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a behavioral rhythm relating to the child's behavior is acquired as the life rhythm. The acquisition unit is
The system according to claim 7, characterized in that, as the behavioral rhythm, information regarding a change over time in the child's sleep and information regarding a change over time in the child's excretion are obtained. The acquisition unit is
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that rhythms related to biological information of the child are acquired as the life rhythm. The acquisition unit is
The system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising acquiring a life rhythm of the user as the target rhythm. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising a providing unit that provides the user with information about a product to be used during the suggested action. The providing unit is
The system according to claim 11, further comprising: providing the user with content for purchasing the product. The providing unit is
The system according to claim 11 or 12, further comprising: providing the user with content related to a service that provides the product. The acquisition procedure for obtaining information about the child's daily rhythm;
and a decision procedure for determining , when a difference between the life rhythm and a target rhythm, which is a target rhythm, is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold , the timing to execute a suggested action that is pre-associated with the difference, the suggested action being an action for the user, who is the caregiver of the child, to bring the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm in order to eliminate the difference . a receiving step of receiving information regarding the content of the timing determined by the information processing device;
a notification procedure for notifying a user, who is a caregiver of a child, of information regarding the content of the timing accepted by the acceptance procedure, so that the user is notified before performing a suggested action, which is an action for bringing the child's life rhythm closer to a target rhythm in order to eliminate a difference between the child's life rhythm and a target rhythm. A system program including an information processing program to be executed by an information processing device and a terminal program to be executed by a terminal device,
The acquisition procedure for obtaining information about the child's daily rhythm;
a decision step for deciding the timing to execute a suggested action that is associated with the difference between the life rhythm and a target rhythm, the suggested action being an action for the user, who is the caregiver of the child, to bring the life rhythm closer to the target rhythm in order to eliminate the difference , when the difference between the life rhythm and the target rhythm is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value;
and a notification procedure for notifying the user of information regarding the content of the timing determined by the determination procedure so that the user is notified before executing the suggested action .

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