JP7613499B2 - Activity support system and activity support method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an activity support system and an activity support method.

There is known a technology that accumulates detection data that detects the usage status of daily life appliances and facilities, registers the daily activity patterns of the person being monitored based on the accumulated detection data, and detects abnormalities based on the results of comparing the detection data with the registered daily activity patterns (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-133777 A

For example, for users with attributes that tend to be less active in their daily lives, such as the elderly, it is necessary to support them in becoming more active while being able to understand their activity status.

Taking the above-mentioned problems into consideration, the present invention aims to support users in increasing their activity while enabling them to understand their activity status.

One aspect of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problems is an activity support system that includes an event presentation unit that presents event information on a user terminal that provides information about events targeted at users with a specified attribute and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information, and an activity status information management unit that generates activity status information indicating the status of the activity of a user who uses the user terminal based on the user operations and stores the generated activity status information in a storage unit.

One aspect of the present invention is an activity support method in an activity support system, the activity support method including an event presentation step in which an event presentation unit presents, on a user terminal, event information that introduces events targeted at users with a specified attribute and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information, and an activity status information management step in which an activity status information management unit generates activity status information indicating a status related to an activity of a user using the user terminal based on the user operations and stores the generated activity status information in a storage unit.

The present invention has the effect of helping users to become more active while also making it possible to understand their activity status.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of an activity support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating an example of a home screen, a notice screen, and a notification information screen according to the embodiment. 5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating an example of a schedule selection screen and a schedule screen according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an activity support server according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of user information in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of notification information in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of activity status information in the present embodiment.

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The activity support system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The activity support system of the present embodiment provides an activity support service to a user who meets the attribute of an elderly person. Here, the elderly person may be, for example, a user who is a certain age or older.
The activity support service of this embodiment is a service that supports elderly users to become more active by participating in events, monitors the user's activity status, and takes measures, etc., according to the user's activity status. The activity support service may be managed by a private company or organization, but hereinafter, an example will be described in which the service is managed by a local government (municipal government).

The activity support system shown in FIG. 1 includes a user terminal 100, a local government terminal 200, an operator terminal 300, and an activity support server 400.

The user terminal 100 is a terminal used by each elderly user. An activity assistance application is installed in the user terminal 100. The activity assistance application is an application that assists the user in their activity.
The user terminal 100 is communicably connected to the activity support server 400 via a network.
The user terminal 100 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like owned by the user.

The local government terminal 200 is a terminal used by a local government. The local government terminal 200 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like.
The local government terminal 200 is communicably connected to the activity support server 400 via a network.

The operator terminal 300 is a terminal used by an operator who manages events and the like that are provided to users via the activity support service of this embodiment. Each operator may be a local government, a private company, or an organization such as a neighborhood association (resident's association) or a senior citizens' association.

An event management application may be installed in the manager terminal 300. The manager can operate the manager terminal 300 running the event management application to cause the manager terminal 300 to access the activity support server 400, and then post announcement information about an event or the like.
The activity support server 400 presents the notification information posted in this manner through an activity support application running on the user terminal 100 .

The event management application may have the following functions in addition to the function of posting the announcement information as described above. That is, the event management application has a function of managing and correcting attendance at the venue of the event for which the announcement information is posted. The event management application may also have a function of transmitting attendance information managed by the operator terminal 300 to the local government terminal 200, for example.
Here, the above-mentioned function related to attendance management by the event management application may also include, for example, a function for managing the attendance of users who apply to participate in the event by means other than using the activity support application. By having such a function, the administrator or local government can collectively manage the attendance status of the event, including not only users who use the activity support application but also users who do not use the activity support application, and this makes it possible to reduce the management burden on the administrator or local government.

The activity support server 400 may have a function of providing an event management website. In this case, the manager accesses the event management website with the web browser of the manager terminal 300. The manager may be able to operate the manager terminal 300 that is accessing the event management website to post announcements about events, etc., and manage the attendance of users at the event venue.

Similarly, local governments may also use the local government terminal 200 with an event management application installed or have users access a posting website to manage the posting of announcement information and users' event attendance, etc.
Furthermore, the activity support system of the present embodiment may be in a form in which there is no administrator, and therefore no administrator terminal 300. In this case, a local government may use the local government terminal 200 to post announcement information and manage user event attendance.
In addition, in order to proactively support the activities of users who do not use the user terminal 100 due to circumstances such as not owning the user terminal 100, users who do not use the user terminal 100 may also register their user information in the activity support server 400. Registration of user information of users who do not use the user terminal 100 may be performed by, for example, a person in charge of a local government operating the local government terminal 200.

An example of how the user terminal 100 is used by a user will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the user performs an operation on the user terminal 100 to start up the activity assistance application, a home screen is first displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 100 as an application screen of the activity assistance application.

FIG. 2A shows an example of a home screen of the activity assistance application.
In a title area AR1 at the top of the home screen, it is displayed that the home screen corresponds to an activity support application, and the name of the city, town, or village that corresponds to the local government acting as the administrator of the activity support service.
Furthermore, a step count area AR11 is arranged in the title area AR1. The step count area AR11 displays the number of steps measured by a pedometer function included in the user terminal 100. By displaying the number of steps of the user in this manner, the user can grasp the level of his or her own physical activity.
In the title area AR1, the month, date, and day of the week of the current day are displayed.

In the home screen, function designation buttons BT1 used to designate corresponding functions are arranged in button area AR2 below title area AR1. Each of these function designation buttons BT1 has a letter indicating the corresponding function. By representing the function corresponding to the button by letter in this way, it is easier for the user to understand the corresponding function than if the function corresponding to the function designation button BT1 is indicated by an icon or the like.

Here, the user operates the function designation button BT1 (the "Notification" button) that is displayed as "Notification" among the function designation buttons BT1 arranged in the button area AR2. The "Notification" button is a button that is operated to view notification information posted by the operator or local government. In response to the operation of the "Notification" button, a notification screen is displayed on the display unit.

2B shows an example of the notice screen, in which list items Lit1 corresponding to each posted notice information are arranged from top to bottom.
The notification information presented as the list item Lit1 on the notification screen in this manner is posted to the activity support server 400 by the manager terminal 300 via communication as described above. For example, when the operator of the manager terminal 300 posts the notification information, the operator may be able to select users who are to be the targets of the posted notification information. The selection may be performed on an individual, group, or area basis.

In the notification screen of FIG. 2(B), the area in which the list item Lit1 is arranged can be scrolled up and down.
A view button BT11 is arranged on each list item Lit1. The view button BT11 is a button that the user operates when viewing the corresponding notice information. In response to the operation of the view button BT11, a notice information screen showing the contents of the corresponding notice information is displayed on the display unit.
In addition, a "Back" button BT12 is provided on the notification screen. When the "Back" button BT12 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the notification screen.

2(C) shows an example of a notification information screen. In the notification information screen of the same figure, notification contents regarding the corresponding event are displayed. In addition, reply buttons BT21 to BT23 are arranged in the notification information screen of the same figure. These are buttons that the user operates to reply to a question regarding participation in the event notified by the corresponding notification information. Each of the reply buttons BT21 to BT23 displays the corresponding reply contents in text.
The reply button BT21 is a button that the user operates when replying that he or she will go to the venue where the event is held and participate.
The reply button BT22 is a button that the user operates when replying that he or she will participate in the event from home using the video call function of the activity support application.
The answer button BT23 is a button that the user operates when answering that he/she will not participate in the event.

When a user operates the reply button BT22 to reply that they will be participating in an event from home, the online participation button BT24 is displayed when a specified time before the corresponding event is to be held, and is the button that the user operates when they wish to participate in the event.

The notification information screen also has a "Back" button BT25. When the "Back" button BT12 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the notification information screen.

Among the function designation buttons BT1 arranged on the home screen of FIG. 2A, the "Schedule" button labeled "Schedule" is a button that is operated to transition to the schedule display.
The schedule shows a schedule of events etc. that the user will participate in. The events shown in the schedule may include notification information of events for which the user has responded to participate in the activity support application as shown in FIG.
In addition, the schedule may include, in addition to notification information corresponding to the event for which the user has responded to participate, notification information posted by the administrator that has been specified to be posted on the corresponding user's schedule.

In response to the operation of the "Schedule" button, first, a schedule selection screen is displayed.
The schedule selection screen is a screen where an operation for selecting a schedule is performed.
3A shows an example of a schedule selection screen. Schedule selection buttons BT31 and BT32 are arranged on the schedule selection screen. In addition, an event participation history button BT33 is arranged on the schedule selection screen.
The schedule selection buttons BT31 and BT32 are buttons used to select a schedule. The schedule selection button BT31 is used to select a daily schedule corresponding to the current day (today). The schedule selection button BT32 is used to select a monthly schedule corresponding to the current month.
The event participation history button BT33 is a button that is operated when displaying an event participation history screen that shows the user's participation history in events up to now.
The schedule selection buttons BT31, BT32 and the event participation history button BT33 also have characters indicating their functions.
In addition, a "Back" button BT34 is provided on the schedule selection screen. When the "Back" button BT34 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the schedule selection screen.

3B shows an example of a daily schedule screen corresponding to the current day, which is displayed in response to the operation of the schedule selection button BT31. In the daily schedule screen, the list items Lit2 of the notice information for the corresponding date are arranged from top to bottom in the notice information list area AR4. The list items Lit2 in the notice information list area AR4 can be scrolled up and down.
A view button BT4 is provided for each list item Lit2. When the view button BT4 is operated, the content of the corresponding notice information is displayed in the same format as in FIG.
In addition, on the daily schedule screen, a Previous Day Transition button BT41, a Next Day Transition button BT42, and a Today Transition button BT43 are arranged. By operating the Previous Day Transition button BT41 or the Next Day Transition button BT42, the list item Lit2 arranged in the notification information list area AR4 is switched on a daily basis. In addition, by operating the Today Transition button BT43, the notification information list area AR4 returns to a state in which the list item Lit2 corresponding to today is arranged.
The View button BT4, Previous Day Transition button BT41, Next Day Transition button BT42, and Today Transition button BT43 arranged on the daily schedule screen in the figure also have corresponding functions indicated by text.
In addition, a "Back" button BT44 is provided on the daily schedule screen. When the "Back" button BT44 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the schedule screen.

3C shows an example of a monthly schedule screen corresponding to the current month, which is displayed in response to the operation of the schedule selection button BT32. In the monthly schedule screen, the list items Lit3 of the notice information for the corresponding month are arranged from top to bottom in the notice information list area AR5. The list items Lit3 in the notice information list area AR5 can be scrolled up and down.
A view button BT5 is provided for each list item Lit3. When the view button BT5 is operated, the content of the corresponding notice information is displayed in the same format as in Fig. 2(C), for example.
In addition, on the monthly schedule screen, a Previous Month Transition button BT51, a Next Month Transition button BT52, and a Current Month Transition button BT53 are arranged. By operating the Previous Month Transition button BT51 or the Next Month Transition button BT52, the list item Lit3 arranged in the notification information list area AR5 is switched on a monthly basis. In addition, by operating the Current Month Transition button BT53, the notification information list area AR5 returns to a state in which the list item Lit3 corresponding to the current month is arranged.
The functions of the View button BT5, Previous Month Transition button BT51, Next Month Transition button BT52, and Current Month Transition button BT53 arranged on the monthly schedule screen in FIG.
In addition, a "Back" button BT55 is provided on the monthly schedule screen. When the "Back" button BT55 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the schedule screen.

For example, when a user wants to participate in an event at home, the user operates the list item of the event to be participated in on the daily or monthly schedule screen to display the announcement information screen (FIG. 2(C)) of the event to be participated in. On the displayed announcement information screen, the online participation button BT24 is displayed when it is a predetermined time before the event starts, as described above. When the user operates the online participation button BT24, the video call function is activated and the URL of the online event is accessed, and the video call screen corresponding to the event is displayed on the user terminal 100. The user can participate in the event using the video call function. The user can also make a comment using the video call function.

An example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. The functions of the user terminal 100 shown in the figure are realized by a CPU included in the hardware of the user terminal 100 executing a program.
The user terminal 100 includes a communication unit 101 , a user interface unit 102 , a sensor unit 103 , a control unit 104 , and a memory unit 105 .

The communication unit 101 communicates with the activity support server 400 via the network.

The user interface unit 102 provides a user interface. The user interface unit 102 may include an input device or an operator that accepts user operations. The user interface unit 102 may also include a display unit that displays images and a sound output unit that outputs sounds.

The sensor unit 103 is a part including various sensors provided in the user terminal 100. The sensor unit 103 may include, for example, an acceleration sensor or a positioning device compatible with a positioning system such as GPS. In this embodiment, the control unit 104 uses the detection output of the acceleration sensor provided in the sensor unit 103 to perform step count calculations, thereby giving the user terminal a pedometer function.

The control unit 104 executes various types of control in the user terminal 100. The control unit 104 includes an application processing unit 141 (an example of an event presentation unit).
The application processing unit 141 executes processing corresponding to the installed activity support application. The application processing unit 141 presents, on the user terminal 100, notification information (an example of event information) informing users of an event, and accepts user operations related to the presented notification information.

The memory unit 105 stores various information corresponding to the user terminal 100.

An example of the functional configuration of the activity support server 400 will be described with reference to Fig. 5. The functions of the activity support server 400 in the figure are realized by a CPU included in the hardware serving as the activity support server 400 executing a program.
The activity support server 400 in the figure includes a communication unit 401 , a control unit 402 , and a storage unit 403 .

The communication unit 401 communicates with the user terminal 100, the local government terminal 200, and the operator terminal 300 via the network.

The control unit 402 executes various controls in the activity support server 400. The control unit 402 includes an application information providing unit 421 and an activity status information management unit 422.

The application information providing unit 421 provides information presented by an activity support application running on the user terminal 100.

The application information providing unit 421 transmits various information (application information) used to display the application screen of the activity support application to the user terminal 100 on which the activity support application runs. The application information may be, for example, information specifying the layout of buttons on the top screen, notification information, video content, etc.

The activity status information management unit 422 manages the activity status information for each user. The activity status information management unit 422 generates activity status information indicating the user's activity status based on operation result information indicating the operation result transmitted from the user terminal 100, and stores the generated activity status information in the activity status information storage unit 433.

In addition, the activity status information management unit 422 causes information that can be viewed regarding the user's activity status (activity status viewing information) to be output to a specified terminal based on the activity status information stored in the activity status information storage unit 433.
Specifically, the activity status information management unit 422 transmits activity status report information generated based on the activity status information stored in the activity status information storage unit 433 to the local government terminal 200. The local government terminal 200 outputs the received activity status report information. The local government terminal 200 may output the activity status report information by display. In addition, the local government terminal 200 may output the activity status report information by printing.
The local government terminal 200 may output activity status viewing information for all users, for users who meet certain conditions, or on a user-by-user basis. By outputting activity status report information in this manner on the local government terminal 200, a person in charge at the local government can grasp the activity status of users in the local government.

In addition, the activity status information management unit 422 may also transmit activity status report information to a terminal (caregiver terminal) used by a caregiver such as a relative of the elderly user or a care manager.
In this case, the activity status information management unit 422 may transmit the activity status report information to the watcher terminal by email. Alternatively, the activity status information management unit 422 may transmit the activity status report information in response to an access from a watch application installed on the watcher terminal. The watch application displays a screen showing the contents of the received activity status report information.
In addition, the local government or the administrator may also monitor the user. In this case, the activity status information management unit 422 may transmit the activity status report information to the local government terminal 200 or the administrator terminal 300 by email, as described above, or may transmit the activity status report information in response to access from the local government terminal 200 or the administrator terminal 300.

The storage unit 403 stores various types of information supported by the activity support server 400. The storage unit 403 includes a user information storage unit 431, a notification information storage unit 432, and an activity status information storage unit 433.

The user information storage unit 431 stores information (user information) about users who use the activity support application.

Figure 6 shows an example of user information corresponding to one user. The user information has fields for user account, user profile information, and viewer information.

The user account field stores a user account. The user account is information (login information) used by the corresponding user to log in to the activity support application, and may include a user ID and a password. In addition, in cases where a local government provides a service using the activity support application, as in the case of this embodiment, and it is necessary to specify the local government that provides the service when logging in to the activity support application, the user account may include a local government ID.

The user profile information field stores user profile information. User profile information is information such as a user name registered by a user when using the activity support application. In addition to the user name, user profile information may include information such as gender, age, address, hobbies, and medical history.

The administrator may classify users using predetermined information in the user profile information and select users to whom the posted announcement information is to be provided. As an example, the administrator may select users whose hobbies included in the user profile information match the content of the announcement information.
Furthermore, such user selection may be performed by the application information providing unit 421 by identifying user profile information that matches selection conditions specified by the administrator.
When generating application information used to display a notice screen or a schedule screen to a user, the application information providing unit 421 is configured to include in the application information notification information for which the user has been selected as a recipient.

The caregiver information field stores caregiver information. Caregiver information is information about the caregiver, such as the user's relative or a care manager, and may include the caregiver's profile (name, relationship to the user, etc.), the destination to which activity status report information should be sent (caregiver's email address, login information for the care application), etc.

Returning to Fig. 5, the notification information storage unit 432 stores the notification information.
7 shows an example of notification information corresponding to one notification content. The notification information in this figure has fields for posting date and time, administrator ID, and notification content.
The posting date/time field stores the posting date/time, which is the date/time when the corresponding notice information was posted.
The manager ID field stores the manager ID that identifies the manager who posted the response notification information.
The notification content field stores the notification content of the notification information. If the corresponding notification information corresponds to an event, the notification content has fields for, for example, an event ID and event notification content, as shown in the figure.
The event ID field stores an event ID that uniquely identifies the corresponding event.
The event notification content field stores the event notification content, which may include, for example, the event name, the event location, the URL corresponding to the online event, the event period (for example, the event date, the event start time, and the event end time), a message to be displayed when notifying the event in the activity support application, and the like.

Returning to Fig. 5, the activity status information storage unit 433 stores activity status information for each user.
8 shows an example of activity status information corresponding to one user. The activity status information in the figure has fields for a user ID, operation history information, event participation status information, and measured step count information.

The user ID field stores the user ID of the corresponding user.

The operation history information field stores operation history information that indicates what operations have been performed by the user on the activity assistance application running on the user terminal 100 up to now.
The operation history information includes information on the history of one or more operations performed so far (operation unit history information). One piece of operation history information includes the date and time when the corresponding operation was performed (operation date and time) and information on the operation content. For example, if the corresponding operation is pressing a button, the operation content information may include information identifying the operated button and an application screen including the button. Furthermore, if the application screen transitions in response to the operation, the operation content information may also include information indicating the transition of the application screen. Furthermore, the operation content information may include the start date and time when the activity support application was started and the end date and time when it was ended.

The event participation status information field stores event participation status information. The event participation status information is information indicating the status of participation of a corresponding user in an event so far. The event participation status information may be formed as a collection of information indicating the participation history of each event that the user has participated in so far (event unit history information), for example.
The event-based history information may include information that identifies the corresponding event, information that indicates the mode of participation in the corresponding event, and the like.

The administrator may use the event participation status information to select users to whom the announcement information is to be provided. As an example, the administrator may select users who have participated in events in the same category as the event of the target announcement information.
Such user selection may be performed by the application information providing unit 421 by identifying users whose event participation status information matches the selection conditions specified by the administrator.

The measured step count information field stores information about the number of steps measured by the pedometer function of the user terminal 100 (measured step count information).
The activity status information management section 422 of the activity support server 400 may update the measured step count information in the measured step count information field with the measured step count information transmitted from the user terminal 100 at any time.

The user terminal 100 on which the activity support application runs transmits operation result information indicating what operation the user performed to the activity support server 400 in response to the user performing an operation on the screen of the activity support application.
The user terminal 100 may transmit operation result information corresponding to an operation every time an operation is performed on the screen of the activity support application. Alternatively, the user terminal 100 may store (accumulate) operation result information corresponding to an operation performed on the screen of the activity support application, and transmit all of the operation result information accumulated so far in response to the occurrence of a predetermined transmission trigger.

The activity status information management unit 422 of the activity support server 400 updates the activity status information of the corresponding user among the activity status information stored in the activity status information storage unit 433 so as to reflect the contents of the operation result information transmitted from the user terminal 100.
In other words, the activity status information management unit 422 generates operation history information corresponding to the operation indicated by the operation result information received from the user terminal 100, and stores the generated operation history information in a field of the operation history information of the corresponding user.
Furthermore, the activity status information management unit 422 generates event-based history information based on operation result information related to an event, among the operation result information received from the user terminal 100 .
As a specific example, if the received operation result information indicates that one of the answer buttons BT21, BT22 corresponding to an answer indicating an intention to participate among the answer buttons BT21 to BT23 arranged on the announcement information screen (FIG. 2(C)) announcing an event has been operated, the activity status information management unit 422 may determine that the user will participate in the corresponding event. In addition, at this time, the activity status information management unit 422 may also determine whether the mode of participation in the event is participation at a venue or participation at home, depending on which of the answer buttons BT21, BT22 has been operated.

The activity status information management unit 422 generates event-based history information based on the result of the above-mentioned determination, and stores the generated event-based history information in a field of the event participation status information of the corresponding user.
In addition, there are cases where the user goes to the venue and participates in the event without operating the answer buttons BT21 and BT22 and giving a response indicating the intention to participate. In such a case, for example, upon confirmation of the user's participation at the venue, a local government official may cause the local government terminal 200 to transmit a notification that the user has participated in the event (event participation notification) to the activity support server 400. In response to receiving the event participation notification, the activity support server 400 may generate event-based history information of the corresponding user and store the generated event-based history information in a field of the event participation status information of the corresponding user.

In addition, for example, in the case of online participation, the activity status information management unit 422 may include in the event-based history information the time period during which the user is said to have participated in the event from the start to the end of the event, based on the access status of the user terminal 100 to the event site. In addition, the activity status information management unit 422 may acquire voice utterances and chat texts, etc., made by the user during the online event via communication with the user terminal 100, and include them in the event-based history information.

According to the above configuration, a user can view announcement information for various events using an activity support application installed on a user terminal such as a smartphone or tablet terminal that the user uses, and if there is an event that the user wants to participate in, the user can apply to participate by operating the answer button BT21 or answer button BT22 arranged on the announcement information screen. In this way, the activity support system of this embodiment allows the user to easily obtain information on many events, etc., and can easily apply to participate by operating the buttons. Therefore, the activity support system of this embodiment can encourage elderly users to actively participate in events and support increased activity.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, users can also participate in events online via video calls, etc. By making it possible to participate in events online in this way, even users who have difficulty attending the event venue due to circumstances such as health reasons, geographical constraints, time constraints, and inadequate transportation can easily and conveniently participate in the event and communicate with others. As a result, it is possible to more strongly support the user's increased activity.

In addition, in this embodiment, measured step count information measured by the pedometer function of the user terminal 100 is also obtained as activity status information. By including measured step count information in the activity status information in this way, it is possible to determine the amount of exercise of a user that is difficult to grasp based on operation history information or event participation status information. As a result, it is possible to more accurately grasp the activity status of a user based on the activity status information.

The activity support application of this embodiment may also be capable of displaying a screen (questionnaire screen) that presents questions to the user and allows the user to answer the presented questions. The questions posed to the user on the questionnaire screen may be, for example, an evaluation of an event the user participated in, the user's physical condition, or questions created by the local government or operator as appropriate. The operation performed by the user to answer such a questionnaire screen may not be, for example, a character input operation, but rather an operation on a button arranged according to each of the answer options prepared in advance.

In addition, in this embodiment, the activity support server 400 is configured to store activity status information including the user's event participation history and the user's operation history for the activity support application. By using the activity status information stored in this manner, it becomes possible for the local government or the caregiver (relative, care manager, etc.) to grasp the user's activity status. Specifically, by outputting the activity status information on the local government terminal 200, the local government can grasp the user's activity status and use it as a reference when considering, for example, various policies for elderly people implemented by the local government. In addition, by transmitting the activity status based on the activity status information to the terminal of the user's caregiver, the local government terminal 200, the operator terminal 300, etc., the caregiver, local government, operator, etc. can understand and watch over the user's activity status.

Services such as event announcements provided to users by the activity support system of this embodiment are provided primarily by local governments. By their very nature, local governments hold personal information of individuals who belong to the local government, such as residents, and strictly manage the personal information they hold. Note that "individuals who belong to a local government" may include not only residents who have addresses in the area covered by the local government, but also individuals who work in the area covered by the local government or who use designated facilities or services in the area covered by the local government.
In the activity support system of this embodiment, the user information stored in the activity support server 400 is treated as information managed by the local government as described above. Therefore, in the activity support system of this embodiment, it is possible to provide services such as event announcements to users by utilizing abundant user profile information without worrying about personal information leaking to third parties.
Furthermore, information on residents held by local governments also includes information on medical care, nursing care, etc. Therefore, in the activity support system of this embodiment, by using information on medical care, nursing care, etc. as user information, it is possible to activate the user's activities and improve the function of monitoring, which can lead to the improvement of administrative services.

The configuration of the activity support system of this embodiment may be applied to an activity support system for users other than the elderly, who are preferred to be more active, and who require a third party to understand their activity status information. There are many possible attributes other than the elderly, but an example would be someone undergoing rehabilitation under the guidance of a medical institution, etc.

In addition, a program for realizing the functions of the above-mentioned user terminal 100, local government terminal 200, operator terminal 300, and activity support server 400 may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed to perform processing as the above-mentioned local government terminal 200, operator terminal 300, and activity support server 400. Here, "reading a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system and executing it" includes installing the program into a computer system. The "computer system" here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. In addition, the "computer system" may include multiple computer devices connected via a network including communication lines such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated lines. In addition, the "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, optical magnetic disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as HDDs and SSDs built into a computer system. In this way, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transient recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium installed inside or outside the distribution server that can be accessed in order to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the distribution server's recording medium may be different from the code of the program in a format executable by the terminal device. In other words, the format in which the program is stored in the distribution server does not matter as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a format executable by the terminal device. The program may be divided into multiple parts, downloaded at different times, and then combined on the terminal device, or each of the divided programs may be distributed by a different distribution server. Furthermore, the "computer-readable recording medium" includes a storage medium that holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted over a network. The program may also be a storage medium for implementing part of the above-mentioned functions. Furthermore, the program may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

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(1) One aspect of the present embodiment is an activity support system that includes an event presentation unit that presents event information on a user terminal that provides information about events targeted at users with specified attributes and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information, and an activity status information management unit that generates activity status information that indicates a status regarding an activity of a user using the user terminal based on the user operations, and stores the generated activity status information in a memory unit.

(2) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in (1), in which the user with the specified attributes may be a user who meets specified requirements as an elderly person.

(3) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in (1) or (2), in which the activity status information may be stored in a storage unit in association with user information managed by a local government for a user who belongs to the local government.

(4) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in any one of (1) to (3), in which the activity status information may include event participation status information indicating the participation status of an event determined based on the user operation.

(5) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in (4), in which the event participation status information may include information indicating a history of the user's operations.

(6) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in (4) or (5), in which the event participation status information may include a history of online participation based on user operations corresponding to online participation in an event.

(7) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in any one of (1) to (6), in which the event presentation unit may provide a user interface screen in which operations related to the event information are limited to the operation of pressing a button.

(8) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in any one of (1) to (7), in which the activity status information management unit may be configured to output information regarding the activity status of a corresponding user to a specified terminal based on the activity status information stored in the storage unit.

(9) One aspect of this embodiment is an activity support method in an activity support system, the activity support method including an event presentation step in which an event presentation unit presents, on a user terminal, event information that provides information about events targeted at users with a specified attribute and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information, and an activity status information management step in which an activity status information management unit generates activity status information indicating a status related to an activity of a user using the user terminal based on the user operations and stores the generated activity status information in a storage unit.

100 User terminal, 101 Communication unit, 102 User interface unit, 103 Sensor unit, 104 Control unit, 105 Memory unit, 141 Application processing unit, 200 Municipal terminal, 300 Operator terminal, 400 Activity support server, 401 Communication unit, 402 Control unit, 403 Memory unit, 421 Application information providing unit, 422 Activity status information management unit, 431 User information storage unit, 432 Notification information storage unit, 433 Activity status information storage unit

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an event presentation unit that presents event information that provides information about an event targeted at a user having a predetermined attribute on a user terminal and accepts a user operation performed on the presented event information;
an activity status information management unit that generates activity status information indicating a status related to an activity of a user who uses the user terminal based on the user operation, and stores the generated activity status information in a storage unit ;
The activity status information management unit generates the activity status information including a history of online participation in an event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event online, and generates the activity status information including a history of venue participation in the event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event by going to a venue where the event is held.
Activity support system. The activity status information management unit generates the activity status information including measured step count information indicating the number of steps measured by the user terminal.
The activity support system according to claim 1 . The activity support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the event presenting unit provides a user interface screen in which a user operation regarding the event information is performed by an operation on a button and is not performed by an operation other than the operation on the button . The activity support system according to claim 1 , wherein the user having the predetermined attribute is a user who satisfies predetermined requirements as an elderly person. The activity support system according to claim 1 , wherein the activity status information is stored in a storage unit in association with user information managed by a local government in correspondence with a user who belongs to the local government. The activity support system according to claim 1 , wherein the activity status information includes event participation status information indicating a participation status of an event determined based on the user operation. The activity support system according to claim 6 , wherein the event participation status information includes information indicating a history of the user's operations. 3. The activity support system according to claim 1, wherein the activity status information management unit controls a predetermined terminal to output information relating to the activity status of a corresponding user based on the activity status information stored in the storage unit. An activity support method in an activity support system, comprising:
an event presentation step in which the event presentation unit presents, on a user terminal, event information that provides information about an event targeted at users with a predetermined attribute, and accepts a user operation performed on the presented event information;
an activity status information management step of generating activity status information indicating a status related to an activity of a user who uses the user terminal based on the user operation and storing the generated activity status information in a storage unit ;
The activity status information management unit generates the activity status information including a history of online participation in an event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event online, and generates the activity status information including a history of venue participation in the event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event by going to a venue where the event is held.
How to support activities.

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