JP2002282212A - Biological information management equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily manage biological information data with portable equipment. SOLUTION: The biological information management equipment comprises at least one detachable biological information measuring adapter 1, a biological information memory part 24 for storing the biological information data from the adapter 1, and a biological information display part for displaying the biological information data stored in the biological information memory part 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a biological information management device that manages biological information data by carrying it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a measuring device (portable terminal) to be carried as a biological information management device has a measuring function determined at a predetermined portable position, such as a pedometer or a heart rate meter. As a device capable of exchanging biological information data with the outside, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-299
A portable biological information management device as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 762 has been considered.

As shown in FIG. 5, a living body information management device 33 includes a living body information input section 31 for inputting living body information data from the outside, a step count measuring section 32 as a built-in living body information measuring section, Information input unit 31 and biological information measurement unit 3
A biological information storage unit 34 including a memory for storing biological information data output from
A biological information display unit 35 for displaying the biological information data stored in the storage unit, a biological information transmitting unit 36 for outputting the biological information data stored in the biological information storage unit 34 to the outside, and a control unit 38 for controlling each unit. Be composed.

[0004] A procedure for using the conventional biometric information management device and the operation of the biometric information management device will be described.

In the biological information measuring device 33, external biological information data is input from the biological information input unit 31, and the number of steps of the user measured by the step number measuring unit 32 and the recording date and time are controlled by the control unit 38. The information is stored in the information storage unit 34.

In normal times, the control section 38 counts one pulse from the step number measurement section 32 as one step, thereby calculating the total number of steps of the day and displaying the total number of steps on the biological information display section 35. If the user uses the operation unit 37, the control unit 38 selects data obtained by performing arithmetic processing on the biological information data in the biological information storage unit 34, so that the data can be displayed on the biological information display unit 35.

[0007] Further, the biological information data in the biological information storage unit 34 can be output from the biological information transmitting unit 36 to the outside, written into a personal computer, or transmitted to a remote terminal using a public telephone line.

[0008]

However, in the configuration of the biological information data management device described above, since the type of the biological information data is determined by the device, if the user needs different biological information data, separate devices are prepared. And a plurality of devices must be prepared when a plurality of pieces of biometric information are required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a biological information management device which can obtain biological information data necessary for a portable user and can easily perform biological information management. The purpose is to:

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a biological information management device according to the present invention comprises: a biological information measuring unit for measuring at least one or more first biological information data;
A biological information measuring adapter having a biological information output unit for outputting the measured first biological information data, and at least one or more detachable biological information measuring adapters connected to the first biological information data A biometric information input unit, a biometric information storage unit that stores the first biometric information data input from the biometric information input unit, and at least one of data contents stored in the biometric information storage unit. This is a biological information management device including a portable terminal having a biological information display unit for displaying. Thereby, it is possible to input the biological information data from the connected biological information measuring adapter, store the biological information data, and display and confirm it when necessary.

[0011]

A biological information management device according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises: a biological information measuring unit for measuring at least one first biological information data; and the measured first biological information data. A biometric information output unit having a biometric information output unit, and a biometric information input unit that connects the at least one or more detachable biometric information measurement adapters and inputs the first biometric information data; A biological information storage unit configured to store the first biological information data input from the biological information input unit; and a biological information display unit configured to display at least one of data contents stored in the biological information storage unit. Biological information management device comprising a portable terminal. Then, the biological information data from the connected biological information measuring adapter is input and stored, and the biological information data can be displayed and confirmed, so that when the user needs it, Necessary biological information data can be obtained.

The first biological information data measured by the biological information measuring unit of the biological information measuring adapter according to the first aspect of the present invention is a value related to the exercise amount of the wearer. It is characterized by being. And since the amount of exercise per day can be confirmed by carrying the device, energy consumption can be easily managed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a biological information management device, wherein the portable terminal according to the first or second aspect is configured to measure at least one or more second biological information data. The biological information storage unit stores the first biological information data input from the biological information input unit and the second biological information data measured by the built-in biological information measurement unit. Then, by displaying and confirming the biological information data measured by the built-in biological information measurement unit, a plurality of biological information data required by the user can be obtained when the user only needs to carry one device.

In the biological information management device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in particular, the second biological information data measured by the built-in biological information measuring section of the portable terminal according to the third aspect relates to the number of steps of the wearer. It is characterized by being a value. And stores other biometric data and step count data,
Since the information can be displayed, the biological information can be managed based on the correlation between the number of steps of the user and other biological information data.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the biological information management device, wherein the portable terminal according to any one of the first to fourth aspects receives at least one or more third biological information data from outside. The biological information storage unit has a function of storing also the third biological information data received by the biological information receiving unit. Then, the third biological information data measured by another biological information measuring device is received from the biological information receiving unit, stored and displayed, so that the user can obtain a plurality of necessary biological information data when necessary. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the biological information management device, wherein the biological information display unit of any one of the first to fifth aspects stores a plurality of data stored in the biological information storage unit. It is characterized by being displayed by at least one of a table and a graph. Since a plurality of pieces of biological information data can be displayed and confirmed at the same time, the biological information data of the user can be correlated and managed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a biological information management device, wherein the portable terminal according to any one of the first to sixth aspects transmits a data stored in the biological information storage unit. And an operation unit for selecting data to be transmitted from the data stored in the biological information storage unit. By transmitting the biological information data stored in the biological information storage unit to the outside when necessary, more detailed biological information management using an external biological information management unit can be performed.

In the biological information management device according to the present invention, the biological information transmitting unit of the portable terminal may transmit the data stored in the biological information storage unit to the remote terminal via a communication network. It has the function of transmitting to By transmitting the biometric data stored in the biometric information storage unit to the remote terminal via the communication network when necessary, it is possible to perform more detailed biometric information management using biometric information management means that exists only in a remote location. Can be.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a biological information management device, wherein the biological information output unit of the biological information measuring adapter according to any one of the first to eighth aspects has a biological information measuring unit which measures the biological information. The data type is output as the first biological information data together with the measurement data. The biological information input unit of the biological information management device can divide the input data for each type of biological information data, so that even if the biological information measurement adapter has a plurality of biological information measurement functions, management of the biological information data is easy. Can be done.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a biological information management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a biological information adapter that measures the amount of exercise of a wearer as one of biological information and outputs measurement data. Reference numeral 2 denotes a connection of the biological information adapter 1 and input of measurement data from the biological information adapter 1. It is a portable biological information management device (mobile terminal) for storing and displaying. The biological information adapter 1 includes an exercise amount measurement unit 11 as a biological information measurement unit including an acceleration sensor that measures the amount of exercise, and a biological information output unit 12 that outputs a user's exercise amount, which is biological information data measured by the exercise amount measurement unit 11. It is composed of The biological information management device 2 is connected to a biological information adapter 1 to input biological information data (first biological information).
1, a step count measuring unit 22 as a built-in biological information measuring unit that measures the number of steps of the user as one of the other pieces of biological information data (second biological information) and periodically outputs the number of steps. A body temperature receiving unit 23 as a biological information receiving unit that wirelessly receives body temperature data as one of the biological information data (third biological information), and an exercise amount data and a step count measuring unit 22 input by the biological information input unit 21. A biological information storage unit 24 for storing measured step count data and body temperature data received by the body temperature receiving unit 23, a biological information display unit 25 for displaying each biological information data stored in the biological information storage unit 24, and a biological information storage A biological information transmitting unit 26 for transmitting the biological information data stored in the unit 24 to the outside by infrared rays, and a biological information data to be displayed on the biological information display unit 25 and transmission from the biological information transmitting unit 26 That an operation unit 27 for performing an input for selecting the biometric information data, and a control unit 28 which manages the date and time and controls the respective units by a memory which stores a CPU and programs.

The biological information management device 2 is shaped, for example, as shown in FIG. The biometric information measuring adapter 1 is a card-type biometric information measuring adapter 1 which is connected to a biometric information measuring adapter slot provided outside the biometric information managing device 2 for carrying around. Then, the user of the biological information managing device 2 inserts the biological information measuring adapter 1 into the slot for the biological information measuring adapter of the biological information managing device 2, and always carries the biological information managing device 2.

Next, the procedure for using the biological information management device and the operation of the biological information management device in this embodiment will be described.

In the biological information measuring adapter 1, the amount of exercise caused by the movement of the user is calculated by the biological information measuring section 11 from the output of the acceleration sensor, and the calculated amount of exercise is output from the biological information output section 12 as biological information data.
The amount of exercise is calculated by dividing the voltage output from the acceleration sensor in ten steps in proportion to the movement acceleration of the user from 0 to 0.
The value is set to 9 and is periodically output via the biological information output unit 12. The output data from the biological information output unit 12 can be transmitted even if the biological information measurement adapter 1 has a plurality of biological information measurement functions by transmitting the “exercise amount” as a measurement item and the exercise amount data as a measurement value continuously. The input biological information management device 2 can handle each item.

In the biological information measuring device 2, the amount of exercise, which is biological information data, is input from the biological information measuring adapter 1 through the biological information input unit 21, and the number of steps of the user measured by the step number measuring unit 22 and the body temperature receiving unit 23 Is stored in the biological information storage unit 24 together with the recording date and time under the control of the control unit 28 together with the user's body temperature data received by the control unit 28.
Here, the thermometer that measures the user's body temperature shall measure the user's body temperature at all times and periodically transmit it by radio,
Not particularly shown.

The stored contents are recorded as data per minute as shown in FIG. 3, and the amount of exercise is an average of the amount of exercise data inputted from the biological information input unit 21 in one minute as shown in the column of the amount of exercise in FIG. Record the value. The number of steps records the sum of the number of steps for one minute as shown in the column of the number of steps in FIG. 3, and the body temperature is the average of the body temperature data received from the body temperature receiving unit 23 in one minute as shown in the column of the body temperature in FIG. Record the value.

In normal times, the control section 28 counts one pulse from the step number measurement section 22 as one step to calculate the total number of steps on the day, and the biological information display section 25 uses the biological information display section 25 as shown in FIG. Display with current time.

When the user uses the operation unit 27 to display other biological information, the display switching button 27 of the operation unit 27 is used.
Each time a is pressed, the calorie consumption and body temperature of the day are shown in FIG.
The display is switched by the biological information display unit 25 as shown in (b) and (c), and when the display switching button 27a is further pressed, the display returns to the step count display again. The calorie consumption is calculated based on the exercise amount input from the biological information input unit 21 on the day, the age of the user,
The total calorie consumption per minute calculated by gender and weight is displayed. For example, it is assumed that a consumed energy coefficient in consideration of age and gender is determined in advance and calorie consumption = consumed energy coefficient × weight × exercise amount. As the body temperature, an average value of the body temperature data received from the biological information receiving unit 23 on the day is displayed. Each data to be displayed is stored at the head of the data of the day in the biological information storage unit 24 (in FIG. 3, the exercise amount “1” in the row “2001.11.12”).
203 ", the number of steps is" 6859 ", and the body temperature is" 36.5 ").

The setting of the age, sex, and weight of the user is registered in the biological information management device 2 before using the biological information management device 2. The registration is performed by pressing any button of the operation unit 27 for 3 seconds or more to enter the setting mode, and setting the age, gender, and weight by using the display switching button 27a, the front display button 27b, and the rear display button 27c. After completing one setting, the display returns to the normal step count display.

Further, by pressing the front display button 27b and the rear display button 27c, the records of the past seven days in each display content are displayed on the biological information display part 25. Previous display button 2
Pressing the button 7b once displays the data one day ago, pressing the rear display button 27c once displays the data one day later, and pressing the rear display button 27c while the data of the day is displayed.
If the previous display button 27b is pressed while the data of the previous day is displayed and the data of the previous day is displayed, the data of the current day is displayed.

At the end of the day, the biological information management device 2 is placed in front of a personal computer capable of receiving infrared data, and the infrared transmission unit, which is a transmission device of the biological information transmission unit 26 of the biological information management device 2, receives infrared data from the personal computer. The transmission button 27d of the biological information management device 2 is pressed toward the unit. The transmission data is all data stored in the biological information storage unit 24 up to the time of transmission, and includes items such as “measurement date and time”, “exercise amount”, “number of steps”, “body temperature” and the like as shown in FIG. This is biological information data.

In the personal computer, the biological information receiving program is operated, and when the biological information data is received from the biological information management device 2, it is recorded as a file on a storage medium such as a hard disk of the personal computer. It is used to display a trend graph for one year of biological information using a management program and to analyze health conditions.

Then, the amount of exercise, which is the biological information data measured by the connected biological information measuring adapter 1, and the number of steps, which is the biological information data measured by the step number measuring unit 22, which is the built-in biological information measuring unit, are respectively stored in the biological information. Since the amount of exercise and the number of steps as the biological information data can be displayed and confirmed by storing them in the unit 24, a plurality of pieces of biological information data can be obtained simply by carrying one device, and the correlation between the number of steps and the amount of exercise can be used. It is possible to easily manage biological information such as energy consumption management of the user.

Furthermore, the body temperature, which is the biological information data received by the biological information receiving unit 23, is also stored in the biological information storage unit 24, and the body temperature as the biological information data can be displayed and confirmed. The biological information data from the thermometer, which is the biological information measuring device, can be collectively managed by one biological information management device.

Further, the amount of exercise, the number of steps, and the body temperature, which are the biological information data stored in the biological information storage unit 24, are transmitted to the outside by the biological information transmitting unit 26, so that the external biological information management means such as a personal computer is used. Detailed biological information management can be performed.

Further, since the biological information output section 22 of the biological information measuring adapter 1 outputs the biological information data type measured by the biological information measuring section together with the biological information data, the biological information input section of the biological information management device receives the input data. Can be divided for each type of biological information data, so that even if the biological information measurement adapter has a plurality of biological information measurement functions, the management of biological information data can be easily performed.

In this embodiment, an example of the shape of the biological information management device 2 is shown. However, the shape of the biological information measuring adapter 1 is not limited to the shape of this embodiment as long as the shape and size are portable. Any shape that can be connected to the biological information measuring device 2 may be used.

In the present embodiment, the biological information measured by the biological information measuring unit 11 of the biological information measuring adapter 1 is used as the exercise amount of the user. However, the number of steps or the calorie consumption may be used. Used to measure blood pressure, pulse rate, body temperature, heart rate, electrocardiographic waveform, etc., limited to the armpits, chest, etc., and considering the shape of the biological information measuring adapter 1 and the connection method to the biological information management device 2 What is necessary is just to allow the user to select an adapter that can measure the required biological information data. Further, if one biometric information adapter has a plurality of biometric information measurement units, or a plurality of biometric information measurement adapters can be connected to the biometric information management device 2, more detailed biometric information data can be obtained. It can be used properly depending on the health condition and subjective symptoms.

In the present embodiment, the built-in biological information measuring unit for measuring by the biological information management device 2 is the step number measuring unit 22 for measuring the number of steps of the user, but the exercise amount and the calorie consumption may be used. If the position is limited to the wrist, armpit, chest, etc., and blood pressure, pulse rate, body temperature, heart rate, electrocardiographic waveform, etc. are measured, it can be used as a basic biological information data measurement device according to the degree of health of the user Can be used.

In the present embodiment, the biological information data received by the biological information receiving unit 23 is only the body temperature data. However, a weight scale, a body fat scale, a body fat weight scale, a sphygmomanometer, a thermometer, a blood glucose meter having a transmission function is provided. One or more types of biological information data such as a total meter and a pedometer may be used. In this case, the format of the biological information data stored in the biological information storage unit 24 is a biological information measuring device name and measured biological information data, and the biological information measuring device name is a device type (for example, “blood pressure monitor”, “thermometer”).
Etc.) and device part numbers (for example, “Dm-B5”, “Dm-T
2)), and the biological information data is a content identifier (for example, "sphygmomanometer", "diastolic" in the case of a sphygmomanometer) when a single device has a plurality of measurement data. , "Pulse rate" etc.) and the measurement data so that the contents of a plurality of data can be identified. Note that the data format of each identifier is not limited to the character data as described above, and may correspond to abbreviations, numbers, and the like. Accordingly, since the necessary biological information measuring device can be used in combination depending on the degree of health of the user, the health management can be performed collectively.

In this embodiment, the living body information receiving section 23 receives the body temperature data, which is the living body information data, by radio. However, by taking into account the portable position of the living body information management device 2 and the shape of the thermometer, a wired connection is provided. In this case, the cost can be reduced without the need for a wireless communication function.

In this embodiment, only one piece of biological information data is displayed on the biological information display section 25 at one time. In addition, it is easier to grasp and manage the health condition than to change the biological information data.

In this embodiment, the biological information display unit 25 always displays the biological information data. However, normally, no biological information data is displayed, and the biological information data is displayed only when the operation unit 27 gives an instruction. Since power consumption can be reduced if data is displayed, power can be used very effectively in this portable configuration.

In the present embodiment, the biological information display section 25 displays only the biological information data. However, the biological information data is not normally displayed, but is used for entertainment and education such as games and TVs. If the display is performed and the biometric information data is displayed only when the instruction is given by the operation unit 27, the necessary display can be performed when necessary. To obtain appropriate information at any time.

Further, in this embodiment, the biological information transmitting section 26 performs output using infrared rays, but has a network connection function for connecting to a remote terminal via a communication network such as a public telephone line. If the biological information data stored in the biological information storage unit 24 is transmitted to the communication network, a data management device such as a personal computer is not required near the user, and the user can send the user to a remote terminal such as a health facility or a medical facility. Can be transmitted, so that the user of the biological information management device 2 can obtain more detailed advice. In this case, if a public telephone line is used as the communication network transmitted from the biometric information transmitting unit 26, a public telephone line modem may be used. If another communication network is used, for example, a cable modem may be used if a CATV line is used. Or 10BASE-T connected to it
It is sufficient to adopt a configuration according to the communication network, such as a LAN interface.

In this embodiment, the biological information data output from the biological information transmitting section 26 is stored in the biological information storing section 24.
However, if the data sent once is not transmitted and only the untransmitted data is transmitted, or if the biometric information data of only the item displayed by switching the display is transmitted, Since unnecessary transmission time can be reduced and only necessary data can be transmitted, management of biological information does not have to be complicated.

The present invention may be a program for causing a device to implement any one of the above embodiments, or a recording medium (such as a cassette with a built-in ROM) in which the program is recorded. It can be easily realized using a portable information device by using a program, and it is easy to use one portable information device as various biological information management devices by exchanging the recording medium on which the program is recorded. Can be.

[0048]

As described above, the biological information management device of the present invention is carried by a user to input biological information data from a biological information measuring adapter and store and display the biological information data. Even if the information management device itself does not have the necessary biometric information measurement function, the necessary biometric information data can be obtained by connecting the adapter, and the biometric information can be easily managed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a biological information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a biological information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing stored contents of biological information data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the biological information management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional biological information management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 biological information measuring adapter (mobile terminal) 2 biological information management device 11 exercise amount measuring unit (biological information measuring unit) 12 biological information output unit 21 biological information input unit 22 step count measuring unit (built-in biological information measuring unit) 23 body temperature receiving unit ( (Biological information receiving unit) 24 biological information storage unit 25 biological information display unit 26 biological information transmitting unit 27 operation unit 28 control unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Teruo Yamamoto 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4C038 VA04 VA12 VB01 VC20

Claims (9)

[Claims] A biological information measuring unit that measures at least one or more first biological information data; and a biological information measuring adapter that includes a biological information output unit that outputs the measured first biological information data. A biometric information input unit for connecting the at least one or more detachable biometric information measurement adapters and inputting the first biometric information data, and the first biometric information data input from the biometric information input unit; A biometric information management device comprising: a biometric information storage unit for storing; and a mobile terminal including a biometric information display unit for displaying at least one or more of data contents stored in the biometric information storage unit. 2. The living body according to claim 1, wherein the first living body information data measured by the living body information measuring unit of the living body information measuring adapter is a value related to the exercise amount of the wearer. Information management equipment. 3. The portable terminal includes at least one or more second terminals.
And a built-in biometric information measuring unit for measuring the biometric information data of the first biometric information. The biological information management device according to claim 1, wherein the information is stored. 4. The biological information management device according to claim 3, wherein the second biological information data measured by the built-in biological information measuring unit of the mobile terminal is a value related to the number of steps of the wearer. 5. The portable terminal includes at least one or more third terminals.
A biological information receiving unit that receives the biological information data from the outside, wherein the biological information storage unit has a function of storing the third biological information data also received by the biological information receiving unit. A biological information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The biological information management device according to claim 1, wherein the biological information display unit of the portable terminal displays a plurality of data stored in the biological information storage unit in at least one of a table and a graph. . 7. The portable terminal includes a biological information transmitting unit that transmits data stored in the biological information storage unit, and an operation unit that selects data to be transmitted from the data stored in the biological information storage unit. The biological information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: 8. The biological information management device according to claim 7, wherein the biological information transmitting unit of the portable terminal has a function of transmitting data stored in the biological information storage unit to a remote terminal via a communication network. 9. The biological information output unit of the biological information measurement adapter outputs the type of biological information data measured by the biological information measurement unit as the first biological information data together with the measurement data. The biological information management device according to any of the above.