JP2009095570A - Health control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health control system capable of having a plurality of server devices while using a health device having no communication function. <P>SOLUTION: The health control system includes server devices for controlling and processing bioinformation, the health device 2 allowing a user to measure the bioinformation, and a communication card 1 used by being inserted into the health device 2, wherein the communication card 1 is stored with health device operation information 114 and a server device connection information 112, the health device 2 is operated according to the health device operation information 114 to measure the bioinformation, and the bioinformation measured by the health device 2 is transferred from the communication card 1 to the server device according to the server device connection information 112. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a health management system that manages the health of a user by collecting biological information measured by a health device with a server device. In particular, the present invention relates to a health management system that collects biological information by inserting a communication card having a communication function into a health device.

  With the recent increase in interest in health, a system for managing health by measuring a user's biological information using a health device and collecting the measured biological information by a server device has appeared.

  In particular, a health management system using a card including user information has been proposed from the viewpoint of privacy protection and detailed service implementation that meets user needs.

  As a conventional technique, a card with an ID is inserted into a user terminal connected to a health device, user authentication is performed with a web server using the ID, and the user's biological information measured by the health device is stored on the web server. There is a health management system that manages the health status of each user by transmitting to (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Furthermore, the personal information and the communication setting information for the server device are stored in the card, and the health management for collecting the user's biological information in the server device by inserting the card into the health device and performing the communication setting of the health device. There was a support system (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2006-119773 A JP 2005-168624 A

  However, the configuration shown in Patent Document 1 is intended for use in a limited place such as a fitness club, and is premised on the presence of a user terminal or a health device that is connected to a network in advance. For this reason, it has the subject that the same health management system cannot be constructed | assembled using the health equipment which does not have a communication function which is generally marketed.

  Moreover, in the structure shown in the said patent document 2, it is a health device which has a communication means. For this reason, when there are a plurality of health devices, it is necessary to mount a communication means for communicating with the server device on all the health devices. Communication from the health device to the server device is set only with connection information in a card fixed by the user. For this reason, when there are a plurality of server devices as destinations of biometric information, the conventional health management system disclosed in Patent Document 2 cannot cope with the problem.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described conventional problems, and to provide a health management system capable of having a plurality of server devices while using a health device that does not have a communication function.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the health management system of the present invention is used by inserting a server device for managing and processing biological information, a health device for measuring biological information by a user, and a health device. In a health management system comprising a communication card, the health device operation information and the server device connection information are stored in the communication card, the health device is operated according to the health device operation information, the biological information is measured, and the server device connection According to the information, the biological information measured by the health device is transferred from the communication card to the server device.

  With this configuration, it is possible to determine the server device that is the destination of the biometric information based on the internal information of the communication card, and it is possible to set the operation of the health device using the communication card.

  Other configurations will be described in the embodiments described later.

  According to the health management system of the present invention, it is possible to send health information to a plurality of server devices using a health device having no communication means. For example, an interface with a communication card is mounted on a health device, the communication means to each server device and server destination information for each service are recorded on the communication card, and the communication card is inserted into the health device. A connection to the server device that is the destination of the measured biological information can be established.

  Further, by providing the operation information from the communication card to the health device, the health device can be operated so as to be suitable for the user and the service.

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

(Embodiment 1)
(Basic configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire health management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a health device 2 is a device for measuring a user's biological information. For example, body temperature, weight, blood pressure, blood glucose level, etc. are measured. These may be measured by the user as needed, or may be always worn by the user for measurement. The health device 2 is equipped with a connector and a slot for inserting the communication card 1.

  The communication card 1 is a card that is used by being connected to and inserted into the health device 2, and communicates the biometric information of the user measured by the health device 2 with the GW device 3 in one or both directions. It is a device for.

  The communication card 1 corresponds to a card having an interface such as RS-232C, USB, SD, SDIO, and Compact Flash (registered trademark). Moreover, it has the function to accumulate | store the biometric information of the user measured with the health equipment 2 as needed.

  The communication card 1 communicates with the server device 4 via the network 5 by WAN connection such as the Internet by communicating with the GW device 3. In addition, when the communication card 1 can directly perform WAN communication with the server device 4, the communication card 1 may perform direct communication without using the GW device 3. When the communication card 1 cannot directly communicate with the server device 4, local communication is performed with the GW device 3, and the GW device 3 performs WAN communication with the server device 4.

  The GW apparatus 3 is a relay apparatus and has at least a local communication function for communicating with the communication card 1 and a WAN communication function for communicating with the server apparatus 4.

  Here, the local communication indicates wired or wireless short-range communication. Examples of wired communication include a serial cable and USB. Examples of wireless communication include wireless LAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and specific power saving wireless.

  Here, the WAN communication includes, for example, IP communication using a link such as an optical fiber or ADSL or dedicated line communication in wired communication, and IP using a link such as a mobile phone or WiMAX in wireless communication. Communication and dedicated communication can be mentioned.

When the server device 4 has an IP communication function, the health device 2 performs the following communication.
When the communication card 1 has a direct IP communication function, communication is performed by designating the IP address or port number of the server device 4.

  When the communication card 1 does not have a direct IP communication function, information specifying the IP address, port number, etc. of the server device 4 is held as server device connection information, and the GW device 3 every communication or in advance. Notify Local communication is performed between the communication card 1 and the GW apparatus 3, and IP communication is performed between the GW apparatus 3 and the server apparatus 4 with reference to server apparatus connection information.

  There are a case where the communication card 1 is always connected to the health device 2 and a case where it is not always connected. In the former case, the biological information measured by the health device 2 is transmitted in real time or in a predetermined pattern. In the latter case, the biometric information is stored in the memory in the health device 2 or the communication card 1 until communication is possible, and is transmitted when communication is possible.

  Note that the communication card 1 may be used as an auxiliary storage device such as a USB memory by providing a mass storage memory.

(Communication card storage information and health device operation)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a communication card and a health device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the same components as those in FIG.

  The communication card 1 has at least health device operation information 114 and server device connection information 112 in the information storage unit 11. Furthermore, user information 113, information storage operation information 115, and service information 116 may be included. In addition, the communication card 1 has a card communication interface unit 13 that communicates with a health device, and an external communication interface unit 12 that performs local communication or WAN communication with the GW apparatus 3 and the server apparatus. When the communication card 1 includes a large-capacity storage memory and functions as an auxiliary storage device, the information storage unit 11 may exist in the storage memory, or may not be accessed by the user. It may exist in the area.

  The health device 2 has a communication card slot 21 into which the communication card 1 is inserted, and communicates with the communication card 1 through the card communication interface unit 13. The sensor function 22 is a function for measuring a user with a sensor, and performs measurement by a user operation or a predetermined pattern operation. The service execution function 23 is a function for executing an application of the health device 2. The service selection function 25 is a function by which the user selects a service from a menu or inputs an operation for the service. The service display function 24 is a function for displaying service information. For example, the service display function 24 displays a history of measurement data on a screen and outputs an analysis result of biological information.

  The health device operation information 114 means the operation parameters of the health device 2 in which the communication card 1 is inserted, and is information for setting operation parameters such as the sensor function 22 of the health device 2. For example, in the case of a weight scale, there are measurement units such as Kg and pounds, upper and lower limits of measurement, and the like. It is assumed that the communication card 1 stores one or more such health device operation information 114.

  Note that the communication card 1 stores a plurality of health device operation information 114 without depending on the attribute of the health device 2, and stores the corresponding health device operation information 114 according to the type of the health device 2. 2 may be provided. At this time, the health device information 117 in the health device 2 is recognized by the health device recognition unit 14 of the communication card to determine the type of the health device 2. The health device information 117 includes a product number, a serial number, a device identification number, and the like. Further, the health device operation information 114 may be shared by users, or may be adjusted for each user.

  The server device connection information 112 is setting information for connecting to the server device 4. For example, the IP address and port number of the server device 4 correspond to this. In the case of telephone communication, a telephone number corresponds to this.

  The information storage operation information 115 is information such as a measurement cycle and a storage cycle used when the communication card 1 cannot communicate with the GW device 3 and the server device 4 or when storing measured biological information. When the information storage operation information 115 is notified from the communication card 1 to the health device 2, the health device 2 may change the measurement cycle or the storage cycle. Further, the storage location of the biological information 111 measured by the health device 2 may be the health device 2 or may be stored in the information storage unit 11 of the communication card 1. In either case, when communication becomes possible, the stored biometric information is transmitted from the communication card 1.

  For example, when the health device 2 is a wearable thermometer, the measurement cycle indicates a unit of time to be measured. In addition, the accumulation cycle refers to a rule indicating in which time unit the measured biological information is accumulated. For example, when the body temperature is measured at a cycle of 1 second, the body temperature data may be accumulated at the same cycle, and the main body memory consumption is N depending on the size of the memory mounted on the communication card 1 or the health device 2. If it is less than or equal to%, it may be adjusted adaptively, such as accumulating at a cycle of 1 second and thereafter at a cycle of 10 seconds.

  The user information 113 is information on a user who owns the communication card 1. For example, it is a personal identification ID that can be recognized and identified by an organization that manages this data, such as an email address and a patient ID.

  Note that the user information 113 may be set in the health device 2. In that case, either the user information 113 of the communication card 1 or the health device 2 may be used, or both may be written together.

  The service information 116 is application information for providing a service to a health device, and corresponds to a service menu, content, and program. The service may be executed in the health device 2 by providing service information from the communication card 1 to the health device 2. When the service execution function 23 is in the communication card 1, the service may be executed in the communication card 1 and the result may be output from the health device 2.

(Communication packet)
A communication packet 15 for the communication card 1 to communicate with the GW apparatus 3 and the server apparatus 4 is shown as an example. The communication packet 15 is a packet that includes a part or all of the biological information 111, server device connection information 112, and user information 113. The biological information 111 is a scalar or vector amount of data measured by the health device 2 and includes one or more of them. Note that the communication packet 15 can also be used as a synchronization packet. In this case, the biological information 111 does not have to be included.

  The communication card 1 transfers the communication packet 15 including the server apparatus connection information 112 to the GW apparatus 3, and the GW apparatus 3 transfers data with reference to the server apparatus connection information 112. When the communication card 1 can directly communicate with the server device 4, the communication packet 15 may be directly transmitted to the server device 4 without going through the GW device 3.

(Communication sequence)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the same components as those in FIG.

<Step S1>
The communication card 1 is inserted into the card slot of the health device 2. The card communication interface of the communication card 1 enables transmission / reception of information with the health device.

  When the communication device 1 is sold with the health device 2, the communication card 1 is inserted in the health device 2 in advance, and this step may be omitted.

<Step S2>
The communication card 1 acquires information on the health device 2.

  Note that this step may be omitted if the health device 2 into which the communication card 1 is to be inserted is specified in advance.

<Step S3>
The health device 2 is identified using the information acquired in step S2. In the communication card 1, one or more pieces of information for operating the health device 2 such as health device operation information and information storage operation information are recorded in advance, and information is selected according to the identification result. Further, even when a plurality of service information exists in the communication card, the information is selected according to the health device identification result.

  If the information depends on the user or the service is determined in advance, the health device identification result need not always be used.

<Step S4>
The function of the health device 2 is set using the health device operation information and the information storage operation information recorded in the communication card 1. Further, when service information exists in the communication card 1, the service information is sent to the health device 2 to execute the service.

  When setting the health device, the function may be set using information originally held by the health device 2 before the communication card 1 is inserted.

<Step S5>
The health device 2 performs measurement. As a measuring method, for example, when a weight scale is used, there is a measuring method in which a user obtains weight data by getting on the weight scale. In addition, when using a wearable thermometer that is always connected, there is a measurement method such as periodically acquiring body temperature data in accordance with a predetermined time pattern.

<Step S6>
The biological information measured by the health device 2 is accumulated in the communication card 1 or the health device 2. When the communication card 1 performs communication immediately, this step S4 may be omitted and biometric information need not be accumulated. Further, the measurement cycle and the storage cycle may be different depending on the setting of the information storage operation information.

  When the communication card 1 does not start communication immediately, either the measurement is continued by repeating Step S3 and Step S4, or the process of waiting until the start of communication is performed.

<Step S7>
A plurality of server device connection information is recorded in the communication card 1, and the server device connection information of the server device that is the destination according to the identification and operation of the health device 2, the contents of the service to be performed, the value of the biometric information, and the like select. For example, if the health device 2 is a weight scale, the server device A is set as the destination, and if it is a blood glucose meter, the destination is set in the server device B, and the server device 4 that is the destination is selected by the health device. Further, the server device 4 may be changed depending on whether or not the biometric information is within the normal value range, and if it is abnormal data, the server device 4 for abnormal data is set as the destination.

<Step S8>
A communication packet is transmitted from the communication card 1 to the GW apparatus 3. The communication packet includes measured biological information, user information, and server device connection information.

  When the communication card 1 can be directly connected to the server device 4, a communication packet may be directly transmitted to the server device 4. Further, the communication status with the server device is determined by the communication card 1, and if the communication status is good, it is transmitted directly to the server device 4. If the communication status is deteriorated, it is transmitted to the GW device 3. You may switch to

<Step S9>
The GW apparatus 3 determines the destination of the communication packet with reference to the server apparatus connection information included in the communication packet. In this step, the server device connection information is transmitted when biometric information is transmitted from the communication card 1, but the server device connection information is sent from the communication card 1 to the GW device 3 in advance to set the destination of the server device 4. You can keep it.

<Step S10>
The GW apparatus 3 transfers the communication packet to the server apparatus 4. If there is further a relay device such as a router between the GW device 3 and the server device 4, the GW device 3 may add the route information of the router and transfer the communication packet.

<Step S11>
When receiving the communication packet from the GW apparatus 3 or the communication card 1, the server apparatus 4 accumulates the biometric information and user information included therein. The accumulated information is browsed by an operation from an external device or used as data for performing health services.

(Distribution of communication cards)
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing communication card distribution according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 4, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 4, in the user's home 7, there are three health devices, a weight scale 2a, a blood glucose meter 2b, and a thermometer 2c. It is assumed that the user receives a health management service using these three health devices.

  When a user desires a service, the user applies for the service to an application service provider 6 (Application Service Provider: hereinafter referred to as ASP) that provides the service. For example, a medical insurance company applies ASP6 to collect biometric information of a user and apply a health service or insurance system corresponding to it.

  The server device 4 exists in the ASP 6 and manages user information and biometric information for each user or for each service. Here, when there is a user service application, the communication card 1 is issued according to the contents. Here, it is assumed that the user has applied for a service for three health devices, and three communication cards 1 are distributed to the user's home 7.

  At the user's home 7, the communication card 1 distributed by the ASP 6 is inserted and used in each of the health devices of the weight scale 2a, the blood glucose meter 2b, and the thermometer 2c, and the measured biological information is sent to the server device of the ASP 6.

  At this time, the communication card 1 used for each health device is not specified as a health device, and any combination of the three communication cards 1 and the health device operates.

  Next, the example of the communication card distributed from ASP is shown.

(Example of distributed communication card)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication card distributed in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the same components as those in FIG.

  The information storage unit 11 of the communication card 1 stores server device connection information 112, user information 113, weight scale setting information 118, blood glucose meter setting information 119, and thermometer setting information 120.

  The weight scale setting information 118 is information for the communication card to set the operation of the weight scale, and includes health device operation information for the weight scale, information accumulation operation information, service information, and the like. Similarly, blood glucose meter setting information 119 and thermometer setting information 120 also include information for setting the operation of each health device.

  When the health device recognition unit 14 recognizes the health device in which the communication card 1 is inserted, the setting information to be used is selected according to the result. For example, when the target health device is a scale, the scale setting information 118 is used.

  When measurement or service is performed using the setting information, the destination determination unit 16 selects a destination server device from the plurality of server device connection information 112 and transmits it as a communication packet.

  Here, the setting information of the health device is included in the communication card 1 at the time of distribution from the ASP. For example, the setting information is downloaded from the ASP and is stored in the general communication card purchased by the user. A method of setting at home 7 may be used.

  In addition, the communication card 1 is distributed for each health device, but only one communication card is distributed from the ASP, and the communication card 1 is inserted into the health device in order, so that the communication card 1 becomes the health device. It may operate according to the type. Alternatively, a method may be used in which a communication card is bundled with the health device from ASP and sent as a set.

(Communication card containing multiple user information)
In addition, when there are a plurality of users in the user home 7, any of health device operation information, server device connection information, information storage operation information, and service information may be selected according to the user.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication card including a plurality of user information according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the same components as those in FIG.

  A plurality of user information 113, setting information 17a, and setting information 17b are recorded in the information storage unit 11 of the communication card 1. The setting information 17a and 17b is configured by at least one of weight scale setting information 118, blood glucose meter setting information 119, and thermometer setting information 120, respectively, and is information customized for each user.

  For example, when a user included in the user information 113 uses a communication card, user information corresponding to the user to be used and setting information 17a corresponding to the user information are selected. Further, by obtaining the type of health device, for example, a weight scale, by the health device recognition unit 14, the weight scale setting information 118 which is the setting information of the corresponding health device is selected from the setting information 17a. The health equipment is set using the scale setting information 118. Furthermore, when service information is included in the scale setting information 118, the service is executed on the health device.

  When selecting a server destination according to the user, the server apparatus connection information 112 suitable for the user information 113 selected by the destination determination unit 16 is selected and included in the communication packet. At this time, the selected user information 113 may be included in the communication packet.

(Health equipment operation for each user)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the health device for each user in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The table shown in FIG. 7 shows the operation of each health device when the user A and the user B use a scale, a blood glucose meter, and a thermometer.

  For example, when the user A uses a scale, an operation such as “Measure with accuracy of 0.5 kg” and “Measure 40 to 60 kg as normal values” is set. On the other hand, when the user B uses the scale, different operations from the user A are set, such as “measure with accuracy of 1 kg” and “measure 50 kg or more as a normal value”.

  In addition, when user A uses a blood glucose meter, the message “cannot be used (the menu is not displayed)” is displayed. However, when user B uses the blood glucose meter, the user cannot use the health device, such as “display the measurement menu”. You may decide to use it.

  In addition, when user A uses a thermometer, when the user B uses a thermometer with respect to the operation settings of “measure at 10 minute intervals” and “measurement accuracy is 0.5 ° C.” In addition to “Measure in” and “Measurement accuracy is 0.1 ° C.”, the operation setting is “Accumulate body temperature data”. In this way, depending on the user to be used, the health device operation may be newly defined.

  As described above, the operation and service of the health device are controlled by the measurement information customized for each user.

(Examples of additional health device services)
It is also possible to add a new service to the service originally provided by the health device by using the service information of the communication card.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of adding a service to the blood glucose meter according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 8, the same components as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 8, there are two service menus “1. Blood glucose level measurement” and “2. Blood glucose level information display” that can be selected by the user with the blood glucose meter 2 b in which the communication card 1 is not inserted. For example, “1. Blood glucose level measurement” is a service for measuring blood glucose level, and “2. Blood glucose level information display” can be confirmed by displaying the history of blood glucose level measured so far. It is a service.

  Here, the service information in the communication card is executed by inserting the communication card 1 into the blood glucose meter 2b. As a result, service menus “3. Blood glucose level profile” and “4. Blood glucose level transmission” are newly added. Here, for example, “3. Blood glucose level profile” indicates whether or not the blood glucose level indicates a normal value from the history of blood glucose level measurement information. Further, “4. Blood glucose level transmission” is a service for transmitting blood glucose level information measured using the communication card 1 to the server device.

(Embodiment 2)
(Application of GW card to GW equipment: basic configuration)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an entire health management system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 9, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The second embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that a GW card is inserted into a GW device and used.

  In FIG. 9, a GW card 8 is a card that is used by being connected to and inserted into a GW device. The user's biological information is collected by communicating with the communication card 1, or the biological information is transmitted to the server device 4 by WAN communication. It is a device for sending.

  The GW card 8 corresponds to, for example, a card having an interface such as RS-232C, USB, SD, SDIO, and compact flash (registered trademark). In addition, it has a function of accumulating setting information, user information, and biological information of the health device 2 as necessary.

  The GW card 8 provides a function for the communication card 1 to communicate with the server device 4 via the network 5 by WAN connection such as the Internet. For example, when the communication card 1 has a non-IP communication function and the server device 4 has an IP communication function, the GW card 8 provides setting information for the non-IP communication function and IP communication. .

  From the communication card 1, server device connection information is sent together with the measured biological information of the user. The GW card 8 determines the destination server apparatus 4 with reference to the server apparatus connection information. In addition, when the destination determination function of the server device 4 exists in the GW device, the server device connection information may be provided to the GW device, and the destination of the server device may be determined by the GW device. Further, the server device connection information can be set in advance, and information sent in advance from the communication card 1 may be held, or may be downloaded from the server device 4 and acquired.

  The GW card 8 may be used as an auxiliary storage device such as a USB memory by providing a large capacity storage memory.

(GW card storage information and GW device operation)
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a GW card and a GW apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 10, the same components as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The GW card 8 has communication card setting information 811 and health device setting information 812 in the information storage unit 81. Further, service information 813, user information 814, communication packet 815, and server device connection information 816 may be included. The GW card 8 includes a local communication interface unit 82 that performs local communication with the communication card, and a card communication interface unit 83 that is an interface with the GW device. Moreover, you may have the communication card search function 84 for searching for a communication card, and the server destination determination function 85 which determines the destination to a server apparatus. When the GW card 8 is equipped with a large-capacity storage memory and functions as an auxiliary storage device, the information storage unit 81 may exist in the storage memory and cannot be accessed by the user. It may exist in another area.

  The GW apparatus 3 has a GW card slot 31 into which the GW card 8 is inserted, and communicates with the GW card 8 through the card communication interface unit 83. The WAN communication interface unit 32 is an interface for establishing a WAN connection with the server apparatus 4 via a network. The GW card 8 has a communication setting function 35 for setting communication information with the communication card, an information input function 33 for inputting communication information and service information, and an information display function 34 for displaying communication information and service information. Also good. Further, when the GW card 8 downloads the service information 813 from the server device, the service download function 36 may be provided.

  The communication card setting information 811 is setting information for the GW card 8 to perform local communication with the communication card 1. For example, if local communication is performed wirelessly, the address of the communication card, the frequency band, the channel used, and the like are applicable.

  The health device setting information 812 is information for setting the operation of the health device, and includes health device operation setting information, information storage operation information for setting a measurement cycle and a storage cycle, and the like.

  The GW card 8 collects the communication card setting information 811 and the health device setting information 812 using the search from the communication card search function 84. The collected information is shown to the user by the information display function 34 and selected by the information input function 33. The selected communication information is set in the GW card 8 by the communication setting function 35.

  The service information 813 is information on services and applications used by the health device. The GW apparatus 3 acquires service information 813 from the server apparatus 4 by the service download function 36.

The user information 814 is user identification information and biometric information.
The communication packet 815 is a packet sent from the communication card 1 and includes server device connection information 816. The communication packet 815 determines the server device 4 as a destination by the server destination determination function 85 and is transferred to the server device by the WAN communication interface unit 32 of the GW device 3.

(Example of communication sequence for downloading service information)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence for downloading service information according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 11, the same components as those of FIG.

<Step S1>
In order to search for a communication card 1 that can communicate from the GW card 8, a packet specifying all communication card addresses is transmitted by broadcast from the GW card 8. The transmission timing is, for example, at initialization when the GW card 8 is inserted into the GW apparatus 3.

<Step S2>
The communication card 1 that has received the broadcast packet from the GW card 8 responds to the GW card 8. The response packet includes communication card setting information and health device setting information of the health device in which the communication card 1 is inserted. At this time, communication setting information such as the address of the GW card 8 may be recorded in the communication card 1.

<Step S3>
Communication card setting information and health device setting information are stored in the internal memory as information of a response packet from the communication card 1. The health device information may be acquired from the server device 4 by WAN communication in addition to being acquired from the communication card 1 by local communication.

<Step S4>
The health device setting information is sent from the GW card 8 to the GW device, and the service download function of the GW device is executed.

<Step S5>
The GW device 3 sends a service download request to the server device 4 in accordance with the health device setting information. In step S4 and step S5, the information used for the download request may be user information or service information already acquired in the GW card 8.

<Step S6>
The server device 4 manages service information for each user or each health device. When the download request is received from the GW apparatus 3, the service information matching the health device setting information is searched and the GW apparatus 3 is responded. The server device 4 used here may be the same device as the server device using the user's biological information or a different device.

<Step S7>
The service information is transferred from the GW apparatus to the GW card 8, and the service information is recorded by the GW card 8. The recorded service information can be used when the health device 2 is newly connected.

<Step S8>
Service information is sent from the GW card 8 to the communication card 1. Service information is recorded in correspondence with the health device setting information using a communication card. Note that the transmission of service information from the GW card 8 to the communication card 1 may be performed at the time of measurement, such as being included in control information when a measurement operation is requested to the health device 2.

<Step S9>
Service information is sent from the communication card 1 to the health device 2 in which the communication card 1 is inserted, and the service is executed by the health device 2. Alternatively, the service information may be executed by the communication card 1 and the result may be output to the health device 2.

<Step S10>
The health device 2 performs services and measurements. The measurement and service are as described in the previous embodiments. When health device operation information or information storage operation information is recorded on the communication card 1, the operation of the health device 2 is controlled in the same manner.

<Step S11>
The health information acquired by the health device 2 by measurement is sent to the communication card 1. When the communication card 1 cannot establish communication with the GW card 8 or when biometric information is stored using information storage operation information, the biometric information is recorded in the communication card 1 or the health device 2.

<Step S12>
A communication packet including biometric information and server device connection information is transmitted from the communication card 1 to the GW card 8.

<Step S13>
The GW card 8 refers to the server device connection information and determines the server device 4 as the destination. After the destination is determined, the communication packet is transferred using the WAN communication interface unit of the GW apparatus 3. The function of determining the destination based on the server device connection information may exist in the GW device 3.

(Communication from GW card to multiple communication cards)
If there are a plurality of health devices into which a communication card is inserted, a health device that performs communication may be set by user selection.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing communication from the GW card to a plurality of communication cards in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 12, the same components as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 12, there are one GW device 3 with the GW card 8 inserted and three health devices 2 with the communication card 1 inserted. The GW card 8 searches for a communication target. When each communication card 1 receives a search from the GW card, it returns a response. If there are a plurality of communication cards and a response is returned at the same time, a collision occurs, so a multi-access method such as time division multiplexing is used.

  If the GW card 8 holds information of the communication card 1 in advance, the search packet is not sent by broadcast, but the response is made by specifying the communication card 1 with the search packet and sending it at different times. Packet collision may be avoided.

(Selection of health equipment)
When the responses from the communication card 1 are collected by the GW card 8, the GW device 3 displays information on the communication card and the health device included in the response and allows the user to select.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of selection of a health device by a user according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 13, information on the health devices collected by the response is displayed on the screen of the GW apparatus 3, and the user can select the health device to be used. For example, as shown in the figure, when three health devices “weight scale”, “blood glucose meter”, and “thermometer” are displayed, the user can select a health device to be used from them. When the user selects a health device, the setting information is sent to the communication card inserted in the selected health device, and the service is started.

  In addition to the health device information, communication card information may be displayed to allow the user to select. In addition, when a health device to be used in a service or the like is determined in advance or when a communication card selection algorithm is determined, the user does not need to perform selection.

(Embodiment 3)
(Example of service implementation when carrying a communication card)
In the embodiments so far, one communication card is assigned to one health device, but one communication card may be used even when there are a plurality of health devices.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of service implementation when carrying a communication card according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 14, the same components as those in FIG.

  Setting information is recorded in the communication card 1 in advance. The service information is service information for acquiring weight data and blood glucose data to manage health and information for setting the operation of the health device. For example, it is assumed that the setting information includes a service for collecting weight data and blood glucose data.

  When the communication card 1 is inserted in the weight scale 2a, the weight data 131 measured by the weight scale 2a is recorded in the communication card 1. The communication card 1 is once removed and carried and inserted into the blood glucose meter 2b. The blood glucose meter 2b records blood glucose data 132 on the communication card 1 by measurement. At this time, since the weight data and blood glucose data necessary for the setting information are prepared in the communication card 1, it is transmitted to the server apparatus 4 as a communication packet.

  In this way, the biometric information may be once recorded in the communication card and transmitted as a communication packet together with other biometric information in association with the contents of the service. At this time, the recording period of the biometric information in the communication card is determined for each type of biometric information or service, and the biometric information after the recording period has not been used.

(Embodiment 4)
(Use of information equipment)
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an entire health management system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In FIG. 15, the same components as those in FIG.

  The fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the second embodiment in that an information device with a communication card inserted is used.

  In FIG. 15, an information device 9 is a device owned by the user, and examples thereof include a mobile phone, a PAD, a portable MP3 player, SD audio, and the like. The information device 9 is equipped with a connector and a slot for inserting the communication card 1.

  When the communication card 1 is inserted into the information device 9, it is possible to acquire biological information measured by the health device 2 or transmit the acquired biological information to the GW card 8.

  Further, by using the service information of the communication card 1, a new menu and function are added to the functions originally provided by the information device.

(Example of adding services to information devices)
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of adding a service to an information device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In FIG. 16, the same components as those of FIG.

  In FIG. 16, the information device 9 is assumed to be a portable music player that reproduces an MP3 file or an MPEG file, for example. The menu of the information device 9 when the communication card 1 is not inserted is “1. Music” and “2. Video”. For example, “1. Music” is a service for playing MP3 on the information device 9 to listen to music, and “2. Video” is a service for playing back an MPEG file to view a moving image.

  Here, when the communication card 1 is inserted into the information device 9, "3. Health device setting" and "4. Measurement data acquisition" are newly displayed as menus. For example, “3. Health device setting” is a service for accessing a health device and setting a state, and “4. Measurement data acquisition” is a service for acquiring measurement data from the health device. Information necessary for this service is supplied from the communication card 1 and is executed in the information device 9.

<Other embodiment examples>
The communication card and GW card in the present invention may have various communication interfaces depending on the device to be inserted.

  17 to 20 show other communication card and GW card communication interfaces according to the present invention.

(1) Inserting Two Cards into GW Device FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a form in which a communication card and a GW card are inserted into the GW device in the present invention.

  The communication card 1 inserted in the GW apparatus 3 performs PAN (Private Area Network) communication with the communication card inserted in the health device. The GW card 8 inserted in the GW apparatus 3 communicates with the server apparatus by WAN (Wide Area Network) communication. At this time, the communication card 1 performs setting of health equipment and collection of biometric information, and the biometric information is transferred to the server device by the GW card 8.

  As described above, the health system may be configured by inserting the communication card 1 and the GW card into the GW apparatus 3.

(2) Mounting two communication interfaces on GW card FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a form in which the GW card inserted in the GW apparatus has an interface of PAN communication and WAN communication in the present invention.

  The GW card 8 inserted in the GW apparatus 3 has two communication interfaces, and performs PAN communication when communicating with the communication card, and WAN communication when communicating with the server apparatus. As described above, two communication interfaces may be mounted in the GW card 8. Further, this GW card may be replaced with a communication card.

(3) GW apparatus holds PAN communication function FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a form in which the GW apparatus has a PAN communication function in the present invention.

  When the GW apparatus 3 has only the PAN communication function, the GW card 8 is connected to the server apparatus by mounting the WAN communication interface. In this way, the WAN communication interface may be mounted on the GW card 8.

(4) Inserting GW Card into Health Device FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a form in which the GW card is inserted into the health device in the present invention.

  When the GW card 8 is inserted into the health device 2, communication with the server apparatus may be performed using the WAN communication function of the GW card. At this time, the user's biological information measured by the health device 2 is sent to the server device without going through the GW device.

  The health management system according to the present invention has a communication card inserted into a health device and is useful as a system for collecting biological information. It can also be used for medical insurance systems.

The figure which shows the whole health management system in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the communication card and health equipment in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows an example of the communication sequence in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows distribution of the communication card in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the example of the communication card distributed in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the example of the communication card containing the some user information in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the example of operation of the health equipment for every user in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the example of service addition to the blood glucose meter in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the whole health management system in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows GW card | curd and GW apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention The figure which shows an example of the communication sequence of the service information download in Embodiment 2 of this invention The figure which shows the communication from GW card | curd in Embodiment 2 of this invention to several communication cards The figure which shows an example of selection of the health equipment by the user in Embodiment 2 of this invention The figure which shows an example of service implementation in the case of carrying the communication card in Embodiment 3 of this invention The figure which shows the whole health management system in Embodiment 4 of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the service addition to the information equipment in Embodiment 4 of this invention The figure which shows the form by which the communication card and GW card are inserted in GW apparatus in this invention The figure which shows the form with which the GW card inserted in GW apparatus has an interface of PAN communication and WAN communication in this invention The figure which shows the form which GW apparatus has a PAN communication function in this invention The figure which shows the form which inserted GW card | curd in the health equipment in this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication card 11 Information storage part 12 External communication interface part 13 Card communication interface part 14 Health equipment recognition part 15 Communication packet 16 Destination determination part 17a, 17b Setting information 2 Health equipment 21 Communication card slot 22 Sensor function 23 Service execution function 24 Service Display function 25 Service selection function 3 GW device 31 GW card slot 32 WAN communication interface unit 33 Information input function 34 Information display function 35 Communication setting function 36 Service download function 4 Server device 5 Network 6 ASP
7 User House 8 GW Card 81 Information Storage Unit 82 Local Communication Interface Unit 83 Card Communication Interface Unit 84 Communication Card Search Function 85 Server Destination Determination Function 9 Information Device

Claims (34)

A server device for managing and processing biometric information;
A health device in which a user measures biological information;
In a health management system consisting of a communication card inserted into a health device and used,
Store health device operation information and server device connection information in the communication card,
Measure the biological information by operating the health device according to the health device operation information,
According to the server device connection information, the biological information measured by the health device is transferred from the communication card to the server device. A plurality of health device operation information and server device connection information customized for each user are stored in the communication card,
The health management system according to claim 1, wherein the health device operation information or the server device connection information is selected according to a user. Information storage operation information for adjusting the measurement cycle of health equipment and the storage cycle of biological information is stored in the communication card,
The health management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a measurement cycle of the health device and a storage cycle of biological information are adjusted according to a communication state and an operation state of the health device. The communication card stores a plurality of health device operation information and information storage operation information customized for each health device,
The health management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the health device operation information or the information storage operation information is selected according to a type of health device. Service information for the user to operate the health device is stored in the communication card,
The health management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a health device acquires and executes the service information from the communication card. A plurality of service information for the user to operate the health device is stored in the communication card,
The health device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the health device selects service information according to a type and an operation state of the health device, and acquires and executes the service information from the communication card. Management system. The communication card stores biometric information of the user,
The health management system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the health management system is used if the biometric information is related to a service executed by a health device. The health management system according to claim 7, wherein the biometric information held in the communication card has a retention period set according to the type of information or the content of the service. When the communication card cannot directly communicate with the server device, the biological information measured by the health device is transferred to the GW device, and the GW device refers to the server device connection information and transfers the biological information to the server. Item 9. The health management system according to any one of Items 1 to 8. The health management system according to claim 9, wherein communication between the communication card and the GW device is non-IP communication, and communication between the GW device and the server device is IP communication. The health management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein when the communication card is equipped with a short-range wireless communication interface, the communication card communicates with a GW device. The health management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein when the communication card includes a long-distance wireless communication interface, the communication card communicates with a server device. If the communication card is equipped with a short-range wireless communication interface and a long-range wireless communication interface, the communication card communicates with a GW device or a server device according to the communication status. The health management system according to item 1. The communication card comprises a mass storage memory,
The health management system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the health care system is a combo card that can also be used as an auxiliary storage device. A server device for managing and processing biometric information;
A health device in which a user measures biological information;
In a health management system consisting of a communication card inserted into a health device and used,
Stores health device operation information and server device connection information,
Measure the biological information by operating the health device according to the health device operation information,
A communication card, wherein biological information measured by a health device is transmitted together with the server device connection information. Stores multiple health device operation information and server device connection information customized for each user,
The communication card according to claim 15, wherein the health device operation information or the server device connection information is selected according to a user. Information storage operation information for adjusting the measurement cycle of health equipment and the storage cycle of biological information is stored,
The communication card according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the measurement cycle of the health device and the accumulation cycle of biological information are adjusted according to the communication state and the operation state of the health device. Stores multiple health device operation information and information storage operation information customized for each health device,
The communication card according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the health device operation information or the information storage operation information is selected according to a type of health device. Stores service information for users to operate health devices,
The communication device according to any one of claims 15 to 18, wherein the health device acquires the service information from the communication card and executes the service information. Stores multiple service information for the user to operate the health device,
The communication according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein the health device selects service information according to the type and operation status of the health device, and acquires and executes the service information from the communication card. card. The biometric information of the user is stored,
The communication card according to claim 20, wherein the communication card is used if the biometric information is related to a service executed by a health device. The communication card according to claim 21, wherein the biometric information to be held has a retention period set according to the type of information or the content of the service. The communication card according to any one of claims 15 to 22, wherein when the communication with the server device is not possible, the biological information measured by the health device is transferred to the GW device together with the server device connection information. The communication card according to any one of claims 15 to 23, wherein the communication card communicates with a GW apparatus when a short-range wireless communication interface is mounted. The communication card according to any one of claims 15 to 23, wherein when a long-distance wireless communication interface is installed, the communication card communicates with a server device. 24. When the short-range wireless communication interface and the long-range wireless communication interface are installed, communication with the GW apparatus or the server apparatus is performed according to the communication status. Communication card. Equipped with mass storage memory,
The communication card according to any one of claims 15 to 26, wherein the communication card is a combo card that can also be used as an auxiliary storage device. A server device for managing and processing biometric information;
A health device in which a user measures biological information;
A communication card that is inserted into a health device and used;
A GW device that acquires biometric information from the communication card and transmits / receives it to the server device;
In the health management system composed of the GW card used by inserting into the GW device,
Store health device operation information and server device connection information in the communication card,
Measure the biological information by operating the health device according to the health device operation information,
Send the biometric information from the communication card to the GW card,
A health management system, wherein the biometric information is transferred to the server device by referring to the server device connection information with a GW card. The GW card includes means for searching for a communication card,
The health management system according to claim 28, wherein the GW card collects communication card setting information and health device setting information. The GW card includes means for downloading service information for a user to operate a health device from a server device,
30. The health management system according to claim 28 or 29, wherein service information to be downloaded is set according to the health device setting information. The GW card comprises a long-distance communication means with a server device,
The health management system according to any one of claims 28 to 30, wherein when the GW card is inserted into a health device, biological information measured by the health device is sent to a server device. A server device for managing and processing biometric information;
A health device in which a user measures biological information;
A communication card that is inserted into a health device and used;
A GW device that acquires biometric information from the communication card and transmits / receives it to the server device;
GW card used by inserting into the GW device,
An information terminal carried by the user;
In a health management system composed of an information terminal card used by inserting into the information terminal,
Store health device operation information and server device connection information in the communication card,
Measure the biological information by operating the health device according to the health device operation information,
Send the biometric information from the communication card to the information terminal card,
Transfer the biometric information from the information terminal card to the GW card,
A health management system, wherein the biometric information is transferred to the server device by referring to the server device connection information with a GW card. The health management system according to claim 32, wherein the information terminal acquires service information when a communication card is inserted, and performs a service by newly displaying a menu. The health care system according to any one of claims 28 to 33, wherein the communication card is the communication card according to claims 15 to 25.

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