JP2000232963A - Biological information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological information management system capable of easily and quickly transferring biological information and a diagnosed result between a user's house and external medical facilities. SOLUTION: A center system 31 receives raw biological information 41 detected by respective detectors 19, 21 and 23 from many user systems 9, works it into the one for a user and the one for a doctor and preserves the raw biological information 41, the biological information 43 for the user and the biological information 45 for the doctor respectively in a data base 33. Then, the center system 31 transmits the raw biological information 41, the biological information 45 for the doctor and the model of the plurality of diagnosed results just to be selected on the side of the medical facilities 5, etc., to a hospital system 35, receives the diagnosed result 47 prepared based on them or the target value (allowable range) of the various kinds of the biological information from the hospital system 35 and preserves them in the data base 33. The center system 31 transmits the biological information 43 for the user, the diagnosed result 47 and the target value of the various kinds of the biological information, etc., to the user system 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a living body information management system for collecting personal living body information using a urine testing device or the like installed in a toilet and utilizing it for health management and medical treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Urine contains various biological information,
A urine test is always performed at the time of a medical examination or the like. A test paper is used for the test, and abnormalities in the health of the human body such as urine sugar, urine protein, and PH are visually discriminated by a change in the color of the test paper when urine is applied. This test method is widely used because no equipment is required and the cost is low. However, since the test paper is disposable and has high accuracy because it is visually discriminated using a color change, a toilet apparatus having a biological information detecting function such as a urine sugar test or a urine protein test has been proposed. In the case of this device, the result of the inspected biometric information is stored in the form of being written on an IC card via an IC card reader / writer installed in the toilet device or stored in a home server in the same house through a communication device. Was.

[0003]

However, in a conventional toilet apparatus having a biometric information detecting function, the detection result is self-managed by an IC card or transmitted to a home server using communication only indoors where the toilet apparatus is installed. It's just an accumulation of data. Therefore, in order to receive consultation or medical treatment from a doctor based on this detection result, a disk storing the data or a printout must be given to the doctor by bringing it to a hospital, etc. Is not possible.

[0004] Further, in order to realize a product which is easy to use for users and doctors, and which is useful for health care and medical practice and which is reliable, a system configuration, a configuration of individual components, data holding and processing. Improvements can be made in many aspects, such as the method of presentation and presentation, the way of communicating data, the method of personal identification of the user, and the combination with other biological information (weight, blood pressure, body temperature, etc.) as well as urine. Is desired.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information management system capable of easily and quickly exchanging biological information and diagnosis results between a user's home and an external medical institution.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a biometric information management system that is easy for a user to use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system which is easy for a doctor to use.

[0008] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system that is useful for managing the health of a user.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a biological information management system that is useful for a doctor's medical practice.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a reliable biological information management system.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system having an improved system configuration.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a biological information management system in which the configuration of components is improved.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system with improved data retention.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system in which data processing is improved.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system in which a method of presenting data is improved.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system in which a data communication method is improved.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system in which a method of personally identifying a user is improved.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a biological information management system in which a combination with not only urine but also other biological information (weight, blood pressure, body temperature, etc.) is improved.

[0019]

An ecological information management system according to the present invention includes a user system which is installed in each user's residence of a large number of users and has a biological information collecting device for collecting biological information of each user. And a center system installed outside the user's residence and capable of two-way communication with the user system. The user system has a display device or a printing device that outputs information from the center system. The center system has a database for storing information related to the health of the user, receives biological information from the user system, and stores the information in the database. Then, the center system processes the biological information from the user for the user, generates the processed information for the user, stores the processed information in the database, and sends the processed information for the user to the user system as needed.
In a preferred embodiment, the user system further includes means for grasping the status of the system component devices including the biological information collecting device, and transmits not only the biological information but also status information indicating the status of the component devices to the center system. . The center system outputs information related to maintenance of the biological information collecting device based on state information from the user system.

[0020] In another preferred embodiment, the center system connects to the user system when desired and obtains biometric information from the user system or sends processing information for the user to the user system.

[0021] In still another preferred embodiment, the center system determines whether to return the processing information for the user to the user earlier or later in various ways including the degree of abnormality of the biological information, the user request or the user priority. Means for controlling according to the situation.

In yet another preferred embodiment, a center system sends biometric information from a user to a medical institution. The medical institution sends a diagnosis result created based on the biological information to the center system. The center system sends not only the user processing information but also the received diagnosis result to the user system.

Preferably, the center system processes the biometric information from the user for a doctor to generate doctor's processing information, and sends the generated doctor's processing information to a medical institution. At this time, for example, the center system not only has the biological information,
The multiple diagnosis result templates that need only be selected by the medical institution are also sent to the medical institution. As another example, the center system is:
The diagnosis result received from the medical institution is stored in the database in association with the biological information, and the degree of high relevance between the past biological information and the diagnostic result is learned. Then, when sending new biometric information to the medical institution, the center system, based on the learning result, obtains a diagnosis result that is most relevant to the new biometric information, and obtains a diagnosis result that needs to be approved by the medical institution. Send it to a medical institution as a template.

In a preferred embodiment, the medical institution has a hospital system capable of communicating with a center system, and the hospital system transmits and receives biological information and diagnosis results to and from the center system. The hospital system has a means capable of storing biometric information received from the center system so that it can be searched for each user, and a key input or voice input of a specific patient identification to search for the biometric information of the specific patient. Output means.

In another preferred embodiment, the center system receives a predetermined reference value including a target value or an allowable range for biometric information from a medical institution and sends the reference value to the user system. Memorize the reference value,
Whether to output on the display device or printing device as needed,
Or use it for internal processing.

[0026]

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a biological information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This system is available to a large number of users,
Many medical institutions (hospitals, health centers, etc.) used by these users also use this system. A user system 9 for detecting biometric information of a user is installed in an individual user's house or workplace (hereinafter, referred to as user's house) 1. In addition, at least one information service center 3 is provided, and provides a service of collecting and processing biometric information from a large number of user systems 9 and adding the added value such as a diagnosis result to the user system 9. A computer system (hereinafter, referred to as a center system) 31 is installed. The center system 31 includes a database 33 for storing biometric information of a large number of users and diagnosis results by doctors. Also, each medical institution 5 has a computer system (hereinafter referred to as a hospital system) for performing each task.
35 are installed.

The user system 9, the center system 31, and the hospital system 35 are each connected to a public communication network 7 such as a public telephone network or the Internet. The raw biometric information 41 detected by the user is sent from the user system 9 to the center system 31 through the public communication network 7 and stored in the database 33 of the center system 31. Processed into a form suitable for the use of
3 is stored. Biological information 43 processed for the user
Is fed back from the center system 31 to the user system 9 through the public communication network 7 and presented to the user. Further, the biological information 45 processed for the doctor is transferred from the center system 3 to the hospital system 35 through the public communication network 7.
And presented to the physician, based on which the physician makes a diagnosis. The doctor's diagnosis result is input to the hospital system 35, sent from the hospital system 35 to the center system 31, stored in the database 33, further sent from the center system 31 to the user system 9, and presented to the user.

The user system 9 includes various biological information detecting devices installed in the user's residence 1, such as a urine test device 19, a blood flow test device 21, and a weight scale 23. The urine test apparatus 19 measures urine sugar, original occult blood, urine protein, urine PH, and the like. The urine collection apparatus 15 attached to the toilet seat of the toilet bowl 13 in the toilet booth 11 and the urine collection apparatus 15
And an inspection apparatus main body 17 connected to the main body. The blood flow testing device 21 is a device for measuring blood flow such as blood pressure and pulse, and is, for example, an arch type having a tunnel into which a user's finger is inserted.
It is attached to a place where the finger can be easily inserted, such as the upper part of the camera. The weight scale 23 has, for example, a flat plate shape, and is arranged in a place suitable for measuring weight when using the toilet, for example, on the floor in front of the toilet 13 of the toilet booth 11.
In addition to these, other biopsy devices such as a stool and a thermometer that measure stool conditions such as diarrhea and bloody stool, and environmental measurement devices such as a thermometer, a hygrometer, and a clock are also the above-described test devices. The equipment can be installed separately or in a form incorporated in the above-described inspection apparatus. Further, the specific configuration and installation location of the above-described inspection / measurement apparatus are merely examples as one embodiment, and an apparatus having another configuration may be used or may be used in another place in the toilet booth or in an appropriate place other than the toilet booth. An embodiment installed in a place is of course also possible.

The user system 9 further includes a communication / relay system 29 for relaying communication between devices in the user's residence and for communicating with the public communication network 7. The communication / relay system 29 can include various devices such as a single telephone, a private telephone system, a portable wireless telephone, a PHS, a personal computer system with a communication function, a printer with a communication function, and a home LAN. The communication / relay system 29 includes a parent node 25 connected to a telephone line, a radio bidirectional communication channel 5
And at least one child node 27 connected by one. The child node 27 is installed in the toilet booth 11,
Each of the inspection devices 19, 21, and 23 in the toilet booth 11 is connected to each of the infrared communication two-way communication channels 53, 55, and 57. The child node 27 is connected to each of the inspection devices 19, 21, 2
3 can be exchanged by infrared rays and can be easily operated by the user, for example, it is attached to the side wall surface of the toilet booth 27. The main functions of the child node 27 are the inspection devices 19, 2
The communication relay function between the parent node 25 and the parent node 25, and a function of storing detected biometric information,
A function to display accumulated biometric information in a time-series graph, a function to make simple judgments such as abnormal or normal health conditions based on detected ecological information, and a function to input comments on health conditions by the user Alternatively, the user may have a function of inputting numerical values such as weight, body temperature, and calorie intake. Further, the child node 27 is provided with a remote controller of the toilet 13 (for example, a remote controller such as a bidet, an anal cleaning device, or a heated toilet seat) or the inspection device 1.
The functions of the remote controllers 9, 21, and 23 can also be provided.

One of the above-mentioned various devices constituting the user system 9 (for example, the parent node 25 or the child node 27 of the communication / relay system 29) has a clock, and the above-mentioned various biopsy devices are provided. And time information indicating the measurement time is added to the measurement information generated by the environment measurement device. Thus, even when each of the biological examination devices and the environment measurement devices does not have a clock, measurement time information can be added to all measurement information. Then, the measurement information to which the measurement time information is added is transmitted from the user system 9 to the center system 31.

In this embodiment, the individual inspection devices 19, 2
1 and 23 are connected to the child node 27 so as to be able to communicate with each other using the individual infrared channels 53, 55 and 57, respectively.
An embodiment in which only 7 is capable of infrared communication with the child node 27 and the other test devices 21 and 23 are communicably connected to the urine test device main body 17 by wire or infrared is also possible. In short, each of the inspection devices 1 without interference
It is only necessary that data from 9, 21, and 23 be sent to the child node 27.

The parent node 25 transmits the biological information (and, in some cases, comments and numerical values input by the user) collected by the child node 27 from the inspection devices 19, 21 and 23 to the information service center 3 through the public communication network 7. It has a role of transmitting, receiving processed biological information and a doctor's diagnosis result from the information service center 3, and printing out and displaying the information. Also, the parent node 25
A function of transmitting a predetermined information from the information received from the information service center 3 to the child node 27 may be provided. For example, a target value and an allowable range (for example, a target value of urine sugar value, a threshold value for determining whether the urine sugar value is abnormal or normal, etc.) included in the doctor's diagnosis result are transmitted from the parent node 25 to the child node 27. This makes it possible for the child node 27 to make a simple determination on the spot where the inspection is performed and return the result to the user.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the user system 9
Also has a personal identification device for determining who collected the biological information. This personal identification device includes the inspection devices 19, 21, 23, the communication / relay system 29, the toilet 1
3 (such as a local cleaning toilet seat device) or the paper holder 22 or may be provided separately from those devices, but preferably when performing an inspection (for example, sitting on the toilet seat). ), The user can easily operate, for example, the paper holder 2 in the toilet booth 11.
2, a controller part of a urine testing device 19, a blood flow testing device 21, a toilet (such as a local flush toilet seat device) 13 or a child node 27, or the toilet 1
3 or installed near the toilet 13. As a method of personal identification, the user himself inputs a key to the personal identification device or inserts a personal identification card, the user inserts a finger into the blood flow test device 21 or presses an operation button of various devices with a finger. A method of detecting and identifying a user's fingerprint when the user or his / her finger is placed on a specially provided fingerprint detection window, a method of making the user utterance and discriminating from a voiceprint,
When a user is inspected and biometric information is acquired, various methods such as a method of collating and identifying the biometric information acquired now and the biometric feature of an individual learned from the biometric information acquired in the past can be selectively used. Or in combination.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the center system 31 in the information service center 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the database 33 of the center system 31 has a dual structure, that is, a master disk (master database) having the same contents.
It comprises a backup disk 101 (backup database) and a backup disk (backup database) 103.

The center system 31 includes the user system 9
And various information received from the hospital system 35 (the raw biometric information 41, the user biometric information 43, the doctor biometric information 4
5, diagnostic results 47, etc.) once in its own memory, and then simultaneously record them on two disks 101, 103.
To save. Alternatively, the center system 31 once records the received information in its own memory and then saves it only on the master disk 101, and periodically (for example, once a day).
Time) or when it is not communicating, the information recorded in its own memory or the contents of the master disk 10 is copied to the backup disk 103.

The database 3 having such a dual structure
According to 3, the data can be safely and reliably protected and maintained even after a disk failure or the like. Further, in this case, if the master disk (master database) 101 and the backup disk (backup database) 103 are installed in different buildings, there is no possibility that data is lost due to a fire in the building or the like. Further, these systems are provided with an uninterruptible power supply (not shown), so that a stable service can be provided even for a sudden power failure or the like.

In the center system 31, when a trouble such as a system hang-up occurs, as a first step response, the database and the communication application are restarted and recovery is attempted. If the problem still persists, the system (O
S itself) is restarted.

In this biological information management system, not only the biological information of the user is handled, but also the presence / absence of a failure of various devices (especially an inspection device or a measuring device) provided in the user system 9 and the status of consumables are automatically determined. It also has the function of detecting and, if necessary, for repairing a failure or replacing consumables, notifying the related persons such as a user or a service person of the need. The operation for that will be described with reference to FIG.

Here, the consumables include, for example, various sensors included in an inspection device or a measurement device, a preservative solution necessary for keeping a biosensor used for urine inspection in a good state,
There is a reference liquid used for calibrating the detection value of the biosensor. In addition, each inspection device and each measurement device have a function of counting the number of times the sensor is used, the time used, the elapsed time after replacement, and the like, and also include a sensor for detecting the remaining amount of the storage solution and the like. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the user system 9
When the user makes a urine test 19, a blood flow test 21
If a test device such as 3 is used (S1), biological information such as blood pressure, blood sugar level and weight is collected from those test devices (S2),
At the same time, the presence / absence of a failure and the status of consumables (the number of times of use of various sensors, use time, elapsed time, remaining amount of storage solution, etc.) are collected from each device (S3). The user system 9 stores the collected biometric information of the user, the detected presence / absence of a failure in each device, and the status of each consumable in a preferably non-volatile storage device (for example, the communication / relay system parent node 2).
5 or a non-volatile memory or disk of the child node 27) (S4).

Center system 3 of information service center 3
1 is when a preset collection time is reached (or when data collection becomes possible according to the work situation) (S6).
A call is made to the communication / relay system parent node 25 of the user system 9 (S7). Communication / relay system parent node 25
Responds to the incoming call (S16) (S17), when the connection is established and data communication with the communication / relay system parent node 25 is enabled (Yes in S8), the center system 31 stores the information in the user system 9. The received biometric information and the failure / consumables information are received from the communication / relay system parent node 25 (S9), and the received information is stored in the database 33.
(S10). After that, the center system 31 checks from the received failure / consumables information whether any of the measuring devices has failed or whether any of the consumables has reached the usage limit (S11). If it recognizes (S
(Yes in 11), the name of the faulty measuring device and the type of consumables requiring maintenance are reported to the staff (for example, a service person) of the information service center 3 (S12). At this time, the center system 31 may further notify the user system 9 of the same content as the content notified to the staff. On the other hand, if data communication with the communication / relay system parent node 25 has not become possible when the user system 9 is called (No in S8), the center system 31 then makes several calls. Retry (S1
3) If communication is still not possible (N in S13-1)
o), it is determined that the communication function (or communication network) of the user system 9 or the center system 31 has a failure, and the staff is notified of the communication failure (S14).

The user system 9 includes a center system 31
Automatically responds to the incoming call (S16) (S17), and transmits the recorded biometric information and the fault / consumables information to the center system 31 (S18). In this process, if normal communication with the center system 31 becomes impossible (No in S19), the user system 9 retries transmission a predetermined number of times (S20), and if communication is still not possible (S2).
(No in 0-1), it is determined that there is a communication failure, and the fact is notified to the user (S21).

When the telephone call from the information service center 3 to the communication / relay system parent node 25 is busy and the connection is not established, the telephone call to this user system is postponed, and the other user system is sent first. Make a call to
After the appropriate time has elapsed, the call is made again.
This method is the same when the center system 31 transmits processing data to the user system 9, which will be described later.

By such an operation, the user can automatically detect and inform the user of each measuring device without having to check the presence / absence of a failure or the status of consumables. Can provide a convenient system.

Further, since the center system 31 independently determines the time of communication with the user system 9 and collects information on the user side, the communication volume on the center system 31 side may be overloaded. In addition, information of many users can be smoothly collected in the center system 31.

The center system 31 processes the collected biometric information of the user into an easy-to-use form such as a table or a graph, and provides the processed data to the user or a medical institution (doctor). Upon receiving the diagnosis result, the result is provided to the user. The operation for that will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, the user system 9
Urine test apparatus 19 or communication / relay system child node 27
The emergency button for requesting the center system 31 to promptly diagnose the biological information when the physical condition is bad, for example, is attached to an appropriate device that is easy for the user to operate as described above. In the center system 31, the priority of diagnosis is assigned to each user in advance according to the degree of medical condition.

FIG. 4 shows the timing of the processing of the biological information in the center system 31.

The center system 31 includes the user system 9
(S23), the user's biometric information is first extracted from the received information (S24), and it is determined whether the biometric information is normal (for example, for each user and each item stored in advance). (S25), and if there is an item found to be abnormal in the biometric information (S25). Yes in step S2), the biological information is processed immediately (or as soon as possible) (S2).
6), transmit the processed biological information to the user system 9 (or transmit to the hospital system 35 in charge of the user, or transmit to both the user and the hospital system).
(S27). At the same time, the processed biological information (not shown) is stored in the database 33. Even if there is no abnormality in the biometric information (No in S25), if the user has pressed the emergency button (Yes in S28), or if the user has been assigned a high priority (Yes in S30).
Similarly, in (s), the biological information is immediately processed (S29,
S31), and transmits and saves it (S27). If these conditions are not met (No in S30), the received biological information is stored in the database 33 without processing.
(S32) Later, when a preset processing time comes (or when a situation suitable for execution of the processing is performed according to the processing situation) (Yes in S33), the living body that has not been processed is processed. Information (hereinafter, raw biological information) is extracted from the database 33 and processed, and the processed biological information is also stored in the database 33 (S34).

FIG. 5 shows a flow when the center system 31 processes biological information (steps S26 and S34 in FIG. 4).

When it is time to execute the processing (S35), the center system 31 stores the stored raw biometric information (not only the latest received biometric information but also the past predetermined period or predetermined number of times as necessary). ) And read (S3
6) The biometric information is processed into a form (for the user) that is easy for the user to use for health management and the like (S37), and is processed into a form (for the doctor) that is easy for the doctor to use for diagnosis and the like (S3).
8). As a specific form of the processed information, for each item, a change along the passage of time is shown in an easy-to-read chart such as a graph, and for each item, a reference reference value such as an allowable value, an appropriate value, an abnormal value, etc. There may be various things such as showing a situation in comparison with the above, showing a result of calculation processing by various statistical methods, showing a balance or relevance between a plurality of items in a chart, and the like. The center system 31 also stores a diagnosis result of each user's biological information by a doctor as a database 3 as described later.
3, the diagnosis result is read out from the database 33 as necessary (S41), and is processed for the user (S42). The biological information and the diagnosis result processed for the user and the doctor are stored in the database 33 again (S39). After that, as described later, the processed information is transmitted to the user system 9 and the hospital system 35 at an appropriate transmission time.

In FIG. 5, the processing of the biometric information for the user (S37), the processing for the doctor (S38), and the processing of the diagnosis result (S42) are performed independently and simultaneously in parallel. However, this is not necessarily the case, and if there is a common processing content for the user and the doctor, it can be performed in one process, and separate processing processes may be different depending on the convenience of the center system 31. Needless to say, it may be performed at the appropriate time.

FIG. 6 shows the operation when the center system 31 provides the biological information processed for the user and the diagnosis result to the user.

When the report time reaches a preset report time (or when the processing status becomes suitable for reporting to the user) (S74), the center system 31 calls the user system 9 (S75). Then, the processed biological information for the user and the diagnosis result are read out from the database 33 (S7).
6) When the communication / relay system parent node 25 of the user system 9 responds, the read information is transmitted to the communication / relay system parent node 25 (S77).

In the user system 9, the center system 3
1 (S79), the communication / relay system parent node 25 automatically responds, receives the processed biometric information for the user and the diagnosis result (S80), and stores it in a storage device (for example, a communication / relay). It is stored in the memory or disk of the system parent node 25 (S81). Thereafter, in the user system 9, when the output time comes (the output time is, for example, when the user requests the output) (S83), the stored biological information and the diagnosis result are read out (S84), and are displayed on an appropriate display. Device (for example, communication / relay system parent node 25, child node 2
7, display on the inspection devices 19, 21, 23, the toilet (such as a local flush toilet 13), or the display of a personal computer (not shown) or the like (S85);
The printout is performed using the relay system parent node 25 or a printer (not shown) (S86), and the biological information and the diagnosis result are shown to the user.

Now, as described above, the user system 9
Can be displayed or printed out and presented to the user. Naturally, this diagnosis result includes information indicating the user's health condition and degree of medical condition, but in addition to the target value, the preferred value determined by the doctor for each item such as blood pressure and blood sugar level. , An allowable range, an abnormal threshold, and the like. These reference values can also be displayed and printed out. In addition, when the biometric information is collected by each testing device such as the urine testing device 19, the health information is integrated by integrating the biometric information and the reference value. The user can also immediately know the state of the condition or the condition.

FIG. 7 shows the operation of the user system 9 when using the reference value included in such a diagnosis result.

The user system 9 sets the reference values included in the previously received diagnosis result, for example, the target value and the allowable value,
For example, it is stored in the memory of an appropriate device such as the communication / relay system child node 27 or the individual inspection devices 19, 21, and 23. Also, for example, the communication / relay system child node 2
Appropriate devices such as 7 or individual testing devices 19, 21 and 23 have a function of comparing a value obtained in the test with a target value or an allowable range, and displaying, printing or outputting a message according to the result. Have.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the user system 9, the user uses one of the inspection devices (S95),
When the living body information is collected by the inspection device (S96), not only the living body information is stored for sending to the information service center as described above, but also a previously stored target value and allowable range are read out (S97). The collected biological information is compared with a target value and an allowable range for each item (S98, S98).
-2). If any one of the collected values is out of the allowable range (Yes in S98), a warning message is output to the user (S99), and if the collected values of all items are within the allowable range (No in S98). , And outputs a message to that effect (S9
8-3) If any item has reached the target value (Yes in S98-2), a praise message is output (S100). Also, this message should include the deviation between the collected value and the target value or the allowable range, and depending on the degree of deviation, for example, recommend that you sleep longer than usual, or ask a doctor You can also include advice such as recommending

With these operations, it is possible to provide a system that is easy for the user to use and that is useful for the user's health management.

In this embodiment, the user's biological information is provided to the physician so that the doctor can easily make a diagnosis and effectively contribute to the doctor's medical practice.

For example, the center system 3 prepares in advance a plurality of patterns (candidates) of diagnosis results that are frequently issued by a doctor as a diagnosis result, and also stores the patterns of the plurality of patterns together with the biological information of the user. The diagnosis result can be created and returned to the center system 31 only by the doctor selecting the optimal template.

FIG. 8 shows the operation for that.

When the communication time reaches a preset communication time (or when the processing situation becomes suitable for performing communication with the hospital system 35) (S41), the center system 31 makes a telephone call to the hospital system 35 (S42). ), Reads out the biological information processed for the doctor and a plurality of patterns of the diagnosis result templates from the database 33 (S43), and reads them out into the hospital system 35.
(S44) to provide the doctor with diagnostic material.

The hospital system 35 includes the center system 31
(S48), receive an automatic response (S49), receive the biological information processed for the doctor and the result template of the plurality of patterns (S50), and store them in the disk or non-volatile memory in the system 35. (S51). And
When the doctor starts the diagnosis, the hospital system 35 (S
55) It reads out the stored biological information processed for the doctor and the result templates of a plurality of patterns, and displays them on the display of the doctor's computer terminal in a form that is easy for the doctor to see (S56). Then, the hospital system 35 allows the doctor to select an optimum result template from a plurality of result templates, and if necessary, inputs diagnosis advice or the like to the selected result template, or makes a new diagnosis not included in the template. The present diagnosis result is created by inputting the result by a key or the like (S57), and is stored in the disk or the non-volatile memory of the system 35 (S58).

When the center system 31 makes a telephone call to the hospital system 35 to send the biological information (or
(When a call is made to receive the diagnosis result) (S4
2) After the hospital system 35 automatically answers the incoming call
(S49), the diagnosis result which has already been saved after the diagnosis is read out (S52), and transmitted to the center system 31 (S53). The center system 31 receives the diagnosis result from the hospital system 35 (S45), and stores the received diagnosis result in the database 33 (S46).

As described above, the exchange of the diagnostic materials and the diagnostic results between the systems 31 and 35 is performed asynchronously with the diagnosis work of the doctor, so that the work schedule of the doctor is not disturbed. In addition, since a diagnosis result can be basically created only by selecting from a template, the work of a doctor can be reduced, a large number of users can be diagnosed efficiently, and the user can obtain a diagnosis result at an early stage.

In order to facilitate the work on the part of the doctor, the center system 31 may be provided with a function of learning the diagnosis results. FIG. 9 shows the operation for that.

The center system 31 stores the diagnostic results received from the hospital system 35 in the past in the database 33 in association with the corresponding biological information, and searches for diagnostic results closely related to specific biological information. It has a function to read out.

As shown in FIG. 9, the center system 31
Reads out the biological information of a specific user processed for a doctor from the database 33 (S60), searches for and reads out a diagnosis result highly relevant to the biological information (for example, a diagnosis result most relevant to the user). (S61), the diagnosis result is transmitted to the hospital system 35 together with the processed biological information.
(S62).

The hospital system 35 receives the biological information processed for the doctor and the highly relevant diagnosis result (S63).
These are temporarily stored in a disk or a non-volatile memory (S64), and when a doctor makes a diagnosis, the biological information and the highly relevant diagnosis result are displayed on the display of the doctor's computer terminal (S65). If the doctor recognizes that the optimal diagnosis result is the same as the displayed highly relevant diagnosis result, the doctor inputs “approval” (Y in S66).
es), the “approval” message is returned to the center system 31 (S68). Only when the display result is not optimal (No in S66), the doctor inputs another diagnosis result by key, or selects another diagnosis result from the template as described above (S67). The diagnosis result is transmitted to the center system 31 (S68).

The center system 31 is a hospital system 35
Received an "approval" message or another diagnostic result from
(S69) In the case of an approval message (Yes in S70),
The approved highly relevant diagnostic result is stored in the database 33 for later transmission to the user (S71). If another diagnostic result is received (No in S70), the received diagnostic result is learned. The diagnosis result is stored in the database 33 in association with the biological information in order to send the result to the user (S72).

According to this operation, when the diagnosis result selected by the center system 31 by the learning function is appropriate, the doctor can
Just by approving it, diagnosis can be performed efficiently.

FIG. 10 shows the operation of the hospital system 35 for utilizing the biological information received from the center system 31 for the medical care of the visiting user.

Here, it is assumed that the hospital system 35 has a voice recognition function.

When the user comes to the hospital (S88), the hospital system 35 determines whether the hospital staff enters the name or identification of the visiting user from a key input or a user personal card.
(S89) or voice input from a microphone or the like for calling the patient at the reception (S90). Then, the hospital system 35
Identifies a user from a name or identification entered by a key or card, or by voice recognition of a spoken name, and stores the biometric information of the user and a diagnosis result for the user in a database in the system 35. (Or connected to the center system 31 and received from the center system 31 (S91) or read from a database in the hospital system 35 and temporarily stored in a temporary storage location (S92)). Then, the biometric information and the diagnosis result of the user are printed out and provided to the doctor together with the patient's medical record, and when the doctor performs medical treatment, the doctor displays it on the display of the computer terminal for the doctor (S93). Utilize for medical treatment of doctors.

Now, as described above, the hospital system 35
Then, the doctor makes a diagnosis based on the biological information from the user, and sends back the diagnosis result to the user system 9 online (through the center system 31). In this case, the diagnosis result is not simply returned from the medical institution to the user in one way, but also the doctor sends questions and comments to the user, and the user answers the questions from the doctor and returns the questions to the doctor to the doctor. In addition, a two-way communication function can be added, which enables more precise diagnosis.

FIG. 11 shows an operation example of the hospital system 35 and the user system 9 when the two-way communication function between the doctor and the user is added as described above.

The hospital system 35 provides medical record information for each user (for example, various types of medical information such as biological information, diagnosis results, visit medical records, prescriptions, questions, and answers to questions).
And a question list 203 in which various questions and comments that may be issued to the user are registered on the storage device of the system 35. When a doctor diagnoses a user's ecological information, the doctor reads out the user's chart information from the chart database 201 of the hospital system 35 and displays it on the screen, and also displays the user's biometric information received from the center system 31 on the screen. The diagnosis is performed while referring to the medical record and the biological information, and the diagnosis result is input to the hospital system 35 (S101). Furthermore, if there is a message such as an item to be asked to the user or an answer or a comment to be transmitted to the user, the doctor can input the message such as the question or the comment, or enter a message in the question list 203.
Is displayed on the screen, and a message such as a question or a comment for the user is input to the hospital system 35 by a method such as selecting a corresponding question or comment from the list (S102). After the doctor inputs the diagnosis result and the message such as the question or the comment, the hospital system 35 creates the medical certificate data by adding the message such as the input question or the comment to the input diagnosis result (S103). ), The medical certificate data is added to the medical record information of the user in the medical chart database 201, and the medical certificate data is transmitted to the center system 31 (S1).
04). The center system 31 stores the medical certificate data received from the hospital system 35 in its own database and transmits it to the user system 9 of the user.

In the user system 9, the center system 3
When the medical certificate data is received from S1 (S105), the medical certificate data is stored in its own storage device (S106), or the diagnostic certificate is directly stored in the user interface of the system 9 without being stored in the storage device. Output in an appropriate mode (for example, screen display, printout, etc.) (S10
7). Looking at the outputted medical certificate, the user sends a message such as an answer to a question from the doctor included in the medical certificate or a further question to the doctor, in the user system 9.
(S108). At this time, for example, the user system 9 has input interfaces such as voice input, moving image input, still image input, and character input, and the user can use these input interfaces to answer a question, ask a doctor, etc. Can be input to the user system 9 and converted into electronic data. afterwards,
The user system 9 returns a message such as an answer or a question input by the user to the center system 31 (S10).
9). This reply may be performed together with the transmission of the biological information of the user, or may be performed independently of the transmission of the biological information. The center system 31 stores a message such as an answer or a question received from the user system 9 in its own database, and transmits the message from the user to the hospital system 35 together with or separately from the user's biological information. Send.

In the hospital system 35, the center system 3
When a message such as an answer or a question from the user is received from S1 (S110), the message is added to the user's chart information in the chart database 201 (S111). Output in a manner (S112). This user ’s answers and questions
It will be used for subsequent diagnosis and medical treatment by doctors.

As described above, methods for exchanging messages such as questions, comments, and answers between the doctor and the user include a method using e-mail, a method using facsimile, and a method using a bulletin board on a website. Various methods such as a method using such a two-way message transmission means can be adopted. In addition to the above-described method of once pooling messages in the center system 31 and sending them to the other party, a method of directly exchanging messages between the user system 9 and the hospital system 35 without passing through the center system 31. Can also be adopted.

In the user system 9, a display screen and a printer for outputting a medical certificate and a voice input, a moving image input, a still image input or a character input interface for the user to input answers and questions are as follows. In the parent node 25, the child node 27 or the inspection device main body 17, etc.
They may be incorporated or included as part of these devices, or may be provided as separate and separate devices from those devices.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, they are merely examples for describing the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to only these examples.
The present invention can be implemented in other various forms. For example, at the information service center, when reading a highly relevant diagnosis result, it may be read not only from the past diagnosis result of the user himself, but also from the past diagnosis results of all users stored in the database. With them, more relevant diagnostic results are available, so that doctors can create diagnostic results faster and easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a biological information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of an information service center.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when notifying a failure and the status of consumables.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation when processing biometric information.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation when a processing start time comes.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when notifying the user of biological information and a diagnosis result for the user;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when the user system determines whether the biological information of the user is good or bad.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when a diagnosis result is created using a result template.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when a diagnostic result is created using a highly relevant diagnostic result.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation when reading the biological information of a visiting user;

FIG. 11 shows a hospital system 35 and a user system 9 when a two-way communication function between a doctor and a user is added.
5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User residence 3 Information service center 5 Medical institution 7 Public communication network 9 User system 11 Toilet booth 13 Toilet bowl 15 Urine collecting device 17 Urine test device main body 19 Urine test device 21 Blood flow test device 23 Weight scale 25 Communication / relay system parent node 27 Communication / relay system child node 29 Communication / relay system 31 Center system 33 Database 35 Hospital system 41 Raw biometric information 43 Biometric information for user 45 Biometric information for doctor 47 Diagnosis result 101 Master disk 103 Backup disk

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Kentaro Todoroki 2-1-1 Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd. (72) Keisuke Kanzaki 2, Nakajima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka No.1-1, Toto Kiki Co., Ltd.

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A user system installed in each user's residence of a large number of users and having a biological information collecting device for collecting biological information of each user; and the user system installed outside the user's residence Has a database for storing information related to the health of the user, receives the biological information from the user system and saves the information in the database, and stores the biological information from the user in the user. Processing for the user to generate processing information for the user and save it in the database,
A biological information management system, comprising: a center system that sends the user processing information to the user system as needed; the user system further includes a display device or a printing device that outputs information from the center system. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the user system further includes means for grasping a state of a system component device including the biological information collecting device, and not only the biological information but also status information indicating a status of the component device is stored in the center. The biological information management system according to claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted to a system, and the center system outputs information related to maintenance of the biological information collection device based on the state information from the user system. 3. The biometric information according to claim 1, wherein the center system connects to the user system when desired, and acquires the biometric information from the user system or sends the user processing information to the user system. Management system. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the center system returns the processing information for the user to the user earlier or later according to various conditions including a degree of abnormality of biometric information, a user request or a user priority. 2. The ecological information management system according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit. 5. The center system sends biological information from the user to a medical institution, receives a diagnosis result created based on the biological information from the medical institution, and receives not only the user processed information but also the user processed information. The biological information management system according to claim 1, wherein a diagnosis result is also sent to the user system. 6. The doctor system according to claim 5, wherein the center system processes the biological information from the user for a doctor to generate doctor processing information, and sends the doctor processing information to the medical institution.
Ecological information management system described. 7. The ecological information management system according to claim 5, wherein the center system sends to the medical institution not only the biological information but also templates of a plurality of diagnosis results which need to be selected on the medical institution side. 8. The center system stores a diagnosis result received from the medical institution in association with biological information in a database, and learns the degree of high relevance between past biological information and the diagnostic result. When sending new biometric information to the medical institution, based on the learned result, a diagnosis result that is most relevant to the new biometric information, a template of a diagnosis result that only needs to be approved by the medical institution side. The ecological information management system according to claim 5, wherein the system is sent to the medical institution as a type. 9. The ecological information management system according to claim 5, wherein the medical institution has a hospital system capable of communicating with the center system, and the hospital system transmits and receives biological information and a diagnosis result to and from the center system. . 10. The hospital system, means for storing biometric information received from the center system so as to be searched for each user, and key input or voice input of a specific patient identification to input the specific patient 10. The ecological information management system according to claim 9, further comprising means for searching for and outputting the biological information. 11. The center system receives a predetermined reference value including a target value or a permissible range related to biological information from the medical institution, and sends the reference value to the user system. The ecological information management system according to claim 5, wherein the information is stored and output by the display device or the printing device as needed, or is used for internal processing. 12. The user system according to claim 1, wherein when new biometric information is collected, the biometric information is compared with the reference value, and a message corresponding to the comparison result is output from the display device or the printing device. Item 12. The ecological information management system according to Item 11. 13. The user system according to claim 1, wherein the user inputs a message to be transmitted to the medical institution, and transmits the input message to the center system to transmit the message to the medical institution, or to the medical institution. The biological information management system according to claim 5, further comprising: means for directly transmitting. 14. A center system which is capable of two-way communication with a user system having a biometric information collecting device for collecting biometric information of each user, the center system being installed in each user's home of a large number of users, A database for storing information relating to the user's health, receiving the biometric information from the user system and storing it in the database, and processing the biometric information from the user for the user A center system for generating processing information for the user, storing the processing information in the database, and sending the processing information for the user to the user system as needed. 15. The center system according to claim 13, wherein the biological information from the user is sent to a medical institution, a diagnosis result is received from the medical institution, and not only the processing information for the user but also the diagnosis result is sent to the user system. .