JP2001000396A - Health index measuring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To habituate a tested person to the long-term continuous use of a device for health control. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an organism characteristic testing means 20 for determining the physical characteristic or chemical characteristic of an organism; a health parameter computing means 30 for computing a parameter indicating the health state of the tested person on the basis of the characteristic determined by the organism characteristic testing means 20; a health index informing means 40 for informing the index computed by the health index computing means 30; and a habituation information regenerating means 10 for regenerating information merging into the life habit of the tested person to lead to the habitual use of the device. The use itself of the health index measuring device is habituated by providing a function of regenerating information merging into the life habit of the tested person to lead to the habitual use of the device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health index measuring device for measuring an index indicating a health condition of a living body such as blood pressure and blood sugar level, and more particularly to a home health index measuring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the increase in so-called lifestyle-related disease patients or their reserves, a sphygmomanometer that measures a blood pressure value using a pulse wave of a living body, and a body fat that measures a body fat percentage using a bioelectrical impedance. 2. Description of the Related Art Health index measuring devices such as blood glucose meters, which measure the amount of glucose in blood chemically with a biosensor, have been widely used in ordinary households.

[0003] Some of these health index measuring devices report a measured health index by voice as described in JP-A-61-38319, and those described in JP-A-61-1.
As described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 93629, there has been proposed an apparatus which appropriately describes how to use the apparatus itself by voice.

[0004]

In order to use a health index measuring device for the prevention and management of lifestyle-related diseases, it is not enough to measure the health index for only a few days, but usually for many years. Must be measured periodically to manage the changes in the health status of the subject.

[0005] However, in order to continue the measurement for a long period of time, a strong intention of the subject is required.
"Because it is troublesome,""It will not change much if measured."
In some cases, the measurement may be stopped by the feeling of being sent.

[0006] Despite having a health index measuring device at home at large, quitting use in this way is a dangerous act that can lead to the manifestation and seriousness of lifestyle-related diseases. is there. However, even if this is done in a short period of time, it is a result of the psychology of humans who dislike the annoying behavior of measuring the health indicators regularly, which is not fun, and can be prevented only by the theory of health. Can not.

[0007] The above-mentioned conventional health index measuring device has a problem that it is not possible to make the subject to habit to measure the health index every day to compensate for the psychological weakness of human beings. The technology described in JP-A-61-38319 and JP-A-61-193629 is disclosed in
It does not lead to such a habit.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, and reproduces information which is integrated into the lifestyle of the subject and leads to habitual use of the device. This is a health index measurement device designed to encourage the habit of measuring the health index in conjunction with the reproduction of the health index.

[0009] The contents of the information include, for example, those that explain the annual events and the age of each day, such as Tanabata and Keibu, or the religious teachings such as sutras and passages of the Bible. Is used as a part of the subject's lifestyle.

According to the above invention, it becomes a habit to listen to the information reproduced from the health index measuring device, and the habit triggers the measurement of the health index, so that the subject can measure the health index for a long period of time. And habits to continue health management.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A health index measuring device according to a first aspect of the present invention reproduces information that fits into the lifestyle of a subject and leads to habitual use of the device.

[0012] For example, listening to the information itself, such as those that explain annual events and the age of each day, such as Tanabata and the Enlightenment, or religious teachings such as sutras and passages of the Bible, are themselves performed by the subject. By reproducing information that can be incorporated as part of lifestyle, listening to information reproduced from the health index measurement device becomes a habit, and that habit triggers the measurement of the health index. A habit can be made to continue the measurement of the health index and the health management.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a health index measuring device for measuring a physical property or a chemical property of a living body, and a subject to be measured based on the property measured by the biological property measuring means. Health index calculating means for calculating an index representing the health condition of the subject, health index notifying means for notifying the index calculated by the health index calculating means, and information that blends into the lifestyle of the subject and leads to habitual use of the device And a customization information reproducing means for reproducing the information.

Then, the habitual information reproducing means is, for example,
Listening to the information itself, such as those that explain annual events and the age of the day, such as Tanabata and Enlightenment, or religious teachings such as sutras and passages of the Bible, are themselves a part of the lifestyle of the subject. By reproducing the information that can be obtained, it becomes a habit to listen to the information reproduced from the health index measurement device, and that habit triggers the measurement of the health index. Habits can be made to maintain health management.

[0015] A health index measuring device according to a third aspect of the present invention is configured to store, as a digital signal, voice information that is integrated into the lifestyle of the subject and leads to habitual use of the device.

[0016] By storing the digitalized audio information in a non-volatile semiconductor memory or the like, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the health index measuring device as compared with the case of using a magnetic medium such as a cassette tape. At the same time, the time required until the reproduction of information can be shortened.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the health index measuring device, the habituation information reproducing means stores a plurality of pieces of information, and one or a plurality of pieces of information among the plurality of pieces of information stored in the storing means. And reading means for reading out the information selected by the selecting means from the storage means.

By selecting and reproducing a part of a plurality of pieces of information, it is possible to prevent the same information from being reproduced every time and getting tired.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the health index measuring device, wherein the selecting means selects information to be read from the storage means based on the date.

Since the information to be reproduced is selected according to the date, it is possible to appropriately select and reproduce the information on the day, such as an annual event or a year-old.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the health index measuring device, wherein the selecting means selects information to be read from the storage means based on which information has been reproduced in the past.

Since information different from the information reproduced in the past can be selected and reproduced, the same information is repeatedly reproduced many times without causing discomfort to the subject. Different information can be reproduced well.

[0023] The health index measuring device according to claim 7 of the present invention is configured such that information is reproduced for a period of 3 to 5 minutes.

Since the subject can be kept in a resting state for a time during which the information is reproduced, the user is required to sit on the chair and measure the blood pressure, which is one of the health indicators, as recommended. It is possible to realize the measurement of blood pressure after resting for about 5 minutes to about 5 minutes and eliminating the influence of the previous activity without causing the subject to be bored during the waiting time.

[0025]

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

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a health index measuring device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The health index measuring device of this embodiment measures blood pressure as one of the health indexes.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes habit-forming information reproducing means for reproducing information which is adapted to the habit of the subject and leads to habitual use of the apparatus, and stores a plurality of voice information stored as digital signals in advance. A storage unit 11 comprising a read-only semiconductor memory, a selection unit 12 for selecting one of the information stored in the storage unit 11,
A reading means 13 for reading a digital signal representing the information selected by the selecting means 12 from the storage means 11, a D / A converting means 14 for converting the digital signal into an analog electric signal, and a low-pass for attenuating an electric signal having a certain frequency or higher. Filter 15 and amplifying means 16 for amplifying electric signal
And a speaker 17 for converting an electric signal into air vibration. The selection means 12 has a date holding means 12a for holding a date therein, and selects one of the information stored in the storage means 11 based on the date. Reference numeral 20 denotes a biological characteristic measuring means for measuring physical characteristics of a living body, and a pulse wave measuring means 2 for measuring a pulse wave of the living body therein.
One. The pulse wave measuring means 21 is, for example, a pressure sensor that detects a pressure bladder signal superimposed on the pressure in the air bladder and the air bladder that presses the upper arm of the living body in the same manner as a blood pressure monitor based on the so-called oscillometric method. Realize. Numeral 30 is a health index calculating means for calculating an index representing the health condition of the subject based on the physical characteristics measured by the biological property measuring means 20, and a blood pressure value for calculating a systolic blood pressure and a diastolic blood pressure of the living body therein. Calculation means 31 is provided.
This blood pressure value calculating means 31 is also realized in the same manner as a blood pressure monitor based on a so-called oscillometric method, for example. Numeral 40 denotes a health index notifying means for notifying the index calculated by the health index calculating means 30, and has a display means 41 comprising a liquid crystal display therein. Reference numeral 50 denotes operation means for instructing the health index measuring device to start operation by the user. This operation means 50 is realized by a push button or the like. Reference numeral 60 denotes a control unit that controls each unit to realize the operation specified by the operation unit 50.

Next, the operation and operation of the health index measuring device shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

When the user instructs the start of the operation by operating the operation means 50, the control means 60 first supplies a reproduction command to the customization information reproduction means 10, and thereafter, the reproduction end signal indicates the customization information. It waits for supply from the reproducing means 10.

The customization information reproducing means 10 starts operation when a reproduction command is supplied, activates the selecting means 12 and selects one of the information stored in the storage means 11.

The storage means 11 stores, as a digital signal, audio information, such as Tanabata and Keiko, which describes yearly events and year-ends according to the date in one-to-one correspondence with the date. This audio information is recorded so that each of them has a reproduction time of 3 to 5 minutes. Each piece of audio information is composed of a plurality of bytes of data. At the end of the audio information, predetermined data indicating the end of the audio information is added.

The date holding means 12a in the selecting means 12 is an electronic timepiece having a calendar function, and keeps time and date by keeping time.

The selecting means 12 includes the habitual information reproducing means 10
When started, the date is read from the date holding means 12a, and the start address of the audio information stored in the storage means 11 is supplied to the reading means 13 in one-to-one correspondence with the date.

The reading means 13 reads information starting from the address supplied from the selecting means 12 among a plurality of pieces of information stored in the storage means 11 and supplies it to the D / A converting means 14 as a digital electric signal. The reading of this information is continuously performed at predetermined time intervals until data indicating the end of the audio information is read. The data indicating the end of the audio information is not supplied to the D / A conversion means 14.

The D / A converter 14 converts the supplied digital electric signal into an analog electric signal, and supplies the analog electric signal to the low-pass filter 15.

The low-pass filter 15 removes unnecessary high-frequency components from the supplied electric signal and supplies the signal to the amplifying means 16.

The amplification means 16 amplifies the supplied electric signal and supplies it to the speaker 17.

The speaker 17 converts the supplied electric signal into air vibration. As a result, the audio information is reproduced and can be heard from the speaker 17.

The habituation information reproducing means 10 reproduces all the information and outputs it to the speaker 17 after a predetermined time has elapsed since the data indicating the end of the audio information is read from the storage means 11 by the reading means 13. After the end, a reproduction end signal is supplied to the control means 60.

When the reproduction end signal is supplied from the habitual information reproducing means 10, the control means 60 supplies a measurement start command to the biological characteristic measuring means 20.

Pulse wave measuring means 2 in biological characteristic measuring means 20
1 measures the pulse wave of the living body, which is one of the physical characteristics of the living body when the measurement start command is supplied, and supplies the measured value to the blood pressure value calculating means 31 in the health index calculating means 30.

The blood pressure value calculating means 31 calculates the systolic blood pressure value and the diastolic blood pressure value of the living body based on the supplied measured values of the pulse wave, and supplies them to the health index notifying means 40.

Display means 41 in health index notifying means 40
Displays the systolic blood pressure value and the diastolic blood pressure value which are the supplied health indicators.

According to this embodiment, by operating the health index measuring device, audio information explaining the annual event and the age of the year is reproduced according to the date, so that the user is interested in such traditional Japanese traditional culture. The operation of the health index measurement device itself can be integrated into the subject as part of their lifestyle, and that habit can trigger the measurement of the health index. A habit for continuing the measurement of the health index and the health management can be performed.

Also, since the reproduction time of the voice information is 3 to 5 minutes, as recommended when measuring blood pressure, which is one of the health indicators, sit in a chair and rest for about 3 to 5 minutes. Thus, the measurement of blood pressure after the influence of the previous activity is eliminated can be realized without being bored and without waiting time, and the blood pressure at rest can be measured stably.

In this embodiment, the case where the selecting means 12 selects only one piece of information corresponding to the date has been described as an example. However, in the case where the measurement of the health index is not necessary every day, but may be performed once a week. The selecting means 12 may select a plurality of pieces of information for one week starting from the information corresponding to the date held by the date holding means 12a, and the reading means 13 may continuously read out the plurality of pieces of information. When it is assumed that a plurality of pieces of information are continuously read out, the individual pieces of information stored in the storage unit 11 are shortened, and the total reproduction time of all information for one week is about 3 to 5 minutes. It is desirable to fit in.

The information stored in the storage means 11 does not necessarily have to be plural. For example, in the case of a Buddhist believer, only one kind of sutra is stored, and the same sutra is reproduced every time. It does not matter. In this case, it goes without saying that the selection means 12 is unnecessary.

(Embodiment 2) The selection means 18 of FIG. 2 may be used instead of the selection means 12.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the selecting means in another embodiment.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 18 denotes a selecting means, which comprises a nonvolatile semiconductor memory therein,
And a numerical value calculating means 18 for calculating a numerical value obtained by adding 1 to the value held by the numerical value holding means 18a.
b, and an address storage unit 18c that stores the address of the N-th audio information stored in the storage unit 11 in association with the numerical value N. Numeric value holding means 18a
The initial value of the value held by is 0.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, the storage means 11 stores verses of the Bible as individual information in the order described in the Bible.

Next, the operation and operation of the selection means 18 of FIG. 2 will be described.

The selecting means 18 is used for the habitual information reproducing means 10
When it is started, the value held by the numerical value holding means 18a is supplied to the numerical value calculating means 18b. In the following, for convenience of explanation, the value supplied to the numerical value calculation means 18b is j
Expressed by

The numerical value calculating means 18b calculates a numerical value obtained by adding 1 to the supplied value j, that is, j + 1, and supplies the calculated numerical value to the address storage means 18c.

The address storage unit 18c supplies the address of the (j + 1) th audio information stored in association with the supplied numerical value j + 1 to the reading unit 13.

Thereafter, the numerical value holding means 18a holds the value j + 1 calculated by the numerical value calculating means 18b as a new numerical value.

The operation after the address is supplied to the reading means 13 is exactly the same as that of the first embodiment, so that the detailed description is omitted.

According to the present embodiment, each time the health index measuring device is operated, the passages of the Bible are reproduced one by one without disturbing the development of the story, regardless of the date. Even if it is not necessary every day but only once a week, or conversely, the subject who measures the health index multiple times a day may skip the story or tell the same story many times. Without discomfort
The operation of the health index measurement device itself can be integrated as part of the lifestyle, and that habit can trigger the measurement of the health index. And a habit to continue.

The contents stored in the storage means 11 need not necessarily be a passage of the Bible, and the same effect can be obtained as long as there is a continuous story development such as a passage of a novel.

[0061] Alternatively, stories such as so-called short-short stories or high priest tales that are interesting to listen to individual stories themselves without necessarily developing a continuous story between the stories are stored in the storage means 11. The information may be stored as individual information. Even in such a case, different stories are played every time regardless of the date, so that the operation of the health index measurement device itself is incorporated as a part of lifestyle, without listening to the same story many times and causing discomfort. Since the habit is used as a trigger for measuring the health index, the subject can habit to continue the measurement of the health index and the health management for a long period of time.

In the above embodiment, the case where the blood pressure of the subject is measured has been described as an example. However, in addition to this, the bioelectrical impedance is measured to calculate the body fat percentage, and the ultrasonic wave in the living body is measured. Calculates bone density by measuring the transmission / reflection characteristics of the body, or calculates body temperature by measuring infrared radiation emitted from a part of the body such as the eardrum or ear canal when targeting hypothermia. An index representing a health condition other than blood pressure may be calculated based on physical characteristics other than a pulse wave of a living body, or a sugar content in blood or urine may be chemically measured using a biosensor. An index representing a health condition may be calculated based on a chemical property of a living body, such as calculating a blood sugar level.

The information to be reproduced is not limited to audio information, but may be character information, image information, or a mixture thereof.

[0064]

As described above, the health index measuring device according to claim 1 of the present invention provides information describing annual events and the age of each day, such as Tanabata and Enlightenment, or the passage of sutras and the passages of the Bible. Listening to that information, such as religious teachings, itself reproduces information that can be integrated as part of the subject's lifestyle, so listening to the information reproduced from the health index measurement device becomes a habit, and that habit becomes healthy. Since this is a trigger for measuring the index, there is an excellent effect that the subject can habit to continue the measurement of the health index and the health management for a long period of time.

In the health index measuring device according to the second aspect, the biological characteristic measuring means measures the physical or chemical characteristics of the living body, and the health index calculating means determines the health condition of the subject based on the index. Since the calculated index is calculated, the health index notifying unit notifies the calculated index, and the habitualization information reproducing unit reproduces information that is integrated into the lifestyle of the subject and leads to habitual use of the device. It is possible to encourage the measurement of the health index in conjunction with the reproduction of the information, and it is possible to make a habit for continuing the health management for a long period of time.

In the health index measuring device according to the third aspect, since voice information which is integrated into the lifestyle of the subject and leads to habitual use of the device is stored as a digital signal, a magnetic signal such as a cassette tape is used. It is possible to reduce the size and weight of the health index measuring device and to read out the information selected by the selecting means in a short time, as compared with the case where the information is stored using a medium.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the health index measuring device, the habituation information reproducing means stores a plurality of pieces of information and one or more pieces of information among the plurality of pieces of information stored in the storing means. Since the apparatus has a selecting means for selecting and a reading means for reading out the information selected by the selecting means from the storage means, the same information is reproduced every time by selecting and reproducing a part of the plurality of pieces of information. The health index measurement device according to claim 5, wherein the selection means selects information to be read out from the storage means based on the date, so that it can be prevented from being tired. For example, there is an effect that information about the day can be appropriately selected and reproduced.

Further, in the health index measuring device according to claim 6, since the selecting means selects the information to be read from the storage means based on which information has been reproduced in the past, the information differs from the information reproduced in the past. The information can be selected and reproduced, and there is an effect that different information can be reproduced satisfactorily each time without repeatedly reproducing the same information many times, thereby not causing the subject to feel uncomfortable.

Further, since the health index measuring device according to claim 7 is configured so that the time for reproducing information is set to 3 to 5 minutes, it is recommended when measuring the blood pressure which is one of the health indexes. As described above, there is an effect that measurement of a health index after sitting in a chair for a while and resting for a while to eliminate the influence of the activity until then can be realized without boring the subject during the waiting time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a health index measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a selection unit in another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Habitual information reproduction means 11 Storage means 12, 18 Selection means 13 Reading means 20 Biological characteristics measurement means 30 Health index calculation means 40 Health index notification means

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A health index measuring device for measuring an index representing a health condition of a subject based on physical or chemical characteristics of a living body, wherein the device is adapted to the lifestyle of the subject and is used in a habit of the device. A health index measurement device that reproduces information that leads to use. 2. A biological characteristic measuring means for measuring a physical characteristic or a chemical characteristic of a living body, and a health index for calculating an index representing a health state of a subject based on the characteristic measured by said biological characteristic measuring means. Calculating means, a health index notifying means for notifying the index calculated by the health index calculating means, and a habitual information reproducing means for reproducing information that is integrated into the lifestyle of the subject and leads to habitual use of the device. The health index measurement device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The health index measurement device according to claim 2, wherein voice information that is integrated into the lifestyle of the subject and leads to habitual use of the device is stored as a digital signal. 4. A habitual information reproducing means, a storage means for storing a plurality of information, a selecting means for selecting one or a plurality of information from a plurality of information stored in said storage means,
3. The health index measurement device according to claim 2, further comprising: a reading unit that reads information selected by the selection unit from the storage unit. 5. The health index measuring device according to claim 4, wherein the selection means selects information to be read from the storage means based on the date. 6. The health index measuring device according to claim 4, wherein the selection means selects information to be read from the storage means based on which information has been reproduced in the past. 7. The health index measuring device according to claim 2, wherein the time for reproducing the information is 3 to 5 minutes.