JP2018033568A - Eating habit management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an eating habit management device that allows an eater to appropriately and easily check contents of his or her eating habit, especially a mastication state when eating, thereby contributing to the improvement of the eating habit greatly.SOLUTION: An eating habit management device 1 includes a pair of detection means 3 and 3 for detecting a movement of a temporal muscle of an eater at least when he or she is eating, a head mounting frame 2 consisting of an elastic material that holds the pair of detection means 3 and 3, and can be mounted outside the temporal muscle of the head of the eater, an information processing unit 4 provided with mastication-related information creation processing means 36 for creating mastication information related to eating based on the temporal change based on a detection signal from the pair of detection means 3 and 3, and the related information, and notification means 80 consisting of a multifunctional communication terminal, etc. for notifying of the mastication information created by the mastication-related information creation processing means 36 and the related information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a eating habits management device, and more particularly to a eating habits management device that allows a user (diet) to accurately check his or her mastication state such as poor chewing and quick eating.

  The need for dietary education is widely taken up as an effort to acquire various knowledge about food and various knowledge about food and judgment to choose food.

  In recent years, cases of lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension are increasing due to disorder and bias in eating habits, and it is important to improve eating habits in order to extend life expectancy and reduce medical expenses. It has become.

  Conventionally, most guidance regarding improvement of eating habits is oral guidance from a doctor or the like to a user (diet).

  However, even if verbal guidance is received from doctors, etc., it is difficult for the user to confirm their dietary habits and understand how their dietary life has improved, so the implementation of the guidance content continues for a long time. In many cases, it is difficult to get the guidance effect.

  In Patent Document 1, as a technique related to the present invention, a hair band attached with a pressure sensor is wrapped around the head, and vibrations of the temple muscles are detected when chewing food with meals. There is disclosed a hair band type chewing meter that measures or displays the number of times of chewing by analyzing it with a count meter placed on a chest pocket or a waist belt or placed on a desk.

  In the case of the hair band type chewing meter of this patent document 1, it is only for measuring / displaying the number of times of chewing mainly, which is useful for teaching the user of eating habits and improving the user's own eating habits. It is presumed that it is not always sufficient to fully manage the dietary habits.

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  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and allows a user (dinner) to accurately and simply confirm the contents of his / her eating habits, particularly the chewing state at the time of eating, which greatly contributes to the improvement of the eating habits. It aims at providing the eating habits management apparatus which can do.

  The eating habits management device according to the present invention includes at least a detection means for detecting movement of the temporal muscle during a meal of a eater, and a head made of an elastic material that holds the detection means and can be attached to the eater's head. An information processing unit comprising a wearing frame, mastication-related information generation processing means for generating mastication information associated with meals and related information based on a change over time based on a detection signal from the detection means, and the mastication-related information generation The main feature is to have notification means for notifying mastication information generated by the processing means and related information.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the detecting means for detecting the movement of the temporal muscle during eating by the eater, the head-mounted frame that holds the detecting means and can be attached to the eater's head, and mastication related information Based on a configuration comprising an information processing unit having a generation processing means and a notification means for notifying mastication information and related information, a dieter can accurately and simply check the contents of his eating habits, particularly the state of mastication at the time of eating. It is possible to provide a dietary management device that can greatly contribute to the improvement of dietary habits.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the eating habits management device according to the first aspect, the detection means is airtight and comprises a tube-shaped air pad, and the internal space is held by the elastic force of the air pad itself. In addition, the first transmission medium conversion means for converting the change in capacitance between the electrodes that changes due to air vibration into the air pad or the front end of the air pad is provided to detect the change in air vibration. The frame is placed so as to be sandwiched between the head-mounted frame and the temporal muscle of the eater, so that the movement of the subject's temporal muscle can be accurately captured as close-contacted air vibration, and the capacitance between the electrodes that changes due to air vibration High detection sensitivity because it is captured as a change, can output accurate detection signals without being affected by the tightening force of the head-mounted frame due to differences in physique between adults and children, and accurately matches the chewing state of the eating person It is possible to provide the dietary management apparatus capable of obtaining a response to chewing information and related information.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management device according to the first or second aspect, the head-mounted frame further includes posture detection means for detecting a posture of a eater, and is provided in the information processing unit. The mastication-related information generation processing means further comprises a posture information generation processing unit that generates posture-related information related to the mastication information based on the posture detection signal of the eater. It is possible to provide a dietary management device that can obtain not only the related information but also posture information of the mealer and the related information, and can also support for suppressing the inclination of the body at the time of eating.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the detection means has a range of at least 135 mm to 160 mm from the longitudinal center of the head-mounted frame. Since it is configured to be arranged on one side or both sides of the head mounting frame so as to cover, regardless of age and gender from children over 6 years of age to adults, in any mounting mode of headband type or neckband type In addition, it is possible to provide a dietary management device that can accurately detect the movement of the temporal muscles of the eater and obtain the mastication information and the related information accurately corresponding to the chewing state of the eater.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the notification means includes information processing processing means for generating mastication related information provided in a head-mounted frame. Since the multi-function communication terminal is connected to the unit by wire or wirelessly by the second transmission medium conversion unit provided in the information processing unit, by the notification unit wired to the information processing unit, or Convenience to be able to notify a chef or the like of mastication information and its related information, posture information and related information by a multi-function communication terminal constituting a notification means wirelessly connected to the information processing unit and the second transmission medium conversion means It is possible to provide a dietary management device that is excellent in performance.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the notification means includes a display, a sound generator, a buzzer, a vibration incorporated in the head-mounted frame. Since it is configured by any one of the motors or any combination of these elements, it can be chewed by the display, sound generator, buzzer, and vibration motor incorporated in the head-mounted frame without a multi-function communication terminal. It is possible to provide a dietary management device capable of notifying a person or the like of information and related information, posture information and related information.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management device according to the sixth aspect, since the sound generator is a bone conduction speaker, information on mastication by voice in a state that cannot be heard by anyone other than a meal during a meal In addition, it is possible to notify only the person concerned and the related information and the like, and it is possible to provide a dietary management device that takes into consideration the surrounding environment without causing trouble to neighbors and the like.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the mastication information and the mastication related information obtained from the mastication related information generation processing means are at least a meal of a eater. Since it is the total number of chewing times from the start to the end, meal time, meal time, and the number of consecutive chewing times, it is possible to reliably obtain the information necessary to provide support in order to suppress the lack of chewing and early eating. A dietary life management device that can be provided can be provided.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the mastication related information generation processing means is based on a detection signal from the detection means. The time of the chewing is detected, and chewing is repeated continuously without exceeding the predetermined time, and if the number of times of mastication exceeds the predetermined number of times, it is determined that “early eating” In addition, because it is configured to generate mastication-related information meaning “fast eating” and to provide notification by the notification means, dietary management that can reliably support the eating person's rapid eating An apparatus can be provided.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the dietary life management device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the mastication related information generation processing means is based on a detection signal from the detection means. If the mastication is repeated continuously without exceeding the predetermined time, and the number of mastications does not reach the predetermined number, it is determined that “chewing is insufficient” Since the mastication-related information meaning “lack of mastication” is generated and the mastication-related information is used for notification by the notification means, support for suppressing the rapid eating of the educator, the chewing of the educator It is possible to provide a dietary management device that can reliably support the shortage.

  According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the eating habit management apparatus according to the third aspect, the posture detecting means is a posture change signal that means that the posture changes when the meal posture changes with reference to the posture of starting the meal. Is transmitted to the mastication-related information generation processing means, and the mastication-related information generation processing means generates posture-related information that means a posture change of the eater, and is used for notification by the notification means. In addition to providing support for suppressing the lack of chewing and fast eating, a dietary management device that can also provide support for suppressing the inclination of the body of the eater can be provided.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the eating habit management apparatus according to the second aspect, since the first transmission medium converting means is constituted by the condenser microphone, the sensitivity of detecting the movement of the temporal muscle of the eater is detected. It is possible to provide a dietary life management device that can capture well and obtain mastication information and related information that accurately correspond to the chewing state of the eater.

  According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the eating habit management apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the second transmission medium converting means is a wireless communication that performs wireless communication by infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, or wireless LAN communication. Since it is configured by means, mastication information and related information, posture information and related information are wirelessly transmitted to a multifunctional communication terminal such as a dietary person, and dietary life management support using the multifunctional communication terminal is performed. It is possible to provide a dietary life management device that can perform the above-described process.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the eating habit management apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the second transmission medium converting means is connected to the wireless tag incorporated in the head-mounted frame and the multi-function communication terminal. By being a wireless communication means for performing short-range wireless communication with a connected or built-in reader, a large number of head-mounted frames incorporating wireless tags are simultaneously used by a large number of eaters. In such a usage environment, each wireless tag is held over one multifunctional communication terminal, and mastication information accompanying each meal and related information, posture information and related information are transmitted wirelessly. It is possible to provide an eating habit management apparatus capable of constructing an eating habit management system that centrally manages information related to chewing and posture of a person who eats.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an external configuration of a dietary life management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic partial enlarged view showing the configuration of the air pad constituting the detecting means and the first transmission medium converting means for outputting the detection signal in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial enlarged view showing another configuration example of the air pad constituting the detection means and the first transmission medium converting means for outputting the detection signal in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing three examples of the cross-sectional shape of the head-mounted frame constituting the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall configuration of the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the mastication related information generation processing means in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing an external configuration of a dietary life management apparatus according to a modification of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall configuration of a dietary life management apparatus according to a modification. FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a notification unit driving unit of the eating habits management apparatus according to the modification. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a headband wearing mode of a headband type and a neckband type head mounting frame constituting the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment, and a position of a temporal muscle of the head. . FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of head dimension measurement for producing a head-mounted frame in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 12 shows a headband wearing mode of a headband frame and a neckband type head frame for seven subjects 1 to 7 in a test for mounting on a subject in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment, and a head It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the position of the temporal muscle of a part. FIG. 13 shows the gender, head circumference, head diagrams corresponding to FIG. 12, head wearing corresponding to the mastication activity range in the experiment of wearing the eating habits management apparatus according to the present embodiment to the subjects. It is a table | surface which shows the measurement result of whether it can measure with a flame | frame part (two types of headband type | molds and neckband type | molds) and a real machine in a part graph form. FIG. 14 shows the sex, name, head circumference, head circumference percentile (percentile), and temporal muscles for seven subjects 1 to 7 in an experiment on the subject of the dietary life management apparatus according to this example. It is a table | surface which shows the measurement result of the head mounting | wearing frame site | part (two types of headband type | molds and neckband type | molds) and the measurement possible in the real machines 1 and 2. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a mode in which the total number of chewing times, meal time (elapsed time), and posture information are notified to the display unit of the multi-function communication terminal in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 16: is explanatory drawing which shows the aspect which alert | reported the total chewing frequency and the meal time (elapsed time) information to the indicator of the head mounting | wearing frame in the dietary life management apparatus which concerns on a present Example. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a mode in which the total number of chewing times, the number of consecutive chewing times, the meal time and the target meal time, and posture information are notified to the display unit of the multi-function communication terminal in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. . FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a mode in which a notification pattern with a message consisting of “very good, let ’s eat well” is notified to the display unit of the multi-function communication terminal in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. FIG. 19 shows in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment that the number of consecutive mastications has reached the target number by the buzzer sound generated by the buzzer built in the head-mounted frame or by the vibration generated by the built-in vibration motor. It is explanatory drawing which shows an aspect. FIG. 20 shows a notification with a message prompting the improvement of the mastication state “much more” on the display unit of the smartphone which is a multi-function communication terminal in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the aspect which carried out radio | wireless communication and alert | reported the pattern. FIG. 21 shows the total number of chewing times, meal time, meal time, and posture information for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the display unit of the smartphone, which is a multi-function communication terminal, in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an aspect. FIG. 22 shows the number of mastications for each meal and the meal time (for example, each day) from the 1st to the 11th of the month on the display unit of the smartphone, which is a multi-function communication terminal, in the dietary life management apparatus according to this example. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the aspect which alert | reported the average data) by the graph display. FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing mastication information indicating the number of mastications in one mouth, criteria for determining the end state of a mouth, and criteria for determining the pouring state in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 24 shows a notification pattern with a message consisting of “Would you like to pour into the display unit of a smartphone that is a multi-function communication terminal, the number of continuous mastications and a bite target in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment? It is explanatory drawing which shows the aspect which alert | reported the number of chewing, meal time, target meal time, and posture information. FIG. 25 shows a dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment, with a message for suppressing a quick eating “Let's take it slowly” on the display part of the smartphone when the number of chewing times per second exceeds two. It is explanatory drawing which shows the aspect which displayed the attitude | position alerting | reporting pattern information which shows that display alerting | reporting pattern information, the said eating person's continuous chewing frequency (18 times), meal time, and an attitude | position are favorable. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing an aspect in which a message consisting of “let's eat for 20 minutes or more next time” is notified to the display unit of the smartphone which is a multi-function communication terminal in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. . FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing a mode in which a message “Let's eat for 20 minutes or more next time” is notified to the display of the head-mounted frame in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 28 shows a dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment in which a neckband type head-mounted frame of a dietary person is configured to perform initial settings related to posture measurement of a person with a combination of a head-mounted frame and a multi-function communication terminal. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the mounting state to a head. FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a process for performing initial setting related to measurement of posture of a dieter by a combination of a head-mounted frame and a multifunction communication terminal in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the basic posture of the eating person when the initial setting related to the posture measurement of the eating person is performed by a combination of the head-mounted frame and the multifunction communication terminal in the eating habit management device according to the present embodiment. . FIG. 31 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration example of the head-mounted frame when initial setting for measuring the posture of a person with only the head-mounted frame is performed in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a process for performing initial setting regarding the posture measurement of the eating person using only the head-mounted frame in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing each posture information of the body's curvature, stoop, and left tilt obtained by measuring the posture of the dietary in the dietary life management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 34 shows a notification pattern with a message “Let's correct posture” on the display unit of the smartphone, the total number of mastications, the number of continuous mastications, the target number of mastications, and the meal time in the eating habit management apparatus according to the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the aspect which displayed target meal time and attitude | position information. FIG. 35 is a schematic plan view showing an external configuration of another modified example of the eating habits management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 36 is a schematic plan view showing an external configuration of still another modified example of the eating habits management apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 37 is a schematic block diagram showing an overall configuration of still another modified example of the eating habits management apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a dietary management device that enables a dietary person to accurately and simply check the contents of their dietary life, particularly the chewing state at the time of eating, and can greatly contribute to the improvement of the dietary life. Detection means for detecting the movement of the temporal muscles during eating of the eater, a head-mounted frame made of an elastic material that holds the detection means and can be attached to the eater's head, and a detection signal from the detection means An information processing unit comprising mastication related information generation processing means for generating mastication information associated with meals and related information based on changes over time based on the change, mastication information generated by the mastication related information generation processing means and related information An informing means for informing the air detector, wherein the detecting means is formed of a tube-shaped air pad that is airtight and holds an internal air gap by an elastic force of the air pad itself. A first transmission medium converting means for converting a change in capacitance between the electrodes that changes due to air vibration into an electrical signal in the inside of the air pad or at the front end of the air pad to detect a change in air vibration, This is realized by a configuration in which it is placed so as to be sandwiched between the part mounting frame and the temporal muscle of the eater.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a dietary life management device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the dietary life management device 1 according to the present embodiment is made of a band-like elastic material that can be attached to the head of a person in a headband or neckband manner, and has a substantially U shape as a whole. A head-mounted frame 2 that is curved so as to present, and a pair of detection means 3, 3 that are held by the head-mounted frame 2 and detect the movement of temporal muscles on both sides of the head at the time of eating by a person eating. And the information processing unit 4 arranged at the center in the length direction of the head-mounted frame 2 (the deepest part of the bending portion), the pair of detection means 3 and 3, and the information processing unit 4 are connected to each other. A multi-function communication terminal 7 comprising a pair of two-core detection signal cables 6 and 6 and a smartphone 8 or a tablet computer 9 constituting a notification means 80 for wireless communication with the information processing unit 4; The tilt sensor 81 incorporated in the head-mounted frame 2 (or gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, etc.) has a posture detecting means 10 consisting of, a.

  Next, the detection means 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The detection means 3 is airtight and comprises a tube-shaped air pad 11. The internal air gap 12 is held by the elastic force of the air pad 11 itself, and the detection signal cable 6 is provided at the base end of the air pad 11. And a first transmission medium converting means 13 for converting air vibrations in the air gap 12 in the air pad 11 accompanying the chewing of the eater into a detection signal that is an electrical signal.

  The air pad 11 is made of, for example, a thermoplastic elastomer having a hardness range of A20 to A60 based on the type A of the durometer hardness test defined in JIS K 6253. Thickness: 0.1 mm to 2.0 mm, length 50 to 100 mm.

  The air pad 11 is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the head-mounted frame 2 and a person's temporal muscle (strictly speaking, the scalp outside the temporal muscle).

  The first transmission medium converting means 13 includes an end cover body 14 attached to the original end of the air pad 11, and a pressure receiving electrode plate 15 made of an elastic thin plate facing the gap 12 in the air pad 11. The fixed electrode plate 16 opposed to the outer side of the pressure receiving electrode plate 15 is held by a holding cylinder 17 and disposed as a capacitor 18 at the former end of the air pad 11 and connected to the pressure receiving electrode plate 15. One signal line 21a is connected to one core wire of the detection signal cable 6 with a battery (for example, a button type battery) 19 interposed in the middle of the end cover body 14 and in the middle, and to the fixed electrode plate 16 The connected second signal line 21b is connected to the other core wire of the detection signal cable 6 through the end cover body 14, and further connected between the first signal line 21a and the second signal line 21b. A condenser microphone 22 a resistor 20 constituted by connecting such that the capacitors 18 connected in parallel, and configured to have.

  Then, the electric signals from both ends of the resistor 20 according to the change in the capacitance of the capacitor 18 that is changed by the air (air) vibration in the air gap 12 in the air pad 11 due to the chewing of the eater are brought into the chewing state of the eater. The detection signal is output to the detection signal cable 6 as a corresponding detection signal.

  As the first transmission medium converting means 13, in addition to the case described above, as shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 3, a configuration in which the condenser microphone 22 is arranged in the air pad 11 using the internal holding cylinder 23 can be used. The same effect as shown can be exhibited.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the same elements as those shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The air pad 11 may be filled with a liquid instead of air.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration example 3 of the cross-sectional shape of the air pad 11, and the air pad 11 has a cross-sectional shape selected from a cylindrical shape, an elliptical cylindrical shape, and a D-shaped cylindrical shape. It is what you do.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, FIG. 6, the whole eating habits management apparatus 1 based on a present Example and the block structure of an individual component are demonstrated.

  FIG. 5 shows an overall configuration of the eating habits management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The eating habit management device 1 connects the pair of detection means 3 and 3 and the posture detection means 10 to the information processing unit 4, and the information processing unit 4 performs the entire operation of the eating habit management device 1 of this embodiment. A program memory 32 that stores an operation program for execution, a control unit 31 that controls each element of the eating habit management device 1 based on the operation program, and a power supply necessary for the operation of the eating habit management device 1 And a power supply unit 40 made of a primary battery or a secondary battery.

  The detection signals from the pair of detection means 3 and 3 are amplified by the amplifiers 33 and 33, respectively, and the attitude detection signal from the attitude detection means 10 is amplified by another amplifier 33 and then each by the frequency filter 34. The filter is processed, further converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 35 and transmitted to the control unit 31.

  In addition, the eating habits management device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a chewing information generation processing unit 37 that generates chewing information of the eating person and related chewing information based on the detection signal of the eating person, and the eating person's chewing information. Posture information related to the mastication information based on the posture detection signal, a posture information generation processing unit 38 that generates posture related information, and a clock that outputs date and time information and time information of the meal time of the eating person A timing unit 39 and a mastication-related information generation processing unit 36 including the timing unit 39 are provided.

  Furthermore, the eating habits management device 1 according to the present embodiment is provided in the information processing unit 4, and is related to mastication information from the mastication related information generation processing means 36, mastication related information and posture information related thereto, and the related information. The wireless communication means 69, which will be described later in detail, sends various signals to the notification means 80 that is configured separately from the head-mounted frame 2 based on the posture related information.

  The wireless communication unit 69 is configured to perform wireless communication by any one of infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, or wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) communication.

  Next, the mastication information generation processing unit 37 and the posture information generation processing unit 38 that constitute the mastication related information generation processing unit 36 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The mastication information generation processing unit 37 includes a detection signal indicating a mastication state over time associated with a meal of a eater from the detection unit 3, information on a date and a current time from the clock / timer unit 39, With the timekeeping function of the clock / timer 39, the meal time from the start to the end of the meal, the total number of chewing times, the time between the consecutive chewings as shown in FIG. A mastication information measuring unit 51 that measures mastication information, and a mouthful judgment time (for example, 2.5 seconds) that means the end of a mouthful according to the interval time between successive chewing and the next successive chewing, The information on the reference time for the continuous mastication and the standard number of chewing times for each mouth is stored and held, and based on the chewing information, the number of consecutive chewing times for which the predetermined number of chewing times is predetermined. If you do not reach If the chewing is repeated without exceeding the predetermined reference time, it is judged as “early eating”, and the mastication consists of “insufficient chewing”. A mastication-related information generating unit 52 that generates related information, mastication-related information including “fast eating”, and a mastication-related information storage unit 53 that stores information on the date and current time, the mastication information, and mastication-related information. And have.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the posture information generation processing unit 38 includes a posture detection signal accompanied by a change in posture of the eater during the meal from the posture detection means 10, and a year from the clock / timer unit 39. Due to the date and time information and the clock function of the clock / time unit 39, the body tilts more than a certain angle (for example, 30 degrees) backward in the posture state of the meal from the start to the end of the meal. Measure whether or not the body has been on for more than 5 seconds, measure whether the body has been tilted more than a certain angle (for example, 30 degrees) for more than 5 seconds, and the body is to the left or right A posture information measuring unit 55 that measures whether or not a state of tilting more than a certain angle (for example, 15 degrees to the left or right) continues for 3 seconds or more, and the measurement result of this posture information measuring unit 55 Based on the angle at which the body is backwards with respect to the person (e.g. (For example, 30 degrees) If the state of tilting more than 5 seconds continues for more than 5 seconds, it generates posture-related information consisting of a “curved warp state” and the body is tilted forward by an angle (for example, 30 degrees) or more. It generates posture-related information consisting of “stuck-back” when it lasts for more than 5 seconds, and “left-tilt” when the body is tilted more than a certain angle (15 degrees) to the left for more than 3 seconds. Posture-related information consisting of “state” is generated, and posture-related information consisting of “right tilt state” is generated when the body is tilted to the right by a certain angle (15 degrees) or more for 3 seconds or more. A posture-related information generation unit 56 and a posture-related information storage unit 57 that stores information on the date and time, the posture information, and posture-related information are included.

  That is, in the eating habits management device 1 according to the present embodiment, the notification unit 80 is not provided with the notification unit drive unit 41 and the notification unit 80 described later in the head-mounted frame 2, and the processing of the notification unit 80 is performed by the wireless communication unit. 69 function and software control of the multi-function communication medium 7, the display function, sound generation function, vibration function provided in the multi-function communication medium 7, the date and time information, Mastication information, mastication-related information, posture information, and posture-related information are reported.

  7 and 9 show an overall configuration of a dietary life management device 1A according to a modification of the dietary life management device 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The dietary life management apparatus 1A according to this modified example has the same basic configuration as that shown in FIG. 1, but, as shown in FIG. It is characterized by comprising means 80.

  In the dietary life management apparatus 1A according to this modification, as shown in FIG. 8, the detection signals from the pair of detection means 3 and 3 are amplified by amplifiers 33 and 33, respectively, as in the above embodiment. The posture detection signal from the posture detection means 10 is amplified by another amplifier 33, then filtered by a frequency filter 34, further converted into a digital signal by an A / D converter 35, and transmitted to the control unit 31. It is constituted so that. In addition, by making the detection means 3 into a pair, it is possible to confirm whether chewing is performed with a good left-right balance.

  In addition, the eating habits management device 1A according to the modified example includes a chewing information generation processing unit 37 that generates chewing information of the eating person based on a detection signal of the eating person, and chewing related information related thereto, and the posture of the eating person. Posture information related to the mastication information based on the detection signal, a posture information generation processing unit 38 that generates posture related information, and a clock that outputs information on date, current time, and time information of the meal time of the eating person The timer unit 39 includes a mastication related information generation processing unit 36 and a notification unit driving unit 41.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the notification means drive unit 41 includes a vibration notification pattern information storage unit 62 that stores vibration notification pattern information corresponding to the mastication related information and posture related information, and includes the mastication related information and posture related information. A vibration motor drive unit 61 that drives and vibrates the vibration motor 43 with different vibration notification patterns corresponding to the contents of the information, and ringing notification pattern information that stores ringing notification pattern information corresponding to the mastication related information and posture related information A buzzer driving unit 63 that drives and buzzes the buzzer 44 with different ringing notification patterns corresponding to the contents of the mastication related information and posture related information; and the mastication related information and posture related information Memorize voice notification pattern information such as “Let's eat well”, “Let's eat more slowly”, “Let's correct posture” A voice notification pattern information storage unit 66; a voice generator drive unit 65 for driving the voice generator 45 with a voice notification pattern corresponding to the contents of the mastication-related information and posture-related information; and the mastication information , Mastication-related information, posture information, display notification pattern information storage unit 68A storing display notification pattern information corresponding to posture-related information, and according to the contents of the mastication information, mastication-related information, posture information, posture-related information Display information creation unit 68B that creates display information to be displayed on the display 5 and display information created using display notification pattern information corresponding to the mastication information, mastication related information, posture information, and posture related information. Is displayed on the screen of the display 5.

  As the notification means 80, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, a vibration motor 43 incorporated in the head mounting frame 2, a buzzer 44, a sound generator 45 comprising a bone conduction speaker, for example, and a display 5 comprising a liquid crystal display. The example comprised by either of these or arbitrary combinations of each of these elements can be given.

  Even in the case of the modified example, as in the eating habits management unit 1, the second wireless communication is performed with the multi-function communication terminal 7 including the smartphone 8 or the tablet computer 9 constituting the notification unit 80. It is also possible to use a configuration in which the display function, the sound generation function, and the vibration function of the multi-function communication terminal 7 are controlled using the wireless communication means 69 that is a transmission medium conversion means.

  Next, the detail of the head mounting frame 2 in the eating habits management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  In general, the mastication operation is composed of continuous movements of the opening muscle and the closing muscle. In this case, the open muscle consists of four types: lateral pterygoid muscle (lower head), maxillohyoid muscle, geniohyoid hyoid muscle, and bigastric muscle. It consists of four types of ridge (upper head).

  The movement of the mouth-closing muscle is appropriate for detecting the action of chewing food.

  However, the movement of the masseter muscle in the closed muscle frequently moves during conversation and the like, so detection of the temporal muscle is considered appropriate as a mastication detection target.

  In addition, it is said that the growth of the head (brain skull) generally accounts for 90% or more of the adult brain skull capacity around the age of six.

  Therefore, it is estimated that there is no significant change in the location of the temporal muscle as the child grows up to the adult.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, a configuration for detecting the swelling of the temporal muscles when biting is adopted.

  Further, in this embodiment, the shape of the head mounting frame 2 is either a headband type (mounted so as to sandwich the top of the head) or a neck hand type (mounted so as to be sandwiched forward from the neck) as shown in FIG. It is a shape that can be measured in any of the wearing styles, and any of the wearing styles can be worn in contact with the temporal muscles of the eater.

  Next, we examine the size of the head due to individual differences among multiple dieters.

  According to the anthropometric data as shown in FIG. 11, in the interaural parietal arc length (L0 indicated by the dotted line in the figure), the minimum value is about 320 mm and the maximum value is about 400 mm in the case of a woman, and 80 mm in total (40 mm on one side). ) There is a difference.

  Therefore, when the size of the head-mounted frame 2 is the same due to individual differences, the contact location is different, and thus it is necessary to consider.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the visual representation of the activity range (mastication activity range) by palpation for seven subjects 1 to 7 with a sticker, and for the heads of seven subjects 1 to 7 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a mode in which two types of head-mounted frames 2 of headband type and neck hand type are simultaneously mounted.

  FIG. 13 shows the gender, head circumference, head view corresponding to FIG. 11, head-mounted frame region corresponding to the mastication activity range (two types of headband type and neck hand type), actual machine The measurement result of whether or not measurement is possible is partially shown in a graph format.

  In addition, FIG. 14 shows the gender, name, head circumference, head circumference precentile, head mounting frame region corresponding to the mastication activity range (two types of headband type and neck hand type), actual machine for seven subjects 1-7. The measurement result of whether measurement is possible in 1 and 2 is shown in a table format.

The measurement conditions for the actual machines 1 and 2 are as follows.
1 head circumference: Measure the length of one round from the center of the eyebrows to the back of the head (tape).
2. Chewing activity range: The chewing person is chewed with gum etc., and the activity range is visualized with a seal etc. by palpation.
Head-mounted frame area in the range of 3 chewing activities:
The head mounting frame for measurement (length 400mm, center part 0mm, scale attached) is worn in two ways, headband and neckband type, with the center part on top of the head. Record the position of the head mounted frame that overlaps the range.
Measurement with 4 actual machines:
Two types of head-mounted frames (actual machine 1 and real machine 2) with different air pad positions are worn in two ways: headband and neckband, and whether or not measurement is possible (maximum input value) 55% or more), Δ (input value maximum value 20% or more and less than 55%), × (input value maximum value less than 20%).
Here, the position of the air pad of the actual machine 1 was 100 to 160 mm, and the position of the air pad of the actual machine 2 was 80 to 200 mm.

  In FIG. 14, 50 (percentile) (percentile) indicates the median of the distribution.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 13 and 14, the head-mounted frame 2 provided with the detecting means 3 as in the present embodiment from a child over 6 years old to an adult can be used in either a headband type or a neckband. It is possible to cover an appropriate position where the movement of the subject's temporal muscle is noticeable during mastication.

  For example, in the case of a 6-year-old child, the head circumference is generally distributed in the range of about 494 mm to 535 mm, and in the case of a girl whose subject 1 has a head circumference of 500 mm, it is distributed below 50 (percentile). When wearing the headband type and neckband type, the headband frame 2 touches the mastication activity range from the center of the head-mounted frame 2 to 100-175 mm, and the neckband type wears 105-195 mm. It can be seen that the chewing activity range is touched to the extent.

  Thus, when measuring up to the subjects 1 to 7, it is understood that the range of mastication activity is covered from 6-year-olds to adults from 135 mm to 160 mm in both headband and neckband wearing styles. .

  It is generally said that around 6 years old, the brain skull volume will occupy over 90% of adult brain skull volume, so if you cover the above dimensional range from children to adults, proper mastication It turns out that information can be obtained.

  Further, the detection means 3 was actually attached to the head mounting frame 2 and actually measured. When the measurement result was good, the evaluation was ○, when it was unstable, Δ, and when it was not possible, the evaluation was ×.

  Then, in the case of the actual machine 1 in which the detection means 3 (air pad) can cover 100 mm to 160 mm from the center of the head-mounted frame 2, it is possible to measure well for all the subjects 1 to 7, and the detection means 3 (air pad) In the case of the actual machine 2 that can cover 80 mm to 200 mm from the center of the head-mounted frame 2, measurement can be performed satisfactorily.

  From the above results, the detection means is arranged on one side or both sides of the head-mounted frame so as to cover the range of at least 135 mm to 160 mm from the longitudinal center of the head-mounted frame. It was found that good measurement was possible.

  In addition, the experimental result of unstable Δ and measurement impossible × did not appear.

  Next, the operations related to the eating habits management of the eating person in the eating habit management apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment are classified into chewing deficiency support, quick eating support, and posture inclination support, and refer to FIGS. 15 to 34. explain.

(Support for lack of chewing)
First, with reference to FIG. 15 thru | or FIG. 22, the case where chewing shortage support is mainly performed by the dietary life management apparatus 1 which concerns on a present Example is demonstrated.

  After the eating person sets the eating habits management device 1 in an operating state, when the head mounting frame 2 is mounted on his / her head and a meal is started, the detection signals from the pair of detection means 3 and 3, the posture Posture detection signals from the detection means 10 are transmitted to the information processing unit 4, and these detection signals and posture detection signals are processed by the mastication related information generation processing means 36 having the above-described configuration, and mastication information and mastication related thereto are processed. Related information, posture information, posture related information related thereto, and date / time information are transmitted to the notifying means driving unit 41 and processed by the notifying operation in the notifying means driving unit 41, and the vibration motor 43 is processed. , Buzzer 44, sound generator 45, display 5, smart phone 8, or tablet computer 9, etc. It is notified to the meal's.

  FIG. 15 shows the total number of chewing times and meal time of a mealer generated based on the operation of the mastication related information generation processing unit 36 as a measurement result on the display unit of the smartphone 8 which is one of the multi-function communication terminals 7. Elapsed time), an example in which posture notification pattern information indicating that the posture is good is displayed by wireless communication.

  FIG. 16 shows an example in which the date, time, total number of chewing times during meals, and meal times are transmitted and displayed as the measurement results on the display 5 of the head-mounted frame 2.

  FIG. 17 shows on the display part of the smartphone 8 as a measurement screen during meals, the total number of chewing times, the meal time, and the number of consecutive chewing times (current (upper) and previous (lower) )), An example in which posture notification pattern information indicating that the posture is good is displayed by wireless communication.

  FIG. 18 shows an example in which notification pattern information with a message indicating that the mastication state of “Very nice and easy to eat” is displayed on the display unit of the smartphone 8 by wireless communication is displayed. It is shown.

  FIG. 19 shows that the vibration motor 43 (not shown in the figure) built in the head-mounted frame 2 responds to insufficient chewing when the number of consecutive chewing times of the eating person is less than the target number, that is, insufficient chewing. The state which vibrates with the vibration alerting pattern to be performed, and the state where the buzzer 44 (not shown in the figure) built in the head-mounted frame 2 is caused to ring with the alerting alert pattern corresponding to insufficient chewing.

  FIG. 20 shows a measurement screen during meals. When the number of chewing times has not reached the target value after the end of continuous chewing by the eclipse, the target number of chewing times (30 mogs) is displayed on the display unit of the smartphone 8 in real time. The number of chewing times (2 mogs), the last number of consecutive chewing times (18 mogs), the meal time and the target meal time (20 minutes), posture information, and a message prompting improvement of the chewing state of “Let's try more” An example in which a notification pattern is wirelessly communicated and displayed is shown.

  FIG. 21 shows wireless communication of the total number of chewing times, meal time, meal time, and posture notification pattern information at the time of each meal of breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a measurement result on the display unit of the smartphone 8. It shows the displayed state.

  In this case, the posture notification pattern information at breakfast represents a stooped state, and the posture notification information at lunch and dinner indicates that each posture is good.

FIG. 22 shows the transition of the meal time and the number of chewing times (for example, the average value of three meals per day) from April 1 to 11 of a year as a measurement result on the display unit of the smartphone 8. It is displayed in a line graph format.

  In the graph shown in the figure, the horizontal axis represents the date, the vertical axis (left) represents the number of chewing times, and the vertical axis (right) represents the meal time values.

  In addition, the solid line shown in the figure represents the daily change in the number of chewing cycles, and the dotted line represents the change in the meal time.

  In this way, there is an advantage that a daily change in the number of chewing times of the eating person can be confirmed in a list by a graph display.

  FIG. 22 shows changes in the meal time and the number of chewing times according to the change of the date. In addition to this, by pressing a tap button provided on the screen of the smartphone 8, the weekly or monthly related to the person concerned It is also possible to display changes in the meal time and the number of chewing times.

(Fast Eating Support)
Next, with reference to FIG. 23 thru | or FIG. 27, the case where quick eating support is mainly performed by the eating habits management apparatus 1 which concerns on a present Example is demonstrated.

  FIG. 23 shows criteria for determining the end of a mouthful according to the interval (time) between successive mastications and the next consecutive mastication in the mastication-related information generating unit 52, and when the time is 2.5 seconds or more. Judge the end of a meal.

  In addition, when the interval time between the continuous chewing and the next continuous chewing is, for example, 1.9 seconds, the next time the chef has already chewed the food in the mouth, Determine that you have put food in your mouth.

  FIG. 24 shows that when the number of consecutive mastications as a measurement screen during a meal exceeds the target number of times (for example, twice), it is determined that the meal is poured and eaten, and the display section of the smartphone 8 Display notification pattern information with a message for suppressing rapid eating, “Do you eat?”, Posture notification pattern information indicating that the number of consecutive chewing times (72 times), meal time, and posture of the person concerned are good Is displayed.

  Of course, it is also possible to add a message to the display notification pattern information to prevent a quick eating such as “Let's eat chopsticks a little more slowly after resting chopsticks”.

  FIG. 25 shows a display notification with a message for suppressing a quick eating “Let's chew slowly” on the display part of the smartphone 8 as a measurement screen during meals when the number of chewing times per second exceeds two. It shows a state in which posture information pattern information indicating that the pattern information, the number of consecutive chewing times (18 times), the meal time, and the posture of the mealer are good is displayed.

  If the chewing action for chewing food is too fast, even if it is chewed well, it will lead to fast eating, so this is to be suppressed.

  FIG. 26 shows that when the total time of the meal does not exceed 15 to 20 minutes when the satiety center begins to be stimulated at the end of the meal, The example which displayed the alerting | reporting pattern information with the message for suppressing the quick eating called "sho" is shown.

As in the case shown in FIG. 26, FIG. 27 shows a message with a message 25 for suppressing fast eating, “Let's eat over 20 minutes next time” on the display 5 of the head-mounted frame 2. The example which displayed pattern information is shown.
In addition, although quick eating support was demonstrated here, when the number of consecutive mastications does not reach the target number of times, it can be judged that “mastication is insufficient” and a message meaning “mastication is insufficient” can be displayed on the display unit. .

Here, the dietary life management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be compared with one of the conventional examples.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-5664, which is a conventional example, includes a non-stretchable belt attached to the head, and the mastication sensor unit is a sponge between the first surface electrode and the second surface electrode. A mastication counting device is disclosed that includes a mastication sensor unit that is opposed to each other with a layer interposed therebetween and detects a change in capacitance.

  This conventional mastication counting device has a function of changing the amplification factor so that the sensor sensitivity becomes constant in order to make it less susceptible to the influence of the belt tightening force and the fixing position of the mastication sensor unit. Since there is an automatic gain correction circuit that amplifies and outputs the signal output from the force removal circuit, when the tightening force is originally small, the detection signal is also weak, and the gain is increased electrically and amplified. For this reason, a noise component is amplified, and a proper mastication signal cannot be obtained, resulting in erroneous detection.

  On the other hand, in the eating habits management device 1 of the present embodiment, since the head mounting frame 2 made of an elastic material that can be held on the head of the subject and the detection means 3 are provided, a headband type or In addition, the detection means 3 accurately captures the movement of the temporal muscles of the subject as a close-contacted air vibration, and further changes with the air vibration. The detection means 3 itself has high sensitivity because it is captured as a change in capacitance between them, and there is an advantage that an accurate detection signal can be obtained without being affected by the tightening force due to the difference in the physique between adults and children.

  Next, a support operation for posture inclination (poor posture) support for a dieter in the dietary life management device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

  In this case, there are, for example, the following two types of initial setting modes for each element related to posture inclination support.

(1) In the case where the initial setting relating to the posture measurement of the eating person is performed by the combination of the head-mounted frame 2 and the multi-function communication terminal 7, first, the dietary life management device 1 of the present embodiment is set in the operating state, and then the meal The person wears the head-mounted frame 2 on the head, for example, in a neckband type (or may be a headband type) as shown in FIG. 28, and then, for example, the person on the table in front of the eyes as shown in FIG. For example, a “please” button is displayed on the display unit of the smartphone 8, and the “please” button is pressed by the eating person, and “correct posture” is displayed on the display unit of the smartphone 8.

  Based on the posture detection signal from the posture detection means 10, the posture information measurement unit 55 and the posture related information generation unit 56 generate average posture information for 3 seconds from when the “Get” button is pressed, and use this as the reference posture. The information is stored in the posture related information storage unit 57 as information, and the subsequent posture tilt support operation is executed based on the reference posture information. The specific contents of the reference posture information are as shown in FIG.

(2) When the initial setting relating to the posture measurement of the eating person is performed only by the operation of the head-mounted frame 2, the indicator 5 as the notification unit 80 is provided, the inclination sensor 81 as the posture detection unit 10, and the vibration motor 43 and the “Wait button” 82 (meal start switch) mounted head-mounted frame 2 as shown in FIG. 31 is used, and the dietary life management device 1 of the present embodiment is put into an operating state. As shown in the figure, while the eating person holds the head-mounted frame 2 in his hand, the “please button” 82 is pressed.

  Then, the vibration motor 43 is actuated during the time when the person wears the head-mounted frame 2 on the head (for example, 5 seconds after pressing the “Please” button), and the vibration interval of the head-mounted frame 2 is gradually narrowed. Vibrate to notify that the end of the preparatory operation time is approaching. (Preparation operation)

  Next, when the preparatory operation time ends after 5 seconds, the vibration motor 43 is vibrated at regular intervals for 3 seconds, and the posture information generation processing unit 38 generates average posture information for 3 seconds during this 3 seconds. , And using this as reference posture information, a subsequent posture tilt support operation is executed (calibration operation).

  In the actual posture inclination support operation in the eating habits management device 1 of this embodiment, the posture information measuring unit 55 measures posture information during eating by the posture information measurement unit 55 based on the posture detection signal from the posture detection means 10.

  Then, the posture-related information generation unit 56 compares the measured posture information with the posture reference information described above, and the inclination of a certain angle (for example, 30 degrees) backward in the body of the eater lasted for 5 seconds or more. In this case, the posture-related information is generated as “slender warpage: sled back” (left column in FIG. 33), and the inclination of the forward angle or more in the body of the person (for example, 30 degrees) or more continues for 5 seconds or more. When the posture-related information is generated to be “stoopback” (in the column in FIG. 33), and the inclination of a certain angle (for example, 15 degrees) to the left in the body of the eater continues for 3 seconds or more Posture-related information indicating “inclination” (right column in FIG. 33) is generated. The same applies to the “right inclination” of the body of the eater.

  The posture information and posture related information described above are stored in the posture related information storage unit 70.

  FIG. 34 shows a notification pattern with a message for assisting in suppressing posture inclination of “Let's correct posture” on the display unit of the smartphone 8, the total number of mastications, the number of continuous mastications, and the number of target mastications for one bite, A meal time, target meal time, and posture information are wirelessly transmitted and displayed.

  In the case of the eating habits management device 1A, a configuration is adopted in which when the posture inclination is detected, the buzzer 44 sounds until a correct posture is obtained.

  According to the dietary life management device 1 (or the dietary life management device 1A) according to the present embodiment described above, the following various effects can be exhibited.

[1] Since the head-mounted frame 2 provided with the pair of detection means 3 is a main element, the adjustment according to the individual eating person compared with the conventional hairband type chewing meter and the chewing counting device as described above. Because there are few, the head mounting frame 2 can be easily and easily mounted on the head in a headband or neckband style, and the movement of the temporal muscles can be measured. There is a remarkable effect that it becomes possible to accurately confirm the state of mastication such as poor mastication and quick eating without accompanying.

[2] Also, according to the dietary life management device 1 (or dietary life management device 1A) according to the present embodiment, the pair of detection means 3 and 3 are arranged on the head-mounted frame 2, so that the meal Detection signal regarding the movement of the left and right temporal muscles of the person's head, which enables analysis of mastication information and mastication-related information related to the partial chewing (left and right balance of mastication) .

[3] Further, in the case of the eating habits management device 1, mastication information, mastication related information, posture information and posture related information can also be stored in the smartphone 8 and the tablet computer 9, and can be reproduced. It can also be used for advice on lifestyle habits.

[4] Mastication information, mastication-related information, posture information, and posture-related information can be displayed in various forms on the display 5 of the head-mounted frame 2, the smartphone 8, and the display unit of the tablet computer 9. By displaying information and mastication-related information, it is also possible to check the chewing state associated with the meal of the eater in a list format over time or over time.

[5] If a bone conduction speaker is used in the head-mounted frame 2 as the notification means 80, it is possible to notify by voice such as advice in a state that cannot be heard by anyone other than the eater during meals, which is annoying to neighbors and the like. It is possible to realize a dietary management device 1 that takes into consideration the surrounding environment that does not apply.

[6] According to the eating habits management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the number of chewing times can be easily confirmed even during a meal by using the smartphone 8 or the tablet computer 9, and always aware of the number of chewing times. However, it is very easy for a eater who eats while judging whether or not the number of chewing times per person has reached the target number of chewing times (for example, 30 times a bite). Can be done.

[7] According to the dietary life management device 1 (or the dietary life management device 1A) according to the present embodiment, display information transmitted from the display device driving unit 67 to the display device 5 or the multi-function communication terminal 7 is changed over time. Since the display history storage unit 70 is stored, the meal result can be visually recognized on the screen of the display 5 provided on the head-mounted frame 2 or the display unit of the smartphone 8 or the tablet computer 9 at any time after a meal. It can also be confirmed.

  This is extremely useful for applications in which it is sufficient to check the contents of meals after meals when the dietary life management apparatus 1 (or the dietary life management apparatus 1A) is normally used.

  For example, the situation where the smartphone 8 or tablet computer 9 cannot be placed on the table during a meal, the situation where it is used in an educational setting (kindergarten, nursery school, elementary school, junior high school, etc.), when it is not necessary to check the number of chewing times during the meal, etc. Is extremely useful.

[8] In addition, mastication information and mastication-related information can be stored and stored in the smartphone 8 and the tablet computer 9 as well as the contents of meals such as staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes on the smartphone 8 and the tablet computer 9. It can also be stored and stored using the imaging function, and it can be obtained by calculating the calorie intake for each meal based on the captured information, or the body proposed by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare By calculating the amount of activity METs, calorie consumption can be obtained, and the dietary habits of the eater can be managed effectively.

  FIG. 35 shows a dietary life management device 1B which is still another modified example of the dietary life management device 1 according to the present embodiment. The dietary life management device 1B is a dietary life management device according to the above-described embodiment. One detection means that has substantially the same configuration as that of the device 1 (or the eating habits management device 1A), but detects only the temporal muscle on the left side of the head of the eater with respect to the head-mounted frame 2 The feature is that only 3 are arranged. Of course, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which only the movement of the temporal muscle on the right side of the head of the eater is detected.

  In the case of the dietary life management device 1B of the modification shown in FIG. 35, the case of the dietary life management device 1 (or the dietary life management device 1A) of the embodiment except for the above-described function of analyzing the partial mastication of the dietary person and The same effect can be exhibited.

  Next, a dietary life management apparatus 1C, which is still another modification, will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 36 shows an external configuration of a dietary life management apparatus 1C which is still another modified example of the dietary life management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 37 shows an overall configuration of the dietary life management apparatus 1C which is another modified example. The schematic block structure shown is shown.

  In addition, in the eating habit management apparatus 1C shown in FIG. 36 and FIG. 37, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element as the case of the eating habit management apparatus 1 which concerns on an Example, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The dietary life management apparatus 1C, which is another modified example, has substantially the same basic configuration as that of the dietary life management apparatus 1 of the embodiment, but the information processing unit 4 is a wireless that is a second transmission medium converting means. Adding a tag (for example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag) 91, using a NFC (near field communication) compatible smartphone as the smartphone 8 constituting the notification means 80, and the tablet constituting the notification means 80 The type computer 9 is characterized by using a wireless tag reader 92 as a reading device.

  As the NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, for example, a wireless communication means such as a known Zigbee (registered trademark) (IEEE802,15,4)) is used.

  According to the dietary life management apparatus 1C which is another modified example having such a configuration, in addition to exhibiting the same effects as those of the dietary life management apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the following A novel effect can be exhibited.

  In an actual use site, in an environment where a plurality of head-mounted frames 2 are used simultaneously (for example, meals of a large number of eaters in restaurants, schools, etc.), only the number of head-mounted frames 2 is required. It is not easy to prepare the multi-function communication terminal 7.

  Under such circumstances, each head-mounted frame 2 constituting the dietary life management device 1C is provided with a wireless tag 91 and held over one multifunctional communication terminal 7 (the smartphone 8 or the tablet computer 9). Therefore, it is extremely effective to transmit mastication information, mastication related information, posture information, and posture related information as described above wirelessly.

  That is, each wireless tag 91 is recorded with a unique ID (unique identification information) and measurement information (number of mastications, meal time, etc.), and after completion, it is wirelessly transmitted to one multi-function communication terminal 7 and counted. It is possible to construct a system for centrally managing information on the chewing and posture of the eaters.

  In addition, the wireless tag 91 incorporated in each head-mounted frame 2 stores a unique ID, the number of chewing times / meal time (actual time) from the start of measurement to the end of measurement, and data for a plurality of past times. For example, information on the mastication and postures of a large number of eaters can be centrally managed by transmitting the information to the wireless tag reader 92 provided in the tablet computer 9 and reading the information.

  In addition, when using a plurality of head-mounted frames 2 simultaneously, mastication information, mastication-related information, posture information, and posture-related information as already described in a computer (notebook type or desktop type) (not shown) are wirelessly transmitted. It is also possible to construct a system for centralized management by transmitting with

  Further, by holding the NFC-compatible smartphone 8 over the wireless tag 91 incorporated in each head-mounted frame 2, wireless transmission to one smartphone 8 is performed, and the chewing and postures of a large number of people are collected. It is possible to construct a system for centrally managing the information.

  In the above description, the dietary life management device 1C incorporating the wireless tag 91 has been described, but it is naturally possible to adopt a configuration in which the wireless tag 91 is incorporated in the dietary life management device 1A or 1B described above.

  Further, in the dietary life management devices 1, 1 </ b> A, 1 </ b> B, and 1 </ b> C described above, the posture detection unit 10 is arranged outside the information processing unit 4, but the posture detection unit 10 is replaced with the information processing unit 4. It can also be configured to be built in.

  The dietary life management device 1 of the present invention can be widely used as a dietary life management application for inpatients in medical institutions, care recipients in care facilities, as well as the dietary life management of healthy people.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Eating habit management apparatus 1A Eating habit management apparatus 1B Eating habit management apparatus 1C Eating habit management apparatus 2 Head mounting frame 3 Detection means 4 Information processing unit 5 Display 6 Cable for detection signal 7 Multifunctional communication terminal 8 Smartphone 9 Tablet type Computer 10 Posture detection means 11 Air pad 12 Gap 13 First transmission medium conversion means 14 End cover body 15 Pressure receiving electrode plate 16 Fixed electrode plate 17 Holding cylinder 18 Capacitor 19 Battery 20 Resistance 21a First signal line 21b Second signal line 22 Capacitor microphone 23 Internal holding cylinder 31 Control unit 32 Program memory 33 Amplifier 34 Frequency filter 35 A / D converter 36 Mastication related information generation processing means 37 Mastication information generation processing unit 38 Posture information generation processing unit 39 Clock / timekeeping unit 40 Power supply unit 41 Notification means drive unit 41A Knowledge means drive unit 43 Vibration motor 44 Buzzer 45 Sound generator 51 Mastication information measurement unit 52 Mastication related information generation unit 53 Mastication related information storage unit 55 Posture information measurement unit 56 Posture related information generation unit 57 Posture related information storage unit 61 Vibration motor Drive unit 62 Vibration notification pattern information storage unit 63 Buzzer drive unit 64 Ring notification pattern information storage unit 65 Sound generator drive unit 66 Audio notification pattern information storage unit 67 Display drive unit 68A Display notification pattern information storage unit 68B Display information creation unit 69 Wireless communication means as second transmission medium conversion means 70 Display history storage section 71 Wireless reception section 80 Notification means 81 Inclination sensor 82 Button 91 Wireless tag 92 Wireless tag reader

Claims (14)

Detection means for detecting at least the movement of the temporal muscles during meals;
A head-mounted frame made of an elastic material that holds the detection means and can be mounted on the head of a person eating;
An information processing unit comprising mastication related information generation processing means for generating mastication information associated with a meal and related information based on a change over time based on a detection signal from the detection means;
Informing means for informing the mastication information generated by the mastication related information generation processing means and the related information,
A dietary life management device characterized by comprising:   The detection means is airtight and comprises a tube-like air pad, holds an internal gap by the elastic force of the air pad itself, and also has a capacitance between electrodes that changes due to air vibration in the air pad or at the base end of the air pad. The first transmission medium converting means for converting the change of the signal into an electric signal is provided so as to detect the change of the air vibration, and is arranged so as to be sandwiched between the head-mounted frame and the temporal muscle of the eater. The eating habits management device according to claim 1.   The head-mounted frame further includes posture detection means for detecting the posture of a eater, and the mastication related information generation processing means provided in the information processing unit uses the mastication information based on the eater's posture detection signal. The eating habit management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a posture information generation processing unit that generates related posture-related information.   The said detection means is arrange | positioned in the one side or both sides of the said head mounting frame so that the range of at least 135 mm-160 mm may be covered from the longitudinal direction center part of the said head mounting frame. The dietary management device according to any one of the above.   The notification means is connected to an information processing unit provided with a mastication-related information generation processing means provided on a head-mounted frame by wire or wirelessly by a second transmission medium conversion means provided in the information processing unit. The eating habits management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the eating habit management device is a multi-function communication terminal.   5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is any one of a display unit, a sound generator, a buzzer, and a vibration motor incorporated in the head-mounted frame, or any combination of these elements. The dietary life management device described.   The eating habit management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the sound generator is a bone conduction speaker.   The mastication information and mastication-related information obtained from the mastication-related information generation processing means are at least the total number of mastications from the start to the end of a meal, a meal time, a meal time, and the number of consecutive mastications. Item 8. A dietary management device according to any one of Items 1 to 7.   The mastication-related information generation processing means detects the time of the chewing interval based on the detection signal from the detection means, and the chewing interval time does not exceed a predetermined time, It is repeated, and when the number of chewing times exceeds a predetermined number, it is determined as “fast eating”, and mastication related information meaning “fast eating” is generated and used for notification by the notification means The dietary life management device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.   The mastication-related information generation processing means detects the time of the chewing interval based on the detection signal from the detection means, and the chewing interval time does not exceed a predetermined time, If it is repeated and the number of times of mastication does not reach a predetermined number, it is determined that “mastication is insufficient”, mastication-related information that means “mastication is insufficient” is generated, and these information on mastication is notified by the notification means The dietary life management device according to claim 1, wherein the dietary life management device is provided.   The posture detection means transmits a posture change signal that means that the meal posture has changed when the meal posture changes with reference to the posture of starting meal, to the mastication related information generation processing means, and the mastication related information generation processing means 4. The eating habit management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein posture-related information that means a change in posture of the person is generated and used for notification by the notification means.   The eating habits management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first transmission medium converting means is a condenser microphone.   6. The eating habits management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second transmission medium converting means is wireless communication means for performing wireless communication by infrared communication, Bluetooth communication, or wireless LAN communication.   The second transmission medium conversion unit is a wireless unit that performs short-range wireless communication between a wireless tag incorporated in the head-mounted frame and a reader connected to or incorporated in the multi-function communication terminal. The eating habit management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the eating habit management apparatus is a communication means.

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