Measurement information management system, measurement apparatus, information device, measurement information management method, and measurement information management program

• US 10,085,675 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2014
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Nagasaki, Shintaro, Araki, Yukari, Ojima, Masanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Natnithithadha, Navin
• Application Number:
  US14/511,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20150105677A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,453 Days
• Field of Search: 600500-503, 600481, 600483, 600513, 600595
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A measurement information management system includes a measurement apparatus and an information device. The measurement apparatus may include a storage unit; a timepiece unit; a measurement unit which measures biological information indicative of a state of a user; a determination unit which determines whether the biological information meets a certain condition to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is a certain state; a storage control unit which causes the storage unit to store a time at which the biological information is measured, when the biological information meets the condition; and a transmission unit which transmits information to the information device. The information device may include a display unit. Either the measurement apparatus or the information device may further include a position information measurement unit which measures a location. The display unit may display at least one of the time and the location.

Claims

1. A measurement apparatus, comprising:

a storage unit;

a timepiece unit which measures time;

a biological information measurement unit which measures biological information indicative of a state of a user;

a biological information determination unit which determines whether the biological information meets one of one or more predetermined biological information conditions to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is one of one or more predetermined states;

a storage control unit which, in response to determining that the biological information meets one of the predetermined biological information conditions and determining that the state of the user is one of the predetermined states, causes the storage unit to store a measurement time at which the biological information is measured; and

a transmission unit which transmits transmission information comprising the stored measurement time and the stored biological information that is measured at the measurement time, wherein, when the biological information is determined to not meet one of the predetermined biological information conditions, the biological information is not stored or transmitted.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a position information measurement unit which measures a location of the measurement apparatus, wherein the transmission information further comprises the location of the measurement apparatus at the measurement time.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the biological information comprises a pulse rate, and the predetermined biological information condition comprises the pulse rate being equal to or above a predetermined threshold.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined states comprise at least one member of the group consisting of:

an exercising state of the user, a non-exercising state of the user, a non-vigorously exercising state of the user, and a vigorously exercising state of the user.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the biological information comprises a pulse rate and information indicative of whether or not the user is exercising, and one of the predetermined biological information conditions comprises the pulse rate being equal to or above a predetermined threshold when the user is not exercising, and the predetermined state of the user comprises an excited state.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a server,

wherein the transmission unit transmits the transmission information to an information device via the server;

wherein the server comprises;

a server-side storage unit which stores the transmission information; and

a server communication unit which provides the transmission information, based on a request by the information device.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising an accessory configured to be worn by the user.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the biological information measurement unit comprises a pulse rate monitor.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the biological information measurement unit comprises an accelerometer.

10. A measurement information management method for a measurement information management system, the system comprising a measurement apparatus comprising:

a storage unit, a timepiece unit which measures time, and a biological information measurement unit which measures biological information indicative of a state of a user; and

an information device communicating with the measurement apparatus and comprising an information device-side storage unit and a display unit;

wherein the information device further comprises a position information measurement unit which measures a location of the position information measurement unit;

the method comprising;

determining whether the biological information meets one of one or more predetermined biological information conditions to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is one of one or more predetermined states;

storing, in the storage unit, in response to determining that the biological information meets one of the predetermined biological information conditions and determining that the state of the user is one of the predetermined states, a measurement time at which the biological information is measured;

transmitting transmission information from the measurement apparatus to the information device, the transmission information comprising the measurement time and the biological information that is measured at the measurement time, wherein when the biological information is determined to not meet one of the predetermined biological information conditions the biological information is not stored or transmitted by the measurement apparatus;

storing, in the information device-side storage unit, the measurement time and the location; and

simultaneously displaying, in the display unit, the measurement time and the location corresponding to the measurement time with an indication on a displayed map.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the biological information comprises a pulse rate, and the predetermined biological information condition comprises the pulse rate being equal to or above a predetermined threshold.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the one or more predetermined states comprise at least one member of the group consisting of:

an exercising state of the user, a non-exercising state of the user, a non-vigorously exercising state of the user, and a vigorously exercising state of the user.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the biological information comprises a pulse rate and information indicative of whether or not the user is exercising, and one of the predetermined biological information conditions comprises the pulse rate being equal to or above a predetermined threshold when the user is not exercising, and the predetermined state of the user comprises an excited state.