Information processing device, information processing method, and recording medium

• US 10,267,673 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2018
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Yukino, Satsuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US15/905,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20180283932A1
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 3405731, 3405681, 3405688, 3405734, 34063615, 3406918, 340 31, 340 552, 340 582, 340 75, 340 755, 340 76, 340 101, 34082573
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1036 Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/18 Indicating devices, e.g. for remote indication; Recording devices; Scales, e.g. graduated
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 27/26 Measuring inductance or capacitance; Measuring quality factor, e.g. by using the resonance method; Measuring loss factor; Measuring dielectric constants ; Measuring impedance or related variables
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A control unit of a body composition meter (an information processing device) obtains measurement information on a measurement habit when a user measures body information of himself/herself. The control unit determines a level of awareness of the user for health of himself/herself using the measurement information. The control unit notifies the user of information on health according to the level of health awareness.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a controller; and

a notifying unit configured to notify the user of information on health,

wherein the controller is programmed to;

obtain measurement information on a measurement habit when a user measures body information of himself/herself;

calculate a degree-of-laziness index as an index to measure the level of awareness on the basis of a trend specified from the measurement information;

determine a level of awareness of the user for health of himself/herself on the basis of the degree-of-laziness index; and

control the notifying unit so as to notify the user of information on health according to the level of awareness.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the measurement information includes a pattern index indicative of at least any one of measurement frequency and regularity when the user measures the body information of himself/herself.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the measurement information includes a variation index indicative of an amount of variation of the body information calculated on the basis of a plurality of measured values through measurements of the body information of himself/herself by the user in time series.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the body information is at least any one of a weight and a biological impedance of the user.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the measurement information includes a stepping way index indicative of a change in a load when the user measures the weight of himself/herself.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is programmed to weight the measurement information obtained according to a level of contribution to the level of awareness.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is further programmed to change at least one of an information volume and a level of a specialization regarding health to be notified by the notifying unit according to the level of awareness determined.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is further programmed to:

determine a variation cause of the measurement information, and

control the notifying unit so as to notify the user of the information on health according to the variation cause determined.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a program that causes a computer configured to process measurement information on a measurement habit when a user measures body information of himself/herself to execute:

a calculating step of calculating a degree-of-laziness index as an index to measure the level of awareness on the basis of a trend specified from the measurement information,

a determining step of determining a level of awareness of the user for health of himself/herself on the basis of the degree-of-laziness index; and

a notifying step of notifying the user of information on health according to the level of awareness.

10. An information processing method comprising:

obtaining measurement information on a measurement habit when a user measures body information of himself/herself;

calculating a degree-of-laziness index as an index to measure the level of awareness on the basis of a trend specified from the measurement information,

determining a level of awareness of the user for health of himself/herself on the basis of the degree-of-laziness index; and

notifying the user of information on health according to the level of awareness.