Biological information utilization system, biological information utilization method, program and recording medium
First Claim
1. A vital data utilization system comprising:
- a server;
a receiving apparatus; and
a plurality of measurement instruments;
wherein said server, said receiving apparatus and said plurality of measurement instruments are connected to each other via a communication network;
each of said measurement instruments includes;
a vital data measurement unit operable to measure vital data of a subject;
a clock unit operable to detect a measurement time at which the vital data is measured; and
a sending unit operable to send, to said server, a set of information including the measured vital data and the measurement time;
said server includes;
a receiving unit operable to receive, from said plurality of measurement instruments, a plurality of sets of information, one of which being the set of information;
a storage unit operable to hold the plurality of sets of information;
a database making unit operable to store the received plurality of sets of information into said storage unit and operable to make a database;
a value-added information making unit operable to compute the vital data of a plurality of subjects stored in the database and the respective measurement times in an associated manner and operable to make value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of the plurality of subjects; and
a value-added information providing unit operable to provide said receiving apparatus with the made value-added information; and
said receiving apparatus includes;
an output unit operable to receive the value-added information provided by said value-added information providing unit, operable to output, the value-added information.
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Abstract
In a vital data utilization system, measurement systems include a measurement unit for measuring the vital data of subjects, a clock unit for detecting each measurement time at which vital data is measured and a communication unit for sending the vital data including measurement time to a server, a server includes a communication unit for receiving sets of vital data from measurement systems, a vital data storage unit in which vital data are stored, a value-added information making unit for making the value-added information indicating the changes over time of average values of subjects'"'"' vital data in a predetermined geographical area based on the vital data stored in the vital data storage unit and a communication unit for providing the made value-added information to the measurement systems and the PCs of service destinations, and PCs output the provided value-added information.
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29 Claims
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1. A vital data utilization system comprising:
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a server;
a receiving apparatus; and
a plurality of measurement instruments;
wherein said server, said receiving apparatus and said plurality of measurement instruments are connected to each other via a communication network;
each of said measurement instruments includes;
a vital data measurement unit operable to measure vital data of a subject;
a clock unit operable to detect a measurement time at which the vital data is measured; and
a sending unit operable to send, to said server, a set of information including the measured vital data and the measurement time;
said server includes;
a receiving unit operable to receive, from said plurality of measurement instruments, a plurality of sets of information, one of which being the set of information;
a storage unit operable to hold the plurality of sets of information;
a database making unit operable to store the received plurality of sets of information into said storage unit and operable to make a database;
a value-added information making unit operable to compute the vital data of a plurality of subjects stored in the database and the respective measurement times in an associated manner and operable to make value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of the plurality of subjects; and
a value-added information providing unit operable to provide said receiving apparatus with the made value-added information; and
said receiving apparatus includes;
an output unit operable to receive the value-added information provided by said value-added information providing unit, operable to output, the value-added information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A server which is connected to a receiving apparatus and a plurality of measurement instruments via a communication network, said server comprising:
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a receiving unit operable to receive, from the plurality of measurement instruments, a plurality of sets of information including measured vital data and measurement time;
a storage unit operable to hold the plurality of sets of information;
a database making unit operable to store the received plurality of sets of information into said storage unit and operable to make a database;
a value-added information making unit operable to compute the vital data of a plurality of subjects stored in the database and the respective measurement times in an associated manner and operable to make value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of the plurality of subjects; and
a value-added information providing unit operable to provide said receiving apparatus with the made value-added information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A vital data utilization method for a system including a server, a receiving apparatus, and a plurality of measurement instruments connected to each other via a communication network, said vital data utilization method comprising:
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in the measurement instruments;
measuring vital data of a subject;
detecting a measurement time at which the vital data is measured; and
sending, to the server, a set of information including the measured vital data and the measurement time;
in the server which includes a storage unit operable to hold a plurality of sets of information;
receiving, from the measurement instruments, a plurality of sets of information, one of which being the set of information;
storing the received plurality of sets of information into the storage unit and making a database;
making value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of a plurality of subjects based on the sets of information of the plurality of subjects that are stored in the database; and
providing the receiving apparatus with the made value-added information; and
in the receiving apparatus;
outputting the value-added information provided in said providing of the value-added information.
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25. A vital data utilization method for a server used in a system in which the server, a receiving apparatus, and a plurality of measurement instruments are connected to each other via a communication network, the server including a storage unit operable to hold a plurality of sets of information, said vital data utilization method comprising:
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receiving, from the plurality of measurement instruments, the plurality of sets of information including measured vital data and a measurement time;
storing the received plurality of sets of information into the storage unit and making a database;
making value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of a plurality of subjects based on the sets of information of the plurality of subjects that are stored in the database; and
providing the receiving apparatus with the made value-added information.
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26. A computer-executable program for a server in a system in which the server, a receiving apparatus, and a plurality of measurement instruments are connected to each other via a communication network, the server including a storage unit operable to hold a plurality of sets of information, said program comprising:
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computer-executable program code operable to cause the computer to execute;
receiving, from the plurality of measurement instruments, the plurality of sets of information including measured vital data and a measurement time;
storing the received plurality of sets of information into the storage unit and making a database;
making value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of a plurality of subjects based on the sets of information of the plurality of subjects that are stored in the database; and
providing the receiving apparatus with the made value-added information.
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27. A computer-readable recording medium on which a computer-executable program is recorded, the computer-executable program operable to cause a computer to execute:
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receiving, from a plurality of measurement instruments, a plurality of sets of information including measured vital data and a measurement time;
storing the received plurality of sets of information into the storage unit and making a database;
making value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of a plurality of subjects based on the sets of information of the plurality of subjects that are stored in the database; and
providing the receiving apparatus with the made value-added information.
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28. A server which is connected to a receiving apparatus and a plurality of measurement instrument via a communication network, said server comprising a storage unit operable to hold data comprising information specifying each predetermined time segment and an average value of vital data of a plurality of subjects calculated for each predetermined time segment, the information and the average value being associated with each other.
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29. A receiving apparatus which is connected to a server and a plurality of measurement instruments via a communication network, said receiving apparatus comprising
an output unit operable to receive information provided by the server, and operable to output the information: -
each of the measurement instruments includes;
a vital data measurement unit operable to measure vital data of a subject;
a clock unit operable to detect a measurement time at which the vital data is measured; and
a sending unit operable to send, to the server, a set of information including the measured vital data and the measurement time;
the server includes;
a receiving unit operable to receive, from the plurality of measurement instruments, a plurality of sets of information, one of which being the set of information;
a storage unit operable to hold the plurality of sets of information;
a database making unit operable to store the received plurality of sets of information into the storage unit and operable to make a database;
a value-added information making unit operable to compute the vital data of a plurality of subjects stored in the database and the respective measurement times in an associated manner and operable to make value-added information indicating changes over time of the vital data of the plurality of subjects; and
a value-added information providing unit operable to provide said receiving apparatus with the made value-added information;
wherein said output unit is operable to receive the value-added information provided by the value-added information providing unit, operable to output, the value-added information.
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