STATUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, STATUS COMMUNICATION METHOD, STATUS COLLECTION TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING STATUS COLLECTION PROGRAM

• US 20080214219A1
• Filed: 04/29/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Matsushima, Mika
• Application Number:
  US12/111,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20080214219A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0462 Apparatus with built-in sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/441 Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/002 with telemetering systems telemetering in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A status communication system includes a plurality of first status communication terminals, a status collection terminal that communicates with the plurality of first status communication terminals, and a server that communicates with the status collection terminal via a network. Each of the plurality of the first status communication terminals includes at lease one measuring unit that measures biological data on a user and data on a user'"'"'s peripheral environment, a first calculating unit that calculates first status data indicating one of status of the user and status of the peripheral environment based on measurement data measured by the measuring unit, and a first transmitting unit that transmits the first status data calculated by the first calculating unit. The status collection terminal includes a first collecting unit that collects the first status data transmitted from the first transmitting unit of at least one of the first status communication terminals, a second calculating unit that calculates second status data by consolidating the first status data collected by the first collecting unit under a prescribed condition, and a second transmitting unit that transmits the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit. The server includes a receiving unit that receives the second status data transmitted from the second transmitting unit of the status collection terminal, and a storing unit that stores the second status data received by the receiving unit.

Claims

1. A status communication system comprising:

a plurality of first status communication terminals;

a status collection terminal that communicates with the plurality of first status communication terminals; and

a server that communicates with the status collection terminal via a network,

wherein each of the plurality of the first status communication terminals comprises;

at lease one measuring unit that measures biological data on a user and data on a user'"'"'s peripheral environment;

a first calculating unit that calculates first status data indicating one of status of the user and status of the peripheral environment based on measurement data measured by the measuring unit; and

a first transmitting unit that transmits the first status data calculated by the first calculating unit,

wherein the status collection terminal comprises;

a first collecting unit that collects the first status data transmitted from the first transmitting unit of at least one of the first status communication terminals;

a second calculating unit that calculates second status data by consolidating the first status data collected by the first collecting unit under a prescribed condition; and

a second transmitting unit that transmits the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit,

wherein the server comprises;

a receiving unit that receives the second status data transmitted from the second transmitting unit of the status collection terminal; and

a storing unit that stores the second status data received by the receiving unit.

2. A status communication method performed in a status communication system comprising a plurality of first status communication terminals, a status collection terminal that communicates with the plurality of first status communication terminals, and a server that communicates with the status collection terminal via a network, the status communication method comprising:

on the first status communication terminal,

measuring one of biological data on a user and data on a user'"'"'s peripheral environment;

calculating first status data indicating one of the status of the user and the status of the peripheral environment based on measurement data measured in the measuring step; and

transmitting the first status data calculated in the calculating step;

on the status collection terminal,

collecting the first status data transmitted in the transmitting step on the first status communication terminal performed by at least one first status communication terminal;

calculating second status data obtained by consolidating the first status data collected in the collecting step under a prescribed condition; and

transmitting the second status data calculated in the calculating step on the status collection terminal; and

on the server,

receiving the second status data transmitted in the transmitting step on the status collection terminal performed on the status collection terminal; and

storing the second status data received in the receiving step.

3. A status collection terminal capable of communicating with a plurality of first status communication terminals that measures one of biological data on a user and data on a user'"'"'s peripheral environment, calculates first status data indicating one of the status of the user and the user'"'"'s peripheral environment based on the measurement data, and transmits the first status data to the status collection terminal, and capable of communicating with a server via a network, the status collection terminal comprising:

a first collecting unit that collects the first status data transmitted from at least one of the first status communication terminals;

a second calculating unit that calculates second status data by consolidating the first status data collected by the first collecting unit under a prescribed condition; and

a second transmitting unit that transmits the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit to the server.

4. The status collection terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a third transmitting unit that transmits the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit to the first status communication terminal.

5. The status collection terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a second collecting unit that collects one of third status data calculated by a second status communication terminal and fourth status data calculated by another status collection terminal from the server, the second status communication terminal measuring one of biological data on a user and data on a users'"'"' peripheral environment and calculating the third status data based on the one of the biological data on the user and data on the users'"'"' peripheral environment, the another status collection terminal calculating the fourth status data based on fifth status data calculated by a plurality of third status communication terminals that measures one of biological data on the user and the user'"'"'s peripheral environment,

wherein the server communicates with the second status communication terminal and the another status collection terminal via a network, and stores at least one of the third status data calculated by the second status communication terminal and the fourth status data calculated by the another status collection terminal.

6. The status collection terminal according to claim 5, further comprising a third calculating unit that calculates sixth status data by consolidating the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit, and one of the third status data and the fourth status data collected by the second collecting unit according to a prescribed condition.

7. The status collection terminal according to claim 6, further comprising a fourth transmitting unit that transmits one of the third status data and the fourth status data collected by the second collecting unit and the sixth status data to the first status communication terminals.

8. The status collection terminal according to claim 5, further comprising a specifying unit that specifies one of the third status data and the fourth status data collected by the second collecting unit, the second collecting unit collecting data including at least one of the third status data and the fourth status data specified by the specifying unit.

9. The status collection terminal according to claim 3, further comprising:

a display unit that displays desired images; and

a display control unit that controls a display on the display unit based on the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit.

10. The status collection terminal according to claim 5, further comprising:

a display unit that displays desired images; and

a display control unit that controls a display on the display unit based on one of the third status data and the fourth status data collected by the second collecting unit.

11. The status collection terminal according to claim 6, further comprising:

a display unit that displays desired images; and

a display control unit that controls a display on the display unit based on the sixth status data calculated by the third calculating unit.

12. The status collection terminal according to claim 5, further comprising:

a display unit that displays desired images and comprises a first display region and a second display region separate from the first display region; and

a display control unit that controls a display in the first display region based on the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit, and that controls a display in the second display region based on one of the third status data or the fourth status data collected by the second collecting unit.

13. A storage medium storing a status collection program readable by a computer, the status collection program that controls a status collection terminal capable of communicating with a plurality of first status communication terminals that measures one of biological data on a user and data on the user'"'"'s peripheral environment, calculates first status data indicating one of the status of the user and a user'"'"'s peripheral environment based on the measurement data, and transmits the first status data to the status collection terminal, and capable of communicating with a server via a network, the status collection program comprising:

instructions for collecting the first status data transmitted from at least one of the first status communication terminals;

instructions for calculating second status data by consolidating the first status data collected by the first collecting unit under a prescribed condition; and

instructions for transmitting the second status data calculated by the second calculating unit to the server.