Information Processing Apparatus and User Terminal

• US 20120271557A1
• Filed: 04/23/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Original Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Inventors: Iketani, Kazuya, Sekimoto, Shinjiro
• Application Number:
  US13/453,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20120271557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14503 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors A61B5/1459, A61B5/1464, A61B5/1473, A61B5/1482, A61B5/14865 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1495 Calibrating or testing of in-vivo probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Disclosed is an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a user terminal which acquires a first index value for reflecting a state of a first biological component of a user and evaluating a metabolic result of the first biological component in a certain period of time on the basis of the first biological component and which provides the acquired first index value to the user, wherein calibration curve data is delivered to the user terminal in order to use the calibration curve data for acquiring the first index value.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a user terminal which acquires a first index value for reflecting a state of a first biological component of a user and evaluating a metabolic result of the first biological component in a certain period of time on the basis of the first biological component and which provides the acquired first index value to the user, wherein:

calibration curve data is delivered to the user terminal in order to use the calibration curve data for acquiring the first index value.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage device which stores common calibration curve data and inherent calibration curve data in which a correlation inherent in the user is reflected in relation to the first biological component and the first index value, wherein;

any one of a measured value of the first index value actually measured from a specimen of the user and a measured value of the first biological component of the user is acquired as a first measured value;

the first measured value is substituted for the common calibration curve data and the inherent calibration curve data respectively to acquire corresponding values respectively corresponding to an unacquired measured value which is not acquired as the first measured value and which is any one of the measured value of the first index value and the measured value of the first biological component;

it is judged whether or not a deviation amount between the respective corresponding values acquired from the respective pieces of calibration curve data exceeds a predetermined first reference value;

measured value request information is transmitted to request the unacquired measured value if it is judged that the deviation amount exceeds the first reference value;

the unacquired measured value, which is acquired after the transmission of the measured value request information, is designated as a second measured value to update the inherent calibration curve data on the basis of the first measured value and the second measured value; and

the inherent calibration curve data after the update is transmitted to the user terminal.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

correction request information for the first biological component is transmitted if the measured value of the first biological component is acquired as the first measured value and it is judged that the deviation amount exceeds a predetermined second reference value larger than the first reference value; and

the inherent calibration curve data is updated on the basis of the second measured value and a corrected measured value of the first biological component acquired after the transmission of the correction request information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:

the measured value of the first biological component is an average value of a plurality of pieces of measurement data acquired by continuously measuring the first biological component in a predetermined reference period; and

the corrected measured value of the first biological component is calculated as an average value of a plurality of pieces of measurement data concerning the first biological component acquired by performing a reference period shortening process for shortening the reference period, or an average value of a plurality of pieces of measurement data concerning the first biological component acquired by performing an abnormal value removing process for removing the measurement data in which a predetermined measured value change range exceeds an allowable value in the reference period.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein it is judged that any abnormality or malfunction arises in a measuring apparatus for actually measuring the first index value from the specimen of the user if the measured value of the first index value is acquired as the first measured value and it is judged that the deviation amount exceeds a predetermined second reference value larger than the first reference value.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the common calibration curve data is constructed on the basis of a correlation between measured values of the first biological component measured from specimens of a plurality of examinees and measured values of the first index value measured from the specimens.

7. A user terminal which acquires a first index value for reflecting a state of a first biological component of a user and evaluating a metabolic result of the first biological component in a certain period of time on the basis of the first biological component and which provides the acquired first index value to the user.

8. The user terminal according to claim 7, wherein calibration curve data, which is provided to be used for acquiring the first index value, is updated under a predetermined condition.

9. The user terminal according to claim 8, further comprising:

a storage device which stores common calibration curve data and inherent calibration curve data in which a correlation inherent in the user is reflected in relation to the first biological component and the first index value, wherein;

any one of a measured value of the first index value actually measured from a specimen of the user and a measured value of the first biological component of the user is acquired as a first measured value;

the first measured value is substituted for the common calibration curve data and the inherent calibration curve data respectively to acquire corresponding values respectively corresponding to an unacquired measured value which is not acquired as the first measured value and which is any one of the measured value of the first index value and the measured value of the first biological component;

it is judged whether or not a deviation amount between the respective corresponding values acquired from the respective pieces of calibration curve data exceeds a predetermined first reference value; and

the unacquired measured value is newly acquired as a second measured value and the inherent calibration curve data is updated on the basis of the newly acquired second measured value and the first measured value, if it is judged that the deviation amount exceeds the first reference value.

10. The user terminal according to claim 9, wherein:

a correcting process is carried out in relation to the measured value of the first biological component if the measured value of the first biological component is acquired as the first measured value and it is judged that the deviation amount exceeds a predetermined second reference value larger than the first reference value; and

the inherent calibration curve data is updated on the basis of the second measured value and a corrected measured value of the first biological component after carrying out the correcting process.

11. The user terminal according to claim 10, wherein:

the measured value of the first biological component is an average value of a plurality of pieces of measurement data acquired by continuously measuring the first biological component in a predetermined reference period; and

the corrected measured value of the first biological component is calculated as an average value of a plurality of pieces of measurement data concerning the first biological component acquired by performing a reference period shortening process for shortening the reference period, or an average value of a plurality of pieces of measurement data concerning the first biological component acquired by performing an abnormal value removing process for removing the measurement data in which a predetermined measured value change range exceeds an allowable value in the reference period.

12. The user terminal according to claim 9, wherein it is judged that any abnormality or malfunction arises in a measuring apparatus for actually measuring the first index value from the specimen of the user if the measured value of the first index value is acquired as the first measured value and it is judged that the deviation amount exceeds a predetermined second reference value larger than the first reference value.

13. The user terminal according to claim 9, wherein the common calibration curve data is constructed on the basis of a correlation between measured values of the first biological component measured from specimens of a plurality of examinees and measured values of the first index value measured from the specimens.

14. The user terminal according to claim 7, wherein the user terminal acquires a second index value in order to evaluate a metabolic ability for metabolizing the first biological component.

15. The user terminal according to claim 14, further comprising:

a storage device which stores common calibration curve data and inherent calibration curve data in which a correlation inherent in the user is reflected in relation to the first biological component and the first index value; and

a judging unit which judges a magnitude correlation with respect to a predetermined threshold value set for each of the index values in relation to the acquired first index value and the acquired second index value respectively, wherein;

the measured value of the first biological component is substituted for the common calibration curve data and the inherent calibration curve data respectively to acquire an inherent calibration curve corresponding value and a common calibration curve corresponding value as the respective first index values corresponding to the substituted measured value of the first biological component;

the magnitude correlation with respect to the predetermined threshold value set for the first index value is judged by the judging unit in relation to the acquired inherent calibration curve corresponding value and the acquired common calibration curve corresponding value respectively; and

predetermined update request information, with which it is requested to update the inherent calibration curve data, is outputted if different judgment results are obtained for the inherent calibration curve corresponding value and the common calibration curve corresponding value.