MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, INFORMATION DEVICE, MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MEASUREMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

• US 20150105677A1
• Filed: 10/10/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,085,675 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/500
• 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 information management system comprising a measurement apparatus and an information device which communicates with the measurement apparatus,

the 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 a predetermined biological information condition to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is a predetermined 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 is determined as meeting the predetermined biological information condition; and

a transmission unit which transmits transmission information to the information device, the transmission information comprising the time and the biological information that is measured at the time;

the information device comprising;

a display unit; and

a display control unit;

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

wherein when the measurement apparatus comprises the position information measurement unit, the transmission information transmitted by the transmission unit further comprises the location;

wherein when the information device comprises the position information measurement unit, the information device further comprises an information device-side storage unit and an information device-side storage control unit which causes the information device-side storage unit to store the time transmitted from the measurement apparatus and the location that is measured at the time;

wherein the display control unit causes the display unit to display at least one of the time and the location.

2. The system 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.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined state comprises 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.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the biological information comprises a pulse rate and information indicative of whether or not the user is exercising, and the predetermined biological information condition 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.

5. The system according to claim 1,

wherein the information device comprises the position information measurement unit,

the system further comprising a server which communicates with the information device,

wherein the information device further comprises an information device-side transmission unit which transmits the time and the location stored in the information device-side storage unit to the server,

and wherein the server comprises:

a server-side storage unit; and

a server-side storage control unit which causes the server-side storage unit to store the time and the location transmitted from the information device.

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

wherein the transmission unit transmits the transmission information to the 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 system according to claim 1, wherein the information device comprises a mobile phone.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the measurement apparatus comprises an accessory configured to be worn by the user.

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

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

11. 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 a predetermined biological information condition to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is a predetermined 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 is determined as meeting the predetermined biological information condition; and

a transmission unit which transmits transmission information comprising the time and the biological information that is measured at the time.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, 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 time.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11, 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.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined state comprises 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.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the biological information comprises a pulse rate and information indicative of whether or not the user is exercising, and the predetermined biological information condition 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.

16. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a server,

wherein the transmission unit transmits the transmission information to the 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.

17. The apparatus according to claim 11, comprising an accessory configured to be worn by the user.

18. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the biological information measurement unit comprises a pulse rate monitor.

19. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the biological information measurement unit comprises an accelerometer.

20. 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 one of the measurement apparatus and 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 a predetermined biological information condition to thereby determine whether or not the state of the user is a predetermined state;

storing, in the storage unit, a time at which the biological information is measured, when the biological information is determined as meeting the predetermined biological information condition;

transmitting transmission information from the measurement apparatus to the information device, the transmission information comprising the time and the biological information that is measured at the time, and, when the measurement apparatus comprises the position information measurement unit, the transmission information transmitted by the transmission unit further comprising the location;

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

displaying, in the display unit, at least one of the time and the location.

21. The method according to claim 20, 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.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the predetermined state comprises 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.

23. The method according to claim 20, wherein the biological information comprises a pulse rate and information indicative of whether or not the user is exercising, and the predetermined biological information condition 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.