BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND WEARABLE APPARATUS

• US 20150216458A1
• Filed: 01/29/2015
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: KASAHARA, Hirokazu, EGUCHI, Tsukasa, ISHIGURO, Hideto
• Granted Patent: US 10,039,478 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7207 of noise induced by motion artifacts
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7221 Determining signal validity, reliability or quality A61B5/7207 and A61B5/7217 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots

Abstract

In a biological information processing apparatus, a variation index value calculation section calculates a variation index value on the basis of a plurality of measured values obtained by measuring biological information of a subject. A display data generation section generates display data which is used to display a measurement result and undergoes identification display corresponding to the variation index value.

Claims

1. A biological information processing method comprising:

calculating a variation index value on the basis of a plurality of measured values obtained by measuring biological information of a subject; and

generating display data which is used to display a measurement result and undergoes identification display corresponding to the variation index value.

2. The biological information processing method according to claim 1, wherein

the measured value is obtained by applying irradiation waves toward a living body and measuring a predetermined living tissue state or a component in extracellular fluid,

a plurality of measured values are obtained through a single measurement, and

the calculating of the variation index value includes calculating the variation index value related to the single measurement.

3. The biological information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

storing a measurement result and the variation index value related to each measurement in correlation with a measurement time,

wherein the generating of the display data includes generating data for displaying a graph which indicates a time-series change in a range corresponding to the variation index value and the measurement result related to each measurement.

4. The biological information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring the plurality of measured values by measuring the biological information.

5. The biological information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

acquiring the plurality of measured values by performing a measurement using either one of a first measurement method and a second measurement method in which at least measurement object sites are different from each other.

6. The biological information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the measurement includes performing a measurement using one of the first measurement method and the second measurement method according to a priority which is set in advance, and switching to the other measurement method on the basis of the variation index value.

7. A biological information processing apparatus comprising:

a calculation section that calculates a variation index value on the basis of a plurality of measured values obtained by measuring biological information of a subject; and

a generation section that generates display data which is used to display a measurement result and undergoes identification display corresponding to the variation index value.

8. A computer system which is connected to a wearable apparatus so as to perform communication therewith, the system comprising:

a calculation section that calculates a variation index value on the basis of a plurality of measured values obtained by measuring biological information of a user of the wearable apparatus;

a generation section that generates display data which is used to display a measurement result and undergoes identification display corresponding to the variation index value; and

a transmission control section that performs control for transmitting the display data to the wearable apparatus.

9. A wearable apparatus comprising:

a calculation section that calculates a variation index value on the basis of a plurality of measured values obtained by measuring biological information of a user; and

a display control section that performs identification display corresponding to the variation index value on a measurement result and controls display of the measurement result.

10. The wearable apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a measurement section that obtains the measured value by applying irradiation waves toward a living body of a user and measuring a predetermined living tissue state or a component in extracellular fluid.

11. A biological information processing method comprising:

performing blood vessel biological measurements of a subject;

calculating a variation index value on the basis of the blood vessel biological measurements;

determining whether the variation index value is at or above a threshold value;

if the variation index value is at or above the threshold value, performing non-blood vessel type biological measurements of the subject, and calculating an updated variation index value on the basis of non-blood vessel type biological measurements; and

generating display data which is used to display a measurement result and undergoes identification display corresponding to the variation index value or the updated variation index value.