BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR GENERATING ANALYSIS RESULT INFORMATION, AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20160302680A1
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: WATANABE, Shinichiro, NARUSAWA, Atsushi
• Application Number:
  US15/130,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20160302680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/316 Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/333 Recording apparatus specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/361 Detecting fibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• 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

Abstract

A biological information processing system includes a processor including hardware. The processor performs: acquisition processing in which pulse wave information is acquired; processing in which analysis processing on the pulse wave information is performed to generate analysis result information; and output processing in which the analysis result information that is generated is outputted. The processor generates the analysis result information for identifiably displaying a pulse wave abnormality period detected on the basis of the analysis processing and for displaying at least one of action information, psychological state information, external environment information and location information of a user.

Claims

1. A biological information processing system comprising

a processor including hardware, wherein

the processor performs:

acquisition processing in which pulse wave information is acquired;

processing in which analysis processing on the pulse wave information is performed to generate analysis result information; and

output processing in which the analysis result information that is generated is outputted, and

the processor generates the analysis result information for identifiably displaying a pulse wave abnormality period detected on the basis of the analysis processing and for displaying at least one of action information, psychological state information, external environment information and location information of a user.

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

the processor generates the analysis result information for displaying the action information which is information indicating whether the user is in a sleeping state or in an awake state.

3. The biological information processing system according to claim 2, wherein

the processor generates the analysis result information for displaying the action information as information for determination on whether a sympathetic nerve-dependent arrhythmia or a parasympathetic nerve-dependent arrhythmia occurs during the pulse wave abnormality period.

4. The biological information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the processor generates the analysis result information for displaying the psychological state information which is stress information of the user.

5. The biological information processing system according to claim 4, wherein

the processor generates the analysis result information for displaying the psychological state information as information for determination on whether a stress-induced arrhythmia occurs during the pulse wave abnormality period or not.

6. The biological information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the processor generates the analysis result information for displaying the external environment information which is at least one of temperature information, barometric pressure information, external light information, and ambient sound information.

7. The biological information processing system according to claim 6, wherein

the processor generates the analysis result information for displaying the external environment information which is one of the temperature information for determination on a temperature-induced arrhythmia, the barometric pressure information for determination on a barometric pressure-induced arrhythmia, the external light information for determination on an external light-induced arrhythmia, and the ambient sound information for determination on an ambient sound-induced arrhythmia,

as information for determination on what external environment induces an arrhythmia occurring during the pulse wave abnormality period.

8. The biological information processing system according to claim 6, wherein

the temperature information is temperature difference information between body surface temperature of the user and external temperature.

9. The biological information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the processor generates information for displaying at least one of a pulse waveform, a pulse interval waveform and pulse interval distribution information during a measurement period, as the analysis result information.

10. The biological information processing system according to claim 9, wherein

the processor generates information for displaying a reliability index of measurement of the pulse wave information during the measurement period, as the analysis result information.

11. The biological information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the processor generates information for displaying a display object indicating the pulse wave abnormality period, as the analysis result information.

12. The biological information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the processor generates information for displaying the pulse wave abnormality period and a period that is not the pulse wave abnormality period, in different image display forms from each other, as the analysis result information.

13. The biological information processing system according to claim 1, wherein

the processor generates second analysis result information for displaying at least one of a pulse waveform and a pulse interval waveform during a predetermined section in the pulse wave abnormality period.

14. A biological information processing system comprising

a processor including hardware, wherein

the processor performs:

acquisition processing in which pulse wave information is acquired;

processing in which analysis processing on the pulse wave information is performed to generate analysis result information; and

display processing on the analysis result information, and

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs display processing on a first screen where the analysis result information is displayed, and performs the display processing on a second screen where original information used to generate the analysis result information is displayed, when a user carries out a predetermined instruction operation.

15. The biological information processing system according to claim 14, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs the display processing in which a pulse wave abnormality period for determination on an abnormality in a cardiovascular system is identifiably displayed as the analysis result information on the first screen, and

performs the display processing in which pulse interval information is displayed as the original information on the second screen.

16. The biological information processing system according to claim 15, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs the display processing in which the pulse interval information corresponding to the pulse wave abnormality period is displayed on the second screen, when the predetermined instruction operation by the user is carried out on a display object indicating the pulse wave abnormality period displayed on the first screen.

17. The biological information processing system according to claim 16, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs the display processing in which the pulse interval information corresponding to a predetermined section in the pulse wave abnormality period is displayed on the second screen, when the predetermined instruction operation by the user is carried out on the display object indicating the pulse wave abnormality period displayed on the first screen.

18. The biological information processing system according to claim 17, wherein

the processor decides the predetermined section on the basis of reliability of pulse wave measurement.

19. The biological information processing system according to claim 15, wherein

the processor generates information for displaying the pulse wave abnormality period and a pulse wave normality period which is a period that is not the pulse wave abnormality period, in different forms from each other, as the analysis result information.

20. The biological information processing system according to claim 15, wherein

the abnormality in the cardiovascular system is an arrhythmia.

21. The biological information processing system according to claim 14, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs the display processing in which a reliability index of pulse wave measurement found on the basis of body motion information of the user is displayed on the first screen as the analysis result information, and

performs the display processing in which the body motion information is displayed on the second screen as the original information.

22. The biological information processing system according to claim 14, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs the display processing in which pulse rate information is displayed on the first screen as the analysis result information, and

performs the display processing in which pulse waveform information is displayed on the second screen as the original information.

23. The biological information processing system according to claim 14, wherein

the predetermined instruction operation is at least one of a click operation, a touch operation, a tap operation, a pinch-in operation, a pinch-out operation, a scroll operation, and a swipe operation on the first screen.

24. The biological information processing system according to claim 14, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs the display processing in which at least one of a total pulse rate per day, an average pulse rate per day, a rate of a total duration of occurrence of atrial fibrillation to a duration of test, a total duration of occurrence of atrial fibrillation per day, a ratio of the total duration of occurrence of atrial fibrillation per day to the duration of test, and a rate of occurrence of atrial fibrillation in a designated time bracket, is displayed.

25. The biological information processing system according to claim 14, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

performs the display processing in which the analysis result information corresponding to an entire duration of test or the analysis result information corresponding to a predetermined period is displayed on the first screen.

26. The biological information processing system according to claim 14, wherein

the processor,

in the display processing,

displays a mark at a position on the first screen corresponding to a timing when an operation carried out when the user becomes aware of a pulse wave abnormality is detected.

27. A biological information processing device comprising

a processor including hardware, wherein

the processor performs:

acquisition processing in which pulse wave information is acquired;

processing in which analysis processing on the pulse wave information is performed to generate analysis result information; and

output processing in which the analysis result information that is generated is outputted, and

the processor generates the analysis result information for identifiably displaying a pulse wave abnormality period detected on the basis of the analysis processing and for displaying at least one of action information, psychological state information, external environment information and location information of a user.

28. A terminal device comprising:

a processor including hardware; and

a display,

wherein the processor performs;

reception processing in which analysis result information about pulse wave information is received; and

display processing at the display on the analysis result information that is received, and

the processor performs display processing on a first screen where the analysis result information is displayed, and performs the display processing on a second screen where original information used to generate the analysis result information is displayed, when a user carries out a predetermined instruction operation.

29. A method for generating analysis result information, the method comprising:

performing processing in which pulse wave information is acquired; and

performing analysis processing on the pulse wave information and thus generating analysis result information for identifiably displaying a pulse wave abnormality period detected on the basis of the analysis processing and for displaying at least one of action information, psychological state information, external environment information and location information of a user.

30. A biological information processing method comprising:

acquiring pulse wave information;

performing processing in which analysis processing on the pulse wave information is performed to generate analysis result information;

performing display processing on a first screen where the analysis result information that is generated is displayed; and

performing the display processing on a second screen where original information used to generate the analysis result information is displayed, when a user carries out a predetermined instruction operation.