DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PERSON TO BE MONITORED, AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PERSON TO BE MONITORED

• US 20180233013A1
• Filed: 07/27/2016
• Published: 08/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: NISHIKADO, Masashi, NODA, Atsuhiro, TSUJI, Aki
• Granted Patent: US 10,276,012 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/00 Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups A61G1/00 - A61G11/00, e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food service or tea-tables, trolleys or wagons A47B31/00; Prescription lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0407 based on behaviour analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0461 integrated or attached to an item closely associated with the person but not worn by the person, e.g. chair, walking stick, bed sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0476 Cameras to detect unsafe condition, e.g. video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/014 Alarm signalling to a central station with two-way communication, e.g. with signalling back
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/04 using a single signalling line, e.g. in a closed loop
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

In a display device, a display method, and a subject observation system according to the present invention, when a sensor unit inspects a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device receives a new inspection result about the inspection from the sensor unit via a central processing apparatus. In this case, the display part displays a code representing a presence of the new inspection result having been received, while maintaining an existing display content being displayed thereon, and further displays the new inspection result having been received on the display part when an input part receives a change instruction input.

Claims

1. A display device for use in a subject observation system to display predetermined information, the system including a sensor unit for inspecting and notifying a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, the display device, and a central processing apparatus communicatively connected with the sensor unit and the display device respectively to receive from the sensor unit a transmission of an inspection result about an inspection performed by the sensor unit and transmit the inspection result to the display device, the display device comprising:

a communicator which performs a communication;

a display which performs a display;

an input which receives a change instruction input for changing a display content being displayed on the display part;

a display processor which renders the display to

display the inspection result transmitted from the central processing apparatus,

display a code representing a presence of a new inspection result upon receipt of the transmission of the new inspection result via the communicator, while maintaining the existing display content being displayed thereon, and

display the new inspection result on the display when the input receives the change instruction input.

2. A display device according to claim 1, wherein

the input further receives an input of an action intension of an observer indicating that the observer intends to do an actual action to the subject, and

the display processor keeps the display from displaying the inspection result of the subject to whom the action intension directs when the input receives the input of the action intension.

3. A display device according to claim 1, wherein

the input further receives a further input of an action intension of doing an actual action to the subject, and

upon receipt of the input of the action intension by the input, the display processor renders the communicator to send to the central processing apparatus an action notification communication signal of notifying the subject that the action intension has been received, and upon receipt of an action unnecessary notification communication signal of suspending a display of the inspection result of the subject to whom the action intension directs, the display processor keeps the display from displaying the inspection result of the subject in connection with the received action unnecessary notification communication signal.

4. A display device according to claim 1, wherein

the display and the input constitute a touch panel,

the change instruction input includes a first flick performed in one direction over the touch panel and a second flick performed in another direction opposite to the one direction over the touch panel, and

the display processor changes inspection results to be displayed on the display in a forward direction from an older inspection result to a newer inspection result in response to the first flick to the touch panel, and renders the display to display the inspection results, and changes inspection results to be displayed on the display in a backward direction opposite to the forward direction from a newer inspection result to an older inspection result in response to the second flick to the touch panel, and renders the display to display the inspection results.

5. A display device according to claim 1, wherein

the display processor receives a transmission of each of inspection results from each of a plurality of sensor units via the central processing apparatus, and sorts the inspection results into groups in accordance with sensor units, and renders the display to sequentially display the plurality of inspection results in accordance with the groups.

6. A display device according to claim 1, wherein

the display processor receives transmissions of a plurality of inspection results via the central processing apparatus, and sorts the plurality of inspection results into groups in accordance with a predetermined importance order of classified movements, and renders the display to sequentially display the plurality of inspection results in accordance with the groups.

8. A subject observation system, comprising:

a sensor unit for inspecting and notifying a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed;

a display device according to claim 1 for displaying predetermined information; and

a central processing apparatus communicatively connected with

7. A display method for use in a subject observation system including a sensor unit for inspecting and notifying a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device for displaying predetermined information, and a central processing apparatus communicatively connected with the sensor unit and the display device respectively to receive from the sensor unit a transmission of an inspection result about an inspection performed by the sensor unit and transmit the inspection result to the display device, the display method comprising:

a communication step of performing a communication;

a display step of performing a display on a display part;

an input step of receiving a change instruction input for changing a display content being displayed on the display part;

a display processing step of

displaying the inspection result transmitted from the central processing apparatus on the display,

displaying a code representing a presence of a new inspection result on the display upon receipt of the transmission of the new inspection result via the communicator, while maintaining the existing display content being displayed on the display, and

displaying the new inspection result on the display when the input receives the change instruction input.