Walking ability diagnosis system
First Claim
1. A walking ability diagnosis system comprising:
- a sensor unit installed in a premises and configured to measure walking behavior of a user;
a server connected to said sensor unit by way of a communication network provided in said premises; and
an information reporting unit connected to said server by way of said communication network,wherein said sensor unit being configured to provide a walking signal indicative of the user'"'"'s walking behavior, and said server comprises;
a sensor information processing section configured to store time series data of said walking signal transmitted from said sensor unit;
a diagnosis section configured to analyze said time series data to determine the walking ability and generate walking ability data indicative of the walking ability; and
an information providing section configured to transmit said determined walking ability data to said communication network,said information reporting unit including resorting means for providing the walking ability data determined at said server to said user,whereinsaid server has a judgment table,said diagnosis section is configured to analyze a leg strength based upon said time series data within a predetermined time range, to determine the same as the walking ability data, and to store said walking ability data as associated with a judgment time in said judgment table, andsaid information reporting unit is configured to read out a recent one of said walking ability data from said judgment table and report the same,whereinsaid server includes an exercise projecting section configured to prepare an exercise project corresponding to the determined walking ability data, and to write thus prepared exercise project in said judgment table,said system further including an exercise machine by which the user practices said exercise project, said exercise machine being provided with a movable member which applies an external force to the user,said information providing section being configured to transmit said exercise project to said exercise machine by way of said communication network, andsaid exercise machine including a control section which is configured to control said movable member in order to give an exercise movement to the user in accordance with the exercise project.
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Abstract
A sensor unit installed in a premises for detecting a user'"'"'s walking behavior. Connected to the server through a communication network are a server, an information reporting unit, and an exercise machine. The server includes a diagnosis section for analyzing time series data of walking signal from the sensor unit to determine walking ability and generate walking ability data indicative thereof, and an information providing section which provides the walking ability date to the information reporting unit and the exercise machine. The information reporting unit includes reporting means for reporting the determined walking ability to the user. The exercise machine includes a control section which gives an exercise to the user depending upon the walking ability.
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22 Claims
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1. A walking ability diagnosis system comprising:
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a sensor unit installed in a premises and configured to measure walking behavior of a user; a server connected to said sensor unit by way of a communication network provided in said premises; and an information reporting unit connected to said server by way of said communication network, wherein said sensor unit being configured to provide a walking signal indicative of the user'"'"'s walking behavior, and said server comprises; a sensor information processing section configured to store time series data of said walking signal transmitted from said sensor unit; a diagnosis section configured to analyze said time series data to determine the walking ability and generate walking ability data indicative of the walking ability; and an information providing section configured to transmit said determined walking ability data to said communication network, said information reporting unit including resorting means for providing the walking ability data determined at said server to said user, wherein said server has a judgment table, said diagnosis section is configured to analyze a leg strength based upon said time series data within a predetermined time range, to determine the same as the walking ability data, and to store said walking ability data as associated with a judgment time in said judgment table, and said information reporting unit is configured to read out a recent one of said walking ability data from said judgment table and report the same, wherein said server includes an exercise projecting section configured to prepare an exercise project corresponding to the determined walking ability data, and to write thus prepared exercise project in said judgment table, said system further including an exercise machine by which the user practices said exercise project, said exercise machine being provided with a movable member which applies an external force to the user, said information providing section being configured to transmit said exercise project to said exercise machine by way of said communication network, and said exercise machine including a control section which is configured to control said movable member in order to give an exercise movement to the user in accordance with the exercise project. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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2. A walking ability diagnosis system comprising:
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a sensor unit installed in a premises and configured to measure walking behavior of a user; a server connected to said sensor unit by way of a communication network provided in said premises; and an information reporting unit connected to said server by way of said communication network, wherein said sensor unit being configured to provide a walking signal indicative of the user'"'"'s walking behavior, and said server comprises; a sensor information processing section configured to store time series data of said walking signal transmitted from said sensor unit; a diagnosis section configured to analyze said time series data to determine the walking ability and generate walking ability data indicative of the walking ability; and an information providing section configured to transmit said determined walking ability data to said communication network, said information reporting unit including reporting means for providing the walking ability data determined at said server to said user, wherein said server has a judgment table, said diagnosis section is configured to analyze a leg strength for each of the left and right user'"'"'s legs based upon said time series data within a predetermined time range, to determine a representative value of the leg strengths of the left and right user'"'"'s legs as well as a leg balance ratio between the left leg strength and the right leg strength so as to define the walking ability as a combination of said representative value and said leg balance ratio, and to store said walking ability as associated with a judgment time in said judgment table, and said information reporting unit is configured to read out a recent one of said walking ability data from said judgment table and report the same, wherein said server includes an exercise projecting section configured to prepare an exercise project corresponding to the determined walking ability data, and to write thus prepared exercise project in said judgment table, said system further including an exercise machine by which the user practices said exercise project, said exercise machine being provided with a movable member which applies an external force to the user, said information providing section being configured to transmit said exercise project to said exercise machine by way of said communication network, and said exercise machine including a control section which is configured to control said movable member in order to give an exercise movement to the user in accordance with the exercise project. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A walking ability diagnosis system comprising:
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a sensor unit installed in a premises and configured to measure walking behavior of a user; a server connected to said sensor unit by way of a communication network provided in said premises; and an information reporting unit connected to said server by way of said communication network, wherein said sensor unit being configured to provide a walking signal indicative of the user'"'"'s walking behavior, and said server comprises; a sensor information processing section configured to store time series data of said walking signal transmitted from said sensor unit; a diagnosis section configured to analyze said time series data to determine the walking ability and generate walking ability data indicative of the walking ability; and an information providing section configured to transmit said determined walking ability data to said communication network, said information reporting unit including reporting means for providing the walking ability data determined at said server to said user, wherein said server has a judgment table, said diagnosis section is configured to analyze a leg strength for each of the left and right user'"'"'s legs based upon said time series data within a predetermined time range, to determine a representative value of the lea strengths of the let and right user'"'"'s legs as well as a leg balance ratio between the left leg strength and the right leg strength so as to define the walking ability as a combination of said representative value and said leg balance ratio, and to store said walking ability as associated with a judgment time in said judgment table, and said information reporting unit is configured to read out a recent one of said walking ability data from said judgment table and report the same, wherein said sensor unit comprises a plurality of floor-mounted load sensors adapted to be mounted on a floor of said premises, and a plurality of handrail-mounted load sensors adapted to be disposed along a length of a handrail provided for a stairway or corridor of the premises, said diagnosis section being configured to measure a hand load acting on the handrail and a foot load acting on the floor for each of the left and right feet based upon floor signals generated from said floor-mounted load sensors and handrail signals generated from said handrail-mounted load sensors as the user moves along the stairway or the floor, and to obtain a load ratio between the hand load and the foot load for each of the left and right feet, said diagnosis section being configured to determine the representative value as a smaller one of the load ratios, and define the leg balance ratio as a ratio between the left foot load and the right foot load.
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22. A walking ability diagnosis system comprising:
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a sensor unit installed in a premises and configured to measure walking behavior of a user; a server connected to said sensor unit by way of a communication network provided in said premises; and an information reporting unit connected to said server by way of said communication network, wherein said sensor unit being configured to provide a walking signal indicative of the user'"'"'s walking behavior, and said server comprises; a sensor information processing section configured to store time series data of said walking signal transmitted from said sensor unit; a diagnosis section configured to analyze said time series data to determine the walking ability and generate walking ability data indicative of the walking ability; and an information providing section configured to transmit said determined walking ability data to said communication network, said information reporting unit including reporting means for providing the walking ability data determined at said server to said user, wherein said server has a judgment table, said diagnosis section is configured to analyze a leg strength based upon said time series data within a predetermined time range, to determine the same as the walking ability data, and to store said walking ability data as associated with a judgment time in said judgment table, and said information reporting unit is configured to read out a recent one of said walking ability data from said judgment table and report the same, wherein said walking ability diagnosis system further includes; verified information capturing means configured to obtain physical characteristic data of the users, and a user table configured to store characteristic data with regard to a plurality of the users, said user table being configured to store user codes and physical judgment data specifying physical characteristics of the users, said judgment table being configured to store said user code, said server including a user identification section configured to select the user code in match with the physical judgment data based upon the physical characteristic data obtained at said verified information capturing means, and provide thus selected user code to said diagnosis section, said diagnosis section being configured to store the walking ability data in association with said user code in said judgment table, said information reporting unit being equipped with user selection means for selecting the user code from within said user table, and being configured to read out the walking ability data in match with the selected user code from said judgment table, and to display the same, wherein said sensor unit comprises a plurality of floor-mounted load sensors adapted to be mounted on a floor of said premises, and a plurality of handrail-mounted load sensors adapted to be disposed along a length of a handrail provided for a stairway or corridor of the premises, said diagnosis section being configured to measure a hand load acting on the handrail and a foot load acting on the floor for each of the left and right feet based upon floor signals generated from said floor-mounted load sensors and handrail signals generated from said handrail-mounted load sensors as the user moves along the stairway or the floor, and to obtain a load ratio between the hand load and the foot load for each of the left and right feet, said diagnosis section being configured to determine the representative value as a smaller one of the load ratios, and define the leg balance ratio as a ratio between the left foot load and the right foot load.
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