Method, medium, and apparatus generating health state based avatars

• US 9,101,261 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2005
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Youn-ho, Jang, Woo-young
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Archer, Marie
• Application Number:
  US11/247,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20060089543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,590 Days
• Field of Search: 600300-301, 600/306, 600/309, 600/310, 600/372, 600/379, 600382-384, 600386-393, 600/481, 600/508, 600/509, 600/529, 600/546, 600/547, 600/549, 128920-925, 128900-906, 715700-713, 434263-275
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/329 Load diagnosis, e.g. cardiac stress tests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/441 Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/40 of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

A method, medium, and apparatus extracting avatar parameters using an avatar transformation algorithm from health state information measured from a user and generating an avatar using the extracted parameters. In the apparatus, a state analysis unit receives at least one among a bio-signal and questionary information of a user and outputs health state information, a parameter extraction unit extracts parameters defining an avatar image, and an avatar generation unit generates the avatar image using the parameters. By providing the method, medium, and apparatus, it is possible to provide a user with a convenience in recognizing his health state by generating an avatar image describing the user'"'"'s future health state as well as the user'"'"'s current health state. Further, it is possible to induce a user to manage his health constantly by maintaining a user'"'"'s with the avatar image change.

Claims

1. An apparatus, including at least one processing device, for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, the apparatus comprising:

a state analyzer to receive information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of a user, analyzes a user'"'"'s health state based on the received information, and outputs plural health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

a parameter extractor using the included at least one processing device to receive the health state information, extract from the received health state information respective avatar visualization representation parameters, defining a change in state or a current state, for representing a health state of each of plural regions of body portions, and implement a formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters; and

an avatar generator to generate the avatar image by changing visual characteristics of at least one body portion of the avatar based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters,

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined first weightings are applied to each of the two or more of the plural state information, as the respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to determine a first parameter of the avatar visualization representation parameters and predetermined second weightings are applied to each of the two or more of the plural state information to determine a second parameter of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the state analyzer receives the at least one of the bio-signal and questionary information of the user and estimates the health state of the user after a predetermined period of time using the health state information, and outputs future health state information for the user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information of bio-signal comprises information of at least one of an electrocardiogram signal, an ultrasonic signal, EDA (electrodermal activity), a body temperature, and a body fat rate.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the questionary information comprises at least one of information of a habit, a syndrome, a stature, a weight, and a waist measure of the user.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display to displays the generated avatar image.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a transmitter to transmit data of the generated avatar image to an remote station or remote apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the health state information comprises information of at least one of information defined as identifying whether a hospital visit is required, a stress/fatigue degree, a health age, a skin state, an obesity degree, a body portion balance degree, a heart health degree, a digestive organ health degree, and a respiratory organ health degree.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the body portion balance degree is representative of being derived using an eight-point tactile electrodes method.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of a facial muscle variation rate, a facial skin color variation rate, a facial wrinkle variation rate, a facial width variation rate, a heart size variation rate, a heart color variation rate, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a digestive organ, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a respiratory organ, and a size variation rate for each body portion depending on a body balance.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the avatar generator to generate the avatar image using the parameters through at least projecting one of the respective health states onto the generated avatar image by combining a visual indicator, with the generated avatar, to reflect a degree of health for the one respective health state using the visual indicator, wherein the generated avatar includes previously projected health states of the respective health states.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the avatar generator projects plural independent health states, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image, wherein the plural independent health states include plural health states represented in different regions of a face portion of the avatar image and plural health states represented in different regions of a trunk portion of the body portions.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein avatar generator generates the avatar image by graphically changing the visual characteristics of the at least one body portion of the avatar based on the respective parameters to graphically represent a temporal change in the health of the user.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators include a first screening judgment degree (Hs), a stress/fatigue degree (St), a health age (Ha), a skin state (Ag), and an obesity degree (Ob) health state information.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the parameters are extracted from the health state information according to the equations:

15. An apparatus, including at least one processing device, for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, the apparatus comprising:

a state analyzer using the included at least one processing device to receives at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of a user, analyzes a user'"'"'s health state, and outputs plural health state information of the user;

a parameter extractor using the at least one processing device to receive the health state information, extract avatar visualization representation parameters corresponding to each of plural regions of body portions, and implement a formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters; and

an avatar generator to generate the avatar image by changing visual characteristics of at least one body portion of the avatar based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, wherein the state analyzer comprises;

a bio-signal analyzer to receive at least the one of the bio-signal and questionary information of the user and analyzes the user'"'"'s health state to output the health state information;

a storage medium stores the health state information;

a controller obtains the health state information from the bio-signal analyzer and stores the health state information in the storage medium; and

a health state estimator to receive the health state information of the user from the bio-signal analyzer and to output a user'"'"'s future health state information, using a regression formula representing a temporal change in the health state information and health state information of the user stored in the storage medium, and

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

16. An apparatus, including at least one processing device, for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, the apparatus comprising:

a state analyzer to receive information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of a user to analyze a user'"'"'s health state based on the received information, and outputs plural health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

a parameter extractor using the included at least one processing device to receive the health state information, and extract from the received health state information respective avatar visualization representation parameters, defining a change in state or a current state, for representing a health state of each of plural regions of body portions by implementing a formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters; and

an avatar generator to generate the avatar image using the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, wherein the avatar generation unit visually projects onto the avatar image health state information comprising information at least of whether a hospital visit is required,

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

17. An apparatus, including at least one processing device, for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, the apparatus comprising:

a state analyzer to receive information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of a user, analyzes a user'"'"'s health state based on the received information, and outputs plural health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

a parameter extractor using the included at least one processing device to receive the health state information, and extract from the received health state information avatar visualization representation parameters by implementing a formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters; and

an avatar generator to generate the avatar image using the extracted respective avatar visualization representation parameters,

wherein the avatar generator uses respective avatar visualization representation parameters of the extracted avatar visualization representation parameters to visually project onto the avatar image at least one of a facial muscle variation rate, a facial skin color variation rate, a facial wrinkle variation rate, a facial width variation rate, a heart size variation rate, a heart color variation rate, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a digestive organ, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a respiratory organ, and a size variation rate for each body portion depending on a body balance, and

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

18. A method for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, comprising:

analyzing a user'"'"'s health state using information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of the user and outputting plural health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

receiving the health state information and obtaining a formula relating the health state information of the user with parameters;

extracting the avatar visualization representation parameters, from the received health state information, as respective avatar visualization representation parameters, defining a change in state or a current state, for representing respective health states of each of plural defined regions within each of plural different body portions based on the formula; and

generating, using at least one processing device, the avatar image by changing visual characteristics of at least one of the body portions of the avatar based on the extracted respective avatar visualization representation parameters,

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in implementing the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the analyzing comprises estimating the user'"'"'s health state for after a predetermined period of time using the at least one of the user'"'"'s bio-signal and the questionary information.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the information of the bio-signal comprises information of at least one of an electrocardiogram signal, an ultrasonic signal, EDA(electrodermal activity), a body temperature, and a body fat rate.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the questionary information comprises at least one of information regarding a habit, a syndrome, a stature, a weight, and a waist measure.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising displaying data of the generated avatar image.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising transmitting data of the generated avatar image to a remote station or apparatus.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein the health state information comprises information of at least one of information defined as identifying whether a hospital visit is required, a stress/fatigue degree, a health age, a skin state, an obesity degree, a body portion balance degree, a heart health degree, a digestive organ health degree, and a respiratory organ health degree.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the body portion balance degree is representative of being derived using an eight-point tactile electrodes method.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of a facial muscle variation rate, a facial skin color variation rate, a facial wrinkle variation rate, a facial width variation rate, a heart size variation rate, a heart color variation rate, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a digestive organ, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a respiratory organ, and a size variation rate for each body portion depending on a body balance.

27. The method of claim 18, wherein the generating of the avatar image generates the avatar image using the parameters through at least projecting one of the respective health states onto the generated avatar image by combining a visual indicator, with the generated avatar, to reflect a degree of health for the one respective health state using the visual indicator, wherein the generated avatar includes previously projected health states of the respective health states.

28. The method of claim 18, wherein the generating of the avatar image includes projecting plural independent health states, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image, wherein the plural independent health states include plural health states represented in different regions of a face portion of the avatar image and plural health states represented in different regions of a trunk portion of the body portions.

29. The method of claim 18, wherein the generating of the avatar image by the graphically changing of the visual characteristics of the at least one body portion of the avatar is based on the respective parameters to graphically represent a temporal change in the health of the user.

30. The method of claim 18, wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the parameters, predetermined first weightings are applied to each of the two or more of the plural state information, as the respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to determine a first parameter of the parameters and predetermined second weightings are applied to each of the two or more of the plural state information to determine a second parameter of the parameters.

31. The method of claim 18, wherein the respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators include a first screening judgment degree (Hs), a stress/fatigue degree (St), a health age (Ha), a skin state (Ag), and an obesity degree (Ob) health state information.

32. A method for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, comprising:

analyzing a user'"'"'s health state using at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of the user;

receiving information of the analyzed health state and obtaining a formula relating plural health state information of the user with parameters;

extracting the avatar visualization representation parameters corresponding to each of plural regions of body portions ; and

generating, using at least one processing device, the avatar image by changing visual characteristics of at least one body portion of the avatar based on the extracted respective avatar visualization representation parameters, wherein the analyzing comprises;

analyzing the user'"'"'s health state using the at least one of the bio-signal and the questionary information of the user;

obtaining a regression formula representing a temporal change in the health state information from the analyzed user'"'"'s health state; and

generating future health state information of the user of after a predetermined period of time, using the health state information and the regression formula,

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in implementing the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

33. A method for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, comprising:

analyzing a user'"'"'s health state using information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of the user and outputting plural health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

receiving the health state information and obtaining a formula relating the health state information of the user with parameters;

extracting the avatar visualization representation parameters from the received health state information, as respective avatar visualization representation parameters, defining a change in state or a current state, for representing a health state of each of plural regions of body portions; and

generating, using at least one processing device, the avatar image using the respective avatar visualization representation parameters,

wherein the generating of the avatar image further comprises projecting onto the avatar information defined as identifying whether a hospital visit is required, and

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in implementing the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

34. A method for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, comprising:

analyzing a user'"'"'s health state using information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of the user and outputting plural health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

receiving the health state information and obtaining a formula relating health state information of the user with parameters;

extracting the avatar visualization representation parameters, as avatar visualization representation parameters, from the received health state information; and

generating, using at least one processing device, the avatar image using the extracted avatar visualization representation parameters,

wherein the parameters comprise at least one from among a facial muscle variation rate, a facial skin color variation rate, a facial wrinkle variation rate, a facial width variation rate, a heart size variation rate, a heart color variation rate, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a digestive organ, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a respiratory organ, and a size variation rate for each body portion depending on a body balance, and

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein, in the generating of the avatar image, the avatar image is generated by graphically changing the visual characteristics of the at least one body portion of the avatar based on the respective parameters to graphically represent a temporal change in the health of the user.

36. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium comprising computer readable code to implement the method of claim 34.

37. An apparatus, including at least one processing device, for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, the apparatus comprising:

a state analyzer to receive information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of a user to analyze a user'"'"'s health state based on the received information, and outputs health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

a parameter extractor using the included at least one processing device to receive the health state information, and extracts from the received health state information avatar visualization representation parameters, defining a change in state or a current state, for representing a health state of each of plural regions of body portions in the avatar image by implementing a formula relating the health state information with the avatar visualization representation parameters; and

an avatar generator to generate the avatar image using the extracted avatar visualization representation parameters and projects a corresponding health state onto the generated avatar image by combining a visual indicator, with the generated avatar, to reflect a degree of the corresponding health state,

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the state analyzer to receive the at least one of the bio-signal and questionary information of the user, estimates the health state of the user after a predetermined period of time using the health state information, and outputs future health state information for the user.

39. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the information of the bio-signal comprises information of at least one of an electrocardiogram signal, an ultrasonic signal, EDA (electrodermal activity), a body temperature, and a body fat rate.

40. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the questionary information comprises at least one of information of a habit, a syndrome, a stature, a weight, and a waist measure of the user.

41. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the health state information comprises information of at least one of information defined as identifying whether a hospital visit is required, a stress/fatigue degree, a health age, a skin state, an obesity degree, a body portion balance degree, a heart health degree, a digestive organ health degree, and a respiratory organ health degree.

42. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the body portion balance degree is representative of being derived using an eight-point tactile electrodes method.

43. The apparatus of claim 37, further comprising a display to display the generated avatar image.

44. The apparatus of claim 37, further comprising a transmitter to transmit data of the generated avatar image to an remote station or remote apparatus.

45. The apparatus of claim 37, where the visual indicator combined with the generated avatar is controlled to reflect a degree of the corresponding health state through different colors.

46. An apparatus, including at least one processing device, for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, the apparatus comprising:

a state analyzer to receive at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of a user to analyze a user'"'"'s health state, and outputs health state information of the user;

a parameter extractor using the included at least one processing device to receives the health state information, and extracts avatar visualization representation parameters, defining a change in state or a current state, for representing a health state of each of plural regions of body portions in the avatar image by implementing a formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters; and

an avatar generator to generate the avatar image using the respective avatar visualization representation parameters and projects a corresponding health state onto the generated avatar image by combining a visual indicator with the generated avatar to reflect a degree of the corresponding health state, wherein the state analyzer comprises;

a bio-signal analysis unit analyzer to receive at least the one of the bio-signal and questionary information of the user, analyzes the user'"'"'s health state, and output the health state information;

a storage medium stores the health state information;

a controller obtains the health state information from the bio-signal analyzer stored in the storage medium; and

a health state estimator to receive the health state information of the user from the bio-signal analyzer and to output a user'"'"'s future health state information, using a regression formula representing a temporal change in the health state information and health state information of the user stored in the storage medium,

wherein the avatar generator is configured to project based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

47. A method for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, comprising:

analyzing a user'"'"'s health state using information of at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of the user and outputting health state information of the user based on the analyzed user'"'"'s health state;

receiving the health state information and obtaining a formula relating the health state information of the user with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters;

extracting the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, as avatar visualization representation parameters, from the received health state information; and

generating, using at least one processing device, the avatar image using the extracted avatar visualization representation parameters through at least projecting a corresponding health state onto the generated avatar image by combining a visual indicator, with the generated avatar to reflect a degree of the corresponding health state,

wherein the generating of the avatar image includes projecting based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to consideration of each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of the avatar visualization representation parameters.

48. The method of claim 47, wherein the analyzing comprises estimating the user'"'"'s health state for after a predetermined period of time using the at least one of the user'"'"'s bio-signal and the questionary information.

49. The method of claim 47, wherein the information of the bio-signal comprises information of at least one of an electrocardiogram signal, an ultrasonic signal, EDA (electrodermal activity), a body temperature, and a body fat rate.

50. The method of claim 47, wherein the questionary information comprises at least one of information regarding a habit, a syndrome, a stature, a weight, and a waist measure.

51. The method of claim 47, wherein the generating of the avatar image further comprises projecting onto the avatar image health state information comprising information of at least one of information defined as indicating whether a hospital visit is required, a stress/fatigue degree, a health age, a skin state, a body portion balance degree, a heart health degree, a digestive organ health degree, and a respiratory organ health degree.

52. The method of claim 51, wherein the body portion balance degree is representative of being derived using an eight-point tactile electrodes method.

53. The method of claim 47, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of a facial muscle variation rate, a facial skin color variation rate, a facial wrinkle variation rate, a facial width variation rate, a heart size variation rate, a heart color variation rate, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a digestive organ, a color variation rate of an abnormal portion in a respiratory organ, and a size variation rate for each body portion depending on a body balance.

54. The method of claim 47, further comprising displaying data of the generated avatar image.

55. The method of claim 47, further comprising transmitting data of the generated avatar image to a remote station or apparatus.

56. The method of claim 47, where the visual indicator combined with the generated avatar reflects a degree of the corresponding health state through different colors.

58. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium comprising computer readable code to implement the method of claim 51.

57. A method for generating an avatar image using avatar visualization representation parameters, comprising:

analyzing a user'"'"'s health state using at least one of a bio-signal and questionary information of the user;

receiving information of the analyzed health state and obtaining a formula relating health state information of the user with avatar visualization representation parameters;

extracting the avatar visualization representation parameters; and

generating, using at least one processing device, the avatar image using the extracted avatar visualization representation parameters through at least projecting a corresponding health state onto the generated avatar image by combining a visual indicator with the generated avatar to reflect a degree of the corresponding health state, wherein the analyzing comprises;

analyzing the user'"'"'s health state using the at least one of the bio-signal and the questionary information of the user;

obtaining a regression formula representing a temporal change in the health state information from the analyzed user'"'"'s health state; and

generating future health state information of the user of after a predetermined period of time, using the health state information and the regression formula,

wherein the generating of the avatar image includes projecting based on the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, a respective health state for one or more particular body portions, of the respective health states, onto the generated avatar image by manipulating one or more regions of another portion of the avatar image that is independent of the particular one or more body portions for which the respective health states are projected, and

wherein, in the implementing of the formula relating the health state information with the respective avatar visualization representation parameters, predetermined weights are respectively given to each of two or more of the plural health state information, as respective numerical degrees of differently determined health indicators, to respectively derive each of a the avatar visualization representation parameters.