Health management system

• US 20050228242A1
• Filed: 04/01/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kitawaki, Fumihisa, Kawamura, Tatsurou, Shigetoh, Nobuyuki, Kamei, Akihito
• Application Number:
  US11/095,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20050228242A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• 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

Abstract

A vital data utilization system that stores and utilizes measured vital data, including: a vital data measurement unit 101 that measures the vital data of a subject; a time measurement unit 102 that stores the information on the measurement date and time at which the vital data was measured; a subject information storage unit 103 on which subject information including the vital data and the information on the measurement date and time that are associated with each other are stored; a reference information storage unit 104 on which reference information including the vital data and the information on the measurement date and time are stored; a subject variation pattern generation unit that extracts, from the subject information storage unit, the subject information in a specific period that lasts until the vital data that satisfies a first predetermined condition is measured, in the case of the measured vital data satisfies the first predetermined condition; a reference variation pattern generation unit 116 that extracts, from the reference information storage unit, the vital data that satisfies the first predetermined condition, extracts, from the reference information storage unit, the reference information in the specific period that lasts until the vital data is measured, and generate a reference variation pattern, and a prediction variation pattern generation unit 105 that generates a prediction variation pattern using the reference information after this reference variation pattern, in the case where the comparison result of the reference variation pattern and the subject variation pattern satisfies the second predetermined condition.

Claims

1. A vital data utilization system that stores and utilizes measured vital data, comprising:

a vital data measurement unit operable to measure first vital data of a subject;

a time measurement unit operable to generate information on a measurement date and time at which the first vital data was measured;

a subject information storage unit operable to store subject information including the first vital data and the information on the measurement date and time associated with the first vital data;

a reference information storage unit operable to store reference information including second vital data and the information on the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured;

a subject variation pattern generation unit operable to extract, from said subject information storage unit, the subject information corresponding to a specific period that lasts until a measurement date and time of first vital data that satisfies a first predetermined condition, and operable to generate a subject variation pattern based on the extracted subject information, in the case where the first vital data measured by said vital data measurement unit satisfies the first predetermined condition;

a reference variation pattern generation unit operable to extract, from said reference information storage unit, second vital data that satisfies the first predetermined condition, operable to extract, from said reference information storage unit, the reference information corresponding to the specific period that lasts until the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured, and operable to generate a reference variation pattern based on the extracted reference information; and

a prediction variation pattern generation unit operable to compare the reference variation pattern with the subject variation pattern, and operable to generate a prediction variation pattern based on the reference information obtained after the reference variation pattern was generated, in the case where the comparison result satisfies a second predetermined condition.

2. The vital data utilization system according to claim 1, further comprising

a subject attribute information obtainment unit operable to obtain subject attribute information that is information on the subject,

wherein said subject information storage unit is further operable to store the subject attribute information, associating with the subject information, and

said reference information storage unit is operable to store reference attribute information associating with the reference information, the reference attribute information being information on a subject whose second vital data has obtained, and the second vital data being included in the reference information.

3. The vital data utilization system according to claim 2, further comprising

an order of priority assignment unit operable to assign an order of priority to each prediction variation pattern generated based on each reference variation pattern, according to the comparison result of (i) the reference attribute information associated with each reference variation patterns and (ii) the subject attribute information, in the case where there are plural reference variation patterns that satisfy the second predetermined condition.

4. The vital data utilization system according to claim 1, further comprising:

subject side communication units, each of which is operable to send the first vital data measured by said vital data measurement unit via a communication network; and

a server side communication unit operable to send the prediction variation patterns via the communication network,

wherein at least said vital data measurement unit and said time measurement unit are connected to the communication network via each subject side communication unit, and

at least said reference information storage unit, said reference variation pattern generation unit and said prediction variation pattern generation unit are connected to the communication network via said server side communication unit.

5. The vital data utilization system according to claim 1, further comprising

a charging unit operable to calculate a charge and generate charging information corresponding to information amount of the generated prediction variation patterns.

6. The vital data utilization system according to claim 1, further comprising

an incentive calculation unit operable to calculate, on a subject-by-subject basis, an incentive and operable to generate incentive information indicating that each subject has measured vital data.

7. A server that constitutes a vital data utilization system for storing and utilizing measured vital data, comprising:

a subject information storage unit operable to store subject information including the measured first vital data and information on measurement date and time at which the first vital data was measured;

a reference information storage unit operable to store the reference information including second vital data and the information on the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured;

a subject variation pattern generation unit operable to extract, from said subject information storage unit, the subject information corresponding to a specific period that lasts until the measurement date and time of first vital data that satisfies a first predetermined condition, and operable to generate a subject variation pattern based on the extracted subject information, in the case where the measured first vital data satisfies the first predetermined condition;

a reference variation pattern generation unit operable to extract, from said reference information storage unit, second vital information that satisfies the first predetermined condition, operable to extract, from said reference information storage unit, the reference information corresponding to the specific period that lasts until the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured, and operable to generate the reference variation pattern based on the extracted reference information; and

a prediction variation pattern generation unit operable to compare the reference variation pattern with the subject variation pattern, and operable to generate a prediction variation pattern based on the reference information obtained after the reference variation pattern was generated in the case where the comparison result satisfies a second predetermined condition, in the case where the comparison result satisfies a second predetermined condition.

8. A vital data utilization method for storing and utilizing measured vital data, comprising:

a vital data measurement step of measuring first vital data of a subject;

a time measurement step of generating information on measurement date and time at which the first vital data was measured;

a subject information storage step of storing, in a subject information storage unit, subject information including the first vital data and the information on the measurement date and time associated with the first vital data;

a reference information storage step of storing, in a reference information storage unit, the reference information including second vital data and the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured;

a first judgment step of judging whether or not the measured first vital data satisfies the first predetermined condition;

a subject variation pattern generation step of extracting, from the subject information storage unit, the subject information corresponding to a specific period that lasts until the measurement date and time of the first vital data that satisfies the first predetermined condition, and generating the subject variation pattern based on the extracted subject information, in the case where it is judged in said first judgment step that the first vital data satisfies the first predetermined condition;

a reference variation pattern generation step of extracting, from the reference information storage unit, second vital data that satisfies the first predetermined condition, extracting, from the reference information storage unit, the reference information corresponding to the specific period that lasts until the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured, and generating a reference variation pattern; and

a prediction variation pattern generation step of comparing the reference variation pattern with the subject variation pattern, and generating a prediction variation pattern based on the reference information obtained after the reference variation pattern was generated based on the extracted reference information, in the case where the comparison result satisfies a second predetermined condition.

9. A vital data utilization program causing a computer to execute a method for storing and utilizing measured vital data, the program comprising:

a vital data measurement step of measuring first vital data of a subject;

a time measurement step of generating information on measurement date and time at which the first vital data was measured;

a subject information storage step of storing, in a subject information storage unit, subject information including the first vital data and the information on the measurement date and time associated with the first vital data;

a reference information storage step of storing, in a reference information storage unit, the reference information including second vital data and the information on the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured;

a first judgment step of judging whether or not the measured first vital data satisfies the first predetermined condition;

a subject variation pattern generation step of extracting, from the subject information storage unit, the subject information corresponding to a specific period that lasts until the measurement date and time of the first vital data that satisfies the first predetermined condition, and generating the subject variation pattern based on the extracted subject information, in the case where it is judged in said first judgment step that the first vital data satisfies the first predetermined condition;

a reference variation pattern generation step of extracting, from the reference information storage unit, second vital data that satisfies the first predetermined condition, extracting, from the reference information storage unit, the reference information corresponding to the specific period that lasts until the measurement date and time at which the second vital data was measured, and generating a reference variation pattern; and

a prediction variation pattern generation step of comparing the reference variation pattern with the subject variation pattern, and generating a prediction variation pattern based on the reference information obtained after the reference variation pattern was generated based on the extracted reference information, in the case where the comparison result satisfies a second predetermined condition.