阅读说明：本技术 信息管理系统以及测量设备与信息终端的设备登记方法 (Information management system, measuring device, and device registration method for information terminal ) 是由 北村隆 于 2020-03-04 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明的信息管理系统具有测量设备与信息终端,其中,测量设备从第一通信单元发送确定测量设备的识别信息,至少在发送识别信息时将具有独特性的式样以人可感知的方式从第一输出单元输出,信息终端通过第二通信单元获取识别信息,将发送获取到的识别信息的测量设备的信息显示在显示单元,将与显示的测量设备输出的式样相同的式样以人可感知的方式从第二输出单元输出,通过输入单元来受理表示显示的测量设备输出的式样与信息终端输出的式样相同这样的意思的输入,将输入了表示输出的式样相同这样的意思的测量设备的识别信息存储在存储单元。(An information management system of the present invention includes a measuring device and an information terminal, wherein the measuring device transmits identification information for specifying the measuring device from a first communication means, a unique pattern is outputted from a first output means in a human-sensible manner at least when the identification information is transmitted, the information terminal acquires the identification information via a second communication means, information of the measuring device which transmits the acquired identification information is displayed on a display means, the same pattern as the displayed pattern outputted from the measuring device is outputted from a second output means in a human-sensible manner, an input indicating that the displayed pattern outputted from the measuring device is the same as the pattern outputted from the information terminal is accepted via an input means, and the identification information of the measuring device which has inputted the same pattern as the outputted pattern is stored in a storage means.)

1. An information management system having at least one of a measuring device and an information terminal,

the measurement device is provided with:

a first communication unit that transmits identification information that determines the measurement device;

a first output unit that outputs a pattern having uniqueness in a human-sensible manner at least when the identification information is transmitted; and

a first control unit that controls the first communication unit and the first output unit,

the information terminal includes:

a second communication unit that receives the identification information;

a second output unit including a display unit displaying information of the measuring device to which the identification information is transmitted, the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness being output in a human-perceivable manner;

a storage unit capable of storing the identification information;

an input unit that accepts an input from a user; and

a second control unit that controls the second communication unit, the second output unit, the storage unit, and the input unit,

the second control means receives, via the input means, an input indicating that the pattern output by the measurement device displayed on the display means is identical to the pattern output by the second output means,

the second control means stores the identification information of the measurement device, to which the output indicating pattern is input to be identical to the output from the second output means, in the storage means.

2. The information management system according to claim 1,

the first communication unit transmits information of a measurement value measured by the measurement device,

the second communication unit receives information of the measurement value measured by the measurement device.

3. The information management system according to claim 1 or 2,

the first communication unit transmits the identification information by a signal repeatedly transmitted and stopped in a pattern having the uniqueness,

the second output unit outputs as a pattern whether or not the second communication unit receives the signal transmitted from the first communication unit, thereby outputting the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness in a human-perceivable manner.

4. The information management system according to claim 1 or 2,

the first communication unit transmitting pattern indication information indicating a pattern having the uniqueness,

the second communication unit receives the pattern indication information,

the second output unit outputs the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness in a human-sensible manner based on the pattern indication information.

5. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

a first sound wave generating unit is included in the first output unit,

the first sound wave generating unit outputs a sound having the distinctive pattern in a sound wave of an audible frequency.

6. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

a first image display unit is included in the first output unit,

the first image display unit outputs a display that varies in a pattern having the uniqueness.

7. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

a first light emitting unit is included in the first output unit,

the first light emitting unit outputs light that flickers in a pattern having the uniqueness.

8. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

a second sound wave generating unit is included in the second output unit,

the second sound wave generating unit outputs sound of the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness with a sound wave of an audible frequency.

9. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

a second image display unit is included in the second output unit,

the second image display unit outputs a display that varies in the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness.

10. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9,

a second light emitting unit is included in the second output unit,

the second light emitting unit outputs light flickering in the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness.

11. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10,

a vibrator is included in the second output unit,

the vibrator vibrates the information terminal in the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness.

12. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 11,

an oscillation device capable of outputting ultrasonic waves is included in the first communication unit, the first communication unit transmits the identification information by ultrasonic waves,

a microphone capable of sensing an ultrasonic wave is included in the second communication unit, and the second communication unit receives the identification information by sensing the ultrasonic wave.

13. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12,

the first communication unit and the second communication unit include wireless communication units capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from each other, and the pairing of the measurement device and the information terminal is established by causing the identification information to be stored in the storage unit.

14. The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 13,

the measuring device is any one of a weighing scale, a human body composition analyzer, a sphygmomanometer, a pulse meter, a thermometer and an activity meter.

15. A method for device registration of a measurement device at an information terminal, comprising:

a step of transmitting identification information for determining the measurement device from the measurement device;

a step of outputting a pattern having uniqueness in a human-sensible manner from the measuring device;

a step of receiving and acquiring the identification information at the information terminal;

displaying, at the information terminal, information of the measurement device that has transmitted the acquired identification information;

a step of outputting, from the information terminal, the same pattern as that output by the measurement device on which information is displayed at the information terminal in a human-sensible manner;

receiving, at the information terminal, an input indicating that a pattern output by the measurement device displayed at the information terminal is identical to a pattern output by the information terminal; and

storing, in the information terminal, the identification information of the measurement device to which the output pattern indicating the same meaning as the output from the information terminal is input.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an information management system including a measurement device and an information terminal, and a device registration method of the measurement device and the information processing terminal.

Background

In recent years, it has become common to measure information related to personal health (hereinafter also referred to as health information) such as a weight, a blood pressure value, and an activity amount with a measurement device, and to record and analyze the measurement result with an information terminal such as a smartphone to perform health management.

In the case of such health management, it is desirable that the user does not input the measurement result obtained by the measurement device to the information terminal every time, but connects the measurement device to the information terminal, and the information terminal can automatically acquire the measurement result. Specifically, for example, a method is considered in which an information terminal receives measurement information from a measurement device by short-range wireless communication or the like, but when a plurality of measurement devices of the same type are used, it is necessary to avoid erroneous reception of information from a measurement device other than the device that actually performed measurement.

In order to solve such a problem, a predetermined information terminal may perform device registration on a predetermined measurement device, and only information from the measurement device that has performed the device registration may be acquired. The equipment registration is performed by, for example, registering an identification mark for identifying each measurement equipment in the information terminal, and conventionally, a method of manually inputting identification information into the information terminal such as a sticker printed on a casing of the equipment or a sticker attached to the casing has been employed.

Such a method is complicated for the user and, in addition, may be input by mistake. In contrast, patent document 1 proposes that serial number information posted on a measurement device be acquired by photographing or code scanning by a reception device, thereby performing device registration.

In addition, pairing (mutual authentication of devices) using wireless communication by Bluetooth (registered trademark) has also become widespread in recent years (for example, patent document 2). The specific authentication method is as follows: one device transmits a message indicating that pairing is possible by broadcasting, and the other device, which has received the message, specifies the other device and performs pairing.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2016-512965

Patent document 2: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2017-170108

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, even in the technique described in patent document 1, the user must photograph (or scan) the identification information, and in this regard, the complicated operation is generated as in the conventional case. In the technique described in patent document 2, in a situation where a plurality of devices of the same type are transmitting notification information in a pairable state, a user cannot determine which of candidates displayed on an information terminal is to be paired, and cannot appropriately pair the devices.

In view of the above-described conventional techniques, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can reduce the burden on the user when the information terminal registers the measurement device.

Technical scheme

In order to solve the above-described problems, an information management system according to the present invention is an information management system including at least one measurement device and one information terminal, the measurement device including: a first communication unit that transmits identification information that determines the measurement device; a first output unit that outputs a pattern having uniqueness in a human-sensible manner at least when the identification information is transmitted; and a first control unit that controls the first communication unit and the first output unit, the information terminal including: a second communication unit that receives the identification information; a second output unit including a display unit displaying information of the measuring device to which the identification information is transmitted, the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness being output in a human-perceivable manner; a storage unit capable of storing the identification information; an input unit that accepts an input from a user; and a second control unit that controls the second communication unit, the second output unit, the storage unit, and the input unit, wherein the second control unit receives, via the input unit, an input indicating that a pattern output by the measurement device displayed on the display unit is identical to a pattern output by the second output unit, and the second output unit stores, in the storage unit, the identification information of the measurement device to which the pattern output indicating the output is identical to an output from the second output unit.

The "uniqueness" means that the recognition with another device can be performed at the time of the output of the pattern, as well as the predetermined specification of each device. Therefore, the pattern may be a random pattern created for each device based on a seed (seed) and a random number table, etc. for each device. Here, "pattern" means a time including an output, and is not synonymous with a frequency. A schematic diagram of the "style" in this specification is shown in fig. 11. The horizontal axis of fig. 11 indicates a time axis, a black square indicates presence of an output, and a blank portion without a black square indicates absence of an output.

The "measurement device" includes various measurement devices such as a body information measurement device such as a weight scale, a body composition analyzer, a sphygmomanometer, a cardiotachometer, and a thermometer, an activity amount measurement device such as a pedometer, an activity amount meter provided in various exercise devices, and an environmental information measurement device such as a hygrothermograph, a noise meter, and an illuminometer. The "information terminal" may include a stationary information terminal in addition to a mobile information terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and a notebook computer.

The "first communication means" may be a transmitting means that performs only transmission, or may be a transmitting/receiving means that can also perform reception. The "second communication unit" may be a receiving unit that performs only reception, or may be a transmitting/receiving unit that can also transmit.

According to the configuration of the system as described above, in order to output a predetermined pattern that is perceivable by a person at the same time by both the measurement device and the information terminal, the user can easily confirm whether or not the device that is going to be device-registered matches the device that is the device registration target at the information terminal, and then perform device registration.

In addition, the first communication unit may transmit information of a measurement value measured by the measurement device, and the second communication unit may receive information of a measurement value measured by the measurement device. With such a configuration, it becomes possible to easily acquire and manage the measurement values measured by the measurement device at the information terminal.

Further, it is also possible to provide: the first communication unit transmits the identification information by a signal repeatedly transmitted and stopped in a pattern having the uniqueness, and the second output unit outputs as a pattern whether or not the second communication unit receives the signal transmitted from the first communication unit, thereby outputting the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness in a human-perceivable manner. Here, "outputting whether or not the signal is being received as a pattern" means outputting the pattern according to the presence or absence of output in a time series by, for example, outputting the pattern when the signal is being received and stopping the output when the signal is not being received. The presence or absence of reception of a signal may be inversely correlated with the presence or absence of output.

The first communication means may transmit pattern indicating information indicating a pattern having the uniqueness, the second communication means may receive the pattern indicating information, and the second output means may output the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness in a human-sensible manner based on the pattern indicating information.

With the above configuration, it is not necessary to hold information on a pattern associated with the identification information in the information terminal, and even when a unique pattern is generated every time the measurement device transmits the identification information, the information terminal can output the same pattern as the measurement device.

Further, the first output unit may include a first sound wave generating unit that outputs a sound having the distinctive pattern with a sound wave of an audible frequency. With this configuration, the user can confirm the output style of the measuring device by voice without visually confirming the measuring device, and therefore, the user can perform the device registration job while focusing on only the information terminal, thereby reducing the complexity of the user.

The first output means may include first image display means for outputting a display that varies in a style having the uniqueness. With this configuration, the user can visually confirm both the measurement device and the information terminal to perform the device registration operation, and therefore, the device registration can be performed even in a situation where it is not appropriate to generate a sound.

In addition, the first output unit may include a first light emitting unit that outputs light flickering in a pattern having the uniqueness. Here, the blinking indicates not only a change in turning on and off of light but also a change in brightness of light. With this configuration, since the user can recognize the pattern output from the measuring device without looking at the measuring device and without flickering of light entering the field of view, the user can perform work while focusing his/her line of sight on the information terminal, and can perform device registration even in a situation where it is not appropriate to generate sound.

Further, the second output means may include second sound wave generating means for outputting sound of the same pattern as the distinctive pattern by sound waves of audible frequency. With this configuration, the user can confirm the style output from the information terminal even if the user does not visually confirm the information terminal.

The second output means may include second image display means for outputting a display that varies in the same manner as the distinctive manner. With this configuration, the user can confirm the output style of the information terminal while confirming the display unit of the information terminal for device registration. In addition, even in a situation where it is not appropriate to generate a sound, the device registration can be performed without generating a sound.

In addition, the second output unit may include a second light emitting unit that outputs light that flickers in the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness. With this configuration, since the display unit of the information terminal used for the device registration job and the display unit used for the style output can be distinguished, the style can be visually confirmed without making the display content of the display unit used for the device registration complicated.

Further, the second output unit may include a vibrator for vibrating the information terminal in the same pattern as the pattern having the uniqueness. With such a configuration, even in a situation where it is not appropriate to generate a sound, the user can confirm the output pattern from the information terminal without visually confirming the information terminal.

Further, it is also possible to provide: an oscillation device capable of outputting an ultrasonic wave is included in the first communication unit, the first communication unit transmits the identification information by an ultrasonic wave, a microphone capable of sensing an ultrasonic wave is included in the second communication unit, and the second communication unit receives the identification information by sensing the ultrasonic wave. With this configuration, the search for the measurement device to be subjected to device registration can be performed by ultrasonic communication.

Further, the first communication means and the second communication means may include wireless communication means capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from each other, and the pairing of the measurement device and the information terminal may be established by storing the identification information in the storage means.

Further, an apparatus registration method of the present invention is an apparatus registration method for performing apparatus registration on a measurement apparatus at an information terminal, the method including: a step of transmitting identification information for determining the measurement device from the measurement device; a step of outputting a pattern having uniqueness in a human-sensible manner from the measuring device; a step of receiving and acquiring the identification information at the information terminal; displaying, at the information terminal, information of the measurement device that has transmitted the acquired identification information; a step of outputting, from the information terminal, the same pattern as that output by the measurement device on which information is displayed at the information terminal in a human-sensible manner; receiving, at the information terminal, an input indicating that a pattern output by the measurement device displayed at the information terminal is identical to a pattern output by the information terminal; and storing, in the information terminal, the identification information of the measurement device to which the output pattern indicating the same as the output from the information terminal is input.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, when the information terminal performs device registration for the measurement device, the burden on the user can be reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of an information management system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a sphygmomanometer in the information management system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of a process of device registration in the information management system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 4 a is a first diagram showing an example of a change in the display of the smartphone in the information management system according to embodiment 1. Fig. 4B is a second diagram showing an example of a change in the display of the smartphone in the information management system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of screen display of a smartphone in the information management system according to embodiment 1.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information management system according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of a process of device registration in the information management system according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of screen display of a smartphone in the information management system according to embodiment 2.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration example of the information management system according to embodiment 3.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of pairing processing in the information management system according to embodiment 3.

Fig. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an image of a style in the present specification.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

< embodiment 1>

First, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5. The dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the constituent members described in the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to these unless otherwise specified.

(System constitution)

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a health information management system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the health information management system 1 includes a sphygmomanometer 10 as an example of a measurement apparatus and a smartphone 20 as an example of an information terminal. The smartphone 20 can identify and acquire measurement information of a measurement device including the sphygmomanometer 10 by performing device registration as described later.

(measuring device)

The sphygmomanometer 10 according to the present embodiment is a measurement device that measures the blood pressure of a user by a so-called oscillometric method, and as shown in fig. 1, includes a sensor unit 110, a display unit 120, a measurement device speaker 130, an input unit 140, and a measurement device control unit 150.

The sensor unit 110 includes a pressure sensor disposed in a cuff portion of the sphygmomanometer 10, and detects a pulse wave from a blood vessel of a user at an appropriate cuff pressure. In the sphygmomanometer 10 according to the present embodiment, based on the pulse wave detected by the sensor unit, it is possible to measure not only the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure but also the pulse wave. Hereinafter, the values of the systolic blood pressure, the diastolic blood pressure, and the pulse are collectively referred to as a measurement value.

The display unit 120 is formed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays the calculated measurement value, the operation state of the device, and the like. In the present embodiment, the display unit 120 corresponds to the first image display means.

The measuring instrument speaker 130 is an output unit that can generate sound waves, and can output not only sound waves of audible frequencies (hereinafter also referred to as sound) but also ultrasonic waves. As will be described later, the ultrasonic waves are intermittently generated from the measurement device speaker 130 in a unique pattern by the control of the measurement device control section 150, whereby the identification information for identifying the sphygmomanometer 10 can be transmitted. That is, in the present embodiment, the measuring instrument speaker 130 has a configuration having both the first communication means and the first sound wave generating means (first output means).

The input unit 140 is an input unit such as a key or a touch panel display that receives an input from a user, and receives various operations from the user, such as turning on/off of a power supply, starting measurement, changing a mode, and selecting an item.

The measurement device control Unit 150 is a Unit that controls the sphygmomanometer 10, and includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like. When the execution of the device information registration mode is received from the user via the input unit 140, the measurement device control unit 150 intermittently generates ultrasonic waves in a unique pattern from the measurement device speaker 130. The ultrasound output in this pattern includes identification information of the sphygmomanometer 10. It is preferable that the identification information is held in a storage unit not shown, for example.

Further, the measurement device control section 150 generates a sound from the measurement device speaker 130 in the same output pattern as the output of the ultrasonic wave during execution of the device information registration mode. Specifically, the signal tones may be generated in the same pattern.

Further, instead of or simultaneously with the generation of the sound, the display unit 120 may output a display that varies in the same style as the above-described style, according to the selection of the user. For example, the "P" mark may be displayed or eliminated in the pattern. Fig. 2 shows an example of the display unit 120 in the pairing mode.

Further, instead of the above-described generation of sound, variation in display of the display unit 120, or simultaneously with the above, an LED lamp not shown may be turned on and off. In this case, the LED lamp corresponds to the first light emitting unit.

In the present embodiment, the measurement device control unit 150 corresponds to the first control means, and controls each component of the sphygmomanometer 10 so as to execute processing corresponding to the operation of the user via the input unit 140 in addition to the above-described control.

(information terminal)

The smartphone 20, which is an example of an information terminal, includes a microphone 210, a touch panel display 220, a storage unit 230, an information terminal control unit 240, and an information terminal speaker 250.

The microphone 210 is one of the input units, and senses sound waves containing ultrasonic waves.

As will be described later, when the identification information of the sphygmomanometer 10 is acquired from the ultrasonic wave sensed by the microphone 210, the touch panel display 220 displays the information of the sphygmomanometer 10, which has transmitted the identification information, on the display unit of the information terminal. Further, a display that varies in the same pattern as the pattern of the sound wave output by the sphygmomanometer 10 that has transmitted the identification information is output. Further, an operation from the user is received via various input images. That is, in the present embodiment, the touch panel display 220 has a configuration having both the second image display means (second output means) and the input means.

The storage unit 230 is configured to include a long-term storage medium such as a flash Memory in addition to a main storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), and stores various kinds of information such as identification information of a measurement device including the sphygmomanometer 10 to be registered as a device, an application program, and a measurement value.

The information terminal speaker 250 corresponds to the second sound wave generating means in the present invention, and outputs various sounds in addition to the sounds in the same pattern as the pattern output by the sphygmomanometer 10 in the device registration mode.

The information terminal control unit 240 is a unit responsible for controlling the smartphone, and is configured to include, for example, a CPU or the like, and execute various programs stored in the storage unit 230 to thereby function in accordance with the programs. In the present embodiment, the information terminal control unit 240 corresponds to a second control means.

The information terminal control unit 240 acquires identification information for identifying the sphygmomanometer 10 from the ultrasonic waves sensed by the microphone 210, for example. The information of the sphygmomanometer 10 that has acquired the identification information is displayed on the touch-panel display 220, and a display that changes in the same manner as the output of the sphygmomanometer 10 that has acquired the identification information is output on the touch-panel display 220. Instead of or in addition to the display variation, other outputs such as outputting sound from the information terminal speaker 250 in the same pattern, blinking an LED lamp (not shown), and vibrating a vibrator may be performed. (method of registering device for measuring device at information terminal)

Next, a method of registering the blood pressure monitor 10 in the smartphone 20 will be described. Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the process when the smartphone 20 performs device registration with the sphygmomanometer 10.

As shown in fig. 3, the user first puts the smartphone 20 on standby in a state in which the smartphone 20 can receive measurement information via the touch panel display 220 of the smartphone 20 and the information terminal control unit 240 (step S101). Specifically, for example, an application for health information management may be executed, or the information terminal control unit 240 may execute the application all the time in the background.

Next, the user sets the sphygmomanometer 10 to the device registration mode via the display unit 120 and the measurement device control unit 150 of the sphygmomanometer 10 (step S102). When the device registration mode is set, the measurement device control unit 150 outputs the ultrasonic wave from the measurement device speaker 130 in a unique pattern (step S103). As described above, the ultrasonic waves are output so as to include identification information that can specify the sphygmomanometer 10.

Then, the measuring instrument control section 150 generates a signal sound from the measuring instrument speaker 130 at a beat in conjunction with the pattern (step S104). In this case, the measuring instrument control unit 150 may output a display that varies in the same pattern as the pattern described above on the display unit. Further, the LED lamp, not shown, may be blinked in accordance with the pattern.

Next, the ultrasonic wave output in step S103 is sensed by the microphone 210 of the smartphone 20 in the waiting information state (step S105). Next, the information terminal control unit 240 acquires the identification information of the sphygmomanometer 10 included in the ultrasound sensed in step S105 (step S106).

Then, the information terminal control unit 240 displays the information of the sphygmomanometer 10 having acquired the identification information on the touch-panel display 220 (step S107), and displays and outputs an image that varies in the same style as the style of the sound (and other outputs) output from the sphygmomanometer 10 on the touch-panel display 220 (step S108). In this case, the information terminal control unit 240 may output the sound from the information terminal speaker 250 in the same pattern as the above-described pattern, or may generate an output in the same pattern as the above-described pattern from another output means not shown. Specifically, for example, the LED lamp may be caused to blink in the same pattern as the pattern, or the vibrator may be caused to vibrate in the same pattern as the pattern. Fig. 4 shows an example of a case where a change in animation representing a style is displayed on touch-panel display 220. Fig. 4 a is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of no output, and fig. 4B is a diagram showing an example of a display screen at the time of output, and shows a case where the LED lamps of touch-panel display 220 are simultaneously turned on.

When the output pattern of the sound output from the sphygmomanometer 10 is the same as the pattern of the fluctuation (and other outputs) displayed on the touch panel display 220 of the smartphone 20, the information terminal control unit 240 requests the user to input the output pattern (step S109). Specifically, operation keys or the like for performing input of a pattern matching may be displayed on touch-panel display 220. Fig. 5 shows an example of a display screen for accepting an input from the user in step S109.

In the message column of the screen shown in fig. 5, "the device currently receivable of device registration is being displayed. If the displayed device has the same output style as the local device, please select "OK". Register the device locally ". That is, if the same output pattern output from the blood pressure meter 10 and the same output pattern output from the smartphone 20 are input, this indicates that the blood pressure meter 10 is registered in the smartphone 20.

In step S109, when an input indicating that the output pattern of the sound output from the sphygmomanometer 10 is the same as the pattern of the change in the display on the touch panel display 220 of the smartphone 20 is received, the information terminal control unit 240 stores the identification information acquired in step S106 in the storage unit 230 (step S110), and the series of processes ends.

By storing the identification information in step S110, the specific blood pressure monitor 10 is registered as identifiable in the smartphone 20, and the device registration is completed. After such device registration, the information terminal control unit 240 can acquire, as a measurement value, only a measurement value transmitted from the sphygmomanometer 10 that transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit 230.

In the series of flows described above, the process of step S103 and the process of step S104 may be executed in reverse order, or the process of step S103 and the process of step S104 may be executed simultaneously.

According to the configuration of the system as described above, the user only has to perform the task of setting the measurement device and the information terminal to the device registration mode and confirming whether the pattern output from the measurement device is the same as the pattern output from the information terminal in order to perform the device registration on the measurement device by the information terminal, and the burden on the user for the device registration becomes extremely small. Further, since the style is output by a method perceivable to a person, it is possible to judge by the user whether or not the measurement device to be device-registered from the information terminal is actually the device that the user wants to device-register, and it is possible to eliminate the feeling of uneasiness of the user. Further, since the identification information is transmitted by the ultrasonic waves output from the speaker, it is not necessary to separately mount a device for short-range wireless communication, and the cost of the equipment constituting the system can be reduced.

< embodiment 2>

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 6 to 8. Hereinafter, the same components as those in embodiment 1 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of the health information management system 2 according to the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 6, the health information management system 2 includes a plurality of blood pressure meters 10a, 10b, and 10c and a smartphone 20. The constituent elements of the blood pressure meters 10a, 10b, and 10c and the smartphone 20 are the same as those in embodiment 1, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted.

Unlike embodiment 1, the health information management system 2 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of blood pressure meters, and therefore measurement information of a blood pressure meter different from the blood pressure meter with which the user wants to register the device may be received by the smartphone 20. Therefore, in the process of pairing the sphygmomanometer 10 with the smartphone 20, a procedure different from that of embodiment 1 is executed.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing when the blood pressure monitor 10 is registered in the smartphone 20 in the health information management system 2 according to the present embodiment. The processing from step S201 to step S206 is the same as that from step S101 to step S106 of embodiment 1. That is, the user sets the smartphone 20 in the standby state in step S201, and sets the sphygmomanometer 10 in the device registration mode in step S202. Then, the measurement device control unit 150 generates an ultrasonic wave from the blood pressure meter 10 in a unique pattern in step S203, and generates a sensible output having the same pattern as the pattern from the blood pressure meter 10 in step S204. Then, the information terminal control unit 240 senses an ultrasonic wave by the microphone 210 in step S205, and acquires identification information included in the sensed ultrasonic wave in step S206.

Next, information terminal control unit 240 causes touch-panel display 220 to display a list of sphygmomanometers 10 that have transmitted the identification information acquired in step S206, and requests the user to select one device (step S207). Fig. 8 is an example of a display screen of touch-panel display 220 that displays a list of identification information acquired from a plurality of blood pressure meters 10. As shown in fig. 8, when identification information is acquired from a plurality of measurement devices, the identification information may be transmitted to the ultrasound measurement devices through a list display device in order of intensity of sound pressure. Since the intensity of the sound pressure has a correlation with the distance from the output source of the ultrasonic wave, it can be estimated that the closer the sound pressure is, the closer the device is, and the reference for selecting the device can be used.

When the user selects any one of the devices from the blood pressure meters 10 displayed in the list (step S208), the information terminal control unit 240 displays information of the selected device on the touch panel display 220, and displays and outputs an image that changes in the same style as the style output from the blood pressure meter 10 on the touch panel display 220 (step S209). Here, the variation of the display output on the touch panel display 220 may be the same as the variation exemplified in embodiment 1.

Next, the information terminal control unit 240 requests the user to input whether the pattern output by the smartphone 20 in step S209 is the same as the output pattern of the sphygmomanometer 10 selected in step S208 (step S210). In this case, for example, the input can be requested by the same display screen example as in fig. 5. If an input indicating that the style is different is input in step S210, the process returns to step S208, and the subsequent processes are repeated. On the other hand, when an input indicating the same style is input in step S210, the information terminal control unit 240 stores the identification information of the sphygmomanometer 10 in the storage unit 230 (step S211), and the series of processes is ended.

By storing the identification information in step S211, the specific blood pressure monitor 10 is registered as identifiable in the smartphone 20, and the device registration is completed. After such device registration, the information terminal control unit 240 can acquire, as a measurement value, only a measurement value transmitted from the sphygmomanometer 10 that transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit 230.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, in the information management system using a plurality of measurement devices of the same type, even when there are measurement devices that simultaneously become the device registration mode, one measurement device can be selected based on the sensible pattern, and therefore, device registration of an erroneous measurement device can be prevented.

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In embodiment 2 described above, in step S207, the blood pressure meters 10 are displayed in a list in the order of the sound pressure level of the ultrasonic waves sensed by the smartphone 20, but this is not essential and, for example, the identification information may be displayed in a list in the order of acquisition. Further, the pattern list display is not necessarily required, and for example, only the sphygmomanometer 10 in which the sound pressure of the sensed ultrasonic wave is the strongest may be displayed as the first candidate, and the same pattern as the output of the sphygmomanometer 10 may be output from the smartphone 20. In this case, the user may be requested to input whether the style is the same on the display screen shown in fig. 5, and when there is an input having a different meaning such as "cancel" selection, the sphygmomanometer 10 with the second highest sound pressure may be displayed as the second candidate.

< embodiment 3>

In embodiments 1 and 2 described above, the transmission of the identification information is performed using ultrasonic waves, but the device registration may be performed without transmitting the identification information using ultrasonic waves. Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 9 and 10. Hereinafter, the same components as those in embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of the health information management system 3 according to the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 9, the health information management system 3 includes a sphygmomanometer 30 as an example of a measurement apparatus and a smartphone 40 as an example of an information terminal.

The blood pressure monitor 30 is different from the blood pressure monitor 10 according to embodiment 1 in that the blood pressure monitor 30 includes a measurement device antenna 360, and is the same as the blood pressure monitor 10 with respect to other points. The smartphone 40 is different from the smartphone 20 according to embodiment 1 in that the smartphone 40 includes the information terminal antenna 460, and the other points are the same as the smartphone 20.

The measurement device antenna 360 and the information terminal antenna 460 are communication antennas for performing bidirectional wireless communication such as Bluetooth, and the sphygmomanometer 30 and the smartphone 40 are configured to be capable of wireless communication via the respective antennas. With such a configuration, the sphygmomanometer 30 and the smartphone 40 can perform pairing by performing wireless communication in both directions.

Specifically, the sphygmomanometer 30 and the smartphone 40 in the present embodiment establish a pairing after determining the sphygmomanometer 30 to be registered in the smartphone 40 by the following method. Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing when the smartphone 40 registers the sphygmomanometer 30 in the health information management system 3 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in fig. 10, the user first puts the smartphone 40 on standby in a state in which the smartphone can receive measurement information via the touch panel display 220 of the smartphone 40 and the information terminal control unit 240 (step S301).

Next, the user sets the sphygmomanometer 30 to the device registration mode via the display unit 120 of the sphygmomanometer 30 and the measurement device control unit 150 (step S302). When the device registration mode is set, the measurement device control unit 150 transmits identification information capable of identifying the sphygmomanometer 30 and information (hereinafter, also referred to as pattern instruction information) indicating a distinctive pattern associated with the identification information via the measurement device antenna 360 (step S303). That is, in the present embodiment, the measurement device antenna 360 corresponds to the first communication means.

Further, the measuring device control section 150 generates sound from the measuring device speaker 130 in a pattern having the uniqueness (step S304). In this case, the measuring instrument control unit 150 may output a display that varies in the same pattern as the pattern described above on the display unit. Further, the LED lamp, not shown, may be blinked in accordance with the pattern.

Next, the identification information and the style instruction information are received by the information terminal antenna 460 of the smartphone 40 in the information waiting state, thereby acquiring the identification information of the sphygmomanometer 30 (step S305). That is, in the present embodiment, the information terminal antenna 460 corresponds to the second communication unit.

Then, the information terminal control unit 240 displays the information of the sphygmomanometer 30, which has acquired the identification information, on the touch-panel display 220 (step S306), and displays and outputs an image of the style variation indicated by the style instruction information on the touch-panel display 220 (step S307). Note that, since the blood pressure monitor 30 outputs the sound from the measurement device speaker 130 in the same style as the style indicated by the style instruction information, the output of the sound and the change in the image displayed on the touch panel display 220 are in the same style.

When the output pattern of the sound output from the sphygmomanometer 30 is the same as the variation pattern of the display on the touch panel display 220 of the smartphone 40, the information terminal control unit 240 requests the user to input the output pattern (step S308). Specifically, operation keys or the like for performing input of a pattern matching may be displayed on touch-panel display 220.

In step S308, when an input indicating that the output pattern of the sound output from the sphygmomanometer 30 is the same as the variation pattern displayed on the touch panel display 220 of the smartphone 40 is received, the information terminal control unit 240 stores the identification information acquired in step S305 in the storage unit 230 (step S309), and the series of processes ends. In the series of flows described above, the process of step S303 and the process of step S304 may be executed in reverse order, or the process of step S303 and the process of step S304 may be executed simultaneously.

By storing the identification information in step S309, the pairing of the sphygmomanometer 30 and the smartphone 40 is established. After the pairing is established between the sphygmomanometer 30 and the smartphone 40 in this manner, the two-way information communication can be performed between the two by wireless communication via the measurement instrument antenna 360 and the information terminal antenna 460.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, since the target device to be paired can be confirmed and the pairing target can be determined by the output of the human-sensible pattern, the pairing between the measurement device and the information terminal can be accurately performed.

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The above description of the examples is merely illustrative of the present invention and the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The present invention can be variously modified and combined within the scope of its technical idea.

For example, the measurement device may be other body information measurement devices such as a weight scale, a body composition analyzer, a pulse meter, and a thermometer, in addition to the sphygmomanometer. Further, it may be a pedometer or an activity meter for measuring the amount of exercise in a treadmill, an exercise bike (registered trademark: Aerobeike), or the like. In this case, the measured value displayed on the display unit may be the number of steps, the travel (walking) distance, or the like, may be an estimated calorie value, or the like, or may be both displayed. Further, the measuring device may be an environmental sensor device that measures environmental information such as room temperature, humidity, noise, illuminance, and the like. In the above example, the measurement device constituting the system is only one type of sphygmomanometer, but the system may be configured to include a plurality of different measurement devices.

The information terminal is not limited to a smartphone, and may be another mobile information terminal such as a tablet terminal or a stationary terminal.

In the above-described embodiments, the unique pattern is output together with the transmission of the identification information in the device registration mode, but the pattern output in the measurement device is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the identification information may be outputted again in response to an instruction from the user or the like even after a certain time has elapsed after the transmission, instead of being transmitted.

In the above-described embodiments, the output based on the sound pattern is the signal sound, but the sound output pattern is not limited to the signal sound, and may be expressed by music or words (speech). That is, when the music or the like transmitted from the measuring device matches the music or the like transmitted from the information terminal, the information terminal may register the measuring device with the device.

For example, in embodiment 3, it is also considered that, when the information terminal generates the output pattern by receiving the pattern instruction information, a temporal variation occurs in the patterns output by the measurement device and the smartphone. Therefore, the influence of the temporal variation can be suppressed by a method of increasing the length of each cycle, complicating the form (for example, playing a specific melody using audible sound), outputting mutually specific colors using color information for the pattern, or the like. That is, even if a deviation occurs, the difference between the pattern and a pattern different from the pattern (output from another device, for example) can be made clear, and thus the temporal deviation of the same pattern and the deviation of the pattern itself between different patterns can be recognized. Alternatively, the pattern indication information may include, for example, time information to eliminate temporal variations between the measurement device side and the information terminal side.

The sphygmomanometer 30 and the smartphone 40 according to embodiment 3 may be applied to the information management system according to embodiment 2. The wireless communication in embodiment 3 is not limited to Bluetooth communication, and may be performed by other wireless communication such as infrared communication.

Description of the reference numerals

1. 2, 3 … … information management system

10. 30 … … sphygmomanometer

110 … … sensor part

120 … … display part

130 … … measuring equipment loudspeaker

140 … … input unit

150 … … measuring device control part

20. 40 … … Smart Mobile

210 … … microphone

220 … … touch panel display

230 … … storage part

240 … … information terminal control unit

250 … … speaker for information terminal

360 … … measuring equipment antenna

460 … … information terminal antenna