阅读说明：本技术 终端装置、治疗系统及程序 (Terminal device, treatment system, and program ) 是由 小林由贺 高松昇三 伊藤环 于 2018-06-05 设计创作，主要内容包括：终端装置(10)具备：治疗内容设定部(112),设定由第一电疗仪进行的第一治疗内容和由第二电疗仪进行的第二治疗内容；以及治疗指示部(114),指示第一和第二电疗仪分别按照第一和第二治疗内容来治疗用户。治疗内容设定部(112)按照预先设定的指示来交换第一治疗内容和第二治疗内容。在第一治疗内容和第二治疗内容已交换的情况下,治疗指示部(114)指示第一和第二电疗仪分别按照交换后的第一和第二治疗内容来治疗用户。(A terminal device (10) is provided with: a treatment content setting unit (112) for setting a first treatment content by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and a treatment instruction unit (114) that instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the first and second treatment contents, respectively. A treatment content setting unit (112) exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction. When the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, a treatment instruction unit (114) instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged first and second treatment contents, respectively.)

1. A terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus each having a patch, the terminal device comprising:

a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content performed by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and

a treatment instructing section that instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the first and second treatment contents, respectively,

the treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction,

when the first treatment content and the second treatment content have been exchanged, the treatment instruction unit instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged first and second treatment contents, respectively.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a state information acquiring unit that acquires state information of each of the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses;

a state determination unit configured to determine, based on each of the state information, whether the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses are in a treatment state or a treatment standby state in which the electro-therapeutic apparatuses are not in the treatment state, respectively; and

and a notification unit configured to notify that the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses are powered off when the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses are in the treatment standby state.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2,

when at least one of the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses is in the in-treatment state, the notification unit causes the display of the terminal device to display a treatment screen corresponding to the electro-therapeutic apparatus in the in-treatment state.

4. A terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

a receiving section that receives attachment state information indicating an attachment state of the patch to a user from the first and second electro-therapeutic instruments, respectively,

the notification portion notifies a change in the attached state when it is determined based on the attached state information that the attached state of the patch to which the user is attached has changed.

5. A treatment system is provided with:

a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having patches; and

a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with the first and second electro-therapeutic instruments,

the terminal device includes:

a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content performed by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and

a treatment instructing section that instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the first and second treatment contents, respectively,

the treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction,

when the first treatment content and the second treatment content have been exchanged, the treatment instruction unit instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged first and second treatment contents, respectively.

6. A program causing a computer of a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having patches to execute,

the program causes the computer to execute the steps of:

setting a first treatment content performed by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus;

instructing the first and second electro-therapeutic instruments to treat the user according to the first and second treatment contents, respectively; and

exchanging the first treatment content and the second treatment content according to a preset instruction,

the step of indicating comprises: and in the case that the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, instructing the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user according to the exchanged first and second treatment contents respectively.

7. A terminal device is configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch, wherein,

the first electro-therapeutic apparatus is configured to wirelessly communicate with a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch,

the terminal device includes:

a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content performed by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and

a treatment instructing section that instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the first treatment content and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so that the second electro-therapeutic apparatus treats the user in accordance with the second treatment content,

the treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction,

when the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, the treatment instruction unit instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged first treatment content, and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so that the second electro-therapeutic apparatus treats the user according to the exchanged second treatment content.

8. A treatment system is provided with: a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having patches; and a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with the first electro-therapeutic apparatus, wherein,

the first electro-therapeutic instrument is configured to wirelessly communicate with the second electro-therapeutic instrument having a patch,

the terminal device includes:

a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content performed by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and

a treatment instructing section that instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the first treatment content and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so that the second electro-therapeutic apparatus treats the user in accordance with the second treatment content,

the treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction,

when the first treatment content and the second treatment content have been exchanged, the treatment instruction section instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged first treatment content, and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so as to cause the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged second treatment content.

9. A program for causing a computer of a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch to execute,

the first electro-therapeutic apparatus is configured to wirelessly communicate with a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch,

the program causes the computer to execute the steps of:

setting a first treatment content performed by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus;

instructing the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the first treatment content;

causing the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to cause the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the second treatment content; and

exchanging the first treatment content and the second treatment content according to a preset instruction,

the step of indicating comprises: instructing the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged first treatment content in a case where the first treatment content and the second treatment content have been exchanged,

the step of controlling includes: and under the condition that the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, the first electro-therapeutic apparatus is made to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so that the second electro-therapeutic apparatus treats the user according to the exchanged second treatment content.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a terminal device, a treatment system, and a program configured to be capable of wireless communication with an electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Background

Conventionally, there is known an electro-therapeutic apparatus in which a plurality of patches are attached to the surface of a body such as the abdomen and the back, and low-frequency pulses are output to muscles inside the body via the patches to apply electrical stimulation. In recent years, various processes are performed in apparatuses that perform wireless communication with such an electro-therapeutic apparatus.

For example, japanese patent application laid-open No. 2016-. The system includes pairing two or more devices into a network configuration using, in part, the pairing device. Further, the system includes: more than one electrostimulation contact is partially used for electrostimulation therapy, and the same more than one electrostimulation contact is partially used for data transmission between two or more devices, thereby transmitting data between the two or more devices.

Further, japanese patent laid-open No. 2005-237941 (patent document 2) discloses a treatment apparatus which is a cordless pulse health device including a control apparatus and an electrode for treatment. The therapeutic electrode is provided with: a conductive patch for use in contact with a skin surface; a pulse current supply unit that receives power from a power source and supplies a pulse current to the conductive patch; a receiving unit and an antenna that wirelessly receive a control signal transmitted from a control device; and a memory and a CPU for controlling the operation of the pulse current supply unit based on the control signal.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

Here, a scenario is assumed in which a plurality of electrotherapy apparatuses (conductive patches) are used to perform therapy of a plurality of parts of the body. In this case, when each electro-therapeutic apparatus is connected to the control device via a wire, it is possible to easily grasp which electro-therapeutic apparatus is attached to which site by wire-tracing or the like. Therefore, for example, it is difficult for a case where the user actually attaches the electro-therapeutic apparatus recognized as being attached to the arm to the waist to occur.

However, when each electro-therapeutic apparatus is wirelessly connected to its control device, the above-described situation is likely to occur because of the inability to check the line. That is, the possibility of causing the electrotherapy apparatus attached to the waist to erroneously execute the treatment content for the arm set for causing the electrotherapy apparatus attached to the arm to execute becomes higher than in the case of wired connection. Therefore, the user needs to perform a troublesome operation of reattaching each electro-therapeutic apparatus in order to receive an appropriate treatment.

Patent document 1 discloses a configuration of wirelessly communicatively connecting a device (e.g., an electrostimulation device) and a counterpart device. Patent document 2 discloses a configuration in which a control device is connected to a therapeutic electrode by wireless communication. However, in patent documents 1 and 2, there is no teaching or indication of any technique relating to the above-described problems.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of one aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal device, a therapy system, and a program that enable a user to receive an intended therapy without performing a troublesome operation when wirelessly communicating with an electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Technical scheme

According to one embodiment, a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having patches is provided. The terminal device is provided with: a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and a treatment instructing section that instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the first and second treatment contents, respectively. The treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction. When the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, the treatment instruction unit instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged first and second treatment contents, respectively.

Preferably, the terminal device further includes: a state information acquiring unit for acquiring state information of the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses; a state judgment unit which judges whether the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses are in a treatment state or a treatment standby state in which the electro-therapeutic apparatuses are in a non-treatment state, respectively, based on the respective state information; and a notification unit configured to notify that the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses are powered OFF (OFF) when the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses are in a treatment standby state.

Preferably, when at least one of the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses is in the in-treatment state, the notification unit causes the display of the terminal device to display a treatment screen of the electro-therapeutic apparatus corresponding to the in-treatment state.

Preferably, the terminal device further includes: and a receiving part which receives attachment state information indicating an attachment state of the patch to a user from the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses, respectively. The notification portion notifies the change of the attachment state when it is determined that the attachment state of the patch to the user has changed based on the attachment state information.

The treatment system according to another embodiment includes: a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having patches; and a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses. The terminal device includes: a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and a treatment instructing section that instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the first and second treatment contents, respectively. The treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction. When the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, the treatment instruction unit instructs the first and second electro-therapeutic apparatuses to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged first and second treatment contents, respectively.

Further according to another embodiment, there is provided a program for causing a computer of a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having patches to execute. The program causes the computer to execute the steps of: setting a first treatment content performed by a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by a second electro-therapeutic apparatus; instructing the first and second electro-therapeutic instruments to treat the user according to the first and second treatment contents, respectively; and exchanging the first treatment content and the second treatment content according to a preset instruction. The step of indicating comprises: and in the case that the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, instructing the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged first treatment content and second treatment content respectively.

Further, according to another embodiment, there is provided a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch. The first electro-therapeutic apparatus is configured to be capable of wireless communication with a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch. The terminal device is provided with: a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and a treatment instructing section that instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the first treatment content, and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to cause the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the second treatment content. The treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction. When the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, the treatment instruction portion instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged first treatment content, and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so as to cause the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged second treatment content.

A treatment system according to still another embodiment includes: a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having patches; and a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with the first electro-therapeutic apparatus. The first electro-therapeutic apparatus is configured to be capable of wireless communication with the second electro-therapeutic apparatus. The terminal device is provided with: a treatment content setting unit that sets a first treatment content by the first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus; and a treatment instructing section that instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the first treatment content, and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to cause the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user in accordance with the second treatment content. The treatment content setting unit exchanges the first treatment content and the second treatment content in accordance with a preset instruction. When the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, the treatment instruction portion instructs the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged first treatment content, and causes the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so as to cause the second electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged second treatment content.

Further according to another embodiment, there is provided a program for causing a computer of a terminal device configured to be capable of wireless communication with a first electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch to execute. The first electro-therapeutic apparatus is configured to be capable of wireless communication with a second electro-therapeutic apparatus having a patch. The program causes the computer to execute the steps of: setting a first treatment content performed by a first electro-therapeutic apparatus and a second treatment content performed by a second electro-therapeutic apparatus; instructing the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the first treatment content; enabling the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to control the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so that the second electro-therapeutic apparatus treats the user according to the second treatment content; and exchanging the first treatment content and the second treatment content according to a preset instruction, wherein the instruction comprises the following steps: and in the case that the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, instructing the first electro-therapeutic apparatus to treat the user according to the exchanged first treatment content. The control method comprises the following steps: and under the condition that the first treatment content and the second treatment content are exchanged, the first electro-therapeutic apparatus controls the second electro-therapeutic apparatus so that the second electro-therapeutic apparatus treats the user according to the exchanged second treatment content.

Advantageous effects

According to the present disclosure, the user can receive the intended treatment without performing troublesome operations in the case of wireless communication connection with the electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a treatment system.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main body portion of the electro-therapeutic apparatus is separated from a holder and a patch.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the terminal device.

Fig. 5 is a screen transition diagram for explaining a connection flow between the terminal device and the electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Fig. 6 is a screen transition diagram for explaining a connection flow between the terminal device and the electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Fig. 7 is a screen transition diagram for explaining the flow of setting the treatment content by the terminal device.

Fig. 8 is a screen transition diagram for explaining the flow of setting the treatment content by the terminal device.

Fig. 9 is a screen transition diagram for explaining an operation flow in the treatment performed by the terminal device.

Fig. 10 is a screen transition diagram for explaining an automatic connection flow between the terminal device and the electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Fig. 11 is a screen transition diagram for explaining an automatic connection flow between the terminal device and the electro-therapeutic apparatus.

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an error notification.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the error notification.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the error notification.

Fig. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device.

Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a process procedure of device registration by the terminal apparatus.

Fig. 17 is a flowchart showing another example of the process procedure of device registration by the terminal apparatus.

Fig. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a process procedure of normal connection by the terminal device.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

< System configuration >

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a treatment system 1. Referring to fig. 1, a treatment system 1 includes a terminal device 10 as a user terminal, electrotherapy apparatuses 20A, 20B, and a network 30. Hereinafter, the configuration and the function common to the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B will be collectively referred to as "electro-therapeutic apparatus 20".

The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is a cordless type, has a patch, a holder, and a main body portion which are integrated in use, and performs treatment by combining these respective members. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 of the present embodiment is a low-frequency therapeutic apparatus that performs treatment for alleviating stiffness in the shoulders and the like of a user by supplying a low-frequency pulse current. For example, the frequency of the low-frequency pulse current is 1Hz to 1200 Hz. However, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 may be configured to use pulse currents of other frequency bands. In fig. 1, only the main body of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is illustrated, and the patch and the holder are not illustrated. The specific structure of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 will be described later.

The terminal device 10 is, for example, a smartphone having a touch panel. Hereinafter, a smartphone will be described as a representative example of the "terminal device". However, the terminal device may be another terminal device such as a folding mobile phone, a tablet terminal device, a PC (Personal computer), a PDA (Personal Data Assistance), or the like.

The network 30 for connecting the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 uses a short-range wireless communication method, typically BLE (Bluetooth low energy). Therefore, the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 are BLE devices having a function of performing wireless communication using BLE. However, the network 30 is not limited to this, and other wireless communication methods such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and wireless LAN (local area network) may be used.

In the treatment system 1 of the present embodiment, the terminal device 1 instructs the electrotherapy apparatuses 20A and 20B connected in a paired manner in various ways by using the installed application program. Further, the terminal device 10 displays various information on a display and notifies a user of necessary information. The details of the specific operation will be described later.

< construction of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 >

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the main body 4 of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is separated from the holder 3 and the patch 2.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is a so-called cordless low-frequency therapeutic apparatus, and includes a patch 2, a holder 3, and a main body 4.

The patch 2 has a sheet-like shape, and is fitted to the body of the user. A conductive layer 2a is provided on the surface (lower surface) of the body side portion 21 facing the body, among the outer surfaces of the patch 2. The patch 2 is attached to the skin of the user using a conductive gel or the like, and supplies a low-frequency pulse current to the user through the conductive layer 2 a.

Referring to fig. 3, the patch 2 has a mounting portion 2X and a treatment portion 2Y. The mounting portion 2X is held by the holder 3. The mounting portion 2X is provided with a window portion 23 and a through hole 2H. A positioning projection 312 of the holder 3 is disposed inside the window portion 23. The interlock pin 33 of the holder 3 is inserted into the through hole 2H. The treatment portion 2Y is provided on both right and left outer sides of the mounting portion 2X, and the conductive layer 2a is exposed on the body side portion 21 of the treatment portion 2Y.

The conductive layer 2a is also exposed on the surface of the mounting portion 2X facing the body portion 4, and the exposed portion constitutes a patch-side electrode portion 22. The patch-side electrode portion 22 is formed for electrical connection with the main body-side electrode portion 43, and the conductive layer 2a corresponding to one electrode portion (for example, the + pole) is exposed at one end of the mounting portion 2X, and the conductive layer 2a corresponding to the other electrode portion (for example, the-pole) is exposed at the other end of the mounting portion 2X.

Referring to fig. 3, the holder 3 includes a patch holding portion 31 having a plate-like shape and a pair of wall portions 32 rising from both ends of the patch holding portion 31. An attachment portion 2X of the patch 2 is disposed on the upper surface 311 of the patch holding portion 31. A double-sided tape, glue, adhesive, or the like is disposed between the upper surface 311 and the mounting portion 2X as necessary.

The patch holding portion 31 is provided with a positioning projection 312. The patch 2 is positioned on the holder 3 by fitting the inner periphery of the window portion 23 provided in the patch 2 to the positioning projection 312. An interlock pin 33 is also provided at the center of the patch holding portion 31. When the patch 2 is mounted on the holder 3, the interlocking pin 33 is inserted into the through hole 2H.

Since the patch 2 is a consumable, the patch 2 is detachable from the body 4 at the time of replacement. In the present embodiment, the patch 2 is held by the holder 3 so as to be integrated with the patch 2, and the body 4 is attached to and detached from the patch 2 and the holder 3. The patch 2 is replaced together with the holder 3, but it is not possible to reuse the holder 3 either if desired.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the main body portion 4 includes a case 4a having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as an exterior body. A guide engaging portion 5 (fig. 2) is formed between the housing 4a and the holder 3, and the main body portion 4 (housing 4a) is detachably attached to the holder 3. The engaging portion 5 is constituted by a protrusion 51 (fig. 3) formed on the side surface 41 of the housing 4a and a groove 52 (fig. 3) formed on the wall portion 32 of the holder 3.

Referring to fig. 3, the groove portion 52 includes a vertical groove portion 521 and a horizontal groove portion 522. The vertical groove 521 is formed in the vertical direction and is open at the top. The transverse groove portion 522 is formed in the transverse direction and is open at both ends. When the body 4 is mounted on the holder 3, the protrusion 51 and the groove 52 move toward each other in a direction opposite to each other until they are engaged with each other. The body portion 4 can be detached from the holder 3 by rotating the body portion 4 relative to the holder 3 and releasing the engagement therebetween.

The body portion 4 supplies a low-frequency pulse current to the conductive layer 2a of the patch 2 in a state of being mounted on the holder 3. Specifically, the main body portion includes a pair of main body portion side electrode portions 43, a substrate (not shown), an electric circuit (not shown), and an interlock mechanism (not shown). The circuit includes various control devices mounted on the surface of the substrate.

The control apparatus includes: a processor for executing various processes, a memory for storing programs, data, and the like, a communication interface for performing wireless communication of various data with the terminal device 10, a waveform generation output circuit for performing boosting of a power supply voltage, generation and output of a low-frequency pulse current (therapy current), and the like.

The substrate, the circuit, and the interlock mechanism are provided inside the main body 4 (housing 4 a). A power source (not shown) such as a battery is also provided inside the main body portion 4 (the case 4 a). A display unit (not shown) such as a switch 48S (fig. 2) and an LED (light emitting diode), a button (not shown), and the like are provided outside the casing 4 a.

In a state where the body portion 4 is attached to the holder 3, the tip portion of the body portion side electrode portion 43 abuts on the patch side electrode portion 22. Thereby, the main body side electrode portion 43 and the chip side electrode portion 22 are electrically connected, and the circuit can supply the low frequency pulse current to the chip side electrode portion 22.

< construction of terminal device 10 >

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal device 10. Referring to fig. 4, the terminal device 10 includes, as main components, a processor 152, a memory 154, an input device 156, a display 158, a wireless communication unit 160, a memory interface (I/F)164, a communication interface (I/F)166, a speaker 168, and a microphone 170.

The processor 152 is an arithmetic Processing unit such as a typical cpu (central Processing unit) or MPU (Multi Processing unit). The processor 152 reads out and executes the program stored in the memory 154 to control the operations of the respective components of the terminal apparatus 10. The processor 152 executes the program to realize each process (step) of the terminal device 10 described later.

The Memory 154 is implemented by a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read-only Memory), a flash Memory, or the like. The memory 154 stores a program executed by the processor 152 or data used by the processor 152, and the like.

The input device 156 receives an operation input to the terminal device 10. Typically, the input device 156 is implemented by a touch panel. The touch panel is provided on a display 158 having a function as a display unit, and is, for example, of a capacitance type. The touch panel detects a touch operation of an external object on the touch panel at predetermined time intervals, and inputs touch coordinates to the processor 152. However, the input device 156 may also include buttons or the like.

The wireless communication unit 160 is connected to a mobile communication network via a communication antenna 162 and transmits and receives signals for wireless communication. Thus, the terminal device 10 can communicate with another communication device via a mobile communication network such as LTE (Long Term Evolution).

The memory interface 164 reads data from an external storage medium 165. The processor 152 reads data stored in the storage medium 165 through the memory interface 164 and stores the data in the memory 154. The processor 152 reads data from the memory 154 and stores the data in an external storage medium 165 via the memory interface 164.

The storage medium 165 includes a nonvolatile storage medium that stores programs, such as a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a BD (Blu-ray Disc), a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, and an SD (Secure Digital) memory card.

The communication interface (I/F)166 is a communication interface for converting various data between the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, and is implemented by an adapter, a connector, or the like. As the communication method, for example, a wireless communication method based on BLE (registered trademark) low energy, wireless LAN, or the like is used.

The speaker 168 converts a voice signal supplied from the processor 152 into sound and outputs the sound to the outside of the terminal apparatus 10. The microphone 170 receives a voice input to the terminal apparatus 10, and supplies a voice signal corresponding to the voice input to the processor 152.

< summary of System operation >

The operation of the treatment system 1 will be described in brief with reference to fig. 5 to 14. Each of the screens shown in fig. 5 to 14 is a screen displayed on the display 158 by starting an application program for electric therapy (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "therapy application program") installed in the terminal device 10.

(device connection)

First, a flow when the terminal device 10 is connected to the electro- therapeutic instruments 20A and 20B will be described. Fig. 5 and 6 are screen transition diagrams for explaining a connection flow between the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20.

With reference to fig. 5, a flow of the connection between the terminal device 10 and the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (e.g., the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A) is described. When the terminal device 10 receives an instruction to start the therapy application via the input device 156, the screen 1002 is displayed after the power-on screen. The terminal device 10 may display a guidance screen for roughly describing the contents of the therapy application after the power-on screen. The screen 1002 is a screen for urging the power supply of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 as a counterpart of the terminal device 10 to be turned ON (ON), and displays, for example, a phrase "please press the power button" and an animation in which the finger presses the power supply of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20.

The terminal device 10 that performs wireless communication using the BLE scheme starts a scanning operation to receive (detect) a beacon signal called a notification packet (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "notification") transmitted from the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 as a transmission-side terminal after the start of the therapy application. The scanning operation is an operation of detecting an announcement including a device ID satisfying a predetermined condition, and is performed for a predetermined time (for example, 180 seconds).

The notification is used for notifying the surrounding apparatuses of the existence of the apparatus and the connection from the surrounding apparatuses, and includes information such as a device ID uniquely identifying the apparatus, the type of service provided by the apparatus, the operation mode of the apparatus, and the version of a protocol used for communication.

The device ID is constituted by category information (e.g., information indicating that the device category is "electro-therapeutic apparatus"), classification information (e.g., information indicating a sales area of the device, a model of the device), and unique information (e.g., a code uniquely assigned to the device), and the like. In the present embodiment, the terminal apparatus 10 detects a notification including a device ID having category information indicating an "electro-therapeutic apparatus" by a scanning operation.

Next, when the user presses the power source of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 in accordance with the screen 1002, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1004 and starts the connection process with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Specifically, when a notification including an operation mode "pairing request mode" for requesting pairing and a device type "electro-therapeutic apparatus" is detected by the scanning operation, the terminal device 10 determines that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that transmitted the notification has not completed pairing (has not registered pairing information). The pairing information is information necessary for establishing a wireless communication connection between the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, and includes, for example, a device ID, a MAC address, service information, and the like of a pairing target. In this case, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1006 prompting confirmation of the pairing request.

Screen 1006 includes a cancel button 1012 for canceling the pairing request and a pairing button 1014 for accepting the pairing request. In the screen 1006, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1002 when receiving the selection cancel button 1012. Upon receiving the selection of the pairing button 1014, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1008.

On the other hand, in the screen 1004, when a notification including an operation mode "connection request mode" for requesting a wireless communication connection and a device type "electrotherapy apparatus" is detected by a scanning operation and pairing information included in the notification is registered in the terminal apparatus 10, the terminal apparatus 10 determines that the electrotherapy apparatus 20 that transmitted the notification has completed pairing and displays the screen 1008.

The screen 1008 is a screen showing that pairing of the terminal device 10 and one electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (for example, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A) is completed and wireless connection is established. When the terminal device 10 is initially connected in a pairing manner with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A, pairing information such as the apparatus ID of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A is stored in the memory 154. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A receives the device ID of the terminal apparatus 10 and the like from the terminal apparatus 10, and stores the device ID and the like as pairing information in the internal memory.

In the case where the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A does not store the pairing information in the internal memory, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A automatically transmits the notification including the "pairing request mode" only by the user performing a one-touch operation (pressing operation for a short time (for example, less than 1 second)) on the power button of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A. Therefore, the user can easily pair the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and the terminal device 10 without performing a long pressing operation (for example, a pressing operation for 1 second or more) on the power button.

The screen 1008 includes a pairing button 1016 for performing pairing also with another electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (e.g., electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B) and a skip button 1018 for not performing the pairing. The terminal device 10 displays a screen 1102 (see fig. 6) when receiving the selection pairing button 1016, and displays a screen 1202 (see fig. 7 described later) related to setting of the treatment content to be executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 when receiving the selection skip button 1018. When the user desires to connect the terminal device 10 to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A only or desires to push back the connection of the terminal device 10 to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B, the user can skip the connection flow between the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B by selecting the skip button 1018.

Here, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to store the pairing information of only one BLE device in the memory. The electrotherapy apparatus 20 operates as a connection request mode when pairing information of an arbitrary BLE device is stored in a memory, and transmits a notification for requesting authentication of itself in order to establish a wireless communication connection. On the other hand, the electrotherapy apparatus 20 operates as a pairing request mode without storing pairing information of any BLE device in the memory, and transmits an announcement for requesting pairing. In other words, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 does not operate as the pairing request mode when the pairing information is stored.

Therefore, the terminal device 10 can determine that the electrotherapy 20 that transmitted the notification does not complete pairing when the notification including the pairing request mode is detected, and can determine that the electrotherapy 20 that transmitted the notification completes pairing with any BLE apparatus when the notification including the connection request mode is detected.

Next, a flow of the connection between the terminal device 10 and the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (here, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B) is described with reference to fig. 6. Upon receiving selection of pairing button 1016 on screen 1008 (see fig. 5), terminal device 10 displays screen 1102. The screen 1102 is a screen for urging the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B, which is the pairing target of the terminal device 10, to be powered on. Upon receiving the skip selection button 1111, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1202 (see fig. 7 described later).

Next, when the client presses the power of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B in accordance with the screen 1102, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1104 and starts the connection process with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B. When it is determined by the scanning operation that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B has not completed pairing, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1106 prompting confirmation of the pairing request.

Screen 1106 includes a cancel button 1112 for the pairing request and a pairing button 1114 for accepting the pairing request. On screen 1106, terminal device 10 displays screen 1102 when receiving selection cancel button 1112. Upon receiving a selection of the pairing button 1114, the terminal apparatus 10 displays the screen 1108.

On the other hand, on the screen 1104, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1108 when it is determined by the scanning operation that the device itself and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B have been paired.

The screen 1108 shows that pairing between the terminal device 10 and the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B is completed, and wireless connection to each apparatus is established. When receiving the OK (OK) button 1116, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1202 (see fig. 7 described later).

(setting of treatment content)

Next, a flow when the terminal device 10 sets the content of the treatment to be executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 will be described. Fig. 7 and 8 are screen transition diagrams for explaining the flow of setting the treatment content by the terminal device 10.

Referring to fig. 7, terminal device 10 displays screen 1202 when receiving skip button 1018 on selection screen 1008 (see fig. 5), skip button 1111 on selection screen 1102 (see fig. 6), or OK button 1116 on selection screen 1108 (see fig. 6).

The screen 1202 is a screen for selecting and setting which of the treatment content Ta to be executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and the treatment content Tb to be executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B is selected. The terminal device 10 associates the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A, which has initially established a connection, with the device a on the treatment application screen, and associates the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B, which has next established a connection, with the device B on the treatment application screen. The treatment application is in a state in which device a is identified as electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and device B is identified as electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B. In screen 1202, device a corresponds to device object 1216 and device B corresponds to device object 1218.

Here, it is assumed that the user knows that the first connected electro-therapeutic instrument is associated with the device a on the therapy application screen and that the second connected electro-therapeutic instrument is associated with the device B on the therapy application screen. The "device a" and the "device B" may be displayed as the "first device" and the "second device", respectively, on the therapy application screen.

When receiving a selection of the device object 1216 from the user (tap), the terminal apparatus 10 highlights (for example, flicks the device object 1216) the device object 1216 in order to notify the user of the selection. Further, in order to notify the user that the device a (the device object 1216) is associated with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A, the terminal apparatus 10 transmits a control signal for blinking the LED to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A flashes the LED according to the received control signal.

Thus, the user can recognize that the device a (device object 1216) selected by the user in the treatment application corresponds to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A as the actual device. When the terminal device 10 receives the selection button 1212 in a state where the device object 1216 is selected, it starts a flow of setting the treatment content Ta.

On the other hand, when receiving the selection device object 1218 from the user, the terminal apparatus 10 projects the display device object 1218 and blinks the LED of the electrotherapy instrument 20B by the same operation as described above. Next, upon receiving the selection button 1212, the terminal device 10 starts the setting flow of the treatment content Tb.

However, when the screen 1008 (see fig. 5) or the screen 1102 transitions to the screen 1202, the connection between the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B is not established. Therefore, the terminal apparatus 10 invalidates the selection device object 1218 without receiving the selection.

In the following description, it is assumed that the user selects the button 1212 after selecting the device object 1216 corresponding to the device a on the therapy application screen. In this case, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1204 for starting a setting flow of the treatment content Ta corresponding to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A.

The screen 1204 is a screen for selecting a part of the body (for example, shoulder, arm, waist, knee, calf, etc.) to be treated. Specifically, the screen 1204 includes: a tab 1220 corresponding to the device a on the therapy application screen, a tab 1222 corresponding to the device B on the therapy application screen, a human body object 1224, and a button 1226 for transition to the setting screen of the course and mode.

In the screen 1204, since it is the setting of the treatment content Ta, the label 1220 corresponding to the device a is displayed in a protruding manner. Note that, in the setting of one treatment content (here, treatment content Ta), the tag 1222 corresponding to the device B is invalidated, and the other treatment content (here, treatment content Tb) cannot be set. Specifically, the treatment content Tb cannot be set until the treatment content Ta is determined and transited to the screen waiting for the start of treatment (screen 1308 in fig. 8). This is to prevent the user from mistaking which device the treatment content in the current setting corresponds to. The terminal device 10, for example, upon receiving a selection of the left-hand arm part 1228 of the human body object 1224 from the user, displays the screen 1302 of fig. 8.

Referring to fig. 8, in a screen 1302, "a" is displayed in a left-hand arm portion 1228, and information "arm (left)" indicating that the portion is a left arm is displayed. Thereby, the terminal device 10 notifies the user that the setting of the treatment content for the left arm is now started. Typically, the user has already grasped that the device a on the treatment application screen corresponds to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A in the previous screen 1202 (see fig. 7), and therefore, attaches this electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A to the left arm. Further, when receiving the selection help button 1312 from the user, the terminal device 10 displays a guidance screen (not shown) of the attaching method of the main body portion 4 to the patch 2 and the holder 3 and the attaching method of the patch 2 to the selected portion (here, the left arm). Upon receiving a selection button 1226 from the user, the terminal apparatus 10 displays a screen 1304.

A button 1320 for selecting a TENS (transcutaneous electrical stimulation) session and a button 1322 for selecting an MCR (micro current) session are displayed in a screen 1304. The TENS therapy is a therapy in which an electrical stimulus is applied to a sensory nerve to suppress or reduce pain, and the MCR therapy is a therapy in which a micro-current is passed through the body to stimulate a muscle to repair cells. Assuming that the user selects the TENS session, the terminal apparatus 10 displays the screen 1306 upon receiving the selection button 1320.

Frame 1306 shows a mode selection frame for the TENS session. Specifically, on the screen 1306, buttons 1324, 1326, 1328, 1330 for selecting the modes "steady (steady)", "kneading (knead)", "prick (prick)", and "tap (tap)", respectively, are displayed. Assuming that the user selects the mode "stable", the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1308 upon receiving the selection button 1324.

The screen 1308 is a screen in a state where the setting of the treatment content Ta is completed and the start of the treatment is waited. Specifically, a tab 1333 for setting the treatment time and a start button 1334 for starting the treatment are displayed on the screen 1308. The user can set the treatment time (e.g., 5 minutes) by selecting tab 1333. In addition, since the setting of the treatment content Ta is completed on the screen 1308, the setting of the treatment content Tb can be performed by selecting the tab 1222. The procedure for setting the treatment content Tb is the same as that for the treatment content Ta described above.

Upon receiving a selection start button 1334 from the user, the terminal device 10 instructs the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A to start treatment in accordance with the set treatment content Ta, and displays an in-treatment screen (screen 1402 in fig. 9 described later).

However, the terminal device 10 is configured to: in the case where it is determined that the patch 2 is not attached to the user based on the information received from the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A, the selection start button 1334 is invalidated without receiving a treatment start instruction.

Specifically, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 has a function for detecting whether the patch 2 is in a state of being attached (stuck) to the user or in a state of not being attached (peeled) to the user. The detection of the attached state of the patch 2 is performed by applying a weak current to such an extent that no stimulus is given to the body of the user to the patch 2. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 determines that the patch 2 is attached to the user in a case where a weak current is detected. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 determines that the patch 2 is not attached to the user if a weak current is not detected. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 periodically transmits information indicating the attached state of the patch 2 attached to the user to the terminal device 10. Thus, the terminal device 10 can always grasp the attached state of the patch 2 to the user, and therefore, can prevent a treatment start instruction in a state where the patch 2 is not attached to the user.

(actions in treatment)

Next, a flow of treatment by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 will be described. Fig. 9 is a screen transition diagram for explaining an operation flow in the treatment performed by the terminal device 10.

Referring to fig. 9, displayed on screen 1402 is: a button 1418 for lowering the stimulation level, a button 1420 for raising the stimulation level, a button 1422 for stopping and starting therapy, and a SWAP (SWAP) button 1424 for swapping therapy content. Further, a screen 1402 shows a scene in which the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A corresponding to the device a on the treatment application screen performs treatment of the left arm in accordance with the treatment content Ta. The user can select button 1426 to move to screen 1306 (see fig. 8), and reset the mode again. The user can change the stimulation level by selecting buttons 1418 and 1420, and the stimulation level is set to "1" on screen 1402.

Here, it is assumed that a user feels that the stimulus level is low in the current state after a lapse of time from the start of the scene of the screen 1402, and the user increases the scene of the stimulus level by selecting the button 1420. In a frame 1404 after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the frame 1402, the stimulation level is set to "2". Further, the terminal device 10 instructs the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A corresponding to the apparatus a to raise the stimulation level upon receiving an operation of raising the stimulation level from the user. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A increases the stimulation level (increases the current) in accordance with the instruction.

Here, the treatment content Ta is set to the selected portion "left arm", the treatment course "TENS", the mode "steady", and the time "5 minutes", and the treatment content Tb is set to the selected portion "waist", the treatment course "MCR", the mode "micro current", and the time "1 hour". The user recognizes that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A is attached to the "left arm" of the user and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B is attached to the "waist" of the user, thereby setting the treatment contents as described above.

However, in practice, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A is attached to the "waist", and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B is attached to the "left arm". In this case, the treatment content Ta executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A is performed for the "waist" of the user instead of the "left arm", and the treatment content Tb executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B is performed for the "left arm" of the user instead of the "waist". Specifically, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A increases the stimulation level in accordance with the instruction from the terminal device 10, but this increase in stimulation level is reflected in the "waist" of the user instead of the "left arm". Therefore, the user may find that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B are attached to the opposite portion to the portion recognized by himself.

In such a case, the user can receive the desired treatment set by the user by reattaching the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A to the "left arm" and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B to the "waist". However, the operation of once peeling off each patch 2 of the electro- therapeutic apparatus 20A, 20B and sticking it to the correct site again is troublesome. To avoid such an operation, the terminal device 10 has a SWAP function of exchanging treatment contents corresponding to the electro-therapeutic instrument 20A and treatment contents corresponding to the electro-therapeutic instrument 20B.

Specifically, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1406 upon receiving a selection of the SWAP button 1424. At this time, information 1428 indicating that the setting is being changed is displayed on the screen 1406. In more detail, the terminal device 10 instructs the electrotherapy apparatuses 20A and 20B to interrupt the therapy. Next, the terminal device 10 changes the device B, A on the treatment application screen to be associated with the electro- therapeutic instruments 20A and 20B as actual devices, respectively. The terminal device 10 changes the treatment content Ta to be executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A to the treatment content Tb set for the waist and changes the treatment content Tb to be executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B to the treatment content Ta set for the left arm.

Thus, when the SWAP button 1424 is selected, the device B on the therapy application screen establishes an association with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A attached to the "waist", and the therapy content Ta executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A becomes the selected portion "waist", the treatment period "MCR", the mode "micro-current", and the time "1 hour". Further, the device a on the therapy application screen is associated with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B attached to the "left arm", and the therapy content Tb executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B becomes the selection part "left arm", the treatment period "TENS", the mode "stable", and the time "5 minutes". In this way, the terminal device 10 exchanges the treatment content Ta by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and the treatment content Tb by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B.

When the setting is changed by the internal processing described above, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1408 and instructs the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B to restart the interrupted therapy in accordance with the exchanged therapy contents. Specifically, the terminal device 10 instructs the electrotherapy apparatus 20B attached to the "left arm" to execute the therapy content Ta after the exchange (i.e., the therapy content Tb before the exchange). Further, the terminal device 10 instructs the electrotherapy instrument 20A attached to the "waist" to execute the therapy content Tb after the exchange (therapy content Ta before the exchange).

(device connection: automatic)

The establishment of the connection device, the setting of the treatment, and a series of actions during the treatment are explained as described above. Here, a flow of an operation in a case where the terminal device 10 is automatically connected to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that has been paired with the device itself will be described.

Fig. 10 and 11 are screen transition diagrams for explaining an automatic connection flow between the terminal device 10 and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20.

Referring to fig. 10, when receiving an instruction to start the therapeutic application, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1502 after the power-on screen, and detects the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 paired with itself by the scanning operation. The screen 1502 shows the screen in the examination electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. When detecting the paired electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, the terminal device 10 connects to the detected electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 and acquires the status information from the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. At this time, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is not associated with the device on the treatment application screen.

The terminal device 10 displays the screen 1504 when it is determined based on the acquired state information that all the electrotherapy apparatuses 20 for which pairing has been completed are not in a standby state (therapy standby state) during therapy execution. In the screen 1504, information 1511 urging the user to turn off the power supply of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 before the therapeutic application is started is displayed. When it is determined that any of the paired electro-therapeutic apparatuses 20 is in the state under treatment (in-treatment state), the in-treatment screen (for example, screen 1402) is displayed. The reason for displaying the information 1511 and the reason for transition to the in-treatment screen will be described later.

When the paired electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is turned off and then turned on again, the terminal device 10 detects the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 by the scanning operation and displays a screen 1506. The screen 1506 is a screen for urging the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (for example, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A) that has completed the pairing to be turned on.

Next, when the user presses the power of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A on the screen 1506, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1508, and starts the connection process with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A. After that, the terminal device 10 establishes a connection with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A, and displays a screen 1602 of fig. 11.

Referring to fig. 11, a screen 1602 is a preparation screen for setting the treatment content Ta to be executed by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A connected to the terminal device 10. The electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A establishes an association with device a within the therapeutic application. Note that the device a corresponds to the device object 1611. When the selection button 1612 is received in a state where the device object 1611 is selected by the user, the terminal apparatus 10 starts a flow of setting the treatment content Ta. For example, screen 1602 migrates to screen 1204.

Here, the reason why the information 1511 is displayed will be described. This is an operation flow for avoiding the start of a treatment application program to set treatment contents after the power supply of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is turned on and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is attached to an arbitrary part of the body. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 10 is wirelessly connected to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Therefore, the user is more likely to mistake which electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 the device on the treatment application screen (and the set treatment content) is associated with, as compared with the case where the terminal device 10 is connected to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 by wire.

For example, when the therapeutic application is started with the power of the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B turned on and the terminal device 10 is connected to each device, the device A, B on the therapeutic application screen is automatically associated with the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B, and thus it is difficult to recognize which electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 the device A, B on the therapeutic application screen is associated with. In order to perform this recognition, a method of recognizing by blinking (or lighting) an LED of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 by clicking an object of the device A, B on the therapy application screen is also conceivable. However, in the case where the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is attached to the waist, the back, or the like, it is difficult for the user to visually confirm the state of the attached LED directly.

In order to avoid this, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 10 urges the power supply of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 to be turned off when the power supply is turned on, which is detected when the therapy application is started. In a state where all the electrotherapy apparatuses 20 are powered off, the first detected (that is, the first powered on) electrotherapy apparatus 20 is associated with the device a on the therapy application screen. Thus, the user can easily grasp that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, which has been powered on by himself or herself first, is associated with the device a on the treatment application screen.

However, when any one of the paired electro-therapeutic apparatuses 20 is in the in-treatment state, the power is forcibly turned off, which may cause discomfort to the user in treatment. Therefore, in such a case, the in-treatment screen corresponding to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that performs the treatment is displayed.

(error Notification)

Various error notifications performed by the terminal device 10 will be described.

Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an error notification. A scenario in which the terminal device 10 is not paired with any of the electrotherapy apparatuses 20 is assumed here. At this time, when receiving an instruction to start the therapy application, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1002 after the startup screen and starts scanning (see fig. 5). When the terminal apparatus 10 cannot detect a notification including a device ID satisfying a predetermined condition even if scanning is performed within a predetermined time (for example, 180 seconds), the screen 1050 of fig. 12 is displayed.

The screen 1050 is a screen for prompting confirmation of the state of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 because the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 to be paired is not found. As the cause of such an error, a case where the power of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is not turned on within a predetermined time, a case where the terminal device 10 is far from the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 and the notification cannot be detected, or the like is considered. The terminal device 10 may be configured to notify the cause of such an error.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the error notification. Here, a scenario in which the terminal device 10 is not paired with any of the electrotherapy apparatuses 20 is also assumed. At this time, even if the terminal device 10 detects the notification including the connection request mode by performing the scanning within the predetermined time (see a screen 1002 of fig. 5), the terminal device does not detect the notification including the pairing request mode. In this case, as shown in a screen 1060, the terminal device 10 performs an error notification to the effect that the electrotherapy apparatus 20 of the pairing request mode is not found. Upon receiving the selection of the OK button 1064, the terminal device 10 displays a screen 1070 prompting the pressing of a reset button provided in the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 to initialize the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20.

Here, as described above, since the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is configured to be able to store the pairing information of only one BLE device in the internal memory, the operation is performed as the connection request mode when the pairing information is stored in the internal memory, and the operation is performed as the pairing request mode when the pairing information is not stored in the internal memory.

Therefore, it is indicated that the electrotherapy apparatus 20 that has transmitted the announcement including the connection request pattern completes pairing with other BLE devices other than the terminal device 10, and stores pairing information of the other BLE devices. Therefore, in order to pair with the terminal device 10, it is necessary to delete the pairing information of the existing electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Therefore, the terminal device 10 displays the screen 1070 and deletes the pairing information stored in the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing another example of the error notification. It is assumed here that the terminal device 10 completes pairing with the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 and is to be paired with the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. First, referring to a screen 1104 of fig. 6, when the user presses the power supply of the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 in accordance with the screen 1102, the terminal device 10 starts the connection process with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. The terminal device 10 detects the notification transmitted by the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 by the scanning operation.

If the classification information Ca of the device ID included in the notification does not match the classification information Cb of the device ID of the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that has completed pairing, the terminal apparatus 10 makes an error notification indicating that the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 cannot be logged in, as shown in a screen 1150. For example, different classification information is assigned to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 for each sales region. Therefore, when the sales area of the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is different from the sales area of the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 in which the registration is completed, the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is notified that the registration is not possible. Further, the electrotherapy apparatus 20 may be assigned classification information that differs for each model of the apparatus. In this case, when the model of the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is different from the model of the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 whose registration is completed, the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is notified that the registration is impossible.

Upon receiving the selection OK button 1154, the terminal apparatus 10 displays a screen 1160 showing a lookup table. For example, the screen 1160 is provided with a field for recording an error code, error content, terminal information, application version, and inquiry content. Upon receiving the inquiry transmission button 1164, the terminal device 10 transmits the recorded content to a predetermined external device.

< functional constitution >

Fig. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device. Referring to fig. 15, the terminal device 10 includes, as main components, a detection portion 104, a determination portion 106, a state information acquisition portion 108, a device state determination portion 110, a treatment content setting portion 112, a treatment instruction portion 114, an attachment state receiving portion 116, and a notification portion 118. Each function of the terminal device 10 is realized by, for example, causing the processor 152 of each terminal device 10 to execute a program stored in the memory 154. A part or all of these functions may be implemented by hardware. The terminal device 10 further includes an information storage unit 102 implemented by the memory 154.

The information storage unit 102 stores registration information for establishing a wireless communication connection with at least one electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Typically, the login information is pairing information including a device ID, a MAC address, service information, and the like of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that completes pairing.

The detection section 104 detects a beacon signal transmitted from at least one electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Specifically, the detection unit 104 detects an announcement including a device ID having category information indicating "electrotherapy instrument" by a scanning operation. When receiving the pairing request, the detection unit 104 stores the pairing information included in the detected notification in the information storage unit 102.

The determination unit 106 determines whether or not there is an electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 not registered in the terminal device 10 among the detected electro-therapeutic apparatuses 20, based on the pairing information stored in the information storage unit 102 and the notification detected by the detection unit 104. Specifically, when the pair information matching the pair information included in the notification is stored in the information storage unit 102, the determination unit 106 determines that the electrotherapy apparatus 20 that transmitted the notification has registered in the terminal device 10. Otherwise, the determination unit 106 determines that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that transmitted the notification is not registered (i.e., not registered) in the terminal device 10.

When there is an unregistered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, the determination unit 106 further determines whether or not the unregistered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 has pairing information of another apparatus other than the terminal apparatus 10. Specifically, when the non-registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 transmits an announcement including a connection request for establishing a wireless communication connection, the determination unit 106 determines that the registration information of another apparatus is included.

On the other hand, the determination unit 106 further determines whether or not the class to which the electrotherapy apparatus 20 not registered belongs (class specified by the class information Ca) is the same as the class to which the electrotherapy apparatus 20 registered in the terminal device 10 belongs (class specified by the class information Cb) based on the detected notification.

The state information acquiring unit 108 acquires the state information of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 determined by the determining unit 106 to be registered in the terminal device 10 from the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Specifically, the state information acquiring unit 108 receives the state information from the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 registered in the terminal device 10 after establishing a wireless communication connection with the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. The status information includes information indicating whether the registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is in a state during treatment or not in a treatment standby state during the treatment.

The device state determination unit 110 determines whether the electrotherapy apparatuses 20A and 20B are in the treatment state or in the treatment standby state based on the state information of the electrotherapy apparatuses 20A and 20B.

The treatment content setting unit 112 sets a treatment content Ta by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and a treatment content Tb by the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B. The treatment content comprises treatment parts, treatment courses, treatment modes and treatment time. In one aspect, the treatment content setting unit 112 exchanges the treatment content Ta and the treatment content Tb in accordance with a predetermined instruction (for example, selection of the SWAP button 1424).

The treatment instructing unit 114 instructs the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B to perform treatment in accordance with the treatment contents Ta and Tb, respectively. Specifically, the treatment instructing unit 114 transmits a control signal for executing each of the treatment contents Ta and Tb to each of the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B. The treatment instructing unit 114 transmits various control signals to the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B in accordance with various instructions from the user (for example, an instruction to change the stimulation level, an instruction to stop the treatment, and the like).

In one aspect, when the therapy contents Ta and Tb are exchanged, the therapy instructing unit 114 instructs the electro- therapeutic apparatuses 20A and 20B to treat the user in accordance with the exchanged therapy contents Ta (therapy contents Tb before exchange) and Tb (therapy contents Ta before exchange), respectively.

The attachment state receiving portion 116 receives attachment state information indicating an attachment state of the patch 2 to the user from the electro- therapeutic apparatus 20A, 20B, respectively. The attachment state information is information indicating whether the patch 2 is attached to the user or not attached (peeled) to the user.

The notification unit 118 notifies the user of various information. Typically, the notification unit 118 causes the display 158 to display various kinds of information to notify the user.

In one aspect, the notification unit 118 notifies information including a countermeasure against an error when the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 not registered in the terminal device 10 has pairing information of another device. For example, the notification unit 118 notifies that a predetermined operation (for example, pressing a reset button) is performed using hardware (for example, a physical switch, a button, or the like) provided in the non-registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 as a countermeasure (for example, the display screen 1070 or the like) against the error content. When the reset button provided to the non-registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is pressed by the user, the pairing information stored in the other devices of the non-registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is deleted. Note that, when there are a plurality of countermeasures against an error, the notification unit 118 may display a list of countermeasures on the display 158.

On the other hand, when the category to which the unregistered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 belongs is different from the category to which the registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 belongs, the notification unit 118 notifies that the unregistered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is not registered. For example, classification information different for each sales region (or model) is assigned to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. Therefore, when the sales region (or model) of the unregistered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is different from the sales region (or model) of the registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, the notification unit 118 notifies that the unregistered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is not registered.

In another other aspect, the notification portion 118 notifies that the power of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B is turned off in a case where it is determined by the apparatus state determination portion 110 that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B are in the treatment standby state. When at least one of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B is in the treatment state, the notification unit 118 causes the display 158 of the terminal device 10 to display the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 in the treatment state.

In another other aspect, in a case where it is determined that the attachment state in which the patch 2 is attached to the user has changed based on the attachment state information, the notification portion 118 notifies the change of the attachment state. Specifically, when the state in which the patch 2 is not attached to the user changes to the state in which the patch 2 is attached, the notification unit 118 notifies the user that the patch 2 is attached. When the state of the patch 2 attached to the user changes to the state in which the patch 2 is peeled, the notification unit 118 notifies the user that the patch 2 is peeled.

< treatment Process >

With reference to fig. 16 to 18, various processing procedures executed by the terminal device 10 of the present embodiment will be described. The steps shown in fig. 16 to 18 are mainly realized by causing the processor 152 of the terminal device 10 to execute a program (treatment application program) stored in the memory 154.

(device registration)

Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of a process procedure of device registration by the terminal apparatus 10. It is assumed here that the terminal 10 is about to register a scene of the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20.

Referring to fig. 16, the terminal device 10 starts a scanning operation (step S10), and determines whether or not the notification transmitted from the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 can be detected within a predetermined time (step S12). If any of the electro-therapeutic apparatuses 20 is not detected (NO in step S12), the terminal device 10 notifies (see fig. 12) that the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 to be a pairing target is not found (step S20). The process is ended. When the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is detected (YES in step S12), the terminal device 10 determines whether or not the operation mode of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that transmitted the notification is the pairing request mode (step S14).

When the operation mode is the pairing request mode (yes in step S14), the terminal device 10 registers the pairing information of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (step S16), establishes a wireless connection, and ends the process. At this time, the electrotherapy apparatus 20 registers pairing information of the terminal device 10. On the other hand, when the operation mode is not the pairing request mode (that is, the connection request mode) (no in step S14), the terminal device 10 notifies initialization of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (see fig. 13) (step S18), and the process is ended. Specifically, the terminal device 10 notifies that the reset button of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is pressed to delete the pairing information.

Fig. 17 is a flowchart showing another example of the procedure of the device registration process performed by the terminal apparatus 10. It is assumed here that the first electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is in a state of completion of the login, and the terminal device 10 is about to log in the scene of the second electro-therapeutic apparatus 20.

Referring to fig. 17, the processes of steps S30, S32, and S44 are the same as those of steps S10, S12, and S20 of fig. 16, respectively, and thus detailed description thereof will not be repeated. When the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is detected (yes in step S32), the terminal device 10 determines whether the category of the detected electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is the same as the category to which the registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 belongs (step S34).

If the classifications are different (no in step S34), the terminal device 10 notifies the detected electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 that the apparatus cannot be registered (see fig. 14) (step S42), and the process ends. In the case where their classifications are the same (yes in step S34), the terminal device 10 executes the process of step S36. The processing of steps S36, S38, and S40 is the same as the processing of steps S14, S16, and S18 of fig. 16, respectively, and thus detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

(establishing a connection)

Fig. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a process procedure of a normal connection performed by the terminal apparatus 10. Here, a scenario is assumed in which the terminal device 10 is to establish a wireless connection with the electrotherapy apparatus 20 that has completed the login.

Referring to fig. 18, the terminal device 10 starts a scanning operation (step S60) and detects the registered electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (step S62). The terminal device 10 acquires the state information from the detected electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (step S64), and determines whether the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is in the treatment standby state based on the state information (step S66).

When the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is not in the treatment standby state (i.e., in the treatment state) (no in step S66), the terminal device 10 displays a treatment screen corresponding to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 on the display 158 (step S76), and the process ends. When the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is in the treatment standby state (yes in step S66), information urging the reinsertion of the power supply is notified (see fig. 10) (step S68).

Next, the terminal device 10 automatically establishes a wireless communication connection with the electrotherapy apparatus 20 into which the power supply is reinserted (step S70). The terminal device 10 associates the connected electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 with the device on the treatment application screen, transmits a request for blinking of the LED to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (step S72), and ends the processing.

< advantages >

According to the present embodiment, pairing information of only one BLE device can be registered to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20. This substantially restricts communication with devices other than the one BLE device that has already been registered, and therefore, the control of the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 is not taken over, and the user of the terminal device 10 can receive a highly safe treatment in accordance with the content of the treatment intended by the user. Further, in the case where the pairing information of the other device has been registered in the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, a countermeasure against an error is notified from the terminal device 10, so the user can easily grasp the procedure for completing the pairing. Further, since the pairing information can be deleted by using the reset button provided in the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20, the deletion can be easily performed.

According to the present embodiment, the user can easily grasp to which electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 the device selected by the user on the treatment application screen corresponds. In addition, even when the association between each device on the treatment application screen and each electro-therapeutic apparatus as the actual device is different from the one identified by the user, the treatment contents corresponding to the respective electro-therapeutic apparatuses can be easily exchanged by using the SWAP button when the treatment is performed by using the two electro-therapeutic apparatuses. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform troublesome operations of reattaching the respective electro-therapeutic apparatuses and the like.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 10 is configured to notify information for prompting various error information and operation procedures. Therefore, the user can easily perform a series of operations for establishing connection from the terminal device 10 to the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 to setting of the treatment content and execution of the treatment.

< other embodiment >

(1) In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the total treatment contents Ta and the total treatment contents Tb are exchanged when the SWAP button 1424 is selected has been described, but the configuration is not limited thereto. For example, a part of the treatment content Ta and a part of the treatment content Tb may be exchanged. Specifically, the "pattern" in the treatment content Ta and the "pattern" in the treatment content Tb may be exchanged, or the "stimulation level" in the treatment content Ta and the "stimulation level" in the treatment content Tb may be exchanged. In this case, the configuration may be such that: when the SWAP button 1424 is selected, the user is caused to select which item (e.g., "mode" and "stimulation level") in the exchange therapy content.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the terminal device 10 wirelessly communicates with the electro- therapeutic instruments 20A and 20B has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, it may be configured such that: the terminal device 10 can wirelessly communicate with only one electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (e.g., the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A), and the one electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A can wirelessly communicate with the other electro-therapeutic apparatus 20 (e.g., the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B). Specifically, the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20A capable of wireless communication with the terminal device 10 operates as a "master", and the electro-therapeutic apparatus 20B capable of wireless communication with the master operates as a "slave".

In this case, the terminal device 10 directly gives various instructions to the master device, and indirectly gives various instructions to the slave device via the master device. The master device controls the slave devices in accordance with the instruction of the terminal apparatus 10.

In one aspect, the terminal device 10 (treatment instructing unit 114) instructs the master to treat the user according to the treatment content Ta. Further, the treatment instructing unit 114 causes the master device to control the slave device so that the slave device treats the user in accordance with the treatment content Tb. Specifically, the treatment instructing unit 114 transmits a control signal for causing the treatment content Ta to be executed to the master. The treatment instructing unit 114 transmits a control signal for causing the treatment content Tb to be executed to the master device, and the master device transfers the control signal to the slave device, thereby controlling the slave device.

On the other hand, when the treatment content Ta and the treatment content Tb are exchanged, the treatment instructing unit 114 instructs the master to treat the user according to the exchanged treatment content Ta, and causes the master to control the slave to treat the user according to the exchanged treatment content Tb.

The terminal device 10 (status information acquisition unit 108) receives status information of the master device from the master device, and receives status information of the slave device via the master device. Further, the terminal device 10 (attached state receiving portion 116) receives the attached state information of the patch 2 corresponding to the master device, and receives the attached state information of the patch 2 corresponding to the slave device via the master device. That is, the master device receives various information from the slave device and forwards to the terminal apparatus 10.

In the above configuration, the terminal device 10 can be connected to only one electro-therapeutic apparatus by pairing, and therefore, the time and effort for pairing with many electro-therapeutic apparatuses can be saved. Further, since the slave device is controlled by the master device after the terminal apparatus 10 issues various instructions to the master device, it is considered that synchronization of the master device and the slave device in treatment timing or the like is easily achieved.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, a program that causes a computer to function to execute the control described in the above-described flowchart can be provided. Such a program can be recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy disk, a CD (compact disk Read Only Memory), a secondary storage device, a main storage device, and a Memory card attached to a computer, and provided as a program product. Alternatively, the program may be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk incorporated in a computer. Further, the program may be provided by downloading via a network.

The program may be a program that calls out necessary modules among program modules provided as a part of an Operating System (OS) of a computer at a predetermined timing in a predetermined arrangement to execute processing. In this case, the program itself does not include the above-described module and executes processing in cooperation with the OS. Such a program not including a module is also included in the program of the present embodiment.

The program according to the present embodiment may be a program incorporated in a part of another program and provided. In this case, the program itself does not include the module included in the other program, and executes the processing in cooperation with the other program. Such a program incorporated in another program can be included in the program of the present embodiment.

(4) The configuration described as the embodiment is an example of the configuration of the present invention, and may be combined with other known techniques, and may be configured to be modified by omitting a part thereof without departing from the scope of the present invention. In the above-described embodiment, the processes and configurations described in the other embodiments may be appropriately applied.

The embodiments disclosed herein are considered to be illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the above description but by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the scope of the claims and all modifications within the scope.

Description of the symbols

1 treatment system

2 paster

2H through hole

2X mounting part

2Y treatment part

2a conductive layer

3 holding member

4 main body part

4a casing

5 inducing the engaging part

10 terminal device

20 electric therapeutic instrument

21 side part of body

22 patch side electrode part

23 window part

30 network

31 patch holding part

32 wall part

33 interlocking pin

Side surface 41

43 main body part side electrode part

48S switch

51 projection

52 groove part

102 information storage unit

104 detection part

106 determination unit

108 status information acquiring section

110 device state judging section

112 treatment content setting unit

114 treatment indication part

116 an attachment state receiving part

118 notification unit

152 processor

154 memory

156 input device

158 display

160 wireless communication unit

162 communication antenna

164 memory interface

165 storage medium

168 loudspeaker

170 microphone

311 upper surface

312 positioning protrusion

521 longitudinal groove part

522 transverse to the slot.