Portable terminal and health management method and system using portable terminal

Abstract

A portable terminal carried and owned by each user is provided with a display screen, a communication unit, a memory storing personal information about each user, and an input / output device such as an inhaler. A database that communicates with each portable terminal is provided with a personal information storage unit storing the personal information about each user carrying the portable terminal, a medical information storage unit storing information about a medical facility, a drugstore, a medicine, and the input / output device, and a communication unit for communicating with each portable terminal. In the database, the user of the portable terminal is identified by collating the part of the information transmitted from the communication unit with information stored in the personal information storage unit. When a specific signal is transmitted from the communication unit, communication is performed with a medical facility while information, of the information stored in the medicine information storage unit, which is necessary for the user is provided for the portable terminal as an emergency measure. This makes it possible to properly and quickly handle an emergency.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a health management method and system using a portable terminal and, more particularly, to a method and system for managing personal information of a user by using a portable terminal having a radio communication function and an input / output device for supporting health management for the user. [0002] The present invention also relates to a portable terminal having an inhaler and a method of controlling the inhaler and, more particularly, to a portable terminal having a portable terminal having a radio communication function and an input / output device for supporting health management for the user and a method of controlling the inhaler. [0003] In addition, the present invention relates to a portable terminal having an inhaler and a method of controlling the inhaler and, more particularly, to a portable terminal having a storage means and an inhaler for discharging a medicine in the form of fine droplets and allowing a us...

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Benefits of technology

[0025] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above situation, and has as its first object to provide a health management method and system using a portable terminal, which can properly and quickly handle an emergency in cooperation with a database storing various pieces of medical information.

[0026] It is the second object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal having an inhaler, and a control method for the inhaler, which can accurately manage medicines in accordance with prescriptions and perform discharging control suitable for each user, thereby efficiently administering medicines.

[0027] It is the third object of the present invention to provide a health management method and system using a portable terminal, which can perform efficient medical practices by sharing information while protecting personal data associated with privacy.

Problems solved by technology

This has provoked anxiety among people about health.

In so-called advanced nations, in particular, an increase in the number of people who suffer lifestyle-related illnesses such as diabetes and hyperpiesia raises a problem.

An increase in the number of medical facilities has not kept pace with an increase in the number of such patients.

In addition, in some areas, there are no medical facilities that allow people to regularly visit.

When a device such as a general personal computer is to be used as a terminal, settings for the device and its operation method become complicated.

This limits people who can use such terminal.

This is cumbersome operation and also increases burden on the user.

For this reason, the burden of administration and management of medicines on users cannot be reduced.

This imposes great physical and mental burden on patients.

It is difficult for such a patient to take insulin at proper times because he / she feels dislike to make an inject in the presence of others even with a pen-type syringe.

In such an inhalation scheme, however, since the amount of air inhaled and inhalation rate vary among patients, it is difficult to efficiently administer medicines to all patients.

For this reason, this scheme is no practical use.

In this case, problems are posed concerning how to handle an instance where a patient takes a wrong medicine or does not take a proper amount of medicine or at wrong intervals.

If, therefore, the condition of a patient becomes worse or suddenly changes on the road, a proper treatment cannot be provided.

However, the contents written on such an insurance card or ID card do not include any necessary information for an emergency.

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