Information processor, information processing program, and method for processing information

Abstract

To properly visualize information on diseases of human skin in terms of a patient and a medical worker.SOLUTION: A portable terminal (information processor) 1 of the present invention acquires pain data showing the subjective pain of a user due to symptoms of a skin disease at the intervals of a predetermined display unit length of time, displays the pain data in time series at each display unit length of time in a screen, acquires plural pieces of patient image data taken of a diseased part related to the skin disease of the body surface of the user separately for each display unit length of time according to imaging dates, and displays the patient image data in relation to the pain data for each display unit length of time in time series.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing program, and an information processing method for processing data on, for example, human skin diseases. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, with regard to improving skin condition, an image display device has been proposed which outputs, as an image, a two-dimensional coordinate system represented by two axes representing the impact of a user's behavior and the burden of the behavior, and information indicating each of the behaviors, and outputs the information indicating each of the behaviors so that it is positioned at a position on the two-dimensional coordinate system corresponding to the impact of each of the behaviors and the burden of each of the behaviors (see Patent Document 1).

[0003] Here, in treating skin diseases, communication between medical professionals such as doctors and patients is important, and in particular, sharing of information from the perspectives of both the patient and the medical professional is essential. However, in the image display device of the prior art, only information from the user's perspective is output, and such problems cannot be solved. Therefore, a technology that visualizes appropriate information from the perspectives of both the patient and the medical professional is desired. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-190423 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to provide an information processing device, an information processing program, and an information processing method that can appropriately visualize data about human skin diseases from the perspectives of both patients and medical professionals. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention is characterized in that it is an information processing device, information processing program, and information processing method that include a pain data acquisition unit that acquires pain data indicating the severity of a user's subjective pain due to symptoms of a skin disease, distinguishing between each predetermined display unit period; an affected area image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of affected area images of affected areas of the user's body surface related to the skin disease, distinguishing between each display unit period according to the imaging date; a pain data display unit that displays the pain data on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period; and an affected area image display unit that associates the affected area images with the pain data and displays them on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period. Effect of the Invention

[0007] The present invention makes it possible to provide an information processing device, an information processing program, and an information processing method that can appropriately visualize information about a human skin disease from the perspectives of both the patient and medical professionals. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen configuration of a menu screen. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen configuration of a skin disease data registration screen. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the screen configuration of the skin disease data registration screen. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the screen configuration of the skin disease data registration screen. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen configuration of a status registration screen. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the screen configuration of the situation registration screen. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the screen configuration of the situation registration screen. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen configuration of a report display screen. [Figure 10]FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the screen configuration of the report display screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. <System configuration>

[0010] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a mobile terminal 1 as an information processing device that processes information about human skin diseases (skin disease data) (skin disease data processing). The mobile terminal 1 is a portable computer capable of displaying a screen, and is configured as a general-purpose computer (terminal) such as a tablet PC, a wearable computer, a smartphone, a feature phone, a portable game machine, etc.

[0011] 1, the mobile terminal 1 includes a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, an imaging unit 14, a communication unit 15, and an auxiliary storage unit 16. Each of the input unit 12, the display unit 13, the imaging unit 14, the communication unit 15, and the auxiliary storage unit 16 is electrically connected to the control unit 11 via a communication line or the like.

[0012] The control unit 11 includes a calculation unit 11a and a main memory unit 11b, and executes various calculations and control operations in the mobile terminal 1. The calculation unit 11a is an arithmetic processing unit having a CPU or an MPU, etc. The main memory unit 11b has a RAM (DRAM) and a ROM, etc. The RAM is used as a work area and a buffer area for the calculation unit 11a. Program data stored in the auxiliary memory unit 16 and data required for executing the programs are appropriately expanded in the RAM. The ROM stores the startup program of the mobile terminal 1, default values ​​for various information, etc.

[0013] The input unit 12 has input parts that accept operation inputs from a user of the mobile terminal 1, and an input detection circuit that is interposed between the input parts and the calculation unit 11a. The input parts are, for example, a touch panel (touch input means) and / or hardware operation keys. The touch panel may be of any type, such as a capacitance type, an electromagnetic induction type, a resistive film type, or an infrared type. The input detection circuit outputs an operation signal or operation data corresponding to the operation (operation input) of each input part to the calculation unit 11a.

[0014] The display unit 13 has a display and a display control circuit interposed between the display and the calculation unit 11a. As the display, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display) or an organic EL display can be used.

[0015] When input unit 12 has a touch panel, the touch panel may be provided so as to overlap the display surface of the display of display unit 13. In this case, the touch panel cooperates with the display of display unit 13 to configure a display with a touch panel (touch panel display). Also, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) having software keys (operation keys or operation buttons) is displayed on the display of display unit 13. In this case, operation input can be accepted via the GUI (operation screen). Note that the software keys refer to operation keys (operation buttons) reproduced by software on the display surface of the display of display unit 13, for example. Hereinafter, the software keys will be simply referred to as "buttons".

[0016] The imaging unit 14 has an imaging element (image sensor) and a focus lens, and captures an image by converting the imaging light captured as visible light from the imaging element into an electrical signal. Examples of the imaging element include solid-state imaging elements such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor. The captured image data output from the imaging unit 14 is stored in the main memory unit 11b or the auxiliary memory unit 16.

[0017] The communication unit 15 has a communication circuit for connecting to a communication line such as the Internet. The communication circuit is a wired communication circuit or a wireless communication circuit, and is connected to other electronic devices (external computers) via the communication line so as to be able to communicate with each other according to instructions from the calculation unit 11a.

[0018] The auxiliary storage unit 16 is composed of other non-volatile memories such as an HDD, an SSD, a flash memory, and an EEPROM, and stores programs and various data for the calculation unit 11a to control the operation of the mobile terminal 1.

[0019] The auxiliary storage unit 16 of the mobile terminal 1 stores (registers) various data used by the mobile terminal 1, such as data for executing an application for processing skin disease data. The auxiliary storage unit 16 also stores a user program 20 for executing various operations of the mobile terminal 1 in response to user operation inputs, and user data 21 necessary for the operation of the mobile terminal 1.

[0020] The user program 20 and the user data 21 are read out from the auxiliary storage unit 36 ​​as necessary and stored (expanded) in the main storage unit 11b (RAM). The operation of the mobile terminal 1 is realized by the calculation unit 11a executing the user program 20 expanded in the main storage unit 11b (RAM).

[0021] The user program 20 has a plurality of programs for executing applications for skin disease data processing. For example, the user program 20 has a main processing program for selecting and executing various functions provided in the mobile terminal 1, an imaging program for controlling the imaging unit 14 to obtain an image (affected part image) of a predetermined part (affected part) related to a skin disease among the body surface of the user (patient), a pain data acquisition program for obtaining data (pain data) indicating the severity (degree) of the subjective pain of the user due to the symptoms of the skin disease, an objective data acquisition program for obtaining appearance or objective data (objective data) regarding the symptoms (skin condition) of the user's skin disease, a medication status acquisition program for obtaining the user's drug use status (hereinafter referred to as "medication status"), a factor acquisition program for obtaining factors (influencing factors) that may affect the symptoms of the skin disease in the user's living status (living environment), and a report image display program for displaying a report image showing the user's condition regarding the skin disease.

[0022] The user data 21 includes data such as data on the affected area image captured by the imaging unit 14 (affected area image data), pain data, objective data, data on medication status (medication status data), data on influencing factors (influencing factor data), and data on report images (report image data).

[0023] Although not shown in the figure, the mobile terminal 1 has a call function and includes components related to this call function. The configuration of the mobile terminal 1 shown in Fig. 1 is merely an example, and is not limited to this. For example, the mobile terminal 1 may be provided with an interface (external storage medium connection unit) for reading data from various storage media (external storage media) such as an SD card and writing data to the external storage medium. <Example of skin disease data processing>

[0024] The skin disease data processing application of the present invention has a function (skin disease data processing function) of processing affected area image data, pain data, objective data, medication status data, and influencing factor data related to a user (a patient suffering from a skin disease) who uses the mobile terminal 1, and visualizing these data. Note that the affected area image data, pain data, objective data, medication status data, and influencing factor data are sometimes collectively referred to as skin disease data.

[0025] 2 to 10 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of various operation screens displayed on the display unit 13 when an application for skin disease data processing (skin disease data processing function) is executed. An operation example of the process related to the skin disease data processing function executed on the mobile terminal 1 (skin disease data processing) will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 10.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 2, when skin disease data processing is executed, a menu screen 100 is displayed on the display unit 13 of the mobile terminal 1. Hereinafter, it is assumed that various operation screens shown in Figs. 2 to 10 are displayed on the display of the display unit 13 of the mobile terminal 1. The menu screen 100 is displayed as a part of a screen (talk screen) for sending and receiving messages in a social networking service (SNS), or is displayed as an independent screen. In this embodiment, the menu screen 100 is displayed as a part of a talk screen 100a of the SNS.

[0027] The menu screen 100 has an affected area image registration button 101 for setting (registering) affected area image data (starting the affected area image data acquisition process), a medication registration button 102 for registering medications the user is taking, a user status registration button 103 for registering pain data, medication status data and influencing factor data, and a report display button 104 for displaying a report image that comprehensively displays the condition of the skin disease based on the affected area image data, etc. (starting the report image display process).

[0028] When an affected area image registration button 101 is selected on the menu screen 100, an affected area image registration screen (first registration screen) 110 is displayed as shown in Figs. 3 to 5. Note that Figs. 3 to 5 each show a portion of the affected area image registration screen 110. Specifically, Fig. 3 shows the upper end area of ​​the affected area image registration screen 110, Fig. 4 shows the area below the part shown in Fig. 3 (the central area in the vertical direction), and Fig. 5 shows the area below the part shown in Fig. 4 (the lower end area). On the affected area image registration screen 110, the display area can be changed by sliding upward or downward to display the hidden part.

[0029] 3 to 5, the affected area image registration screen 110 is an operation screen for setting affected area image data and objective data. The affected area image registration screen 110 has a date setting section 111, an image setting section 112, a site setting section 113, an objective data setting section 114, and a registration button 115.

[0030] As shown in Fig. 3, the date setting section 111 is provided for setting date data of the skin disease data to be registered. The date setting section 111 has a text box (keyword input field) 111a for receiving input of a date. Moreover, the date of the day (today) on which the affected area image registration screen 110 is displayed is input in the text box 111a by default. When setting a past date, any date can be input and corrected.

[0031] The image setting section 112 is provided for setting (registering) affected area image data constituting skin disease data. The image setting section 112 has an image setting window 112a for setting affected area image data. The image setting window 112a has an image read button 112b for setting image data stored in the auxiliary storage section 16 as affected area image data, an image capture button 112c for capturing an image to be set as affected area image data, and a file selection button 112d for selecting various data (files) including an image.

[0032] When the image read button 112b is selected, image data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 16 is displayed in a list (not shown). The user can set (select) any image data from the list of image data displayed in the list as affected area image data.

[0033] When the image capturing button 112c is selected, the image capturing unit 14 is started and becomes ready to capture an image, although not shown in the figure. The user can capture an image including any affected area and set the captured image data as affected area image data.

[0034] When the file selection button 112d is selected, various data (various files) including images other than image data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 16 are displayed in a list (not shown). For example, the files include document data, table format data, illustration data, drawing data, etc. including images. The user can set (select) any file from the various files displayed in the list (or list) as affected area image data.

[0035] The part setting section 113 is provided for setting part data (part related to skin disease) associated with the affected part image data. As shown in FIG. 4, the part setting section 113 has radio buttons 113a assigned to each of the parts of the human body, such as the hand, arm, leg, and neck. The user can set the part data by selecting the radio button 113a corresponding to the part of the affected part image. The part data set in the part setting section 113 is stored in association with the affected part image data set on the same affected part image registration screen 110. Note that the part setting section 113 may have a text box for inputting characters indicating the part and a check box assigned to each of the parts of the human body, instead of the radio buttons 113a.

[0036] The objective data setting section 114 is provided to set appearance or objective data on the symptoms (skin condition) of a skin disease associated with the affected area image data. As shown in FIG. 5, the objective data setting section 114 has a plurality of check boxes 114a assigned to each of the symptom patterns of a skin disease, such as roughness / dryness, swelling, redness, etc. In the objective data setting section 114, a plurality of check boxes 114a can be selected at the same time. That is, a plurality of objective data can be set for one affected area image data. The user can set objective data by selecting the check box 114a corresponding to the appearance or objective condition on the symptoms (skin condition) of a skin disease. The objective data setting section 114 is stored in association with the affected area image data and site data set on the same affected area image registration screen 110. That is, the affected area image data, site data, and objective data set on the same affected area image registration screen 110 are stored in association with each other. Instead of the check boxes 114a, the objective data setting section 114 may have text boxes for inputting characters indicating the objective data, or radio buttons assigned to each of the objective data.

[0037] When the date data, affected area image data, area data, and objective data are set on the affected area image registration screen 110 and the registration button 115 is selected, the date data, affected area image data, area data, and objective data are stored in association with each other.

[0038] Returning to Fig. 2, when the medicine registration button 102 is selected on the menu screen 100, a screen or window for medicine registration (medicine registration screen) is displayed. Although not shown in the figure, the medicine registration screen has a medicine name input section that accepts input of the name of the medicine the user is taking, and a remaining quantity setting section that sets the remaining quantity of each medicine at the time of registration (current time).

[0039] Moreover, when the user situation registration button 103 is selected on the menu screen 100, a situation registration screen 120 as shown in Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 is displayed. Note that Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 each show a part of the situation registration screen 120. Specifically, Fig. 6 shows the upper end area of ​​the situation registration screen 120, Fig. 7 shows the area below the part shown in Fig. 6 (the area in the middle from the top to the bottom), and Fig. 8 shows the area below the part shown in Fig. 7 (the area at the bottom end). On the situation registration screen 120, the display area can be changed by performing an upward or downward sliding operation to display the hidden part.

[0040] 6 to 8, the situation registration screen 120 is an operation screen for setting pain data, medication situation data, and influencing factor data. The situation registration screen 120 has a date setting section 121, a pain data setting section 122, a medication situation setting section 123, and an influencing factor setting section 124.

[0041] The date setting section 121 is provided for setting a date (registration date) for setting (registering) pain data, medication state data, and influencing factor data. As shown in Fig. 6, the date setting section 121 has a text box (keyword input field) 121a for accepting date input. However, in the date setting section 121, input is not required for the current day, and a message to that effect is displayed. In the date setting section 121, if no date is input, the current day is automatically set as the registration date.

[0042] The pain data setting unit 122 is provided to set pain data indicating the severity (degree) of pain (subjective) of the skin disease on the registration date. The pain data setting unit 122 is configured to be able to set the severity of pain (pain data) of the skin disease in multiple stages. In this embodiment, the severity of pain of the skin disease can be set as an evaluation value in six stages, and the pain data setting unit 122 has radio buttons 122a assigned to each of the six evaluation values. The user can set pain data by selecting a radio button according to the actual severity of pain. Note that the pain data setting unit 122 may have known means such as a text box for inputting characters indicating the severity (evaluation value) of pain data, a check box assigned to each of the multiple evaluation values ​​of the pain data, and a pull-down menu or scroll bar assigned to each of the multiple evaluation values ​​of the pain data, instead of the radio buttons 122a.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 7, the medication status setting section 123 is provided to set medication status data for a predetermined period including the registration date (for example, one week starting from Monday). The medication status setting section 123 has an individual window displayed for each medication registered on the medication registration screen, and the individual window is configured to allow the medication status to be set in multiple stages. FIG. 7 shows an example in which two medications, a first medication "AAA" and a second medication "BBB", are registered, and an individual window 123a for the first medication and an individual window 123b for the second medication are displayed. In addition, in each of the individual windows 123a and 123b, the medication status (medication status) can be set in multiple stages (five stages in this embodiment), and each of the individual windows 123a and 123b has radio buttons 123c and 123d assigned to each of the five levels. The user can set medication status data by selecting the radio button 123c or 123d corresponding to the actual medication status. Each of the individual windows 123a, 123b may have a text box for inputting characters indicating the medication status and check boxes assigned to the levels of the medication status, instead of the radio buttons 123c, 123d.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 8, the influencing factor setting unit 124 is provided to set the presence or absence of influencing factors in a predetermined period including the registration date (for example, one week starting on Monday, the same period as the period in the medication status setting unit 123). The influencing factor setting unit 124 has check boxes 124a assigned to each of a plurality of influencing factors that are factors related to the user's living situation (living environment) and may affect the symptoms of a skin disease, such as food, exercise, sweat, clothing, mask, cosmetics, detergent, etc. In this influencing factor setting unit 124, multiple check boxes 124a can be selected at the same time. That is, multiple influencing factors can be set for one affected area image data. Note that the influencing factor setting unit 124 may have a text box for inputting characters indicating the influencing factor or a radio button assigned to each of the influencing factors, instead of the check boxes 124a.

[0045] Returning to Fig. 2, when the report display button 104 is selected on the menu screen 100, a report display screen 200 is displayed as shown in Fig. 9 and Fig. 10. Note that Fig. 9 and Fig. 10 each show a portion of the report display screen 200, with Fig. 9 showing one of the display areas obtained by dividing the report display screen 200 in two, and Fig. 10 showing the other of the display areas obtained by dividing the report display screen 200 in two. These display areas can be switched between by touching the screen or scrolling the screen.

[0046] The report display screen 200 is a screen for comprehensively displaying skin disease data in chronological order, and is configured so that a user (patient) and a medical professional can share skin disease data for a predetermined display target period (a period from one week before to five weeks before the time of displaying the report). This report display screen 200 has a pain data display section 201, a representative image display section 202, a medication status display section 203, a consultation request display section 204, an enlarged image display section 205, an onset site display section 206, a remaining medicine display section 207, and an influencing factor display section 208. The report display screen 200 displays a list of images of the affected area when the symptoms are the most severe, pain data, and medication status for multiple weeks (four weeks in the figure), which are summarized in one-week units, so that a medical professional (doctor) can grasp the progress of the user's (patient's) condition in a short time. Therefore, a doctor can check the current condition based on the progress of the condition so far and provide appropriate treatment and advice. In particular, by displaying four weeks' worth of data on one screen, it is possible to check approximately the most recent month's worth of data, and for patients who visit the hospital once a month, the situation from their last visit to the current visit can be confirmed simply and appropriately on a single screen, enabling doctors to prescribe appropriate medical prescriptions and give advice accordingly.

[0047] However, the pain data display section 201, representative image display section 202, medication status display section 203, and consultation request item display section 204 are all displayed on the same screen (one of the screens), and the enlarged image display section 205, onset site display section 206, remaining medication display section 207, and influencing factor display section 208 are all displayed on the same screen (the other screen).

[0048] As shown in Fig. 9, the pain data display section 201 displays the pain data set in the pain data setting section 122 (condition registration screen 120) in chronological order, dividing it into predetermined periods (display unit periods). In this embodiment, the display target period is divided into display unit periods of one week and displayed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the skin disease data for each week can be confirmed in chronological order.

[0049] In addition, in the pain data display section 201, the pain data is displayed as a multi-level evaluation value corresponding to the severity of pain from the skin disease. Furthermore, in the pain data display section 201, the pain data is displayed in a graph based on the evaluation value for each display unit period. Specifically, the pain data is displayed as a line graph connecting the evaluation values ​​for each display unit period with a line. In addition, when multiple pain data are set in each display unit period, the average value of the evaluation values ​​in each display unit period or the maximum value is displayed as the evaluation value.

[0050] The representative image display section 202 displays the affected area image data set by the image setting section 112 in chronological order in association with the pain data and for each display unit period. In other words, the pain data is displayed in association with the affected area image data.

[0051] In the representative image display section 202, image data representative of the symptoms of skin disease among the affected area image data captured in each display unit period is displayed as the representative image data for the display unit period. Among the affected area image data, the affected area image data that is considered to have been captured in the most severe state in terms of the extent of the area where the symptoms of the skin disease appear, the color, the amount of swelling on the skin surface, etc., is set as the representative image data. The process of setting the representative image data is automatically performed by the mobile terminal 1 or an external computer that can communicate with the mobile terminal 1 using a known image recognition technology, or a medical professional such as a doctor can visually check the candidate affected area image data and manually set it.

[0052] The medication status display unit 203 displays the medication status data set in the medication status setting unit 123 in chronological order, distinguishing them by display unit period. In this embodiment, the medication status display unit 203 displays the frequency of medication use during the display unit period (how many days the medication was used during the display unit period).

[0053] The consultation request item display section 204 is provided to display the items about which the user wishes to consult with a medical professional (desired consultation items). The consultation request item display section 204 has a check box assigned to each of a plurality of types of desired items, such as items related to symptoms and items related to medicines. The check boxes provided in the consultation request item display section 204 can be checked or unchecked by selecting them while the report display screen 200 is displayed. In addition, a consultation request item input screen may be displayed for setting the desired consultation items in advance. The consultation request item input screen may be provided with a known input means, such as a check box.

[0054] For example, while waiting before an appointment, a user can check a check box corresponding to their wishes, thereby letting medical staff know that they have a wish and providing a general outline of what that wish is, which will facilitate smooth communication.

[0055] 10, in the enlarged image display section 205, the representative image data (affected area image data) in each display unit period is displayed larger (enlarged) than the image displayed in the representative image display section 202. This allows the user and medical staff to check the representative image data (affected area image data) in more detail.

[0056] The onset site display section 206 is provided to display the onset site (affected area) where the symptoms of the skin disease appeared during the display target period. The onset site is automatically set according to the site data registered during the display target period. The onset site display section 206 displays a human body diagram showing a human body. Specifically, the onset site display section 206 displays a front view 206a in which a person is seen from the front, and a rear view 206b in which a person is seen from the rear. Although not shown, an identifiable mark image is displayed at a position corresponding to the onset site on the human body diagram (front view 206a or rear view 206b). This allows medical personnel to easily recognize the onset site during the display target period.

[0057] The remaining medicine display section 207 is provided to display the remaining number of medicines that the user is taking. For example, the remaining medicine display section 207 displays the names of medicines that the user is taking, which are registered on the medicine registration screen, and the remaining number of each medicine. Here, the remaining number of each medicine is automatically calculated based on the remaining number registered on the medicine registration screen (the remaining number at the time of registration) and the frequency of use of the medicine after the time of registration. In addition, the display area of ​​the remaining number of medicines displayed on the remaining medicine display section 207 is also a text box, and the remaining number of medicines can be manually input or modified.

[0058] The influencing factor display section 208 is provided to display the influencing factors set in the display target period. In the influencing factor display section 208, the influencing factors are displayed based on the influencing factor data registered in the display target period.

[0059] With the above configuration, according to the present invention, the affected area image data is associated with the pain data and displayed on the screen in chronological order for each display unit period, so that information about a person's skin disease can be appropriately visualized from the viewpoints of both the user (patient) and the medical staff. Therefore, information about the patient's skin disease can be appropriately shared from the viewpoints of both the patient and the medical staff. In particular, the subjective pain data of the user, which is difficult for medical staff to grasp, can be visualized, so that the medical staff can easily recognize the symptoms of the user's skin disease.

[0060] According to the present invention, since the medication status data is displayed on the screen in chronological order for each display unit period, medical staff can easily recognize the user's medication status. Furthermore, medical staff can easily recognize which medicine was taken, how it was taken, and how the symptoms changed as a result, based on the relationship between the user's medication status and the affected area image and pain data.

[0061] Furthermore, according to the present invention, an image of the affected area associated with pain data indicating the most severe symptoms in a display unit period is displayed as a representative image for that display unit period, thereby enabling medical professionals to easily recognize the symptoms of the user's skin disease.

[0062] Furthermore, according to the present invention, pain data is displayed using multiple levels of evaluation values, allowing medical professionals to intuitively recognize the user's subjective pain data, which may be difficult for medical professionals to grasp, and allowing medical professionals to easily recognize the symptoms of the user's skin disease.

[0063] In addition, according to the present invention, since the pain data is displayed in a graph based on the evaluation value for each display unit period, the subjective pain data of the user, which is difficult for medical professionals to grasp, and its transition can be intuitively recognized, and the medical professionals can easily recognize the symptoms of the user's skin disease. In addition, the patient can also check the transition of pain for each display unit period. Therefore, the patient and the medical professional can efficiently ask questions about the particularly painful period, the gradual increase in pain, and the gradual decrease in pain. In other words, effective communication can be achieved between the patient and the medical professional in a short time.

[0064] Furthermore, according to the present invention, the user (patient) can easily input various data at any time using the mobile terminal 1. This allows the user to easily input medication data immediately after taking medicine, input pain data when feeling pain, and take and register image data of the affected area when wanting to show the current state of the affected area to the doctor. This allows important information to be communicated to the doctor to be collected without missing anything, and prevents the user from forgetting to communicate information to the doctor when visiting the hospital, allowing the doctor to obtain appropriate information and provide appropriate treatment.

[0065] In addition, data can be entered by date and saved by date, allowing for appropriate data entry with simple operations. That is, for today's data, a photograph, site, and symptoms can be entered when an image of the affected area is taken, medication data can be entered when medication is started at another time, and influencing factor data can be entered when an influencing factor becomes apparent. In addition, for past data, a date can be entered when remembered, the data for that date can be displayed, and additional data can be entered. In this way, data entry can be performed by date, making it easy to enter data by date and easy to manage.

[0066] Furthermore, the present invention allows doctors to obtain as much appropriate information as possible from patients, and allows doctors to clearly and intuitively confirm the collected important information in a short time. This allows doctors to improve the quality of their diagnoses while reducing the time required for diagnosis. Therefore, the present invention allows doctors to treat more patients more appropriately, improves patients' evaluations of doctors' treatments and advice, and allows doctors to improve the performance they can provide relative to the time they spend on consultations, thereby increasing the doctors' own satisfaction.

[0067] The information processing device in this invention corresponds to the mobile terminal 1, and similarly below, the pain data acquisition unit corresponds to the pain data setting unit 122, the affected area image acquisition unit corresponds to the image setting unit 112, the pain data display unit corresponds to the pain data display unit 201, the affected area image display unit corresponds to the representative image display unit 202 or the enlarged image display unit 205, the medication status data acquisition unit corresponds to the medication status setting unit 123, and the medication status data display unit corresponds to the medication status display unit 203, but this invention is not limited to this embodiment and can be made into various other embodiments. Also, the screens and specific configurations etc. given in the above embodiment are merely examples and can be changed as appropriate depending on the actual product.

[0068] For example, when a past date is inputted in the date setting unit 111, the user data 21 is checked to see if there is data inputted for that date, and if there is data for that date, the inputted past data is displayed on the screen, and if there is no data for that date, the screen may be displayed without any checks. This makes it possible to collect data more reliably without duplicate registration, to facilitate management by date, and to easily input information that the patient remembers on an appropriate date. That is, if the patient has a memory of feeling great pain two or three days ago, but the symptoms improved the next day, the data from the past few days can be displayed one day at a time, and it is possible to know that the input for that day was missed because there was input of pain but no input for the next day, and that it was a good day, and to input the data for that good day based on memory. [Industrial Applicability]

[0069] The invention can be used in industries that utilize computers to process information about human skin disorders. [Explanation of symbols]

[0070] 1. Mobile device 11...Control section 12...Input section 13…Display section 14…Imaging unit 15…Communications Department 16…Auxiliary storage section

Claims

1. a pain data acquisition unit that acquires pain data indicating the subjective severity of a user's pain caused by a symptom of a skin disease for each predetermined display unit period; an affected area image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of affected area image data obtained by capturing images of affected areas related to skin diseases on the user's body surface, by classifying the image data for each display unit period according to the image capturing date; a pain data display unit that displays the pain data on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period; an affected part image display unit that associates the affected part image data with the pain data and displays the image data on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period; Information processing device.

2. A medication status data acquisition unit that acquires medication status data indicating a medication status of a user for each display unit period; The device further includes a medication status data display unit that displays the medication status data on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1.

3. The affected area image display unit is configured to display affected area image data associated with pain data indicating the most severe symptom in the display unit period as representative image data for the display unit period.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2.

4. The pain data display unit is configured to display the pain data in a multi-level evaluation value.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1, 2 or 3.

5. The pain data display unit is configured to display the pain data in a graph based on the evaluation value for each display unit period.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4.

6. a computer of an information processing device including a pain data acquisition unit that acquires pain data indicating the subjective severity of a user's pain caused by a symptom of a skin disease for each predetermined display unit period, and an affected area image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of affected area image data of affected areas related to the skin disease on the user's body surface for each display unit period according to an imaging date, a pain data display means for displaying the pain data on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period; The affected part image data is associated with the pain data and displayed on a screen in accordance with a time series for each display unit period. Information processing program.

7. An information processing method using an information processing device including a pain data acquisition unit that acquires pain data indicating the subjective severity of a user's pain caused by a symptom of a skin disease, for each predetermined display unit period, and an affected area image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of affected area image data images of affected areas related to the skin disease on the user's body surface, for each display unit period according to an imaging date, comprising: displaying the pain data on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period; The affected part image data is associated with the pain data and displayed on a screen in chronological order for each display unit period. Information processing methods.

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