Health management system and health management method

Abstract

To provide a health management system capable of quickly and securely managing health states of respective persons scattered in a wide area.SOLUTION: A health management system for managing one or more persons' health states comprises a management device to which information from terminals mounted by the respective persons is input. When determining, on the basis of information input from a terminal, that a health state of a person mounting the terminal is abnormal, the management device reports an alert with an action requirement depending on the abnormality to the management device and the terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a health management system and a health management method capable of managing the health status of each of one or more persons.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, it has become common to acquire biometric information of a user wearing a wearable device by using the wearable device. Examples of the user's biometric information include heart rate, amount of exercise, body temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen concentration, blood alcohol concentration, and the like. A wearable device is a general term for information devices that a user wears and uses. As wearable devices, for example, devices such as a wristband type, a wristwatch type, and a glasses type have been developed. Wearable devices are used in various scenarios. For example, they can be used even during exercise, bathing, and sleeping. They can also be linked with a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, and are considered to be highly convenient, and the demand is increasing as health awareness increases.

[0003] Such wearable devices are sometimes used for heatstroke prevention. A technique has been disclosed in which the risk of heatstroke is determined and reported from biometric information such as temperature, humidity, the user's body temperature, and the user's heart rate (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 describes "a sensor that acquires biometric information of a user and environmental information regarding the environment around the user, a first comparison unit that compares the biometric information and the environmental information acquired by the sensor with first threshold values corresponding to each of them, an integration processing unit that integrates the biometric information and the environmental information that meet a predetermined integration target condition, a second comparison unit that compares the integrated value of the biometric information and the integrated value of the environmental information calculated by the integration processing unit with second threshold values corresponding to each of them, and a reporting unit that reports when there is something above the first threshold value among the biometric information and the environmental information, or when there is something above the second threshold value among the integrated value of the biometric information and the integrated value of the environmental information."

[0004] In addition, technologies have been disclosed for remotely monitoring a user's health condition using wearable devices (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In Patent Document 2, it is described that "a personal mobile health management system, including a mobile application operating on a mobile device equipped with a wireless connection, at least one personal health record stored on the mobile device that operates the mobile application, a database system used on the mobile device for storing personal health records, an alarm management module having a unique alarm level for sending alarms to at least one caregiver group, a rights management module for managing who can view each individual's health record, a software module for integrating between the mobile application and the sensor for receiving sensor data, and a data processing module for processing the received sensor data to update the personal health record and processing the updated data to determine whether an alarm is necessary."

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] By the way, companies are obliged to manage the health of their employees. Patent Document 1 is only intended to enable heat stroke prevention, and the health management of employees does not stop at heat stroke alone. When employees are engaged in outdoor work, heat stroke prevention is important, but various risk prevention measures are also required. Patent Document 2 describes identifying the position of a user. However, it is limited to specific users such as patients whose health records are pre-stored, lacking in versatility. That is, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 only describe the limited use of wearable devices and do not mention anything about the comprehensive health management of employees. In particular, none of the documents describe the risks when employees are engaged in outdoor work.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and relates to a health management system and a health management method that enable the health status of a single human (e.g., an employee) existing remotely or a plurality of humans (e.g., employees) scattered over a wide area to be managed quickly and surely.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] The health management system according to the present invention is a health management system for managing the health status of one or more humans, and includes a management device into which information from terminals worn by each of the one or more humans is input. When the management device determines, based on the information input from the terminal, that the health status of the human wearing the terminal is abnormal, the management device and the terminal issue an alert accompanied by a request for action corresponding to the abnormality.

[0009] According to such a configuration, when it is determined that the health status of the human wearing the terminal is abnormal, an alert accompanied by a request for action corresponding to the abnormality is issued. Therefore, even if one or more humans (e.g., employees) are scattered over a wide area, it becomes possible to quickly and surely manage the health status of each human.

[0010] The health management system according to the present invention can be configured such that the information input from the terminal includes at least vital information such as a human's heart rate, blood oxygen concentration, and body temperature. According to such a configuration, it is possible to identify the type of abnormality from the vital information of the human wearing the terminal, and it becomes possible to issue an appropriate action request.

[0011] The health management system according to the present invention can be configured such that the information input from the terminal includes at least acceleration and angular acceleration for detecting the movement of the human wearing the terminal. According to such a configuration, it is possible to identify the type of abnormality due to external factors from the detected information of the movement of the human wearing the terminal, and it becomes possible to issue an appropriate action request.

[0012] The health management system according to the present invention can be configured such that the management device is configured to be able to centrally manage the health status of humans based on information from terminals worn by each human when one human exists remotely or a plurality of humans are scattered over a wide area. According to such a configuration, even when one human exists remotely or a plurality of humans are scattered over a wide area, it becomes possible to reliably centrally manage the health status of each human.

[0013] The health management system according to the present invention can be configured such that the management device includes an emergency contact in the alert and issues a report. According to such a configuration, depending on the degree of abnormality, it becomes possible to contact the emergency contact from the system, and it becomes possible to respond quickly to the abnormality.

[0014] The health management method according to the present invention is a health management method for centrally managing the health status of each of one or more humans, registering the humans, storing each piece of vital information of the humans, setting a threshold value for the stored vital information, and determining whether the updated vital information is abnormal in relation to the threshold value. When it is determined that the information is abnormal, an alert accompanied by an action request corresponding to the abnormality is reported to the monitoring screen of the human and the terminal worn by the human determined to be abnormal.

[0015] According to such a configuration, when it is determined that the health status of a human wearing a terminal is abnormal, an alert accompanied by an action request corresponding to the abnormality is reported. Therefore, even if one human (for example, an employee) is remotely located or a plurality of humans (for example, employees) are scattered over a wide area, it is possible to quickly and surely manage the health status of each human.

Advantages of the Invention

[0016] According to the present invention, since an alert accompanied by an action request corresponding to the abnormality is reported, even if one human (for example, an employee) is remotely located or a plurality of humans (for example, employees) are scattered over a wide area, it is possible to quickly and surely manage the health status of each human.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0018] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a health management system (hereinafter referred to as system 100) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system configuration of system 100 will be described with reference to the diagram. System 100 is capable of remotely and centrally managing the health status of each person (e.g., an employee) even if the person is located remotely or multiple people (e.g., employees) are scattered across a wide area.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 1, the system 100 includes a management device 10 and an employee terminal (terminal) 30. The management device 10 and the employee terminal 30 are communicably connected via a network W such as the Internet. Also, the system 100 may be communicably configured via the network W with a server 200 that stores various information in a changeable manner. However, the server 200 is not essential for the system 100.

[0020] Based on various information sent from the employee terminal 30, the management device 10 determines the health status of the employee wearing the employee terminal 30 and transmits the determination content to the employee terminal 30. That is, the management device 10 manages the health status of the employee wearing it using the employee terminal 30. The management device 10 is operated by, for example, a management operator (such as the manager of a golf course described below) who manages the system 100. The management device 10 may be configured as, for example, a cloud server based on cloud computing. A management program for managing the system 100 is stored in the management device 10. However, the management device 10 is not limited to a cloud server and may be a physical server such as a web server.

[0021] Here, the management operator only needs to manage the health status of one or more employees. In particular, it is easy to imagine managing the health status of employees in an environment where a plurality of employees are scattered over a wide area and engaged in their duties. For example, the management operator may manage the health status of a plurality of employees working at a golf course, baseball field, soccer field, racecourse, park, campsite, construction site, farm, ranch, forest, mountain, nursing facility, care facility, welfare facility, school, kindergarten, nursery, prison, accommodation facility, hot spring facility, amusement facility, etc. Also, the employee only needs to be wearing the employee terminal 30, and there are no particular restrictions such as employees or part-time workers. Furthermore, although the case of managing a plurality of people will be described as an example, the case of managing one person is also possible.

[0022] The employee terminal 30 is a wearable device worn by employees. A wearable device is a general term for information devices that employees can wear and use. The employee terminal 30 is not particularly limited in type as long as it can be worn by employees. In the following description, a case where the employee terminal 30 is a wristwatch type is shown. A program for executing the system 100 in cooperation with the management device 10 is installed in the employee terminal 30.

[0023] A server 200 is connected to the network W. The server 200 is communicably connected to at least the management device 10 and the employee terminal 30. The server 200 may be single or plural.

[0024] FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram showing an example of the functional block configuration of the management device 10 of the system 100. The management device 10 manages the system 100 and has at least a management communication unit 11, a management storage unit 13, a management control unit 12, a management input unit 14, and a management display unit 15.

[0025] The management communication unit 11 is an interface for the management device 10 to communicate with external devices such as the employee terminal 30 and the server 200. The management control unit 12 comprehensively controls the system 100 based on the installed program. Specifically, the management control unit 12 determines the health status of the employee wearing the device based on the information acquired by the employee terminal 30 and transmits the determination content to the employee terminal 30. The management control unit 12 can be composed of an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and software that cooperates with such an arithmetic device to realize various functions.

[0026] In addition, the management control unit 12 causes the management display unit 15 to display the health status of employees. Further, the management control unit 12 causes the management display unit 15 to display various information according to a signal from the management input unit 14 or various signals transmitted from external devices. Also, the management control unit 12 has a function of transmitting information to an external device according to an operation signal from the management input unit 14. The external device is a device other than the employee terminal 30.

[0027] The management storage unit 13 stores information sent from the employee terminal 30. The management storage unit 13 stores various information. The various information is necessary for judging the health status of employees. The management storage unit 13 stores the operation program of the management control unit 12 and also stores various related information. The operation program includes the program of the system 100. The management storage unit 13 can be constituted by a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a PROM (Programmable ROM) such as a flash memory, or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

[0028] The management input unit 14 includes a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse or a trackball. The management input unit 14 receives an input operation by a management operator and transmits an operation signal corresponding to the content of the input operation to the control unit 12. The management display unit 15 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) and displays various information according to an instruction from the management control unit 12.

[0029] Note that instead of the management input unit 14 and the management display unit 15, a touch panel including a display panel for displaying characters, images, etc. and a detection means for detecting a touch operation laminated on the display panel may be provided. Also, at least one of the management input unit 14 and the management display unit 15 may be combined with the touch panel.

[0030] FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of the employee terminal 30 connected to the system 100. In FIG. 3, a case where the employee terminal 30 is a wristwatch type is shown as an example. The employees wearing the employee terminal 30 are assumed to be scattered over a wide area and performing their respective tasks (e.g., caddies, cleaners, course managers, etc.). The employee, for example, wears the employee terminal 30 at the start of work and removes the employee terminal 30 at the end of work. That is, it is important to wear it at least during working hours. The employee terminal 30 issues an alert according to the instructions from the management device 10 according to the health status of the employee.

[0031] The employee terminal 30 has a main body part 30A and a belt part 30B. The employee terminal 30 is detachably attached to the employee's wrist via the belt part 30B. Further, a display part 36, an operation part 33, a notification part 37, etc. are provided in the main body part 30A. In addition, various detection parts (biological information detection part 31, external information detection part 38) are mounted inside the main body part 30A.

[0032] FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram showing an example of the functional block configuration of the employee terminal 30 connected to the system 100. The employee terminal 30 is worn by the employee and transmits the biological information (vital information) of the employee to the management device 10. As described above, the employee terminal 30 is a wearable device and can detect at least the heart rate, blood oxygen concentration, body temperature, etc. of the employee. Further, the employee terminal 30 may be configured to be able to detect blood pressure, amount of exercise (pulse, heart beat, etc.), blood alcohol concentration, etc. Furthermore, the employee terminal 30 may have a function (acceleration, angular acceleration, etc.) to detect the fall or drop of the employee.

[0033] The employee terminal 30 can also detect external information. The external information includes atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, weather, earthquake, etc. That is, the employee terminal 30 is configured to be able to obtain external information that affects the health status of the employee. However, it is not essential to obtain external information with the employee terminal 30, and the management device 10 may be configured to obtain external information.

[0034] The main body 30A of the employee terminal 30 has a biometric information detection unit 31 that detects biometric information (vital information) of the employee wearing it. The biometric information detection unit 31 has, for example, a heartbeat detection unit, a blood oxygen detection unit, a body temperature detection unit, a blood pressure detection unit, a pulse detection unit, a blood alcohol detection unit, an acceleration detection unit, and an angular acceleration detection unit.

[0035] The heartbeat detection unit detects the heart rate of the employee. The blood oxygen detection unit detects the blood oxygen concentration of the employee. The body temperature detection unit detects the body temperature of the employee. The blood pressure detection unit detects the blood pressure of the employee. The pulse detection unit detects the pulse rate of the employee. The blood alcohol detection unit detects the blood alcohol of the employee. The acceleration detection unit detects the acceleration (moving speed) of the employee. The angular acceleration detection unit detects the rotation (fall of the employee) of the employee. Note that the detection unit may include the number of steps of the employee, the distance traveled, etc.

[0036] For example, the heartbeat detection unit can use a photoelectric plethysmograph that detects a pulse wave accompanying the heartbeat. For example, the pulse detection unit can use a photoelectric plethysmograph. For example, the acceleration detection unit can use a three-axis acceleration sensor that measures accelerations in three directions: the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction. For example, the angular acceleration detection unit can use a gyro sensor. Only one of the acceleration detection unit and the angular acceleration detection unit 5 may be provided. Note that the employee terminal 30 may be a widely popular wearable device in the world.

[0037] In addition, the main body 30A of the employee terminal 30 has an external information detection unit 38 that detects external information of the employee wearing it. The external information detection unit 38 has, for example, an air pressure detection unit, a temperature detection unit, a humidity detection unit, and a weather detection unit. The air pressure detection unit detects the air pressure around the employee. The temperature detection unit detects the air temperature around the employee. The humidity detection unit detects the humidity around the employee. The weather detection unit detects the weather around the employee.

[0038] Furthermore, the employee terminal 30 includes a control unit 32, an operation unit 33, a memory unit 34, a communication unit 35, a display unit 36, and a notification unit 37. The communication unit 35 is an interface for the employee terminal 30 to communicate with external devices such as the management device 10 and the server 200.

[0039] The control unit 32 comprehensively controls the employee terminal 30 based on the programs of the installed system 100. Specifically, the control unit 32 issues a command to transmit various information acquired by the employee terminal 30 to the management device 10. The control unit 32 can be composed of an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and software that cooperates with such an arithmetic device to realize various functions. Also, the control unit 32 causes various information to be displayed on the display unit 36 in response to an instruction from the operation unit 33.

[0040] The memory unit 34 stores various information acquired by the biological information detection unit 31 and the external information rights unit 38. The various information is necessary for judging the health status of the employee. The operation program of the control unit 32 is stored in the memory unit 34, and various related information and the like are stored. The operation program includes the programs of the system 100. The memory unit 34 can be composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a PROM (Programmable ROM) such as a flash memory, or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

[0041] The operation unit 33 receives operation instructions from the employee. The operation unit 33 is, for example, buttons as shown in FIG. 3. The instruction received via the operation unit 33 is sent to the control unit 32. The display unit 36 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display), and displays various information according to an instruction from the control unit 32. The notification unit 37 issues a voice notification according to an instruction from the management device 10. That is, in the system 100, when it is desired to notify an employee by voice, a voice is issued via the notification unit 37.

[0042] Instead of the operation unit 33, the display unit 36 may be configured to accept operations. The display unit 36 may be configured as a touch panel including detection means for detecting touch operations laminated on the display panel.

[0043] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen of the distribution state of employees displayed on the management display unit 15 when the system 100 is used in a golf course. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen of the health state of one employee displayed on the management display unit 15 when the system 100 is used in a golf course. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an alert display screen displayed on the management display unit 15 when the system 100 is used in a golf course. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen at the time of abnormality detection displayed on the display unit 36 when the system 100 is used in a golf course. Based on FIGS. 5 to 8, the case where the system 100 is applied to a golf course will be described.

[0044] FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of a screen displayed on the management display unit 15 of the management device 10. Here, the entire golf course GC of the golf course, employee information JH, and the management input unit 14 are shown. The golf course GC shows a clubhouse CH, toilets TC1, TC2, and a shop SP. Also, on the right side of the drawing, the employee information JH of each employee registered in the system 100 is shown. Further, on the upper side of the drawing, a terminal management button B1, a staff management button B2, a data aggregation button B3, a notification history button B4, and a setting button B5 are shown as specific examples of the management input unit 14.

[0045] Assume that each employee wears an employee terminal 30. The employee terminal 30 is connected to the management device 10. The employee terminal 30 is assigned a terminal number so that employees can be distinguished by the terminal number. Terminal No.001 represents employee A, terminal No.002 represents employee B, terminal No.003 represents employee C, terminal No.004 represents employee D, terminal No.005 represents employee E, terminal No.006 represents employee F, terminal No.007 represents employee G, terminal No.008 represents employee H, and terminal No.009 represents employee I, respectively.

[0046] It can be seen from the display on the golf course GC and the top display of the employee information JH on the right side of the paper that employee A is at "Middle Course No.1 Green". It can be seen from the display on the golf course GC and the second display from the top of the employee information JH on the right side of the paper that employee B is at the "Clubhouse". It can also be seen from the display on the golf course GC and the third display from the top of the employee information JH on the right side of the paper that employee C is at the "Clubhouse". It can be seen from the display on the golf course GC and the fourth display from the top of the employee information JH on the right side of the paper that employee D is at "Lower Course No.9 Green".

[0047] It can be seen from the display on the golf course GC and the fifth display from the top of the employee information JH on the right side of the paper that employee E is at "Middle Course No.3 Fairway". It can be seen from the display on the golf course GC and the sixth display from the top of the employee information JH on the right side of the paper that employee F is at "Upper Course No.7 Rough". It can be seen from the display on the golf course GC and the seventh to ninth displays from the top of the employee information JH on the right side of the paper that employees G to I are not currently on the golf course GC. Employees G to I, for example, are on vacation and are not currently at the golf course GC.

[0048] When the terminal management button B1 is operated, the information is transmitted to the management control unit 12. The management control unit 12 switches the screen and displays a terminal management screen (not shown). On the terminal management screen, it is possible to perform additional registration, deletion, and change of the terminal number of the employee terminal 30, etc. When the staff management button B2 is operated, the information is transmitted to the management control unit 12. The management control unit 12 switches the screen and displays a staff management screen (not shown). On the staff management screen, it is possible to change the information of the staff (employees), etc.

[0049] When the data aggregation button B3 is operated, the information is transmitted to the management control unit 12. The management control unit 12 switches the screen and displays a data aggregation screen (not shown). On the data aggregation screen, it is possible to check various data stored in the management storage unit 13, etc. When the notification history button B4 is operated, the information is transmitted to the management control unit 12. The management control unit 12 switches the screen and displays a notification history screen (not shown). On the notification history screen, it is possible to check the notification history to the employees. When the setting button B5 is operated, the information is transmitted to the management control unit 12. The management control unit 12 switches the screen and displays a system setting screen (not shown). On the system setting screen, it is possible to change the settings of the system 100.

[0050] Here, when the terminal number of the employee is operated, the information is transmitted to the management control unit 12. The management control unit 12 switches to the screen of FIG. 6. The operation of the employee's terminal number may be the terminal number on the golf course GC or the terminal number of the employee information JH. Of course, it may be configured to accept the operation of either one, or to accept the operations of both.

[0051] Figure 6 shows the specific health status (vital information) of an employee. Here, it shows the health status of Employee A. Also, Figure 6 shows an example where employee information JH has switched to one user information UH. Of course, the entire screen may be set to user information UH. At least the following are displayed in Figure 6: attribute (1), current location (2), vital information (3), update button (4), and emergency contact (5).

[0052] Attribute (1) indicates the attributes of Employee A. For example, name, department, mobile phone number, etc. are displayed as attributes. Gender, age, blood type, medical history, current medical condition, etc. may also be displayed as attributes. Current location (2) indicates the current location of Employee A. By combining with a display such as golf course GC and also displaying latitude and longitude, it is possible to identify the location of Employee A with a high probability.

[0053] Vital information (3) indicates the current health status of Employee A. For example, heart rate, blood oxygen concentration, body temperature, status, etc. are displayed as vital information. For example, blood pressure, pulse, blood alcohol concentration, etc. may also be displayed as vital information. Note that the last date (time) when the vital information was obtained is also displayed. Update button (4) enables updating to the latest vital information of Employee A. Emergency contact (5) displays the emergency contact in case of an emergency for Employee A.

[0054] From the obtained vital information of the employee, the management control unit 12 determines the health status of the employee. In particular, the management control unit 12 determines whether the situation is of high urgency. If it determines that the urgency is high, the management control unit 12 switches the screen to Figure 7. In addition, the management control unit 12 causes a screen as shown in Figure 8 to be displayed on the employee terminal 30. High urgency refers to a situation where risks such as heat stroke or injury are high and rest or treatment is immediately required. That is, the management control unit 12 determines whether there is urgency based on whether the newly transmitted vital information is within the range of the normal state based on the recorded normal state vital information. For example, when the temperature exceeds 42 degrees, if the body temperature of an employee with a normal body temperature of 36.6 °C rises above 38 degrees in a short time and the heart rate also rises accordingly, it is determined that the risk of heat stroke is high.

[0055] Figure 7 shows an example of an alert screen when the management control unit 12 determines that Employee A has "heat stroke" based on the vital information sent from the employee terminal 30 of Employee A. At least the terminal number of the employee, the current location of Employee A, the type of abnormality, and the instruction content are displayed on the alert screen. In addition, a confirmation completion button is also displayed. By operating the confirmation completion button, the alert display may be closed. When seeing this screen, the management operator (such as the person operating the management device 10) can take prompt and appropriate action with respect to the employee (here, Employee A) to whom the abnormality has been notified.

[0056] Figure 8 shows an example of an alert screen of the employee terminal 30 of Employee A. When the management control unit 12 of the management device 10 determines that the urgency of the abnormality is high, not only is the alert screen (see Figure 7) displayed on the management display unit 15, but an alert is also reported to the employee terminal 30. This is because it can also be assumed that the person who can assist the employee (such as medical staff or other employees in the centralized control room (the place where the management device 10 is operated)) is located in a place away from the employee in the abnormal state, so as to quickly convey what the employee in the abnormal state should do.

[0057] On the alert screen displayed on the employee terminal 30, at least the detection of an abnormality, the type of abnormality, and the instruction content are displayed. In addition to the display, an alarm may be sounded. A confirmation completion button may be displayed so that the employee can confirm whether they have followed the instruction content. When the confirmation completion button is displayed, the transmission of images and sounds continues until it is operated. Note that vital information may be transmitted in a timely manner, and the management control unit 12 may determine whether the instruction content has been followed based on the vital information that is constantly updated.

[0058] Next, the processing flow of the management control unit 12 will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow executed by the management control unit 12 of the system 100. First, the management control unit 12 prompts for the registration of employees to be monitored for their health status (step S01). Re-registration of employees who have already been registered once is not necessary. The information of the registered employees (attributes, emergency contact information, etc.) is stored in the management storage unit 13 in a rewritable manner. Employee registration may be performed from the employee terminal 30 or from the management device 10.

[0059] Next, the management control unit 12 acquires the normal vital information of the employee (step S02). The vital information is acquired using the employee terminal 30. Note that, in step S01, the vital information may be registered together. The management control unit 12 sets the threshold for the normal state of the acquired vital information. This threshold may be set by the management operator or may be set in advance as a predetermined value. Also, it is advisable to store the threshold in a changeable manner. Also, the threshold may be set for each employee or may be set in advance for the whole. Thus, the state of monitoring the employee becomes possible (step S03).

[0060] Next, the management control unit 12 monitors the employee (step S04). The management control unit 12 continues the monitoring until it determines that an abnormality has occurred (step S04; No). When the management control unit 12 determines that an abnormality has occurred (step S04; Yes), it issues an alert display to the management display unit 15 (step S05). At this time, an alert may also be issued to the display unit 36 of the employee terminal 30. In the alert display, the response actions to the abnormal state are displayed as the instruction content (step S06). Until the abnormal state is resolved (step S07; No), the management control unit 12 continues the alert display.

[0061] The resolution of the abnormal state may be determined by the operation of the employee terminal 30 (operation of the confirmation completion button), or may be determined from the updated vital information. Also, the resolution of the abnormal state may be determined from a report from a medical staff or other employees. Even if the abnormal state is resolved, if the system 100 has not ended (step S08; No), the management control unit 12 continues to monitor the health state of the employee (step S04). When the abnormal state is resolved and the system 100 ends (step S08; Yes), the management control unit 12 ends the process.

[0062] <Other abnormal states> If the employee terminal 30 is provided with an acceleration detection unit and an angular acceleration detection unit, the management control unit 12 can detect the employee's fall or drop. Certainly, if an injury occurs, there will also be a change in the vital information. However, it is also conceivable that the specific symptoms cannot be determined. Therefore, by providing an acceleration detection unit and an angular acceleration detection unit, it becomes possible to quickly grasp the health state of the employee without waiting for a change in the vital information. That is, by providing an acceleration detection unit, an angular acceleration detection unit, etc. in the employee terminal 30, the range of abnormal states that can occur to the employee can be widened, making it safer.

[0063] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a screen at the time of anomaly detection displayed on a display unit when the system 100 is used at a golf course. When the management control unit 12 of the management device 10 determines that the urgency of an anomaly is high, alerting the employee terminal 30 has been described with reference to FIG. 8. In FIG. 10, the type of anomaly is "drop detection", and the instruction content is different from that in FIG. 8. In FIG. 8, the instruction content for "heat stroke" is displayed as corresponding actions. On the other hand, in FIG. 10, due to the drop detection, there is a possibility that an employee may not be able to move depending on their condition. Therefore, a request for action to the management contractor will be displayed.

[0064] As described above, in the system 100, when the management control unit 12 determines that the health condition of an employee (human) wearing the employee terminal 30 is abnormal, the management control unit 12 issues an alert accompanied by a request for action according to the anomaly. Therefore, according to the system 100, it is possible to quickly and surely manage the health condition of a human being even if one human is remotely located or a plurality of employees are scattered over a wide area.

[0065] With such a configuration, according to the system 100, a goal can be set for each player, and the progress of the game is changed according to the goal. Therefore, useful skills for business can be learned and the learned things can be utilized in the real world, especially in one's own business.

[0066] Also, the system 100 can be configured such that the information input from the employee terminal 30 at least includes vital information of a human's heart rate, blood oxygen concentration, and body temperature. According to such a configuration, it is possible to identify the type of anomaly from the vital information of the employee wearing the employee terminal 30 and issue an appropriate request for action.

[0067] Also, the system 100 can be configured such that the information input from the employee terminal 30 at least includes acceleration and angular acceleration for detecting the movement of the employee wearing the employee terminal 30. According to such a configuration, it is possible to identify the type of abnormality caused by external factors from the movement detection information of the employees wearing the employee terminals 30, and it becomes possible to issue an appropriate action request.

[0068] Moreover, in the system 100, the management device 10 can be configured such that one person is remotely present, or a plurality of employees are scattered over a wide area, and based on the information from the employee terminals 30 worn by the employees, the health status of one or more employees can be centrally managed. According to such a configuration, even when one person is remotely present or a plurality of employees are scattered over a wide area, it becomes possible to reliably centrally manage the health status of one or more employees.

[0069] Moreover, in the system 100, the management device 10 can be configured to issue an alert including an emergency contact in the alert. According to such a configuration, depending on the degree of abnormality, it becomes possible to contact the emergency contact from the system 100, and it becomes possible to respond quickly to the abnormality.

[0070] The health management method according to the present invention is a health management method for centrally managing the health status of one or more employees, registering one or more employees, storing the vital information of one or more employees, setting a threshold value for the stored vital information, determining whether the updated vital information is abnormal in relation to the threshold value, and when it is determined to be abnormal, issuing an alert with an action request according to the abnormality to the monitoring screen of the employee and the employee terminal 30 worn by the employee determined to be abnormal.

[0071] According to such a configuration, when it is determined that the health status of the employee wearing the employee terminal 30 is abnormal, an alert with an action request according to the abnormality is issued. Therefore, even when one person is remotely present or a plurality of employees are scattered over a wide area, it becomes possible to quickly and reliably manage the health status of the employees.

[0072] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, various examples, and their modifications and application examples. Various modifications can be made based on the gist of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0073] 10: Management device 11: Management communication unit 12: Management control unit 13: Management storage unit 14: Management input unit 15: Management display unit 30: Employee terminal 30A: Main body unit 30B: Belt unit 31: Biometric information detection unit 32: Control unit 33: Operation unit 34: Storage unit 35: Communication unit 36: Display unit 37: Notification unit 38: External information detection unit 100: Health management system 200: Server A: Employee 001 B: Employee 002 C: Employee 003 D: Employee 004 E: Employee 005 F: Employee 006 G: Employee 007 H: Employee 008 I: Employee 009 B1: Terminal management button B2: Staff management button B3: Data aggregation button B4: Notification history button B5: Setting button CH: Clubhouse GC: Golf course SP: Shop TC1: Toilet TC2: Toilet W: Network

Claims

1. In a health management system for managing the health status of one or more humans, it is provided with a management device into which information from terminals worn by each of the humans is input, wherein the management device when it determines that the health status of the human wearing the terminal is abnormal based on the information input from the terminal, issues an alert with an action request according to the abnormality to the management device and the terminal, is a health management system.

2. The information input from the terminal at least includes vital information such as a human's heart rate, blood oxygen concentration, and body temperature, is the health management system according to Claim 1.

3. The information input from the terminal at least includes an acceleration and an angular acceleration for detecting the movement of the human wearing the terminal, is the health management system according to Claim 1 or 2.

4. The management device is configured such that when one human exists remotely or multiple humans are scattered over a wide area, the health status of the humans can be centrally managed based on the information from the terminals worn by the humans, is the health management system according to Claim 1 or 2.

5. The management device issues the alert including an emergency contact in the alert, is the health management system according to Claim 4.

6. A health management method for centrally managing the health status of one human existing remotely or multiple humans scattered over a wide area, registering the humans, storing the vital information of each of the humans, setting a threshold value for the stored vital information. judging whether the updated vital information is abnormal in relation to the threshold value, when it is judged to be abnormal, issuing an alert with an action request according to the abnormality to the monitoring screen of the human and the terminal worn by the human judged to be abnormal, is a health management method.

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