Health management device, health management method, and program

Abstract

To assist users with appropriate health management using information on areas.SOLUTION: A health management device includes an environment storage section for storing environmental information, where a state of an area is associated with a disease in the state, and acquires user identification information for identifying the user. The health management device acquires biometric information of the user and authenticates the user by comparing biometric information associated with the user identification information in advance with the acquired biometric information. The health management device acquires movement history information concerning each area through which the user passed, on the basis of the user identification information. The health management device acquires environmental information of each area through which the user passed from the environment storage section, on the basis of the movement history information. The health management device calculates a probability that the user has the disease, on the basis of the biometric information and the environmental information. When the probability is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the health management device outputs promotion information to prompt the user to seek care from a doctor and assists the user in making a decision to consult the doctor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a technique for managing a user's health. [Background technology]

[0002] Currently, satellites are used for a variety of purposes, including to understand the situation during disasters and wars.

[0003] Furthermore, conventionally, systems are known that provide medical services taking into consideration the prevalence of infectious diseases in each region, etc. Patent Document 1 describes a system that acquires movement history information of an individual and determines the infection status of the individual with an infectious disease based on this movement history information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-032426 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Currently, the refugee ID system has enabled efficient material support services, but medical services are inefficient due to a shortage of doctors, and there is still room for improvement.

[0006] One of the purposes of the present disclosure is to support appropriate health management for users by using local information. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in one aspect of the present invention, a health management device includes: an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates regional conditions with diseases in the respective conditions; a user identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information for identifying a user; a biometric information acquisition means for acquiring biometric information of the user; an authentication means for authenticating the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition means; a movement history acquisition means for acquiring movement history information relating to areas through which the user has passed based on the user identification information; an environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information of an area through which the user has passed from the environmental storage unit based on the movement history information; a disease verification means for calculating the possibility that the user is suffering from a disease based on the biological information and the environmental information; and a prompting information output means for outputting prompting information for encouraging a doctor to take action when the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

[0008] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a health management method executed by a health management device, comprising: the health management device includes an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates a local situation with a disease in the local situation; Obtain user identification information that identifies the user; performing a biometric information acquisition process for acquiring biometric information of the user; performing identity authentication of the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition process; Based on the user identification information, movement history information regarding areas through which the user has passed is acquired; acquiring, from the environment storage unit, environmental information of an area through which the user has passed, based on the movement history information; calculating a possibility that the user has a disease from the biological information and the environmental information; If the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold, prompting information is output to prompt a doctor to take action.

[0009] According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program executed by a computer, comprising: The health management device includes an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates local conditions with diseases associated with the conditions, and a computer; Obtain user identification information that identifies the user; performing a biometric information acquisition process for acquiring biometric information of the user; performing identity authentication of the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition process; Based on the user identification information, movement history information regarding areas through which the user has passed is acquired; acquiring, from the environment storage unit, environmental information of an area through which the user has passed, based on the movement history information; calculating a possibility that the user has a disease from the biological information and the environmental information; When the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold, the computer is caused to execute a process of outputting prompting information that prompts a doctor to take action. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to support a user in appropriate health management using local information. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 shows an example of a schematic configuration of a health management system. [Figure 2] 1 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a server. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating processing by a server. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a server. [Figure 5] 10 is a flowchart of a health management process. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart of an environmental information collection process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. [Embodiment] (composition) 1 shows an example of the schematic configuration of a health management system 100 to which the server of the present disclosure is applied. The health management system 100 is a system that supports the health management of a user, and by using an ID that identifies the user, it automates counseling, which is the initial examination, and prioritizes the examination and treatment of patients who are detected to have a disease, thereby improving the efficiency of medical care.

[0013] The health management system 100 can also be applied as an environmental information gathering system that appropriately gathers environmental information about local conditions by requesting satellites to take highly accurate images.

[0014] The user in this disclosure is, for example, a refugee who is temporarily staying in a refugee camp, etc. The health management system 100 utilizes a refugee ID and a card on which the refugee ID is recorded in a refugee ID system operated by a United Nations agency.

[0015] In the health management system 100, an input terminal 1, a server 2, a satellite system 3, and a hospital system 4 are communicatively connected via a network 5 such as the Internet. The input terminal 1 is an information processing device installed in refugee camps around the country, and allows users to obtain a refugee ID by waving a card over the terminal. The input terminal 1 is also equipped with a camera and a thermograph, and can obtain a facial image and body temperature of the user.

[0016] The server 2 is an information processing device that processes, stores, and transmits / receives various data. It analyzes the information acquired from the input terminal 1 and environmental information (described later) to diagnose whether the user has a predetermined disease and, if necessary, outputs information that prompts a doctor to take action. Here, a user who has a predetermined disease is also referred to as an "affected user." The server 2 also requests the satellite system 3 to take images of the area through which the affected user has passed.

[0017] The satellite system 3 is composed of an information processing device that processes, stores, and transmits and receives various data. The satellite system 3 is a system that manages the operation of artificial satellites, and uses the satellites to capture images of the same location at specified intervals and record changes, or to capture images of a specified location in response to an emergency imaging request. Specifically, when the satellite system 3 receives an imaging request from the server 2, it uses the satellites to capture images of the specified area and transmits the captured still images and videos to the server 2 as satellite images.

[0018] The hospital system 4 is composed of an information processing device that processes, stores, and transmits / receives various data. The hospital system 4 is a system that manages things like hospital appointments. Specifically, when the hospital system 4 acquires information such as the refugee ID, symptoms, and disease name of the affected user from the server 2, it makes an appointment and transmits the date and time of the appointment to the server 2.

[0019] 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server 2. As shown in the figure, the server 2 includes an interface 11, a processor 12, a memory 13, a recording medium 14, a display unit 15, and an input unit 16. These components, a user DB 31, an environment DB 32, and a report DB 33 are interconnected via a bus.

[0020] The interface 11 exchanges data between the input terminal 1, the satellite system 3, and the hospital system 4. The interface 11 is also used when the server 2 exchanges data with a predetermined device connected by wire or wirelessly.

[0021] The processor 12 is a computer such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes a prepared program to control the entire server 2. The processor 12 may be a CPU, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), an FPU (Floating Point number Processing Unit), a PPU (Physics Processing Unit), a TPU (Tensor Processing Unit), a quantum processor, a microcontroller, or a combination thereof.

[0022] The memory 13 is composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The memory 13 stores programs executed by the processor 12. The memory 13 is also used as a working memory while the processor 12 is executing various processes.

[0023] Recording medium 14 is a non-volatile, non-temporary recording medium such as a disk-shaped recording medium or semiconductor memory, and is configured to be detachable from server 2. Recording medium 14 records various programs executed by processor 12. When server 2 executes health management processing or environmental information collection processing, the programs recorded on recording medium 14 are loaded into memory 13 and executed by processor 12.

[0024] The display unit 15 displays a predetermined image on, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), etc. The input unit 16 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, etc., and is used by an operator who manages the server 2.

[0025] The user DB 31 stores user information that associates a refugee ID, name, biometric information, contact information, movement history information, diagnosis date and time, diagnosis result, and appointment status. The biometric information is information necessary for facial authentication, such as a facial image of the user that has been registered in advance. The contact information is a telephone number or email address for sending various notifications to the user. The movement history information is information about the areas the user has passed through during movement and the date and time the user visited those areas. The diagnosis date and time is the date and time when the user is diagnosed as having a disease by analyzing the biometric information acquired from the input terminal 1 and the environmental information described below. The diagnosis result is the diagnosis result as to whether the user has a disease. The appointment status is the status of an appointment made with the hospital system 4 when the user has a disease, and is information about the hospital name and appointment date and time.

[0026] The environmental DB 32 stores environmental information related to regional conditions. Specifically, the environmental information is information on regional conditions and diseases related to those conditions. Regional conditions include, for example, natural disasters such as floods, fires, and droughts; man-made disasters such as bombings, landmines, and infectious disease outbreaks; and secondary disasters such as fires and power outages caused by disasters. One example of the environmental information is information associating a flood, which is a condition in region A, with the increase in pathogens in region A due to the flood. Another example of the environmental information is information associating a fire, which is a condition in region B, with the large number of burn injuries in region B due to the fire. Another example of the environmental information is information associating a landmine, which is a condition in region C, with the large number of leg injuries caused by metal fragments in region C due to the landmine. Another example of the environmental information is information associating an infectious disease outbreak, which is a condition in region D, with the name of the infectious disease that is prevalent in region D. Note that the environmental information may associate multiple conditions with one region, and multiple diseases with each condition.

[0027] The report DB 33 stores report information that associates the affected user's refugee ID, symptoms and disease name, travel history information, the status of areas passed through, and the area where the disease occurred. The area where the disease occurred is an area where the affected user has passed through that is likely to have encountered a situation that led to the disease. If the area where the disease occurred cannot be identified, it does not need to be included in the report information. Furthermore, as long as the report information includes the area where the disease occurred and the status of the area where the disease occurred, it does not need to include travel history information and the status of areas passed through.

[0028] For convenience of explanation, the server 2 of the present disclosure includes a user DB 31, an environment DB 32, and a report DB 33, but is not limited to these. The type of DB and the data configuration of the DB are arbitrary as long as the necessary data can be acquired. For example, the user DB 31 may be composed of three DBs: a user DB that stores refugee IDs, names, biometric information, and contact information; a movement history DB that stores refugee IDs and movement history information; and a reservation DB that stores diagnosis dates and times, diagnosis results, and reservation status.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating the health management process and environmental information collection process performed by server 2. As shown in FIG. 3, when a user who is a target of an initial counseling diagnosis feels unwell, he or she heads to a refugee camp, hospital, government facility, or the like where input terminal 1 is installed. Upon arrival, the user holds his or her card over input terminal 1 and takes a facial image. As a result, input terminal 1 acquires the user's refugee ID, facial image, and body temperature, and transmits them to server 2. Server 2 performs identity authentication based on the information acquired from input terminal 1, and if there are no problems, performs an initial counseling diagnosis.

[0030] The initial counseling diagnosis calculates the possibility that the user has a specific disease. If the possibility is above a threshold, the user is diagnosed as having the disease. On the other hand, if the possibility is below the threshold, the user is diagnosed as not having the disease. Specifically, the initial counseling diagnosis, as described in detail below, identifies symptoms and infers the name of the disease based on the results of facial aging, body temperature, and early symptom assessments by the disease condition AI, as well as environmental information about the area the user has passed through, and calculates the possibility of the user having the specific disease. Note that if environmental information about the area the user has passed through is not available, Server 2 identifies symptoms and infers the name of the disease based on the results of facial aging, body temperature, and early symptom assessments by the disease condition AI, and calculates the possibility of the user having the specific disease. Here, AI (artificial intelligence) is an artificial intelligence technology that enables computers to perform intellectual behaviors such as inference and judgment, which humans perform through their intelligence. As described in detail below, disease condition AI is a technology that uses machine learning to determine whether early symptoms of a disease are present.

[0031] If the initial counseling diagnosis diagnoses the user as suffering from a predetermined disease, the server 2 updates the report DB 33 by storing information correlating the affected user's refugee ID, symptoms, disease name, travel history information, conditions of areas passed through, and the area where the disease occurred. Furthermore, if the initial counseling diagnosis diagnoses the user as suffering from a predetermined disease, the server 2 schedules a consultation for the affected user by transmitting information including the affected user's refugee ID, name, symptoms, disease name, etc. to the hospital system 4. Next, the server 2 updates the user DB 31 by storing the diagnosis results, diagnosis date and time, and appointment status in the user DB 31 in association with the affected user's refugee ID, and notifies the affected user's contact information of the need for a doctor's examination and the date and time of the hospital appointment as the results of the initial counseling diagnosis. After confirming the notification, the affected user goes to the hospital at the scheduled date and time and receives a doctor's examination.

[0032] On the other hand, if the initial counseling diagnosis determines that the user is not suffering from the specified disease, the server 2 updates the user information by storing the diagnosis result and diagnosis date and time in the user DB 31 in association with the user's refugee ID, and notifies the user's contact information as a result of the initial counseling diagnosis that a doctor's examination is not necessary. In this case, the user does not go to a hospital to be examined by a doctor. In this way, by the server 2 performing the initial counseling diagnosis, it is possible to give priority to a doctor's examination for affected users, thereby improving medical efficiency and preventing delays in medical treatment due to a shortage of doctors.

[0033] The report function of server 2 refers to report DB 33, and if an affected user passes through an area surveyed by the satellite, provides the imaging planning AI with the affected user's movement history information and the area of ​​occurrence. The imaging planning AI considers recommended imaging areas based on the provided information, creates an imaging request specifying areas that should be imaged to confirm the situation, and sends it to satellite system 3. When satellite system 3 receives an imaging request from server 2, it images the specified area using a satellite and sends the satellite image to server 2. Server 2 obtains environmental information by analyzing the acquired satellite image and updates environmental DB 32. The environmental information stored in environmental DB 32 is used for initial counseling and diagnosis of other users.

[0034] In addition, the imaging planning AI refers to the user DB31 based on the movement history information and the area of ​​occurrence of the affected user, identifies users who visited the same area at the same time as the affected user as users requiring caution, and warns them that they may have contracted the same disease as the affected user.

[0035] In this way, the health management system 100 performs an initial counseling diagnosis of the user taking into account environmental information, and acquires new environmental information by requesting imaging based on the results of the initial counseling diagnosis. In other words, the system is structured so that environmental information circulates between each function of the health management system 100.

[0036] 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 2. Functionally, the server 2 includes an ID acquisition unit 41, a biometric information acquisition unit 42, an authentication unit 43, a movement history acquisition unit 44, an environmental information acquisition unit 45, a disease verification unit 46, an outbreak area identification unit 47, a reservation unit 48, a result notification unit 49, a suspicious user identification unit 50, a warning information output unit 51, and a collection request output unit 52. The ID acquisition unit 41, the biometric information acquisition unit 42, the authentication unit 43, the movement history acquisition unit 44, the environmental information acquisition unit 45, the disease verification unit 46, the outbreak area identification unit 47, the reservation unit 48, the result notification unit 49, the suspicious user identification unit 50, the warning information output unit 51, and the collection request output unit 52 are realized by the processor 12 executing a program.

[0037] The report function and imaging plan AI functions shown in Figure 3 correspond to the occurrence area identification unit 47, reservation unit 48, result notification unit 49, suspicious user identification unit 50, warning information output unit 51, and collection request output unit 52 shown in Figure 4.

[0038] The ID acquisition unit 41 acquires the refugee ID of the target user from the input terminal 1. The biometric information acquisition unit 42 acquires, from the input terminal 1, the face image and body temperature of the target user.

[0039] The authentication unit 43 performs identity authentication by comparing a facial image previously linked to a refugee ID acquired from the input terminal 1 with a facial image acquired from the input terminal 1. The facial image previously linked to a refugee ID is acquired, for example, from the user DB 31 based on the refugee ID. Specifically, the authentication unit 43 acquires and collates feature amounts related to the eyes, nose, mouth, and other components of the face from the facial image, thereby authenticating that the target user is the identity of the user.

[0040] The movement history acquisition unit 44 acquires movement history information from the user DB 31 based on the refugee ID of the target user. The movement history information is information about the areas the user has passed through during movement and the dates and times when the user visited those areas. The information indicating the area can be set arbitrarily, such as latitude and longitude, address, etc.

[0041] Based on the movement history information of the target user, the environmental information acquisition unit 45 acquires environmental information of the area through which the user has traveled from the environment DB 32. The environmental information is information that associates the situation of the area with diseases in that situation, and specifically, information that indicates the area such as latitude and longitude, information that indicates the situation of the area such as flooding, and information related to diseases such as the names of diseases that occur frequently.

[0042] The disease verification unit 46 performs verification to detect a disease, such as identifying the symptoms of the target user, calculating the possibility of contracting the disease, and estimating the name of the disease, based on the biometric information acquired from the input terminal 1. When the environmental information acquisition unit 45 has acquired environmental information, the disease verification unit 46 performs verification based on the biometric information and the environmental information.

[0043] The disease verification unit 46 includes a face determination unit 61, a body temperature determination unit 62, and an early symptom determination unit 63. The face determination unit 61 compares the face image acquired from the input terminal 1 with aged face images acquired through face matching using another service or the like, and determines whether there are any sudden changes in the shape or color of facial parts. The body temperature determination unit 62 determines whether the body temperature acquired from the input terminal 1 is abnormal, for example, whether the body temperature is above a threshold. The early symptom determination unit 63 is a function based on the disease state AI shown in FIG. 3, and determines whether early symptoms of a disease are present from the face image of the target user using a machine learning model trained to output whether early symptoms of a disease appearing on the face are present in response to the input of a face image.

[0044] If no abnormalities are found in any of the three aspects based on the results of the face determination unit 61, the body temperature determination unit 62, and the early symptom determination unit 63, the disease verification unit 46 determines that the target user is unlikely to have a predetermined disease. In this case, the disease verification unit 46 may calculate the probability of the user having a disease as a numerical value using a predetermined formula. If the environmental information acquisition unit 45 has acquired environmental information, the disease verification unit 46 determines the probability of the user having a disease by taking into account the conditions of the area through which the target user has passed and the disease in that condition. If the disease verification unit 46 determines that the user is unlikely to have a disease, or if the calculated probability is less than a threshold, the disease verification unit 46 determines that the target user does not have the predetermined disease, i.e., that the user is healthy. If the disease verification unit 46 determines that the user does not have the predetermined disease, it updates the user DB 31 by storing the user's refugee ID, name, diagnosis result, and diagnosis date and time.

[0045] On the other hand, if abnormalities are found in one or more aspects based on the results of the face determination unit 61, the body temperature determination unit 62, and the early symptom determination unit 63, the disease verification unit 46 determines that the target user is likely to have a predetermined disease. If the environmental information acquisition unit 45 has acquired environmental information, the disease verification unit 46 estimates the name of the disease by taking into account the conditions of the area through which the target user has passed and the disease in that condition. For example, if it is recognized from the environmental information that influenza A is prevalent in area D and the target user has a fever, the disease verification unit 46 estimates the name of the disease as influenza A. If the disease verification unit 46 determines that the user is likely to have a disease, or if the calculated possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold, it diagnoses the target user as having a predetermined disease. In other words, the disease verification unit 46 diagnoses that the target user has been detected to have the disease.

[0046] If the disease verification unit 46 diagnoses that the target user is suffering from a specified disease, it updates the report DB 33 by storing information that corresponds to the affected user's refugee ID, symptoms and disease name, travel history information, the situation of the areas passed through, and the area where the disease occurred.

[0047] The outbreak area identification unit 47 refers to the report DB 33 and identifies the area where the affected user encountered a situation that caused the disease as the outbreak area. For example, if the presumed disease name is enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection and the report DB 33 indicates that the affected user passed through area A where E. coli is increasing due to flooding, the outbreak area identification unit 47 identifies area A as the outbreak area. After identifying the outbreak area, the outbreak area identification unit 47 updates the report DB 33 by further storing information about the outbreak area and the date and time when the affected user visited the outbreak area in the report information corresponding to the affected user.

[0048] When the disease verification unit 46 diagnoses that the target user has a predetermined disease, the reservation unit 48 makes an appointment for the diseased user to be examined by transmitting information including the diseased user's refugee ID, name, symptoms, disease name, etc. to the hospital system 4. When the appointment is completed, the reservation unit 48 updates the user DB 31 by storing the diagnosis result, diagnosis date and time, and appointment status in association with the diseased user's refugee ID.

[0049] If the disease verification unit 46 diagnoses that the target user is healthy, the result notification unit 49 notifies the user's contact information that a medical examination by a doctor is not necessary. On the other hand, if the disease verification unit 46 diagnoses that the target user is suffering from a predetermined disease, the result notification unit 49 notifies the affected user's contact information that a medical examination by a doctor is necessary and of the date and time of an appointment at a hospital. In this way, notifying the result can support the affected user in making a decision to see a doctor.

[0050] The suspicious user identification unit 50 refers to the user DB 31 and identifies users who visited the same area at the same time as the diseased user as suspicious users, based on the movement history information and occurrence area of ​​the diseased user stored in the report DB 33. The same time as the diseased user means within a predetermined time period based on the date and time of the diseased user's visit, and the time period can be set arbitrarily depending on the disease, such as one day, one week, or one month.

[0051] The warning information output unit 51 sends warning information to the contact information of the suspicious user, informing them that they may have the same disease as the affected user. This allows the suspicious user to go to a hospital, explain the situation, and receive a medical examination, even if symptoms have not yet appeared or are mild. Therefore, treatment can be provided early, before the symptoms of the suspicious user worsen.

[0052] The collection request output unit 52 refers to the report DB 33, and if the affected user is passing through an area surveyed by the satellite, considers areas recommended for imaging based on the affected user's movement history information and the affected area, creates an imaging request specifying areas where imaging is recommended to confirm the situation, and sends the imaging request to the satellite system 3. When the satellite system 3 receives the imaging request from the server 2, it images the specified area using the satellite and transmits the satellite image to the server 2. The server 2 analyzes the acquired satellite image to obtain environmental information and update the environmental DB 32. The satellite system 3 may also report the specified area and its status included in the imaging request to government agencies such as government ministries and local governments, and use the information for disaster prevention measures.

[0053] In the above configuration, the ID acquisition unit 41, biometric information acquisition unit 42, authentication unit 43, movement history acquisition unit 44, environmental information acquisition unit 45, disease verification unit 46, outbreak area identification unit 47, reservation unit 48, result notification unit 49, suspicious user identification unit 50, warning information output unit 51, face determination unit 61, body temperature determination unit 62, and early symptom determination unit 63 of server 2 are examples of the user identification information acquisition means, biometric information acquisition means, authentication means, movement history acquisition means, environmental information acquisition means, disease verification means, outbreak area identification means, reservation means, promotion information output means, suspicious user identification means, warning information output means, face determination means, body temperature determination means, and early symptom determination means, respectively, of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the environment DB 32 and report DB 33 provided in server 2 are examples of the environment storage unit and report storage unit, respectively, of the present disclosure.

[0054] (Health Management Processing) Next, a description will be given of the health management processing by the server 2. Fig. 5 is a flowchart of the health management processing by the server 2. This processing is realized by the processor 12 shown in Fig. 2 executing a program prepared in advance.

[0055] When a user who is a medical examinee feels unwell, he or she heads to a designated administrative facility where an input terminal 1 is installed. Upon arrival, the user holds his or her card over the input terminal 1 and takes a photograph of his or her face. In response, the input terminal 1 acquires the refugee ID, facial image, and body temperature of the user, and transmits them to the server 2.

[0056] The server 2 first acquires a refugee ID from the input terminal 1 (step S101). The server 2 also acquires a facial image and body temperature as biometric information from the input terminal 1 (step S102). The server 2 authenticates the user by comparing a facial image previously linked to the refugee ID with the facial image acquired from the input terminal 1. If the result of the authentication shows that the user is not the user (step S103; No), the server 2 terminates the health management process. On the other hand, if the result of the authentication shows that the user is the user (step S103; Yes), the server 2 acquires movement history information from the user DB 31 based on the refugee ID (step S104). Next, the server 2 acquires environment information from the environment DB 32 based on the movement history information.

[0057] If there is no environmental information corresponding to the movement history information, i.e., if the environmental information of the area where the user has moved is not stored in the environment DB 32 (step S105; No), the server 2 verifies the user's illness based on the biometric information and calculates the possibility that the user has the illness (step 108). On the other hand, if there is environmental information corresponding to the movement history information (step S105; Yes), the server 2 acquires the environmental information of the area where the user has moved from the environment DB 32 (step S106). The server 2 verifies the user's illness based on the acquired environmental information and biometric information and calculates the possibility that the user has the illness (step S107). After calculating the possibility that the user has the illness, the server 2 determines whether the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold (step S109).

[0058] If the possibility of contracting a disease is less than the threshold value (step S109; No), the server 2 diagnoses the user as healthy and proceeds to the processing of step S111. On the other hand, if the possibility of contracting a disease is equal to or greater than the threshold value (step S109; Yes), the server 2 diagnoses the user as contracting a predetermined disease and works with the hospital system 4 to make an appointment for a medical examination (step S110). Next, the server 2 notifies the user of the diagnosis result (step S111). Specifically, the server 2 notifies a user diagnosed as healthy that they do not need to be examined by a doctor as a result. On the other hand, the server 2 notifies a user diagnosed as contracting a predetermined disease that they need to be examined by a doctor and the date and time of the hospital appointment as a result.

[0059] In addition, if the user is diagnosed as suffering from a specified disease, the server 2 updates the report DB 33 by storing information that associates the affected user's refugee ID, symptoms and disease name, travel history information, area of ​​occurrence, and area conditions (step S112).

[0060] Next, the server 2 refers to the user DB 31 based on the movement history information and occurrence area of ​​the affected user stored in the report DB 33, and identifies users who visited the same area at the same time as the affected user as suspicious users and issues a warning to them (step S113).The health management process is then completed.

[0061] In the present disclosure, when a user is diagnosed with a predetermined disease, the server 2 cooperates with the hospital system 4 to schedule an appointment for a medical examination, but this is not limited to this. The server 2 may not schedule an appointment, but may simply notify the user that a medical examination is necessary, thereby encouraging the doctor to take action. The server 2 may also send information on the user's symptoms and the suspected disease name to the hospital system 4 as a counseling report, and may suggest to the doctor that the affected user be given a priority examination or notify the doctor of a treatment plan.

[0062] In this way, the server 2 supports affected users in prioritizing their consultation with a doctor based on the local situation and the symptoms of users who have visited that area. This can improve the efficiency of doctor consultations. Furthermore, based on the local situation and the actual conditions of the illnesses contracted as a result, it can warn users who have visited the area and require special attention, urging them to consult a doctor at the appropriate time. Thus, the server 2 can improve the efficiency of medical services and provide medical care that meets the needs of each individual.

[0063] (Environmental information collection and processing) Next, a description will be given of the environmental information collection process performed by the server 2. Fig. 6 is a flowchart of the environmental information collection process performed by the server 2. This process is realized by the processor 12 shown in Fig. 2 executing a program prepared in advance.

[0064] The server 2 refers to the report DB 33, and if the affected user is passing through an area surveyed by the satellite, considers areas recommended for imaging based on the affected user's movement history information and the area of ​​occurrence (S201). Next, the server 2 creates an imaging request specifying areas where imaging is recommended to confirm the situation, and sends this to the satellite system 3 (step S202). The satellite system 3 images the specified area using the satellite, and sends the satellite images to the server 2. The server 2 acquires environmental information by analyzing the satellite images acquired from the satellite system 3, and updates the environmental DB 32 (step S203). This completes the environmental information collection process.

[0065] In this way, the server 2 can accurately understand the next information that is desired from past satellite images and the user's medical information, and can make an appropriate imaging request specifying the next imaging location by the artificial satellite. In other words, it can predict the damage situation from the local situation and the symptoms of users who have visited that area, and make an appropriate imaging request to the satellite system 3.

[0066] Furthermore, the server 2 can make imaging requests by utilizing information from open sources such as television, magazines, and the Internet, while also taking into consideration quantitative information about users who have actually visited the area acquired by the health management system 100. This allows for more accurate imaging requests.

[0067] [First Modification] The situation in a region is not limited to a disaster, but may also be a crime situation. For example, suppose that region E has a high crime rate, and a power outage occurs when a power line is intentionally cut by a robber or the like. In this case, the environmental information may be, for example, information that associates the situation in region E, which is the artificial power outage, with the fact that a large number of people have been injured by assault and injury in region E due to the power outage.

[0068] [Second Modification] In the above embodiment, the server 2 performs identity authentication using a facial image acquired from the input terminal 1, but this is not limited to this, and any authentication method based on biometric information acquired by the input terminal 1 from the server 2 can be applied, such as fingerprint authentication, vein authentication, voice authentication, iris authentication, etc.

[0069] [Third Modification] The results of the initial counseling diagnosis and warning information are sent to the user's contact information, but if the user does not have a smartphone or other device and does not have a contact address, they can be sent to the input terminal 1, or received by a refugee camp staff member or other person on a designated terminal and posted so that the user can be informed of the information.

[0070] [Fourth Modification] In the above embodiment, the server 2 creates an imaging request by identifying the affected area and recognizing the situation in the affected area by referring to each DB, but this is not limited to this, and the imaging request may be created using a machine learning model. In this case, the server 2 creates an imaging request according to the symptoms and movement history of the affected user using a machine learning model that has been trained to output an optimized imaging request according to the user's symptoms and movement history. The server 2 then transmits the imaging request output from the machine learning model to the satellite system 3.

[0071] In addition, some or all of the above-described embodiments (including modified examples, the same applies below) can be described as, but are not limited to, the following supplementary notes.

[0072] (Appendix 1) an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates regional conditions with diseases in the respective conditions; a user identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information for identifying a user; a biometric information acquisition means for acquiring biometric information of the user; an authentication means for authenticating the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition means; a movement history acquisition means for acquiring movement history information relating to areas through which the user has passed based on the user identification information; an environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information of an area through which the user has passed from the environmental storage unit based on the movement history information; a disease verification means for calculating the possibility that the user is suffering from a disease based on the biological information and the environmental information; a prompting information output means for outputting prompting information to prompt a doctor to take action when the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold; A health management device comprising:

[0073] (Appendix 2) It is connected to a satellite system, 2. The health management device according to claim 1, wherein the environmental information stored in the environmental storage unit is acquired from the satellite.

[0074] (Appendix 3) The biometric information includes a facial image and a body temperature of the user, The health management device described in Appendix 2, wherein the disease verification means identifies the user's symptoms from the facial image and the body temperature, calculates the possibility that the user is suffering from a disease from the identified symptoms and information on diseases in the conditions of the area the user has passed through, and estimates the name of the disease.

[0075] (Appendix 4) the health management device is connected to a hospital system; The health management device described in Appendix 3 further comprises a reservation means for transmitting information including the user identification information and one or more of the user's symptoms and disease name to the hospital system and making an appointment for the user to be examined.

[0076] (Appendix 5) a report storage unit that stores report information that associates the user identification information of the user, one or more of the symptoms and the disease names, the movement history information, and the status of the areas that the user has passed through; a suspicious user identification means for identifying, as a suspicious user, a user who may have contracted the same disease as the user who has contracted the disease, based on the report information and movement history information of a plurality of users; a warning information output means for outputting warning information that alerts the caution-required user; 4. The health management device according to claim 3, comprising:

[0077] (Appendix 6) the travel history information includes information on dates and times when the user visited the area; an occurrence region specifying means for specifying, from the report information, a region where the affected user encountered a situation that caused the user to contract the disease as an occurrence region; the report storage unit stores report information in which the user identification information of the affected user, one or more of the symptoms and disease names, the occurrence area, and the date and time when the affected user visited the occurrence area are associated with each other; The health management device according to claim 5, wherein the suspicious user identification means identifies as the suspicious user a user who visited the outbreak area during a predetermined period based on the date and time of the visit of the diseased user.

[0078] (Appendix 7) The disease verification means a face determination means for determining whether or not there is an abnormality in one or more of the shape and color of a facial part from the face image of the user; a body temperature determination means for determining whether the body temperature of the user is equal to or higher than a threshold; and an early symptom determination means for determining whether or not an early symptom of a disease that appears on a face is occurring from the facial image of the user, using a machine learning model that has been trained to output whether or not the early symptom of the disease that appears on the face is occurring in response to input of the facial image, A health management device as described in Appendix 3, which identifies the symptoms of the user from the results of the face determination means, the body temperature determination means, and the early symptom determination means, as well as the environmental information, calculates the possibility of the user being affected by the disease, and estimates the name of the disease.

[0079] (Appendix 8) The environmental information is information associating the flooding, which is the situation in the area, with the pathogens that are increasing in the area due to the flooding; information associating a fire, which is a situation in the area, with a large number of people injured by burns in the area due to the fire; information relating the situation in the area, i.e., landmines, to the fact that there are many people in the area who have suffered leg injuries from metal fragments due to the landmines; 2. The health management device according to claim 1, comprising one or more of the following:

[0080] (Appendix 9) A health management method executed by a health management device, comprising: the health management device includes an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates a local situation with a disease in the local situation; Obtain user identification information that identifies the user; performing a biometric information acquisition process for acquiring biometric information of the user; performing identity authentication of the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition process; Based on the user identification information, movement history information regarding areas through which the user has passed is acquired; acquiring, from the environment storage unit, environmental information of an area through which the user has passed, based on the movement history information; calculating a possibility that the user has a disease from the biological information and the environmental information; A health management method that outputs, when the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold, prompting information to prompt a doctor to take action.

[0081] (Appendix 10) The health management device includes an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates local conditions with diseases associated with the conditions, and a computer; Obtain user identification information that identifies the user; performing a biometric information acquisition process for acquiring biometric information of the user; performing identity authentication of the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition process; Based on the user identification information, movement history information regarding areas through which the user has passed is acquired; acquiring, from the environment storage unit, environmental information of an area through which the user has passed, based on the movement history information; calculating a possibility that the user has a disease from the biological information and the environmental information; A program that causes the computer to execute a process of outputting prompting information that prompts a doctor to take action when the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold.

[0082] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments. Various modifications that would be understood by a person skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present disclosure within the scope of the present disclosure. In other words, the present disclosure naturally includes various modifications and alterations that would be possible for a person skilled in the art in accordance with the entire disclosure, including the claims, and the technical concept. [Explanation of symbols]

[0083] 1 Input terminal 2 Server 3. Satellite Systems 4. Hospital System 5. Network 11 Interface 12 processors 13. Memory 14 Recording media 15 Display 16 Input section 31 User DB 32 Environment DB 33 Report DB 100 Health Management System

Claims

1. an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates regional conditions with diseases in the respective conditions; a user identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information for identifying a user; a biometric information acquisition means for acquiring biometric information of the user; an authentication means for authenticating the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition means; a movement history acquisition means for acquiring movement history information relating to areas through which the user has passed based on the user identification information; an environmental information acquisition means for acquiring environmental information of an area through which the user has passed from the environmental storage unit based on the movement history information; a disease verification means for calculating the possibility that the user is suffering from a disease based on the biological information and the environmental information; a prompting information output means for outputting prompting information to prompt a doctor to take action when the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold; A health management device comprising:

2. It is connected to a satellite system, The health management device according to claim 1 , wherein the environmental information stored in the environmental storage unit is acquired from the satellite.

3. The biometric information includes a facial image and a body temperature of the user, The health management device of claim 2, wherein the disease verification means identifies the user's symptoms from the facial image and the body temperature, calculates the possibility that the user is suffering from a disease from the identified symptoms and information on diseases in the conditions of the area the user has passed through, and estimates the name of the disease.

4. the health management device is connected to a hospital system; The health management device according to claim 3 , further comprising a reservation unit that transmits information including the user identification information and one or more of the user's symptoms and disease name to the hospital system and makes an appointment for the user to be examined.

5. a report storage unit that stores report information that associates the user identification information of the user, one or more of the symptoms and the disease names, the movement history information, and the status of the areas that the user has passed through; a suspicious user identification means for identifying, as a suspicious user, a user who may have contracted the same disease as the user who has contracted the disease, based on the report information and movement history information of a plurality of users; a warning information output means for outputting warning information that alerts the caution-required user; The health management device according to claim 3 , comprising:

6. the travel history information includes information on dates and times when the user visited the area; an occurrence region specifying means for specifying, from the report information, a region where the affected user encountered a situation that caused the user to contract the disease as an occurrence region; the report storage unit stores report information in which user identification information of the affected user, one or more of the symptoms and disease names, the occurrence area, and a date and time when the affected user visited the occurrence area are associated with each other; The health management device according to claim 5 , wherein the suspicious user identification means identifies, as the suspicious user, a user who visited the outbreak area during a predetermined period based on a date and time when the diseased user visited the outbreak area.

7. The disease verification means a face determination means for determining whether or not there is an abnormality in one or more of the shape and color of a facial part from the face image of the user; a body temperature determination means for determining whether the body temperature of the user is equal to or higher than a threshold; and an early symptom determination means for determining whether or not an early symptom of a disease that appears on a face is occurring from the facial image of the user, using a machine learning model that has been trained to output whether or not the early symptom of the disease that appears on the face is occurring in response to input of the facial image, The health management device according to claim 3, wherein the user's symptoms are identified from the results of the face determination means, the body temperature determination means, and the early symptom determination means, as well as the environmental information, to calculate the possibility of the user having the disease and estimate the name of the disease.

8. The environmental information is information associating the flooding, which is the situation in the area, with the pathogens that are increasing in the area due to the flooding; information associating a fire, which is a situation in the area, with a large number of people injured by burns in the area due to the fire; information relating the situation in the area, i.e., landmines, to the fact that there are many people in the area who have suffered leg injuries from metal fragments due to the landmines; The health management device according to claim 1 , comprising one or more of the following:

9. A health management method executed by a health management device, comprising: the health management device includes an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates a local situation with a disease in the local situation; Obtain user identification information that identifies the user; performing a biometric information acquisition process for acquiring biometric information of the user; performing identity authentication of the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition process; Based on the user identification information, movement history information regarding areas through which the user has passed is acquired; acquiring, from the environment storage unit, environmental information of an area through which the user has passed, based on the movement history information; calculating a possibility that the user has a disease from the biological information and the environmental information; A health management method that outputs, when the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold, prompting information to prompt a doctor to take action.

10. The health management device includes an environmental storage unit that stores environmental information that associates local conditions with diseases associated with the conditions, and a computer; Obtain user identification information that identifies the user; performing a biometric information acquisition process for acquiring biometric information of the user; performing identity authentication of the user by comparing biometric information previously associated with the user identification information with the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition process; Based on the user identification information, movement history information regarding areas through which the user has passed is acquired; acquiring, from the environment storage unit, environmental information of an area through which the user has passed, based on the movement history information; calculating a possibility that the user has a disease from the biological information and the environmental information; A program that causes the computer to execute a process of outputting prompting information that prompts a doctor to take action when the possibility is equal to or greater than a threshold.

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