Group registration apparatus, group registration method, and group registration program

Abstract

To provide a group registration apparatus, a group registration method, and a group registration program which can reduce the resistance of a user to participating in a group for the purpose of health promotion.SOLUTION: A group system determines a user type representing a physical state of a user in one or more predetermined aspects on the basis of physical information indicating the physical state of the user, and registers the user whose user type has been determined into a group to which other users having a commonality belong. Since the user is registered in the group according to the determined user type, the user can communicate with the other users without directly disclosing the physical information to the other users.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a group registration device, a group registration method, and a group registration program. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, application software that allows people with the same hobby or acquaintances to form groups and communicate with each other has become widespread.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a behavior improvement system that uses a network system that enables information exchange within an organization or group composed of multiple users to encourage users to work on behavior improvement. This behavior improvement system acquires health status information indicating the user's health status. Then, it analyzes the correlation between the degree of achievement of result goals and behavioral goals and the daily health status. As a result, if the behavior improvement system can obtain analysis results such as, for example, that users with good achievement levels or excellent grades have stable health status, it presents recommendations to each user to pay attention to their health status. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2007 / 063605 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Here, when joining a group aimed at improving health, such as dieting, the user may be required to disclose their actual body shape and age. By disclosing their actual body shape and age, users can share their body shape and changes in body shape within the group, which can increase the sense of unity among users within the group and can also be expected to have a diet effect. However, in reality, many people feel reluctant to disclose their actual body shape, etc.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a group registration device, a group registration method, and a group registration program that can reduce users' resistance to joining a group aimed at improving their health. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A group registration device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a determination means for determining a user type, which represents a user's physical condition from one or more predetermined perspectives, based on physical information indicating the user's physical condition, and a registration means for registering a user whose user type has been determined by the determination means into a group to which other users with common characteristics belong.

[0008] According to this configuration, a user can indicate their own body type, etc., not by direct information such as weight, height, and body composition, but by a user type expressed from one or more predetermined perspectives. By registering in a group to which other users with whom they share common characteristics belong, the user can communicate with the other users and, for example, train to achieve a desired physical condition. The physical condition includes the user's height, weight, and body composition, as well as the user's biological age and health age. The one or more perspectives refer to one or more pieces of physical information of the user and indicators such as biological age calculated based on the physical information, as will be described in detail below. The user type is determined based on one piece of physical information or indicator, or a combination of two or more pieces of physical information and indicators. The commonality of the group can be, for example, similarity in physical information, similar goals, similarity in biological age, etc.

[0009] In this way, users are registered in groups based on their determined abstract user type, allowing them to communicate with other users without directly disclosing their physical information. Meanwhile, because the user type is determined based on the user's physical information, it has a certain degree of credibility. Therefore, this configuration can reduce users' reluctance to participate in health promotion groups.

[0010] In the group registration device, the determination means may determine, as the user type, one of the user types subdivided into categories indicating physical characteristics of a person, based on at least one of the plurality of types of physical information selected by the user. With this configuration, the user can be registered in a group with the user type that he or she imagines himself or herself to be.

[0011] In the group registration device, the registration means may register users in the group based on biological ages calculated based on the user's physical information. With this configuration, for example, users with the same biological age can form a group. Furthermore, since biological age is an indicator that can be changed by a user's efforts, belonging to a group with a younger biological age can motivate the user.

[0012] In the group registration device, the registration means may register the user in the group based on the user type determined by the determination means. With this configuration, users of the same user type can form a group, making it easier for them to communicate with other users.

[0013] The group registration device may further include a goal setting unit that sets a goal for the user's physical condition, and the registration unit may register the user in the group based on the goal set by the goal setting unit. With this configuration, users with the same goal can form a group, making it easier for them to communicate with other users.

[0014] In the above group registration device, the determination means may determine the user type based on the user's physical information transmitted from a measurement device. With this configuration, the user does not need to input the physical information themselves. Furthermore, since the physical information is not input by the user, input errors and false inputs can be prevented.

[0015] The group registration device may further include a goal setting unit that sets a goal for the user's physical condition, and a goal achievement condition deriving unit that derives a condition for achieving the goal set by the goal setting unit. With this configuration, the user can recognize the effort required to achieve his or her own goal.

[0016] In the group registration device, the user type determined by the determination means may be settable as to whether or not the other users can view the user type. With this configuration, the other users will not know the user type that represents their own physical condition.

[0017] The group registration device may further include an advice output unit that outputs advice for improving the physical condition of each user for each user type determined by the determination unit. With this configuration, appropriate advice can be output for each group, thereby promoting communication between users.

[0018] In the group registration device, the advice output means may output advice for improving the physical condition of each of the users, for each of the users. According to this configuration, advice suited to each individual user is output.

[0019] The group registration device may further include a goal setting unit that sets a goal for the user's physical condition, and an activity content deriving unit that derives an activity that the user will perform to achieve the goal based on the user's current physical information and the set goal. This configuration makes it easier for the user to achieve their own goal.

[0020] In the group registration device, the activity content deriving means may derive the type and frequency of the content based on the user's preference. With this configuration, it is possible to derive more appropriate activity content for the user.

[0021] In the group registration device, the activity content deriving means may derive the type and frequency of the activity based on the user's lifestyle. With this configuration, it is possible to derive more appropriate activity content for the user.

[0022] In the group registration device, the activity content deriving means may present to the user a predicted value of a change in the user's physical state when the user performs the activity content. With this configuration, the user can recognize future changes in his or her physical state as a result of performing the activity content.

[0023] The group registration device may further include a goal setting unit that sets a goal for the user's physical condition, and a reward providing unit that provides a predetermined reward to the user when the user achieves the goal. With this configuration, the user can be motivated to achieve the goal.

[0024] In the group registration device, the determination means may determine the user type based on the user's current physical information and the user's target physical condition. According to this configuration, even if a user allows other users to view his or her user type, the user's current physical condition is not made known to the other users.

[0025] In the group registration device, the user's gender may be determined using the electrical resistance value of one or more parts of the user's body. With this configuration, the user type is determined without the user having to input their gender.

[0026] A group registration method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first step of determining a user type, which represents a user's physical condition from one or more predetermined perspectives, based on physical information indicating the user's physical condition, and a second step of registering the user whose user type has been determined in the first step in a group to which other users with common characteristics belong.

[0027] A group registration program according to one embodiment of the present invention causes a computer to function as a determination means for determining a user type, which represents a user's physical condition from one or more predetermined perspectives, based on physical information indicating the user's physical condition, and a registration means for registering a user whose user type has been determined by the determination means into a group to which other users with common characteristics belong. [Effects of the Invention]

[0028] According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce users' resistance to participating in groups aimed at improving their health. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0029] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a group system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the server according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the group registration process according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing user types according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing advice contents for each user type according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 shows user registration images according to an embodiment of the present invention, where (A) is a user registration image that reflects input user information, and (B) is a user registration image that reflects a user type. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 shows a task confirmation image according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8]FIG. 8 shows an implementation balance setting image of an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below shows an example of how the present invention can be implemented, and the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration described below. When implementing the present invention, a specific configuration corresponding to the embodiment may be appropriately adopted.

[0031] 1 is a diagram showing a group system 10 of this embodiment. The group system 10 of this embodiment includes a plurality of mobile terminal devices 12, a server 14 which is a group registration device, and a body composition monitor 16 which is a measuring device that measures physical information of users.

[0032] The mobile terminal device 12 is an information processing device, such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal device, or a laptop computer. A mobile terminal device 12 is owned by each user who participates in the group, and transmits various information about the user to the server 14. Application software (hereinafter referred to as a "group app") is installed on the mobile terminal device 12 to register with the group of this embodiment, communicate with other users in the group, and view and transmit information within the group. Note that the information processing device on which the group app is installed may be a desktop computer instead of the mobile terminal device 12.

[0033] The server 14 receives various pieces of information about the user (hereinafter referred to as "user information") from the mobile terminal device 12 and the body composition analyzer 16. The user information includes the user's age, sex, physical information, and the like.

[0034] As an example, body composition monitor 16 is owned by a user, but is not limited to this and may also be owned by a fitness club or the like. Measurement values ​​obtained by body composition monitor 16 of this embodiment may be transmitted to server 14 via mobile terminal device 12, or may be transmitted directly from body composition monitor 16 to server 14. When measurements are transmitted directly from body composition monitor 16 to server 14, the same user ID as the user ID registered in the group is registered in body composition monitor 16.

[0035] In this way, body composition monitor 16 functions as a linked device (hereinafter referred to as an "app-linked device") for transmitting the user's measurement values ​​to server 14. Note that the user may input the user's measurement values ​​into mobile terminal device 12 by himself / herself, and the inputted values ​​may be transmitted to server 14.

[0036] The server 14 of this embodiment registers users into groups based on user information. One example of such groups is a group for improving biological age and implementing appropriate health promotion measures, such as dieting. A user registers into a group from among multiple types of groups that corresponds to their own goals, and communicates with other users in the same group to implement health promotion measures, such as dieting. In other words, a user cooperates with other users in the same group who share a common awareness and style, and takes action to achieve their goals.

[0037] When a user registers for a group, the user may be required to disclose their actual body shape and age. However, in reality, many people feel reluctant to disclose their actual body shape and other information.

[0038] Therefore, in this embodiment, the server 14 determines a user type (e.g., a deformed character) expressed from one or more predetermined perspectives indicating the user's physical condition based on physical information indicating the user's physical condition, and registers the determined user type in a group to which other users with similar characteristics belong. Physical conditions include height, weight, and body composition. Weight and body composition are, for example, measurements taken using a body composition analyzer 16. Body composition is, for example, at least one of the following: fat percentage, fat mass, lean mass, muscle mass, visceral fat mass, visceral fat level, visceral fat area, subcutaneous fat mass, basal metabolic rate, bone mass, total body water percentage, BMI, intracellular fluid volume, and extracellular fluid volume. The one or more perspectives refer to one or more pieces of physical information of the user and indicators such as body age calculated based on the physical information, as will be described in detail below. The user type is determined based on one piece of physical information or indicator, or a combination of two or more pieces of physical information and indicators. Group commonalities include, for example, similar physical information, similar goals, and similar body ages.

[0039] According to this configuration, a user can indicate their own body type, etc., not through direct information such as weight, height, and body composition, but through an abstract, or in other words, indirect, user type. This allows the user to communicate their own physical characteristics and image to other users with a certain degree of objectivity without providing direct numerical information. Furthermore, by registering in a group that includes other users with whom they share similarities, the user can communicate with the other users and, for example, train to achieve a desired physical condition.

[0040] In this way, a user is registered in a group based on the determined abstract user type, allowing the user to communicate with other users without directly disclosing the user's physical information. Meanwhile, the user type is determined based on the user's physical information, so it has a certain degree of credibility. Therefore, the group system 10 of this embodiment can reduce users' reluctance to participate in a group aimed at improving their health.

[0041] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the server 14 of this embodiment.

[0042] The server 14 of this embodiment includes a calculation unit 30 consisting of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 32 in which various programs and various data are pre-stored, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 34 used as a work area when the calculation unit 30 executes various programs, a memory unit 36 ​​that stores various programs and various data, and a communication unit 38 that transmits and receives data between the mobile terminal device 12 and the body composition analyzer 16 and the like.

[0043] The calculation unit 30 of this embodiment includes a user type determination unit 40, an internal body age determination unit 42, a user registration unit 44, a goal setting unit 46, a group registration unit 48, an advice output unit 50, a goal achievement condition derivation unit 52, an implementation menu derivation unit 54, and a reward granting unit 56. In this embodiment, each function of the calculation unit 30 is realized, for example, by the calculation unit 30 executing a program stored in the storage unit 36. However, without being limited to this, each function may be realized by individual hardware such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) provided in the server 14.

[0044] The user type determination unit 40 determines a user type that abstractly represents the user's physical condition based on physical information that indicates the user's physical condition.

[0045] The biological age determination unit 42 determines the biological age of the user based on the user's physical information. The biological age is calculated by determining which age, body composition, or basal metabolic rate the measurement results of the user, such as muscle development and basal metabolic rate, are closest to.

[0046] The user registration unit 44 registers the user whose user type has been determined.

[0047] The goal setting unit 46 sets a goal for the user's physical condition (hereinafter referred to as "user goal"). The user goal may be not only the user's body type or weight, but also the user's biological age or health age, or a group the user wants to join.

[0048] The group registration unit 48 registers the user whose user type has been determined by the user type determination unit 40 in a group to which other users who share a commonality belong.

[0049] The advice output unit 50 outputs advice for improving the physical condition of the user for each user type determined by the user type determination unit 40. Note that the advice output unit 50 may output advice for improving the physical condition of each user for each user.

[0050] The goal achievement condition deriving unit 52 derives the conditions for achieving the user goal set by the goal setting unit 46 .

[0051] The implementation menu derivation unit 54 derives the content of the implementation that the user will perform to achieve the user goal (hereinafter referred to as the "implementation menu") based on the user's current physical information and the set user goal. The implementation menu may be, for example, the content of exercise or the content of meals.

[0052] The reward granting unit 56 grants a predetermined reward to the user when the user achieves the user goal.

[0053] 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of the group registration process (group registration program) executed by the server 14. The group registration process is started when a user launches a group app installed on his or her mobile terminal device 12 and transmits user information to the server 14.

[0054] First, in step S100, input of user information is accepted from the mobile terminal device 12 via the communication unit 38. The user information includes the above-mentioned physical information of the user, as well as an email address, address, nickname, hometown, photos of hobbies, and a photo of the user's face. The user may decide whether or not to input this information at their own discretion.

[0055] The user also inputs whether or not they own a body composition scale 16, which is an app-linkable device. If the user owns a body composition scale 16, which is an app-linkable device, the user transmits unique information about the body composition scale 16 to the server 14 to enable linkage. As a result, each time the user measures their own weight or body composition using the body composition scale 16, the measurement results are transmitted to the server 14, and the user's physical information is updated sequentially. Then, as will be described later, the user type determination unit 40 determines the user's user type based on the user's physical information transmitted from the body composition scale 16. This eliminates the need for the user to input their own physical information. Furthermore, because the physical information is not input by the user, input errors and false inputs can be prevented.

[0056] In the next step 102, the biological age determining unit 42 determines the biological age of the user based on the user's physical information.

[0057] In the next step 104, the user type determination unit 40 determines the user type based on the user's physical information.

[0058] The user type determination unit 40 of this embodiment determines the user type as one of the classifications (hereinafter referred to as "body type classifications") that indicate the characteristics of a person's body, based on one or more pieces of physical information selected by the user from among multiple types of physical information.

[0059] 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a user type according to this embodiment. In FIG. 4, body type classification is a combination of fat percentage and muscle mass, and this body type classification is subdivided into nine matrix-like categories according to high and low fat percentage and high and low muscle mass.

[0060] Referring to the example of FIG. 4, the user type determination unit 40 extracts the user's fat percentage and muscle mass from the user's physical information and determines one of nine determination frames subdivided in a matrix as the user type of the user. In the example of FIG. 4, "1" is thin, "2" is exercise-deprived, "3" is hidden obesity, "4" is lean and muscular, "5" is standard, "6" is obese, "7" is very muscular, "8" is muscular, and "9" is solid obesity. Note that the subdivided determination frames shown in FIG. 4 are just an example, and the nine subdivisions may be further subdivided.

[0061] Furthermore, body type classification may be not only a combination of fat percentage and muscle mass, but also a combination of basal metabolism and visceral fat, a combination of fat percentage, muscle mass, basal metabolism and visceral fat, or other combinations such as bone mass, basal metabolism, body water, muscle mass score, leg score, body age, and health age. These combinations may be selected by the user, for example. The user may select physical information for determining a user type, for example, by imagining a group they would like to join. By determining the user type in this way, the user can register themselves in a group with the user type they imagine themselves to be.

[0062] Furthermore, once the user type is determined, the advice output unit 50 outputs and presents to the user advice for improving the user's physical condition for each user type along with the determined user type. Note that "presenting" here means displaying the advice on the screen of the user's mobile terminal device 12.

[0063] An example of advice will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The matrix shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the matrix shown in FIG. 4. In the matrix of "1" to "9" shown in FIG. 5, an exercise menu is presented as advice along with a description of each user type. Note that, as an example, this advice is the same for each user type and is therefore shared with other users in the same user type group. Note that the advice may not only be an exercise menu, but may also be dietary content, lifestyle habits, etc.

[0064] Furthermore, without being limited to this, advice for improving the physical condition of each user may be output. In this case, for example, advice is output based not only on the physical information used to determine the user type, but also on physical information not used in the determination or on the user's goals. In this way, advice suited to each individual user is output.

[0065] In the next step 106, the user registration unit 44 registers the user whose user type has been determined as a user who can join the group. Figure 6 shows user registration images 60A and 60B of this embodiment. Figure 6(A) shows user registration image 60A that directly reflects the input user information. Figure 6(B) shows user registration image 60B that reflects the user type.

[0066] The "xxx" in the user registration images 60A and 60B displays a nickname for identifying the user.

[0067] The "character image" of the user registration image 60B displays, for example, a character image that evokes the user type. This character image may be, for example, a human-shaped image as shown in FIG. 4, or multiple character images may be set for each user type, and the user may select one of them. The character image may also be, for example, an image that resembles an anime character or celebrity corresponding to the user type.

[0068] The "body type" in the user registration image 60B is a name that evokes the user type, and "slim and muscular" shown in FIG. 6(B) is the name for the super muscular type, "7" in FIG. 4. This name is set in advance for each user type. Furthermore, the "biological age" in the user registration image 60B is the result of determination by the biological age determination unit 42. Furthermore, the "hobbies" and "directions of endeavor" in the user registration image 60B are information input as user information.

[0069] In addition, for both user registration images 60A and 60B, whether other users can view them (publish / not publish) can be set. That is, some users may not want other users to know even their determined user type. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to set whether other users can view their own user type. As a result, a user who has set their user type to not be viewable (not publish) will not let other users know their user type, which is abstract physical information.

[0070] However, the information of other users that can be viewed may vary depending on the user's authority. For example, other users may set the information that a user can view by paying a fee or using points, etc. In this way, the user is given the authority to view the information of other users by paying a fee or using points, etc.

[0071] User registration is performed when the user approves the user registration images 60A and 60B shown in Fig. 6. Note that, for example, if the user does not approve their own user type, etc., the process returns to step 104, physical information different from the previous selection is selected, and the user type is determined again.

[0072] In the next step 108, an input of a user goal is accepted from the mobile terminal device 12 via the communication unit 38, and the goal setting unit 46 sets the user goal. Note that, as for the user goal, in addition to the target body type, biological age, etc., as described above, a group that the user wants to join, a character or celebrity that the user wants to become, etc. may also be set.

[0073] In the next step 110, the goal achievement condition deriving unit 52 derives the goal achievement condition for achieving the user goal. An example of calculating the goal achievement condition will be described below.

[0074] The goal achievement condition deriving unit 52 calculates, for example, the shortest distance (e.g., Euclidean distance) from the coordinates of the user's current body composition to the coordinates indicating the target body type input as the user's goal. Then, based on the calculation result, the goal achievement condition deriving unit 52 calculates a specific target change amount for the user to reach the target body type, such as "lose 1 kg of fat and gain 0.8 kg of muscle," and presents it to the user. Similarly, for the target biological age, the goal achievement condition deriving unit 52 calculates a specific target change amount, such as "lose 1.5 kg of fat and gain 0.8 kg of muscle," based on the difference between the user's current biological age and the target biological age, and presents it to the user.

[0075] Furthermore, the goal achievement condition deriving unit 52 may accept input of a period or date until the goal is achieved. Then, the goal achievement condition deriving unit 52 calculates a target change amount per day from the number of days until the target period or target date, such as "reduce fat mass by 50 g per day and increase muscle mass by 10 g per day," and presents the calculated amount to the user.

[0076] In this way, in this embodiment, the goal achievement conditions for achieving the user goal are presented to the user, so the user can recognize the strength required to achieve their own goal. Therefore, after checking the presented goal achievement conditions, the user may modify and re-enter the user goal. Note that the user can check the goal achievement conditions even after registering the group.

[0077] In the next step 112, the user registration unit 44 presents to the user groups that are considered suitable for the user, and the user selects one or more groups from the presented groups.

[0078] Groups may be registered based on, for example, the determined user type, the user goals, or the determined biological age. Furthermore, users may also use whether or not the indicators based on grouping are visible in appearance as a hint for group selection. In this manner, in this embodiment, groups are formed with users of the same user type, users with the same goals, or users of the same biological age, making it easier for users to communicate with each other. In particular, in groups based on biological age, even if users are actually of different ages, they can communicate with other users in the age group they achieved through their own efforts, regardless of their actual ages.

[0079] Furthermore, the groups are not limited to those described above, and may be groups based on, for example, the lifestyles of users. Groups based on lifestyles are groups divided based on measurable factors in daily life, such as the user's sleep time, wake-up and bedtime, eating speed, and preferred food seasoning. When registering in such a group, the user must input this information as user information in advance. This user's lifestyle may be acquired from a wearable device worn by the user. By dividing users into groups based on lifestyles in this way, communication within the group can be promoted.

[0080] Furthermore, groups are identified by a name, which may be a familiar or entertaining name to the user that evokes an overview of the group.

[0081] If the user thinks that a group suitable for the user has not been presented, the user may return to step 108 and input a different user goal from the previous time to have a different group presented. Furthermore, the user may create a new group according to the user type and user goal. The new group created by the user is registered in the server 14.

[0082] In the next step 114, the group registration unit 48 registers the group selected by the user as a group in which the user will participate. As a result, the user will be able to take action to achieve their own goals while communicating with other users in the registered group.

[0083] Communication with other users in the registered group is performed by operating the various buttons 62A to 62D shown in FIG.

[0084] The button 62A is a button that is operated when searching for other users who are registered in the same group as the user, and searches for other users with whom the user wants to communicate by inputting a keyword or the like.

[0085] Button 62B is a button for receiving introductions of the opposite sex. When a user achieves their user goal, one example of a reward is receiving an introduction of a member of the opposite sex with the ideal body type. For this reason, the user pre-enters information about the opposite sex with the ideal body type as their user information. Note that the opposite sex to be introduced is another user registered via the group app, and the selection of the introduced user is made using body type information based on physical information such as body composition, so there is a certain degree of credibility. Furthermore, the reward is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a predetermined product, points that can be exchanged for a predetermined product or a predetermined service, or the like.

[0086] The information about the ideal opposite sex may include personality. For example, personality may be determined based on data from a body composition monitor, task execution or continuation status, and app usage, and the results of such determination may be added to the profile of the opposite sex with the ideal body type.

[0087] Button 62C is a button that is operated when a user wishes to execute a task, such as an exercise menu that the user executes to achieve a user goal.

[0088] Here, for example, when the user operates button 62C, task confirmation image 70 shown in Fig. 7 is displayed. Furthermore, when the user operates the button for each item, the task for the operated item is displayed.

[0089] For example, when the "Exercise" item in FIG. 7 is operated, an exercise menu to be performed that day is displayed. This exercise menu may be, for example, an exercise menu set for each user, or may be exercises displayed as advice for improving the user's physical condition for each user type (see FIG. 5). Furthermore, when the "Diet" item is operated, the meal contents and / or recipes to be consumed that day are displayed. When the "Sleep" item is operated, the bedtime and wake-up time for that day are displayed. When the "Measurement" item is operated, an input screen for the next date and time to measure the user's physical information and / or body composition and number of steps is displayed. When the "Steps" item is displayed, the number of steps to be achieved in one day is displayed. Note that the method for setting each item will be described later as balance setting. Furthermore, not limited to the example of FIG. 7, when button 62C is operated, a list of tasks may be displayed.

[0090] Furthermore, button 62C may be operated not only to check tasks but also when the user wants to perform the same exercise menu with other users belonging to the same group. For example, the user operates button 62C to call other users and perform the exercise displayed in the "Exercise" section together with the other users. Button 62D is a button operated when chatting with other users in the same group. In this way, the group app of this embodiment enables health promotion, such as dieting, while communicating through exercise, etc. with other users belonging to the same group, in other words, other users who share a common awareness, such as having the same goals.

[0091] The group app of this embodiment may also be provided with a function that allows a user to set a schedule for exercising together with other users. In this case, the group app starts up at the scheduled date and time, and prompts multiple users to exercise together.

[0092] Furthermore, button 62E is a button for checking various types of personal information of the user, and when the user operates button 62E, for example, goal achievement conditions and the user's own implementation menu, which will be described later, are presented.

[0093] In this embodiment, the user type may be determined each time new physical information of the user is input. That is, the user type changes sequentially along with the user's actual physical condition. In this case, the group in which the user is registered may change as the user type changes, or the group in which the user is registered may remain unchanged while the user type changes.

[0094] Next, the content (activity menu) that a user performs using the group app of this embodiment will be described. The activity menu includes exercise content, meal content, and the like.

[0095] As described above, the content of the exercise to be performed by the user to achieve the user goal is derived by the exercise menu derivation unit 54 based on the user's current physical information and the set user goal.

[0096] The implementation menu derivation unit 54 of this embodiment derives the type and frequency of an implementation menu based on the user's preferences. The implementation frequency here refers to, for example, the number of exercises and duration per day for exercise, or the amount and number of meals for meals. That is, the implementation menu derivation unit 54 derives an implementation menu based not only on the physical information and user goals input by the user, but also on a balance setting that indicates the distribution of exercise, meals, and the like according to the user's preferences. This allows the implementation menu derivation unit 54 to derive a more appropriate implementation menu for the user.

[0097] FIG. 8 shows an implementation balance setting image 80 of this embodiment. The items in the implementation balance setting image 80 are, for example, the same as the items in the task confirmation image 70 shown in FIG. 7 . The user determines the allocation of the implementation menu via the implementation balance setting image 80. For example, the user can increase or decrease the proportion of exercise in the implementation menu for achieving the user goal by clicking “Exercise” in FIG. 7 and inputting a numerical value, or can increase or decrease the proportion of meals in the implementation menu by clicking “Diet” and inputting a numerical value. This allows the user to, for example, determine an implementation menu that will achieve the user goal by increasing the proportion of dietary restrictions over exercise, or determine an implementation menu that will achieve the user goal by increasing the proportion of exercise over dietary restrictions.

[0098] The activity menu derivation unit 54 of this embodiment may also derive an activity menu taking into account the user's lifestyle. For example, the activity menu derivation unit 54 may be configured to derive the same activity menu regardless of whether the user works on a weekday or on a holiday, by inputting the days of the week on which the user works. Furthermore, the activity menu derivation unit 54 may be configured to derive an activity menu that involves more exercise on a holiday than on a weekday, or an activity menu that involves more exercise on a weekday than on a holiday. Furthermore, the activity menu derivation unit 54 may be configured to derive an activity menu that involves more exercise during a long vacation.

[0099] Furthermore, by inputting the user's sleeping hours, the device may be set to exercise before sleep. By inputting the number of steps taken per day, the device may be set to include this number of steps in the exercise menu. Furthermore, by inputting the timing of measurement of the user's body composition, the device may be set to derive an exercise menu that matches the timing of the measurement. Furthermore, these settings may be transmitted from another device (such as a wearable device) without the user having to input them themselves.

[0100] Furthermore, the implementation menu derivation unit 54 presents to the user a predicted value of a change in the user's physical condition when the user performs the implementation menu. In the process of deriving the implementation menu, the implementation menu derivation unit 54 also derives a change in the user's physical condition as a result of the user performing the implementation menu. Therefore, the implementation menu derivation unit 54 of this embodiment presents to the user a predicted value of a change in the user's physical condition based on the implementation menu as an ideal graph by displaying it on the user's mobile terminal device 12. This allows the user to recognize future changes in their own physical condition as a result of performing the implementation menu.

[0101] More specifically, the user operates the calendar button 62F in the image of the group app displayed on the mobile terminal device 12, whereby the daily activity menu and the ideal graph are displayed on the mobile terminal device 12. Note that the actual measured values ​​of the user's physical condition on that day may be displayed (overwritten) on the calendar.

[0102] When the user achieves his / her user goal, a predetermined reward is given to the user by the reward giving unit 56, as described above. This allows the user to obtain motivation for achieving the goal.

[0103] Although the present invention has been described above using the above-mentioned embodiment, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above-mentioned embodiment. Various changes or improvements can be made to the above-mentioned embodiment without departing from the gist of the invention, and such changes or improvements are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0104] For example, in the above embodiment, a form in which a user type is determined based on the user's current physical information has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a user type may be determined based on the user's current physical information and the user's target physical state (user goal). In other words, the user type does not indicate the user's current physical state, but indicates the user's target physical state. In this way, even if a user allows other users to view their user type, the user's current physical state will not be known to other users.

[0105] Furthermore, although the above embodiment describes a configuration in which the user inputs their own gender as user information, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server 14 may determine the user's gender using the electrical resistance values ​​of one or more parts of the user's body. In this way, the user's user type is determined without the user having to input their own gender. For this reason, for example, the memory unit 36 ​​stores a regression equation for each gender. This regression equation is generated by measuring the bodies of various people to obtain body composition, for example, by measuring the electrical resistance values ​​between specific parts of the body.

[0106] In the above embodiment, the user's biological age is calculated and used for user goal and group registration, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to the user's biological age, other indicators indicating an age calculated from the user's physical condition rather than the user's actual age, such as the user's health age, may be calculated and used for user goal and group registration.

[0107] In the above embodiment, the body composition monitor 16 is used as a linked device to transmit the user's measurement values ​​to the server 14, but the present invention is not limited to this. Devices that measure the user's lifestyle, such as a blood pressure monitor, a salinity meter, and various timers, may also be used as linked devices, and these linked devices may transmit measurement values ​​to the server 14, which may then be used by the server 14 to determine the user type, register a group, and so on.

[0108] Furthermore, the user type determination unit 40 may distinguish between physical information manually input by the user and physical information input by obtaining it from a measuring device such as the body composition analyzer 16. For example, the user type may be determined so that the physical information manually input by the user and the physical information input by obtaining it from a measuring device are different user types.

[0109] Furthermore, the group registration unit 48 may register physical information manually entered by a user and physical information acquired from a measuring device such as the body composition analyzer 16 as different user types in a user group. Furthermore, a group may be set to which only users who have entered physical information from a measuring device such as the body composition analyzer 16 can belong, such that only users who have entered physical information from a measuring device can communicate with users who have entered physical information from a measuring device. While manual input can be false, this information is actually received from a measuring device, so this configuration enables communication with users whose physical information is highly reliable. Furthermore, whether or not to provide a service based on this configuration may be determined based on whether or not the user has agreed to be charged. Since paying users can select and communicate with users whose physical information is highly reliable, different services can be provided for non-paying users and paying users. [Explanation of symbols]

[0110] 10 Group System 12 Mobile terminal device 14 Server (group registration device) 16 Body composition meter (measuring device) 40 User type determination unit (determination means) 46 Goal setting section (goal setting means) 48 Group registration section (registration means) 50 Advice output unit (advice output means) 52 Goal achievement condition derivation unit (goal achievement condition derivation means) 54 Implementation menu derivation unit (implementation content derivation means) 56 Reward granting unit (reward granting means)

Claims

1. A means for acquiring physical information that indicates the physical state of a user, A goal setting means for setting a target for the user's physical condition, A registration means for registering a user to a group to which other users who share common physical information and goals belong, A group registration device equipped with the following features.

2. comprising a target achievement condition derivation means for deriving conditions for achieving the target set by the target setting means, The means for deriving the target achievement conditions derives the conditions by calculating the target change amount required for the user to reach the target, based on the distance between the user's current body composition and the target. The group registration device according to claim 1.

3. The group registration device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising determination means for determining a user type based on at least one of the classifications that subdivide according to the characteristics of a person's body, based on one or more of the physical information selected by the user from among a plurality of types of physical information, and the objective.

4. The group registration device according to claim 3, wherein the registration means registers a user to the group based on the user type determined by the determination means.

5. The group registration device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the determination means determines the user type based on the user's physical information transmitted from the measuring device.

6. The group registration device according to any one of claims 3 to 4, wherein the user type determined by the determination means can be set to be viewable by other users.

7. The group registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an advice output means for outputting advice including an exercise menu for each user in order to improve the user's physical condition.

8. The group registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising: an implementation content derivation means for deriving the content to be performed by the user in order to achieve the objective, based on the user's current physical information and the set objective.

9. The group registration device according to claim 8, wherein the means for deriving the content to be implemented derives the type and frequency of implementation of the content based on the user's wishes.

10. The group registration device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the means for deriving the content of implementation derives the type and frequency of implementation of the content based on the user's lifestyle.

11. The group registration device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the means for deriving the implementation content presents the user with a predicted value of the change in the user's physical state when the user performs the content.

12. The group registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising a reward-giving means for giving a predetermined reward to a user when the user achieves the aforementioned goal.

13. The group registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the user's physical condition can be set to be viewable by other users.

14. The body information acquisition means acquires body information indicating the user's physical condition, The target setting means sets the target for the user's physical condition, The registration means registers the user to a group to which other users who share common physical conditions and goals belong. How to register a group.

15. Computers, A means for acquiring physical information that indicates the physical condition of the user, A goal setting means for setting a target for the user's physical condition, A registration means for registering a user to a group to which other users who share common physical conditions and goals belong, A group registration program to enable the function.

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