Platform system of application utilizing health related information

Abstract

To provide a platform system of an application utilizing health related information.SOLUTION: A system 100 including a platform of a plurality of application programs utilizing health related information includes a control server 130 for mounting at least a base control program for controlling a platform, an external server 140 connected through the platform and a network to provide the platform with the application programs, and a user processing terminal 110 of a user utilizing the application programs. The base control program acquires user's health information through an information processing terminal to be stored in a first server, and uses and operates the user's health related information registered on the platform and recorded in the first server.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a platform system for apps that use health-related information, and in particular to a platform system that acquires women's health information and provides it to connected apps. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, in consideration of user convenience, platform systems equipped with a plurality of application programs have come into use.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a platform technology that integrates multiple application programs (apps) and enables users to execute them. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6352214 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Conventional e-commerce platforms provide participating companies with information such as purchasing information, user information, user behavior, and user preferences, and provide this information to guide users' purchasing behavior in an efficient manner. However, purchasing behavior can change significantly depending not only on users' constant preferences and behavior, but also on their physical condition, and conventional platforms were unable to respond to these changes. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] (Invention 1) 1. A system including a platform for multiple application programs that utilize health-related information, The system comprises at least a first server that configures the platform and that has a base control program installed; a second server connected to the platform via a network and having an application program installed thereon; an information processing terminal of a user who uses the application program; the base control program acquires health information of the user via the information processing terminal and stores the information in the first server; A system characterized in that the application program is registered on the platform and operates using the user's health-related information recorded on the first server. (Invention 2) The system of Invention 1, wherein the health information is menstruation-related information associated with date information. (Invention 3) The system of Invention 1, wherein the second application program is connected to the first server via an API connection. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the system of the present invention, in addition to the information that could previously be provided, health information is provided to third-party servers participating in the platform, allowing the third-party servers to respond in accordance with the user's health information. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a system of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for the menstrual management function of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a screen image of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the concept of data flow according to the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a method for registering to the platform of the present invention. [Figure 6]FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a business model of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] In the present invention, a base program running on a platform acquires health information from a user via the user's information processing terminal and provides the information to an application program on a server connected to the platform, which then uses the user's health information to optimize the content and functions of each application program. This invention is based on the inventor's finding that, in particular, for women, menstruation occurs periodically, and changes in hormone balance bring about various physical and mental changes. Therefore, if optimization is performed based on this information, the purpose of the application program can be achieved with high precision. (Configuration of the platform system of the present invention) One embodiment of the present invention includes a user's information processing terminal, such as a PC, laptop, or typically a smartphone or tablet, a program installed to control the terminal, a server that transfers data to the information processing terminal, and a program that controls the server. Figure 1 shows an example of a health platform system of the present invention. The information processing terminal 110 includes a control device 101 that controls the programs included in the platform, a storage device 102, a display device 103 such as an LCD monitor, an input device 104 such as a touch panel, keyboard, or microphone for voice input, a communication device 105 for communicating with an external network, and a monitoring device 106 that measures user input and vital data. The monitoring device 106 may be implemented not only as a hardware device within the information processing terminal, but also as a functional module installed as a functional module of software or an application program. Alternatively, a monitoring device (not shown) such as a wearable device (e.g., wristwatch-type, earphone-type, band-type, or body-attached type), a blood glucose measuring device installed in a toilet, or a stationary measuring device (e.g., an imaging device installed in a smart mirror) may be used instead of the monitoring device 106 built into the information processing terminal via a network 120, which is a network such as the Internet, wireless connection, or wired connection between the information processing terminal 110 and the server. The server 130 functions as a platform and includes a communication device 131 that communicates with the information processing terminal and an external server via the Internet 120, a control unit 132 that controls the operation of the server, a program that controls the server and the functions of the platform, application programs that realize various functions, and a memory unit 133 that stores data such as content to be transmitted to the information processing terminal. The external server 140 is a server that provides functions such as apps registered on the platform on the server 130. In addition, the application executed on the information processing terminal may be a system in which the information processing terminal stores programs and necessary data, etc., and operates as a stand-alone system, or it may be connected to a server via the network 120, with the programs and data distributed to both the server and the information processing terminal 110, or the programs and data may be aggregated in the server, and the information processing terminal may be used simply as an input / output device.

[0010] Examples of monitoring devices 106 include devices capable of measuring a user's text input, voice input, and vital data. Examples of vital data include, but are not limited to, measurements of walking speed, heart rate, and phone calls. Needless to say, the present invention can also utilize various vital data known to those skilled in the art, such as body temperature rise, changes in skin electrical resistance, blood pressure changes, blood flow changes, sleep time, weight, number of steps, activity level, and other vital data. Furthermore, it is particularly convenient for the measuring device 106 to measure passive vital data that can be measured without the subject's awareness, such as walking speed, conversation analysis, blood sugar level measurement when using the toilet, or heart rate measurement using an image sensor built into a smart bathroom mirror. It would be even more convenient if the device were constantly running so that measurements could be made unconsciously.

[0011] (Menstrual management function) An example of a menstrual management function is to simultaneously record physical, mental, and social symptoms, etc., in accordance with the user's menstrual cycle, along with basal body temperature or EMA (Ecological Momentary Assessment, or Experience Sampling Method), in order to understand symptoms that periodically appear in a woman's body due to the influence of biological rhythms. FIG. 2 shows an example of input via a user terminal 110 of a PMS memory, an example of a menstrual management function. In the PMS memory, input items are displayed on a display device 103 of the user terminal 110, and an example is shown in which input is made using a slider bar based on the presence or absence of symptoms for each item using an input device 104, which is a touch panel provided on the surface of the display device 103. The display and input methods are not limited to this, and free text, check boxes (such as a four-point or seven-point scale), or VAS may also be used. For example, the user inputs this PMS memory every day at the same time as measuring their basal body temperature, and the basal body temperature and the day's physical symptoms, mental symptoms, and social symptoms (not all of these need to be included, but only the necessary ones), and in some cases additional EMA input data (not only data from the PMS memory, but also other measurement results (physical activity measured using an acceleration sensor, heart rate fluctuations measured using an electrocardiogram sensor, sleep time, and food records)) are associated with the menstrual cycle and stored in the memory device 102 or memory unit 133, or both. Examples of PMS memory that may be used include PMS memory (Kawase et al., Journal of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine for Women, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 31-37), MDQ (Menstrual Distress Questionnaire), polarized MDQ (modified MDQ), PSST (The Premenstrual Symptoms Screening tool), DSM-IV PMDD diagnostic criteria, COPE (Calendar of Premenstrual Experiences), PMSIS (Premenstrual Symptoms Impact Survey), Diagnostic Inventory of Health and Life Habit (DIHAL.2, for junior high school students to adults), MAQ (Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire), and VAS (Menstrual Pain Level).These indicators can be used to diagnose menstrual symptoms, but are not limited to this. Any data indicating the user's physical and / or mental condition can be used. In other words, data measured by the monitoring device 106 or smartphone functions, rather than just user input, can also be used. Furthermore, since the user's psychological and social background, such as whether or not they wish to become pregnant, their views and impressions of menstruation, and their maternal and gender role personalities, are also thought to affect psychosocial menstrual symptoms, it is desirable to record basic information about the user, such as whether or not they wish to become pregnant, their views and impressions of menstruation, and their maternal and gender role personalities. In a good example of this platform, data acquired by the user's information processing terminal is transmitted to the network 120 via the communication device 105, and the server 130 acquires the data via the server's communication device 131. The server's control program then records the user's mental and physical condition data and date information associated with the user's mental and physical condition data using the calendar function block of the control program. In addition to the menstrual management function, other means of obtaining mind-body related data can also be used, such as walking speed, speech, changes in stress level due to heart rate, data obtained by the aforementioned monitoring device, information calculated from such data, behavioral characteristics such as the BIG5 and Enneagram, and similar behavioral characteristics analyzed from smartphone usage history, using well-known technologies.

[0012] (Example of information input screen) FIG. 3 shows an example of an operation screen on the information processing terminal 110 in cooperation with the control program of the platform of the present invention. This is an example of a screen displayed on a touch panel functioning as the input / output devices 103, 104 of the information processing terminal 110. In this embodiment, the screen includes a main window 301 showing the user's status and weather forecast, a function window 302 displaying tiled buttons 306 that the user can touch to activate a function (such as launching a dedicated screen or an application), a search window 303 for searching for and displaying functions or information corresponding to keywords entered in the search window, and tiled buttons 305 that display information when touched. The buttons in the function window 302 are designed to display multiple buttons 306 by scrolling horizontally, and the buttons in the information window 304 are designed to display multiple buttons 305 by scrolling vertically. Typically, buttons for launching application programs provided by external servers and buttons for accessing websites such as e-commerce sites are provided in the function window 302.

[0013] (Data flow) 4 shows an example of the data flow between a user's information processing terminal 110, a server 130 that controls the platform, and a server 140 that provides applications to the platform, all of which are connected via the Internet. (401) The user's body-related information is acquired by the information processing terminal 110 and transmitted to the server 130. The server 130 records the user's body-related information together with date information and identification information identifying the user using a calendar function block of the control program. (402) When the user touches button 306 to transmit a request to launch a function (application) provided by the server 140, (403) the server 130 transmits the requesting user's identification number, predetermined date information, and the user's body-related information to the server 140. The server 140 inputs the date information and the user's body-related information as parameters for the function (application) requested by the user, performs predetermined processing, and (404) launches the application and provides the application's function to the user's information processing terminal 110. Here, the order of information transmission can be changed as appropriate. For example, in the above example, data was sent from server 130 to server 140 after the user requested the launch of the app, but it can also be set to send data to server 140 periodically.

[0014] In the above embodiment, after the application is launched, the user's information processing terminal 110 and the server 140 directly transmit and receive data, and when the processing (405) is completed, the screen returns to the initial screen (e.g., the operation screen of FIG. 3) provided by the control program of the server 130. However, the control method is not limited to this. For example, the control program of the server 130 and the function provided by the server 140 may be linked via an API connection, and (404') the server 140 may transmit parameters for realizing the function to the server 130, and (404'') the server 130 may provide the function to the information processing terminal 110. The former case is preferable because it allows the user to use a UI / UX specialized for the function, and the latter case is preferable because it allows the user to use a UI / UX that provides a consistent operability across multiple applications installed on the platform. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the information transmission method and order are not limited to this and can be changed as appropriate using well-known methods.

[0015] Example 1 (Healthcare app) Prior to the following examples, it is assumed that a user uses his / her own information processing terminal to execute the control program of the server or the menstrual management function of a program installed on his / her own information processing terminal, and inputs daily health information, mainly about menstruation, into the system. A mental health care app is an example of multiple apps that can be registered on the platform of the present invention. The mental health app includes, for example, a psychological education video, a module for acquiring measurement results on a user's disease assessment scale, and multiple activities provided according to the user's disease and its severity. The mental health app is stored as an app package (A1) on an external server 140. The external server 140 has a contract with a company that provides the platform of the present invention, and the mental health app is registered on the platform. The control device 101 controls program execution according to a control program stored in the storage device 102 of the information processing terminal 110. When a user of the platform of the present invention touches one of the registered buttons 306 in FIG. 3 to use app A1, an app launch request is transmitted to the server 130 via the communication device 105. In the server 130, the control unit 132 performs processing based on the server-side control program stored in the storage unit 133. First, the control unit receives the request received by the communication device 131, including target app information, user body-related information, and the like, included in the app launch request. Next, a list stored in the storage unit 133 containing at least the target application, necessary information, and data transmission destination is read, the necessary information listed on the list is extracted from the user's body-related information, and the information is transmitted to the external server 140 of the service provider company to which the data is to be transmitted. At the service provider company, the control unit of the external server performs processing according to the control program. Data processing for a service based on the application package stored in the external server 140 is transmitted to the information processing terminal 110, and the acquired body-related information is input as parameters for application processing to provide the service to the user. Here, if the necessary information in the list indicates that the user is experiencing PMS and is irritated, the program for the service to be provided can be modified to provide soothing music, or if the necessary information in the list indicates that the user is in a stressed state based on heart rate data, the program can be modified to provide an anger management video.Furthermore, even if these data are used individually, modifications such as changing the program provided in combination are possible.

[0016] Example 2 (diet app) A diet app is an example of multiple apps that can be registered on the platform of the present invention. The flow of the app is the same as in Example 1, but for example, information on menstruation days and menstrual cycle is acquired as the necessary information for the list, and the control program determines whether the day the app is used falls into the menstrual period (days 1-7 of menstruation), the sparkling period (days 8-14), the neutral period (days 15-21), or the imbalance period (days 22-28). For example, if it detects that the day is the sparkling period, it can increase active exercise such as muscle training in the diet program. Alternatively, if data indicating high blood sugar levels is transmitted from a device that monitors urination in the toilet as necessary information, it can issue an alert to further encourage dietary restrictions, such as reducing sugar intake.

[0017] Example 3 (EC site) Examples of multiple apps that can be registered on the platform of the present invention include sales sites such as apparel e-commerce sites. The flow of the app is the same as in Examples 1 and 2. For example, information on menstruation days and menstrual cycles is acquired as the necessary information for the list, and the control program determines whether the day the app is used falls into the menstrual period (days 1-7 of menstruation), the sparkling period (days 8-14), the neutral period (days 15-21), or the imbalance period (days 22-28). For example, if the sparkling period is detected, the site may recommend a knit top that emphasizes sensuality, or a frilled skirt with a deodorizing lining during menstruation. Alternatively, if data indicating insufficient sleep is received as necessary information, the site may recommend a sleep-inducing supplement.

[0018] Example 4 (online medical consultation) The above-mentioned embodiment shows an example of application to applications that use physical information data for purposes other than medical care or medical institutions (using the physical condition of the body conventionally furthers the purpose of the application), but it can also be used in applications for medical institutions. One example of an application for medical institutions is online medical consultations. By sending physical information to an online medical consultation application, the necessary information can be obtained in advance, improving the efficiency of medical interviews during consultations. While it can also be used to send data to electronic medical records, it is preferable to provide it as an application on a platform that appears on the user's device, as this improves user convenience.

[0019] (App registration) Here is an example of registration to this platform. The platform's control program is launched, and from the management screen, (501) a content provider who has signed or wishes to sign a contract with the platform provider registers as a user or logs in to the system. (502) A list of body-related information and other information that the platform can provide, stored in its storage unit, is called up on the screen, and the necessary information is selected from the list by checking checkboxes or other methods. (503) When a request to launch an app is made, the necessary information, such as server information, is entered according to instructions from the control program. (504) The user visually confirms the input confirmation screen and presses the registration button. These operations cause a registered app icon to appear in the platform's function window, allowing the user to launch the app from the platform screen.

[0020] (Business Model) Based on a contract between the content provider and the platform provider, (1) the content provider 140 grants the user usage rights (ID, etc.), (2) the platform 130 provides the information processing terminal 110 with an app (in some cases, the app may be provided by the content provider 140), (3) the user uses the app or e-commerce site via the information processing terminal 110, (4) the fees for using the app, buying and selling products, and the app usage rights are tallied and paid to the platform provider, and as a supplementary step, (5) the platform provider 130 provides participating content providers with information on the buying and selling of the content provider, as well as information, trends, and statistical information on the buying and selling of other content providers. [Explanation of symbols]

[0021] 100 Healthcare System 101 Control device 102 Storage device 103 Display device 104 Input Device 105 Communication equipment 106 Monitoring equipment 110 User's information processing terminal 120 Network 130 Control Server 131 Communication equipment 132 Control Unit 133 Storage section 140 External Servers

Claims

1. 1. A system including a platform for multiple application programs that utilize health-related information, The system comprises at least a first server that configures the platform and that has a base control program installed; a second server connected to the platform via a network and having an application program installed thereon; an information processing terminal of a user who uses the application program; the base control program acquires health information of the user via the information processing terminal and stores the information in the first server; A system characterized in that the application program is registered on the platform and operates using the user's health-related information recorded on the first server.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the health information is menstruation-related information associated with date information.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second application program is connected to the first server via an API connection.

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