Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To provide an information processor or the like capable of providing an appropriate service to a user by using prescription information.SOLUTION: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the following steps by reading a program, in the prescription information acquisition step, prescription information of a user is acquired, the prescription information includes information of a prescription issued to the user, in the target person determination step, whether or not the user is a target person to whom content is to be provided is determined on the basis of the prescription information, and in the content output step, the content is output to the user determined to be the target person to whom the content is to be provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] As disclosed in Patent Document 1, a system for managing information included in a prescription (prescription information) is known. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2024-61442 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The above-mentioned system can manage prescription information, but it is not intended to provide services to patients using prescription information.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an information processing device and the like that can provide appropriate services to users by utilizing prescription information. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing device comprising a processor, the processor being configured to execute the following steps by reading a program: in a prescription information acquisition step, prescription information of a user is acquired, the prescription information including information on a prescription issued to the user; in a target person determination step, it is determined whether the user is a target person for providing content based on the prescription information; and in a content output step, content is output to a user determined to be a target person for providing content.

[0007] According to this aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not content needs to be provided depending on the medication status of each individual user, etc. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently provide content to users who are presumed to have a need or interest in the content. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an information processing system 1. FIG. [Figure 2] 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server device 10. FIG. [Figure 3] 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a user terminal 20 and a pharmacy terminal 30. FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a block diagram showing functions realized by server device 10 (controller 11), user terminal 20 (controller 21), and pharmacy terminal 30 (controller 31). [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting input screen SD for accepting content settings. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting input screen SD for accepting content settings. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a setting input screen SD for accepting content settings. [Figure 8] 1 is an activity diagram showing the flow of information processing (content providing processing) executed by the information processing system 1. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Various features shown in the following embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0010] Incidentally, the program for realizing the software appearing in one embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable medium, or may be provided so that it can be downloaded from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is started on an external computer and its functions are realized on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

[0011] Furthermore, various information processing according to an embodiment may realize input and output corresponding to the input. Here, the form of information referenced in such information processing (hereinafter referred to as reference information) is not limited as long as an output is obtained as a result of the input. The reference information may be, for example, rule-based information such as a database, a lookup table, or a predetermined function (including a decision formula such as a regression formula constructed using a statistical method), a trained model that has previously trained the correlation between input and output, or a large-scale language model that can output a desired result by inputting a prompt.

[0012] In one embodiment, a "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In one embodiment, various information is handled, and this information is represented, for example, by physical values ​​of signal values ​​representing voltage and current, high and low signal values ​​as a binary bit set consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculations can be performed on a circuit in the broad sense.

[0013] Furthermore, a circuit in the broad sense is a circuit realized by at least an appropriate combination of a circuit, circuitry, processor, memory, etc. The processor may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated circuit. That is, it includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (e.g., a simple programmable logic device (SPLD), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), etc.

[0014] 1. Hardware Configuration This section explains the hardware configuration.

[0015] <Information Processing System 1> 1 is a configuration diagram showing an information processing system 1. The information processing system 1 includes a communication line 2, a server device 10 (an example of an information processing device), multiple user terminals 20, and multiple pharmacy terminals 30. The server device 10, the user terminals 20, and the pharmacy terminals 30 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via the communication line 2. The connection between the server device 10, the user terminals 20, and the pharmacy terminals 30 may be wired or wireless.

[0016] In one embodiment of the information processing system 1, the information processing system 1 is made up of one or more devices or components. These components will be described below.

[0017] <Server device 10> Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of server device 10. As shown in Fig. 2, server device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, and a communication bus 14. Control unit 11, storage unit 12, and communication unit 13 are electrically connected within server device 10 via communication bus 14.

[0018] <Control unit 11> The control unit 11 processes and controls the overall operations related to the server device 10. The control unit 11 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU). The control unit 11 realizes various functions related to the server device 10 by reading out predetermined programs stored in the storage unit 12. In other words, information processing by software stored in the storage unit 12 is specifically realized by the control unit 11, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the control unit 11. These will be described in more detail in the next section. Note that the control unit 11 is not limited to being single, and the server device 10 may have multiple control units 11 for each function. Alternatively, a combination of these may be used.

[0019] <Storage section 12> The memory unit 12 stores various pieces of information defined above. This can be implemented, for example, as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs and the like related to the server device 10 executed by the control unit 11, or as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores temporarily required information (arguments, arrays, etc.) related to the program operations. The memory unit 12 stores various programs, variables, etc. related to the server device 10 executed by the control unit 11.

[0020] <Communications Department 13> The communication unit 13 is preferably a wired communication means such as USB, IEEE1394, Thunderbolt (registered trademark), or wired LAN network communication, but may also include wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as 3G / LTE / 5G, or BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) communication as needed. That is, it is more preferable to implement it as a collection of multiple communication means. That is, the server device 10 may communicate various information from the outside via the communication unit 13 and the network.

[0021] The server device 10 may be an on-premise server or a cloud server. The cloud server device 10 may provide the above-described functions and processes in the form of, for example, SaaS (Software as a Service) or cloud computing.

[0022] <User terminal 20> User terminal 20 is an information processing terminal used by a user (patient) who uses a prescription pharmacy. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of user terminal 20 and pharmacy terminal 30. As shown in FIG. 3A, user terminal 20 includes control unit 21, memory unit 22, communication unit 23, input unit 24, output unit 25, and communication bus 26. Control unit 21, memory unit 22, communication unit 23, input unit 24, and output unit 25 are electrically connected via communication bus 26 inside user terminal 20. Description of control unit 21, memory unit 22, and communication unit 23 will be omitted as they are the same as the descriptions of each unit in server device 10.

[0023] <Input section 24> The input unit 24 accepts operation inputs made by the user. The operation inputs are transferred as command signals to the control unit 21 via the communication bus 26. The control unit 21 can execute predetermined control or calculations based on the transferred command signals as necessary. The input unit 24 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 20 or may be attached externally. For example, the input unit 24 may be implemented as a touch panel integrated with the output unit 25. When the input unit 24 is implemented as a touch panel, the user can input tap operations, swipe operations, etc. to the input unit 24. Instead of a touch panel, a switch button, a mouse, a trackpad, a QWERTY keyboard, etc. can be used as the input unit 24.

[0024] <Output section 25> The output unit 25 displays a screen of a graphical user interface (GUI) that can be operated by the user. The output unit 25 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 20 or may be attached externally. Specifically, the output unit 25 may be implemented as a display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or a plasma display. It is preferable that these display devices are used appropriately depending on the type of user terminal 20.

[0025] <Pharmacy terminal 30> The pharmacy terminal 30 is an information processing terminal used in a prescription pharmacy (typically used by a pharmacist belonging to the prescription pharmacy). The pharmacy terminal 30 is a so-called prescription computer for dispensing medicines, which creates, manages, and transmits prescriptions (medical fee statements). The prescription computer constituting the pharmacy terminal 30 may operate using only the OS, applications, etc. that are installed in the initial state, or may have applications additionally installed for transmitting and receiving information such as prescription information and content between the prescription computer and the server device 10. The pharmacy terminal 30 may also be a general-purpose information processing terminal such as a PC or tablet. Furthermore, the pharmacy terminal 30 may include both a prescription computer and a general-purpose information processing terminal.

[0026] The user's prescription information is input to the pharmacy terminal 30. The prescription information includes information on the prescription issued to the user. The pharmacy terminal 30 acquires the prescription information by reading a paper prescription, receiving data on an electronic prescription, or the like.

[0027] 3B, pharmacy terminal 30 includes control unit 31, memory unit 32, communication unit 33, input unit 34, output unit 35, and communication bus 36. Control unit 31, memory unit 32, communication unit 33, input unit 34, and output unit 35 are electrically connected via communication bus 36 inside pharmacy terminal 30. Description of control unit 31, memory unit 32, communication unit 33, input unit 34, and output unit 35 will be omitted as they are the same as the description of each unit in user terminal 20.

[0028] 2. Functional configuration This section describes the functional configuration of this embodiment. Information processing by software stored in the storage unit 12 is specifically realized by the control unit 11, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the control unit 11 (a processor provided in the information processing system 1).

[0029] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing functions realized by server device 10 (controller 11), user terminal 20 (controller 21), and pharmacy terminal 30 (controller 31).

[0030] As shown in Fig. 4A, server device 10 (controller 11) includes a display controller 111, a prescription information acquirer 112, a storage unit 113, a permission receiver 114, a content acquirer 115, a determination condition acquirer 116, a subject determiner 117, and a content output unit 118. As shown in Fig. 4B, user terminal 20 (controller 21) includes a display unit 211 and an operation acquirer 212. As shown in Fig. 4C, pharmacy terminal 30 (controller 31) includes a display unit 311, an operation acquirer 312, and a print controller 313.

[0031] <Display control unit 111> Display control unit 111 is configured to display various information on user terminal 20 and / or pharmacy terminal 30. For example, display control unit 111 displays an image of content output by content output unit 118 on output unit 25 of user terminal 20. Also, for example, display control unit 111 displays an input screen for the determination conditions accepted by determination condition acquisition unit 116 on output unit 35 of pharmacy terminal 30.

[0032] <Prescription information acquisition unit 112> The prescription information acquisition unit 112 is configured to acquire prescription information of the user. Specifically, the prescription information acquisition unit 112 acquires the prescription information from a terminal (pharmacy terminal 30) used at the prescribing pharmacy for registering prescription information. According to this aspect, the prescription information acquired by the prescribing pharmacy can be used to provide content to the user. Furthermore, it becomes possible to provide content to the user at the timing of dispensing at the prescribing pharmacy.

[0033] The prescription information acquired by the prescription information acquisition unit 112 includes, in addition to drug information, for example, information about the prescribing pharmacy (store ID) and / or user information (patient ID, gender, age, etc.). The drug information includes at least information indicating the prescribed drug (drug code, drug name, etc.) and the prescription amount for each prescribed drug. The user information may be acquired from a prescription, or may be information entered by an employee (e.g., a pharmacist) at the pharmacy terminal 30. In addition, in the case of a user whose user information is not registered (a new user), the prescription information acquisition unit 112 newly registers the user information in, for example, a user database in the storage unit 12.

[0034] The prescription information acquiring unit 112 may acquire user information through input by the user himself / herself by accepting input of user information from the user terminal 20. In this case, the prescription information acquiring unit 112 may acquire only information on the drug and information on the prescribing pharmacy from the pharmacy terminal 30.

[0035] <Storage unit 113> The storage unit 113 is configured to store a prescription history of a user based on the prescription information acquired by the prescription information acquisition unit 112. Specifically, the storage unit 113 associates previously acquired prescription information with a user and stores the information in, for example, a user database in the storage unit 12. The prescription history is made up of multiple pieces of prescription information associated with the same user. The prescription history includes, for example, the names of dispensed prescription drugs, the number of dispensed prescription drugs, and the prescription dates and times of dispensed prescription drugs.

[0036] The prescription history stored in the storage unit 113 is referred to, for example, when the target person determination unit 117 determines a target person to whom content should be provided.

[0037] <Permission Reception Unit 114> The permission receiving unit 114 is configured to receive permission from the user to provide information for each of a plurality of categories indicating the attributes of the content. The "category indicating the attributes of the content" refers to the category of content that the user wishes to receive (the field of information contained in the content), and includes, for example, treatment, clinical trial, medicine, supplement, diet, exercise, health equipment, health-related services (apps), etc. The content category may be set (input) by the content provider, may be set by the administrator of the information processing system 1, or may be automatically assigned (classified) to the category based on the content of the content using an algorithm such as a learning model.

[0038] The permission accepting unit 114 accepts permission, for example, at the time of user registration (when a new user is registered in the user database). The permission accepting unit 114 also accepts permission from the pharmacy terminal 30 or the user terminal 20. When permission is accepted from the pharmacy terminal 30, for example, an employee of the prescribing pharmacy (such as a pharmacist) presents a permission input screen to the user when the prescription is accepted, and the user himself / herself inputs the permission. When permission is accepted from the user terminal 20, for example, the permission input screen is displayed in a browser, a messaging app, a dedicated app, or the like. When permission is accepted on the user terminal 20, the user may access the permission input screen by, for example, reading a two-dimensional code included in a printed matter or an image. Furthermore, the permission input screen may be displayed when the user registers user information on the user terminal 20 (when registering as a member).

[0039] Specifically, permission receiving unit 114 displays a list of categories that are subject to permission on pharmacy terminal 30 or user terminal 20. The user inputs permission to provide information for categories displayed on user terminal 20 for which the user wishes to receive information or for which the user is interested, and inputs permission not to provide information for other categories. Permission receiving unit 114 associates information on whether permission has been granted for each category with the user and stores it in, for example, a user database in storage unit 12.

[0040] The permission receiving unit 114 may further receive permission from the user to use the user's attributes (personal information) when providing content. For example, the permission receiving unit 114 may receive permission (permission) to refer to the user's gender, date of birth, address, prescription information, etc., all at once or in stages when providing content. The permission items may also be set by the prescription pharmacy that provides the content to the user. Furthermore, with regard to the permission to use the user's attributes (personal information), the permission receiving unit 114 may consider the permission to have been obtained by default, for example, on the assumption that the content of the permission has been presented at the pharmacy.

[0041] The license information acquired by the license acceptance unit 114 is registered as user information, for example, in a user database in the storage unit 12. The license information is referenced, for example, when the target person determination unit 117 determines the target person to whom the content should be provided.

[0042] <Content Acquisition Unit 115> The content acquisition unit 115 is configured to acquire content to be provided to a user. The content typically includes health-related information. Specifically, the content includes information that explains or introduces, for example, a specific treatment, a clinical trial, a drug (usage), a supplement, a diet, an exercise, a health device, a health-related service (app), etc.

[0043] Content may consist of text information only, or a combination of text information and graphics. Content may also be printable information such as documents or still images, or may be video. Content may also consist of multiple independent elements. Content elements may include text, images, video, etc.

[0044] The content data acquired by the content acquisition unit 115 is created by a content provider. Examples of content providers include pharmacy management organizations, medical institutions, research institutes, local governments, drug manufacturers, food manufacturers, exercise facility management companies, health equipment manufacturers, and health service providers. Content providers transmit (upload) content including information on events they hold, products they develop, facilities they operate, etc. to the information processing system 1.

[0045] <Judgment condition acquisition unit 116> The determination condition acquisition unit 116 is configured to acquire determination conditions for a recipient of the provided medicine. The determination conditions include, for example, conditions related to the attributes of the user, conditions related to the attributes of the prescribing pharmacy, conditions related to prescription information or prescription history, etc.

[0046] Examples of user attributes include age, gender, address, etc., and conditions related to user attributes include, for example, age range, residential area range, etc. Examples of prescribing pharmacy attributes include the location, size, and store format of the prescribing pharmacy (store), and conditions related to prescribing pharmacy attributes include, for example, the location range of the prescribing pharmacy, etc. Examples of conditions related to prescription information or prescription history include whether a designated drug has been prescribed or taken, the prescribed amount of the designated drug, and the period for taking the designated drug. Furthermore, the judgment conditions may include the number of visits to each prescribing pharmacy.

[0047] The judgment conditions may be set in advance for each piece of content by the content provider. In the case where the judgment conditions are set in advance for each piece of content, the judgment condition acquisition unit 116 acquires the judgment conditions when the content acquisition unit 115 acquires the content.

[0048] The judgment conditions may also be set by the content provider or the prescribing pharmacy when the content is provided. In this case, the judgment condition acquisition unit 116 receives input of the judgment conditions from the terminal of the content provider or the pharmacy terminal 30. The input judgment conditions are linked to the content and registered in, for example, a content database in the storage unit 12.

[0049] 5, 6, and 7 are diagrams showing an example of a setting input screen SD for accepting content settings. The setting input screen SD includes a first input field IF1, a second input field IF2, a third input field IF3, a fourth input field IF4, a fifth input field IF5, a sixth input field IF6, and a seventh input field IF7 shown in FIG. 5, an eighth input field IF8 and a ninth input field IF9 shown in FIG. 6, and a tenth input field IF10, a first button B1, a second button B2, and a third button B3 shown in FIG. 7. The setting input screen SD is displayed on a content provider's terminal or a pharmacy terminal 30.

[0050] The first input field IF1 shown in FIG. 5 is a field for accepting input of the name of the content (campaign name). The second input field IF2 is a field for accepting input of the content provider (client name). The third input field IF3 is a field for selecting the prescription pharmacy that will distribute the content (display as electronic information or distribute as paper). The store information entered in the third input field IF3 is part of the judgment conditions. The fourth input field IF4 is a field for entering the content distribution period.

[0051] The fifth input field IF5 is a field that accepts the input of a designated drug. The designated drug is entered as a drug name or a symbol such as a YJ code. The fifth input field IF5 also accepts the input of multiple designated drugs. When multiple designated drugs are entered, the content provider or prescribing pharmacy selects whether the judgment condition requires that all designated drugs apply (i.e., an AND condition) or that at least one designated drug apply (i.e., an OR condition). Specifically, either an AND condition or an OR condition is selected in subfield SF. The designated drug entered in the fifth input field IF5 is part of the judgment condition.

[0052] The sixth input field IF6 is a field that accepts a setting as to whether or not to target users (new patients) who have been newly prescribed the designated drug with the content. In the sixth input field IF6, for example, whether or not to target new patients is set by inputting information into the checkboxes attached to the options "Use" and "Do not use." If new patients are targeted, the content provider or prescribing pharmacy also inputs the period during which the designated drug has not been prescribed (the period during which the user is determined to be a new patient). The information entered in the sixth input field IF6 is combined with the designated drug entered in the fifth input field IF5 to form the determination conditions.

[0053] The seventh input field IF7 is a field that accepts a setting as to whether or not to target users who have been prescribed a predetermined amount of the designated drug for the content. In the seventh input field IF7, for example, whether or not to set targets based on the prescribed amount of the designated drug is set by inputting information into the checkboxes attached to each of the options "Use" and "Do not use." If the prescribed amount of the designated drug is used, the content provider or prescribing pharmacy further inputs the prescribed amount of the designated drug (number of drugs). The information entered in the seventh input field IF7 is combined with the designated drug entered in the fifth input field IF5 to form the judgment condition.

[0054] The eighth input field IF8 shown in Fig. 6 is a field for accepting input of the attributes of the user (patient) who provides the content. The eighth input field IF8 accepts input of the user's gender and age. The user attributes entered in the eighth input field IF8 are part of the judgment conditions.

[0055] The ninth input field IF9 is a field for accepting input of materials (data such as text and images) that constitute the content. The ninth input field IF9 has an area for accepting upload of materials and an area for displaying materials that have already been uploaded (registered in the content database of the server device 10). When adding new materials that constitute the content, the content provider or dispensing pharmacy uploads the material file by drop-and-drop, inputting the file name, selecting from a list, etc. This allows the content acquisition unit 115 to acquire the material of the content. The uploaded materials are listed in the ninth input field IF9 as "registered materials" and are added as materials for the content for which judgment conditions are set on the setting input screen SD.

[0056] The tenth input field IF10 shown in FIG. 7 is a field that accepts settings for switching the content material (distribution material) to be provided depending on the number of visits (pharmacy visits) made by the user. The tenth input field IF10 displays a setting table (setting matrix) showing the combination of the number of visits and multiple registered materials. The content provider or prescribing pharmacy selects one material to provide for each number of visits. The material selection is accepted, for example, using a radio button. Note that for visits for which no material (content) is to be provided, "none" is selected. The content provider or prescribing pharmacy can also delete the setting (row) for the number of visits using the "Delete" button. Furthermore, materials can be added to the setting table by operating the third button B3. If a large number of materials are registered, a scroll bar is displayed in the setting table.

[0057] When the first button B1 is operated for input, the information entered in each input field is stored as a draft, for example, in the storage unit 12. When the second button B2 is operated for input, the target person determination unit 117 and the content output unit 118, which will be described later, start providing (distributing) content using determination conditions based on the information entered in each input field.

[0058] <Target Determination Unit 117> The target person determination unit 117 is configured to determine whether or not the user is a target person for providing the content based on the prescription information acquired by the prescription information acquisition unit 112. Specifically, the target person determination unit 117 determines whether or not the user is a target person for providing the content based on the prescription information and the determination condition acquired by the determination condition acquisition unit 116. According to this aspect, the content provider or the prescribing pharmacy can arbitrarily set the scope (target) of providing the content.

[0059] The target person determination unit 117 may determine whether at least one of the prescription pharmacy information and the user information satisfies the conditions included in the determination conditions in addition to the prescription conditions. For example, if a target store condition is input on the setting input screen SD described above, the determination conditions include information indicating the prescription pharmacy condition. In this case, the target person determination unit 117 determines whether the prescription pharmacy information satisfies the condition. Furthermore, if a user attribute condition is input on the setting input screen SD, the determination conditions include information indicating the user attribute condition. In this case, the target person determination unit 117 determines whether the user information satisfies the condition.

[0060] When a designated drug is input on the setting input screen SD, the determination conditions include information indicating the designated drug for determining whether the user is a recipient of provision. In this case, the recipient determination unit 117 determines whether the user is a recipient of provision depending on whether the prescription information includes a prescribed drug corresponding to the designated drug. According to this aspect, content can be provided to users who take predetermined drugs as targets. The determination conditions may also include information indicating multiple designated drugs. In this case, the recipient determination unit 117 determines that the user is a recipient of provision when the prescription information includes all prescribed drugs corresponding to the multiple designated drugs (that is, when the combination of designated drugs and the combination of prescribed drugs match).

[0061] A "prescribed drug equivalent to a designated drug" is, for example, a prescribed drug with the same drug code as the designated drug, a prescribed drug with the same drug name as the designated drug, or a prescribed drug with the same group code (for example, therapeutic classification number) as the designated drug.

[0062] Furthermore, when an input is made on the setting input screen SD targeting users who have been prescribed a predetermined amount of a designated drug, the determination conditions further include a first threshold value for the prescribed amount of the designated drug (the prescribed amount of the designated drug entered by the content provider or the prescribing pharmacy). In this case, the target person determination unit 117 determines that the user is a recipient of the provision if the prescribed amount of the prescription drug corresponding to the designated drug in the prescription information is equal to or greater than the first threshold value. According to this aspect, content can be provided to users who take a predetermined amount of drug.

[0063] The target person determination unit 117 may determine whether or not the user is a target person for provision based on the prescription information, the determination conditions, and the prescription history accumulated by the accumulation unit 113. According to this aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not to provide content by utilizing the prescription history of the user.

[0064] Specifically, when an input is made on the setting input screen SD to target new patients with the content, the determination conditions further include a second threshold value for the period during which the designated drug has not been prescribed (the period during which the designated drug has not been prescribed, input by the content provider or the prescribing pharmacy). In this case, the target person determination unit 117 determines that the user is a target person for provision if the period during which a prescription drug corresponding to the designated drug has not been prescribed is equal to or greater than the second threshold value. According to this aspect, content can be provided to users who have been newly prescribed a specific drug. The period during which a specific drug has not been prescribed is calculated from the prescription information acquired by the prescription information acquisition unit 112 and the prescription history stored in the storage unit 113.

[0065] In summary, if any one of the prescription information, the prescribing pharmacy information, and the user information includes information that does not satisfy the judgment condition, the target person determination unit 117 determines that the user is not a target person for providing the content for which the judgment condition is set. In other words, the target person determination unit 117 determines that a user is a target person for providing the content if (1) the prescription information satisfies the judgment condition, and (2) the judgment condition does not include a condition related to the prescribing pharmacy information or the prescribing pharmacy information satisfies the judgment condition, and (3) the judgment condition does not include a condition related to the user information or the user information satisfies the judgment condition.

[0066] If the determination conditions include a user attribute (for example, gender, etc.) for which the user has not given permission to use the content provided (for example, if the condition "gender is female" is included), the target person determination unit 117 determines that the user's information does not satisfy the determination conditions (the user is not a target person for provision). In addition, if the user has not given permission to receive prescription information, the target person determination unit 117 also determines that the user is not a target person for provision.

[0067] Furthermore, the target person determination unit 117 may determine whether or not the user is a target person for providing content, based on the prescription information acquired by the prescription information acquisition unit 112 and the presence or absence of permission for each of a plurality of categories accepted by the permission acceptance unit 114. According to such an embodiment, content can be provided only to users who have obtained permission, thereby avoiding providing content to users who do not wish to receive information.

[0068] Therefore, even if a user has prescription information or the like and satisfies the determination conditions for a certain content, if the user has not obtained permission for the category of the content, the target person determination unit 117 determines that the user is not a target person for providing the content.

[0069] For example, when the category of content is "clinical trials," the subject determination unit 117 determines that only users who have received permission for the "clinical trials" category are provided with the content.

[0070] The determination by the target person determination unit 117 is made, for example, when the pharmacy terminal 30 acquires prescription information of the user (that is, when a prescription for a drug is made for the user at a prescription pharmacy). In addition, if multiple contents are registered in the database, the target person determination unit 117 determines individually for each of the multiple contents whether the user is a target person for provision.

[0071] <Content output unit 118> The content output unit 118 is configured to output content to a user who has been determined to be a target recipient by the target recipient determination unit 117. When it is determined that one user is a target recipient for multiple pieces of content, the content output unit 118 outputs the multiple pieces of content to the user.

[0072] Specifically, for content for which the target user has been determined by the target user determination unit 117 to be a target user, the content output unit 118 transmits content output information regarding the content to the pharmacy terminal 30, and causes the pharmacy terminal 30 to output the content.

[0073] The content output information includes, for example, an ID specifying the content to be provided, a numerical value specifying the material when the content includes multiple materials (e.g., images), the name of the content (campaign name), the content provider (client name), information (URL) for accessing the material on the network (in the database), the orientation of the material, an ID for printing records, a store name display flag, a user name display flag, etc. The store name display flag is information indicating whether or not the store name of the prescription pharmacy providing the content to the user is to be displayed in the content. The user name display flag is information indicating whether or not the name of the user receiving the content is to be displayed in the content.

[0074] The pharmacy terminal 30 uses the content output information output from the content output unit 118 to provide the content to the user who is receiving a prescription at the pharmacy. Specifically, the pharmacy terminal 30 downloads the data of the content material included in the content output information and outputs it in the output format included in the content output information. Note that the pharmacy terminal 30 may also receive the content material directly from the content output unit 118.

[0075] The content may be printed on paper by a printer connected to the pharmacy terminal 30, or may be displayed as an electronic image on a display (digital signage) in the pharmacy. The content printed on paper is provided to the user, for example, together with a prescription drug. This allows the pharmacist to provide the user with information about the content along with medication instructions.

[0076] Furthermore, the content output unit 118 may output the content to a printer and also display a content output history to the printer for each user (i.e., a print history of the content for one user). According to this aspect, the content can be provided to the user on paper, and the prescription office can provide medication instructions to the user based on the content output history.

[0077] After providing the content, the content output unit 118 receives provision completion information from the pharmacy terminal 30. The provision completion information includes, for example, the ID of the output store, a number indicating the print result, the ID of the output content, the output result (print success or failure), an error message in the event of a printing failure, etc. Marketing information such as the total number of contents provided and the number of contents required by each store can be obtained from the provision completion information.

[0078] The content output unit 118 may transmit content information to the user terminal 20 and cause the user terminal 20 to display the content as an electronic image. For example, the content output unit 118 may transmit the content to the user as a message via a messaging app installed on the user terminal 20.

[0079] <Display section 211, 311> Display unit 211 of user terminal 20 and display unit 311 of pharmacy terminal 30 are configured to display a screen indicated by the screen data transmitted from server device 10 on output unit 25 or output unit 35, respectively.

[0080] <Operation acquisition unit 212, 312> Operation acquisition unit 212 of user terminal 20 and operation acquisition unit 312 of pharmacy terminal 30 are configured to accept operations by users (patients, pharmacists, etc.) of user terminal 20 or pharmacy terminal 30, respectively.

[0081] <Print control unit 313> Print control unit 313 of pharmacy terminal 30 is configured to cause a printer to print image data (content material) received from control unit 11 (content output unit 118).

[0082] 3. Information Processing Method This section describes an information processing method of the server device 10. This information processing method is executed by a computer, with each unit of the server device 10 acting as each step.

[0083] Specifically, this information processing method includes a prescription information acquisition step, a permission acceptance step, a target person determination step, and a content output step. In the prescription information acquisition step, prescription information of a user is acquired. In the permission acceptance step, permission for information provision for each of a plurality of categories is accepted from the user. In the target person determination step, it is determined whether the user is a target person for provision of content based on the prescription information. In the content output step, the content is output to a user determined to be a target person for provision.

[0084] 8 is an activity diagram showing the flow of information processing (content providing processing) executed by the information processing system 1. Below, the information processing will be explained along with each activity in this activity diagram.

[0085] The content provision process begins with the acquisition of prescription information for a user (patient) at a prescribing pharmacy. An employee (pharmacist) of the prescribing pharmacy inputs the prescription information into the pharmacy terminal 30 (activity A110). The server device 10 acquires the prescription information input at the pharmacy terminal 30 via the communication line 2 (activity A120). Next, the server device 10 requests the pharmacy terminal 30 to acquire permission for the user's use of information and content provision (category) (activity A130). The user inputs the permission at the pharmacy terminal 30 (activity A140). The server device 10 accepts the permission input at the pharmacy terminal 30 and registers it as user information (activity A150). Note that for users for whom permission has already been accepted, activities A130 to A150 are skipped, as indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 8.

[0086] Next, the server device 10 determines whether the user is a recipient of the content based on the prescription information (activity A160). If the user is a recipient, the server device 10 transmits an instruction to output the content to the pharmacy terminal 30 (activity A170). This causes the content to be output at the pharmacy terminal 30 (activity A180). If the determination in activity A160 indicates that the user is not a recipient, the content is not output.

[0087] In the processing of Figure 8, the pharmacy terminal 30 may be either a prescription computer or a general-purpose information processing terminal (PC, tablet, etc.), but typically, a prescription computer is used for activity A110 and activity A180, and a general-purpose information processing terminal is used for activity A140.

[0088] 4. Effect The operation of this embodiment can be summarized as follows: In other words, it is possible to determine whether or not content needs to be provided based on the medication status of each individual user, etc. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently provide content to users who are presumed to have a need or interest in the content.

[0089] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the technical idea of ​​the invention.

[0090] 5.Other In the above embodiment, the server device 10 performs various storage and control operations, but multiple external devices may be used instead of the server device 10. That is, various information and programs may be distributed and stored in multiple external devices using block chain technology or the like.

[0091] The aspect of this embodiment is not limited to the information processing system 1, and may be an information processing method or a program. The information processing method includes steps executed by the information processing system 1. The program causes a computer to execute the steps of the information processing system 1.

[0092] At least one of the devices included in the information processing system 1 may be installed outside the country in which the functions of the information processing system 1 are performed.

[0093] The information processing system 1 may be an integrated system of the server device 10 and the pharmacy terminal 30. That is, the server device 10 may acquire prescription information without going through the pharmacy terminal 30, and the pharmacy terminal 30 may perform a process of determining who is to receive the content. That is, the pharmacy terminal 30 may be an information processing device that determines whether or not to provide the content.

[0094] It may be provided in the following manner.

[0095] (1) An information processing device comprising a processor, the processor being configured to execute the following steps by reading a program: a prescription information acquisition step of acquiring prescription information for a user, wherein the prescription information includes information on a prescription issued to the user; a target person determination step of determining whether the user is a target person for providing content based on the prescription information; and a content output step of outputting the content to the user determined to be a target person for providing content.

[0096] According to this aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not content needs to be provided depending on the medication status of each individual user, etc. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently provide content to users who are presumed to have a need or interest in the content.

[0097] (2) In the information processing device described in (1) above, the processor is configured to further execute the following steps: in the judgment condition acquisition step, acquire judgment conditions for the recipient; and in the recipient judgment step, determine whether the user is the recipient based on the prescription information and the judgment conditions.

[0098] According to this aspect, the content provider or the prescription pharmacy can arbitrarily set the scope (target) of content provision.

[0099] (3) In the information processing device described in (2) above, the judgment conditions include information indicating a designated drug for determining the recipient, and in the recipient judgment step, it is determined whether the user is the recipient depending on whether the prescription information includes a prescribed drug corresponding to the designated drug.

[0100] According to this aspect, it is possible to provide content targeted at users who take a predetermined medication.

[0101] (4) In the information processing device described in (3) above, the judgment conditions further include a first threshold value for the prescribed amount of the specified drug, and in the subject judgment step, if the prescribed amount of the prescription drug corresponding to the specified drug in the prescription information is equal to or greater than the first threshold value, the information processing device judges that the user is the recipient of the provision.

[0102] According to this aspect, it is possible to provide content targeted at users who are taking a predetermined amount of medicine.

[0103] (5) In the information processing device described in (3) or (4) above, the processor is configured to further execute the following steps: in the accumulation step, accumulate the prescription history of the user based on the prescription information; and in the target person determination step, determine whether the user is a target person for provision based on the prescription information, the determination conditions, and the prescription history.

[0104] According to this aspect, it is possible to determine whether or not to provide content by utilizing the prescription history of the user.

[0105] (6) In the information processing device described in (5) above, the judgment conditions further include a second threshold value for the period during which the designated drug is not prescribed, and in the subject judgment step, if the period during which a prescription drug corresponding to the designated drug is not prescribed is equal to or longer than the second threshold value, the information processing device judges that the user is the recipient of the provision.

[0106] According to this aspect, it is possible to provide content targeted at users who have been newly prescribed a specific drug.

[0107] (7) In the information processing device described in any one of (1) to (6) above, the processor is configured to further execute the following steps: in the permission acceptance step, permission for information provision for each of multiple categories indicating attributes of the content is accepted from the user; and in the target person determination step, it is determined whether the user is a target person for provision based on the prescription information and the presence or absence of permission for each of the multiple categories.

[0108] According to this aspect, content can be provided only to users who have given permission, and therefore content is prevented from being provided to users who do not wish to receive information.

[0109] (8) In the information processing device described in any one of (1) to (7) above, the prescription information acquisition step acquires the prescription information from a prescription information registration terminal used in the prescription pharmacy.

[0110] According to this aspect, the prescription information acquired by the prescription office can be used to provide content to the user. Also, the content can be provided to the user at the time of dispensing at the prescription pharmacy.

[0111] (9) In the information processing device described in any one of (1) to (8) above, in the content output step, the information processing device outputs the content to a printer and displays a content output history to the printer for each user.

[0112] According to this aspect, while providing the content to the user in paper form, the prescription office can provide the user with medication instructions based on the output history of the content.

[0113] (10) An information processing method, comprising steps executed by an information processing device according to any one of (1) to (9) above.

[0114] (11) A program for causing a computer to execute each step of the information processing device described in any one of (1) to (9) above. Of course, this is not the case. [Explanation of symbols]

[0115] 1: Information processing system 2: Communication line 10: Server device 11: Control section 12: Storage section 13: Communications Department 14: Communication bus 20: User terminal 21: Control unit 22: Storage section 23: Communications Department 24: Input section 25: Output section 26: Communication bus 30: Pharmacy terminal 31: Control unit 32: Storage section 33: Communications Department 34: Input section 35: Output section 36: Communication bus 111: Display control unit 112: Prescription information acquisition unit 113: Storage unit 114: License Reception Department 115: Content Acquisition Department 116: Judgment condition acquisition part 117: Subject Determination Unit 118: Content output unit 211: Display section 212: Operation acquisition section 311: Display section 312: Operation acquisition section 313: Printing control unit B1: First button B2: Second button B3: Third button IF1: First input field IF2: Second input field IF3: Third input field IF4: 4th input field IF5: 5th input field IF6: 6th input field IF7: 7th input field IF8: 8th input field IF9: 9th input field IF10: 10th input field SD: Setting input screen SF : Subfield

Claims

1. An information processing device, a processor; The processor is configured to execute the following steps by reading the program: In the prescription information acquisition step, prescription information of the user is acquired, where the prescription information includes information of a prescription issued to the user, In the target person determination step, it is determined whether or not the user is a target person to receive content based on the prescription information; In the content output step, the information processing device outputs the content to the user determined to be the intended recipient.

2. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The processor is further configured to perform the steps of: In the determination condition acquisition step, a determination condition for the provision target person is acquired, In the subject determination step, the information processing device determines whether the user is a subject of provision based on the prescription information and the determination condition.

3. 3. The information processing device according to claim 2, the determination conditions include information indicating a designated drug for determining the recipient of the provision; In the target person determination step, the information processing device determines whether the user is the target person of provision depending on whether the prescription information includes a prescribed drug corresponding to the designated drug.

4. 4. The information processing device according to claim 3, The determination condition further includes a first threshold value for the prescribed amount of the specified drug, In the subject determination step, the information processing device determines that the user is the recipient of the provision if the prescribed amount of the prescription drug corresponding to the specified drug in the prescription information is equal to or greater than the first threshold.

5. 4. The information processing device according to claim 3, The processor is further configured to perform the steps of: In the storing step, a prescription history of the user is stored based on the prescription information; In the target person determination step, the information processing device determines whether or not the user is a target person for provision based on the prescription information, the determination condition, and the prescription history.

6. 6. The information processing device according to claim 5, The determination condition further includes a second threshold value for a period during which the designated drug is not prescribed; In the subject determination step, the information processing device determines that the user is the recipient of the provision if a period during which a prescription drug corresponding to the designated drug has not been prescribed is equal to or longer than the second threshold value.

7. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, The processor is further configured to perform the steps of: In the permission receiving step, permission for providing information for each of a plurality of categories indicating attributes of the content is received from the user; In the target person determination step, the information processing device determines whether or not the user is a target person for provision based on the prescription information and whether or not there is permission for each of the plurality of categories.

8. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, In the prescription information acquisition step, the information processing device acquires the prescription information from a prescription information registration terminal used in the prescription pharmacy.

9. 2. The information processing device according to claim 1, In the content output step, the information processing device outputs the content to a printer and displays a content output history to the printer for each user.

10. An information processing method, comprising: An information processing method, comprising the steps executed by the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. A program, A program for causing a computer to execute each step of the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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