Contingency response system

Abstract

This makes it easier to deal with unexpected situations that arise regarding the subject. [Solution] A behavior database 14 is prepared, which stores a behavior list representing one or more legal actions to be taken based on the subject's wishes when an unexpected situation occurs to the subject. The behavior database 14 stores information such as how to dispose of the subject's possessions and the subject's intention to terminate lease agreements, subscription agreements, etc. to which the subject is a party. A monitoring app 24 is installed on a smartphone 20 used by the subject, which periodically detects the outputs of a gyro sensor 22 and an acceleration sensor 23. When there is no fluctuation in these outputs for an extended period of time, a response system 10 determines that an unexpected situation has occurred to the subject, and by implementing a response in accordance with the subject's wishes based on the behavior database, it becomes possible to take legal actions in accordance with the subject's wishes when an unexpected situation occurs to the subject.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for dealing with an unexpected situation that occurs to a subject. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, the number of elderly people living alone has been increasing, and checking the safety of these elderly people in their daily lives has become a challenge. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that determines that something is wrong with a target person, such as an elderly person, when the output of a vibration sensor (pedometer) of the target person's mobile phone is not detected for a certain period of time and movement is not detected by GPS either. Patent Document 2 discloses a technology that uses an acceleration sensor to detect a fall of a worker at a construction site or the like. Patent Document 3 discloses a technology that improves the accuracy of detecting whether or not there is an abnormality by using a brightness sensor or an infrared sensor in combination when movement of the target person is not detected by the acceleration sensor for a certain period of time or longer. Many technologies have been proposed to detect abnormalities with the goal of saving the lives of those affected, but most of these simply send an alert to a designated contact when an abnormality is detected. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-232598 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-165660 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-1752 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, recent problems include cases where elderly people living alone die alone and are left unattended for long periods of time, or when such a death occurs, the individual's wishes cannot be confirmed, resulting in extremely complicated legal procedures for disposing of the individual's possessions and terminating contractual relationships. While various technologies have been proposed to prevent abnormalities such as solitary deaths, little attention has been paid to facilitating subsequent responses when a solitary death occurs. This issue is not limited to elderly people living alone, but is a common issue when unexpected events occur, such as when someone loses their life in a traffic accident or sudden illness while out and about. The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and aims to make it easier to deal with unexpected situations that occur to subjects. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The present invention provides A response system for dealing with unexpected situations that occur to a target person, an action database storing an action list indicating one or more legal actions to be taken based on the will of the subject when the unforeseen event occurs; The response system may be configured to include a response unit that, when the unexpected situation occurs, provides information to realize the behavior list stored in the behavior database.

[0006] According to the present invention, legal actions to be taken in the event of an unexpected event are stored in advance as an action list. That is, this action list corresponds to a list of pre-saved intentions for certain legal actions that are terminated when an unexpected event occurs. Because the actions recorded in the action list are "legal actions," actions unrelated to the individual's legal intentions, such as sending an alert to a specified contact in the event of an abnormality, do not fall under this category. However, this does not preclude storing such notifications in the action list along with legal actions. Since the actions stored in the action list may be human actions, the response system itself cannot realize them. Therefore, the response system of the present invention provides information to realize the action list. In other words, it provides necessary information to the person who needs it. In the present invention, the above-mentioned action list is prepared, so that when an unforeseen situation actually occurs, even if the subject's own intentions cannot be confirmed, it is possible to proceed with legal action in accordance with the intentions already expressed in the action list.

[0007] In the present invention, the subject may be, for example, an elderly person, but is not limited to this. An unforeseen event is a situation in which the person is unable to express their will appropriately. This includes death, unconsciousness due to serious illness or injury, etc. The behavior database may, for example, divide unforeseen events into stages such as death and unconsciousness, and associate actions with each stage.

[0008] In the present invention, The behavior list may include data associating items for disposal that the subject has authority to dispose of with methods for disposing of the items in the event of an unforeseen incident.

[0009] According to the above aspect, it is possible to dispose of the disposal item in a manner that conforms to the will of the target person. For example, it is conceivable that the target person may transfer a specific item they own to a designated third party, or dispose of it in a designated manner, such as by discarding it.

[0010] The behavior list can also store various other behaviors. For example, it may be possible to store information about how to handle specific contractual relationships that the target person has concluded, such as terminating a lease contract, receiving insurance money, etc. Nowadays, there are many ongoing contracts, known as subscriptions, for viewing content and other purposes, and these contractual relationships are often unknown to anyone other than the target person, so it is very useful to keep a list of actions for such contractual relationships in advance. In addition, the person may make a declaration of intent required by law, such as a declaration of intent regarding organ donation, in advance.

[0011] In the present invention, The action list may include the subject's request for an action that a third party should take in response to the unforeseen event.

[0012] An example of such an action is a request for a funeral. The above example can be considered an example of including requests other than legal actions in the action list. By including such requests in the action list, it becomes possible to take measures in accordance with the target person's wishes in a wider range of situations when unforeseen circumstances arise.

[0013] In the present invention, The behavior list may store, for each behavior, a person involved in the behavior that should be kept secret.

[0014] The behavior list may include things the subject wants to keep secret, such as a secret collection or subscriptions they have secretly enjoyed. The subject may also want to donate secretly accumulated assets to a public organization without their relatives knowing. According to the above aspect, it is possible to specify who should know about an action, such as not wanting anyone to know, not wanting family members to know, etc., so that processing can be performed according to the wishes of the target person. This specification of confidentiality may be specified individually for each action stored in the action list, or may be specified collectively for all actions. Furthermore, for each secret specification, a period may be specified, such as keeping information secret for a certain period after an unexpected event occurs.

[0015] In the present invention, The action list stores related parties to be contacted regarding the action in association with each other; The handling unit may contact the relevant person.

[0016] Here, the "stakeholders to be contacted" are those involved in the "action," and are not simply those who are notified when an unexpected event occurs. For example, if the transfer of a disposal item to a specific person is stored in the action list, the transferee corresponds to the "stakeholders to be contacted." If the transfer is entrusted to a specific person, the people involved in the transfer also become stakeholders. In this way, stakeholders are determined by their relationship to the action. In this way, by storing the relevant persons, the subject can smoothly act in accordance with his / her will.

[0017] In the present invention, The action list may also store destinations for storing documents necessary for the action.

[0018] In order to perform legal actions, a power of attorney or other documents may be required. Therefore, in the above embodiment, these necessary documents are prepared in advance and their storage location is stored. If the storage location is, for example, a lockable locker or safe deposit box, it is preferable to also store the method for unlocking the lock. Furthermore, the storage location does not necessarily have to be a "place" but may be a lawyer or other "person" who keeps the necessary documents.

[0019] In the present invention, The device may further include a detection unit that detects that the unexpected event has occurred to the subject.

[0020] This makes it possible to avoid situations where an unexpected event occurs and is left unnoticed for a long period of time. However, in the present invention, detection of an unexpected event is not essential. For example, a subject who is close to death may send a notification to the treatment system of the present invention by some method. Alternatively, a family member, friend, or third party who learns of an unexpected event occurring to the subject may notify the operator of the treatment system of the present invention. Various other methods may also be used.

[0021] When a detection unit for detecting unexpected situations is provided, The unexpected event is an event in which the subject is unable to move, The detection unit may perform the detection by utilizing an output from a sensor provided in a mobile terminal carried by the subject, without using position information of the subject.

[0022] By utilizing the output of the mobile device that the subject normally uses, it is relatively easy to detect whether the subject is in a position where he or she can move. The above embodiment is characterized in that it does not use the subject's location information. Since the detection of location information is information that is highly related to the subject's privacy, by making it clear that the location information will be withheld in this way, the subject can use the present invention without worrying about privacy violations.

[0023] When using the output of a mobile device, The detection unit may use the output of a gyro sensor of the mobile terminal.

[0024] A gyro sensor is a sensor that detects the angular velocity of a mobile device. This output can be detected even when the mobile device is not being picked up or the subject is not moving with the mobile device, for example, when the mobile device is simply rotated on a desk. In other words, this output can be detected even with a slight movement of the mobile phone. Utilizing this output has the advantage of being able to detect with relatively high accuracy whether the subject is not using the mobile device at all, i.e., whether they are likely to be in a situation where they cannot move.

[0025] When using the output of the gyro sensor, The detection unit may further use the output of an acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal.

[0026] The acceleration sensor detects and outputs the movement of the mobile device itself. By using this output in conjunction with the output of the gyro sensor, it is possible to improve the accuracy of detecting the possibility that the mobile device is in a situation where it is unable to move.

[0027] When a detection unit for detecting unexpected situations is provided, The detection unit may intermittently acquire the output of the sensor.

[0028] This reduces the load on the power required for detection. Although the present invention may be useful for avoiding unexpected situations, this is not its primary purpose; rather, its primary purpose is to deal with unexpected situations. Therefore, it is not necessarily necessary to constantly detect the occurrence of unexpected situations; the purpose can be achieved with intermittent detection. Intermittent detection is one of the features that can be applied only to the present invention.

[0029] When a detection unit for detecting unexpected situations is provided, The detection unit may be capable of switching the detection on and off regardless of the subject's will.

[0030] In this embodiment, the operator of the response system of the present invention can turn the detection on and off. It is assumed that some subjects may have difficulty in turning the detection unit on and off, but according to the above embodiment, the detection unit can be operated without error. Conversely, if detection by the detection unit is provided as a paid service, according to the above embodiment, the detection unit can be turned off for subjects who fail to pay.

[0031] The present invention does not necessarily have to include all of the above-described features, and some of them may be omitted or combined as appropriate. The above-described countermeasure system may be configured as a countermeasure method executed by a computer, or as a computer program for causing a computer to perform such a method. Furthermore, the present invention may be configured as a computer-readable recording medium on which such a computer program is recorded. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0032] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a response system. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a behavior database. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen in the response system. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen in the response system. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen in the response system. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart of a monitoring process. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart of a detection process. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0033] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below, taking the case where the target population is elderly people as an example. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the operator of the response system 10 provides this as a paid service, but it may also be provided as a free service.

[0034] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a countermeasure system. In this embodiment, the countermeasure system 10 is configured by a server connected to the Internet NE. While the functions shown in the figure may be configured as hardware, in this embodiment, these functions are configured as software by installing a computer program that realizes these functions on the server. In this embodiment, the countermeasure system 10 is configured by a single server, but it may be configured by a distributed system in which a plurality of servers are connected via a network.

[0035] The countermeasure system 10 is provided with two databases. The subject database 15 stores information about subjects who use the treatment system 10. For example, personal information such as the subject's name and contact details may be included. In this embodiment, as will be described later, some of the services provided by the treatment system 10 are paid services, so billing information may also be stored. The behavior database 14 stores a list of legal actions to be taken when an unexpected event occurs to a subject. While various unexpected events can be targeted, in this embodiment, the target is death or critical illness. The details of the behavior database 14 will be described later.

[0036] The transmitter / receiver 13 exchanges information with the smartphone 20 used by the subject via the Internet NE. In this embodiment, for example, the exchange includes the exchange of sensor output for detecting whether an unexpected incident has occurred to the subject, and registration and setting information for using the response system 10. The detection unit 12 has a function of detecting whether an unexpected incident has occurred to the subject based on the sensor output of the subject's smartphone 20. In this embodiment, the location information of the smartphone 20 is not used, but the outputs of the gyro sensor and acceleration sensor are used. The detection method will be described in detail later. When an unexpected situation occurs to the subject, the response unit 11 refers to the behavior database 14 and takes action according to the behavior list registered therein.

[0037] A target person who uses the countermeasure system 10 uses a smartphone 20 as a mobile terminal. The transmitter / receiver 21 is a function that is provided in advance in the smartphone 20, and provides a function of sending and receiving various information to and from the treatment system 10 via the Internet NE. The gyro sensor 22 is an angular velocity sensor, and outputs a signal according to a change in the orientation of the smartphone 20. The acceleration sensor 23 outputs an acceleration signal according to the movement of the smartphone 20. A monitoring application 24, which is a computer program for realizing functions for using the response system 10, is installed on the smartphone 20. The monitoring application 24 is an application that realizes functions such as a management function 25 and a detection function 26. The management function 25 provides the response system 10 with functions such as registering the name and other information of the target person. The detection function 26 provides a function for acquiring outputs from the gyro sensor 22 and acceleration sensor 23 at a predetermined timing and transmitting the outputs to the response system 10 in order to determine whether an unexpected incident has occurred to the target person. The monitoring application 24 may provide more functions. For example, in this embodiment, the detection unit 12 of the response system 10 detects whether an unexpected incident has occurred to the subject, but this may be performed by the monitoring application 24 of the smartphone 20. The mobile terminal used by the subject person may be a dedicated terminal for the countermeasure system 10 instead of the smartphone 20.

[0038] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a behavior database. The behavior database 14 stores legal behaviors as a behavior list when an unexpected situation occurs to a subject. FIG. 2 shows an example of a behavior list for a certain subject. The behavior database stores this behavior list for multiple subjects.

[0039] In the example of Figure 2, for example, for the item "treatment and life-sustaining measures," the intention is shown as "emphasis on palliative treatment" as a response method. In addition, the "storage location" of the document expressing this intention is stored as a required document. The storage location may be a desk, locker, or a specific person. In addition, as contact information, actions regarding the item, whether or not to notify the intention, and contact information for notification are stored. In the example shown, notification is OK for treatment and life-sustaining measures, and the contact information of the heirs is stored. According to this action list, if an unforeseen incident occurs to the target person, the heir who receives the notification can confirm the target person's intentions along with the necessary documents, and can respond in accordance with the target person's wishes.

[0040] In the example of FIG. 2, various other behaviors are also stored in the behavior database. For example, for a pet, the action to give it to Mr. A is stored, and Mr. A is stored as the contact point. Regarding the personal car, the method of handling is stored to transfer it to Mr. B, and the necessary documents are kept in a storage location, as well as Mr. B's contact information. Regarding the lease contract, the intention to terminate the contract is recorded, and the necessary documents are kept in a safe place. The contact information of the agent is also recorded. Regarding Bank C, the intention to cancel the contract is recorded, and the necessary documents are kept in a safe place. The contact information of the heirs is also recorded. Regarding life insurance, the recipient has expressed their intention to receive the benefits, and the necessary documents are kept in a safe place. The heirs' contact information is also recorded. Regarding subscriptions, the intention to cancel is indicated and the password for this purpose is stored. However, contacting relatives is prohibited (NG). Regarding organ donation, the person has expressed their intention to donate their heart and lungs but not their liver, and the necessary documents are kept in a safe place.

[0041] The items shown here are merely examples, and other items may be prepared. The format and content can also be determined arbitrarily. In the example of FIG. 2, whether or not to contact and the contact information are specified for each item, but it is also possible to specify the entire list at once.

[0042] 3 to 5 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of screens in the response system, which are displayed on the smartphone 20 used by the subject person. FIG. 3(a) shows the screen for registering the subject's name, date of birth, and blood type. In this embodiment, the operator of the treatment system 10 provides this as a paid service, and the invitation code is an input field for a code to receive a discount or fee exemption. For example, if the subject is receiving welfare assistance, the fee for the treatment system 10 may be charged to the local government by entering an invitation code issued by the local government. Figure 3(b) is the screen where you enter the subject's address, telephone number, registered domicile, family composition, etc. In Figures 3(a) and 3(b), the subject's personal information is entered as shown above, but not all of this information is required, and all information except for the name is optional.

[0043] Figure 3(c) is the screen for setting the contents of the action list, etc. In the "Pet" field in Figure 3(c), if you have a pet, you can register its name and how to deal with unexpected situations. The second row from the top is workplace information. You can register the name of your workplace and contact information. The third row from the top is the screen where you register the name and contact information of your family doctor. The fourth row from the top is the screen where you can register the name and contact information of the medical institution where you would like to obtain a second opinion. You can register without distinguishing between your regular doctor and second opinion, but by registering them in this way, you can select a preferred medical institution according to your wishes in the event of an unforeseen situation.

[0044] FIG. 3(d) is a screen for specifying whether or not to use the "safety alert function." The "safety alert function" is a function that the response system 10 automatically detects the occurrence of an unexpected situation. As will be described later, the response system 10 can detect the occurrence of an unexpected situation by detecting the sensor output of the smartphone 20. However, the use of the safety alert function is not essential for the response system 10 of this embodiment. If the safety alert function is not used, for example, a button or the like that notifies the occurrence of an unexpected event may be displayed on the smartphone 20, and the subject may operate this button himself / herself to operate the response system 10 as if an unexpected event had occurred. Also, the response system 10 may be configured to treat the unexpected event as having occurred when a relative or other acquaintance of the subject contacts the operator of the response system 10. The fee system may be changed depending on whether or not the "safety alert function" is used.

[0045] By making it possible to select whether to turn the safety alert function on or off in this way, the response system 10 can be used in a variety of ways. The Safety Alert function may be switched on and off by the administrator, regardless of the subject's wishes. For example, even if the subject himself does not wish to use the Safety Alert function, his family may wish to do so. In such cases, the Safety Alert function may be turned on at the request of the family. In this way, if the operator can turn the safety alert function on and off regardless of the target person's wishes, there is an advantage in that the function can be reliably operated as needed.

[0046] Figure 4(a) is the screen for setting the contents of the action list. In the first row from the top, you enter the details of the lifeline contract and how to deal with it. Note that if the method of dealing with unforeseen circumstances, such as with a lifeline contract, is generally decided to be cancellation, you can omit this input and treat cancellation as the default. Similarly, in the second row from the top, enter the details of the insurance contract and how you will deal with it. In the third row from the top, you enter the details of the subscription contract and how you would like to handle it. You can also specify whether to keep the details confidential, as you may not want your relatives or other family members to know about the details of your subscription contract. Enter your computer's password information in the fourth row from the top. This allows you to entrust the handling of your computer to a trusted third party in the event of an unforeseen incident.

[0047] Figure 4(b) shows the screen for specifying whether to disclose the entered information. You can specify whether to "disclose all information to family members," "disclose some information to family members," or "do not disclose information to family members" for the registered information. If you select "disclose some information," you can individually specify the information that can be disclosed and the information that must not be disclosed. In FIG. 4(b), the disclosure recipient may be arbitrarily designated as a recipient other than "family."

[0048] Figure 5(a) shows how to register life and wills information. Regarding treatment policy, patients can choose from "I would like as much life-prolonging treatment as possible until the end," "Once it is determined that there is no hope of recovery, I would like to avoid any life-prolonging treatment," or "I would like to focus on palliative treatment to relieve pain." Other wills may also be entered.

[0049] Figure 5(b) is a screen for expressing intentions regarding organ donation. It is possible to specify whether or not to donate the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, small intestine, and eyeballs. It is also possible to specify the person who has the authority to decide on organ donation. It is also possible to specify other items.

[0050] Figure 5(c) is a screen for inputting funeral wishes. It allows users to specify who they want to be notified of the funeral, who they do not want to be notified of the funeral, and graves and shrines. Other options may also be available.

[0051] Using the above screens, the subject can register his / her intention in the behavior database 14 of the response system 10. It should be noted that the method of registering in the behavior database 14 is not limited to using the smartphone 20. For example, the subject may visit the operator of the response system 10 and verbally convey their request, which the operator then inputs into the response system 10.

[0052] When an unexpected situation occurs, the response system 10 of this embodiment executes a response in accordance with the behavior database 14. The processing contents performed by the response system 10 will be explained below. 6 is a flowchart of the monitoring process, which is mainly executed by the countermeasure unit 11 of the countermeasure system 10, and is executed by the server constituting the countermeasure system 10 in terms of hardware.

[0053] When the process starts, the response system 10 determines whether the safety alert for the target person is on (step S10). Whether this function is on or off can be determined by checking the settings in the target person database 15. If it is on, a detection process is executed (step S11). The detection process is a process for detecting whether or not an unexpected situation has occurred to the subject. The details of the detection process will be described later. If the safety alert is off, the detection process is skipped.

[0054] Next, the response system 10 determines whether an unexpected event has occurred (step S12). If the safety alert is on, this determination is made based on the results of the detection process. If the safety alert is off, it is determined that an unexpected event has occurred when the subject notifies the operator that an unexpected event has occurred, or when the subject or a related person such as a relative notifies the operator that an unexpected event has occurred and the operator inputs that information into the response system 10.

[0055] If no unexpected event has occurred (step S12), the above-described processes of steps S10 to S12 are repeatedly executed. If an unexpected situation occurs, the contents of the behavior database 14 are read (step S14) and appropriate measures are taken. Since the behavior database 14 only stores intentions, and the response system 10 does not have the function to realize these intentions, strictly speaking, "taking measures" means providing the information necessary to realize the intentions and contacting the relevant parties.

[0056] Fig. 7 is a flowchart of the detection process, which corresponds to step S11 of the monitoring process described in Fig. 6, and is a process for detecting whether an unexpected incident has occurred to the target person when the safety alert is on.

[0057] The left side shows the sensor detection process executed by the smartphone 20. The smartphone constantly repeats this process. In the process, the smartphone 20 determines whether a detection trigger is present (step S20). In this embodiment, two conditions are used as triggers. The first condition is that 30n minutes (n is a natural number) have elapsed since the previous detection. The second condition is that 30n minutes (n is a natural number) have elapsed since the monitoring app was closed. In other words, the trigger is when 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, etc. have elapsed since the previous detection or the monitoring app was closed. Only one of the above two conditions may be used as the trigger.

[0058] When the trigger is on (step S21), the smartphone 20 detects the outputs of the gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor (step S22) and transmits the results to the server (step S23). If the trigger is not on (step S21), no sensor detection is performed, and the trigger determination (step S20) is repeated until the trigger is on.

[0059] The right side shows the processing executed by the handling system 10. The detection results of the sensors are transmitted from the smartphone 20 to the handling system 10 at appropriate timing and are accumulated. The response system 10 executes a detection process when it receives the output result from the smartphone 20. However, the timing for executing the detection process can be set arbitrarily, and the detection process may be executed at a fixed time interval, regardless of the output timing from the smartphone 20.

[0060] When the detection process starts, the response system 10 reads the past sensor output of the subject (step S30). The number of data of the read sensor output is represented by ND. If the number of data ND is 2 or less (step S31) and the number of data ND is 0 (step S34), it is possible that the sensor output has not been acquired, so a notification that there is no data update is sent (step S35), and the detection process is terminated. If the number of data ND is 2 or less (step S31) and is not 0 (step S34), that is, if the number of data ND is 1 or 2, data has been acquired, but the number is not sufficient to determine whether or not an unexpected event has occurred, so the detection process ends without performing any processing.

[0061] If the number of data ND is greater than 2 (step S31), the troubleshooting system 10 determines whether the variation in past sensor output results is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold (step S32). In this embodiment, since a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor are used, it is determined whether this condition is met for each sensor. The threshold value can be determined arbitrarily. The gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor may use the same threshold value, or different threshold values ​​may be used.

[0062] For both the gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor, the fact that the variation is smaller than the threshold indicates that there has been no movement for a long period of time in the smartphone 20. Therefore, the handling system 10 determines that an unexpected incident may have occurred to the subject, and notifies the subject that there has been no movement (step S33). On the other hand, if the variation is equal to or greater than the threshold, this indicates that the smartphone 20 is moving, that is, that the subject is active, and the response system 10 does not perform any processing and ends the detection processing.

[0063] According to the above detection process, it is possible to detect whether an unexpected incident has occurred by using the outputs of the gyro sensor and acceleration sensor of the smartphone 20. The response system 10 does not use the location information of the subject, so there is little risk of violating the subject's privacy, which has the advantage that the subject can use it with peace of mind. In this embodiment, it is sufficient to detect unexpected situations with enough accuracy to determine whether or not to take the measures stored in the behavior database 14. Therefore, it is sufficient to output the sensor intermittently at intervals of about 30 minutes, as shown in FIG. 7. Furthermore, the detection process is also simple, requiring only a check of the variation in the sensor output. Of course, this does not preclude more complex detection. In the process of FIG. 7, the numbers of data ND of 2 and 0 are used as the determination index in steps S31 and S34, but this value can be determined arbitrarily.

[0064] According to the response system 10 of the embodiment described above, when an unexpected situation occurs to a subject, it is possible to execute a response in accordance with the subject's wishes. Furthermore, by using a safety alert, the occurrence of an unexpected situation can be automatically detected, which has the advantage of enabling a more reliable response.

[0065] The various features described in the embodiments do not necessarily have to be provided in their entirety, and some of them may be omitted or combined as appropriate. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and can be configured in various forms. [Industrial Applicability]

[0066] The present invention relates to a technique for dealing with an unexpected situation that occurs to a subject. [Explanation of symbols]

[0067] 10. Coping System 11. Response Department 12 Detector 13 Transmitter / Receiver 14 Behavioral Database 15. Target database 20. Smartphone 21 Transmitter / receiver 22 Gyro sensor 23 Acceleration sensor 24 Monitoring App 25 Management functions 26 Detection Function

Claims

1. A response system for dealing with unexpected situations that occur to a subject, an action database storing an action list indicating one or more legal actions to be taken based on the will of the subject when the unforeseen event occurs; a countermeasure unit that, when the unexpected event occurs, provides information to realize the behavior list stored in the behavior database.

2. 2. The system according to claim 1, The action list is a response system that includes data that associates disposal items that the subject has authority to dispose of with methods of disposing of the disposal items in the event of an unforeseen incident.

3. 2. The system according to claim 1, The action list is a response system including the target person's requests regarding actions that a third party should take in response to the unforeseen event.

4. 2. The system according to claim 1, The behavior list is a response system that stores each behavior in association with a person involved in the behavior who should be kept secret.

5. 2. The system according to claim 1, The action list stores related parties to be contacted regarding the action in association with each other; The handling unit contacts the relevant parties. Coping system.

6. 2. The system according to claim 1, The action list also stores the destinations for saving documents necessary for the action.

7. 2. The system according to claim 1, A response system including a detection unit that detects that the unexpected situation has occurred to the subject.

8. The response system according to claim 7, The unexpected event is an event in which the subject is unable to move, The detection unit performs the detection by utilizing the output of a sensor provided on a mobile terminal carried by the subject, without using the subject's location information.

9. 9. The response system according to claim 8, The detection unit is a countermeasure system that uses the output of a gyro sensor of the mobile terminal.

10. 10. The response system according to claim 9, The detection unit further uses the output of an acceleration sensor of the mobile terminal.

11. 9. The response system according to claim 8, The detection unit is a countermeasure system that intermittently acquires the output of the sensor.

12. The response system according to claim 7, The detection unit is a response system that can switch the detection on and off regardless of the subject's will.

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