Life monitoring system and program

Abstract

To reduce anxiety for caregivers when displaying the location of the person being cared for using an icon. [Solution] The life monitoring system is a life monitoring system that provides the caregiver with information about the living conditions of the person being monitored in a monitoring area, and comprises an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires detection data that detects the position and posture of the person being monitored in the monitoring area. The control unit creates and outputs an activity map in which an icon representing the person being monitored is superimposed on a map showing the monitoring area at the location where the person being monitored was detected. The control unit determines the display position of the icon based on the detected position and posture of the person being monitored.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a life monitoring system that provides information on the living conditions of monitored persons such as the elderly to monitors, and a program therefor.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there is a system that displays the movement history of a person or the like as an icon.

[0003] For example, in Patent Document 1 below, the number of people and the movement locus of the center of gravity of each person are determined from a video of a person being photographed, and the state (moving state / stationary state) of the person is determined from the movement locus of each person photographed in the video. It is disclosed that a moving icon showing a person in a moving state and a static icon showing a person in a static state are displayed as a congestion image showing the degree of congestion according to the number of people and the state of each person.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, when displaying the person's position as an icon as in the technology of Patent Document 1 above, the person's position may move finely. Especially in a system that determines the position of a person in an area based on the center of gravity position of the person, especially when the person is sleeping, the center of gravity position changes just by turning over or moving a hand, and the detected position changes greatly. And if the detected position is directly displayed as an icon, it may seem that the person is moving around while sleeping, which may cause anxiety to the monitor.

[0006] In view of the above circumstances, the object of the present invention is to provide a life monitoring system and program that can appropriately display the location of the person being monitored using an icon. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] To achieve the above objective, a life monitoring system according to one embodiment of the present invention is a life monitoring system that provides a monitor with information on the living conditions of a person being monitored in a monitoring area, and comprises an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires detection data that detects the position and posture of the person being monitored in the monitoring area. The control unit creates and outputs an activity map in which an icon representing the person being monitored is superimposed on the location where the person being monitored was detected on a map showing the monitoring area. The control unit determines the display position of the icon based on the detected position and posture of the person being monitored.

[0008] This configuration allows the monitoring system to change the display position of icons according to the detected location and posture, thus preventing the monitor from feeling anxious due to icons frequently moving around.

[0009] The control unit may determine the display position of the icon using the first method if the type of posture is a resting posture, based on the detected position of the person being monitored, and may determine the display position of the icon using a second method different from the first method if the type of posture is other than a resting posture.

[0010] This configuration allows the monitoring system to clearly distinguish between when the person being monitored is resting and when they are not resting (active), and present this information to the caregiver.

[0011] The control unit may, as a first method, determine the icon display position to be a predetermined position corresponding to the position where the resting posture was detected, or a position determined using past detection positions; or, as a second method, determine the icon display position to be a position where a posture other than the resting posture was detected.

[0012] This configuration allows the monitoring system to keep track of the activity status of the caregiver when the caregiver is not on break, and when the caregiver is on break, the icon is displayed in a way that prevents it from moving frequently, thus reducing anxiety for the caregiver.

[0013] The control unit may determine the method for determining the display position of the icon when the resting posture is detected, depending on the type of monitoring area where the person being monitored is located.

[0014] This configuration allows the monitoring system to more accurately understand the living situation of the person being monitored by displaying icons differently depending on whether the person is lying down in the bedroom or the living room, as the factors and purposes for the person lying down may differ in those cases.

[0015] If the monitoring area is a rest area, the control unit may, upon detecting the rest posture, display the icon at a position determined using the previously detected position or at a predetermined position. If the monitoring area is an area other than the rest area, the control unit may, upon detecting the rest posture, display the icon at the detected position.

[0016] This configuration allows the monitoring system to reduce anxiety for the caregiver by displaying icons that do not move frequently when the monitoring area is a rest area, as the person being monitored is generally resting. On the other hand, if the monitoring area is outside the rest area (activity area) and the person being monitored takes a resting posture, this is not normal behavior, so it can be displayed as is to allow the caregiver to understand the situation.

[0017] The control unit may determine the display position of the icon using the first method if the location where the resting posture is detected is within the resting area of ​​the monitoring area, or it may determine the display position of the icon using the second method if the location where the resting posture is detected is outside the resting area.

[0018] This configuration allows the monitoring system to reduce anxiety for the caregiver by displaying an icon that does not move frequently when the person being monitored is resting in a rest area, as this is considered a normal action. Conversely, when the person takes a resting posture outside the rest area (activity area), the icon remains in its original position, as this is not considered a normal action, allowing the caregiver to be aware of the person's actions.

[0019] There are multiple types of resting postures, and if the detected resting posture is of the first type, the control unit may determine a predetermined position corresponding to the position where the resting posture was detected as the display position of the icon. If the detected resting posture is of the second type, the control unit may determine a position obtained using past detection positions as the display position of the icon.

[0020] This configuration allows the monitoring system to change the way icons are displayed according to different resting positions, such as sitting and lying down. For example, when sitting, the detected location is displayed as an icon, while when lying down, past detected locations are used to display icons. This flexible display method allows the monitor to more accurately understand the living situation of the person being monitored.

[0021] A program according to yet another embodiment of the present invention is installed on a computer held by a caregiver who monitors the living conditions of a person being monitored in a monitoring area. The steps include receiving detection data that detects the position and posture of the person being monitored in the aforementioned monitoring area, A step of creating an activity map in which an icon representing the person being monitored is superimposed on the location of the person being monitored included in the received detection data on a map showing the monitoring area, the step of determining the display position of the icon based on the location and posture of the person being monitored included in the detection data, The process involves outputting the aforementioned action map to the display unit and then executing the following steps. [Effects of the Invention]

[0022] As described above, according to the present invention, the position of the person under care can be appropriately displayed by an icon. However, such an effect does not limit the present invention.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0023] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a life monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server device of the above life monitoring system. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of display of an action map of a person under care generated by the above server device. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of action map display processing by the above server device. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing the transition of the action map displayed by the above server device.

Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0024] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0025] [Configuration of the System] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a life monitoring system according to the present embodiment.

[0026] As shown in the figure, the life monitoring system provides a monitoring service for monitoring abnormalities such as intrusion into a building (monitoring target area) where the person under care is located, and a monitoring service for monitoring the situation of the person under care such as an elderly person. In this monitoring service, information indicating actions detected in the daily life of the person under care is provided to a monitor such as a family member (child) who lives separately from the person under care. Thereby, the monitor can recognize the situation of the person under care and can monitor the person under care.

[0027] The life monitoring system comprises a server device 100, a user terminal 200, a monitoring device 300, multiple intrusion detection sensors 400, and a monitoring sensor 500. The monitoring device 300, intrusion detection sensors 400, and monitoring sensors 500 are installed in a building such as the residence of the person being monitored and are connected via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

[0028] The server device 100 is installed in a monitoring center operated by a business operator providing monitoring and surveillance services. The server device 100 creates a real-time activity map of the person being monitored based on the posture and location detection results received from the monitoring device 300 and provides it to the caregiver.

[0029] The user terminal 200 is held by the caregiver and is used by the caregiver to view various information related to the monitoring service, such as information indicating the living situation of the person being monitored. Examples of user terminals 200 include smartphones, mobile phones, personal computers, tablet devices, and wearable devices. The user terminal 200 has an application installed that supports viewing the various information related to the monitoring service (hereinafter also referred to as the "monitoring app").

[0030] The server device 100, the monitoring device 300, and the user terminal 200 are connected via a network 50 that includes the Internet and a mobile communication network.

[0031] The intrusion monitoring sensor 400 detects intruders into a building and outputs detection information. If the building is a residence, the intrusion monitoring sensor 400 includes sensors installed inside the residence (e.g., openings such as front doors and windows, passageways and living rooms within the residence) and sensors installed outside the residence (e.g., gardens and gates). The intrusion monitoring sensor 400 may also be used for monitoring purposes.

[0032] The monitoring sensor 500 is installed in a monitoring area (room or space) within a building, detects the movement (amount of movement and posture) of the person being monitored in that monitoring area, and outputs detection information indicating the detection results.

[0033] Examples of monitoring sensors 500 include radio wave sensors (millimeter wave, microwave, etc.), ultrasonic sensors, TOF sensors, and cameras. When a camera capable of shooting video or a TOF sensor is used as the monitoring sensor 500, the position and posture of the person being monitored are detected for each frame of the captured image. As for posture detection methods, known methods such as pattern matching between a person image extracted from an image using the background subtraction method and images of each posture that have been registered in advance are used, or authentication processing using a trained model that has been trained on images of various postures for posture detection are used. Furthermore, when a radio wave sensor or ultrasonic sensor is used as the monitoring sensor 500, the position and posture of the person being monitored are detected, for example, every second. As for posture detection methods, known methods such as pattern matching between point cloud data obtained from an ultrasonic sensor and point cloud data of each posture that have been registered in advance are used. The monitoring sensor 500 detects the position of a person within the monitoring area and their posture (e.g., standing, sitting, lying down, etc.), and calculates the amount of movement of the person from the changes in the person's position and posture. The amount of movement is calculated by scoring the change in position and the change in posture per unit time, and then adding them together. The monitoring sensor 500 then outputs the calculated amount of movement and posture as detection data. Note that the amount of movement may be calculated from the change in position alone. Alternatively, the presence or absence of movement may be included in the detection data instead of the amount of movement. Furthermore, the monitoring sensor 500 may send the detection results of position and posture to the server device 100, and the server device 100 may calculate the amount of movement. Note that the monitoring sensor 500 may be used for the intrusion monitoring application described above.

[0034] The monitoring device 300 uses the intrusion monitoring sensor 400 to monitor for intrusion into the building where the person being monitored is located, and also uses the monitoring sensor 500 to detect the actions of the person being monitored.

[0035] For example, when an intruder is detected by the intrusion monitoring sensor 400, the monitoring device 300 notifies the server device 100 that an intruder has entered the building. The monitoring device 300 has three security modes, such as an unmanned security mode, a manned security mode, and a deactivation mode.

[0036] Although not shown in the diagram, the monitoring device 300 is connected to a setting unit installed at the entrance or elsewhere to receive commands to set the security mode of the monitoring device 300.

[0037] When the server device 100 receives an abnormal signal from the monitoring device 300, it outputs information about the building and the person being monitored, prompting the controller of the monitoring sensor to check on the person being monitored and security guards to respond to the building. The server device 100 also determines the actions of the person being monitored based on the detection results of the monitoring sensor 500, generates an action map based on that, and provides it to the user terminal 200 of the person being monitored.

[0038] [Server configuration] Figure 2 shows the configuration of the server device 100. As shown in the figure, the server device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input / output interface 15, and a bus 14 that connects these to each other.

[0039] The CPU 11 accesses RAM 13 and other memory as needed, performing various calculations and comprehensively controlling all blocks of the server device 100. ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory in which the OS, programs, and firmware such as various parameters to be executed by the CPU 11 are permanently stored. RAM 13 is used as a working area for the CPU 11 and temporarily holds the OS, various running applications, and various data being processed.

[0040] The input / output interface 15 is connected to the display unit 16, the operation reception unit 17, the storage unit 18, the communication unit 19, and the like.

[0041] The display unit 16 is a display device (built-in display) that uses, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OLED (Organic ElectroLuminescence Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), etc.

[0042] The operation reception unit 17 is, for example, a touch panel, buttons, keys, or other input device. If the operation reception unit 17 is a touch panel, the touch panel may be integrated with the display unit 16.

[0043] The storage unit 18 is, for example, a flash memory (SSD; Solid State Drive), other solid memory, or a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The OS, various applications, and various data are stored in this storage unit 18.

[0044] In particular, in this embodiment, the storage unit 18 stores the detection result data (posture type and location information) of the monitoring sensor 500, as well as a program and data for generating a behavior map of the person being monitored based on the detection data and displaying it on the user terminal 200.

[0045] The communication unit 19 consists of various modules for wireless communication, such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) for Ethernet or a wireless LAN, and is responsible for communication processing between the user terminal 200 and the monitoring device 300 via the network 50.

[0046] [Action Map] Next, we will explain the behavior map of the person being monitored, which is generated by the server device 100 and displayed on the user terminal 200.

[0047] The server device 100 stores the behavioral information of the person being monitored in chronological order based on detection data acquired from the monitoring sensor 500, and creates a real-time behavioral map based on this behavioral information. The behavioral information is categorized based on the type of posture of the person being monitored, and consecutive periods in which the posture type is the same are stored separately from periods in which other posture types are shown. Posture types are classified, for example, into standing (including crouching), sitting, lying down, and undetected (a state in which no person is detected).

[0048] The user terminal 200 receives and displays the activity map from the server device 100 via the monitoring application. Figure 3 shows an example of how the activity map is displayed on the user terminal 200.

[0049] As shown in the figure, the behavior map 31 has icons 33 that indicate the position and posture of the person being monitored in the monitoring area, on an image that simulates the space of the monitoring area, and the position of the icons 33 is changed and displayed according to the movement of the person being monitored. At this time, the server device 100 changes the display position of the icons 33 according to the type of posture of the person being monitored and displays it on the map.

[0050] In other words, when the server device 100 detects an active posture (standing (including crouching)) in the monitoring area, it determines the position of the detected location to be the position of icon 33 on the activity map 31. On the other hand, when a resting posture (lying down or sitting) is detected in the resting area 35 within the monitoring area, the display position of icon 33 is determined to be a position determined using the previous positions of the person being monitored or a predetermined position. Details of the method for determining the display position when a resting posture is detected in the resting area 35 will be described later.

[0051] Icon 33 may have a design that changes depending on the posture of the person being monitored (for example, an icon showing someone sitting on a sofa if they are sitting, or an icon showing someone lying in bed if they are lying down).

[0052] The rest area 35 is pre-set at the location of beds, sofas, etc., within the monitoring area. Alternatively, the rest area may be determined to be any location where a resting posture is detected for a predetermined period of time or longer. The activity area is any area other than the rest area 35 where the person being monitored is detected.

[0053] Furthermore, if a resting posture is detected outside the resting area, the display position of icon 33 is determined in the same way as when an active posture is detected.

[0054] When the server device 100 receives a request from the monitoring application to display the behavior map 31, it starts generating and displaying the behavior map 31.

[0055] The diagram shows an example of the behavior map 31 when the monitoring area is the living room. However, a button may be provided at the right end of the behavior map 31 to transition to the display screen of the behavior map 31 for another monitoring area (e.g., the bedroom).

[0056] Furthermore, the above-mentioned activity map 31 may be created by setting the monitoring area to the living room when the current time is considered to be the time when the person being monitored is normally active (for example, from 6:00 to 21:00), and setting the monitoring area to the bedroom when the current time is considered to be the time when the person being monitored is normally asleep (for example, from 21:00 to 6:00 the next day).

[0057] [Operation of the Life Monitoring System] Next, the operation of the life monitoring system configured as described above will be explained. This operation is performed through the cooperation of the hardware of the server device 100, such as the CPU 11 and communication unit 19, and the software (monitoring application) stored in the storage unit 18. For convenience, in the following explanation, the CPU 11 of the server device 100 will be considered the main operator.

[0058] Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the action map display process by the server device 100 described above.

[0059] As shown in the figure, the CPU 11 of the server device 100 first determines whether or not it has received a request to display the activity map from the user terminal 200 of the caregiver via the monitoring application (step 41). This request to display the activity map is sent triggered by the launch of the monitoring application or the pressing of the activity map display button in the menu of the monitoring application.

[0060] If the CPU determines that it has received the above-mentioned request to display the behavior map (Yes), the CPU 11 obtains data from the storage unit 18 regarding the posture type and position of the person being monitored for a predetermined period in the past (for example, 24 hours from the present) as detected by the monitoring sensor 500 (step 42).

[0061] Next, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the detection data indicates the detection of a person being monitored in the activity area (step 43).

[0062] If the detection data indicates that a person being monitored has been detected in the activity area (Yes in step 43), the CPU 11 determines the detected location to be the display position of the icon 33, regardless of the posture type (step 44).

[0063] On the other hand, if the detection data does not indicate the detection of a person being monitored in the activity area (No. in step 43), the CPU 11 determines whether or not the detection data indicated the detection of a person being monitored in the rest area (step 45).

[0064] If the detection data indicates that the person being monitored was detected in the rest area (Yes in step 45), the CPU 11 determines the display position of the icon 33 to be either the position determined using the person's past location or a predetermined position (step 46).

[0065] Here, we will explain specific examples of methods for determining the display position when a resting posture is detected in a rest area. There are three methods for determining the display position, as follows: (1) to (3). Of these, (1) and (2) are determined using the past position of the person being monitored.

[0066] (1) Calculate the display position using the moving average. Using the time-series position data of the person being monitored, where a resting posture was detected in the resting area from the current time up to a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute prior), a moving average is calculated, and the calculated position is determined as the display position for icon 33. For example, the position of the person being monitored at the time when a resting posture was detected in the resting area up to 1 minute prior to the current time is extracted from the behavioral information, the average of the extracted X and Y coordinates is calculated, and the calculated average X and Y coordinates are determined as the display position for the current time.

[0067] (2) Display while retaining the previous display position The system remembers the position of the resting posture in the previously detected resting area and determines the current display position of icon 33 to be this stored position. For example, it remembers the position where the resting posture was first detected in the resting area and determines the display position to be this stored position. Furthermore, after a predetermined period (e.g., 24 hours) has elapsed since the stored position was saved, it overwrites the stored position with the position where the resting posture was first detected in the resting area during that period. If no resting posture was detected in the resting area at the time of the update, the stored position is retained.

[0068] (3) Default position display The position where icon 33 will be displayed within the rest area should be set in advance. If there are multiple rest areas, a default position should be set for each rest area (for example, the center of the sofa, the center of the bed, etc.).

[0069] Returning to Figure 4, if the detection data does not indicate the detection of a person under surveillance in the rest area (No. in step 45), that is, if the data is non-detection data or error data, the CPU 11 returns to step 42 and repeats the processing from there onward.

[0070] Next, the CPU 11 generates an action map 31 in which the above-mentioned icon 33 is displayed at the determined display position (step 47).

[0071] The CPU 11 then sends the generated behavior map 31 to the user terminal 200 of the requesting caregiver, and displays it using the caregiver application (step 48).

[0072] Figure 5 shows the display transitions of the behavior map 31 (Figure (A1) to (D1)) when a resting posture is detected on a bed used as a resting area, in a simplified planar view compared to the case where the detection position is used directly as the display position (Figure (A2) to (D2)). In this display example, method (1) using a moving average is adopted from the above determination methods (1) to (3).

[0073] As shown in Figures (A2) to (D2), if the detection position (center of gravity) is used as the display position of icon 33, when the person being monitored is asleep, even small movements such as turning over or moving their hands unconsciously can change the center of gravity, causing a large change in the detection position. This can make it appear as if the person being monitored is moving around while sleeping, potentially causing anxiety to the caregiver.

[0074] On the other hand, as shown in Figures (A1) to (D1), in this embodiment, for example, by using the moving average of the detection positions of the person being monitored in the past as the display position of icon 33, the display position of icon 33 does not change significantly as in (A2) to (D2) above, and the display position of the icon during breaks can be stabilized, thereby suppressing anxiety for the monitor.

[0075] On the other hand, if the person being monitored assumes a resting posture outside the resting area (activity area), it is considered that this is not a normal sleeping posture. Therefore, icon 33 can be displayed at the detection location to allow the caregiver to be aware of this.

[0076] [Differentiation] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0077] In the above-described embodiment, the server device 100 determined the display position of the icon 33 in the same way whether it detected a seated or lying position as a resting posture. However, the server device 100 may use different methods to determine the display position of the icon 33 for multiple different resting postures. For example, when a lying position is detected, the display position may be determined based on the previously detected position of the person being monitored, and when a seated position is detected, the display position may be determined to be a predetermined position.

[0078] In the embodiments described above, the server device 100 detected sitting and lying down as resting positions, but it is also possible to detect only the lying down position as a resting position.

[0079] In the embodiments described above, an example was explained in which a rest area (sofa or bed) is set within a part of the monitoring area, such as a living room or bedroom. However, the rest area may be the entire monitoring area, not just a part of it. For example, the server device 100 can set modes such as bedroom mode and living room mode, and if a resting posture is detected when bedroom mode is set, it may determine the display position of the icon 33 using a position based on past detection locations or a default position. Alternatively, if a bed is set within the monitoring area, bedroom mode may be automatically set, and if no bed is set, living room mode may be automatically set.

[0080] In the above-described embodiment, the server device 100 determined the display position of icon 33 in the same way whether the resting posture was detected in the living room or the bedroom. Alternatively, even when the same resting posture is detected, the server device 100 may determine the display position differently depending on the type of monitoring area. For example, if a lying-down posture is detected in the bedroom, the display position of icon 33 may be determined using the position of past detections. If a lying-down posture is detected in the living room, since the factors and purpose of lying down are considered to be different from those of sleeping in the bedroom, a default position may be determined as the display position of icon 33 in order to distinguish it from sleeping.

[0081] In the above-described embodiment, the server device 100 determined the display position of the icon 33 differently depending on whether it detected a resting posture in a resting area or outside of a resting area. However, the server device 100 may determine the display position of the icon 33 using a position based on a past detection location or a default position, regardless of whether the detection location is in a resting area or not (without determining whether it is in a resting area or not), when it detects a resting posture.

[0082] In the above-described embodiment, the server device 100 displayed the real-time location of the person being monitored on the behavior map 31. Alternatively, or in addition to this, the server device 100 may generate the behavior map 31 as the behavior history of the person being monitored from time-series detection data over a predetermined period in the past (e.g., 24 hours, 12 hours, 6 hours, etc.) and display the location of the person being monitored in chronological order, or it may determine the display position of the icon 33 according to the detected posture type.

[0083] In each of the embodiments described above, the server device 100 displayed icons 33 indicating the position and posture of the person being monitored on an image that simulated the space of the monitoring area in the behavior map 31. Alternatively, if the monitoring sensor 500 is a camera, the server device 100 may generate the behavior map 31 using an image of the monitoring area captured by the camera.

[0084] In the above-described embodiment, the server device 100 generated the behavior map 31 and sent it to the user terminal 200 for display on the user terminal 200. However, the behavior map 31 may also be generated and displayed by the monitoring application on the user terminal 200.

[0085] In other words, the monitoring application may receive detection data of the position and posture of the person being monitored in the monitoring area and a map showing the monitoring area from the server device 100, and generate an activity map 31. In this case, the monitoring application may receive the detection data and map from the monitoring device 300 without going through the server device 100. Alternatively, the server device 100 may perform a process to determine the position where the icon 33 will be superimposed on the map, and send the location information for superimposing the icon 33 and the map to the monitoring application, and the monitoring application may generate an activity map 31 using the received location information and map. In the above modified example, the monitoring application may be configured to store the map in advance.

[0086] In the embodiment described above, only one server device 100 is shown, but the processing performed by the server device 100 may be distributed and executed across multiple servers. For example, the process of acquiring detection data output from the monitoring sensor 500 and determining the display position of the icon 33 according to the position and posture type of the person being monitored, and the process of plotting the determined display positions on a map to generate an activity map 31, may be executed on separate servers.

[0087] A display device and program according to one embodiment of the present invention can contribute to solving social issues such as extending healthy life expectancy, improving quality of life (QOL), and increasing the number of elderly people living alone in a super-aging society. Furthermore, a display device and program according to one embodiment of the present invention can contribute to achieving Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations, "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all." [Explanation of symbols]

[0088] 11…CPU 16…Display section 18...Storage section 19… Communications Department 31…Action Map 33… Icon 35… Rest area 100…Server device 200... User terminal 500... Monitoring Sensor

Claims

1. A life monitoring system that provides caregivers with information about the living conditions of the person being monitored within the monitoring area, An acquisition unit that acquires detection data that detects the position and posture of the person being monitored in the monitoring area, A control unit creates and outputs an activity map in which an icon representing the person being monitored is superimposed on the location where the person being monitored was detected on the map showing the monitoring area, It is equipped with, The control unit determines the display position of the icon based on the detected position and posture of the person being monitored. A lifestyle monitoring system.

2. A lifestyle monitoring system according to claim 1, The control unit determines the display position of the icon using the first method if the type of posture is a resting posture, and determines the display position of the icon using a second method different from the first method if the type of posture is anything other than a resting posture. A lifestyle monitoring system.

3. A lifestyle monitoring system according to claim 2, The control unit, As the first method, the display position of the icon is determined to be a predetermined position corresponding to the position where the resting posture was detected, or a position determined using past detection positions. As the second method, the position where a posture other than the resting posture is detected is determined to be the display position of the icon. A lifestyle monitoring system.

4. A lifestyle monitoring system according to claim 3, The control unit determines the method for determining the display position of the icon when a resting posture is detected, depending on the type of monitoring area in which the person being monitored is located. A lifestyle monitoring system.

5. A lifestyle monitoring system according to claim 4, The control unit, If the monitoring area is a rest area, when the resting posture is detected, the icon is displayed at a position determined using the previously detected position or at a predetermined position. If the monitoring area is an area other than the rest area, the icon will be displayed at the detected location when the resting posture is detected. A lifestyle monitoring system.

6. A lifestyle monitoring system according to claim 3, The control unit, If the location where the resting posture is detected is a resting area within the monitoring area, the display position of the icon is determined by the first method. If the location where the resting posture was detected is outside the resting area, the display position of the icon is determined by the second method. A lifestyle monitoring system.

7. A lifestyle monitoring system according to claim 3, There are several types of resting positions. If the detected resting posture is of type 1, the control unit determines a predetermined position corresponding to the position where the resting posture was detected as the display position of the icon. If the detected resting posture is of type 2, the control unit determines a position obtained using past detection positions as the display position of the icon. A lifestyle monitoring system.

8. On the computer held by the caregiver who monitors the living conditions of the person being monitored in the surveillance area, The steps include receiving detection data that detects the position and posture of the person being monitored in the aforementioned monitoring area, A step of creating an activity map in which an icon representing the person being monitored is superimposed on the location of the person being monitored included in the received detection data on a map showing the monitoring area, the step of determining the display position of the icon based on the location and posture of the person being monitored included in the detection data, The steps include outputting the aforementioned behavior map to the display unit, A program that executes the command.

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