Information sharing system, management terminal program, and user terminal program

Abstract

This system provides a mechanism for information sharing between patients requiring dialysis treatment and dialysis facilities. [Solution] The information sharing system 100 consists of a management terminal 200 installed in a dialysis facility, a user terminal 400 operated by a dialysis patient, and a server 300 that communicates with the management terminal 200 and the user terminal 400. The server 300 includes a transmission information receiving means for receiving transmission information from the management terminal 200, a transmission information recording means for recording the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means into a recording device, a transmission information transmitting means for transmitting the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means to the user terminal 400, a reply information receiving means for receiving reply information in response to the transmission information from the user terminal 400, and a reply information recording means for recording the reply information received by the reply information receiving means into a recording device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information sharing system, a program for a management terminal, and a program for a user terminal.

Background Art

[0002] The following home medical support system is known. This home medical support system is used by home medical patients, and includes a first terminal connected to a network, a home medical device used by home medical patients and connected to the first terminal or the network, a second terminal used by others other than home medical patients and connected to the network, a virtual space on the network connected to the first terminal, the home medical device and the second terminal via the network and accessible by home medical patients and others, a human model operable within the virtual space, and a server device that provides a medical device model operable within the virtual space, and solves the problem of insufficient communication between home medical patients and others such as other patients, medical staff, device providers, and relatives (for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Patients who require dialysis treatment need to regularly visit a dialysis facility for dialysis treatment. Therefore, it is preferable that information sharing with the dialysis facility can be continuously performed even when the patient is at home, but no method for this has been considered in the conventional home medical support system.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The information sharing system according to the present invention is an information sharing system comprising a management terminal installed in a dialysis facility, a user terminal operated by a dialysis patient, and a server that communicates with the management terminal and the user terminal, wherein the management terminal includes an instruction receiving means for receiving information transmission instructions from the dialysis facility, an information transmission means for transmitting transmission information including the content to be transmitted from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient to the server when an information transmission instruction is received by the instruction receiving means, and a reply information display means for obtaining and displaying reply information from the dialysis patient to the transmission information from the server, wherein the server includes a transmission information receiving means for receiving transmission information from the management terminal, and a transmission information recording means for recording the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means in a recording device. The system comprises: an outgoing information transmission means for transmitting outgoing information received by an outgoing information receiving means to a user terminal; a reply information receiving means for receiving reply information in response to the outgoing information from the user terminal; and a reply information recording means for recording the reply information received by the reply information receiving means to a recording device. The user terminal is characterized by comprising: an information receiving means for receiving outgoing information from a server; an outgoing content output means for outputting the outgoing content included in the outgoing information received by the information receiving means as audio; a reply input receiving means for receiving input from a dialysis patient in response to the outgoing content output by the outgoing content output means; and a reply information transmission means for transmitting reply information indicating the reply content input by the reply input receiving means to the server. The management terminal program according to the present invention is a program executed on the management terminal described above, and is a program that causes a computer to execute an instruction receiving procedure for receiving an information transmission instruction from a dialysis facility, an information transmission procedure for sending transmission information including the content to be transmitted from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient to a server when an information transmission instruction is received in the instruction receiving procedure, and a reply information display procedure for obtaining and displaying reply information from the dialysis patient to the transmission information from the server. The user terminal program according to the present invention is a program executed on the above-mentioned user terminal, and is a program that causes a computer to execute the following: an information receiving procedure for receiving outgoing information from a server, which includes the content of a message sent from a dialysis facility to a dialysis patient; an outgoing content output procedure for outputting the content of the outgoing information received in the information receiving procedure as audio; a reply input receiving procedure for receiving input from a dialysis patient in response to the outgoing content output in the outgoing content output procedure; and a reply information transmission procedure for sending reply information indicating the reply content received in the reply input receiving procedure to the server. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to the present invention, a mechanism can be provided for patients requiring dialysis treatment and dialysis facilities to share information. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0007] [Figure 1] This is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the information sharing system 100. [Figure 2] This is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the management terminal 200. [Figure 3] This is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of server 300. [Figure 4] This is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the user terminal 400. [Figure 5] This diagram schematically shows the external appearance of user terminal 400. [Figure 6] This is a flowchart illustrating the processing flow executed on the management terminal 200. [Figure 7] This is a flowchart illustrating the processing flow executed on server 300. [Figure 8] This is a flowchart illustrating the processing flow executed on user terminal 400. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0008] The information sharing system in this embodiment provides a mechanism for information sharing between patients requiring dialysis treatment and dialysis facilities that perform dialysis treatment. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the information sharing system in this embodiment. The information sharing system 100 consists of a management terminal 200, a server 300, and a user terminal 400. The management terminal 200 is a terminal installed in the dialysis facility that performs dialysis on patients, and for example, an information terminal such as a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer is used. The server 300 is a server device installed on the internet. The user terminal 400 is a terminal operated by a user of the information sharing system 100, i.e., a dialysis patient, and is connected to the server 300 using a mobile phone line.

[0009] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment in which a personal computer is used as the management terminal 200 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, the personal computer operates as the management terminal 200 in this embodiment by running an application for using the information sharing system 100 on the personal computer. The application for using the information sharing system 100 may be an application installed on the personal computer, or a web application that runs on a web browser installed on the personal computer.

[0010] The management terminal 200 includes an operating member 201, a connection interface 202, a control device 203, a recording device 204, and a display device 205.

[0011] The operating component 201 includes various devices operated by the operator of the management terminal 200, such as a keyboard and a mouse.

[0012] The connection interface 202 is an interface for connecting the management terminal 200 to a communication line such as the Internet. For example, a wired LAN module for wired connection to the Internet, a wireless LAN module for wireless connection to the Internet, or the like is used. The management terminal 200 communicates with the server 300 via this connection interface 202.

[0013] The control device 203 is composed of a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire management terminal 200. The memory constituting the control device 203 is a volatile memory such as an SDRAM, for example. This memory is used as a work memory for the CPU to expand a program during program execution and as a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. For example, data read via the connection interface 202 is temporarily recorded in the buffer memory.

[0014] The recording device 204 is a recording device for recording various data stored in the management terminal 200, data of programs to be executed by the control device 203, and the like. For example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like is used.

[0015] The display device 205 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is a device for displaying display data output by the control device 203.

[0016] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the server 300 in the present embodiment. The server 300 includes an operation member 301, a connection interface 302, a control device 303, and a recording device 304.

[0017] The operation member 301 includes various devices operated by an operator of the server 300, such as a keyboard and a mouse. <s

[0018] The connection interface 302 is an interface for connecting the server 300 to a communication line such as the Internet or a mobile phone line. For example, a wired LAN module for wired connection to the communication line, a wireless LAN module for wireless connection to the communication line, etc. are used. The server 300 communicates with the management terminal 200 and the user terminal 400 via this connection interface 302.

[0019] The control device 303 is composed of a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire server 300. The memory constituting the control device 303 is, for example, a volatile memory such as SDRAM. This memory is used as a work memory for the CPU to expand the program during program execution and a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. For example, data read via the connection interface 302 is temporarily recorded in the buffer memory.

[0020] The recording device 304 is a recording device for recording various data stored by the server 300, data of programs to be executed by the control device 303, etc. For example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), etc. are used. The data of the program recorded in the recording device 304 is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM and provided, or provided via a network, and the control device 303 can execute the program by installing the data of the program acquired by the user in the recording device 304.

[0021] Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the user terminal 400 in this embodiment. A user can use a dedicated terminal provided for using the information sharing system 100 as the user terminal 400. Alternatively, a user can use an information terminal such as a smartphone with an application for using the information sharing system 100 installed as the user terminal 400. Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the user terminal 400 when a dedicated terminal provided for using the information sharing system 100 is used as the user terminal 400.

[0022] The user terminal 400 includes an operation button 401, a communication module 402, a microphone 403, a human presence sensor 404, a control device 405, a storage medium 406, a speaker 407, and an LED light 408.

[0023] In this embodiment, the user is assumed to be a dialysis patient requiring dialysis treatment, and the user terminal 400 is a dedicated terminal for using the information sharing system 100, which is placed in the patient's home. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of the user terminal 400. In Figure 5, Figure 5(A) shows the user terminal 400 viewed from above, and Figure 5(B) shows the user terminal 400 viewed from the direction of arrow 5a shown in Figure 5(A). The user terminal 400 in this embodiment will be described below using Figures 4 and 5.

[0024] The operation buttons 401 include various buttons operated by the user using the user terminal 400. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 5(A), the operation buttons 401 include a message recording button 401a, a safe / understood button 401b, and a listen button 401c, and these buttons are located on the top surface of the user terminal 400. Each of the buttons included in the operation buttons 401 will be described later.

[0025] The communication module 402 is a module for connecting the user terminal 400 to a mobile phone network and includes a SIM card and other necessary components for connecting to the mobile phone network.

[0026] Microphone 403 is a sound collection device for inputting user speech and other audio. Analog data input from microphone 403 is converted into a digital signal by control device 405. As shown in Figure 5(A), microphone 403 is located on the top surface of user terminal 400.

[0027] The motion sensor 404 is, for example, a sensor for detecting infrared rays, and is located on the side of the user terminal 400 as shown in Figure 5(B).

[0028] The control unit 405 consists of a CPU, memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire user terminal 400. The memory comprising the control unit 405 includes volatile memory such as SDRAM and non-volatile memory such as flash memory. The volatile memory is used as work memory for the CPU to load programs when executing programs, and as buffer memory for temporarily recording data. The non-volatile memory stores firmware for operating the user terminal 400 and program data for software that runs various applications.

[0029] The storage medium 406 is, for example, an SD card or other storage medium built into the user terminal 400.

[0030] The speaker 407 is an output device for outputting sound. As shown in Figure 5(A), the speaker 407 is located on the top surface of the user terminal 400.

[0031] The LED light 408 is controlled by the control device 405 and is a light-emitting unit that turns on, turns off, flashes, etc., to notify the user of the operating status of the user terminal 400. As shown in Figure 5(A), the LED light 408 is located on the top surface of the user terminal 400.

[0032] Patients requiring dialysis treatment need to regularly visit a dialysis facility for treatment. Therefore, it is desirable that the information sharing system 100 in this embodiment continuously shares information with the dialysis facility even when the patient is at home. Furthermore, if a disaster occurs and the dialysis facility is damaged, patients may be unable to receive dialysis treatment. Therefore, even in such cases, it is necessary to guide patients to alternative dialysis facilities that can provide dialysis so that they can continue to receive treatment. The information sharing system 100 in this embodiment provides a mechanism to achieve these objectives. The following describes a method for information sharing between patients requiring dialysis treatment and dialysis facilities using the information sharing system 100 in this embodiment.

[0033] In this embodiment, the dialysis facility registers the information necessary to use the information sharing system 100 in advance. To do this, the person in charge at the dialysis facility operates the management terminal 200 to display a management menu for initial setup on the display device 205, selects the items for which information registration is to be performed for initial setup from within the management menu, and performs information registration for each item. In this embodiment, the person in charge at the dialysis facility registers patient information, distribution group information, user terminal information, reading dictionary information, and distribution user information as information registration for initial setup. The information registration for initial setup will be described below.

[0034] Patient information registered in the information sharing system 100 includes information about patients who use the system. To do this, the staff at the dialysis facility register patient information by operating the management terminal 200. Specifically, the staff at the dialysis facility displays a new entry screen on the display device 205 for registering new patient information, and enters the patient information on the new entry screen. In this embodiment, for example, the following information is registered as patient information: affiliated group, patient name (phonetic spelling), gender, date of birth, postal code, address, home phone number, mobile phone number, email address, type of information sharing system 100 usage, forwarding email address, location information, and status (enabled / disabled).

[0035] The patient's group affiliation is determined by pre-registered information for grouping patients at each dialysis facility, from which the patient's group is selected. In this embodiment, the information registered as distribution group information (described later) is displayed as selectable on the new addition screen, and the person in charge selects the patient's group from there.

[0036] Furthermore, the patient information includes information indicating whether the patient uses the information sharing system 100 via the user terminal 400 shown in Figure 4, or via a smartphone application.

[0037] Furthermore, the location information included in the patient information is the location where the user terminal 400 is installed. For example, a map including the patient's home location is displayed on the new entry screen, and the person in charge can specify the location to register the location information by selecting the patient's home location on the map.

[0038] The control device 203 transmits the patient information entered by the person in charge to the server 300. When the control device 303 receives patient information from the management terminal 200, the server 300 records the received patient information in the recording device 304. The person in charge can view and confirm the registered patient information in a list on the display device 205. In this case, the control device 203 only needs to retrieve the patient information recorded in the server 300 and display a list of, for example, the patient's name, gender, date of birth, affiliated group, usage type, and status (active / inactive).

[0039] As mentioned above, the distribution group information is registered to categorize patients for each dialysis facility. For example, the distribution groups include arbitrary group names and statuses (active / inactive) entered by the person in charge, such as the Monday-Wednesday-Friday dialysis group for patients who receive dialysis on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, the Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday dialysis group for patients who receive dialysis on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, the morning dialysis group for patients who receive dialysis in the morning, the afternoon dialysis group for patients who receive dialysis in the afternoon, the group with transportation for patients who require transportation between their home and the dialysis facility, and the group without transportation for patients who do not require transportation between their home and the dialysis facility.

[0040] The control device 203 transmits the distribution group information entered by the person in charge to the server 300. When the server 300 receives the distribution group information from the management terminal 200, the control device 303 records the received distribution group information in the recording device 304. The person in charge can view and confirm the registered distribution group information in a list on the display device 205. In this case, the control device 203 only needs to retrieve the distribution group information recorded in the server 300 and display a list of items such as the group name, the QR code for the application, and the status (enabled, disabled).

[0041] The user terminal information registered is that of the user terminal 400 used by the patient. To do this, the staff member at the dialysis facility operates the management terminal 200 to register the user terminal information. Specifically, the staff member at the dialysis facility displays a new entry screen on the display device 205 to register new user terminal information, and enters the user terminal information on the new entry screen. In this embodiment, for example, the patient's name (user name), terminal ID, notification email subject, notification email document, and status (enabled, disabled) are entered as user terminal information.

[0042] The control device 203 transmits the user terminal information entered by the person in charge to the server 300. When the server 300 receives the user terminal information from the management terminal 200, the control device 303 records the received user terminal information in the recording device 304. The person in charge can then view and confirm the registered user terminal information in a list on the display device 205. In this case, the control device 203 only needs to retrieve the user terminal information recorded in the server 300 and display a list of information such as the user name, terminal ID, and status (enabled / disabled).

[0043] The text-to-speech dictionary information includes unique words and phrases used within the dialysis facility. To do this, the staff at the dialysis facility register the text-to-speech dictionary information by operating the management terminal 200. Specifically, the staff at the dialysis facility displays a new addition screen on the display device 205 to register new text-to-speech dictionary information, and inputs the text-to-speech dictionary information on the new addition screen. In this embodiment, for example, words / phrases, pronunciation (in katakana), and status (enabled / inactive) are input as text-to-speech dictionary information.

[0044] The control device 203 transmits the speech dictionary information entered by the person in charge to the server 300. When the control device 303 receives the speech dictionary information from the management terminal 200, the server 300 records the received speech dictionary information in the recording device 304. The person in charge can view and confirm the registered speech dictionary information in a list on the display device 205. In this case, the control device 203 only needs to retrieve the speech dictionary information recorded on the server 300 and display a list of, for example, words / phrases, readings, and status (enabled / inactive).

[0045] The distribution user information can be configured to include users who can operate the server 300 within the dialysis facility. To do this, the person in charge at the dialysis facility registers the distribution user information by operating the management terminal 200. Specifically, the person in charge at the dialysis facility displays a new addition screen on the display device 205 to register new distribution user information, and enters the distribution user information on the new addition screen. In this embodiment, for example, the user ID, name, and status (enabled / inactive) are entered as distribution user information. In addition, the date and time of the user's last login is registered as the last login information in the distribution user information.

[0046] The control device 203 transmits the distribution user information entered by the person in charge to the server 300. When the server 300 receives the distribution user information from the management terminal 200, the control device 303 records the received distribution user information in the recording device 304.

[0047] Once the initial setup information registration is complete, the information sharing system 100 becomes available for use. In this embodiment of the information sharing system 100, the person in charge at the dialysis facility can display the management screen on the display device 205 of the management terminal 200 and perform various operations on the management screen. The management screen consists of "Information Dissemination," "Notification / Contact Dissemination History," and "Terminal Online Status Reply Confirmation."

[0048] The "Information Dissemination" section includes three buttons: "Notification / Contact Dissemination (Contact Only)", "Notification / Contact Dissemination (Reply Required)", and "Safety Confirmation Dissemination (Reply Required)". The "Notification / Contact Dissemination History" section includes three buttons: "Notification / Contact Dissemination History (Contact Only)", "Notification / Contact Dissemination History (Reply Required)", and "Safety Confirmation Dissemination History". The "Terminal Online Status Reply Confirmation" section includes three buttons: "Motion / Human Detection Online Status", "Notification / Contact Reply Confirmation", and "Safety Confirmation Content Confirmation". When a staff member at the dialysis facility presses any of the above buttons, the control device 203 transitions to the screen corresponding to the pressed button. The following describes the processing when each button is pressed by the staff member.

[0049] When a dialysis facility sends information to a patient, the person in charge at the dialysis facility presses one of the buttons included in "Information Sending" on the management screen: "Notification / Contact Sending (Contact Only)", "Notification / Contact Sending (Reply Required)", or "Safety Confirmation Sending (Reply Required)". When the control device 203 detects that one of these buttons has been pressed by the person in charge, it displays the information sending screen corresponding to the pressed button on the display device 205.

[0050] In this embodiment, the method for setting the content of information transmitted from the dialysis facility can be specified on the information transmission screen. The method for setting the content of information transmitted from the dialysis facility can be one of the following: "Select from transmission history," "Select from preset," or "Other than selecting from transmission history and preset."

[0051] If the person in charge selects "Select from transmission history," the control device 203 displays the notification / contact transmission history and lists previously transmitted information. The person in charge can select transmission content from the displayed history and set the content of the information to be transmitted by pressing the "Redistribute" button. Normally, the list of previously transmitted information is displayed chronologically from oldest to newest, but this display order may be arbitrarily specified by the person in charge at the dialysis facility. For example, if the person in charge at the dialysis facility specifies title items, such as weather forecasts for typhoons and linear rainbands, infectious disease status information, seasonal events, or traffic disruption information, the burden on the person in charge can be reduced by displaying the specified titles at the top of the list.

[0052] If the operator selects "Preset Selection," the control device 203 displays a list of preset transmission content. The operator can select a transmission content from the displayed list and set the information to be transmitted by pressing the "Select" button.

[0053] If the person in charge selects something other than "Select from call history" or "Select from presets," they can set the content of the call by typing the content into the notification title and notification content fields.

[0054] When the "Proceed to Select Distribution Attributes" button is pressed after the information to be sent has been set, the control device 203 transitions to the distribution attribute selection screen.

[0055] On the information dissemination screen, you can set timers, distribution groups, and the number of sensor activations. When you set the timer, the person in charge will set the date and time, and the information will be sent out at the set date and time.

[0056] In the distribution group settings, as described above, you can select from the pre-configured distribution groups by selecting all of them or by checking the checkboxes for each group. Information will then be sent only to the selected distribution groups. For example, if the person in charge wants to send information only to the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday group, they would set the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday group as the distribution group. Similarly, if the person in charge wants to send information only to the Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday group, they would set the Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday group as the distribution group.

[0057] The setting for the number of sensor activations is configured for the function that prevents patients from missing information based on the number of sensor activations. This function prevents patients from missing information from the dialysis facility by playing back the information when the user terminal 400 receives information transmitted from the management terminal 200 and the human presence sensor 404 on the user terminal 400 reacts. The setting for the number of sensor activations allows you to set how many times the information will be played back when the human presence sensor 404 on the user terminal 400 reacts. The person in charge can select and specify one of four options, for example, one sensor activation, two sensor activations, three sensor activations, or no sensor activation.

[0058] On the user terminal 400, after the user terminal 400 receives information transmitted from the management terminal 200, if the motion sensor 404 detects a human presence, the control device 405 will replay the information transmitted from the management terminal 200 the number of times specified in the sensor linkage count setting. If the sensor linkage setting is disabled, the control device 405 will replay the information received from the management terminal 200 only once and then terminate.

[0059] When the control device 203 detects that the user has pressed the "Start Distribution" button on the information distribution screen, it sends the distribution information, including the settings on the information distribution screen, to the server 300. On the server 300, if the control device 303 receives the distribution information from the management terminal 200, it records the received distribution information in the recording device 304. The control device 303 also sends the distribution information received from the management terminal 200 to the user terminal 400.

[0060] On the user terminal 400, the control device 405, upon detecting the reception of outgoing information from the server 300, flashes LED 408 white to notify the user of the reception of information from the dialysis facility. Once the reception of the outgoing information is complete, it changes LED 408 to solid red to notify the user of the completion of reception. Furthermore, once the reception of the outgoing information is complete, the control device 405 notifies the user of the content of the outgoing information via voice. For example, the control device 405 converts the content of the outgoing information into voice data and outputs it through speaker 407, thereby announcing the content of the information distributed by the dialysis facility via voice.

[0061] In addition, patients can also listen to information distributed from the dialysis facility by pressing the listen button 401c. When the control device 405 detects that the user has pressed the listen button 401c, it converts the content of the transmitted information into audio data and outputs it from the speaker 407, thereby announcing the content of the information distributed from the dialysis facility in audio.

[0062] When a dialysis patient, who is a user of user terminal 400, responds to information sent from the dialysis facility by confirming that they are safe and acknowledging the information, they press the safe / acknowledged button 401b. When the control device 405 detects that the safe / acknowledged button 401b has been pressed by the user, it sends a response indicating that the safe / acknowledged button 401b was pressed as reply information to the server 300.

[0063] Furthermore, if a dialysis patient wishes to leave a verbal message in response to information sent from the dialysis facility, they press the message recording button 401a and speak their message. When the control device 405 detects that the message recording button 401a has been pressed, it records the audio input through the microphone 403 and sends the recorded data to the server 300 as reply information.

[0064] In addition to responding to information sent from the dialysis facility, dialysis patients can also send messages to the dialysis facility at any time by pressing the message recording button 401a. In this case as well, when the control device 405 detects that the message recording button 401a has been pressed, it records the audio input through the microphone 403 and sends the recorded data to the server 300 as message information.

[0065] On the server 300, the control device 303 records the reply information and message information received from the user terminal 400 in the recording device 304.

[0066] Staff at dialysis facilities can view the call history corresponding to the button pressed by clicking one of the following buttons on the management screen: "Notification / Contact Call History (Contact Only)", "Notification / Contact Call History (Reply Required)", or "Safety Confirmation Call History". For example, if the control device 203 of the management terminal 200 detects that "Notification / Contact Call History (Contact Only)" has been pressed, it retrieves the call history of "Notification / Contact Calls (Contact Only)" from the server 300 and displays it in a list. Similarly, if the control device 203 detects that "Notification / Contact Call History (Reply Required)" has been pressed, it retrieves the call history of "Notification / Contact Calls (Reply Required)" from the server 300 and displays it in a list. Furthermore, if the control device 203 detects that "Safety Confirmation Call History" has been pressed, it retrieves the call history of "Safety Confirmation Calls (Reply Required)" from the server 300 and displays it in a list. The items displayed in the list may include, for example, title, content, recipient / group, and date and time of transmission. Additionally, a redistribution button and a delete button may be placed for each history entry. In this case, if the redistribution button is pressed, the control device 203 should redistribute the same content as the history entry for which the redistribution button was pressed to the user terminal 400, and if the delete button is pressed, it should delete the history entry for which the delete button was pressed.

[0067] Staff at dialysis facilities can check patient responses to "Notification / Contact Sent (Contact Only)" and "Notification / Contact Sent (Reply Required)" by clicking the "Notification / Contact Reply Confirmation" button located under "Terminal Online Status Reply Confirmation" on the management screen. They can also check patient responses to "Safety Confirmation Sent (Reply Required)" by clicking the "Safety Confirmation Content Confirmation" button located under "Terminal Online Status Reply Confirmation" on the management screen.

[0068] If the person in charge presses the "Confirm Notification / Contact Reply" button or the "Confirm Safety Confirmation Content" button included in "Confirm Terminal Online Status Reply", the control device 203 transitions to a screen for confirming the content of the information sent, and retrieves the "Result Confirmation", "Notification Title", "Reply Log", and "Delivery Date and Time" from the server 300 and displays them in a list. In addition, the reply log column on the content confirmation screen displays the number of people who replied "Safe / Understood" or "Recorded Message" relative to the number of recipients, allowing the response status of the information sent to be confirmed.

[0069] Furthermore, the person in charge can press the result confirmation button on the management screen to identify the person who replied with "Safe / Understood" or "Message Recording," i.e., to identify the dialysis patient. When the result confirmation button is pressed, the control device 203 transitions to the message response list screen and retrieves and displays the "Name," "Response Date and Time," and "Status (Safe / Understood button mark, Message Recording mark, Playback Complete mark)" from the server 300. This allows the person in charge to identify the dialysis patient who replied and to check the reply status. At this time, if the Message Recording mark is displayed, "Audio" and "Unread" are displayed. When the person in charge presses the play button in the audio column, the control device 203 retrieves the recording data of the reply information and message information from the server 300 and plays the recorded audio message. This allows the person in charge to check the content of the patient's reply or message recording. In addition, the unread column is displayed, which helps prevent the dialysis facility from missing (overlooking) the message. On the message response list screen, staff can click on the patient's name displayed in the "Name" column to view that patient's past reply history. This allows staff to review and understand the patient's replies in chronological order.

[0070] When the operator presses "Operation / Human Detection Online Status" which is included in "Confirmation of Terminal Online Status Reply," the control device 203 transitions to the Operation / Human Detection Online Status screen and retrieves and displays the "Received List," "Terminal ID," "Registered User Name," "Online Status," "Number of Human Detections," and "Update Date and Time" from the server 300. This allows the operator to check the status of each dialysis patient. Furthermore, the "Number of Human Detections" displays the cumulative number of times the human motion sensor has activated for each dialysis patient over a 24-hour period. For example, if the number of human motion sensor activations is 0 or extremely low, the operator can take individual action such as contacting the dialysis patient. This allows it to be used as a monitoring function for dialysis patients. Although the display of the number of human motion sensor activations is shown as a cumulative number over a 24-hour period here, the operator may be allowed to change this time setting. For example, for patients who require more attention to their health, the operator can set the time in increments such as 12 hours, 8 hours, or 6 hours.

[0071] Next, an example of how the information sharing system 100 in this embodiment can be used will be described. Note that the following example is just one example, and the methods of using the information sharing system 100 are not limited to this.

[0072] First, we will explain an example of using the information sharing system 100 to guide patients to alternative dialysis facilities when a dialysis facility is unable to continue hemodialysis treatment due to a disaster or other reason. When a dialysis facility is damaged during a disaster, the inability to continue hemodialysis treatment is a matter of life and death for dialysis patients. Therefore, if a dialysis facility is damaged during a disaster and is unable to continue hemodialysis treatment, it is necessary for the dialysis facility to search for other alternative dialysis facilities that can perform dialysis, contact the dialysis patients, and provide continued dialysis treatment. In this embodiment, we assume that the dialysis facility uses the information sharing system 100 to search for other alternative dialysis facilities that can perform dialysis and to contact the dialysis patients with the results.

[0073] In this case, the person in charge of the dialysis facility searches for other available alternative dialysis facilities using the existing emergency dialysis information sharing system, and obtains information on the names, locations, and patient capacity of undamaged dialysis facilities. Then, they visually compare the location map of the dialysis patient's home with the location map of the alternative dialysis facilities obtained through the search to identify other available alternative dialysis facilities. The person in charge of the dialysis facility then operates the management terminal 200 to transmit information about other available alternative dialysis facilities to the dialysis patient as a message from the dialysis facility to the patient. This ensures that dialysis patients can receive prompt and continuous dialysis even in the event of a disaster.

[0074] Furthermore, in the event of a disaster, the roads used by dialysis patients to travel to alternative dialysis facilities may become unusable due to the disaster. Therefore, the person in charge at the dialysis facility may use the management terminal 200 to contact dialysis patients to confirm that their travel routes from their homes to the alternative dialysis facility are secured, and to inform them of the optimal travel route from their homes to the alternative dialysis facility, by referring to information provided by third parties that indicates areas where roads may be flooded due to rain during a disaster, information on pre-emptive road closures for roads at risk of landslides or rockfalls, and information on emergency transport routes to ensure the passage of emergency vehicles necessary for evacuation, rescue, and supply activities immediately after a disaster. To this end, the person in charge will include information on safe routes from the patient's home to the alternative dialysis facility in the messages sent from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient. This ensures that safe routes to alternative dialysis facilities are secured even in the event of a disaster.

[0075] Next, we will describe an example of determining whether a message recorded by a dialysis patient contains keywords that may affect the patient's health, and if so, displaying an identification for those keywords on the management terminal 200. As described above, a dialysis patient, who is a user of the user terminal 400, can reply by voice to information sent from the dialysis facility by pressing the message recording button 401a, or they can send a voice message to the dialysis facility at any time they like by pressing the message recording button 401a, in addition to replying to information sent from the dialysis facility. The voice data entered on the user terminal 400 is then sent to the server 300 and recorded in the recording device 304, and the person in charge at the dialysis facility can check the message from the patient on the management terminal 200.

[0076] At this time, if the control device 303 of the server 300 contains keywords in the recorded message from the dialysis patient that may affect the dialysis patient's health, it will display an alert on the screen of the management terminal 200 or identify the string corresponding to the keyword by coloring it. This allows the staff of the dialysis facility to visually confirm the identified message and understand and recognize the patient's health status before and during their visit. Furthermore, it will be possible to individually check the health status of the target dialysis patient, take appropriate measures, and implement preventive measures, thereby contributing to the health management and maintenance of dialysis patients. Keywords that may affect the health of dialysis patients are pre-registered, such as fever, headache, cough, feeling unwell, thirst, swelling, fatigue, weight loss, weight gain, constipation, lack of sleep, and forgetting to take medication.

[0077] Furthermore, even if the recorded message from the dialysis patient does not contain any keywords that could potentially affect the patient's health, the control device 303 of the server 300 will display an identification message on the screen of the management terminal 200 indicating a recognition error if it is unable to recognize the content of the message despite the presence of the patient's voice. This allows the staff at the dialysis facility to understand that they may be unable to recognize the content of the recorded message, such as when the patient is slurring their words and it is difficult to understand what they are saying.

[0078] Next, an example of using the information sharing system 100 to obtain patients' body temperature and blood pressure measurement results will be described. Dialysis patients can press the message recording button 401a to verbally transmit their daily body temperature and blood pressure measurement results to the dialysis facility. The voice data of the patient's speech is transmitted from the user terminal 400 to the server 300 and recorded in the recording device 304. If the voice data of the patient's speech is a communication of body temperature or blood pressure measurement results, the control device 303 uses its voice recognition function to quantify the speech content, and displays it chronologically for each dialysis patient on the aforementioned operation / human body detection online status screen. This allows the dialysis facility to understand and recognize the patient's health status on the morning of the day before their visit. Furthermore, the dialysis facility can individually check the health status of the target dialysis patient, take appropriate measures, and implement preventive measures, thereby contributing to the health management and maintenance of dialysis patients.

[0079] Next, we will explain an example of how, when a patient does not respond to a "safety confirmation message (requiring a reply)" sent from a dialysis facility, a notification is sent to a forwarding email address informing the facility that the patient has not responded to the "safety confirmation message (requiring a reply)." Among the information sent from dialysis facilities, information sent to confirm the safety of dialysis patients and to understand the extent of the damage during a disaster is particularly important. Furthermore, the response from dialysis patients to this message has a significant impact on the continuation of dialysis treatment after a disaster. For this reason, if a patient does not respond to a "safety confirmation message (requiring a reply)" sent from a dialysis facility, the control device 303 of the server 300 sends an email to the forwarding email address registered as patient information, informing the facility that the patient has not responded to the "safety confirmation message (requiring a reply)." For example, if the email address of a family member or other related person of the patient is registered as the forwarding email address, the facility can notify the patient's family that there has been no response to the safety confirmation. This allows the recipient of the email to check the status of the dialysis patient in response to the "safety confirmation message (requiring a reply)." In this embodiment, the control device 303 sends an email to the forwarding email address after a predetermined time has elapsed, such as 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes, following the transmission of a "safety confirmation message (request for reply)" from the dialysis facility.

[0080] Next, we will explain an example of sharing a report on the number of times the information sharing system 100 is used by dialysis patients. The control device 303 of the server 300 aggregates the number of times dialysis patients have sent safe / acknowledged replies, recorded messages, or messages, as well as the number of times they have sent messages, and records the aggregated results as a usage report. The person in charge at the dialysis facility then shares the aggregated results recorded as the usage report by sending it to the patient themselves or to the forwarding email address. This promotes the use and utilization of the information sharing system 100 between dialysis facilities and patients during normal times, ensures that the information sharing system 100 can be operated calmly and reliably even in the event of a disaster, and allows for continued dialysis treatment through mutual information communication between dialysis facilities and patients via the information sharing system 100, even in the event of a disaster.

[0081] Next, we will explain an example of how a dialysis facility can inform patients about the operating status of a shuttle bus provided for transporting dialysis patients. The shuttle bus provided by the dialysis facility transmits its current location information to the server 300 using GPS or other functions. Based on the current location information received from the shuttle bus, the control device 303 in the server 300 detects that the shuttle bus will be delayed or arrive earlier than the pre-registered scheduled arrival time for each dialysis patient, and notifies the user terminal 400 of the delay or early arrival. This allows patients to be aware of delays or early arrivals of the shuttle bus. As a result, patients can reduce the waiting time for the shuttle bus outside in hot or cold weather, leading to improved service for patients.

[0082] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the processing flow executed on the management terminal 200 in this embodiment. The processing shown in Figure 6 is executed by the control device 203 as a program that is started when the management terminal 200 is instructed to run the software for using the information sharing system 100. In Figure 6, it is assumed that the patient information, distribution group information, user terminal information, reading dictionary information, and distribution user information, which are registered as initial settings as described above, are registered in advance.

[0083] In step S10, the control device 203 determines whether or not information transmission has been instructed by pressing one of the buttons included in "Information Transmission" on the management screen: "Notification / Contact Transmission (Contact Only)", "Notification / Contact Transmission (Reply Required)", or "Safety Confirmation Transmission (Reply Required)". If the determination in step S10 is negative, the device proceeds to step S50. Conversely, if the determination in step S10 is positive, the device proceeds to step S20.

[0084] In step S20, the control device 203 displays an information screen on the display device 205 corresponding to the pressed button, as described above. Then, the process proceeds to step S30.

[0085] In step S30, the control device 203 determines whether or not information distribution to the patient has been instructed based on whether the distribution start button has been pressed on the information transmission screen. If the determination in step S30 is positive, the process proceeds to step S40.

[0086] In step S40, the control device 203 sends transmission information, including the content set on the information transmission screen, to the server 300. Then, the process proceeds to step S50.

[0087] In step S50, the control device 203 determines whether or not a request to check the call history has been made by pressing one of the buttons included in "Notification / Contact Call History (Contact Only)", "Notification / Contact Call History (Reply Required)", or "Safety Confirmation Call History" on the management screen. If the determination in step S50 is negative, the device proceeds to step S70. Conversely, if the determination in step S50 is positive, the device proceeds to step S60.

[0088] In step S60, as described above, the control device 203 retrieves and displays a list of call history information corresponding to the pressed button from the server 300. Then, the process proceeds to step S70.

[0089] In step S70, the control device 203 determines whether or not it has been instructed to terminate the software for using the information sharing system 100. If the determination in step S70 is negative, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, if the determination in step S70 is positive, the process terminates.

[0090] Figure 7 is a flowchart showing the processing flow executed on the server 300 in this embodiment. The processing shown in Figure 7 is executed by the control device 303 as a program that is started when the server 300 is instructed to run the software for using the information sharing system 100. In Figure 7, it is assumed that the patient information, distribution group information, user terminal information, reading dictionary information, and distribution user information, which are registered as initial settings as described above, are registered in advance.

[0091] In step S110, the control device 303 determines whether or not it has received the above-mentioned transmission information from the management terminal 200. If the determination in step S110 is negative, the process proceeds to step S130. Conversely, if the determination in step S110 is positive, the process proceeds to step S120.

[0092] In step S120, the control device 303 records the outgoing information received from the management terminal 200 in the recording device 304, as described above. The control device 303 also transmits the outgoing information received from the management terminal 200 to the user terminal 400. The process then proceeds to step S130.

[0093] In step S130, the control device 303 determines whether or not it has received the above-mentioned reply information or message information from the user terminal 400. If the determination in step S130 is negative, the process proceeds to step S150. Conversely, if the determination in step S130 is positive, the process proceeds to step S140.

[0094] In step S140, the control device 303 records the reply information or message information received from the user terminal 400 in the recording device 304. At this time, the control device 303 may also display the history of information received from the user terminal 400 on a monitor (not shown). Then, the process proceeds to step S150.

[0095] In step S150, the control device 303 determines whether or not the software for using the information sharing system 100 has been instructed to terminate. If the determination in step S150 is negative, the process returns to step S110. Conversely, if the determination in step S150 is positive, the process terminates.

[0096] Figure 8 is a flowchart showing the processing flow executed on the user terminal 400 in this embodiment. The processing shown in Figure 8 is executed by the control device 405 as a program that starts when the power of the user terminal 400 is turned on by operating a power button (not shown). In Figure 8, it is assumed that the patient information, distribution group information, user terminal information, reading dictionary information, and distribution user information, which are registered as initial settings as described above, are registered in advance.

[0097] In step S210, the control device 405 determines whether or not it has detected the reception of outgoing information from the server 300. If the determination in step S210 is negative, the process proceeds to step S260. Conversely, if the determination in step S210 is positive, the process proceeds to step S220.

[0098] In step S220, the control device 405 notifies the dialysis facility of the reception of information by flashing the LED 408 in white. Then, the process proceeds to step S230.

[0099] In step S230, the control device 405 determines whether or not the reception of the transmission information has been completed. If the determination in step S230 is positive, the process proceeds to step S240.

[0100] In step S240, the control device 405 changes the LED 408 to red to indicate that reception is complete. Then, the process proceeds to step S250.

[0101] In step S250, the control device 405 announces the content of the information transmitted from the dialysis facility by outputting the audio data of the transmitted content included in the received information from the speaker 407. Then, the process proceeds to step S260.

[0102] In step S260, the control device 405 determines whether or not it has detected that the listen button 401c, which is included in the operation button 401, has been pressed. If the determination in step S260 is negative, the device proceeds to step S280. On the other hand, if the determination in step S260 is positive, the device proceeds to step S270.

[0103] In step S270, the control device 405 announces the content of the information transmitted from the dialysis facility by outputting the audio data of the transmitted content included in the received information from the speaker 407. Then, the process proceeds to step S280.

[0104] In step S280, the control device 405 determines whether it has detected that a transmission button, such as the message recording button 401a or the safe / understood button 401b included in the operation button 401, has been pressed to send information from the patient to the dialysis facility. If the determination in step S280 is negative, the device proceeds to step S300. Conversely, if the determination in step S280 is positive, the device proceeds to step S290.

[0105] In step S290, the control device 405 sends the aforementioned reply information and message information to the server 300. Then, the process proceeds to step S300.

[0106] In step S300, the control device 405 determines whether the power to the user terminal 400 has been turned off by operating a power button (not shown). If the determination in step S300 is negative, the process returns to step S210. Conversely, if the determination in step S300 is positive, the process ends.

[0107] According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The control device 203 of the management terminal 200 receives an information transmission instruction from the dialysis facility, and upon receiving the instruction, transmits transmission information, including the content to be transmitted from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient, to the server 300. The control device 303 of the server 300 receives the transmission information from the management terminal 200, records the received transmission information in the recording device 304, and transmits the received transmission information to the user terminal 400. The control device 303 also receives reply information to the transmission information from the user terminal 400 and records the received reply information in the recording device 304. The control device 405 of the user terminal 400 receives the transmission information from the server 300, outputs the content of the transmission included in the received transmission information as audio, accepts input of a reply from the dialysis patient to the content of the transmission, and transmits reply information indicating the input reply content to the server 300. This provides a mechanism for information sharing between patients requiring dialysis treatment and dialysis facilities.

[0108] (2) The control device 405 of the user terminal 400 receives voice messages from dialysis patients to the dialysis facility and sends the recorded data of the entered voice messages to the server 300. The control device 303 of the server 300 receives the recorded data from the user terminal 200 and records the received recorded data in the recording device 304. This makes it possible for dialysis patients to send voice messages to the dialysis facility.

[0109] (3) The control device 203 of the management terminal 200 is configured to retrieve and play recorded data from the server 300 when instructed to play a voice message by the person in charge. This allows the person in charge at the dialysis facility to listen to voice messages from dialysis patients.

[0110] (4) When the control device 405 of the user terminal 400 receives a voice output instruction from the dialysis patient, it outputs the content of the transmission information contained in the transmission information as voice. This allows the patient to listen to the content of the transmission from the dialysis facility at any time they like.

[0111] (5) The control device 203 of the management terminal 200 is configured to send a message to the server 300 containing information to inform dialysis patients of other alternative dialysis facilities that can provide dialysis, in the event that a dialysis facility is damaged in the event of a disaster and is unable to continue hemodialysis treatment. This makes it possible to guide dialysis patients to an alternative dialysis facility even if a dialysis facility is damaged.

[0112] (6) The control device 203 of the management terminal 200 is configured to include a safe route from the patient's home to an alternative dialysis facility in the messages sent from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient in the event of a disaster. This ensures that even in the event of a disaster, dialysis patients can be guided to an alternative dialysis facility.

[0113] (7) In the server 300, the control device 303 is configured to display an identification message on the screen shown on the management terminal 200 if the voice message contains a keyword that may affect the health of a dialysis patient. This allows the staff at the dialysis facility to visually confirm the identification message and understand and recognize the patient's health status before and during their visit. Furthermore, it enables individual confirmation of the health status of the target dialysis patient, as well as treatment and preventive measures, thereby contributing to the health management and maintenance of dialysis patients.

[0114] (8) In the server 300, if the control device 303 is unable to recognize the content of the voice message when the voice message does not contain keywords that may affect the health of the dialysis patient, it displays an identification message on the screen shown on the management terminal 200 indicating that there is a recognition error. This allows the staff at the dialysis facility to understand when they are unable to recognize the content of the recorded message, such as when the patient is slurring their words and it is difficult to understand what they are saying.

[0115] (9) In the user terminal 400, the control device 405 receives voice data from the dialysis patient, including voice data of the temperature measurement result and the blood pressure measurement result, and transmits the input voice data of the measurement result to the server 300. In the server 300, the control device 303 receives the voice data of the measurement result from the user terminal 200 and records the received voice data of the measurement result in the recording device 304. This allows dialysis facilities to understand and recognize the patient's health condition by knowing the patient's temperature and blood pressure before they come to the hospital.

[0116] (10) In the server 300, when the content of a message sent from the dialysis facility to a dialysis patient is for checking on the patient's well-being, if the control device 303 does not receive a reply from the user terminal 400 after sending the message to the user terminal 400, it sends a notification to a pre-registered forwarding email address that the patient has not replied to the well-being check. This makes it possible to notify the patient's family and other related parties that the patient has not responded to the well-being check.

[0117] (11) The control device 303 of the server 300 sends outgoing information to the user terminal 400 and, after a predetermined time has elapsed, sends a notification to a pre-registered forwarding email address that there has been no reply from the dialysis patient to the safety check. This makes it possible to notify the patient's family and other related parties that the patient has not responded to the safety check if there is no response from the patient even after a predetermined time has elapsed since sending the safety check information.

[0118] (12) The control device 303 of the server 300 aggregates the number of times the information sharing system 100 is used by dialysis patients, records the aggregated results as a usage report, and sends the recorded usage report to the patient themselves or to a pre-registered forwarding email address. This makes it possible to share the usage status of the information sharing system 100 by dialysis patients with the patient themselves, their family, and other relevant parties.

[0119] (13) The control device 303 of the server 300 is configured to notify the user terminal 400 of the delay or early arrival of the shuttle bus if it detects that the shuttle bus will be delayed or arrived earlier than the scheduled arrival time for each dialysis patient, based on the current location information of the shuttle bus provided by the dialysis facility for transporting dialysis patients. This allows patients to be aware of delays or early arrivals of the shuttle bus.

[0120] (14) In the user terminal 400, the control device 405 is configured to flash the LED light 408 white when it detects the reception of outgoing information from the server 300. This notifies the user that information has been received from the server 300.

[0121] (15) In the user terminal 400, the control device 405 switches the LED light 408 from blinking white to solid red when it has finished receiving the information sent from the server 300. This allows the user to be notified that it has finished receiving the information from the server 300.

[0122] (16) In the management terminal 200, the control device 203 displays a list of past call history and accepts the selection of call content from the list of past call history, thereby accepting an information transmission instruction. The display order of the list of past call history can be arbitrarily specified by the person in charge at the dialysis facility. This reduces the burden on the person in charge, as they can change the display order of the list of past call history and select call content.

[0123] —Revised Version— Furthermore, the information sharing system 100 of the above-described embodiment can also be modified as follows. (1) In the above-described embodiment, when the user terminal 400 detects the reception of information transmitted from the server 300, the control device 405 flashes the LED 408 in white to notify the user of the reception of information from the dialysis facility, and when the reception of the transmitted information is complete, it changes the LED 408 to solid red to notify the user of the completion of reception. Furthermore, when the control device 405 has completed receiving the transmitted information from the server 300, the control device 405 converts the transmitted content into audio data and outputs it from the speaker 407, thereby announcing the content of the information transmitted from the dialysis facility by voice. However, when the user terminal 400 is not a dedicated terminal as shown in Figures 4 and 5, but rather an information terminal such as a smartphone with an application for using the information sharing system 100 installed, the method of outputting the content transmitted from the dialysis facility is not limited to this. For example, a badge indicating that information transmitted from the server 300 has been received may be displayed on the smartphone app icon, and when the user touches the app icon, the content of the information transmitted from the dialysis facility may be displayed on the app's home screen.

[0124] (2) In the embodiment described above, Figure 1 shows an example in which the information sharing system 100 consists of one management terminal 200, one server 300, and one user terminal 400, but the configuration of the information sharing system 100 is not limited to this. For example, processing may be distributed across multiple servers 300. Also, the number of management terminals 200 and user terminals 400 is not particularly limited.

[0125] (3) In the embodiments described above, an example was described in which a dedicated terminal prepared for using the information sharing system 100 is used as the user terminal 400, as shown in Figure 4. However, in addition to the dedicated terminal shown in Figure 4, or in place of the dedicated terminal shown in Figure 4, the user terminal 400 may be an information terminal such as a smartphone with an application for using the information sharing system 100 installed. In this case, the application installed on the information terminal should be a program that provides the same functions as the user terminal 400 in the embodiments described above, and further adds functions for information terminals.

[0126] When a smartphone is used as the user terminal 400, the app screen displayed on the smartphone includes input screens for entering the patient's name and date of birth information linked to the patient's information registered on the dialysis facility's management terminal for authentication during app user registration, and the minimum necessary dialysis information for the patient to use in the event that their own dialysis facility is damaged and they are unable to continue dialysis, requiring them to receive dialysis at another facility, including "blood type," "drug allergies," and "dry weight." When the control device 405 of the user terminal 400 receives dialysis information, including blood type, drug allergies, and dry weight, from the dialysis patient on the input screen, it sends the received dialysis information to the server 300. The server 300 may also have the control device 303 record the received dialysis information in the recording device 304 when it receives dialysis information from the user terminal 400. The app screen displayed on the smartphone also includes a screen for displaying notification documents from the dialysis facility received via the server from the management terminal 200 installed at the dialysis facility, and a reply screen for responding to notifications from the dialysis facility with "safe / understood" or "message." The information entered on the reply screen is sent back to the dialysis facility's management terminal 200 via the server 300. In addition, even if there is no notification, the patient can proactively send a message to the dialysis facility's management terminal 200.

[0127] (4) In the above-described embodiment, an example was described in which the user terminal 400 is equipped with a human presence sensor 404, and it is possible to set how many times the information will be replayed when the human presence sensor 404 is detected. In addition to this, the detection result from the human presence sensor 404 may be sent to the server 300, and the control device 303 on the server 300 may display "sensor status," "sensor detection date and time," and "status confirmation date and time" as terminal status on the management terminal 200 of the dialysis facility based on the detection result from the human presence sensor 404. Furthermore, if the control device 303 determines that there is no detection from the human presence sensor 404 based on pre-set conditions, it may send an alarm to the management terminal 200 of the dialysis facility and issue an alarm on the management terminal 200. For example, conditions such as when the number of detections is less than or equal to a set number or when there is no detection within a set time can be set as conditions for issuing an alarm. This makes it possible to notify the management terminal 200 of the dialysis facility when there is no detection from the human presence sensor 404.

[0128] (5) In the embodiments described above, the management terminal 200 was described in an example in which an information terminal such as a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer is used. When a smartphone or tablet is used as the management terminal 200, an application for using the information sharing system 100 is installed on the smartphone or tablet and then executed.

[0129] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited in any way to the configurations of the embodiments described above, as long as the characteristic functions of the present invention are not impaired. Configurations combining the above embodiments with several modifications are also possible. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0130] 100 Information Sharing Systems 200 management terminals 201 Operating Member 202 Connection Interfaces 203 Control device 204 Recording device 205 Display device 300 servers 301 Operating Member 302 Connection Interfaces 303 Control device 304 Recording device 400 user terminals 401 Operation Buttons 402 Communication Module 403 Mike 404 Motion Sensor 405 Control device 406 Storage medium 407 Speaker 408 LED lights

Claims

1. An information sharing system comprising a management terminal installed in a dialysis facility, a user terminal operated by a dialysis patient, and a server that communicates with the management terminal and the user terminal, The aforementioned management terminal is A means of receiving instructions to send information from dialysis facilities, When the instruction receiving means receives the information transmission instruction, the information transmission means transmits transmission information, including the content to be transmitted from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient, to the server. The system includes a reply information display means that obtains and displays reply information from dialysis patients to the transmitted information from the server, The aforementioned server is A means for receiving the outgoing information from the management terminal, A transmission information recording means for recording the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means into a recording device, A transmission means for transmitting the transmission information received by the transmission information receiving means to the user terminal, A means for receiving the reply information to the outgoing information from the user terminal, The system comprises a reply information recording means for recording the reply information received by the reply information receiving means into the recording device, The aforementioned user terminal is Information receiving means for receiving the transmission information from the server, A transmission content output means that outputs the transmission content contained in the transmission information received by the information receiving means as sound, A reply input receiving means that receives input from a dialysis patient in response to the content output by the content output means, An information sharing system characterized by comprising a reply information transmission means that transmits reply information indicating the content of the reply entered by the reply input receiving means to the server.

2. In the information sharing system described in claim 1, The aforementioned user terminal is A voice message input receiving device that receives voice messages from dialysis patients to dialysis facilities, The system further comprises a recording data transmission means for transmitting recording data of a voice message received by the voice message input receiving means to the server, The aforementioned server is A recording data receiving means for receiving the recording data from the user terminal, An information sharing system further comprising: an audio data recording means for recording the audio data received by the audio data receiving means to the recording device.

3. In the information sharing system described in claim 2, The aforementioned management terminal is The information sharing system further comprises a voice message playback means that, when instructed to play the voice message, retrieves the recorded data from the server and plays it back.

4. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The information sharing system is characterized in that, when the output means for outputting transmitted content receives a voice output instruction from a dialysis patient, it outputs the transmitted content contained in the transmitted information received by the information receiving means as voice.

5. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The information transmission means is characterized in that, in the event of a disaster, if a dialysis facility is damaged and is unable to continue hemodialysis treatment, it transmits information to the server that includes information as part of the transmission content to inform dialysis patients of other alternative dialysis facilities that can perform dialysis.

6. In the information sharing system described in claim 5, An information sharing system characterized by including a safe route from the patient's home to the alternative dialysis facility in the information transmitted from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient during a disaster.

7. In the information sharing system according to claim 2 or 3, The aforementioned server is The information sharing system is further characterized by comprising an identification display means that, if the voice message contains a keyword that may affect the health of a dialysis patient, displays an identification indication for the keyword on the screen displayed on the management terminal.

8. In the information sharing system described in claim 7, The information sharing system is characterized in that, if the identification display means does not contain keywords that may affect the health of dialysis patients and the content of the voice message cannot be recognized, it displays an identification message indicating a recognition error on the screen of the management terminal.

9. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The aforementioned user terminal is A measurement result input receiving means that accepts voice data of temperature measurement results and blood pressure measurement results spoken by dialysis patients, The system further comprises a measurement result transmission means that transmits audio data of the measurement result received by the measurement result input receiving means to the server, The aforementioned server is A measurement result receiving means for receiving audio data of the measurement result from the user terminal, An information sharing system further comprising a measurement result recording means for recording the audio data of the measurement result received by the measurement result receiving means to the recording device.

10. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The aforementioned server is An information sharing system characterized in that, when the content of a message sent from a dialysis facility to a dialysis patient is for the purpose of confirming the safety of the dialysis patient, if the message receiving means does not receive the reply information after the message sending means has sent the message, the system further includes a non-reply notification means that notifies a pre-registered forwarding email address that there has been no reply from the dialysis patient to the safety confirmation.

11. In the information sharing system described in claim 10, The information sharing system is characterized in that the non-reply notification means makes a notification after a predetermined time has elapsed since the sending information transmission means sent the sending information.

12. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The aforementioned server is A means for recording aggregated results that aggregates the number of times an information sharing system is used by dialysis patients and records the aggregated results as a usage count report, An information sharing system further comprising a usage count report transmission means for transmitting the usage count report recorded by the aggregation result recording means to the patient themselves or to a pre-registered forwarding email address.

13. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The aforementioned server is An information sharing system further comprising a means for notifying the user terminal of the delay or early arrival of a shuttle bus, based on the current location information of a shuttle bus provided by a dialysis facility for transporting dialysis patients, if the system detects that the arrival of the shuttle bus will be delayed or earlier than the pre-registered scheduled arrival time for each dialysis patient.

14. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The information sharing system is characterized in that the information receiving means flashes a light-emitting part in white when it detects the receipt of the transmitted information from the server.

15. In the information sharing system described in claim 14, The information receiving means is characterized in that when the reception of the transmitted information is completed, the light-emitting unit switches from flashing white to lit red.

16. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The instruction receiving means receives an information transmission instruction by displaying a list of past transmission history and accepting the selection of transmission content from the list of past transmission history. The information sharing system is characterized in that the display order of the aforementioned list of past call history can be arbitrarily specified by the person in charge at the dialysis facility.

17. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The aforementioned user terminal is A dialysis information input receiving means that receives dialysis information from dialysis patients, including blood type, drug allergies, and dry weight, The system further comprises a transmission means for transmitting the dialysis information received by the dialysis information input receiving means to the server, The aforementioned server is An information sharing system further comprising recording means for recording the dialysis information received from the user terminal into the recording device.

18. In the information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The aforementioned user terminal is The system further includes a detection result transmission means for transmitting detection results from a human motion sensor to the server, The aforementioned server is An information sharing system further comprising an alarm transmission means that transmits an alarm to the management terminal when it is determined that there is no human presence detected by the motion sensor based on pre-set conditions.

19. A management terminal program that is executed on the management terminal described in claim 1, Instructions for receiving instructions to disseminate information from dialysis facilities, When the instruction to transmit information is received in the instruction receiving procedure, the information transmission procedure includes sending transmission information, including the content to be transmitted from the dialysis facility to the dialysis patient, to the server. A management terminal program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for displaying reply information, which involves obtaining and displaying reply information from dialysis patients in response to the transmitted information from the server.

20. In the management terminal program described in claim 19, A management terminal program further comprising a voice message playback procedure that, when instructed to play a voice message entered by a dialysis patient, retrieves and plays recorded data of a voice message entered by the dialysis patient from the server.

21. A user terminal program to be executed on the user terminal described in claim 1, Information reception procedure for receiving outgoing information from a server, including content transmitted from a dialysis facility to a dialysis patient, A transmission content output procedure which outputs the transmission content contained in the transmission information received in the information reception procedure as audio, A reply input receiving procedure for receiving replies from dialysis patients to the content output by the aforementioned output content procedure, A user terminal program that causes a computer to execute a reply information transmission procedure, which involves sending reply information indicating the content of the reply received in the aforementioned reply input reception procedure to a server.

22. In the user terminal program described in claim 21, A procedure for receiving voice messages from dialysis patients to dialysis facilities, A user terminal program further comprising a recording data transmission procedure for transmitting recording data of a voice message received in the voice message input reception procedure to the server.

23. In the user terminal program described in claim 21, The aforementioned user terminal is A procedure for receiving dialysis information from dialysis patients, including blood type, drug allergies, and dry weight, and A user terminal program further comprising a transmission procedure for transmitting the dialysis information received in the dialysis information input reception procedure to the server.

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