Information processing device and medication support system

JP2026097137APending Publication Date: 2026-06-16ETRIA CO LTD

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Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
ETRIA CO LTD
Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2026-06-16

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【0006】 本発明によれば、顔撮影作業という煩雑な作業を行うことなく、薬を配薬される対象者が当該薬の服薬者情報に対応する服薬者と一致することを確認できるので、服薬介助者の作業負担を軽減することができる。

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Abstract

To reduce the workload of medication assistants. [Solution] An information processing device 220 for supporting the task of dispensing medication from a medication assistant to a medication recipient, comprising: a medication recipient information acquisition unit 222 that acquires medication recipient information corresponding to the medication 2 to be dispensed by the medication assistant; a voice information acquisition unit 222 that acquires voice information obtained by collecting the voice of the person to be dispensed the medication (scheduled medication recipient) or the voice of the medication assistant dispensing the medication using a sound collection unit 221; an identification unit 222 that identifies the person based on the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit; and a medication recipient determination unit 222 that determines whether the person identified by the identification unit matches the medication recipient corresponding to the medication recipient information acquired by the medication recipient information acquisition unit.
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Claims

1. An information processing device for assisting the process of dispensing medication from a medication assistant to a patient, A medication information acquisition unit acquires patient information corresponding to the medication dispensed by the medication assistant, A voice information acquisition unit that acquires voice information obtained by collecting the voice of the person receiving the medication or the voice of the medication assistant dispensing the medication using a sound collection unit, An identification unit that identifies the target person based on the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit, An information processing device characterized by having a medication determination unit that determines whether the person identified by the identification unit matches the medication user corresponding to the medication user information acquired by the medication user information acquisition unit.

2. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the identification unit identifies the subject based on the name spoken information of the subject, which is included in the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit.

3. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 2, The information processing device is characterized in that the identification unit identifies the subject not only based on the name spoken information but also on the alternative name spoken by the subject, which is included in the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit.

4. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The system includes an image information acquisition unit that acquires image information obtained by imaging a person to whom the aforementioned drug is administered, using an imaging unit. The information processing device is characterized in that the identification unit identifies the subject based on the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit as well as the image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit.

5. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, An information processing device characterized by having a notification processing unit that performs notification processing to notify the determination result of the medication user determination unit.

6. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A medication timing information acquisition unit that acquires medication timing information corresponding to the medication dispensed by the medication assistant, An information processing apparatus characterized by having a medication timing determination unit that determines whether the timing of acquiring the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit corresponds to the medication timing information acquired by the medication timing information acquisition unit.

7. A medication support system for providing medication support, including the task of dispensing medication from a medication assistant to a patient, A sound collection unit that collects the voice of the person receiving the medication or the voice of the person administering the medication, The information processing apparatus is as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, The medication support system is characterized in that the voice information acquisition unit of the information processing device acquires voice information of the voice collected by the sound collection unit.

8. In the medication support system according to claim 7, It has a drug detection unit that detects a drug taken out from a drug distribution unit where multiple drugs are placed to be dispensed to multiple patients. The medication support system is characterized in that the medication information acquisition unit of the information processing device acquires medication information corresponding to the medication detected by the medication detection unit as medication information corresponding to the medication dispensed by the medication assistant.

9. In the medication support system according to claim 8, The medication detection unit is characterized by detecting which medication has been taken out of the medication dispensing unit based on an image captured by an imaging unit that captures which medication has been taken out of the medication dispensing unit.

10. In the medication support system according to claim 8, The medication detection unit is characterized by detecting which medication has been taken out of the medication dispensing unit based on the detection results of a sensor provided in the medication dispensing unit.

11. In the medication support system according to claim 8, An indicator unit that indicates which drug to take out from among the plurality of drugs arranged in the drug dispensing unit, A medication support system characterized by having a control unit that controls the instruction unit to instruct the instruction unit to dispense a medication corresponding to a person identified by the identification unit of the information processing device.