Activity support system and activity support method

Abstract

To make it possible to grasp an activity state while supporting activation of an activity of a user.SOLUTION: An activity support system is configured by including: an event presentation unit which presents event information which guides an event targeting a user of a prescribed attribute on a user terminal, and receives user operation performed regarding the presented event information; and an activity state information management unit which generates activity state information showing a state regarding an activity of the user who uses the user terminal on the basis of the user operation, and allows a storage unit to store the generated activity state information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an activity support system and an activity support method. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a technology that accumulates detection data that detects the usage status of daily life appliances and facilities, registers the daily activity patterns of the person being monitored based on the accumulated detection data, and detects abnormalities based on the results of comparing the detection data with the registered daily activity patterns (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-133777 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] For example, for users with attributes that tend to be less active in their daily lives, such as elderly people, it is necessary to support them in becoming more active while being able to grasp their activity status.

[0005] In consideration of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has an object to support the user in increasing his / her activity while enabling the user to grasp the activity status. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problems is an activity support system that includes an event presentation unit that presents event information on a user terminal that provides information about events targeted at users with specified attributes and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information, and an activity status information management unit that generates activity status information that indicates a status regarding the activity of a user using the user terminal based on the user operations, and stores the generated activity status information in a memory unit.

[0007] One aspect of the present invention is an activity support method in an activity support system, the activity support method including an event presentation step in which an event presentation unit presents event information on a user terminal that provides information about events targeted at users with a specified attribute and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information, and an activity status information management step in which an activity status information management unit generates activity status information indicating a status related to an activity of a user using the user terminal based on the user operations, and stores the generated activity status information in a memory unit. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an effect of being able to grasp the activity status while supporting the user to increase his / her activity. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of an activity support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating an example of a home screen, a notice screen, and a notification information screen according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] 5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating an example of a schedule selection screen and a schedule screen according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a user terminal according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of an activity support server according to the present embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of user information in the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of notification information in the present embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of activity status information in the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] <Embodiment> The activity support system of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The activity support system of this embodiment provides an activity support service to a user who meets the attribute of an elderly person. Here, the elderly person may be, for example, a user who is a certain age or older. The activity support service of this embodiment is a service that supports elderly users to become more active by participating in events, monitors the user's activity status, and takes measures, etc., according to the user's activity status. The activity support service may be managed by a private company or organization, but hereinafter, an example will be described in which the service is managed by a local government (municipal government).

[0011] The activity support system shown in FIG. 1 includes a user terminal 100, a local government terminal 200, an administrator terminal 300, and an activity support server 400.

[0012] The user terminal 100 is a terminal used by each elderly user. An activity assistance application is installed in the user terminal 100. The activity assistance application is an application that assists the user in their activity. The user terminal 100 is communicably connected to an activity support server 400 via a network. The user terminal 100 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like, owned by the user.

[0013] The local government terminal 200 is a terminal used by a local government. The local government terminal 200 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like. The local government terminal 200 is communicably connected to the activity support server 400 via a network.

[0014] The administrator terminal 300 is a terminal used by an administrator who manages events and the like provided to users via the activity support service of this embodiment. Each administrator may be a local government, a private company, a neighborhood association (resident's association), an elderly person's association, or other organization.

[0015] An event management application may be installed in the manager terminal 300. The manager can operate the manager terminal 300 running the event management application to cause the manager terminal 300 to access the activity support server 400, and then post announcement information about an event or the like. The activity support server 400 presents the thus posted notification information by an activity support application running on the user terminal 100.

[0016] The event management application may have the following functions in addition to the function of posting the announcement information as described above. That is, the event management application has a function of managing and correcting attendance at the venue of the event for which the announcement information is posted. The event management application may also have a function of transmitting attendance information managed by the administrator terminal 300 to the local government terminal 200, for example. Here, the above-mentioned function related to attendance management by the event management application may also include, for example, a function for managing the attendance of users who apply to participate in the event by means other than using the activity support application. By having such a function, the administrator or local government can collectively manage the attendance status of the event, including not only users who use the activity support application but also users who do not use the activity support application, and this makes it possible to reduce the management burden on the administrator or local government.

[0017] The activity support server 400 may have a function of providing a website for event management. In this case, the manager accesses the event management website with the web browser of the manager terminal 300. The manager may be able to operate the manager terminal 300 accessing the event management website to post announcement information for events, etc., and manage the attendance and absence of users at the event venue.

[0018] Similarly, local governments may also use the local government terminal 200 with an event management application installed or have users access a posting website to manage the posting of announcement information and users' event attendance, etc. Furthermore, the activity support system of this embodiment may be in a form in which there is no administrator, and therefore no administrator terminal 300. In this case, a local government may use the local government terminal 200 to post announcement information and manage user attendance at events. In order to proactively support the activities of users who do not use the user terminal 100 due to circumstances such as not owning the user terminal 100, users who do not use the user terminal 100 may also register their user information in the activity support server 400. Registration of user information of users who do not use the user terminal 100 may be performed by, for example, a person in charge of a local government operating the local government terminal 200.

[0019] An example of how the user terminal 100 is used by a user will be described with reference to FIGS. When the user performs an operation on the user terminal 100 to start up the activity assistance application, a home screen is first displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 100 as an application screen of the activity assistance application.

[0020] FIG. 2A shows an example of a home screen of the activity support application. In a title area AR1 at the top of the home screen, it is displayed that the home screen corresponds to an activity support application, and the name of the city, town, or village that corresponds to the local government acting as the administrator of the activity support service. Furthermore, a step count area AR11 is arranged in the title area AR1. In the step count area AR11, the number of steps measured by a pedometer function included in the user terminal 100 is displayed. By displaying the number of steps of the user in this manner, the user can grasp the extent of his or her own exercise amount. In the title area AR1, the month, date, and day of the week of the current day are displayed.

[0021] In the home screen, function designation buttons BT1 used for designating corresponding functions are arranged in button area AR2 below title area AR1. Each of these function designation buttons BT1 has a character indicating the corresponding function. By representing the function corresponding to the button by character in this way, it is easier for the user to understand the corresponding function than when the function designation button BT1 indicates the corresponding function by an icon or the like.

[0022] Here, the user operates the function designation button BT1 (the "Notice" button) that is displayed as "Notice" among the function designation buttons BT1 arranged in the button area AR2. The "Notice" button is a button that is operated to view notification information posted by the operator or local government. In response to the operation of the "Notice" button, a notification screen is displayed on the display unit.

[0023] 2B shows an example of the notice screen, in which list items Lit1 corresponding to each posted notice are arranged from top to bottom. The notification information presented as the list item Lit1 on the notification screen in this manner is posted to the activity support server 400 by the manager terminal 300 via communication as described above. For example, when the operator of the manager terminal 300 posts the notification information, the operator may be able to select users who are to be the targets of the posted notification information. The selection may be performed on an individual, group, or area basis.

[0024] In the notification screen of FIG. 2(B), the area in which the list item Lit1 is arranged can be scrolled up and down. A view button BT11 is arranged on each list item Lit1. The view button BT11 is a button that the user operates when viewing the corresponding notification information. In response to the operation of the view button BT11, a notification information screen showing the contents of the corresponding notification information is displayed on the display unit. In addition, a "Back" button BT12 is provided on the notification screen. When the "Back" button BT12 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the notification screen.

[0025] Fig. 2(C) shows an example of a notice information screen. Notice contents about a corresponding event are displayed on the notice information screen in the same figure. Furthermore, reply buttons BT21 to BT23 are arranged on the notice information screen in the same figure. These are buttons that the user operates to reply to a question about participation in the event notified by the corresponding notice information. Each of the reply buttons BT21 to BT23 displays the corresponding reply contents in text. The reply button BT21 is a button that the user operates when replying that he or she will go to the venue where the event is held and participate. The reply button BT22 is a button that the user operates when replying that he or she will participate in the event from home using the video call function of the activity support application. The reply button BT23 is a button that the user operates when replying that he / she will not participate in the event.

[0026] The online participation button BT24 is displayed when the user operates the reply button BT22 to reply that he / she will participate in the event from home, and is a button that the user operates when he / she wishes to participate in the event, when a predetermined time before the corresponding event is to be held.

[0027] In addition, the notice information screen has a "Back" button BT25. When the "Back" button BT12 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the notice information screen.

[0028] Furthermore, among the function designation buttons BT1 arranged on the home screen in FIG. 2(A), the "Schedule" button labeled "Schedule" is a button that is operated to transition to the schedule display. The schedule shows a schedule of events that the user will participate in. The events shown in the schedule may include notification information of events for which the user has responded to participate in the activity support application as shown in FIG. In addition, the schedule may include, in addition to notification information corresponding to the event for which the user has responded to participate, notification information posted by the administrator that has been specified to be posted on the corresponding user's schedule.

[0029] In response to the operation of the "Schedule" button, first, a schedule selection screen is displayed. The schedule selection screen is a screen where an operation for selecting a schedule is performed. 3A shows an example of a schedule selection screen. Schedule selection buttons BT31 and BT32 are arranged on the schedule selection screen in the figure. In addition, an event participation history button BT33 is arranged on the schedule selection screen. The schedule selection buttons BT31 and BT32 are buttons used to select a schedule. The schedule selection button BT31 is used to select a daily schedule for the current day (today). The schedule selection button BT32 is used to select a monthly schedule for the current month. The event participation history button BT33 is a button that is operated when displaying an event participation history screen that shows the user's participation history in events up to now. The schedule selection buttons BT31, BT32 and the event participation history button BT33 also each have a character indicating the function. Furthermore, a "Back" button BT34 is provided on the schedule selection screen. When the "Back" button BT34 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the schedule selection screen.

[0030] 3(B) shows an example of a daily schedule screen corresponding to the current day, which is displayed in response to the operation of the schedule selection button BT31. In the daily schedule screen, list items Lit2 of notice information for the corresponding date are arranged from top to bottom in the notice information list area AR4. The list items Lit2 in the notice information list area AR4 can be scrolled up and down. A view button BT4 is provided for each list item Lit2. When the view button BT4 is operated, the content of the corresponding notice information is displayed in the same format as in FIG. Furthermore, on the daily schedule screen, a Previous Day Transition button BT41, a Next Day Transition button BT42, and a Today Transition button BT43 are arranged. By operating the Previous Day Transition button BT41 or the Next Day Transition button BT42, the list item Lit2 arranged in the notification information list area AR4 is switched on a daily basis. Furthermore, by operating the Today Transition button BT43, the notification information list area AR4 returns to a state in which the list item Lit2 corresponding to today is arranged. The View button BT4, Previous Day Transition button BT41, Next Day Transition button BT42, and Today Transition button BT43 arranged on the daily schedule screen in the figure also have their corresponding functions indicated by text. Furthermore, a "Back" button BT44 is provided on the daily schedule screen. When the "Back" button BT44 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the schedule screen.

[0031] 3(C) shows an example of a monthly schedule screen corresponding to the current month, which is displayed in response to the operation of the schedule selection button BT32. In the monthly schedule screen, the list items Lit3 of the announcement information for the corresponding month are arranged from top to bottom in the announcement information list area AR5. The list items Lit3 in the announcement information list area AR5 can be scrolled up and down. A view button BT5 is arranged for each list item Lit3. When the view button BT5 is operated, the contents of the corresponding notice information are displayed in the same format as in FIG. Furthermore, on the monthly schedule screen, there are arranged a Previous Month Transition button BT51, a Next Month Transition button BT52, and a Current Month Transition button BT53. By operating the Previous Month Transition button BT51 or the Next Month Transition button BT52, the list item Lit3 arranged in the announcement information list area AR5 is switched on a monthly basis. Furthermore, by operating the Current Month Transition button BT53, the announcement information list area AR5 returns to a state in which the list item Lit3 corresponding to the current month is arranged. The View button BT5, Previous Month Transition button BT51, Next Month Transition button BT52, and Current Month Transition button BT53 arranged on the monthly schedule screen in the figure also have corresponding functions indicated by text. Furthermore, a "Back" button BT55 is provided on the monthly schedule screen. When the "Back" button BT55 is operated, the display returns to the screen that was displayed before transitioning to the schedule screen.

[0032] For example, when a user wants to participate in an event at home, the user operates a list item of the event to be participated in on a daily or monthly schedule screen to display the announcement information screen (FIG. 2(C)) of the event to be participated in. As described above, the online participation button BT24 is displayed on the displayed announcement information screen when it is a predetermined time before the event starts. When the user operates the online participation button BT24, the video call function is activated and the URL of the online event is accessed, and the video call screen corresponding to the event is displayed on the user terminal 100. The user can participate in the event by using the video call function. The user can also make a comment by using the video call function.

[0033] An example of the functional configuration of the user terminal 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. The functions of the user terminal 100 shown in the figure are realized by a CPU included in the hardware serving as the user terminal 100 executing a program. The user terminal 100 includes a communication unit 101 , a user interface unit 102 , a sensor unit 103 , a control unit 104 , and a storage unit 105 .

[0034] The communication unit 101 communicates with the activity support server 400 via a network.

[0035] The user interface unit 102 provides a user interface. The user interface unit 102 may include an input device or an operator that accepts user operations. The user interface unit 102 may also include a display unit that displays images and a sound output unit that outputs sounds.

[0036] The sensor unit 103 is a part including various sensors provided in the user terminal 100. The sensor unit 103 may include, for example, an acceleration sensor, a positioning device corresponding to a positioning system such as GPS, etc. In this embodiment, the control unit 104 executes step count calculation using the detection output of the acceleration sensor provided in the sensor unit 103, so that the user terminal has a function of a pedometer.

[0037] The control unit 104 executes various controls in the user terminal 100. The control unit 104 includes an application processing unit 141 (an example of an event presentation unit). The application processing unit 141 executes processing corresponding to the installed activity support application. The application processing unit 141 presents notification information (an example of event information) informing the user of an event on the user terminal 100, and accepts user operations performed on the presented notification information.

[0038] The storage unit 105 stores various types of information corresponding to the user terminal 100 .

[0039] An example of the functional configuration of the activity support server 400 will be described with reference to Fig. 5. The functions of the activity support server 400 in the figure are realized by a CPU included in the hardware serving as the activity support server 400 executing a program. The activity support server 400 in the figure includes a communication unit 401, a control unit 402, and a storage unit 403.

[0040] The communication unit 401 communicates with the user terminal 100, the local government terminal 200, and the administrator terminal 300 via the network.

[0041] The control unit 402 executes various controls in the activity support server 400. The control unit 402 includes an application information providing unit 421 and an activity status information management unit 422.

[0042] The application information providing unit 421 provides information presented by an activity support application running on the user terminal 100 .

[0043] The application information providing unit 421 transmits various information (application information) used to display the application screen of the activity support application to the user terminal 100 on which the activity support application runs. The application information may be, for example, information specifying the layout of buttons on the top screen, notification information, video content, and the like.

[0044] The activity status information management unit 422 manages the activity status information for each user. The activity status information management unit 422 generates activity status information indicating the activity status of the user based on operation result information indicating the operation result transmitted from the user terminal 100, and stores the generated activity status information in the activity status information storage unit 433.

[0045] Furthermore, the activity status information management section 422 causes information that allows viewing of the user's activity status (activity status viewing information) to be output to a predetermined terminal based on the activity status information stored in the activity status information storage section 433. Specifically, the activity status information management unit 422 transmits activity status report information generated based on the activity status information stored in the activity status information storage unit 433 to the local government terminal 200. The local government terminal 200 outputs the received activity status report information. The local government terminal 200 may output the activity status report information by displaying it. In addition, the local government terminal 200 may output the activity status report information by printing it. The local government terminal 200 may output activity status viewing information for all users, for users who meet certain conditions, or on a user-by-user basis. By outputting activity status report information in this way on the local government terminal 200, a person in charge at the local government can grasp the activity status of users in the local government.

[0046] The activity status information management unit 422 may also transmit the activity status report information to a terminal (caregiver terminal) used by a caregiver such as a relative of the elderly user or a care manager. In this case, the activity status information management unit 422 may transmit the activity status report information to the watcher terminal by email. Alternatively, the activity status information management unit 422 may transmit the activity status report information in response to an access from a watch application installed in the watcher terminal. The watch application displays a screen showing the contents of the received activity status report information. In addition, the local government or the manager may also monitor the user. In this case, the activity status information management unit 422 may transmit the activity status report information to the local government terminal 200 or the manager terminal 300 by email, as described above, or may transmit the activity status report information in response to access from the local government terminal 200 or the manager terminal 300.

[0047] The storage unit 403 stores various types of information supported by the activity support server 400. The storage unit 403 includes a user information storage unit 431, a notice information storage unit 432, and an activity status information storage unit 433.

[0048] The user information storage unit 431 stores information (user information) about a user who uses the activity assistance application.

[0049] 6 shows an example of user information corresponding to one user. The user information has fields for user account, user profile information, and viewer information.

[0050] The user account field stores a user account. The user account is information (login information) used by a corresponding user to log in to the activity support application, and may include a user ID and a password. In addition, as in the present embodiment, when a local government provides a service using the activity support application and it is necessary to specify the local government that provides the service when logging in to the activity support application, the user account may include a local government ID.

[0051] The user profile information field stores user profile information. The user profile information is information such as a user name registered by a user when using the activity support application. In addition to the user name, the user profile information may include information such as gender, age, address, hobbies, and medical history.

[0052] The administrator may classify users using predetermined information in the user profile information and select users to whom the posted announcement information is to be provided. As an example, the administrator may select users whose hobbies included in the user profile information match the content of the announcement information. Furthermore, such user selection may be performed by the application information providing unit 421 by identifying user profile information that matches selection conditions specified by the administrator. When generating application information used to display a notice screen or a schedule screen to a user, the application information providing unit 421 is configured to include in the application information notification information for which the user has been selected as a recipient.

[0053] The field for the caregiver information stores caregiver information. The caregiver information is information about the caregiver, such as the user's relatives or a care manager, and may include the caregiver's profile (name, relationship with the user, etc.), the destination of the activity status report information (the caregiver's email address, login information for the care application), etc.

[0054] Returning to Fig. 5, the notification information storage unit 432 stores the notification information. 7 shows an example of notification information corresponding to one notification content. The notification information in this figure has fields for posting date and time, administrator ID, and notification content. The posting date / time field stores the posting date / time, which is the date / time when the corresponding notice information was posted. The administrator ID field stores an administrator ID for identifying the administrator who posted the response notification information. The notification content field stores the notification content of the notification information. If the corresponding notification information corresponds to an event, the notification content has fields for, for example, an event ID and event notification content, as shown in the figure. The event ID field stores an event ID that uniquely identifies the corresponding event. The event notification content field stores the event notification content, which may include, for example, the event name, the event location, the URL corresponding to the online event, the event period (for example, the event date, the event start time, and the event end time), a message to be displayed when notifying the event in the activity support application, and the like.

[0055] Returning to Fig. 5, the activity status information storage unit 433 stores activity status information for each user. 8 shows an example of activity status information corresponding to one user. The activity status information in the figure has fields for a user ID, operation history information, event participation status information, and measured step count information.

[0056] The user ID field stores the user ID of the corresponding user.

[0057] The operation history information field stores operation history information. The operation history information is information indicating what operations have been performed by the user on the activity assistance application running on the user terminal 100. The operation history information includes information on the history of one or more operations performed so far (operation unit history information). One piece of operation history information includes the date and time when the corresponding operation was performed (operation date and time) and information on the operation content. For example, if the corresponding operation is pressing a button, the operation content information may include information identifying the operated button and an application screen including the button. Furthermore, if the application screen transitions in response to the operation, the operation content information may also include information indicating the transition of the application screen. Furthermore, the operation content information may include the start date and time when the activity support application was started and the end date and time when it was stopped.

[0058] The event participation status information field stores event participation status information. The event participation status information is information indicating the status of participation of the corresponding user in the event so far. The event participation status information may be formed as a collection of information indicating the participation history on a per-event basis that the user has participated in so far (event-based history information), for example. The event-based history information may include information that identifies the corresponding event, information that indicates the mode of participation in the corresponding event, and the like.

[0059] The administrator may use the event participation status information to select users to whom the announcement information is to be provided. As an example, the administrator may select users who have participated in events in the same category as the event of the target announcement information. Such user selection may be performed by the application information providing unit 421 by identifying users whose event participation status information matches the selection conditions specified by the administrator.

[0060] The measured step count information field stores information on the number of steps measured by the pedometer function of the user terminal 100 (measured step count information). The activity status information management section 422 of the activity support server 400 may update the measured step count information in the measured step count information field with the measured step count information transmitted from the user terminal 100 at any time.

[0061] The user terminal 100 on which the activity support application runs transmits operation result information indicating what operation the user performed to the activity support server 400 in response to the user performing an operation on the screen of the activity support application. Each time an operation is performed on the screen of the activity support application, the user terminal 100 may transmit operation result information corresponding to the operation. Alternatively, the user terminal 100 may store (accumulate) operation result information corresponding to an operation performed on the screen of the activity support application, and transmit all of the operation result information accumulated so far in response to the occurrence of a predetermined transmission trigger.

[0062] The activity status information management unit 422 of the activity support server 400 updates the activity status information of the corresponding user among the activity status information stored in the activity status information storage unit 433 so as to reflect the contents of the operation result information transmitted from the user terminal 100. That is, the activity status information management unit 422 generates operation history information according to the operation indicated by the operation result information received from the user terminal 100, and stores the generated operation history information in a field of the operation history information of the corresponding user. Furthermore, the activity status information management unit 422 generates event-by-event history information based on the operation result information related to the event, out of the operation result information received from the user terminal 100 . As a specific example, if the received operation result information indicates that one of answer buttons BT21, BT22 corresponding to an answer indicating an intention to participate among answer buttons BT21 to BT23 arranged on a notice information screen (FIG. 2(C)) that notifies an event has been operated, activity status information management section 422 may determine that the user will participate in the corresponding event. In addition, at this time, activity status information management section 422 may also determine whether the mode of participation in the event is participation at a venue or participation at home, depending on which of answer buttons BT21, BT22 has been operated.

[0063] The activity status information management section 422 generates event-by-event history information based on the result of the above-mentioned determination, and stores the generated event-by-event history information in a field of the event participation status information of the corresponding user. There may be cases where the user goes to the venue and participates in the event without operating the answer buttons BT21 and BT22 and giving a response indicating the intention to participate. In such a case, for example, upon confirmation of the user's participation at the venue, a local government official may cause the local government terminal 200 to transmit a notification that the user has participated in the event (event participation notification) to the activity support server 400. In response to receiving the event participation notification, the activity support server 400 may generate event-by-event history information of the corresponding user and store the generated event-by-event history information in a field of the event participation status information of the corresponding user.

[0064] Furthermore, in the case of online participation, for example, the activity status information management unit 422 may include in the event-based history information the time period during which the user is considered to have participated in the event from the start to the end of the event, based on the access status of the user terminal 100 to the event site. Furthermore, the activity status information management unit 422 may acquire voice uttered by the user in the online event, chat text, and the like, via communication with the user terminal 100, and include the acquired voice uttered by the user in the online event, and the chat text, and the like, in the event-based history information.

[0065] According to the above configuration, a user can view the announcement information of various events by using an activity support application installed on a user terminal such as a smartphone or tablet terminal that the user uses, and if there is an event that the user wants to participate in, the user can apply to participate by operating the answer button BT21 or the answer button BT22 arranged on the announcement information screen. In this way, the activity support system of this embodiment allows the user to easily obtain information on many events, etc., and can easily apply to participate by operating the buttons. Therefore, the activity support system of this embodiment can encourage the elderly user to actively participate in events and support the user in becoming more active.

[0066] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the user can also participate in the event online by video calling, etc. By making it possible to participate in the event online in this way, even a user who has difficulty going to the event venue due to, for example, health reasons, geographical constraints, time constraints, inadequate transportation, etc., can easily and conveniently participate in the event and communicate with others. As a result, it is possible to more strongly support the activation of the user's activities.

[0067] In this embodiment, the measured step count information measured by the pedometer function of the user terminal 100 is also obtained as activity status information. By including the measured step count information in the activity status information in this way, it is possible to determine the amount of exercise of the user, which is difficult to grasp based on the operation history information or event participation status information. As a result, it is possible to more accurately grasp the activity status of the user based on the activity status information.

[0068] Furthermore, the activity support application of the present embodiment may be capable of displaying a screen (questionnaire screen) that presents questions to the user and allows the user to answer the presented questions. The questions posed to the user on the questionnaire screen may be, for example, an evaluation of an event the user participated in, the user's physical condition, or questions created by a local government or an operator as appropriate. The operation performed by the user to answer such a questionnaire screen may not be, for example, a character input operation, but may be an operation on a button arranged according to each of the answer options prepared in advance.

[0069] In the present embodiment, the activity support server 400 stores activity status information including the user's event participation history and the user's operation history for the activity support application. By using the activity status information stored in this manner, the local government and the caregiver (relative, care manager, etc.) can grasp the user's activity status. Specifically, by outputting the activity status information on the local government terminal 200, the local government can grasp the user's activity status and use it as a reference when considering various measures for elderly people to be implemented by the local government. In addition, by transmitting the activity status based on the activity status information to the terminal of the user's caregiver, the local government terminal 200, the administrator terminal 300, etc., the caregiver, the local government, the administrator, etc. can grasp and watch over the user's activity status.

[0070] Services such as event announcements provided to users by the activity support system of this embodiment are provided primarily by local governments. By their very nature, local governments hold personal information of individuals who belong to the local government, such as residents, and strictly manage the personal information they hold. Note that "individuals who belong to a local government" may include not only residents who have addresses in the area covered by the local government, but also individuals who work in the area covered by the local government or who use designated facilities or services in the area covered by the local government. In the activity support system of this embodiment, the user information stored in the activity support server 400 is treated as information managed by the local government as described above. Therefore, in the activity support system of this embodiment, it is possible to provide services such as event announcements to users by utilizing abundant user profile information without worrying about personal information leaking to third parties. Furthermore, information on residents held by local governments also includes information on medical care, nursing care, etc. Therefore, in the activity support system of this embodiment, by using information on medical care, nursing care, etc. as user information, it is possible to activate the user's activities and improve the function of monitoring, which can lead to the improvement of administrative services.

[0071] The configuration of the activity support system of this embodiment may be applied to an activity support system for users other than the elderly, who are preferred to be active, and who are required to have their activity status information grasped by a third party. There are various possible attributes other than the elderly, but an example of such an attribute is a person undergoing rehabilitation under the guidance of a medical institution, etc.

[0072] In addition, a program for realizing the functions of the above-mentioned user terminal 100, the local government terminal 200, the manager terminal 300, and the activity support server 400 may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed to perform the processing of the above-mentioned local government terminal 200, the manager terminal 300, and the activity support server 400. Here, "reading a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system and executing it" includes installing the program into a computer system. The "computer system" here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. In addition, the "computer system" may include multiple computer devices connected via a network including the Internet, a WAN, a LAN, a dedicated line, and other communication lines. In addition, the "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk, a ROM, and a CD-ROM, and storage devices such as an HDD and an SSD built into a computer system. In this way, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transient recording medium such as a CD-ROM. In addition, the recording medium also includes a recording medium provided inside or outside and accessible from a distribution server to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program in a format executable by the terminal device. In other words, the format in which the program is stored in the distribution server does not matter as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a format executable by the terminal device. The program may be divided into multiple parts, downloaded at different times, and then combined on the terminal device, or each of the divided programs may be distributed by a different distribution server. Furthermore, the "computer-readable recording medium" includes a memory that holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when a program is transmitted via a network. The above program may also be for realizing part of the above-mentioned functions.Furthermore, the above-mentioned functions may be realized in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system, that is, a so-called differential file (differential program).

[0073] <Additional Notes> (1) One aspect of the present embodiment is an activity support system that includes an event presentation unit that presents event information on a user terminal that provides information about events targeted at users with specified attributes and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information, and an activity status information management unit that generates activity status information that indicates a status regarding an activity of a user using the user terminal based on the user operations, and stores the generated activity status information in a memory unit.

[0074] (2) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in (1), in which the user with the specified attributes may be a user who meets specified requirements as an elderly person.

[0075] (3) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in (1) or (2), wherein the activity status information may be stored in a memory unit in association with user information managed by a local government for a user belonging to the local government.

[0076] (4) One aspect of the present embodiment is an activity support system as described in any one of (1) to (3), wherein the activity status information may include event participation status information indicating a participation status of an event determined based on the user operation.

[0077] (5) One aspect of the present embodiment is the activity support system described in (4), in which the event participation status information may include information indicating a history of the user's operations.

[0078] (6) One aspect of this embodiment is the activity support system described in (4) or (5), wherein the event participation status information may include a history of online participation based on user operations corresponding to online participation in an event.

[0079] (7) One aspect of this embodiment is an activity support system as described in any one of (1) to (6), wherein the event presentation unit may provide a user interface screen in which operations related to the event information are limited to the operation of pressing a button.

[0080] (8) One aspect of this embodiment is an activity support system described in any one of (1) to (7), wherein the activity status information management unit may be configured to output information regarding the activity status of a corresponding user to a specified terminal based on the activity status information stored in the memory unit.

[0081] (9) One aspect of the present embodiment is an activity support method in an activity support system, comprising: an event presentation step in which an event presentation unit presents, on a user terminal, event information informing users of a predetermined attribute about events and accepts user operations performed on the presented event information; and an activity status information management step in which an activity status information management unit generates activity status information indicating a status regarding an activity of a user using the user terminal based on the user operations, and stores the generated activity status information in a memory unit. [Explanation of symbols]

[0082] 100 User terminal, 101 Communication unit, 102 User interface unit, 103 Sensor unit, 104 Control unit, 105 Memory unit, 141 Application processing unit, 200 Local government terminal, 300 Administrator terminal, 400 Activity support server, 401 Communication unit, 402 Control unit, 403 Memory unit, 421 Application information providing unit, 422 Activity status information management unit, 431 User information memory unit, 432 Notification information memory unit, 433 Activity status information memory unit

Claims

1. an event presentation unit that presents event information that provides information about an event targeted at a user having a predetermined attribute on a user terminal and accepts a user operation performed on the presented event information; an activity status information management unit that generates activity status information indicating a status related to an activity of a user who uses the user terminal based on the user operation, and stores the generated activity status information in a storage unit; The activity status information management unit generates the activity status information including a history of online participation in an event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event online, and generates the activity status information including a history of venue participation in the event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event by going to a venue where the event is held. Activity support system.

2. The activity status information management unit generates the activity status information including measured step count information indicating the number of steps measured by the user terminal. The activity support system according to claim 1 .

3. The event presenting unit provides a user interface screen in which a user operation on the event information is performed by an operation on a button and is not performed by an operation other than the operation on the button. The activity support system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The user with the predetermined attribute is a user who satisfies a predetermined requirement as an elderly person. The activity support system according to claim 1 or 2.

5. The activity status information is stored in a storage unit in association with user information managed by a local government in correspondence with a user who belongs to the local government. The activity support system according to claim 1 or 2.

6. The activity status information includes event participation status information indicating a participation status of an event determined based on the user operation. The activity support system according to claim 1 or 2.

7. The event participation status information includes information indicating a history of the user's operations. The activity support system according to claim 6.

8. The activity status information management unit controls the output of information relating to the activity status of the corresponding user on a predetermined terminal based on the activity status information stored in the storage unit. The activity support system according to claim 1 or 2.

9. An activity support method in an activity support system, comprising: an event presentation step in which the event presentation unit presents, on a user terminal, event information that provides information about an event targeted at users with a predetermined attribute, and accepts a user operation performed on the presented event information; an activity status information management step of generating activity status information indicating a status related to an activity of a user who uses the user terminal based on the user operation and storing the generated activity status information in a storage unit; The activity status information management unit generates the activity status information including a history of online participation in an event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event online, and generates the activity status information including a history of venue participation in the event in response to the user operation corresponding to an application to participate in the event by going to a venue where the event is held. Activity support methods.

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