Method, program and information providing device executed by computer for providing information on a care recipient

Abstract

Provided is a technology for visualizing the state of activities of daily living (ADL) of a care recipient. According to the present invention, a processor executes processing including: a step (S710) for receiving a selection of an item constituting the activities of daily living; a step (S720) for accessing a database of the item; a step (S730) for calculating a moving average of the data of the item for a designated period; a step (S740) for calculating a rate of change in the moving average; a step (S750) for accessing the database and reading a rehabilitation record; a step (S760) for selecting a rehabilitation menu corresponding to the care recipient on the basis of the rate of change and the rehabilitation record; a step (S770) for displaying a graph including the data of the item and the moving average; a step (S780) for displaying the rehabilitation record; and a step (S790) for displaying the rehabilitation menu corresponding to the care recipient.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates generally to the presentation of information, and more particularly, to the presentation of information regarding activities of daily living. [Background technology]

[0002] Concerning human activities of daily living (ADL), for example, JP2018-507008A (Patent Document 1) discloses a "system and method for monitoring human activities of daily living (ADL) in an environment." According to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, "the system has an ADL inference unit adapted to receive a sensor output signal representative of a detected value of at least one of a characteristic of the human and the environment, and generate an inferred ADL output signal representative of an inferred ADL of the human. The monitor unit is adapted to generate a monitor signal dependent on at least one of the received sensor output signal and the inferred ADL output signal" (see [Abstract]). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Special Publication No. 2018-507008 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] For example, when it comes to the activities of daily living of a care recipient (also referred to as "resident" as appropriate) residing in a care facility, the family or care staff of the care recipient may want to know the status of the activities of daily living in order to understand the condition of the care recipient, rather than the care recipient himself / herself. Therefore, there is a need for a technology that can objectively display the status of the activities of daily living.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-described background, and according to one aspect, a technique for objectively displaying a state of an activity of daily living is disclosed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for providing information of a care recipient is provided, the method including: accessing a plurality of motion data obtained by observing the care recipient's activities of daily living a plurality of times, displaying the plurality of motion data, displaying information indicative of changes in the level of the activities of daily living based on each of the motion data, displaying details of rehabilitation performed on the care recipient, and outputting a recommended rehabilitation for the care recipient based on the details of the rehabilitation and the changes in the level of the activities of daily living.

[0007] According to one aspect, the method further includes accepting a selection of one or more activities of daily living from the plurality of activities of daily living. Displaying the plurality of activity data includes displaying the activity data for the selected one or more activities of daily living.

[0008] In a method according to one aspect, displaying the information includes displaying a graph representing the changes, and the method further includes displaying one or more indicia representing one or more rehabilitation sessions performed by the care recipient in association with the date on which the rehabilitation session was performed in the graph.

[0009] In a method according to one aspect, displaying one or more indicia includes displaying indicia identifying each of a plurality of rehabilitation sessions performed on the care recipient.

[0010] A method according to one aspect further includes displaying a comment indicative of a change in the activity of daily living for which the graph is displayed.

[0011] According to one aspect, the method further includes accepting a designation of a date on which any of the plurality of daily living activities was performed. Displaying the details of the rehabilitation includes displaying the details of the rehabilitation performed on the designated date.

[0012] According to an aspect, the method further includes receiving an operation for changing the day designated as the day on which any of the plurality of daily living activities was performed, and displaying the rehabilitation content includes displaying the rehabilitation content performed on the changed day in response to the change operation.

[0013] A method according to one aspect further includes displaying information indicative of a change in the degree of the activities of daily living based on the plurality of activity data acquired for the other care recipients.

[0014] According to another embodiment, there is provided a program for causing one or more processors to carry out any of the methods described above.

[0015] According to yet another embodiment, there is provided an information providing device including the above-mentioned program and a processor that executes the program. Effect of the Invention

[0016] At a certain stage, the status of daily living activities is objectively displayed. The above and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a monitoring system 100. [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a monitoring system 100. FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a monitoring system 100 using a sensor box 119. [Figure 4] 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a computer system 400. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram conceptually showing one aspect of data on a hard disk 5. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram conceptually illustrating one embodiment of data storage relating to rehabilitation records for each care recipient. [Figure 7] 11 is a flowchart showing a part of a process executed by a CPU 1 of a management server 200. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information relating to activities of daily living displayed on a monitor 8. [Figure 9] 13 is a diagram showing actual measured values ​​and moving averages of other activities of daily living. [Figure 10] 13 is a diagram showing a state in which the ADL status of a specified care recipient is displayed in addition to the ADL status to be compared. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

[0019] <System Overview> An overview of a monitoring system capable of acquiring information on ADL will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a monitoring system 100. An example of a monitored subject is a resident in each room provided in a room area of ​​a facility 180. In the monitoring system 100 of Fig. 1, rooms 110 and 120 are provided in the room area. Room 110 is assigned to resident 111. Room 120 is assigned to resident 121.

[0020] The monitoring system 100 includes a gateway server 130, an exchange device 12, an access point 140, a management server 200, a sensor box 119, various devices that communicate with the sensor box 119, and mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, and 164.

[0021] The gateway server 130 connects an internal network (intranet) of the facility 180 to an external network 16 of the facility 180. The external network 16 is, for example, the Internet or a public telephone line network. In addition, a cloud server 150, a push server 160, and a wireless base station 15 are connected to the external network 16.

[0022] The switching device 135 connects each device of the internal network of the facility 180 to each other. In some aspects, a router or a switch may be used as the switching device 135. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the number of the switching devices 135 is two, but the number is not limited to this. The internal network of the facility 180 may be configured by a combination of multiple switching devices 135.

[0023] The access point 140 is used to connect the mobile terminals 161, 162 to an internal network of the facility 180. In one aspect, a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) router can be used as the access point 140.

[0024] The management server 200 receives event information from the sensor box 119 in the facility 180 and manages information on the residents of each room. The management server 200 also communicates with mobile terminals 161, 162 to manage staff who carry the mobile terminals and to send various notifications to each mobile terminal. When sending notifications to the mobile terminals 161, 162, the management server 200 may use an external push server 160. An external cloud server 150 may have some or all of the functions of the management server 200.

[0025] The sensor box 119 acquires information about the residents 111, 121 in the rooms 110, 120 by linking with a camera and a sensor built into its housing and various other sensors in the rooms 110, 120. The information may include an image showing each resident's gait, body temperature, pulse rate, and other vital information. The sensor box 119 also transmits the acquired information about the residents 111, 121 to the management server 200 via the internal network. Details of the sensor box 119 will be described later.

[0026] The mobile terminals 161, 162 are used by caregivers and other staff engaged in care at the facility 180. The staff can input care records and the like using the mobile terminals 161, 162. The mobile terminals 161, 162 transmit the care records to the management server 200. Furthermore, if a problem occurs with the residents 111, 121, the staff uses the mobile terminals 161, 162 to receive a notification from the management server 200. The mobile terminals 161, 162 are connected to the access point 140 in the facility 180 and communicate with the management server 200 via the internal network. In the example of this specification, the caregivers 141, 142, 143, and 144 each have the mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, and 164.

[0027] From outside the facility 180, the mobile terminals 163, 164 can communicate with the management server 200 via the gateway server 11 through the wireless base station 15 or the like. When the mobile terminals 163, 164 communicate with the management server 200 from outside the facility 180, some of the services provided from the management server 200 to the mobile terminals 163, 164 may be restricted in order to protect resident information.

[0028] The number of other devices such as the mobile terminals 161 and 162, the access point 140, the exchange device 135, etc. is not limited to the number exemplified in FIG.

[0029] Each of the rooms 110 and 120 includes furniture 112, a bed 113, and a toilet 114 as equipment. Door sensors 118 are installed on the doors of the rooms 110 and 120 to detect whether the doors are open or closed. A toilet sensor 116 is installed on the door of the toilet 114 to detect whether the toilet 114 is open or closed. An odor sensor 117 is installed on the bed 113 to obtain excretion information of the resident 111. The resident 111 wears a vital sensor 290 that detects vital information of the resident 111. An example of the detected vital information is the resident's body temperature. Another example is the resident's breathing. Yet another example is the resident's heart rate. Yet another example is two or more types of information among these types of information. In the room 110, the resident 111 can operate a care call handset 115. When the resident 111 operates the care call handset 115, the care call handset 115 transmits a call signal, which is received by the sensor box 119. The sensor box 119 transmits the received call signal to the management server 200. The management server 200 transmits a signal to the mobile terminal 220 notifying that a call from the resident 111 is being received.

[0030] The sensor box 119 has a built-in sensor for detecting the behavior of an object in the living room 110, 120. One example of a sensor is a Doppler sensor for detecting the motion of an object. Another example is a camera. Still other examples are the care call handset 115, the door sensor 118, the toilet sensor 116, the odor sensor 117, or the vital sensor 290. The sensor box 119 may include at least one of these sensors as a sensor.

[0031] The components of the monitoring system 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the monitoring system 100.

[0032] [Sensor Box 119] The sensor box 119 includes a control device 101, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 102, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 103, a communication interface 104, a camera 105, a Doppler sensor 106, a wireless communication device 107, and a storage device 108.

[0033] The control device 101 controls the sensor box 119. The control device 101 is configured, for example, by at least one integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is configured, for example, by at least one CPU (Central Processing Unit), MPU (Micro Processing Unit) or other processor, at least one ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), at least one FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a combination of these.

[0034] An antenna (not shown) and the like are connected to the communication interface 104. The sensor box 119 exchanges data with external communication devices via the antenna. The external communication devices include, for example, the management server 200, mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, 164 and other terminals, the access point 140, the cloud server 150, and other communication terminals.

[0035] In one implementation, the camera 105 is a near-infrared camera. The near-infrared camera includes an IR (Infrared) projector that projects near-infrared light. By using the near-infrared camera, an image showing the inside of the rooms 110, 120 can be captured even at night. In another implementation, the camera 105 is a surveillance camera that receives only visible light. In still another implementation, a 3D sensor or a thermography camera may be used as the camera 105. The sensor box 119 and the camera 105 may be configured as an integrated unit or as a combination of separate devices.

[0036] The Doppler sensor 106 functions as a body movement sensor. The Doppler sensor 106 transmits and receives microwaves, ultrasonic waves, and other radio waves to detect the behavior (movement) of objects (e.g., residents 111 and care staff) in the rooms 110 and 120. This allows the biological information of the residents 111 and 121 in the rooms 110 and 120 to be detected.

[0037] More specifically, the Doppler sensor 106 is connected to the control device 101 and measures the movement of the chest surface accompanying the breathing of the resident 111 under the control of the control device 101. The Doppler sensor 106 transmits microwaves or ultrasound waves (hereinafter also referred to as "transmitted waves"), receives microwaves or ultrasound waves reflected by an object (i.e., "reflected waves"), and outputs a Doppler signal of a Doppler frequency component based on the transmitted waves and the reflected waves. When an object is moving, the frequency of the reflected wave shifts in proportion to the moving speed of the object due to the so-called Doppler effect. Therefore, a difference (Doppler frequency component) occurs between the frequency of the transmitted wave and the frequency of the reflected wave. The Doppler sensor 106 generates a signal of this Doppler frequency component as a Doppler signal at a predetermined sampling rate, and outputs the Doppler signal to the control device 101. When the control device 101 receives the Doppler signal from the Doppler sensor 106, it stores the received Doppler signal in time series in the storage device 108. When microwaves are used as transmission waves, the microwaves pass through clothing and are reflected by the body surface of resident 111. Therefore, even if resident 111 is wearing clothes, the movement of the body surface can be detected.

[0038] In one example, each Doppler sensor 106 emits microwaves in the 24 GHz band toward the beds 113 in each room 110, 120, and receives waves reflected by the occupants 111, 121, etc. The reflected waves are Doppler shifted by the movements of the occupants 111, 121. The Doppler sensor 106 can detect the breathing condition and heart rate of the occupants 111, 121 from the reflected waves.

[0039] The wireless communication device 107 receives signals from the care call handset 115, the door sensor 118, the toilet sensor 116, the odor sensor 117, and the vital sensor 290, and transmits the signals to the control device 101. The care call handset 115 includes a care call button 241. When the care call button 241 is operated, the care call handset 115 transmits a signal (e.g., a call signal) indicating that the operation has been performed. The transmitted signal is received by the wireless communication device 107. When the door sensor 118, the toilet sensor 116, the odor sensor 117, and the vital sensor 290 transmit their respective detection results, the transmitted signals are received by the wireless communication device 107.

[0040] The storage device 108 is, for example, a fixed storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk, or a recording medium such as an external storage device. The storage device 108 stores the programs executed by the control device 101 and various data used to execute the programs. The various data may include behavioral information of the residents 111, 121. Details of the behavioral information will be described later.

[0041] At least one of the above programs and data may be stored in a storage device other than storage device 108 (for example, a storage area of ​​control device 101 (e.g., cache memory, etc.), ROM 102, RAM 103, an external device (e.g., management server 200 or mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, 164, etc.) as long as the storage device is accessible by control device 101.

[0042] [Behavioral Information] Next, the behavior information in this embodiment will be described. The behavior information is, for example, information indicating that the resident 111, 121 has performed a predetermined behavior. In one example, the predetermined behavior includes four behaviors: "getting up" indicating that the resident 111, 121 has woken up, "getting out of bed" indicating that the resident 111, 121 has left the bed (bedding) 113, "falling" indicating that the resident 111, 121 has fallen off the bed (bedding) 113, and "falling down" indicating that the resident 111, 121 has collapsed.

[0043] Furthermore, the behavioral information may include actions that the resident performs to refuse to receive care, such as actions of shaking off the caregiver with hands, actions of trying to kick the caregiver with legs, actions of clinging to the bed 113 and refusing to get changed, etc.

[0044] In one embodiment, the control device 101 generates behavioral information of each of the residents 111, 121 associated with each of the rooms 110, 120 based on an image captured by a camera 105 installed in each of the rooms 110, 120. For example, the control device 101 detects the heads of the residents 111, 121 from the images, and detects information of "refusal of care" in addition to the usual information of "getting up," "getting out of bed," "falling," and "falling" of the residents 111, 121 based on the change over time in size of the detected heads of the residents 111, 121. A specific example of generating behavioral information will be described in more detail below.

[0045] First, the storage device 108 stores the location area of ​​each bed 113 in the living room 110, 120, the first threshold value Th1, the second threshold value Th2, and the third threshold value Th3. The first threshold value Th1 distinguishes the size of the head of the resident between lying and sitting positions in the location area of ​​the bed 113. The second threshold value Th2 distinguishes whether the resident is in a standing position or not based on the size of the head in the living room 110, 120 excluding the location area of ​​the bed 113. The third threshold value Th3 distinguishes whether the resident is in a lying position or not based on the size of the head in the living room 110, 120 excluding the location area of ​​the bed 113.

[0046] The control device 101 extracts a moving object region from the target image as a region of the resident 111, 121, for example, by a background subtraction method or a frame subtraction method. The control device 101 further extracts the head region of the resident 111, 121 from the extracted moving object region by, for example, a circular or elliptical Hough transform, by pattern matching using a head model prepared in advance, and by using a threshold value derived by a neural network trained for head detection. The control device 101 detects "getting up," "getting out of bed," "falling over," and "falling down" from the position and size of the extracted head.

[0047] The control device 101 may determine that the action "getting up" has occurred when it detects that the position of the head extracted as described above is within the location area of ​​the bed 113 and that the size of the head extracted as described above has changed from the size of a lying position to the size of a sitting position by using a first threshold value Th1.

[0048] When the position of the head extracted as described above moves from within the area where the bed 113 is located to outside the area where the bed 113 is located, the control device 101 may apply a second threshold value Th2 to the size of the head extracted as described above, and when it detects that the head has changed from a certain size to the size of an upright position, determine that the action of "getting out of bed" has occurred.

[0049] When the position of the head extracted as described above moves from within the area where the bed 113 is located to outside the area where the bed 113 is located, the control device 101 may apply a third threshold value Th3 to the size of the head extracted as described above, and when it detects that the head has changed from a certain size to the size of a lying position, determine that the action of "falling" has occurred.

[0050] The control device 101 may determine that the action "falling" has occurred if it detects that the position of the head extracted as described above is located within the room 110, 120 excluding the area where the bed 113 is located and that the size of the extracted head has changed from a certain size to the size of a lying position by using a third threshold value Th3.

[0051] Furthermore, the control device 101 detects the caregiver in addition to the resident from the image data, and estimates the distance between the resident and the caregiver. If the control device estimates that the distance is shorter than a predetermined normal distance, it can determine that a care refusal behavior is occurring. Furthermore, if the control device 101 determines that the resident's movements are abnormal, it can determine that the resident is exhibiting care refusal behavior toward the caregiver.

[0052] In this manner, in one specific example, the control device 101 of the sensor box 119 generates behavioral information of each of the residents 111, 121. In the monitoring system 100 according to another aspect, an element other than the control device 101 (e.g., the cloud server 150) may generate behavioral information of the residents 111, 121 using images of the inside of the rooms 110, 120.

[0053] [Mobile terminal 220] The mobile terminal 220 includes a control device 221, a ROM 222, a RAM 223, a communication interface 224, a display 226, a storage device 228, and an input device 229. In one aspect, the mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, and 164 are realized as, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a wristwatch-type terminal, or other wearable device.

[0054] The control device 221 controls the mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, and 164. The control device 221 is configured, for example, by at least one integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is configured, for example, by at least one CPU, at least one ASIC, at least one FPGA, or a combination thereof.

[0055] An antenna (not shown) and the like are connected to the communication interface 224. The mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, and 164 exchange data with external communication devices via the antenna and the access point 140. The external communication devices include, for example, the sensor box 119 and the management server 200.

[0056] The display 226 is realized by, for example, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, a liquid crystal display, etc. The input device 229 is realized by, for example, a touch sensor provided on the display 226. The touch sensor receives a touch operation on the mobile terminals 161, 162, 163, and 164, and outputs a signal corresponding to the touch operation to the control device 221.

[0057] The storage device 228 is realized by, for example, a flash memory, a hard disk or other fixed storage device, or a removable data recording medium.

[0058] In one aspect, the control device 101 distinguishes between going to bed, lying down, getting up, getting out of bed, falling, toppling, and abnormal micro-movements, for example, as follows. Note that the area in the target image where the bed 113 is located (area where the bed 113 is located) is pre-stored in the ROM 102 as one of various data. Also, each threshold value and duration determination time are appropriately set from a plurality of samples, and are pre-stored in the ROM 102 as one of various data.

[0059] [Coming to bed] In determining whether or not the person has entered bed, the control device 101 provisionally determines that the person has entered bed if the previous state variable (variable that stores the behavior determination result) was "out of bed" and the person area extracted this time from the target image acquired from the camera 105, for example, by a background subtraction method, completely overlaps with the area where the bed 113 is located (the person area is completely within the area where the bed 113 is located), and if the duration of the complete overlap state continues beyond the stay-in-bed continuation determination time, the control device 101 finally determines that the person has entered bed and detects the person entering bed. The control device 101 updates the state variable to "in bed". The stay-in-bed continuation determination time is used as a threshold value for finally determining that the person has entered bed, which was provisionally determined based on the complete overlap between the extracted person area and the area where the bed 113 is located, as being in bed.

[0060] [Lying down] "Lying in bed" refers to a state in which a resident (a monitored person) is lying in bed 113. For example, when the area occupied by the resident in the image is included in the area of ​​the bed 113 and the amount of movement of the resident is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the control device 101 detects "lying in bed" as the behavior information of the resident.

[0061] [Wake up] In determining whether or not the person has woken up, the control device 101 provisionally determines that the person has woken up if the previous state variable was "lying down" and the area of ​​the person area extracted from the target image acquired from the camera 105 that is currently protruding from the area where the bed 113 is located is equal to or greater than the wake-up determination threshold and less than the bed-leaving determination threshold. If the duration of the area in a state in which the area is equal to or greater than the wake-up determination threshold and less than the bed-leaving determination threshold exceeds the continued wake-up determination time, the control device 101 finally determines that the person has woken up and detects the person having woken up. The control device 101 updates the state variable with "wake-up". The wake-up determination threshold is used to determine whether or not the person has woken up depending on the size of the area. The bed-leaving determination threshold is used to determine whether or not the person has woken up depending on the size of the area. The bed-leaving determination threshold is set to a value greater than the wake-up determination threshold. The continued wake-up determination time is used as a threshold for finally determining that the person has woken up, which was provisionally determined by comparing the area with the wake-up determination threshold, is wake-up.

[0062] [Getting out of bed] In determining whether or not the person has left the bed, the control device 101 provisionally determines that the person has left the bed if the previous state variable was either "in bed" or "wake up" and the area of ​​the person area extracted from the target image acquired from the camera 105 this time that protrudes from the area where the bed 113 is located is equal to or larger than the bed exit determination threshold. If the duration of the area in a state in which the area is equal to or larger than the bed exit determination threshold exceeds the continued bed exit determination time, the control device 101 finally determines that the person has left the bed and detects the person having left the bed. The control device 101 updates the state variable with "left the bed". The continued bed exit determination time is used as a threshold for finally determining that the person has left the bed, which was provisionally determined by comparing the area with the bed exit determination threshold.

[0063] [Fall] In determining whether a fall has occurred, the control device 101 determines that a fall has occurred and detects a fall if the size of the head area of ​​the person area extracted from the target image acquired this time from the camera 105 is equal to or smaller than the lying posture determination threshold, the rate of change in the size of the head area is equal to or greater than the fall determination speed threshold, and the person area is within a fall determination area set around the area where the bed 113 is located. The lying posture determination threshold is used to determine whether the size of the head area is in a lying posture. Whether the posture is lying or sitting is determined based on the size of the head area. The fall determination speed threshold is used to determine whether a fall has occurred based on the rate of change in the size of the head area.

[0064] [fall down] In determining whether a fall has occurred, the control device 101 determines that a fall has occurred and detects a fall if the size of the head area of ​​the person area extracted from the target image acquired this time from the camera 105 is equal to or smaller than the lying posture determination threshold, the speed of change in the size of the head area is equal to or greater than the fall determination speed threshold, and the person area is in an area excluding the area where the bed 113 is located and the fall determination area. The fall determination speed threshold is used to determine whether or not a fall has occurred based on the speed of change in the size of the head area.

[0065] [Microbody abnormality] The micro-movement abnormality is detected based on the Doppler signal output from the Doppler sensor 106. More specifically, the control device 101 performs, for example, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the Doppler signal measured within a predetermined time from the time of measurement to the past, and obtains an average value of the amplitude in a frequency band corresponding to a general breathing frequency from the spectrum obtained by this FFT. The control device 101 compares the obtained average value with a threshold value for determining whether or not there is a micro-movement abnormality, and provisionally determines that there is a micro-movement abnormality if the obtained average value is equal to or less than the threshold value, and finally determines that there is a micro-movement abnormality if the duration of the state in which the average value is equal to or less than the threshold value exceeds a predetermined determination time, thereby detecting the micro-movement abnormality. The control device 101 updates the state variable with "micro-movement abnormality". The determination time is used as a threshold value for finally determining that the micro-movement abnormality provisionally determined by comparing the obtained average value with the micro-movement abnormality determination threshold value is a micro-movement abnormality.

[0066] When the control device 101 detects the predetermined behavior from the behavior of the resident in this manner, it transmits an event notification signal including event information indicating the content of the predetermined event related to the resident to the management server-200 from the communication interface 104. More specifically, the control device 101 transmits an event notification signal including the sensor ID of the sensor box 119, event information indicating the content of the event, and the target image used when detecting entering bed, getting up, getting out of bed, falling, and tipping over to the management server-200 via the communication interface 104.

[0067] In one embodiment, the event information includes one or more of going to bed, lying down, getting up, getting out of bed, falling, tipping over, abnormal micro-movement, and care call. Here, the control device 101 includes one or more of the detected going to bed, getting up, getting out of bed, falling, tipping over, and abnormal micro-movement in the event notification signal as event information. The image may include at least one of a still image and a video. In one embodiment, as described later, for example, a still image may be first transmitted from the sensor box 119 to the management server 200, and a video may be distributed in response to a request from a user (e.g., a caregiver, a manager, a doctor, or other staff). Note that in another aspect, the video may be distributed first. Also, the still image and the video may be transmitted to the management server 200, and the mobile terminal 220 may display the still image or the video on the display 226 in a split screen state based on a signal sent from the management server 200.

[0068] When the care call handset 115 receives a nurse call, the control device 101 transmits an event notification signal including the fact as another example of a predetermined event to the management server 200, and performs a voice call with the mobile terminal 220 by using a speaker (not shown) or the like. More specifically, when the care call button 241 is operated, a signal corresponding to the operation is received by the wireless communication device 107. The sensor box 119 generates an event notification signal including its sensor ID and a nurse call as event information, and transmits the event notification signal to the management server 200 via the communication interface 104. The control device 101 realizes a voice call, for example, by VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) between the microphone (not shown) and speaker (not shown) of the care call handset 115 and the mobile terminal 220 via the wireless communication device 107.

[0069] When the control device 101 receives a request for video distribution from an image display device such as the management server 200, the cloud server 150, or the mobile terminal 220 via the communication interface 104, it responds to the request by streaming video (e.g., live video) captured by the camera 105, and distributes the video to the image display device.

[0070] [Overview of monitoring] The monitoring using the monitoring system 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of the monitoring system 100 using a sensor box 119.

[0071] The monitoring system 100 is used to monitor residents 111, 121 and other residents who are targets of monitoring (survey targets). A sensor box 119 is attached to the ceiling of the room 110. Similar sensor boxes 119 are attached to the other rooms.

[0072] The range 31 represents the detection range of the sensor box 119. If the sensor box 119 has the above-mentioned Doppler sensor, the Doppler sensor detects the behavior of a person occurring within the range 31. If the sensor box 119 has a camera as a sensor, the camera captures images within the range 31.

[0073] The sensor box 119 is installed, for example, in a nursing home, a medical facility, a home, etc. In the example of Fig. 3, the sensor box 119 is attached to a ceiling, and the resident 111 and the bed 113 are photographed from the ceiling. The location where the sensor box 119 is attached is not limited to the ceiling, and it may be attached to a side wall of the room 110.

[0074] The monitoring system 100 detects danger to the resident 111 based on a series of images (i.e., video) obtained from the camera 105. As an example, detectable dangers include the resident 111 falling down, the resident 111 being in a dangerous place (e.g., a bed rail), etc.

[0075] When the monitoring system 100 detects that the resident 111 is in danger, it notifies the caregivers 141, 142, etc. As an example of a notification method, the monitoring system 100 notifies the mobile terminals 161, 162 of the caregivers 141, 142 of the danger of the resident 111. When the mobile terminals 161, 162 receive the notification, they notify the caregivers 141, 142 of the danger of the resident 111 by a message, sound, vibration, etc. This allows the caregivers 141, 142 to immediately know that the resident 111 is in danger and to rush to the resident 111's side quickly.

[0076] Furthermore, the monitoring system 100 can also notify the mobile terminals 163, 164 of the caregivers 143, 144 outside the facility of the danger via the wireless base station 15.

[0077] 3 shows an example in which the monitoring system 100 includes one sensor box 119, but in other aspects, the monitoring system 100 may include multiple sensor boxes 119. Also, in FIG. 3 shows an example in which the monitoring system 100 includes multiple mobile terminals 161, 162, but in other aspects, the monitoring system 100 can be realized with a single mobile terminal.

[0078] [Computer system configuration] The configuration of a computer system 400, which is one aspect of an information processing device, will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the computer system 400. The computer system 400 functions as the gateway server 130, the cloud server 150, the push server 160, or the management server 200.

[0079] The main components of the computer system 400 are a CPU 1 that executes a program, a mouse 2 and a keyboard 3 that receive instructions input by a user of the computer system 400, a RAM 4 that volatilely stores data generated by the execution of the program by the CPU 1 or data input via the mouse 2 or keyboard 3, a hard disk 5 that nonvolatilely stores data, an optical disk drive 6, a communication interface (I / F) 7, and a monitor 8. The components are mutually connected by a data bus. A CD-ROM 9 or other optical disk is loaded into the optical disk drive 6.

[0080] The processing in the computer system 400 is realized by each piece of hardware and software executed by the CPU 1. Such software may be pre-stored in the hard disk 5. In addition, the software may be stored in a CD-ROM 9 or other recording medium and distributed as a computer program. Alternatively, the software may be provided as a downloadable application program by an information provider connected to the Internet. Such software is read from the recording medium by the optical disk drive 6 or other reading device, or downloaded via the communication interface 7, and then temporarily stored in the hard disk 5. The software is read from the hard disk 5 by the CPU 1 and stored in the RAM 4 in the form of an executable program. The CPU 1 executes the program.

[0081] Each component constituting the computer system 400 shown in Fig. 4 is a general one. Therefore, one of the essential parts of the technical idea according to the present disclosure can be said to be software stored in the RAM 4, the hard disk 5, the CD-ROM 9 or other recording medium, or software downloadable via a network. The recording medium may include a non-transitory computer-readable data recording medium. Note that the operation of each piece of hardware in the computer system 400 is well known, and therefore detailed description will not be repeated.

[0082] The recording medium is not limited to a CD-ROM, a FD (Flexible Disk), or a hard disk, but may also be a medium that carries a program in a fixed manner, such as a magnetic tape, a cassette tape, an optical disk (MO (Magnetic Optical Disc) / MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)), an IC (Integrated Circuit) card (including a memory card), an optical card, a mask ROM, an EPROM (Electronically Programmable Read-Only Memory), an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a flash ROM, or other semiconductor memory.

[0083] The program referred to here includes not only a program that can be directly executed by a CPU, but also a source program format program, a compressed program, an encrypted program, and the like.

[0084] [Data Structure] The data structure of the monitoring system 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. Fig. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing one aspect of data in the hard disk 5. The hard disk 5 holds tables 510 and 520. In one aspect, the hard disk 5 is included in the cloud server 150, the management server 200, or the like.

[0085] Table 510 includes areas 511 to 515. Area 511 holds the observation date. Area 512 holds identification information (ADL ID) of the activities of daily living. Area 513 holds actual measured values ​​of the activities of daily living. Area 514 holds the observer ID. Area 515 holds text information, image information, audio information, and other information input by the observer, etc. as notes. Table 510 is created for each care recipient.

[0086] The table 520 includes areas 521 and 522. The area 521 holds identification information (ADL ID) of an activity of daily living. The area 522 holds items of an activity of daily living (also referred to as "display index").

[0087] In the example of FIG. 5, at 22:00 on February 1, 2020, the behavior identified by the number (07) of the activity of daily living, i.e., the speed of long distance movement outside of bed at night, is observed. Also, at 6:00 on February 5, 2020, the behavior identified by the number (08) of the activity of daily living, i.e., the degree of unsteadiness of the trajectory outside of bed at night, is observed.

[0088] 5 includes, for example, measurement data acquired by the sensor box 119. The measurement data is sent from the sensor box 119 to the cloud server 150 for each care recipient at a preset time interval. The measurement data is stored in the cloud server 150 or the hard disk 5 of the management server 200. In another aspect, the measurement data may be stored in the mobile terminal 220.

[0089] 6 is a diagram conceptually showing one embodiment of storage of data relating to rehabilitation records for each care recipient. In one aspect, hard disk 5 is included in cloud server 150, management server 200, or the like.

[0090] The hard disk 5 holds a table 610. The table 610 includes areas 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, and 616. Area 611 holds the date when rehabilitation was performed. Area 612 holds identification information ID of the care recipient who underwent rehabilitation. Area 613 holds the time when rehabilitation was performed. Area 614 holds information identifying the rehabilitation staff. Area 615 holds a rehabilitation menu. Area 616 holds events observed when rehabilitation was performed and entered by the rehabilitation staff identified in area 614.

[0091] The data shown in Fig. 6 is input from mobile terminal 220 by, for example, a staff member in charge of the rehabilitation of a care recipient. In a certain aspect, the staff member selects a rehabilitation menu from a screen displayed on mobile terminal 220, and inputs the ID (name or number) of the care recipient who received the rehabilitation, the time when the rehabilitation was performed, and an observation record. Mobile terminal 220 transmits the date and time when the rehabilitation was performed, the care recipient ID, staff member identification data (staff member ID), the time when the rehabilitation was performed, the staff member ID, the rehabilitation menu, and the observation record to cloud server 150. CPU 1 of cloud server 150 sequentially stores these data in hard disk 5 (areas 611 to 616).

[0092] [Control Structure] The control structure of management server 200 will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing executed by CPU 1 of management server 200.

[0093] In step S710, the CPU 1 accepts the selection of display indexes (items) constituting activities of daily living (ADL). For example, when the care staff starts an application for displaying the ADL status in the management server 200, the monitor 8 of the management server 200 displays a screen (FIG. 8) described later. The care staff selects the items to be displayed from the screen by touch operation, mouse operation, voice input, or other operation.

[0094] In step S720, the CPU 1 accesses a database of the selected display indexes. The database is configured as, for example, tables 510 and 520 on the hard disk 5.

[0095] In step S730, the CPU 1 calculates a moving average of the data of the display index for a specified period. The period is, for example, one week, two weeks, one month, three months, six months, one year, etc., but is not limited thereto. The period may be preset by the administrator, or may be changed by the care staff on an ongoing basis.

[0096] In step S740, the CPU 1 calculates the rate of change of the moving average. By referring to the rate of change of the moving average, the care staff can know the degree of change of the activities of daily living.

[0097] In step S750, the CPU 1 accesses the database (table 610) to read out rehabilitation records. For example, the CPU 1 reads out records of rehabilitation performed on the care recipient during the period specified in step S730. In another aspect, the CPU 1 may read out records of rehabilitation performed during the same period for another care recipient to be compared. In this case, the CPU 1 reads out records of rehabilitation for the other care recipient based on input of identification data of the care recipient specified as the comparison target.

[0098] In step S760, the CPU 1 selects a rehabilitation menu appropriate for the care recipient from a predetermined recommended menu list based on the rate of change and the rehabilitation record. For example, the management server 200 stores in the hard disk 5 rehabilitation menus prepared in advance according to the degree of change in the activities of daily living of the selected care recipient. In this case, the CPU 1 may use the rate of change in the activities of daily living of the selected care recipient as a search key and select a rehabilitation menu corresponding to the rate of change from the hard disk 5. In another aspect, the CPU 1 may read out the contents of rehabilitation performed on other care recipients from the hard disk 5 and display them on the monitor 8 in a manner selectable by the care staff.

[0099] In step S770, the CPU 1 displays a graph including the display index data (actually measured values ​​or calculated values ​​for each monitoring item) and the moving average on the monitor 8. The care staff can see the moving average in addition to the data, and can easily check the progress of the ADL condition of the care recipient.

[0100] In step S780, the CPU 1 displays the rehabilitation record on the monitor 8. The rehabilitation record is associated with the date shown in the graph. Therefore, by referring to the graph, the care staff can easily check what kind of rehabilitation has been performed in the past and how the ADL status has changed as a result.

[0101] In step S790, the CPU 1 displays a rehabilitation menu corresponding to the care recipient on the monitor 8. For example, the CPU 1 selects a recommended rehabilitation from a prepared rehabilitation menu according to a change in ADL status, and displays the selected rehabilitation on the monitor 8. Alternatively, in another aspect, the CPU 1 may display the contents of rehabilitation performed on other care recipients who have shown a similar change in ADL status.

[0102] [Display mode] An example of a screen displayed on the monitor 8 will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information related to activities of daily living displayed on the monitor 8. In one aspect, the monitor 8 displays tables 810, 840, and 850 and screens 820 and 830 for a specified care recipient.

[0103] Table 810 accepts an input to select an activity of daily living to be displayed on monitor 8 from among the multiple activities of daily living (step S710). At a certain stage, the user selects a check box displayed on monitor 8 by mouse operation, touch operation, or voice input, thereby selecting the activity of daily living associated with the check box. In the example of FIG. 8, as two check boxes are specified, two activities of daily living, namely "walking speed" and "unsteadiness level", are selected.

[0104] Screen 820 displays the information of "walking speed" selected in table 810. More specifically, screen 820 displays graphs 821 and 822. Graph 821 shows the transition of walking speed. In a certain aspect, graph 821 shows the transition of walking speed over a pre-specified period. This period is set, for example, as a certain period going back from the date when the information shown in FIG. 8 was extracted. The certain period going back is, for example, one week, two weeks, one month, three months, etc., but is not limited to these periods, and the user can arbitrarily specify the period to be displayed. Graph 822 shows the change in the moving average of walking speed.

[0105] In the screen 820, two symbols respectively represent the date when the rehabilitation was performed and the details of the rehabilitation. The graph displayed in the screen 820 and the rehabilitation are associated with each other by the symbols, so that the user can recognize the relationship between the progress of the daily living activities and the details of the rehabilitation.

[0106] Screen 830 displays information on the "degree of unsteadiness" selected in table 810. More specifically, screen 830 displays graphs 831 and 832. Graph 831 shows the transition of the degree of unsteadiness. In a certain aspect, graph 831 shows the transition of the degree of unsteadiness over a pre-specified period. This period is set, for example, as a certain period going back from the date on which the information shown in FIG. 8 was extracted, similar to graphs 821 and 822 of screen 820. This period may be the same as or different from the period displayed on screen 820. Graph 832 shows the change in the moving average of the degree of unsteadiness.

[0107] Two symbols are also displayed on the screen 820, indicating the date the rehabilitation was performed and the details of the rehabilitation, respectively. These symbols make it easy to associate the graph displayed on the screen 830 with the rehabilitation.

[0108] Table 840 displays the details of the rehabilitation that has been performed. In one aspect, table 840 displays the details of the rehabilitation that has been performed most recently. The period exemplified in table 840 is three days, but the displayed period is not limited and may be displayed going back to the past. In another aspect, the period displayed in table 840 may move in conjunction with a change in the period on screen 820 or screen 830.

[0109] In still another aspect, the details of rehabilitation performed during a period corresponding to a period specified on screen 820 or 830 may be displayed. For example, when "September 8 to September 15" is selected on screen 820, the rehabilitation performed during the selected period may be displayed in table 840. At this time, the period may be displayed by scrolling depending on the size of the area secured for displaying table 840.

[0110] Table 850 includes information regarding a rehabilitation menu recommended for the care recipient. For example, in one aspect, table 850 includes a menu, a recommended number of times to perform the menu, activity time, and comments. The menu is determined based on the current condition of the care recipient, the wishes of the care recipient, and past changes in daily living activities. In one aspect, the menu may be determined by a care staff member, or in another aspect, based on performance data from other care recipients who have similar conditions, wishes, and past changes in daily living activities.

[0111] The graph showing the change in the daily living activities of the care recipient does not necessarily have to be an upward sloping graph as shown in Fig. 8. In other aspects, the graph showing the change may be, for example, a downward sloping graph, a graph showing that the variation is decreasing (=converging), or the like.

[0112] Therefore, an example of a graph according to another aspect will be described with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing actual measured values ​​and moving averages of other daily living activities. Graphs 910 and 930 show actual measured values ​​of daily living activities. Graphs 920 and 940 show moving averages of daily living activities. Depending on the daily living activities, it may be desirable for the actual measured values ​​to converge to a constant value. Therefore, when a graph such as that shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, it may be determined that the care recipient is showing an improvement trend.

[0113] In still another aspect, in addition to the ADL status of the care recipient, other ADL statuses to be compared may be displayed, such as past ADL statuses of multiple care recipients in a similar status, or changes in average ADL status.

[0114] Therefore, the display of the ADL status in another aspect will be described with reference to FIG. 10. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the ADL status of a specified care recipient is displayed in addition to the ADL status of the specified care recipient. For example, the monitor 8 displays a graph 1010 showing the ADL status of a specified care recipient (e.g., a care recipient currently residing in a facility) and a graph 1020 showing the ADL status to be compared. The graph 1020 may show the average or median value of each data of a specific care recipient or a plurality of care recipients classified in the same manner. This allows the manager or the family of the care recipient to compare the ADL status of the care recipient with other ADL statuses, and therefore, the manager or the family of the care recipient can easily grasp the change in the ADL status or the tendency of improvement in the activity ability of the care recipient.

[0115] <Summary of the embodiment> As described above, according to the above disclosure, information showing the ADL status and changes in ADL status of the care recipient are displayed on the monitor 8, the display 226 or other display device, so that the user can objectively judge the trend of improvement of the care recipient.

[0116] Some of the technical features disclosed above can be summarized as follows: [Configuration 1] According to an embodiment, a method is provided for providing information on a care recipient, which is executed by a computer (such as a computer system 400, such as a cloud server 150 or a management server 200, a mobile terminal 220, etc.). The method is executed by, for example, a CPU 1 or a control device 221. The method includes the steps of: accessing a plurality of motion data (e.g., activity amount, walking speed, degree of unsteadiness, repetitive motion) acquired by observing the daily living activities of the care recipient a plurality of times; displaying the plurality of motion data on a monitor 8 or a display 226; displaying information (e.g., a moving average graph, etc.) showing changes in the level of the daily living activities based on each motion data; displaying the contents of rehabilitation performed on the care recipient on the monitor 8 or the display 226; and displaying rehabilitation recommended for the care recipient on the monitor 8 or the display 226 based on the contents of the rehabilitation and the changes in the level of the daily living activities. For example, the measured values ​​and moving average values ​​of the ADL status are displayed for a certain period (such as one week, two weeks, one month, three months, half a year, one year, etc.) from the date of use of the computer. According to this configuration, a computer user (e.g., an administrator or a family member of a care recipient) can check the progress of the ADL status of the care recipient on a screen. In addition, by making the information on the ADL status "visible," objectivity is guaranteed, and the family member of the care recipient can feel at ease.

[0117] [Configuration 2] In one aspect, the method further includes, in addition to the configuration, a step of accepting a selection of one or more daily living activities from a plurality of daily living activities. The selection is, for example, marking a check box on a displayed screen. The step of displaying the plurality of motion data includes displaying motion data for the selected one or more daily living activities. With this configuration, the status of the care recipient can be confirmed for the daily living activities selected from the plurality of daily living activities.

[0118] [Configuration 3] In one aspect, the step of displaying the information includes displaying a graph (e.g., a line graph, a bar graph, etc.) showing the change. The method further includes a step of displaying one or more marks on the monitor 8 or display 226 indicating that the care recipient has performed one or more rehabilitation sessions, in association with the date in the graph on which the rehabilitation sessions were performed. The marks include symbols or letters. With this configuration, a user of the computer system 400 can easily confirm when the rehabilitation sessions were performed.

[0119] [Configuration 4] In the method according to a certain aspect, the step of displaying one or more marks includes displaying marks that identify each of the multiple rehabilitation sessions performed on the care recipient. For example, different symbols or the same symbol in different colors are used as the marks. With this configuration, a user of the computer system 400 can easily confirm when the multiple rehabilitation sessions have been performed.

[0120] [Configuration 5] According to a certain aspect, the method further includes a step of displaying a comment indicating a change in the daily living activities for which the graph is displayed. According to this configuration, even a person without specialized knowledge, such as a family member of the care recipient, can check the condition of the care recipient by referring to the comment.

[0121] [Configuration 6] The method according to a certain aspect further includes a step of accepting a designation of a date on which any of the plurality of daily living activities was performed. The step of displaying the rehabilitation content includes displaying the rehabilitation content performed on the designated date. According to this configuration, for example, in a case where past data has been stored for a long period of time, a user of the computer system 400 can quickly check the rehabilitation content on a specific date or period.

[0122] [Configuration 7] The method according to a certain aspect further includes a step of accepting an operation for changing the date designated as the date on which any of the plurality of daily living activities was performed. Displaying the contents of the rehabilitation includes displaying the contents of the rehabilitation performed on the changed date in response to the change operation. According to this configuration, the user can easily change the date to be displayed to another date by sliding the date by mouse operation or touch operation on the monitor 8 or the display 226. Furthermore, the contents of the rehabilitation performed on the changed date are displayed in response to the change of the date, so that the manager, care staff, or family of the care recipient can easily check the past progress of the ADL status and the rehabilitation performed at that time.

[0123] [Configuration 8] The method according to a certain aspect further includes a step of displaying information showing changes in the level of daily living activities based on a plurality of motion data acquired for the other care recipients. According to this configuration, the information on the other care recipients is displayed as a comparison target. Therefore, the manager, care staff, or family of the care recipient can compare the transition of the ADL status of the care recipient with the transition of the ADL status of the other care recipients, making it easier to judge the ADL status of the care recipient on that day.

[0124] [Configuration 9] According to another embodiment, there is provided a program for causing one or more processors to execute a method for providing information on a care recipient, the program causing one or more processors to execute the following: accessing a plurality of motion data acquired by observing the daily living activities of the care recipient a plurality of times, displaying the plurality of motion data, displaying information representing a change in the level of the daily living activities based on each motion data, displaying details of rehabilitation performed on the care recipient, and outputting rehabilitation recommended for the care recipient based on the details of the rehabilitation and the change in the level of the daily living activities.

[0125] [Configuration 10] The program according to an aspect further causes one or more processors to receive a selection of one or more activities of daily living from the plurality of activities of daily living. Displaying the plurality of activity data includes displaying the activity data for the selected one or more activities of daily living.

[0126] [Configuration 11] In the program according to a certain aspect, displaying information includes displaying a graph showing the change. The program further causes one or more processors to display one or more marks indicating that the care recipient has performed one or more rehabilitation treatments in association with the date on which the rehabilitation treatments were performed in the graph.

[0127] [Configuration 12] The program according to one aspect further causes the one or more processors to display comments indicating changes in the activities of daily living for which the graph is displayed.

[0128] [Configuration 13] The program according to one aspect further causes one or more processors to receive a designation of a date on which any of the plurality of daily living activities was performed. Displaying the content of the rehabilitation includes displaying the content of the rehabilitation performed on the designated date.

[0129] [Configuration 14] A program according to one aspect further causes one or more processors to display information representing changes in the degree of daily living activities based on multiple activity data obtained for other care recipients.

[0130] [Configuration 15] According to yet another aspect, there is provided an information providing device. The information providing device includes a memory storing instructions and a processor for executing the instructions. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to access a plurality of pieces of motion data acquired by observing the daily living activities of a care recipient a plurality of times, display the plurality of pieces of motion data, display information representing changes in the level of the daily living activities based on each piece of motion data, display details of rehabilitation performed on the care recipient, and output rehabilitation recommended for the care recipient based on the details of the rehabilitation and the changes in the level of the daily living activities.

[0131] [Configuration 16] In an information providing device according to an aspect, the instructions further cause the processor to receive a selection of one or more activities of daily living from the plurality of activities of daily living. Displaying the plurality of activity data includes displaying activity data for the selected one or more activities of daily living.

[0132] [Configuration 17] In the information providing device according to a certain aspect, displaying the information includes displaying a graph showing the change. The instructions further cause the processor to display one or more marks representing that the care recipient has performed one or more rehabilitation treatments in association with the date on which the rehabilitation treatments were performed in the graph.

[0133] [Configuration 18] In an information providing device according to a certain aspect, the instructions further cause the processor to display comments indicating changes in the activities of daily living for which the graph is displayed.

[0134] [Configuration 19] In the information providing device according to a certain aspect, the instructions further cause the processor to receive a designation of a date on which any of the plurality of daily living activities was performed. Displaying the content of the rehabilitation includes displaying the content of the rehabilitation performed on the designated date.

[0135] [Configuration 20] In an information providing device according to a certain aspect, the instructions further cause the processor to display information representing changes in the degree of daily living activities based on multiple motion data obtained for other care recipients.

[0136] The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, not the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Industrial Applicability]

[0137] The present disclosure is applicable to computers used in facilities where information regarding activities of daily living (ADL) is required. [Explanation of symbols]

[0138] 11,130 Gateway server, 12,135 Switching device, 15 Wireless base station, 16 External network, 31 Range, 100 System, 101,221 Control device, 105 Camera, 106 Doppler sensor, 107 Wireless communication device, 108,228 Storage device, 110,120 Room, 111,121 Resident, 112 Furniture, 113 Bed, 114 Toilet, 115 Care call handset, 116 Toilet sensor, 117, ID sensor, 118 Door sensor, 119 Sensor box, 140 Access point, 141,142,143,144 Caregiver, 150 Cloud server, 160 Push server, 161,162,163,164,220 Mobile terminal, 180 Facility, 200 Management server, 226 Displays, 229 Input devices, 241 Care call buttons, 290 Vital sensors, 400 Computer systems, 510,520,610,810,840,850 Tables, 511,512,513,514,515,521,522,611,612,613,614,615,616 Areas, 820,830 Screens, 821,822,831,832,910,920,930,940,1010,1020 Graphs.

Claims

1. 1. A computer-implemented method for providing care recipient information, comprising: A processor of the computer accesses a plurality of pieces of motion data obtained by observing the care recipient's activities of daily living a plurality of times; the processor displays the plurality of motion data on a monitor connected to the processor; The processor displays on the monitor a rate of change representing a change in the degree of the activities of daily living based on each of the motion data; The processor reads out from a database details of rehabilitation performed on the care recipient; The processor displays the read rehabilitation content on the monitor; and The processor selects a rehabilitation program recommended for the care recipient based on a menu of rehabilitation programs prepared in advance according to a rate of change and the rate of change for the care recipient; and the processor displaying a menu of the selected rehabilitation on the monitor.

2. The method further includes the step of: receiving a selection of one or more activities of daily living from a plurality of activities of daily living; The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the plurality of motion data includes displaying motion data for selected one or more of the activities of daily living.

3. Displaying the rate of change includes displaying a graph representing the change; The method of claim 1 or 2, further comprising the processor displaying one or more marks indicating that one or more rehabilitation procedures have been performed by the care recipient in association with the date on which the rehabilitation procedures were performed in the graph.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein displaying one or more indicia includes displaying indicia identifying each of a plurality of rehabilitation sessions performed on the care recipient.

5. 5. The method of claim 3 or 4, further comprising displaying comments representative of changes in the activities of daily living for which the graph is displayed.

6. The method further includes receiving a designation of a day on which any of a plurality of activities of daily living was performed, The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein displaying the rehabilitation content includes displaying the rehabilitation content performed on the specified date.

7. The method further includes receiving an operation by the processor to change a day designated as a day on which any of the plurality of activities of daily living was performed; The method according to claim 6 , wherein displaying the rehabilitation content includes displaying the rehabilitation content performed on a date after the change in response to the change operation.

8. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising the processor displaying information representing changes in the degree of daily living activities based on multiple movement data obtained for other care recipients.

9. A program for causing one or more processors to execute a method for providing information on a care recipient, the program including: accessing a plurality of pieces of motion data obtained by observing the care recipient's activities of daily living a plurality of times; displaying the plurality of operational data on a monitor connected to the processor; displaying on the monitor a rate of change representing a change in the level of the activities of daily living based on each of the activity data; Reading out the details of rehabilitation carried out on the care recipient; displaying the retrieved rehabilitation content on the monitor; selecting a rehabilitation program recommended for the care recipient based on a rehabilitation menu prepared in advance according to a rate of change and the rate of change for the care recipient; and displaying a menu of the selected rehabilitation on the monitor.

10. The program further causes the one or more processors to accept a selection of one or more activities of daily living from a plurality of activities of daily living; The method of claim 9 , wherein displaying the plurality of pieces of motion data includes displaying motion data for the one or more selected activities of daily living.

11. Displaying the rate of change includes displaying a graph representing the change; The program of claim 9 or 10, further causing the one or more processors to display one or more marks indicating that one or more rehabilitation sessions have been performed by the care recipient, in association with the date on which the rehabilitation sessions were performed in the graph.

12. The program of claim 11 , further causing the one or more processors to display a comment indicating a change in the activity of daily living for which the graph is displayed.

13. The program further causes the one or more processors to receive a designation of a day on which any of a plurality of activities of daily living was performed; 13. The program according to claim 9, wherein displaying the details of the rehabilitation includes displaying the details of the rehabilitation performed on the specified date.

14. A program according to any one of claims 9 to 13, further causing the one or more processors to display information representing changes in the degree of daily living activities based on multiple movement data obtained for other care recipients.

15. An information providing device, A memory storing instructions; a processor for executing the instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to: accessing a plurality of pieces of motion data obtained by observing the care recipient's activities of daily living a plurality of times; displaying the plurality of operational data on a monitor connected to the processor; displaying on the monitor a rate of change representing a change in the level of the activities of daily living based on each of the activity data; Reading out the details of rehabilitation carried out on the care recipient; displaying the retrieved rehabilitation content on the monitor; selecting a rehabilitation program recommended for the care recipient based on a rehabilitation menu prepared in advance according to a rate of change and the rate of change for the care recipient; and displaying a menu of the selected rehabilitation on the monitor.

16. The instructions further cause the processor to accept a selection of one or more activities of daily living from a plurality of activities of daily living; The information providing device according to claim 15 , wherein displaying the plurality of pieces of motion data includes displaying motion data for the one or more selected activities of daily living.

17. Displaying the rate of change includes displaying a graph representing the change; The information providing device of claim 15 or 16, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display one or more marks indicating that one or more rehabilitation sessions have been performed by the care recipient, in association with the date on which the rehabilitation sessions were performed in the graph.

18. 20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display a comment representing a change in the activity of daily living for which the graph is displayed.

19. The instructions further cause the processor to accept a designation of a day on which any of a plurality of activities of daily living was performed; 19. The information providing device according to claim 15, wherein displaying the details of the rehabilitation includes displaying the details of the rehabilitation performed on the specified date.

20. An information providing device as described in any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display information representing changes in the degree of daily living activities based on multiple motion data obtained for other care recipients.

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