Biometric data sharing system

Abstract

To provide a biological information data sharing system that allows only a facility to which a user preliminarily permits data disclosure to browse biological information data of the user.SOLUTION: In a biological information data sharing system, a cloud server 400 includes: a biological information storage section 421 that receives biological information data of a user from a communication terminal of the user and stores the data for each user; a disclosure facility information storage section 422 that receives disclosure facility information on a facility to which the user of the communication terminal permits disclosure of his / her biological information data from the communication terminal and stores the information for each user; a data extraction section 430 that refers to the disclosure facility information storage section 422 and extracts the biological information data of the user who permits the facility of a terminal for the facility to disclose the biological information data from the biological information storage section 421 when receiving an access request from the terminal for the facility; an access processing section 450 that presents the extracted biological information data to the terminal for the facility.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a biometric information data sharing system. [Background technology]

[0002] A telemedicine system has been disclosed that measures biological information data such as blood glucose levels of patients and automatically transmits the measured biological information data to a server installed in a medical institution or the like in order to manage the health of patients (Patent Document 1).The telemedicine system disclosed in Patent Document 1 manages the user's biological information data stored in the server, and can provide telemedicine and the like using this stored data. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-21031 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, cloud services that aggregate large amounts of data onto cloud servers and make effective use of the aggregated data have been developed. In the medical field, it is expected that large amounts of biometric data from users (patients) will be aggregated onto the cloud and used for remote medical care, health management, medical research, etc.

[0005] On the other hand, users who provide their biometric data may not be able to know how the data will be handled after providing it. Furthermore, biometric information is strongly linked to individuals and is often unique data that represents their characteristics. Therefore, from the perspective of protecting privacy and personal information, it is not desirable for biometric data to be used in ways that the user does not expect or intend.

[0006] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a biometric information data sharing system that allows a user's biometric information data to be viewed only by facilities to which the user has given prior permission to disclose the data. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, a server according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a biometric information storage unit that receives biometric data of a user obtained by a biometric information measuring device from a communication terminal of the user that has acquired the biometric data from the biometric information measuring device and stores the biometric data for each user; a disclosure facility information storage unit that receives from the communication terminal disclosure facility information relating to facilities for which the user of the communication terminal permits disclosure of the user's biometric information data, and stores the information for each user; a data extraction unit that, when an access request is received from the facility terminal, refers to the disclosure facility information storage unit and extracts from the biometric information storage unit the biometric information of a user who has permitted disclosure of biometric information data to the facility of the facility terminal; and an access processing unit that presents the biometric information data extracted by the data extraction unit to the facility terminal. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the above configuration, the user's biometric information data can be viewed only by facilities to which the user himself / herself has given permission in advance to disclose the data. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a biometric information data sharing system. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic functional configuration of the blood glucose measuring device. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a blood glucose measuring device. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic functional configuration of a smartphone. [Figure 5A]FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen of a blood glucose level management application. [Figure 5B] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for selecting an image to be loaded into a blood glucose level management application. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen of a blood glucose level management application. [Figure 7A] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for registering a disclosure facility. [Figure 7B] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for registering a disclosure facility. [Figure 7C] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for registering a disclosure facility. [Figure 7D] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen for registering a disclosure facility. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of personal information of a patient. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic functional configuration of a cloud server. [Figure 10] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of biometric information data that can be viewed on a hospital terminal 300. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and their description will not be repeated.

[0011] 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a biological information data sharing system 1 according to one embodiment. The biological information data sharing system 1 includes a patient's blood glucose level measuring device (biological information measuring device) 100, a smartphone (communication terminal) 200, a hospital terminal (facility terminal) 300, and a cloud server 400. The cloud server 400 is composed of one or more servers.

[0012] The blood glucose level (biological information data) measured by the patient using the blood glucose level measuring device 100 is sent to the patient's smartphone 200. Data can be transmitted and received between the blood glucose level measuring device 100 and the smartphone 200 by short-range communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

[0013] The blood glucose level sent to the smartphone 200 is transmitted from the smartphone 200 to the cloud server 400 and stored in the cloud server 400. The hospital terminal 300 is, for example, a personal computer or a tablet, and can refer to the patient's blood glucose level stored there by accessing the cloud server 400. The smartphone 200 and the cloud server 400, and the cloud server 400 and the hospital terminal 300 can be connected via a wide area communication network such as the Internet.

[0014] The cloud server 400 can be accessed from hospital terminals 300 in multiple hospitals. However, the hospital terminals 300 that can access a patient's blood glucose level are limited to only the terminals in hospitals to which the patient has given permission to access their blood glucose level. The patient can control, via smartphone 200, which hospitals he or she will allow to disclose his or her blood glucose level. This control will be explained in detail later.

[0015] Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the blood glucose meter 100. Fig. 3 shows an example of the external appearance of the blood glucose meter 100. The blood glucose meter 100 comprises a sensor unit 110, a measurement data storage unit 120, a measurement data processing unit 130, a measurement data display unit 140, and a measurement data transmission unit 150. As shown in Fig. 3, the blood glucose meter 100 also comprises a display 160 that displays text, images, etc.

[0016] Following instructions from a doctor, a patient pricks a fingertip or the like with a needle to collect blood once or multiple times a day, and measures the blood glucose level using the blood glucose meter 100. The sensor unit 110 is configured to accept a disposable glucose sensor. The blood glucose level in the blood can be measured by contacting the glucose sensor with the collected blood. The blood glucose level measured by the sensor unit 110 is at least temporarily stored in the measurement data storage unit 120 together with data indicating the date and time of measurement. The blood glucose level stored in the measurement data storage unit 120 is read by the measurement data processing unit 130 and sent to the measurement data display unit 140. The measurement data display unit 140 performs processing to display information such as the blood glucose level in an appropriate format on the display 160 of the blood glucose meter 100. For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the display 160 displays information such as the date and time of measurement, the measured blood glucose level, and the timing of measurement ("before meals" in the example of FIG. 3).

[0017] The smartphone 200 is equipped with an application program for managing blood glucose levels (hereinafter referred to as the "blood glucose management app"). Before starting blood glucose measurement, the patient launches the blood glucose management app on the smartphone 200. This blood glucose management app works in conjunction with the control program of the blood glucose meter 100. When blood glucose measurement is completed in the blood glucose meter 100, the measured blood glucose level is automatically transmitted from the blood glucose meter 100 to the smartphone 200, and the blood glucose management app of the smartphone 200 receives this blood glucose level. For example, the blood glucose meter 100 can automatically detect the timing of the end of blood glucose measurement by detecting that the glucose sensor has been removed from the sensor unit 110. When the smartphone 200 receives the blood glucose level, a message indicating that the blood glucose level has been successfully received is displayed on the screen of the smartphone 200. The blood glucose management app of the smartphone 200 can also display blood glucose measurement results, for example, on a daily basis.

[0018] Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the parts of the smartphone 200 that are related to the blood glucose management app. Note that each functional unit shown in Fig. 4 is not necessarily configured with specific hardware. These functional units may be virtually realized by the processor of the smartphone 200 operating in accordance with a predetermined program.

[0019] The smartphone 200 includes a data receiving unit 210, a data storage unit 221, an associated data storage unit 222, a user information storage unit 223, a data processing unit 230, a display 240, a data transmission unit 250, and a disclosed facility information acquisition unit 270. The data receiving unit 210 receives a blood glucose level from the blood glucose meter 100 and stores it in the data storage unit 221. The user information storage unit 223 stores personal information about the patient who is the user of the smartphone 200 (for example, the patient's name, sex, date of birth, height, weight, etc.).

[0020] In addition to the above personal information, the user information storage unit 223 can also store information regarding time zone settings. Time zone setting is a function that allows the patient to register the times of each lifestyle pattern (wake-up, breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedtime), allowing the patient to set the time according to their own lifestyle habits. The set time is stored in the user information storage unit 223. For example, if "12:00" is set as lunch time, the time period up to two hours before the set time is recognized as "pre-lunch," and the time period up to two hours after the set time is recognized as "post-lunch." After setting the time zone, if a blood glucose level is measured at, for example, 11:30, this blood glucose level is stored in the data storage unit 221 together with the classification "pre-lunch." This saves the patient the trouble of inputting when the blood glucose level was measured.

[0021] In addition to the above personal information, the user information storage section 223 can also store a target blood glucose level (upper limit and / or lower limit).

[0022] The associated data storage unit 222 stores data (associated data) related to blood glucose levels that the patient can input using the smartphone 200. Examples of associated data include images of food eaten and any comments made by the patient. For example, the patient can access images in the smartphone 200 from the operation screen of the blood glucose management app, select an image of the meal eaten before measuring the blood glucose level, and import the image into the associated data storage unit 222.

[0023] For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, when a patient operates button 501 for capturing an image on display 240 before measuring his / her blood glucose level, a list of images stored in smartphone 200 is displayed on display 240 as shown in FIG. 5B. The patient can select an image to be associated with his / her blood glucose level from among these images. The image selected by the patient is registered in associated data storage unit 222. When the blood glucose level is subsequently measured, the measured blood glucose level is stored in data storage unit 221 and associated with the image registered in associated data storage unit 222. Note that, although an image is selected as associated data before measuring the blood glucose level here, the image selection may also be performed after measuring the blood glucose level. Alternatively, data processing unit 230 may automatically select candidate images to be registered as associated data from images stored in smartphone 200 based on information such as the time of blood glucose measurement.

[0024] In this way, by registering images of meals eaten by the patient as related data of the measured blood glucose level, it becomes easier for the patient to understand later the relationship between fluctuations in blood glucose level and meals. Furthermore, as will be explained later, the related data is uploaded to the cloud server 400 together with the blood glucose level, and can be referenced from the hospital terminal 300, and can be used as material for doctors to provide lifestyle advice.

[0025] Furthermore, as related data, any comments entered by the patient can be used instead of or in addition to the image of the meal. The patient can freely enter comments using text, pictograms, etc., by operating the touch panel on the smartphone 200. Alternatively, the patient can enter comments by voice on the smartphone 200. The entered comments are also stored in the related data storage unit 222. For example, entering a comment such as "I ate ramen and gyoza, so it looks like my blood sugar level was high" makes it easier to understand the relationship between fluctuations in blood sugar levels and meals, which can be useful for improving lifestyle habits.

[0026] The data processing unit 230 may also estimate and calculate calorie intake from images of meals registered as related data. In this case, the data processing unit 230 performs image recognition processing, such as pattern matching or AI recognition, on the registered images to identify the contents of the meals (e.g., ramen, gyoza, etc.) included in the images. The data processing unit 230 then refers to a predetermined correspondence table between meal contents and calories to calculate the total calories of the meals included in the images. This correspondence table may be stored within the smartphone 200 or in an external storage device accessible to the smartphone 200 (e.g., on the cloud server 400 or another external server). Alternatively, instead of calculating calories within the data processing unit 230, the smartphone 200 may transmit images of the meals to an external ASP and receive only the results of the calorie calculation from the ASP. The results of the calorie calculation are stored in the related data storage unit 222 either as standalone related data or as associated data accompanying the image of the meals.

[0027] Furthermore, the data processing unit 230 generates a graph, for example, as shown in Fig. 6, based on the blood glucose levels stored in the data storage unit 221, and displays it on the display 240. In the example of Fig. 6, the patient can specify the period to be displayed. The data processing unit 230 extracts the blood glucose levels for the specified period from the data storage unit 221, generates display data for displaying the blood glucose levels in a graph, and also calculates the average value for the period.

[0028] As described above, the blood glucose level and related data stored in the smartphone 200 are sent to the cloud server 400 at an appropriate timing together with information identifying the patient (e.g., a patient ID). The blood glucose level and related data sent to the cloud server 400 are stored for each patient based on the patient ID. Here, "storing for each patient" does not require that the memory area be physically divided for each patient, but rather that each blood glucose level and related data be stored in a state in which it can be identified as belonging to a specific patient.

[0029] The blood glucose level and related data may remain on the smartphone 200 for at least a predetermined period after being sent to the cloud server 400, or may be deleted from the smartphone 200 after being sent to the cloud server 400. When the transmitted blood glucose level and related data are to be deleted from the smartphone 200, it is desirable that the necessary data can be downloaded from the cloud server 400 to the smartphone 200 as needed.

[0030] As described above, by uploading blood glucose levels and related data to the cloud server 400, it is possible to accumulate large amounts of data in the cloud server 400 over a long period of time. This makes it easy to look back and check past measurement results over a long period of time without checking the history of the blood glucose level meter 100 or smartphone 200, or even if the history of the blood glucose level meter 100 or smartphone 200 is deleted. Furthermore, by storing blood glucose levels and related data in the cloud server 400, it is possible to share blood glucose levels and related data among multiple facilities (hospitals, etc.) that use the cloud server 400.

[0031] However, although the cloud server 400 of this embodiment can be accessed from hospital terminals 300 of multiple hospitals, the patient's data (blood glucose level and related data) is disclosed only to hospitals to which the patient has given permission to disclose the data. The procedure for permitting data disclosure will be described below.

[0032] A patient can use the smartphone 200 to register hospitals that allow data disclosure. For example, a patient can register their regular hospital as a data sharing destination (disclosure facility). Information about the hospital designated by the patient as a data sharing destination (disclosure facility information) is registered in the user information storage unit 223 together with the user's personal information.

[0033] Here, a procedure for registering a disclosure facility using the smartphone 200 will be described. First, when a patient selects "Data Share" on the setting screen of the blood glucose management app as shown in FIG. 7A, the data processing unit 230 refers to the user information storage unit 223 and displays a list of data sharing destinations (disclosure facility information) as shown in FIG. 7B. In the example of FIG. 7B, no hospitals have yet been registered as disclosure facilities. If the patient selects "Not Set," the camera of the smartphone 200 is activated. Hospitals that can use the biometric information sharing system of this embodiment are provided with boards or the like displaying QR codes (registered trademark) to uniquely identify the hospitals. When the patient reads the QR code with the camera of the smartphone 200 as shown in FIG. 7C, the QR code information read by the camera is sent to the disclosure facility information acquisition unit 270. The disclosure facility information acquisition unit 270 displays the name of the hospital on the screen of the blood glucose management app as shown in FIG. 7D. When the patient confirms the name of the hospital and selects "Register," the disclosed facility information acquisition unit 270 registers the name and / or identification code (facility ID) of the hospital as disclosed facility information in the user information storage unit 223. That is, in this embodiment, the user information storage unit 223 also serves as the disclosed facility information storage unit. However, the disclosed facility information storage unit may be configured to be provided separately from the user information storage unit 223.

[0034] For example, Figure 8 shows a state in which "Hospital A" is registered as a data sharing destination (disclosure facility) for a certain patient. If the patient has multiple regular hospitals, they can register two or more hospitals as disclosure facilities as necessary. When new disclosure facility information is registered in the user information storage unit 223, the newly registered disclosure facility information is then sent by the data transmission unit 250 to the cloud server 400 at an appropriate timing, and is registered as the disclosure facility information of the patient.

[0035] Although an example in which the smartphone 200 acquires the disclosed facility information using a QR code has been shown here, the means for acquiring the disclosed facility information is not limited to a QR code. For example, any means such as a barcode or an IC tag can be used.

[0036] 9, the functional configuration of cloud server 400 will be described. Cloud server 400 includes a terminal data receiving unit 410, a biometric information storage unit 421, a disclosed facility information storage unit 422, a data extracting unit 430, and an access processing unit 450.

[0037] As described above, the terminal data receiving unit 410 receives data such as the patient's blood glucose level and related data, as well as disclosure facility information, from the patient's smartphone 200. The terminal data receiving unit 410 stores the received blood glucose level and related data for each patient in the biometric information storage unit 421. The terminal data receiving unit 410 also stores the received disclosure facility information for each patient in the disclosure facility information storage unit 422.

[0038] The access processing unit 450 processes access requests from the hospital terminal 300. A dedicated login URL is assigned to each hospital on the cloud server 400. By accessing the designated login URL from the hospital terminal 300 of each hospital and entering a predetermined login ID and password, it becomes possible to use the biometric information sharing system of this embodiment from the hospital terminal 300. However, as described above, only the data of patients who have given permission for data disclosure to the hospital can be viewed from the hospital terminal 300 of each hospital.

[0039] Therefore, when an access request is made from a certain hospital terminal 300, the access processing unit 450 extracts a facility ID that identifies the hospital from the access request and passes it to the data extraction unit 430. The data extraction unit 430 refers to the disclosure facility information storage unit 422 and the biometric information storage unit 421, and extracts only the data of patients who have registered the hospital as a disclosure facility from the biometric information storage unit 421. The extracted data (blood glucose levels and related data) is made available for viewing on the hospital terminal 300 by the access processing unit 450.

[0040] The access processing unit 450 presents the data (blood glucose levels and related data) extracted by the data extraction unit 430 as a list of data for one patient or a list of data for multiple patients in response to a request from the hospital terminal 300.

[0041] It is also possible to further narrow down the viewing target by specifying the patient, measurement period, etc. for the patient data that is made available for viewing from the hospital terminal 300. In this case, the access processing unit 450 further includes a period input receiving unit (not shown) that allows the hospital terminal 300 to specify the display target period. For example, Fig. 10 shows an example of a screen displayed on the hospital terminal 300 as a result of an access request made from the hospital terminal 300 of Hospital A to the data of a certain patient who has given permission for disclosure of data to Hospital A.

[0042] Furthermore, when viewing a patient's data from the hospital terminal 300, the access processing unit 450 may perform processing such as color-coding the measured blood glucose levels by time zone, graphing the daily fluctuations, and calculating statistical analysis values ​​(average, maximum, minimum, etc.) to make it easier to see fluctuations in blood glucose levels within a period specified by the hospital terminal 300. This makes it easier for doctors to accurately grasp the trends in the patient's blood glucose levels on the hospital terminal 300.

[0043] Furthermore, when an access request is made from the hospital terminal 300, not only the blood glucose level but also related data such as images and comments associated with the blood glucose level can be viewed from the hospital terminal 300. This allows the doctor to check what kind of food and behavior the patient had on the day when the blood glucose level exceeded (or fell below) the set target, which has the advantage of making it easier to understand and provide guidance on the patient's lifestyle habits.

[0044] Furthermore, a request for downloading data may be made from the hospital terminal 300 of a hospital that has been permitted to disclose data to the cloud server 400. In this case, as in the case of an access request, only the data of patients that have permitted the hospital to disclose data can be downloaded from the cloud server 400 to the hospital terminal 300.

[0045] As described above, in the biometric information sharing system according to this embodiment, disclosure of biometric information data stored on the cloud server 400 can be permitted only to hospital terminals 300 at facilities that a user has previously registered as facilities with which the user is willing to share his or her biometric information. This makes it possible to prevent data related to the user's own biometric information from being used in places the user does not expect or intend. As a result, a biometric information sharing system that is excellent in terms of protecting privacy and personal information can be realized.

[0046] Furthermore, in the biometric information sharing system according to this embodiment, it is also possible to disclose a user's biometric information data stored in the cloud server 400 to multiple sharing destinations. This allows the biometric information data to be easily shared, for example, when a patient gets a second opinion from a hospital other than their regular doctor. Furthermore, the biometric information data can be shared among multiple facilities within the scope of disclosure permitted by the user, allowing the biometric information data to be utilized at multiple facilities for telemedicine, health management, medical research, and the like.

[0047] [Other embodiments] The above-described embodiments are merely examples for carrying out the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be carried out by appropriately modifying the above-described embodiments within the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

[0048] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the biometric information data is blood glucose level. However, the biometric information data is not limited to blood glucose level, and may be various data that can be measured by a patient. For example, blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, electrocardiogram, weight, amount of exercise (e.g., number of steps taken per day or running record), sleep time, body fat percentage, etc. are other examples of biometric information data.

[0049] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the vital information measuring device (blood glucose measuring device 100) and the communication terminal (smartphone 200) are separate devices. However, the communication terminal is not limited to a smartphone. The vital information measuring device and the communication terminal may be integrated into a single device. For example, one embodiment of the present invention also includes a case in which the communication terminal is a smartwatch that is capable of measuring heart rate and the like as a vital information measuring device.

[0050] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the facility to which the biometric information data is disclosed is a hospital. However, the facility to which the biometric information data is disclosed is not limited to a hospital, and the present invention can be applied to any facility that may use personal biometric information data, such as a nursing home, a research institute, an ambulance, or a sports gym.

[0051] The present invention can also be explained as follows.

[0052] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server comprising: a biometric information storage unit that receives biometric data of a user obtained by a biometric information measuring device from a communication terminal of the user that has acquired the biometric data from the biometric information measuring device and stores the biometric data for each user; a disclosure facility information storage unit that receives from the communication terminal disclosure facility information relating to facilities for which the user of the communication terminal permits disclosure of the user's biometric information data, and stores the information for each user; a data extraction unit that, when an access request is received from the facility terminal, refers to the disclosure facility information storage unit and extracts from the biometric information storage unit the biometric information of a user who has permitted disclosure of biometric information data to the facility of the facility terminal; and an access processing unit that presents the biometric information data extracted by the data extraction unit to the facility terminal.

[0053] When an access request is received from a facility terminal, this server extracts only the biometric data of users who have given permission to disclose their biometric data to the facility that owns the facility terminal, and presents the extracted data to the facility terminal. This allows the server to centrally manage the biometric data of multiple users, while enabling users to control to which facilities they are permitted to disclose their biometric information.

[0054] In the server, the access processing unit may be configured to display the biometric information data extracted by the data extraction unit in either a list of biometric information data of individual users or a list of at least some of the biometric information of users who have been permitted to disclose it to the facility.

[0055] According to this configuration, a list of biometric information data of an individual user or a list of biometric information of multiple users can be selected and viewed from the facility terminal.

[0056] In the server, the biological information storage unit stores the biological information data together with measurement date and time data; Further provided is a period input receiving unit for specifying a display target period, The data extraction unit may be configured to extract and present from the biometric information storage unit, biometric information data of users who have permitted the facility of the facility terminal to disclose their biometric information data within a display target period specified via the period input acceptance unit.

[0057] With this configuration, a display target period can be specified from the facility terminal, and only the biometric information data within the specified period can be viewed, making it easy to understand the changes over time in the biometric information data for a desired period.

[0058] In the server, a related information storage unit that receives data related to the biometric information data from the communication terminal and stores the data in association with the biometric information data; The data extraction unit may be configured to extract and present, together with the biometric information extracted from the biometric information storage unit, related data relating to the extracted biometric information from the related information storage unit.

[0059] According to this configuration, various data can be received and stored as related data to biometric information data, and can be viewed together with the biometric information data, so that the related data can be used as a reference when analyzing the biometric information data.

[0060] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal comprising: a data storage unit that at least temporarily stores the user's biological information data obtained by the biological information measuring device; a disclosure facility information storage unit that acquires and stores disclosure facility information regarding facilities that a user permits to disclose his / her biometric information data; and a data transmission unit that transmits the biometric information data and the disclosure facility information.

[0061] Furthermore, a biometric information data sharing system according to yet another aspect of the present invention includes a server having any of the above configurations and the above communication terminal. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1...Biometric data sharing system, 100...Blood glucose meter, 200...Smartphone, 300...Hospital terminal, 400...Cloud server

Claims

1. a biometric information storage unit that receives biometric data of a user obtained by a biometric information measuring device from a communication terminal of the user that has acquired the biometric data from the biometric information measuring device and stores the biometric data for each user; a disclosure facility information storage unit that receives from the communication terminal disclosure facility information relating to facilities for which the user of the communication terminal permits disclosure of the user's biometric information data, and stores the information for each user; a data extraction unit that, when a request for access to the biometric information data stored in the biometric information storage unit is received from the facility terminal and the access request does not specify a user, refers to the disclosure facility information storage unit and extracts from the biometric information storage unit the biometric information data of a user who has permitted disclosure of his / her biometric information data to the facility of the facility terminal among a plurality of users; an access processing unit that presents the biometric information data extracted by the data extraction unit to the facility terminal; The biometric information storage unit allows each user to set a time zone for their own lifestyle pattern, and stores the biometric information data in corresponding time zones based on the time at which the biometric data was obtained by the biometric information measuring device.When a user specifies a specific time, the time zone is set by setting a specified time period before the specified time and a specified time period after the specified time as one time zone.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein the access processing unit displays the biometric information data extracted by the data extraction unit in either a list of biometric information data for individual users or a list of biometric information for at least some of the multiple users who are permitted to disclose their biometric information to the facility.

3. the biological information storage unit stores the biological information data together with measurement date and time data; Further provided is a period input receiving unit for specifying a display target period, The server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the data extraction unit extracts and presents biometric information data of users who have permitted the facility of the facility terminal to disclose their biometric information data within a display target period specified via the period input acceptance unit from the biometric information storage unit.

4. a related information storage unit that receives data related to the biometric information data from the communication terminal and stores the data in association with the biometric information data; The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the data extraction unit extracts and presents, together with the biometric information extracted from the biometric information storage unit, related data related to the extracted biometric information from the related information storage unit.

5. A server according to any one of claims 1 to 4; A biometric information data sharing system including a communication terminal, The communication terminal a data storage unit that at least temporarily stores the user's biological information data obtained by the biological information measuring device; a disclosure facility information storage unit that acquires and stores disclosure facility information regarding facilities that a user permits to disclose his / her biometric information data; a data transmission unit that transmits the biometric information data and the disclosure facility information, Biometric data sharing system.

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