Sub-task output device, lifestyle information recording device, sub-task output method, lifestyle information recording method, program, and recording medium

Abstract

To provide a sub-problem output device capable of guiding a problem of a user to a solution.SOLUTION: A sub-problem output device 10 according to the present invention includes a main problem determination part 11, a relevant problem extraction section 12, a questionnaire result acquisition part 13, a score calculation part 14, a sub-problem determination part 15 and an output part 16. The main problem determination part 11 determines a main problem of a user based on inputs of the user, the relevant problem extraction part 12 refers to a database to extract relevant problems relating to the main problem of the user, the questionnaire result acquisition part 13 acquires questionnaire results of the user relating to a plurality of problems, the score calculation part 14 calculates scores of the plurality of problems based on the questionnaire results, the sub-problem determination part 15 determines problems with high stores, the relevant problems, as the sub problems of the user, and the output part 16 outputs the information of the sub-problems to the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a sub-task output device, a lifestyle information recording device, a sub-task output method, a lifestyle information recording method, a program, and a recording medium. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 reports an application that monitors a user's activity data and notifies the user if the activity data includes a risk pattern related to health. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-036350 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Patent Document 1 discloses that if medication is not adhered to, care plan information is provided to the user, thereby making it possible to present a solution to the user's specific problem.

[0005] However, there is a demand for new technologies that can help users solve their problems.

[0006] Here, the inventors have independently discovered that, in guiding a user to a solution of a main problem, it is preferable to encourage the solution of a sub-problem related to this main problem.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sub-task output device, a lifestyle information recording device, a sub-task output method, a lifestyle information recording method, a program, and a recording medium that can lead users to solve their problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the sub-task output device of the present invention comprises: The system includes a main task determination unit, a related task extraction unit, a questionnaire result acquisition unit, a score calculation unit, a sub-task determination unit, and an output unit, the main task determination unit determines a main task of the user based on an input from the user; the related problem extraction unit refers to a database to extract related problems that are related to the user's main problem; the database includes information on at least one of whether a plurality of tasks are related to each other and the degree of relatedness of the plurality of tasks to each other; the survey result acquisition unit acquires survey results of the user regarding a plurality of tasks; the score calculation unit calculates scores for the plurality of assignments based on the questionnaire results; the sub-task determination unit determines a task that is the related task and has a high score as the sub-task of the user; The output unit is a device that outputs information about the sub-task to the user.

[0009] The lifestyle information recording device of the present invention comprises: The system includes a sub-task output unit, a lifestyle information recording unit, and a related lifestyle information determination unit, the sub-task output unit is the sub-task output device of the present invention, the life information recording unit records the life information of the user based on the input of the user; the related life information determination unit determines related life information that is life information related to the sub-task; The output unit is a device that further outputs information prompting the user to record the related life information.

[0010] The sub-task output method of the present invention includes: The method includes a main task determination step, a related task extraction step, a questionnaire result acquisition step, a score calculation step, a sub-task determination step, and an output step. The main task determination step determines a main task of the user based on an input from the user; The related problem extraction step refers to a database to extract related problems that are related to the user's main problem, the database includes information on at least one of whether a plurality of tasks are related to each other and the degree of relatedness of the plurality of tasks to each other; The survey result acquisition step acquires survey results of the user regarding a plurality of issues, the score calculation step calculates scores for the plurality of tasks based on the questionnaire results; the sub-task determination step determines a task that is the related task and has a high score as the sub-task of the user; The output step is a method of outputting information about the sub-task to the user.

[0011] The lifestyle information recording method of the present invention includes: The method includes a sub-task output step, a lifestyle information recording step, and a related lifestyle information determination step, The sub-task output step is a step of the sub-task output method of the present invention, the life information recording step records the life information of the user based on an input from the user; The related life information determination step determines related life information that is life information related to the sub-task; The output step may further include outputting information prompting the user to record the related life information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, it is possible to solve the user's problems. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a sub-task output device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the sub-task output device of the first embodiment. [Figure 3]FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the sub-task output device of the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the lifestyle information recording device according to the second embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the lifestyle information recording device according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] In the sub-task output device of the present invention, for example, the output unit may further output information to the user that prompts the user to solve the sub-task.

[0015] In the sub-task output method of the present invention, for example, the output step may further include outputting information to the user to encourage the user to solve the sub-task.

[0016] The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the steps of the method of the present invention as a procedure.

[0017] The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which the program of the present invention is recorded.

[0018] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In the following drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Furthermore, the descriptions of the embodiments can be mutually incorporated unless otherwise specified, and the configurations of the embodiments can be combined unless otherwise specified.

[0019] [Embodiment 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a sub-task output device 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the device 10 includes a main-task determination unit 11, a related-task extraction unit 12, a questionnaire result acquisition unit 13, a score calculation unit 14, a sub-task determination unit 15, and an output unit 16.

[0020] The device 10 may be, for example, a single device including the above-described units, or a device in which the units can be connected via a communication network. The device 10 can also be connected to an external device (described later) via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited and may be any known network, for example, wired or wireless. Examples of the communication network include the Internet, the World Wide Web (WWW), a telephone line, a Local Area Network (LAN), a Storage Area Network (SAN), a Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN), a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWA), and a Local 5G (L5G). Examples of wireless communication include WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Local 5G, and LPWA. Examples of the wireless communication include direct communication between devices (Ad Hoc communication), infrastructure communication, and indirect communication via an access point. The device 10 may be incorporated into a server as a system. The device 10 may be, for example, a personal computer (PC, for example, a desktop or notebook type) on which the program of the present invention is installed, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, etc. Furthermore, the device 10 may be in the form of cloud computing or edge computing, for example, in which at least one of the units is located on a server and the other units are located on a terminal.

[0021] 2 shows a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the device 10. The device 10 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, GPU, etc.) 101, a memory 102, a bus 103, a storage device 104, an input device 105, a display device 106, and a communication device 107. The components of the device 10 are connected to each other via the bus 103 and their respective interfaces (I / F).

[0022] The central processing unit 101 is responsible for overall control of the device 10. In the device 10, the central processing unit 101 executes, for example, the program of the present invention and other programs, and also reads and writes various information. Specifically, the central processing unit 101 functions as, for example, a main task determination unit 11, a related task extraction unit 12, a questionnaire result acquisition unit 13, a score calculation unit 14, a sub-task determination unit 15, and an output unit 16.

[0023] The bus 103 can also be connected to, for example, an external device. Examples of the external device include an external storage device (such as an external database), a printer, an external input device, an external display device, and an external imaging device. The device 10 can be connected to an external network (the communication line network) by, for example, a communication device 107 connected to the bus 103, and can also be connected to other devices via the external network.

[0024] The memory 102 may be, for example, a main memory (primary storage device). When the central processing unit 101 performs processing, the memory 102 reads various operating programs, such as the program of the present invention, stored in the storage device 104 (described later), and the central processing unit 101 receives data from the memory 102 and executes the programs. The main memory may be, for example, a RAM (random access memory). Alternatively, the memory 102 may be, for example, a ROM (read only memory).

[0025] The storage device 104 is also referred to as an auxiliary storage device, for example, in contrast to the main memory (primary storage device). As described above, the storage device 104 stores an operating program including the program of the present invention. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a combination of a recording medium and a drive that reads and writes data from and to the recording medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited and may be, for example, an internal or external type, such as a hard disk (HD), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MO, DVD, flash memory, or memory card. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD) in which the recording medium and drive are integrated.

[0026] In the present device 10, the memory 102 and the storage device 104 can also store log information, information acquired from an external database (not shown) or an external device, information generated by the present device 10, etc. The memory 102 and the storage device 104 may also store database information, lifestyle information, etc., which will be described later.

[0027] The device 10 may further include, for example, an input device 105 and a display device 106. The input device 105 is, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, etc. The display device 106 is, for example, an LED display, a liquid crystal display, etc.

[0028] Next, an example of the sub-task output method of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart in Fig. 3. The sub-task output method of this embodiment is implemented as follows, for example, using the sub-task output device 10 of Fig. 1. Note that the sub-task output method of this embodiment is not limited to use with the sub-task output device 10 of Fig. 1.

[0029] 3, S11 and S12 and S13 and S14 can be performed in parallel. However, this is not limitative, and for example, S11 and S12 may be performed first, followed by S13 and S14, or this order may be reversed.

[0030] First, the main task determination unit 11 determines the main task of the user based on input from the user (S11, main task determination step). Specifically, the main task determination unit 11 can determine the main task of the user based on, for example, input from the user to the input device 105 of the device 10, which is the user's terminal.

[0031] The "main problem" is a problem that the user mainly complains about, and can also be called, for example, a "chief complaint." Specific examples of the "problem" include mental problems such as depression and motivation to act, sleep problems such as insomnia, dietary problems, addiction to gambling or luxury goods, and behavioral habit problems such as exercise.

[0032] The "user input" is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a direct input such as character input or selection of an option, or an indirect input based on a questionnaire, etc. In the latter case, for example, a questionnaire result acquired by the questionnaire result acquisition unit 13 described later may be used.

[0033] Next, the related-problem extraction unit 12 refers to a database to extract related problems that are related to the user's main problem (S12, extraction step). The database contains information on at least one of whether multiple problems are related to each other and the degree of mutual relevance of the multiple problems.

[0034] The database may be stored in the memory 102 and storage device 104 of the device 10, or may be obtained from an external device. The database may be a known database, or may be obtained by analyzing data by the device 10, etc.

[0035] The number of related issues to be extracted is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, one or more.

[0036] Specifically, for example, if the database contains information that "insomnia" is associated with the problems of "depression" and "diet," the related problem extraction unit 12 can extract the problems of "depression" and "diet" as the related problems related to the user's main problem of "insomnia." Furthermore, for example, if the database contains information that "insomnia" and "motivation" are associated with "depression," the related problem extraction unit 12 can extract the problems of "insomnia" and "motivation" as the related problems related to the user's main problem of "depression." Furthermore, specifically, for example, a case can be illustrated in which a behavioral habit problem such as exercise is associated with a mental problem such as motivation, and a sleep problem.

[0037] Furthermore, the survey result acquisition unit 13 acquires the results of the survey of the user regarding a plurality of tasks (S13, survey result acquisition step).

[0038] The "questionnaire" is, for example, one that obtains responses from the user regarding a plurality of issues, and is not particularly limited, and any known questionnaire can be used. The "questionnaire" can also be called, for example, a "medical interview."

[0039] Next, the score calculation unit 14 calculates the scores of the plurality of tasks based on the questionnaire results (S14, calculation step).

[0040] Specifically, for example, the score calculation unit 14 can calculate scores such as "insomnia" score of "12," "depression" score of "7," and "dietary habits" score of "1" based on the questionnaire results.

[0041] Next, the sub-task determination unit 15 determines the related task and the task with the high score as the sub-task of the user (S15, sub-task determination step).

[0042] The "task with a high score" is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a task in which it is determined whether the score exceeds a predetermined threshold, or a task in which the score is relatively high.

[0043] The number of sub-tasks to be determined is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, one or more.

[0044] Specifically, for example, the sub-task determination unit 15 can determine the "depression" task, which has the higher score, as the sub-task of the user out of the related tasks of "depression" and "diet" that are related to the user's main task of "insomnia."

[0045] As described above, for example, S11 and S12 may be performed first, followed by S13 and S14, or this order may be reversed. That is, for example, it may be possible to evaluate whether the related task has a high score, or to determine whether the task with a high score is related to the main task.

[0046] Next, the output unit 16 outputs information about the sub-task to the user (S16, output step), and the process ends (END).

[0047] Specifically, for example, the output unit 16 can display on the display device 106 of the device 10, which is the terminal of the user, that the secondary task of the user is "depression."

[0048] For example, the output section 16 may further output the score, the relevance of the task in the database, and a numerical value calculated from these when outputting the information on the sub-task.

[0049] For example, when the sub-task has not been determined, the output unit 16 may output information on the related task as reference information instead of outputting information on the sub-task.

[0050] The output unit 16 may further output information to the user to encourage the user to solve the sub-task. Examples of the output of information include presenting a column related to the sub-task and a program for solving the sub-task. This can further encourage the user to solve the sub-task, for example.

[0051] As described above, the inventors have independently discovered that, in guiding a user to the solution of a main problem, it is preferable to encourage the solution of a sub-problem related to the main problem. According to this embodiment, for example, for a main problem that the user is aware of, information about a sub-problem that the user has not previously recognized can be presented, and the solution of this sub-problem can be encouraged. This can indirectly lead to the solution of the user's main problem.

[0052] [Embodiment 2] 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a lifestyle information recording device 20 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this device 20 includes a sub-task output unit, which includes a main task determination unit 11, a related task extraction unit 12, a questionnaire result acquisition unit 13, a score calculation unit 14, a sub-task determination unit 15, and an output unit 16, and further includes a lifestyle information recording unit 27 and a related lifestyle information determination unit 28. This device 20 may be similar to the device 10 according to the first embodiment, except that it includes the lifestyle information recording unit 27 and the related lifestyle information determination unit 28.

[0053] In the device 20, for example, the central processing unit 101 further functions as a life information recording unit 27 and a related life information determining unit .

[0054] Next, an example of the lifestyle information recording method of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of Fig. 5. The lifestyle information recording method of this embodiment is implemented as follows, for example, using the lifestyle information recording device 20 of Fig. 4. Note that the lifestyle information recording method of this embodiment is not limited to use of the lifestyle information recording device 20 of Fig. 4.

[0055] As shown in the flowchart of Fig. 5, S11 and S12, S13 and S14, and S27 can be performed in parallel. However, this is not limitative, and these steps may be performed in the order mentioned above, or the order may be reversed.

[0056] First, steps S11 to S15 are performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

[0057] Furthermore, the lifestyle information recording unit 27 records the lifestyle information of the user based on the input by the user (S27A, lifestyle information recording step). Specifically, the lifestyle information recording unit 27 can record the lifestyle information in response to, for example, the user's input to the input device 105 of the present device 20, which is the user's terminal.

[0058] The "lifestyle information" refers to information about the actions taken by the user in their daily life and information indicating the user's condition, and is not particularly limited to information such as sleep, physical condition, energy level, fatigue level, walking, mood, exercise, meals, caffeine intake, alcohol intake, going out, vital data (blood pressure, etc.), interactions with others, media viewing, stressful experiences, stress-relieving experiences, bowel movements, work, and study.

[0059] The lifestyle information can be recorded over time, that is, every time a predetermined number of days, months, weeks, hours, etc. pass.

[0060] Next, the related life information determining unit 28 determines related life information, which is life information related to the sub-task (S28, related life information determining step).

[0061] The related life information can be determined by referring to a database, for example.

[0062] Next, the output unit 16 outputs information about the sub-task to the user, and also outputs information prompting the user to record the related life information (S26, output step).

[0063] The output of the information on the secondary task and the output of the information prompting the user to record the related life information may be output together or separately. There are no particular limitations on the form of output.

[0064] Next, the life information recording unit 27 records the related life information of the user based on the user's input (S27B, related life information recording step), and the process ends (END). Note that the related life information recording step (S27B) is, for example, an optional step, and the related life information recording step (S27B) may not be included in the life information recording method of this embodiment. In this case, the process ends (END) after the output step (S26).

[0065] According to this embodiment, it is possible to encourage the user to record related lifestyle information related to the secondary task and improve lifestyle habits related to the secondary task, which can lead to a more effective solution of the user's main task, for example.

[0066] [Embodiment 3] The program of this embodiment is a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the method of the present invention as a procedure. In the present invention, "procedure" may be read as "processing." The program of this embodiment may be recorded, for example, on a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium is, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk (HD), an optical disk, etc.

[0067] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0068] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new technology that can lead to a solution of a user's problem. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 10 Subtask output device 11 Main Issue Determination Department 12 Related Issue Extraction Section 13 Survey result acquisition section 14 Score calculation section 15 Sub-topic Determination Division 16 Output section 20 Life information recording device 27 Lifestyle Information Recording Department 28 Related Living Information Determination Division 101 Central Processing Unit 102 memory 103 Bus 104 Storage device 105 Input Device 106 Display device 107 Communication Devices

Claims

1. The system includes a main task determination unit, a related task extraction unit, a questionnaire result acquisition unit, a score calculation unit, a sub-task determination unit, an output unit, a lifestyle information recording unit, and a related lifestyle information determination unit, the main task determination unit determines a main task input by a user as the user's main task; The main problem is a problem that the user mainly complains about, the related problem extraction unit refers to a database to extract related problems that are related to the user's main problem; the database includes information on at least one of whether a plurality of tasks are related to each other and the degree of relatedness of the plurality of tasks to each other; the questionnaire result acquisition unit acquires questionnaire results of the user regarding a plurality of issues; the score calculation unit calculates scores for the plurality of tasks based on the interview results; the sub-task determination unit determines a task that is the related task and has a high score as the sub-task of the user; the output unit outputs information about the sub-task to the user; the life information recording unit records the life information input by the user as the life information of the user; The lifestyle information is information indicating the user's behavior and state in daily life, the related life information determination unit refers to a database and determines related life information that is related to the sub-task and is stored in the database; The output unit further outputs information prompting the user to record the related life information. Life information recording device.

2. The method includes a main task determination step, a related task extraction step, a questionnaire result acquisition step, a score calculation step, a sub-task determination unit, an output step, a lifestyle information recording step, and a related lifestyle information determination step, The main task determination step determines a main task input by a user as a main task of the user; The main problem is a problem that the user mainly complains about, The related problem extraction step refers to a database to extract related problems that are related to the user's main problem, the database includes information on at least one of whether a plurality of tasks are related to each other and the degree of relatedness of the plurality of tasks to each other; The questionnaire result acquisition step acquires questionnaire results of the user regarding a plurality of issues, The score calculation step calculates scores for the plurality of tasks based on the interview results, the sub-task determination step determines a task that is the related task and has a high score as the sub-task of the user; the output step outputs information about the sub-task to the user; the life information recording step records the life information input by the user as the life information of the user; The lifestyle information is information indicating the user's behavior and state in daily life, the related life information determination step refers to a database and determines related life information that is related to the sub-task and stored in the database; The output step further includes outputting information prompting the user to record the related life information. How to record daily information.

3. A program for causing a computer to execute procedures including a procedure for determining a main task, a procedure for extracting related tasks, a procedure for obtaining survey results, a procedure for calculating scores, a procedure for determining sub-tasks, a procedure for outputting data, a procedure for recording lifestyle information, and a procedure for determining related lifestyle information: The main task determination step determines a main task input by a user as the user's main task; The main problem is a problem that the user mainly complains about, The related problem extraction step refers to a database to extract related problems that are related to the user's main problem; the database includes information on at least one of whether a plurality of tasks are related to each other and the degree of relatedness of the plurality of tasks to each other; The step of acquiring the questionnaire results includes acquiring questionnaire results of the user regarding a plurality of issues; the score calculation step calculates scores for the plurality of tasks based on the interview results; the sub-task determination step determines a task that is the related task and has a high score as the sub-task of the user; the output step outputs information about the sub-task to the user; the step of recording life information includes recording life information input by the user as life information of the user; The lifestyle information is information indicating the user's behavior and state in daily life, the related life information determination step refers to a database and determines related life information that is related to the sub-task and stored in the database; The output step further includes outputting information prompting the user to record the related life information. program.

4. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 3 is recorded.

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