Monitoring system, management device, control method, and control program

Abstract

To provide a monitoring system that easily adds or changes a mobile terminal for monitoring a condition of a nursing care recipient, and that enables another mobile terminal to recognize a setting change related to notification and the like of the condition of the nursing care recipient from one mobile terminal.SOLUTION: A watching and monitoring system 1 that detects an occurrence of an event of a nursing care recipient 80 and notifies a nursing caregiver 70 comprises: a bed sensor 10 that detects the occurrence of the event of the nursing care recipient 80; management means (server 20) for storing and managing occurrence information of the event; and a plurality of mobile terminals 30 that display the occurrence information of the event. The mobile terminal 30 has a connection information storage unit that stores information for connecting to the management means 20. The management means 20 has a log storage unit for storing a mobile terminal input record log without storing information identifying the mobile terminal 30 when mobile terminal input information input by a first mobile terminal among the plurality of mobile terminals 30 is transmitted to the management means 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a monitoring system, a management device, a control method, and a control program. [Background technology]

[0002] In nursing care facilities such as nursing homes for the elderly and hospitals, residents or hospitalized care recipients (hereinafter referred to as "care recipients") are at risk of falling while walking or falling out of bed and getting injured. Therefore, to enable nurses or caregivers to rush to the scene immediately when a resident falls into such a state, development is underway for a system that can constantly monitor the resident's condition.

[0003] The following prior art is disclosed in Patent Document 1: In a monitored person monitoring system including multiple detection units, a management server unit, a fixed terminal unit, and multiple mobile terminal units, detection results are reported from the management server unit to the multiple mobile terminal units. When an operation such as a pause button is received on any of the mobile terminal units, the mobile terminal unit transmits a stop release information communication signal to the management server unit. The management server unit broadcasts a communication signal containing information indicating that the suspension of the monitoring function for the detection unit corresponding to the detection ID contained in the stop release information communication signal has been released, thereby notifying each mobile terminal unit that the monitoring function for that detection unit has been stopped. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2016 / 152428 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the problem that in order to manage mobile terminals using a management server unit, it is necessary to register each mobile terminal in the management server unit, which is cumbersome, and it is not easy to change or add registered mobile terminals.

[0006] On the other hand, if the management server unit does not manage the mobile terminals, there is an advantage in that the mobile terminals can be easily changed or added. One method for displaying detection results on a mobile terminal without the management server unit managing the mobile terminals is for the mobile terminal to read and display the detection results of the management server unit. In this case, for example, if a setting related to notification of the status of a care recipient is changed from one mobile terminal, the management server unit cannot notify other mobile terminals that the setting has been changed.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and aims to provide a monitoring system, management device, control method, and control program that allows easy addition or modification of mobile terminals that monitor the status of a care recipient, and that allows changes to settings related to notifications of the care recipient's status from one mobile terminal to be made known to other mobile terminals. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The above-mentioned problems of the present invention are solved by the following means.

[0009] (1) A monitoring system that detects the occurrence of an event in a person being cared for and notifies the caregiver, comprising: a detection means for detecting the occurrence of the event in the person being cared for; a management means for storing and managing information on the occurrence of the event; and a plurality of mobile terminals for displaying the information on the occurrence of the event, wherein the mobile terminals have a connection information memory unit for storing information for identifying the management means for connecting to the management means, the management means does not store information for identifying the mobile terminals, and the management means has a log memory unit for storing a mobile terminal input record log when mobile terminal input information entered on a first mobile terminal of the plurality of mobile terminals is sent to the management means.

[0010] (2) The mobile terminal has a display control unit that acquires and displays information about the occurrence of the event from the management means, and the display control unit acquires, from the management means at the same time or at different times, information about the occurrence of the event detected under conditions in which settings were changed based on the mobile terminal input information and the mobile terminal input record log, and displays information about the mobile terminal input information together with the information about the occurrence of the event based on the mobile terminal input record log. This is a monitoring system as described in (1) above.

[0011] (3) The mobile terminal has a display control unit that acquires and displays information about the occurrence of the event from the management means, and the management means has a transmission unit that transmits, simultaneously or at different times, the information about the occurrence of the event detected under conditions in which settings have been changed based on the mobile terminal input information and the mobile terminal input record log, together with the mobile terminal input record log, and the display control units of the multiple mobile terminals acquire the information about the occurrence of the event and the mobile terminal input record log by receiving them from the transmission unit simultaneously or at different times, and display information about the mobile terminal input information together with the information about the occurrence of the event based on the mobile terminal input record log.

[0012] (4) A monitoring system as described in (2) or (3) above, in which the display control unit creates a mobile device log regarding the mobile device input information to be sent to the management means, the mobile device has a mobile device log storage unit that stores the mobile device log, and the display control units of the multiple mobile devices each refer to the mobile device log in the log storage unit and control whether or not to display information regarding the mobile device input information based on the comparison result between the mobile device input record log and the mobile device log.

[0013] (5) A monitoring system as described in (4) above, wherein the display control unit of the first mobile terminal does not display information regarding the mobile terminal input information, and the display control unit of the mobile terminal other than the first mobile terminal displays information regarding the mobile terminal input information.

[0014] (6) A monitoring system described in any of (2) to (5) above, wherein the management means stores settings related to notification of the event, the mobile terminal input information is a change in the settings related to notification of the event, and the mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal display information related to the mobile terminal input information by displaying a display that indicates the change in the settings related to notification of the event.

[0015] (7) The monitoring system according to (6) above, wherein the change in the setting is a change in the setting of the condition for whether or not the event notification is required.

[0016] (8) A monitoring system described in any of (3) to (5) above, in which the mobile terminal input information is an intention to respond to the display of the event occurrence information, and the mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal display a display indicating that the intention to respond has been input in response to the display of the event occurrence information, thereby displaying information related to the mobile terminal input information.

[0017] (9) In a monitoring system for detecting the occurrence of an event in a care recipient and notifying a mobile device carried by the caregiver of the occurrence of the event, a management device for storing and managing information on the occurrence of the event has a management means for storing and managing the information on the occurrence of the event, the management means does not store information identifying the mobile device, and the management means has a log memory unit for storing a mobile device input record log when mobile device input information entered on a first mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices is transmitted from the first mobile device to the management means.

[0018] (10) A management device as described in (9) above, having a transmission unit that transmits, at the same time or at different times, information on the occurrence of the event detected under conditions in which settings were changed based on the mobile device input information and the mobile device input record log.

[0019] (11) The management device according to (9) or (10) above, wherein the management means stores settings related to the event notification, and the mobile terminal input information is a change to the settings related to the event notification.

[0020] (12) The management device according to (11), wherein the change in the setting is a change in a setting of a condition for whether or not the event notification is required.

[0021] (13) The management device according to (9) or (10) above, wherein the mobile terminal input information is an intention to respond to the display of the event occurrence information.

[0022] (14) In a monitoring system that detects the occurrence of an event in a care recipient and notifies a mobile device carried by the care recipient of the occurrence of the event, a control method for a management device that stores and manages information about the occurrence of the event but does not store information that identifies the mobile device, the control method comprising the step (a) of storing a mobile device input record log when mobile device input information entered on a first mobile device among the plurality of mobile devices is transmitted from the first mobile device to the management device.

[0023] (15) The control method described in (14) above, comprising a step (b) of transmitting, at the same time or at different times, information on the occurrence of the event detected under conditions in which the settings were changed based on the mobile device input information and the mobile device input record log.

[0024] (16) The control method according to (14) or (15) above, further comprising the step (c) of storing settings relating to the event notification, wherein the mobile terminal input information is a change to the settings relating to the event notification.

[0025] (17) The control method according to (16) above, wherein the change in the setting is a change in the setting of the condition for whether or not the event notification is required.

[0026] (18) The control method according to (14) or (15) above, wherein the mobile terminal input information is an intention to respond to the display of the event occurrence information.

[0027] (19) A control program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to any one of (14) to (18) above. [Effects of the Invention]

[0028] Event occurrence information is stored and managed by a management means that does not store information identifying each mobile device, and the mobile devices acquire and display the event occurrence information from the management means and accept mobile device input information.The management device then creates and stores a mobile device input record log related to the mobile device input information when it receives the mobile device input information from the mobile device to which the mobile device input information was input.This makes it easy to add or change mobile devices that monitor the condition of a care recipient, and also makes it possible for setting changes related to notifications of the condition of a care recipient from one mobile device to be made known to other mobile devices. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0029] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a monitoring system 1. FIG. [Figure 2]This is a diagram showing the inside of a room of a person being cared for, where bed sensors and cameras are placed. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a bed sensor. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a server. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a management table. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the latest created time-series history included in the first log. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 illustrates an event management table. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a monitor screen. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a terminal monitor screen. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an event information screen. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an input information input screen. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the latest created time-series history included in the second log. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a live video screen. [Figure 15] 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server. [Figure 16] 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal transmits data to a server. [Figure 17] 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal acquires data from the server. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a live video screen. [Figure 19] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the latest created time-series history included in the second log. [Figure 20] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the latest created time-series history included in the second log. [Figure 21]FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of the terminal monitor screen. [Figure 22] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a care recipient selection screen. [Figure 23] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an event selection screen. [Figure 24] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the latest created time-series history included in the second log. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0030] A monitoring system, a management device, a control method, and a control program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, identical elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations will be omitted. Also, the dimensional proportions in the drawings are exaggerated for the sake of explanation, and may differ from the actual proportions.

[0031] (First embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a monitoring system 1 according to this embodiment. The monitoring system 1, which is used in nursing care facilities and the like, includes a bed sensor 10, a server 20, multiple mobile terminals 30, and a wireless AP (access point) 31. The monitoring system 1 may further include a camera 40 (see FIG. 2). The bed sensor 10, the server 20, the mobile terminals 30, and the camera 40 are interconnected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a LAN (local area network) and the wireless AP 31. The mobile terminal 30 is carried by a caregiver 70 who is caring for or caring for a care recipient 80. The bed sensor 10 constitutes a detection means, either alone or together with a control unit 201 (see FIG. 4) of the server 20. The server 20 constitutes a management device.

[0032] (Bed Sensor 10) 2 is a diagram showing the interior of a room (hereinafter also referred to as a "living room") of a care recipient 80, in which a bed sensor 10 and a camera 40 are arranged. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the bed sensor 10.

[0033] As shown in Fig. 2, the bed sensors 10 are placed on the beds 90 in the rooms of the care recipients 80. Specifically, the bed sensors 10 are placed, for example, under the mattresses on the beds 90. The bed sensors 10 detect the sleep, awakening, sitting up, getting out of bed, staying in bed, respiratory rate, heart rate, etc. of the care recipients 80.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 3, the bed sensor 10 includes a control unit 101, a communication unit 102, and a sensor 103, which are interconnected by a bus.

[0035] The control unit 101 includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc. The control unit 101 may include an HDD or SSD. The control unit 101 controls each part of the bed sensor 10 and performs calculations according to a program.

[0036] The communication unit 102 is an interface circuit (for example, a LAN card, a wireless communication circuit, etc.) for communicating with, for example, the server 20 via a LAN. The communication unit 102 transmits the detection results (hereinafter also simply referred to as "detection results") detected by the sensor 103 to the server 20 as data.

[0037] Sensor 103 detects the body movements of care recipient 80 on bed 90. In this way, sensor 103 detects whether care recipient 80 is asleep, awake, sitting up, getting out of bed, staying in bed, respiratory rate, heart rate, etc. Sensor 103 may be configured, for example, with a sheet-like bag filled with air and a piezoelectric sensor that detects fluctuations in the pressure of this air.

[0038] Camera 40 is placed, for example, on the ceiling or upper part of a wall of a room, captures images of bed 90 of care recipient 80 below as a monitoring area, and outputs the captured images (image data). These captured images include still images and videos. Camera 40 is a near-infrared camera, but a visible light camera may be used instead, or a combination of these may be used.

[0039] (Server 20) 4 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of server 20. Server 20 has a control unit 201, a communication unit 202, a storage unit 203, and a monitor 204, which are interconnected by a bus. Control unit 201 and storage unit 203 constitute a management means. Storage unit 203 constitutes a log storage unit.

[0040] The control unit 201 includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc. The control unit 201 controls each unit of the server 20 and performs calculation processing according to a program. The operation of the control unit 201 will be described later.

[0041] The communication unit 202 is configured with an interface circuit for communicating with, for example, a mobile terminal 30 via a LAN. The communication unit 202 receives detection results from the bed sensor 10. The communication unit 202 receives input information (described below) and other information input to the mobile terminal 30 from each mobile terminal 30. In this embodiment, the input information is, for example, a change in settings related to event notification, which will be described later. An event is a change in the status of the care recipient 80, an event that requires care for the care recipient 80, and for which an alert (notification) should be issued to the caregiver 70. Hereinafter, the setting related to event notification will be referred to as the "event notification setting." The event notification setting includes whether or not to notify an event for each care recipient 80, and whether or not to notify an event for each change in the status of the care recipient 80. Changes in the status of the care recipient 80 include waking up, getting up, getting out of bed, abnormal breathing, abnormal heart rate, and care calls. The input information constitutes mobile terminal input information. The notification of the event corresponds to the display of information on the occurrence of the event on the mobile terminal 30, etc.

[0042] The storage unit 203 is configured with an HDD or SSD, and stores various programs and various data. The storage unit 203 does not store information that identifies each of the multiple mobile terminals 30. Not storing information that identifies each of the multiple mobile terminals 30 includes not storing the information at all, and storing the information only temporarily. As will be described later, the mobile terminal 30 can access the server 20 by inputting connection information with the server 20 (the IP address of the server 20, and the port number set on the server 20) in addition to wireless LAN settings. The storage unit 203 stores event notification settings.

[0043] The monitor 204 displays a monitor screen 2041 (see FIG. 8) showing the status of the care recipient 80 in each room. The status of the care recipient 80 includes, for example, the detection results of sleeping, waking up, getting up, getting out of bed, staying in bed, respiratory rate, and heart rate of the care recipient 80. The status of the care recipient 80 may also include information showing events, which will be described later.

[0044] The operation of the control unit 201 will now be described.

[0045] 5 is a diagram showing the management table 2031. The control unit 201 stores in the memory unit 203 the management table 2031, in which a unique sensor ID identifying each bed sensor 10, an installation location which is the number of the room in which each bed sensor 10 is installed, and a care recipient 80 residing in the installation location are associated with each other. The management table 2031 may further include a unique camera ID identifying a camera 40 installed in the installation location. The management table 2031 may be referenced when a monitor screen 2041 or the like is created.

[0046] In the example of FIG. 5, for example, a sensor ID of SU-1, its installation location, Room 101, and Mr. A, the care recipient 80, are associated with each other.

[0047] The control unit 201 determines abnormal breathing and abnormal heart rate based on the detection results received from the bed sensor 10. Specifically, the server 20 may determine that abnormal breathing occurs when the respiratory rate is outside a predetermined range. The server 20 may determine that abnormal heart rate occurs when the heart rate is outside a predetermined range. The server 20 may detect waking up, sitting up, getting out of bed, abnormal breathing, and abnormal heart rate as events based on the detection results. Note that the detection of events based on the detection results may be performed by the bed sensor 10. In this case, the detection results of the events are transmitted from the bed sensor 10 to the server 20. The detection results of the events are information about the events that have occurred, and constitute event occurrence information.

[0048] The control unit 201 temporarily stores images of the monitoring area that are constantly being captured by the camera 40 in a ring buffer, and overwrites the images with newer images in order from the oldest. When the control unit 201 detects the occurrence of an event, or the occurrence of an event for which notification is set (described later), the control unit 201 can store the images captured before and after the event detection from the ring buffer in the storage unit 203. The control unit 201 may store all of the captured images in the storage unit 203.

[0049] The control unit 201 receives input information from one of the multiple mobile terminals 30 to which input information, described below, has been input. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 30 to which the input information has been input is also referred to as the "first mobile terminal." As described above, the storage unit 203 does not store information that identifies each of the multiple mobile terminals 30. Therefore, the control unit 201 receives the input information without recognizing which mobile terminal 30 is the first mobile terminal.

[0050] The control unit 201 changes the settings related to event notifications based on the input information. Specifically, the control unit 201 changes whether or not to notify events for each care recipient 80 and whether or not to notify events for each change in status related to the care recipient by updating the settings related to event notifications stored in the storage unit 203. The mobile device 30 can only notify of detected events for care recipients 80 for which event notification is set to "required." The mobile device 30 only notifies of detected events of status changes related to care recipients 80 for which event notification is set to "required." For example, if event notification is set to "no" for care recipient A 80, the mobile device 30 does not notify of events of status changes related to A. Furthermore, for example, if event notification is set to "no" for "getting up," the mobile device 30 does not notify of the "getting up" event.

[0051] When control unit 201 receives input information from the first mobile terminal, it stores a mobile terminal input record log (hereinafter referred to as the "first log") relating to the input information as history in storage unit 203. The first log may include the date and time when the first mobile terminal transmitted the input information to server 20, and setting changes relating to event notifications.

[0052] 6 is a diagram showing an example of the latest created time-series history included in the first log. In the example of FIG. 6, the date and time when the first mobile terminal sent input information to the server 20 is 7:00 AM on June 7, 2021, and the event notification setting for care recipient A 80 has been changed to "No." Additionally, the event notification setting for "getting up" has been changed to "No."

[0053] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an event management table. The control unit 201 associates a sensor ID, an event detection result, a time when the event was detected, a location in the storage unit 203 where a still image when the event was detected is stored, and a location in the storage unit 203 where a video including the time when the event was detected is stored, and stores these in the storage unit 203 as an event management table. The event management table may further include an event ID, which will be described later, in association with the other items. The video including the time when the event was detected is a captured image that the control unit 201 reads out from the ring buffer, going back from the time when the event was detected, and stores in the storage unit 203. The time to go back may be any time between 10 and 30 seconds, for example. The time to go back may be set differently for each care recipient.

[0054] 8 is a diagram showing a monitor screen 2041. The control unit 201 displays the monitor screen 2041 showing the status of the care recipient 80 in each room on the monitor 204. The status of the care recipient 80 can be updated and displayed on the monitor screen 2041 at predetermined intervals.

[0055] In the example of FIG. 8 , the states of the care recipient 80, such as sleeping, waking up, getting up, getting out of bed, respiratory rate, and heart rate, are displayed as text. Instead of text, an image (e.g., a still image or live video) of the care recipient captured by the camera 40 may be displayed along with text indicating the state of the care recipient 80, such as "sleeping." Instead of text, a simple illustration (icon) indicating the state of the care recipient 80 may be displayed. For example, the state of the care recipient 80 in Room 101 is shown as sleeping, with a respiratory rate of 12 and a heart rate of 65. Information indicating an event is shown with a pin dot background pattern. In FIG. 8 , waking up (Room 102, etc.) and getting up (Room 202, etc.) are shown as events. Information indicating an event may be displayed on a pop-up screen when an event is detected. Information indicating an event may be displayed on a pop-up screen by highlighting the display area of ​​the care recipient 80 in which the event was detected on the monitor screen 2041. Highlighting includes, for example, highlighting using blinking, color, edging, or text. When an event is detected, information indicating the event is displayed on the monitor screen 2041. This display on the monitor screen 2041 can be performed regardless of whether or not an event information screen 3046 (see FIG. 11 ), which is displayed as a pop-up screen on the mobile terminal 30 and indicates the event detection results, is displayed.

[0056] The number of lines to be displayed, the display size, and the display interval can be set on the monitor screen 2041. As will be described later, a terminal monitor screen 3041 (see FIG. 10) corresponding to the monitor screen 2041 can be displayed on each mobile terminal 30.

[0057] (Mobile terminal 30) 9 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of mobile terminal 30. Mobile terminal 30 has control unit 301, wireless communication unit 302, storage unit 303, input / display unit 304, and audio input / output unit 305, which are interconnected by a bus. Control unit 301 and input / display unit 304 constitute a display control unit. Storage unit 303 constitutes a connection information storage unit and a mobile terminal log storage unit.

[0058] The control unit 301 includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc. The control unit 301 controls each unit of the mobile terminal 30 and performs calculation processing according to a program. The operation of the control unit 301 will be described later.

[0059] The wireless communication unit 302 communicates wirelessly with each device directly or via the wireless AP 31 using wireless communication standards such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (registered trademark). In addition to setting up the wireless LAN, the mobile terminal 30 inputs connection information for the server 20 (the IP address of the server 20 and the port number set on the server 20), thereby enabling the mobile terminal 30 to access the server 20. The connection information is information for identifying the server 20, and may be stored in the storage unit 303.

[0060] The storage unit 303 is configured by an SSD or an SD card, and stores various programs and various data.

[0061] The input display unit 304 is configured, for example, by a touch panel in which a touch sensor is superimposed on a display surface such as a liquid crystal display. The input display unit 304 displays a terminal monitor screen 3041 corresponding to the monitor screen 2041 displayed on the monitor 204 of the server 20.

[0062] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a terminal monitor screen 3041. As with the monitor screen 2041, the terminal monitor screen 3041 may display the status of the care recipient 80, including sleeping, waking up, getting up, getting out of bed, respiratory rate, and heart rate. As in the example of FIG. 10, the display of the respiratory rate and heart rate may be omitted. On the terminal monitor screen 3041, by selecting (touching) the "All" button 3042, the status of all the care recipients 80 residing in the care facility 900 may be displayed. By selecting the "Select" button 3043, the status of some of the care recipients 80 residing in the care facility 900, selected on a display selection screen (not shown), may be displayed.

[0063] When the "Change Settings" button 3044 is selected on the terminal monitor screen 3041, an input information input screen 3045 (see FIG. 12), which will be described later, is displayed. Input information is input on the input information input screen 3045. By inputting the input information, settings related to event notifications are changed. A change in the settings related to event notifications can be a change in the settings for the conditions for whether or not event notifications are required. On the terminal monitor screen 3041, the words "Event Notification" can be displayed for a care recipient 80 who is the target of event notifications due to a change in the settings related to event notifications (or the settings related to event notifications). For a care recipient 80 who is not the target of event notifications, the words "Event Notification" can be displayed with a line through them.

[0064] The audio input / output unit 305 is, for example, a speaker and a microphone, and enables the caregiver 70 to make voice calls to other mobile terminals 30 via the wireless communication unit 302. The mobile terminals 30 may be configured as portable communication terminal devices such as tablet computers, smartphones, or mobile phones.

[0065] The operation of the control unit 301 will now be described.

[0066] The control unit 301 accesses the server 20 at a predetermined timing and continuously acquires the status of each care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log from the server 20. If the terminal monitor screen 3041 is not displayed, the control unit 301 does not need to acquire the status of each care recipient 80. The predetermined timing may be repeated at regular intervals or may be any timing. The control unit 301 creates the terminal monitor screen 3041 based on the status of each care recipient 80 and displays it on the input display unit 304. The control unit 301 may acquire the status of each care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log from the server 20 simultaneously or at different timings.

[0067] 11 is a diagram showing an event information screen 3046. When the control unit 301 acquires the event detection result, the control unit 301 may display the event information screen 3046 showing the event detection result as a pop-up screen on the input display unit 304. Instead of displaying the event information screen 3046, the event may be displayed by highlighting the display area of ​​the care recipient 80 in which the event was detected on the terminal monitor screen 3041. Examples of highlighting include highlighting by blinking, color, framing, or text.

[0068] In the example of FIG. 11, for example, the event detection result indicates that an event of "getting up" was detected at 11:20 for person A in room 101.

[0069] 12 is a diagram showing an input information input screen 3045. When a "change settings" button 3044 is selected on the terminal monitor screen 3041, the control unit 301 displays the input information input screen 3045 on the input display unit 304. Input information can be entered on the input information input screen 3045.

[0070] 12, an input information input screen 3045 is displayed for setting event notifications for each care recipient 80 by selecting from pull-down menu 3047. A check box is displayed for each care recipient 80 on input information input screen 3045, and event notifications can be set to "required" only for care recipients 80 for which the check box is checked. Note that, by selecting from pull-down menu 3047, it is possible to switch to input information input screen 3045 for setting event notifications for each change in the status of care recipient 80, for example.

[0071] When input information is entered on input information input screen 3045, control unit 301 transmits the input information to server 20, and also creates a mobile terminal log (hereinafter referred to as "second log") relating to the input information, and stores it in storage unit 303. The second log includes the date and time when control unit 301 transmitted the input information to server 20, and setting changes relating to event notification.

[0072] 13 is a diagram showing an example of the latest created time-series history included in the second log. In the example of FIG. 13, the date and time when the mobile terminal 30 sent the input information to the server 20 is 7:00 on June 6, 2021, and the event notification setting for the care recipient 80, Mr. A, has been changed to "needed." In addition, the event notification for "getting up" has been changed to "needed."

[0073] The control unit 301 references the second log in the storage unit 303 and controls whether or not to display information related to the input information based on the comparison result between the second log and the first log. For example, the control unit 301 may compare the latest created time-series history included in the first log with the latest created time-series history included in the second log. The information related to the input information constitutes information related to mobile terminal input information. The information related to the input information is, for example, information indicating that a setting change related to event notification has been made by another mobile terminal 30. Specifically, if the second log and the first log are different, the control unit 301 determines that the setting change related to event notification has been made by another mobile terminal 30 and displays information related to the input information. By displaying information related to the input information on the input display unit 304, it is possible to recognize that the setting change related to event notification has been made by another mobile terminal 30. If the second log and the first log are the same, the control unit 301 determines that the setting change related to event notification was made by the mobile terminal itself last and does not display information related to the input information. In this way, the control units 301 of the terminals other than the first mobile terminal display information related to the input information, while the control unit 301 of the first mobile terminal does not display information related to the input information. The reason why the control unit 301 of the first mobile terminal does not display information related to the input information is because event notification is currently being performed in accordance with the setting change related to event notification made by the first mobile terminal.

[0074] The mobile terminals 30 other than the first mobile terminal display information related to the input information by displaying a change in the settings related to event notifications in a manner that makes it clear. For example, the information related to the input information may be displayed by highlighting the "Change Settings" button 3044 on the terminal monitor screen 3041, for example by flashing it. Alternatively, the information related to the input information may be displayed by a sentence such as "The notification settings for person B in room 102 have been changed."

[0075] 14 is a diagram showing live video screen 3048. Live video screen 3048 can be displayed on input display unit 304 by selecting (touching) one of the event detection results displayed on event information screen 3046. The displayed live video screen 3048 is a live video screen 3048 of care recipient 80 corresponding to the selected event detection result. Note that instead of live video screen 3048, an event video screen (not shown) may be displayed that displays a video or still image of the event detection result selected on event information screen 3046, including the time when the event was detected.

[0076] In the example of FIG. 14, the event detection result of "getting up" of person A who resides in room 101 is selected on event information screen 3046, and as a result, a live video screen 3048 of person A is displayed.

[0077] The operation of the server 20 will now be described.

[0078] 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the server 20. This flowchart can be executed by the control unit 201 of the server 20 in accordance with a program.

[0079] The control unit 201 determines whether or not input information has been received from the mobile terminal 30 (S101). If the control unit 201 determines that input information has not been received (S101: NO), it repeats step S101.

[0080] When the control unit 201 determines that input information has been received (S101: YES), it changes the event notification setting based on the input information (S102).

[0081] The control unit 201 creates a first log based on the input information and stores it in the storage unit 203 (S103).

[0082] The control unit 201 detects an event based on the changed event notification setting (S104).

[0083] If an event is detected, the control unit 201 stores the event detection result (S105).

[0084] The operation of the mobile terminal 30 will now be described.

[0085] 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal 30 when the mobile terminal 30 transmits data to the server 20. This flowchart can be executed by the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal 30 in accordance with a program.

[0086] The control unit 301 determines whether or not input information has been input to the input display unit 304 (S201). If the control unit 301 determines that input information has not been input (S201: NO), it repeats step S201.

[0087] When the control unit 301 determines that input information has been input (S201: YES), the control unit 301 creates a second log based on the input information and stores it in the storage unit 303 (S202).

[0088] The control unit 301 transmits the input information to the server (S203).

[0089] 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal 30 when the mobile terminal 30 acquires data from the server 20. This flowchart can be executed by the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal 30 in accordance with a program.

[0090] The control unit 301 accesses the server 20 at a predetermined timing, and refers to the event management table from the server 20 to acquire the state of the care recipient 80, the event detection result, and the first log (S301).

[0091] The control unit 301 displays the status of each care recipient 80 on the terminal monitor screen 3041 based on the acquired status of the care recipient 80 (S302).

[0092] The control unit 301 determines whether or not an event detection result has been acquired (S303). If the control unit 301 determines that an event detection result has not been acquired (S303: NO), the control unit 301 executes the process of step S305.

[0093] When the control unit 301 determines that the event detection result has been acquired (S303: YES), the control unit 301 displays the event detection result on the event information screen 3046 (S304).

[0094] The control unit 301 refers to the second log in the storage unit 303 and compares the second log with the first log (S305).

[0095] If the control unit 301 determines that the second log is not different from the first log (S306: NO), the control unit 301 ends the process.

[0096] When the control unit 301 determines that the second log is different from the first log (S306: YES), it causes the input display unit 304 to display information indicating that the event notification setting has been changed (S307).

[0097] This embodiment has the following advantages.

[0098] Event occurrence information is stored and managed by a management means that does not store information identifying each mobile device, and the mobile devices acquire and display the event occurrence information from the management means and accept mobile device input information.The management device then creates and stores a mobile device input record log related to the mobile device input information when it receives the mobile device input information from the mobile device to which the mobile device input information was input.This makes it easy to add or change mobile devices that monitor the condition of a care recipient, and also makes it possible for setting changes related to notifications of the condition of a care recipient from one mobile device to be made known to other mobile devices.

[0099] Furthermore, the mobile terminal acquires, from the management device at a predetermined timing, information on the occurrence of an event detected under conditions for which settings have been changed based on the mobile terminal input information, along with a first log, and displays information on the mobile terminal input information along with the event occurrence information based on the first log. This eliminates the need for the management device to manage the mobile terminals to which data is sent, and allows each mobile terminal to easily grasp setting changes from other mobile terminals.

[0100] Furthermore, the mobile terminal creates and stores a second log related to the mobile terminal input information to be sent to the management device, and controls whether or not to display information related to the mobile terminal input information based on the results of comparing the first log with the second log. This allows each mobile terminal to easily and quickly grasp setting changes made by other mobile terminals.

[0101] Furthermore, information relating to the mobile terminal input information is not displayed on the first mobile terminal to which the mobile terminal input information has been input, but is displayed on mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal, thereby eliminating the need to check whether the settings changed from the device itself are as desired.

[0102] Furthermore, the server stores the settings related to event notification, and the mobile device input information is used as a change to the settings related to event notification, and information related to the mobile device input information is displayed on a mobile device other than the first mobile device so that the change to the settings related to event notification can be seen. This makes it easy to know whether an event notification has been made based on a setting change other than the setting change from the mobile device itself.

[0103] Furthermore, a change in the settings related to event notification is treated as a change in the settings for the conditions for whether or not an event notification is required, which makes it easier to know whether an event notification was issued based on a setting change other than a setting change from the device itself.

[0104] (Variation) A modification of the first embodiment will be described.

[0105] In the first embodiment, the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal 30 acquires the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log at a predetermined timing from the server 20. However, the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log may be acquired by the mobile terminal 30 in other ways.

[0106] In this modification, the communication unit 202 of the server 20 transmits the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log at a predetermined timing. The communication unit 202 can wirelessly transmit the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log without limiting the recipient. The communication unit 202 of the server 20 constitutes a transmitting unit. The predetermined timing may be a timing repeated at regular intervals, or may be any timing. The communication unit 202 may transmit the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log simultaneously, or may transmit them at different timings. When the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log are transmitted at different timings, the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection results, and the first log may be linked to each other by assigning appropriate information to each.

[0107] Each mobile terminal 30 receives the status of the care recipient 80, the event detection result, and the first log transmitted from the server 20. This reduces the process of accessing the server 20 from the mobile terminal 30.

[0108] (Second embodiment) A second embodiment will be described. The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the following points. In the example of the first embodiment, the input information is a change in the event notification setting. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the input information is an intention to respond to the display of the event detection result (event occurrence information). In other respects, this embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, so duplicated explanations will be omitted or simplified.

[0109] 18 is a diagram showing a live video screen 3048. Input information can be input by checking the "response" checkbox on the live video screen 3048. The caregiver 70 indicates his / her intention to respond to the display of the event detection result by checking the "response" checkbox. Note that the input information indicating an intention to respond to the display of the event detection result may be input simply by selecting (touching) the display of any one of the event detection results on the event information screen 3046.

[0110] 19 is a diagram showing an example of the latest created time-series history included in the second log. In the example of FIG. 19, the second log may include the date and time of the event occurrence and the event ID. The event ID is a unique alphanumeric character or the like that identifies the event, and may be included in the event detection result obtained from the server 20. The control unit 301 of the first mobile terminal to which the input information has been input creates a second log based on the input information and stores it in the memory unit 303.

[0111] When the control unit 301 transmits the input information to the server 20, the control unit 201 of the server 20 creates a first log based on the input information and stores it in the storage unit 203. Like the second log, the first log may also include the date and time of the event occurrence and the event ID.

[0112] The control unit 301 accesses the server 20 at a predetermined timing and acquires the first log stored in the storage unit 203 from the server 20.

[0113] Control unit 301 refers to the second log in storage unit 303, and only if the contents do not match the acquired first log, displays a display on input display unit 304 that indicates that the event has been handled. Displaying a display that indicates that the event has been handled includes, for example, displaying the words "handled" in association with the display of the event, changing the display format such as color, and deleting the display of the event from event information screen 3046. The display that indicates that the event has been handled constitutes information related to the mobile terminal input information.

[0114] According to this embodiment, it is clear whether an event that has occurred has already been dealt with by other caregivers 70, which prevents events from being left unaddressed or multiple caregivers 70 from heading to the room to deal with the same event.

[0115] (Third embodiment) A third embodiment will be described. The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the following respects. In the example of the first embodiment, the event notification settings are changed in the server 20 based on input information sent from the mobile terminal 30 to the server 20. As a result, the server 20 sets whether or not to notify events for each care recipient 80 and / or for each change in status related to the care recipient 80. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, input information is not sent from the mobile terminal 30 to the server 20, and the mobile terminal 30 controls whether or not to display events for each care recipient 80 and / or for each change in status related to the care recipient 80. In other respects, this embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, so duplicate explanations will be omitted or simplified.

[0116] When the "change settings" button 3044 is selected on the terminal monitor screen 3041, the control unit 301 of the mobile terminal 30 displays an input information input screen 3045 (see FIG. 12) on the input display unit 304.

[0117] The control unit 301 accepts input information that is input by selecting the care recipient 80 on the input information input screen 3045. Specifically, the control unit 301 accepts input information in which the event display is set to "required" only for the care recipient 80 selected on the input information input screen 3045.

[0118] The target to be selected on the input information input screen 3045 is not limited to each care recipient 80, but may be a group of a plurality of care recipients 80 or a change in the status (event type) of a care recipient 80.

[0119] The control unit 301 creates a second log based on the input information and stores it in the storage unit 303 .

[0120] Fig. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the latest created time-series history included in the second log. In the example of Fig. 20, the second log includes the care recipient 80 for whom the event is displayed and the date and time when the input information was entered.

[0121] The control unit 301 accesses the server 20 at a predetermined timing and acquires the state of the care recipient 80 and the event detection results from the server 20.

[0122] The control unit 301 displays the event detection results on the event information screen 3046 only if the cared for person 80 included in the second log referenced in the memory unit 303 matches the cared for person 80 included in the acquired event detection results.

[0123] According to this embodiment, the burden of setting up event notifications on the server 20 can be reduced, and it is possible to flexibly set for each mobile terminal 30 whether or not to display each event.

[0124] (Fourth embodiment) The fourth embodiment will be described. The differences between this embodiment and the first embodiment are as follows: In the example of the first embodiment, the input information is a change in the event notification settings. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the input information is an event of the care recipient for which video is to be displayed. In other respects, this embodiment is similar to the first embodiment, so duplicated explanations will be omitted or simplified.

[0125] 21 is a diagram showing another example of the terminal monitor screen 3041. On the terminal monitor screen 3041, a "video call" button 3049 is displayed.

[0126] 22 is a diagram showing an example of a care recipient selection screen 3050. The care recipient selection screen 3050 is displayed by selecting the "video call" button 3049 on the terminal monitor screen 3041. On the care recipient selection screen 3050, the care recipient 80 whose video is to be displayed can be selected using a radio button.

[0127] 23 is a diagram showing an example of an event selection screen 3051. The event selection screen 3051 is displayed when the care recipient 80 is selected on the care recipient selection screen 3050. On the event selection screen 3051, events of the care recipient 80 selected on the care recipient selection screen 3050 are displayed selectably using radio buttons. On the event selection screen 3051, an event for which a video is to be displayed can be selected.

[0128] The control unit 301 of the mobile terminal 30 receives, as input information, the care recipient 80 selected on the care recipient selection screen 3050 and the event selected on the event selection screen 3051.

[0129] The control unit 301 of the first mobile terminal to which the input information is input creates a second log based on the input information and stores it in the storage unit 303 .

[0130] Fig. 24 is a diagram showing an example of the latest created timeline history included in the second log. In the example of Fig. 24, the second log may include the date and time of the event, and the care recipient and event that identify the content of the video. Note that the second log may also include an event ID identified based on the input information.

[0131] When the control unit 301 transmits the input information to the server 20, the control unit 201 of the server 20 identifies, based on the input information, the location in the memory unit 203 where the video identified by the input information is stored (hereinafter referred to as the "location of the video"). Furthermore, the control unit 201 creates a first log based on the input information and stores it in the memory unit 203. Like the second log, the first log may also include the date and time of the event, the care recipient, and the event.

[0132] The control unit 301 accesses the server 20 at a predetermined timing and acquires from the server 20 the location of the first log and video stored in the storage unit 203 .

[0133] The control unit 301 refers to the second log in the storage unit 303, and only if the content of the second log matches the acquired first log, accesses the location of the video acquired together with the first log and acquires the video. The control unit 301 displays the acquired video on the input display unit 304.

[0134] According to this embodiment, it is possible to display a desired image on a mobile terminal on which the image is to be displayed, without setting information for identifying each mobile terminal 30 in the server 20.

[0135] The above-described configuration of the server 20 and the monitoring system 1 including the server 20 has been described as a main configuration for explaining the features of the above-described embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above configuration and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims. For example, the bed sensor 10 may be replaced with a body movement sensor that transmits microwaves to a predetermined irradiation area and receives reflected waves to detect the Doppler shift of the microwaves caused by the body movement (e.g., breathing) of the care recipient 80 as body movement. Furthermore, the above-described flowchart may include steps other than those shown in the flowchart, or some steps may be omitted. Furthermore, the order of the steps is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Furthermore, each step may be combined with other steps and executed as a single step, may be executed as part of other steps, or may be divided into multiple steps and executed.

[0136] The means and methods for performing various processes in the above-described embodiments can be realized by either dedicated hardware circuits or a programmed computer. The program may be provided, for example, by a computer-readable recording medium such as a USB memory or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)-ROM, or may be provided online via a network such as the Internet. In this case, the program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium is typically transferred and stored in a storage unit such as a hard disk. The program may also be provided as standalone application software, or may be incorporated as a function into the software of a device such as a detection unit. [Explanation of symbols]

[0137] 1. Surveillance system, 10 bed sensors, 101 control section, 102 storage section, 103 detection unit, 20 servers, 201 control section, 202 Communications Department, 203 Memory section, 2031 management table, 204 monitors, 2041 monitor screen, 30 mobile devices, 301 control section, 302 Radio Communications Department, 303 storage section, 304 input display unit, 3041 terminal monitor screen, 3045 Input information input screen, 3046 Event information screen, 305 Audio input / output section.

Claims

1. A monitoring system that detects the occurrence of an event in a care recipient and notifies a caregiver, A detection means for detecting the occurrence of the event of the care recipient; a management means for storing and managing the occurrence information of the event; a plurality of mobile terminals that display the event occurrence information; the mobile terminal has a connection information storage unit that stores information for identifying the management means in order to connect to the management means, The management means does not store information that identifies the mobile terminal, The management means a log storage unit that stores a mobile terminal input record log when information regarding a change in notification settings for the event, which information is input at a first mobile terminal among the plurality of mobile terminals, is transmitted to the management means; transmitting setting information changed based on the information regarding the change in setting for the event notification to one or more second mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal among the plurality of mobile terminals; Surveillance monitoring system.

2. the mobile terminal has a display control unit that acquires the event occurrence information from the management means and displays the event occurrence information; The monitoring system described in claim 1, wherein the display control unit acquires from the management means, at the same time or at different times, information regarding the occurrence of the event detected under conditions in which the settings were changed based on information regarding changes to the settings for notification of the event, and the mobile device input record log, and displays information regarding the change to the settings for notification of the event together with the information regarding the occurrence of the event based on the mobile device input record log.

3. the mobile terminal has a display control unit that acquires the event occurrence information from the management means and displays the event occurrence information; the management means has a transmission unit that transmits, at the same time or at different times, information on the occurrence of the event detected under a condition in which the setting has been changed based on information on the change in setting for notification of the event, and the mobile terminal input record log, The monitoring system described in claim 1, wherein the display control unit of the multiple mobile devices acquires the event occurrence information and the mobile device input record log by receiving them from the transmission unit simultaneously or at different times, and displays information regarding changes to notification settings for the event along with the event occurrence information based on the mobile device input record log.

4. the display control unit creates a mobile terminal log related to information regarding a change in notification settings for the event to be transmitted to the management unit; the mobile terminal has a mobile terminal log storage unit that stores the mobile terminal log; The monitoring system described in claim 2 or 3, wherein the display control unit of each of the plurality of mobile devices references the mobile device log in the mobile device log storage unit, and controls whether or not to display information regarding changes to notification settings for the event based on the comparison result between the mobile device input record log and the mobile device log.

5. The monitoring system described in claim 4, wherein the display control unit of the first mobile terminal does not display information regarding changes to the notification settings for the event, and the display control unit of the mobile terminal other than the first mobile terminal displays information regarding changes to the notification settings for the event.

6. the management means stores settings related to notification of the event; the information regarding the change in the setting for the notification of the event is a change in the setting for the notification of the event; A monitoring system as described in any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal display information regarding changes to the settings for notification of the event by displaying information that indicates changes to the settings for notification of the event.

7. The monitoring system according to claim 6 , wherein the change in the setting is a change in a setting of a condition for whether or not notification of the event is required.

8. the information regarding the change of the notification setting of the event is an intention to respond to the display of the occurrence information of the event; A monitoring system as described in any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal display information regarding changes to the notification settings for the event by displaying a display indicating that the intention to respond has been entered in response to the display of the event occurrence information.

9. In a monitoring system that detects the occurrence of an event in a care recipient and notifies a mobile terminal carried by the care recipient of the occurrence of the event, a management device that stores and manages information on the occurrence of the event, a management means for storing and managing the occurrence information of the event; The management means does not store information that identifies the mobile terminal, The management means a log storage unit that stores a mobile terminal input record log when information relating to a change in the setting of the event notification input at a first mobile terminal among the plurality of mobile terminals is transmitted from the first mobile terminal to the management means; transmitting setting information changed based on the information regarding the change in setting for the event notification to one or more second mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal among the plurality of mobile terminals; A management device for a monitoring system.

10. The management device according to claim 9, further comprising a transmitting unit that transmits, at the same time or at different times, information on the occurrence of the event detected under conditions in which the settings were changed based on information regarding a change in the settings for notification of the event and the mobile terminal input record log.

11. the management means stores settings related to notification of the event; The management device according to claim 9 , wherein the information relating to the change in the event notification settings is a change in the settings relating to the event notification.

12. The management device according to claim 11 , wherein the change in the setting is a change in a setting of a condition for whether or not notification of the event is required.

13. The management device according to claim 9 , wherein the information relating to the change of the event notification setting is an intention to respond to the display of the event occurrence information.

14. A monitoring system that detects the occurrence of an event in a care recipient and notifies a mobile device carried by the care recipient of the occurrence of the event, wherein a control method for a management device that stores and manages information about the occurrence of the event but does not store information identifying the mobile device, comprising: a step (a) of storing a mobile terminal input record log when information relating to a change in notification setting for the event, which information is input at a first mobile terminal among the plurality of mobile terminals, is transmitted from the first mobile terminal to the management device; A control method for transmitting setting information changed based on information regarding a change in the setting of the event notification to one or more second mobile terminals other than the first mobile terminal among the plurality of mobile terminals.

15. The control method according to claim 14, further comprising a step (b) of simultaneously or at different times transmitting information on the occurrence of the event detected under conditions in which the settings were changed based on information regarding a change in the settings for notification of the event and the mobile terminal input record log.

16. (c) storing settings related to notification of the event; 16. The control method according to claim 14, wherein the information relating to a change in the setting of the event notification is a change in the setting relating to the event notification.

17. The control method according to claim 16 , wherein the change in the setting is a change in a setting of a condition for whether or not notification of the event is required.

18. 16. The control method according to claim 14, wherein the information regarding the change of the event notification setting is an intention to respond to the display of the event occurrence information.

19. A control program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to any one of claims 14 to 18.

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