Method, system, computer-readable recording medium, and program
The method addresses the lack of vital data transmission in existing systems by allowing direct communication of cardiovascular rhythm measurement data to medical professionals, improving treatment efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025131934
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2025-06-30
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2045-08-06
AI Technical Summary
Existing systems lack a configuration for acquiring vital data and transmitting additional medical information from a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device to a medical institution or analyst terminal.
A method involving a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device that obtains vital data, transmits it to a device or database, generates ancillary information, and sends it to an analyst terminal, which then transmits this information to a user terminal for medical professional review.
Enables quick transmission of additional medical information to the appropriate medical professional for patient treatment, enhancing communication efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems. [Background technology]
[0002] The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and do not necessarily constitute prior art.
[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a container-type clinic facility. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 61-001768 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0005] However, the inventors have recognized that at least the above embodiment has a drawback in that it does not have a configuration for acquiring vital data and for the analyst's terminal to transmit additional medical information to a medical institution or the like. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] At least one aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: 1. A method comprising: Send users a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device, The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmitting vital data to a device (including a database, server, or cloud); The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the attached information and the doctor or medical corporation guidance information to the user terminal; The user terminal sends the application information for medical treatment to the medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user is directed. A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. method to provide. [Effects of the Invention]
[0007] This configuration has the advantage of at least being able to quickly transmit the additional information created by the analyst to the medical professional in charge of medical treatment and the patient.
[0008] These and other aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed written description of the preferred embodiments and aspects taken in conjunction with the following drawings, variations and modifications of which may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the present disclosure. Aspects of one embodiment of the present disclosure may be combined with or substituted for one or more aspects of another embodiment of the present disclosure, unless inconsistent. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram according to one or more embodiments. [Figure 2] Flowchart according to one or more embodiments [Figure 3] 1 illustrates a power spectrum in accordance with one or more embodiments. [Figure 4] Illustrative diagram according to one or more embodiments. [Figure 5] 1 is a block diagram according to one or more embodiments. [Figure 6] 1 is a flowchart according to one or more embodiments; [Figure 7] Flowchart according to one or more embodiments [Figure 8] Schematic diagram according to one or more embodiments. [Figure 9] Schematic diagram according to one or more embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments and examples for implementing different features of the presented subject matter. To simplify the disclosure, specific examples of components and arrangements are disclosed below. Of course, these are merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. For example, a structure in which a first feature is covered by or in contact with a subsequently disclosed second feature may include embodiments in which the first and second features are formed in direct contact, as well as embodiments in which an additional feature is formed between the first and second features to prevent direct contact between the first and second features. Furthermore, the disclosure may repeat reference numbers and / or letters in various examples. Such repetition is for the purposes of brevity and clarity and does not, in itself, require a relationship between the various embodiments and / or configurations described. Furthermore, when a first element is described as being "coupled" or "coupled" to a second element, such description includes embodiments in which the first and second elements are directly coupled or coupled to each other, as well as embodiments in which the first and second elements are indirectly coupled or coupled to each other with one or more other intervening elements therebetween.
[0011] As used herein, the phrase "at least one of" encompasses all exemplified variations. For example, the phrase "comprises at least one of A, B, or C" is equivalent to "consisting of A, B, and C and combinations thereof." It also encompasses all possible variations of A, B, C, A+B, A+C, B+C, and A+B+C. In this disclosure, disclosure of an embodiment combining two or more components can be implemented as an embodiment in which any one or more components are separated, unless there is a contradiction or unless otherwise specified in the specification. For example, the phrase "implementing A, B, and C" is equivalent to "comprising A, B, or C and combinations thereof." It also embraces all possible variations of A, B, C, A+B, A+C, B+C, and A+B+C.
[0012] In this disclosure, disclosures using a machine, an electronic operator, or a computer may include embodiments of a method, a recording medium, an apparatus, or a program. As used herein, the phrase "A is B" may be replaced with "A includes B" unless there is a contradiction or unless otherwise stated in the specification. For example, a method in which information is transmitted or received from a first terminal or means to a second terminal or means may include an embodiment in which the first terminal and the second terminal are configured to transmit and receive information directly, as well as an embodiment in which the first terminal and the second terminal are configured to transmit and receive information via an additional terminal, computer, cloud, or internet service system between the first terminal and the second terminal, thereby preventing the first terminal and the second terminal from transmitting and receiving information directly.
[0013] Terms in this disclosure, including terms in the claims, may be interpreted in light of the descriptions and drawings in the specification and, further, based on what one or more citizens have so called, displayed, understood, or performed, or may have so done, in the past, present, or future, unless otherwise indicated in this disclosure. In at least one embodiment, if one or more citizens, upon observing the subject object or method, could reasonably understand or recognize that some or all of its components fall within the meaning of the term described herein, then such terms may be deemed to fall within the meaning of the term described herein, unless otherwise indicated in this disclosure. An embodiment is considered to have been implemented if one does not implement the entire embodiment, but instead has a third party, domestic or foreign, implement a portion of the embodiment, or implement it by using the services of another party, or has a general consumer implement it, and one or more of these actions, combined to implement the entire embodiment. Terms used in this specification include those used as verb stems. In at least one embodiment, technical terms, symbols, and signs generally include those commonly employed in the relevant technical field.
[0014] The operating method used in at least one or more embodiments can take the following embodiments: The following description will be made with reference to JP6456303 (the following reference begins), which clearly explains at least one or more embodiments.
[0015] As used herein, the term "computer" generally includes, as known in the art, a processor; memory; at least one information storage / retrieval device, such as a hard drive, disk drive, or flash drive or memory stick, or other non-transitory computer-readable medium or non-transitory storage device; at least one input device, such as a keyboard, mouse, point-and-touch device, touch screen, or microphone; and a display structure, such as a well-known computer screen. In addition, a computer may include one or more network connections, such as wired or wireless connections. As known in the art, such a computer or computer system may include more or less of the above, including, for example, but not limited to, tablet computers and smart devices, as well as other electronic media and devices.
[0016] As used herein, the terms "cloud" or "cloud computing" refer to a centralized and virtualized computing facility in which all computing resources are shared. Application systems and subsystems can no longer be referred to as specific machines because they are all in the "cloud."
[0017] As used herein, the term "distributed Internet service system" refers to a distributed Internet service platform that transforms Internet applications to run in various computing environments. The DIS system distributes Internet applications, including content, data, and logic, to whatever extent appropriate and along the network to any number and type of devices via a Component Distribution Server / Asset Distribution Server. Through the DIS, Internet applications can be hosted and centrally managed, with services based on each user's needs, and cached and executed locally on the user's device or nearby locations while maintaining their integrity. Web-enabled computing devices can be upgraded with DIS software to become DIS-enabled, enjoying and running distributed Internet services. The distributed internet services system is more fully described in any one of the following patent families: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,136,857, 7,150,015, 7,181,731, 7,209,921, 7,430,610, 7,685,183, 7,685,577, 7,752,214, 8,326,883, 8,386,525, 8,443,035, 8,458,142, 8,458,222, 8,473,468, 8,527,545, and 8,650,226, and U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 20120005205, and 20130091252, all of which, like the present invention, are commonly owned by OP40 Holdings, Inc., and all of which are incorporated by reference. (End of quote)
[0018] The operating method used in at least one embodiment can be implemented in the following manner using a conventional Internet system that does not use a distributed Internet. Reference is made to JP7113047 (the following reference begins), which clearly explains at least one embodiment.
[0019] Embodiments including those specifically disclosed in this specification can provide an automated response system that is based on artificial intelligence and is implemented in a manner that resembles a real conversation with a human, thereby enabling more natural conversations with users and quickly and conveniently handling inquiries, reservations, delivery orders, etc.
[0020] The electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed or mobile terminals implemented by computer systems. Examples of the electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include AI speakers, smartphones, mobile phones, navigation systems, personal computers (PCs), laptop PCs, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), tablets, game consoles, wearable devices, internet of things (IoT) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, and augmented reality (AR) devices. While FIG. 1 illustrates an AI speaker as the electronic device 110, in embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device 110 may represent one of a variety of physical computer systems capable of communicating with other electronic devices 120, 130, and 140 and / or servers 150 and 160 via a network 170 using a substantially wireless or wired communication method.
[0021] The communication method is not limited, and may include not only communication methods using communication networks (such as a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcast network, and a satellite network) that can be included in network 170, but also short-range wireless communication between devices. For example, network 170 may include any one or more of networks such as a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a broadband network (BBN), and the Internet. Furthermore, network 170 may include any one or more of network topologies including, but not limited to, a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or hierarchical network, and the like.
[0022] The servers 150 and 160 may each be realized by one or more computer devices that communicate with the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 via the network 170 and provide instructions, codes, files, content, services, etc. For example, the server 150 may be a system that provides a first service to the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 connected via the network 170, and the server 160 may be a system that provides a second service to the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 connected via the network 170. As a more specific example, the server 150 may provide a service (such as an auto-answer service, for example) targeted by an application, which is a computer program installed and executed in the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140, as a first service to the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140. As another example, the server 160 may provide, as a second service, a service of distributing files for installing and executing the above-mentioned application to the multiple electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140.
[0023] 2 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the internal configuration of electronic device 110 and the internal configuration of server 150 are described as examples of electronic devices. Furthermore, other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configuration as electronic device 110 or server 150 described above.
[0024] The electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211 and 221, processors 212 and 222, communication modules 213 and 223, and input / output interfaces 214 and 224. The memories 211 and 221 may be non-transitory computer-readable recording media and may include non-transitory mass storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), a disk drive, a solid state drive (SSD), and flash memory. The non-transitory mass storage devices such as ROM, SSD, flash memory, and disk drive may be included in the electronic device 110 and the server 150 as separate non-transitory storage devices distinct from the memories 211 and 221. The memories 211 and 221 may also store an operating system and at least one program code (e.g., code for a browser installed and executed on the electronic device 110, or code for an application installed on the electronic device 110 to provide a particular service). Such software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memories 211 and 221. Such other computer-readable recording media may include computer-readable recording media such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, a memory card, etc. In other embodiments, software components may be loaded into memory 211, 221 through communication modules 213, 223 that are not computer-readable recording media. For example, at least one program may be loaded into memory 211, 221 based on a computer program (such as the above-mentioned application) being installed by a file provided over network 170 by a developer or a file distribution system that distributes application installation files (such as the above-mentioned server 160, for example).
[0025] The processors 212, 222 may be configured to process computer program instructions by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 212, 222 by the memories 211, 221 or the communication modules 213, 223. For example, the processors 212, 222 may be configured to execute instructions received according to program code stored in a storage device such as the memories 211, 221.
[0026] The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the electronic device 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other via the network 170, or may provide a function for the electronic device 110 and / or the server 150 to communicate with other electronic devices (for example, the electronic device 120) or other servers (for example, the server 160). For example, a request generated by the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 in accordance with program code recorded in a recording device such as the memory 211 may be transmitted to the server 150 via the network 170 under the control of the communication module 213. Conversely, a control signal, instruction, content, file, etc. provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 may be received by the electronic device 110 via the communication module 213 of the electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170. For example, control signals, instructions, content, files, etc. from the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or memory 211, and the content, files, etc. may be recorded on a recording medium (the non-transitory recording device described above) that the electronic device 110 may further include.
[0027] The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a camera, etc., and the output device may include a display, a speaker, a haptic feedback device, etc. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device that integrates input and output functions into one, such as a touchscreen. The input / output device 215 may be configured as a single device together with the electronic device 110. Furthermore, the input / output interface 224 of the server 150 may be a means for interfacing with an input or output device (not shown) that may be connected to or included in the server 150. As a more specific example, when the processor 212 of the electronic device 110 processes instructions of a computer program loaded in the memory 211, a service screen or content configured using data provided by the server 150 or the electronic device 120 may be displayed on a display via the input / output interface 214.
[0028] In other embodiments, the electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include more components than those shown in FIG. 2 . However, it is not necessary to explicitly illustrate most of the conventional components. For example, the electronic device 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the input / output devices 215 described above, and may further include other components such as a transceiver, a camera, various sensors, a database, etc. As a more specific example, if the electronic device 110 is an AI speaker, the electronic device 110 may be implemented to further include various components typically included in AI speakers, such as various sensors, a camera module, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, input / output ports, and a vibrator for vibration. (End of quote)
[0029] A machine is disclosed. According to at least one embodiment, a user terminal comprises a control unit, RAM, storage unit, graphics processing unit, communication interface, and interface unit, each connected by an internal bus. In at least one embodiment, the user terminal includes a terminal owned by the user. On the other hand, it includes not only terminals owned by the user, but also terminals owned by someone other than the user (including sellers or traders of goods or services, governments, and local governments). For example, it includes terminals (including those transferred or loaned) provided for use by recipients of goods or services when providing, advertising, or promoting them (hereinafter referred to as "the provision, etc." in this paragraph), terminals used for the provision, etc., and terminals related to the provision, etc. of the goods or services of recipients of the provision, etc. In other words, it includes terminals owned by others that the user is only temporarily permitted to use, and terminals loaned to the user.
[0030] According to at least one embodiment, the control unit is composed of a CPU and a ROM. The control unit executes programs stored in the storage unit and controls the user terminal. The RAM is the work area of the control unit. The storage unit is a memory area for saving programs and data. The control unit reads and processes the programs and data from the RAM. The control unit processes the programs and data loaded into the RAM and outputs drawing commands to the graphics processing unit.
[0031] According to at least one embodiment, the graphics processing unit is connected to a display unit. The display unit has a display screen. When the control unit outputs a drawing command to the graphics processing unit, the graphics processing unit outputs a video signal for displaying an image on the display screen. Here, the display unit may be a touch panel equipped with a touch sensor. The touch panel of the display unit functions as an input unit.
[0032] According to at least one embodiment, the communication interface can be connected to a communication network wirelessly or via a wire, and can transmit and receive data to and from a server device via the communication network. Data received via the communication interface is loaded into RAM, and processed by the control unit. An external memory (e.g., an SD card) is connected to the interface unit.
[0033] According to at least one embodiment, the user terminal is a computing device having a display screen and an input section, but is not limited thereto. Examples of user terminals include conventional mobile phones, tablet devices, smartphones, and desktop or laptop personal computers. VR goggles may also be configured with a screen (or two display panels, one for each eye) attached to a frame (or headset) strapped or attached to the head. The user terminal also has an audio output section.
[0034] According to at least one embodiment, the user terminal is communicatively connected to the server device via a communications network, and is capable of transmitting or receiving information via the communications network.
[0035] According to at least one embodiment, the server device includes at least a control unit, a RAM, a storage unit, and a communication interface, which are connected to each other by an internal bus.
[0036] According to at least one embodiment, the control unit is composed of a CPU and a ROM, executes a program stored in the storage unit, and controls the server device. The control unit also has an internal timer for measuring time. The RAM is the work area of the control unit. The storage unit is a memory area for saving programs and data. The control unit reads the program and data from the RAM and performs program execution processing based on information received from the user terminal, etc.
[0037] This document discloses AI. According to at least one embodiment, artificial intelligence includes machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, large-scale language models, LLMs, foundational models, and generative AI. Generative AI uses transformers and multiple mechanisms called attention. It employs self-supervised learning and extract prediction. In this case, the AI can guess the next word. Given a sentence, it guesses the next word based on the sentence up to that point. A large number of supervised learning problems are created. These techniques result in an AI that can guess the next word. Generative AI can predict grammatical structure, topic connections, and the type of sentence a person with a certain writing style is likely to write. Furthermore, simply by guessing the next sentence, generative AI can learn the underlying structure, causal relationships, and knowledge. Generative AI is scalable, and the larger the number of parameters, the higher its accuracy. In conventional statistics and machine learning, overfitting can occur if the model parameters are too large compared to the sample size of the data. In LLM, the higher the number of parameters, the higher its accuracy. One generative AI has 175 billion parameters and uses supervised learning to ensure smooth dialogue. They are instructed not to say anything strange. They write reviews and act as call center operators.
[0038] A machine is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a machine may exist as a combination of one or more of the embodiments or features of this disclosure.
[0039] The word "cluster" in cluster analysis means a cluster or a mass, referring to a collection of similar features. Cluster analysis is an analytical method for grouping similar data (those with similar features) into several groups from a large amount of data. This method of creating groups of data with similar features is called "clustering." Clustering involves classification without the use of correct data. While classification is possible, the meaning of each group may not be clear. The results may require human interpretation. There are two types of cluster analysis: "hierarchical clustering," which is used when there are few objects to classify, and "non-hierarchical clustering," which is applied when there are many objects to classify. Hierarchical clustering involves grouping data with similar features hierarchically, one by one, until a single large cluster is formed. The process is visualized in a diagram similar to a tournament table (tree diagram), making it an analytical method that makes it easy to grasp the characteristics of the data. Non-hierarchical clustering does not have a hierarchical structure. It first determines how many clusters are needed and then divides the data according to the number of clusters. There is also a method where the machine automatically divides the pieces without you having to decide the number.
[0040] A measuring device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, A includes a measuring device or method that displays vital data as quantifiable values, regardless of its form. Vital data includes physical or chemical reactions generated by living organisms, converted into numerical values or information, regardless of its form. Vital data includes reactions derived from any living organism. Examples include vital data related to humans, but also vital data related to other animals. Examples include domestic animals (including pets, dogs, and cats) and livestock (including cows, pigs, and horses). Vital data includes data related to the rhythm of the cardiovascular system. Examples include electrocardiograms and pulse waves. On the other hand, when simply referring to vital data, data derived from living organisms is sufficient, and therefore includes brain waves, respiration, eye movement, chemical substances in the blood, and genetic information and amounts of mRNA or ncRNA. When referring to "vital data related to the rhythm of the cardiovascular system," it includes vital data derived from the circulatory system, regardless of its form. Examples include electrocardiograms, pulse waves, and pulse rates. "Rhythmic" includes vital data that exhibits some regularity or periodicity, regardless of its form. Electrocardiograms (in which QRS waves appear regularly), heart rate, pulse, electroencephalograms, fluctuations in the amount of certain substances in bodily fluids, blood hormone concentrations that indicate the circadian rhythm of the body's biological clock, and the periodicity of protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation rates are also naturally considered "rhythmic." Measuring devices include devices capable of acquiring these vital data. Examples include electrocardiograms and pulse systems. On the other hand, devices do not necessarily have to be dedicated devices for the sole purpose of measuring these vital data. User terminals may be configured to acquire these vital data by themselves or by incorporating additional measuring devices. Examples include smartphones, tablet devices, smartwatches, and wearable devices.
[0041] One example of pulse wave measurement is electrocardiography. Electrodes are attached to the body surface to measure the cardiac electrical activity and record the resulting waveform. The electrical signal from the heart is captured and displayed as a waveform on a recording device. A standard electrocardiogram (ECG) is called a 12-lead ECG, which records 12 waveforms. A 12-lead ECG consists of four limb leads and six chest leads. A Holter ECG monitor includes a portable ECG recording device. Electrodes are attached to the chest to record the cardiac electrical activity and store it on a recording device. Leads that clearly record P waves are advantageous for diagnosing supraventricular premature contractions and atrioventricular block. Electrodes may be attached to the manubrium and xiphoid process (NASA) or the manubrium and V5 (CM5). Leads that record high-amplitude QRS complexes (waveforms) are advantageous for beat detection during automated analysis. Electrodes may be attached to the CM5, V5R, and V5 (CC5). The CM5 is sometimes used to examine leads that can identify the source of ventricular premature contractions and leads that easily reveal ST-T changes (to determine ST-T changes due to myocardial ischemia). Holter ECG monitors have an internal charging unit, allowing them to function autonomously for several hours to a week. Therefore, subjects (including patients) can use Holter ECG monitors at home, not just in medical facilities. Photoplethysmography is available in two types: transmission and reflection. Transmission types measure pulse waves by irradiating the body with infrared or red light and measuring changes in blood flow caused by the heartbeat as the amount of light transmitted through the body. Reflection-type pulse wave sensors irradiate the living body with infrared, red, or green light with a wavelength around 550 nm and measure the light reflected from the body using a photodiode or phototransistor. Oxygenated hemoglobin exists in arterial blood, which has the property of absorbing incident light, so pulse wave signals are measured by sensing the blood flow rate (changes in blood vessel volume) that changes with the heartbeat in time series. Heart sound measurement methods include measuring heart sounds by placing a microphone on the sternum or other area, and analyzing the heart sounds to obtain data on heart rate and heart murmurs.
[0042] [First embodiment] (Configuration of Heart Sound Analysis System 1) The configuration of the heart sound analysis system 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the heart sound analysis system 1.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 1, the heart sound analysis system 1 includes a heart sound measurement unit 10, a control processing unit 100, and a presentation unit 50. The heart sound measuring unit 10 is a part for measuring heart sounds, and specifically is a microphone.
[0044] Here, heart sounds are sounds made when the heart valves close, and are made up of the first and second heart sounds and heart murmurs. In order for blood to be pumped out of the heart, the atrioventricular valves between the atria and ventricles and the arterial valves between the ventricles and arteries must open and close. When the atria contract and blood fills the ventricles, the atrioventricular valves (mitral valve and tricuspid valve) close, and the ventricles begin to contract. The first heart sound is the sound made at this time.
[0045] When the ventricles contract and pump blood into the arteries, the aortic valves (the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve) close. This is the second heart sound. Furthermore, if the valve is insufficient or narrowed, abnormal sounds may occur in addition to the clear heart sounds. These sounds are called heart murmurs. The first sound is best heard at the apex of the heart, and the second sound is best heard at the sternal border at the level of the second intercostal space on both sides. The first sound is heard as a dull, low tone, while the second sound is heard as a sharp, high-pitched tone.
[0046] The control processing unit 100 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, a heart sound data storage unit 20, a heart sound spectrum calculation unit 30, and an abnormal state determination unit 40, all of which are not shown. The heart sound data storage unit 20 is a part that stores the heart sounds measured by the heart sound measurement unit 10 as heart sound data in the form of time-series data, and is specifically a memory.
[0047] The heart sound spectrum calculation unit 30 is a part that calculates the power spectrum of the heart sound data based on the heart sound data stored in the heart sound data storage unit 20, and is specifically realized as a program (abnormal state determination processing) executed by the CPU. The abnormal state determination processing will be described later.
[0048] The abnormal condition determination unit 40 is a part that determines an abnormal condition related to the heart based on the heart sound data calculated by the heart sound spectrum calculation unit 30, and is specifically realized as a program (abnormal condition determination process) executed by the CPU. The abnormal condition determination process will be described later.
[0049] The presentation unit 50 is a part that presents the abnormal state determined by the abnormal state determination unit 40, and specifically is a display device such as a liquid crystal display.
[0050] (Abnormal state determination process) Next, the abnormality determination process executed by the control processing unit 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the abnormal state determination process. The abnormal state determination process is stored as a program in the ROM, and when the power of the heart sound analysis system 1 is turned on, the CPU reads out the program and starts the process.
[0051] In the abnormal state determination procedure, as shown in FIG. 2, the CPU acquires heart sound data (time series data of heart sounds) from the heart sound measurement unit 10 in S100, and then stores the heart sound data acquired in S100 in the heart sound data storage unit 20 in the subsequent S105.
[0052] In the next step S110, it is determined whether a predetermined time (one minute in this embodiment) has elapsed. If it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed (S110: Yes), the process proceeds to S115, and if it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed (S110: No), the process returns to S100.
[0053] In S115, feature quantities such as PSD are extracted from the heart sound data acquired in S100 to S110. Specifically, the following processes (A) to (E) are performed to calculate the feature quantities. An example of feature quantity calculation will be described with reference to the example of heart sound data acquired in S100 to S110 and the power spectrum of that heart sound data shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of heart sound data acquired by heart sound analysis system 1 and the power spectrum of that heart sound data. In FIG. 3, the graph indicated by "A" is the heart sound data, and the graph indicated by "B" is the power spectrum.
[0054] (a) Calculate the PSD (Power Spectral Density) of a specific frequency band. (a) Peaks that exceed a certain value are picked out from the calculated PSD. (c) The peak group obtained in (b) is classified into one-tone, two-tone, and noise.
[0055] For the single sound group obtained in steps (d) and (c), the arrhythmia analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms is used to calculate the characteristics of atrial fibrillation, premature contractions (arrhythmia), and pauses (arrhythmia). The arrhythmia analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms will be described later. (E) For the group of sounds obtained in (C), the LF / HF is calculated using an autonomic nervous system algorithm for electrocardiograms, and signs of autonomic nervous system disorders are calculated. The autonomic nervous system analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms will be described later.
[0056] In the next S120, an abnormal state is determined based on the calculation result in S115, and in the next S125, the abnormal state determination result (sign of abnormal state) is displayed on the display unit 50 in a Lorenz plot, after which the process ends. Here, a method for displaying signs of an abnormal state using a Lorenz plot will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of signs of an abnormal state and display using a Lorenz plot.
[0057] A Lorenz plot is a graph in which the horizontal axis represents the RR interval of the nth heart sound and the vertical axis represents the RR interval of the (n+1)th heart sound. As shown in Figures 4(a) and 4(b), when the heart sound data is determined to be "normal," the distribution of heartbeat intervals in the Lorenz plot slopes upward to the right (the gradient of the linear curve approximated by the least squares method is positive), and the vertical variation is within a specified range.
[0058] As shown in FIG. 4(c), when it is determined that there are "signs of atrial fibrillation," the distribution of heartbeat intervals slopes upward to the right, but the vertical variation is not within a predetermined value. As shown in FIG. 4(d), when it is determined that there is a "sign of premature contraction," the graph shows three or more upward-sloping linear approximation curves of the distribution of heartbeat intervals.
[0059] As shown in Figure 4(e), when it is determined that there are "signs of autonomic nervous system disorders such as diabetes or Parkinson's disease," the distribution of heartbeat intervals in the up and down directions relative to a linear curve sloping upward to the right is below a predetermined value.
[0060] (Arrhythmia analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms) Here, the arrhythmia analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the arrhythmia analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms using an actual electrocardiogram. As shown in FIG. 8, the arrhythmia analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms calculates the characteristics of atrial fibrillation, premature contractions (arrhythmia), and pauses (arrhythmia) using the following (A) to (D).
[0061] (A) Detect the QRS from the electrocardiogram waveform shown in Figure 8(A) (indicated by "C" in Figure 8(A)). The QRS indicates a characteristic point on the electrocardiogram from ventricular excitation to the completion of depolarization, and is the region indicated by "E" in Figure 8(B). Note that Figure 8(B) is an enlarged view of the portion "C" in Figure 8(A).
[0062] (a) The time interval between adjacent QRSs is calculated (this time interval is called the RR interval, and is indicated by "D" in FIG. 8(A)). (c) For a given QRS, the RR interval of several to several tens of beats immediately preceding it is compared to determine whether a premature contraction has occurred.
[0063] (d) After eliminating the influence of (c), whether atrial fibrillation is occurring is determined based on the variation in the RR interval in a specific section. In this invention, when similar processing is performed using heart sound data instead of an electrocardiogram, the interval between adjacent sounds is replaced with the RR interval and calculated to calculate the characteristics of atrial fibrillation, premature contractions (arrhythmia), and pauses (arrhythmia).This makes it possible to analyze arrhythmia using heart sound data based on an arrhythmia analysis algorithm using an electrocardiogram.
[0064] (Autonomic nervous system analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms) Next, the autonomic nerve analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms will be described with reference to Fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the autonomic nerve analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms using an actual electrocardiogram.
[0065] As shown in Figure 9, the autonomic nervous system analysis algorithm for electrocardiograms calculates the characteristics of autonomic nervous system disorders such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease using the following (e) and (f). (e) The RR interval group (shown as "F" in Figure 9) calculated by the electrocardiogram arrhythmia analysis is subjected to frequency analysis to calculate the PSD.
[0066] (F) and (E) are calculated by finding the integral value of High Frequency (HF: 0.15-0.4 Hz) and the integral value of Low Frequency (LF: 0.05-0.15 Hz), and calculating the LF / HF for that day.
[0067] In this invention, when performing the same processing using heart sound data instead of an electrocardiogram, the characteristics of autonomic nervous disorder are calculated by replacing the interval between adjacent sounds with the RR interval. This makes it possible to perform autonomic nervous analysis using heart sound data based on an autonomic nervous analysis algorithm using an electrocardiogram.
[0068] (Characteristics of the heart sound analysis system) The above-described heart sound analysis system 1 is capable of determining and presenting abnormal cardiac conditions based on heart sound data acquired from the user, who is the subject. Therefore, compared to determining abnormal cardiac conditions based on an electrocardiogram, which requires a probe to acquire an electrocardiogram, this analysis system only requires a microphone, making it simpler and less stressful on the subject during measurement.
[0069] Furthermore, the abnormal condition can be determined and displayed as a sign of arrhythmia, or as a sign of at least one of atrial fibrillation, premature contractions, and autonomic neuropathy (diabetes, Parkinson's disease, etc.).
[0070] [Second embodiment] Next, a heart sound analysis system 1 according to a second embodiment will be described. The heart sound analysis system 1 has the same constituent functions and abnormal state determination processing as those in the first embodiment, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.
[0071] The heart sound analysis system 1 in the second embodiment is configured using components of a so-called smartphone (registered trademark). That is, the heart sound measurement unit 10 is the microphone of the smartphone, the control processing unit 100 is the CPU of the smartphone, and the presentation unit 50 is the display of the smartphone.
[0072] Then, the abnormal state determination process is stored as an application in the smartphone's memory, heart sound data measured by the heart sound measurement unit 10 (microphone) is stored in the memory, the power spectrum is calculated by the CPU, an abnormal state determination is made, and the results of the abnormal state determination are presented on the presentation unit 50 (display).
[0073] In addition to the features of the heart sound analysis system 1 in the first embodiment, such a heart sound analysis system can be configured using a smartphone, making it an easy-to-use system with a very simple configuration.
[0074] [Third embodiment] Next, a heart sound analysis system 2 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the heart sound analysis system 2 according to the third embodiment.
[0075] As shown in FIG. 5, the heart sound analysis system 2 includes a terminal 110 and a server 120, and data is transmitted and received between the terminal 110 and the server 120 via a communication line 5 such as the Internet.
[0076] Among the components of the heart sound analysis system 2 in the third embodiment, the same components as those in the heart sound analysis system 1 in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The terminal 110 is a part that is carried and used by the user of the heart sound analysis system 2, and it measures heart sound data and transmits it to the server 120 via the communication line 5, and also receives and presents the abnormal condition determination results determined by the server 120 via the communication line 5.
[0077] The terminal 110 includes a heart sound measuring unit 10, a display operation unit 51, a transmitting / receiving unit 60, and a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O (not shown). The presentation operation unit 51 includes a liquid crystal display for displaying information and a touch panel on its surface for inputting operations.
[0078] The transmitting / receiving unit 60 is a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data to and from the server 120 via the communication line 5. The CPU also executes terminal processing, which will be described later. The server 120 stores the heart sound data transmitted from the terminal 110 via the communication line 5, calculates the heart sound spectrum based on the stored heart sound data, and determines the abnormal state judgment result, and transmits the result to the terminal 110 via the communication line 5.
[0079] The server 120 includes a heart sound data storage unit 20, a heart sound spectrum calculation unit, an abnormal state determination unit 40, a transmission / reception unit 61, and a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O (not shown). The transmitting / receiving unit 61 is a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal 110 via the communication line 5. The CPU also executes server processing, which will be described later.
[0080] (Terminal processing) The terminal processing executed by the terminal 110 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. 1 is a flowchart showing the flow of the process.
[0081] 6, in the terminal processing, first, in S200, the input state of the operation mode is obtained from the presentation operation unit 51. That is, it is obtained whether the user has selected "measure heart sound data," "present the abnormal state determination result," or "end the processing."
[0082] In the next S205, it is determined which mode the mode status input acquired in S200 is in. If the input status mode is "heart sound data measurement", the process proceeds to S210, if it is "abnormal state determination result", the process proceeds to S220, and if it is "processing end", the terminal process ends.
[0083] In S210, heart sound data is acquired, and in the following S215, the heart sound data acquired in S210 is transmitted to the server 120 via the communication line 5. When transmitting, start data is transmitted at the beginning of the heart sound data, and end data is transmitted at the end after a predetermined time has elapsed.
[0084] In S220, it is determined whether a predetermined time (one minute in this embodiment) has elapsed. If it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed (S220: Yes), the process returns to S200, and if it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed (S220: No), the process returns to S210.
[0085] In S225, the abnormal state determination result is input from the server 120 via the communication line 5, and in the following S230, the abnormal state determination result input in S225 is displayed on the operation display unit 51, and then the process returns to S200.
[0086] (Server processing) The server processing executed by the server 120 will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the server processing.
[0087] 7, in the server processing, first, in S300, heart sound data is input from the terminal 110 via the communication line 5 and stored in the heart sound data storage unit 20. When inputting data, data from the start data to the end data is input and stored in the heart sound data storage unit 20.
[0088] In the next step S305, feature quantities such as the heart sound PSD are calculated from the heart sound data acquired in step S300. In the next step S310, signs of an abnormal state are determined from the feature quantities such as the heart sound PSD calculated in step S305. The determination method is the same as the abnormal state determination process (S115, S120) in the first embodiment.
[0089] In the following S315, the determination result in S310 is transmitted via a communication line to the terminal 110. At this time, the determination result may be transmitted to the terminal 110 in the form of a Lorenz plot in S125 of the first embodiment.
[0090] In such a heart sound analysis system 2, the terminal 110 can be made compact by being configured with only the heart sound measurement unit 10, the display operation unit 51, and the transmission / reception unit 60, making it an easy-to-use system.
[0091] Furthermore, since the abnormal state determination process can be performed using the communication line 5 and the server 120, it becomes possible to process a plurality of terminals 110 with one server 120, making it possible to create a large-scale system.
[0092] The method for acquiring vital data related to the rhythm of the cardiovascular system can be any of the methods described in this specification.
[0093] A method for transmitting vital data to an analyst's terminal or device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the analyst includes a person capable of making medical judgments about vital data. Examples include doctors and clinical laboratory technicians. The analyst's terminal includes a computer that the analyst can operate, including a computer, tablet, or smartphone used by the analyst in medical practice. The device includes a network, server, computer, cloud, or Internet service system that processes vital data and related data in an integrated manner (referred to herein as "administrator device, etc."). These networks, etc. can function as a platform or database for the provider, operator, contractor, etc. of this service to manage data in an integrated manner. In this case, the device can send and receive acquired information to the analyst's terminal.
[0094] A method for generating medically relevant ancillary information on an analyst's terminal is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the analyst makes a medical judgment on vital data and converts the judgment into data. As an example, the diagnosis may be entered as text into a terminal or the like. The diagnosis may be entered by voice into a terminal or the like, and the machine may convert the content into text using voice recognition and natural language processing. "Ancillary information" includes information related to the medical interpretation or evaluation of the vital data. Information related to medical interpretation or evaluation upon observation of the subject is considered to be "ancillary information." For example, the information may include information indicating that the subject of the vital data requires detailed examination, that additional treatment is required, that supraventricular extrasystoles or atrioventricular block have been detected, or a combination of one or more of these. Furthermore, to share diagnostic results with the subject in an easy-to-understand manner, additional information may include indicators categorizing the severity of the diagnostic results (for example, "safe," "no abnormalities," "requires examination," "requires further treatment," etc.), as well as some kind of medical advice for the subject ("see a doctor immediately," "be sure to continue taking prescribed medication," "limit salt intake to less than 6g per day," "remain committed to quitting smoking and drink alcohol in moderation under the guidance of a doctor," etc.). The analyst may be a cardiologist. In this case, the most specialized additional information can be created for the vital data.
[0095] A method for linking vital data and ancillary information and transmitting them to a device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the analyst's terminal processes the vital data and the generated ancillary information so that it is clear that they are information about the same subject. For example, this includes linking these data by a management number or the name of the same subject. "Linking" includes associating, integrating, and linking data that exists in different systems or data sources using common keys or conditions. This process allows the device to store, transmit, and receive vital data and ancillary information so that it is clear that they are information about the same subject.
[0096] The device or the analyst's terminal transmits vital data, ancillary information, and information about the subject to the medical professional's terminal. In at least one embodiment, the "medical professional's terminal" refers to a terminal different from the analyst's terminal and to a medical professional different from the analyst. In this case, medical professionals include doctors, nurses, various laboratory technicians, and the like who will actually examine and treat the subject. The analyst's terminal may be located at a different address from the medical professional's terminal. In other words, the cardiologist who is the analyst may be located at a different hospital from the patient's family doctor, and the analyst's terminal and the medical professional's terminal may be located at different addresses. The device or the analyst's terminal adds information about the subject to the vital data, etc., and transmits it to the medical professional's terminal.
[0097] According to this embodiment, there is convenience and industrial applicability in that at least an analyst can perform an advanced diagnosis, and a family doctor or other such person can quickly share that advanced diagnostic information and provide medical treatment to the person being measured.
[0098] A method is disclosed in which a device or an analyst's terminal transmits vital data and ancillary information to a terminal of a person receiving the vital data. In at least one embodiment, the vital data, etc., may be transmitted to the person's terminal. In this case, the ancillary information may include indicators categorized according to the severity of the diagnosis, some medical advice for the person, vital data, or a combination thereof. According to this embodiment, at least the specialist's diagnosis is immediately shared with the person receiving the diagnosis, providing convenience and industrial applicability by enabling the person receiving the diagnosis to receive prompt medical attention. As soon as the person receiving the data receives the data, they are motivated to pay attention to their lifestyle habits and to visit their doctor.
[0099] This paper discloses a method for transmitting vital data, ancillary information, and information about a patient from a device or an analyst's terminal to a medical professional's terminal at a hospital with beds. After careful consideration by the inventors, it has been determined that continuous support for patients undergoing catheter ablation surgery is important. Therefore, it is desirable for a primary care physician to introduce a measuring device to the patient, who then uses the device to continuously measure vital data (including electrocardiograms). In this case, the primary care physician may not necessarily be a cardiologist, and may not accurately interpret the data. Therefore, the information obtained by the measuring device is transmitted to the analyst's terminal. As a specialist, the analyst can determine whether the patient's condition is poor after surgery. If further treatment is determined necessary, the patient must be referred to a community hospital or hospital with beds where re-examination or hospitalization for surgery is possible, as necessary. In this case, it is desirable for the analyst's diagnosis, ancillary information, and vital data to be directly transmitted to and received from the medical professional's terminal at a hospital with beds. In this case, data is shared instantly, allowing doctors at hospitals with beds time to prepare treatment plans in advance. In addition, by linking with a database of schedules for re-examinations and hospitalizations, it will be possible to automatically make appointments for re-examinations and other procedures well in advance.
[0100] In at least one embodiment, after acquiring vital data, the measuring device is sent to an analysis location different from the address of the measurement location. As already explained, Holter electrocardiogram monitors are used at the subject's home or at the subject's primary care physician's clinic. In this case, the cardiologist or other analyst who will analyze the data is rarely present at the location, so the measuring device is sent to a different analysis location. After careful consideration by the inventors, it was found that some measuring devices are too expensive to transfer to the subject, preventing widespread use of vital data measurement. Therefore, to enable sustainable measurement without transferring the measuring device, it may be better to loan the measuring device itself and have the device returned by mail to the analyst. Therefore, the measuring device is sent to the analysis location. The analysis location does not necessarily require the analyst or the analyst's terminal to be physically present; it may be a location (including a data center) where the person extracting or generating data or their terminal is located. In the former case, the data is sent to the analyst's actual location (including their workplace, if the analyst is a physician). In the latter case, the data is sent to a data center or a location where staff from the service management company or its subsidiary are located. The data center or other location extracts the information from the measuring device and transmits it to the analyst's terminal or another device. The vital data may be processed before being sent to the analyst's terminal. Examples of processing include performing the information processing described herein (e.g., Lorenz plotting), and then transmitting the unprocessed vital data, the processed data, or a combination of these. Information processing includes embodiments in which an AI is used to make a diagnosis. That is, the AI performs supervised learning using vital data from patients with disease and vital data from healthy individuals. As a result, given vital data, the AI can infer whether a patient is likely to have a disease. The results of this inference or the basis for the inference may be transmitted as accompanying data to the terminals of the analyst, the person being measured, and the medical professional.
[0101] The analyst's terminal at the analysis location acquires vital data from the delivered measuring device via wired or wireless communication. In the case of wired communication, vital data stored in the device's storage device is extracted by connecting to the measuring device (e.g., a Holter electrocardiogram monitor) via a wired connection. In the case of wireless communication, the device or the analyst's terminal extracts vital data stored in the device's storage device from the measuring device via Bluetooth (registered trademark), LTE, or the Internet. In at least one embodiment, the acquired vital data is transmitted to the device. In this case, the vital data is transmitted to an administrator device, etc. This embodiment provides convenience and industrial applicability by providing at least a device or system that enables sustainable electrocardiogram measurement, which has not been widely adopted using conventional methods.
[0102] In at least one embodiment, the measurement device can be reused for measurements on another subject. After careful consideration by the inventors, it has been found that if the electrodes attached to each subject and the adhesive portion that can adhere to the living body are configured to be detachable from the electrocardiogram monitor body, the electrocardiogram monitor body can be reused. In this case, the electrodes and adhesive portion may not be reused because they have already come into contact with the living body. For example, a part with exposed electrodes on the adhesive portion is created. This part has exposed electrodes on the surface that adheres to the living body, and a metal portion extending from the electrode is exposed on the surface opposite the adhesive portion. This metal portion has a concave-convex relationship with the metal portion of the electrocardiogram monitor body, allowing them to be connected. This method allows electrocardiograms to be measured electrically, and the electrocardiogram monitor body can be reused by discarding only the electrodes and adhesive portion. The subject sends only the electrocardiogram monitor body to the analysis location. The provider of this service sends to the subject in advance the electrocardiogram device, the electrodes and adhesive parts, and packaging materials (including envelopes and boxes) for shipping the electrocardiogram device. According to this embodiment, at least the electrocardiogram device can be reused, which is convenient in that it reduces the burden on the environment and has industrial applicability.
[0103] In at least one embodiment, the measuring device transmits vital data to the analyst's terminal or device via wireless communication. After careful consideration, the inventors have found that Holter ECG monitors may be available at a price low enough for the subject to purchase. In this case, the ECG monitor is transferred, so there is no need for the subject to return it. The ECG monitor includes a communication-enabled component. The subject performs measurements using the ECG monitor. The ECG monitor transmits the measured vital data to a device or computer via wired or wireless communication. In this case, "device or computer" includes a user terminal, an administrator device, a medical professional terminal, or an analyst terminal. Furthermore, these computers can receive information and then transfer or process the data to another device or computer before transmitting it. For example, if the measuring device is a wearable device (equivalent to a user terminal) of the subject, the measured vital data is transmitted and received via the wireless device of the wearable terminal to an analyst terminal or administrator device, etc., via the Internet. Alternatively, the Holter ECG monitor may have a wireless function, and vital data measured by the ECG monitor may be transmitted and received via the wireless device of the device to an analyst's terminal, administrator's device, or the like via the Internet. Alternatively, the Holter ECG monitor may have a wired function, and the subject may connect the ECG monitor to a user terminal or computer via a wired connection, thereby transmitting the measured vital data to the terminal, etc., which may then transmit the measured vital data to an analyst's terminal, administrator's device, or the like via the Internet. According to this embodiment, at least the measured vital data can be automatically transmitted to an analyst's terminal, administrator's device, or the like, providing high immediacy, convenience, and industrial applicability. This high immediacy allows for rapid response to cases requiring immediate medical treatment.
[0104] a medical device attached to the subject; a first information processing device for an analyst to analyze the biological information acquired by the portable medical device; a second information processing device that allows a non-analyst to view the results of analyzing the biometric information; A system comprising:
[0105] The above embodiments are based on the methods described in any of the present specification. "Non-analysts" include medical professionals other than analysts, doctors, and subjects. "Viewing" includes the ability of these people to preview vital data, ancillary information, or a combination of these, through the display of a terminal.
[0106] a patch-type electrocardiograph attached to a subject who has undergone catheter ablation surgery; a storage device that stores information about the electrocardiogram test results of the subject obtained by analyzing the electrocardiogram data acquired by the patch-type electrocardiograph; a first information processing device that allows a physician other than a cardiologist, who the subject visits to receive a report of the electrocardiogram test results, to access the storage device in order to view the information; a second information processing device that allows an analyst who performed the catheter ablation surgery to access the storage device in order to view the information; A system comprising:
[0107] The above embodiments are based on any of the methods described in this specification. "Patch-type electrocardiograph" includes a Holter electrocardiograph. "Information regarding electrocardiogram test results" includes vital data, processed versions of that data, and combinations of one or more of these. "A non-cardiologist who is consulted to receive a report" includes a family doctor. In this embodiment, the specialist who is the analyst may be the doctor who performed the surgery on the subject.
[0108] a patch-type electrocardiograph attached to a subject; an examination processing device that generates an electrocardiogram examination result categorized as "requiring detailed examination" or "requiring treatment" by analyzing the electrocardiogram data acquired by the patch-type electrocardiograph; a first information processing device that allows a physician other than a cardiologist, who the subject visits to receive a report of the electrocardiogram test results, to access the storage device in order to view the information; a second information processing device that allows an analyst at a medical institution that can provide a detailed examination or treatment to access the storage device in order to view the information when the electrocardiogram test result indicates "requiring detailed examination" or "requiring treatment"; Equipped with If the information includes data indicating "requires further examination" or "requires treatment" as the electrocardiogram test result, the system also includes information regarding the medical institution.
[0109] The above embodiments incorporate any of the methods described herein. The terms "requiring detailed examination" and "requiring treatment" include embodiments in which they are replaced with words of the same or similar concept. Categorization can be achieved by using pre-labeled, ground truth data to allow AI to perform supervised learning, categorizing the vital signs acquired by the AI. Another method involves a machine categorizing the data based on a predetermined threshold. An analyst can analyze and categorize the vital signs and input the information into a device. The analyst may also use the AI's categorization as a reference for making a diagnosis. "Medical institutions capable of providing detailed examinations or treatment" may be synonymous with hospitals with beds. "Information about medical institutions" includes the name, address, contact information (telephone number), name of the medical professional in charge (including the name of the doctor listed on the referral letter), electronic data on the referral letter, and a combination of one or more of these. This embodiment offers the convenience and industrial applicability of sharing at least the name of the medical institution where treatment or testing is planned.
[0110] a patch-type electrocardiograph attached to a subject; a storage device that stores information about the electrocardiogram test results of the subject obtained by analyzing the electrocardiogram data acquired by the patch-type electrocardiograph; a first information processing device that allows a physician other than a cardiologist, who the subject visits to receive a report of the electrocardiogram test results, to access the storage device in order to view the information; a second information processing device that allows an analyst at a medical institution that can provide a detailed examination or treatment to access the storage device in order to view the information when the electrocardiogram test result indicates "requiring detailed examination" or "requiring treatment"; Equipped with If the information includes data indicating "requires further examination" or "requires treatment" as the electrocardiogram test result, the system also includes information regarding the medical institution.
[0111] The above embodiments are incorporated by reference to any of the methods described herein.
[0112] In at least one embodiment, a healthcare professional, such as a family doctor, acts as an ambassador or sales agent promoting the measuring device. A local private practice, often with a large number of elderly patients, introduces the measuring device to the patient (equivalent to the subject). The patient then uses the measuring device to perform a measurement. This process enables early screening for disease. Specifically, the measuring device, handed over to the subject by the local healthcare professional, acquires vital data related to the cardiovascular rhythm. A user device with an application installed, notified to the subject by the local healthcare professional, acquires vital data related to the cardiovascular rhythm. Similar tasks can be performed not only by a family doctor, but also by visiting nurses, healthcare professionals, and healthcare professionals at health checkup facilities. Furthermore, by managing vital data and associated information together with data identifying the subject on a cloud or other platform, a medical analysis system for medical treatment can be provided. This system allows access to a review by a specialist analyst, a diagnosis by AI, or a combination of these. In this case, the family doctor or other such person can view the information and explain the diagnosis results to the subject. By taking continuous measurements, the number of medical procedures and electrocardiogram tests performed by primary care physicians and other such doctors can be increased, and primary screening of patients can be carried out more efficiently.
[0113] 1. A method, comprising: Acquire vital data on cardiovascular rhythms, Transmitting vital data to an analyst's terminal or device; The analyst's device generates medically related auxiliary information, links the vital data with the auxiliary information, and transmits it to the device. The device or the analyst's terminal transmits the vital data, the ancillary information, and information about the subject to the medical professional's terminal. method.
[0114] In at least one embodiment, the vital data includes pulse. Pulse can be measured using a user device, a wearable device, or a smartwatch. For example, an optical heart rate (OHR) sensor is used. The wrist-worn device's sensor (including a built-in sensor in a smartwatch and a detachable sensor that can be connected to the user device via wired or wireless connections) shines light into the bloodstream and measures the pulse rate from changes in the reflected light. The wearable device is worn snugly around the wrist. The sensor's close contact with the skin allows for more accurate reception of the reflected light. The device's app or a connected smartphone app is launched to measure the heart rate. When the light emitted by the optical sensor hits the skin, some of it is absorbed and some is reflected. Because hemoglobin in the blood absorbs light, the intensity of the reflected light changes as the volume of blood changes due to the heartbeat. The optical sensor detects the intensity of this reflected light. By analyzing the period of this intensity and calculating the time between peak wavelengths, vital data (pulse) related to the cardiovascular rhythm can be obtained. To achieve more accurate heart rate measurement, multiple optical sensors may be installed. This allows for more data points to be acquired and more accurate heart rate calculations to be performed. Combining sensors such as an accelerometer and a gyroscope in addition to an optical sensor enables more accurate heart rate measurement. This allows for more accurate understanding of heart rate fluctuations during exercise and daily life. Regarding methods after vital data acquisition, the description of some or all of the embodiments in this specification is incorporated by reference. This embodiment provides convenience and industrial applicability in that primary screening can be performed using at least a user terminal owned by the user.
[0115] 1. A method, comprising: Acquire vital data of living organisms, Transmitting vital data to an analyst's terminal or device; The analyst's device generates medically related auxiliary information, links the vital data with the auxiliary information, and transmits it to the device. The device or the analyst's terminal transmits the vital data, the ancillary information, and information about the subject to the medical professional's terminal. method.
[0116] In at least one embodiment, the phrase "vital data related to cardiovascular rhythms" does not necessarily refer to the cardiovascular system, nor does it need to be limited to rhythms; it can simply be replaced with "vital data of a living organism." For example, a blood sample is taken from the subject to measure the concentration of a specific ncRNA. ncRNAs include miRNAs and lncRNAs, and miRNAs in serum are measured. miRNAs are 20 to 24 base pairs in length and their expression may be disease-specific. The amount of a specific miRNA that predicts myocardial infarction is detected. This detection can be performed using RNA-seq, dPCR, microarrays, or qRT-PCR. The vital data is transmitted to an analyst's terminal or device. Medical research identifies miRNAs that predict each disease. The analyst's terminal predicts a disease such as myocardial infarction based on data such as ncRNA expression levels, and inputs the prediction or the reason for the diagnosis (corresponding to "ancillary information") into a computer (corresponding to "generation"), and then links the vital data and ancillary information and transmits them to the device. As already explained, a device or AI may perform these diagnoses based on the expression level of ncRNA. The device or the analyst's terminal transmits vital data, ancillary information, and information about the subject to a medical professional's terminal. According to this embodiment, at least the presence or absence of a disease in the subject can be shared with medical professionals and the like very quickly, which provides convenience and industrial applicability by speeding up the timing of treatment.
[0117] In at least one embodiment, vital data related to cardiovascular rhythms is acquired, and an analyst generates medically relevant ancillary information. Also, vital data from a living body is acquired, and an analyst (including a different analyst from the cardiovascular system) generates medically relevant ancillary information. In this case, a rhythm expert's diagnosis and the analysis results of the living body's vital data can be used together, allowing for a more definitive diagnosis. For example, arrhythmias can be diagnosed using vital data related to rhythms, and precursors to myocardial infarction can be diagnosed using miRNA analysis. This ancillary information is linked to information about the subject and transmitted to a device or cloud. Medical professionals can view both the vital data related to rhythms and the miRNA analysis results. This allows medical professionals to make more definitive diagnoses or explain the diagnosis results to the subject with confidence.
[0118] In at least one embodiment, the above embodiment is not limited to ncRNA. Blood samples may also be collected and hormones detected from the serum. Hormones may be detected using ELISA, RIA (radioimmunoassay), CLIA (chemiluminescence immunoassay), or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Detecting the levels of renin and aldosterone can diagnose primary aldosteronism and renovascular hypertension, and is useful for diagnosing and treating cardiovascular diseases. Measuring TSH may diagnose hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, while measuring cortisol / ACTH may diagnose Cushing's syndrome and Addison's disease. These vital data may also be transmitted to an analyst's terminal or device for analysis.
[0119] The following will disclose an outline of the above-described embodiment.
[0120] 1. A method, comprising: Acquire vital data on cardiovascular rhythms, Transmitting vital data to an analyst's terminal or device; The analyst's device generates medically related auxiliary information, links the vital data with the auxiliary information, and transmits it to the device. The device or the analyst's terminal transmits the vital data, the ancillary information, and information about the subject to the medical professional's terminal. method.
[0121] 1. A method, comprising: Acquire vital data on cardiovascular rhythms, Transmitting vital data to an analyst's terminal or device; The analyst's device generates medically related auxiliary information, links the vital data with the auxiliary information, and transmits it to the device. The device or the analyst's terminal transmits the vital data and the associated information to the terminal of the person whose vital data is being measured. method.
[0122] 1. A method, comprising: Acquire vital data on cardiovascular rhythms, Transmitting vital data to an analyst's terminal or device; The analyst's device generates medically related auxiliary information, links the vital data with the auxiliary information, and transmits it to the device. The device or the analyst's terminal transmits the vital data, the ancillary information, and information about the subject to a terminal of a medical professional at a hospital with beds. method.
[0123] 10. The method according to any one of the above, After acquiring vital data, the measuring device is sent to an analysis location that differs from the address where the data was measured. The analyst's terminal at the analysis location acquires vital data from the sent measuring device via wired or wireless communication, Transmitting the acquired vital data to the device; method.
[0124] 10. The method according to any one of the above, After acquiring vital data, the measuring device is sent to an analysis location that differs from the address where the data was measured. The analyst's terminal at the analysis location acquires vital data from the sent measuring device via wired or wireless communication, The acquired vital data is sent to the device, The measurement device is reused to measure another subject. method.
[0125] 10. The method according to any one of the above, The measuring device transmits the vital data to the analyst's terminal or device via wireless communication. method.
[0126] The invention according to the present disclosure may have at least one of the above-described effects.
[0127] 1. A system comprising: One or more of the following accounts are sent: a medical device manufacturer's account, a pharmaceutical company's account, and a medical device or pharmaceutical wholesaler's account. The accounts of practicing physicians and the main hospitals receive information about the lectures. When the account of the practicing physician who received the lecture information matches with the account of the flagship hospital, the account of the flagship hospital will search or refer to the medical information uploaded by the practicing physician's account. system.
[0128] In at least one embodiment, the system allows registration of accounts for medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device or pharmaceutical wholesalers, general practitioners, and flagship hospitals. Medical device manufacturers include businesses that manufacture, use, transfer, import, export, etc. of medical devices, regardless of their form. Pharmaceutical companies include businesses that manufacture, use, transfer, import, export, etc. of pharmaceuticals, regardless of their form. Medical device or pharmaceutical wholesalers include businesses that transfer, import, export, etc. of medical devices or pharmaceuticals, regardless of their form. General practitioners include clinics, regardless of their form. That is, they include medical facilities that primarily provide outpatient care and have inpatient facilities but have 19 or fewer beds. Clinics are understood to include individual physicians. They are sometimes called local doctors or clinics. They provide primary care (outpatient care for colds, lifestyle-related diseases, minor illnesses, etc.). Flagship hospitals include hospitals with tertiary emergency functions, regardless of their form. These include regional medical support hospitals (hospitals that receive referrals from clinics and other hospitals, and have reverse referral, joint use, and emergency and training functions), designated function hospitals (hospitals with advanced medical care and research and training functions approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare), and core clinical training hospitals (hospitals that meet standards for providing training to trainees, such as the number of inpatient cases and emergency and training systems). Accounts in the system include accounts with registration information and access rights in the name of the business or medical institution or in the name of its employees. For example, a medical device manufacturer, A, can create an account under the name of Company A. Employee A of Company A can also create an account under the name of Company A. Furthermore, Person A's registration information can include the fact that he or she is an employee of Company A and his or her job title. A medical institution can create accounts under the names of General Hospital B, Clinic C, Medical Corporation B, etc. Furthermore, Person C, an employee of Medical Corporation B, can create an account under the name of Person C. Similar to a corporation's account, Person C can register that he or she is a registered specialist (e.g., a cardiologist), the hospital to which he or she belongs, and his or her job title. The system includes not only programs, but also applications or programs that operate on the Internet web and are considered to include code that operates the system.
[0129] In at least one embodiment, one or more of the following accounts transmit cardiovascular-related lecture information: a medical device manufacturer account, a pharmaceutical company account, and a medical device or pharmaceutical wholesaler account. These accounts create lecture information. A lecture, regardless of its format, includes a meeting where experts or knowledgeable people speak to a large audience on a certain topic. The format can vary widely, including education, awareness-raising, advertising, and research reports, and the content can be any of these. The number of audience members can also be any number. Information regarding the purpose of hosting a lecture, even if there is no audience, constitutes lecture information. The lecture information includes the lecture theme, the date and time, the method of implementation (online or face-to-face meetings or interviews), the method of participation (URL for online participation in the meeting, or the address of the venue, if face-to-face), and one or more combinations of these. The accounts create this information and transmit the lecture information through the system. The transmitted information can be searched or referenced by other accounts registered in the system and sent to those accounts. The other accounts can view the lecture information. In other words, the system can send and receive lecture information linked to the account.
[0130] In at least one embodiment, the practicing physician's account and the flagship hospital's account receive the lecture information. The practicing physician's account and the flagship hospital's account receive the previously transmitted lecture information. Receiving may be synonymous with being searchable or accessible. That is, in some embodiments, the transmitted lecture information is sent to an email address registered to the account. On the other hand, in other embodiments, the account can search or view the lecture information by searching the system. In either embodiment, the account can receive the lecture information. In other words, the system can send and receive lecture information linked to the account.
[0131] In at least one embodiment, a lecture described in the lecture information is held. The lecture will be attended by one or more of a medical device manufacturer, a pharmaceutical company, and a medical device or pharmaceutical wholesaler. Also participating will be a practicing physician and a flagship hospital. In other words, the product providers belonging to these organizations will attend the lecture. At this time, the system provider matches practicing physicians with flagship hospitals. That is, in order to establish a hospital-clinic collaboration between practicing physicians and flagship hospitals (also known as regional medical collaboration or regional comprehensive medical care), the system provider identifies practicing physicians and flagship hospitals who agree to collaborate. This agreement is also called matching. In this collaboration, the practicing physician provides initial medical care and, if necessary, issues a referral letter and refers the patient to the flagship hospital. The flagship hospital provides specialized treatment, hospitalization, and surgery, and after treatment, refers the patient back to the practicing physician (also known as follow-up). The system provider searches for practicing physicians and flagship hospitals who agree to this collaboration. In other words, the two parties are matched, and the matched general practitioner and core hospital are identified. Matching is not limited to matching at the location or time of the lecture, but also includes matching before or after the lecture. Furthermore, even if the lecture is not the trigger, if the parties agree to collaborate, they are considered to have been matched. For online lectures, the system displays each other's account information so that they can be viewed, and if a hospital-clinic collaboration is desired, the system allows permission on the device that operates the account, allowing for easy matching via electromagnetic means.
[0132] In at least one embodiment, the above description applies when the account of a practicing physician who has received the lecture information matches the account of a flagship hospital.
[0133] In at least one embodiment, the practitioner's account can upload medical information. The terminal operating the practitioner's account can upload medical information (synonymous with "medically related ancillary information") electromagnetically. Uploading includes uploading to a system database, server, cloud, etc. An analyst's terminal can generate medically related ancillary information, link the ancillary information with vital data, and upload the information to a system database, server, cloud, etc. Another possible form is for the analyst's terminal to generate medically related ancillary information, link the ancillary information with vital data, and send the information to the terminal operating the practitioner's account. The terminal operating the practitioner's account can permit uploading of the information, and if permitted, the information is uploaded.
[0134] In at least one embodiment, when a practicing physician's account that received the lecture information is matched with a flagship hospital's account, the flagship hospital's account searches for or references the medical information uploaded by the practicing physician's account. When a match is made, the system can identify the matching practicing physician's account and flagship hospital's account. If the practicing physician's account has uploaded any medical information, the system changes the viewing permissions for the uploaded medical information so that the medical information can be searched or referenced from a device operated by the matched flagship hospital's account. In other words, the uploaded medical information is generally processed with restricted viewing restrictions so that it cannot be searched or referenced from a device operated by an account other than the account that uploaded it. Access control and viewing permissions are restricted. Non-exhaustive examples of access control include mandatory access control (MAC), discretionary access control (DAC), role-based access control (RBAC), and attribute-based access control (ABAC) as needed. On the other hand, the access control and viewing permissions restrictions for the matching flagship hospital's account are lifted. Therefore, the terminal operated by the account of the matching flagship hospital can search and view the medical information uploaded by the practicing physician's account. If necessary, the system sends a notice that the medical information has been uploaded, the contents of the uploaded medical information, or a combination of these, via the contact method registered in the account (including email, short message, and SNS). This embodiment at least provides the convenience and industrial applicability of automatically enabling hospital-clinic collaboration between matched medical institutions. Furthermore, it has the advantage of being able to efficiently perform matching and configure a comprehensive system for hospital-clinic collaboration by utilizing the information processing framework used by medical device manufacturers and other organizations for lectures. This effect was not known in conventional technology and is therefore novel and has a significant effect.Furthermore, when a single flagship hospital account is matched with multiple practicing physician accounts, the terminal operating the flagship hospital account can view or search the medical information uploaded by each practicing physician account. On the other hand, in at least one embodiment, practicing physician accounts cannot be matched with each other, and the medical information uploaded by each account cannot be viewed or searched. This method prevents the leakage of personal information about each practicing physician's medical information, while allowing it to be viewed or disclosed only to the matched flagship hospital account, thereby allowing patient personal information, etc. to be shared only to the extent necessary to accomplish the medical purpose. Therefore, patients can feel safe and authorize the provision of their medical information for this service. This effect was not known in prior art and has novel and significant effects.
[0135] In at least one embodiment, the search or reference is performed via a matching account that can be referenced by one core hospital account and to which two or more practicing physician accounts can upload medical information. To efficiently link the medical information uploaded by the practicing physician accounts, additional accounts are created. These accounts are called hospital-clinic collaboration accounts. A hospital-clinic collaboration account can register one core hospital account and multiple practicing physician accounts. In other words, these accounts can be linked to the hospital-clinic collaboration account. A hospital-clinic collaboration account can be considered an access-controlled database or system that allows the medical information uploaded by the registered practicing physician accounts to be viewed collectively. In other words, the hospital-clinic collaboration account may take the form of a hospital-clinic collaboration account, and it does not necessarily have to exist as an account; as long as it is an access-controlled database or system that achieves its effect, it will suffice.
[0136] In at least one embodiment, the practitioner's account cannot access medical information uploaded by other practitioner's accounts. This embodiment incorporates any of the methods described herein. That is, practitioner accounts cannot be matched with each other, and the medical information uploaded by each account cannot be viewed or searched. Access restrictions are not lifted between practitioner accounts. This method prevents the leakage of personal information about each practitioner's medical information. Even if practitioners communicate medical information with each other, the other practitioners are not involved in the medical treatment, and therefore the communication may not be intended for medical treatment. In other words, because this communication could be problematic from the perspective of personal information protection, the system makes such an action impossible. This effect was not known in prior art and is novel and has significant benefits.
[0137] In at least one embodiment, the flagship hospital's account can access the medical information uploaded by all the practicing physicians' accounts. The flagship hospital's account has access restrictions lifted for all the matching practicing physicians' accounts. This method allows the flagship hospital to view or search the medical information sent by the terminals operating the accounts of all the matching practicing physicians. In other words, the flagship hospital can comprehensively screen the medical information of the practicing physicians in the hospital-clinic collaboration within a single system. Medical personnel at the flagship hospital can output or view the medical information of all the matching practicing physicians in a single system by using the flagship hospital's account or the hospital-clinic collaboration account. This eliminates the need to use different systems for each practicing physician, improving the convenience of screening. These effects were not known in conventional technology and are novel and have significant benefits.
[0138] In at least one embodiment, the flagship hospital can identify patients who require treatment or intervention through the above screening, as needed. The flagship hospital views the medical information and diagnoses whether the patient is in a condition requiring treatment or intervention. The terminal operating the flagship hospital's account can view the medical information, thereby identifying the patient's name, past medical record data, vital signs, medically related ancillary information, and the practicing physician in charge of the patient. The flagship hospital can urge the practicing physician to refer the patient to the flagship hospital. The practicing physician issues a referral letter to the patient and urges them to visit the flagship hospital. This allows the patient to quickly detect a condition requiring intervention and quickly receive intervention at a highly advanced medical institution, thereby preventing disease or preventing its worsening and improving prognosis. The terminal operating the flagship hospital's account can contact the terminal operating the practicing physician's account via the system. Specifically, the terminal identifies the medical information and sends a message to the patient corresponding to the medical information indicating that one or more of treatment, testing, and intervention are required. The terminal can also send the basis for this determination. This method automates most of the process from hospital-clinic coordination to writing referral letters, improving convenience for medical professionals. This effect was not known in conventional technology, and is therefore novel and has significant benefits.
[0139] 1. A system comprising: One or more of the following accounts are sent: a medical device manufacturer's account, a pharmaceutical company's account, and a medical device or pharmaceutical wholesaler's account. The accounts of practicing physicians and the main hospitals receive information about the lectures. When the account of the practicing physician who received the lecture information matches with the account of the flagship hospital, the account of the flagship hospital will search or refer to the medical information uploaded by the practicing physician's account. system.
[0140] In the above system, The search or reference is performed through a matching account that can be referenced by one core hospital account and to which two or more practicing physician accounts can upload medical information. The practitioner's account cannot access medical information uploaded by other practitioner's accounts, The core hospital account can access the medical information uploaded by all the practicing physician accounts. system.
[0141] 1. A method, comprising: Acquiring vital data related to respiratory or cardiovascular rhythms; The measuring device is sent to the service provider, The terminal of the service provider acquires vital data from the measuring device and transmits the vital data to a server or a cloud; The analyst's terminal receives or searches for vital data from a server or cloud, generates analysis information of the vital data, and transmits the analysis information to the server or cloud; A method in which a medical professional's device obtains or searches analytical information from a server or cloud.
[0142] The above method further comprises providing analytical information to the subject.
[0143] The vital data is received by the subject's device, The subject's device transmits vital data to medical personnel, The vital data is received by a medical professional or a device (or a cloud or server), The medical professional transmits the generated medically related ancillary information, vital data, and ancillary information to the subject; method.
[0144] As a result of the inventor's sincere consideration, in at least one embodiment, vital data related to the cardiovascular rhythm can be replaced with vital data related to the respiratory rhythm. In this case, the specialist may be a pulmonologist. A spirometer can be used to calculate a patient's respiratory vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1%). These values can be used to diagnose asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and interstitial pneumonia, or to determine the need for intervention or testing. In other words, the "measuring device" can be replaced with "a measuring device (including a spirometer) for vital data related to respiratory rhythm," "vital data related to cardiovascular rhythm" with "vital data related to respiratory rhythm," "analyst's terminal" with "terminal operable by a pulmonologist," and "ancillary information related to medical care" with "ancillary information related to respiratory disease." This provides a system that enables immediate diagnosis and collaboration between hospitals and clinics for not only cardiac diseases but also respiratory diseases. This effect is something that has never been known in the prior art, and is therefore novel and has a significant effect.
[0145] 1. A system comprising: When a physician's account and a flagship hospital's account are matched, the flagship hospital's account will search or reference the medical information uploaded by the physician's account. system.
[0146] In the above system, The search or reference is performed through a matching account that can be referenced by one core hospital account and to which two or more practicing physician accounts can upload medical information. The practitioner's account cannot access medical information uploaded by other practitioner's accounts, The core hospital account can access the medical information uploaded by all the practicing physician accounts. system.
[0147] In the above system, One or more of the following accounts are sent: a medical device manufacturer's account, a pharmaceutical company's account, and a medical device or pharmaceutical wholesaler's account. The system allows doctors and hospitals to receive information about lectures. Further includes:
[0148] In the above system, The matching is One or more of the following accounts are sent: a medical device manufacturer's account, a pharmaceutical company's account, and a medical device or pharmaceutical wholesaler's account. The accounts of practicing physicians and the main hospitals receive information about the lectures. Matching the accounts of the practicing physicians who received the lecture information with the accounts of the core hospitals. system.
[0149] The invention according to the present disclosure may have at least one of the above-described effects.
[0150] In at least one embodiment, the user is sent a measurement device for cardiovascular rhythms.
[0151] In at least one embodiment, a measurement device acquires vital data related to the user's cardiovascular rhythm and transmits the vital data to a device (including a database, server, or cloud). Any method described herein is incorporated by reference. In at least one embodiment, "device" is synonymous with "administrator device, etc." As already described, vital data is acquired from the measurement device via wired or wireless communication. In the case of wired communication, vital data stored in the device's storage device is extracted by connecting to the measurement device (e.g., a Holter ECG monitor) via a wired connection. In the case of wireless communication, the device or the analyst's terminal receives the vital data stored in the device's storage device from the measurement device via Bluetooth (registered trademark), LTE, or the Internet. In at least one embodiment, as already described, after acquiring vital data, the measurement device may be sent to an analysis location different from the address of the measurement location. At the analysis location, vital data is acquired from the measurement device via wired or wireless communication.
[0152] In at least one embodiment, an analyst terminal receives vital data from the device, generates auxiliary information for the vital data, and transmits the auxiliary information to the device. Any of the methods described herein may be used. For example, the analyst terminal receives vital data from a device (e.g., a server). As already described, "auxiliary information" includes information related to the medical interpretation or evaluation of the vital data. For example, "analyst" includes a clinical laboratory technician, including a clinical laboratory technician employed by the device administrator through employment or outsourcing contract. In this case, the administrator device manages or stores the vital data and transmits the vital data to the analyst terminal used by the clinical laboratory technician as needed. The device or analyst terminal can store or transmit / receive the vital data, auxiliary information, or information about the subject in association with each other. For example, the device transmits vital data to the analyst terminal, and the analyst terminal associates the vital data with the auxiliary information and transmits it to the device. The device stores the vital data, auxiliary information, or information about the subject in association with each other. This method ensures that the subject's personal information is not disclosed to the clinical laboratory technician, providing excellent confidentiality. On the other hand, the personal information of the person being measured may also be linked and transmitted to the analyst terminal. In another embodiment, the analyst terminal receives vital data from the measuring device rather than from the device. The analyst terminal acquires vital data from the measuring device via wired or wireless communication. In this case, the analyst terminal can acquire vital data from the measuring device rather than by querying the vital data from the device.
[0153] In at least one embodiment, the device transmits the attached information and guidance information for a doctor or medical corporation to a user terminal. The device stores vital data, attached information, or information about the person being measured in association with each other, and transmits the user's vital data and / or attached information to the user (person being measured). Furthermore, guidance information for a doctor or medical corporation (hereinafter referred to as "medical corporation, etc.") is transmitted to the user terminal simultaneously or asynchronously with the attached information, etc. The guidance information includes information that is useful for the user to consult the medical corporation, etc., regardless of its form. Non-inclusively, it includes one or more of the following information, or a combination thereof: Name of medical corporation etc., corporate name, clinic name, medical specialty, location, access method (map, nearest station, parking information), business hours, closed days, telephone number, reservation method (online reservation, LINE, etc.), background and specialty of the director (university, work history, qualifications, etc.), message (why this medical practice / what is the motivation behind the practice), atmosphere of staff and patient interaction (including photos), points that differentiate it from other clinics (specialization, facilities, policy), explanation of specific treatment contents and policy (e.g. painless treatment, introduction of the latest equipment, etc.), target patient demographic (elderly, children, women, etc.), first consultation flow (reception → examination → payment, etc.), estimated cost (insured or self-paid), introduction of clinic facilities (barrier-free access, kids' space, private rooms, etc.), infection control measures and hygiene considerations, accessibility: close to station, shuttle service, reservation system, etc., treatment track record ("serving more than x number of people in the area", etc.), patient testimonials and word of mouth (real names or Anonymous), Google reviews and social media reputation (quoting positive reviews), availability of online reservations / LINE consultations / online medical consultations, information on the busy status of medical appointments and waiting times, information sent from Instagram, YouTube, etc., reservation method (the relevant URL for online reservations, a URL or code to register a LINE account for LINE consultations, the relevant URL for online medical consultations, and a phone number for telephone reservations). For simultaneous transmission, the information is sent along with additional information to the user's device. For simultaneous transmission, the information is sent before or after sending additional information to the user's device.After initially sending guidance information to the user, the accompanying information is sent to the user as soon as the transmission of the accompanying information from the analyst's terminal to the device is complete. This method is time-saving and efficient, allowing the user to know the medical institution or other facility they should visit while waiting for the initial analysis results. The content of the guidance information may be different for each user. The device acquires the user's address information. The user transmits their address to the device. The device may acquire the address information of the medical institution or other facility. The address information includes the address and the name of the transportation method used. For the user, it includes the user's residence and workplace address. For the medical institution or other facility, it includes the accessible area if the medical institution or other facility provides home visits. The device identifies the medical institution or other facility to guide for each user based on the user's address information and the address information of the medical institution or other facility. For example, when identifying the medical institution or other facility, a predetermined algorithm may be used to identify the accessible area from the address information. If the accessible areas of both facilities overlap, the medical institution or other facility to guide may be identified. The algorithm may be defined arbitrarily. For a user living in Nerima Ward, Nerima Ward is considered the accessible area, and the device identifies the medical institution or other facility in Nerima Ward and sends guidance information for that medical institution or other facility. In addition, information about the transportation facility used by the user is acquired. If the Seibu Ikebukuro Line is specified, medical institutions along that line are identified. If the user's address is within the area where medical institutions can be visited, those medical institutions are identified. In another embodiment, guidance information about medical institutions is sent without distinguishing between users. For example, this may include medical institutions affiliated with the device administrator, medical institutions offering online medical consultations, or cases where online medical consultations are possible. In this case, since the user's address is not important information in selecting a medical institution, there is no need to provide separate guidance about medical institutions for each user, and any medical institution can be uniformly queried.
[0154] In at least one embodiment, the user terminal transmits application information for medical treatment to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user is invited. The medical corporation or other similar entity has a reservation method (the relevant URL for online reservations, a URL or code for registering a LINE account for LINE consultations, the relevant URL for online medical treatment, and a phone number for telephone reservations). The user makes a reservation using the reservation method. If the device administrator is a corporation, the administrator is not a medical corporation or similar entity and is therefore not permitted to provide medical treatment. Therefore, the device cannot accept reservations and provide medical treatment. Furthermore, accepting reservations and brokering them to a medical corporation or similar entity may be considered unauthorized brokerage, depending on the nature of the transaction. After careful consideration, the inventors have discovered that the reservation method is owned or managed by the medical corporation or similar entity, and the device is limited to transmitting information about the medical corporation or the reservation method. By building a system in which reservations and medical treatment are directly handled between the user and the medical corporation or similar entity, smooth hospital-clinic collaboration can be achieved. This effect was not previously known and is therefore novel and has significant benefits. The device transmits information about the medical institution or the reservation method. The guidance information includes the medical corporation's reservation method, which allows users to make reservations by communicating directly with the medical corporation. This reservation method is managed, owned, or operated by the medical corporation. The URL for the reservation method may use a domain acquired by the medical corporation. It may also simply be the URL for the medical corporation's homepage. The user's terminal sends application information for medical treatment to the medical provider terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user is referred. "Sending application information for medical treatment" includes any information sent to the medical institution, regardless of the form, when making a reservation using the reservation method, and may include information entered into the reservation method form, the user's name, and other information necessary for the reservation. When making a reservation without transmitting information electromagnetically, such as when simply making a reservation by telephone, "the user's terminal sends application information for medical treatment to the medical provider terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation" can be read as "the user's terminal applies for medical treatment to the medical provider terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation."
[0155] In at least one embodiment, a medical professional terminal operated by a doctor or medical corporation that has applied for a medical treatment requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal, and the device transmits the attached information to the medical professional terminal. After careful consideration by the inventors, it was determined that when a user and a medical corporation or other entity directly provide medical care, the user (patient) is generally required to provide the attached information to the medical corporation or other entity. However, this requires the user to print out or transmit the attached information, which reduces convenience. After careful consideration by the inventors, a method was developed in which a medical professional terminal of a medical corporation or other entity requests the device to transmit attached information corresponding to the user who made the appointment to the medical professional terminal. This effect is not known in prior art and has novel and significant benefits. The medical professional terminal transmits information identifying the user to the device and requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal. As previously described, the device stores vital data, attached information, and information related to the subject in association with each other. Once the user (subject) is identified, the user's vital data and / or attached information can be transmitted to the medical professional terminal. One possible transmission method is for the device to transmit data to a medical professional terminal. Another possible method is to change the access authority of the medical professional terminal to the device's storage means (database, server, or cloud), thereby allowing access to the data via communication from the medical professional terminal. In this case, the medical professional terminal can inquire about the user's vital data and / or associated information stored in the device's storage means. This embodiment offers the convenience and industrial applicability of allowing at least users, medical institutions, etc. to inquire about associated information, etc., via electromagnetic means.
[0156] In at least one embodiment, the doctor or medical corporation's guidance information is a reservation means (including a web address or application) through which a patient can make an appointment with a doctor or medical corporation. The user terminal transmits appointment application information via the reservation means, and the appointment application information includes information that can identify the device administrator. After careful consideration, the inventors have determined that simply providing users with the official website of a medical corporation, etc., would require the user to browse multiple web pages before making an appointment, resulting in a lack of convenience. Therefore, the guidance information directly introduces the web address where appointments can be made. The "web address where appointments can be made" includes a dedicated URL (link) that allows patients to make appointments with medical institutions via the Internet. By accessing this URL, users can perform the following operations: check available time slots, select a department and doctor, enter their name, contact information, and symptoms, confirm the appointment (e.g., receive email notifications), or any combination of these. The URL (web address) where appointments can be made is based on a system that links the appointment system and the medical institution's server. When a patient accesses the appointment URL, a front-end screen (e.g., a calendar, name input field, etc.) is displayed. This screen is constructed using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc., and records user actions. When a patient enters their appointment date and time, name, etc., and clicks "Confirm Reservation," the form data (name, phone number, desired date and time, etc.) is encrypted and sent. It is typically sent via HTTPS and received by an API or backend server. During server-side processing (backend), the input data is received and verified (e.g., validation) by the reservation system's server. The following information processing occurs: It checks whether the date and time are still available (database query), registers the patient information in the database, updates the medical institution's reservation list, and sends a reservation notification via email or LINE. The reservation information is then updated on the medical institution's management screen. Notification methods include automatic email, a management dashboard, linking to medical records via API (in advanced cases), LINE notifications (if linked), or a combination of these. In this system, information that can identify the device administrator is added to the medical appointment application information.The "device administrator" may be synonymous with the provider of the device (the provider of the analysis service), or may be a contractor to whom the provider entrusts the management of attached information, etc. "Information that can identify the device administrator" includes any information, regardless of its form, that can identify the person generating, managing, or storing attached information, etc. For example, if the provider of the device is Company A, the device is programmed to transmit department information as "Outpatient A." After careful consideration, the inventors determined that this method allows medical institutions, etc., to identify patients as those who have used the analysis service provided by Company A, and therefore can determine that inquiries about attached information, etc. should be directed to Company A. Alternatively, the device may be programmed to automatically add information indicating that "A's service was used" to reservation information. In other words, the web address may be programmed so that reservation information received via that address automatically includes information that can identify the device administrator. In another embodiment, a web address is not used, but an application is programmed, and reservation information is generated, transmitted, and received by the application. This embodiment provides convenience and industrial applicability, at least for users and medical institutions, etc., by automatically querying attached information, etc. In at least one embodiment, a medical examination is conducted between the user and the doctor or medical corporation to which the user is directed. According to this embodiment, at least by utilizing the auxiliary information etc. during the medical examination, smooth information sharing and improved convenience can be achieved, which has industrial applicability.
[0157] In at least one embodiment, Send users a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device, The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmitting vital data to a device (including a database, server, or cloud); The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the attached information and information about a web address or application where a doctor or medical corporation can make an appointment to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits the application information for medical treatment to the medical professional terminal and device operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user is directed via the web address or application, The device transmits the additional information to a medical professional terminal.
[0158] The user terminal transmits application information to the device via a web address or application, in addition to the medical professional terminal operated by the invited doctor or medical corporation. After careful consideration by the inventors, it was determined that requesting the applied medical corporation, etc., to transmit additional information to the medical professional terminal from the device would involve many steps and be inconvenient for the medical corporation, etc. Therefore, the reservation means (web address or application) is programmed to transmit or share application information not only to the medical professional terminal but also to the device. The application information transmitted to the device, etc., includes some information indicating the application completion status. This information alone is sufficient to determine whether additional information, etc., should be transmitted to the medical institution, etc. Alternatively, other application information may be transmitted in addition to some information indicating the application completion status, or the information transmitted to the medical professional terminal may be the same. Furthermore, the reservation means may acquire or generate information indicating consent to the sharing of vital data and / or additional information from the device to the medical institution, etc. The user may consent to the sharing of vital data and / or additional information from the device to the medical institution, etc. via a web address or application. The user consent UI screen design explicitly displays a consent confirmation screen asking, "May I share my data with XX Hospital?" It includes a checkbox and a confirmation button, and a checkbox that reads, "I agree to providing my data." After checking, a "Agree" button appears. A link to the terms of use and the sharing destination are clearly displayed. Logs are also saved (for audit purposes, as described below). If consent to information sharing is obtained, the reservation method requests the device to send or share the vital data and / or ancillary information corresponding to the user to the medical professional's device. The device recognizes that the user has applied for medical treatment with a medical corporation, etc., and sends or shares the vital data and / or ancillary information corresponding to the user to the medical professional's device. As previously explained, sharing can be achieved by access control and changing viewing permissions. If viewing permissions, etc. are changed, the device sends or shares a URL to the medical professional's device indicating the change and / or the unique ID of the vital data, etc. This URL is set with restricted access permissions so that it can only be viewed on the medical professional's device.For example, the access authority for the user's vital data stored in the cloud of the device is changed so that the medical professional terminal can view and download the data, and a URL containing the unique ID of the file storing the data is sent to the medical professional terminal. This embodiment offers the convenience and industrial applicability of at least automatically sharing auxiliary information with the medical professional terminal.
[0159] In at least one embodiment, Send users a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device, The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmitting vital data to a device (including a database, server, or cloud); The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the attached information and the doctor or medical corporation guidance information to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits the application information for medical treatment to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user is directed.
[0160] In at least one embodiment, the device transmits vital data and / or ancillary information to a user terminal. The user can print out the received ancillary information and present it directly to a medical professional, or transmit it to the medical professional terminal. This embodiment eliminates the need for information processing, such as setting up permissions to share information from the device to the medical professional terminal, making the system easier to understand and reducing the risk of information leakage, making it convenient and industrially applicable.
[0161] In at least one embodiment, The user device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmitting vital data to a device (including a database, server, or cloud); The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the attached information and the doctor or medical corporation guidance information to the user terminal; The user terminal sends the application information for medical treatment to the medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user is directed. A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. method.
[0162] In at least one embodiment, as already described, the user terminal may be configured to acquire these vital data by itself or by additionally including an attached measuring device. Examples include smartphones, tablet devices, smartwatches, and wearable devices. In this case, the process of "delivering a measuring device related to cardiovascular rhythms to the user" is unnecessary; the "user terminal," rather than the "measuring device," acquires vital data related to the user's cardiovascular rhythms and transmits the vital data to the device. According to this embodiment, since there is at least no process of delivering a measuring device, the user can immediately begin measuring vital data using their own device, which provides convenience and industrial applicability by speeding up the time to diagnosis.
[0163] In at least one embodiment, the doctor or medical corporation's guidance information is a reservation means (including a web address or application) owned by the device provider or administrator, through which medical appointments can be made. As already explained, if the medical corporation or other entity owns the reservation means, there are no brokerage issues. On the other hand, if there are no particular brokerage issues, the owner of the reservation means can be the device provider or administrator. This embodiment incorporates any of the methods described herein, except that the owner is not a medical corporation or other entity. The reservation means also uses the same process for acquiring or generating information indicating consent to the sharing of vital data and / or associated information from the device to a medical institution or other entity. As already explained, the user terminal can send medical appointment application information to the medical provider terminal via the reservation means, and information that can identify the device administrator can be added to the medical appointment application information.
[0164] In at least one embodiment, the web address or application serving as the reservation means is private and can only be used by the user after being sent to the user's terminal. After careful consideration by the inventor, the purpose of using the reservation means is only realized when the user has generated vital data and associated information. Therefore, publicly disclosing the web address or application serving as the reservation means would be meaningless; conversely, users who have not generated vital data and associated information would be able to make reservations, disrupting the system. After careful consideration by the inventor, the web address or application serving as the reservation means is private and can only be programmed to be used by the user after being sent to the user's terminal. One method for keeping the web address or application private is to use a private URL, making the web app's URL obfuscated to prevent it from being indexed by search engines. Another method involves issuing an account and allowing only logged-in users to use the app. Authentication platforms such as Firebase Authentication, Auth0, and Supabase are used. Alternatively, providing each user with an individual URL or API key makes it possible to track who is using the app. This embodiment offers convenience and industrial applicability by allowing only the user's terminal that sent the guidance information from the device to make medical appointments.
[0165] In at least one embodiment, the web address serving as the reservation means is a domain owned by the owner or administrator of the device. Regardless of the form, this applies as long as it is an Internet domain name officially owned or managed by the individual, organization, or company that owns the device. If the device administrator is a corporation, this includes creating a reservation site URL under the official domain of the corporation (A Co., Ltd.). One example would be structured as https: / / [company domain] / [reservation-related path], and a non-inclusive example would be https: / / www.a.co.jp / reserve.
[0166] In at least one embodiment, The device transmits the additional information, the doctor or medical corporation's guide information, and a web address that is a reservation means using a domain owned by the owner or administrator of the device to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits the application information for medical treatment via the web address, The device transmits the application information to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation who applied, A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the additional information to a medical professional terminal.
[0167] In at least one embodiment, The device transmits the additional information, the doctor or medical corporation's guide information, and a web address that is a reservation means using a domain owned by the owner or administrator of the device to the user terminal; the reservation means is programmed to be able to acquire permission information that permits the user to provide the vital data and / or auxiliary information to a doctor or a medical corporation; The user terminal transmits the medical treatment application information and permission information via the web address, The device transmits application information, vital data and / or additional information to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied.
[0168] In at least one embodiment, a program is programmed to display a checkbox on the web reservation screen along with the words, "I agree to provide the vital data and associated information to the doctor or medical corporation." The reservation cannot be completed unless the user gives their consent. The user's consent is saved on the server along with the date, time, IP address, and device information. Logs are stored in a way that makes them difficult to tamper with so that they can be verified by a third party later (e.g., WORM format, hash signature, DB trigger). Vital data and associated information are sent to the medical institution's API or cloud storage only for users who have consented. The permission flag is checked when sending. A non-comprehensive example would be the following program. if user.consent_to_data_provide: send_vital_data(user_id, data) The consent UI can be created using an HTML form and JavaScript validation, and data can be saved in a database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL in a consent_log table. If there are multiple candidates for a medical corporation, or if provision to other research institutions or vendors is also being considered, multiple consent items can be prepared and selective consent can be obtained. The user's permission can be obtained all at once by using restrictive wording in the consent statement, such as "only for the purpose of providing to medical institutions." With this system, the more medical institutions that can be referred, the more options users have. Medical institutions can automatically receive appointment information and vital signs, making it highly convenient. This is something that was not previously known, and it offers novelty and significant benefits.
[0169] In at least one embodiment, the web address serving as the reservation means is a domain owned by the medical institution, etc. Regardless of the form, any internet domain name officially owned or managed by the medical institution, etc., is considered relevant. If the device administrator is a medical corporation, the reservation site URL may be formed under the official domain of the medical corporation (Medical Corporation A). One example would be the structure https: / / [Medical Corporation A's domain] / [reservation-related path], and a non-inclusive example would be https: / / www.medical-a.or.jp / reserve. After careful consideration, as already explained, the inventors have concluded that accepting reservations and mediating those reservations with the medical corporation, etc., may pose a problem of being considered unauthorized mediation, depending on the form. Therefore, a system is constructed in which the reservation means is owned or managed by the medical corporation, etc., and the device is limited to transmitting information or reservation means from the medical corporation, etc., allowing users to make reservations and receive medical treatment directly with the medical corporation, etc. Reservations are made using a domain already owned by the medical institution. This method eliminates mediation issues and enables smooth hospital-clinic collaboration. This effect is something that has never been known in the prior art, and is therefore novel and has a significant effect.
[0170] In at least one embodiment, the web address serving as the reservation means is a path that can identify the system in question. Regardless of its form, any string that can identify the device's involvement is considered relevant. As a non-exhaustive example, for a service operated by Kokoromil Co., Ltd., it would be https: / / a-clinic.jp / kokoromil. The path specifies "which page or process to call" within the web server. URL paths are hierarchical, separated by a slash ( / ) to indicate levels. / kokoromil specifies the reservation form for the service called kokoromil. After careful consideration, the inventors have concluded that, as already explained, the reservation means only makes sense for users who have generated vital data and ancillary information. Therefore, making the web address or application serving as the reservation means publicly public is meaningless; on the contrary, users who have not generated vital data and ancillary information may make reservations, causing confusion in the system. Therefore, a reservation web address dedicated to users using the device is created within a domain owned by the medical institution, etc., using a path. This allows the medical institution, etc., to automatically distinguish between regular outpatient appointments and outpatient appointments using the device. Furthermore, if medical institutions want to avoid disrupting regular outpatient appointments, they can use this device to display outpatient paths that stagger the appointment slots available for regular appointments, allowing for patient allocation and traffic control. Because paths are created within the scope of a regular company's domain, all that's required is to create corresponding pages and routing settings on a web server or CMS (such as WordPress), which incurs no costs, unlike acquiring a new domain or assigning a subdomain. Therefore, the hurdles to implementation are low for medical institutions. This effect, which was not known in conventional technology, is novel and has significant benefits.
[0171] In at least one embodiment, the web address serving as the reservation means includes a character string that can identify it as the subject system. This applies regardless of its form, as long as the character string can identify that the device is involved. This includes URL architecture or URL scheme design, subdomains, and query parameters. In the case of a subdomain, a non-inclusive example would be https: / / kokoromil.a-clinic.jp. Medical institutions and other organizations create subdomains through DNS settings. In the case of query parameters, a non-inclusive example would be https: / / a-clinic.jp / reserve?service=kokoromil. When this URL is accessed, a web page or app can display a reservation page for the service "kokoromil." Query parameters are added to the end of a URL in the form of "?key=value" and pass information to change the content or behavior of the page. In HTML / JavaScript, they can be obtained non-inclusively using the following program: const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search); const service = urlParams.get('service'); if (service === 'kokoromil') { / / Display the UI for Kokoromir document.getElementById('title').textContent = 'Kokoromiru Reservation Form'; } These methods also provide the same effects as those already described.
[0172] In at least one embodiment, The device transmits the additional information and information about the doctor or medical corporation, and / or a web address that is a reservation means using a domain owned by the doctor or medical corporation, to the user terminal; the reservation means is programmed to be able to acquire permission information that allows a user to provide the vital data and / or auxiliary information from the storage means of the device to a doctor or a medical corporation; The user terminal transmits the medical treatment application information and permission information via the web address, When the permission information is transmitted, a medical professional terminal operated by the requesting doctor or medical corporation requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits application information, vital data and / or additional information to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied.
[0173] In at least one embodiment, the description of any embodiment in this specification, in part or in whole, is incorporated by reference. As an example, the user consent acquisition UI screen design explicitly displays a consent confirmation screen asking, "May I obtain data from Company A?" It includes a checkbox, a confirmation button, and a checkbox that reads, "I agree to data acquisition." The user's consent is saved to the server along with the date, time, IP address, and device information. Logs are stored in a tamper-resistant format (e.g., WORM format, hash signature, database trigger) so that they can be verified later by a third party. Only users who have consented are requested to send the associated information to the medical provider's terminal. Based on the permission information, the medical institution's reservation server communicates with the device's API server to send the user's data. For security reasons, a secure and verifiable authenticated API call is made. The device's API server verifies the content, extracts vital signs from the device's records, and transmits the data to the medical provider's terminal. This method eliminates brokerage issues and facilitates smooth hospital-clinic collaboration. This effect is something that has never been known in the prior art, and is therefore novel and has a significant effect.
[0174] In at least one embodiment, the measuring device is disposable. After careful consideration, the inventors have found that while it may be better to dispose of only the electrode portion of the measuring device that comes into contact with the skin and then wash and reuse the measuring device, there are cases where it is better to completely destroy the device. Complete destruction provides better infection control than reusing the device and eliminates the hassle of returning the device. This effect was not known in the prior art and is therefore novel and has a significant effect.
[0175] The invention according to the present disclosure may have at least one of the above-described effects. [Explanation of symbols]
[0176] 1,2... Heart sound analysis system 5...Communication lines 10... Heart sound measuring section 20... Heart sound data storage section 30... Heart sound spectrum calculation unit 40... Abnormal state determination section 50… Presentation part 51... Presentation operation section 60, 61... Transmitter / receiver 100... Control processing section 110... Terminal 120... Server
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1. 1. A method comprising: The administrator of the device (including the database, server, or cloud) sends the user a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device; The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmit vital data to the device, The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the ancillary information and a reservation means (including a web address or application) for making an appointment with a doctor or medical corporation to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits, via the reservation means, application information for medical treatment, to which information capable of identifying the administrator of the device is added, to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user has been invited; A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. method.
2. 1. A method comprising: The administrator of the device (including the database, server, or cloud) sends the user a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device; The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmit vital data to the device, The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the attached information and a reservation means (including a web address or application) owned by the doctor or medical corporation that allows the doctor or medical corporation to make a medical appointment to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits, via the reservation means, application information for medical treatment, to which information capable of identifying the administrator of the device is added, to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user has been invited; A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. method.
3. 1. A method comprising: The administrator of the device (including the database, server, or cloud) sends the user a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device; The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmit vital data to the device, The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the auxiliary information and a web address or application for making a medical appointment, which cannot be searched by a search engine, to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits, via the reservation means, application information for medical treatment, to which information capable of identifying the administrator of the device is added, to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user has been invited; A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. method.
4. A system comprising: The administrator of the device (including the database, server, or cloud) sends the user a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device; The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmit vital data to the device, The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the ancillary information and a reservation means (including a web address or application) for making an appointment with a doctor or medical corporation to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits, via the reservation means, application information for medical treatment, to which information capable of identifying the administrator of the device is added, to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user has been invited; A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. system.
5. A system comprising: The administrator of the device (including the database, server, or cloud) sends the user a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device; The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmit vital data to the device, The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the attached information and a reservation means (including a web address or application) owned by the doctor or medical corporation that allows the doctor or medical corporation to make a medical appointment to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits, via the reservation means, application information for medical treatment, to which information capable of identifying the administrator of the device is added, to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user has been invited; A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. system.
6. A system comprising: The administrator of the device (including the database, server, or cloud) sends the user a cardiovascular rhythm measurement device; The measuring device Obtain vital data about the user's cardiovascular rhythm, Transmit vital data to the device, The analyst terminal, receiving vital data from the device; Generate ancillary information of vital data, transmitting the ancillary information to the device; The device transmits the auxiliary information and a web address or application for making a medical appointment, which cannot be searched by a search engine, to the user terminal; The user terminal transmits, via the reservation means, application information for medical treatment, to which information capable of identifying the administrator of the device is added, to a medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation to which the user has been invited; A medical professional terminal operated by the doctor or medical corporation that has applied requests the device to transmit the attached information to the medical professional terminal; The device transmits the attached information to a medical professional terminal. system.
7. A computer-readable recording medium in an apparatus having a processor, having recorded thereon a program that causes the processor to execute a method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
8. A program comprising instructions for causing a processor to execute a method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
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