Health Support System

Abstract

To provide a health support system that allows a user to easily grasp the transition of their own health improvement activity, and in which the details of support from a supporter contribute to continuity of improvement of health.SOLUTION: A health support system comprises: a server 40 having a storage unit 44 that stores a health index and user information, a first processing unit 42 that extracts the health index from the storage unit 44 based on a request including user designation information and period designation information and generates content information including a chart by using the extracted health index, and a first transmission and reception unit 41 that performs reception of the request and transmission of the content information; a supporter terminal 90 having a second transmission and reception unit 92 that performs transmission of the request and reception of the content information, and a second processing unit 93 that creates a text message related to the content information; and a user terminal 20 having a third transmission and reception unit 22 that receives the content information and the text message, and a display unit 21 that displays the content information and the text message.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a health support system. [Background technology]

[0002] Health support systems that utilize IT technologies such as smartphone apps and web services have become popular in recent years as a means of managing people's health. Health support systems upload data such as exercise and activity levels measured using smartphones or wearable devices. System users can use this data to work on improving their health. For example, in the health support system (goal management method) described in Patent Document 1, a real-world health instructor or artificial intelligence is assigned to each system user as a mentor (supporter), and health support for the system user is provided by the supporter exchanging messages with the system user via chat, email, etc. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-9526 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, text-based communication such as chat and e-mail makes it difficult for system users to grasp the progress of their own health improvement activities, and it is difficult to say that the support provided by supporters contributes significantly to the continuity of health improvement activities. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A control method for a health support system comprising a measurement terminal attached to a user, a user terminal used by the user, and a server equipped with artificial intelligence that outputs text that is predicted to be able to improve problems in the user's exercise improvement activities when content information is input, includes a first step in which the measurement terminal acquires health indicators including the user's heart rate, a second step in which the measurement terminal transmits the health indicators to the server, a third step in which the server stores the health indicators received from the measurement terminal in association with the measurement date and time, a fourth step in which the user terminal acquires period designation information that designates a period, and a fourth step in which the user terminal acquires information that designates a period. a fifth step in which the user terminal transmits the period designation information to the server; a sixth step in which the server generates the content information including a first graph showing a change in the heart rate over time based on the heart rate corresponding to the period indicated by the period designation information among the health indices stored in association with the measurement date and time; a seventh step in which the server inputs the content information to the artificial intelligence; an eighth step in which the server acquires the text output from the artificial intelligence; and a ninth step in which the server transmits a text message including the content information and the text to the user terminal; the first graph is a graph showing the heart rate in a plurality of zones according to exercise intensity, In the sixth step, the server correcting the plurality of zones based on the age and the maximum heart rate; It is characterized by:

[0006] In the above health support system, the health index preferably includes at least one of weight, number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, and heart rate.

[0007] In the above health support system, it is preferable that the second processing unit includes a text generation unit that generates the text message based on the content information.

[0008] In the above health support system, it is preferable that the supporter terminal includes an operation unit that receives operations from the supporter, and the second processing unit generates the text message based on an operation signal from the operation unit.

[0009] In the above health support system, it is preferable that the supporter terminal includes an operation unit that receives operations from the supporter, and the supporter terminal generates the request based on an operation signal from the operation unit.

[0010] The health support system preferably further comprises a measurement terminal that measures at least one of the number of steps, the exercise distance, the calories burned, and the heart rate. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a health support system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a health support system according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a process performed in the health support system according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a graph showing changes in heart rate over time. [Figure 5] A text message containing text or content information. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] 1. Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a health support system 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the health support system 1 is composed of a measurement terminal 10, a user terminal 20, a supporter terminal 90, and a server 40. The measurement terminal 10 and the user terminal 20 are connected via communication 3. The server 40, the user terminal 20, and the supporter terminal 90 are each connected via communication 5.

[0013] The measurement terminal 10 is worn on the body of a system user U and measures the health indicators of the system user U. The user terminal 20 and the supporter terminal 90 can be a general smartphone, tablet terminal, PC (Personal Computer), etc. The server 40 is a general PC or server device. The server 40 has functions such as acquiring weight, calories burned, number of steps, exercise distance, and heart rate from the measurement terminal 10 and the user terminal 20, and storing this information as health indices, and generating web page screens to be displayed on the user terminal 20 or the supporter terminal 90. The server 40 may have multiple server functions such as a web server, a database server, and an application server, and may be configured from multiple PCs or server devices.

[0014] The server 40 acquires the health indicators of the system user U from the measurement terminal 10 and the user terminal 20 and manages them as data linked to the user information. The server 40 creates a web page screen based on the data linked to the user information and provides viewing rights to both the supporter (health instructor) M and the system user U. The supporter M views the system user's health improvement activities on the web page and provides health guidance. The system user U can also view his or her own health improvement activities on the web page and keep track of the progress of his or her health improvement activities. Furthermore, the health support system 1 provides both the supporter M and the system user U with messaging functions such as chat and e-mail as a means of communication for health guidance.

[0015] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the health support system 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 40 includes a first transmitting / receiving unit 41, a first processing unit 42, a storage unit 44, and a timing unit 45. The server 40 is assumed to be in either an on-premise environment or a cloud environment. The storage unit 44 is an example of the storage unit in this application.

[0016] First processing unit 42 has a content generation unit 43. Content generation unit 43 generates content information including diagrams in any file format of HTML (registered trademark), image file, or PDF based on the health index received by first transmitting / receiving unit 41. Timekeeping unit 45 is a real-time clock and has a timekeeping function such as a clock function, etc. Timekeeping unit 45 assigns the reception time to the health index received by first transmitting / receiving unit 41 as the measurement date and time. User information and health indices are stored in memory 44. The health indices are stored in association with the measurement date and time given by clock 45. That is, memory 44 stores the health indices associated with the measurement date and time, and the user information. The first transmitter / receiver 41 receives requests from external terminals (for example, a content generation request 50 (see FIG. 3) from the supporter terminal 90) and data transmitted from external terminals (such as the measurement terminal 10, the user terminal 20, and the supporter terminal 90). As will be described in detail later, the first transmitter / receiver 41 transmits content information including charts and graphs generated by the first processing unit 42 to the external terminals (such as the user terminal 20 and the supporter terminal 90).

[0017] The user information is information linked to a system user U of the health support system 1, and corresponds to a unique account ID or the like. Health indices include weight, number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, heart rate (or pulse rate), etc., and the measurement results of the health indices are stored in memory unit 44 in association with user information. The measurement results of the health indices are uploaded from user terminal 20 to server 40. In detail, weight, which is one of the health indices, is measured using a scale (not shown), and the measurement results are entered into user terminal 20 and uploaded from user terminal 20 to server 40. Exercise distance, number of steps, calories burned, and heart rate, which are among the health indices, are measured by measurement terminal 10, and the measurement results are stored in measurement terminal 10 in chronological order and then uploaded from measurement terminal 10 to server 40 via user terminal 20. In this way, the health index includes at least one of weight, number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, and heart rate. Note that the health index may also include at least one of blood pressure, blood sugar level, and sleep time.

[0018] The health support system 1 according to this embodiment includes a measurement terminal 10 that measures at least one of the number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, and heart rate. The measurement results (health indexes) of the measurement terminal 10 are uploaded from the measurement terminal 10 to a server 40 via a user terminal 20. The measurement results of the measurement terminal 10 may be uploaded directly from the measurement terminal 10 to the server 40.

[0019] The supporter terminal 90 is composed of a second transmitting / receiving unit 92, a second processing unit 93, an operation unit 91, etc. The second processing unit 93 has a text generation unit 94. The operation unit 91 is an operation interface of the supporter terminal 90, and may be a touch panel, a keyboard, a voice input interface, etc. In this embodiment, the operation unit 91 is a liquid crystal display device with a touch panel, and has the function of inputting information corresponding to a request and the function of displaying received information. The operation unit 91 accepts the selection of the system user U (user-specified information), input of the period (period-specified information), and selection of the health index type from the supporter M, and transmits them to the text generation unit 94. The operation unit 91 also accepts the input of text and selection of content information from the supporter M, and transmits them to the text generation unit 94. In this way, the operation unit 91 accepts operations from the supporter M.

[0020] In the second processing unit 93, the text generation unit 94 generates a request (content generation request 50) based on the user-specified information, the period-specified information, and the health index type. Furthermore, the second processing unit 93 controls the second transmission / reception unit 92 so that the second transmission / reception unit 92 transmits the request to the server 40. In other words, the second transmission / reception unit 92 transmits the request generated by the second processing unit 93 to the server 40. Based on the request including the user-specified information, period-specified information, and health index type, first processing unit 42 of server 40 extracts health indexes corresponding to the user-specified information and period-specified information from storage unit 44, and generates content information including a chart using the extracted health index. Furthermore, first transmitting / receiving unit 41 of server 40 transmits the content information including the chart to an external terminal (such as supporter terminal 90 or user terminal 20).

[0021] Furthermore, in the second processing unit 93, the text generation unit 94 generates a text message based on the content information including the diagrams received from the server 40 and the text accepted by the operation unit 91. That is, the text generation unit 94 generates a text message related to the content information. The text generator 94 can generate a text message based only on the text received by the operation unit 91 . The second processing unit 93 controls the second transmitting / receiving unit 92 so that the second transmitting / receiving unit 92 transmits a text message related to the content information to the server 40. That is, the second transmitting / receiving unit 92 transmits the text message generated by the second processing unit 93 to the server 40. In this way, the second processing unit 93 has a text generating unit 94 that generates a text message related to the content information, and causes the second transmitting / receiving unit 92 to transmit the text message.

[0022] The second transmitting / receiving unit 92 transmits the request generated by the second processing unit 93 and a text message related to the content information to the server 40, and receives the content information including the chart from the server 40.

[0023] The user terminal 20 is composed of a third transmitting / receiving unit 22, a display unit 21, and the like. The third transmission / reception unit 22 receives from the server 40 text messages related to the content information created by the supporter terminal 90 and content information including diagrams created by the server 40. Furthermore, the third transmission / reception unit 22 transmits to the server 40 processing execution requests generated within the user terminal 20 and data received from the measurement terminal 10. The third transmitting / receiving unit 22 may be configured to receive a text message related to content information created by the supporter terminal 90 directly from the supporter terminal 90.

[0024] The display unit 21 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display device having a touch panel, and displays content information including diagrams and tables, and text messages related to the content information. Furthermore, the display unit 21 accepts input operations such as text and requests. Furthermore, the text and requests received by the display unit 21 are transmitted to the server 40 via the third transmitting / receiving unit 22.

[0025] The measurement terminal 10 is composed of a fourth transceiver 14, a storage unit 12, a measurement unit 11, etc. The measurement terminal 10 is assumed to be a wearable terminal such as a heart rate monitor (or pulse monitor), a GPS (Global Positioning System) sports watch, or a smart watch. The fourth transmitting / receiving unit 14 receives processing execution requests and data from external terminals (such as the server 40 and the user terminal 20). In addition, the fourth transmitting / receiving unit 14 transmits processing execution requests and data generated within the measurement terminal 10 to external terminals (such as the server 40 and the user terminal 20). The measurement unit 11 has multiple sensors and acquires health indices, exercise information, and ambient environment information of the wearer. The health indices include at least one of the number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, and heart rate. The exercise information is time-series position information measured while the wearer is exercising. The ambient environment information is information acquired from the ambient environment of the wearer, such as atmospheric pressure. The sensors possessed by the measurement unit 11 are expected to include a heart rate sensor (or pulse sensor), GPS sensor, acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, atmospheric pressure sensor, blood glucose sensor, blood pressure sensor, etc. The measurement unit 11 transmits the information acquired through these sensors to the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 internally stores the information received from the measurement unit 11 as data. The information (data) received from the measurement unit 11 is transmitted to the user terminal 20 by the fourth transmission / reception unit .

[0026] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the processing performed in the health support system 1. As shown in Fig. 3, on the supporter terminal 90, the supporter M inputs or selects the system user U (user-specified information), the period (period-specified information), and the health index type via the operation unit 91. The second processing unit 93 generates a request (content generation request 50) based on the user-specified information, the period-specified information, and the health index type. The second transmitting / receiving unit 92 transmits the content generation request 50 to the server 40. As described above, the supporter terminal 90 includes an operation unit 91 that receives operations from the supporter M. The second processing unit 93 generates a request (content generation request 50) based on an operation signal from the operation unit 91. The operation signal from the operation unit 91 is a signal corresponding to the user-specified information, period-specified information, and health index type input or selected from the operation unit 91.

[0027] In the server 40, the first processing unit 42 accesses the health indices linked to the user information from the storage unit 44 based on the content generation request 50, and tally up the health indices for the period specified by the period designation information. Furthermore, the first processing unit 42 generates content information including a chart based on the tallying results of the specified health indices. That is, the first processing unit 42 performs visualization 52 of the tallying results of the specified health indices. The content information is transmitted to the supporter terminal 90 by the first transmitting / receiving unit 41. That is, the first transmitting / receiving unit 41 performs content transmission to transmit the content information to the supporter terminal 90. The content information including the charts is displayed on the operation unit 91 of the supporter terminal 90.

[0028] The supporter M checks the content information including the diagrams displayed on the operation unit 91 and considers the text to be sent to the system user U. The supporter M inputs the considered text via the operation unit 91. Furthermore, the supporter M selects the corresponding content information via the operation unit 91. The second processing unit 93 generates a text message including the text and content information input or selected by the supporter M. The second transmitting / receiving unit 92 transmits the text message to the server 40 together with the user information. In this way, the supporter terminal 90 includes an operation unit 91 that receives operations from the supporter M. Based on an operation signal from the operation unit 91, the second processing unit 93 generates a text message including text and content information.

[0029] The server 40 transmits a text message including text and content information to the user terminal 20 of the system user U associated with the user information. The text message including text and content information is displayed on the display unit 21 of the user terminal 20 of the system user U. As will be described in more detail later, system user U will be able to identify his or her own problems from the text messages and improve his or her own health improvement activities so that they will be fruitful.

[0030] FIG. 4 is an example of content information including a chart, showing changes in heart rate over time. The vertical axis of Fig. 4 represents the heart rate of system user U, and the horizontal axis of Fig. 4 represents time. Fig. 5 is an example of a text message generated based on content information, which is a text message including text and content information.

[0031] For example, supporter M selects system user U as user-specified information via the operation unit 91 of the supporter terminal 90, inputs the period from June 11 to June 12, 2019 as period-specified information, and selects heart rate as the health index type. The server 40 then generates a diagram showing the change in system user U's heart rate over time, as shown in FIG. 4, as content information including a diagram. Furthermore, the diagram showing the change in system user U's heart rate over time, as shown in FIG. 4, is displayed on the operation unit 91 of the supporter terminal 90.

[0032] Heart rate is an indicator of exercise intensity, and exercise intensity can be estimated from heart rate. Increasing exercise intensity increases energy consumption, burns body fat, and leads to weight loss. Increasing exercise intensity further not only burns body fat, but also improves physical fitness (cardiopulmonary function). The first processing unit 42 of the server 40 divides the heart rate obtained by the measurement terminal 10 into a training zone A that contributes to both fat burning and physical fitness improvement, a fat burning zone B that contributes to fat burning, and a warm-up zone C that is less likely to contribute to fat burning, and creates the diagram shown in Figure 4 so that the state of exercise intensity during a specified period can be seen at a glance. Since the relationship between heart rate and exercise intensity varies depending on factors such as age and maximum heart rate, corrections are made based on the age and maximum heart rate of the system user U so that the above-mentioned zones A, B, and C are closer to the actual condition. In the following description, the graph showing the change over time in the heart rate of the system user U shown in FIG. 4 will be referred to as the content information shown in FIG.

[0033] In the content information shown in Figure 4, training zone A is a state of exercising to the point of becoming out of breath, such as running. Fat burning zone B is a state of exercising to the point of becoming slightly out of breath, such as walking briskly or climbing stairs. Warming-up zone C is a state of doing light exercise that does not make you out of breath, such as walking at a speed slower than normal. Furthermore, the first processing unit 42 determines whether or not the system user U is exercising based on the time-series location information acquired from the GPS, and divides the heart rate into heart rates when not exercising and heart rates when exercising. The solid line in Fig. 4 represents the heart rate when exercising, and indicates a state in which the system user U is exercising. The dashed line in Fig. 4 represents the heart rate when not exercising, and indicates a state in which the system user U is not exercising. Furthermore, in the content information shown in FIG. 4, the duration of stay in each of zones A, B, and C is tallied, so that the performance of each of zones A, B, and C can be seen at a glance.

[0034] The content information shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the operation unit 91 of the supporter terminal 90, and the supporter M can check the content information that he or she has requested from the supporter terminal 90. Supporter M can grasp the time series changes in the health index of system user U from the content information shown in Fig. 4. Supporter M then confirms the problems with system user U's exercise improvement activities from the content information shown in Fig. 4, considers a message to improve the problems with system user U's exercise improvement activities, and inputs the considered message as text via operation unit 91 of supporter terminal 90.

[0035] Then, according to the flow shown in Fig. 3, the second processing unit 93 of the supporter terminal 90 generates a text message including the text and content information shown in Fig. 5. In the following description, the text message including the text and content information shown in Fig. 5 will be referred to as the text message shown in Fig. 5. The text message shown in Figure 5 is sent from the second transceiver unit 92 of the supporter terminal 90 to the server 40, and then sent from the server 40 to the user terminal 20 of system user U, and displayed on the display unit 21 of the user terminal 20 of system user U. System user U checks the text message shown in Figure 5 on user terminal 20, understands the problems with his / her health improvement activities, and corrects them. System user U then begins to engage in the corrected health improvement activities, making his / her health improvement activities more fruitful. For example, through the corrected health improvement activities, system user U can lose weight and bring his / her weight closer to his / her target value.

[0036] The content information shown in FIG. 4 is also displayed on the display unit 21 of the user terminal 20. System user U can look back on his or her own health improvement activities from the content information shown in Figure 4 and become aware of problems with his or her health improvement activities. For example, if the content information shown in Figure 4 is below the target, system user U will reflect on his / her current health improvement activities and will engage in more appropriate health improvement activities. For example, if the content information shown in Figure 4 is above the target, system user U will gain confidence in his / her current health improvement activities and will engage in more fulfilling health improvement activities. In other words, his / her motivation for health improvement activities will be increased.

[0037] As described above, the present embodiment can provide the following effects. When providing health guidance using the health support system 1, the supporter M can obtain content information that visualizes the changes in health indices (for example, the content information shown in Figure 4) by selecting the period and type of health indices for the system user U that he / she is responsible for. From the content information that visualizes the changes in health indices, the supporter M can provide support (for example, by providing the text message shown in Figure 5) to encourage the system user U to engage in more effective health improvement activities. Based on the support from the supporter M, the system user U can further optimize his / her own health improvement activities. Furthermore, the system user U can reflect on his / her own health improvement activities from the content information that visualizes the changes in health indices. This increases the motivation of the system user U and increases the continuity of the system user U's health improvement activities.

[0038] 2. Variation 1 In the above-described embodiment, the supporter M inputs or selects user-specified information, period-specified information, and health index type, and the first processing unit 42 of the server 40 generates content information including diagrams (see FIG. 4) based on the user-specified information, period-specified information, and health index type. Furthermore, the supporter M identifies problems of the system user U from the content information including diagrams and inputs a message as text to improve the problems, and the second processing unit 93 of the supporter terminal 90 generates a text message including the text and content information (see FIG. 5). Furthermore, the system user U can identify problems with his or her own health improvement exercises from the content information including diagrams and the text message including text and content information, and engage in effective health improvement exercises.

[0039] Supporter M may not be a real-world person, but may be a virtual supporter using artificial intelligence. That is, the virtual supporter using artificial intelligence may read fluctuations in health indexes and automatically input a message as text to improve problems, and the second processing unit 93 of the supporter terminal 90 may generate a text message including the text and content information.

[0040] Furthermore, the system user U may input or select period designation information and a health index type via the display unit 21 of the user terminal 20, and the first processing unit 42 of the server 40 may generate content information (see FIG. 4) for the system user U based on the period designation information and the health index type. With this configuration, the system user U can proactively reflect on his or her health improvement activities and proactively improve them.

[0041] 3. Variation 2 In the above-described embodiment, the content information including a chart was a graph (diagram) that visualized the change in the heart rate of the system user U over time. The content information including a diagram may be a table that visualizes the change over time in the heart rate of the system user U. Specifically, the content information including a diagram may be a table that summarizes the relationship between the heart rate of the system user U and the measurement time. When the content information including a diagram is a table that summarizes the relationship between the heart rate of the system user U and the measurement time, the supporter M can understand the problems of the system user U from the content information and support the system user U to engage in more effective health improvement activities, just as in the case where the content information including a diagram is a table that summarizes the relationship between the heart rate of the system user U and the measurement time.

[0042] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the heart rate is visualized as content information. However, instead of the heart rate, the number of steps, exercise distance, and calories burned may be visualized as content information. The number of steps, exercise distance, and calories burned can be linked to exercise intensity in the same way as the heart rate, and the system user U can receive appropriate guidance from the supporter M based on the content information, just as in the case where the heart rate is visualized as content information. Furthermore, weight may be visualized as content information. By visualizing weight as content information, the effect of health improvement activities can be grasped, which leads to reflection or motivation of the system user U.

[0043] The following describes the results derived from the embodiments.

[0044] The health support system is characterized by comprising: a server having a memory unit that stores health indicators associated with measurement dates and times and user information; a first processing unit that extracts the health indicators corresponding to the user-specified information and the period-specified information from the memory unit based on a request including the user-specified information and the period-specified information, and generates content information including charts and graphs using the extracted health indicators; a first transceiver unit that receives the request and transmits the content information; a supporter terminal having a second transceiver unit that transmits the request to the server and receives the content information from the server, and a second processing unit that generates a text message related to the content information and causes the second transceiver unit to transmit the text message; and a user terminal having a third transceiver unit that receives the content information and the text message from the server, and a display unit that displays the content information and the text message.

[0045] The content information includes charts and graphs that visualize health indicators. Supporters (health instructors) can understand the changes in the system users' health indicators from the content information, including charts, and identify the system users' challenges and areas for improvement, allowing them to provide accurate guidance to the system users. Furthermore, system users can understand the changes in their own health improvement activities from the content information, including charts and graphs. The text messages related to the content information include advice (text) from supporters and content information including diagrams. From the text messages related to the content information, system users can understand problems with their own health improvement activities and engage in effective health improvement activities. Therefore, the health support system allows system users to grasp the changes in their own health improvement activities, and the support provided by supporters will greatly contribute to the continuity of health improvement activities.

[0046] In the above health support system, the health index preferably includes at least one of weight, number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, and heart rate.

[0047] If the health indicators are at least one of weight, number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, and heart rate, then by visualizing these health indicators as content information, supporters can provide accurate health guidance, and system users can continue to engage in effective health improvement activities.

[0048] In the above health support system, it is preferable that the second processing unit includes a text generation unit that generates the text message based on the content information.

[0049] When the text generation unit generates a text message based on the content information, the system user can become aware of his or her own problems through the text message and can take effective measures to improve his or her health.

[0050] In the above health support system, it is preferable that the supporter terminal includes an operation unit that receives operations from the supporter, and the second processing unit generates the text message based on an operation signal from the operation unit.

[0051] System users can become aware of their problems through text messages and embark on effective health improvement programs.

[0052] In the above health support system, it is preferable that the supporter terminal includes an operation unit that receives operations from the supporter, and the supporter terminal generates the request based on an operation signal from the operation unit.

[0053] In response to a request based on the supporter's operation, the first processing unit of the server generates the content information requested by the supporter, so that the supporter can obtain the information he or she needs.

[0054] The health support system preferably further comprises a measurement terminal that measures at least one of the number of steps, the exercise distance, the calories burned, and the heart rate.

[0055] By visualizing at least one of the number of steps, exercise distance, calories burned, and heart rate measured by the measurement terminal as content information, supporters can provide accurate health guidance and system users can continue to engage in effective health improvement activities. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 1...health support system, 3,5...communication, 10...measurement terminal, 11...measurement unit, 12...memory unit, 14...fourth transmission / reception unit, 20...user terminal, 21...display unit, 22...third transmission / reception unit, 40...server, 41...first transmission / reception unit, 42...first processing unit, 43...content generation unit, 44...memory unit, 45...timing unit, 50...content generation request, 90...supporter terminal, 91...operation unit, 92...second transmission / reception unit, 93...second processing unit, 94...text generation unit.

Claims

1. A control method for a health support system comprising: a measurement terminal attached to a user; a user terminal used by the user; and a server equipped with artificial intelligence that outputs text that is predicted to be able to improve problems in the exercise improvement activities of the user when content information is input, a first step in which the measurement terminal acquires a health index including a heart rate of the user; a second step in which the measurement terminal transmits the health index to the server; a third step in which the server stores the health index received from the measurement terminal in association with the measurement date and time; a fourth step in which the user terminal acquires period designation information that designates a period; a fifth step in which the user terminal transmits the period designation information to the server; a sixth step in which the server generates the content information including a first graph showing a change in the heart rate over time based on the heart rate corresponding to the period indicated by the period designation information among the health indices stored in association with the measurement date and time; a seventh step in which the server inputs the content information into the artificial intelligence; an eighth step in which the server acquires the text output from the artificial intelligence; a ninth step in which the server transmits a text message including the content information and the text to the user terminal; the first graph is a graph showing the heart rate in a plurality of zones according to exercise intensity, In the sixth step, the server corrects the plurality of zones based on the age and the maximum heart rate of the user.

2. The method for controlling a health support system according to claim 1 , wherein the first chart is a chart including a stay time for each of the plurality of zones.

3. the health index includes an exercise distance measured by the measurement terminal; In the sixth step, the server generates, in a second chart, an exercise distance corresponding to the period indicated by the period designation information, among the health indexes stored in association with the measurement date and time; The health support system according to claim 2 , wherein the content information includes the second chart.

4. the health index includes calories burned measured by the measurement terminal; 4. The health support system of claim 3, wherein in the ninth step, the server transmits to the user terminal the calorie expenditure corresponding to the period indicated by the period designation information, among the health indicators stored in association with the measurement date and time.

5. the health index includes the number of steps measured by the measurement terminal; 5. The health support system of claim 4, wherein in the ninth step, the server transmits to the user terminal the number of steps corresponding to the period indicated by the period designation information, among the health indicators stored in association with the measurement date and time.

6. a tenth step in which the user terminal acquires user information associated with the user; an eleventh step in which the user terminal transmits the user information to the server; 6. The method for controlling a health support system according to claim 5, wherein in the third step, the server stores the health index in association with the measurement date and time and the user information.

7. a measurement terminal attached to a user and configured to acquire health indicators including the user's heart rate; a server that receives the health indexes acquired by the measurement terminal and stores the health indexes in association with measurement dates and times; a user terminal that receives period designation information that designates a period and transmits the period designation information to the server; the server generates content information including a chart showing a change in the heart rate over time based on the heart rate corresponding to the period of the period designation information among the health indices stored in association with the measurement date and time, and showing the heart rate in a plurality of zones according to exercise intensity; The server corrects the plurality of zones based on the age and the maximum heart rate of the user, the server is equipped with an artificial intelligence that outputs text that is predicted to be able to improve problems in the exercise improvement activity of the user when the content information is input; The server inputs the content information into the artificial intelligence; The server acquires the text output from the artificial intelligence; The server transmits a text message including the content information and the text to the user terminal.

8. In the first step, the measurement terminal acquires location information of the user, In the second step, the measuring terminal transmits the location information to the server, In the sixth step, the server determines whether the user is exercising based on the location information, 2. The health support system control method according to claim 1, wherein in the sixth step, the server generates the first graph by distinguishing between the heart rate of the user when not exercising and the heart rate of the user when exercising.

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