Mobile Biometric Data Collection for Frequent Population Screening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Collecting biological information from a group that is not limited to sick or injured patients at multiple time points is challenging due to the difficulty in frequently conducting mass screenings.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method that obtain biological information from sensors in mobile objects, associate it with identification information and detection time, and store it in a database for retrieval and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mass screening is conducted to collect biological information from healthy individuals, then the representativeness of group biological information is improved, but the frequency of data collection deteriorates due to difficulty in frequently conducting mass screening
Solution Approach 1:
A mobile object (such as a vehicle) serves as an intermediary platform to collect biological information from subjects during routine transportation. This mediator enables data collection without requiring dedicated mass screening events, thus maintaining high frequency while expanding beyond sick patients to include healthy individuals.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automatic collection of biological information through sensors in the mobile object without requiring active participation or special procedures from subjects. The collection happens passively during normal activities, allowing frequent data gathering from a broad population including healthy individuals.
2Ease of operation
If biological information is collected only from sick or injured patients at medical facilities, then the ease of data collection is improved, but the applicability to general population health trends deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile object is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides routine transportation services while simultaneously collecting biological information from any subject who uses it, regardless of health status. This universal approach enables both easy data collection and broad applicability to general population health trends.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of bringing subjects to medical facilities for data collection, the system inverts the approach by bringing the collection capability to subjects through mobile objects. This allows data collection from diverse populations in their natural environments, expanding applicability while maintaining operational simplicity.
3Productivity
If frequent mass screening is attempted to collect biological information at multiple time points, then the productivity of data collection is improved, but the complexity of organizing and conducting screenings deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic biological information collection through integrated sensors without requiring human operators to organize or conduct screening events. This self-service mechanism enables frequent data collection at multiple time points while eliminating the organizational complexity associated with traditional mass screening.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile object acts as an autonomous intermediary that automatically collects and transmits biological information data. This mediator handles the complexity of frequent data collection internally, allowing high productivity without requiring external coordination or organizational complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage medium stores a program. The program causes a first terminal apparatus to execute processing including: obtaining biological information on a subject from a first sensor provided in a mobile object, obtaining identification information for the subject, obtaining a detection time, and sending the biological information in association with the identification information for the subject and the detection time to an information processing apparatus.