CN107111853B

CN107111853B - Child care support program, child care support method, child care support system, and infant monitoring device

Info

Publication number: CN107111853B
Application number: CN201580071208.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 佐藤俊仁
Original assignee: Unicharm Corp
Current assignee: Unicharm Corp
Priority date: 2014-12-26
Filing date: 2015-12-14
Publication date: 2021-06-29
Anticipated expiration: 2035-12-14
Also published as: WO2016104210A1; JP2016126366A; JP6353783B2; CN107111853A; KR20170100022A

Abstract

There is provided a program for causing a computer capable of communicating with a sensor unit attached to an infant to execute: at least two of the following processes: a first process of processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of the infant's sleep state is; a second process of evaluating how much the smiling state of the infant is; a third process of evaluating the activity state of the infant; a process of displaying a main icon including a main indicator indicating a degree of well-being of an emotional state of an infant on a screen of a computer; and a process of displaying, in a case where the main icon is tapped, at least two icons corresponding to the at least two processes selected from a first icon and some other icons based on the at least two processes, the first icon including a first indicator indicating how much degree the infant is in the sleep state, in the process of displaying the main icon, the degree indicated by the main indicator being determined based on the degree indicated by each indicator included in the at least two icons.

Description

Child care support program, child care support method, child care support system, and infant monitoring device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a child care support program, a child care support method, a child care support system, and an infant monitoring device.

Background

Since infants are not well versed in speech communication, it is difficult for a person inexperienced in child care to recognize the state of the infant. As a method for monitoring a physical state, a monitoring method of attaching a portable fitness monitoring system to an arm or the like of a user is discussed in patent document 1. In recent years, communication technologies using portable terminals such as smart phones and the like have been studied.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent application laid-open No. 2010-267267

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, this monitoring method is only used for adults such as athletes, and it is difficult to apply the monitoring method to child care.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a program capable of recognizing the state of an infant to support child care.

Means for solving the problems

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer, which is capable of communicating with a sensor unit attached to an infant, to execute: at least two of the following processes: a first process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of an infant's sleep state; a second process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of a smiling state of an infant is; and a third process for processing the signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of the activity state of the infant is; processing for displaying a main icon including a main indicator representing a degree of well-being of an emotional state of an infant on a screen of the computer; and a process for displaying, on a screen of the computer, at least two icons corresponding to the at least two processes selected from the following icons based on the at least two processes in a case where the main icon is tapped: a first icon including a first indicator representing how much of an infant's sleep state is; a second icon including a second indicator representing how much the smiling state of the infant is; and a third icon including a third indicator indicating how much degree the activity state of the infant is, wherein, in the process for displaying the main icon, the degree indicated by the main indicator is determined based on the degree indicated by each indicator included in the at least two icons.

Other features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reading the following specification and drawings.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

Consider the following: making infants feel "happy and happy" promotes brain development. Generally, it is believed that good sleep, smile, and play help promote physical and brain growth in infants and young children. However, this situation is not advisable if the amount of any of the three activities of sleeping, laughing and playing exceeds the amount of the other two activities. It is desirable for the infant to be in balance with the three activities of sleeping, laughing and playing.

With this procedure, the emotional state of the infant is represented based on at least two or more indicators. This makes it possible to realize highly reliable evaluation.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a child care support system 1 according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the wearing member 10 and the sensor unit 20 of the monitoring device for infants 2.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional structure of the terminal 3.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of representing an emotional state of an infant.

Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating a login screen 500 of the terminal 3.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating the home screen 510.

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating the Happy (HAPPINESS) screen 520.

Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating a HEALTH (HEALTH) screen 530.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating a happy screen 511 according to another embodiment.

Detailed Description

At least the following will become apparent upon reading the specification in light of the accompanying drawing figures.

A program for causing a computer capable of communicating with a sensor unit attached to an infant to execute: at least two of the following processes: a first process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of an infant's sleep state; a second process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of a smiling state of an infant is; and a third process for processing the signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of the activity state of the infant is; processing for displaying a main icon including a main indicator representing a degree of well-being of an emotional state of an infant on a screen of the computer; and a process for displaying, on a screen of the computer, at least two icons corresponding to the at least two processes selected from the following icons based on the at least two processes in a case where the main icon is tapped: a first icon including a first indicator representing how much of an infant's sleep state is; a second icon including a second indicator representing how much the smiling state of the infant is; and a third icon including a third indicator indicating how much degree the activity state of the infant is, wherein, in the process for displaying the main icon, the degree indicated by the main indicator is determined based on the degree indicated by each indicator included in the at least two icons.

Consider the following: make the infants feel 'pleasant and happy' and promote the brain development. Generally, it is believed that good sleep, smile, and play help promote physical and brain growth in infants and young children. However, this situation is not advisable if the amount of any of the three activities of sleeping, laughing and playing exceeds the amount of the other two activities. It is desirable for the infant to be in balance with the three activities of sleeping, laughing and playing.

In such a program, desirably, the at least two processes include the first process, the second process, and the third process, the at least two icons include the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon, and in the process for displaying the home icon, the degree represented by the home indicator is determined based on the degree represented by the first indicator, the degree represented by the second indicator, and the degree represented by the third indicator.

With this procedure, the degree of well-being of the emotional state of the infant is a degree determined based on how much the active state of the infant is, how much the sleep state of the infant is, and how much the cheerful state of the infant is. The result is indicated on the screen by a main indicator. Therefore, more reliable evaluation results can be obtained.

In addition, the user is prompted to move the infant to improve the emotional state of the infant represented by the primary indicator.

For example, if it is indicated that the activity state of the infant is low, the user is prompted to play with the infant in the following manner: for a neonate, embrace him/her; if the infant is able to stand alone, he/she is helped walking supportingly; and so on. Therefore, the user can be prompted to interact with the infant by identifying the emotional state of the infant. This helps the user to perform child care.

In such a program, desirably, a photograph obtained by taking a picture of an infant is displayed on at least one of the following screens of the computer: a screen for displaying the main icon; and a screen for displaying at least two of the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon.

With this program, it is possible to increase the enjoyment of using the program by displaying the user's favorite photos.

In such a program, desirably, a photograph obtained by taking a picture of an infant is displayed on the following screens of the computer: a screen for displaying the main icon; and a screen for displaying at least two of the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon.

With this program, more user's favorite photos can be displayed. Therefore, it is possible to make the user feel the familiarity and to increase the pleasure of using the program.

In such a program, desirably, the second processing and the third processing are executed simultaneously, and the value of the third indicator displayed based on the third processing is changed according to how much the smiling state of the infant is evaluated by the second processing.

By comparing the smiling activity state with the non-smiling activity state on the assumption that the amount of motion is the same, the infant feels pleasure in the smiling activity state, and the activity state is a better emotional state.

With this program, if the movement of the infant is accompanied by laughter, the user can recognize that the movement is desirable for the infant.

In such a program, desirably, the program causes the computer to execute: a process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit and storing a sound of a cheerful state of an infant in the computer; and a process for displaying a login screen on a screen of the computer before displaying the home icon. Desirably, an input section for inputting information necessary for login and an icon representing a predetermined pattern are displayed on the login screen. Also, desirably, the program causes the computer to execute processing for displaying the main icon and reproducing a sound of a laughing state of an infant, in a case where the information is input to the input part of the login screen and an icon representing the pattern is tapped.

With this program, the user can hear the laughter of an infant in the case of successful login. This makes it possible to increase the enjoyment of using the program.

In such a program, desirably, the pattern represents an avatar relating to an absorbent article used by an infant, and the program causes the computer to execute processing for displaying an icon representing the avatar, the input section, and a photograph of the infant on the login screen.

With this program, the image and the picture of the infant preferred by the user are displayed on the same screen. This makes it possible to make the user feel intimate to the image.

In such a program, desirably, the sensor unit includes a microphone, and the sound of the cheerful state of the infant is newly stored in a case where a signal output from the microphone satisfies a predetermined condition. Further, desirably, in a case where an icon of the pattern of the login screen is tapped after the re-storage, the program causes the computer to execute processing for reproducing the sound of the smiling state of the newly stored infant.

With this program, it is possible to store more pleasant laughter of infants. This makes it possible to increase the enjoyment of the program for the user.

In such a program, desirably, the sensor unit includes an accelerometer and a microphone, and the program causes the computer to execute: the first processing for processing the signal output from the accelerometer to assess how much of an infant's sleep state is; the second process of processing signals output from the accelerometer and the microphone to evaluate how much of the cheerful state of the infant is; and the third processing for processing the signal output from the accelerometer to assess how much of the activity state of the infant is.

With this procedure, the sleep state and the activity state of the infant are evaluated by processing the signals from the accelerometer. In addition, the cheerful state of the infant is evaluated by processing the signal from the accelerometer and the signal from the microphone. Therefore, the cheerful state can be evaluated in more ways than in the case where the cheerful state is evaluated by processing only the signal from the microphone. For example, the signal from the microphone may be processed only if the awake state of the infant is recognized using the accelerometer. Alternatively, it may be evaluated that the higher the signal from the accelerometer, the more the infant laughs even if the signal level output from the microphone is the same.

In this case, desirably, the first process is a process of evaluating how much of the sleep state of the infant is based on a time of the sleep state of the infant within a predetermined time, and the second process is a process of evaluating how much of the smiling state of the infant is based on a time of the smiling state of the infant within a time after excluding the time of the sleep state of the infant from the predetermined time.

Whether the infant is in a sleeping state or a non-sleeping state, it is necessary to use the primary indicator to properly indicate how well the infant's emotional state is.

For this reason, first, if the infant is in the sleep state, how much of the infant's sleep state is evaluated based on the time of the infant's sleep state within a predetermined time (this operation is based on considering the sleep time as the time at which the infant feels happy). In addition, how much the infant is in the sleep state is indicated by the first indicator.

Next, if the infant is not in the sleep state, the degree of the smiling state of the infant is evaluated based on the time of the smiling state of the infant within a time after excluding the time of the sleep state of the infant from a predetermined time (the operation is based on regarding the smiling time as the time at which the infant feels happy). In addition, the degree of the smiling state of the infant is indicated using the second indicator.

In such a program, desirably, the program causes the computer to execute processing for displaying on a screen of the computer: the primary icon including the primary indicator representing how well an emotional state of an infant is; an icon including an indicator representing a degree of well-being of the health status of the infant; and an icon including an indicator representing how well the safety status of the infant is.

With this program, after the registration, the user can visually recognize the degree of well-being of the emotional state of the infant, the degree of well-being of the health state of the infant, and the degree of well-being of the safety state of the infant on a single screen.

In such a program, desirably, the number of icons on the screen displayed after login is equal to the number of icons on the screen displayed after the home icon is tapped, and the arrangement of icons on the screen displayed after login is different from the arrangement of icons on the screen displayed after the home icon is tapped.

With this program, the same number of icons are displayed before and after the flick operation. This allows the user to feel visually coherent. In addition, since the arrangement of the icons is different before and after the tap operation for the main icon, the user can easily recognize the change of the screen. This makes it possible to reduce erroneous operation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a child care support method including: at least two of the following steps: a first step of evaluating how much of a sleep state of an infant is using a detection result of a sensor unit attached to the infant; a second step of evaluating how much the smiling state of the infant is using the detection result of the sensor unit; and a third step of evaluating the size of the activity state of the infant using the detection result of the sensor unit; a step for displaying a main icon including a main indicator indicating how well the emotional state of the infant is on a screen of a computer that can communicate with the sensor unit; and a step for displaying, on a screen of the computer, at least two icons corresponding to the at least two steps selected from the following icons based on the at least two steps in a case where the main icon is tapped: a first icon including a first indicator representing how much of an infant's sleep state is; a second icon including a second indicator representing how much the smiling state of the infant is; and a third icon including a third indicator indicating how much degree the activity state of the infant is, wherein, in the step of displaying the main icon, the degree indicated by the main indicator is determined based on the degree indicated by each indicator included in the at least two icons.

With this child care support method, the emotional state of the infant is represented based on the values represented by the at least two indicators. This makes it possible to perform highly reliable evaluation.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a child care support system capable of communicating with a sensor unit attached to an infant, the child care support system including: at least two of the following processing sections: a first processing section for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate the amount of sleep state of an infant; a second processing section for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of a smiling state of an infant is; and a third processing section for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate the degree of activity of the infant; a processing unit for displaying a main icon including a main indicator indicating a degree of satisfaction of an emotional state of an infant on a screen of the computer; and a processing section for displaying, on the screen of the computer, at least two icons corresponding to the at least two processes selected from the following icons, based on the at least two processes performed by the at least two processing sections, in a case where the main icon is tapped: a first icon including a first indicator representing how much of an infant's sleep state is; a second icon including a second indicator representing how much the smiling state of the infant is; and a third icon including a third indicator indicating how much degree the activity state of the infant is, wherein, in the processing portion for displaying the main icon, the degree indicated by the main indicator is determined based on the degree indicated by each indicator included in the at least two icons.

With this child care support system, the emotional state of the infant is represented based on at least two or more indicators. This makes it possible to perform highly reliable evaluation.

Example, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a semiconductor device

< Structure of child care support System >

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a child care support system 1 according to the present embodiment. The child care support system 1 includes a monitoring apparatus 2 and a terminal (computer) 3. The communication between the monitoring device 2 and the terminal 3 may be performed in real time in a wired or wireless manner.

The monitoring device 2 is worn on an arm or a leg of an infant, and outputs various information obtained from the infant to the terminal 3. In the present embodiment, the term "infant" refers to a child who is not older than 6 years, for example, before reading from an elementary school. In fig. 1, the monitoring device 2 is mounted to the arm of an infant, for example. The monitoring device 2 is an example of an "infant monitoring device".

The monitoring device 2 has a wearing member 10 and a sensor unit 20. The sensor unit 20 is removably mounted in the wearing member 10. Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the wearing member 10 and the sensor unit 20 of the monitoring device for infants 2.

According to the present embodiment, the sensor unit 20 has an acceleration sensor (not shown), a microphone (not shown), and a heat sensor (not shown).

< terminal 3>

The terminal 3 receives information output from the monitoring apparatus 2, performs various processes, and displays the results of the processes on the display unit 3 a. The terminal 3 comprises, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal. The terminal 3 executes the downloaded program to perform various child care support processes (described below).

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional structure of the terminal 3. The terminal 3 according to the present embodiment has a control section 31, a storage section 32, an input section 33, a display section 34, a communication section 35, and a speaker 36.

The control section 31 performs transmission and reception of data with respect to each component and controls the terminal as a whole. The control section 31 is realized in a case where a Central Processing Unit (CPU) executes a program stored in a predetermined memory. Further, control unit 31 includes a main screen processing unit 311, a Happy (HAPPINESS) screen processing unit 312, a health screen processing unit 313, a security (safe) screen processing unit 314, and a reproduction unit 315. The happy screen processing section 312 has a first processing section 312a, a second processing section 312b, and a third processing section 312c, each of which processes a signal output from each sensor unit 20. Similarly, the health screen processing unit 313 includes an eleventh processing unit 313a, a twelfth processing unit 313b, and a thirteenth processing unit 313c, and the security screen processing unit 314 includes a twenty-first processing unit 314a, a twenty-second processing unit 314b, and a twenty-third processing unit 314 c.

The storage section 32 has a photo DB 321 and a laugh DB 322.

The photograph data of the infant is stored in the photograph DB 321.

Voice data relating to laughter of an infant is stored in the laughter DB 322.

The input unit 33 is used for a user who operates the terminal 3 (hereinafter, simply referred to as "user") to perform an input operation. The input unit 33 is realized by tapping the touch panel.

The display unit 34 is a screen for displaying various information in response to a command from the control unit 31.

The communication section 35 communicates with the sensor unit 20 and functions as a receiver for receiving a signal.

The speaker 36 emits laughter of the infant stored in the laughter DB 322 based on the processing of the reproduction section 315.

(emotional State of the infant)

Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of representing an emotional state of an infant. Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating login screen 500. First, if the program of the terminal 3 is started, a login screen 500 including a camera 501, a PW input unit 502, and a login icon 503 is displayed on the display unit 3 a. The photograph section 501 displays a photograph of the infant selected by the user from the photograph DB 321. The PW input section 502 is used to input information such as a password required for login. Further, if the user taps the login icon 503, the control unit 31 performs login processing (S1). In this case, as the pattern of the registration icon 503, an image of an absorbent article such as a diaper used by an infant is used. Thus, the image character is displayed together with the photograph of the user's favorite infant, so that the user feels the image character and creates a sense of well-being.

If the login process is successful, the reproduction section 315 reproduces the laughter of the infant stored in the laughter DB 322 via the speaker 36 (S2). As a result, the user can hear the laughter of the infant in the case of successful login, so that the user's enjoyment during the login process can be increased.

Note that the laughter of the infant stored in the laughter DB 322 is preferably automatically restored. This re-storage is performed in the case where it is detected that the infant makes a more pleasant laughter. In the case where a signal output from a microphone satisfies a condition such as volume or frequency, laughter is recorded. Generally, laughter has a greater volume and higher frequency than normal sounds. In this regard, for example, it is preferable to make the following settings: if laughter with a volume greater than a certain threshold is detected, or if a frequency higher than a certain threshold is detected for a time longer than a certain percentage of the predetermined time, the baby's laughter is restored. As a result, the user can hear a seemingly more enjoyable laughing of an infant during login. Therefore, the enjoyment during login can be increased.

In addition, the home screen 510 is displayed (S3). Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating the home screen 510. The home screen 510 includes a happy icon (home icon) 511, a health icon 512, and a safety icon 513 in the center of the screen. A picture section 514 for displaying a picture of an infant is displayed on the upper left side of the screen. A body temperature display portion 515 for displaying the body temperature of the infant is displayed on the upper right side of the screen. The following is displayed on the lower side of the screen: a communication setting section 516 for performing communication setting; a personal information setting unit 517 for setting the birth date or weight of the infant; a picture selection unit 518 for selecting a picture of an infant; and an SNS setting section 519 for setting a connection to a communication tool such as a Social Network Service (SNS). The home screen 510 is a screen that the user views immediately after login, and enables the user to visually recognize the state of the infant on a single screen.

The happy icon 511 is an icon representing an emotional state of the infant, and shows a state in which the infant feels "happy and happy". The health icon 512 is an icon representing the health status of the infant, and shows health. The safety icon 513 is an icon representing the safety status of the infant to encourage attention in the event of dangerous proximity to the infant. In this case, each icon has a shape without corners, and a circular shape is particularly preferable. This is because the circular shape has the following effects: the user can feel the feeling of intimacy or safety visually.

In addition, a photograph of the infant that the user likes is displayed on the photograph section 514, which enables the user to recognize the infant wearing the monitoring device 2. This makes the user feel more pleasant.

In the case of tapping the happy icon 511 of the home screen 510, a happy screen 520 is displayed (S4), wherein the happy screen 520 has a SLEEP (SLEEP) icon (first icon) 521, a Laugh (LAUGHTER) icon (second icon) 522, an ACTIVITY (ACTIVITY) icon (third icon) 523, and a photo section 524. Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating the music screen 520. In this case, the icons are arranged in the same manner as the icons of the home screen 510, and each icon also preferably has a rounded shape with no corners. With this configuration and shape, the user can visually perceive the sense of coherence of the screen. In addition, the circular icon gives the user a sense of intimacy or peace of mind.

Consider the following: make the infants feel 'pleasant and happy' and promote the brain development. According to the present embodiment, the pleasure of the infant is expressed using sleep, laugh, and activity. It is generally believed that if an infant falls asleep, laughs much more, and plays well, the infant feels happy and grows healthily. In addition, this contributes to both body and brain growth.

As with the home screen 510, since the photograph portion 524 showing a photograph of an infant is displayed on the upper left side of the screen, photographs of infants preferred by the user are displayed together. Therefore, the user can be made friendly.

The sleep icon 521 is an icon for indicating the length of sleep time of the infant. The first processing portion 312a performs a first process (S51) in which the communication portion 35 receives a signal detected by the acceleration sensor of the sensor unit 20 to determine the sleep time of the infant. In this case, the first processing unit 312a calculates the time during which the infant is not moving as the sleep time. Note that the sleep time can be determined by using both the acceleration sensor and the microphone and collecting the breathing sound of the infant using the microphone.

Then, the happy screen processing unit 312 displays the sleep time of the infant obtained in the first process on the sleep indicator (first indicator) 521a (S61). The sleep indicator 521a displays all or a part of the outer circumference of the sleep icon 521. As the sleep time increases, the length of the sleep indicator 521a increases clockwise, and the sleep indicator 521a shows the sleep time within the past 24 hours. The following settings were made: in the case where the sleep indicator extends for a full week of the sleep icon 521, the sleep indicator represents a 24-hour (100%) sleep time. For example, if the current time is 8:00am and the infant slept 12 hours from yesterday 8:00am to the current time, sleep indicator 521a extends for half of the perimeter of sleep icon 521 (50% 12/24 hours).

For an infant, good sleep is a happy time, and he/she feels happy. The sleep time is obtained by calculating all of the intermittent sleep and the continuous sleep. By checking the value of the sleep indicator 521a, the user can recognize a state such as "sleep time is short" and the user can be prompted to actively increase nap or the like.

The smile icon 522 is an icon for indicating how much the smile state of the infant is. The second processing portion 312b receives signals detected by the acceleration sensor and the microphone of the sensor unit 20 via the communication portion 35. The second processing unit 312b performs second processing for determining how long the infant laughs (laughing time) (S52). In this case, the second processing portion 312b calculates the smiling time by analyzing the frequency of the signal of the microphone, and the calculation is performed under the condition that the infant determined based on the signal from the acceleration sensor is awake.

Then, the happy screen processing section 312 displays the smiling time length of the infant obtained in the second process using the smiling indicator (second indicator) 522b (S62). The smile indicator 522b increases clockwise as the smiling time increases, and represents the percentage of how long the infant smiles while awake. Through the first process, the sleep time of the infant is represented by the sleep indicator 521a, and the sleep time is regarded as a time at which the infant feels happy. Therefore, it is considered that the laughing time is regarded as a time when the infant feels "pleasant and happy" during the time when the infant is awake. That is, the cheering indicator 522b represents the percentage of the cheering time of the infant in the time the infant is awake, and is set as follows: in the case where the smiley indicator extends over the entire week of the smiley icon 522, the indicator represents the total time (100%) that the infant was awake in the last 24 hours. For example, assuming that the sleep time of the infant was calculated to be 12 hours in the last 24 hours and the smiling time of the infant was calculated to be 3 hours in the time in which the infant was awake in the first process, the smiling indicator 522b continues for one-fourth (25%) of the periphery of the smiling icon 522 (25% in 3 hours/(24-12 hours)).

Also, the smile time is a time obtained by calculating all of the continuous time and the intermittent time. By checking the index of the smiling indicator 522b, the user can recognize the state of the infant such as "smiling time is short" and can be prompted to play with the infant, for example.

In the present embodiment, although signals from the microphone and the acceleration sensor are used, the microphone may be used alone. However, by using both the microphone and the acceleration sensor, it is possible to determine whether the infant is laughing in various ways. For example, even in the case where the microphone signal level is the same, if the signal from the acceleration sensor is high, it can be determined that the infant is laughing.

The activity icon 523 is an icon indicating how many activity states of the infant are. The third processing portion 312c performs a third process (S53) in which the communication portion 35 receives a signal detected by the acceleration sensor of the sensor unit 20 to determine whether the infant is currently performing an activity or not.

Then, the happy screen processing unit 312 displays how much the amount of exercise of the infant in the active state detected in the third process is on the active indicator (third indicator) 523c (S63). The activity indicator 523c increases clockwise as the amount of motion increases and represents the amount of motion in the last 24 hours. The amount of exercise can be increased in the case of lifting an infant who cannot walk or in the case of walking an infant who can stand up. For example, assuming that a 5 kg-weight infant is lifted up to a height of 0.5m 10 times in the last 24 hours, the exercise amount becomes "25 kg · m" at 5kg × 0.5 × 10 times. In the case where it is set that the activity indicator 523c represents the amount of movement of 100kg · m (100%) when the activity indicator 523c continues for one full cycle of the activity icon 523, the activity indicator 523c represents up to 25% of the activity icon 523.

In this way, by viewing the indicator of the activity indicator 523dc, the user can recognize the state of the infant such as "the activity state of the infant is low" and can prompt the user to interact with the infant.

In the case where the infant is playing with smiling, the second process and the third process are performed simultaneously. Such movement (play) is considered to be pleasant for the infant and provides the infant with a synergistic sense of pleasure. In this case, the happy screen processing section 312 may set the value of the activity indicator 523c to a value higher than the normal value indicated only by the third processing. For example, the value may be set to 1.2 times the value of the normal motion amount. This enables the user to recognize what is considered advantageous for the infant and gives the user the opportunity to play with it.

The home screen processing section 311 performs calculation according to the values of the

indicators

521a, 522b, and 523c displayed on the happy screen 520, and displays a happy indicator (home indicator) 511a that continues the outer periphery of the happy icon 511 of the home screen 510. For example, assume that sleep indicator 521a extends over half (50%) of the outer perimeter of sleep icon 521, smile indicator 522b extends over one-fourth (25%) of the outer perimeter of smile icon 522, and activity indicator 523c extends over one-fourth (25%) of the outer perimeter of activity icon 523. In this case, the happy indicator 511a extends over about one-third (33%) of the periphery of the happy icon 511 (about 33% + 25% + 25%) of × 1/3).

Therefore, the emotional state of the infant can be visualized using three indicators of sleep, laugh, and activity of the infant. Thus, the user can recognize the emotional state of the infant by viewing the home screen 510. In particular, the emotional state of an infant is expected to be in equilibrium among three indexes of sleep, laugh, and activity. Since happy indicator 511a has a value based on the values of

indicators

521a, 522b, and 523c, reliable evaluation can be achieved for the emotional state of the infant.

(health and safety status of infant)

Next, an overview of a flow for showing the health state and the safety state of the infant will be described with reference to fig. 6 and 8. Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating the health screen 530.

A program that causes a terminal 3 capable of communicating with a sensor unit 20 attached to an infant to execute at least two of the following processes: an eleventh process in which a signal output from the sensor unit 20 is processed to evaluate the body temperature of the infant; twelfth processing in which a signal output from the sensor unit 20 is processed to evaluate the heart rate of the infant; and a thirteenth process in which a signal output from the sensor unit 20 is processed to evaluate the frequency of changing diapers of an infant. In addition, the program causes the terminal 3 to execute the following processing: a health icon 512 including a health indicator 512b indicating the health status of the infant is displayed on the screen of the terminal 3. Further, in the case where the health icon 512 is tapped, the program causes the terminal 3 to execute processing for displaying the icon on the screen of the terminal 3. The display processing is performed based on the at least two processing described above, and at least two icons corresponding to the at least two processing described above among the following icons are displayed: a TEMPERATURE (temparature) icon 531 including a TEMPERATURE indicator 531a representing the body TEMPERATURE of the infant; a HEARTBEAT (HEARTBEAT) icon 532 including a HEARTBEAT indicator 532b representing the infant's heart rate; and a diaper-change (DIAPER CHANGES) icon 533 including a diaper-change indicator 533c indicating the frequency of diaper changes for the infant. In the process for displaying the health icon 512, the degree represented by the health indicator 512b is determined based on the degrees represented by the

indicators

531a, 532b and/or 533c of the at least two icons.

Preferably, the at least two treatments include an eleventh treatment, a twelfth treatment, and/or a thirteenth treatment. Preferably, the at least two icons include a temperature icon 531, a heartbeat icon 532, and/or a diaper change icon 533. In the process for displaying the health icon 512, it is preferable that the degree represented by the health indicator 512b is determined based on the following degrees: the degree indicated by temperature indicator 531 a; the degree indicated by heart beat indicator 532 b; and/or the degree indicated by the diaper change indicator 533 c.

Preferably, the thirteenth processing is processing for evaluating the number of taps of the diaper-changing icon 533 as the frequency of changing diapers for infants.

Preferably, if it is determined that the diaper of the infant has not been changed within the predetermined time, the terminal 3 performs processing for changing the value of the diaper change indicator 533c displayed based on the thirteenth processing.

Preferably, if it is determined that the diaper of the infant has not been changed within a predetermined time and it is determined that the infant is crying as a result of processing the signal output by the sensor unit, the terminal 3 performs processing for displaying a warning using the safety icon 513 including the safety indicator 513 c.

Further, it is preferable that the terminal 3 executes a process for changing the value of the happy indicator 511a regardless of the diaper replacement frequency of the infant evaluated by the thirteenth process.

Even in the case where the health icon 512, the temperature icon 531, and the heartbeat icon 532 are not displayed on the screen of the terminal 3, it is preferable that the terminal 3 performs processing for displaying a warning on the screen thereof if it is evaluated in the eleventh processing that the body temperature of the infant is outside the predetermined range, or if it is evaluated in the twelfth processing that the heart rate of the infant is outside the predetermined range.

< monitoring device 2>

A schematic structure of the monitoring device 2 will be explained with reference to fig. 1 and 2.

The monitoring device 2 is used to output information obtained from the infant to the terminal 3. The monitoring device 2 includes: a wearing member 10 for attaching the monitoring device 2 to an arm or leg of an infant; and a sensor unit 20 having at least one sensor for obtaining information. The sensor unit 20 is attachable/detachable with respect to the wearing member 10.

The wearing member 10 preferably has a receiving portion 11 for receiving the sensor unit 20.

The housing 11 preferably has an opening 12 for inserting the sensor unit 20. The opening 12 is preferably openable and closable in a state where the sensor unit 20 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 11.

The wearing member 10 preferably has a pair of

strap members

14 and 15 that can engage each other. The engagement position of the

belt members

14 and 15 is preferably changeable according to the size of the arms or legs of the infant.

The wearing member 10 is preferably made of fabric and can be washed.

Preferably,

surface fasteners

13a and 13b are provided inside the opening 12 of the wearing member 10. In addition, it is preferable that the

surface fasteners

13a and 13b are not exposed to the outside in the case of closing the opening portion 12 with the

surface fasteners

13a and 13 b.

Preferably, the sensor unit 20 has an outer case 21, and the sensor has a microphone for collecting the sound of an infant. Preferably, a hole 21a is provided on the side of the outer case 21 where the microphone is disposed in the direction of the entrance and exit of the sensor unit 20 with respect to the wearing member 10.

Preferably, the sensor unit 20 has a warning portion (not shown) for issuing a predetermined warning to the outside. Preferably, the warning section transmits a predetermined warning in response to the warning signal transmitted from the terminal 3 if the sensor does not transmit any output for a predetermined time.

Other embodiments are also possible

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the embodiment is only for facilitating the understanding of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting. Various changes or modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and such changes or modifications also include equivalents of the invention. For example, the following modifications may be made.

In the above-described embodiment, the emotional state of the infant is represented using three indexes of sleep time, laugh time, and exercise time. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The emotional state of the infant may be represented using any two indexes of sleep time, laughing time, and exercise time. As a result, highly reliable evaluation can be performed.

In the above-described embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the home screen 510 and the happy screen 520 have the same icon configuration. However, the icon configuration is not limited thereto. For example, fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating a happy screen 520 according to another embodiment. As shown in fig. 9, the happy screen 520 may have a different configuration from the home screen 510. As a result, the user can easily recognize the change of the screen. Therefore, malfunction can be reduced.

Any scheme may be used for communication between the sensor unit 20 and the terminal 3. For this communication, for example, the following scheme may be employed: direct communication using a local network such as a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) or a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), or communication using a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) such as the internet. The sensor unit 20 can communicate with a server via a network so that the server performs various processes and data management, and the terminal 3 can function as a display screen. In this case, the combination of the server and the terminal 3 can be regarded as a computer. As a result, even if the amount of information increases, rapid processing can be facilitated.

The above-described embodiments may be implemented by causing a computer or a microprocessor to execute the various processes described above by a program. In this case, all the processes are prepared as a program. Alternatively, part of these processes may be processed using hardware, and the rest may be prepared as a program.

The program may also be supplied to a computer using a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing the executable program. Note that the non-transitory computer-readable medium may include magnetic recording media such as floppy disks, magnetic tapes, and hard drives, and the like, and compact disk read only memories (CD-ROMs), and the like.

List of reference numerals

Child care support system

2 monitoring device for infant (monitoring device)

3 terminal (computer)

10 wearing member

11 accommodating part

12 opening part

13a,13b surface fastener

14,15 band member

20 sensor unit

21 outer case

21a hole

31 control part

311 main screen processing unit

312 Happy screen processing part

312a first processing unit

312b second processing unit

312c third processing unit

313 health picture processing unit

313a eleventh processing section

313b twelfth treatment section

313c thirteenth processing part

314 Security Screen processing section

314a twenty-first processing section

314b twenty-second processing unit

314c a twenty-third processing unit

315 reproduction unit

32 storage part

321 photo DB

322 laugh DB

33 input unit

34 display part

35 communication part

36 speaker

500 Login Screen

501 photo part

502 PW input unit

503 Login icon

510 home screen

511 happy icon (Main icon)

511a Happy indicator (Main indicator)

512 health icon

512b health indicator

513 Security icon

513c Security indicator

514 photo section

515 body temperature display part

520 happy picture

521 sleep icon (first icon)

521a sleep indicator (first indicator)

522 smiling icon (second icon)

522b smiling indicator (second indicator)

523 active icon (third icon)

523c Activity indicator (third indicator)

531 temperature icon

531a temperature indicator

532 icon of heart beat

532b cardiac beat indicator

533 icon for changing diaper

533c diaper changing indicator

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer capable of communicating with a sensor unit mounted to an infant to perform:

at least two of the following first, second, and third processes:

a first process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate how much of an infant's sleep state,

a second process for processing the signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate the degree of smiling state of the infant, an

A third process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate the degree of activity of the infant;

displaying a main icon including a main indicator representing a degree of well-being of an emotional state of an infant on a screen of the computer; and

displaying, on a screen of the computer, at least two icons corresponding to the at least two processes selected from among a first icon, a second icon, and a third icon, based on the at least two processes, in a case where the home icon is tapped:

a first icon including a first indicator representing how much of an infant's sleep state,

a second icon including a second indicator indicating how much the smiling state of the infant is, an

A third icon including a third indicator representing how much of the activity state of the infant is,

wherein, in the process for displaying the home icon, the degree represented by the home indicator is determined based on the degrees represented by the indicators included in the at least two icons among the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1,

the at least two processes include the first process, the second process, and the third process,

the at least two icons include the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon, an

In the process for displaying the primary icon, the degree represented by the primary indicator is determined based on the degree represented by the first indicator, the degree represented by the second indicator, and the degree represented by the third indicator.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 or 2, wherein a photograph obtained by taking a picture of an infant is displayed on at least one of the following screens of the computer:

a screen for displaying the main icon; and

a screen for displaying at least two of the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 2,

the second processing and the third processing are executed simultaneously, and

the value of the third indicator displayed based on the third processing changes according to how much the smiling state of the infant is evaluated by the second processing.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 2,

the program causes the computer to execute:

a process for processing a signal output from the sensor unit and storing a sound of a cheerful state of an infant in the computer; and

a process for displaying a login screen on a screen of the computer before displaying the home icon,

an input unit for inputting information necessary for login and an icon representing a predetermined pattern are displayed on the login screen, an

In a case where the information is input to the input section of the login screen and an icon representing the pattern is tapped, the program causes the computer to execute processing for displaying the main icon and reproducing a sound of a laughing state of an infant.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5,

the pattern represents an image relating to an absorbent article used by the infant, an

The program causes the computer to execute processing for displaying an icon representing the avatar, the input section, and a photograph of an infant on the login screen.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 5 or 6,

the sensor unit may comprise a microphone and,

in the case where the signal output from the microphone satisfies a predetermined condition, the sound of the cheerful state of the infant is newly stored, and

in a case where an icon of the pattern of the login screen is tapped after the re-storage, the program causes the computer to execute processing for reproducing the sound of the smiling state of the newly stored infant.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 2,

the sensor unit comprises an accelerometer and a microphone, an

The program causes the computer to execute:

the first processing for processing the signal output from the accelerometer to assess how much of an infant's sleep state is;

the second process of processing signals output from the accelerometer and the microphone to evaluate how much of the cheerful state of the infant is; and

the third processing is to process the signal output from the accelerometer to evaluate how much of the activity state of the infant is.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8,

the first processing is processing for evaluating how much of the sleep state of the infant is based on the time of the sleep state of the infant within a predetermined time, and

the second processing is processing of evaluating how much the smiling state of the infant is based on the time of the smiling state of the infant in the time excluding the time of the sleep state of the infant from the predetermined time.

10. The computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the program causes the computer to execute processing for displaying on a screen of the computer:

the primary icon including the primary indicator representing how well an emotional state of an infant is;

an icon including an indicator representing a degree of well-being of the health status of the infant; and

an icon including an indicator representing how well the safety status of the infant is.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10,

the number of icons on the screen displayed after login is equal to the number of icons on the screen displayed after tapping the home icon, an

The arrangement of icons on the screen displayed after login is different from the arrangement of icons on the screen displayed after tapping the home icon.

12. A child care support method comprising:

at least two of the following first, second and third steps:

a first step of evaluating how much of a sleep state of an infant is using a detection result of a sensor unit attached to the infant,

a second step of evaluating how much the smiling state of the infant is using the detection result of the sensor unit, an

A third step of evaluating the activity state of the infant using the detection result of the sensor unit;

displaying a main icon including a main indicator representing a degree of well-being of an emotional state of an infant on a screen of a computer that is capable of communicating with the sensor unit; and

displaying, on a screen of the computer, at least two icons corresponding to the at least two steps selected from among a first icon, a second icon, and a third icon, based on the at least two steps, in a case where the home icon is tapped:

wherein, in the step of displaying the home icon, the degree represented by the home indicator is determined based on the degrees represented by the indicators included in the at least two icons among the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon.

13. A child care support system capable of communicating with a sensor unit attached to an infant, comprising:

at least two of the following first, second, and third processing sections:

a first processing section for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate the degree of sleep state of an infant,

a second processing section for processing the signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate the degree of smiling state of the infant, an

A third processing section for processing a signal output from the sensor unit to evaluate the degree of activity of the infant;

a processing unit for displaying a main icon including a main indicator indicating a degree of well-being of an emotional state of an infant on a screen of a computer that can communicate with the sensor unit; and

a processing unit configured to display, on a screen of the computer, at least two icons selected from among the following first, second, and third icons corresponding to at least two processes performed by at least two of the first, second, and third processing units, based on the at least two processes performed by the at least two of the first, second, and third processing units, in a case where the home icon is tapped:

wherein, in the processing portion for displaying the home icon, the degree represented by the home indicator is determined based on the degrees represented by the indicators included in the at least two icons of the first icon, the second icon, and the third icon.

14. A monitoring device for an infant for outputting information obtained from an infant to a computer, comprising:

wearing means for mounting the monitoring device for an infant to an arm or leg of an infant; and

the sensor unit in accordance with claim 13,

wherein the sensor unit is attachable/detachable with respect to the wearing member.