JP2011092418A - Asthma treatment support system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a system capable of confirming inhaler usage information at a location away from an inhaler.
An asthma treatment support system 1 of the present invention includes a transmission device 101, a management server 102, and a display device 103. Information relating to use of the inhaler is transmitted from the transmission device 101 to the display device 103 via the management server 102. A transmission system in which a transmission device 101 detects an operation of an inhaler and outputs operation information of the inhaler, and a use frequency calculation unit that calculates use frequency information of the inhaler based on the operation information 14 and transmission means 12 for transmitting the usage count information to the management server 102. The management server 102 displays the reception means 22 for receiving the usage count information, the storage means 25 for storing the usage count information, and the usage count information. A display unit for receiving the usage count information, and a display for displaying the usage count information. And a stage 31.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a system that supports the proper use of an inhaler in the treatment of asthma.

  In the treatment of asthma, it is fundamental to reduce inflammation and prevent seizures by causing bronchodilators and steroids to act on the affected area by inhalation using an inhaler. It is common for asthmatic patients to regularly inhale by carrying a small inhaler at all times for the purpose of reducing inflammation and preventing seizures. Inhalers that are easy to use even in children with asthma are already in widespread use.

  In order to make an appropriate treatment plan for asthma, it is necessary to accurately grasp the dose of the drug and the frequency of use of the drug, and to receive regular medical examination. Here, when a child or the like uses an inhaler, there is a risk that management regarding the use of the inhaler in accordance with an appropriate asthma treatment plan may be insufficient. For example, the remaining amount of the medicine cannot be accurately grasped, a desired action is not obtained due to inappropriate use of the inhaler, and the number of uses is erroneously stored. When the patient himself / herself cannot sufficiently manage the use of the inhaler as described above, it is preferable that a guardian or the like manages it on behalf of the patient. It was difficult to manage the use appropriately.

  Therefore, a technique for counting and displaying the number of times the inhaler is used has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). With such a technique, for example, the number of times the inhaler is used and the remaining amount of the medicine can be accurately grasped.

International Publication No. 2006/004498 pamphlet (released on January 12, 2006)

  However, since the above technique only counts and displays the number of times the inhaler is used, the following problems occur.

  If the patient forgets to see the displayed number of uses, there is a possibility that the patient may not notice it even though the remaining amount of the medicine is low. In addition, since a person other than the patient can confirm the number of times of use only when the patient and the person are together, it is difficult to regularly confirm the display and time is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of confirming information related to the use of an inhaler at a location away from the inhaler.

In order to solve the above problems, the asthma treatment support system of the present invention is:
An asthma treatment support system comprising a transmission device, a management server, and a display device, wherein information relating to use of an inhaler is transmitted from the transmission device to the display device via the management server,
The transmitting device is
Detecting means for outputting operation information indicating the operation of the inhaler by detecting an operation of the inhaler by a user;
Use number calculating means for calculating use number information indicating the use number of the inhaler based on the operation information;
A transmission means for transmitting the usage count information to the management server,
The management server is
Receiving means for receiving the usage count information from the transmitting device;
Storage means for storing the use count information;
Transmission means for transmitting the usage count information to the display device,
The display device is
Receiving means for receiving the usage count information from the management server;
Display means for displaying the number-of-uses information.

  According to the above configuration, the number of times the inhaler is used from the transmission device can be displayed on a display device different from the transmission device. Therefore, the number of times the inhaler is used can be displayed on the display device located away from the transmission device. In other words, since the number of uses of the inhaler can be grasped at a place away from the transmission device, it is easy to check the number of uses other than the user of the inhaler. Since confirmation of the number of uses is easy, the frequency of omission of confirmation of the number of uses can be reduced.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
When the transmission means of the management server receives the usage count information from the transmission device, the transmission count information may be automatically transmitted to the display device.

  According to the above configuration, the number of uses of the inhaler can be transmitted to the user in real time at a location away from the transmission device.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
The display device further includes a transmission means for transmitting an instruction to transmit the usage count information to the management server,
The management server further includes transmission instruction receiving means for receiving the transmission instruction, and the transmission means of the management server obtains the use frequency information based on reception of the transmission instruction by the transmission instruction receiving means. You may transmit to the said display apparatus.

  According to the above configuration, the number of times the inhaler is used can be transmitted to the user at a desired timing.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
The transmission device further includes usage time information generation means for generating usage time information indicating the usage time of the inhaler based on the output of the operation information from the detection means, and the transmission of the transmission device Means transmits the use frequency information associated with the use time information to the management server;
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information associated with the usage time information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is the usage count associated with the usage time information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the usage count information associated with the usage time information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the use frequency information associated with the use time information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use time information. It is preferable to display information.

  According to the said structure, in addition to the frequency | count of use, a use time can be conveyed to a user. Therefore, for example, information useful for the treatment of asthma can be determined to the user, which can determine whether or not the inhaler was used at an appropriate time, and whether or not the inhaler usage is different from usual. Can be provided.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
The transmission device further includes usage position information acquisition means for acquiring usage position information representing the usage position of the inhaler based on the output of the operation information from the detection means, and the transmission of the transmission device Means transmits the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the management server;
The receiving means of the management server receives the use count information associated with the use position information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is used with the use count information associated with the use position information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the usage count information associated with the use location information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use location information. It is preferable to display information.

  According to the above configuration, the use position can be transmitted to the user in addition to the number of uses. Therefore, for example, information useful for the treatment of asthma can be provided to the user, which can determine whether or not the position (location) where the inhaler is used is different from usual.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
Based on the input of the operation information from the detection means, the transmission device generates use time information indicating the use time of the inhaler, and the output of the operation information from the detection means Based on the use position information acquisition means for acquiring use position information representing the use position of the inhaler, wherein the transmission means of the transmission device associates the use number information and the use time information with each other. Sent the used location information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information and the usage time information associated with the usage time information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server receives the usage count information and the usage time information. Storing the use number information associated with the use time information, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the use number information and the use number information associated with the use time information to the information display device,
The receiving means of the information display device receives the usage number information associated with the usage number information and the usage time information, and the display means is associated with the usage number information and the usage time information. It is preferable to display information.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to inform the user of the use time and use position in addition to the number of uses. Therefore, based on the number of times the inhaler is used, the time of use, and the position where it is used, it can be determined whether the inhaler is being used properly, whether there are any unusual changes in the use of the inhaler, etc. Information useful for the treatment of asthma can be provided to the user.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
An asthma treatment support system further comprising a portable terminal device,
The transmission means of the transmission device transmits the usage count information to the mobile terminal device,
The portable terminal device receives the use number information from the transmission device, and uses time information generation for generating use time information indicating the use time of the inhaler based on the reception of the use number information. Means, and transmission means for transmitting the use frequency information associated with the use time information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information associated with the usage time information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is the usage count associated with the usage time information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the usage count information associated with the usage time information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the use frequency information associated with the use time information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use time information. It is preferable to display information.

  According to the above configuration, the transmission device only needs to be able to transmit only the usage count information, so that it is possible to achieve downsizing and low power consumption. In addition, as described above, information useful for the treatment of asthma can be provided to the user.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
An asthma treatment support system further comprising a portable terminal device,
The transmission means of the transmission device transmits the usage count information to the mobile terminal device,
Use position information acquisition in which the portable terminal device acquires use position information representing the use position of the inhaler based on reception means for receiving the use number information from the transmission device and reception of the use number information Means, and transmission means for transmitting the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the use count information associated with the use position information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is used with the use count information associated with the use position information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the usage count information associated with the use location information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use location information. It is preferable to display information.

  According to the above configuration, the transmission device only needs to be able to transmit only the usage count information, so that it is possible to achieve downsizing and low power consumption. In addition, as described above, information useful for the treatment of asthma can be provided to the user.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
An asthma treatment support system further comprising a portable terminal device,
The transmission means of the transmission device transmits the usage count information to the mobile terminal device,
The portable terminal device receives the use number information from the transmission device, and uses time information generation for generating use time information indicating the use time of the inhaler based on the reception of the use number information. Means for acquiring use position information indicating the use position of the inhaler based on reception of the use number information, and the use number associated with the use number information and the use time information. Transmission means for transmitting information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information and the usage time information associated with the usage time information from the mobile terminal device, and the storage means of the management server receives the usage count information and Storing the use count information associated with the use time information, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the use count information and the use count information associated with the use time information to the information display device;
The receiving means of the information display device receives the usage number information associated with the usage number information and the usage time information, and the display means is associated with the usage number information and the usage time information. It is preferable to display information.

  According to the above configuration, the transmission device only needs to be able to transmit only the usage count information, so that it is possible to achieve downsizing and low power consumption. In addition, as described above, information useful for the treatment of asthma can be provided to the user.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
The management server generates usage history information representing usage history of the inhaler based on the usage frequency information and the usage time information stored in the storage means; and the usage history Use history information transmitting means for transmitting information to the display device,
It is preferable that the display device further includes usage history information receiving means for receiving the usage history information from the management server, and the display means displays the usage history information.

  According to the said structure, the log | history of the frequency | count of use and use time can be provided to a user. Therefore, for example, statistical information such as time periods and seasons when the inhaler is frequently used (low) can be grasped from the history. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with more useful information for treating asthma.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
The management server generates usage history information representing usage history of the inhaler based on the usage count information and the usage position information stored in the storage means, and the usage history Use history information transmitting means for transmitting information to the display device,
It is preferable that the display device further includes usage history information receiving means for receiving the usage history information from the management server, and the display means displays the usage history information.

  According to the said structure, the frequency | count of use and the log | history of a use position can be provided to a user. Therefore, for example, statistical information such as a frequently used position (place) can be grasped from the history. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with more useful information for treating asthma.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
Usage history information generation means for generating usage history information representing the usage history of the inhaler based on the usage frequency information, the usage time information, and the usage position information stored in the storage means by the management server And usage history information transmitting means for transmitting the usage history information to the display device,
It is preferable that the display device further includes usage history information receiving means for receiving the usage history information from the management server, and the display means displays the usage history information.

  According to the said structure, the frequency | count of use, use time, and the log | history of a use position can be provided to a user. Therefore, statistical information obtained from various viewpoints can be grasped from the history. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with more useful information for treating asthma.

In the asthma treatment support system of the present invention,
The usage history information may be advice, graphs or maps regarding the use of the inhaler.

  As described above, the asthma treatment support system of the present invention can provide useful information regarding the use of an inhaler.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the asthma treatment assistance system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the asthma treatment assistance system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the transmitter which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the management server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process different from FIG. 4 of the management server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process different from FIG. 5 of the display apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the asthma treatment assistance system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the transmitter which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the management server which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the asthma treatment system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the portable terminal device which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the management server which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the display apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of usage history, (b) is a figure which shows the other example of display of a usage history, (c) is a figure which shows the other example of display of a usage history. Yes, (d) is a diagram showing another display example of the usage history.

[Embodiment 1]
A first embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Asthma treatment support system 1)
An asthma treatment support system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an asthma treatment support system 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the asthma treatment support system 1 includes a transmission device 101, a management server 102, and a display device 103. The three devices are connected via a network 90. In the present embodiment, an asthma treatment support system 1 suitable for transmission, management, and display of the use status of an aerosol-type (pressurized quantitative spray-type) portable inhaler will be described as an example.

(Transmitting device 101)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the transmission device 101 includes a pressing operation detection unit (transmission device detection unit) 11, a communication unit (transmission unit) 12, a control unit 13, a press frequency count unit (use frequency calculation unit) 14, and a storage. Part 15 is provided. Details of each member will be described later.

(Management server 102)
As shown in FIG. 1, the management server 102 includes a content generation unit 21, a communication unit (management server reception unit, transmission unit) 22, a control unit 23, and a database (storage unit) 25. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 22 has a configuration for receiving information from the transmission device 101, a configuration for transmitting information to the display device 103, and a configuration for receiving an instruction from the display device 103 (transmission instruction receiving means). Also serves as. Details of each member will be described later.

(Display device 103)
As shown in FIG. 1, the display device 103 includes a display unit (display unit) 31, a communication unit (display unit reception unit) 32, a control unit 33, an input unit 34, and a storage unit 35. In the present embodiment, both the configuration for receiving information from the management server 102 and the configuration for transmitting an instruction to the management server 102 are used. Details of each member will be described later.

(Outline of Asthma Treatment Support System 1)
An overview of the asthma treatment support system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the asthma treatment support system 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the transmission device 101 attached to the inhaler 111 detects an operation of the can 111 a containing medicine by the user's finger 112. The transmission device 101 calculates use count information of the inhaler 111 based on the detected result, and transmits it to the management server 102. The management server 102 stores the received usage count information and transmits it to the display device 103. The display device 103 displays the received usage count information. Here, the display device 103 may be the mobile terminal device 103a or the computer 103b. As described above, the inhaler 111 is an aerosol-type inhaler 111. The aerosol-type inhaler 111 sets a can 111a containing a drug such as a steroid and the upper part of the can 111a is pushed by a finger 112 so that the medicine inside is sprayed in a mist. Therefore, the operation of the inhaler 111 by the user can be detected by attaching the transmission device 101 to the upper portion of the can 111a.

  As a result, the number of uses of the inhaler 111 from the transmission device 101 transmitted via the management server 102 can be displayed on the display device 103 different from the transmission device 101. Therefore, the number of uses of the inhaler 111 can be displayed on the display device 103 located away from the transmission device 101. That is, since the number of uses of the inhaler 111 can be grasped at a place away from the transmission device 101, it is easy to check the number of uses other than the user of the inhaler 111. Since confirmation of the number of uses is easy, the frequency of omission of confirmation of the number of uses can be reduced.

(Details of usage information provision processing)
The details of the inhaler usage information providing process in the asthma treatment support system 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the transmission apparatus 101 according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the management server 102 according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the display device 103 according to an embodiment.

(Details of processing of transmitting apparatus 101)
As shown in FIG. 3, when the pressing operation detecting unit 11 detects an operation (pressing operation) of the inhaler 111 by the user (Yes), the operation information indicating the operation of the inhaler 111 is generated and the information is pressed. It outputs to the count part 14 (S101). If the operation of the inhaler 111 by the user is not detected (No), the pressing operation detection unit 11 continues the standby state.

  When the operation information is input, the number-of-presses counting unit 14 acquires the number-of-uses information stored in the storage unit 15. The number-of-presses count unit 14 adds 1 to the value (the number of uses) represented by the use number information acquired from the storage unit 15 to generate new use number information. The number-of-presses count unit 14 outputs new usage count information to the control unit 13. When the new usage count information is input, the control unit 13 acquires transmission device identification information for specifying the transmission device 101 from the storage unit 15 (S102). The control unit 13 outputs new usage count information and transmission device identification information to the communication unit 12. Here, the transmission device identification information is, for example, an ID that identifies the transmission device 101.

  When the new usage count information and the transmission device identification information are input, the communication unit 12 transmits the usage count information and the transmission device identification information to the management server 102 (S103). In addition, the control unit 13 outputs new usage count information to the storage unit 15, and overwrites the new usage count information with the usage count information stored in the storage unit 15 (S104).

(Details of processing of the management server 102)
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the control unit 23 determines whether transmission time is set (S111). Here, transmission time setting information set for each display device is recorded in the database 25 in advance. The control unit 23 determines the presence / absence of transmission time setting based on the transmission time setting information. Details of the transmission time setting information will be described later. When the control unit 23 determines “No” (No), the control unit 23 waits for information from the transmission device 101 or an instruction from the display device 103. The case where the determination by the control unit 23 is “Yes” (Yes) will be described later.

  When receiving the information (or instruction) (Yes), the communication unit 22 outputs the information to the control unit 23 (S113). When the information is not received (No), the communication unit 22 continues the standby state.

  When the information is input, the control unit 23 determines the content (S114). When it is determined that the content is the usage count information from the transmission apparatus 101 (Yes), the control unit 23 transmits the information to the transmission apparatus 101 based on the transmission apparatus identification information transmitted together with the usage count information. Is identified. And the control part 23 specifies the display apparatus 103 which should transmit the information from the transmission apparatus 101 based on the display apparatus identification information linked | related with the said transmission apparatus identification information currently recorded on the database 25 (S115). . The control unit 23 records the use count information in the database 25 in association with the transmission device identification information and the display device identification information (S116). The case where the control unit 23 determines that the content is not the usage count information from the transmission apparatus 101 (No) will be described later.

  The control unit 23 determines whether there is an automatic transmission setting associated with the display device identification information (S117). When the control unit 23 determines “Yes” (Yes), it outputs the above-mentioned usage count information to the content generation unit 21. The content generation unit 21 acquires a transmission format for the display device 103 from the database 25, and generates content including the use count information. The content generation unit 21 outputs content including the usage count information to the communication unit 22. The communication unit 22 transmits content including the usage count information to the display device 103 (S118). When the control unit 23 determines “No” (No), the processing of the management server 102 ends. Here, the transmission format is, for example, a mail format. Therefore, in this case, the content generation unit 21 generates a mail including the usage count information, and the communication unit 22 transmits the mail to the display device 103.

  Next, when the determination by the control unit 23 is “Yes” (Yes) in S111, the control unit 23 further determines whether or not the current time is the set time (S112). When the control unit 23 determines that it is the set time (Yes), the process of S115 described above is performed. The display device 103 is specified based on display device identification information associated with the transmission time setting information. Subsequently, the control unit 23 acquires the usage count information associated with the display device identification information from the database 25 (S116). The processing after S117 is as described above. When the control unit 23 determines that the set time is not reached (No), the control unit 23 enters a standby state waiting for information from the transmission device 101 or an instruction from the display device 103.

  Next, when the control unit 23 determines in S114 that the content is not the usage count information from the transmission apparatus 101 (No), the usage count information transmission instruction from the display apparatus 103 is determined for the content. In this case, the control unit 23 outputs to the communication unit 22 a transmission instruction for an input request for display device identification information to the display device 103 that is the transmission source. Based on the transmission instruction, the communication unit transmits a display device identification information input request to the display device 103 (S119).

  When receiving the display device identification information from the display device 103 (S120), the communication unit 22 outputs the display device identification information to the control unit 23. The control unit 23 determines whether or not display device identification information that matches the display device identification information is recorded in the database 25 (S121). When the control unit 23 determines that the display device identification information that matches the database 25 is recorded (Yes), the control unit 23 determines the usage count information to be transmitted and the display device 103 based on the display device identification information. Specify (S122). The control unit 23 acquires the specified number-of-uses information from the database 25 (S123). The control unit 23 outputs the acquired usage count information to the content generation unit 21. The content generation unit 21 acquires a transmission format for the display device 103 from the database 25, and generates content including the use count information. Here, the said display format is a format which can be acquired, for example from the world wide web (www), and can be displayed with a terminal device. Therefore, in this case, the content generation unit 21 generates content including the usage count information according to, for example, the html format. In addition, since the display format can be an email, the content generation unit 21 may generate an email including the usage count information.

  When the control unit 23 determines in S121 that the display device identification information that matches the database 25 is not recorded (No), the control unit 23 outputs an error information transmission instruction to the communication unit 22. The communication unit 22 transmits error information to the display device 103 based on the output instruction. As a result, the management server 102 ends the process. Here, the error information is, for example, information indicating that the display device identification information transmitted to the management server 102 is incorrect and the instruction from the display device 103 is interrupted without being completed.

(Details of processing of display device 103)
As shown in FIG. 5, when the communication unit 32 receives information or an instruction is input to the input unit 34 (Yes), the information or instruction is output to the control unit 33 (S131). The control unit 33 determines the content of the output information or instruction (S132). When it is determined that the content is the usage count information (Yes), the control unit 33 outputs the usage count information to the display unit 31. The display unit 31 displays the output usage number information (S133). Thereby, the processing of the display device 103 ends. Note that if the communication unit 32 has not received the information or if no instruction is input to the input unit 34 (No), the display device 103 continues in a standby state.

  Next, when the control unit 33 determines in S132 that the information or the content of the instruction is not the usage count information (No), the control unit 33 determines whether the content is an instruction to transmit the usage count information to the input unit 34 or not. Is determined (S134). When the control unit 33 determines that the content is an instruction to transmit the usage count information to the input unit 34 (Yes), the control unit 33 outputs an instruction to transmit the usage count information to the management server 102 to the communication unit 32. . The communication unit 32 transmits a usage count information transmission instruction to the management server 102 (S135). The case where the control unit 33 determines No in S134 will be described later.

  When the communication unit 32 receives information from the management server 102, the information is output to the control unit 33. The control unit 33 determines whether or not the content of the information is a request for inputting display device identification information (S136). When it is determined that the content is an input request for display device identification information (Yes), the control unit 33 outputs an input request for display device identification information to the display unit 31. The display unit 31 displays an input request for display device identification information (S137). When the display device identification information is input to the input unit 34 (Yes), the input unit 34 outputs the display device identification information to the control unit 33 (S138). The control unit 33 instructs the communication unit 32 to transmit the display device identification information to the management server 102. The communication unit 32 transmits the display device identification information to the management server 102 (S139). If display device identification information is not input to the input unit 34 in S138 (No), the display device 103 continues to wait for input.

  When the communication unit 32 receives information from the management server 102, the information is output to the control unit 33. The control unit 33 determines whether or not the content of the information is usage count information (S140). When the control unit 33 determines that the content of the information is the usage count information (Yes), the usage count information is displayed on the display unit 31 in S133 as described above. When the control unit 33 determines that the content of the information is error information (No), the control unit 33 outputs the error information to the display unit 31. The display unit 31 displays error information based on the output from the control unit 33 (S141).

  Next, when the control unit 33 determines in S134 that the content of the information is not a usage information transmission instruction (No), the control unit 33 further determines the information in S136 described above. When the control unit 33 determines in S136 that the content of the information is not a display device identification information input request (No), the control unit 33 instructs the display unit 31 to display error information. As described above, the display unit 31 displays error information based on an instruction from the control unit 33.

(Operation and effect of this embodiment)
As described above, the transmission device 101 attached to the inhaler 111 detects the operation of the medicine storage unit 111a by the user's finger 112. The transmission device 101 calculates use count information of the inhaler 111 based on the detected result, and transmits it to the management server 102. The management server 102 stores the received usage count information and transmits it to the display device 103. The display device 103 displays the received usage count information. Here, the display device 103 may be the mobile terminal device 103a or the computer 103b.

  As a result, the number of uses of the inhaler 111 from the transmission device 101 transmitted via the management server 102 can be displayed on the display device 103 different from the transmission device 101. Therefore, the number of uses of the inhaler 111 can be displayed on the display device 103 located away from the transmission device 101. That is, since the number of uses of the inhaler 111 can be grasped at a place away from the transmission device 101, it is easy to check the number of uses other than the user of the inhaler 111. Since confirmation of the number of uses is easy, the frequency of omission of confirmation of the number of uses can be reduced.

(Other processing in the asthma treatment support system 1)
Details of other processes in the asthma treatment support system 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of transmission setting processing of the management server 102 according to an embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of transmission setting processing of the display device 103 according to an embodiment.

(Details of transmission setting process in management server 102)
As illustrated in FIG. 6, when the communication unit 22 receives the automatic transmission setting instruction from the display device 103 (Yes), the communication unit 22 outputs the automatic transmission setting instruction to the control unit 23 (S151). When the automatic transmission setting instruction from the display device 103 has not been received (No), the management server 102 continues in the standby state. Upon receiving the automatic transmission setting instruction, the control unit 23 instructs the communication unit 22 to transmit a display device identification information input request to the display device 103. In accordance with the instruction, the communication unit 22 transmits a display device identification information input request to the display device 103 (S152).

  When receiving the display device identification information from the display device 103 (S153), the communication unit 22 outputs the display device identification information to the control unit 23. The control unit 23 determines whether or not the received display device identification information is stored in the database 25 (S154). When the received display device identification information is stored in the database 25 (Yes), the control unit 23 instructs the communication unit 22 to transmit a request for automatic transmission setting information. The communication unit 22 transmits a request for automatic transmission setting information to the display device 103 (S155). Here, the automatic transmission setting information is, for example, whether or not to automatically transmit the usage count information to the display device 103 when the management server 102 receives the usage count information, or the usage count information recorded in the database 25 at a certain time. Is information to set whether or not to automatically transmit to the display device 103, the transmission destination at the time of automatic transmission, or a combination thereof.

  When receiving the automatic transmission setting information from the display device 103 (S156), the communication unit 22 outputs the automatic transmission setting information to the control unit 23. The control unit 23 records the automatic transmission setting information in the database 25 in association with the display device identification information or overwrites it (S157).

  Here, when the received display device identification information is not stored in the database 25 (No), the control unit 23 instructs the communication unit 22 to transmit error information. The communication unit 22 transmits error information to the display device 103 (S158).

(Details of transmission setting process in display device 103)
As illustrated in FIG. 7, when the input unit 34 receives an input of an automatic transmission setting instruction from the user (Yes), the input unit 34 outputs an automatic transmission setting instruction to the control unit 33 (S161). The control unit 33 instructs the communication unit 32 to transmit an automatic transmission setting instruction to the management server 102. The communication unit 32 transmits an automatic transmission setting instruction to the management server 102 (S162). In S161, when the input of the automatic transmission setting instruction is not received from the user (No), the display device 103 continues the standby state.

  When the communication unit 32 receives an input request for display device identification information from the management server 102 (S163), the communication unit 32 outputs an input request for display device identification information to the control unit 33. The control unit 33 instructs the display unit 31 to display an input request for display device identification information. The display unit 31 displays an input request for display device identification information (S164).

  When receiving input of display device identification information from the user (Yes), the input unit 34 outputs the display device identification information to the control unit 33 (S165). When receiving the output of the display device identification information, the control unit 33 instructs the communication unit 32 to transmit the display device identification information to the management server 102. The communication unit 32 transmits display device identification information to the management server 102 (S166). In S165, when the input of the display device identification information is not received from the user (No), the display device 103 continues in the standby state.

  When the communication unit 32 receives a request for automatic transmission setting information (Yes), the communication unit 32 outputs a request for automatic transmission setting information to the control unit 33 (S167). Upon receiving the output of the automatic transmission setting information request, the control unit 33 sends the automatic transmission setting information request to the display unit 31. The display unit 31 displays a request for automatic transmission setting information (S168).

  When receiving input of automatic transmission setting information from the user (Yes), the input unit 34 outputs the automatic transmission setting information to the control unit 33 (S169). When receiving the output of the automatic transmission setting information, the control unit 33 instructs the communication unit 32 to transmit the automatic transmission setting information to the management server 102. The communication unit 32 transmits the automatic transmission setting information to the management server 102 (S170). In S169, when the input of the display device identification information is not received from the user (No), the display device 103 continues in the standby state.

  In S167, when the communication unit 32 receives the error information (No), the error information is output to the control unit 33. The control unit 33 outputs error information to the display unit 31 and instructs the display unit 31 to display the error information. The display unit 31 displays error information (S171), and the display device 103 ends the process.

  By performing the setting as described above, the asthma treatment support system 1 according to the present invention can be provided to the user via the inhaler use frequency information at various timings desired by the user.

(Transmission processing from the transmission apparatus 101 to the management server 102)
As described above, the transmission apparatus 101 and the management server 102 are connected via the network 90. For example, when transmitting the usage count information from the transmission apparatus 101 to the management server 102, the transmission apparatus 101 transmits the usage count information to a base station or the like in the vicinity thereof via wireless communication. Then, it is transmitted from the base station that has received the usage count information to the management server 102 via wired communication. In this way, the transmission apparatus 101 is configured to be able to transmit the usage count information to the management server 102 at a remote location.

  When transmitting the usage count information from the transmission apparatus 101 to the management server 102, transmission may not be completed properly due to the transmission position of the transmission apparatus 101 or the like. In such a case, the transmission apparatus 101 retransmits the usage count information to the management server 102 until transmission is properly completed. When the number of retransmissions reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10 times), the transmission apparatus 101 retransmits the usage number information to the management server 102 after a predetermined time (for example, 5, 10 minutes, etc.). To resume.

(Detection of user operation of inhaler)
In the present embodiment, the transmission device 101 detects the operation (pressing operation) of the aerosol-type inhaler 111 by the user as described above. Here, the push motion detection unit 11 in the transmission device 101 is changed to a conventionally known configuration that can detect other motions by the user of the inhaler, so that the asthma treatment support of the present invention is applied to inhalers other than the aerosol type. The system 1 can be applied.

  Examples of inhalers other than the aerosol type include a dry powder type inhaler. The dry powder type inhaler is an inhaler that actively inhales a powdered medicine by inhalation of a user of the inhaler. A general dry powder type inhaler can be inhaled by opening a package containing a medicine (removing the lid or making a hole in the lid). Therefore, for example, by detecting an operation of opening a package in the inhaler by the user of the inhaler, the transmission apparatus 101 can calculate the number-of-uses information.

[Embodiment 2]
A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Asthma treatment support system 1 ')
An asthma treatment support system 1 ′ according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an asthma treatment support system 1 ′ according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the asthma treatment support system 1 ′ includes a transmission device 101 ′, a management server 102, a display device 103, and a position information notification device 104. The four devices are connected via a communication network 90. The asthma treatment support system 1 ′ according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it includes a transmission device 101 ′ and a position information notification device 104. For this reason, the configurations of the management server 102 and the display device 103 are omitted.

(Transmitter 101 ′)
As shown in FIG. 8, in addition to the configuration of the transmission device 101 described above, the transmission device 101 ′ includes a use time information generation unit (use time information generation unit of the transmission device) 16 and a use position information acquisition unit (of the transmission device). Use position information acquisition means) 17 is further provided. Details of processing in the use time information generation unit 16 and the use position information acquisition unit 17 will be described later.

(Details of usage information provision processing)
Details of the usage information provision processing will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the transmission apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the management server according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the display device according to the present embodiment.

  Of the processes shown in FIG. 9, S201 and S204 are the same processes as S101 and S104 of FIG. Of the processes shown in FIG. 10, S211 to S215, S217, S219 to S221 and S224 are the same processes as S111 to S115, S117, S119 to S121 and S124 of FIG. Further, among the processes shown in FIG. 11, S231 to S232 and S234 to 241 are the same processes as S131 to 132 and S134 to 141 of FIG. Therefore, here, the details of the processing will be described only for S202 to 203, S216, S218, S222 to S223, and S233.

(Details of processing of transmitting apparatus 101 ')
As shown in FIG. 9, based on the process of S201, operation information indicating the operation of the inhaler 111 is generated, and the information is stored in the number-of-presses count unit 14, the use time information generation unit 16, and the use position information acquisition unit 17. Output.

  Based on the output of the operation information, the number-of-presses counting unit 14 calculates the number-of-uses information as described above, and the use time information generating unit 16 generates the current time as the use time information of the inhaler 111, The position information acquisition unit 17 acquires use position information representing the current location from the position information notification device 104 as a use position of the inhaler 111 (S202). Then, the number-of-presses count unit 14 outputs the usage number information to the control unit 13, the usage time information generation unit 16 outputs the usage time information to the control unit 13, and the usage position information acquisition unit 17 outputs the usage position information to the control unit. 13 is output.

  Here, the use time information generation unit 16 measures time continuously, for example, and generates use time information by specifying the time when the operation information is output. Further, for example, the use time information generation unit 16 generates the use time information by acquiring the time information from the outside via the communication unit 12 based on the output of the operation information. Further, the use position information acquisition unit 17 acquires use position information from the position information notification device 104 via the communication unit 12 based on the output of the operation information. The position information notification device 104 is, for example, a satellite constituting a global positioning system (GPS) or a base station. Therefore, when the position information notification device 104 is a satellite, the use position information acquisition unit 17 generates use position information based on a signal from the satellite, and when the position information notification device 104 is a base station, Use the acquired location information directly.

  The control unit 13 outputs the use frequency information thus output to the communication unit 12 in association with the use time information and the use position information. Based on this output, the communication unit 12 transmits usage count information associated with the usage time information and usage location information to the management server 102 (S203). Then, the transmitting apparatus 101 ends the process through S204.

(Details of processing of the management server 102)
As illustrated in FIG. 10, based on the processing of S <b> 211 to S <b> 215, the control unit 23 records the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information in the database 25. Through S217, the control unit 23 outputs the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information to the communication unit 22. Based on this output, the communication unit 22 transmits the use time information associated with the use time information and the use position information to the display device 103 (S218).

  Further, as processing branched from S214, based on the processing of S211 to S214 and S219 to S221, the control unit 23 uses the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information, and the transmission destination display device 103. Specify (S222). Then, the control unit 23 acquires the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information from the database 25 and outputs them to the communication unit 22. The communication unit 22 executes the process of S218.

(Details of processing of display device 103)
As illustrated in FIG. 11, the display unit 31 displays the use time information associated with the use time information and the use position information based on the processes of S231 to S232.

  As processing branched from S232, based on the processing of S231 to S232 and S239, the communication unit 32 receives the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information (S240). The communication unit 32 outputs the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information to the control unit 33. The control unit 33 outputs the usage time information and the usage frequency information associated with the usage position information to the display unit 31 and instructs the display thereof. Based on this instruction, the process of S233 is executed, and the display apparatus 103 ends the process.

(Operation and effect of this embodiment)
As described above, the asthma treatment support system 1 ′ according to the present embodiment provides the user with the use time information and the use position information added to the use frequency information of the inhaler 111. As a result, it is possible to provide the user with various information useful for treating asthma that cannot be determined only by the number of uses. For example, the user can determine whether the inhaler 111 has been used at an appropriate time according to the treatment plan. For example, the user can determine whether or not the use time of the inhaler 111 is different from usual. For example, the user can determine whether the position (place) where the inhaler is used is different from usual.

(Other configuration of transmitting apparatus 101 ′)
In the present embodiment, the transmission apparatus 101 ′ includes a use time information generation unit 16 and a use position information acquisition unit 17. However, the transmission apparatus 101 ′ may be configured to include either the use time information generation unit 16 or the use position information acquisition unit 17. In any case, information useful for treating asthma can be provided to the user as compared to the case where only the number of uses of the inhaler 111 is provided to the user.

(Modification of acquisition of usage time information and usage position information)
The configuration in which the use time information and the use position information are acquired by the transmission device 101 ′ is only one configuration example of the asthma treatment support system according to the present invention. An asthma treatment support system 1 ″ that further provides use time information and use position information without using the transmission device 101 ′ will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an asthma treatment support system 1 ″ according to a modification according to this embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 12, the modified asthma treatment support system 1 ″ includes a transmission device 101, a mobile terminal device 105, a management server 102, a display device 103, and a position information notification device 104. The transmission device 101 and the mobile terminal device 105 are connected by a wireless communication network 91. The mobile terminal device 105, the management server 102, the display device 103, and the position information notification device 104 are connected by a network 90. The asthma treatment support system 1 ″ is different from the first embodiment in that the transmission device 101 is connected to the management server 102 via the mobile terminal device 105. Therefore, the configurations of the transmission device 101, the management server 102, and the display device 103 are omitted.

(Mobile terminal device 105)
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the mobile terminal device 105 includes a use time information generation unit (use time information generation unit of the mobile terminal device) 51, a communication unit 52, a control unit 53, and a use position information acquisition unit (use of the mobile terminal device). Position information acquisition means) 54, a storage unit 55, and a display unit 56. The mobile terminal device 105 is, for example, a mobile phone carried by the user of the inhaler 111. Details of processing of each member will be described later.

(Details of modification of usage information provision processing)
Details of a modification of the usage information providing process will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the mobile terminal device 105.

(Details of processing of transmitting apparatus 101)
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the transmission device 101 of the present embodiment is connected to the mobile terminal device 105 via the wireless communication network 91. Therefore, the communication unit 12 differs from the first embodiment only in that the communication unit 12 transmits the usage count information and the transmission device identification information to the mobile terminal device 105 instead of the management server 102 in S103 of FIG. Therefore, details of other processes are omitted.

(Details of processing of portable terminal device 105)
As illustrated in FIG. 13, when the communication unit 52 receives the usage count information and the transmission device identification information from the transmission device 101 (Yes), the communication unit 52 outputs the usage count information and the transmission device identification information to the control unit 53 (S301). . When the usage count information and the transmission device identification information are not received from the transmission device 101 (No), the mobile terminal device 105 continues in the standby state.

  Based on the output of the communication unit 52, the control unit 53 instructs the use time information generation unit 51 to generate use time information, and instructs the use position information acquisition unit 54 to acquire use position information. Based on these instructions, the use time information generation unit 51 generates use time information, and the use position information acquisition unit 54 acquires use position information from the position information notification device 104 (S202). Details of generation of usage time information and acquisition of usage position information are the same as the processing in S202 of FIG.

  The use time information generation unit 51 and the use position information acquisition unit 54 output the use time information and the use position information generated or acquired by the control unit 53, respectively. Based on this output, the control unit 53 associates the usage time information and the usage position information with the usage count information. Then, the control unit 53 outputs the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information and the transmission device identification information to the communication unit 52. Based on this output, the communication unit 52 transmits the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information and the transmission device identification information to the management server 102 (S303). Here, the communication unit 52 transmits, for example, the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information and the transmission device identification information to the management server 102 as mails including these information.

(Details of processing of the management server 102)
As shown in FIG. 12, the management server 102 of the present embodiment is connected to the mobile terminal device 105 via a network 90. Therefore, only in the point that the communication unit 22 receives the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information and the transmission device identification information from the mobile terminal device 105 instead of the transmission device 101 ′ in S214 of FIG. This is different from the asthma treatment support system 1 ′. Therefore, details of other processes are omitted.

(Operation and effect of the modified example)
As described above, the modified asthma treatment support system 1 ″ generates and acquires the use time information and the use position information of the inhaler 111 by the mobile terminal device 105 different from the transmission device 101. For this reason, since the transmission apparatus 101 only needs to calculate the number-of-uses information, the apparatus can be reduced in size and power consumption.

(Other configurations of the mobile terminal device 105)
As described above, the mobile terminal device 105 includes the storage unit 55 and the display unit 56. Therefore, the usage time information and the usage count information associated with the usage position information can be stored in the storage unit 55 and displayed on the display unit 56. That is, the use time information associated with the use time information and the use position information can be confirmed by both the user of the inhaler 111 and the user of the display device 103. For this reason, omission of confirmation of the usage count information (associated with the usage time information and usage location information) can be further prevented.

(Application examples of provided information)
The provision of the use frequency information associated with the use time information and the use position information as described above is only an example of use information providing processing by the asthma treatment support system 1 ''. For example, in the management server 102, the content generation unit (use history information generation unit) 21 uses the inhaler 111 based on the use time information and the use position information stored in the database 25 of the management server 102. Usage history information may be generated and provided to the user. Details of processing of the management server 102 and the display device 103 in such a case will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing of the management server according to the application example. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing of the display device according to the application example. 16A is a diagram illustrating a display example of the usage history, FIG. 16B is a diagram illustrating another display example of the usage history, and FIG. 16C is another display example of the usage history. (D) is a figure which shows the other example of a usage log.

  14, S401 to S406, S408, S409 to S414, and S416 are the same as S211 to S216, S217, and S219 to S224 of FIG. 10. 15, S421 to S422, S424 to S429, and S431 are the same as S231 to S232, S234 to S239, and S241 of FIG. 11. Therefore, only the details of S405 to S407, S415, S423, and S430 will be described below.

(Details of processing of the management server 102)
As illustrated in FIG. 14, the control unit 23 outputs the usage count information, the usage time information, and the usage position information to the content generation unit 21 based on the processing of S401 to S406. Based on this output, the content generation unit 21 generates use history information of the inhaler 111 based on the use count information, use time information, and use position information (S407). Here, the usage history information is, for example, an email attached with data of a diagram, a table, or a graph created from past usage count information, usage time information, and usage position information. After step S <b> 408, the content generation unit 21 outputs usage history information to the communication unit 22. Based on this output, the communication unit 22 transmits usage history information to the display device 103.

  As processing branched from S404, based on the processing of S401 to 404 and S410 to 414, the control unit 23 outputs the usage count information, the usage time information, and the usage position information to the content generation unit 21. Based on this output, the content generation unit 21 generates use history information of the inhaler 111 based on the use count information, use time information, and use position information (S415). Here, the usage history information is, for example, an email attached with data of a diagram, a table, or a graph created from past usage count information, usage time information, and usage position information. The usage history information is data that can display, for example, a diagram, a table, or a graph created from past usage count information, usage time information, and usage position information on a web page. After S415, the use history information is transmitted to the display device 103 by the communication unit 22 in S409.

(Details of processing of display device 103)
As illustrated in FIG. 15, the display unit 31 displays usage history information based on the processing of S421 to S422 (S423).

  At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 16A, the display unit 31 collectively displays information on the number of uses, the use time, and the use position of the inhaler 111. Moreover, the display part 31 displays the graph which combined the frequency | count of use and use time (use time), for example, as shown in FIG.6 (b) and (c). Moreover, the display part 31 displays the figure which combined the frequency | count of use and a use position (use place), for example, as shown in FIG.6 (d). Here, the usage history information includes, for example, data attached to an e-mail or the like.

  As processing branched from S422, based on processing of S421-S422 and S424-S429, communication part 32 will output use history information to control part 33, if use history information is received (S430). Based on this output, the control unit 33 outputs use history information to the display unit 31. In S423, the display unit 31 performs display as shown in FIGS. Here, the use history information is, for example, data that can be displayed on a web page, and the display unit 31 performs display as shown in FIGS. 16A to 16D as a web page.

(Operation and effect of the modified example)
As described above, the asthma treatment support system 1 ″ can provide the user with the use history information of the inhaler 111 based on the use frequency information, the use time information, and the use position information. Therefore, the user can statistically grasp the usage status of the inhaler 111 retroactively. That is, the user can easily determine whether or not the use of the inhaler 111 is appropriate.

(Modification of generation of usage history information)
Here, an example has been described in which the content generation unit 21 in the management server 102 generates usage history information based on usage count information, usage time information, and usage location information. However, the content generation unit 21 may generate usage history information based on a combination of usage count information and usage time information, or a combination of usage position information. That is, the content generation unit 21 may generate only usage history information displayed on the display unit 31 of the display device 103 as shown in any of FIGS.

  Further, the type of usage history information generated by the content generation unit 21 may be set in advance by the user of the display device 103 or may be appropriately selected by the management server 102. The process of setting the type of usage history information to be generated can be executed by the same flow as the transmission setting process described with reference to FIGS.

(Other configurations)
In addition, this invention is realizable also with the following structures.

(First configuration)
It has an attachment mechanism for attaching to the inhaler,
The number-of-presses counting unit that counts the number of times the inhaler is used,
An inhaler usage status notification device including a wireless communication unit that transmits the inhaler usage status including the number of times of pressing by communication;
A database for storing the inhaler usage status notified from the notification device;
An asthma treatment support system comprising a management server provided with an information providing unit that provides the information by mail or a www page.

(Second configuration)
In the inhaler usage status notification device,
Timekeeping unit that measures the time of use,
It has a use position measurement unit that measures use position information,
The asthma treatment support system according to the first configuration, characterized in that the number of uses, use time, and use position information are notified from the inhaler use status notification device to the management server.

(Third configuration)
Timekeeping unit that measures the time of use,
It is a mobile terminal equipped with a use position measurement unit that measures use position information,
Receive the inhaler usage count from the inhaler usage status notification device,
An asthma treatment support system according to the first configuration, characterized in that a portable terminal having a function of adding use time and use position information and notifying the management server is used.

(Fourth configuration)
Manage inhaler use frequency, use time, use position information in the management server,
An asthma treatment support system according to the first to third configurations, characterized in that advice, graph, or map information is created and provided from the history of the information.

(Program and recording medium)
Each block included in the transmission device 101, the management server 102, and the display device 103 may be configured by hardware logic. Alternatively, it may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as follows.

  That is, the transmission device 101, the management server 102, and the display device 103 expand a CPU that executes instructions of a program that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the program, and a format that can execute the program. A RAM (Random Access Memory) and a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data are provided. With this configuration, the object of the present invention can be achieved by a predetermined recording medium.

  In this recording medium, program codes (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of programs of the transmission apparatus 101, management server 102, and display apparatus 103, which are software that realize the above-described functions, are recorded so as to be readable by a computer. It only has to be. This recording medium is supplied to the transmission apparatus 101, the management server 102, and the display apparatus 103. Thus, the transmission device 101, the management server 102, and the display device 103 (or CPU or MPU) as a computer may read and execute the program code recorded on the supplied recording medium.

  The recording medium that supplies the program code to the transmission device 101, the management server 102, and the display device 103 is not limited to a specific structure or type. That is, the recording medium includes, for example, a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. System, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  The object of the present invention can be achieved even if the transmission apparatus 101, the management server 102, and the display apparatus 103 are configured to be connectable to a communication network. In this case, the program code is supplied to the transmission device 101, the management server 102, and the display device 103 via the communication network. The communication network is not limited to a specific type or form as long as it can supply program codes to the transmission apparatus 101, the management server 102, and the display apparatus 103. For example, it may be the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network, and the like.

  The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, wired communication such as IEEE 1394, USB (Universal Serial Bus), power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, and ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line, infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11 It can also be used by radio such as radio, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful as a system that provides a user with the use status of an inhaler for treating asthma.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Asthma treatment support system 1 'Asthma treatment support system 1''Asthma treatment support system 11 Pressing motion detection part (detection means)
12 Communication unit (transmission means of transmission device)
13 Control Unit 14 Press Count Count Unit (Use Count Calculation Unit)
15 Storage Unit 16 Use Time Information Generation Unit (Use Time Information Generation Unit of Transmitter)
17 Use position information acquisition unit (use position information acquisition means of transmission device)
21 Content generation unit (usage history information generation means)
22 Communication unit (management server transmission means, reception means)
23 control unit 25 database (storage means)
31 Display unit (display means of display device)
32 Communication unit (display device transmission means, reception means)
33 control unit 34 input unit 35 storage unit 51 use time information generation unit (use time information generation means of portable terminal device)
52 communication unit 53 control unit 54 use position information acquisition unit (use position information generating means of portable terminal device)
55 storage unit 56 display unit 90 network 91 wireless communication network 101 transmission device 101 ′ transmission device 102 management server 103 display device 103a portable terminal device 103b computer 104 position information notification device 105 portable terminal device 111 inhaler 111a can 112 finger

Claims (13)

An asthma treatment support system comprising a transmission device, a management server, and a display device, wherein information relating to use of an inhaler is transmitted from the transmission device to the display device via the management server,
The transmitting device is
Detecting means for outputting operation information indicating the operation of the inhaler by detecting an operation of the inhaler by a user;
Use number calculating means for calculating use number information indicating the use number of the inhaler based on the operation information;
A transmission means for transmitting the usage count information to the management server,
The management server is
Receiving means for receiving the usage count information from the transmitting device;
Storage means for storing the use count information;
Transmission means for transmitting the usage count information to the display device,
The display device is
Receiving means for receiving the usage count information from the management server;
An asthma treatment support system comprising display means for displaying the use frequency information.   2. The asthma treatment support according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit of the management server automatically transmits the usage count information to the display device when the usage count information is received from the transmission device. system. The display device further includes a transmission means for transmitting an instruction to transmit the usage count information to the management server,
The management server further includes transmission instruction receiving means for receiving the transmission instruction, and the transmission means of the management server obtains the use frequency information based on reception of the transmission instruction by the transmission instruction receiving means. The asthma treatment support system according to claim 1, wherein the asthma treatment support system is transmitted to the display device. The transmission device further includes usage time information generation means for generating usage time information indicating the usage time of the inhaler based on the output of the operation information from the detection means, and the transmission of the transmission device Means transmits the use frequency information associated with the use time information to the management server;
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information associated with the usage time information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is the usage count associated with the usage time information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the usage count information associated with the usage time information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the use frequency information associated with the use time information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use time information. Information is displayed, The asthma treatment assistance system of any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The transmission device further includes usage position information acquisition means for acquiring usage position information representing the usage position of the inhaler based on the output of the operation information from the detection means, and the transmission of the transmission device Means transmits the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the management server;
The receiving means of the management server receives the use count information associated with the use position information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is used with the use count information associated with the use position information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the usage count information associated with the use location information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use location information. Information is displayed, The asthma treatment assistance system of any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Based on the input of the operation information from the detection means, the transmission device generates use time information indicating the use time of the inhaler, and the output of the operation information from the detection means Based on the use position information acquisition means for acquiring use position information representing the use position of the inhaler, wherein the transmission means of the transmission device associates the use number information and the use time information with each other. Sent the used location information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information and the usage time information associated with the usage time information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server receives the usage count information and the usage time information. Storing the use number information associated with the use time information, and the transmission means of the management server sends the use number information and the use number information associated with the use time information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the usage count information associated with the usage count information and the usage time information, and the display means is associated with the usage count information and the usage time information. The asthma treatment support system according to claim 1, wherein the asthma treatment support system is displayed. An asthma treatment support system further comprising a portable terminal device,
The transmission means of the transmission device transmits the usage count information to the mobile terminal device,
The portable terminal device receives the use number information from the transmission device, and uses time information generation for generating use time information indicating the use time of the inhaler based on the reception of the use number information. Means, and transmission means for transmitting the use frequency information associated with the use time information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information associated with the usage time information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is the usage count associated with the usage time information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the usage count information associated with the usage time information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the use frequency information associated with the use time information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use time information. Information is displayed, The asthma treatment assistance system of any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. An asthma treatment support system further comprising a portable terminal device,
The transmission means of the transmission device transmits the usage count information to the mobile terminal device,
Use position information acquisition in which the portable terminal device acquires use position information representing the use position of the inhaler based on reception means for receiving the use number information from the transmission device and reception of the use number information Means, and transmission means for transmitting the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the use count information associated with the use position information from the transmitting device, and the storage means of the management server is used with the use count information associated with the use position information. Information is stored, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the use frequency information associated with the use position information to the display device,
The receiving means of the display device receives the usage count information associated with the use location information from the management server, and the display means of the display device is associated with the use location information. Information is displayed, The asthma treatment assistance system of any one of Claims 1-3 and 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. An asthma treatment support system further comprising a portable terminal device,
The transmission means of the transmission device transmits the usage count information to the mobile terminal device,
The portable terminal device receives the use number information from the transmission device, and uses time information generation for generating use time information indicating the use time of the inhaler based on the reception of the use number information. Means for acquiring use position information indicating the use position of the inhaler based on reception of the use number information, and the use number associated with the use number information and the use time information. Transmission means for transmitting information to the management server,
The receiving means of the management server receives the usage count information and the usage time information associated with the usage time information from the mobile terminal device, and the storage means of the management server receives the usage count information and Storing the use count information associated with the use time information, and the transmission means of the management server transmits the use count information and the use count information associated with the use time information to the display device;
The receiving means of the display device receives the usage count information associated with the usage count information and the usage time information, and the display means is associated with the usage count information and the usage time information. The asthma treatment support system according to claim 1, wherein the asthma treatment support system is displayed. The management server generates usage history information representing usage history of the inhaler based on the usage frequency information and the usage time information stored in the storage means; and the usage history Use history information transmitting means for transmitting information to the display device,
8. The display device according to claim 4, wherein the display device further includes usage history information receiving means for receiving the usage history information from the management server, and the display means displays the usage history information. The asthma treatment support system described. The management server generates usage history information representing usage history of the inhaler based on the usage count information and the usage position information stored in the storage means, and the usage history Use history information transmitting means for transmitting information to the display device,
9. The display device according to claim 5, wherein the display device further includes usage history information receiving means for receiving the usage history information from the management server, and the display means displays the usage history information. The asthma treatment support system described. Usage history information generation means for generating usage history information representing the usage history of the inhaler based on the usage frequency information, the usage time information, and the usage position information stored in the storage means by the management server And usage history information transmitting means for transmitting the usage history information to the display device,
10. The display device according to claim 6, wherein the display device further includes usage history information receiving means for receiving the usage history information from the management server, and the display means displays the usage history information. The asthma treatment support system described.   The asthma treatment support system according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the use history information is advice, a graph, or a map regarding use of the inhaler.

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