Vital signs detection system, vital signs detection method, vital signs processing apparatus, and health control method

A vital signs detection method utilizing:

• a terminal capable of being connected to detecting means of detecting vital signs;
• a program server of storing a program and/or data to make said detecting means operate;
• and
• an information server of communicating with said terminal;
• and comprising:
• the step in which when an operation switch of said detecting means is turned ON, said terminal transmits information including the type of said detecting means to said program server;
• the step in which on receiving said information, said program server transmits a predetermined program and/or data corresponding to said information to said terminal;
• the step in which said detecting means operates according to said predetermined program and/or data received by said terminal, and thereby detects vital signs;
• and
• the step in which said terminal transmits the vital signs detected by said detecting means to said information server.

A terminal capable of being connected to detecting means of detecting vital signs, wherein:

• said terminal communicates with a program server of storing a program and/or data to make said detecting means operate, and with an information server for storing vital signs detected by said detecting means;
• when an operation switch of said detecting means is turned ON, said terminal transmits information including the type of said detecting means to said program server;
• on receiving said information, said program server transmits a predetermined program and/or data to said terminal according to said information;
• said detecting means operates according to said predetermined program and/or data received by said terminal, and thereby detects vital signs;
• and said terminal transmits the vital signs detected by said detecting means to said information server.

A program server for communicating with a terminal capable of being connected to detecting means of detecting vital signs, and for storing a program and/or data to make said detecting means to operate, wherein:

• when an operation switch of said detecting means is turned ON and thereby said terminal transmits information including the type of said detecting means, said program server receives said information and then transmits a predetermined program and/or data corresponding to said information to said terminal according to said information;
• said detecting means operates according to said predetermined program and/or data received by said terminal, and thereby detects vital signs;
• and
• said terminal transmits the vital signs detected by said detecting means to said information server.

An information server of communicating with a terminal capable of being connected to detecting means of detecting vital signs, wherein:

• said terminal communicates also with a program server for storing a program and/or data to make said detecting means operate;
• when an operation switch of said detecting means is turned ON and thereby said terminal transmits information including the type of said detecting means to said program server,
• said program server receives said information and then transmits a predetermined program and/or data corresponding to said information to said terminal;
• said detecting means operates according to said predetermined program and/or data received by said terminal, and thereby detects vital signs;
• and
• when said terminal transmits the vital signs detected by said detecting means, said information server receives said vital signs.

A vital signs processing apparatus comprising:

• vital signs detecting means of detecting vital signs;
• and
• vital signs processing means of processing, storing, and displaying said vital signs detected by said vital signs detecting means;
• wherein:
• said vital signs detecting means comprises at least:
• buffering means of temporarily storing said detected vital signs;
• and
• first communicating means of communicating with said vital signs processing means;
• said vital signs processing means comprises at least:
• second communicating means of communicating with said vital signs detecting means;
• storing means of storing said vital signs;
• processing means of processing said vital signs stored in said storing means according to a predetermined program and/or data;
• and
• displaying means of displaying said vital signs stored in said storing means and/or output data of said processing means.

A vital signs detection system comprising:

• a terminal having detecting means of detecting, vital signs corresponding to an inspection item;
• a program server of storing a program and/or data to make said detecting means operate;
• and
• an inspection item judgment server of communicating with said terminal and thereby judging said inspection item according to said vital signs;
• wherein:
• when said terminal is started, said inspection item judgment server judges a predetermined inspection item according to said vital signs corresponding to said predetermined inspection item;
• and according to the result of said judgment, said inspection item judgment server makes said terminal download a predetermined program and/or data from said program server, and thereby makes said detecting means operate according to said predetermined program and/or data.

A vital signs detection system comprising:

• a terminal having detecting means of detecting, vital signs corresponding to an inspection item;
• a program server of storing a program and/or data to make said detecting means to operate;
• and
• an inspection item judgment server of communicating with said terminal and thereby judging said inspection item according to said vital signs;
• wherein:
• when said detecting means detects said vital signs corresponding to a predetermined inspection item, said terminal transmits said vital signs to said inspection item judgment server;
• on receiving said detected vital signs, said inspection item judgment server judges said predetermined inspection item according to said vital signs, and according to the result of said judgment, determines whether the operation of said detecting means is to be continued or not;
• and
• when the result of said determination is the continuation of the operation of said detecting means, said inspection item judgment server makes said detecting means perform the same operation as previous, or alternatively, to download a predetermined program and/or data from said program server and thereby operate according to said predetermined program and/or data.

A terminal comprising detecting means of detecting, from an organism, vital signs corresponding to inspection item, wherein:

• when said detecting means detects a vital signs corresponding to a predetermined inspection item, said terminal transmits said vital signs to an inspection item judgment server of communicating with said terminal and thereby judging said inspection item according to said vital signs;
• on receiving said detected vital signs, said inspection item judgment server judges said predetermined inspection item according to said vital signs, and according to the result of said judgment, determines whether the operation of said detecting means is to be continued or not;
• and
• when the result of said determination is the continuation of the operation of said detecting means, said inspection item judgment server makes said detecting means perform the same operation as previous, or alternatively, download a predetermined program and/or data from a program server for storing a program and/or data to make said detecting means operate, and thereby operate according to said predetermined program and/or data.

A vital signs detection method comprising:

• a step including a detecting step of detecting, from an organism, vital signs corresponding to an inspection item;
• a program storing step of storing a program and/or data to make detecting step carry out;
• and
• an inspection item judging step of judging said inspection item according to said vital signs detected by said detecting step;
• wherein:
• when said detecting step is started, in said inspection item judging step, said predetermined inspection item is judged according to said vital signs corresponding to said predetermined inspection item;
• and according to the result of said judgment, a predetermined program and/or data stored in said program storing step is downloaded for said step including said detecting step;
• whereby in said detecting step, operation is carried out according to said predetermined program and/or data.

A vital signs detection method comprising:

• a step including a detecting step of detecting, from an organism, vital signs corresponding to a predetermined inspection item;
• a program storing step of storing a program and/or data make said detecting step carry out;
• and
• an inspection item judging step of judging said inspection item according to said vital signs detected by said detecting step;
• wherein:
• when said vital signs corresponding to said predetermined inspection item is detected in said detecting step, said vital signs is transmitted, in said step including said detecting step, to said inspection item judging step for processing;
• in said inspection item judging step, said predetermined inspection item is judged according to said detected vital signs, and according to the result of said judgment, it is determined whether said detecting step is to be continued or not;
• and
• when the result of said determination is the continuation of said detecting step, the same operation as previous is carried out in said detecting step, or alternatively, a predetermined program and/or data stored in said program storing step is downloaded and thereby operation is carried out according to said predetermined program and/or data.