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JP-7855348-B2 - Inspection support device, its control method, and program

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Inventors

  • 石津 聡士

Assignees

  • キヤノン株式会社

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20211227

Claims (14)

  1. An examination assistance device having a function to acquire patient information of a patient identifier through a reading operation by the examiner and store it in the camera's internal memory, a function to take an image and generate imaging data through an imaging operation by the examiner, and a function to store the imaging data in association with the patient information stored in the camera's internal memory, A means for acquiring walking information related to the examiner's walking, A notification means for notifying the examiner based on the aforementioned walking information, While the aforementioned notification is being made, a stop means is provided to stop the imaging operation, A deletion means for deleting the patient information from the camera's internal storage based on the actions of the examiner while the aforementioned notification is being made, When the patient information is deleted from the camera's internal storage by the deletion means, the termination means terminates the notification . A second detection means for detecting horizontal movement, It has, The inspection assistance device is characterized in that the notification means makes the notification based on the detection by the second detection means .
  2. The examination assistance device according to claim 1, characterized in that the walking information is the number of steps or walking time taken by the examiner after imaging was performed by the imaging operation.
  3. The system further comprises a first detection means for detecting the walking of the inspector, The inspection assistance device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the acquisition means acquires the walking information based on the detection result of the first detection means.
  4. The system further comprises communication means for communicating with an external device that detects the walking of the examiner, The inspection assistance device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the acquisition means acquires the walking information based on the detection result of the external device received by the communication means.
  5. The examination assistance device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , characterized in that if a prescribed operation by the examiner is detected while the aforementioned notification is being made, the patient information is deleted by the deletion means and the notification is terminated.
  6. The notification means further includes a delete instruction button that receives an instruction to delete the patient information from the camera's internal storage unit. The inspection assistance device according to claim 5 , characterized in that the aforementioned operation is the selection and determination operation of the delete instruction button.
  7. The inspection assisting device according to claim 5 , characterized in that the aforementioned operation is an operation to change the shooting mode of the inspection assisting device.
  8. The inspection assistance device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , characterized in that if inactivity for a specified period of time or longer is detected while the notification is being made, the patient information is deleted by the deletion means and the notification is terminated.
  9. The acquisition means further acquires second walking information, which is the number of steps or walking time taken by the inspector while the notification is being given. The examination assistance device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , characterized in that the deletion of the patient information by the deletion means is performed based on the second walking information.
  10. The inspection assistance device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the termination means terminates the notification while retaining the patient information stored in the camera's internal storage if another prescribed operation is performed while the notification is being given.
  11. The notification means further includes a retain instruction button that receives an instruction to retain the patient information stored in the camera's internal storage unit. The inspection assistance device according to claim 10 , characterized in that the other operation specified above is the selection and determination operation of the hold instruction button.
  12. The inspection assistance device according to claim 10 , characterized in that the other operations specified in the provisions are the imaging operations a specified number of times or more while the notification is being given.
  13. A control method for an examination assistance device having the following functions: acquiring patient information of a patient identifier through a reading operation by the examiner and storing it in the camera's internal memory; generating imaging data by taking an image through an imaging operation by the examiner; and storing the imaging data in association with the patient information stored in the camera's internal memory; The acquisition step involves acquiring gait information regarding the examiner's walking, A notification step in which the examiner is notified based on the aforementioned walking information, While the aforementioned notification is being given, the stopping step stops the imaging operation, A deletion step is performed to delete the patient information from the camera's internal storage based on the actions of the examiner while the aforementioned notification is being given. If the patient information is deleted from the camera's internal storage in the deletion step, the notification is terminated in a termination step . A second detection step for detecting horizontal movement, It has, The control method is characterized in that the notification step is performed based on the detection in the second detection step .
  14. A computer-executable program that causes a computer to function as each step of the inspection assistance apparatus described in any one of claims 1 to 12 .

Description

This invention relates to an examination assistance device, a control method thereof, and a program, and more particularly to an examination assistance device, a control method thereof, and a program that assists in the registration process of associating imaging data of a affected area taken for examination with patient information. Traditionally, to manage changes in a patient's condition, examiners (e.g., nurses) have been taking daily images of the affected area using cameras. However, in medical settings, a challenge is that errors frequently occur in the registration process, which involves associating the image data of the affected area with examination-related information (e.g., patient information such as name and medical record number). Examples of these registration errors include missing records, incorrect records, and misidentification of patients. Several conventional technologies exist to prevent such registration errors. For example, a known technology displays patient information on the camera's display each time the patient being photographed changes and the examiner reads the patient identifier (such as a barcode) with the camera, facilitating visual confirmation and thus preventing registration errors (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Another known technology uses GPS information to determine the camera's shooting position and the patient's position to detect whether the patient being photographed has changed, thereby preventing such registration errors (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Patent No. 4344956Patent No. 4745974 This is an overall system diagram of the present invention, including an imaging device as an inspection support device that detects the examiner's walking and notifies the examiner.This is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the imaging device.This block diagram shows the hardware configuration of the gait measurement device in Figure 1.This is a sequence diagram showing an example of the inspection process according to this embodiment, which is executed by the system shown in Figure 1.This figure shows an example of the notification UI displayed in step S414 of Figure 4.This table shows an example of camera settings stored in the camera's internal memory.This flowchart shows an example of a patient information setting process performed in an imaging device.Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the walking condition check process in step S703.Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the setting retention condition check process in step S706.Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the setting deletion condition check process in step S708.This is an overhead view showing how the examiner uses the system shown in Figure 1 to photograph each patient in a large ward. Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is an overall diagram of System 1, which includes an imaging device as an examination support device of the present invention that detects the examiner's walking and notifies the examiner. In Figure 1, System 1 includes an imaging device 100 and a gait measurement device 101 capable of wireless communication. The imaging device 100 captures an image of the patient's affected area and generates the image data when the examiner performs an imaging operation, specifically by pressing the release button 501 (Figure 5). The imaging device 100 also acquires patient information, such as a patient management number, associated with the patient, by reading it from a patient identifier, such as a barcode printed on a wristband worn by the patient, using a patient information acquisition function described later. The imaging device stores the image data of the patient's affected area, associating it with this acquired patient information. Furthermore, the imaging device 100 is equipped with an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope, similar to commercially available digital cameras, capable of detecting vertical and horizontal movement. As soon as the imaging device 100 is powered on, it can communicate wirelessly with the gait measurement device 101 and maintains this communication capability until the power is turned off. The gait measurement device 101 (external device) detects walking and counts walking information (steps and walking time), similar to commercially available gait measurement devices (pedometers). Furthermore, the gait measurement device 101 can communicate wirelessly with the imaging device 100, for example, using the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless communication standard. Once wireless communication with the imaging device 100 is established, the gait measurement device 101 transmits walking information to the imaging device 100. In this embodiment, we describe an example in which gait information is transmitted and received when wireless communication is established between the imaging device 100 and the gait measuremen