US-12626810-B2 - Server apparatus, system, and operating method of system

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Abstract

A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface. The controller is configured to receive information for identifying a patient from a terminal apparatus and output, on a condition that a total examination time is equal to or less than a travel time for a travel route of the patient, information to one or more medical examination vehicles that each provide a medical examination for one or more examination items on which the patient has not yet been examined, the information being for causing the one or more medical examination vehicles to travel the travel route.

Inventors

Yoshikazu Jikuhara
Seii SAI
Ibuki SHIMADA
Takahiro Aoki
Keishi KINOSHITA

Assignees

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20230524
Priority Date: 20220525

Claims (18)

1 . A server apparatus comprising: a communication interface; and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface, wherein the controller is configured to receive first information for identifying a patient and second information for identifying a travel route of the patient from a terminal apparatus of the patient, transmit, on a condition that a total examination time for the patient is equal to or less than a travel time for the travel route of the patient, to one or more medical examination vehicles that each provide an automated medical examination for one or more examination items on which the patient has not yet been examined, third information causing the one or more medical examination vehicles to travel the travel route, transmit, to a first medical examination vehicle among the one or more medical examination vehicles, fourth information causing the first medical examination vehicle to travel to a start point of the travel route for the patient to board the first medical examination vehicle and then travel to a first transfer point with a second medical examination vehicle among the one or more medical examination vehicles, wherein the first medical examination vehicle provides the patient with a first automated medical examination for a first examination item among the one or more examination items while the first medical examination vehicle travels from the start point to the first transfer point, and transmit, to the second medical examination vehicle, fifth information causing the second medical examination vehicle to travel to the first transfer point for the patient to board the second medical examination vehicle and then travel to a second transfer point or an end point of the travel route, wherein the second medical examination vehicle provides the patient with a second automated medical examination for a second examination item among the one or more examination items while the second medical examination vehicle travels from the first transfer point to the second transfer point or the end point.
2 . The server apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store a medical examination history for each patient, wherein the controller is further configured to identify the one or more examination items based on the first information received from the terminal apparatus and the medical examination history stored in the memory.
3 . The server apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the memory is further configured to store sixth information on examination items and an examination time for each medical examination vehicle, and the controller is further configured to select the one or more medical examination vehicles based on the sixth information stored in the memory.
4 . The server apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to select, as the first medical examination vehicle, from among the one or more examination vehicles, a medical examination vehicle for which a difference between the travel time for the travel route of the patient and an examination time for the medical examination vehicle is minimized.
5 . The server apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to select, as the first medical examination vehicle, from among the one or more examination vehicles, a medical examination vehicle that is located within a predetermined distance range from the start point of the travel route.
6 . The server apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to select the second medical examination vehicle on a condition that a second examination time for the second automated medical examination is equal to or less than a difference between a first examination time for the first automated medical examination vehicle and the travel time.
7 . A system comprising one or more medical examination vehicles and a server apparatus configured to communicate with each other, wherein the server apparatus is configured to receive first information for identifying a patient and second information for identifying a travel route of the patient from a terminal apparatus of the patient, transmit, on a condition that a total examination time for the patient is equal to or less than a travel time for the travel route of the patient, to the one or more medical examination vehicles that each provide an automated medical examination for one or more examination items on which the patient has not yet been examined, third information causing the one or more medical examination vehicles to travel the travel route, transmit, to a first medical examination vehicle among the one or more medical examination vehicles, fourth information causing the first medical examination vehicle to travel to a start point of the travel route for the patient to board the first medical examination vehicle and then travel to a first transfer point with a second medical examination vehicle among the one or more medical examination vehicles, wherein the first medical examination vehicle provides the patient with a first automated medical examination for a first examination item among the one or more examination items while the first medical examination vehicle travels from the start point to the first transfer point, and transmit, to the second medical examination vehicle, fifth information causing the second medical examination vehicle to travel to the first transfer point for the patient to board the second medical examination vehicle and then travel to a second transfer point or an end point of the travel route, wherein the second medical examination vehicle provides the patient with a second automated medical examination for a second examination item among the one or more examination items while the second medical examination vehicle travels from the first transfer point to the second transfer point or the end point.
8 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the server apparatus further comprises a memory configured to store a medical examination history for each patient, and the server apparatus is further configured to identify the one or more examination items based on the first information received from the terminal apparatus and the medical examination history stored in the memory.
9 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the server apparatus is further configured to store, in the memory, sixth information on examination items and an examination time for each medical examination vehicle, and select the one or more medical examination vehicles based on the sixth information stored in the memory.
10 . The system according to claim 7 , the server apparatus is further configured to select, as the first medical examination vehicle, from among the one or more examination vehicles, a medical examination vehicle for which a difference between the travel time for the travel route of the patient and an examination time for the medical examination vehicle is minimized.
11 . The system according to claim 7 , the server apparatus is further configured to select, as the first medical examination vehicle, from among the one or more examination vehicles, a medical examination vehicle that is located within a predetermined distance range from the start point of the travel route.
12 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the server apparatus is further configured to select the second medical examination vehicle on a condition that a second examination time for the second automated medical examination is equal to or less than a difference between a first examination time for the first automated medical examination and the travel time.
13 . An operating method of a server apparatus, the operating method comprising: receiving, first information for identifying a patient and second information for identifying a travel route of the patient from a terminal apparatus of the patient; transmitting, on a condition that a total examination time for the patient is equal to or less than a travel time for the travel route of the patient, to one or more medical examination vehicles that each provide an automated medical examination for one or more examination items on which the patient has not yet been examined, third information causing the one or more medical examination vehicles to travel the travel route; transmitting, to a first medical examination vehicle among the one or more medical examination vehicles, fourth information causing the first medical examination vehicle to travel to a start point of the travel route for the patient to board the first medical examination vehicle and then travel to a first transfer point with a second medical examination vehicle among the one or more medical examination vehicles, wherein the first medical examination vehicle provides the patient with a first automated medical examination for a first examination item among the one or more examination items while the first medical examination vehicle travels from the start point to the first transfer point; and transmitting, to the second medical examination vehicle, fifth information causing the second medical examination vehicle to travel to the first transfer point for the patient to board the second medical examination vehicle and then travel to a second transfer point or an end point of the travel route, wherein the second medical examination vehicle provides the patient with a second automated medical examination for a second examination item among the one or more examination items while the second medical examination vehicle travels from the first transfer point to the second transfer point or the end point.
14 . The operating method according to claim 13 , further comprising: storing a medical examination history for each patient in a memory of the server apparatus, and identifying the one or more examination items based on the first information received from the terminal apparatus and the medical examination history stored in the memory.
15 . The operating method according to claim 14 , further comprising: storing, in the memory, sixth information on examination items and an examination time for each medical examination vehicle; and selecting the one or more medical examination vehicles based on the sixth information stored in the memory.
16 . The operating method according to claim 13 , further comprising: selecting, as the first medical examination vehicle, from among the one or more examination vehicles, a medical examination vehicle for which a difference between the travel time for the travel route of the patient and an examination time for the medical examination vehicle is minimized.
17 . The operating method according to claim 13 , further comprising: selecting, as the first medical examination vehicle, from among the one or more examination vehicles, a medical examination vehicle that is located within a predetermined distance range from the start point of the travel route.
18 . The operating method according to claim 13 , wherein the server apparatus further comprising: selecting the second medical examination vehicle on a condition that a second examination time for the second automated medical examination is equal to or less than a difference between a first examination time for the first automated medical examination and the travel time.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-085149, filed on May 25, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a server apparatus, a system, and an operating method of a system. BACKGROUND In recent years, various services have been implemented using means of transportation such as vehicles. One such technology, for example, has been proposed to support users undergoing medical examinations in a circulating vehicle equipped with facilities for providing medical examinations (Patent Literature 1). CITATION LIST Patent Literature PTL 1: JP 2021-022332 A SUMMARY Services that provide medical examinations by vehicle have room for improvement in user convenience. In view of the above, a server apparatus and the like for managing medical examination vehicles that can improve user convenience are disclosed below. A server apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a communication interface; anda controller configured to communicate using the communication interface, whereinthe controller is configured to receive information for identifying a patient from a terminal apparatus and output, on a condition that a total examination time is equal to or less than a travel time for a travel route of the patient, information to one or more medical examination vehicles that each provide a medical examination for one or more examination items on which the patient has not yet been examined, the information being for causing the one or more medical examination vehicles to travel the travel route. A system according to the present disclosure includes one or more medical examination vehicles and a server apparatus configured to communicate with each other, wherein the server apparatus is configured to receive information for identifying a patient from a terminal apparatus and output, on a condition that a total examination time is equal to or less than a travel time for a travel route of the patient, information to the one or more medical examination vehicles that each provide a medical examination for one or more examination items on which the patient has not yet been examined, the information being for causing the one or more medical examination vehicles to travel the travel route, andthe one or more medical examination vehicles are configured to travel the travel route based on the information from the server apparatus. An operating method of a system according to the present disclosure is an operating method of a system including one or more medical examination vehicles and a server apparatus configured to communicate with each other, the operating method including: receiving, by the server apparatus, information for identifying a patient from a terminal apparatus and outputting, on a condition that a total examination time is equal to or less than a travel time for a travel route of the patient, information to the one or more medical examination vehicles that each provide a medical examination for one or more examination items on which the patient has not yet been examined, the information being for causing the one or more medical examination vehicles to travel the travel route; andtraveling, by the one or more medical examination vehicles, the travel route based on the information from the server apparatus. According to server apparatus and the like in the present disclosure, medical examination vehicles can be managed in a way that contributes to improving user convenience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the accompanying drawings: FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of an information processing system; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a server apparatus; FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a medical examination vehicle; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a terminal apparatus; FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation example of the information processing system; and FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the server apparatus. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments are described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to an embodiment. An information processing system 1 includes one or more each of a server apparatus 10, a medical examination vehicle 12, and a terminal apparatus 13 communicably connected to each other via a network 11. The server apparatus 10 is, for example, a server computer that belongs to a cloud computing system or other computing system and functions as a server that implements various functions. The medical examination vehicle 12 is equipped with medical examination equipment to perform one or more examination items in a medical examination. The examination items include, for example, body measurements, blood pressure measurement, blood comp