| abstract |
A health care system comprises plural subscriber terminal devices, a data management center, and a communication line connecting the subscriber terminal devices to the data management center, wherein each subscriber terminal device comprises an input means for inputting health data of the corresponding subscriber, a storage means for holding the inputted health data, a first communication means for performing data communication with the data management center, a display means for displaying the health data and information from the data management center, and an operation means with which the subscriber performs a series of operations; and the data management center comprises a second communication means for performing data communication with each subscriber terminal device, a storage means for holding health data transmitted from each subscriber terminal device, a group decision means for deciding a group to which each subscriber belongs on the basis of plural pieces of health data obtained from the storage means, and an advising means for providing each subscriber terminal device with plural advice candidates which are common to subscribers in the group to which the subscriber terminal device belongs, through the second communication means. Therefore, the health care system can encourage each subscriber to continuously measure health data and send the health data to the external data management center. |