Abstract: A sleep state measuring apparatus includes an autonomic nerve index obtaining unit that obtains a user's autonomic nerve index; and a sleep periodicity index calculating unit that calculates a sleep periodicity index based on a temporal change of the autonomic nerve index and a change in a user's sleeping cycle, wherein the sleep periodicity index indicates whether the user is sleeping or not according to a user's ideal sleeping cycle as an index, or a dominance index calculating unit that calculates a parasympathetic nerve dominance index which shows dominance of a parasympathetic nerve index included in the autonomic nerve index with respect to a sympathetic nerve index included in the autonomic nerve index for a user during sleep.

Abstract: A biological information measuring apparatus with a pillow shape having a convex portion to be contacted with a cervical region of a user, the apparatus includes a first measuring unit arranged on the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in a sleeping condition; a second measuring unit arranged in a position other than the convex portion measuring biological information about the user in the sleeping condition; a selecting unit selecting any one of the first and the second measuring unit based on the measured results of the first and second measuring unit; and a heart beat detecting unit detecting heart beats of the user based on the measured result of the first or the second measuring unit selected by the selecting unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a respiratory condition includes a breath sound measuring unit 111 measuring a breath sound passing through a subject's airway by a breathing; a frequency converting unit 132 converting a frequency on the breath sound to obtain a frequency spectrum; a respiratory synchronous component extracting unit 134 extracting a respiratory synchronous component, which varies depending on the breathing, from the frequency spectrum; a frequency distribution detecting unit 136 detecting a frequency distribution of the respiratory synchronous component; and a respiratory condition determining unit 138 determining a subject's respiratory condition based on the frequency distribution. According to the apparatus, various symptoms, such as airway occlusion, respiratory obstruction and the like in relation to breathing during sleep can be determined.

Abstract: An appliance control apparatus including an acceleration sensor which senses an acceleration resulting from a user motion; a recognition unit which recognizes a control-object apparatus and a control attribute set to the control-object apparatus from the acceleration sensed by the sensor; a control command generator which generates a control command according to the control attribute recognized by the recognition unit; and a transmitter which transmits the control command generated by the control command generator to the control-object apparatus recognized by the recognition unit.

Abstract: Since the sleepiness degree is changed by a daytime activity, a time and a sleep state, a sleepiness prediction apparatus in view of these is provided. The sleepiness prediction apparatus 10 includes a sensor head 14 mounted on a fingertip, and a main body 12 of a wrist watch type, measures a sleep state relevant value relevant to a sleep state of a test subject, measures a daytime activity relevant value relevant to a daytime activity of the test subject, calculates, based on the sleep state relevant value and the daytime activity relevant value, an accumulated sleepiness degree predicted to be accumulated by a sleep history of the test subject and a daytime activity, calculates a biological rhythm sleepiness degree based on a biological rhythm changing according to a time, and calculates a comprehensive sleepiness degree corresponding to a time based on the accumulated sleepiness degree and the biological rhythm sleepiness degree.

Abstract: A heartbeat measuring apparatus includes an biological information acquiring unit that acquires biological information derived from heartbeats, pulses or the like of a user; a body-movement detecting unit that detects a body movement of the user; a reference information generating unit that generates reference information, which serves as a reference indicating the heartbeats or pulses for comparison, based upon the biological information acquired by the biological information acquiring unit after completion of a detection of the body movement; a waveform similarity calculating unit that calculates a waveform similarity between the reference information and biological information acquired after the reference information is generated; an extreme value acquiring unit that specifies an extreme value of the heartbeats or pulses from a plurality of waveform similarities, and acquires extreme value time at which the extreme value is obtained; and an biological information analyzing unit that analyzes biological inf

Abstract: A pulse wave measuring apparatus can determine an optimum combination of a pair of light-emitting element and light-receiving element out of plural light-emitting elements and plural light-receiving elements on a real time basis according to a difference of signal intensity of a pulse wave signal from the light-receiving element and always measure an stable pulse wave of a wrist artery robustly.

Abstract: A health management apparatus includes a first pulse wave measuring unit that measures a first pulse wave of a subject during sleep; and a second pulse wave measuring unit that measures a second pulse wave of the subject during sleep. The second pulse wave is different from the first pulse wave in propagation time from the heart of the subject. The apparatus also includes a pulse transmission time calculating unit that calculates a pulse transmission time indicating a time difference between the first and second pulse waves; a pulse interval calculating unit that calculates a pulse interval based on at least one of the first and second pulse waves; an autonomic nerve index calculating unit that calculates an autonomic nerve index based on the pulse transmission time and the pulse interval; and a health determining unit that determines the condition of health of the subject based on the autonomic nerve index.

Abstract: A device for detecting a sleeping state that judges a sleeping state of a subject includes a brain activity measuring unit that measures an index which reflects brain activities and which indicates an extent of changes in an activity state of a brain of the subject during sleeping at every given unit time; and a sleeping state judging unit that judges the sleeping state at a given time in a time window which covers one cycle of sleeping, based on the index which reflects the brain activities and which is measured by the brain activity measuring unit at every given unit time within the time window.

Abstract: A wearable life support apparatus worn by a user is disclosed. A physiological information acquirement unit acquires the user's physiological information. An action information acquirement unit acquires the user's action information. A status recognition unit recognizes the user's status in accordance with the action information. A physiological information decision unit decides whether the physiological information is normal in accordance with the user's status. A presentation unit presents the decision result of the physiological information decision unit to the user.

Abstract: A biotic sleep state determining apparatus that determines a sleep state of a subject based on a series of pulse interval data that indicate a time interval of one cycle of a pulse wave of the subject, and on body movement data that indicates a body movement of the subject, the apparatus includes a body movement determining unit that determines that the body movement occurs if a fluctuation amount of the body movement data is greater than a first predetermined threshold, a pulse interval data processor that processes the series of pulse interval data after removing pulse interval data measured in parallel with the body movement data from the series of pulse interval data, if the body movement determining unit determines that the body movement occurs, and a sleep state determining unit that determines the sleep state based on autonomic nerve indexes acquired from the series of pulse interval data processed by the pulse interval data processor.

Abstract: A bio-information measuring includes a detector including a light source emitting light to a hand of an examinee and an optical receiver receiving the light emitted from the light source; and a supporter bent to clamp a paddle between fingers of the examinee. The clamping portion of the supporter is provided with the detector. The bio-information measuring apparatus also includes a measurer worn on the examinee, measuring bio-information based on pulse wave data obtained from the optical receiver; and a puller pulling the support member toward the measurer.

Abstract: A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information of the user, a situation recognition device which recognizes a user's situation based on the behavior information acquired by the behavior information sensor and the vital information acquired by the vital information sensor to generate user's situation information, a data base which stores stress management information are prepared in advance, an information search device which searches the data base for stress management information corresponding to the user's situation information, and an information presentation device which presents the stress management information obtained by the information search device to the user.

Abstract: A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information of the user, a situation recognition device which recognizes a user's situation based on the behavior information acquired by the behavior information sensor and the vital information acquired by the vital information sensor to generate user's situation information, a data base which stores stress management information are prepared in advance, an information search device which searches the data base for stress management information corresponding to the user's situation information, and an information presentation device which presents the stress management information obtained by the information search device to the user.

Abstract: A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information of the user, a situation recognition device which recognizes a user's situation based on the behavior information acquired by the behavior information sensor and the vital information acquired by the vital information sensor to generate user's situation information, a data base which stores stress management information are prepared in advance, an information search device which searches the data base for stress management information corresponding to the user's situation information, and an information presentation device which presents the stress management information obtained by the information search device to the user.

Abstract: A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information of the user, a situation recognition device which recognizes a user's situation based on the behavior information acquired by the behavior information sensor and the vital information acquired by the vital information sensor to generate user's situation information, a data base which stores stress management information are prepared in advance, an information search device which searches the data base for stress management information corresponding to the user's situation information, and an information presentation device which presents the stress management information obtained by the information search device to the user.

Abstract: A wearable life support apparatus worn by a user is disclosed. A physiological information acquirement unit acquires the user's physiological information. An action information acquirement unit acquires the user's action information. A status recognition unit recognizes the user's status in accordance with the action information. A physiological information decision unit decides whether the physiological information is normal in accordance with the user's status. A presentation unit presents the decision result of the physiological information decision unit to the user.

Abstract: A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information of the user, a situation recognition device which recognizes a user's situation based on the behavior information acquired by the behavior information sensor and the vital information acquired by the vital information sensor to generate user's situation information, a data base which stores stress management information are prepared in advance, an information search device which searches the data base for stress management information corresponding to the user's situation information, and an information presentation device which presents the stress management information obtained by the information search device to the user.

Abstract: A wearable life support apparatus worn by a user is disclosed. A physiological information acquirement unit acquires the user's physiological information. An action information acquirement unit acquires the user's action information. A status recognition unit recognizes the user's status in accordance with the action information. A physiological information decision unit decides whether the physiological information is normal in accordance with the user's status. A presentation unit presents the decision result of the physiological information decision unit to the user.

Abstract: An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus consisting of a therapeutic ultrasonic wave generating source driven by a driver circuit to generate therapeutic ultrasonic waves, an in vivo imaging probe so as to obtain a tissue tomographic image in the vicinity of the focus of the therapeutic ultrasonic waves. The imaging probe is used to receive echoes of the ultrasonic pulses emitted from therapeutic ultrasonic wave generating source. The driving conditions for the therapeutic ultrasonic wave generating source is adjusted on the basis of a received echo signal. The received echo signal contains information about actual intensity of the therapeutic ultrasonic waves within a living body, thus improving the safety and reliability of therapy.