Movement history information confirming method, system therefor, and management server
A writing apparatus that writes stored information into a chip which has been embedded in an individual being a living body, a reading apparatus that reads the stored information which is stored in the chip, and a management server. The stored information includes at least chip identification information that enables the chip to be distinguished from other chips, and movement history information that includes a movement history of the individual. The movement history is generated on a basis of a zip code and a date and a time of arrival at a predetermined region corresponding to the zip code. The chip identification information and the movement history information are stored in association with each other in the management server.
1. A movement-history-information checking method that is implemented by
a chip embedded in a living body,
a writing apparatus that writes information into the chip,
a reading apparatus that reads the information from the chip, and
a management server that manages the information read by the reading apparatus,
the chip storing, as stored information, at least
chip identification information that enables the chip to be distinguished from other chips,
movement history information that includes a movement history of the living body, and
vaccination history information about the living body, the movement-history-information checking method comprising:
a writing step of writing, by the writing apparatus on a movement route of the living body,
a zip code of a location where the writing apparatus is installed, and
a date and a time of arrival at a predetermined region corresponding to the zip code as the movement history information into the chip; and the method comprising:
a determination step of making, by the management server on a basis of the chip identification information, the vaccination history information, and the movement history information that are read from the chip by the reading apparatus, a determination as to whether or not a vaccine administered to the living body corresponding to the chip identification information is effective.
2. The movement-history-information checking method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the writing apparatus includes
a first writing apparatus associated with a vaccination institution, and
a second writing apparatus installed in a location other than a location of the first writing apparatus, and
wherein the writing step includes
a first writing step of writing, by the first writing apparatus, when the living body is vaccinated at the vaccination institution,
a zip code of a location of the vaccination institution as the movement history information into the chip, and
the vaccination history information about the vaccination into the chip, and
a second writing step of writing, by the second writing apparatus, a zip code of the location of the second writing apparatus as the movement history information into the chip.
3. The movement-history-information checking method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vaccination history information includes
a type of the vaccine,
a date and a time when the vaccine is administered,
a vaccination site, and
a vaccination institution.
4. The movement-history-information checking method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the determination step comprises:
making, if a vaccination history is present on a basis of the vaccination history information and the movement history information, a determination as to whether or not the administered vaccine is effective at that time point against a target epidemic disease, and
making, if the vaccination history is absent, a determination as to whether or not the living body has been infected with a predetermined epidemic disease.
5. The movement-history-information checking method according to claim 3 ,
wherein the determination step further comprises: making, if a vaccination history is present, on a basis of the type of the vaccine and the date and the time when the vaccine is administered in the vaccination history information, as the determination as to whether or not the administered vaccine is effective, at least one of
a determination (1) that the administered vaccine is currently effective because antibodies probably have been generated and maintained,
a determination (2) that the administered vaccine is still ineffective because the antibodies have not yet been generated due to an insufficient lapse of a time period since the vaccination, and
a determination (3) that the administered vaccine is not effective because the generated antibodies have been attenuated or disappeared due to a lapse of a considerable time period since the vaccination.
6. The movement-history-information checking method according to claim 1 ,
wherein a procedure of the writing by the writing apparatus includes writing the stored information into the chip when the living body enters for a first time, with the writing apparatus always turned on, an area where wireless communication with the writing apparatus can be performed,
wherein the writing apparatus includes a sensor that detects approach of the living body, and
wherein the writing procedure is executed when the sensor detects the approach of the living body.
7. A movement-history-information checking system, comprising:
a chip embedded in a living body;
a writing apparatus that writes information into the chip; and
a management server that manages the information read by a reading apparatus,
the chip storing, as stored information, at least
chip identification information that enables the chip to be distinguished from other chips,
movement history information that includes a movement history of the living body, and
vaccination history information about the living body,
the writing apparatus on a movement route of the living body writing,
a zip code of a location where the writing apparatus is installed, and
a date and a time of arrival at a predetermined region corresponding to the zip code as the movement history information into the chip,
wherein the management server makes, on a basis of the chip identification information, the vaccination history information, and the movement history information that are read from the chip by the reading apparatus, a determination as to whether or not a vaccine administered to the living body corresponding to the chip identification information is effective.
8. The movement-history-information checking system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the writing apparatus includes
a first writing apparatus associated with a vaccination institution, and
a second writing apparatus installed in a location other than a location of the first writing apparatus,
wherein the first writing apparatus carries out a first writing step of writing, when the living body is vaccinated at the vaccination institution,
a zip code of a location of the vaccination institution as the movement history information into the chip, and
the vaccination history information about the vaccination into the chip, and
wherein the second writing apparatus carries out a second writing step of writing a zip code of the location of the second writing apparatus as the movement history information into the chip.
9. The movement-history-information checking system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the vaccination history information includes
a type of the vaccine,
a date and a time when the vaccine is administered,
a vaccination site, and
a vaccination institution.
10. The movement-history-information checking system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the management server
makes, if a vaccination history is present on a basis of the vaccination history information and the movement history information, a determination as to whether or not the administered vaccine is effective at that time point against a target epidemic disease, and
makes, if the vaccination history is absent, a determination as to whether or not the living body has been infected with a predetermined epidemic disease.
11. The movement-history-information checking system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the management server makes, if a vaccination history is present, on a basis of the type of the vaccine and the date and the time when the vaccine is administered in the vaccination history information, as the determination as to whether or not the administered vaccine is effective, at least one of
a determination (1) that the administered vaccine is currently effective because antibodies probably have been generated and maintained,
a determination (2) that the administered vaccine is still ineffective because the antibodies have not yet been generated due to an insufficient lapse of a time period since the vaccination, and
a determination (3) that the administered vaccine is not effective because the generated antibodies have been attenuated or disappeared due to a lapse of a considerable time period since the vaccination.
12. The movement-history-information checking system according to claim 7 ,
wherein a procedure of the writing by the writing apparatus includes writing the stored information into the chip when the living body enters for a first time, with the writing apparatus always turned on, an area where wireless communication with the writing apparatus can be performed,
wherein the writing apparatus includes a sensor that detects approach of the living body, and
wherein the writing procedure is executed when the sensor detects the approach of the living body.
13. A management server that is used in a movement-history-information checking method including writing, by a writing apparatus on a movement route of a living body,
a zip code of a location where the writing apparatus is installed, and
a date and a time of arrival at a predetermined region corresponding to the zip code as movement history information into a chip embedded in the living body and storing, as stored information, at least
chip identification information that enables distinction from other chips,
the movement history information that includes a movement history of the living body, and
vaccination history information about the living body,
the management server carrying out
an acquisition step of acquiring
the chip identification information,
the vaccination history information, and
the movement history information that are read from the chip by a reading apparatus, and
a determination step of making, on a basis of the chip identification information, the vaccination history information, and the movement history information that are acquired in the acquisition step, a determination as to whether or not a vaccine administered to the living body corresponding to the chip identification information is effective.
14. The management server according to claim 13 ,
wherein the vaccination history information includes
a type of the vaccine,
a date and a time when the vaccine is administered,
a vaccination site, and
a vaccination institution.
15. The management server according to claim 13 ,
wherein the determination step includes
making, if a vaccination history is present on a basis of the vaccination history information and the movement history information, a determination as to whether or not the administered vaccine is effective at that time point against a target epidemic disease, and
making, if the vaccination history is absent, a determination as to whether or not the living body has been infected with a predetermined epidemic disease.
16. The management server according to claim 14 ,
wherein the determination step includes making, if a vaccination history is present, on a basis of the type of the vaccine and the date and the time when the vaccine is administered in the vaccination history information, as the determination as to whether or not the administered vaccine is effective, at least one of
a determination (1) that the administered vaccine is currently effective because antibodies probably have been generated and maintained,
a determination (2) that the administered vaccine is still ineffective because the antibodies have not yet been generated due to an insufficient lapse of a time period since the vaccination, and
a determination (3) that the administered vaccine is not effective because the generated antibodies have been attenuated or disappeared due to a lapse of a considerable time period since the vaccination.