Launch of demonstration experiment project to measure stress level using belt-worn IoT device

SoftBank Technology Corp. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Shinichi Ata, hereinafter SBT) is a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka, President and CEO: Masanori Sogo, hereinafter referred to as SBT). Technology Innovation Center (TIC), the technology development base of Daikin Industries, Ltd., and Aoyama Capital Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Aoyama Capital Co., Ltd.", a wholly owned subsidiary of Aoyama Shoji Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, President and Representative Director: Osamu Aoyama)) In July 2017, we will start a demonstration experiment project in collaboration with Aoyama Capital) to examine the relationship between job type, work environment, and stress felt by people.

1. Project background

While IoT is being used in a variety of fields, such as improving business efficiency in companies and improving the convenience of daily life, there are also expectations for IoT to improve human health management and comfort. Daikin Industries, which has its own vital sensing technology, SBT, which specializes in providing secure cloud environments, and Aoyama Capital, which has a wide customer network, have teamed up to help improve worker health management and comfort, which have been attracting attention in recent years. In order to respond to the needs for creating a workplace environment, we have decided to implement this project with the aim of creating new value using human biological information and IoT.

2. Project Outline

(1) Overview
In this project, a clip-shaped IoT device is attached to a belt to measure biological information such as physical activity information, heart rate information, stress level, and sleep information from monitors working in various workplaces in real time. By accumulating the measured information in the cloud and analyzing it, we can clarify the correlation between the workplace environment and stress level, and the correlation between stress level at work and sleep state at bedtime.

(2) Typical verification items
a: Accuracy of biological information measured by belt-worn IoT device
b: Correlation between job type, work environment and stress level
c: Correlation between stress level and sleep depth

(3) Role of each company

• Daikin Industries, Ltd. Technology Innovation Center
  Development of belt-worn IoT device using unique vital sensing technology
• SoftBank Technology Corp.
  Providing a cloud platform that stores and analyzes biometric information
• Aoyama Capital Co., Ltd.
  Obtaining monitors from a variety of occupations using the clothing industry network

3. Objectives of each company in this project

Daikin Industries, SBT, and Aoyama Capital aim to create the following value based on the verification results obtained through this project.

• Daikin Industries, Ltd. Technology Innovation Center
  Current commercial air conditioners perform automatic control according to the indoor temperature and humidity that is generally considered comfortable, as well as the temperature and humidity set using the remote control. Based on the verification results of this project, we will develop a new automatic control technology for air conditioning according to people's stress level, and create new ways to improve air and space, such as creating office spaces that not only improve comfort but also productivity. We aim to create value.
• SoftBank Technology Corp.
  In this project, SBT will develop a secure cloud platform that can visualize analysis results from the accumulation of biometric information, as well as secure updates for IoT device management and control software. We aim to achieve this by using , mbed OS, and mbed Cloud.
• Aoyama Capital Co., Ltd.
  Aoyama Shoji Co., Ltd. aims to establish the No. 1 approval rating among businesspeople in its "Medium-term Management Plan CHALLENGE 2017," but as a new attempt, we are aiming to create a new health service that combines the body, mind, and fashion of businesspeople. We aim to create care services. By delivering useful health information related to daily healthcare data, we will provide business people with an opportunity to deepen their interest in health and verify whether this will lead to improved health awareness.

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