NEC and FiNC jointly develop health solutions that focus on human walks

NEC Corp. (hereinafter referred to as NEC Corp.) and FiNC Corp. (hereinafter referred to as FiNC Corp.) will integrate NEC's advanced Internet of Things technology and FiNC's enterprise-targeted health service 'FiNC for Business' (Note 1) to jointly promote new health. Solution development.

This is also an important link between the two companies in the field of health care cooperation (Note 2) since April 2017. From October 2018, NEC will conduct validation experiments within the company, with a view to starting the service in 2019. .

The solution will acquire walking data through wearable sensors such as IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) built into shoes and soles, communication modules, and power supplies. Based on these data, accurate estimations of pace, pace, and other walking conditions are made. , Contrast the speculation result with the life log data information accumulated in the FiNC application, give full play to the advantages of the two companies and provide comfortable personalized solutions.

In daily life, it is very important to live a conscious and healthy life for health and longevity. However, it is difficult to maintain such healthy awareness constantly in practice. At the same time, in order to grasp people's walking status, you must use a walking image or Wearing a wearable sensor directly on the body, there are problems that need to be solved in terms of place, convenience, cost, etc. The technology developed by NEC enables the wearable sensor to be miniaturized and lightweight, and can be built in. To the shoes and soles, in this way, you can get daily walking data without being aware of the installation of the sensor, regardless of location and time, and provide more accurate health advice for your personal health.

NEC and FiNC will also jointly advance the verification experiment of this solution and accumulate experience in order to further improve and promote the application of this solution in the future.

(Note 1) Health service targeted at companies 'FiNC for BUSINESS'

As a company-targeted health service provided by FiNC, this service is aimed at improving employees' satisfaction and risk management. It has been available since 2014 and has a monthly fee of ¥500 per person.

Reference URL: https://company.finc.com/business/

(Note 2) Press release "NEC and FiNC will collaborate on health care -- jointly developing health solutions using AI technology"

URL: https://jpn.nec.com/press/201704/20170428_01.html

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