BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a monitoring support apparatus and a monitoring support method for supporting patrolling and monitoring work of a monitoring person who monitors a plurality of subjects.

2. Description of the Related Art

Conventionally, monitoring devices for monitoring subjects such as infants are known. International Publication No. 2016/151966 discloses, as an example of this kind of monitoring device, a monitoring device that determines whether or not a sleeping infant is exhibiting a sign of sudden infant death syndrome by taking an image of the infant by using a camera and gives an notification to an outside if such a sign is found.

SUMMARY

One non-limiting and exemplary embodiment provides a monitoring support apparatus and a monitoring support method that lessen a burden of patrolling and monitoring operation of a monitoring person who monitors subjects.

In one general aspect, the techniques disclosed here feature a monitoring support apparatus for supporting work of a monitoring person who monitors a plurality of subjects by sequentially visiting the plurality of subjects, including: a measuring device that measures the plurality of subjects and the monitoring person by radiating a detecting wave toward the plurality of subjects and the monitoring person; a position specifying circuit that specifies positions of the plurality of subjects and a position of the monitoring person on a basis of information obtained by the measuring device; and a decision circuit that decides at least one selected from a group consisting of a next subject suitable as a subject to be visited next by the monitoring person among the plurality of subjects and a movement path along which the monitoring person moves from the position of the monitoring person to the next subject on a basis of the positions of the plurality of subjects and the position of the monitoring person specified by the position specifying circuit.

A burden on a monitoring person who patrols and monitors subjects can be lessened.

It should be noted that general or specific embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as a system, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, a computer-readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM, or any selective combination thereof.

Additional benefits and advantages of the disclosed embodiments will become apparent from the specification and drawings. The benefits and/or advantages may be individually obtained by the various embodiments and features of the specification and drawings, which need not all be provided in order to obtain one or more of such benefits and/or advantages.

