PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tongue coat amount estimation system and a tongue coat amount estimation method capable of estimating tongue coat in a non-contact manner.SOLUTION: According to one aspect of the present invention, a tongue coat amount estimation system includes a light emitting element for emitting a light having a peak in the range of 350-450 nm to the tongue of a person to be observed, a light receiving element for receiving fluorescence emitted from the tongue of the person to be observed, and an estimation device for estimating a tongue coat amount on the basis of the light amount of the fluorescence received by the light receiving element. In a tongue coat amount estimation method according to another aspect of the present invention, a light having a peak in the range of 350-450 nm is emitted to the tongue of the person to be observed, fluorescence emitted from the tongue of the person to be observed is received, and a tongue coat amount is estimated on the basis of the light amount of the fluorescence.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】舌苔を非接触的に推定することができる舌苔量推定システム及び舌苔量推定方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の一観点に係る舌苔量推定システムは、観測対象者の舌に向けて350nm以上450nm以下の範囲にピークを有する光を発する発光素子と、観測対象者の舌から発せられる蛍光を受ける受光素子と、受光素子が受けた前記蛍光の光量に基づき舌苔量を推定する推定装置と、を備えるものである。また、本発明の他の一観点に係る舌苔量推定方法は、観測対象者の舌に向けて350nm以上450nm以下の範囲にピークを有する光を発し、観測対象者の舌から発せられる蛍光を受け、蛍光の光量に基づき舌苔量を推定するものである。【選択図】図1
