JP2001298526A - Urgent report device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily rewrite a telephone number without sending workers to respective houses, to improve the rewriting efficiency of the telephone number and to reduce cost required for rewriting by rewriting the telephone number of a report destination through a public telephone line by a remote operation from a data communication center in an urgent report device. SOLUTION: Communication data T including the new telephone number a' of the report destination S as data are received through the telephone line 8. The old telephone number (a) of the report destination S is rewritten into the new telephone number a' based on the received communication data T.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency notification device, and more particularly to an emergency notification device in which a telephone number of a notification destination is rewritten by remote control from a data communication center or the like via a telephone line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an emergency call device installed in a house for a single person living alone, a telephone number of a callee is stored in advance, and in a predetermined case, an emergency call is made to the callee. It has become.

[0003] For example, if a sensor installed in the home for the elderly living alone does not detect a change in the movement of the elderly living alone within a certain period of time, an emergency report is automatically sent from the emergency reporting device to a report destination such as a fire department. Done.

[0004] In addition, when an elderly person alone who has suffered a seizure or the like pushes an emergency switch, an emergency call is made from an emergency call device to a report destination such as a fire department.

[0005] Then, at the report destination notified by the emergency report, a person in charge is dispatched urgently to, for example, an elderly person living alone to take prescribed measures.

[0006] Such a report destination as an emergency contact is initially input from a telephone connected to the emergency report device, and stored in a memory or the like of the emergency report device.

[0007] Alternatively, initially, a handy terminal is connected to the emergency notification device, and the above-mentioned report destination is input to the emergency notification device via the handy terminal and stored in its memory or the like.

[0008]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0009] However, the telephone number may be changed due to the transfer of the above-mentioned report destination. In this case, conventionally, a worker visits each home where the emergency report device is installed, It was necessary to rewrite the old telephone number of the call destination stored in each emergency call device with a new telephone number.

However, it is time-consuming and troublesome for a worker to visit each home every time the telephone number of the report destination is changed and to rewrite the telephone number via the telephone or the handy terminal. Extremely low efficiency.

[0011] Further, every time the telephone number is changed, labor costs are required for the side who dispatches workers to each home. I have to maintain both lines,
Maintenance costs are high, and each causes a cost increase.

[0012] In addition, it is very troublesome for each home to receive workers, for example, that they cannot leave home on that day.

An object of the present invention is to provide an emergency call device,
By remotely rewriting the telephone number of the report destination via a telephone line from a data communication center, etc., the rewriting can be performed quickly without dispatching workers to each home, improving the efficiency of rewriting telephone numbers and rewriting them. It is to reduce the cost required in the case of.

[0014]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, communication data T including, as data, a new telephone number a 'of a report destination S via a telephone line 8 is provided. An emergency notification device 7 that receives and rewrites the old telephone number a of the report destination S with the new telephone number a ′ based on the received communication data T is provided.

Therefore, according to the present invention, for example, from the data communication center 9 through the telephone line 8, the old telephone number a of the report destination S stored in the memory 7B (FIGS. 2 and 3) of the emergency report device 7 Rewriting to a new telephone number a 'becomes possible, and rewriting of a telephone number is performed by remote control, so that rewriting can be performed promptly without dispatching a worker to each home 2. Efficiency is improved, and at the same time labor costs for dispatching workers are eliminated, and the change period is shortened, and maintenance costs for lines before and after changing telephone numbers are also reduced, so costs are reduced accordingly. You.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described by way of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the configuration of the present invention, and an illustrated emergency notification device 7 is installed, for example, in a home 2 where a single elderly person lives.

The emergency notification device 7 is connected to, for example, a data communication center 9 via a telephone line 8, and sends predetermined communication data T described later by making a call to each home 2 from the data communication center 9. For example, the telephone number of the notification destination stored in the memory 7B of the emergency notification device 7 is rewritten by remote control.

In the data communication center 9, for example, a personal computer 12 is installed connected to a telephone line 8.
The communication data T can be sent to the telephone number and the telephone number of the report destination can be rewritten by remote control.

The data communication center 9 is also provided with a telephone set 11 connected to the telephone line 8, and the telephone set 11 can similarly transmit communication data T to the emergency notification device 7 of each home 2. Thus, the telephone number of the report destination can be rewritten by remote control.

Further, instead of the data communication center 9, predetermined communication data T is sent to each home 2 from a report destination S connected to the emergency report device 7 via the telephone line 8, and the report destination Can be rewritten by remote control.

The details of the emergency call device 7 are shown in FIG.
It comprises a control unit 7A, a memory 7B, a clock 7C, a telephone line connection unit 7D, a switching unit 7E, and an output unit 7F.

The control section 7A decodes and determines a program (for example, corresponding to FIG. 4) for implementing the present invention, and controls the whole by giving instructions to each device such as the memory 7B and the clock 7C. .

The memory 7B stores the telephone number of the report destination S and the like, and as shown in FIG.
, Notification destination area A, personal identification number area B, and center area C
It is divided into.

The standby area A 'temporarily stores and waits when the communication data T constituting the present invention is sent from the data communication center 9 to the emergency notification device 7.

The communication data T includes a new telephone number a 'of the report destination S and a rewriting date and time a''.

The new telephone number a 'of the report destination S is
When the telephone number a stored in the notification destination area A described later becomes the old telephone number after the change, the telephone number is rewritten.

The rewriting date and time a '' is the date and time when the new telephone number a 'is actually rewritten with the old telephone number a.

For example, the new telephone number a 'is 03-
There is ○○○○-××××.
There is 2,000 minutes x month x day △△ hour minutes.

That is, according to the present embodiment, when the rewriting date and time comes (YES in step 109 in FIG. 4), the old telephone of the notification destination S of the emergency notification device 7 installed in each home 2 (FIG. 1) The number a is simultaneously rewritten to a new telephone number a '.

As a result, when the rewriting time per house is, for example, 1 minute, 1000 times a day
It is possible to rewrite telephone numbers of eaves or more, and rewriting is performed quickly without dispatching workers to each home 2, thereby improving the rewriting efficiency of telephone numbers.

Further, since the rewriting is performed quickly as described above, the change period is shortened, and the maintenance cost for the line before and after the change of the telephone number is reduced, so that the cost is greatly reduced.

The report destination area A is an area in which the telephone number a of the report destination S is stored in advance, and as described above, in an emergency, the emergency report device 7 transmits the report destination S of the stored telephone number. An emergency call is made to.

The telephone number a stored in the report destination area A (FIG. 3) becomes the old telephone number a when the telephone number is changed due to the transfer of the report destination S, etc. It is rewritten to the number a '.

The password number area B stores a predetermined password number b.

That is, according to the present invention, since the telephone number of the report destination is rewritten by remote control from the data communication center 9 or the like through the telephone line 8, the telephone number is inadvertently rewritten due to mischief or the like. There is a risk.

Therefore, in order to prevent this and ensure safety, an incoming telephone call is received (step 10 in FIG. 4).
1) If the telephone number of the called party is not registered (NO in step 102 in FIG. 4), the telephone line connection unit 7D is connected to the emergency call device 7 side (step 103 in FIG. 4). Enter the number (Step 10 in FIG. 4)
4) Data communication is enabled only when it matches the registered one (YES in step 105 in FIG. 4) (step 106 in FIG. 4).

The center area C is the data communication center 9
Is stored.

As described above, since the telephone number can be rewritten by remote control through the telephone line 8, mischief can be prevented, and the security code b registered in advance (FIG. 3) must be input for security. In such a case, no data communication was performed.

To make this more thorough, a number display system is adopted, and a call is received from the data communication center 9 or the like corresponding to a specific telephone number c registered in the center area C of the memory 7B in advance. Only when this is the case (YES in step 102 in FIG. 4), data communication is enabled (steps 114 and 106 in FIG. 4).

That is, as described above, when an external telephone call is received (step 101 in FIG. 4), it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the called party is registered (step in FIG. 4). 102), if it is registered (Y
ES), immediately after the telephone line connection unit 7D is connected to the emergency notification device 7 side (step 114 in FIG. 4), data communication is enabled (step 106 in FIG. 4).

As described above, when an external telephone call is received (step 10 in FIG. 4)
1), it is determined whether the personal identification number system or the number display system described above is used, and if neither is the case (NO in step 105 of FIG. 4), it is regarded as a normal telephone and a predetermined operation is performed. (Steps 111 to 113 in FIG. 4).

When a call from outside is received by the emergency call device 7 (step 101 in FIG. 4), a method of taking a call after a certain number of ringing tones, such as an answering machine, is performed. As described above, even when a call is received from the data communication center 9 to rewrite the telephone number, a person living in the home 2 (FIG. 1) mistakenly takes the call.

In this case, the telephone number stored in the memory 7B is not rewritten, and the data communication center 9 has to make a number of calls, which is wasteful in terms of time and call charge. Very annoying for people who live.

In order to eliminate this, the emergency notification device 7 is provided with a switching unit 7E (FIG. 2), which switches the external telephone line based on a signal input via the telephone line connection unit 7D. Switching between the telephone line connection unit 7D connected to the control unit 8 and the control unit 7A (emergency notification device 7 side) or the external telephone 4 is performed.

That is, a case where a password b (FIG. 3) is inputted after an external telephone number or a registered specific telephone number c is inputted to the switching section 7E. In the (number display method), the telephone line connection unit 7D is connected to the control unit 7A side, and when only a telephone number is input from outside (normal telephone), the telephone line connection unit 7D is externally connected. It was connected to the telephone 4.

For this reason, when data communication becomes possible by the password method (YES in step 105 of FIG. 4,
If the data communication becomes possible by the number display method (step 106) (step 102 in FIG. 4)
YES, step 114, step 106), the ring tone of the external telephone 4 does not have to be sounded, and the inconvenience of the resident is eliminated, and the data communication center 9 also wastes time and call charges. No.

The clock 7C collates with the rewriting date / time a 'which is data constituting the communication data T described above, and measures whether or not the rewriting date / time has actually arrived.

The output unit 7F is, for example, a printer or the like. When the old telephone number a of the report destination S is rewritten to the new telephone number a ', the contents of the report destination area A constituting the memory 7B (FIG. 3) , It can be confirmed that the data has been actually rewritten.

The operation of the present invention having the above configuration will be described below.

(1) Connection switching operation.

In step 101 of FIG. 4, an incoming telephone call is received. In step 102, it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the called party has been registered. At 103, the telephone line connection unit 7D is connected to the emergency notification device 7 side,
In step 104, a personal identification number is input. In step 105, if the personal identification number matches the registered one (YES), the flow proceeds to step 106 to enable data communication.

In step 102, if the telephone number of the called party is registered (YE
S), after connecting the telephone line connection unit 7D to the emergency call device 7 in step 114, immediately proceed to step 106.
To enable data communication.

That is, the switching unit 7 constituting the emergency notification device 7
E is shown in FIG. 2 (FIG. 2), when an external telephone number is not registered (NO in step 102 in FIG. 4) or when it is registered (YES in step 102 in FIG. 4), The telephone line connection unit 7D is connected to the control unit 7A, that is, to the emergency notification device 7 side.

In the former case, the personal identification number is entered, and only when it matches the registered one (the personal identification number system), the process proceeds to step 106, and in the latter case (the number display system), the step is immediately performed. Proceed to 106
Each enables data communication.

As described above, by enabling data communication only in either the security code system or the number display system, it is possible to prevent mischief or the like and prevent accidental rewriting of the telephone number, thereby ensuring safety. Secured.

In this case, data communication can be performed without sounding the ring tone of the external telephone 4.
A person living in (FIG. 1) does not mistakenly make a telephone call for data communication, does not feel troublesome, and wastes time and call charges at the report destination.

However, the switching unit 7E does not register the telephone number of the called party (N in step 102 in FIG. 4).
O) If the passwords do not match (NO in step 105 in FIG. 4), the ring tone of the external telephone 4 is sounded (step 111 in FIG. 4), and the telephone line connection unit 7D is connected to the external telephone 4 side. (Step 112 in FIG. 4), and a telephone conversation is performed between the external telephone 4 and the outside via the switching unit 7E and the telephone line connection unit 7D (FIG. 2) (FIG. 4). Step 113).

(2) Rewriting operation of telephone number.

In step 106 of FIG.
New phone number 3. 'And a rewrite date and time a''are issued. In step 107, the new telephone number a' and the rewrite date and time a '' of the report destination S are received.
In step 8, the user hangs up the telephone and proceeds to step 109.

That is, the control unit 7A (FIG. 2) switches the switching unit 7E.
When it is detected that the telephone line connection unit 7D is switched to the control unit 7A side via the telephone line, the new telephone number a 'of the report destination S and the rewriting date and time are sent to the data communication center 9 via the telephone line 8 (FIG. 1). For example, it is displayed on the screen of the personal computer 12 so as to input "a".

The worker at the data communication center 9 seeing the display inputs the communication data T including the new telephone number a 'and the rewriting date and time a''of the predetermined report destination S by operating a keyboard or the like. I do.

The communication data T is stored in the telephone line 8
And is input to the control unit 7A via the telephone line connection unit 7D and the switching unit 7E (FIG. 2).

Next, in step 109 of FIG.
It is determined whether or not the rewrite date and time has been reached. If not (NO), the same operation is repeated.
S) In step 110, the old telephone number a of the report destination S is rewritten to the new telephone number a '.

That is, when the control unit 7A receives the communication data T (FIG. 2), the control unit 7A temporarily suspends the communication data T in the standby area A 'constituting the memory 7B (FIG. 3).

The control unit 7A (FIG. 2) rewrites the rewriting date and time a '' of the communication data T in the standby area A '(FIG. 3) and the date and time measured by the clock 7C (FIG. 2). And if they do not match, repeat the matching operation until they match.

Thereafter, when the two coincide with each other and the rewrite date and time have come, the control section 7A places the standby area A 'in the standby area A' (FIG. 3).
By moving the waiting new telephone number a 'to the notification destination area A, the old telephone number a is rewritten to the new telephone number a'.

As described above, for example, the data communication center 9
By rewriting the telephone number of the emergency notification device 7 by remote control from (FIG. 1), the rewriting is quickly performed without dispatching a worker to each home 2, so that the telephone number is rewritten accordingly. Efficiency is improved, and at the same time labor costs for dispatching workers are eliminated, and the change period is shortened, and maintenance costs for lines before and after changing telephone numbers are also reduced, so costs are reduced accordingly. You.

[0067]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to rewrite an old telephone number of a report destination stored in a memory of an emergency report device from a data communication center or the like to a new telephone number through a telephone line. Since the rewriting of the telephone number is performed by remote control, the rewriting can be performed quickly without dispatching the worker to each home 2, the rewriting efficiency of the telephone number can be improved by that much, and at the same time, the worker can be rewritten. Since the labor cost for dispatching is eliminated, the change period is shortened, and the maintenance cost of the line before and after the change of the telephone number is also reduced, so that the cost is reduced accordingly.

Also, if the rewriting date and time is added to the communication data sent from the data communication center in addition to the new telephone number, when the rewriting date and time is reached, the report destinations stored in the emergency call devices of the homes are all together. Since the telephone number can be rewritten, the rewriting can be performed more quickly.

Further, data communication can be performed only when a password is entered and matches the registered one (a password number system) or only when a registered specific telephone number is inputted (a number display system). By doing,
To prevent mischief and prevent accidental rewriting of phone numbers, security is ensured, and in these cases, data communication is possible without ringing the external telephone, so that each Residents do not mistakenly call for data communication, do not feel annoyed, do not waste time and call charges at the report destination, and divide the report destination due to an increase in subscribers. There are various effects such as easy transfer of the report destination itself.

[0070]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an emergency notification device 7 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a memory 7B constituting the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Home 4 External telephone of emergency call device 7 7 Emergency call device 8 Telephone line 9 Data communication center 11 Telephone of data communication center 9 12 Personal computer

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication system comprising: receiving communication data including a new telephone number of a report destination as data through a telephone line; and rewriting an old telephone number of the report destination to a new telephone number based on the received communication data. Emergency call device. 2. The emergency notification device according to claim 1, wherein rewriting date and time are added as data to the communication data, and when the rewriting date and time is reached, the old telephone number of the report destination is rewritten simultaneously with the new telephone number. 3. The data communication is enabled only when a personal identification number is entered and matches the registered one.
Emergency call device as described. 4. The emergency notification device according to claim 1, wherein data communication is enabled only when specific telephone number data registered in advance is received by a number display function. 5. The ring tone of the external telephone is not sounded when the password is entered and matches the registered one, or when specific telephone number data registered in advance by the number display function is received. The emergency notification device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein data communication is enabled.