JP2006024002A - Device and method for notification, program and integrated circuit used for notification device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for notification that notifies a user of an emergency determined on the basis of information detected by a sensor by an arbitrary notification form suitable for the emergency degree in the emergency, and a method for notification, program and integrated circuit for the notification device. <P>SOLUTION: The device for notification is a notification device 260 for notifying the emergency determined on the basis of the information detected by the sensor 230. The device 260 comprises: a first acquisition part for acquiring the information detected by the sensor 230; a second acquisition part for acquiring the emergency degree in the emergency determined on the basis of the information acquired by the first acquisition part; a selection part for selecting the notification form for notifying the emergency corresponding to the emergency degree acquired by the second acquisition part; and a communication apparatus 250 for notifying the emergency in accordance with the notification configuration selected by the selection part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification device, a notification method, a program used for a notification device, and an integrated circuit for notifying a user at a remote location of an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor.

  In recent years, interest in security has increased, and there is an increasing need not only for companies and organizations but also for the development of personal security environments. Along with this, the security industry has flourished, and various security systems have been developed and proposed.

  In particular, along with the development of a network environment seen in the constant connection of the Internet, a security system using a network is becoming popular on an individual basis. In addition, security systems have been developed and proposed to notify remote users of emergency situations using communication terminals equipped with advanced functions, and the diversification of security systems using networks is also progressing at the same time. .

  As an example of a security system using a communication terminal, a communication device notifies an emergency situation determined based on information detected by a sensor to a user's communication terminal in a remote place using a TV phone, There are things that notify a user's communication terminal at a remote location using a mail with a video. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

There is also a security system in which a plurality of sensors are installed in the same environment and an emergency determined based on information detected by the sensors is notified to the user by a communication device having a different notification form for each sensor (for example, Patent Literature) 2). With this security system, even when one notification form becomes unusable, the information detected by the sensor can be notified to the user using another notification form.
JP-A-5-284247 JP 2002-117470 A

  However, in the above-described security system, a notification form for notifying an emergency determined based on information detected by the sensor to a communication terminal of a user at a remote location is fixed, and a notification form suitable for the emergency level of the emergency You may not be notified in

  For example, in a notification device that always notifies an emergency situation by e-mail, depending on the communication terminal owned by the user, it may take time to receive the e-mail, which may delay the user's response to the emergency situation. In addition, a notification device that always notifies an emergency situation by a TV phone tends to increase the communication cost and imposes an economical burden on the user.

  Specifically, in a security system installed in the home of an elderly person living alone, when an emergency is always notified by e-mail, e-mail using packet communication may be received by the user depending on the status of the e-mail server or the receiving communication terminal. There may be a delay. If the emergency is a content that informs the elderly of a critical situation, the occurrence of a delay before the user receives an email may worsen the critical situation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a notification device and a notification method for notifying a user of an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor in any notification form suitable for the emergency level of the emergency An object of the present invention is to provide a program used for a notification device and an integrated circuit of the notification device.

  The notification device according to the present invention is a notification device that notifies an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor, and is acquired by a first acquisition unit that acquires information detected by the sensor, and the first acquisition unit. A second acquisition unit that acquires the emergency level of the emergency determined based on the information, and a selection unit that selects the notification form for notifying the emergency corresponding to the emergency level acquired by the second acquisition unit. And notification means for notifying the emergency situation by the notification mode selected by the selection means.

  The conventional notification device is suitable for the urgency of an emergency because a notification form for notifying a user at a remote location of the emergency information is fixed when an emergency is determined based on information detected by a sensor. In some cases, it was not possible to notify emergency information in the form of notification. According to this configuration, since the emergency information is notified to the user in an arbitrary notification form suitable for the urgency of the emergency, the user can effectively know the emergency information.

  The notification device of the present invention further includes a storage unit that stores a correspondence relationship between the urgency level and the notification form, and the selection unit refers to the correspondence relationship and acquires the emergency obtained by the second acquisition unit. Including selecting the notification form corresponding to the degree.

  According to this configuration, in order to select the notification form according to the urgency of the emergency, based on the correspondence relationship between the urgency of the emergency and the notification form for notifying the emergency stored in advance, A notification form suitable for urgency can be quickly selected.

  In addition, the notification device of the present invention includes a notification device that includes setting means for setting the correspondence relationship.

  According to this configuration, since the user can set in advance a notification form for notifying the emergency according to the urgency of the emergency, it is possible to set a notification form that is easy for the user to use.

  Moreover, the notification device of the present invention includes a device in which the first acquisition unit acquires information including at least a temperature, a sound volume, an image, or a press of a predetermined button detected by the sensor.

  According to this configuration, since the emergency information is notified to the user in an arbitrary notification form suitable for the urgency of the subdivided emergency, the user can effectively know the emergency information.

  In the notification device of the present invention, the notification form includes a notification form using asynchronous communication.

  In the notification device of the present invention, the notification form includes an e-mail.

  According to this configuration, since the emergency is notified to the user by asynchronous communication such as e-mail, the communication cost for notification of the emergency can be reduced by notifying the emergency by text or still image with a small amount of data. Can do.

  In the notification device of the present invention, the notification form includes a notification form using synchronous communication.

  In the notification device of the present invention, the notification form includes voice communication or a videophone.

  According to this configuration, since the emergency is notified to the user through highly-synchronized synchronous communication such as a telephone line, the delay time that occurs before the user is notified of the emergency can be suppressed.

  In the notification device of the present invention, the selection unit includes a video.

  According to this configuration, since the emergency is notified to the user by video communication, the user can visually confirm the emergency and can appropriately respond to the emergency.

  The notification method of the present invention is a notification method for notifying an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor, and includes a first acquisition step for acquiring information detected by the sensor, and the first acquisition step. A second acquisition step for acquiring the emergency level of the emergency determined based on the information acquired in step (b), and a notification form for notifying the emergency corresponding to the emergency level acquired in the second acquisition step. A selection step of selecting, and a notification step of notifying the emergency by the notification mode selected in the selection step.

  The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to notify an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor, a first acquisition step of acquiring information detected by the sensor, A second acquisition step of acquiring an emergency level of an emergency determined based on the information acquired in the first acquisition step; and the emergency state corresponding to the emergency level acquired in the second acquisition step And a notification step of notifying the emergency according to the notification mode selected in the selection step.

  The integrated circuit according to the present invention is equipped with a circuit constituting the notification device according to the present invention.

  According to this configuration, since the emergency information is notified to the user in an arbitrary notification form suitable for the urgency of the emergency, the user can effectively know the emergency information.

  According to the notification device, the notification method, the program used for the notification device, and the integrated circuit of the present invention, the emergency determined based on the information detected by the sensor can be determined by the user in any notification form suitable for the emergency level of the emergency. Therefore, the user can effectively know the emergency information.

  Specifically, the notification device of the present invention notifies the user by a voice call with high immediacy when the emergency level is high, so that the delay that occurs before the user is notified of the emergency situation Time can be saved. Further, since the notification device according to the present invention notifies the user by packet-switched mail communication when the urgency level of the emergency situation is low, the communication cost for the notification of the emergency situation can be suppressed.

  An embodiment of a notification device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an overview of a security system including a notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The security system includes a sensor 230 that detects an object, sound, temperature, and the like, an emergency notification device 260 installed in the house 101, and a remote mobile phone 103 possessed by the user 102. .

  The emergency notification device 260 controls the control unit 200 to notify the user of an emergency determined based on information input from the sensor 230, and communication including a plurality of communication forms such as mail communication, voice call, and video phone. The network device 104 includes a communication device 250 that notifies the user of an emergency situation through the network 104 and an input button 240 that allows the user to set the function of the emergency notification device 260. The sensor 230 and the input button 240 need to be installed in the house 101 for the purpose. However, the control unit 200 and the communication device 250 may be connected to the sensor 230 and the input button 240 by wire or wirelessly. It is not necessary to be in the house 101.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the emergency notification device 260 will be described with reference to the hardware configuration diagram of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  The CPU 201 determines that an emergency has occurred from the information input from the sensor 230, selects a notification form suitable for the emergency level of the emergency, and outputs the selected notification form to the selection result output unit 209. The ROM 202 stores a program executed by the CPU 201, and the RAM 203 stores data such as an emergency level of an emergency that has occurred and a communication form suitable for the emergency level, which are used when the program is executed.

  The selection result output unit 209 instructs the communication device 250 to notify the emergency situation according to the notification form selected by the CPU 201, and the communication apparatus 250 notifies the remote mobile phone 103 that communication is performed according to the selected notification form. To do. As a result, it is possible to communicate with the remote mobile phone 103 according to the selected notification form.

  In addition, there is a still image codec 204 that converts information detected by the sensor 230 into a still image, a moving image codec 205 that converts into a moving image, and an audio codec 211 that converts into sound. The codec is used not only for conversion of data detected by the sensor 230 but also for data conversion by communication with the user 102.

  Next, the configuration of the program used for the emergency notification device 260 will be described with reference to the software configuration diagram of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  The program stored in the ROM 202 includes a sensor information detection step 300, a notification mode selection step 301, an urgency level setting step 302, an urgency level storage step 303, and a notification mode output step 304. An outline of the operation of the program will be described with reference to the processing procedure of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  In the sensor information detection step 300, the CPU 201 executes processing for acquiring information detected by the sensor (S401). In the notification mode selection step 301, the CPU 201 refers to the RAM 203, acquires the emergency level of the emergency determined from the information detected by the sensor (S402), and executes a process of selecting a notification mode corresponding to the acquired level of emergency. (S403). In the notification form output step 304, the CPU 201 executes a process of outputting the selected notification form to the communication device 250 (S404).

  The urgency level setting step 302 executes a process of setting the input from the user as the correspondence relationship between the information detected by the sensor and the urgency level of the emergency situation, and the correspondence relationship between the urgency level and the notification form. In the emergency level storing step 303, the correspondence relationship between the information detected by the sensor and the emergency level of the emergency situation and the correspondence relationship between the emergency level and the notification form set in the emergency level setting step 302 is written in the RAM 203. In addition to executing the process, the process of reading from the RAM 203 is executed according to the read instruction in the notification form selection step 301. A method for setting the correspondence relationship between the information detected by the sensor and the urgency level of the emergency situation and a method for setting the correspondence relationship between the urgency level and the notification form will be described later along with specific setting examples.

  Next, an example of use when the emergency notification device 260 is installed in the home of an elderly person living alone will be described.

  First, a method for setting the correspondence relationship between the urgency level and the notification mode will be described with reference to the notification mode information table of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention in FIG. The type of notification form included in the emergency notification device 260 is set to the notification form 520 of the notification form information 500, and the urgency value of each notification form is set to the urgency level 510. The value of the degree of urgency 510 indicates that the smaller the value, the lower the degree of urgency, and the larger the value, the higher the degree of urgency.

  A specific setting example will be described. In the notification form data 531, “mail” is set as the notification form 520, and “1” is set as the urgency 510. In the notification form data 532, “email with photo” is set as the notification form 520, and “2” is set as the urgency 510. In the notification form data 533, “mail with moving image” is set as the notification form 520, and “3” is set as the urgency 510. In the notification form data 534, “WEB camera” is set as the notification form 520, and “4” is set as the urgency level 510. In the notification form data 535, “voice call” is set as the notification form 520, and “5” is set as the urgency level 510. In the notification form data 536, “TV phone” is set as the notification form 520, and “6” is set as the urgency 510.

  As described above, when the degree of urgency is generally low, the communication cost can be reduced by using a notification form using asynchronous communication and notifying the emergency with text and still images with a small amount of data. On the other hand, when the degree of urgency is high, it is possible to promptly notify the user of an emergency situation by using a notification form that uses highly-immediate synchronous communication such as a telephone line including a TV phone.

  Next, a method for setting the correspondence between the information detected by the sensor 230 and the degree of urgency will be described with reference to the sensor information table of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  The sensor 230 includes a human body sensor that detects the movement of an object, a temperature sensor that can measure room temperature, a voice sensor that detects volume, a camera sensor that can capture a specific range, a vibration sensor that detects vibration, and the like. It will be installed in the entrance, entrance, toilet and bathroom. It goes without saying that examples other than those described above are applicable as the type of sensor 230.

  The type of information detected by the sensor 230 is detected by the sensor information detection step 300 and set in the sensing result 620 of the sensor information 600. Then, the urgency 610 is set for each sensing result 620. The value of urgency indicates that the smaller the value, the lower the degree of urgency, and the larger the value, the higher the degree of urgency. This urgency is the same index as the urgency 510 set in the notification form information 500 described above.

  A specific setting example will be described. In the sensor information data 631, “room movement within 2 hours” as the sensing result 620 and “1” as the urgency 610 are set. In the sensor information data 632, “the volume of the house gradually increases in 30 minutes” is set as the sensing result 620, and “1” is set as the urgency 610. In the sensor information data 633, “there is a visitor” is set as the sensing result 620, and “2” is set as the urgency 610. In the sensor information data 634, “going out” is set as the sensing result 620, and “3” is set as the urgency 610. In the sensor information data 635, “no room movement for 2 to 3 hours” is set as the sensing result 620, and “4” is set as the urgency 610. In the sensor information data 636, “the volume of the house suddenly increases in 30 minutes” is set as the sensing result 620, and “5” is set as the urgency 610. In the sensor information data 637, “no room movement for 3 hours or more” is set as the sensing result 620, and “6” is set as the urgency 610. In the sensor information data 638, “a rise in room temperature of 5 degrees or more in 30 minutes” is set as the sensing result 620, and “6” is set as the urgency level 610. In the sensor information data 639, “communication request” is set as the sensing result 620, and “6” is set as the urgency 610.

  The notification form information 500 and the sensor information 600 in which the above urgency value is set are stored in the RAM 203 by executing the urgency saving step 303.

  A method for acquiring the degree of urgency from the information detected by the sensor will be described with reference to an overview diagram of a sensor information detection example of the notification device of the present invention in FIG. It is assumed that the emergency notification device 206 receives volume information indicating that the volume of the TV 702 is increasing from the voice sensor 704 in a situation where the elderly person 701 is watching the TV 702 in the house 101. If the emergency notification device 206 receives, for example, volume information that the volume of the TV 702 gradually increases and the volume increases by +10 dB in 30 minutes from the audio sensor 704, the volume information that has been input is displayed. The sensing result 632 corresponding to “the volume of the house gradually increases in 30 minutes” of the sensor information 600 set in advance is determined. As a result, referring to the urgency level 610 “1” corresponding to the sensing result 632, the urgency level 610 “1” is acquired and determined as an emergency situation with the urgency level “1”. Further, like the transition of the volume of the TV 702 displayed on the screen 220, the volume information in which the volume of the TV 702 increases with an inclination of the angle +15 degrees on the graph is used as the “volume is +15 degrees per hour” of the sensor information 600 set in advance. The sensing result 620 corresponding to “increase” may be determined.

  In another example, it is assumed that a loud alarm sound is generated from a speaker 703 installed in the house 101 of the elderly person 701 at a certain time. It is assumed that the emergency notification device 206 receives volume information indicating that the volume of the speaker 703 is rapidly increasing from the audio sensor 704. For example, if the volume information of the speaker 703 increases rapidly and the volume information is increased by +50 dB in 30 minutes, the emergency notification device 206 is a sensor that sets the input volume information in advance. The sensing result 636 corresponding to “the volume of the house suddenly increases in 30 minutes” of the information 600 is determined. As a result, referring to the urgency level 610 “5” corresponding to the sensing result 636, the urgency level 610 “5” is acquired and determined as an emergency situation with the urgency level “5”. Like the transition of the volume of the speaker 703 displayed on the screen 220, the volume that the volume of the speaker 703 has increased with an inclination of an angle + 45 ° on the graph is set to “the volume increases by + 45 ° per hour” in the sensor information 600 set in advance. ”May be determined as a sensing result 620 corresponding to“ ”.

  Next, a method for selecting a notification form from the degree of urgency acquired by the above-described method will be specifically described.

  When the information detected by the sensor is “room movement within 2 hours”, the urgency level 610 of the sensor information data 631 is set to “1”, so the urgency level 510 of the notification form data 531 is set to “1”. The notified notification form 520 “mail” is selected and transmitted to the selection result output unit 209. The selection result output unit 209 outputs the notification form to the communication device 210 as “mail”. The reason why “1” is set in the sensor information data 631 is set because the room movement within 2 hours is an everyday action and it is difficult to consider it as an emergency. The transmission format is a format similar to the email 800 shown in the text electronic mail display screen shown in FIG. When the urgency level of the information detected by the sensor is low, the user is notified of the emergency situation by mail communication using asynchronous communication. Therefore, the user can reduce the communication cost.

  When the information detected by the sensor is “visitor present”, the urgency level 610 of the sensor information data 633 is set to “2”, so the urgency level 510 of the notification form data 532 is set to “2”. The notified notification form 520 “email with photo” is selected and transmitted to the selection result output unit 209. The selection result output unit 209 outputs the notification form to the communication apparatus 210 as “mail with photo”. The reason why “2” is set in the sensor information data 633 is set because it is easy to recognize who the visitor is if there is a visitor's photo when transmitting information that the visitor has come. The transmission format is a format such as a mail 900 on a display screen of an electronic mail including a still image shown in FIG. 9, and includes a still image 902 having a larger amount of information in addition to the text 901. When the urgency of the information detected by the sensor is not so high, by notifying the user of a still image of the emergency by e-mail communication using asynchronous communication, the user can control the situation of the emergency while suppressing the communication cost. You can know visually.

  When the information detected by the sensor is “going out”, the urgency level 610 of the sensor information data 634 is set to “3”, so the urgency level 510 of the notification form data 533 is set to “3”. Notification form 520 “mail with moving image” is selected and transmitted to the selection result output unit 209. The selection result output unit 209 outputs the notification form to the communication device 210 as “mail with moving image”. The reason why “3” is set in the sensor information data 634 is set because a person or an animal who has gone out can be recognized if there is a moving image when information indicating that he / she has gone out. The transmission format is a format such as a mail 1001 and a video viewer 1002 on the display screen of an e-mail including a video shown in FIG. 10, and includes a video 1003 having a larger amount of information than a still image in addition to text 1006.

  The moving image browsing method of the moving image 1003 is that the moving image viewer 1002 is activated when the user 102 who is out of the office receives the mail 1001 and selects the icon 1003 indicating that the moving image is attached, and the moving image is transmitted from the security system of the house 101. Can be viewed. This moving image can be controlled by a stop button 1004 and a playback button 1005. When the urgency of the information detected by the sensor is not so high, by notifying the user of the video of the emergency by mail communication using asynchronous communication, the user can control the situation of the emergency while suppressing the communication cost. Judgment can be made appropriately.

  When the information detected by the sensor is “no room movement for 2 to 3 hours”, the urgency level 610 of the sensor information data 635 is set to “4”, so the urgency level 510 of the notification form data 534 is set. Is set to “4” and the notification form 520 “WEB camera” is selected and transmitted to the selection result output unit 209. The selection result output unit 209 outputs the notification form to the communication apparatus 210 as “WEB camera”. The reason for setting “4” in the sensor information data 635 is that there is no room movement for 2 hours or more, but there is a possibility of sleeping, so it was set to check only the video. . The transmission format is a format in which a URL 1103 for the mail 1101 and the WEB video viewer 1102 is added to the WEB video display screen of FIG. The browsing method of the WEB camera image is as follows. When the user 102 who has gone out receives the mail 1101 and selects the WEB camera reference URL 1103, the WEB image viewer 1102 is activated and the WEB transmitted from the security system of the house 101 is displayed. You can view the video. This video can be controlled by a stop button 1104 and a playback button 1105. As a result, by notifying the user of the situation of the emergency situation by video via WEB using asynchronous communication, the user can check the situation of the emergency situation in real time while suppressing the communication cost.

  Also, if the information detected by the sensor is “the volume of the house suddenly increases in 30 minutes”, the urgency level 610 of the sensor information data 636 is set to “5”. The notification form 520 “voice call” in which 510 is set to “5” is selected and transmitted to the selection result output unit 209. The selection result output unit 209 outputs the notification form to the communication apparatus 210 as “voice call”. The reason why “5” is set in the sensor information data 636 is that a voice call is set in order to confirm what sound is being generated. By notifying the user of an emergency by voice telephone using synchronous communication with high immediacy such as a telephone line, the user who has been notified of the emergency can quickly respond to the emergency.

  When the information detected by the sensor is “communication request from an elderly person”, the urgency level 610 of the sensor information data 637 is set to “6”, so the urgency level 510 of the notification form data 536 is “6”. Is selected and notified to the selection result output unit 209. The selection result output unit 209 outputs the notification form to the communication apparatus 210 as “TV phone”. The reason why “6” is set in the sensor information data 637 is set because the request of the elderly person who is the subject of monitoring is likely to be an emergency. When the urgency level 510 is “5”, only a voice call is used. However, when the urgency level is higher, notification is made through TV phone communication that is highly immediate and can visually convey the emergency situation to the user. Thus, the user who has been notified of the emergency situation can respond quickly and appropriately.

  Note that the program used in the notification device of the present invention is stored in the ROM in the notification device and executed by the CPU. However, the program is a nonvolatile memory that is an internal recording medium, a hard disk that is an external recording medium, or the like. It is good also as a structure downloaded and stored in and executed by the CPU. As an example of the downloaded program, a program described in the Java language can be considered, but the program is not limited to this.

  In addition, the notification device of the present invention may be realized as an LSI that is an integrated circuit in combination with the above-described hardware resources such as a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM. This LSI may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include a part or all of it.

  FIG. 12 shows a configuration example of an integrated circuit of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention. An LSI 5000 is an example of an integrated circuit, and is an example of a range of functional blocks of the integrated circuit. The name used here is LSI, but it may also be called IC, system LSI, super LSI, or ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and implementation with a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor is also possible. An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) that can be programmed after manufacturing the LSI or a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used. Furthermore, if integrated circuit technology comes out to replace LSI's as a result of the advancement of semiconductor technology or a derivative other technology, it is naturally also possible to carry out function block integration using this technology. Biotechnology can be applied.

  The notification device of the present invention, the notification method, the program used for the notification device, and the integrated circuit of the notification device, the emergency determined based on the information detected by the sensor, in any notification form suitable for the emergency level of the emergency, Notifying the user has an effect that the user can effectively know the emergency information, and is useful for notifying the user at the remote location of the emergency determined based on the information detected by the sensor. It is.

Overview of a security system including a notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention The hardware block diagram of the notification apparatus of embodiment of this invention Software configuration diagram of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention Processing procedure of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention Notification form information table of the notification apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention Sensor information table of notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention Overview view showing an example of sensor information detection of the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention Text e-mail display screen transmitted by the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention E-mail display screen including still images transmitted by the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention E-mail display screen including moving images transmitted by the notification device according to the embodiment of the present invention WEB video display screen of notification device according to an embodiment of the present invention Configuration example of integrated circuit of notification device according to embodiment of present invention

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Housing 102 User 103 Mobile phone 104 Communication network 200 Control part 230 Sensor 240 Input button 250 Communication apparatus 260 Emergency notification apparatus 300 Sensor information detection step 301 Notification form selection step 302 Urgency setting step 303 Urgency degree saving step 304 Notification form output step

Claims (12)

A notification device for notifying an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor,
First acquisition means for acquiring information detected by the sensor;
Second acquisition means for acquiring an emergency level of an emergency determined based on the information acquired by the first acquisition means;
Selection means for selecting a notification form for notifying the emergency, corresponding to the degree of emergency acquired by the second acquisition means;
Notification means for notifying the emergency by the notification mode selected by the selection means;
A notification device comprising: Storage means for storing the correspondence between the urgency level and the notification form;
The notification device according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit selects the notification form corresponding to the urgency level acquired by the second acquisition unit with reference to the correspondence relationship.   The notification device according to claim 2, further comprising setting means for setting the correspondence.   The notification according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires information including at least a temperature, a sound volume, an image, or a press of a predetermined button detected by the sensor. apparatus.   The notification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification form includes a notification form using asynchronous communication.   The notification apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the notification form includes an electronic mail.   The notification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification form includes a notification form using synchronous communication.   The notification apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the notification form includes voice communication or a videophone.   The notification device according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit selects the notification form including an image. A notification method for notifying an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor,
A first acquisition step of acquiring information detected by the sensor;
A second acquisition step of acquiring the emergency level of the emergency determined based on the information acquired in the first acquisition step;
A selection step for selecting a notification form for notifying the emergency, corresponding to the urgency level acquired in the second acquisition step;
A notification step of notifying the emergency by the notification mode selected in the selection step;
A notification method. A program for causing a computer to notify an emergency determined based on information detected by a sensor,
A first acquisition step of acquiring information detected by the sensor;
A second acquisition step of acquiring the emergency level of the emergency determined based on the information acquired in the first acquisition step;
A selection step for selecting a notification form for notifying the emergency, corresponding to the urgency level acquired in the second acquisition step;
A notification step of notifying the emergency by the notification mode selected in the selection step;
A program that causes a computer to execute.   An integrated circuit on which a circuit constituting the notification device according to claim 1 is mounted.

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