JP2006072463A - Wireless calling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless calling device capable of specifying a patient called by an extremely inexpensive and easy method without using an identification number in a portable terminal. <P>SOLUTION: When a calling button of the portable terminal is pressed, a flash indicating lamp is lighted in addition to ringing of an alarm sound or a voice composed sound from the portable terminal itself, and the ringing of the alarm sound or voice composed sound and the lighting of the flash indicating lamp are continued until a restoration switch of the portable terminal is operated. According to this, which portable terminal is under calling can be reported by sound and light to a person who is present around the portable terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a wireless paging device used in hospitals, geriatric health facilities or homes, and in particular, inpatients who are anxious about the body, elderly people, physically handicapped people, etc., felt abnormalities in their bodies. Sometimes
The present invention relates to a wireless calling device that can call a nurse or the like by pressing a push button.

As described in Patent Document 1, by identifying the distributed receiver that has received the radio wave transmitted from the mobile terminal, the approximate current position of the patient can be known from the installation location, and the identification number of the mobile terminal can be used. Wireless paging devices that can identify the patient who called are known.
JP-A-63-94723

A wireless paging device that provides an identification number generating circuit in a portable terminal and identifies which portable terminal has called while transmitting and receiving this identification number via radio waves, in addition to the identification number generating circuit, Since many parts such as an identification number comparison circuit are required, the circuit structure becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost increases.

Therefore, if the mobile terminal in the wireless paging device of Patent Document 1 has no identification number, the mobile terminal that made the call cannot be specified, and the important function of the wireless paging device cannot be performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above disadvantages of the conventional apparatus, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless paging device that can identify a called patient by a very inexpensive and simple method without assigning an identification number to a portable terminal. To do.

  In the wireless paging device according to the present invention, when a call button of a portable terminal is pressed, an alarm sound is generated by itself after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the alarm sound is continuously sounded until the recovery switch is operated, thereby A clear sound is sent to the people around the mobile terminal whether the terminal is calling.

In the radio paging device according to the present invention, instead of the alarm sound, a person in the vicinity of the mobile terminal is notified of a rescue request by using a voice synthesized sound so that the contents of the call can be understood.

Furthermore, in the radio paging device according to the present invention, a flashing display is provided in synchronization with an alarm sound or a synthesized voice so that a person around the mobile terminal can be notified visually as well as a sound. .

  In the wireless paging device according to the present invention, an alarm sound is generated from the mobile terminal itself whose call button is pressed, so it can be clearly identified which mobile terminal is calling by the presence or absence of the alarm sound.

As a specific example, a case where the present invention device is applied to a wireless call device in a hospital facility will be described.

For example, a patient in a multi-bed room of a hospital suddenly feels bad and presses the call button on the portable terminal. Then, an alarm tone sounds from the mobile terminal itself, and at the same time, a ringing tone is emitted from the parent device installed in the nurse station or the like, and the name of the hospital room is displayed as the calling location.

After confirming the calling location, the nurse goes directly to the hospital room and searches for a patient with a portable terminal that has an alarm sound.

In a multi-bed room, each bed is partitioned by a curtain and the curtain is often closed. However, even if the curtain is closed, it is easy to find the target patient by paying attention to the alarm sound.

In addition, after pressing the call button on the portable terminal, even if the patient's condition suddenly changes and he / she loses his / her mind, the alarm sound continues to sound, so it is easy to find the patient who has called.

As can be seen from this example, the portable terminal carried by the patient does not require an identification number and can use the same one in common.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. As long as there is no description which limits, it is not restricted to these aspects.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. The whole is a mobile terminal 1 carried by a patient, a receiver 2 for receiving a calling radio wave transmitted from the mobile terminal, and a ward. The main unit 3 is connected to a receiver 2 installed at an appropriate place in the same facility by wire and displays a unique number of the receiver 2 or a corresponding installation location.

In the figure, a portable terminal 1 is used by a patient and is provided with a call button 4, a recovery switch 5, a sound generator 6, and a flashing indicator lamp 7.

The receiver 2 is installed at the entrance of a hospital room or the like, and includes an antenna 7, a call indicator lamp 8, a recovery button 9, and a sounding body 10.

The master unit 3 is installed in a nurse center of a hospital, and includes a call display window 11, a sound generator 12, a power switch 13, and a ringing tone stop button 14.

  Next, the overall operation will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when a call button of the portable terminal 1 is pressed, an internal alarm sound circuit operates and an alarm sound is emitted from the sound generator 6. At the same time, a calling signal is emitted as a transmission radio wave.
The transmission radio wave emitted from the mobile terminal 1 is received by the nearest receiver 2.

In this case, it is desirable that each receiver 2 is installed in units of hospital rooms, and the cover area is limited to the hospital rooms to which the receivers 2 belong.

Next, the receiver 2 that has received the transmission radio wave emitted from the portable terminal 1 holds the calling state in the internal call holding circuit, lights the call indicator lamp 8, and sounds the alarm sound from the sounding body 10. This alarm sound stops when the recovery button 9 is pressed.

The receiver 2 transmits a calling signal to the parent device 3 simultaneously with receiving the transmission radio wave of the mobile terminal 1. Regardless of which mobile terminal 1 is called, the call signal transmitted from the receiver 2 to the base unit 3 is the same signal.

In the illustrated example, each receiver 2 and the parent device 3 are connected by a separate line, and the parent device 3 can distinguish which receiver 2 is transmitting the call signal. .

Next, in the master unit 1 that has received a call from the receiver 1, as described above, the call display window 11 for displaying the installation location of the receiver 2, such as the name of a hospital room, is lit or blinked, and the sounding body 12. An alarm will sound through.

Here, when the ringing tone stop button 14 is pressed, the alarm sound is stopped while the calling display window 11 is kept on or blinking.

In the example shown, in order to fully restore the calling state, it is necessary to go straight to the place where the calling patient is and press the recovery button 9 of the receiver 2 at the entrance to the room after completing the appropriate response or treatment. There is.

Even if the recovery button 9 is operated, the alarm sound of the alarm terminal 1 does not stop unless the recovery switch 5 of the mobile terminal 1 is operated.

  FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram of the mobile terminal 1, and the circuit operation of the mobile terminal 1 will be described with reference to this figure.

First, when the call button 4 is pressed, the transmission circuit 15 operates to transmit the calling radio wave once or a predetermined number of times.
At the same time, the holding circuit 16 is activated by the signal from the call button 4 and the timer circuit 17 is activated.

The timer circuit 16 activates the sound generation circuit 18 and the flash circuit 19 after a certain period of time has elapsed since startup, and generates an alarm sound from the sounding body 6 and causes the flash indicator lamp 7 to blink.

By pressing the recovery switch 5, the holding circuit 16 and the timer circuit 7 are reset, and the alarm sound and the flashing display are stopped.

In the embodiment, the alarm sound is continuously sounded. However, it is desirable to sound the alarm intermittently in order to reduce the battery consumption.

The timer 17 is for stopping a warning sound and a flashing display as a call waiting time for a certain period of time after the call button 4 is pressed. A standby sound different from the warning sound is generated only during this call waiting time. You may make it come out.

In addition, the embodiment is an example that can only be transmitted from the portable terminal 1 to the parent device 3 via the receiver 2, but the whole is changed to a configuration that can transmit and receive, and a response signal is sent from the parent device 3 and the receiver 2. You may make it possible to confirm with the portable terminal 1.

In this case, the response sound and the confirmation display on the portable terminal 1 can be performed using the call waiting time.

In addition, the sound generation circuit 18 can be configured to include a voice synthesis memory that stores a predetermined message. In this case, when the call button 4 is pressed, a voice such as “Please help me” can be automatically produced. , The people in the vicinity can understand the contents of the requirements and provide appropriate support.

Furthermore, although the cost is increased, if the name of the mobile owner is included in the speech synthesis message, a voice such as “Yes, please help me” can be generated.

  Since the wireless calling device of the present invention can constitute a very simple wireless calling device, it can be applied not only to hospital facilities and welfare facilities, but also to home use.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a wireless paging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block circuit diagram of the form terminal in one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile terminal 2 Receiver 3 Master 4 Call button 6 Sounding body 7 Flash indicator light 8 Call indicator light 9 Recovery button 10 Sounding body 11 Calling display window 12 Sounding body 13 Power switch 14 Ringing tone stop button

Claims (3)

A timer having a portable terminal that transmits a call signal by operation of a call button and a master unit that receives the call signal transmitted from the portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal operates in conjunction with operation of the call button A portable circuit comprising: a circuit; a sound generation circuit that generates an alarm sound when a timer count becomes constant; and a recovery switch that resets the timer circuit and stops the alarm operation of the sound generation circuit. A wireless paging device characterized in that an alarm sound is generated by itself after a predetermined time has elapsed from the operation of the button, and the alarm sound is continuously sounded until the recovery switch is operated. 2. The wireless paging device according to claim 1, wherein a voice synthesis sound is generated in the sound generation circuit. 3. The wireless calling device according to claim 1, wherein a flashing display can be performed in synchronization with the alarm sound or the voice synthesized sound.

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