JP2007034671A - Escape guiding system and evacuation indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of safely and precisely escape-guiding facility users to an emergency exit in a facility to which a number of facility users are accessible such as an underground shopping center or a commercial building by reporting disaster information and an optimum escape route to be determined based on the relation with the disaster information. <P>SOLUTION: The evacuation indicator 1 to be set in a number of places within the facility comprises a unique information storage medium 12 such as a two-dimensional code. In the event of disaster, a facility user can automatically a current position of the user to an evacuation management server 3 by reading the two-dimensional code 12 of the closest indicator 1 by a cellular phone 4. The evacuation management server 3 which receives the position information determines the optimum escape route from disaster occurrence place information transmitted from an alarm 2, position information of the individual evacuation indicators 1, position information of emergency exits provided in the facility, and the like. The server 3 then returns disaster information such as the disaster occurrence place or the disaster content and the optimum evacuation route information to the transmitting means 4 from which the information is received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is applied to commercial buildings, hotels, underground malls, and the like, and relates to an evacuation guidance system for evacuating a facility user to an emergency exit when a disaster such as a fire occurs, and an evacuation guidance sign applied to the evacuation guidance system .

  In the evacuation guidance sign of Patent Document 1, an evacuation guidance display is displayed on the front panel of an emergency light that is turned on in an emergency. The evacuation guidance display includes a direction display (arrow) indicating the position and direction of the emergency exit, a character display expressed as an emergency exit or an emergency exit, and a distance display indicating the distance from the current location to the emergency exit. In the present invention, direction indication, character display, and the like are displayed with a phosphorescent material, but it is known in Patent Document 2 that an evacuation guidance display is formed with a phosphorescent material. Here, arrow-shaped direction indications indicating the direction to be evacuated are repeatedly formed on a floor surface such as a corridor, and distance indications indicating the distance from the current location to the emergency exit are formed at regular intervals.

  Performing evacuation guidance using a mobile phone is known, for example, from Patent Document 3. In this evacuation guidance system, when a facility user with a mobile phone enters a building or a venue, destination information such as a mobile phone number or e-mail address is registered in the server so that the contents and occurrence of the disaster can be detected when a disaster occurs. Information such as location, optimal evacuation route and evacuation location is sent from the server to the mobile phone so that evacuation behavior can be performed accurately and safely. Rescue activities can be speeded up by facility users who have become unable to move due to injury or collapse of the building by calling the server and identifying the location. It is also possible to guide the evacuation to the visually impaired or the hearing impaired by voice, or to guide the evacuation by displaying characters or images.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-92684 (page 2, lines 11 to 20, line 1) JP-A-9-108368 (paragraph numbers 14 to 19, FIG. 2) JP 2003-345999 A (paragraph number 0074, FIG. 3)

  According to the evacuation guidance sign of Patent Document 2 in which the evacuation guidance display is made of a phosphorescent material, the evacuation guidance display is self-luminous at the same time as a power failure, so the position and direction of the emergency exit or the distance to the emergency exit can be known. However, this type of evacuation guidance display merely displays information on the nearest emergency exit at an arbitrary location. For example, it is impossible to obtain information important for evacuation, such as the contents and location of disasters, or the optimum evacuation route.

  Therefore, not only can the optimum evacuation route be determined accurately, but in the worst case, there is a possibility of evacuating to the place where the disaster occurred according to the evacuation guidance display. Depending on the structure of the facility, there is a risk that the facility user may be rushed to a specific emergency exit, causing confusion or causing an accident. For example, when an evacuation movement becomes impossible due to a part of a structure collapsing in an underground shopping area, it is impossible to know where in the underground shopping area you are. The evacuation guidance sign of Patent Document 1 has a similar problem.

  According to the evacuation guidance system of Patent Document 3, it is possible to inform individual facility users of the contents and locations of disasters, or the optimal evacuation route, etc., using a mobile phone. However, this evacuation guidance system can only inform the optimal evacuation route from that place, assuming that individual facility users, such as a concert hall or a soccer stadium, will sit on a set seat. . Therefore, appropriate evacuation guidance cannot be performed for facility users who have moved to another location in the stadium. Furthermore, since it is necessary to register the mobile phone and the seat position in advance with the management server, the entrance procedure becomes complicated. Of course, it is not possible to accommodate facilities where many people can freely enter and exit, such as underground malls and commercial buildings.

  The purpose of the present invention is to provide information on disasters such as the contents and location of disasters to individual facility users in facilities where many facility users can freely enter and exit, such as underground shopping malls and commercial buildings. The purpose is to provide an evacuation guidance system that informs facility users of the optimum evacuation route and can guide evacuation to an emergency exit safely and accurately. An object of the present invention is to provide an evacuation guidance sign suitable for the above evacuation guidance system.

  The evacuation guidance system of the present invention includes an evacuation guidance sign 1 installed at a number of locations in a facility, a notification device 2 for reporting a disaster occurrence location, disaster occurrence location information sent from the notification device 2, and an individual An evacuation management server 3 for determining an optimum evacuation route from the position information of the evacuation guide sign 1 and the position information of the emergency exit provided in the facility and sending the determination result to an unspecified number of facility users; including. The evacuation guidance sign 1 is provided with an evacuation guidance display 9 and a position display 11 each made of a phosphorescent material, and a unique information recording medium 12. In the unique information recording medium 12, position information of the evacuation guide sign 1 in the facility and unique information including destination information of the evacuation management server 3 are recorded. Thus, the unique information recorded on the unique information recording medium 12 is transmitted to the evacuation management server 3 by the transmission means 4 carried by the facility user, so that the evacuation management server 3 sends the received information to the transmission means 4 received. It is characterized by returning disaster information such as a disaster occurrence location and disaster content and optimum evacuation route information to guide an evacuation to an unspecified number of facility users to an emergency exit. The transmission means 4 includes a mobile phone, a dedicated transceiver, or a communication device having a transmission / reception function similar to that of the mobile phone.

  As the above-mentioned specific information recording medium, the two-dimensional code 12 provided on the surface of the evacuation guide sign 1 can be used. The two-dimensional code 12 includes the position data of the evacuation guide sign 1 in the facility, the position Unique information such as destination data for sending data to the evacuation management server 3 is recorded. As a transmission means, a mobile phone 4 with a camera that reads the two-dimensional code 12 can be used. The mobile phone 4 automatically transmits the unique information read from the two-dimensional code 12 to the evacuation management server 3. The program is incorporated.

  An IC tag 12 provided on the evacuation guide sign 1 can be used as the specific information recording medium. The IC tag 12 stores the position data of the evacuation guide sign 1 in the facility and the position data in the evacuation management server 3. And unique information such as destination data to be sent to the server. In this case, as a transmitting means, a mobile phone 4 with a reader for reading the data of the IC tag 12 is used, and the mobile phone 4 automatically transmits the unique information read from the IC tag 12 to the evacuation management server 3. A program can be incorporated. The IC tag 12 means a wireless IC tag (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID), and may be either a passive tag or an active tag. The tag shape may be any of a disk shape, a cylindrical shape, a label shape, a card shape, and a box shape.

  Further, the evacuation guidance sign according to the present invention includes an evacuation guidance sign 1 installed at a large number of locations in a facility, a frame body 7, and an evacuation guidance display 9 and a position display arranged on the surface of the sign surrounded by the frame body 7. 11 and a unique information recording medium 12. The evacuation guidance display 9 and the position display 11 are each formed of a phosphorescent material capable of self-luminescence. The position display 11 is displayed as a position code indicating the specific position of the evacuation guidance sign 1 in the facility. The unique information recording medium 12 is characterized in that the position information of the evacuation guide sign 1 specified by the previous position display and the unique information including the destination information of the evacuation management server 3 are recorded. As the unique information recording medium 12, either a two-dimensional code or an IC tag or both can be applied.

  In the evacuation guidance system of the present invention, a unique information recording medium 12 such as a two-dimensional code is provided in the evacuation guidance signs 1 installed at many locations in the facility, and the facility user is nearest to the evacuation guidance signs 1 when a disaster occurs. The unique information recording medium 12 is read by the transmission means (mobile phone) 4 so that the current location of the facility user can be automatically transmitted to the evacuation management server 3. The evacuation management server 3 that has received the location information determines the optimum evacuation route from the disaster occurrence location information sent from the alarm device 2, the location information of each evacuation guidance sign 1, the location information of the emergency exit provided in the facility, and the like. The disaster information such as the disaster occurrence location and the content of the disaster and the optimum evacuation route information are returned to the transmission means 4 received.

  Therefore, according to the evacuation guidance system of the present invention, disaster information such as the content and location of a disaster can be notified to individual facility users at a facility where many facility users such as underground shopping centers and commercial buildings can freely enter and exit. In addition, the optimal evacuation route in relation to disaster information can be notified to an unspecified number of facility users, and evacuation can be guided safely and appropriately to an emergency exit.

  The unique information recording medium is a two-dimensional code 12 provided on the surface of the evacuation guidance sign 1, and the evacuation guidance system comprising a mobile phone 4 with a camera from which the transmission means reads the two-dimensional code 12 is widely spread. Evacuation guidance can be performed using the mobile phone 4 with a camera, so that an unspecified number of facility users who have entered the facility can be effectively evacuated from any location to the nearest emergency exit. In addition, it is possible to prevent confusion such as facility users rushing to a specific emergency exit. Since the camera-equipped mobile phone 4 that is widely used is used, the cost for introducing the evacuation guidance system in a vast facility can be greatly reduced. There is no hassle of registering a phone number or e-mail address when entering the facility.

  According to the evacuation guidance system in which the unique information recording medium is the IC tag 12 provided on the evacuation guidance sign 1 and the transmission means includes the mobile phone 4 with a reader that reads the data of the IC tag 12, the cellular phone 4 is connected to the IC tag. Since the unique information recorded on the IC tag 12 can be taken into the mobile phone 4 and automatically transmitted to the evacuation management server 3 simply by holding it over the IC tag 12, even if the lighting equipment in the facility is turned off, the IC tag 12 The specific information can be taken into the mobile phone 4 without any trouble while confirming the position of the facility, and even a facility user who is late to take evacuation action can evacuate safely and accurately.

  According to the evacuation guidance sign of the present invention, since the evacuation guidance display 9 and the position display 11 are formed of a phosphorescent material capable of self-emission, even if the lighting equipment is turned off due to a power failure or an emergency power supply stop. The facility user can be evacuated, read the unique information of the unique information recording medium 12, and send / receive it to / from the evacuation management server 3 to know the current location in the facility and reach the emergency exit to be evacuated. Can know. By reporting the current position in the facility specified by the position display 11 to the fire department or the police, the rescue operation can be performed effectively and quickly.

(Example) FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 3 shows the Example of the evacuation guidance system which concerns on this invention. In FIG. 1, the evacuation guidance system is arranged in one part of the facility, with evacuation guidance signs 1 installed at a number of locations in the facility, an alarm device 2 for automatically reporting the location of the disaster to the evacuation management server 3, respectively. Evacuation management server 3 and a mobile phone (transmission means) 4 carried by an unspecified number of facility users who have entered the facility.

  In FIG. 2, an evacuation guide sign 1 includes an aluminum strip or a reinforced resin strip assembled into a square frame 7, a transparent panel 8 attached and fixed to the frame 7, a panel A horizontally long evacuation guidance display 9 arranged in a state of occupying most of the surface, an advertisement display 10 arranged on the lower left side of the panel surface, a position display 11 arranged on the right side of the advertisement display 10, and an advertisement display 10 And a two-dimensional code (unique information recording medium) 12 arranged between the position display 11 and the like.

  The three of the evacuation guidance display 9, the advertisement display 10, and the position display 11 are each formed of a phosphorescent material, and the stippled portion is self-luminous at the same time as the lighting equipment of the facility is turned off. Each display 9-11 is formed by printing phosphorescent paint directly on the inner surface of the panel 8 in a pattern as shown in the figure. It can also be formed by printing a phosphorescent paint on one side of the base sheet and then attaching the base sheet to the panel 8. Depending on the case, it can form using a commercial item. For example, a commercially available high-intensity phosphorescent labeling ceramic board (trade name Celite, manufactured by Otsuka Ohmi Ceramic Co., Ltd.) or a high-intensity phosphorescent display unit (Turnon Co., Ltd.) with an evacuation display printed on a plastic sheet is attached to the panel 8. Can be formed.

  The evacuation guidance display 9 may be any one of a display pattern indicating an emergency exit, a display pattern indicating the direction of the emergency exit, or a display pattern simply indicating a direction to be evacuated. The advertisement display 10 is composed of a character string such as a product name, a company name, a facility name, or a slogan to be enlightened. It may be an explanatory text displaying how to use the mobile phone 4 when a disaster occurs.

  The position display 11 is made up of characters indicating the installation location of the evacuation guide sign 1 in the facility. For example, as shown in FIG. It is coded with an Arabic numeral symbol meaning the first evacuation guidance sign 1. This code and the position code of the emergency exit provided in the facility are each registered in advance in a database managed by the evacuation management server 3. Similarly, the passage structure of the facility, the position code of the alarm device 2 for reporting the disaster occurrence location, and the like are registered in advance in the database.

  The two-dimensional code 12 is formed by printing directly on the inner surface of the panel 8 and includes the position information of the evacuation guide sign 1 specified by the previous position display 11 and destination information for the evacuation management server 3. Information is recorded. Furthermore, information indicating the passage structure of the floor where the evacuation guidance sign 1 is installed, the location of the emergency exit, and the like may be added. As the two-dimensional code 12, a QR code, PDF417, data matrix, maxi code, or the like can be applied. The two-dimensional code 12 in the example is a QR code. The two-dimensional code 12 can be arranged in the light emitting part in the display area of the evacuation guidance display 9 or the position display 11.

  The alarm device 2 automatically notifies the evacuation management server 3 of the disaster occurrence location in conjunction with, for example, the operation of the smoke detector or the sprinkler, or in conjunction with the operation of the notification button of the fire alarm device. . An administrator who has received a report on the occurrence of a disaster by telephone from a third party can also input the disaster occurrence location and the contents of the disaster into the evacuation management server 3. Most disasters are fires, but include all situations that require emergency evacuation, such as gas leaks, water leaks, crimes, or accidents.

  The evacuation management server 3 determines the location of each evacuation guidance sign 1 and the emergency exit provided in the facility based on the information of the disaster and the location of the disaster from the notification information sent from the alarm device 2 or the like. The optimum evacuation route from the individual evacuation guidance sign 1 to the emergency exit is determined by contrasting with the position. This determination will be repeated according to the spread of disasters and the occurrence of secondary disasters, and the contents will always be updated. The contents of the disaster identified by the evacuation management server 3 are notified all at once by the broadcasting equipment 13 in the facility, evacuated to the facility user toward the nearest evacuation guide sign 1, and further provided on the evacuation guide sign 1 It is recommended that the two-dimensional code 12 is read into the mobile phone 4.

  The mobile phone 4 interprets the camera for reading the two-dimensional code 12, the code information read by the camera, and the location data and specific information such as the phone number and mail address of the mobile phone 4 based on the destination information. A program that automatically transmits to the evacuation management server 3 is incorporated. This program is preferably incorporated in the mobile phone 4 in advance, but may be downloaded at any time in the facility.

  When a disaster occurs, the facility user goes to the nearest evacuation guide sign 1 according to the recommendation of the broadcasting equipment 13 and reads the two-dimensional code 12 provided on the evacuation guide sign 1 with the mobile phone 4 as shown in FIG. As a result, the location information of the evacuation guidance sign 1 (the current location of the facility user) and the telephone number and mail address of the transmitted mobile phone 4 are automatically transmitted to the evacuation management server 3.

  The evacuation management server 3 that received the location information and the like receives the optimum evacuation route information (basic route) from the individual evacuation guidance sign 1 to the nearest emergency exit, and disaster information such as the location and content of the disaster, A reply is made to the mobile phone 4 that has sent it. The information returned is mainly text information by e-mail, but audio information may be sent for visually impaired persons. It may be image information by e-mail. The hearing-impaired person can know the evacuation route information, disaster information, and the like from the text information by the e-mail returned from the evacuation management server 3.

  As described above, the facility user can know the location and the contents of the disaster from the disaster information returned from the evacuation management server 3 and can move to the emergency exit according to the optimum evacuation route. Can evacuate.

  If the evacuation route is long, the situation may change before reaching the emergency exit. For example, the evacuation route may be blocked or the evacuation route may be in a dangerous state due to the spread of the disaster or the occurrence of a secondary disaster. In such a case, go to the nearest evacuation guidance sign 1 again, read the two-dimensional code 12 with the mobile phone 4, send / receive to / from the evacuation management server 3, and obtain the updated optimum evacuation route information. Receive.

  At this time, if the disaster status of the blocked evacuation route is notified to the evacuation management server 3, the facility user is notified of the new evacuation route. However, if this is not the case, the phone number received a plurality of times is recognized (1 <n?), And it is newly sent from the newly sent location information and the previous optimum evacuation route information. It can be determined that there may be some obstacle between the position information and the emergency exit.

  This judgment result is reflected as reference information for the time being to determine the optimum evacuation route from any evacuation guidance sign 1 to the emergency exit, and the evacuation route to an emergency exit different from the emergency exit determined in the previous evacuation route ( The irregular route) is selected and sent back to the mobile phone 4 that sent it.

  In addition, the evacuation management server 3 that has received the transmission of the mobile phone 4 from another location, when there are a plurality of optimal evacuation routes of the same level, avoids the problem location where there may be some obstacles and evacuates optimally. Select a route. After that, for example, when new disaster information is received due to the operation of the sprinkler provided in the vicinity of the problem location and the previous failure can be confirmed, the previous reference information should be handled as true information at the disaster site. Therefore, it is possible to optimize the evacuation route by reliably avoiding dangerous places.

  If the facility user is unable to evacuate due to injury or building collapse, he or she can call the fire department or the police, notify the position display 11 of the evacuation guidance sign 1 and request rescue. Furthermore, by reporting the details of the disaster situation such as the number of injured persons and the number of people, disaster relief can be performed quickly and effectively.

  According to the evacuation guidance system of the present invention, the facility user carrying the cellular phone 4 simply reads the two-dimensional code 12 provided on the evacuation guidance sign 1 in the facility into the cellular phone 4, and the contents and location of the disaster occurrence. Disaster information such as can be notified from the evacuation management server 3 to the facility user, and the optimal evacuation route determined in relation to the disaster information can be notified to the facility user to evacuate safely and accurately to the emergency exit. . Moreover, since the current location of the facility user can be specified by the two-dimensional code 12 provided on the evacuation guide sign 1, an unspecified number of facilities are available even in facilities such as underground shopping centers and commercial buildings where many facility users can freely enter and exit. The facility user can be evacuated accurately.

  In underground shopping malls, it is difficult to determine which part of the facility the current location is, but the evacuation guidance system is used only to identify the current location of facility users only when no disaster has occurred. can do. In that case, image data such as the passage arrangement of the facility, the entrance and exit of the facility, and the installation position of the evacuation guide sign 1 loaded with the two-dimensional code 12 is transmitted to the mobile phone 4 to notify the facility user of the current position. be able to.

  As explained earlier, passages are complicated in underground malls and so on, and it is difficult to grasp the direction, and it is difficult to clearly know where in the facility. In order to cope with such a case, a small evacuation guidance sign 1 can be installed at the storefront of every store in the underground shopping street. In that case, it is possible to know where the current position is in the underground shopping area from the position display 11 of the evacuation guide sign 1, so that it is possible to move to the target place without waste and is confined when a disaster occurs. However, the rescue operation can be effectively performed by reporting the position display 11.

  In the above embodiment, the two-dimensional code is used as the unique information recording medium. However, the IC tag 12 may be used as the unique information recording medium. In that case, a reader for reading information recorded on the IC tag 12 is incorporated in the mobile phone 4. In this case, by surrounding the mounting portion of the IC tag 12 with a guide display formed of a phosphorescent material and displaying the position where the mobile phone 4 should be held up, unique information by the mobile phone 4 even in a power failure state Can be read accurately. If the evacuation guidance sign 1 is provided with an oscillating device that generates sound and vibration simultaneously with the occurrence of a disaster, the visually impaired person is guided to the installation position of the evacuation guidance sign 1 and the information recorded on the IC tag 12 is stored. The mobile phone 4 will surely be able to read it.

  As the unique information recording medium 12, the evacuation guidance sign 1 may be provided with at least one of a two-dimensional code and an IC tag. This is advantageous in that it can be applied to both the mobile phone 4 and the mobile phone 4 with a camera. The unique information recording medium 12 in the present invention includes a barcode. The advertisement display 10 of the evacuation guidance sign 1 in the above embodiment can be omitted.

It is a conceptual diagram of an evacuation guidance system. It is a front view of an evacuation guidance sign. It is a block diagram which shows the operation example of an evacuation guidance system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Evacuation Guidance 2 Alarm 3 Evacuation Management Server 9 Evacuation Guidance Display 11 Location Display 12 Unique Information Recording Medium

Claims (4)

An evacuation guidance sign (1) and a notification device (2) for reporting the location of the disaster,
The optimum evacuation route is determined from the disaster location information sent from the alarm (2), the position information of each evacuation guidance sign (1), the position information of the emergency exit provided in the facility, etc. Including an evacuation management server (3) that sends evacuation guidance to an unspecified number of facility users,
The evacuation guidance sign (1) is provided with an evacuation guidance display (9) and a position display (11) each made of a phosphorescent material, and a unique information recording medium (12).
In the unique information recording medium (12), the location information of the evacuation guide sign (1) in the facility and the unique information including the destination information of the evacuation management server (3) are recorded.
By transmitting the unique information recorded in the unique information recording medium (12) to the evacuation management server (3) by the transmission means (4) carried by the facility user, the evacuation management server (3) receives the received transmission. Evacuation characterized by returning disaster information such as disaster location and disaster contents to the means (4) and optimal evacuation route information to guide an evacuation of an unspecified number of facility users to an emergency exit Guidance system. The unique information recording medium is a two-dimensional code (12) provided on the surface of the evacuation guidance sign (1),
In the two-dimensional code (12), there are recorded unique information such as the position data of the evacuation guide sign (1) in the facility and destination data for sending the position data to the evacuation management server (3).
The transmission means comprises a camera-equipped mobile phone (4) that reads the two-dimensional code (12),
The evacuation guidance system according to claim 1, wherein a program for automatically transmitting the unique information read from the two-dimensional code (12) to the evacuation management server (3) is incorporated in the mobile phone (4). The unique information recording medium is an IC tag (12) provided on the evacuation guidance sign (1),
In the IC tag (12), the location data of the evacuation guidance sign (1) in the facility and unique information such as destination data for sending the location data to the evacuation management server (3) are recorded.
The transmission means is a mobile phone (4) with a reader for reading the data of the IC tag (12),
The evacuation guidance system according to claim 1, wherein a program for automatically transmitting the unique information read from the IC tag (12) to the evacuation management server (3) is incorporated in the mobile phone (4). Evacuation guidance signs (1) installed at multiple locations in the facility are a frame (7) and an evacuation guidance display (9) and position display (11) arranged on the sign surface surrounded by the frame (7). And a unique information recording medium (12),
The evacuation guidance display (9) and the position display (11) are each formed of a phosphorescent material capable of self-emission,
The position display (11) is displayed as a position code indicating the specific position of the evacuation guidance sign (1) in the facility,
Evacuation guidance in which the unique information including the location information of the evacuation guidance sign (1) specified by the previous position display and the destination information of the evacuation management server (3) is recorded on the unique information recording medium (12). Signs.

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