JP6022797B2 - Alarm linkage system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an alarm linkage system in which an alarm system including a plurality of interlocked alarm devices installed in a plurality of dwelling units is linked using a network system that manages home appliances on a network.

  Conventionally, alarm devices that detect and warn of abnormalities such as fires and gas leaks in homes have become widespread. Of these, residential fire alarms are referred to as residential alarms.

  For example, in such a house alarm device, a sensor unit and an alarm unit are integrally provided in the house alarm device, and when a fire is detected from the detection signal of the sensor unit, a fire alarm of a predetermined pattern is output from the alarm unit. It is easy to install and inexpensive because it can be used for fire monitoring and alarms without requiring a dedicated receiving facility, etc. Yes.

  In addition, by communicating between multiple home alarms, we propose a linked alarm system that outputs fire alarms in conjunction with other home alarms when any home alarm outputs a fire alarm. Has been put to practical use.

  In such an interlock type alarm system, when a fire is detected by a home alarm, the home alarm device that detected the fire has a predetermined pattern of fire alarm sound including a message, for example, “Woo Woo Fire Alarm Confirm that it has been activated ", while the alarm device linked to it outputs a fire alarm sound such as" Please confirm that another fire alarm has been activated. "

  On the other hand, in recent years, HEMS (Home Energy Management System) is a management system that reduces power energy consumption by connecting home appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and televisions with a network, with the goal of reducing power consumption at home. Development is underway.

In such a home appliance management system, a wireless transmission / reception IC is built in a power outlet that supplies power to the home appliance, and a power consumption gateway is detected by a sensor and a wireless transmission / reception IC is built in. And sent to the server on the network from the gateway device to perform necessary processing by the power management application, and send the processing result to a user terminal such as a mobile phone owned by the user for viewing. In addition, the user can control the power supply of the home appliance as needed by operating the mobile terminal.

JP 2010-020663 A JP 2009-259125 A

  By the way, in such a fire alarm system using a conventional interlocked house alarm, one dwelling unit is to be monitored, and a house alarm is installed in each place requiring fire monitoring to detect a fire. It is based on the alarm in the dwelling unit.

  However, as a form of use of the alarm system using the interlocking type house alarm device, a case in which cooperation is required between alarm systems installed in different dwelling units is assumed. For example, if a parent household and a child household live in different places (units) and an alarm system using an interlocking alarm is installed in each unit, the two alarm systems are linked to each other. If an alarm can be made, it is possible to enhance the function of the alarm system, such as expanding the scope of alarm linkage, and to increase the sense of security of the user. However, there is no effective mechanism that can be easily handled.

The present invention, for example, by using a network system that manages home appliances and the like via a network, for example, by easily linking alarm systems installed in a plurality of dwelling units without requiring changes to each system device The purpose is to provide an alarm linkage system that can enhance the mutual functions and improve the reliability and security.

The present invention,
When detecting the abnormality, among a plurality of alarm installed in the system, a plurality of alarm systems with an alarm device for interlocking alarm by transmitting and receiving signals in accordance with a predetermined first communication protocol,
A signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol is transmitted and received between a power supply device that measures power consumption of home appliances installed in the system and a network adapter that is connected to an external network, and is obtained by the power supply device A device management system that manages the power consumption of home appliances by sending them to a server via a network adapter ;
A relay that relays signals by performing protocol conversion between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol between the alarm device and the network adapter;
The equipped, a warning cooperation system that links with a plurality of alarm systems via the device management system,
When an alarm is detected, the alarm outputs an alarm indicating the interlock source, and transmits an error interlock signal to the other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to the first communication protocol. When an abnormal interlock signal in accordance with the first communication protocol is received from another alarm device, an abnormal alarm indicating the interlock destination is output, and further, the first communication protocol from the alarm device of another alarm system is output from the repeater When the reception of the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to is detected, an abnormality alarm indicating the cooperation destination is output,
The power supply device generates a predetermined DC power source from a commercial AC power source supplied from a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication using the second communication protocol, a commercial AC power source input unit, a commercial AC power source output unit, and a commercial AC power source input unit. A DC power generation unit for supplying to the wireless communication unit
When the repeater detects the reception of the abnormal linkage signal according to the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the relay device transmits the abnormal linkage linkage signal according to the second communication protocol to the network adapter, When an abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is received from the network adapter, the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol is converted and transmitted to the alarm device .

  Here, in the cooperation between the plurality of alarm systems, when an abnormality is detected by any alarm system among the plurality of alarm systems, an alarm is issued by another alarm system other than the alarm system.

  Some or all of the alarm systems operate a plurality of alarm devices in conjunction with each other.

  At least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided at a different location from the other alarm systems.

  At least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided in a dwelling unit different from other alarm systems.

When the server management system receives the abnormal cooperation link signal from the network adapter, the device management system transmits the abnormal alarm signal from the server to the user terminal held by the user of the alarm system to output the abnormal alarm.

  According to the present invention, for example, when a predetermined abnormality such as a fire is detected by an alarm device of an alarm system provided in any of a plurality of dwelling units, an alarm device that detects a fire and other alarm devices installed in the same dwelling unit A fire alarm is output from the remote controller, a fire interlock signal is transmitted to another alarm device according to the first communication protocol, and a fire alarm is output. It is converted into a fire link interlocking signal according to the communication protocol, and is transmitted to the repeater of another dwelling unit via an external network such as the Internet that manages the home appliances of each dwelling unit. An alarm system installed separately in a remote unit that can convert the protocol to the first communication protocol and send it to the alarm unit of another unit to output a fire alarm for other units. The by alarm monitoring by linking with each other, it is possible to extend the overall interlocking range simple and flexible, and can increase the sense of security to expand the scope of the corresponding respective user.

  Further, the present invention links the alarm system and the external network of the device management system by a conversion relay between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol by a relay, and constitutes an alarm system and a network system It is not necessary to change the device, and the existing alarm system can be linked with the device management system simply by adding a repeater, and the cost can be reduced. Therefore, the spread of the alarm linkage system can be promoted.

  In addition, in the device management system that manages the power consumption of home appliances, etc., it is possible to provide users with a new service called alarm linkage of multiple units, and by adding an alarm management function to the device management system, The services that can be provided as a device management system are enhanced, improving the convenience of service users, and the effect of expanding the subscription of service users can be expected.

Furthermore, when a fire is detected by any of the alarm systems of multiple dwelling units, the server that has received the fire cooperation interlocking signal from the alarm system outputs a fire alarm that identifies the dwelling unit from the mobile phone that becomes the user terminal, for example. Thus, even when the user is out, the fire detected in the absence can be known and prompt and appropriate action can be taken.

Explanatory drawing which showed schematic structure of the cooperation system by this invention which cooperates the alarm system installed in 2 houses using the network system for apparatus management Explanatory drawing which showed the external appearance of the house alarm device used by this invention Explanatory drawing which showed an example of the fire alarm screen displayed on a mobile telephone by the cooperation system of this invention The block diagram which showed embodiment of the residence guard used by this invention The block diagram which showed embodiment of the power outlet apparatus used by this invention The block diagram which showed embodiment of the gateway apparatus used by this invention The block diagram which showed embodiment of the repeater used by this invention 2 is an explanatory diagram showing another schematic configuration of the cooperation system according to the present invention in which the alarm system installed in two houses is linked using only the gateway device of the network system. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing another schematic configuration of the cooperation system according to the present invention in which the alarm system installed in two houses is linked using the gateway device and server of the network system.

[Configuration of alarm linkage system]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an alarm linkage system according to the present invention when an alarm system installed in two houses (two dwelling units) is linked using a device management system that manages the power consumption of household electrical appliances. FIG. Such alarm linkage systems include, for example, an elderly residence and its manager residence, a care recipient residence and a caregiver residence, a nursery and the parents' child residence, a school and student residence, a workplace and home. It can also be used between multiple buildings in the same facility.

  In FIG. 1, a house 24-1 is, for example, a house of a parent household, and a house 24-2 is a house of a child household, both of which are built apart at different locations. In a warning area (monitoring area) such as the kitchen, living room, main bedroom, and staircase of the house 24-1, a wireless interlocking house alarm (housing fire alarm) 10-11 that detects and interlocks with a fire is provided. 10-12 are installed, and an interlocking type alarm system is constructed. In addition, a wireless interlocked house alarm (residential fire alarm) that also detects fires and interlocks alarms in surveillance areas such as kitchens, living rooms, children's rooms, main bedrooms, and staircases of the house 24-2. Unit) 10-21 and 10-22 are installed to construct an interlocking alarm system.

  For convenience of explanation, the houses 24-1 and 24-1 are illustrated with two housing alarms installed, but the number of alarming devices (number of interlocking units) constituting each alarming system is arbitrary. Thus, it may be one unit or a plurality of units of three or more, and an appropriate number can be installed as required for each alarm system. In addition, hereinafter, the house alarm devices 10-11 to 10-22 are collectively referred to as the house alarm device 10 without being distinguished from each other.

  In addition, here, a case where alarm devices are linked in the same alarm system is called “linkage”, and a case where different alarm systems are linked is called “linkage”. In addition, as a result of cooperation, the fact that an alarm device is linked in the linked alarm system may be referred to as “linked linkage”.

  In addition, a signal transmitted and received between alarm devices in the same alarm system is referred to as a “linked signal”, and a signal transmitted and received between alarm devices of different alarm systems is referred to as a “linked signal”. The former interlock signal includes a fire interlock signal, a fire recovery interlock signal, an alarm stop interlock signal, and a failure interlock signal. The latter interlock interlock signal includes a fire interlock interlock signal, a fire recovery interlock interlock signal, and an alarm stop interlock interlock signal. And there is a fault cooperation interlocking signal.

  The home alarm device 10 has a function of wirelessly transmitting and receiving interlocking signals to each other, and monitors the presence or absence of a fire in the corresponding monitoring area in each place of the house. If a fire should have occurred in the house 24-1, now, for example, the residence guard 10-11 detects the fire and starts an alarm. Detecting this fire and initiating an alarm is referred to as “reporting” at the home alarm.

  When the home alarm device 10-11 issues a report, the home alarm device 10-11 functions as an interlock source, and wirelessly transmits a fire interlocking signal to another home alarm device 10-12 as an interlock destination. When another fire alarm 10-12 effectively receives the fire interlock signal from the interlocking house alarm 10-11, it performs an alarm operation as an interlock destination by an alarm sound and an alarm display.

  Here, when the group code included in the received interlocking signal matches the group code registered in the memory and the signal content is normally recognized, the resident alarm 10 confirms that the interlocking signal has been effectively received. I try to detect it. Furthermore, the resident guard 10 that has effectively received the interlocking signal relays the interlocking signal as necessary. The group code is set as a unique code for each alarm system, and each residential alarm can identify and process only the interlocking signal related to the alarm system to which it belongs.

  As the alarm operation of the home alarm device 10-11 that is the link source, for example, a fire alarm sound is output by a voice message such as “Please confirm that the Woo Woo fire alarm has been activated”. On the other hand, the interlocking destination home alarm device 10-12 outputs a fire alarm sound by a voice message such as “Please confirm that another fire alarm device has been activated”.

  Moreover, as an alarm display accompanying the fire alarm of the home alarm device 10-11 that is the interlocking source, for example, an LED is lit. On the other hand, in the interlocked residence police 10-12, the LED blinks. As a result, the alarm display by the LED in the interlock source alarm and the interlock destination alarm can be distinguished.

  When the home alarm device 10 detects a fire, the home alarm device 10 transmits a fire-linked signal according to a predetermined first wireless communication protocol to other home alarm devices belonging to the same alarm system. Moreover, the home alarm 10 receives the fire interlocking signal transmitted from the other home alarms belonging to the same alarm vision system according to the first wireless communication protocol. The basic alarm interlocking operation in each alarm system is realized by such a transmission / reception function of the residential alarm 10.

  The transmission and reception by the first wireless communication protocol in the home guard 10 is, for example, STD-30 (radio equipment of a low power security system radio station) known as a standard of a specific low power radio station of 400 MHz band in Japan. Standards) or STD-T67 (standard specifications for specific low-power radio station telemeters, telecontrol and data transmission radio equipment). Of course, when used outside Japan, the content conforms to the standard of the assigned radio station in that region. The transmission power of the residential police device 10 compliant with the specified low-power radio station is 10 mW or less for STD-30, 10 mW or less or 1 mW or less for STD-67T, and the line-of-sight communication distance is approximately 100 meters. It becomes.

  2A and 2B are explanatory views showing the appearance of a wireless interlocking smoke-type home alarm used in the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a front view and FIG. 2B shows a side view. The side provided with the attachment hook 15 is the upper side.

  In FIG. 2, the housing of the residential alarm 10 according to the present embodiment includes a cover 12 and a main body 14. A protrusion is provided at the center of the cover 12, a plurality of smoke inlets are opened around the protrusion, and a smoke detector 16 is disposed in the inside thereof, so that smoke accompanying a fire flows into the smoke detector 16. When the predetermined concentration is reached, a fire is detected by an alarm control unit described later. As the smoke detector 16, for example, a known scattered light smoke detector mechanism can be applied.

  An acoustic hole 18 is provided on the lower left side of the cover 12, and a buzzer and a speaker are incorporated behind this so that an alarm sound and a voice message can be output. An alarm stop switch 20 is provided below the cover 12.

  The alarm stop switch 20 is configured such that when a switch cover formed of a translucent member is pressed, a push switch (not shown) is pressed. An LED 22 for displaying an alarm or the like is disposed near the push switch inside the switch cover.

  The alarm stop switch 20 also functions as an inspection switch that instructs the self-inspection of the function of the home alarm 10 from the outside. For example, when the alarm stop switch 20 is operated during the fire alarm output, the fire alarm is stopped, and when the alarm stop switch 20 is operated in a normal state, a self-inspection is performed for a predetermined function, and the result is obtained by the LED 22 or a speaker. Is notified. Here, the normal state refers to a state where at least a fire alarm is being output or a failure alarm is not being output.

  Further, a mounting hook 15 having an insertion hole in the substantially central portion thereof is provided at the upper part on the back side of the main body 14, and a screw or the like is screwed into the wall of the room to be installed and hooked through the insertion hole of the mounting hook 15. The residential alarm 10 can be fixedly installed on the wall surface in a so-called wall-hanging manner.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the house 24-1 is connected to the power outlet apparatus 100-11, 100-12 and the Internet 400 as a device for constructing a device management system for managing the power consumption of home appliances. A gateway device 200-1 that functions as a network adapter is installed. For example, an air conditioner 101 is connected to the power outlet devices 100-11 and 100-12.

  The power outlet device 100 is provided with a sensor for detecting power consumption and a wireless transmission / reception chip. When power is supplied by connecting a plug of a home appliance to the inlet, the power consumption is periodically measured, and a power detection signal is generated. The data is transmitted from the wireless transmission / reception chip to the gateway device 200-1 according to a predetermined second wireless communication protocol.

  Also in the house 24-2, there are a power outlet device 100-21, 100-22 and a gateway device 200-2 for connecting to the Internet 400 as a device for constructing a device management system for managing the power consumption of home appliances. is set up.

  Hereinafter, the power outlet devices 100-11 to 100-22 are collectively referred to as the power outlet device 100, and the gateway devices 200-1 and 200-2 are collectively referred to as the gateway device 200 without being distinguished from each other. .

  The gateway device 200 converts the power detection signal transmitted from the power outlet device 100 according to the second wireless communication protocol into an Internet communication protocol known as TCP / IP, and serves as a server 500 on the network via the Internet 400. A power detection signal is transmitted to. As is well known, the gateway device 200 connects to the Internet 400 using a connection service provided by a server (not shown) owned by an Internet service provider (ISP).

The server 500 is provided with a function of the device management unit 502 as an application. Based on the power detection signal sent from the power outlet apparatus 100, for example, the total consumption specifying the power consumption per unit time and the period of the target device. The processing result of the server 500 is obtained from the mobile phone 800 serving as a user terminal, for example, by accessing the server 500 via the mobile phone base station 700 and the mobile phone network 600, so Users can view it as power consumption information.

  In order to provide such a power management service, the server 500 includes a database 506 that stores subscriber information, power consumption information, and the like using the telephone number of the mobile phone 800 held by the service subscriber as an index. .

  A service for managing power consumption provided by the server 500 is, for example, a paid service provided to a subscriber of the mobile phone 800.

  Note that taking the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication program in the present embodiment corresponds to the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol in the claims.

  Signal transmission / reception performed in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol by the wireless transmission / reception chip built in the power outlet apparatus 100 and the gateway apparatus 200 installed in the houses 24-1 and 24-2 is, for example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification “ A short-range wireless communication protocol for a sensor network known as Z-Wave (R) or ZigBee (R) using a frequency of 900 MHz assigned to "Individual Identification" (ie, 950 to 957 MHz) is used.

  In particular, Z-Wave (R) is a wireless communication protocol developed for home automation, uses an intelligent mesh network topology, does not have a master node, for example, nodes A, B, and C are arranged. If the node A and the node C are at a distance where they cannot communicate with each other, a message can be transmitted from the node A to the node C by the relay function of the node B located between them. This is suitable as the second wireless communication protocol.

  ZigBee (R) provided as a short-range wireless communication standard for home appliances can also be used. In ZigBee (R), a node that functions as a coordinator and a plurality of nodes that function as routers can be used to construct a star-type network and a topology based on the coordinator. In the case of only, it is possible to construct a peer-to-peer (Pear to Pear) network topology.

  The short-range wireless communication of 900 MHz such as Z-Wave (R) and ZigBee (R) has a transmission power of 1 mW or less like the specific low-power wireless station, and the line-of-sight communication distance is about several tens of meters. It is shorter than about 100 meters, which is the line-of-sight communication distance of the resident alarm 10 using the.

In order to link the alarm system of the houses 24-1 and 24-2 in which the home alarm device 10 is arranged in this way by using a device management system including the power outlet device 100 and the gateway device 200, in the present invention, For example, the repeaters 300-1 and 300-2 are installed in a kitchen having a distance that allows mutual communication with the gateway devices 200-1 and 200-2. Hereinafter, the repeaters 300-1 and 300-2 are collectively referred to as repeaters 300 without being distinguished from each other.

  The repeater 300 is between the signal according to the 1st wireless communication protocol and the signal according to the 2nd wireless communication protocol between the housing alarm device 10 provided in the alarm system and the gateway device 200 of the equipment management system. Relay by performing protocol conversion and sending and receiving.

For this reason, for example, when a fire is detected in the residence guard 10-11 of the house 24-1, the residence guard 10-11 sends a predetermined first wireless communication protocol to the residence guard 10-12 in the alarm system to which the house police belongs. The fire interlock signal is transmitted to cause an interlock alarm, and the fire interlock signal is also transmitted to the repeater 300-1. The repeater 300-1 receives this fire-linked signal, converts it into a fire-linked signal in accordance with a predetermined second wireless communication protocol, and wirelessly transmits it to the gateway device 200-1. The gateway device 200-1 receives this, converts the Internet communication protocol known as TCP / IP, and transmits it to the gateway device 200-2 provided in the house 24-2 via the server 500 on the Internet 400. .

The gateway device 200-2 of the house 24-2 transmits the received fire cooperation interlocking signal to the repeater 300-2 according to the second wireless communication protocol. The repeater 300-2 receives this, converts it into a fire cooperation interlocking signal of the first communication protocol, wirelessly transmits it to the residential alarm device 10-21 and the residential alarm device 10-22, and provides a cooperation destination alarm system. The other unit fire alarm indicating the occurrence of fire in 24-1 is output. In addition, the fire cooperation interlocking signal from the repeater 300-2 may be received through relays by other residence guards in addition to being directly received by the residence guards 10-21 and 10-22.

  In order to achieve this, each interlocking signal and the interlocking interlocking signal are assigned a group code of the transmission side alarm system provided in the house 24-1, and each residential alarm 10 performs identification processing. In addition, by attaching the ID of the interlocking source home alarm device 10-11 and performing the same recognition process, the fire alarm content indicating the fire occurrence of the cooperation destination alarm system not only identifies the house 24-1. It can be set as the content which specifies until it has been detected by the home guard 10-11.

On the other hand, the server 500 of the device management system is provided with an alarm management unit 504, which is used when, for example, the reception of the fire cooperation interlocking signal accompanying the alarm of the residence alarm 10-12 of the house 24-1 is detected. A fire alarm is output from the mobile phone 800 serving as a person terminal.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a fire alarm screen displayed on the mobile phone 800 by the alarm device management function of the server 500. In FIG. 3, when the mobile phone 800 receives a fire alarm signal from the server 500, the mobile phone 800 displays an alarm screen 802 and outputs a fire alarm sound.

  For example, if the name of the house 24-1 is “House A” and the name of the house 24-1 is “House B” on the alarm screen 802, for example, “Please confirm that the fire alarm in House A has been activated”. An alarm message 804 is displayed. Of course, it can also be set as the content which identifies even the fire alarm which detected the fire.

  Also, a confirmation button 806, a house A automatic dial button 808, a house B automatic dial button 810, a 119 automatic dial button 812, and a 710 automatic dial button 814 are displayed as operation parts below the alarm message 804 on the alarm screen 802. Since each button is a transparent touch panel, necessary operations can be performed.

  For example, when the confirmation button 806 is operated, a confirmation signal is transmitted to the server 500 via the cellular phone ground station 700 and the cellular phone network 600, so that it is possible to recognize that the user has been notified of the fire alarm. When the house A automatic dial button 808 or the house B automatic dial button 810 is operated, a call connection with a fixed telephone installed in the house 24-1 or 24-2 is enabled. Further, by operating the 119 automatic dial buttons 812 and 110 automatic dial buttons 814, it is possible to establish a call connection with a fire engine or police agency as necessary.

As described above, the fire alarm output by the mobile phone 800 is realized by the function of the alarm management unit 504 shown in the server 500 of FIG. The alarm management unit 504 functions effectively based on the subscriber's service application and is installed in the homes 24-1 and 24-2 as information necessary for alarm management in the database 506 used by the device management unit 502. The information which shows an installation place is previously registered corresponding to the identification code | cord | chord, for example, serial number, of the house warning devices 10-11 to 10-22.

  When the fire cooperation interlocking signal is received by the server 500 via the gateway device 200-1 or 200-2, the information on the installation location is obtained by referring to the database 506 by the resident alarm identification code, as shown in FIG. Thus, the alarm display which shows the action | operation of the house alarm which specified the house on the mobile telephone 800 is enabled.

  Of course, any or all of the functional configurations of the database 506 and the alarm management unit 504 provided in the server 500 may be provided on the mobile phone 800 side. In addition, when the database 506 is provided on the server 500 side, the registration of the house alarm identification code, etc. is accessed from the mobile phone 800 or another personal computer to the user home page of the server 500 via the Internet 400. May be performed.

  As described above, when a fire is detected by the alarm system of the houses 24-1 and 24-2, a fire cooperation interlocking signal is transmitted to the server 500 on the Internet 400, and is generated from the user's mobile phone 800 by the processing of the server 500. By outputting a fire alarm that identifies the dwelling unit, it is possible to know the fire detected while the user is away from home and take a quick and appropriate response.

In addition, after the fire is detected by the residence guard 10-11 of the house 24-1 and the fire is warned at the house 24-1 and the house 24-2, the fire is restored or the operation unit provided in the residence guard 10-11 is used. When the alarm stop operation is detected, the home alarm device 10-11 transmits a fire recovery interlock signal or an alarm stop interlock signal in the house according to a predetermined first wireless communication protocol to the home alarm device 10-12, This fire recovery interlock signal or alarm stop interlock signal is also transmitted to the repeater 300-1.

  The repeater 300-1 receives the fire recovery interlock signal or the alarm stop interlock signal and converts it into a fire recovery interlock signal or an alarm stop interlock interlock signal according to a predetermined second wireless communication protocol. Wireless transmission. The gateway device 200-1 receives this, converts the Internet communication protocol known as TCP / IP, and transmits it to the gateway device 200-2 provided in the house 24-2 via the server 500 on the Internet 400. .

The gateway device 200-2 of the house 24-2 transmits the received fire recovery cooperation interlocking signal or alarm stop cooperation interlocking signal to the repeater 300-2 according to the second wireless communication protocol. The repeater 300-2 receives this, converts it into a fire recovery linkage signal or alarm stop linkage linkage signal of the first communication protocol, and wirelessly transmits it to the residence guard 10-21 and residence guard 10-22. The other dwelling unit fire alarm indicating a fire occurrence in the house 24-1 provided with the previous alarm system is stopped.

Here, when the communication paths according to the respective protocols in FIG. 1 are arranged, for example, the first wireless communication protocol path 11a is formed between the residential alarms 10-11 and 10-12 installed in the house 24-1, and the residential alarm 10- 11 and the gateway device 200-1 is a second wireless communication protocol route 11b, and between the gateway device 200-1 and the Internet 400 is an Internet communication protocol route 11c. Note that the second wireless communication protocol path 11b is provided between the power outlet devices 100-11 and 100-12 and the gateway device 200-1, but is not illustrated. This also applies to the house 24-2.

  In addition, when the home alarm device 10 detects a fire, a fire recovery, and an interlocking signal effective reception indicating an alarm stop operation transmitted from another home alarm device by the first wireless communication protocol, the first wireless device 10 A corresponding interlocking signal is relayed and transmitted to another house alarm device by a communication protocol.

  In addition, the interlocking signal and the relay interlocking signal between the residential alarms 10 according to the first wireless communication protocol, the cooperative interlocking signal between the residential guard 10 and the relay 300, and the cooperative interlocking signal between the relay 300 and the gateway device 200. The cooperation interlocking signals among the gateway device 200, the server 500, the mobile phone base station 700, and the mobile phone 800 are not particularly distinguished except for the communication protocol for the sake of simple explanation. (For example, the occurrence of a fire due to a single fire detection) If the information required for each communication section (for example, the occurrence of a fire) is included in a format that conforms to each communication standard or protocol, it is not necessarily the same. Of course, it is not necessary that the contents are different from each other. This is the same when the transmission direction is reversed as described later, that is, when transmission is performed from the mobile phone side to the alarm system side.

[Composition of house alarm]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the house alarm used in the present invention. This is only an example, and the separation and integration of each function can be performed arbitrarily. Each part or all of each function may be executed by software (program) or may be executed by hardware.

  Moreover, in FIG. 4, although it has shown about the residence guard 10-11 installed in the house 24-1, it becomes the same structure also about other residence guards 10-12 to 10-22.

  In FIG. 4, the home alarm device 10-11 is provided with a processor 28 known as a one-chip CPU, and a first wireless communication unit that transmits and receives the first wireless communication protocol connected to the antenna 32 with respect to the processor 28. 30, a sensor unit 38, a notification unit 40, an operation unit 42, and a memory 44, and the battery power supply 46 supplies power to necessary units. In addition, the 1st radio | wireless communication part 30 in this embodiment respond | corresponds to the 1st communication part of a claim.

  The first wireless communication unit 30 is provided with a first transmission circuit 48 and a first reception circuit 50 to which an antenna 32 is connected. The first wireless communication unit 30 is in communication with the other residential alarm 10-12 via the antenna 32 in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol conforming to the standard of a specific low power wireless station in the 400 MHz band, for example. Send and receive various interlocking signals such as recovery, alarm stop, and failure.

  The transmission of the interlocking signal by the first wireless communication protocol in the first transmission circuit 48 of the first wireless communication unit 30 is the operation of transmitting the interlocking signal for a predetermined time T1, for example, T1 = 3 seconds, and the predetermined time T2, for example, T2 For example, four times with a pause of 2 seconds. This T1 = 3-second transmission and T = 2-second pause comply with the standard of a specific low-power radio station. Further, in the transmission operation of T1 = 3 seconds, for example, 2.8 seconds from the beginning of the transmission operation is a dummy signal transmission, and the interlocking signal is repeatedly transmitted in the remaining 0.2 seconds.

In addition, the reception by the first wireless communication protocol in the first receiving circuit 50 of the first wireless communication unit 30 is intermittent reception of interlocking signals from other residential alarm devices 10-12 belonging to the same group as the residential alarm device 10-11. To do. In the intermittent reception, the reception operation is repeated for a predetermined period T3, for example, every T3 = 7 seconds, for a receivable time T4, for example, T4 = 100 milliseconds, and during the receivable time T4, the transmission dummy signal is carrier sensed. When the signal is detected, the reception is switched to continuous reception for a predetermined time and the interlocking signal following the dummy signal is received.

  The received signal is decoded by an alarm control unit 60 provided in the processor 28. Hereinafter, the process up to this decoding may be referred to as reception. In particular, when the signal is determined to be valid as a result of decoding, it is called effective reception. Furthermore, in the case of the power outlet apparatus 100, the gateway apparatus 200, and the repeater 300 which are mentioned later, it decodes with the processors 128,228,328.

  Further, in the first wireless communication protocol, when the resident guard 10-11 itself detects a fire or an event other than a fire and transmits an interlock signal, it belongs to the same group as the resident guard 10-11 and receives it. It is monitored whether or not an acknowledgment signal (hereinafter referred to as “ACK signal”) indicating that the interlocking signal has been normally received from the home alarm device 10-12 is effectively received.

  When the other resident alarm is detected that the ACK signal is not received, the resident alarm 10-11 transmits the relay request presence interlock signal to the other resident alarm that has received the ACK signal. A relay signal with a relay request is relay-transmitted from the home alarm device that has received the interlock signal with the relay to the home alarm device that has not yet responded to the AKC signal. An ACK signal that has not received an AKC signal that has received a relay signal with a relay request returns an ACK signal in response to the relay signal with a relay request. After that, it is received by the interlocking home security device 10-11. Accordingly, if there is a residence guard that does not receive the ACK signal, it is determined as a communication failure or the like, and a predetermined notification process, a linkage process, a linkage process described later, and the like are performed.

  The relay function described above is useful when three or more home alarm devices are installed in one interlocking group, for example, the house 24-1. In the example of FIG. 1, since only two units of the residence guard 10-11 and the residence guard 10-12 are installed in the house 24-1, the residence guard 10-11 responds to the interlocking signal transmitted by itself. When an ACK signal (reply) is not received from the mortgage alarm device 10-12, it is determined as a communication failure or the like, and a predetermined notification process or a cooperation process described later is performed.

  A signal transmitted and received by the first wireless communication protocol is configured as a format including a serial number, a transmission source identification code, a group code, and an event code. A serial number is a code | symbol produced | generated independently for every residence warning device, and is a serial number which shows the production | generation order or transmission order of an interlocking signal. Based on this, management such as prohibition of re-relay can be performed. The identification code is, for example, the serial number of the home alarm device that identifies each home alarm device, and the group code is the home alarm device 10-11, 10 installed in each of the houses 24-1 and 24-2, as shown in FIG. It is a code | symbol for comprising the interlocking | linkage group which mutually interlock | cooperates within each group of -12 or 10-21, 10-22.

The event code is a code representing the content of an event such as a fire. In the present embodiment, a 4-bit code is used. For example, 0001 = fire 0010 = ACK
0011 = Alarm stop 0100 = Recovery 0101 = Sensor failure 0110 = Low battery failure.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, as an event code corresponding to transmission / reception of inter-unit interlocking signals,
0111 = Other unit fire 1000 = Other unit alarm stop 1001 = Other unit restoration 1010 = Other unit sensor failure 1011 = Other unit low battery failure is added. It should be noted that both the identification code indicating the transmission source (linkage source) residence warning device and the identification code of the residence security device relaying are added to the linkage signal to be relayed. Further, an identification code for designating a transmission destination may be added.

  In addition, although the above-described code indicating “relay request is present” is omitted here, it can be added to the event code by increasing the number of bits.

  In addition, both the identification code indicating the source (interlocking source) residence warning device and the identification code of the relaying residence policer are added to the linkage signal relayed and transmitted in the house. Further, an identification code for designating a transmission destination may be added.

  Further, although the above-described code indicating “relay request is present” is omitted here, for example, it can be added to the event code by assigning it to “1111”, for example. Further, for example, “0000” may be assigned for periodic communication confirmation. Of course, more event codes can be assigned by increasing the number of bits.

  The sensor unit 38 is provided with a smoke detection unit 16 that detects smoke based on, for example, a scattered light type smoke detection principle and outputs a smoke detection signal corresponding to the smoke density.

The notification unit 40 is provided with a speaker 58 that is an acoustic output device that outputs an alarm sound and the like, and an LED 22 that displays an alarm and the like together with respective drive circuits (not shown). Under the control of the alarm control unit 60 , the speaker 58 outputs a voice message, an alarm sound, or the like based on various data stored in the memory 44 or the like. The LED 22 notifies an abnormality or other event such as a fire by a display by blinking, blinking, or lighting.

  The operation unit 42 is provided with the alarm stop switch 20, and the alarm stop switch 20 also functions as an inspection switch as described above.

  The memory 44 stores a serial number, an identification code, a group code, and the like used for generating the interlocking signal.

  The battery power supply 46 uses, for example, a lithium battery or an alkaline battery having a predetermined number of cells, and supplies power to a necessary section. As the battery capacity, for example, a lifetime of 10 years is guaranteed by reducing the power consumption of the entire circuit unit in the residence guard 10-11.

  The processor 28 is provided with the function of the alarm control unit 60 as a function realized by executing the program.

  The alarm control unit 60 is provided in the sensor unit 38 based on the presence or absence of a fire based on the smoke detection signal output from the smoke detection unit 16 provided in the sensor unit 38, the presence or absence of an alarm stop instruction input or inspection instruction input by the operation unit 42. The smoke detection signal output from the smoke detector 16 is lowered and the fire detection state is resolved to detect whether there is a fire restoration, sensor failure or failure, low battery failure or the like. Also, the alarm control unit 60 detects information such as the presence / absence of interlocking signal effective reception and the interlocking contents obtained as a result of decoding the interlocking signals from the other residential alarm devices 10-12 via the first receiving circuit 50.

  When the alarm control unit 60 detects a fire (presence) based on the smoke detection signal of the smoke detection unit 16 provided in the sensor unit 38, the alarm control unit 60 notifies the notification unit 40 of a fire alarm sound indicating the interlock source, for example, “ "Woo Woo is a fire. Please confirm that it is a fire." The voice message is repeatedly output, the LED 22 is turned on and a fire alarm is displayed to indicate the link source. The first transmission circuit 48 is caused to transmit a fire interlocking signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol from the antenna 32 toward the other home alarm device 10-12.

In addition, the alarm control unit 60 has effectively received a fire-linked signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol from the other residential alarm device 10-12 via the antenna 32 and the first receiving circuit 50 of the first wireless communication unit 30. When an alarm is detected, a control is made to repeatedly output a voice message such as “Please confirm that another fire alarm has been activated” from the speaker 58 of the notification unit 40 as an alarm operation indicating the linkage destination. At the same time, control is performed to cause the LED 22 to blink, for example, to display an alarm indicating the interlocking destination. Furthermore, the first transmission circuit 48 is controlled to transmit an ACK signal as a response signal (reply) accompanying the reception of the fire interlock signal from the interlock source.

Further, the alarm control unit 60 has effectively received the fire cooperation interlocking signal from the house 24-2 according to the first wireless communication protocol from the repeater 300-1 via the first receiving circuit 48 of the first wireless communication unit 30. When it is detected, an alarm sound indicating the link destination is repeatedly output from the speaker 58 of the notification unit 40, for example, “Please confirm that the fire alarm of the Dwelling Unit B has been activated.” For example, it is made to blink and the other unit fire alarm operation is performed. Here, it is possible to specify and notify which dwelling unit of “Dwelling Unit A” has detected a fire.

  Further, when the alarm control unit 60 detects the operation of the alarm stop switch 20 or the other house alarm device 10-12 while outputting the fire alarm sound indicating the interlock source, the alarm control unit 60 controls the notification unit 40 to output from the speaker 58. The fire alarm operation by the alarm sound output and the alarm display output of the LED 22 is stopped, and an alarm stop interlocking signal according to the first wireless communication protocol is transmitted from the antenna 32 to the first transmission circuit 48 of the first wireless communication unit 30. It is made to transmit toward the home guard 10-12.

  When the alarm control unit 60 detects the effective reception of the alarm stop interlocking signal from the other home alarm device 10-12 during the output of the fire alarm sound indicating the interlock source, the alarm control unit 60 The interlock source can be identified without stopping at least one of the fire alarm indications until at least a predetermined period has elapsed.

  When the alarm control unit 60 detects the operation of the alarm stop switch 20 or the effective reception of the alarm stop interlocking signal from the other residential alarm device 10-12 during the output of the alarm sound indicating the interlocking destination, the alarm control unit 60 The fire alarm operation by the alarm sound by the voice message from the speaker 58 and the alarm display of the LED 22 is stopped by controlling. Furthermore, the ACK signal accompanying the alarm stop interlock signal reception is returned in the same manner as when the fire interlock signal is received.

  In addition, since it is the same also in each case mentioned later, description is abbreviate | omitted about the reply of the ACK signal accompanying communication between residence police. It should be noted that the ACK signal transmission / reception processing can be performed in the same way in the communication between the resident alarm and the gateway device, but the description thereof is also omitted. Although communication retries can be performed as appropriate, the description is omitted in this specification.

  In addition, the alarm control unit 60 is provided with a low battery failure monitoring function in which the power supply voltage supplied from the battery power supply 46 is less than a predetermined level in cooperation with a voltage monitoring circuit (not shown). The test is automatically executed periodically in the background, and the result is updated and recorded in the memory 44 each time.

  Specifically, the low battery failure monitoring is performed by reading the power supply voltage supplied from the battery power supply 46 at a predetermined measurement time interval (cycle), for example, at an interval of 4 hours, and comparing it with a predetermined threshold voltage. The built-in test is performed, and when the battery voltage is lower than the threshold voltage, the low battery failure is preliminarily determined and stored in the memory 44, and when the low battery failure preliminary determination continues continuously for a predetermined number of times, the low battery failure is detected. Is determined (determined) and detected, the low battery failure flag is set, and the memory 44 is updated and stored.

  Further, the alarm control unit 60 is provided with a sensor failure monitoring function for monitoring a failure of the sensor unit 38, and is also automatically executed periodically in the background as a built-in test. Specifically, the sensor failure monitoring reads a smoke detection signal output from the smoke detector 16 of the sensor unit 38 at a predetermined measurement time interval (cycle), for example, at an interval of 1 second, and stores the smoke detection signal in the memory 44. The average value of the detected data for the last 10 minutes held in the memory 44 is obtained every time interval, for example, every 10 minutes, and the output is stopped when the average value falls below a predetermined reference level (referred to as the zero point level). It is determined that the sensor unit 38 has a fault, for example, as a state, and a sensor fault flag is set and stored in the memory 44.

  When the alarm control unit 60 detects an inspection instruction operation (inspection instruction input) by operating the alarm stop switch 20 that functions as an inspection switch in a normal state, the low battery failure flag or the sensor failure flag is set and stored in the memory 44. If it is determined that the low battery failure alarm or sensor failure alarm is output from the notification unit 40, the low battery failure alarm or the sensor failure alarm is output from the notification unit 40 via the first transmission circuit 48 of the first wireless communication unit 30 according to the first wireless communication protocol. A battery fault interlocking signal or a sensor fault interlocking signal is transmitted to the other residential alarm devices 10-2 to 10-4 to output a low battery fault alarm or a sensor fault alarm indicating the fault interlocking destination.

  Needless to say, a low battery failure or a sensor failure may be notified and an interlocking signal transmitted when the failure is detected by a built-in test regardless of the inspection instruction operation.

  In addition to the low battery failure and the sensor failure, various types of circuit failures and failures such as aging may be detected and the same processing may be performed.

[Configuration of power outlet device]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a power outlet device used in the present invention. This is an example, and the separation and integration of each function can be performed arbitrarily. In addition, any or all of the functions may be executed by software (program) or may be executed by hardware. 5 shows the power outlet device 100-11 installed in the house 24-1, but the other power outlet devices 100-12 to 100-22 have the same configuration.

  In FIG. 5, the power outlet apparatus 100-11 includes a processor 108 and a second wireless communication unit 110 as a wireless transmission / reception chip. The second wireless communication unit 110 is a wireless transmission / reception IC chip including a processor 128, a second transmission circuit 122, and a second reception circuit 124 in a commercially available product compliant with the Z-Wave (R) wireless communication protocol. Provided.

  The power outlet device 100-11 is provided with an inlet 102 for inputting commercial AC power and three outlets 104 for branching and outputting the commercial AC power input from the inlet 102, so that a power plug of the home appliance can be connected. A sensor 106 is inserted and connected to one of the power lines for the output outlet 104, and for example, an alternating current consumed by a device connected to each outlet 104 is detected and input to the processor 108. One sensor 106 may be provided for three outlets 104 (one inlet 102). In this case, the sensor 106 detects the sum of alternating currents consumed by the devices connected to the three outlets 104.

  Specifically, plugs and sockets are used as the inlets 102 and outlets 104, and fuses, noise filters, and the like are appropriately inserted in power supply input and output lines (not shown).

  The second wireless communication unit 110 includes a second transmission circuit 122, a second reception circuit 124, and a processor 128. The second wireless communication unit 110 uses, for example, the 900 MHz band according to the second wireless communication protocol compliant with Z-Wave (R) via the antenna 112. Then, signals are transmitted to and received from the gateway device 200-1.

  The processor 108 is provided with the function of the power measuring unit 126. The power measuring unit 126 performs AD conversion on the current detection signal detected by the sensor 106 at a predetermined sampling period and reads the predetermined current calculation using a predetermined AC rated voltage. The power consumption is calculated and the power consumption is integrated, and the processor 128 of the wireless communication unit 110 is instructed to perform control, and a power detection signal (power detection message) indicating the calculated power consumption and power consumption is output to the second. It is generated according to the communication protocol, and is transmitted from the second transmission circuit 122 of the second wireless communication unit 110 to the gateway device 200-1 via the antenna 112.

Note that the calculation of the power consumption and the power consumption in the power measurement unit 126 may be partly or entirely performed on the gateway device 200-1, the server 500 , or the mobile phone 800 side. In this case, for example, the second transmission is performed. A signal transmitted from the circuit 122 to the gateway device 200-1 is a signal indicating data before the completion of the calculation.

  The processor 108 receives the power control signal from the server 500 side transmitted from the gateway device 200-1 as necessary by the second receiving circuit 124 of the second wireless communication unit 110 via the antenna 112, and the processor 128 When it is detected that the data has been effectively received by decoding, the control corresponding to the power control signal transferred from the processor 128 is performed. For such power control based on an instruction from the server 500 side, for example, a relay contact disposed in a power supply line for the outlet 104 is opened and closed, and power is turned on or off as necessary. In addition to this, control for changing a limit value of power that can be supplied from the outlet 104 to the device connected to the outlet 104 may be performed.

  A power indicator lamp 114, an operation unit 116, a memory 118, and a power circuit unit 120 are provided for the processor 108. The power circuit unit 120 generates a predetermined DC power source from a commercial AC power source supplied via the inlet 102. Then, the data is supplied to the processor 108, the second wireless communication unit 110, and other necessary units including the above-described relay.

[Gateway device configuration]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the gateway device 200-1 used in the present invention. This is an example, and the separation and integration of each function can be performed arbitrarily. In addition, any or all of the functions may be executed by software (program) or may be executed by hardware.

In FIG. 6, the gateway device 200-1 installed in the house 24-1 is illustrated, but the same configuration is applied to the house 24-2 gateway device 200-2.

  The gateway device 200-1 includes a processor 202. For the processor 202, a wired communication unit 204, an antenna 212, a second wireless communication unit 210 that is a wireless transmission / reception chip, a display unit 214, an operation unit 216, a memory 218, and a commercial A power supply circuit unit 220 is provided for connecting an AC power supply (this inlet is not shown). The power supply circuit unit 220 generates a DC power source from a commercial AC power source and supplies it to each necessary unit.

  The second wireless communication unit 210 includes a second transmission circuit 222, a second reception circuit 224, and a processor 228. The antenna 212 uses, for example, a 900 MHz band according to a second wireless communication protocol compliant with Z-Wave (R). A signal is transmitted / received to / from the power outlet devices 100-11, 100-12 or the repeater 300-1.

  The wired communication unit 204 is connected to a network device such as a router constituting the Internet 400 through a signal line 206, and transmits / receives a signal to / from the server 500 according to the Internet communication protocol. Of course, when a wireless network device is used, instead of the wired communication unit 204 and the signal line 206, a predetermined wireless communication unit to which an antenna is connected can be provided to make this communication wireless.

  The processor 202 is provided with the function of the protocol conversion unit 226. The processor 202 converts the IP signal (Internet protocol signal) according to the Internet communication protocol received by the wired communication unit 204 into a TCP signal (transfer protocol signal) and performs second wireless communication. The data is transferred to the processor 228 of the unit 210, and the TCP signal is converted into a signal in accordance with the two wireless communication protocol under the control of the processor 228 and transmitted via the second transmission circuit 222 and the antenna 212.

In addition, the processor 228 provided in the second wireless communication unit 210 decodes a signal according to the second wireless communication protocol received via the antenna 212 and the second reception circuit 224, and detects the second signal when effective reception is detected. A signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol is converted into a TCP signal and transferred to the protocol converter 226 of the processor 202. The protocol conversion unit 226 converts the TCP signal transferred from the processor 228 into an IP signal according to the Internet communication protocol, transfers the IP signal to the wired communication unit 204, and outputs the IP signal to the server 500.

  In this embodiment, the IP address of the server 500 that is the destination is specified by the repeater 300 and the power outlet devices 100-12 to 100-22, but the server that is the destination by the gateway devices 200-1 and 200-2. 500 IP addresses may be specified.

[Configuration of repeater]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the repeater provided in FIG. This is an example, and the separation and integration of each function can be arbitrarily performed, and each part or all of each function is executed by hardware even if executed by software (program). It may be a thing.

  Moreover, in FIG. 7, although it has shown about the repeater 300-1 installed in the house 24-1, it becomes the same structure also about the repeater 300-2 installed in the house 24-2.

  In FIG. 7, the repeater 300-1 is provided with a processor 302 known as a one-chip CPU. To the processor 302, a first wireless communication unit 304 to which an antenna 306 is connected and a second to which an antenna 310 is connected. A wireless communication unit 308, a display unit 312, an operation unit 314, a memory 316, and a power supply circuit unit 318 are provided. The power supply circuit unit 318 generates a predetermined DC power source from a commercial AC power source supplied from the outside, and supplies it to each necessary unit. Supply. Note that a battery power supply may be used instead of the power supply circuit portion 318.

  The first wireless communication unit 304 includes a first transmission circuit 320 and a first reception circuit 322, and transmits / receives an interlocking signal according to the first wireless communication protocol to / from the resident alarm 10 via the antenna 306. The details of the first wireless communication unit 304 are basically the same as those of the first wireless communication unit 30 of the residential guard 10-1 shown in FIG. Transmit and receive signals according to

The second wireless communication unit 308 includes a second transmission circuit 324, a second reception circuit 326, and a processor 328, and transmits and receives a cooperative interlocking signal according to the second wireless communication protocol to and from the gateway device 200-1. The details of the second wireless communication unit 308 are basically the same as those of the second wireless communication unit 110 of the power outlet apparatus 100-1 shown in FIG. 5, for example, a second wireless communication protocol such as Z-Wave (R). Send and receive signals accordingly.

  The processor 302 is provided with a protocol converter 330 as a function realized by executing the program. When the protocol conversion unit 330 detects the effective reception of the interlocking signal according to the first wireless communication protocol from the home guard 10, the cooperative interlocking signal according to the second wireless communication protocol destined for the gateway device 200-1 Convert to and send.

  Further, when the second wireless communication unit 308 detects effective reception of the cooperation interlocking signal according to the second wireless communication protocol destined for the repeater 300-1 from the gateway device 200-1, the protocol conversion unit 330 receives the second The cooperative interlocking signal according to the second wireless communication protocol transferred from the wireless communication unit 308 is converted into a cooperative interlocking signal according to the first wireless communication protocol, and transmitted to the resident guard 10.

  Specifically, the protocol conversion unit 330 transmits a fire-linked signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol from, for example, the resident alarm 10-11 via the antenna 306 and the first receiving circuit 322 of the first wireless communication unit 304. If it is received and decoded effectively, the processor 328 of the second wireless communication unit 308 is instructed to control, and in response to the fire-linked signal, the fire-linked signal in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol is sent. Generated, and transmitted from the second transmission circuit 324 to the gateway device 200-1 via the antenna 310, and the relay device 300 of the house 24-2 via the Internet 400, the server 500, and the gateway device 200-2. -2 is converted into a fire cooperation interlocking signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol and transmitted to the residential alarm devices 10-21 and 10-22. , To output the other dwelling unit fire alarm by the cooperation linked.

  As another unit fire alarm operation, for example, “Woo Woo unit A fire alarm device has been activated” Please repeatedly output a voice message specifying the unit and turn on LED 22 to display the fire alarm. . Here, it is possible to specify and notify which dwelling unit of dwelling unit A has detected a fire.

Further, the protocol conversion unit 330 receives a fire recovery interlock signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol from, for example, the resident guard 10-11, via the antenna 306 and the first receiving circuit 322 of the first wireless communication unit 304. If it is received effectively by decoding, the processor 328 of the second wireless communication unit 308 is instructed to control, and in response to the fire recovery interlocking signal, the fire recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the second wireless communication protocol is generated, This is transmitted from the second transmission circuit 324 to the gateway device 200-1 via the antenna 310, and the repeater 300-2 of the house 24-2 via the server 500 and the gateway device 200-2 on the Internet 400. , And converted to a fire recovery linkage signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol, and transmitted to the residential alarm devices 10-21 and 10-22 Te, to stop the other dwelling unit fire alarm by the cooperation linked.

Further, the protocol conversion unit 330 receives an alarm stop interlock signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol from the resident alarm 10-11, for example, via the antenna 306 and the first reception circuit 322 of the first wireless communication unit 304. If it is received effectively by decoding, the processor 328 of the second wireless communication unit 308 is instructed to control, and in response to the fire recovery interlock signal, the alarm stop cooperation interlock signal according to the second wireless communication protocol is generated, This is transmitted from the second transmission circuit 324 to the gateway device 200-1 via the antenna 310, and the residential alarm device 10- of the house 24-2 is transmitted via the server 500 and the gateway device 200-2 on the Internet 400. 21 and 10-22, the other unit fire alarm is stopped by cooperation interlocking.

Further, the protocol conversion unit 330 generates a failure-linked signal according to the first wireless communication protocol based on the detection of the low battery failure or the sensor failure, for example, from the residence police device 10-11, and the antenna 306 and the first wireless communication unit 304. 1 When receiving and decrypting via the receiving circuit 322, the processor 328 of the second wireless communication unit 308 is instructed to control, corresponds to the failure interlocking signal, and follows the second wireless communication protocol. A failure cooperation interlocking signal is generated, transmitted from the second transmission circuit 324 to the gateway device 200-1 via the antenna 310, and the house 24 via the server 500 and the gateway device 200-2 on the Internet 400. -2 to the other house unit 10-21 and 10-22, and the other dwelling unit trouble alarm is output by cooperation interlocking.

  In addition, the second wireless communication unit 308 effectively receives various cooperation interlocking signals (fire, fire recovery, alarm stop, failure) according to the second wireless communication protocol destined for the repeater 300-1 from the gateway device 200-1. When the effective reception is detected by the interpretation by the processor 328 after receiving via the antenna 310 and the second receiving circuit 326, the protocol converter 330 cooperates with the second wireless communication protocol transferred from the processor 328. The signal is converted into a cooperative interlocking signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol and transmitted to the residential alarm devices 10-11 and 10-12, and an operation corresponding to the cooperative interlocking signal is performed.

  Furthermore, an alarm stop signal in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol transmitted by operating the alarm stop button 810 of the mobile phone 800 shown in FIG. 3 via the server 500 and the gateway device 200-1 is sent to the second wireless communication unit 308. Protocol converter 330 receives an alarm stop signal in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol transferred from processor 328 when it is received via antenna 310 and second receiving circuit 326 and interpreted by processor 328 to detect effective reception. Is converted into an alarm stop signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol and transmitted to the residential alarm devices 10-11 and 10-12 to stop the fire alarm.

[Other Embodiments of Alarm Cooperation System]
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another schematic configuration of the alarm linkage system according to the present invention for linking alarm systems installed in two houses (two dwelling units). It is characterized by linking the alarm system.

  In FIG. 8, an alarm system constructed by the residence police 10-11 and 10-12 is installed in the house 24-1, and constructed by the residence police 10-21 and 10-22 in the house 24-2. An alarm system is installed. In addition, gateways 200-1 and 200-2 for constructing a network system are installed in the houses 24-1 and 24-2, so that signals can be transmitted and received via the Internet 400 serving as an external network.

  In order to link the alarm systems of the homes 24-1 and 24-2 in which the home alarm devices 10-11 to 10-22 are arranged in this way via the network system including the gateway devices 200-1 and 200-2. The repeaters 300-1 and 300-2 are installed in the houses 24-1 and 24-2.

  The repeater 300 is a protocol between a signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol and a signal in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol between the residential alarm device 10 provided in the alarm system and the gateway device 200 of the network system. Relay by converting and sending / receiving.

For example, when the fire alarm is detected by the residence police 10-11 of the house 24-1 and a fire alarm indicating the link source is output, the fire linkage signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol is sent to the other residence police 10-12. And a fire alarm indicating the interlocking destination is output and also transmitted to the repeater 300-1. When the repeater 300-1 effectively receives a fire-linked signal in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol from the resident alarm 10-11, the repeater 300-1 converts the fire-linked signal into a fire-linked signal in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol, thereby converting the gateway device 200- 1 to send.

When the gateway device 200-2 effectively receives the fire cooperation interlocking signal in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol from the repeater 300-1, the gateway device 200-2 uses the IP address of the gateway device 200-2 of the house 24-2 as the destination as an Internet communication protocol. Is converted into a fire cooperation interlocking signal according to the method and transmitted via the Internet 400.

When the gateway device 200-2 of the house 24-2 effectively receives the fire cooperation interlocking signal according to the Internet communication protocol via the Internet 400, the gateway apparatus 200-2 converts the fire cooperation interlocking signal according to the second wireless communication protocol to the relay device. To 300-2. When the repeater 300-2 effectively receives the fire cooperation interlocking signal according to the second wireless communication protocol, the repeater 300-2 converts the fire cooperation interlocking signal according to the first wireless communication protocol into the fire alarm 10-21 and 10-22. Transmitting and outputting the fire alarm for other dwelling units specifying the house 24-1 through cooperation.

  As described above, the linkage system of FIG. 8 does not use the device management system as shown in FIG. 1, but uses a simple network system that performs Internet communication between the gateway devices 200, and the linkage system is simplified. Cost can be reduced.

  In addition, the other functions and configurations of the residential alarm device 10, the gateway device 200, and the repeater 300 in FIG. 8 are the same as those shown in the embodiment of FIG.

[Other Embodiments of Alarm Cooperation System]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing another schematic configuration of the alarm linkage system according to the present invention that links alarm systems installed in two houses (two dwelling units). A server is further arranged in the network system of FIG. A feature is that a fire alarm is output from the user's mobile phone.

9, the housing 24-1, home alarm 10-11,10-12, repeaters 300-1 and the gateway device 200 -1 is installed, the housing 24-2, home alarm 10-21 , 10-22, repeaters 300-2 and the gateway device 200 -2 is installed, the gateway device 200 -1, 200 -2 are connected via the Internet 400, this point the same as the embodiment of FIG. 8 It is.

In addition, in the embodiment of FIG. 9, the server 500 is arranged on the Internet 400. The server 500 is provided with a function of the alarm management unit 504 and a database 506. If the alarm management unit 504 that effectively receives the fire cooperative interlocking signal to the other housing 24-2 from the gateway device 200 -1, for example housing 24-1, for example housing from the mobile telephone network 600 and cellular base station 700 24- A fire alarm signal is transmitted to a mobile phone 800 as a user terminal owned by one resident, and a fire alarm specifying a dwelling unit is output from the mobile phone 800. The fire alarm screen when a fire alarm is output from the mobile phone 800 is the same as that shown in FIG. 3, for example.

As the identification information the telephone number of the portable telephone 800 of the user in the database 506 of the order server 500, housing 24-1 and 24-2 gateway device 200 -1 provided in, 200 such as an IP address and housing names -2 Information necessary for alarm device management is stored in advance.

  The alarm linkage interlocking process of the houses 24-1 and 24-2 using the mobile phone 800 provided by the alarm management unit 504 of the server 500 is provided as a pay service that functions in an application for the mobile phone network 600. In addition, the output of the fire alarm from the mobile phone 800 by the server 500 can be similarly set and provided to the mobile phone owned by the resident of the house 24-2.

  Such a cooperation system shown in FIG. 9 is a power outlet device 100-11 to 100-22 of the house 24-1 and 24-2 provided in the embodiment of FIG. This is a simple system constructed by removing 502, and the system configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

[Modification of the present invention]
(Alarm system)
In the above embodiment, the alarm system of the alarm system installed in 2 houses is taken as an example. However, if necessary, an appropriate number of house alarm systems such as 3 houses and 4 houses are connected via an external network. Can be linked using a device management system having a communication function.

  Moreover, the alarm device system arranged in each house may be composed of one alarm device for each house, or three or more alarm devices can be interlocked.

(Cooperation through one-way transmission)
The communication according to the cooperation in the above embodiment is bidirectional transmission between a plurality of alarm systems, but one direction from one alarm system to the other alarm system, or from one alarm system to another alarm system. Transmission is also possible. That is, according to the present invention, when an abnormality is detected at least in a predetermined alarm system, a linkage interlock signal is transmitted to another alarm system, and based on this, the “other system alarm operation” is performed in the other alarm system. It is not necessary to have a cooperative relationship by transmission in the reverse direction.

  Communication related to this one-way transmission is such that when the house 24-1 in FIG. 1 is, for example, a parent household, and the house 24-2 is a child household, One-way transmission is performed from the alarm system including the home alarm devices 10-11 and 10-12 to the alarm system including the home alarm devices 10-21 and 10-22 of the child household 1b. For this one-way transmission, for example, the first wireless communication unit 304 of the repeater 300-1 shown in FIG. 7 provided in the home 24-1 of the parent household is dedicated to reception and the second wireless communication unit 308 is dedicated to transmission. In addition, the second wireless communication unit 308 of the repeater 300-2 provided in the child household 1b is dedicated to reception and the first wireless communication unit 304 is dedicated to transmission.

When a fire is detected by, for example, the residence guard 10-11 of the home 24-1 of the parent household and a fire cooperation interlocking signal is transmitted to the repeater 300-1, the fire cooperation interlocking signal is transmitted to the repeater 300-1, the gateway device. 200-1, the Internet 400, the gateway device 200-2, and the repeater 300-2 are transmitted to the home police devices 10-21 and 10-22 of the child's house 24-2, and the fire cooperation interlocking signal is transmitted. The other residential unit fire alarms indicating the occurrence of a fire in the home 24-1 of the parent household are output to the received home alarm devices 10-21 and 10-22. The same applies to the one-way transmission of the fire recovery cooperation interlocking signal and the alarm stop cooperation interlocking signal.

(Alarm system)
Moreover, although the alarm system in the above embodiment is an example of an interlocking system of a residential alarm that detects and alarms a fire as an abnormality, a fire alarm other than a residential alarm, a gas leak alarm, a CO alarm, etc. The same applies to alarm systems equipped with alarm devices, various crime prevention alarm devices, earthquake alarm devices (emergency earthquake broadcast receivers, etc.), other optional alarm devices, and mixed alarm devices. it can. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to a system including a relay device and a receiving device in addition to these alarm devices.

  In addition, the residential alarm device 10-11 of FIG. 4 includes a smoke detector 16 and detects a smoke generated by a fire to detect a fire in a monitoring area as an example. However, other than this, a thermal fire alarm equipped with a temperature detection element such as a thermistor that detects heat associated with a fire, a fire alarm that detects other environmental changes associated with a fire, an alarm that detects a gas leak other than a fire Various alarm devices for detecting alarms, intruders, earthquakes and other abnormalities, and alarm devices formed by combining these alarm devices are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  Further, the communication related to the interlocking of the alarm devices and the cooperation of the respective units may not be wireless, and may be wired communication or a mixture of wired and wireless as appropriate. At this time, each communication protocol may be replaced with a protocol adapted to them. Also, the Internet 400 can be replaced with another network that can realize the functions of the present invention.

  Moreover, the cooperation system of this invention does not prevent that the alarm device which comprises an alarm system is one.

(Communication method)
Moreover, as each 2nd radio | wireless communication part in the said embodiment, it is not necessarily necessary to use a commercially available radio | wireless transmission / reception chip | tip, and if the function is realizable, another module, a circuit block, etc. can be employ | adopted.

(Other)
In addition, the processor shown in the above embodiment can replace some or all of its functions with other means such as wired logic. Other electrical and functional configurations including the processor can be appropriately integrated and abolished.

  In addition, the above-described embodiment can be applied not only to residential use but also to cooperation between various types of alarm systems such as buildings and offices and device management systems.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the objects and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the above-described embodiments.

(Summary of features)
Here, the characteristics of the alarm linkage system according to the present invention are listed together as follows.

[Alarm linkage system]
(Feature 1)
A plurality of alarm systems provided with alarm devices for alarming in cooperation with each other by transmission and reception of signals in accordance with a predetermined first communication protocol in the system when an abnormality is detected;
A network system that overlaps all or part of the alarm system, and that transmits and receives signals in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol between a device installed in the system and a network adapter connected to an external network;
A relay that relays a signal by performing protocol conversion between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol between the alarm device and the network adapter;
Provided,
An alarm linkage system, wherein the plurality of alarm systems are linked via the network system (Claim 1).

(Feature 2)
In the alarm linkage system according to the first feature, the linkage between the plurality of alarm systems is performed when another abnormality is detected in any of the plurality of alarm systems. An alarm linkage system characterized by alarming with an alarm system (claim 2).

(Feature 3)
In the alarm linkage system according to the feature 1, a part or all of the alarm system operates a plurality of alarm devices in conjunction with each other (Claim 3).

(Feature 4)
In the alarm cooperation system according to the feature 1, at least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided at a location different from other alarm systems (claim 4).

(Feature 5)
The alarm cooperation system according to the feature 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided in a dwelling unit different from other alarm systems (Claim 5).

(Feature 6)
In the alarm linkage system according to the first feature, the network system is a device management system that transmits and manages the state of the device to a server via the network adapter (invoice). Item 1 ).

(Feature 7)
The alarm cooperation system according to the feature 6, wherein the device management system detects and manages the power consumption of the device (claim 1 ).

(Feature 8)
In the alarm linkage system according to the feature 1, when the network system receives an abnormal cooperation link signal from the network adapter by a server, the network system sends the abnormal alarm signal from the server to a user terminal held by the user of the alarm system. An alarm linkage system that transmits an abnormal alarm and transmits the alarm (Claim 6 ).

(Feature 9)
In the alarm linkage system of feature 1,
When an alarm device of the alarm system detects an abnormality, it outputs an abnormality alarm indicating an interlocking source, and transmits an abnormality interlocking signal to another alarming device in the same alarm system according to a predetermined first communication protocol, On the other hand, when the reception of the abnormal interlock signal in accordance with the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, an abnormal alarm indicating the interlock destination is output, and the alarm device further outputs another alarm system. When the reception of the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from the alarm device of the other alarm unit is output, the other dwelling unit abnormality alarm is output,
When the repeater detects reception of an abnormal interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the repeater converts the abnormal interlocking interlocking signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol. When it is transmitted to the network adapter and the reception of the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol and sent to the alarm device. An alarm linkage system characterized by transmitting (Claim 1 ).

(Feature 10)
In the alarm linkage system of feature 1,
When the alarm device of the alarm system detects abnormality recovery, it stops the abnormality alarm indicating the interlocking source and transmits an abnormality recovery interlock signal to other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to a predetermined first communication protocol. On the other hand, when the reception of the abnormality recovery interlock signal according to the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the abnormality alarm indicating the interlock destination is stopped, and the relay When the reception of the abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol from the alarm device of the alarm system is detected, the other dwelling unit abnormality alarm is stopped,
When the repeater detects reception of an abnormality recovery interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, it converts it into an abnormality recovery interlocking interlocking signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol. Is transmitted to the network adapter, and when the reception of the abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into the abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol. An alarm linkage system, which transmits to the alarm device.

(Feature 11)
In the alarm linkage system of feature 1,
When the alarm device of the alarm system detects its own alarm stop operation, it stops the abnormal alarm indicating the interlocking source and interlocks with the other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to the predetermined first communication protocol. On the other hand, when the reception of the alarm stop interlock signal according to the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the abnormal alarm indicating the interlock destination is stopped, and the relay When the reception of the alarm stop cooperation interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from the alarm device of another alarm system is detected from the alarm device, the other unit abnormal alarm is stopped,
When the repeater detects reception of an alarm stop interlock signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the relay device converts the alarm stop interlock signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol. Is transmitted to the network adapter, and when reception of an alarm stop cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into an abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol. An alarm linkage system, which transmits to the alarm device.

(Feature 12)
In the alarm linkage system of feature 1,
When the alarm device of the alarm system detects its own failure, it outputs a failure alarm indicating the interlock source, and transmits a failure interlock signal to other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to a predetermined first communication protocol. On the other hand, when the reception of the failure interlock signal in accordance with the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, a failure alarm indicating the interlock destination is output, and another relay device When the reception of the fault cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol from the alarm device of the alarm system is detected, the other dwelling unit fault alarm is output,
When the repeater detects the reception of a failure-linked signal according to the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the repeater converts the failure-linked signal to a predetermined second communication protocol. When it is transmitted to the network adapter and the reception of the failure cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into a failure cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol and sent to the alarm device. An alarm linkage system characterized by transmitting.

(Feature 13)
The alarm cooperation system according to the feature 1, wherein the alarm system detects a fire, a gas leak, or a theft by using the alarm device and makes an alarm.

[Alarm linkage method]
(Feature 14)
A plurality of alarm systems provided with alarm devices for alarming in cooperation with each other by transmission and reception of signals in accordance with a predetermined first communication protocol in the system when an abnormality is detected;
A network system that overlaps all or part of the alarm system, and that transmits and receives signals in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol between a device installed in the system and a network adapter connected to an external network;
In the alarm linkage method that links
The relay device provided in the plurality of alarm systems relays signals by performing protocol conversion between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol between the alarm device and the network adapter, An alarm linkage method, wherein a plurality of alarm systems are linked via the network system.

(Feature 15)
In the alarm linkage method according to the feature 1, the linkage between the plurality of alarm systems may be performed when another abnormality is detected in any one of the plurality of alarm systems. An alarm linkage method characterized by alarming with an alarm system.

(Feature 16)
The alarm linkage method according to the feature 14, wherein a part or all of the alarm system operates a plurality of alarm devices in conjunction with each other.

(Feature 17)
The alarm cooperation method according to the feature 14, wherein at least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided at a location different from other alarm systems.

(Feature 18)
The alarm cooperation method according to the feature 14, wherein at least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided in a dwelling unit different from other alarm systems.

(Feature 19)
The alarm cooperation method according to the feature 14, wherein the network system is a device management system that transmits and manages the state of the device to a server via the network adapter.

(Feature 20)
24. The alarm cooperation method according to claim 19, wherein the device management system detects and manages power consumption of the device.

(Feature 21)
In the alarm cooperation method according to the feature 14, when the network system receives an abnormal cooperation interlocking signal from the network adapter by a server, the network system sends an abnormal alarm signal from the server to a user terminal held by the user of the alarm system. An alarm linkage method characterized by transmitting an abnormal alarm by transmitting.

(Feature 22)
In the alarm linkage method of feature 14,
When an alarm device of the alarm system detects an abnormality, it outputs an abnormality alarm indicating an interlocking source, and transmits an abnormality interlocking signal to another alarming device in the same alarm system according to a predetermined first communication protocol, On the other hand, when the reception of the abnormal interlock signal in accordance with the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, an abnormal alarm indicating the interlock destination is output, and the alarm device further outputs another alarm system. When the reception of the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from the alarm device of the other alarm unit is output, the other dwelling unit abnormality alarm is output,
When the repeater detects reception of an abnormal interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the repeater converts the abnormal interlocking interlocking signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol. When it is transmitted to the network adapter and the reception of the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol and sent to the alarm device. An alarm linkage method characterized by transmitting.

(Feature 23)
In the alarm linkage method of feature 14,
When the alarm device of the alarm system detects abnormality recovery, it stops the abnormality alarm indicating the interlocking source and transmits an abnormality recovery interlock signal to other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to a predetermined first communication protocol. On the other hand, when the reception of the abnormality recovery interlock signal according to the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the abnormality alarm indicating the interlock destination is stopped, and the relay When the reception of the abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol from the alarm device of the alarm system is detected, the other dwelling unit abnormality alarm is stopped,
When the repeater detects reception of an abnormality recovery interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, it converts it into an abnormality recovery interlocking interlocking signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol. Is transmitted to the network adapter, and when the reception of the abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into the abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol. An alarm linkage method comprising transmitting to the alarm device.

(Feature 24)
In the alarm linkage method of feature 14,
When the alarm device of the alarm system detects its own alarm stop operation, it stops the abnormal alarm indicating the interlocking source and interlocks with the other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to the predetermined first communication protocol. On the other hand, when the reception of the alarm stop interlock signal according to the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the abnormal alarm indicating the interlock destination is stopped, and the relay When the reception of the alarm stop cooperation interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from the alarm device of another alarm system is detected from the alarm device, the other unit abnormal alarm is stopped,
When the repeater detects reception of an alarm stop interlock signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the relay device converts the alarm stop interlock signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol. Is transmitted to the network adapter, and when reception of an alarm stop cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into an abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol. An alarm linkage method comprising transmitting to the alarm device.

(Feature 25)
In the alarm linkage method of feature 14,
When the alarm device of the alarm system detects its own failure, it outputs a failure alarm indicating the interlock source, and transmits a failure interlock signal to other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to a predetermined first communication protocol. On the other hand, when the reception of the failure interlock signal in accordance with the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, a failure alarm indicating the interlock destination is output, and another relay device When the reception of the fault cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol from the alarm device of the alarm system is detected, the other dwelling unit fault alarm is output,
When the repeater detects the reception of a failure-linked signal according to the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the repeater converts the failure-linked signal to a predetermined second communication protocol. When it is transmitted to the network adapter and the reception of the failure cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, it is converted into a failure cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol and sent to the alarm device. An alarm linkage method characterized by transmitting.

(Feature 26)
The apparatus alarm linkage method according to the feature 13, wherein the alarm system detects a fire, a gas leak, or a theft by the alarm device and gives an alarm.

[Repeater]
(Feature 27)
A plurality of alarm systems provided with alarm devices for alarming in cooperation with each other by transmission and reception of signals in accordance with a predetermined first communication protocol in the system when an abnormality is detected;
A network system that overlaps all or part of the alarm system, and that transmits and receives signals in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol between a device installed in the system and a network adapter connected to an external network;
In a repeater that links
A relay device comprising a protocol converter that relays a signal by performing protocol conversion between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol between the alarm device and the network adapter.

(Feature 28)
In the repeater according to feature 27, when the protocol conversion unit detects reception of an abnormal interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, a predetermined second communication protocol is provided. When the reception of the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, the abnormal condition according to the first communication protocol is detected. A relay device that converts the signal into a linkage signal and transmits it to the alarm device.

(Feature 29)
In the repeater according to the feature 27, when the reception of the abnormality recovery interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the abnormality recovery according to the predetermined second communication protocol is performed. Converted into a cooperative link signal, transmitted to the network adapter, and when receiving the abnormal recovery link interlock signal in accordance with the second communication protocol from the network adapter is detected, the abnormal recovery link interlock in accordance with the first communication protocol A repeater that converts the signal into a signal and transmits the signal to the alarm device.

(Feature 30)
In the relay device according to the feature 27, when the reception of the alarm stop interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the alarm stop according to the predetermined second communication protocol is performed. When it is detected that the alarm stop cooperation interlocking signal is received from the network adapter according to the second communication protocol, the abnormality recovery cooperation interlocking according to the first communication protocol is detected. A repeater that converts the signal into a signal and transmits the signal to the alarm device.

(Feature 31)
In the repeater according to the feature 27, when the reception of the failure interlock signal according to the first communication protocol is detected from another alarm device within the same alarm system, the failure cooperation interlock according to the predetermined second communication protocol is detected. When the reception of the failure cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is detected from the network adapter, the signal is converted into a failure cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol. And transmitting to the alarm device.

10-11 to 10-22: House alarm 24: House 28, 108 , 128 , 202 , 228, 302, 328: Processor 30, 304: First wireless communication unit 32 , 112 , 212, 306 , 310: Antenna 38 : Sensor unit 40: Notification unit 42 , 116, 216, 314 : Operation unit 44 , 118, 218, 316 : Memory 46: Battery power supply 48, 320: First transmission circuit 50, 322: First reception circuit 60: Alarm control Unit 100-11 to 100-22: power outlet device
110, 210, 308: second wireless communication unit
120, 220, 318: power supply circuit section
122, 222, 324: second transmission circuit
124,224,326: second receiving circuit 200-1, 200 -2: gateway apparatus 226,330: Protocol conversion unit 300-1 and 300-2: the repeater 400: Internet 500: server 502: device manager 504: Alarm management unit 506: database 600: mobile phone network 700: mobile phone base station 800: mobile phone

Claims (6)

When detecting the abnormality, among a plurality of alarm devices installed in the system, a plurality of alarm systems with an alarm device for interlocking alarm by transmitting and receiving signals in accordance with a predetermined first communication protocol,
A signal in accordance with a predetermined second communication protocol is transmitted and received between a power supply device that measures the power consumption of home appliances installed in the system and a network adapter that is connected to an external network, and is obtained by the power supply device. A device management system for managing the power consumption of the home appliance by transmitting it to a server via the network adapter ;
A relay that relays a signal by performing protocol conversion between the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol between the alarm device and the network adapter;
The provided, said plurality of alarm systems, a warning cooperation system that links via the device management system,
When the alarm is detected, the alarm outputs an alarm indicating the interlock source, and transmits an error interlock signal to the other alarm devices in the same alarm system according to the first communication protocol. When an abnormal interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol is received from another alarm device in the system, an abnormal alarm indicating the interlocking destination is output, and further from the alarm device of another alarm system from the repeater When the reception of the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol is detected, an abnormality alarm indicating the cooperation destination is output,
The power supply device includes a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication according to the second communication protocol, a commercial AC power input unit, a commercial AC power output unit, and a commercial AC power source that is supplied from the commercial AC power input unit. A DC power supply generation unit that generates and supplies the wireless communication unit
When the repeater detects reception of an abnormal interlocking signal in accordance with the first communication protocol from another alarm device in the same alarm system, the relay adapter transmits the abnormal cooperative interlocking signal in accordance with the second communication protocol to the network adapter. When the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the second communication protocol is received from the network adapter, the abnormal cooperation interlocking signal according to the first communication protocol is converted and transmitted to the alarm device. Characteristic alarm linkage system.
2. The alarm linkage system according to claim 1, wherein the linkage between the plurality of alarm systems is performed when any abnormality is detected in an arbitrary alarm system among the plurality of alarm systems. An alarm linkage system characterized by alarming with another alarm system.
2. The alarm cooperation system according to claim 1, wherein a part or all of the alarm system operates a plurality of alarm devices in conjunction with each other.
2. The alarm cooperation system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided at a location different from other alarm systems.
The alarm cooperation system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of alarm systems is provided in a dwelling unit different from other alarm systems.
In alarm coordination system of claim 1, wherein the device management system, if from the network adapter receives the abnormal linkage interlock signal at the server, the user of the alarm system abnormality warning signal from said server owned The alarm linkage system is characterized in that an abnormal alarm is output by transmitting it to a user terminal.

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