JP7236626B2 - Reporting mobile terminal, reporting system and reporting method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reporting mobile terminal, a reporting system and a reporting method for reporting the occurrence of an emergency.

Conventionally, button-type crime prevention buzzers have been widely used as means for protecting against emergencies such as crime and sudden illness. However, in recent years, human relations in the community have weakened, and it is assumed that even if the buzzer sounds, there will be cases where help cannot be obtained. In such a case, a conventional security buzzer is not necessarily effective. There is also the problem that if the button is operated against the owner's intention, a loud buzzer sounds even in normal times.

In addition, in the emergency call system described in Patent Document 1, by detecting changes in the heart rate and body temperature of the owner of the mobile terminal, it is determined that an emergency has occurred for the owner, A system is disclosed that is configured to notify the

JP-A-2006-5550

In the system described in the above-mentioned patent document, there is no specific description as to how much the heart rate and body temperature of the mobile terminal owner should change to determine the occurrence of an emergency. reaches a certain value (for example, when the owner of the mobile terminal is running), there is a problem that it is erroneously determined to be an emergency.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is designed to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions and to make an emergency call when there is no physical or situational leeway to operate the signal generating means. It is characterized by providing a reporting mobile terminal, a reporting system and a reporting method.

A reporting mobile terminal according to an aspect of the present invention is a reporting mobile terminal capable of communicating via a network, and includes a heart rate measuring unit that measures the heart rate of a user, and a A notification determination unit that determines whether a first condition to increase and a second condition to decrease the measured heart rate for a certain period of time are satisfied, and a second condition after the first condition is satisfied and a communication unit that transmits a notification signal indicating an emergency state when the condition is satisfied.

A reporting system according to an aspect of the present invention comprises the reporting mobile terminal described above and a management server capable of communicating with the reporting mobile terminal via a network, wherein the reporting mobile terminal reports to the management server. A signal is transmitted, and when the management server receives the notification signal, it is characterized by notifying a predetermined receiver terminal that the user of the notification mobile terminal is in an emergency.

A reporting method according to one aspect of the present invention is a reporting method in an emergency in a reporting mobile terminal capable of communicating via a network, wherein the user's heart rate is measured, and the measured heart rate increases for a certain period of time. and a second condition that the measured heart rate decreases for a period of time are met, and if the second condition is met after the first condition is met In this case, a notification signal indicating an emergency state is transmitted.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of malfunctions when making an emergency call when there is no physical or situational leeway to operate the signal generating means.

1 is a configuration diagram of a reporting system according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a report management server; FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of report management data; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a state in which the portable security device is worn; 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable security device; FIG. It is a graph which shows an example of a change in heart rate. It is a flow chart which shows an example of report control processing. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example on the destination terminal when an emergency call is made; FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen display on which an emergency call has been made;

A reporting system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the reporting system according to this embodiment manages a portable security device 10 held by an owner (for example, a child), a receiver terminal 12 for receiving emergency information, and transmission of emergency information. A report management server 14 is provided, and they are connected to each other via a communication network 16 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the report management server 14 includes a control section 20, a recording device 22, a communication section 24 and a memory 26. FIG. The control unit 20 comprehensively controls the operation of the information management server 14 and is activated by executing the system program recorded in the memory 26 . Note that the report management server 14 may be composed of two or more devices.

Further, the control unit 20 is provided with various functions for executing the notification control unit 30 by executing the notification management program recorded in the recording device 22 . When the notification control unit 30 receives an emergency notification signal from the portable security device 10, which will be described later, the notification control unit 30 sends the notification to the destination (recipient terminal 12) associated with the identification information recorded in the notification management data 32, which will be described later. In response, a report (emergency report) is issued to the effect that the owner of the portable security device 10 is in an emergency.

The recording device 22 is, for example, a hard disk drive or a non-volatile memory, and records a report management program for executing the report management service and report management data 32 for storing information necessary for report management. Although the report management program is installed in the recording device 22 in advance, the communication section 24 may download the report management program from an external server.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the report management data 32. Identification information of the mobile security device 10 (for example, owner's identification number, device serial number, MAC address, telephone number) and emergency information report Report destination information such as the destination (telephone number and mail address of the owner of the receiver terminal 12) and information on the number of reports are recorded in association with each other.

Information on the number of reports is obtained by counting the number of times reports have been made to the receiver terminal 12 in a certain period of time. configured to notify

In FIG. 2, the memory 26 is composed of ROM and RAM, reads out the system program for starting the report management server 14 and the report management program stored in the recording device 22, and executes the emergency report service, which will be described later. The communication unit 24 transmits and receives data to and from the mobile security device 10 and the receiver terminal 12 via the communication network 16 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the portable security device 10 is a portable terminal attached to the owner's body to measure the owner's heart rate. In order to accurately measure the heart rate, the portable security device 10 is desirably configured to be attached in close contact with the arm (for example, the upper arm) of the owner. In this case, the portable security device 10 is hidden under the sleeve of the jacket and is not visible from the outside. Alternatively, the portable security device 10 is, for example, a watch-type terminal such as a smart watch, which is attached so as to be in close contact with the owner's arm, and is used as a watch during normal times (when no emergency occurs). may be able to

As shown in FIG. 5, the portable security device 10 includes a control section 40, a recording device 42, a position sensor 44, a heart rate sensor 46, an imaging section 48, a timer 50, a communication section 52, and a memory 54. In addition to the configuration described above, the mobile security device 10 may be configured to have, for example, a call function and an operation input function. These functions are driven by a secondary battery (not shown).

The control unit 40 comprehensively controls the operation of the portable security device 10 , and executes various functions of the portable security device 10 by executing system programs stored in the memory 54 . Further, the control unit 20 is provided with various functions for executing a notification determination unit 56, which will be described later, by executing the notification determination program recorded in the recording device 22. FIG.

The recording device 42 is, for example, a non-volatile memory, and in addition to a report determination program for determining a report in an emergency, report data 58 for recording information related to reports, and changes in the heart rate of the owner over time. Heart rate data 60 are recorded. Although the report determination program is installed in the recording device 42 in advance, the communication section 52 may download the report management program from an external server.

The position sensor 44 is, for example, a GPS sensor, and acquires information on the current position of the portable security device 10 at regular intervals. Further, in an emergency, which will be described later, the acquired current position information is recorded in the recording device 22 as the report data 58 .

The heart rate sensor 46 is, for example, an optical sensor, and measures the heart rate by irradiating the body (wrist etc.) with light at regular intervals and detecting changes in blood flow accompanying the heartbeat. The measured heart rate data is recorded in the recording device 22 as heart rate data 60 .

The image capturing unit 48 is composed of, for example, an image sensor and an image processing circuit, and generates image data of the subject by capturing an image of a subject such as a person or background and performing image processing. The image data obtained by photographing is recorded in the recording device 42 and used appropriately by the owner of the portable security device 10 . Also, in an emergency, which will be described later, the subject is automatically photographed, and the obtained image data is recorded in the recording device 42 as notification data.

The timer 50 measures the current time of the portable security device 10 and the measurement time of the owner's heart rate, and sends them to the report determination section 56 of the control section 40 . The communication unit 52 transmits and receives data to and from the recipient terminal 12 and the report management server 14 via the communication network 16 .

The memory 54 consists of ROM and RAM, stores various programs and setting data for controlling the basic operations (shooting, communication, etc.) of the portable security device 10, and is read out by the control section 40 when the portable security device 10 is started. .

The report determination unit 56 monitors the heart rate of the owner measured by the heart rate sensor 46, and determines that an emergency has occurred for the owner when the heart rate change satisfies a predetermined condition.

FIG. 6 shows an example of changes in heart rate when a restrained person holds his or her breath as an example of an emergency. When the person is restrained at time T1, the heart rate of the person increases sharply. After that, when the person intentionally holds his or her breath at time T2 after, for example, 10 seconds or more has passed, the heart rate that had increased until then suddenly decreases, and for example, 10 seconds or more has passed. reaches the minimum value at time T3. In this way, the present embodiment utilizes the fact that the heart rate once rises when an emergency occurs, and then the heart rate drops when the holder intentionally holds his or her breath.

The notification determination unit 56 detects that the heart rate measured by the heart rate sensor 46 continuously increases for a predetermined time (eg, 10 seconds) and then decreases continuously for a predetermined time (eg, 10 seconds). As a result, it is determined that the owner of the portable security device 10 is in a tense situation such as being restrained and that he has intentionally held his breath to seek help, and a notification signal (rescue signal).

In FIG. 1, the recipient terminal 12 is, for example, a communicable information processing device such as a mobile phone, tablet terminal, personal computer, or smart phone, and is owned by, for example, a parent. An emergency call program (so-called "application") for receiving information from the report management server 14 and displaying it on the screen is installed in the receiver terminal 12, and an emergency call is made from the portable security device 10. Sometimes, it is configured to display the current location of the portable security device 10 and the surrounding images taken. The emergency call program can be installed in the recipient terminal 12 by downloading it from an external server.

Before using this report system, the receiver terminal 12 starts an emergency report program, sets the identification number (equipment number) of the mobile security device 10, and pairs the receiver terminal 12 with the mobile security device 10. to ring As a result, the emergency report from the portable security device 10 reaches the specific receiver terminal 12. - 特許庁

FIG. 7 shows an example of a processing procedure for reporting determination in the portable security device 10. As shown in FIG. First, in the portable security device 10, the heart rate sensor 46 measures the heart rate of the owner, and the timer 50 measures the measurement time (step S10). Then, the report determination unit 56 determines whether or not the heart rate measured by the heart rate sensor 46 continues to increase for a predetermined period of time (10 seconds) (step S11). If the heart rate has not increased, or if it has increased but has not continued for 10 seconds, the process returns to step S10, and the heart rate of the owner is measured again.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the heart rate continues to increase for 10 seconds, the report determination unit 56 drives the timer 50 to measure time in order to determine whether the holder has stopped breathing. is started (step S12), and the heart rate of the owner is measured by the heart rate sensor 46 (step S13). The report determination unit 56 determines whether or not the heart rate measured by the heart rate sensor 46 continues to decrease for a predetermined period of time (10 seconds) (step S14).

If it is determined that the heart rate continues to decrease for 10 seconds, the notification determination unit 56 determines that the owner is in an emergency such as restraint and is holding his or her breath to seek help. , drives the position sensor 44 and the imaging unit 48 to acquire the data of the current position of the portable security device 10 and surrounding images, and records them in the recording device 42 as the report data 58 (step S15). Then, the report determination unit 56 transmits a rescue signal requesting help to the report management server 14 together with the report data 58 and the identification information of the portable security device 10 (step S16).

On the other hand, in step S14, if the owner's heart rate has not decreased, or if the heart rate has decreased but has not continued for 10 seconds, the report determination unit 56 starts measurement in step S12. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) has passed since the time (step S17). If the predetermined time has not elapsed in step S17, the process returns to step S14, the heart rate is measured, and it is again determined whether or not the reporting conditions are met.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S17 that the predetermined period of time has elapsed, the report determination unit 56 determines that the owner of the portable security device 10 is not in an emergency state, returns to step S10, and detects the heartbeat of the owner again. A count is made. This can prevent unnecessary reporting when there is no emergency (for example, when the owner is exercising).

FIG. 8 shows the procedure of notification processing in the notification management server 14. As shown in FIG. The report control unit 30 of the report management server 14 determines whether or not a rescue signal has been received from the portable security device 10 (step S20). When receiving a rescue signal, the report control unit 30 extracts the identification information of the portable security device 10 included in the rescue signal, and detects the corresponding report destination information from the report management data 32 (step S21).

After that, the report control unit 30 reads out the report data (position data and image data) received together with the rescue signal, and transmits them to the receiver terminal 12 corresponding to the report destination detected in step S21 (step S22). .

FIG. 9 shows an example of an emergency message displayed on the recipient's terminal 12. In FIG. On the screen 62 of the recipient terminal 12, a message such as "emergency SOS" indicating that there is an emergency, a map image 64 indicating the current location of the portable security device 10, and a photographed image 66 of the surroundings of the portable security device 10 are displayed. are displayed side by side. Also, a slide bar 68 for reporting to the police may be displayed together. As a result, it is possible to reliably notify the receiver terminal 12 corresponding to the portable security device 10 of the emergency.

In FIG. 8, the report control unit 30 updates the report management data 32 by adding 1 to the number of reports to the receiver terminal 12 (step S23), and then the number of reports after updating is a predetermined value (for example, 3 times). (step S24), and if it reaches three times, an emergency call is made to the police (step S25). It should be noted that an emergency report may be made to a separately registered notification destination in the receiver terminal 12 . As a result, even if the user of the initial recipient terminal 12 cannot confirm the emergency report, it is possible to distribute the emergency report to an appropriate destination.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S25 that the number of times of notification in the predetermined period from the notification start time has not reached the predetermined value, the process returns to step S20 to determine again whether or not the rescue signal has been received.

In the above-described embodiment, an emergency report is sent via the report management server. 10 may be configured to issue an emergency report directly to the recipient's terminal 12 .

In the above embodiment, an emergency call is made when it is detected that the heart rate continues to increase for a certain period of time (for example, 10 seconds) and then decreases, but this certain period of time is limited to 10 seconds. can be determined as appropriate. Also, it is not necessary that the heart rate continues to increase for a certain period of time. It may be configured such that an emergency call is issued when a predetermined value is exceeded.

As described above, according to the portable security device 10, emergency situations are detected based on changes in heart rate. Therefore, even if you face an emergency and are physically or situationally overwhelmed (for example, when your limbs are restrained), you can still send a signal to a parent or other device asking for help simply by holding your breath. . Moreover, by attaching the portable crime prevention device 10 to the upper arm, it is possible to accurately measure the heart rate, and it is possible to prevent external recognition by covering the device with the sleeve.

(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment described below uses not only the heart rate sensor 46 but also the position sensor 44 to more accurately determine an emergency.

In the present embodiment, information about a range in which the holder is expected to move (hereinafter referred to as "assumed movement range") is set in advance. Then, if the position information detected after the heart rate of the owner fluctuates is outside the expected range of movement, it is highly possible that the owner has been taken away, so it is determined that there is an emergency. On the other hand, if the position information is within the expected movement range, there is a high possibility of malfunction, so it is not determined to be an emergency. A detailed description will be given below.

Various methods for setting the estimated movement range are conceivable. For example, an emergency call program installed in the receiver terminal 12 has a function of setting the expected range of movement. With this setting function, when you register your home address, a map will be displayed. And you can set any range from the displayed map. In the same setting function, the school that the holder attends may also be registered, and the range may be set within a predetermined range from the school, or the assumed movement range may be within the school district.

The determination of whether it is within the expected movement range or outside the expected movement range may be made by the portable security device 10, by the report management server 14, or by the receiver terminal 12. .

When the mobile security device 10 determines whether it is within the expected movement range or outside the expected movement range, the set expected movement range is registered in the mobile security device 10 from the recipient terminal 12 . Then, if the current position acquired in step S15 in the processing of the report determination of the portable security device 10 shown in FIG. Send (step S16). On the other hand, if the current position is within the expected movement range, the report determination unit 56 does not send the rescue signal to the report management server 14 .

When the report management server 14 determines whether it is within the expected movement range or outside the expected movement range, the set expected movement range is associated with the identification information of the portable crime prevention device 10 and registered in the report management server 14. . In this case, the operation of the portable security device 10 may be as shown in FIG. 7, but in step S16, in addition to the rescue signal, the position information detected in step S15 (that is, the current position of the portable security device 10) is also reported and managed. Send to server 14 . Then, if the current position of the mobile security device 10 is outside the assumed movement range associated with the identification information extracted in step S21 in the reporting process of the reporting management server 14 shown in FIG. 30 transmits the report data to the receiver terminal 12 (step S22). On the other hand, if the current position of the portable crime prevention device 10 is within the expected range of movement, the report control unit 30 does not transmit the report data to the recipient terminal 12 .

If the receiver terminal 12 determines whether it is within the expected movement range or outside the expected movement range, the operation of the mobile security device 10 may be as shown in FIG. , the location information detected in step S15 is also transmitted to the report management server 14. FIG. The operation of the report management server 14 may be as shown in FIG. 8 (however, steps S23 to S25 may be omitted). , the current position of the portable security device 10 ) is also transmitted to the receiver terminal 12 . Then, the recipient terminal 12, which has received the report data from the report management server 14, displays a screen as shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the current position of the portable crime prevention device 10 is within the estimated range of movement, the screen shown in FIG. 9 is not displayed, or a message is displayed indicating that the report data was issued within the estimated range of movement.

As described above, by using the current position of the portable security device 10 as well, the emergency situation can be determined with higher accuracy.

In each of the above-described embodiments, after the heart rate of the owner of the portable security device 10 has increased, it is configured to detect a decrease in the heart rate due to holding of breath and issue an emergency call. The determination unit 56 may determine an emergency by combining other sensors (detection means).

For example, the portable security device 10 may be provided with a push button, and after the owner's heart rate increases or decreases, the portable security device 10 may be configured to issue an emergency call by operating a separate push button. can be Alternatively, a microphone is provided in the portable security device 10, and when the volume level exceeds a predetermined value after the owner's heart rate increases or decreases (for example, when a loud voice or shout is issued), an emergency call is issued. You can do it.

In addition, a humidity sensor is provided in the portable security device 10 to measure the amount of perspiration of the holder from the difference in air humidity near the skin, and change in the amount of perspiration measured after the heart rate of the holder increases or decreases. exceeds a predetermined value, an emergency call may be issued. Also, a temperature sensor may be provided in the portable security device 10 so that an emergency call is issued when the change in body temperature exceeds a predetermined value after the owner's heart rate increases or decreases.

In addition, when an acceleration sensor is provided in the portable security device 10 and a sudden change in acceleration is detected after the heart rate of the owner increases or decreases (for example, the owner of the portable security device 10 suddenly shakes his/her arm several times). (when the mobile phone is shaken) may also be configured to issue an emergency call.

These detection means may be configured by appropriately combining them.

In the above embodiment, the mobile security device 10 is configured to issue an emergency call. (destination) may be configured to automatically make a call. As a result, the user (eg, parent) of the recipient terminal 12 can grasp the situation from the sound heard from the portable security device 10 .

The above-described embodiments are described for the purpose of enabling a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs to implement the present invention. Various modifications of the above embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art, and the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to other embodiments. The present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, but is to be construed in its broadest scope according to the technical concept defined by the claims.

10 portable security device 12 receiving side terminal 14 report management server 30 report control unit 32 report management data 46 heart rate sensor 56 report determination unit

Claims (11)

A reporting mobile terminal capable of communicating via a network,
a heart rate measuring unit that measures the user's heart rate;
a notification determination unit that determines whether a first condition that the measured heart rate increases for a certain period of time and a second condition that the measured heart rate decreases for a certain period of time are met;
and a communication unit that transmits a notification signal indicating an emergency state when the second condition is satisfied after the first condition is satisfied. A location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information of the reporting mobile terminal,
2. The reporting mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said current location information is transmitted together with said reporting signal when said second condition is satisfied. A location information acquisition unit for acquiring current location information of the reporting mobile terminal,
The notification determination unit determines whether or not a third condition that the current position of the notification mobile terminal is out of a predetermined range is satisfied in addition to the first condition and the second condition,
The communication unit transmits the notification signal when the second condition is satisfied after the first condition is satisfied and the third condition is satisfied, 3. The reporting mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2. An imaging unit that generates image data of a peripheral image of the reporting mobile terminal,
4. The reporting mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said image data is transmitted together with said reporting signal when said second condition is satisfied. 5. The communication unit according to claim 1, wherein said communication unit does not transmit said notification signal if said second condition is not satisfied within a predetermined period after said first condition is satisfied. The mobile terminal for reporting described in or. 6. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a call function for making a call with a previously designated call destination, and making a call to said call destination when said notification signal is transmitted. mobile terminal for reporting. 7. The mobile terminal for reporting according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal for reporting is configured to be attached to the upper arm of a user. A reporting system comprising the reporting mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and a management server capable of communicating with the reporting mobile terminal via a network,
the notification mobile terminal transmits the notification signal to the management server;
The management server, when receiving the notification signal, notifies a predetermined receiver terminal that the user of the notification mobile terminal is in an emergency. system. When the notification signal received from the notification mobile terminal reaches a predetermined number of times, the management server notifies a notification destination different from the receiver terminal that the user of the notification mobile terminal is in an emergency state. 9. The notification system according to claim 8, characterized by notifying that it is in Equipped with the reporting mobile terminal according to claim 2,
When the management server receives the notification signal and a third condition that the current location of the notification mobile terminal is out of a predetermined range is satisfied, the management server receives the predetermined notification receiver terminal 10. The notification system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the notification system notifies that the user of the notification mobile terminal is in an emergency. An emergency reporting method for a reporting mobile terminal capable of communicating via a network, comprising:
measure the user's heart rate,
determining whether a first condition that the measured heart rate increases over a period of time and a second condition that the measured heart rate decreases over a period of time are met;
A reporting method, characterized by transmitting a reporting signal indicating an emergency state when said second condition is met after said first condition is met.

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