JPH0592895U - Emergency call system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The operator can check the report status and can easily take appropriate measures in an emergency. [Configuration] When a person who witnesses a fire operates the remote starter 3, a start signal is generated to generate an emergency notification device 1.
Output to. The emergency call device 1 creates a fire report message and notifies the fire engine 4 etc. through the telephone line 6. At this time, voice synthesis is performed in accordance with the state of notification to the fire engine 4 and the like, and a voice synthesis message of notification start, notification, and notification completion is notified to the operator at the location of the remote activation device 3. Thereby, the operator of the remote activation device 3 can accurately grasp the situation where the fire engine is surely receiving the message and then the notification is completed at the place.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an emergency call system, and more particularly, to an emergency call system that automatically sends information such as a fire to a predetermined call destination (for example, a fire engine) through a telephone line.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In the past, in the event of a fire, an emergency call system activates a remote activation device that is connected to the emergency call device with a push button to synthesize a voice for a fire alert within the emergency call device. An emergency situation is automatically notified by sending voices to a designated fire department through a telephone line. For example, it is reporting a message such as "Pippipippipippipippii, fire. It's a fire. This is △△△△.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in such a conventional emergency notification system, when the remote starter is operated, the emergency notification device installed in the building on the fire side automatically notifies the fire engine of the fire ( For example, although the above message was reported, there was a problem that the status of the notification could not be confirmed on the remote starting device side.

That is, the message is simply synthesized from the inside of the device and transmitted to the fire engine, and the operator (monitor) who operates the push button can certainly receive the message while the fire engine reliably receives the message. I was anxious because I could not grasp any situation in the place that made me wonder if there was any or if the report was completed. Therefore, there is a drawback that it is not possible to take appropriate measures in case of emergency such as fire.

[0005] For example, if the fire engine has not received the message without fail, it is necessary to make a phone call to report it, but since it cannot be confirmed, take an appropriate response such as making an urgent report. There is a possibility that you cannot do it.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an emergency notification system in which the operator can check the notification status and can easily take appropriate measures in an emergency.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the emergency call system according to the invention of claim 1 generates an emergency call by an emergency call device based on a signal from a fire alarm receiver, a remote starter, etc., and notifies the fire engine etc. of the emergency call. In an emergency notification system that automatically transmits a message, a voice synthesizing means for synthesizing a voice and a voice synthesizing means for activating the remote starter to inform the operator of the state of the call to the fire engine by voice. It is characterized in that a control means for controlling the operation and a notifying means arranged in the remote starter for notifying the output of the voice synthesizing means are provided.

In a preferred embodiment, the voice synthesizing unit and the control unit are arranged in the emergency notification device, and the control unit directly operates the content of the notification output from the speaker in the emergency notification device by voice. The operation of the voice synthesizing means is controlled so as to notify the person.

The voice synthesizing means synthesizes a voice for notifying that the notification is started when the remote starter is operated, and synthesizes a voice for notifying that the notification is in progress during the notification, Further, when the report is completed, a voice for notifying that the report is completed is composed.

The control means controls the operation of the voice synthesizing means so that the emergency notification device informs the operator of the content of the response received from the report destination by voice as it is.

[0011]

In the present invention, when the remote starter is operated to make a report to the fire engine, etc., the voice synthesizing means operates according to the notification state, and the operator at the location of the remote starter operates. Is notified as a voice synthesis message.

Therefore, the operator who operates the push button can accurately grasp the situation where the fire engine is surely receiving the message and then the notification is completed at that place. Therefore, it becomes possible to take appropriate measures in case of an emergency such as a fire.

[0013]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an emergency notification system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is an emergency notification device installed in a building, facility, house, or the like that is the source of the notification. A fire alarm receiver 2 and a remote activation device 3 are connected to the emergency notification device 1, and are also connected to a telephone line 6 via the NTT 5 for making a notification to the fire engine 4.

The emergency notification device 1 is typically installed in a disaster prevention center in a building, for example, and is provided in the vicinity of a centralized monitoring device that is monitored by a disaster prevention monitor. The emergency notification device 1 can be activated by both the fire alarm receiver 2 and the remote activation device 3. The fire alarm receiver 2 receives a detection signal from a fire detector (not shown) arranged on the ceiling of the room in the building, which is a warning area, as fire monitoring information through the detector line, and judges that there is a fire. Then, the transfer signal is output to the emergency notification device 1 to activate the emergency notification device 1. The fire alarm receiver 2 and the fire detector together constitute an automatic fire alarm system.

The remote activation device 3 is installed, for example, in a place other than the disaster prevention center in a building and is operated by a person who discovers a fire (hereinafter, an operator). The activation push button (see FIG. 2) Is operated, a start signal is generated and output to the emergency notification device 1.

Upon receipt of the transfer signal from the fire alarm receiver 2 or the activation signal from the remote activation device 3, the emergency notification device 1 starts operation and voice-synthesizes a predetermined message, and the voice-combined message is transmitted. Notify the fire engine 4 via the telephone line 6 via NTT 5.

It should be noted that the emergency call device 1 not only notifies the fire engine 4 but also sends a voice-synthesized message to the relevant homes 11a to 11n via the telephone line 6 via the NTT 5. Good. Houses 11a to 11n of related parties include, for example, a company president in a building where a fire occurs, a senior managing director, a house of a fire prevention manager, and a private company commissioned by fire security.

In addition, when the emergency call device 1 makes a call to the fire engine 4, a message having a content corresponding to the call state is voice-synthesized, and the voice-synthesized signal is output to the remote starter 3, and A sound is emitted from the speaker (see FIG. 2) of the activation device 3. Specifically, when the remote starter 3 is operated, a voice-synthesized message is generated in three cases, during the report to the fire engine 4 and when the report is completed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the emergency notification device 1. In FIG. 2, the emergency notification device 1 is connected to a telephone line 21 for making contact with the outside, and is also connected to an ordinary telephone 22. The telephone line 21 is drawn into the emergency notification device 1, and the light emitting diode of the photocoupler 23 is inserted and connected to one side of the telephone line 21, and the diode of the photocoupler 24 is arranged in the opposite direction to the photocoupler 23. Are connected in parallel.

The telephone line 21 drawn into the emergency notification device 1 is connected to the telephone 22 via relay contacts 25a and 25b, and the telephone 22 is connected to the telephone line 21 by switching the relay contacts 25a and 25b. It can be separated.

Further, relay contacts 26a and 26b are inserted and connected to the telephone line 21 drawn into the emergency notification device 1, and the relay contacts 26a and 26b in the disconnection state shown in the figure are interlocked with the opposite side. By switching, the primary winding of the transformer circuit 27 is inserted in the telephone line 21, and the communication signal can be transmitted / received to / from the telephone line 21 via the transformer circuit 27.

Further, a relay contact 28 for generating a dial pulse by the operation of the relay A is connected to the telephone line 21 pulled into the emergency notification device 1. The outputs of the phototransistors of the photocouplers 23 and 24 provided in the telephone line 21 are input to the busy / ring signal detection circuit 29. The busy / ring signal detection circuit 29 and the photocouplers 23 and 24 also have a function as a polarity reversal detection circuit of the telephone line 21.

Therefore, when the handset of the telephone set 22 is turned off, the direct current flowing through the telephone line 21 turns on the photodiode of the photocoupler 24, for example, and when the other party goes off-hook by sending the dial pulse, the polarity is reversed. Then, the light emission of the photodiode of the photocoupler 23 is switched. Therefore, the busy / ring signal detection circuit 29 can detect that the telephone line 21 is in use if a constant light receiving signal is obtained from the photocoupler 23 or 24.

On the other hand, when calling the telephone 22 through the telephone line 21, a calling signal of 16 Hz / 75 V for ringing the bell of the telephone 22 is obtained, and the calling signal causes the photo coupler 23 or 24 to take a photo. The diode will start blinking. Therefore, the busy / ring signal detection circuit 29 can detect the ring signal of the telephone line 21 when the blinking light receiving signal is obtained from the photocoupler 23 or 24.

The detection signal of the busy / ring signal detection circuit 29 is given to a control circuit 30 using a CPU. For the control circuit 30, an input circuit 31, a display circuit 32, an operation circuit 33 having an emergency push button, a setting ten-key switch 34 for setting a telephone number to be notified, a memory circuit 35, a relay A, B, C and a dial tone detection circuit 36 are connected.

The output of the secondary winding of the transformer circuit 27 is input to the dial tone detection circuit 36, and the dial tone of 400 Hz sent from the exchange of the telephone line 21 can be detected. The operation of the dial tone detection circuit 36 is performed by controlling the relays B and C under the control of the control circuit 30 to switch the relay contacts 25a and 25b, disconnecting the telephone 22 from the telephone line 21 and switching the relay contacts 26a and 26b. , The transformer circuit 27 is connected to the telephone line 21. The relay contacts 25a and 25b are operated by the relay B, and the relay contacts 26a and 26b are operated by the relay C.

The detection of the dial tone by the dial tone detection circuit 36 is carried out when neither the busy signal nor the ring signal detection signal is obtained from the busy / ring signal detection circuit 29 in the line abnormality detection processing of the control circuit 30. Will be done in.

A dialer circuit 41 is connected to the control circuit 30 so that a dial pulse can be sent to the telephone line 21 by opening and closing the relay contact 28 by the relay A. The dialer circuit 41 can send a PB signal consisting of a multi-frequency signal to the telephone line 21 via the voice amplifier 42, the transformer circuit 27, and relay contacts 25a and 25b.

Further, the control circuit 30 is provided with a voice synthesizing circuit 51 for notifying a fire engine 4 of a predetermined voice message by automatic dialing when an abnormality such as a fire occurs. The voice synthesizing circuit 51 receives a command from the control circuit 30, reads a predetermined voice message stored in the memory circuit 52, converts it into an analog voice signal, and outputs the bandpass filter 53, the voice amplifier 54, and the transformer circuit 2. 7. A voice message can be sent to the telephone line 21 via the relay contacts 26a and 26b.

In addition, a speaker 55 is provided in the emergency notification device 1, and a transfer signal from the fire receiver 2 and a start signal from the remote starter 3 are input by the fire notification processing by the control circuit 30. At this time, the voice message obtained by the notification output instruction to the voice synthesizing circuit 51 is given to the amplifier 56 and notified from the speaker 55.

Further, as a feature of this embodiment, the control circuit 30 controls the operation of the voice synthesizing circuit 51 so as to inform the operator of the notification state to the fire engine 4 by voice when the remote starter 3 is operated. Similarly, the voice synthesizing circuit 51 receives a command from the control circuit 30 to read a predetermined voice message for confirming a notification state stored in the memory circuit 52, convert the voice message into an analog voice signal, and perform bandpass filtering. A voice message can be sent to the speaker 55 via the filter 53 and the voice amplifiers 54 and 56. The speaker 55 notifies a voice message for confirming the report status.

On the other hand, the output of the audio amplifier 56 is sent not only to the speaker 55 but also to the speaker 61 arranged in the remote starter. The remote starting device 3 has a starting push button 62 operated by an operator. When the starting push button 62 is operated, a starting signal is generated and output to the input circuit 31 of the emergency notification device 1. It The part of the circuit that generates the activation signal is in the remote activation device 3. A speaker (corresponding to a notifying means) 61 notifies the operator of the state of notification to the fire engine 4 by voice. The control circuit 30 constitutes a control means, and the voice synthesis circuit 51 and the memory circuit 52 constitute a voice synthesis means 70.

The fire alarm receiver 2 receives a detection signal from the fire detector 81 arranged on the ceiling in the room of the building via the detector line 82, and when it judges that there is a fire, it sends an emergency notification signal. It outputs to the input circuit 31 of the reporting device 1 to activate the emergency reporting device 1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a program for emergency notification control. Note that this program is a processing procedure when the emergency notification device 1 is activated by operating the activation push button 62 provided in the remote activation device 3.

When this program starts, first, in step S1, it is determined whether or not there is a start signal for starting the emergency notification device 1. This activation signal is generated when the activation push button 62 provided in the remote activation device 3 is operated. If there is no activation signal, the process stands by in step S1. Therefore, in a normal case where no fire occurs, the process stays at step S1.

On the other hand, when a fire occurs and a person who witnesses the fire scene operates the start push button 62 provided in the remote starter 3, a start signal is generated in the remote starter 3 to notify the emergency notification device 1. Is output. In the emergency notification device 1, the activation signal is given to the control circuit 30 via the input circuit 31. The control circuit 30 determines that the activation signal is present and the determination result of step S1 becomes YES, and the subsequent step S2 Proceed to.

In step S2, the operator of the remote activation device 3 is notified of the notification start message. Specifically, the voice synthesizing circuit 51 operates to read, for example, a voice message for starting a fire report from the memory circuit 52, convert the voice message into an analog voice signal, and transmit the voice message via the bandpass filter 53 and the voice amplifiers 54 and 56. When the voice message is sent to the speaker 55, it is also sent to the speaker 61 arranged in the remote starter.

As a result, the speaker 61 notifies the operator who has operated the start push button 62 of the remote starter 3 with a voice-synthesized voice message, for example, "I will start reporting from now." Therefore, the operator can easily know that the fire report to the fire engine 4 will now start.

Next, in step S3, the telephone line is captured. That is, the relay B operates to switch the relay contacts 25a and 25b to disconnect the telephone 22 from the telephone line 21, and at the same time the relay C operates to switch the relay contacts 26a and 26b to switch the primary winding of the transformer circuit 27 to the telephone line. Connect to 21. This gives the same state as off-hooking the handset of telephone 22.

Next, in step S4, the presence or absence of a 400 Hz transmitted sound from the exchange side with respect to the telephone line capture is checked based on the detection output of the dial tone detection circuit 36. If the dial tone is normally obtained, step S6 Proceed to. On the other hand, if no dial tone is obtained, it is determined that the telephone line is open during the call, or the line is abnormal, that is, the telephone line is opened in step S5, that is, the relays B and C are restored, and the line is captured again in step S3. Repeat the process.

When the dial tone is obtained and the process proceeds to step S 6, the dialer circuit 41 is actuated to generate a PB signal, which is a combination of multi-frequency signals, via the voice amplifier 42, the transformer circuit 27, and the relay contacts 25 a and 25 b. It is sent to the telephone line 21.

Then, in step S7, it is checked whether or not the called party (here, for example, the fire engine 4) is off-hooked. If there is no reversal, the process proceeds to step S8, and if the fixed time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S7 again to check the presence / absence of reversal, and this reversal check is repeated.

If no reversal is obtained even after a certain period of time, the process proceeds from step S8 to step S5 to open the telephone line. At this time, even if the operator who operates the start push button 62 of the remote starter 3 is informed of the voice message, for example, "The telephone line is not connected, try again." Good.

When it is determined in step S7 that the callee is off-hook, the process proceeds to step S9 to perform a process of sending a fire report. That is, the voice synthesizing circuit 51 is activated, the voice message indicating the occurrence of a predetermined fire stored in the memory circuit 52 is read and converted into an analog voice signal, and the band pass filter 53, the voice amplifier 54, and the transformer circuit 27 are read. , And sends a voice message to the telephone line 21 via the relay contacts 26a and 26b. As a result, the fire alert message that has been voice-synthesized is reported to the fire engine 4 via the telephone line 6 that passes through the NTT 5.

In this way, when the emergency call device 1 is activated to make a call to the No. 119 or the like, a fire notification message is immediately sent regardless of the other party's voice, for example, at the timing of the other party's telephone on-hook. To be done.

The fire notification message may be, for example, “Pippipippipippipippii, fire. It's a fire. This is Tokyo △ ○ city △△ town □□ address ☆☆ Co., Ltd. There are various styles. To In addition, "reverse communication" means that when the call is made from the other party in the 119th call, even if the conversation ends, the line is kept as it is and a call is made to the other party.

Not only the fire engine 4 but also the fire notification message, which is voice-synthesized at the same time, may be notified to the relevant homes 11a to 11n via the telephone line 6 via the NTT 5.

Next, in step S10, a process of notifying the message during notification is performed. That is, by operating the voice synthesizing circuit 51 in the same manner as described above, a voice message indicating, for example, that a fire is being reported is read from the memory circuit 52, converted into an analog voice signal, and the band pass filter 53 and the voice amplifiers 54 and 56 are read. The voice message is sent to the speaker 55 via the speaker and is also sent to the speaker 61 arranged in the remote starter.

As a result, the speaker 61 is informed of a message such as “I am currently reporting a fire to the fire engine.” To the operator who operated the activation push button 62 of the remote activation device 3. .. Therefore, the operator can easily know the progress of the notification at this time.

At this time, for example, when the report destination is the fire engine 4, the content of the response from the fire engine 4 may be amplified as it is and the result may be notified from the speaker 61 arranged in the remote starter 3. Good. By doing so, the operator of the remote activation device 3 can easily know the response content of the fire engine 4, which is convenient. Also, when the report destination is the related house 11a to 11n, the content of the response from the report destination may be amplified by voice as it is, and the notification may be given from the speaker 61.

Next, in step S11, it is determined whether or not the on-hook polarity of the report destination is present, and if there is no polarity, the process returns to step S9 and the processes of steps S9 and S10 are repeated. Then, when the reversal is determined, the process proceeds to step S12, and the telephone lines 21 are opened by the restoration of the relays B and C. Then, in step S13, a process of notifying the notification completion message is performed. That is, similarly, the voice synthesizing circuit 51 is operated to read a voice message indicating that the fire notification is completed from the memory circuit 52, convert the voice message into an analog voice signal, and pass the band pass filter 53 and the voice amplifiers 54 and 56. The voice message is sent to the speaker 55 and also to the speaker 61 arranged in the remote starter.

As a result, the speaker 61 notifies the operator who has operated the start push button 62 of the remote starter 3 with a voice-synthesized voice message, for example, "fire notification is completed." Therefore, the operator can easily know that the fire report has been completed.

The above is the processing procedure when the emergency notification device 1 is activated by operating the activation push button 62 provided in the remote activation device 3, but the emergency notification device 1 is activated by the fire alarm receiver 2 as well. It is possible. In this case, when the fire alarm receiver 2 determines that there is a fire based on the detection signal from the fire detector 81, a transfer signal is output to the input circuit 31 of the emergency notification device 1 to activate the emergency notification device 1. The procedure after that is almost the same as the case of Fig. 3, except that the fire alarm receiver 2 automatically outputs a transfer signal, so that it is not necessary to notify the operator of the notification status message, and these step processings are performed. Is not done.

As a message to be notified from the fire alarm receiver 2 to the fire engine 4, for example, “Ping-pong, ping-pong, fire. The automatic fire alarm system has been activated. Tokyo- ○ city △ △ town □□ address ☆ ☆ It's a stock company.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the remote starting device 3 is operated by the person who witnesses the fire, a starting signal is generated and output to the emergency notification device 1. The emergency call device 1 creates a fire report message and reports it to the fire engine 4 etc. through the telephone line 6. At this time, voice synthesis is performed according to the state of notification to the fire engine 4, etc., and a voice synthesis message of notification start, reporting, and notification completion is notified to the operator at the location of the remote activation device 3. ..

As a result, the operator of the remote activation device 3 can accurately grasp the situation where the fire engine is surely receiving the message and then the notification is completed at that place. .. As a result, it becomes possible to take appropriate measures in case of an emergency such as a fire.

For example, when the fire engine 4 or the like has not surely received the fire report message, it is possible to take a call by immediately calling itself.

In the above embodiment, the automatic notification is made by receiving the transfer signal from the fire alarm receiver 2 and the activation signal from the remote activation device 3. It is possible to receive a transfer signal or directly connect various security sensors (fire detectors, crime prevention sensors, etc.), receive an abnormal signal and create a message corresponding to that signal to report. Of course, of course.

[0059]

[Effect of the device]

 According to the present invention, when the remote starter is operated and a report is being made to the fire engine, the voice synthesizing means operates according to the notification state, and the operator at the location of the remote starter is activated. In response to this, a text-to-speech message is sent, so the fire engine, etc. is surely receiving the message. You can get an accurate grasp. As a result, appropriate measures can be taken in an emergency such as a fire.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an emergency notification system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of an emergency notification device of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a program for emergency notification control according to the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Emergency report device 2 Fire alarm receiver 3 Remote activation device 4 Fire engine 21 Telephone line 22 Telephone 29 Busy / ring signal detection circuit 30 Control circuit (control means) 31 Input circuit 35 Memory circuit 36 Dial tone detection circuit 55 Speaker 51 Voice synthesis circuit 52 Memory circuit 61 Speaker (informing means) 62 Start push button 70 Voice synthesis means

Front page continued (72) Inventor Junichi Narimiya 2-1043 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Ho Chiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Shima 2-1043 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Ho Chiki Shares In-company (72) Inventor Atsushi Manbon 2-1043 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Ho Chiki Co., Ltd. (72) Toshiyuki Ozawa 2-1043 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Ho Chiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenji Kato 2-1043 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Hochiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Fuwa Yoshioka 2-1043 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Hochiki Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An emergency call system in which an emergency call is generated by an emergency call device based on a signal from a fire alarm receiver, a remote starter, etc., and the emergency call is automatically transmitted to a fire engine, etc. A voice synthesizing means for performing, a control means for controlling the operation of the voice synthesizing means so as to inform the operator of the state of notification to the fire engine by voice when the remote starting device is operated, An emergency notification system, wherein the emergency notification system is provided and is provided with a notification unit that notifies the output of the voice synthesis unit. 2. The voice synthesizing means and the control means are disposed in the emergency notification device, and the control means notifies the operator of the content of the notification output from the speaker in the emergency notification device by voice. The emergency notification system according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the voice synthesizing means is controlled. 3. The voice synthesizing means synthesizes a voice for notifying that a report is to be started when a remote starter is operated, and synthesizes a voice for notifying that a report is in progress during a report, 3. The emergency notification system according to claim 1, further comprising synthesizing a voice for notifying the completion of the notification when the notification is completed. 4. The control means controls the operation of the voice synthesizing means so that the emergency notification device informs the operator of the content of the response received from the callee by a voice as it is. Emergency reporting system.