KR101335601B1 - Emergency alarm system for the handicapped - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a home emergency alarm system for the elderly, more specifically, the elderly and elderly people living alone (disabled, patients, etc.) connected to the telephone and installed, the elderly can not be injured or moved by disease, etc. It is a home emergency alarm system for the elderly who can send an alarm to the rescue center by pressing a button or inputting a voice when an emergency occurs.
According to the present invention, when an emergency occurs in a house where an elderly person lives alone, the emergency contents can be quickly identified, and a rescue request can be sent to a contribution or a proper relief action to quickly rescue a valuable human life. It works.

Description

EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED}

The present invention relates to a home emergency alarm system for the elderly, more specifically, the elderly and elderly people living alone (disabled, patients, etc.) connected to the telephone and installed, the elderly can not be injured or moved by disease, etc. It is a home emergency alarm system for the elderly who can send an alarm to the rescue center by pressing a button or inputting a voice when an emergency occurs.

As large families are disbanded and the proportion of parents, children, singles, and elderly people forming single households increases, there is no way to inform the rescue center when emergency relief measures are needed due to accidents in the family or serious illnesses. This is getting worse.

In particular, when an elderly person is living alone, who is ineligible to move due to an illness and an illness, an urgent situation arises, the need for a system for sending a relief signal to a hospital or a fire station is increasing, and techniques for supplementing this are being disclosed.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a senior citizen living alone management system according to the prior art, the signal generation means 10 and the detection means 20 for informing the emergency situation of senior citizens living alone and the emergency situation Integrated sensor 30 for detecting the signal, and the control center 50 for receiving the signal of the integrated sensor 30 and in charge of the first aid center and the like for the necessary emergency measures.

The signal generating means 10 is a switch device provided with a single push button so that the elderly living alone can be notified of an emergency situation by a simple operation. The wall surface of a living room where the elderly living alone, that is, an indoor space, or a wall of a firebox is used. It can comprise with a button switch provided in the back.

The signal generating means 10 is not only a button type attached to the wall, but also a signal generator 11 of a remote control type that can be carried by the elderly at all times, and a signal receiver associated with the signal generator 11 ( 12).

And emergency situation generator The signal receiver 12 for receiving the emergency signal of the signal generator 11 and transmits to the integrated sensor 30 is fixedly installed in the residential area where the elderly living alone.

On the other hand, the signal generating means 10 is to operate by the will of the elderly living alone, so that there is a problem that a quick response is late in the case of not aware of the emergency situation where the elderly living alone. Examples of such problems include a case in which a sickness suddenly worsens while the elderly are asleep, failing to move evenly, or when a fire or gas leak occurs.

For this case, a sensing means 20 for detecting an emergency situation is provided regardless of the will of the elderly living alone. The detection means 20 is installed in a number of residences for the elderly living alone to automatically signal according to the situation when the assumed emergency occurs.

An integrated sensor 30 for receiving and confirming a signal generated according to an emergency situation of the signal generating means 10 and the sensing means 20 is provided, and the integrated sensor 30 has a plurality of signal generating means 10 present. And distinguishes each of the sensing means 20 and quickly transmits a signal to the control center 50. The integrated sensor 30 is preferably provided with a wireless and wired communication network so that the signal generating means 10 is wireless, and the sensing means 20 and the integrated sensor 30 are wired.

The control center 50 serves to remotely receive the signal of the integrated sensor 30 through the communication network 40 and generate an emergency signal corresponding thereto based on the received signal. In addition, it is desirable to be able to manage a number of elderly people living alone to include a database 51 that stores a list of senior citizens living alone and the contact information corresponding to the emergency signal generated.

However, in such a management system, it was often impossible to know exactly what kind of emergency occurred to the elderly living alone, so it was difficult to know who to receive help from. If you use a fire sensor or heart rate detector, you can remotely determine whether it is a fire or a heart attack, but unless you have all of these sensors, emergency personnel will be able to know the exact situation only when they arrive at the scene. There was a problem that is delayed.

In addition, such a management system has to build a separate communication network 40 to transmit and receive data, so much cost, there is a problem that the use is complicated, the elderly or disabled people can not easily use.

KR 10-2010-0117306 A KR 10-2004-0078370 A

The present invention for solving the above problems is provided with an input button on the mobile terminal that the elderly and elderly people, such as the elderly living alone or handicapped always carry, and when a specific input button is pressed, a predetermined type of rescue request is transmitted to a predetermined place. The purpose is to provide a home emergency alarm system for the elderly.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a home emergency alarm system for the elderly to reduce the installation cost by having a jack to connect the emergency alarm system to a home telephone, and to transmit the emergency rescue request through a general landline telephone network. It aims to do it.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a home emergency alarm system for the elderly to install a speaker and a microphone in the mobile terminal so that the rescuer can communicate with the elderly directly at a remote location to respond to emergency situations.

In another aspect, the present invention is to provide a home emergency alarm system for the elderly who can store the voice data of the elderly in advance and analyze what they say even in the situation where the elderly can not talk correctly in an emergency situation so that appropriate relief can be made. The purpose.

The present invention devised to solve the above-mentioned problem is connected to the telephone 202 in the house or the hospital as an alarm system for informing the rescue organization of the emergency occurred to the elderly using the telephone network 204, the old and the elderly at all times A mobile terminal 110 configured to have a wrist watch, a necklace, and a belt so as to be carried, and transmitting alarm situation data according to an operation of the elderly; Transmit and receive data with the mobile terminal 110 in a wireless communication method, and receives the alarm situation data transmitted from the mobile terminal 110 to any one of the hospital 206, police station 208, 119 center (210). It includes; a control box 120 for controlling the phone 202 to make a telephone call to the place.

The mobile terminal 110 and the CPU (111); A wireless communication module 112 for converting the alarm situation data transmitted from the CPU 111 into wireless communication data of any one of Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi and transmitting the converted data to the control box 120; A plurality of input buttons 113 installed so as to be selected and pressed by the elderly according to a predetermined emergency situation; A microphone for converting a sound around the mobile terminal 110 into a voice signal and transmitting the sound signal to the CPU 111; A speaker 115 for converting and outputting a voice signal transmitted from the CPU 111; Memory 116;

The control box 120 and the CPU 121; A wireless communication module 122 which converts the wireless communication data transmitted from the mobile terminal 110 into the alarm situation data and transmits the alarm situation data to the CPU 121; A communication network connection module (123) for transmitting the alarm situation data transmitted by the CPU (121) to the telephone (202) through an RJ45 port (124); A contact DB (125) for storing a telephone number of a place where the elderly are to send a rescue request signal in an emergency; A situation information DB 126 for storing data on which situation each of the plurality of input buttons 113 represents; It includes; voice information DB 127 for storing the voice data of the elderly using the mobile terminal 110.

According to the present invention, when an emergency occurs in a house where an elderly person lives alone, the emergency contents can be quickly identified, and a rescue request can be sent to a contribution or a proper relief action to quickly rescue a valuable human life. It works.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a senior citizen living alone management system according to the prior art.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of an emergency alarm system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile terminal.
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control box.

Hereinafter, a "home emergency alarm system for the elderly" (hereinafter referred to as "emergency alarm system") according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of an emergency alarm system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile terminal, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control box.

The emergency alarm system 100 of the present invention is connected to a telephone 202 installed in a house, an office, a hospital, a nursing home, or the like, and is connected to a general public telephone network 204. The telephone 202 refers to a landline telephone used for general home use, and includes all types of devices capable of voice calls.

Emergency alarm system 100 and the telephone 202 can be connected using an RJ45 jack.

The emergency alert system 100 may send an alarm to any one or all of the hospital 206, the police station 208, and the 119 center 210 according to the type of emergency. In addition, it may be possible to contact a prearranged child, relative, social worker, or religious agency.

The emergency alert system 100 is connected to the telephone 202 using the general telephone network 204 and transmits the alert contents by voice or other method to control the telephone call. When using the conventional telephone 202, the telephone number stored in the emergency alert system 100 is transferred to the telephone 202, and the telephone 202 is connected to a call corresponding to the transferred number to make a voice call. Or data communication is made.

Emergency alarm system 100 is composed of a mobile terminal 110 and the control box 120.

The mobile terminal 110 is a device configured to be carried by the elderly at all times, and is provided with means for grasping the status of the elderly. Since the mobile terminal 110 should always be carried in the home, it is preferable to configure the mobile terminal 110 in the form of a watch, a necklace, a belt, or the like.

And the mobile terminal 110 and the control box 120 transmits and receives data by a short-range wireless communication method, it is common to use the Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Zigbee (wifi) method used in the wireless communication system. would. The mobile terminal 110 transmits the information about the emergency situation or the emergency situation input by the elderly to the control box 120 in a wireless communication method, and the control box 120 is a predetermined institution through the phone 202. Notify you of an emergency.

3 shows a configuration of the mobile terminal 110, which includes a CPU 111 for data conversion and control of components, and a short-range wireless communication connection between the mobile terminal 110 and the control box 120. It includes a wireless communication module 112 for. The wireless communication module 112 converts the alarm situation data transmitted from the CPU 111 into wireless communication data and transmits it to the control box 120, and transmits wireless communication data transmitted from the control box 120 to the CPU 111. To pass.

The wireless communication module 112 includes a communication data conversion device suitable for a communication method such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi.

In addition, the mobile terminal 110 is provided with a plurality of input buttons 113. The input button 113 is to allow the elderly person carrying the mobile terminal 110 to directly transmit the alarm situation by pressing by hand, and an appropriate number is installed according to the situation setting.

The contents of the situation that can be delivered to the input button 113 may vary, but three to five or so to separate and deliver individual situations such as emergencies due to diseases, fires, invasion of outsiders such as thieves or robbers. An input button 113 will be needed.

In addition, it is preferable that the user can change what situation the individual input button 113 represents. For example, the input button 1 may be operated by a user so that the contents of the input button 2 and the input button 3 may be changed while the input button 1 is set to the injury of the body, the input button 2 to the fire, and the input button 3 to the invasion of the thief.

The mobile terminal 110 may have a microphone 114 and a speaker 115 installed to communicate with the elderly and the person in charge of the rescue center. The contents of the voice call may be made through the telephone network 204.

The memory 116 temporarily stores a response signal transmitted from a rescue center or data on an alarm situation directly input by the elderly.

The control box 120 includes a CPU 121 and a wireless communication module 122. The CPU 121 and the wireless communication module 122 implement the same functions as the CPU 111 and the wireless communication module 112 included in the mobile terminal 110.

And the network connection module 123 included in the control box 120 is responsible for the data conversion function to transmit the voice or other communication data to the phone 202, the voice transmitted from the communication network connection module 123 The signal and alarm data are sent out through the RJ45 port 124 and input to the telephone 202.

The CPU 121 is connected with the contact DB 125, the situation information DB 126, and the voice information DB 127.

The contact DB 125 stores data that sets which agency to send a rescue request signal to when an elderly person sends an emergency rescue alert signal. The contact DB 125 includes a hospital 206, a police station 208, The phone number of the 119 center 210 is stored. In addition, telephone numbers of children, relatives and friends input by the elders, and telephone numbers of administrative agencies such as town offices are additionally stored.

In addition, each phone number included in the contact DB 125 is also matched and stored with the information about the subject and priority of the situation. For example, in case of an emergency due to a disease, the hospital 206 is set to be contacted first, and in case of an invasion of outsiders, the police station 208 is to be contacted first to give priority to the telephone number of the police station. Is specified and stored.

The contextual information DB 126 stores data about what kind of situation is determined when one of the plurality of input buttons 113 is pressed. As described above, the emergency situation, which is uncomfortable due to illness when pressing 1, the fire situation when pressing 2, the situation where the thief invaded when pressing 3, etc. Welfare workers, etc.) can be changed and stored.

The voice information DB 127 stores voice data for identifying an elderly person carrying the mobile terminal 110.

The elderly's voice data is used to check who has entered the emergency alert by voice or to find out what kind of situation.

The user may input and store his / her voice through the microphone 114.

Using such an emergency alert system 100 allows the elderly to deliver their situation to the rescue center.

When the elderly have an urgent situation in the house where the control box 120 is installed, press the input button 113 to send a corresponding alarm. The mobile terminal 110 transmits an alarm to the control box 120 using a wireless communication protocol, and the control box 120 grasps the situation, and then makes a call to a related organization. The rescuer listens directly to the status of the elderly and directs the police or ambulance to dispatch. If the elderly can not directly press the input button 113, listen to the sound input through the microphone 114 to grasp the situation and dispatch rescue workers.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, As will be understood by those skilled in the art. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, It is intended that all changes and modifications derived from the equivalent concept be included within the scope of the present invention.

100: emergency alarm system 110: mobile terminal
120: control box 202: telephone
204 telephone network 206 hospital
208: Police Station 210: 119 Center

Claims (3)

An alarm system connected to a telephone 202 in a house or hospital and informing a rescue organization of an emergency situation caused by an elderly person using a telephone network 204,
A mobile terminal 110 configured to include one of a wristwatch, a necklace, and a belt so that the elderly can carry it at all times, and transmit alarm status data according to the operation of the elderly;
Transmit and receive data with the mobile terminal 110 in a wireless communication method, and receives the alarm situation data transmitted from the mobile terminal 110 to any one of the hospital 206, police station 208, 119 center (210). It includes; a control box 120 for controlling the phone 202 to make a telephone call to the place;
The mobile terminal 110 is
A CPU 111;
A wireless communication module 112 for converting the alarm situation data transmitted from the CPU 111 into wireless communication data of any one of Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi and transmitting the converted data to the control box 120;
A plurality of input buttons 113 installed so as to be selected and pressed by the elderly according to a predetermined emergency situation;
A microphone for converting a sound around the mobile terminal 110 into a voice signal and transmitting the sound signal to the CPU 111;
A speaker 115 for converting and outputting a voice signal transmitted from the CPU 111;
Memory 116; comprising, home emergency alarm system for the elderly. delete The method of claim 1,
The control box 120 is
A CPU 121;
A wireless communication module 122 which converts the wireless communication data transmitted from the mobile terminal 110 into the alarm situation data and transmits the alarm situation data to the CPU 121;
A communication network connection module (123) for transmitting the alarm situation data transmitted by the CPU (121) to the telephone (202) through an RJ45 port (124);
A contact DB (125) for storing a telephone number of a place where the elderly are to send a rescue request signal in an emergency;
A situation information DB 126 for storing data on which situation each of the plurality of input buttons 113 represents;
Emergency information system for the elderly, including; voice information DB (127) for storing the voice data of the elderly using the mobile terminal (110).

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