KR101678972B1 - Emergency system using set-top box and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an emergency system using a set-top box. When an on-signal is received, an image for each channel transmitted from a broadcasting station is output to a display and displayed in a set- And transmits an emergency signal if the subscriber terminal does not receive an acknowledgment signal, and if the operation signal is not applied during the predetermined period of time in the viewing mode, Transmits an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber terminal, and transmits an emergency signal if the subscriber terminal does not receive an acknowledgment signal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an emergency system using a set-top box and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to an emergency system using a set-top box, and more particularly, to an emergency system using a set-top box, which can detect an emergency situation of an elderly living alone or an unnatural handicapped person living alone and quickly propagate an emergency situation to a guardian, The present invention relates to an emergency system using a set-top box and a control method thereof.

As modern medical technology develops and the interest in health grows, the life span of human beings is gradually increasing, and modern society is entering into an aged society where the elderly people over 65 years old account for more than 14% of the total population.

In addition, with the entry into the aging society, the number of elderly people living alone is increasing due to social phenomena such as nuclear family, advancement of women, and low fertility. Therefore, the protection of the elderly in the aged society is becoming a social problem.

 On the other hand, considering that most of the elderly are weak and difficult to go out freely due to old age, Ubiquassus (U) -Health that can monitor the health condition of elderly people and provide medical services is installed in the residential space . U-Health needs a portable IT device such as a mobile phone and a TV remote control to establish a communication network to transmit the sensor and check result to the medical service institution to check the health status of the aged person. There is a problem. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the elderly who are less burdened by cost.

Therefore, when an emergency occurs, the officer has reported the crime report, the fire report, and the emergency report to the relevant reporting agency by telephone. We also reported an emergency by using a computer connected to a SET-TOP BOX that can communicate.

However, although the above-mentioned prior arts have reported an emergency situation as a computer or a telephone connected to a set-top box, if an elderly living alone or a disabled person who is living alone can not report by himself or herself, If the welfare worker did not visit, the situation could not be recognized, and in case of an emergency, appropriate measures could be delayed, leading to the worst situation.

Therefore, it is necessary to set the reception timing of the control signal (for example, a remote control operation signal) of the set-top box in the conventional manner (for example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2003-0095687, If the control signal is not received, it is determined that an emergency occurs.

However, in the case of such a conventional technique, when a resident comes out for a long period of time, or when a subscriber goes to sleep while watching TV or goes out while the TV is turned on, it is regarded as an emergency even if he / So that the user has a troublesome problem.

Also, the prior art can detect an emergency situation only when the set-top box is turned on (i.e., watching a TV), and thus it is not possible to detect whether an emergency occurs in a situation where the set-top box is off.

(Patent Document 1) Patent Document 1: JP-A-10-2003-0095687 (published Dec. 24, 2003)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a set-top box capable of detecting and alarming an emergency situation not only in a viewing mode for watching a TV, Emergency systems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of controlling an emergency system using a set-top box that can detect an emergency situation by detecting room temperature, smoke, and body temperature of a human body in a set-top box.

The present invention includes the following embodiments in order to achieve the above object.

A preferred embodiment of the emergency system using the set-top box according to the present invention is a subscriber terminal for transmitting an acknowledgment signal when an acknowledgment request signal is received; A setting terminal including at least one of a guardian, an acquaintance, an emergency center, a fire station, a police station, a social welfare institution, a social worker, and an administrative agency; And a set-top box which is driven in a viewing mode by outputting a channel-by-channel image transmitted from a broadcasting station when the on-signal is received and a standby mode when the on-signal is not received, Transmits an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber terminal if it is not switched to the viewing mode, transmits an emergency signal to the setting terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber terminal, and outputs the emergency signal through the switch installed in the remote controller in the viewing mode And transmits an acknowledgment signal to the subscriber station if the operation signal is not applied for a predetermined time, and transmits an emergency signal to the set terminal if the subscriber station does not receive the acknowledgment signal.

The present invention also provides a subscriber station for transmitting an acknowledgment signal when an acknowledgment request signal is received; A setting terminal including at least one of a guardian, an acquaintance, an emergency center, a fire station, a police station, a social welfare institution, a social worker, and an administrative agency; On signal is received, an image for each channel transmitted from the broadcasting station is output to the display. If the operation signal output through the remote controller and the switch installed in the remote controller is not applied for a predetermined time in the viewing mode, an acknowledgment request signal is transmitted. A set-top box for transmitting an acknowledgment request signal if the mode is not switched to the view mode for a predetermined period in a standby mode; And a control server for transmitting an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber station when an acknowledgment request signal is received from the settop box and for transmitting an emergency signal to the set terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber terminal, .

Also, a preferred embodiment of the control method of the emergency system using the set-top box is a period in which the on-signal is applied in the standby mode in which the ON signal is not applied to the set-top box and is switched to the viewing mode, An operation pattern in which a time after the operation signal of the set-top box is applied in the viewing mode is set, a subscriber terminal, and a setting terminal capable of receiving an emergency signal including an address, a name and a contact of the subscriber, ; A viewing mode for transmitting an acknowledgment signal to the subscriber station if an operation signal is not applied within the time set by the operation pattern in the viewing mode and transmitting an emergency signal to the setting terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber terminal, step; And transmits an acknowledgment signal to the subscriber terminal if the subscriber station is not switched to the viewing mode within a period set by the viewing pattern in the standby mode, and transmits an emergency signal to the set terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber terminal And a standby mode step.

The present invention can detect various types of emergency situations such as the operation of a resident occupant, the temperature of the occupant, and the occurrence of a fire even in a state where the set-top box is turned on or the set-top box is turned off, have.

Further, according to the present invention, when the set-top box is in an on or off state, an alert of emergency occurrence is transmitted after detecting presence / absence of a room occupant, body temperature and operation of the subscriber, thereby enabling accurate detection and improving accuracy.

1 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of an emergency system using a set-top box and a control method thereof according to the present invention,
2 is a cross-sectional view showing a remote controller in an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention,
3 is a block diagram of a set-top box in an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a viewing mode step in a control method of an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a standby mode in a control method of an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the emergency system and the emergency system control method using the set-top box according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the SET-TOP BOX of the present invention is a set-top box having a function of a home-use communication terminal necessary for using a next-generation interactive multimedia communication service (so-called interactive television), such as a video on demand (VOD) The box on top. It is a device that connects to a network such as an interactive television or a video transmission service provided by a telephone company (for example, a video dial tone provided by a US regional telephone company), and is used by being connected to a television monitor or the like in a home. In addition to communicating with a video server installed in a telephone company or a general cable broadcasting (CATV) station, a set-top box can also use a video signal reception / conversion function as a basic function and a data communication service such as a telephone and a PC communication have.

Also, the body temperature sensor of the present invention can be applied to a super-infrared sensor or a PIR sensor using an infrared wavelength generated in a human body. Alternatively, the body temperature sensor of the present invention can be applied to a sensor using a microwave and a thermal image camera that can correct an error of a signal according to an output signal according to an ambient temperature difference and a distance.

Also, the motion sensor of the present invention can be selected from an operation recognition sensor of an infrared LED type or an image camera.

1 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of a method of controlling an emergency system and an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention includes a set-top box 100 for outputting an image for each channel transmitted from a cable broadcasting station to a display 170, a subscriber 100 for receiving an acknowledgment request signal received from the set- Upon receiving an acknowledgment signal from the subscriber station 220, the subscriber station 220 is notified that an acknowledgment signal has been received from the set-top box 100 and an acknowledgment signal from the subscriber station 220 is received A set terminal 400 configured as one or more of a protector or a friend, a public health center, a government office, a fire station, a police station, a social welfare institution, a social welfare institution, a public institution and an emergency center according to an emergency signal of the set- A remote controller 210 for transmitting a control signal to the set-top box 100; a subscriber terminal 300 for receiving an acknowledgment request signal transmitted from the control server 300 and transmitting an acknowledgment signal; And a terminal 220.

That is, the set-top box 100 detects an abnormality of the subscriber and transmits an acknowledgment request signal to the control server 300 to confirm whether or not the subscriber terminal 220 is in an emergency state directly. Then, the control server 300 transmits a ② confirmation request message to the subscriber terminal 220, and if the ③ confirmation signal of the subscriber terminal 220 is not received, the ④ acknowledgment signal is not received in the set-top box 100 Notify. The set-top box 100 transmits an emergency signal to the control server 300 if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the control server 300. The control server 300 transmits an emergency signal to the control server 300, (Hereinafter collectively referred to as the setting terminal 400) such as a guardian or a friend set by the subscriber, a public health center, a government office, a police station, a fire station, a social welfare institution, a social worker and an emergency center, So that emergency measures can be carried out.

The control server 300 stores the telephone number of the setting terminal 400 and the telephone number of the subscriber terminal 220 designated by the subscriber or the business operator and transmits the emergency signal and / And selectively transmits an emergency signal and an acknowledgment request signal to the setting terminal 400 and the subscriber terminal 220 according to the request signal.

The confirmation request signal is preferably a voice message or a text message in which the control server 300 directly calls the subscriber terminal 220 in response to a confirmation request from the settop box 100 to check whether the subscriber is in an emergency .

Preferably, the emergency signal is transmitted together with the subscriber's name, address, and location information including a telephone number.

The subscriber terminal 220 can input the subscriber terminal 220 at the time of subscribing to the service or manually store the subscriber terminal 220 in the set-top box 100. Upon receipt of the confirmation request signal from the control server, the subscriber station 220 transmits an acknowledgment signal including a reply that is not an emergency.

The present invention has been described in which the confirmation request signal and the emergency signal of the set-top box 100 are transmitted to the subscriber station 220 and the setting terminal 400 via the control server 300 as described above. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the set-top box 100 is connected to the telephone and the communication data service, as described in the definition of the set-top box 100 described above. Therefore, the set-top box 100 can directly transmit the confirmation request signal and emergency signal to the subscriber station 220 and the setting terminal 400 without passing through the control server 300. [

The remote controller 210 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 is a simplified diagram showing the remote controller 210 in the emergency system using the set-top box 100 according to the present invention.

2, the remote controller 210 includes a power button 211 for outputting an on-off signal of the set-top box 100 and at least one operation button 213 for outputting a channel change and volume control signal do. Here, the remote controller 210 may further include an emergency call button 212 for the subscriber to directly transmit an emergency signal.

The emergency dispatch button 212 receives the emergency signal from the settop box 100 and transmits the emergency signal to the control server 300 when the subscriber selects the emergency call button 212 even if the settop box 100 is in the off state It is more preferable that the terminal can be transmitted to the setting terminal. 3) and the set-top control unit 110 (see FIG. 3) of the set-top box 100 can be controlled in a standby mode in which the ON signal is not applied

The set-top box 100 is operated as a subscriber's viewing mode, standby mode, and user mode, respectively, and transmits an emergency signal and a confirmation request message to the control server 300.

In the viewing mode, a subscriber senses an emergency during a process of turning on the set-top box 100 by the remote controller 210 or other operations and watching an image through the display 170. [ For example, in the viewing mode, if an operation signal is not applied within a set time after the last operation signal is received after the set-top box 100 is turned on, a confirmation request message is transmitted through the control server 300 .

That is, since the subscriber can not operate the remote controller 210 or the switch during the set time while the subscriber is sleeping, the control server 300 or the set-top box 100 transmits an acknowledgment signal to the subscriber terminal 220 .

The confirmation request signal through the control server 300 tries to make a telephone call as a telephone number of the subscriber registered in the control server 300 and outputs a voice guidance when the subscriber receives a telephone call to request a specific number to be pressed. Accordingly, the control server 300 transmits an acknowledgment message to the set-top box 100 when the subscriber's acknowledgment is received through the telephone set.

On the contrary, if there is no response to the telephone call as a result of attempting the telephone call by the subscriber, the control server 300 transmits an emergency signal to the set-top box 100 or transmits an emergency signal to the setting terminal 400 .

Alternatively, the present invention includes other embodiments so that the settop box 100 itself can carry out a confirmation request to the subscriber in the viewing mode. Another embodiment of the viewing mode is to output a confirmation request message and an alarm sound to the display 170 when the set-top box 100 does not receive an operation signal during the set time in the viewing mode.

Accordingly, if the subscriber is not in an emergency, or is in a state of being doing other work, the message outputted to the display 170 is checked and the remote controller 210 or the switch unit 190 of the set- (See FIG. 3) or a switch (not shown) of the display 170, and return the requested confirmation request message to the set-top box 100.

Accordingly, when the operation signal is received from any one of the remote controller 210 and the switch unit 190, the set-top box 100 determines that it is not an emergency situation and resets the timer 160. Or the set-top box 100 displays a message in which an emergency situation occurs in the control server 300 or the setting terminal if an operation signal is not applied for a predetermined time after the confirmation request message is outputted through the display 170 , An emergency signal including the name, address and contact information of the subscriber.

The standby mode is a mode for transmitting an acknowledgment message to the control server 300 if the ON signal of the set-top box 100 is not applied for a set period according to a subscriber's viewing pattern. Here, the viewing pattern sets a period and a minimum number of times of viewing, such as at least once a day, at least once a week, and at least once a week. Therefore, the set-top box 100 transmits a confirmation request message through the control server 300 if the set-top box 100 does not receive a driving signal during the set viewing pattern.

The user mode is a mode in which a subscriber transmits an emergency signal via the remote controller 210. [ The subscriber turns on the emergency call button 212 of the remote controller 210 to transmit an emergency signal to the settop box. Accordingly, when the set-top box 100 receives an emergency signal through the remote controller 210, the set-top box 100 transmits an emergency signal to the control server 300 or the setting terminal 400.

The viewing mode, the standby mode, and the user mode may transmit an emergency signal to the setting terminal 400 registered through the control server 300 or transmit an emergency signal directly to the setting terminal in the set-top box 100 It is possible. The transmission of the emergency signal to the set-top box 100 is not limited to the contents described in the description of the present invention, as various applications are possible depending on the designer or the operator.

The detailed configuration of the set-top box 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing a set-top box in an emergency system using the set-top box 100 according to the present invention.

3, the set-top box 100 includes a remote control receiver 120 for receiving a signal transmitted from the remote controller 210, a storage 130 for storing setting information of a viewing pattern and an operation signal waiting time, A communication unit 140 for communicating with the control server 300, a speaker 180 for outputting a voice signal, a sensor unit 150 for detecting the body temperature, operation and fire of the subscriber, a timer 150 for counting time, A settop controller 110 for controlling the remote control receiver 120 to the display 170 and a control unit 110 for controlling the operation of the settop box 100, And a switch unit 190 including a plurality of switches for outputting the output signal.

The remote control receiver 120 receives an on-off command of the set-top box 100 received from the remote controller 210, an operation command of the set-top box 100 such as a channel change and an emergency signal transmission command, (110).

The storage unit 130 stores the setting conditions of the emergency signal in the set-top box 100, the telephone number of the setting terminal 400, and a unique code assigned to the subscriber. The setting condition of the emergency signal stored in the storage unit 130 and the telephone number of the setting terminal 400 are stored in the remote controller 210 by the subscriber or included in the personal information submitted by the subscriber at the time of subscription The control server 300 may be transmitted via a cable line and stored under the control of the set top controller 110. [

The setting condition includes a viewing condition for transmitting a viewing request signal according to the viewing pattern, the operation pattern, and the temperature and motion detection.

The communication unit 140 transmits an acknowledgment request signal and / or an emergency signal to the control server 300 and / or the setting terminal 400 and the subscriber terminal 220.

The sensor unit 150 includes a body temperature sensor 151 for sensing the human body and body temperature of the room using a selected one of an infrared ray, a microwave, and a thermal image camera, an operation sensor And a fire sensor 153 for detecting the smoke, the temperature and the flame of the room, and alerting the fire.

The body temperature sensor 151 senses the body temperature of a subscriber located in front of or near the set-top box 100 and applies the sensed temperature to the set-top controller 110.

The operation sensor 152 senses the presence or absence of operation of the subscriber in the vicinity of the set-top box 100 and applies it to the set-top controller 110.

The set-top controller 110 senses a human body in the room through the body temperature sensor 151 and the motion sensor 152. In the indoor human body detection, the human body is detected in the room after the set-top box 100 is turned off, that is, after the viewing pattern set in the standby mode that is not watched by the subscriber has elapsed, Or does not transmit an acknowledgment request signal.

In other words, according to the present invention, even if a subscriber does not watch a subscriber during a set period of time in a standby mode, a situation that a subscriber can not view within a predetermined period may occur, It is possible to prevent the transmission of the emergency signal or the transmission of the confirmation request message.

The fire sensor 153 senses the temperature, flame, and smoke of the room and transmits a fire detection signal to the set-top controller 110. Preferably, the fire sensor 153 detects a fire regardless of whether the set-top box 100 is on (viewing mode) or off (standby mode), and the set-top control unit 110 detects a fire When a fire is detected, a voice alarm can be issued through the speaker 180.

The timer 160 counts the set time and current time and applies the result to the set top control unit.

The display 170 outputs an image or an acoustic signal transmitted through the settop box 100. Here, the display 170 is a digital TV that is generally available.

When the set-top box 100 receives an on-signal through the remote control receiver 120, the set-top control unit 110 detects an emergency situation of the subscriber as the viewing mode. When the set-top box 100 receives an off- And is driven as a standby mode. When the emergency signal is received from the remote controller 210 regardless of the viewing mode and the standby mode, the set-top controller 110 controls the communication unit 140 to transmit the emergency signal to the control server 300 and / And / or transmits the emergency message to the setting terminal 400 stored in the terminal 130. [ To this end, the remote control receiver 120 may be supplied with driving power even when the set-top box 100 is off.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a control method of an emergency system using the set-top box 100 achieved by the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

4 is a flowchart showing a control method of an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the control method of the emergency system using the set-top box 100 according to the present invention includes setting the viewing pattern and the operation pattern in the set-top box 100, A viewing mode step S200 for detecting an emergency in a viewing mode in which the set-top box 100 is turned on after the setting step S100 and an image is output on the display 170, (S300) for detecting an emergency in the standby mode when the set-top box 100 is turned off after the step S100, and a standby mode (S300) for notifying the user who receives the emergency signal transmitted from the remote controller 210 (S500) for determining whether an emergency situation occurs in the viewing mode step or the user mode step (S200 to S400); and an emergency state determination step (S500) Once received and / or detected It includes an emergency signal transmitting step (S600) for transmitting the emergency signal to the group control server 300 and / or setting device (400).

The setting step S100 is a step of setting a section of a viewing pattern and an operation pattern in the set-top box 100 and storing a contact capable of receiving an emergency signal at the subscriber terminal and an emergency situation. When the set-top box 100 receives a setting signal for setting a viewing pattern and an operation pattern through the control server 300 or the remote controller 210, the set-top box 100 stores the setting signal in the storage unit 130.

The viewing pattern sets the number of viewing times (e.g., the number of times the set-top box 100 is turned on) for a subscriber. For example, the viewing pattern is set at least once a week if the subscriber views the TV more than once a week.

The operation pattern sets the time between the operation signal and the operation signal applied through the switch of the remote controller 210 or the set-top box 100 or the display 170 after the set-top box 100 is turned on. For example, the operation pattern is set to a time from the most recently received operation signal after the set-top box 100 is turned on to when the next operation signal is applied.

As described above, the setting terminal 400 may selectively input at least one of the control server 300, a telephone number of a protector or an acquaintance, a telephone number of a subscriber, a fire station, a police station, a social welfare institution, or a social worker's telephone number .

As described above, the setting terminal 400 may directly input the subscriber's operation by operating the switches of the remote controller 210 or the set-top box 100. When the subscriber inputs a service from the control server 300, It is also possible to transmit and store a telephone number to the set-top box 100.

For example, when the set-top control unit 110 receives a setting command including a telephone number through the remote control receiver 120, the set-top control unit 110 stores the set command in the storage unit 130. Or the set-top control unit 110 receives the telephone number of the setting terminal 400 from the control server 300 through the communication unit 140, the set-top control unit 110 stores the telephone number of the setting terminal 400 in the storage unit 130. [

Similarly, the setting of the viewing pattern and the operation pattern can be set by the subscriber or the installer manually by operating the switches of the remote controller 210 or the set-top box 100, and the setting signals may be set to the setting signals received from the control server 300 .

In the watching mode step S200, when an operation signal of the set-top box 100 is not applied for a set time in a state where the set-top box 100 is turned on and a subscriber is watching, or when a fire is detected or a body temperature or an operation of the subscriber is detected To identify and detect an emergency situation. The settop control unit 110 receives an operation signal from the switch unit 190 of the remote control receiver 120 or the settop box 100 and a switch (not shown) installed on the display 170 Is counted and compared with the time of the set operation pattern.

In the emergency state determination step S500, the set-top control unit 110 compares the detection signal of the sensor unit 150 with the operation pattern to determine whether an emergency situation exists. In particular, the set-top controller 110 may issue a fire alarm through the speaker 180 when a fire detection signal is received from the fire sensor 153 regardless of the operation pattern. The process from the viewing mode step S200 to the emergency state determination step S500 and the emergency signal transmission step S600 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The standby mode step S300 is a step of detecting an emergency situation based on the viewing pattern set by the set-top control unit 110 and the sensing signal of the sensor unit 150. [ Here, the set-top controller 110 compares the viewing pattern set in the setting step S100 with the time when the on-signal of the set-top box 100 is applied.

If the set-top box 100 ON signal is not received within a predetermined number of times during the set period, the set-top control unit 110 transmits a confirmation request message to the phone number of the subscriber stored in the storage unit 130, 130 or a terminal of the acquaintance or the control server 300. [

The set-top control unit 110 also receives a fire detection signal from the fire sensor 153 when an ON signal is received within the viewing pattern or a body temperature is detected by the operation sensor 152 or the body temperature sensor 151, And controls the speaker 180 to output an alarm sound. A detailed description of the standby mode step S300 will be described later with reference to FIG.

In the user mode step S400, the set-top controller 110 determines whether an emergency signal is received from the remote controller 210 regardless of whether the set-top box 100 is turned on or off. For example, if the subscriber feels abdominal pain while watching or watching TV, the emergency signal sending button provided on the remote controller 210 is pressed.

The set-top controller 110 receives an emergency signal through the remote controller receiver 120 and transmits an emergency signal to the setting terminal 400 stored in the storage unit 130 or transmits an emergency signal through the control server 300 For example, an emergency signal is sent to an agency such as a fire station, a social worker, a police station, or an emergency center. At this time, the control server 300 preferably transmits the name, address and location information including the telephone number of the subscriber to the emergency signal.

The emergency state determination step S500 determines whether an acknowledgment signal is received after the transmission of the confirmation request signal in the viewing mode step S200 and the standby mode step S300, Is received.

In the emergency signal transmission step S600, when it is determined that the emergency situation has occurred in the emergency state determination step, the settop control unit transmits an emergency signal to the setting terminal via the control server, or transmits an emergency signal directly to the settop control unit 110 And transmitting the emergency signal to the setting terminal 400.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a viewing mode step in the control method of the emergency system using the set-top box 100 according to the present invention. For convenience of explanation, the emergency state determination step S500 and the emergency signal transmission step S600, Will be described.

5, the viewing mode step S200 may include a step S210 of turning on the set-top box 100 in which the set-top box 100 is turned on, a step S210 of setting the operation patterns set after the step S210, (S220) for determining whether an operation signal is received within a set period of the operation pattern determination step (S220); and a human body detection A determination step S230 of determining a body temperature when the human body is sensed in the human body sensing determination step S230 and determining whether or not the body temperature is abnormal by comparing the sensed body temperature with the set body temperature, A confirmation request step S250 of outputting a confirmation request message if the operation is not detected in the confirmation condition determination step S240; and a determination step of determining whether an confirmation signal is received according to the confirmation request after the confirmation request step S250 (S260) and an emergency signal transmission step (S270) for transmitting an emergency signal if an acknowledgment signal is not received for the set time in the confirmation reception determination step (S260).

Here, the confirmation reception determination step S260 corresponds to the emergency state determination step S500 of FIG. 4, and the emergency signal transmission step S270 corresponds to the emergency signal transmission step S600 of FIG.

When the set-top controller 110 receives a power-on signal from the remote controller receiver 120, the set-top box 100 turns on the image on the display 170 in step S210. The settop control unit 110 controls the set time in the operation pattern every time an operation signal is applied from either the remote control receiver 120 or the display 170 or the settop box 100 until the next operation signal is applied And drives the timer 160 to count.

The operation signal judgment step S220 is a step of judging whether the next operation signal is applied within the set time of the operation pattern from the time when the settop control part 110 receives the previous operation signal. The set-top control unit 110 counts the time from when the previous operation signal is applied from the remote control receiver 120 or the switch unit 190 to determine whether the next operation signal is applied before the set operation pattern time elapses do.

If the next operation signal is not applied during the setting time of the operation pattern in the operation signal determination step S220, the human body detection determination step S230 is to determine whether the human body is sensed by the sensor unit 150 . The set-top control unit 110 determines whether or not the human body is detected through the body temperature sensor 151 and the motion sensor 152 when an operation signal is not applied for a predetermined time in the operation signal determination step S220. At this time, if the human body is detected in the room, the set-top control unit 110 determines whether the human body is detected. If the human body is not detected, the set-top control unit 110 proceeds to the confirmation request step S250.

When the human body is sensed in the human body sensing determination step S230, the settling condition determination step S240 determines whether the settop control unit 110 detects the abnormal body temperature from the body temperature sensor 151 and the motion sensor 152 It is judged whether or not it meets the confirmation condition set as the presence / absence of the motion detection.

In the human body detection determination step S230 and the confirmation condition determination step S240, it is determined that the subscriber does not operate the settop box 100 while the subscriber is sleeping while watching TV or is doing other work while watching TV, It is a process to prevent misjudgment. Accordingly, if there is no next operation signal within the set time of the operation pattern in the operation signal determination step S220, the set-top control unit 110 detects a human body in the room, detects the presence or absence of the operation and the body temperature of the human body, do.

Accordingly, the body temperature sensor 151 senses the body temperature of the human body and transmits a body temperature sensing signal to the set-top controller 110. The operation sensor 152 senses whether or not the subscriber operates, And transmits the motion detection signal to the control unit.

The set-top controller 110 receives the body temperature sensing signal from the body temperature sensor 151 and determines that the set-top controller 110 does not correspond to the predetermined abnormal body temperature or if the operation of the subscriber is detected in the room, .

Alternatively, if the set body temperature is sensed in the sensed human body or the sensed body is not sensed, the set-top control unit 110 proceeds to step S250.

In step S250, the settop controller 110 controls the communication unit 140 if the abnormal body temperature of the subscriber is detected or the operation is not detected in the determination condition determining step S240 And transmits a text message to the control server 300 and / or the subscriber terminal 220 to request confirmation of the presence or absence of an abnormality. If the body temperature of the subscriber is higher than the set body temperature or the human body is detected in the room but the operation is not performed in the determination condition determination step S240, the set-top controller 110 determines that the subscriber has a more accurate judgment A text message is sent to the subscriber so that the subscriber can directly inquire of the subscriber.

In the present invention, if the subscriber is in the sleep state during the viewing, the appropriate body temperature is maintained and it is determined that the appropriate body temperature is not detected when the body temperature is sensed. Alternatively, If it is determined that the subscriber's movement has not been transmitted but the subscriber's movement is continuously detected, it is determined that the subscriber's movement does not correspond to the confirmation condition.

Preferably, the set-top controller 110 may set the body temperature and the priority of motion detection. For example, the priorities of body temperature and motion detection are set in case of detecting an abnormal body temperature but detecting an operation and in the case of an appropriate body temperature but no operation is detected. In this case, if the priority of the body temperature sensing is set to be high, even if the operation is detected, an abnormality body temperature is detected and a confirmation request signal is transmitted.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, it is possible to control to transmit the confirmation request signal only when both of the body temperature and the motion detection conditions are satisfied.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, if an abnormality is detected in either the body temperature or the operation, a confirmation request signal may be transmitted.

Such an embodiment can be selected by the designer or the operator of the present invention. Hereinafter, an explanation will be given of an embodiment in which a confirmation request signal is transmitted when any one of body temperature and operation is detected. However, It is not limited.

The confirmation request signal may proceed as three embodiments. First, in the first embodiment, the set-top control unit 110 confirms the telephone number of the subscriber station 220 stored in the storage unit 130 and sends a confirmation request message to the subscriber station 220 to the control server 300 To be transmitted. It is preferable that the confirmation request message is transmitted, for example, as a character for requesting a reply if there is no abnormality.

In the second embodiment, the set-top box 100 controls the speaker 180 and the display 170 to output a warning sound and operate the remote controller 210 or the switch unit 190 on the display 170 Outputs the request character.

In the third embodiment, the set-top control unit 110 confirms the phone number of the guardian of the subscriber stored in the storage unit 130 or the terminal of the acquaintance (the setting terminal 400) ) To send a confirmation request message. In the third embodiment, when a confirmation request message is transmitted to a guardian or an acquaintance's terminal, an acknowledgment signal may be received from the subscriber terminal 220 in addition to the setting terminal 400. [ This was set considering that a guardian or an acquaintance may contact the subscriber or visit the subscriber to ask the subscriber to call the subscriber after confirming the abnormality.

In step S260, the settop control unit 110 determines whether an acknowledgment signal is received from the subscriber station 220, the setting terminal 400, the remote control receiver 120, or the switch unit 190.

That is, when the confirmation request step is performed, the set-top controller 110 receives a confirmation signal of the subscriber station 220 from the control server 300, (160).

The set-top control unit 110 determines that the emergency situation of the subscriber does not occur when the operation signal is received from the remote control receiver 120 or the switch unit 190 when the confirmation requesting step is performed according to the second embodiment Thereby resetting the timer 160.

When the confirmation request is received from the control server 300, the set-top controller 110 receives an acknowledgment signal transmitted from the guardian terminal or an associated terminal or the subscriber station 220, It is determined that an emergency situation has not occurred and the timer 160 is reset.

The emergency signal transmission step S270 may include receiving an acknowledgment signal for a predetermined period of time from the subscriber station 220, the setting terminal 400, the remote control receiver 120, or the switch unit 190 at step S260 The emergency signal is transmitted to the control server 300. The set-top control unit 110 transmits an emergency signal to the control server 300. The control server 300 confirms the information of the set-top box 100 and displays the address, name, And transmits the emergency signal including the location information to the setting terminal 400 of at least one of a fire station, a police station, a social worker, an emergency center, and a guardian terminal.

The above-described viewing mode step S200 is for detecting the emergency situation of the subscriber after the video and sound are output through the display 170 by the operation of the subscriber. In the following description, the set-top box 100 is turned off A standby mode step S300 for detecting the emergency situation of the subscriber is described. Similarly, the standby mode step S300 includes both the emergency state determination step S500 and the emergency signal transmission step S600.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a standby mode in a control method of an emergency system using a set-top box according to the present invention.

6, the standby mode includes a sensor sensing step S310 for driving a sensor unit 150 for sensing a room temperature, a smoke, a flame, and a human body in the room, a sensing step S310 for sensing a fire during the sensing step S310, (S320) for determining whether or not a signal is received, a viewing pattern determination step (S330) for determining the number of times of viewing during a setting period of the viewing pattern, (S340) for determining whether or not the subscriber has detected the operation if the number of times is not exceeded; and transmitting an acknowledgment request signal (S350) for transmitting an acknowledgment request signal if the operation is not detected in the operation detection determination step (S340) (S360) for determining whether or not an acknowledgment signal is received in an acknowledgment request transmitting step (S350); and an emergency signal transmitting step (S360) for receiving an emergency signal when an acknowledgment signal is not received in the acknowledgment receiving step (S360) And a transmission step S370.

Here, the confirmation reception determination step S360 corresponds to the emergency state determination step S500 of FIG. 4, and the emergency signal transmission step S370 corresponds to the emergency signal transmission step S600 of FIG.

The sensor sensing step S310 is a step of receiving a sensing signal of the sensor unit 150 when the set-top box 100 is off. The set-top controller 110 receives detection signals from the infrared body temperature sensor, the motion sensor 152, and the fire sensor 153. In addition, the set-top controller 110 detects whether the set-top box 100 is turned on for a predetermined period of time in the viewing pattern.

In the fire detection determination step S320, the set-top controller 110 determines whether or not the fire sensor 153 detects room temperature, flame, and smoke. The set-top control unit 110 generates an alarm sound by driving the speaker 180 when the room temperature, flame and smoke are detected from the fire sensor 153, and proceeds to the emergency signal transmission step S370, And sends a text message to the subscriber terminal 220 via the server 300 to alert the user of the occurrence of a fire.

The viewing pattern determination step S330 determines whether or not the set-top box 100 on-signal output from the remote control receiver 120 or the switch unit 190 is received during the period in which the set-top controller 110 sets the viewing pattern . When the set-top box 100 is set to be turned on once a week, the set-top control unit 110 receives the set-top box 100 ON signal at least once during one week from the time when the set- It is determined whether it has been received.

If the set-top box 100 ON signal is not received during the setting period of the viewing pattern in the viewing pattern determination step S330, the operation of the set-top control unit 110 may be detected in step S340. .

For example, the motion detection determination step (S340) proceeds to prevent an error in transmitting an emergency signal in a state where the subscriber has gone out for personal reasons or is not in an emergency but has not watched for a predetermined period of time.

Therefore, in order to accurately determine whether the subscriber is out of the home or out of the office due to personal circumstances or an emergency situation when the set-top box 100 ON signal is not received during the setup period of the view pattern, The process of detecting the operation is performed.

The set-top control unit 110 receives a body temperature sensing signal of the body temperature sensor 151, detects a human body in the room, confirms the human body through the sensed body temperature, and more preferably, S200), it is also possible to detect and judge whether abnormality has occurred in the body temperature or to alarm the abnormality.

If the subscriber loses consciousness in an emergency, the settop box 100 can not be turned on, and even if the body temperature is detected, the operation is not detected. Therefore, it is preferable that the set-top control unit 110 preferentially operates whether the body temperature is sensed by the body temperature sensor 151 or not.

Or if the subscriber has not watched the viewing pattern set by the situation, the motion sensor 152 can detect the operation of the subscriber. Then, the set-top controller 110 resets the counting of the viewing pattern as it receives the motion detection signal of the subscriber from the motion sensor 152.

In step S350, the settop control unit 110 requests the control server 300 to send an acknowledgment request signal to the control server 300 when the operation of the subscriber is not detected in the room in the operation detection determination step . The set-top control unit 110 transmits the telephone number of the subscriber station 220 stored in the storage unit 130 to the control server 300 and requests transmission of the confirmation request signal. Therefore, the control server 300 transmits an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber station 220. Or the set-top control unit 110 transmits a confirmation request signal directly to the subscriber station. The confirmation request signal is transmitted as a text message or a voice message.

The confirmation reception determination step S360 is a step of determining whether an acknowledgment signal is received from the subscriber station. The set-top controller 110 determines whether an acknowledgment signal is received from the control server or the subscriber station after the confirmation request transmission step S350.

If the subscriber has been out for a long period of time, the control server 300 receives the confirmation request message transmitted from the control server 300 through his / her portable terminal and returns a reply to the confirmation request message to confirm that the user is not in an emergency situation. Therefore, the control server 300 transmits an acknowledgment signal received from the subscriber station 220 to the set-top box 100. Therefore, the set-top box 100 resets the counting of the viewing pattern.

In the emergency signal transmission step S370, if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber station 220 in the confirmation reception determination step S360, the set-up box 400 stored in the storage unit 130 in the set- To the control server 300 or to transmit the emergency signal to the setting terminal 400 directly. The control server 300 transmits the emergency signal received from the set-top box 100 to the setting terminal 400. The setting terminal 400 may be selected from an emergency center, a social worker, a fire station, a police station, an acquaintance or a terminal of a guardian.

As described above, the present invention detects and alerts an emergency situation of a subscriber by interlocking the number of times of viewing and the number of operation signals using the set-top box 100 of a subscriber, the operation of a resident and the detection of body temperature, A signal can be transmitted to the subscriber's terminal to confirm whether or not an emergency is present, thereby preventing misdirection and issuing an accurate alarm.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims And changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

100: set-top box 110: set-
120: Remote control receiver 130:
140: communication unit 150:
151: body temperature sensor 152: motion sensor
153: fire sensor 160: timer
170: Display 180: Speaker
190: switch unit 210: remote control
220: Subscriber terminal 300: Control server
400: setting terminal

Claims (11)

A subscriber terminal for transmitting an acknowledgment signal when the confirmation request signal is received;
A setting terminal including at least one of a guardian, an acquaintance, an emergency center, a fire station, a police station, a social welfare institution, a social worker, and an administrative agency; And
And a set-top box which is driven in a viewing mode when the on-signal is received and a standby mode when the on-signal is not received,
The set-
A remote control receiver for receiving a signal transmitted from the remote controller, and a plurality of switches for outputting an operation command of the settop box;
The number of times of switching to the viewing mode during the set period in the standby mode is patterned so that the viewing pattern including the minimum number of times of viewing for each period and the operation set by the time between the operation signal applied through the remote control or the switch and the operation signal during the viewing mode Pattern, at least one of the subscriber terminal and the setting terminal information is stored;
A communication unit for communicating with the subscriber terminal;
A sensor unit having at least one of a fire sensor for detecting a fire, an operation sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a human body, and an infrared body temperature sensor for sensing a body temperature of a human body;
A timer for counting time; And
And a set top control unit for controlling the remote control receiver or the timer,
The set-
And transmits an acknowledgment signal to the subscriber station by controlling the communication unit according to whether the sensor unit detects motion or abnormality in body temperature if the viewing pattern does not coincide with the viewing pattern in the standby mode, The emergency terminal transmits the emergency signal to the setting terminal,
If the operation signal output from the remote controller and the switch installed in the viewing mode is different from the operation pattern, it is possible to transmit an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber terminal according to whether the sensor unit detects motion or whether the sleep or abnormal body temperature is sensed by the body temperature, And transmits an emergency signal to the setting terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received at the subscriber terminal.
A subscriber terminal for transmitting an acknowledgment signal when the confirmation request signal is received;
A setting terminal including at least one of a guardian, an acquaintance, an emergency center, a fire station, a police station, a social welfare institution, a social worker, and an administrative agency;
A set-top box which is driven in a viewing mode by outputting an image for each channel transmitted from a broadcasting station to a display when the on-signal is received; And
And a control server for transmitting an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber station when an acknowledgment request signal is received from the settop box and for sending an emergency signal to the set terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber terminal,
The set-
A remote control receiver for receiving a signal transmitted from the remote controller, and a plurality of switches for outputting an operation command of the settop box;
The number of times of switching to the viewing mode during the set period in the standby mode is patterned so that the viewing pattern including the minimum number of times of viewing for each period and the operation set by the time between the operation signal applied through the remote control or the switch and the operation signal during the viewing mode Pattern, at least one of the subscriber terminal and the setting terminal information is stored;
A communication unit for communicating with the control server;
A sensor unit having at least one of a fire sensor for detecting a fire, an operation sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a human body, and an infrared body temperature sensor for sensing a body temperature of a human body;
A timer for counting time; And
And a set top control unit for controlling the remote control receiver or the timer,
The set-
The control unit controls the communication unit to transmit an authentication request signal to the control server according to whether the sensor unit senses an operation or an abnormality in body temperature sensing,
If the operation signal output from the remote controller and the switch installed in the remote controller is different from the operation pattern in the viewing mode, the controller controls the communication unit according to whether the operation of the sensor unit is detected and whether the sleeping or abnormal body temperature is detected by the body temperature, And transmits an acknowledgment request signal to the server.
The remote control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the remote controller
And an emergency call button for outputting an emergency call command to the set-top box to transmit an emergency call signal to the set-top box.
delete The set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the set-
Further comprising a speaker for outputting an alarm when a fire is detected in the standby mode and the viewing mode.
2. The set-top box according to claim 1,
Outputting a confirmation request message through the display and outputting an emergency signal to the setting terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the remote controller after outputting an acknowledgment request message output on the display.
In a standby mode in which no signal is applied to the set-top box, the number of times of switching from the remote control or the switch to the viewing mode for outputting an image to the display is changed by patterning the viewing pattern including the minimum number of times of viewing An operation pattern set as a time between an operation signal and an operation signal applied through a remote controller or a switch during a mode, a setting for storing a setting terminal capable of receiving an emergency signal including an address, a name, step;
A viewing mode step of transmitting an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber station if the viewing pattern is different from the operation pattern in the viewing mode and transmitting an emergency signal to the setting terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber terminal; And
And transmits an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber terminal if the subscriber station is not switched to the viewing mode within a period set in the viewing pattern in the standby mode, and if the confirmation signal is not received from the subscriber terminal, A mode step,
The viewing mode step
A step of outputting an image to the display;
An operation signal determination step of determining whether an operation signal has been received for a predetermined time in the operation pattern after the on step;
A human body detection judgment step of judging whether a human body is sensed in the room when the operation signal is not received for the set time in the operation signal judgment step;
Determining whether a confirmation condition set to one or more of an operation and a body temperature is sensed when the human body is sensed in the human body sensing determination step;
A confirmation request determination step of outputting a confirmation request signal if the confirmation condition is not detected in the confirmation condition determination step;
A determination step of determining whether the confirmation signal is received after the confirmation request determination step; And
And an emergency signal transmission step of transmitting an emergency signal to the setting terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received in the confirmation reception determination step,
The standby mode step
A sensor sensing step of driving a sensor unit for sensing a room temperature, a smoke, a flame, and a human body in the room;
A fire detection determination step of determining whether a fire detection signal is received during the sensor sensing step;
A viewing pattern determination step of determining a viewing frequency for a predetermined period in the viewing pattern;
Determining whether a subscriber has detected a motion if the number of times of viewing is not present during the viewing pattern set in the viewing pattern determination step;
An acknowledgment request transmitting step of transmitting an acknowledgment request signal if an operation is not detected in the motion detection deciding step; And
And transmitting an emergency signal to the setting terminal if an acknowledgment signal is not received from the subscriber terminal after the confirmation request transmission step.
8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising: a user mode step of transmitting an emergency signal to the setting terminal when an emergency transmission command is received from the remote controller.
delete 8. The method of claim 7, wherein in the viewing mode step
Wherein the confirmation request determination step outputs an alarm sound through a speaker and a confirmation request message to the display,
Wherein the determining step determines whether an acknowledgment signal is received from the remote controller,
Wherein the emergency signal transmission step transmits an emergency signal to the setting terminal when an acknowledgment signal is not received from the remote controller.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein in the viewing mode step
The confirmation request determination step transmits an acknowledgment request signal to the subscriber station,
Wherein the acknowledgment determination step determines whether an acknowledgment signal is received from the subscriber station,
Wherein the emergency signal transmission step transmits an emergency signal to the setting terminal when an acknowledgment signal is not received at the subscriber terminal.

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