JP2015069485A - Remote home watching system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably notify a watched person such as an elderly person and a sick person of safety confirmation and life support information from a remote place and promptly detect a response of the watched person.SOLUTION: In watching a watched person at home, a remote home watching system transmits life information to the watched person and acquire and transmit outside life information of the watched person through watching of the watched person at home, and transmits the life information to the watched person and receives the life information of the watched person via the network to transmit care information for the target watched person to the care information body.

Description

  The present invention is a remote that is arranged in a watched person's home and has information providing and communication means related to safety confirmation and life support from a remote place, and can quickly detect a watched person's reaction. It relates to a home monitoring system.

  Due to the declining birthrate and aging population and the concentration of population in cities, the number of elderly and sick living alone is increasing. These elderly and sick people are more worried about their own health and crime prevention in their homes than usual, and when any abnormality occurs in their body or residence, etc. Often unable to take corrective action.

  In addition, for elderly people and sick people, in addition to abnormal situations that require urgent action, for example, daily regular medication and appropriate medication instructions, as well as information and living related to crime prevention and disaster prevention around the residence It is important to have connections with local communities so as not to fall into social isolation, such as providing information related to support.

  Therefore, in recent years, with the spread of the Internet and the like, services for watching elderly people and sick persons from a remote location have been actively proposed. Those that install cameras and sensors in the guardian's house, those that regularly check the usage status of water supply, electricity, etc., and the dedicated device for the guardian's "pulse", "blood pressure", "body temperature", etc. Realize local communities with mobile devices such as tablets, photo frame-type devices, dedicated devices, etc., so that the ecological information of health can be obtained and health status can be managed, and so that elderly and sick people can not be socially isolated There are many things to do.

  Patent Literature 1 provides various services to a service receiver, a home device that detects the life status of the service receiver, a contractor-side terminal that is used by a service contractor who has signed a watch service contract, and the service receiver. A system in which a provider-side terminal used by a service provider and a service management device that collects and manages life information from home devices and provides various services are connected via a communication network. The management device has a function of transmitting information related to the service beneficiary to the contractor side terminal based on life information from the in-home device, and a function of transmitting service information related to the service beneficiary to the provider side terminal. The invention has been disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an activity information communication terminal that automatically transmits the received surrounding information and terminal operation information by explicit terminal operation to the network, and displays the received surrounding information and terminal operation information. Installed in multiple places where people belonging to a given group live, knowing the other party's living surroundings information and terminal operation information, so that they can always watch each other's place of residence In addition, an invention is disclosed in which simple information is transmitted by operating a terminal so that a sense of being monitored does not occur.

JP 2002-074561 A JP 2003-152902 A

  However, although Patent Document 1 can detect the life state of a service recipient using a power monitor, a water sensor, etc., it does not include means for confirming poor physical condition or mental weakness. There is a problem that detection becomes possible after some abnormality occurs to the person, and that it takes a certain time for the detection. Moreover, although patent document 2 has a means to communicate directly between a service provider and a service user using an activity information communication terminal, it has anxiety about health conditions, such as an elderly person and a sick person. The operation of the activity information communication terminal by the service user is actually difficult, and there is a problem that the activity information communication terminal is not always carried around and the usage frequency gradually decreases.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a robot that can move autonomously in the homes of elderly persons and sick persons living alone, and provides information related to safety confirmation and life support from a remote location. If this is done, the watcher can be surely noticed by moving to the watchable person's recognizable range and notifying by means of voice, light, limb behavior, etc. The present invention relates to a remote in-home monitoring system that makes it possible to quickly detect a response.

  In order to achieve the above object, a remote home monitoring system according to the present invention is a remote home monitoring system that monitors a person being watched in the home. An assistance information body that transmits and obtains the life information of the watched person and transmits it to the outside, and is connected to the assistance information body via a network, and transmits the life information to the watched person to the assistance information body, and It has a management center that receives the life information of the watched person from the assistance information body and transmits the assistance information of the target watch person to the assistance information body.

  The assistance information body may be constructed as having a function of transmitting information to the watched person according to the schedule at a position close to the watched person.

  The assistance information body includes a driving means for moving in the house, a position sensor for detecting the position of the person being watched in the house, and controlling the driving means based on the information of the position sensor to watch the assistance information body. It is good also as a structure which follows a guardian's action by having the drive means to move to the position which approached the person.

  The assistance information body may have a behavior mechanism so that communication with the watched person is achieved. Further, the assistance information body may be configured to take a skinship with the watched person by the behavior mechanism and transmit the life information to the watched person and acquire the life information of the watched person. is there.

  As a sensor group, it has a camera, a microphone, a contact sensor, a range sensor, a human sensor, a cliff sensor, a speed sensor, an infrared ray, and the like. The sensor group may be configured to detect an obstacle and autonomously move while avoiding the obstacle.

  In the above example, the example in which the present invention is constructed as a remote home monitoring system as an apparatus has been described, but the present invention may be constructed as a method. When the present invention is constructed as a method, the remote home watching method according to the present invention is a remote home watching method for monitoring a watched person in the home. Sending information and acquiring the life information of the watched person and sending it to the outside, sending the life information to the watched person via the network and receiving the life information of the watched person It constructs | assembles as a structure which transmits assistance information of a guardian to the said assistance information body.

  In the relationship between the assistance information body and the watched person, it is desirable to transmit information to the watched person according to the schedule.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the assistance information body can be blended into the daily life of the watched person without a sense of incongruity by communicating and skinship with the watched person. The person being watched over can be assisted remotely without giving stress to the person.

  Furthermore, since the assistance information body blends into the daily life of the watched person without a sense of incongruity, by using a robot, the watched person does not perceive the assistance information body as an object, but as a helper who feels warm to the person. You will be able to feel and feel a sense of mental stability.

  Furthermore, by having a drive unit that moves autonomously, it can move to a range that can be recognized by the watched person, and reliably convey that safety confirmation information and life support information from a remote location has arrived. As a result, it is possible for a watched person such as an elderly person or a sick person living alone to be aware of the safety of a watch terminal such as a tablet placed in any place in the house, or to watch over gradually. It is possible to avoid the problem that the frequency of use of the terminal decreases and it is impossible to watch from a remote place.

  In addition, compared to using a tablet or other portable terminal, a photo frame type terminal, a dedicated terminal, etc. as a watch terminal, not only the sound and lamp but also the reception of watch information by the behavior of the limbs, It becomes easier to recognize.

  In addition, by providing a face recognition function using a camera, it is easier for the watched person to recognize because he / she is in front of the watched person and enters the field of view to receive the watch information.

  In addition, by using a robot as the terminal placed in the watched person's home, there is no need for complicated operations compared to using a mobile terminal such as a tablet, a photo frame type terminal, a dedicated terminal as a watch terminal, It is possible to avoid the problem that the usage frequency gradually decreases.

  In addition, since the communication means with the watched person is provided, the loneliness of the watched person is distracted and no psychological stress that the watched person is monitored is given.

It is a figure showing the whole remote home watching system composition concerning the present invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the home robot for remote watching which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement image of the home robot for remote watching which concerns on this invention. (A) is a processing sequence diagram when notifying a watched person of watching information from the management center according to the embodiment of the present invention, and (B) is watching based on a schedule according to the embodiment of the present invention. Processing sequence diagram when notifying the watcher of information, (C) shows the remote watch home robot according to the embodiment of the present invention detects the watcher's contact (calling, approaching, contact) It is a processing sequence figure at the time of notifying watch information to a watched person. It is a processing flowchart at the time of the home robot for remote watching which concerns on this invention moves autonomously to the range which a watched person can recognize, and detects a watched person's response. It is a figure explaining the function which the home robot for remote watching transmits the information to a watched person according to a schedule.

[Monitoring system configuration using home robot for remote monitoring of the present invention]
Hereinafter, a remote home monitoring system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a remote home watching system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a remote home watching robot according to the present invention.

  Based on FIG. 1, the whole structure of the remote home monitoring system which concerns on this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, a monitoring system using a remote monitoring home robot includes a management center 1 connected to a communication network 2 and a communication terminal that is installed in the watched person's home 3 and can be connected to the communication network 2. 4 and an assistance information body 5. In the following description, an example in which the remote monitoring home robot 5 is used as the assistance information body 5 will be described.

  The management center 1 includes a management server 1a, a database 1b, and a management terminal 1c. The management server 1a establishes communication with the remote monitoring home robot 5 via the communication network 2, and exchanges information with the remote monitoring home robot 5 with reference to the database 1b. The management terminal 11c obtains information from the management server 1a and performs assistance to the watched person, and makes a report to the watcher 28, a care request to the care institution 29, a request for medical examination to the medical institution 30, and the like. . The management terminal 11c, when performing assistance for the watched person, transmits and receives information necessary for assistance by analyzing life information from the watched person.

  The communication network 2 is a computer network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), an intranet, and the Internet. The communication network may be either a wired or wireless environment, or an environment in which both are mixed.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the remote monitoring home robot 5 according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the remote watching home robot 5 has a function of transmitting information to the watched person according to the schedule at a position close to the watched person, and performs communication with the communication network 2. Function unit 6, arithmetic processing unit 7, drive mechanism 8 for realizing autonomous movement, sensor group 9 used for detection of the autonomous movement and watched person, and watch information for the watched person It has an output function 10 for notification, a behavior mechanism 11, a storage device 12 for managing a schedule, and a clock means 21 for acquiring time information.

The arithmetic processing unit 7 controls the elements 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, etc. that execute the functions of the remote monitoring home robot 5, so that the remote monitoring home robot is based on the time information from the time measuring means 21. A function 5a for autonomously operating watch 5 according to a schedule as shown in FIG. 6 to transmit watch information, a function 5b for autonomously operating a remote watch home robot 5 by talking to watched person 25, and the management A function 5c for causing the remote watching home robot 5 to execute an event generated by an operation based on information from the management terminal 1c of the center 1, and a function 5d for autonomously operating the remote watching home robot 5 when the watched person 25 contacts. And so on.
In addition, although the example of the schedule of a one-day cycle was shown in FIG. 6, it is not restricted to this. The management center 1 may periodically transmit information on a weekly or monthly basis or may transmit information (for example, emergency information such as an earthquake) irregularly. The transmission of such information is also included in the scale. Is.
The storage device 12 stores information necessary for executing the functions 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d and the like, information transmitted from the management terminal 1c, and the like.

The sensor group 9 functions as a position sensor for acquiring position information for the watched person of the home robot 5 for remote watching, and includes a camera 13, a microphone 14, a contact sensor 15, a range sensor 16, a human sensor 17, and a cliff sensor. 18, a speed sensor 19, an infrared ray 20, and the like. When the watched person is detected and autonomously moved, the range sensor avoids obstacles and the cliff sensor avoids falling. The sensor group may be any other sensor such as an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor as long as it can realize autonomous movement of the remote monitoring home robot. Further, among the sensor group 9, the camera 13, the microphone 14, the contact sensor 15, the human sensor 17, the infrared ray 20 and the like promote skinship between the remote watching home robot 5 and the watched person 25, and remote watching. The home robot 5 blends into the daily life of the watcher without a sense of incongruity, and the watcher does not feel the remote watch home robot as an object, but as a helper who feels warm, You can get rid of the loneliness and feel a sense of mental stability.
The drive mechanism 8 is driven by the drive means for moving the remote monitoring home robot 5 toward the watched person and the drive control information calculated by the calculation processing unit 7 based on the position information from the sensor group 9. Drive control means for driving and controlling the means.

  The output function 10 includes a display 22, a speaker 23, a light 24, and the like, and outputs watch information (help information) to the watched person. Video, audio, etc. are output according to the contents of the monitoring information, which are stored in the storage device 12 of the remote monitoring home robot or the content transmitted from the management center 1 via the communication network 2. No matter what content.

  The output function 10 further has a speech synthesis function, and is text information transmitted from the management center 1 via the communication network 2 or text information stored in advance in the storage device 11 of the remote monitoring home robot. The voice is synthesized and output as a voice to have a function. The output function 10 outputs voice based on the text information in accordance with the schedule shown in FIG. 6 in which the arithmetic processing unit 7 obtains and outputs time information from the time measuring means 21. When the output function 10 exhibits a function of outputting sound, communication between the remote watching home robot 5 and the watched person is smoothly performed. It can blend into your life without a sense of incongruity.

According to the appearance and shape of the remote monitoring home robot 5, the behavior mechanism 11 operates the appearance of the remote monitoring home robot 5 such as a neck, hand, foot, and tail, and can visually confirm the behavior. If it is a thing, a behavior location is not specified.
The behavior mechanism 11 exhibits a behavior toward the watched person in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional space, so that care information and life information of the watched person can be smoothly transmitted without giving stress to the watched person. Alternatively, not only can it be acquired, but communication and skinship between the remote monitoring home robot 5 and the watched person can be smoothly performed according to the behavior, and the remote watching home robot 5 is used in the daily life of the watched person. It can be blended in without feeling uncomfortable.

[Operation image of home robot for remote monitoring]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation image of the remote home monitoring system according to the present invention. The remote monitoring home robot 5 is disposed in the home 3 of the watched person 25 and normally stands by at a predetermined place such as a charging device. The remote monitoring home robot 5 may have a function of self-determining the remaining amount of charge and moving to the charging device autonomously and starting charging when it is determined that charging is necessary.

  When the remote monitoring home robot 5 receives the monitoring information via the communication network 2, the remote monitoring home robot 5 identifies the location of the watched person 25 using an image (person) recognition by a camera, a human sensor, and the like, and moves in the target direction. Autonomously starts moving.

  When the remote monitoring home robot 5 is autonomously moving, it always uses the range sensor 16 and the cliff sensor 18 to detect obstacles. When the obstacle 26 is detected in the traveling direction of the remote monitoring home robot 5, the remote monitoring home robot 5 autonomously moves in the target direction for a detour route R as shown by a dotted line in FIG. Continue.

  The remote watching home robot 5 autonomously moves in a target direction and detects the watched person 25 using an image (person) recognition by a camera, a human sensor 17 and the like. When approaching within a distance registered in advance as the recognition range 27 of the watched person 25, the remote watching home robot 5 outputs the output function 10 such as the display 22, the speaker 23, the light 24, and / or the neck, hand, Using the behavior mechanism 11 such as a foot or a tail, the watch information is notified.

  When the monitoring information is notified, the remote monitoring home robot 5 detects the response of the watched person 25 using the sensor group 9 such as the microphone 14 and the contact sensor 15. When the response of the watched person 25 cannot be detected, the remote watching home robot 5 detects the watched person 25 again by using the image (person) recognition by the camera 13, the human sensor 17, and the like. If it is within the distance registered in advance as the recognition range 27 of the watcher 25, the output function 10 such as the display 22, the speaker 23, the light 24, and / or the behavior mechanism such as the neck, hand, foot, tail, etc. 11 is used to notify the watch information.

  When the response of the watched person 25 cannot be detected, and further, when the distance from the distance previously registered as the recognition range 27 of the watched person 25 is separated, the image (person) recognition by the camera 13 is again performed. 17 or the like is used to identify the location of the watched person 25 and autonomously start moving in the target direction.

[Processing sequence]
FIG. 4A is a processing sequence diagram when notifying the watchee 25 of watching information from the management center 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B shows the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 (C) is a processing sequence diagram when notifying the watchee 25 of watch information based on the schedule, and FIG. 4 (C) shows that the home watch robot 5 for remote watch according to the embodiment of the present invention is in contact with the watchee 25. It is a processing sequence figure at the time of detecting (calling, approach, contact) and notifying watchee 25 of watching information.

  When the remote monitoring home robot 5 receives watching information (life information) D1 for the watched person 25 from the management center 1 (step S1 in FIG. 4A), image (person) recognition by the camera 13, microphone 14 The location of the watched person 25 is detected by using the voice recognition by the human sensor 17 or the human sensor 17 (step S2 in FIG. 4A) and autonomously starts moving in the target direction (FIG. 4A ) Step S3).

  When the remote monitoring home robot 5 is autonomously moving, the obstacle sensor 26 is always detected using the range sensor 16 and the cliff sensor 18, and the remote monitoring home robot 5 is obstructed in the traveling direction. When the object 26 is detected, the remote monitoring home robot 5 obtains the detour route R and autonomously continues moving in the target direction (step S3 in FIG. 4A).

  The remote watching home robot 5 moves autonomously in the target direction, and detects the watched person 25 using an image (person) recognition by the camera 13, a human sensor 17, and the like. When approaching within a distance registered in advance as the recognition range 27 of the watched person 25, the remote monitoring home robot 25, the output function 10 such as the display 22, the speaker 23, the light 24, and / or the neck, hand, Using the behavior mechanism 11 such as a foot or a tail, the watch information D2 is notified (step S4 in FIG. 4A).

  When the monitoring information D2 is notified, the remote monitoring home robot 5 detects the response of the watched person 25 using a sensor group such as a microphone 14 and a contact sensor 15 (FIG. 4A). Step S5), the response content (life information) of the watched person 25 is notified to the management center 1 (Step S6 in FIG. 4A).

  When the arithmetic processing unit 7 monitors the schedule registered in advance in the storage device 11 of the remote monitoring home robot 5 based on the time information of the time measuring means 21, the time of the schedule is reached (FIG. 4B). Step S10), the image (person) recognition by the camera 13, the voice recognition by the microphone 14, the human sensor 17 and the like are used to detect the location of the watched person 25 (step S11 in FIG. 4A). The movement in the direction is autonomously started (step S12 in FIG. 4B).

  When the remote monitoring home robot 5 is autonomously moving, the obstacle sensor 26 is always detected using the range sensor 16 and the cliff sensor 18, and the remote monitoring home robot 5 is obstructed in the traveling direction. When the object 26 is detected, the remote monitoring home robot 5 searches for the detour route R and autonomously continues moving in the target direction (step S12 in FIG. 4B).

  The remote watching home robot 5 autonomously moves in the target direction and detects the watched person 5 using an image (person) recognition by the camera 13, a human sensor 17, and the like. When approaching within a distance registered in advance as the recognition range 27 of the watched person 25, the remote watching home robot 5 outputs the output function 10 such as the display 22, the speaker 23, the light 24, and / or the neck, hand, and the like. The watch information D1 is notified using the behavior mechanism 11 such as a foot and a tail (step S13 in FIG. 4B).

  When the monitoring information D1 is notified, the remote monitoring home robot 5 detects the response of the watched person 25 using the sensor group 9 such as the microphone 14 and the contact sensor 15 (FIG. 4B ) In step S14), the response content (life information) of the watched person 25 is notified to the management center 1 (step S15 in FIG. 4B).

  When the remote watching home robot 5 detects the contact (calling, approaching, contact) of the watched person 25 (step S20 in FIG. 4C), the output function 10 such as the display 22, the speaker 23, the light 24, etc. And / or using the behavior mechanism 11 such as the neck, hand, foot, tail, etc., the watch information (life information) D3 is notified (step S21 in FIG. 4C).

  When the monitoring information D3 is notified, the remote monitoring home robot 5 detects the response of the watched person 25 using the sensor group 9 such as the microphone 14 and the contact sensor 15 (FIG. 4C ) In step S22), the response content of the watched person 25 is notified to the management center 1 (step S23 in FIG. 4C).

[Processing flow]
With reference to FIG. 5, the flow when the home robot for remote watching according to the present invention autonomously moves to a recognizable range of the watched person and detects the response of the watched person will be described.

  The remote monitoring home robot 5 receives the monitoring information from the management center 1 to the watched person 25, and checks the notification time of the monitoring information based on a pre-registered schedule (step S40 in FIG. 5). If 25 does not exist (No in step S41 in FIG. 5), the remote monitoring home robot 5 continues in a standby state (step 340 in FIG. 5).

  When the monitoring information is received from the management center 1 for the watched person 25 or the notification time of the monitoring information based on a pre-registered schedule (Yes in step S41 in FIG. 5), the remote monitoring home robot 5 Detects the position of the watched person 25 by using the image (person) recognition by the camera 13, the voice recognition by the microphone 14, the human sensor 17, etc. (step S 42 in FIG. 5), and moves in the target direction. It starts autonomously (step S34 in FIG. 5).

  The remote watching home robot 5 autonomously moves in a target direction, and detects the watched person 25 using the image (person) recognition by the camera 13, the human sensor 17, and the like. When the distance is greater than the distance registered in advance as the recognition range 27 of the watched person 25 (NO in step S44 in FIG. 5), the remote watching home robot 5 recognizes the image (person) by the camera 13 again. Then, using the human sensor 17 or the like, the location of the watched person 25 is specified (step S42 in FIG. 5), and the movement in the target direction is autonomously started again (step S43 in FIG. 5).

  When the distance is within the distance registered in advance as the recognition range 27 of the watched person 25 (YES in step S44 in FIG. 5), the remote watching home robot 5 has an output function 10 such as a display 22, a speaker 23, and a light 24. And / or using the behavior mechanism 11 such as the neck, hand, foot, and tail, the watch information D is notified (step S45 in FIG. 5).

  When the monitoring information is notified, the remote monitoring home robot 5 detects the response of the watched person 25 using the sensor group 9 such as the microphone 14 and the contact sensor 15 (step S46 in FIG. 5). . When the response of the watched person 25 cannot be detected, the remote watching home robot 5 detects the watched person 25 again using the image (person) recognition by the camera 13, the human sensor 17, and the like. If the distance is within the distance registered in advance as the recognition range 27 of the watchee 25 (YES in step S44 in FIG. 5), the output functions of the display 22, the speaker 23, the light 24, and the like again. 10, and / or the notification of the watching information is performed again using the behavior mechanism 11 such as the neck, hand, foot, and tail (step S45 in FIG. 5).

  In the case where the response of the watched person 25 cannot be detected (No in step S46 in FIG. 5), and in the case where it is further away from the distance previously registered as the recognition range 27 of the watched person 25 (in step S44 in FIG. 5). NO) Again, using the image (person) recognition by the camera 13, the human sensor 17 and the like, the location of the watched person 25 is specified (step S42 in FIG. 5), and the movement in the target direction is autonomously started. (Step S43 in FIG. 5).

  When the watched person's response cannot be detected (No in step S46 in FIG. 5), and further when the distance is greater than the distance 27 registered in advance as the recognition range of the watched person 25 (NO in step S44 in FIG. 5). ) Again, using the image (person) recognition by the camera 13, the human sensor 17, etc., the location of the watched person 25 is specified (step S42 in FIG. 5), and the movement in the target direction is autonomously started. (Step S43 in FIG. 5).

  When the process from step S42 to step S44 in FIG. 5 is repeated and the response of the watched person is detected (it is present in step S46 in FIG. 5), the response content of the watched person 25 is transmitted to the management center 1. (Step S47 in FIG. 5).

  When the management center 1 acquires the life information of the watched person 25 in the home 3 from the remote home robot 5 via the network 2, the operator of the management center 1 watches the life information of the watched person 25 or the mobile terminal 28 of the watcher 25 or It transmits to the care organization 29. The watcher rushes to the home of the watched person 25 based on the information displayed on the portable terminal 28 to be carried and performs necessary care. The care organization 29 also dispatches a caregiver necessary for the caregiver's care to the home of the watcher 25.

  Further, when the life information of the watched person 25 transmitted to the management center 1 requires treatment by a doctor, the operator sends the life information of the watched person 25 to the medical institution 30, and the medical institution 30. Request a doctor to be sent to the guardian's home.

  As described above, according to the present invention, by having the drive unit that moves autonomously, the monitor moves to a recognizable range, and information related to safety confirmation and life support from a remote location is obtained. Because it is possible to reliably tell that it has arrived, it is particularly safe for a watched terminal such as a tablet, where a watched person such as an elderly or sick person living alone is placed in any place in the house It is possible to avoid the problem that the user is not aware of the confirmation or the like, or that the frequency of use of the watching terminal gradually decreases and the remote monitoring cannot be performed.

  In addition, compared to using a tablet or other portable terminal, a photo frame type terminal, a dedicated terminal, etc. as a watch terminal, not only the sound and lamp but also the reception of watch information by the behavior of the limbs, It becomes easier to recognize.

  In addition, by providing a face recognition function using a camera, it is easier for the watched person to recognize because he / she is in front of the watched person and enters the field of view to receive the watch information.

  In addition, by using a robot as the terminal placed in the watched person's home, there is no need for complicated operations compared to using a mobile terminal such as a tablet, a photo frame type terminal, a dedicated terminal as a watch terminal, It is possible to avoid the problem that the usage frequency gradually decreases.

In addition, since the communication means with the watched person is provided, the loneliness of the watched person is distracted and no psychological stress that the watched person is monitored is given.

  The present invention can be embodied in many forms without departing from its essential characteristics. Therefore, it is needless to say that the above-described embodiment is exclusively for description and does not limit the present invention.

1 Management Center 2 Network 3 Home 4 Communication Terminal 5 Care Information Body (Remote Robot for Remote Watching)

Claims (8)

In a remote in-home monitoring system that monitors a watched person in the home,
An assistance information body that transmits life information to the watcher by watching the watcher in the home and acquires the life information of the watcher and transmits it to the outside.
Connected to the assistance information body via a network, transmitting life information to the watcher to the assistance information body, and receiving the watcher's life information from the assistance information body, A remote home monitoring system comprising: a management center that transmits assistance information to the assistance information body. In the remote home monitoring system according to claim 1,
The remote in-home monitoring system, wherein the assistance information body has a function of transmitting information to a watched person according to a schedule at a position close to the watched person. In the remote home monitoring system as described in any one of Claim 1 or 2,
The assistance information body is:
Driving means for moving in the house;
A position sensor that detects the position of the person being watched in the house;
A remote home monitoring system comprising: driving means for controlling the driving means based on information of the position sensor to move the assistance information body to a position close to the watched person. In the remote home monitoring system as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
The remote information monitoring system characterized in that the assistance information body includes a behavior mechanism for communication with a watched person. In the remote home monitoring system according to claim 4,
The remote information monitoring system characterized in that the assistance information body takes a skinship with the watched person by the behavior mechanism and transmits the life information to the watched person and acquires the life information of the watched person. In the remote home monitoring system as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
As a sensor group, it has a camera, a microphone, a contact sensor, a range sensor, a human sensor, a cliff sensor, a speed sensor, an infrared ray, and the like. A remote home monitoring system characterized in that an obstacle can be detected by the sensor group and can move autonomously avoiding the obstacle. In a remote home watching method for monitoring a watched person in the home,
Sending out the life information to the watcher by watching the watcher in the house and acquiring the watcher's life information and sending it to the outside,
Transmitting life information to the watched person via the network, receiving the life information of the watched person, and sending the assistance information of the target watcher to the assistance information body Remote home watching method. The remote home monitoring method according to claim 7,
A remote home watching method characterized by transmitting information to a watched person according to a schedule.

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