JPH04306046A - Remote controller for video telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To drive a video telephone set at a terminal side based on a specific command from a host side in the control of the video telephone set installed at a location apart from the host side and the terminal side. CONSTITUTION:A 1st video telephone set 3 at the host side sends a code data based on a telephone number corresponding to a prescribed code to a 2nd video telephone set 9 at the terminal side in the video telephone equipment in which the 1st video telephone set 3 installed at the host side and the 2nd video telephone set 9 installed at the terminal side are connected via a telephone line. A discrimination section 17 provided to the 2nd video telephone set 9 groups telephone numbers 1-9 and accepts a succeeding number when a number in the same group is sent for plural number of times.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a host computer and a video telephone in a hospital as a medical institution, and provides an information terminal device, various sensors, and a television to a patient's home via a telephone line as a communication line. This invention relates to a videophone remote control device that is most suitable for a home medical care management system equipped with a telephone.

0002

[Prior Art] Generally, in a home medical care management system, various sensors are attached to a bedridden sick or elderly person, and the patient receives medical treatment at a hospital or other such place from time to time or periodically via an information terminal device and a telephone line on the home side. Various data such as body temperature and blood pressure obtained by the various sensors are sent to a host computer installed in the institution, and the data is stored in the host computer and managed as patient data.

[0003] Furthermore, when an abnormality occurs, a doctor at the center hospital judges the data and takes prescribed measures, that is, treatment and medication. As mentioned above, in conjunction with the computer system, the applicant of the present application has already proposed a method using a videophone in Japanese Patent Application No. 168834/1999 in order to send images showing the situation on the home side from the home side to the center side. There is.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional example described above, only the configuration in which the center side drives the home side videophone,
In particular, there is no disclosure of any technology for selecting and specifying a videophone call from the center side to communicate the status of a particular patient at home without error.

[0005] Therefore, in the present invention, the host side first calls a predetermined home videophone, turns on the power switch, and then sends a predetermined image to the center side.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention comprises a first videophone device provided on a host side, a second videophone device provided on a terminal device side located away from the host side; In this configuration, one videophone device controls a second videophone device, remotely controls the drive of a television camera, and sends the image from the terminal device to the center side.

[0007]

[Operation] In the present invention, after dialing a predetermined telephone number from the first videophone device on the host side, the power to the second videophone device on the terminal device side is turned on. The situation on the terminal device side can be transmitted as video data to the first video telephone device on the host side with a minimum of erroneous operations using a television camera installed at the terminal device.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a remote control device for a video telephone according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of main parts of the same device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining the same device. 4 is a key buffer state diagram for explaining the device, and FIG. 5 is an operation mode diagram of the device.

In the drawing, (1) is a host side such as a medical institution, which has a host computer (2), a first videophone (3), and a first adapter (4), and (5) is a home side. The terminal side includes a second adapter (6), an emergency oscillator (7), a receiving section (8), a second videophone (9), and a vital sensor (10), and the host side (1) and the terminal Each of the sides (5) has a telephone line (
12).

[0010] As for the overall function, various vital data (body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, etc.) are sent to the second terminal by the vital sensor (10) based on instructions from the host side (1) or settings on the terminal side (5). Adapter (6) and first
The information is stored and accumulated in the host computer (2) via the adapter (4), and on the host side (1), the system configuration is such that the doctor can know the status of the patient on each terminal side.

Furthermore, when a patient at home accesses the receiving unit (8) from the emergency oscillator (7), the emergency signal is transmitted to the host computer (2) in the same way as described above, and the nurse or doctor at the center receives the signal from the host computer. Operate the first videophone (3) on the terminal side (5) to call the second videophone (9) on the terminal side (5).
), the network control circuit (12) provided in the second adapter (6) connected to the power supply unit (14) is controlled.
), an audio/video unit (14), a CPU (15) as a central information processing unit, a memory (16), and a determination unit (17).
) to the operational state.

[0012] Therefore, the first videophone (3) is operated from the host side (1), and the second videophone (9) on the terminal side (5) is remotely controlled to point the camera in the imaging unit at the patient at home. The patient's situation at home is then transmitted to the center using video signals.

The system of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 3 showing a flowchart and FIG. 4 showing the contents of a key buffer provided in the internal memory (16).
Key in the ID number shown as the password to enter the ID.
When ID authentication is completed after setting to authentication mode, the mode shifts to remote command execution mode (remote control execution mode). When transmitting key data from the center side through the first videophone (3), in this embodiment, "1" is added to the group of 3 digits.
It is divided into 9 sections.

That is, in each group of three digits, the first digit is 1 or 2, 2
The digits are assigned 3 to 5, and the third digit is assigned 6 to 9. When these 1 to 9 are transmitted as key data from the center side, they are stored in the key buffer in the internal memory (16) according to the above-mentioned predetermined rules. When the above key data is transmitted according to the above, the second videophone on the terminal side (
9) is controlled.

Therefore, the first digit is 1 or 2, and the second digit is 3 to 5.
, the third digit is any one of 6 to 9 is received as key data, and "1, 3, 9" is stored in the key buffer in the memory (16) as shown in FIG. As one command, the second videophone (9) is controlled,
Perform various actions.

[0016] Regarding the key data for each digit mentioned above, keys corresponding to commands when transmitted from the center side are set as follows.

139; Video phone power switch on 1
38; Turn off the power of the videophone 156; Obtain the screen 157; Send the screen On the other hand, the first digit is 1 as the key data from the center side mentioned above.
~2 or less, a value other than 3 to 5 is transmitted in the second digit, a value other than 6 to 9 is transmitted in the third digit, or for example 1 is transmitted twice or 1 and 2 in the first digit
is transmitted continuously, the determination unit (17) makes a determination and accepts only predetermined numeric key data.

[0018] Regarding the transmission of key data from the center side, for the transmission of key data other than the key data included in the predetermined group as each of the first, second, and third digits, for example, 1 When "2" is transmitted from the center side after "1" in the digit, the terminal device side receives 2 after transmitting 1 and stores the code "1" corresponding to 2 in the key buffer as key data. Even if the first key-in is incorrect, the second key-in of "2" can be written into the key buffer as a code "1".

[0019]

Effects of the Invention According to the videophone remote control device of the present invention, the second videophone device can be remotely controlled by transmitting key data from the first videophone device to the terminal side located far from the center side. In this case, the center side passes through the ID authentication mode to the remote command execution mode for remote control, and then operates the keys from the center side and transmits the numbers corresponding to the codes divided into predetermined groups. It is configured to accept key operations for that group, and can prevent carelessly keying in the wrong number. Even in an emergency, if you enter the correct number again after the above incorrect input, all three digits will be returned. There is no need to re-enter the data; the operator only needs to re-enter each digit, providing the advantage of extremely high operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the inventive system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of main parts of the system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a state diagram showing the contents of a key buffer for explaining the method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation mode diagram for explaining the method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Host side (2) Host computer (3) First video call (5) Terminal side (9) Second video call (10) Vital sensor (11) Telephone line (13) Power supply section (15) CPU (16) Memory (17) Judgment section

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A first videophone device provided on a host side, a second videophone device provided on a terminal device side located away from the host side, and interconnected to the first adapter and the second adapter. The second videophone device is comprised of a communication line, and the second videophone device is provided with a data determination section, and the data corresponding to a predetermined numerical value from the first videophone device is divided into a plurality of groups in advance by the data determination section. A remote control device for a videophone, characterized in that a determination is made after data is received, the center side controls a second videophone device, and a video signal from an information terminal device side is sent to the first videophone device.