EP2128833A1 - Lumière de sécurité, et système de réception d'alarme d'urgence - Google Patents

Lumière de sécurité, et système de réception d'alarme d'urgence Download PDF

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EP2128833A1
EP2128833A1 EP08720768A EP08720768A EP2128833A1 EP 2128833 A1 EP2128833 A1 EP 2128833A1 EP 08720768 A EP08720768 A EP 08720768A EP 08720768 A EP08720768 A EP 08720768A EP 2128833 A1 EP2128833 A1 EP 2128833A1
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Takuji Toya
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  • the present invention relates to a security light and an emergency notification system for notification of the occurrence of an emergency.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses an emergency notification system including a flashing light 43 and a buzzer 42 provided below an outdoor light 47.
  • a cell phone in the case of any emergency as mentioned above, a cell phone is used for emergency notification to an emergency notification receiving agency (e.g. police agency, fire agency, or marine safety agency).
  • an emergency notification receiving agency e.g. police agency, fire agency, or marine safety agency.
  • Cell phones are very useful for their high mobility in that in the case of an emergency, prompt emergency notification can be made from the emergency site to an emergency notification receiving agency.
  • a location system GPS location system
  • multi-base-station location system multi-base-station location system
  • the present invention has been made focusing on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a security light as a deterrent against street crimes capable of transmitting alarms reliably to the surroundings with no reduction in the light effects of outdoor lighting equipment and in the visibility of the warning light. Another object is to provide an emergency notification system capable of proactively calling on neighbors or a specific agency for help utilizing the security light in the case of an emergency such as a crime or a sudden illness.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide an emergency notification system capable of promptly and reliably notifying neighbors of the occurrence of an emergency for help and/or support and of promptly and reliably informing an emergency notification receiving agency of the occurrence of the emergency and the positional information of the emergency site when a notifier makes an emergency notification using an emergency call by cell phone.
  • a further object is to provide an emergency notification system capable of directly notifying an emergency vehicle from an emergency notification receiving agency cruising near a notifier of the occurrence of an emergency and its positional information to reduce the average time (response time) for the emergency vehicle to arrive at the site as short as possible.
  • the present invention is directed to a security light in which a security alarm device including a warning light and an alarm sounder for notifying neighbors of the occurrence of an emergency is incorporated integrally in lighting equipment including an outdoor light fitting, in which the security alarm device includes a control device including: control means for controlling the operation of the warning light and the alarm sounder; transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving a signal; and signal determination means for determining the received signal, and in which the control device is adapted to operate the warning light and the alarm sounder when receiving an emergency signal transmitted from an emergency transmitter or an emergency signal transmitted in conjunction with an emergency call from a cell phone to an emergency notification receiving agency.
  • the present invention is also directed to an emergency notification system including: the security light; and emergency notification devices installed in one or more anti-crime support bases neighboring the security light, in which the security alarm device in the security light is adapted, when receiving an emergency signal transmitted in conjunction with an emergency call from the cell phone to the emergency notification receiving agency, to operate the warning light and the alarm sounder as well as to transmit a transmission signal for notification of the occurrence of the emergency to the emergency notification devices installed in the anti-crime support bases, and in which the emergency notification devices each have an emergency notification transmitter, an automatic sound reproducer, and a controller for controlling the operation of the emergency notification transmitter and the automatic sound reproducer as well as for transmitting and receiving a signal, and in which the controller is adapted, when receiving the transmission signal from the security alarm device, to make the emergency notification transmitter notify the emergency notification receiving agency of the occurrence of the emergency with automated sound by the automatic sound reproducer through a fixed telephone line in the anti-crime support base as well as to inform of positional information based on the phone number of the anti-crime support base
  • the present invention is further directed to an emergency notification system including: a security alarm device arranged along a road and including a warning light and an alarm sounder for notifying neighbors of the occurrence of an emergency; and an emergency notification device installed in an anti-crime support base neighboring the security alarm device, in which the security alarm device includes a control device including: control means for controlling the operation of the warning light and the alarm sounder; transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving a signal; and signal determination means for determining the received signal, and in which the control device is adapted, when receiving an emergency signal transmitted in conjunction with an emergency call from a cell phone to an emergency notification receiving agency, to operate the warning light and make the alarm sounder set off alarms as well as to transmit a transmission signal for notification of the occurrence of the emergency to the emergency notification device in the anti-crime support base, and in which the emergency notification device has an emergency notification transmitter, an automatic sound reproducer, and a controller for controlling the operation of the emergency notification transmitter and the automatic sound reproducer as well as for transmitting and receiving a signal, and
  • the security light as a deterrent against street crimes is formed by incorporating the lighting equipment and the security alarm device integrally in an outdoor light (e.g. streetlight or gatepost light), which exhibits the advantages that the security alarm device can be installed in an appropriate position together with the outdoor light and that alarms from the alarm sounder can be transmitted reliably to the surroundings with no reduction in the light effects of the lighting equipment and in the visibility of the warning light in the security alarm device.
  • the security alarm device can also be installed together with the outdoor light, which eliminates the need for extra time, cost, and installation structures such as brackets required when installing the security alarm device in an additional manner.
  • the emergency notification system utilizing the security light informs a notification addressee according to the type of emergency signal of the positional information of the security light in conjunction with an emergency call from a cell phone, which exhibits the advantage that the notifier can receive appropriate help and support more promptly.
  • the security alarm device arranged along the road can be operated to notify neighbors promptly and reliably of the occurrence of an emergency to call for help proactively.
  • the emergency notification device provided in the anti-crime support base is adapted to inform the emergency notification receiving agency of the positional information of the anti-crime support base or the security alarm device in conjunction with the emergency call, which exhibits the advantage that the emergency notification receiving agency can be informed promptly and reliably of the occurrence of the emergency and its positional information even if the notifier may not have the opportunity to inform an operator in the emergency notification receiving agency of his/her positional information and/or may be in an area where it is difficult to use the GPS location service of the cell phone and/or the positional information of the cell phone based on base station information.
  • the emergency vehicle from the emergency notification receiving agency may include receiving means for receiving an emergency signal from the cell phone, capturing a transmission signal from the emergency notification device, or capturing an identification code from the security alarm device to recognize the occurrence of the emergency and for acquiring the positional information of the cell phone, the positional information of the anti-crime support base based on the transmission signal from the emergency notification device, or the positional information of the security alarm device based on the identification code from the security alarm device, which exhibits the advantage that the emergency vehicle cruising near the notifier can be informed directly of the occurrence of the emergency and its positional information, so that the average time (response time) for the emergency vehicle to arrive at the site can be reduced as short as possible.
  • Fig. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of principal parts of an emergency notification system using a security light according to the present embodiment.
  • Figs. 2 and 3 show the security light according to the present embodiment, where Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view along arrows #A-#A in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view along arrows #B-#B in Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of a control device in a security alarm device included in the security light.
  • Fig. 5 is a front view schematically showing the configuration of a mobile terminal according to the present embodiment.
  • Fig. 6 is an illustrative view showing signal communications among multiple security lights in the case of an emergency call from a cell phone.
  • security lights 10 are mounted on multiple poles P such as utility poles and streetlight poles arranged along a road in a preset security area, forming an emergency notification system (or security alarm system) adapted to operate based on an emergency signal transmitted from an emergency transmitter such as a mobile terminal 12 carried by, for example, a pedestrian or emergency push-buttons 14 provided on the poles P and/or on an emergency signal transmitted from a cell phone 16.
  • an emergency notification system or security alarm system
  • the security lights 10 are each formed by incorporating a security alarm device 22 including a warning light 24, an alarm sounder 26, and a control device 28 for controlling the operation of the warning light 24 and the alarm sounder 26 and for determining as well as transmitting and receiving various signals integrally in a chassis 20D of lighting equipment 20 that includes a streetlight fitting 20A composed of a fluorescent lamp, a control device 20B for controlling the operation of the light fitting 20A, and a globe 20C covering the light fitting 20A.
  • the poles P are each provided with an emergency push-button 14 connected electrically to the control device 28 and a button case 14A therefor. It is noted that each security light 10 is mounted on each pole P via a bracket 20E (refer to Fig. 2 ).
  • the warning light 24 in the security alarm device 22 includes as a light source multiple red light emitting diodes 30a and multiple yellow light emitting diodes 30b that are arranged alternately, and the red and yellow light emitting diodes 30a and 30b are arranged on a translucent substrate 32 surrounding the light fitting 20A in the lighting equipment 20.
  • the substrate 32 includes multiple elongated plate-like translucent substrate parts 32a each composed of a glass or synthetic resin substrate having an electric circuit of a transparent conductive film on a surface thereof, the substrate parts 32a being arranged in parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals as well as in such a manner as to form an approximately semi-cylindrical shape as a whole.
  • the longitudinal ends of the substrate parts 32a are supported by approximately circular support plates 32b, and the support plates 32b are fixed on a wiring frame 34 on which various wirings from the lighting equipment 20 and the security alarm device 22 are laid integrally, so that the multiple substrate parts 32a constituting the substrate 32 surround the light fitting 20A.
  • the multiple red and yellow light emitting diodes 30a and 30b are arranged alternately on the outer surface of and along the longitudinal direction of each substrate part 32a of the substrate 32.
  • the multiple substrate parts 32a are connected electrically to the wiring frame 34 via wirings 36 laid on the support plates 32b on either end of the substrate parts and then connected electrically to the control device 28 via a wiring 38 that electrically connects the wiring frame 34 and the control device 28.
  • the substrate 32 is not restricted to such an arrangement in which the multiple red and yellow light emitting diodes 30a and 30b are arranged for electrical connection on the multiple substrate parts 32a each having an electric circuit of a transparent conductive film on a surface thereof.
  • the red and yellow light emitting diodes 30a and 30b may be arranged on translucent substrate parts merely composed of a glass or synthetic resin substrate that are not specially treated at all, and these diodes 30a and 30b may be connected electrically using conductors with a small diameter to the extent that the light effects of the lighting equipment 20 are not undermined.
  • red and yellow light emitting diodes 30a and 30b are not restricted to the above-described configurations.
  • red light emitting diodes 30a or yellow light emitting diodes 30b may be arranged on each of the multiple substrate parts 32a constituting the substrate 32, and then substrate parts 32a with red light emitting diodes 30a arranged thereon and substrate parts 32a with yellow light emitting diodes 30b arranged thereon may be arranged alternately in parallel to each other.
  • the arrangement may also be adjusted appropriately depending on the number of light emitting diodes 30a and 30b and/or the shape and size of the substrate 32 on which the diodes are mounted.
  • the alarm sounder 26 in the security alarm device 22 is formed as a small speaker device that sets off alarms through many through holes 20F formed in the upper surface of the chassis 20D of the lighting equipment 20.
  • the alarm sounder 26 is connected electrically to the wiring frame 34 via a wiring 40 and then connected electrically to the control device 28 via the wiring 38 that electrically connects the wiring frame 34 and the control device 28. It is noted that multiple alarm sounders 26 may be provided in the chassis 20D in consideration of the directionality of alarms set off therefrom.
  • the control device 28 is adapted to receive emergency signals transmitted from the mobile terminal 12, cell phone 16, and emergency push-button 14, to transmit and receive a transmission signal to and from one or more neighboring security lights 10, and to control the operation of the warning light 24 and the alarm sounder 26 based on the received signal.
  • the control device 28 includes:
  • the transmitting unit 28B also includes an intensity signal adding unit 29B for adding the reception intensity of an emergency call E that is detected by the signal intensity detection unit 28R to a transmission signal to be transmitted to other neighboring security lights 10.
  • the signal determination unit 28C also includes a signal comparison unit 29C for comparing the reception intensity of the emergency call E by itself and the reception intensity at the other neighboring security lights 10 added to transmission signals received from the other security lights 10.
  • the control device 28 includes notification addressee information 28E, an identification code 28F, and a mail server 28S, which will be described in detail in a fourth embodiment.
  • the signal determination unit 28C and the control unit 28D are mounted on a circuit board and housed inside the control device 28, while the receiving unit 28A and the transmitting unit 28B are integrated as a transmitting and receiving unit 42 and arranged inside the control device 28.
  • the signal input to the signal determination unit 28C is caused by an emergency signal from the mobile terminal 12 or the cell phone 16 that is sent from the receiving unit 28A or by an emergency signal from the emergency push-button 14, a determination signal is accordingly sent from the signal determination unit 28C to the control unit 28D.
  • the control unit 28D then turns on and off the red light emitting diodes 30a in the warning light 24 periodically and sequentially in the circumferential direction of the substrate 32 and makes the alarm sounder 26 set off alarms, and further activates the transmitting unit 28B for transmission of a transmission signal to the other neighboring security lights 10.
  • a determination signal from the signal determination unit 28C causes the control unit 28D to turn on and off the yellow light emitting diodes 30b in the warning light 24 periodically and sequentially in the circumferential direction of the substrate 32 and to make the alarm sounder 26 set off alarms.
  • the control unit 28D activates the transmitting unit 28B for transmission of a transmission signal to the other neighboring security lights 10 except that at which the transmission signal originates.
  • the on-and-off control of the red and yellow light emitting diodes 30a and 30b based on the determination result by the signal determination unit 28C in the control device 28 is not restricted to the above-described manner, and the on-and-off manners of the light emitting diodes 30a and 30b may be combined appropriately.
  • the mobile terminal 12 utilized as an emergency transmitter includes a functional section 12A as a security buzzer for setting off alarms and a functional section 12B as a transmitter adapted to operate in conjunction with the functional section 12A to transmit a radiowave emergency signal, the sections being housed inside a small casing 12a portable in a pocket, bag, or the like.
  • the mobile terminal 12 also includes a drawing-type operating part 12b for activating the functional section 12A as a security buzzer, in which the functional section 12A as a security buzzer and the functional section 12B as a transmitter are adapted to operate by drawing the operating part 12b.
  • the mobile terminal 12 it is desirable to form the mobile terminal 12 as a self-holding one so that an emergency signal continues to be transmitted for a certain period of time even if the operating part 12b is released immediately after being operated.
  • the self-holding may be released by, for example, a timer incorporated in the functional section 12B as a transmitter or by operating a release switch (not shown) provided on the casing 12a.
  • the cell phone 16 may have a feature of transmitting an emergency signal in conjunction with an emergency call E to the emergency notification receiving agency 18 such as a police agency, fire agency, or marine safety agency (refer to Fig. 1 ).
  • the cell phone 16 may have a feature of transmitting an emergency signal composed of a weak radiowave having a short propagation distance in conjunction with the emergency call E so that the control device 28 in the security alarm device 22 can receive the emergency signal to operate the security alarm device 22.
  • the control device 28 in the security alarm device 22 may capture a radio signal within a frequency range that the cell phone 16 uses for the emergency call E as an emergency signal itself to operate the security alarm device 22.
  • the emergency call E itself from the cell phone 16 can be utilized as an emergency signal, because the use of the mobile terminal 12 can be eliminated and the cell phone 16 is not required to have a special feature.
  • the emergency call E itself as an emergency signal as mentioned above, since the installation interval between the security lights 10 is much smaller than that between base stations for the cell phone 16, multiple security lights 10A and 10B nearer the cell phone 16 may capture the emergency call E (indicated by the arrows FA and FB) to turn on red as shown in Fig. 6 (A) . Then, the security lights 10A and 10B each turn on red and transmit a transmission signal for yellow light emission to the other neighboring security lights.
  • the security light 10A transmits a transmission signal for yellow light emission to the security lights 10B, 10A', and 10A" (indicated by the arrows FC and FD).
  • the security light 10B transmits a transmission signal for yellow light emission to the security lights 10A and 10B' (indicated by the arrows FE and FF).
  • the security lights 10A and 10B detect the signal intensity IA of the received emergency call E at the signal intensity detection unit 28R in the control device 28.
  • the detected signal intensity is then added by the intensity signal adding unit 29B to the transmission signal for yellow light emission to the neighboring security lights, and then transmitted to the neighboring security lights by the transmitting unit 28B.
  • the security lights 10A and 10B also detect at the signal intensity detection unit 28R the signal intensity IB of the emergency call E at the neighboring security lights from the transmission signals for yellow light emission transmitted by the neighboring security lights. These signal intensities IA and IB are then compared at the signal comparison unit 29C.
  • the security light 10A determines that the emergency call E is transmitted nearer itself than the neighboring security light 10B and, as shown in Fig. 6 (B) , maintains the red light emission of its warning light 24 if it is determined that the signal intensity IA of the emergency call E by itself is higher than the signal intensity IB of the emergency call E at the security light 10B.
  • the assigning of yellow light emission to the neighboring security lights 10B, 10A', and 10A" is also maintained.
  • the security light 10B determines that the signal intensity of the emergency call E by itself is lower than the signal intensity of the emergency call E at the security light 10A and therefore that the emergency call E is transmitted nearer the neighboring security light 10A, so that the control unit 28D changes its red light emission to yellow light emission and stops transmitting the transmission signal for yellow light emission to the neighboring security lights 10A and 10B'. Since this processing is performed electrically, the security light 10B, which once turns on red, will switch to yellow immediately. It is noted that the security light 10B' may be modified arbitrarily such that it continues its yellow light emission when existing in the security area, for example.
  • the emergency push-button 14 utilized as one of the emergency transmitters is arranged on the front surface of the rectangular box-shaped button case 14A, and the button case 14A is fixed to the pole P. Further, a protection pipe 44 is provided in an extended manner between the button case 14A and the security light 10. The emergency push-button 14 is then connected electrically to the control device 28 via the wiring 46 running inside the protection pipe 44 and the wiring 38 that electrically connects the wiring frame 34 in the security light 10 and the control device 28 in the security alarm device 22. It is desirable that the emergency push-button 14 be installed at a height where even small children can perform a pressing operation easily.
  • the arrangement may be appropriately changeable when needed. It will be appreciated here that the lighting equipment 20 and the security alarm device 22 constituting the security light 10 wholly have a waterproof structure so as to neither operate erroneously nor become eroded due to seepage of rainwater and the like.
  • the thus arranged security light 10 informs the surroundings of the occurrence of an emergency when an emergency signal is transmitted by operating the mobile terminal 12 or the cell phone 16 in a security area and the control device 28 in the security alarm device 22 provided in the security light 10 that neighbors the site where the emergency signal is transmitted receives the emergency signal or when the control device 28 receives an emergency signal transmitted by pressing the emergency push-button 14 in any security light 10 in the security area.
  • the red light emitting diodes 30a of the warning light 24 in the security light 10 turn on and off periodically and sequentially in the circumferential direction of the approximately semi-cylindrical substrate 32 to be in a lighting manner like a red revolving light revolving in one direction in appearance.
  • the security lights 10 of yellow light emission each transmit a transmission signal to the remaining other neighboring security lights 10, and the same operation is performed for all of the security lights 10 in the security area.
  • each security light 10 is formed by incorporating the security alarm device 22 integrally in the lighting equipment 20, not only can the security alarm device 22 be installed in an appropriate position on the pole P, such as a utility pole and streetlight pole, together with the streetlight, but it can also be installed with no reduction in the light effects of the lighting equipment 20.
  • the visibility of the warning light 24 in the security alarm device 22 cannot be reduced and alarms from the alarm sounder 26 can be transmitted reliably to the surroundings.
  • the security alarm device 22 can be installed together with the streetlight, which eliminates the need for extra cost, time, and installation structures (e.g. brackets) required when installing the security alarm device 22 in an additional manner.
  • signals transmitted from the mobile terminal 12 and the transmitting unit 28B in the security alarm device 22 be both weak radio signals having a short propagation distance, having an intensity low to an effective receivable extent at one or more neighboring security lights 10, and require no permission by the Radio Law and its related laws.
  • the first embodiment thus exhibits the following advantages.
  • the first embodiment describes the case where the security light 10 can be operated by an emergency signal transmitted from any one of the mobile terminal 12, emergency push-button 14, and cell phone 16, but the configuration of the emergency notification system utilizing the security light according to the present invention is not restricted thereto.
  • the security light may be operated only by an emergency signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 12, only by an emergency signal transmitted by pressing the emergency push-button 14, only by an emergency signal transmitted in conjunction with an emergency call E from the cell phone 16 to the emergency notification receiving agency 18, or only when capturing the emergency call E itself as an emergency signal.
  • Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of principal parts of a security light according to the second embodiment
  • Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view along arrows #C-#C in Fig. 7 .
  • the security light 50 according to the present embodiment is formed by incorporating a security alarm device 54 integrally in approximately spherical suspended lighting equipment 52.
  • the security light 50 is formed by incorporating the security alarm device 54 including a warning light 56, an alarm sounder 58, and a control device 60 for controlling the operation of the warning light 56 and the alarm sounder 58 and for determining as well as transmitting and receiving signals in a chassis 52D including a bulb-type streetlight fitting 52A, a control device 52B for controlling the operation of the light fitting 52A, and a globe 52C covering the light fitting 52A.
  • the security alarm device 54 including a warning light 56, an alarm sounder 58, and a control device 60 for controlling the operation of the warning light 56 and the alarm sounder 58 and for determining as well as transmitting and receiving signals in a chassis 52D including a bulb-type streetlight fitting 52A, a control device 52B for controlling the operation of the light fitting 52A, and a globe 52C covering the light fitting 52A.
  • the multiple red light emitting diodes 30a and the multiple yellow light emitting diodes 30b in the warning light 56 constituting the security alarm device 54 are arranged annularly in multiple rows and columns with the light emitting diodes 30a and 30b each having the same color in the column direction on an annular translucent substrate 64 disposed on the inner peripheral surface and along the latitude direction of the approximately spherical globe 52C.
  • the red or yellow light emitting diodes 30a or 30b are adapted to turn on and off periodically and sequentially along the periphery of the globe 52C, based on a signal received by the control device 60, to be in a lighting manner like a red or yellow revolving light revolving in one direction in appearance.
  • the light emitting diodes 30a and 30b may be arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the globe 52C in the lighting equipment 52 by providing the substrate 64 on the outer peripheral surface of the globe 52C.
  • all the devices and parts constituting the security light 50 including the light emitting diodes 30a and 30b, substrate 64, and wirings for electrically connecting them to the control device 60 have a waterproof structure.
  • Other configurations, operations, and advantages of the security light 50 according to the present second embodiment are basically the same as in the above-described first embodiment.
  • Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of principal parts of a security light according to the third embodiment.
  • the security light 70 according to the present embodiment includes a security alarm device 74 including a warning light 76 that is formed by providing a red revolving electric light 76A and a yellow revolving electric light 76B vertically in an integrally coupled manner, the electric lights 76A and 76B including as a light source, respectively, electric lights 86A and 86B adapted to rotate together with respective mirror reflectors 88A and 88B.
  • the warning light 76 is provided integrally on a chassis 72D of lighting equipment 72 including a streetlight fitting 72A, a control device 72B for controlling the operation of the light fitting 72A, and a globe covering the light fitting 72A. Also, an alarm sounder 78 constituting the security alarm device 74 and a control device 80 for controlling the operation of the warning light 76 and the alarm sounder 78 and for determining as well as transmitting and receiving signals are incorporated integrally in the chassis 72D of the lighting equipment 72.
  • the warning light 76 includes: a housing 82 formed by providing a bottomed-cylindrical translucent red housing part 82A and yellow housing part 82B vertically in an integrally coupled manner; an axial part 84 inserted at the axial center of the housing 82 into the housing parts 82A and 82B; the electric lights 86A and 86B as white electric lights disposed on the axial part 84 in the respective housing parts 82A and 82B; the mirror reflectors 88A and 88B fitted integrally on the axial part 84 at position corresponding to the respective electric lights 86A and 86B to reflect light from the electric lights 86A and 86B; and a rotation driving section 90 provided inside the chassis 72D of the lighting equipment 72 and adapted to drive the axial part 84 rotationally to rotate the electric lights 86A and 86B and the mirror reflectors 88A and 88B.
  • a male thread portion (not shown) provided in the housing 82 itself and a female thread portion (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the chassis 72D of the lighting equipment 72 are coupled threadably to each other via a packing (not shown) so that the lower end portion of the yellow housing part 82B is fixed watertight to the chassis 72D of the lighting equipment 72.
  • the rotation driving section 90 of the warning light 76 in the security light 70 is driven to rotate the mirror reflectors 88A and 88B and the electric light 86A on the axial part 84 in the red housing part 82A is turned on, so that the red revolving electric light 76A seems to rotate in appearance, and alarms are set off from the alarm sounder 78 in the security light 70.
  • the rotation driving section 90 of the warning light 76 in the security light 70 is driven to rotate the mirror reflectors 88A and 88B and the electric light 86B on the axial part 84 in the yellow housing part 82B is turned on, so that the yellow revolving electric light 76B seems to rotate in appearance.
  • alarms may be set off from the alarm sounder 78 in conjunction with the lighting of the yellow revolving electric light 76B.
  • mirror reflectors 88A and 88B may rotate, respectively, around red and yellow electric lights 86A and 86B in an entirely colorless housing 82 having translucency.
  • the electric lights 86A and 86B are adapted to rotate together with the respective mirror reflectors 88A and 88B by driving the axial part 84 rotationally in the red and yellow revolving electric lights 76A and 76B, but not restricted thereto, and the mirror reflectors 88A and 88B may rotate around the axial part 84 on which the electric lights 86A and 86B are disposed.
  • Other configurations, operations, and advantages of the present third embodiment are basically the same as the above-described first embodiment.
  • the security light 10 is adapted to turn on red the warning light 24 when receiving an emergency signal and to make the alarm sounder 26 set off alarms, and further to inform neighboring security lights 10 of the occurrence of the emergency to turn on yellow their warning lights.
  • the present fourth embodiment adopts an arrangement that in conjunction with the transmission of a transmission signal from the security light 10 to the neighboring security lights 10, a certain pre-registered site or agency is informed of the occurrence of the emergency for more proactive support and/or help, showing an example having applications other than for security purposes.
  • the emergency notification system according to the present embodiment includes multiple security lights 10, 10A, 10B...
  • An emergency transmitter 94 for transmitting a welfare emergency signal is provided in the solitary old person's residence 92.
  • the configuration of the emergency transmitter 94 is the same as that of the mobile terminal 12 in the above-described first embodiment except for the type of signals to be transmitted.
  • the security lights 10, 10A, and 10B are each formed by incorporating warning light 24, alarm sounder 26, and control device 28 therefor integrally in street lighting equipment 20, as is the case in the first embodiment.
  • the basic configuration of the control device 28 in the security light 10 according to the present embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment shown in Fig. 4 , including receiving unit 28A, transmitting unit 28B, signal determination unit 28C, control unit 28D, and signal intensity detection unit 28R.
  • the control device 28 according to the present embodiment further includes notification addressee information 28E and an identification code 28F associated with positional information and specific to the security light 10. Since the emergency notification system according to the present embodiment is utilized for not only the case of security communications concerning crimes but also the case of solitary old persons complaining about health problems, the signal determination unit 28C has a feature of determining if the signal received by the receiving unit 28A is a security emergency signal or a welfare emergency signal.
  • the control unit 28D operates the warning light 24 and the alarm sounder 26 as well as activates the transmitting unit 28B to transmit a transmission signal to the neighboring security light 10A.
  • the control unit 28D refers to the notification addressee information 28E for a pre-registered notification addressee for security and adds the identification code 28F to a transmission signal for notification of the occurrence of the emergency, and then the transmitting unit 28B transmits the transmission signal to the addressee.
  • the pre-registered notification addressee includes anti-crime support base 96 such as a children's refuge center, and an alarm device 96A provided in the anti-crime support base 96 receives the transmission signal and the identification code 28F to be informed of the occurrence of the emergency and the positional information of the emergency site.
  • the positional information of the emergency site may be, for example, reproduced with automated sound from the alarm device 96A by preliminarily providing a relational table between the identification code 28F and the positional information of the security light 10 in the alarm device 96A.
  • the security light 10 may inform the emergency notification receiving agency 18 of the occurrence of the emergency and the positional information based on the identification code 28F.
  • an alarm device 97A provided in the blue-light police car 97 may receive the emergency transmission signal and the identification code 28F from the security light 10.
  • the control unit 28D operates the warning light 24 and the alarm sounder 26 as well as activates the transmitting unit 28B to transmit a welfare transmission signal for notification of the occurrence of the emergency and the identification code 28F to a pre-registered notification addressee for welfare (e.g. private residence 98 and/or care facility) obtained by referring to the notification addressee information 28E.
  • An alarm device 98A in the private residence 98 receives the welfare transmission signal and the identification code 28F to be informed of the occurrence of the medical emergency and the positional information of the medical emergency site.
  • the control device 28 in the security light 10 determines between a security emergency signal and a welfare emergency signal to notify a notification addressee according to the determination result among pre-registered notification addressees of the occurrence of the emergency and the identification code 28F associated with its positional information, which exhibits the advantage, in addition to those of the first embodiment, that the notifier can receive more appropriate help and support easily in accordance with the situation to which the notifier is exposed.
  • Fig. 11 shows the overall configuration of an emergency notification system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 12 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the emergency notification system according to the present embodiment
  • Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device in a security alarm device.
  • the emergency notification system 100 includes: multiple security alarm devices 104 installed on outdoor structures 102 such as utility poles that are arranged along a road 101; an emergency notification device 120 provided in an anti-crime support base 96 neighboring the security alarm devices 104; and an alarm device 132 including a warning light 134 and an alarm sounder 136 and installed on an outdoor structure 130 of the anti-crime support base 96.
  • the notifier when exposed to an emergency such as a street crime, makes an emergency notification with an emergency call E from the cell phone 16 to the emergency notification receiving agency 18 and, in conjunction with it, one of the security alarm devices 104 is operated to notify neighbors of the occurrence of the emergency and the emergency notification device 120 in the anti-crime support base 96 neighboring the security alarm device 104 informs the emergency notification receiving agency 18 of the occurrence of the emergency and its positional information as well as the alarm device 132 installed on the outdoor structure 130 of the anti-crime support base 96 is operated.
  • an emergency such as a street crime
  • the anti-crime support base 96 include regional cooperator groups' residences and stores supporting their local anti-crime activities like the "children's refuge center" exemplified in the above-described fourth embodiment, local educational institutions such as elementary and junior high schools, and facilities registered after going through a predetermined examination by the local government, jurisdictional police agency, or the like.
  • the security alarm devices 104 are installed on outdoor structures 102 within easy reach of neighbors, such as utility poles and buildings, arranged along the road 101, the devices each including a warning light 106, an alarm sounder 108, and a control device 110 for controlling their operations and for determining as well as transmitting and receiving signals.
  • the control device 110 has a feature of capturing a radio signal within a frequency range that the cell phone 16 uses for an emergency call E as an emergency signal W1 to operate the warning light 106 and make the alarm sounder 108 set off alarms as well as to transmit a transmission signal W2 for notification of the occurrence of the emergency to a controller 126 (to be described hereinafter) in the emergency notification device 120 installed in the anti-crime support base 96 neighboring the security alarm device 104. Specifically, as shown in Fig.
  • the control device 110 achieves the feature by having: notification addressee information 112A such as the anti-crime support base 96; a unique identification code 112B associated with positional information; a timer 113; a receiving unit 114A and a transmitting unit 114B for receiving and transmitting signals; a signal determination unit 114C for comparing the types of signals and the reception intensities; a control unit 114D; and a signal intensity detection unit 114E.
  • notification addressee information 112A such as the anti-crime support base 96
  • a unique identification code 112B associated with positional information
  • a timer 113 a receiving unit 114A and a transmitting unit 114B for receiving and transmitting signals
  • a signal determination unit 114C for comparing the types of signals and the reception intensities
  • a control unit 114D control unit 114D
  • a signal intensity detection unit 114E the operations of the components constituting the control device 110 are basically the same as those of the control device 28 in the security light
  • means for transmitting the transmission signal W2 from the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 to the controller 126 of the emergency notification device 120 in the neighboring anti-crime support base 96 includes wireless connections on various radiowaves such as wireless LANs and wired connections such as private lines including wired LANs, power lines, coaxial cables, communication lines, optical fibers, and CATV lines.
  • the warning light 106 includes red and yellow revolving lights, although not shown.
  • the detailed configuration of the warning light 106 will be omitted, but may be in a manner like red and yellow revolving lights in appearance as is the case with the warning lights according to the above-described first and second embodiments, or may be red and yellow revolving lights utilizing an electric light as is the case with the warning light according to the above-described third embodiment, or may utilize still another known red and yellow revolving lights.
  • the alarm sounder 108 includes a speaker device (not shown) capable of setting off extremely loud alarms and is connected electrically to the control device 110 together with the warning light 106, being adapted to turn on one or both of the red and yellow revolving lights in the warning light 106 based on a control signal S1 output from the control device 110 when capturing the emergency signal W1 from the cell phone 16 and to make the alarm sounder 108 set off alarms.
  • a speaker device (not shown) capable of setting off extremely loud alarms and is connected electrically to the control device 110 together with the warning light 106, being adapted to turn on one or both of the red and yellow revolving lights in the warning light 106 based on a control signal S1 output from the control device 110 when capturing the emergency signal W1 from the cell phone 16 and to make the alarm sounder 108 set off alarms.
  • the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 has a further feature of transmitting and receiving a radiowave transmission signal W3 to and from the control devices 110 in one or more other security alarm devices 104 installed near the security alarm device 104 and, when receiving the emergency signal W1 from the cell phone 16, transmits the transmission signal W3 to the other neighboring security alarm devices 104.
  • the control device 110 when receiving a transmission signal W3 from the control device 110 in one of the other security alarm devices 104, operates and controls the security alarm device 104 to transmit the transmission signal W3 to control devices 110 in other neighboring security alarm devices 104. It is noted that such a control by the control device 110 is the same as that by the control device 28 of the security alarm device 22 in the security light 10 according to the above-described first embodiment.
  • the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 further includes a timer 113 for operating the warning light 106 and the alarm sounder 108 until a predetermined period of time elapses when receiving the emergency signal W1 from the cell phone 16, being adapted to operate the warning light 106 and the alarm sounder 108 until the time set by the timer 113 elapses.
  • the cell phone 16 may be provided with stop signal transmitting means (not shown) and the control device 110 may stop the operation of the warning light 106 and the alarm sounder 108 when receiving a stop signal.
  • the emergency notification device 120 is installed in the anti-crime support base 96 neighboring the security alarm device 104 and includes an emergency notification transmitter 122, an automatic sound reproducer 124, and a controller 126 for controlling the operation of the foregoing components and the alarm device 132 installed on the anti-crime support base 96 and for receiving the transmission signal W2 from the security alarm device 104.
  • the controller 126 is adapted, when receiving the transmission signal W2 from the security alarm device 104, to make the emergency notification transmitter 122 notify the emergency notification receiving agency 18 of the occurrence of the emergency with automated sound by the automatic sound reproducer 124 through a fixed telephone line L in the anti-crime support base 96 as well as to inform of positional information based on the phone number of the anti-crime support base 96.
  • the alarm device 132 which includes the warning light 134 and alarm sounder 136, is installed on the outdoor structure 130 within easy reach of neighbors, such as a gatepost in a regional cooperator's residence as the anti-crime support base 96, and is connected electrically to the emergency notification device 120.
  • the warning light 134 is turned on and alarms are set off from the alarm sounder 136 based on a control signal S3 output from the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 to the alarm device 132 when the controller 126 receives the transmission signal W2 from the security alarm device 104.
  • the warning light 134 in the alarm device 132 is a revolving light of a color different from the red and yellow revolving lights of the warning light 106 in the security alarm device 104, such as a blue revolving light, the warning light 134 can easily be differentiated from the warning light 106 advantageously.
  • the operation of the thus arranged emergency notification system 100 will be described.
  • the notifier makes an emergency notification with an emergency call E from the cell phone 16 to the emergency notification receiving agency 18, and when the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 arranged along the road 101 receives an emergency signal W1 transmitted from the cell phone 16 in conjunction with the emergency call E, the warning light 106 in the security alarm device 104 is operated and alarms are set off from the alarm sounder 108.
  • the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 then transmits a transmission signal W2 to the emergency notification device 120 in the neighboring anti-crime support base 96, and further transmits a transmission signal W3 to other neighboring security alarm devices 104.
  • the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 receiving the transmission signal W2 makes the emergency notification transmitter 122 make an emergency notification to the corresponding emergency notification receiving agency 18 through the fixed telephone line L in the anti-crime support base 96, while making the automatic sound reproducer 124 reproduce automated sound to notify the emergency notification receiving agency 18 of the occurrence of the emergency and, at the same time, its positional information based on the phone number of the anti-crime support base 96.
  • the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 receiving the transmission signal W3 makes the warning light 106 in the security alarm device 104 turn on yellow and the alarm sounder 108 set off alarms, and further transmits a transmission signal W3 from the security alarm device 104 to other neighboring security alarm devices 104. The same operation is performed for all of the security alarm devices 104 provided in the given area.
  • many of such cell phones 16 include an imaging device (digital camera) 16a and can utilize a videophone service using the imaging device 16a.
  • the imaging device 16a may be activated automatically or manually by the notifier when an emergency call E is made using the cell phone 16, and surrounding situations taken by the imaging device 16a may be transmitted as a video image to the emergency notification receiving agency 18 through a data communication link (line-switched data communication or packet communication) of the cell phone 16.
  • This allows the emergency notification receiving agency 18 to promptly and reliably understand more specific situations at the site and thereby to give the emergency vehicle 99 heading to the site precise instructions.
  • the security alarm device 104 arranged along the road 101 is operated in conjunction with the emergency call E transmitted by the notifier from the cell phone 16 to the emergency notification receiving agency 18, whereby it is possible to notify neighbors promptly and reliably of the occurrence of the emergency to call for help.
  • the cell phone 16 make the emergency notification
  • the emergency notification device 120 in the anti-crime support base 96 makes an emergency notification including positional information to the emergency notification receiving agency 18. It is therefore possible to notify the emergency notification receiving agency 18 promptly and reliably of the occurrence of the emergency.
  • the emergency notification device 120 can automatically make an emergency notification to the emergency notification receiving agency 18.
  • the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 have a feature of determining the emergency signal W1 transmitted from the cell phone 16, and that the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 is adapted to control to transmit a transmission signal W2 having a specific wavelength, waveform, or frequency for each emergency notification receiving agency 18. It is also desirable to take other measures for determination between the emergency signal W1 and transmission signal W2 so that the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 and the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 can determine between them. This arrangement for signal determination allows for identification between emergency notification receiving agencies 18 as well as application to such a welfare emergency notification system as described in the fourth embodiment, for example.
  • the positional information given to the emergency notification receiving agency 18 is based on the phone number of the anti-crime support base 96 neighboring the security alarm device 104 receiving the emergency signal W1 from the cell phone 16, there cannot generally occur such a large positional error between the positional information and the actual emergency site. However, particularly in regions such as suburbs where residences are scattered about, there can occur a slight amount of error between the actual emergency site and the position of the anti-crime support base 96. It is therefore desirable that more precise positional information can be given to the emergency notification receiving agency 18 so that emergency vehicles and the like can head to the site as fast as possible.
  • control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 arranged along the road 101 have a unique identification code 112B associated with positional information, as shown in Fig. 13 , and that the control device 110, when receiving the emergency signal W1 transmitted from the cell phone 16, transmit a transmission signal W2 including the identification code 112B to the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 in the neighboring anti-crime support base 96.
  • the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 receiving the transmission signal W2 including the identification code 112B then transmits the positional information of the security alarm device 104 based on the identification code 112B to the emergency notification receiving agency 18 with automated sound by the automatic sound reproducer 122 or positional information data sent through a network utilizing the fixed telephone line L, whereby more precise positional information of the notifier who makes the emergency notification using the cell phone 16, that is, the site where the emergency occurs can be given to the emergency notification receiving agency 18.
  • the identification of the positional information of the security alarm device 104 is not restricted to the foregoing method utilizing the identification code 112B.
  • the security alarm device 104 is equipped with a GPS location service, GPS positional information obtained through the GPS location service may be held as an identification code 112B in the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104.
  • the emergency notification system 100 can adopt widely spread cell phones (wireless mobile communication terminals) 16 without modification and, as described in the first embodiment, the security alarm device 104 can be operated when the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 captures a radio signal within a frequency range that each cell phone 16 uses for an emergency call E as an emergency signal W1.
  • the security alarm device 104 can be operated when the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 receives the emergency signal W1. It is noted that the method of identifying the security alarm device 104 nearest to the site where the notification is made among multiple security alarm devices 104 when capturing the radio signal itself of the emergency call E as an emergency signal W1 is as described in the first embodiment.
  • the cell phone 16 may have an alarm activation feature of setting off alarms by receiving an emergency signal W1.
  • the cell phone 16 may have an alarm activation feature of setting off alarms by receiving an emergency signal W1.
  • the cell phone 16 has a feature of transmitting an emergency signal W1 composed of a weak radiowave having a short propagation distance as mentioned above, it is necessary to make the emergency signal W1 transmitted from the cell phone 16 and the transmission signal W3 transmitted from the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 determinable at the control device 110 by making the wavelength, waveform, or frequency thereof different from each other or by taking other measures for the determination.
  • the cell phone 16 may further be provided with means for stopping the operation of the security alarm device 104. That is, the cell phone 16 may be arranged to be capable of transmitting a stop signal for stopping the operation of the security alarm device 104 by providing a button for transmitting the stop signal or by entering with dial buttons a security code predefined by a user of the cell phone 16, so that security alarm devices 104 erroneously operated due to, for example, an erroneous operation of the cell phone 16 and/or security alarm devices 104 that are no longer required to be operated can be stopped immediately.
  • control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 is adapted to control, when receiving the stop signal from the cell phone 16, to transmit a stop signal to the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 and control devices 110 in some other neighboring security alarm devices 104 to stop the operation thereof.
  • the emergency vehicle 99 is only required to include a receiver 99A having a feature of receiving the emergency signal W1 from the cell phone 16 to recognize the occurrence of the emergency and of acquiring the positional information of the cell phone 16 obtained by one of the location systems above from a location server belonging to the cell-phone service provider via wireless communications on various radiowaves or from the emergency signal W1 transmitted from the cell phone 16.
  • the emergency vehicle 99 can be notified of the occurrence of the emergency and its positional information by adopting the following means.
  • positional information based on the phone number of the anti-crime support base 96 shall be transmitted as a transmission signal (not shown) when the controller 126 in the emergency notification device 120 installed in the anti-crime support base 96 receives a transmission signal W2 from the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104, and the emergency vehicle 99 from the emergency notification receiving agency 18 shall include a receiver 99A for capturing the transmission signal transmitted from the emergency notification device 120 to recognize the occurrence of the emergency and for acquiring the positional information of the anti-crime support base 96 based on the transmission signal.
  • the control device 110 in the security alarm device 104 shall have a unique identification code 112B associated with positional information and, when receiving an emergency signal W1 from the cell phone 16, transmit the identification code 112B together with a transmission signal W3 to other security alarm devices 104 neighboring the security alarm device 104, while when receiving an identification code 112B from the control device 110 in another security alarm device 104, transmitting the identification code 112B together with a transmission signal W3 to control devices 110 in the other neighboring security alarm devices 104, and the emergency vehicle 99 from the emergency notification receiving agency 18 shall include a receiver 99A for capturing the identification code 112B from the security alarm device 104 to recognize the occurrence of the emergency and for acquiring the positional information of the security alarm device 104 based on the identification code 112B.
  • the emergency vehicle 99 it is desirable for the emergency vehicle 99 to display the acquired positional information on a display device such as a vehicle navigation system (not shown) provided in the emergency vehicle 99 as map information and/or literal information. That is, it is preferable that the display device such as a vehicle navigation system serve also as the receiver 99A.
  • a display device such as a vehicle navigation system (not shown) provided in the emergency vehicle 99 as map information and/or literal information. That is, it is preferable that the display device such as a vehicle navigation system serve also as the receiver 99A.
  • the present invention is not restricted to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.
  • the present invention includes the following arrangements.
  • an emergency signal transmitted from an emergency transmitter or an emergency signal transmitted in conjunction with an emergency call from a cell phone to an emergency notification receiving agency is received at a control device in a security alarm device neighboring the emergency transmitter or the cell phone to operate the security alarm device and transmitted to other neighboring security alarm devices and/or an emergency notification device in an anti-crime support base when needed, which is applicable to security lights and emergency notification systems for notifying neighbors proactively of the occurrence of an emergency and its positional information.
  • This is particularly suitable for application to emergency notification systems in which en emergency call from a cell phone is captured as an emergency signal.

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