JP2000222665A - Emergency report system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an emergency report system capable of audiovisually notifying a user of the communication state of radio equipment to be used for the emergency report system with sound and images. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a means which is mounted on a vehicle and transmits the communication state of a communicating means such as radio equipment or a control content performed to the communicating means from an emergency report system terminal device 1 with beep tone, speech synthesis, an LCD, an indicator, etc., when a failure occurs in a vehicle. Thereby, it is possible to transmit a user the situations from the operation of the radio equipment to a communication end.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted device in an emergency notification system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an accident occurs while driving a car, the system automatically operates or when a driver presses an emergency report transmission button by himself / herself, and calls an emergency report center using a communication device such as a radio. An emergency communication system for performing data communication or telephone call after connection is known.

[0003]

However, there is a problem in that the communication means is activated and the process until the data communication is normally completed, and the communication result is not transmitted to the user, thereby giving anxiety to the user immediately after the accident. Had. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problem, and informs a user of a situation from the operation of a wireless device to the end of communication. In addition, by notifying the user whether the communication has been completed normally,
There has been a demand for a system for communicating to a user whether the user should wait for rescue as it is or to request rescue by another means.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problem, and provides an emergency notification system capable of informing a user of a communication state of a wireless device used in an emergency notification system or the like by sound or image in an audiovisual manner. The purpose is to:

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is mounted on a vehicle, and when an accident occurs in the vehicle, the communication state of a communication device such as a wireless device or an emergency communication system terminal device. From the communication means to the user by means of a beep sound, voice synthesis, LCD, indicator, or the like. As described above, the status from the operation of the wireless device to the end of the communication is transmitted to the user. In addition, by communicating to the user whether or not the communication has been completed normally, whether the user should wait for rescue as it is, or whether it is necessary to request rescue by another means, Can communicate to users.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is mounted on a vehicle, and when an accident occurs in this vehicle,
A communication means for notifying the emergency call center, and a notification means mounted on the vehicle and communicating the communication state of the communication means to the user, wherein the user notifies the emergency call center of the vehicle accident. And the user can grasp the communication state of the contact means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the emergency notification system according to the first aspect, a portable wireless terminal is used as a communication means, and an emergency notification system terminal device mounted on a vehicle. When a call is requested from the terminal device of the emergency call system, a connection to the emergency call center is established by wireless communication, and a communication state such as a start of a call, a line connection, a data communication, a call, or a call termination. Communication means having a function of notifying the emergency notification system terminal equipment, a communication antenna having a function of transmitting and receiving signals from the communication means and a base station of a communication carrier, and the communication from the emergency notification system terminal equipment. Receiving the communication status of the means from the mobile phone from the terminal device of the emergency notification system, and using the speech synthesis or the like to determine the communication status of the user. It is those comprising a notifying means having a function of transmitting, the communication state of the mobile phone, so the user can grasp. In addition, by notifying the user whether or not the communication has been completed normally, it is possible to use whether the user can wait for rescue as it is or whether it is necessary to request rescue by another means. It has the effect that it can be transmitted to people.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the emergency call system according to the first aspect, among the communication states of the communication means, a standby state, a call state, a call state, a data communication state, a call end state, Characterized in that it comprises means for transmitting to the user at least one state selected from the group consisting of a retry call state, a normal communication state, an abnormal communication state, and a communication disabled state due to out of communication range, and is mounted on the vehicle. Emergency call system terminal device and, when there is a call request from the emergency call system terminal device, make a connection request to the emergency call center, and if the other party is talking, or if the line congestion is in a standby state, Means for notifying the emergency notification system terminal device of a standby state, or, when a call state is entered, the emergency call system terminal Means for notifying the device, or when in a call state, means for notifying the call state to the emergency call system terminal device, or when in a data communication state, the data communication state to the emergency call system terminal device. A means for notifying, or a call termination state, a means for notifying the emergency call system terminal device of the call termination state, or a retry call state;
A means for notifying the emergency notification system terminal device of the retry calling state, or a means for notifying the emergency notification system terminal device that communication has been normally performed, if communication has been normally performed, or communication When an abnormality occurs, a communication unit having a unit for notifying the emergency notification system terminal device of the communication abnormality, and a communication antenna having a function of transmitting and receiving a signal from a base station of the communication unit and a communication carrier. Communication from the emergency notification system terminal device in a standby state, a call state, a call state, a data communication state, a call end state, a retry call state, a normal communication state, an abnormal communication state, or outside the communication range in the communication means. It has a notification unit having a function of transmitting the disabled state to the user using voice synthesis or the like, and a standby state of the communication unit, Out of state, call state, data communication state, call end state, retry the call state, the normal communication state,
Abnormal communication state or communication disabled state due to out of communication range,
Users will be able to understand. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to inform the user whether the user should wait for rescue as it is or to request rescue by another means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the emergency call system according to the first aspect, a sound such as a beep sound, a sound such as a synthesized voice, a display such as an LCD, an indicator or the like is provided as the notification means. It uses illumination, receives the communication state in the communication means from the emergency notification system terminal device, the communication state in a predetermined tone,
Alternatively, the user can grasp by changing the number of times of sound generation, or the sounding pattern, or the volume. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to inform the user whether the user should wait for rescue as it is or to request rescue by another means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when an accident occurs in a vehicle mounted on a vehicle and a user manually presses the button, an emergency call transmission button for notifying the occurrence of the accident and a collision of the vehicle are provided. A collision sensor or the like, or an accident detecting means for detecting an accident from the emergency call transmission button, a position detecting means for calculating a position of the own vehicle at the time of the accident, and a position of the own vehicle calculated by the position detecting means. A storage unit for storing, and a control for recording the own vehicle position calculated by the position detection unit in the storage unit, and using the communication unit when the accident detection unit detects an accident, controls the emergency notification system. Initiating a call to an emergency call center that arranges accident handling, rescue, etc., and when the communication means is able to communicate with the emergency call center, reads and transmits the vehicle position from the storage unit. An emergency notification system terminal including a control unit for notifying a communication state of the communication unit to a notification unit, the accident detection unit, the emergency notification button, the control unit, the position detection unit, and the storage unit A device, when there is a communication transmission request from the emergency call system terminal device, a communication means for connecting to the emergency call center using a wireless device to perform data communication and telephone call, and the communication means and the emergency call center or communication A communication antenna having a function of transmitting and receiving a signal from a base station of a business, and a notifying unit that receives a communication state of the communication unit from the control unit and transmits the communication state to a user using voice synthesis or the like. This allows the user to grasp the communication state of the communication means by the user or the control performed by the control unit on the communication means. In addition, by communicating to the user whether or not the communication has been completed normally, it is possible to determine whether the user can wait for rescue as it is or to request rescue by another means. It has the effect that it can be transmitted to people.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an in-vehicle system of an emergency notification system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the in-vehicle system of the emergency notification system is used, for example, in a case of a car accident or sudden illness to make a request for a police or fire vehicle, and is mounted on a vehicle such as a car. You. In FIG. 1, 1 is an emergency notification system terminal device for reporting an emergency such as an accident, 1.1 is an accident detection means for detecting the occurrence of an accident, and 1.2 is an emergency notification operated when an emergency notification is transmitted. The transmission button, 1.3 is a control unit for controlling the entire operation of the emergency call system terminal device 1, 1.4 is position detection means for detecting the current position of the vehicle, and 1.5 is detected by the position detection means 1.4. A storage unit for storing the current position of the car, a communication unit for notifying the emergency report center of the occurrence of an accident, a communication antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves for wireless communication, and a communication state of the communication unit for the user. This is a notification means to be transmitted to.

The emergency notification system terminal 1 includes an accident detection means 1.1, an emergency notification transmission button 1.2, and a control unit 1.3.
, The position detecting means 1.4, and the storage unit 1.5. When there is a communication transmission request from the emergency notification system device 1, the communication means 2 connects to the notification center using a wireless device, and performs data communication and telephone conversation. The communication antenna 3 has a function of transmitting / receiving a signal from the communication means 2 to / from an emergency notification center or a base station of a communication carrier. When receiving the status signal, the notification means 4 transmits the contents of the status signal to the user.

The emergency call button 1.2 is pressed by a user to seek rescue when an accident occurs or when the patient is suddenly ill. The accident detecting means 1.1 detects an accident from a collision sensor or the like for detecting a collision of the vehicle or the emergency call transmission button 1.2 when the vehicle has a collision accident. Position detecting means 1.
Numeral 4 calculates the position of the own vehicle in order to specify the position of the own vehicle at the time of occurrence of the accident. The storage unit 1.5 stores the vehicle position. The control unit 1.3 is constituted by a processing device such as a CPU and controls the recording of the own vehicle position calculated by the position detection means 1.4 in the storage unit 1.5. When an accident is detected, a call is started to an emergency call center that supervises the emergency call system using the communication unit 2, and when the communication unit 2 can communicate with the emergency call center, the storage unit 1 is started. And a function of notifying the communication state of the communication means 2 to the notification means 4.

Therefore, the in-vehicle system of the emergency notification system according to the first embodiment includes the accident detecting means 1.1.
, The emergency call transmission button 1.2, and the control unit 1.3.
The emergency detection system terminal device 1 including the position detection means 1.4, the storage unit 1.5, and when a communication transmission request is issued from the emergency notification system terminal device 1, A communication unit 2 connected to a reporting center for data communication and telephone communication; a communication antenna 3 having a function of transmitting and receiving signals from the communication unit 2 and a base station of an emergency reporting center or a communication carrier; .3
And a notification unit 4 for receiving the communication status of the communication unit 2 and transmitting the communication status to the user using voice synthesis or the like.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. In FIG. 1, the position detecting means 1.4 is a GPS
(Global Positioning System) The position of the vehicle is constantly calculated using a receiver, gyro sensor, vehicle speed sensor, etc. Next, the control unit 1.3 writes the vehicle position data calculated by the position calculation means 1.4 into the storage unit 1.5.

Next, when an accident occurs, a collision detection signal such as a collision sensor for detecting a collision is input to the accident detection means 1.1, or the user presses the emergency notification button 1.2,
When the emergency report button pressing signal is input to the accident detection means 1.1, the accident detection means 1.1 detects an accident, and the accident detection signal is sent from the accident detection means 1.1 to the control section 1. 3 is input.

Further, the control unit 1.3 includes a communication unit 2
To the emergency call center via a wireless device. At the same time, the control section 1.3 outputs to the notifying means 4 a status signal indicating that the connection request has been transmitted to the communicating means 2. Further, upon receiving the status signal, the notification means 4 transmits the contents of the status signal to the user. Further, when a wireless line between the emergency notification center and the communication means 2 is established and a communication state is established, the control unit 1.3 reads the own vehicle position from the storage unit 1.5.

Further, the own vehicle position is transmitted to the communication means 2, and the communication means 2 transmits the own vehicle position to the emergency notification center by data communication. At the same time, the control unit 1.3 outputs a status signal to the notifying unit 4 indicating that the own vehicle position has been transmitted to the communication unit 2. Further, upon receiving the status signal, the notifying means 4 transmits the contents of the status signal to the user.

When the communication unit 2 switches from the communication mode to the communication mode, the control unit 1.
Reference numeral 3 outputs a status signal to the notification means 4 indicating that the mode has been switched to the call mode. Further, when the status signal is received, the contents of the status signal are transmitted to the user.

Next, when the wireless line between the communication means 2 and the emergency notification center is disconnected, the control unit 1.3 instructs the notification means 4 to transmit the wireless communication line between the communication means 2 and the emergency notification center. Outputs a status signal indicating that is disconnected. Further, upon receiving the status signal, the notification means 4 notifies the user of the status contents to the user.

(Embodiment 2) This embodiment is similar to FIG.
In the first embodiment, a portable wireless terminal is used as the communication means 2 in the first embodiment. The configuration and functions of the system are the same as those described in the first embodiment. A portable wireless terminal is used as the communication means 2. An emergency call system terminal device 1 mounted on a vehicle, and when a call request is issued from the emergency call system terminal device 1, an emergency call is made by the portable wireless terminal. A communication means 2 for connecting to the center and notifying the emergency call system terminal device 1 of a communication state such as a call start, a line connection, a data communication, a telephone call, or a call end;
A communication antenna 3 having a function of transmitting and receiving signals from the communication means 2 and a base station of a communication carrier; and an emergency notification system terminal device 1 for urging the communication state of the communication means 2 at the portable wireless terminal. Notification system terminal device 1
And a notification unit 4 having a function of transmitting the communication state to the user using voice synthesis or the like, so that the user can grasp the communication state of the portable wireless terminal. In addition, by notifying the user whether or not the communication has been completed normally, it is possible to use whether the user can wait for rescue as it is or whether it is necessary to request rescue by another means. Can be communicated to others.

(Embodiment 3) This embodiment is similar to FIG.
In the first embodiment, when the communication unit 2 performs a connection process to the emergency call center and the communication unit 2 is in a standby state because the wireless line is completely occupied by another communication or the like. Or, to connect to the emergency call center, if the line is in a call state, or connect to the emergency call center, if the connection line is in a call state, or connect to the emergency call center, and the connection line is If it is in the communication state, or it is connected to the emergency call center, and the communication between the communication means 2 and the emergency call center is terminated and the line is disconnected, or the connection processing to the emergency call center is performed. When the radio line is occupied by another communication,
When the communication means 2 executes a retry process due to a standby state, abnormal disconnection of a line, or the like, or connects to an emergency call center, the communication between the communication means 2 and the emergency call center ends, the line is disconnected, and the emergency If the communication with the reporting center has been completed normally, or if the connection to the emergency reporting center is to be started, or if the communication after the connection is out of the communication range and the communication becomes impossible, the communication means 2 initiates a retry. A signal indicating at least one state selected from the group consisting of a call state, a normal communication state, an abnormal communication state, and a communication disabled state due to out of communication range is output to the control unit 1.3. Next, the control unit 1.3 notifies the notification means 4 of the standby state as a status signal, and the notification means 4 notifies the user that the communication means 2 is in the standby state.

(Embodiment 4) This embodiment is similar to FIG.
In the first embodiment, a sound such as a beep sound, a synthesized speech sound, or a display device such as an LCD or an illumination such as an indicator is used for the notification unit 4 in the first embodiment, and is output from the control unit 1.3. Embodiment 7,
When the status signal shown in the eighth, ninth, tenth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, or fifteenth embodiment is received, Change the preset tone color or number of sounds or volume corresponding to the signal, or generate a specified word, or display a symbol mark on the LCD, or specify the specified color, blinking pattern, number of lighting, lighting This is to notify the user of a change in the location.

(Embodiment 5) This embodiment is similar to FIG.
In the first embodiment, the voice synthesizing is used for the notification means 4 in the first embodiment, and the seventh, eighth, ninth, and ninth embodiments output from the control unit 1.3.
0, Embodiment 11, Embodiment 12, Embodiment 1
3. When a status signal described in the fourteenth and fifteenth embodiments is received, a user is notified by the generation of a predetermined word corresponding to the status signal.

(Embodiment 6) This embodiment is similar to FIG.
In the first embodiment, in the first embodiment, a display device such as an LCD is used as the notification means 4, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth embodiments output from the control unit 1.3.
When receiving the status signal described in Embodiment 10, Embodiment 11, Embodiment 12, Embodiment 13, Embodiment 14, or Embodiment 15, when the predetermined word corresponding to the status signal is received, Alternatively, the user is notified by displaying a symbol mark or the like on the LCD.

(Embodiment 7) This embodiment is similar to FIG.
In the first embodiment, in the first embodiment, the notification unit 4 uses illumination such as an indicator, and is output from the control unit 1.3. The seventh embodiment, the eighth embodiment, the ninth embodiment, and the Embodiment 10, Embodiment 11, Embodiment 1
2. Embodiment 13, Embodiment 14, Embodiment 15
When the status signal shown in (1) is received, the user is informed by changing a predetermined color, a blinking pattern, the number of lightings, or the lighting location corresponding to the status signal.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, when an emergency situation occurs in a vehicle, the communication means notifies the emergency notification center using the communication means, and the communication status of the wireless device used for the emergency notification system and the like. Is notified to the user in audio and visual form, so that the user can know whether or not the emergency call has been made correctly, and a reliable and reliable emergency call system has been constructed. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of an emergency call system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 emergency call system terminal equipment 1.1 accident detection means 1.2 emergency call transmission button 1.3 control unit 1.4 position detection means 2 communication means 3 communication antenna 4 notification means

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Claims (5)

[Claims] When an emergency occurs in a mounted vehicle, a communication unit notifies the emergency notification center of the emergency using a communication unit, a communication unit that transmits a communication state of the notification unit to a user, Emergency call system with. 2. The emergency notification system according to claim 1, wherein said notification means is wireless communication means using a portable wireless terminal. 3. The communication state transmitted by the transmission means may be a standby state, a call state, a data communication state, a call end state, a retry call state, a normal communication state, an abnormal communication state, or a communication in an out-of-communication range. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one member is at least one selected from the group consisting of disabled states.
Or the emergency call system according to claim 2. 4. The transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit performs transmission using at least one selected from the group consisting of sound, voice, display, and illumination. Emergency call system. 5. When an accident occurs in the own vehicle mounted on the vehicle, the user manually presses the button, an emergency call transmission button for notifying the occurrence of the accident, a collision sensor for detecting a collision of the vehicle, and the like.
Or, an accident detecting means for detecting an accident from the emergency call transmission button, a position detecting means for calculating a position of the own vehicle at the time of occurrence of the accident, a storage unit for storing the own vehicle position calculated by the position detecting means, In addition to performing control to record the vehicle position calculated by the position detection means in the storage unit, and using the communication means when the accident detection means detects an accident, supervising the emergency notification system, processing accidents, rescue, etc. A call is started to the emergency call center for making arrangements, and when the communication means is enabled to communicate with the emergency call center, the vehicle position is read from the storage unit and transmitted, and the communication state of the communication means The emergency notification system terminal device including the control unit for notifying the notification unit, the accident detection unit, the emergency notification button, the control unit, the position detection unit, and the storage unit. A communication means for connecting to the emergency notification center using a wireless device when a communication transmission request is issued from a notification system terminal device, and performing communication and data communication; and a base station of the communication means and the emergency notification center or a communication carrier A communication antenna having a function of transmitting and receiving signals from the, receiving the communication state of the communication means from the control unit,
A notification unit for transmitting the communication state to the user by using voice synthesis or the like. The user may be provided with the communication state of the communication unit or the control performed by the control unit on the communication unit. An emergency call system characterized by being able to grasp information.