JP2000270125A - Portable radio terminal and emergency information reporting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable radio terminal provided with an emergency information reporting function and an emergency reporting system. SOLUTION: A portable telephone set 100 is constituted of an emergency signal storage part 1 for storing emergency signals beforehand preparing for the occurrence of a predicted emergency situation, a telephone number storage part 2 provided with the function of a telephone book, a voice recording data storage part 3 for starting voice recording by utterance through a microphone 11, the display part 4 of data or the like, a control part 5, a voice input/output part 10 composed of the microphone 11 and a speaker 12, a voice transmission part 20 composed of a voice pattern storage part 21 and a voice pattern comparison part 22, an emergency transmission part 30 for originating a call based on an emergency reporting switch operated accompanying the emergency situation occurrence, a normal transmission part 40 for originating a call based on the operation of a normal key switch, a transmission/reception part 50 for transmitting and receiving the data with a competent department through a network 70 and a GPS receiver 60 for recognizing a present position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable radio terminal having an emergency information reporting function and an emergency information reporting system. The contents can be automatically reported to an appropriate department, and information such as the current location of the rushing emergency vehicle can be reported to the reporting source.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an emergency notification device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-311992, a notification destination, a user, and details of an emergency are determined by voice recognition and activated. However, in this device, since the location is specified by the ID of the base station, there is a problem that accurate information on the current location cannot be known.

[0003] In a portable telephone device having a rescue information transmission / reception function described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-116969, GP
You can grasp the current location with S and attach a map display section,
And the report destination can be selected. However, the switch is operated in the notification of an emergency, so that it cannot be used in a situation where there is not enough time.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and, when reporting emergency information, records not only the location but also the content immediately after the occurrence of the situation, and automatically records the content to the center. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable radio terminal and an emergency information reporting system that can notify a reporting source of information such as the current location of an urgent vehicle rushing in and report the information to the reporting source.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a specific switch is operated to activate an emergency information report, and its position can be specified by a GPS or the like to report it to a department in charge, and a rush comes with the report. In addition, information such as the current location of the emergency vehicle and the estimated arrival time can be reported to the reporting source.

[0006] In addition, a start mode based on voice recognition is provided. In addition to the conventional method of transmitting an emergency call by voice recognition, the portable radio terminal user starts recording immediately after a specific keyword is generated. The recorded voice data is also transmitted to the emergency call destination together with the location information. By doing so, it is possible to inform the emergency call destination in detail of the emergency situation.

[0007] When an emergency occurs, emergency information stored in the portable radio terminal in advance can be output from a speaker. Therefore, the rescuer who rushed to the place can take appropriate rescue measures by listening to the contents.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An emergency signal storage means for storing an emergency signal in advance in preparation for an expected emergency situation, and an emergency signal storage means based on activation of a sensor or voice recognition means or operation of an emergency button, Recording means for recording the situation of the site immediately after; emergency starting notification means for notifying the center of the occurrence of an emergency and the contents recorded in the recording means after starting the recording means; dispatching at the request of the center Output means for outputting the present location or estimated arrival time of the emergency vehicle to be performed by voice or image, and not only the position when emergency information is reported but also the situation. The content that can be recorded immediately after the occurrence, the content can be automatically reported to the center, and information such as the current location of the rushed emergency vehicle can be reported to the reporting source. Having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the voice recognition means comprises voice input / output means comprising a microphone and a speaker, and voice transmission means comprising a voice pattern storage section and a voice pattern comparison section. The portable wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein emergency information can be reported by voice recognition means, and at that time, not only the position but also the content immediately after the occurrence of the situation is recorded. This has the effect that the contents can be automatically reported to the center and information such as the current location of the rushed emergency vehicle can be reported to the reporting source.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the loudspeaker of the voice input / output means also serves as an output means for outputting the current position or estimated arrival time of the emergency vehicle by voice. (2) The emergency vehicle in which the emergency information is reported, not only the location but also the content immediately after the occurrence of the situation, and the content can be automatically reported to the center when reporting emergency information. Has the effect that information such as the current location of the user can be reported by voice to the reporting source.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a method for coping with the owner's chronic illness is stored in advance as the emergency signal, and when an emergency occurs due to the onset of the chronic illness, the voice signal is output. 3. The portable wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein a remedy for the owner's medical condition is output as voice from a speaker of the input / output means for a certain period of time. It has the effect that a person can take appropriate emergency measures by listening to the contents.

[0012] The invention according to claim 5 of the present invention is an emergency notification system comprising a portable radio terminal, a center connected to a network, a police station, a fire department or the like, and an emergency vehicle attached thereto, The portable wireless terminal has an emergency signal storage unit that stores an emergency signal in advance in preparation for a predicted emergency situation, and an emergency signal storage unit based on activation of a sensor or voice recognition unit or operation of an emergency button. Accompanying this, recording means for recording the situation of the site immediately after the occurrence of the emergency, after the start of the recording means, emergency occurrence notification means for notifying the center of the occurrence of an emergency and the contents recorded in the recording means, Output means for outputting, by voice or image, a current position or an estimated arrival time of an emergency vehicle dispatched at the request of the center, wherein the center is a portable radio terminal in the event of an emergency Signal acquisition means for acquiring emergency signals, recorded data, etc., display means for displaying the personal information, emergency signal information, maps of incidents and accident sites on a display, and emergency vehicles such as police and fire departments. Emergency vehicle request means for making a dispatch request, predicted arrival time notification means for predicting the expected time to reach the site from the current location information of the emergency vehicle and notifying the portable wireless terminal thereof,
This is an emergency call system characterized by the fact that when notifying emergency information, not only the location but also the contents immediately after the occurrence of the situation is recorded, and the contents can be automatically reported to the center. And information such as the current location of the rushing emergency vehicle can be reported to the reporting source.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a portable wireless terminal and an emergency information notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 100 as a mobile wireless terminal includes an emergency signal storage unit 1 that stores an emergency signal in advance in preparation for a predicted emergency situation,
A telephone number storage unit 2 having a function as a telephone directory, a recording data storage unit 3 for starting recording by a user uttering a keyword through a microphone 11 of a voice input / output unit 10, and a display unit 4 for displaying data and the like. A control unit 5 for performing overall control, a voice input / output unit 10 including a microphone 11 and a speaker 12, a voice pattern storage unit 21, and a voice pattern comparison unit.
22; an emergency transmission unit 30 for transmitting a call based on an emergency notification switch operated in response to an emergency; and a normal transmission unit 40 for transmitting a call based on a normal key switch operation. And a transmission / reception unit 50 for transmitting / receiving data to / from a department in charge via a network 70, and a GPS receiver 60 for receiving a signal from a GPS satellite 80 for ascertaining the current position.

The operation of the portable radio terminal and the emergency information notification system of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In a step (abbreviated as St. in FIG. 2) 21 of FIG. 2, the audio input / output unit 10 checks whether or not an audio signal from the user is received via the microphone 11. As a result, if it is received, the process proceeds to step 22, but if it is not received, the process proceeds to step.

In step 22, the received voice signal is output to voice pattern comparison section 22 of voice transmission section 20. It should be noted that the user needs to use the microphone of the audio input / output
From 11, voice data such as a key term, that is, a keyword is stored in the voice pattern storage unit 21 of the voice transmitting unit 20 in advance in preparation for an emergency.

Next, in step 23, the voice data stored in advance is stored in the voice pattern comparing section 22 of the voice transmitting section 20.
Read out. Here, if there is no data to read,
The process ends, but if there is data to be read, in step 24, the received audio signal is compared with audio data stored in advance.

If the result of the comparison in step 24 is that a match is obtained, the process proceeds to step 25. If a match is not obtained, the process returns to step 23.
This is repeated, but if the mismatch still continues, there will be no more data to be read out and the process will end.

On the other hand, if they match in step 24, the telephone number, personal information, emergency signal, and the like to be used have been determined at this time. The recording function provided at 100, that is, the recording data storage unit 3 is started.
Then, in step 26, a communication path is formed to the selected telephone number. That is, by the control operation of the control unit 5, the telephone number is read from the telephone number storage unit 2, and a communication path is formed with respect to the report destination (the destination telephone) connected to the network 70 via the transmission / reception unit 50.

Next, in step 26, unfortunately,
If a communication path is not formed with respect to the (destination telephone), redialing is performed in step 27 to aim at formation of the communication path again. If a communication path is successfully formed in step 26, a series of information such as recording data immediately after an emergency, position data, a selected emergency signal, and personal information are transmitted to a report destination (the destination telephone) in step 28. I do.

In step 29, the selected emergency signal stored in advance is output from the speaker 12 for a certain period of time. This is performed in order to inform a person who has rushed to the site of the occurrence of an emergency, and for example, outputs information on chronic illness for a certain period of time.

It should be noted that information on the chronic disease is determined in advance by consultation between the chronic disease holder and the doctor, and is stored in the terminal. For example, (1) if there is a chronic disease of myocardial infarction and angina, if the symptoms appear, giving a sublingual nitroglycerin sublingual tablet will improve the symptoms,
The message says, "I am falling down with angina. There is a pill in the chest pocket case. Please give the pill under your tongue. Please."
In this way, the sound is output from the speaker for a certain period of time. (2) If you have diabetes, blood sugar levels rise, and if you experience diabetes symptoms (cold sweat, heart palpitations, decreased consciousness), licking sugar will temporarily improve the symptoms. Therefore, the message content is, "I am unconscious because of diabetes. Sugar is in my breast pocket. Let me lick that sugar. Please, please." Output from the speaker for a certain period of time.

In step 30, related departments connected via the network 70, such as a center, a fire department,
Information on the trends of emergency vehicles dispatched by the police station or the like is received from emergency contacts (centers, fire stations, police stations, etc.) and output to the display unit 4 and the speakers 12. This information is updated at regular intervals so that the latest information is output.

In step 31, when a call is made with the above-mentioned communication contact, the user proceeds to step 32 by pressing the talk button of the portable radio terminal device or by saying a keyword for making a call. A call is made, and the process is continued until the communication end button is pressed in step 33. If the communication end button is pressed, the process ends. If no call is to be made, the process ends.

If the voice signal from the user is not received through the microphone 11 in step 21, the process proceeds to step 34, and it is determined whether the emergency call button is pressed in step 34 or whether the sensor detects an abnormal value. Is determined.

If the emergency call button is pressed or the sensor detects an abnormal value, the process proceeds to step 41 in FIG.
If the sensor does not detect an abnormal value, step 35
Then, in step 35, it is determined whether or not a key operation for making a set emergency call has been performed.

In this case, the key operation for making a set emergency call is, for example, a button operation such as * 99. With this button operation, a telephone number, personal information, an emergency signal (data to be sent to the center, (Data output from the speaker) or whether to use the voice function is selected.

In step 35, if a key operation for making a set emergency call is performed, the process proceeds to step 41 in FIG. 3 through reference numeral B. If no key operation is performed, the process proceeds to step 36. move on. In step 36, it is determined whether or not a normal call has been made. In this case, the normal call operation includes dialing, redialing, abbreviated calling, and the like.

If it is determined in step 36 that the normal call has not been made, the process ends. If the normal call has been made, the process proceeds to step 37, where a communication path is formed to the dialed telephone number in step 37. To do.
That is, by the control operation of the control unit 5, based on the dialed telephone number, a communication path is formed with respect to a report destination (destination telephone) connected to the network 70 via the transmission / reception unit 50. If the communication path is formed, a call is made to the dial destination in step 38, but if the communication path is not formed, the processing is terminated.

During a call, it is monitored in step 39 whether or not the call end button has been pressed. If the call end button has been pressed, the process ends. If the call end button has not been pressed yet, the flow returns to step 38. It is determined that the call is in progress, and it is monitored again at step 39 whether the call end button has been pressed.

Next, when the emergency call button is pressed in step 34 of FIG. 2, or when an abnormal value is detected by the sensor, or when a key operation for making a set emergency call is performed in step 35, , The steps in FIG.
At 41, the recording function of the mobile phone 100, that is, the recording data storage unit 3 is started.

Then, in step 42, a communication path is formed to the selected telephone number. That is, based on the telephone number selected by the control operation of the control unit 5, the report destination connected to the network 70 via the transmission / reception unit 50.
A communication path is formed for (the destination telephone). If no communication path is formed, redialing is performed in step 43 to finally form a communication path.

In step 44, a series of information such as recorded data immediately after an emergency, position data, a selected emergency signal, and personal information are transmitted to a report destination (the destination telephone).

In step 45, the voice function is selected by the operation in step 35. In this case, the selected emergency signal stored in advance is output from the speaker 12 for a certain period of time. The content output from speaker 12 is the same as that described in step 29, and will not be repeated here.

Step 46 is a case where the voice function is selected by the operation in step 35 as in step 45 described above.
Receiving information on the trends of emergency vehicles dispatched by arrangements of related departments connected via the Internet, such as a center, a fire department, a police station, etc., from emergency contacts (a center, a fire department, a police department, etc.), and a display unit 4 And output to the speaker 12. This information is updated at regular intervals so that the latest information is output. The operations of steps 45 and 46 are substantially the same as steps 29 and 30.

Next, in step 47, if the call is not made with the communication contact, the process is terminated. If the call is made, in step 48, a call is made with the communication contact person. In step 49, it is monitored whether or not the call end button has been pressed. If the call end button has not been pressed, the flow returns to step 48, and it is monitored again whether or not the call end button has been pressed. If the call end button is pressed, the process ends.

The operation of the portable radio terminal and the emergency information notification system according to the present invention has been described above. FIG. 4 shows the flow of signals in time series.

That is, in the portable radio terminal, the occurrence of an emergency is recognized by a method such as voice recognition, button operation, or sensor detection. Then, the recording is started, and the current location, the emergency signal, the personal information, and the recorded data are transmitted to the center. On the other hand, when the voice function is used, an emergency signal is output from the speaker of the portable wireless terminal for a certain period of time.

At the center, the current location, emergency signal, personal information, and recorded data are obtained and stored from the portable radio terminal in the event of an emergency. Next, personal information, emergency signal information, and a map of the incident and accident site from the current location are displayed on the display. As a result, the police and fire department in charge can be identified. In addition, police and emergency vehicles needed
Request fire departments and other authorities and, if necessary, contact the victim's home. On the other hand, it also plays back recorded data.

The police and fire departments issue a request for an emergency vehicle, so the emergency vehicle issues an express command to the site. The emergency vehicle receiving the command promptly goes to the site, acquires the current location of the emergency vehicle, and transmits it to the center.

Since the center has received the current location of the emergency vehicle, the center predicts the estimated time until the emergency vehicle reaches the site from this data and transmits it to the portable radio terminal.

The portable radio terminal acquires the current location and estimated arrival time of the emergency vehicle, and outputs voice data from a speaker and image data from a display unit.

As described above, from the signal flow of FIG. 4, an emergency notification system including the portable wireless terminal, the center connected to the network, the police and fire departments, and the associated emergency vehicles is constructed. You will also understand that In addition, it is easy to understand that the portable wireless terminal realizes functions not available in conventional portable wireless terminals, such as starting the recording function when an emergency occurs and outputting an emergency signal from the speaker of the voice input / output unit. I can do it.

[0043]

As described above, the portable radio terminal according to the present invention is provided with an emergency signal storage means for storing an emergency signal in advance in preparation for a predicted emergency situation, and the activation or activation of a sensor or voice recognition means. With the contents of the emergency signal storage means based on the operation of the emergency button, a recording means for recording the situation of the site immediately after the occurrence of the emergency, and after the start of the recording means, the occurrence of the emergency and the information recorded on the recording means It is characterized by comprising: emergency occurrence notifying means for notifying the contents to the center; and output means for outputting the present position or estimated arrival time of the emergency vehicle dispatched at the request of the center by voice or image. When notifying emergency information, not only the location but also the content immediately after the occurrence of the event is recorded, and the content can be automatically reported to the center and the current location of the rushed emergency vehicle etc. It has the effect that it is possible to informing the broadcast to the reporting source.

The emergency call system according to the present invention is an emergency call system comprising a portable radio terminal, a center connected to a network, a police department, a fire department or the like, and an emergency vehicle associated therewith. Portable wireless terminals
An emergency signal storage means for storing an emergency signal in advance in preparation for an expected emergency situation, and an emergency signal storage means based on activation of a sensor or voice recognition means or operation of an emergency button, Recording means for recording the situation of the site immediately after; emergency starting notification means for notifying the center of the occurrence of an emergency and the contents recorded in the recording means after starting the recording means; dispatching at the request of the center Output means for outputting the current position or estimated arrival time of the emergency vehicle to be performed by voice or image, the center is an emergency signal, a signal acquisition means for acquiring recording data and the like from the portable radio terminal in the event of an emergency, A display means for displaying the personal information, emergency signal information, a map of the incident and accident site on a display, and an emergency for requesting a police or fire department to dispatch an emergency vehicle. Both request means and predicted arrival time notifying means for predicting an estimated time to reach the site from the current location information of the emergency vehicle and notifying the same to the portable wireless terminal. When notifying emergency information, not only the location but also the content immediately after the occurrence of the situation is recorded, and the content can be automatically reported to the center, and information such as the current location of the rushing emergency vehicle is reported to the reporting source. It has the effect that it can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a portable wireless terminal and an emergency information notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the portable wireless terminal and the emergency information notification system of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is another flowchart for explaining the operation of the portable wireless terminal and the emergency information notification system of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a signal flow for explaining the operation of the emergency information notification system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Emergency signal storage unit 2 Phone number storage unit 3 Recorded data storage unit 4 Display unit 5 Control unit 10 Voice input / output unit 11 Microphone 12 Speaker 20 Voice transmission unit 21 Voice pattern storage unit 22 Voice pattern comparison unit 30 Emergency transmission unit 40 Normal Transmitter 50 Transmitter / receiver 60 GPS receiver 70 Network 80 GPS satellite 100 Mobile phone

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Claims (5)

[Claims] An emergency signal storage means for storing an emergency signal in advance in preparation for a predicted emergency situation, and an emergency signal storage means based on activation of a sensor or voice recognition means or operation of an emergency button. Recording means for recording the situation at the site immediately after the occurrence of the emergency, and after the recording means is started, an emergency occurrence notifying means for notifying the center of the occurrence of the emergency and the contents recorded in the recording means, Output means for outputting the present location or estimated arrival time of the emergency vehicle dispatched at the request of the center by voice or image. 2. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the voice recognition unit includes a voice input / output unit including a microphone and a speaker, and a voice transmission unit including a voice pattern storage unit and a voice pattern comparison unit. 1. The mobile wireless terminal according to 1. 3. The portable wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the speaker of the voice input / output unit also serves as an output unit that outputs the current location or the estimated arrival time of the emergency vehicle by voice. 4. A method for coping with the owner's pre-existing illness is stored in advance as the emergency signal. The portable radio terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a coping method for the pre-existing disease is output as voice for a certain period of time. 5. An emergency call system comprising a portable wireless terminal, a center connected to a network, a police station, a fire department, and an emergency vehicle associated therewith, wherein the portable wireless terminal is predicted. An emergency signal storage means for storing an emergency signal in advance in preparation for the occurrence of an emergency, and an emergency signal storage means based on the activation of a sensor or voice recognition means or the operation of an emergency button, so that the site immediately after the occurrence of the emergency Recording means for recording the situation of the emergency, an emergency occurrence notifying means for notifying the center of the occurrence of an emergency and the contents recorded in the recording means after the recording means is started, and an emergency dispatched at the request of the center. Output means for outputting the current location or estimated arrival time of the vehicle in the form of voice or image, wherein the center is configured to output an emergency signal, recorded data, etc. from a portable wireless terminal in the event of an emergency Signal acquisition means for acquiring, display means for displaying the personal information, emergency signal information, maps of incidents and accident sites on a display, and emergency vehicle request means for requesting the police, fire and other authorities to dispatch emergency vehicles And an estimated arrival time notifying means for estimating an estimated time to reach the site from the current location information of the emergency vehicle and notifying the estimated time to the portable wireless terminal.