JP2001103550A - Communication system and terminal for it - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system that can quickly and surely make communication between a person to be nursed and a nursing person. SOLUTION: When a speech button of a nursed person terminal is depressed, the nursed person terminal calls a nursing person terminal in a transceiver speech mode (S1). When no reply comes from the nursing person terminal (NO in S3), the speech mode is changed into a master slave phone speech mode where the nursing person terminal is called via a master set (S4). Similarly in the case that no reply comes from the nursing person terminal in each speech mode within a prescribed time (NO in S5 and S7), the speech mode is changed into a public phone speech mode where a base station calls the nursing person terminal via a public phone network (S6) and further a transfer phone speech mode in the public phone speech mode (S8). When no reply comes from the nursing person terminal in the transfer phone speech mode (NO in S9), a 2nd nursing person terminal and then a 3rd nursing person terminal is called.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system and a communication terminal device suitable for use in the communication system, and more particularly, to a communication system between a cared person and a caregiver in an independence / care support system. The present invention relates to a calling side communication terminal device for a care receiver for the purpose.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a care recipient needs to communicate with a caregiver, a PHS (Personal Han) is required.
dy-Phone System), that is, a simplified digital mobile phone is widely used. In the prior art, this PH
In the communication system between the cared person and the caregiver using S, if the cared person does not know the caregiver's whereabouts, the cared person guesses the caregiver's whereabouts. Caller manually selects the call mode of the telephone owned by the user.

[0003] For example, first, the care receiver first manually calls the caregiver in the transceiver mode assuming that the caregiver is nearby, and if the caregiver cannot be called in the transceiver mode, the following steps are taken. If the caregiver is manually called in the parent-child telephone mode, and the caregiver cannot be called, the caregiver is called manually in the public telephone mode.

[0004]

However, in the above-described manual switching of the talk mode of the cared person, the operation by the cared person is complicated, and the cared person who needs a quick and reliable connection in an emergency is required. It was not suitable as a system for communicating between caregivers.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and allows quick and reliable communication between a cared person and a carer without requiring complicated operation of the cared person. If it is possible and the care recipient and the first caregiver cannot communicate, the second or third
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system that can communicate with a caregiver.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a single telephone call button, a transceiver telephone mode, a parent-child telephone telephone mode, a public telephone telephone mode, and a transfer telephone telephone call in the public telephone telephone mode. A calling communication terminal device capable of calling in at least two or more modes depending on a mode, wherein when the call button is pressed,
In the above-mentioned mode, the called side is sequentially called.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the call button is pressed, if the called party does not answer within a predetermined time, the mode is automatically switched to the next talk mode. It is what it was.

The invention of claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, the mode is switched to the next call mode each time the call button is pressed.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the invention according to the first to third aspects, wherein at least two or more of a transceiver communication mode, a parent-child telephone communication mode, a public telephone communication mode, and a transfer telephone communication mode in the public telephone communication mode. 4. A calling communication terminal device capable of talking in one of the following modes, and a plurality of called devices corresponding to each of the calling modes, wherein the calling communication terminal device is any one of claims 1 to 3. It is characterized in that a call is made with a called party using a communication terminal device.

The invention according to claim 5 comprises one calling side and a plurality of called sides, and is a transfer telephone in a transceiver communication mode, a parent-child telephone communication mode, a public telephone communication mode, and a public telephone communication mode. A communication system capable of making a call in a call mode, wherein a call is made from said calling party to one of said plurality of called parties in said transceiver call mode for a predetermined time. If there is no response from the called side, the mode is switched to the parent-child telephone call mode and a call is re-issued to the called side, and if there is no response from the called side within a predetermined time, The call is switched to the public telephone call mode, a call is re-established to the called side, and if there is no response from the called side within a predetermined time, the call is switched to the transfer telephone call mode and another call is made. If the called party is called again and there is no response from the other called party within a predetermined time, the call is further called to the other called party by the transfer telephone call mode. is there.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a care receiver terminal, 2 is a caregiver terminal, and 3 is a parent. , 4 is a public telephone network, 5 is a base station, 6 is a second caregiver terminal, 7 is a third caregiver terminal, and a care receiver terminal (caller terminal) 1 and a caregiver terminal (callee terminal). 2), 6 and 7 are simplified digital mobile phones, and the care receiver terminal 1 and the caregiver terminal 2 can communicate in a transceiver communication mode, a parent-child communication mode, and a public telephone communication mode. The care recipient terminal 1 and the care giver terminals 6 and 7 can communicate with each other in the transfer telephone communication mode in the public telephone communication mode.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of the care receiver terminal 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2 (A) is a front view, and FIG. 2 (B) is a side view ( 2 (A) is a view taken along the line BB in FIG.
b is a strap, 1c is a receiver (speaker), 1d is a call button, 1e is an off button, 1f is a guard, and 1g is a microphone. The cared person terminal 1 is for making a call from the cared person to a specific caregiver, and is used in an emergency, so unlike a normal mobile phone,
The structure makes it easy for the cared person to operate. That is, the operation buttons of the care receiver terminal 1 include a call button 1d for calling a caregiver and an off button 1 for cutting off a call.
e. The call button 1d is particularly large so as to be easily pressed in an emergency, and the off button 1e is provided on a guard 1f which is one step higher than the call button 1d in order to prevent an erroneous operation.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining one embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention. When the care receiver, who is the calling side, presses the call button 1d of the care receiver terminal 1 to perform a call operation (S1), the care receiver calling terminal receives a call that is close to the calling terminal or inexpensive. Call from terminal sequentially. First, the care receiver terminal 1 calls the care receiver terminal 2 in the transceiver call mode (S
2). At this time, the range in which the care receiver terminal 1 can call the care receiver terminal 2 is within a circle having a radius of a distance r within which radio communication can be directly performed from the care receiver terminal 1. If the caregiver responds within a predetermined time in this transceiver call mode (YES in S3), a call between the care receiver and the caregiver, ie, a transceiver call between the care receiver terminal 1 and the care giver terminal 2, is possible. Becomes

If there is no response from the caregiver terminal 2 to the call of the care receiver terminal 1 in the transceiver call mode for a certain period of time (NO in S3), the care receiver terminal 1 becomes the master unit 3 The mode is switched to the parent-child telephone call mode for calling the caregiver terminal 2 via (S4). At this time, the range in which the care receiver terminal 1 can call the caregiver terminal 2 is as follows:
It is within a circle whose radius is the distance R at which the wireless communication between the base unit 3 and the caregiver terminal 2 is possible. If the caregiver responds within a predetermined time in the parent-child telephone call mode (YES in S5), a call between the care receiver and the caregiver, that is, the caregiver terminal from the care receiver terminal 1 via the base unit 3 is performed. 2 becomes possible.

If there is no response from the caregiver terminal 2 to the call of the care receiver terminal 1 in the parent-child telephone call mode for a certain period of time (NO in S5), the care receiver terminal 1 uses the public telephone. The mode is switched to the public telephone call mode for calling the caregiver terminal 2 from the base station 5 via the network 4 (S6). If the caregiver answers within a predetermined time in this public telephone call mode (YES in S7), a call between the care receiver and the caregiver, that is, the caregiver from the care receiver terminal 1 via the public telephone network 4 is provided. A call with the terminal 2 becomes possible.

If there is no response from the caregiver terminal 2 in response to the call of the care receiver terminal 1 in the public telephone call mode for a certain period of time (NO in S7), the care receiver terminal 1 uses the public telephone. The second caregiver terminal 6 is called by the transfer phone call mode in the call mode (S8). If there is no response from the second caregiver terminal 6 in response to the call for a certain period of time in the transfer phone call mode of the care receiver terminal 1 (NO in S9), further, the care receiver terminal 1 Call the third caregiver terminal 7 in the transfer telephone call mode (S
10). When there is no response from the third caregiver terminal 7, the following will be performed according to the order in which the caregiver terminals are registered.
Calling of the caregiver terminal in the transfer telephone call mode is performed (S9, S10). The order in which the caregiver terminals are called is programmed in the care receiver terminal 1, and the calling order and number can be changed. In the above description, an example in which the call mode is automatically and sequentially switched every predetermined time has been described. However, even within the predetermined time, when the operation button is pressed, the next called terminal is immediately called. It will be easily understood that this may be done.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the care receiver simply presses the call button of the care receiver terminal without being conscious of where the care receiver is.
You can talk quickly and reliably with your caregiver. Also,
Even if communication between the cared person and the ordinary caregiver is not possible, communication between the cared person and the caregiver can be performed, so that communication between the cared person and the caregiver can be performed even in an emergency. Is secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main part configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of the care receiver terminal 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... care receiver terminal, 1a ... antenna, 1b ... strap, 1c ... receiver, 1d ... call button, 1e ... off button, 1f ... guard, 1g ... microphone, 2 ... caregiver terminal, 3
... The base unit, 4... Public telephone network, 5... Base station, 6... Second caregiver terminal, 7.

Continuation of front page (71) Applicant 591160268 Kita-Nippon Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. 1-2-1, Koriyama, Taishiro-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi (72) Inventor Fujio Sato 7-2-1, Nakayama, Aoba-ku, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Tohoku Electric Power Stock (72) Inventor Kenichi Shiohara 7-2-1, Nakayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Electric Power Company R & D Center (72) Inventor Junichi Murakami 7-2, Nakayama, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi No. 1 Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. R & D Center (72) Inventor Mitsuo Osada 3-9 Meido, Izumi-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture Inside Tsuken Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Zenichiro Nagasawa Izumi, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture Token Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masanori Shoko 3-9-9 Meiden, Izumi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi Prefecture Token Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenichi Kiyono Miyagi (72) Inventor, Token Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. Fuji Tadashi 4-1-1, Harugaoka, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture Inside Yuretec Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yuichi Yamada 6-2 Kutoriji Mukoharamae, Taishiro-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture North Kita Electric Cable Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takami Suzuki 6-2 Mukaihara Mae, Tatori-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture F-term in Kita-Nippon Electric Cable Co., Ltd. 5K067 BB04 BB08 EE04 EE32 HH06 HH07

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A telephone having a single call button, wherein a call in at least two or more modes of a transceiver call mode, a parent-child phone call mode, a public phone call mode, and a transfer phone call mode in the public phone call mode is provided. A communication terminal device capable of calling, wherein the called terminal is sequentially called in the mode when the call button is pressed. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when the call button is pressed, if the called party does not answer within a predetermined time, the communication mode is automatically switched to the next call mode. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein each time the call button is pressed, the communication mode is switched to a next call mode. 4. A calling side communication terminal device capable of communicating in at least two modes of a transceiver communication mode, a parent-child telephone communication mode, a public telephone communication mode, and a transfer telephone communication mode in the public telephone communication mode. And a plurality of called devices corresponding to the respective call modes, wherein the communication with the called device is performed using the communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 as the calling communication terminal device. Characteristic communication system. 5. A telephone call comprising a calling side and a plurality of called sides, and a call in a transceiver call mode, a parent-child telephone call mode, a public telephone call mode, and a transfer telephone call mode in the public telephone call mode. Communication system capable of transmitting one of the plurality of called parties from the calling party according to the transceiver call mode.
If there is no response from the called party within a predetermined time after being called to one called party, the mode is switched to the parent-child telephone communication mode and a call is re-issued to the called party, and If there is no response from the called party within a predetermined time, the telephone is switched to the public telephone communication mode and a call is re-established to the called party, and a response from the called party is received within a predetermined time. If not, the call is switched to the transfer telephone call mode and a call is re-established to another callee. If there is no response from the other callee within a predetermined time, another call is made according to the transfer telephone call mode. A communication system characterized by being called by a called party.