JP2001127915A - Life security system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a life security system, capable of eliminating the need for the extension of a reporting unit timer, even if single rooms are increased by monitoring the movement of a person inside and outside of the single room with separate timers. SOLUTION: This life security system is composed of a reporting unit 1 and a single room unit 2, which are installed inside a prescribed house 4 and have a sensor and a timer, monitors the movement of a person with the unit 2, when the person is present in the single room with the unit 2 and the movement of the person with the unit 1 when the person is absent in the single room and is present in the house 4, and automatically notifies prescribed reporting destinations 6 and 8 via the unit 1 about the abnormality, when there is found abnormalities in the movement of the person in both cases.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a life security system,
In particular, the present invention relates to a life security system in which movement of a person inside and outside a private room is monitored by separate timers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, by detecting an accident of a single person in a bathroom or a toilet, etc. promptly and automatically reporting the accident, the single person can live a life with peace of mind and give a family a sense of security. A system has been proposed.

FIG. 5 shows an example of this life security system.

In FIG. 5, for example, in a house 50 in which elderly people living alone live, inner sensors 52 and 54 are provided on walls such as bathrooms and toilets, and outer sensors 53 and 55 are provided at respective doorways. .

[0005] In-hall sensors 5 are provided in corridors and stairs.
6 and 57, and a notification unit 51 is provided in a living room or the like.

Further, the notification unit 51 has a bathroom timer 51A and a toilet timer 51B corresponding to each private room.

[0007] With this configuration, for example, when an elderly person living alone enters the bathtub, the inner sensor 52 detects it and notifies the notification unit 51, and the bathroom timer 51 of the notification unit 51.
A restarts and sets a predetermined time.

Then, the inner sensor 5 is set within the set time.
If no change is detected by 2, it is regarded as an abnormality, and the notification device 51 automatically notifies the predetermined notification destination, for example, the family of the single elderly person of the abnormality.

[0009]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

As described above, in the conventional life security system (FIG. 5), the notification device 51 has timers 51A and 51B corresponding to each private room.

However, the house 50 shown in FIG. 5 is not always provided with only one private room such as a bathroom and a toilet. For example, there are cases where toilets are provided on the first and second floors.

In the case of a two-family house or a three-family house, a single house 50 is usually provided with a plurality of private rooms such as bathrooms and toilets in accordance with the number of households.

[0013] Furthermore, for example, although there was only one toilet at the beginning, there is a case where another one is added especially for the elderly.

In such a case, in the conventional life security system (FIG. 5), the timer of the notification unit must be added one after another according to each private room, which is extremely troublesome and time-consuming. .

[0015] In addition, monitoring the movement of the person in each private room by adding a timer of the notification device 51 one after another,
Since the load is applied only to the notification device 51, which may cause a failure, it is not preferable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a life security system which monitors the movement of a person inside and outside of a private room with separate timers, so that it is not necessary to add a timer for a notification unit even if the number of private rooms increases.

[0017]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises, as shown in FIG. 1, a report unit 1 and a private room unit 2 installed in a predetermined house 4 and both having a sensor and a timer. When the person is in the private room, the movement of the person is monitored by the private room unit 2 or when the person goes out of the private room and is in the house 4, the notification unit 1 is provided.
, The movement of the person is monitored, and in any case, when there is an abnormality in the movement of the person, a predetermined notification destination 6, 8 is automatically notified via the notification unit 1.

According to the configuration of the present invention, the notification unit 1 (FIG. 1) has the sensor 1B and the timer 1C, and the private room unit 2 has the inner sensor 2B1, the outer sensor 2B2, and the timer 2C.

Therefore, when a person is in a private room such as a bathroom, the internal sensor 2B1 of the private room unit 2 detects this and the timer 2C is restarted, and the internal sensor 2B1 is restarted within a predetermined time set by the timer 2C. When 2B1 does not detect a change in the movement of a person, it is considered that there is an abnormality, and the abnormality is notified to the notification unit 1, and a predetermined notification destination 6, via the notification unit 1,
8. Automatic notification AL is made.

When a person goes out of the private room and is in the house 4, the sensor 1B of the notification unit 1 or the house unit 3
When the sensor 1B of the notification unit 1 detects this and the timer 1C of the notification unit 1 is restarted, and the sensors 1B and 3B do not detect a change in the movement of the person within a predetermined time set by the timer 1C, an abnormality is detected. Assuming that there has been a report, the report unit 1 itself makes an automatic report AL to predetermined report destinations 6 and 8.

For this reason, it is possible to monitor the movement of a person by using separate timers when the person is in the private room and when the person is outside. Even if the number of private rooms increases, the number of private room units 2 can be increased. Therefore, a life security system that does not require the addition of a timer of the notification unit is provided.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described by way of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the configuration of the present invention. The illustrated life security system includes, for example, a predetermined house 4 in which a single elderly person lives, and a house 6 or a center 8 of the family, which is a predetermined report destination. And a fire department, etc., which are connected by a public line 5.

The notification unit 1 is provided in the predetermined house 4.
, A private room unit 2 and a home unit 3 are installed respectively.

The notification unit 1 is installed in a living room or the like, the private room unit 2 is installed in each private room such as a bathroom or a toilet, the home unit 3 is installed in other corridors, stairs, or the like. Is also good.

The notification unit 1 automatically dials predetermined notification destinations 6 and 8 registered in advance using a voice synthesis unit 1E and a line control unit 1R, which will be described later, according to an instruction from the private room unit 2, and performs voice synthesis. To automatically report abnormalities.

That is, when a person is in a private room, the private room unit 2 monitors the movement of the person, and when there is an abnormality in the movement of the person, the unit 2 notifies the notification unit 1 of the abnormality. Predetermined report destinations 6 and 8 via 1
The automatic notification AL is made.

The notification unit 1 is provided with its own sensor 1
When the timer 1C is restarted by a detection signal from the sensor B or the sensor 3B of the home unit 3 and a change is not detected within a predetermined time set by the timer 1C, the voice synthesizing unit 1E and the Using the line control unit 1R, a predetermined report destination 6, 8 registered in advance is automatically dialed to automatically report an abnormality by voice synthesis.

That is, when a person goes out of the private room and is in the house 4, the notification unit 1 monitors the movement of the person. Automatic notification AL is made in 6 and 8.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the person is in the private room, the timer 2C of the private room unit 2 is used, and when the person leaves the private room, the timer 1 of the notification unit 1 is used.
As in C, the movement of a person can be monitored by separate timers.

In other words, when viewed from the entire private room such as a bathroom, the timer 2C of the private room unit 2 is an inner timer, and the timer 1C of the reporting unit 1 is an outer timer.

Therefore, when the number of private rooms increases, a private room unit 2 (internal timer) may be installed in each private room, and it is not necessary to add a timer (outer timer) of the notification unit 1.

The details of the notification unit 1 are shown in FIG. 2 and include a control unit 1A, a sensor 1B, a timer 1C, an outside switch 1D, a voice synthesis unit 1E, a speaker 1F,
Cancel switch 1G, memory 1H, terminal communication unit 1K
, Hands-free 1L, external telephone 1M, display 1
N, a total timer 1P, a communication switch 1Q, and a line controller 1R.

The control section 1A is the subject of the judgment of the notification unit 1, and when there is an instruction from the private room unit 2 via the terminal communication section 1K as described above (when there is an abnormality in the person in the private room). For example, in addition to controlling the voice synthesizing unit 1E and the line control unit 1R to perform automatic notification AL to predetermined notification destinations 6 and 8, a predetermined operation is performed by controlling the entire apparatus shown in FIG.

The sensor 1B detects the movement of a person when the person leaves the private room and is in the house 4 (for example, in the living room where the notification unit 1 is installed). Restart the timer 1C via the unit 1A,
A predetermined time is set.

When the outside switch 1D is pressed, the timer 1C and the like are stopped when the outside switch 1D is pressed, and the automatic notification is suppressed or prohibited.

That is, when a person goes out of the house 4 (FIG. 1) and there is no one in the house, if this outside switch is pressed, the timer 1C and the like of the notification unit 1 will not work, and the sensor 1B and the like will not work. Even if the movement of the person is not detected during the absence, the automatic report is not made to the predetermined report destinations 6 and 8.

In this case, the outside switch 1D is pressed once, but when the outside is canceled, the sensor 1B detects it or presses the cancel switch 1G. Also, cancel switch 1G
push.

As described above, the voice synthesizing unit 1E, when automatically issuing an instruction according to the instruction from the private room unit 2, that is, when there is an abnormality in a private room, the abnormality of the person via the control unit 1A. The situation is voice-synthesized, and the voice-synthesized abnormal situation is reported to the automatically dialed destinations 6 and 8 via the line control unit 1R.

As described above, the voice synthesizing unit 1E controls the control unit 1 when the reporting unit 1 detects an abnormality and automatically reports, that is, when a person outside the private room has a problem.
The voice to be automatically notified via A is synthesized as a bell, and the bell is announced via the speaker 1F.

In this case, after a certain period of time, an automatic notification is made by the cooperation of the voice synthesizing unit 1E and the line control unit 1R in the same manner as described above. Synthesizes voice as the main bell, and the main bell is announced via the speaker 1F.

Further, the pre-bell in this case is determined by the terminal communication unit 1K
Is sent to the home unit 3 as a pre-bell signal via the voice synthesizing unit 3E (FIG. 4) of the home unit 3 and the speaker 3
F is also announced by voice synthesis.

The pre-bell and the main bell can be configured so that the sound is initially small and gradually increased.

The memory 1H stores the sensor 1 of the reporting unit 1.
The detection status such as B is stored, and the detection status is responded to the external inquiry by voice synthesis via the voice synthesis unit 1E.

The terminal communication unit 1K communicates with the reporting unit 1
Is connected to the private room unit 2 and the home unit 3 by wireless or wired.

The hands-free unit 1L is connected to the voice synthesizing unit 1E.
When the report destinations 6 and 8 automatically report to the report destinations 6 and 8 by the line control unit 1R, the conversation is performed with the other party when the report destinations 6 and 8 answer the telephone.

In addition, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, an external telephone 1M, a display 1N, a total timer 1P, and a communication switch 1Q may be provided.

Of these, the external telephone 1M can be used as a sensor, and the display 1N displays which of the sensors among the notification unit 1, the private room unit 2 and the home unit 3 has been detected. An error can be reported by a person pressing it instead of an automatic report.

The total timer 1P is a timer for monitoring from the start to the end of use of the private room unit 2.

The total timer 1P is connected to the terminal communication unit 1
It operates based on the entry signal (detection signal of the inner sensor 2B1) of the private room unit 2 sent through the K, and outputs the exit signal (the outer sensor 2).
The operation is stopped by the (B2 detection signal).

If the total timer 1P times out before receiving the exit signal, the notification destination 6, which has been registered in advance using the voice synthesis unit 1E and the line control unit 1R via the control unit 1A, Automatically dial 8 and report automatically by voice synthesis.

Further, the notification unit 1 (FIGS. 1 and 2)
By using a modem or tone signal, the timer 1C
It is also possible to upload / download constants, such as the set time, between the personal computers of the report destinations 6 and 8.

The private room unit 2 monitors the movement of a person when the person is in the private room as described above, and notifies the user of the abnormality when the movement of the person is abnormal.
, Whereby an automatic notification AL is sent to predetermined notification destinations 6 and 8 via the notification unit 1.

That is, the private room unit 2 includes the inner sensor 2B1
When the timer 2C is restarted by the detection signal from the controller 2 and no change is detected within the predetermined time set by the timer 2C, the notification is instructed to the notification unit 1.

The details of the private room unit 2 are shown in FIG. 3, and the control unit 2A, the inner sensor 2B1, and the outer sensor 2B2
, A timer 2C, a voice synthesizer 2E, and a speaker 2F.
, A cancel switch 2G, a terminal communication unit 2K, and a communication switch 2Q.

The control unit 2A is a subject of judgment of the private room unit 2, and when an abnormality of a person in the private room is detected via the inner sensor 2B1 and the timer 2C, the control unit 2A issues an automatic notification instruction to the terminal communication. In addition to sending to the notification unit 1 via the unit 1K, a predetermined operation is performed by controlling the entire apparatus shown in FIG.

The inner sensor 2B1 detects the movement of the person when the person is in the private room as described above, and restarts the timer 2C via the control unit 2A when the person is detected, and Let the time be set.

The outer sensor 2B2 stops the inner sensor 2B1 by detecting the movement of a person.

That is, as described above, when a person is present in the private room, the inner sensor 2B1 detects it, but when the movement of the person is detected by the outer sensor 2B2 and the person goes out of the private room. The sensor 1B of the notification unit 1 described above
(Or the sensor 3B of the home unit 3).

Then, the inner sensor 2B1 and the outer sensor 2B2
Is sent to the notification unit 1 via the control unit 2A and the terminal communication unit 2K each time and is stored in the memory 1H.

When the voice synthesizing unit 2E instructs the notification unit 1 to perform the automatic notification as described above, the voice synthesis is performed via the control unit 2A as a bell, and the voice is synthesized via the speaker 2F. The announcement is made, and after a predetermined time, a report instruction is issued to the report unit 1 via the terminal communication unit 2K.

While the automatic notification is being made via the notification unit 1, the voice synthesizing unit 2E synthesizes the voice as a main bell to that effect, and the main bell is announced via the speaker 2F.

This automatic notification can be canceled by pressing the cancel switch 2G, and the communication switch 2Q
When a key is provided, an error can be reported by pressing the key.

Further, the terminal communication unit 2K connects the private room unit 2 to the reporting unit 1 by radio or wire.

The in-home unit 3 functions as an in-house sensor for the notification unit 1. When the sensor 3B detects movement of a person outside a private room (for example, a corridor or stairs where the in-home unit 3 is installed), This is notified to the notification unit 1.

The details of the home unit 3 are shown in FIG. 4, and the control unit 3A, the sensor 3B, the voice synthesizing unit 3E,
Speaker 3F, cancel switch 3G, terminal communication unit 3K
And a communication switch 3Q.

The control unit 3A is a judgment subject of the in-home unit 3, and sends a detection signal to the notification unit 1 via the terminal communication unit 1K every time when a movement of a person outside the private room is detected via the sensor 3B. In addition to the transmission, a predetermined operation is performed by controlling the entire apparatus shown in FIG.

As described above, the sensor 3B detects that the person
When a person is in a corridor or a staircase, the movement of the person is detected, and when the movement is detected, a detection signal is transmitted to the notification unit 1 via the control unit 3A and the terminal communication unit 3K.

When the pre-bell signal is sent from the notification unit 1 as described above, the voice synthesizing unit 3E controls the control unit 3A.
, And the voice is automatically synthesized as a bell, and the bell is announced via the speaker 3F.

While the automatic notification is being made via the notification unit 1 after a predetermined time, the fact is notified to the effect of the voice synthesizing unit 3.
E synthesizes the voice as the main bell, and the main bell is announced via the speaker 3F.

This automatic notification can be canceled by pressing the cancel switch 3G, and the communication switch 3Q
In the case of providing an error, an error can be reported by pressing it instead of the automatic notification.

Further, terminal communication unit 3K connects home unit 3 to reporting unit 1 wirelessly or by wire.

In the life security system shown in FIG. 1, the notification unit 1 can be set to go out from the outside through the public line 5, and the private room unit 2 and the home unit 3 are connected to the battery once a day. The notification unit 1 can be notified of whether it has run out or is normal, the timer values of the private room unit 2 and the home unit 3 can be set for each installation location of the timer, and the notification unit 1 -To enable automatic notification of power recovery and to enable the detection of sensors 1B, etc., report records, and failure records to be uploaded to the center 8 (or from the center 8), so that the life security system operates smoothly. Can also.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

(1) Operation when a person is in a private room.

Assume that a person enters a private room, for example, a bathroom (FIG. 1) and is immersed in a bathtub.

In this case, the inner sensor 2B1 mounted on the wall near the bathtub detects this, and the timer 2C is restarted, and a predetermined time is set in the timer 2C.

When the inner sensor 2B1 does not detect a change in the movement of a person in the bathtub within a predetermined time, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, and the abnormality is notified to the notification unit 1, and the above-described operation is performed. As described above, the automatic notification AL is made to the predetermined report destinations 6 and 8 via the report unit 1.

However, when the inner sensor 2B1 detects a change within a predetermined time, and when the outer sensor 2B2 detects a change soon, the person has left the bathroom and the inner sensor 2B1 is stopped. .

(2) Operation when a person goes out of a private room and is in the house 4.

It is assumed that a person leaves the private room and is in a corridor, stairs, living room, kitchen, or the like of the house 4 (FIG. 1).

In this case, the sensor 1B of the reporting unit 1 outside the private room and the sensor 3B of the home unit 3 detect this, and the timer 1C of the reporting unit 1 is restarted,
A predetermined time is set in C.

Then, the sensor 1B,
When 3B does not detect a change in the movement of the person, it is considered that there has been an abnormality, and the reporting unit 1 itself has a predetermined reporting destination 6,
8. Automatic notification AL is made.

(3) Operation when a person goes out of the house 4 and goes out.

When a person goes out of the house 4 and goes out, and no one is inside, the outside switch 1D (FIG. 1) is pressed to disable the timer 1C and the like.

Thus, even if the sensor 1B or the like does not detect the movement of a person during the absence, the automatic notification AL is not sent to the predetermined destinations 6 and 8.

[0086]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a person is in a private room, the timer of the private room unit is used, and when a person goes out of the private room and is in the house, the person is notified by the timer of the notification unit. By monitoring the movement of the person, it is possible to monitor the movement of the person with a separate timer when you are in the private room and when you are outside,
Even if the number of private rooms increases, it is sufficient to add a private room unit, so that there is an effect that a life security system is provided which does not require the addition of a timer of the reporting unit.

[0087]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a notification unit 1 constituting the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a private room unit 2 constituting the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a home unit 3 constituting the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Description of Signs] 1 Notification unit 1A Control unit 1B Sensor 1C Timer 1D Outside switch 1E Voice synthesis unit 1F Speaker 1G Cancel switch 1H Memory 1K Terminal communication unit 1L Hands-free 1M External telephone 1N Display 1P Total timer 1Q Communication switch 1R Line control unit 2 Private room unit 2A Control unit 2B1 Inside sensor 2B2 Outside sensor 2C Timer 2E Voice synthesis unit 2F Speaker 2G Cancel switch 2K Terminal communication unit 2Q Contact switch 3 Home unit 3A Control unit 3B sensor 3E Voice synthesis unit 3F Speaker 3G Cancel switch 3K terminal communication unit 4 Housing for the elderly living alone 5 Public line 6 Family housing 7 Family telephone 8 Center

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Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A notification unit and a private room unit which are installed in a predetermined house and have a sensor and a timer together. When a person is in a private room, the movement of the person is monitored by the private room unit. When the person leaves the private room and is in the house, the movement of the person is monitored by the reporting unit,
In any case, when there is an abnormality in the movement of the person, a living safety system is automatically notified to a predetermined notification destination via a notification unit. 2. The automatic alarm system according to claim 1, wherein said notification unit has an outgoing switch and a cancel switch. When a person goes out of the house and no one is inside, the automatic report is suppressed by pressing the outgoing switch. 2. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein when canceling, the sensor detects it or presses a cancel switch. 3. The life security system according to claim 2, wherein a cancel switch is pressed to cancel the automatic notification. 4. The living security system according to claim 1, wherein a home unit is installed in the predetermined house, and the home unit functions as a home sensor of the notification unit. 5. The automatic notification is performed by voice synthesis,
2. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein a hands-free conversation can be performed with the report destination. 6. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit stores a detection state of each sensor and responds to an external inquiry by voice synthesis. 7. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein a total timer is added to the notification unit or the private room unit so that movement of a person from the start to the end of use of the private room unit can be monitored. 8. The life security system according to claim 1, further comprising a communication switch capable of reporting an abnormality by being pressed by a person instead of the automatic notification. 9. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit can upload / download a constant such as a set time of a timer to / from a personal computer of the notification destination. 10. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit can be set to an outside state from outside through a public line. 11. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein a display is added to the notification unit, and which sensor can detect which sensor has detected the movement of the person. 12. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein the private room unit and the home unit can notify the notification unit of the normal / abnormal state of the battery. 13. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein the timer values of the private room unit and the home unit can be set for each installation location. 14. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit can automatically notify the center of a power failure / recovery. 15. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein an external telephone is added to the notification unit and can be used as a sensor. 16. The life security system according to claim 1, wherein the detection status of the sensor, the report record, and the failure record can be uploaded from the report unit to the center or from the center.