JP2002074542A - Wrist watch for reporting emergency - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wrist watch which reduces troublesomeness of mounting it by allowing a carrying person to expect keeping and improving of health by mounting it as a portable terminal, which is mounted to the carrying person, in an emergency reporting system for a person feeling anxiety on his/her health or an elderly person. SOLUTION: A radio circuit for originating a radio signal for reporting emergency and a button 1 for operating the radio circuit are provided at the main body of the wrist watch A being the portable terminal for reporting emergency. Far infrared ray generating materials radiating far infrared ray are mixed to a band 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency call wristwatch having a function of transmitting a radio signal for an emergency call and emitting far infrared rays from a band for maintaining and improving health.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Numerous inventions have been proposed for an emergency notification system for contacting another person in the event of an emergency such as a sudden attack due to a disease of an elderly person or an unexpected accident. In particular, for countries such as Japan that are facing a declining birthrate and an aging society,
Emergency call systems are an important issue.

Conventionally, in this type of emergency call system, a button is provided on a wristwatch or a pendant as a portable terminal worn by a wearer, and an emergency call is made by pressing a button in an emergency or inside a wristwatch or a pendant. Built-in sensors for measuring body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, etc.
There has been proposed a type in which an emergency call is automatically made when the health condition of a wearer deteriorates.

For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 11-39581 discloses a transmitting means provided on a personal accessory such as a watch, a necklace, a belt and the like for transmitting a radio signal when an emergency occurs, and a transmitting means provided by the transmitting means. An emergency notification system having a notification means for receiving a radio signal and transmitting an emergency situation of the owner of the accessory to a plurality of contacts, wherein the transmission means includes a transmission circuit for transmitting a radio signal, and the transmission circuit. A switch is provided for activation, the notifying means includes a receiving circuit for receiving a radio signal from the transmitting circuit, a recording means for recording the real voice of the person in advance, and a voice for outputting the real voice of the recording means as a voice signal. A signal output circuit and an audio signal from the audio signal output circuit are sent to a home telephone, or a plurality of contacts set in advance using a telephone line. A call control circuit and outputs to the place, the emergency notification system including a microcomputer for controlling these is disclosed.

[0005]

However, in the portable terminal of the above-mentioned conventional emergency call system, it is possible to notify the wearer of the health condition by a radio function even after the health condition has deteriorated. Although it has the advantage of being able to do so, the motivation to always wear a mobile terminal is weak, and it does not provide any annoyance or security for the health itself.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and provides a wristwatch which, as a portable terminal of an emergency call system, can be expected to maintain and improve health by being worn and reduce the troublesomeness of wearing. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, an emergency call wristwatch according to the present invention comprises a radio circuit for transmitting a radio signal for an emergency call, and an operation for operating the radio circuit. And a band in which a far-infrared ray generating material that emits far-infrared rays that has the effect of maintaining and promoting health is mixed.

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the radio circuit is usually in a standby state, and a radio signal for an emergency call is transmitted from the radio circuit when the operator operates the operation unit.

[0009] In the invention according to claim 3, the body temperature of the carrier,
A sensor for measuring data such as blood pressure and pulse; and a microcomputer for processing the measured data. When the result of the data processed by the microcomputer indicates that the health condition of the wearer has deteriorated, the wireless circuit A wireless signal for an emergency call is transmitted from the personal computer.

[0010]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an overall outline of an emergency call system using a wristwatch according to the present invention. The emergency call system is a wristwatch A which is a portable terminal.
And a notification device B connected to a telephone line or the like. On the outside of the main body of the wristwatch A, there are provided a button 1 which is an operation unit for operating an internal wireless circuit, and a band 2 to be worn on a human arm.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of a wristwatch A which is a portable terminal. Inside the body of the wristwatch A, in addition to the movement 3 and the power supply 4, a sensor section 8 having a body temperature sensor 5 for measuring body temperature, a blood pressure sensor 6 for measuring blood pressure, and a pulse sensor 7 for measuring pulse, A microcomputer 9 for processing data measured by the unit 8 and a wireless circuit 10 are provided.

In the wristwatch A, the microcomputer 9 analyzes the data measured by the sensor unit 8 and, when judging that the state of health has deteriorated, causes the radio circuit 10 to transmit a radio signal for emergency notification. Here, it is preferable to use a weak radio wave, specific low power, Bluetooth, or the like as the wireless means.

The belt 2 of the wristwatch A contains a far-infrared ray generating material that emits far-infrared rays. Here, as the far-infrared ray material, it is preferable to use ceramics or the like manufactured from powder of Tierra stone, tourmaline, barley stone, Iio stone and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the notification device B includes a receiving circuit 1 for receiving a radio signal transmitted from the wristwatch A.
1. A storage unit 12 such as a tape or semiconductor memory for storing an alarm, a reception voice, a notification voice, etc., a voice conversion circuit 13 for converting a real voice from a microphone 13a into a voice signal, and a tone generation circuit 14 for making a telephone call , A destination control circuit 15 for controlling contacts, a control circuit 16 for controlling these, and a speaker 17.

When receiving the wireless signal transmitted from the wristwatch A, the notification device B emits an alarm or received voice stored in the storage unit 12 from the speaker 17 and notifies the emergency contact. For emergency contacts, register several phone numbers in advance, determine the order of registration or the order of contact by the carrier,
I will contact you in that order. The emergency contact information is stored in the storage unit 12
The emergency voice is notified by the notification voice stored in the.

[0016]

As described above, the wristwatch which is a portable terminal of the emergency call system of the present invention has a radio circuit for transmitting a radio signal for an emergency call to the main body and an operation for operating the radio circuit. The band is mixed with a far-infrared ray generating material that emits far-infrared rays.

Infrared rays in the sunlight (near infrared rays, middle infrared rays, far infrared rays (5.6 to 25 microns), super far infrared rays)
Is the infrared absorption band of the atmospheric composition (carbon dioxide, water vapor, etc.)
At a specific wavelength (0.26-2.5, 3-5,
(7-14 microns) is irradiating the human body. Further, it has been clarified that the absorption wavelengths of organic compounds existing on the ground are concentrated in a region of 6 to 12 microns.

From the above, the wavelength of 7 to 12 microns is the most effective wavelength region where the human body feels warmth well. When the human body is irradiated with far infrared rays, stress is relieved, tension is relieved, and fatigue is reduced. It has the effects of maintaining and improving health, including recovery, stiff shoulders, poor circulation, hypotension, coldness, and improvement of autonomic nervous system. In addition, these effects can give the wearer a sense of security.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the radio circuit is normally in a standby state, and when the operator operates the operation unit, the radio circuit operates, so that there is an effect of saving power.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when it is determined from the measurement data of temperature, blood pressure, pulse and the like that the health condition of the wearer has deteriorated, a radio signal for emergency notification is transmitted from the radio circuit. Even if the user does not need to operate the operation unit or is in a state in which the operation unit cannot be operated, the emergency contact is notified, so that the convenience and reliability are high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of an emergency call system using a wristwatch according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the wristwatch of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a notification device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Wristwatch B Notification device 1 Button 2 Band 3 Movement 4 Power supply 5 Body temperature sensor 6 Blood pressure sensor 7 Pulse sensor 8 Sensor unit 9 Microcomputer 10 Wireless circuit 11 Receiving circuit 12 Storage unit 13 Voice conversion circuit 13a Microphone 14 Tone generation circuit 15 Notification destination control Circuit 16 Control circuit 17 Speaker

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Nakashima No. 2-13 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Ricoh Elemex Co., Ltd. No. 2-13 Ricoh Elemex Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5C086 AA60 BA07 CB21 CB26 CB27 DA02 DA08 EA08 EA45 FA06 5K101 KK14 LL01 LL11 NN02 RR12

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A wristwatch that is mounted on a carrier and transmits a radio signal when an emergency occurs to the carrier to notify an emergency contact, and a radio circuit for transmitting a radio signal for emergency notification. An emergency notification wristwatch, comprising: a main body provided with an operation unit for operating the wireless circuit; and a band mixed with a far-infrared ray generating material that emits far-infrared rays. 2. The emergency circuit according to claim 1, wherein the wireless circuit is normally in a standby state, and a radio signal for an emergency call is transmitted from the wireless circuit when the user operates the operation unit. Notification wristwatch. 3. A sensor for measuring data such as body temperature, blood pressure, pulse and the like of the wearer, and a microcomputer for processing the measured data. Based on the data processed by the microcomputer, the health condition of the wearer is determined. The emergency call wristwatch according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a radio signal for an emergency call is transmitted from the radio circuit when it is determined that the condition has deteriorated.