JP2002183863A - Safety confirmation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep the privacy of a person requiring protection and reduce a burden of a watching person. SOLUTION: A safety confirmation system has a life sensor 8 detecting a life situation of the person requiring protection 1 and a judging means 3d judging the safety of the person requiring protection 1 based on the results of detection of the life sensor 8.. When it is judged that the person requiring protection 1 is in an emergency situation by the judging means 3d, the data indicating the emergency situation is transmitted to a cellular phone 5 of a protector 4 such as a blood relative, and the protector 4 operates the cellular phone 5 to transmit an image demand signal through a public line 6. Then, the image data of the person requiring protection 1 photographed by a photographing means 7 is transmitted to the cellular phone 5 of the protector 4 and is displayed on a screen 5a of the cellular phone 5 of the protector 4 so that the protector 4 can confirm the safety of the person requiring protection 1 by the image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safety confirmation system which allows a parent to confirm the safety of a parent who needs protection by using an image while protecting the privacy of the person who needs protection, such as the elderly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In households living alone, such as the elderly, for example, an emergency call device is placed in the home,
It is known that a person who has fallen into an emergency such as sudden illness operates an operation button of an emergency notification device to report to a fire department or police. In this case, the person who was in an emergency,
Since it is necessary to operate the emergency notification device, there is a possibility that a notification cannot be made when the user suddenly loses consciousness.

On the other hand, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-998
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 64, there is an apparatus in which a guardian such as an elderly person is constantly monitored by a CCD camera so that an emergency can be dealt with immediately.

[0004]

If a person who needs a guardian is constantly monitored by the camera, the privacy of the person requiring a guardian is ignored, and there is a problem that the burden on the person who monitors the guardian is large. In addition, if an emergency situation occurs, if the situation leading up to the emergency situation can be confirmed, it can be utilized for subsequent measures and the like.

Further, it is necessary to make it possible to contact a plurality of contact points in the event of an emergency so that a person requiring protection is not left for a long time in an emergency. In addition, it is necessary that a parent in need can respond in an emergency such as a fire.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a safety confirmation system which can protect the privacy of a person requiring a guardian and can reduce a burden on a person who monitors. An object of the present invention is to enable a parent in need to check the situation leading up to an emergency and utilize it for subsequent measures. An object of the present invention is to prevent a parent requiring protection from being left in an emergency for a long time. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to enable a parent in need to quickly respond to an emergency.

[0007]

The safety confirmation system to which the present invention is directed is characterized in that an image request signal from a mobile phone 5 of a guardian 4 is received via a public line 6 by a photographing means 7. The photographed image data of the guardian 1 is transmitted to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, and the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 is transmitted.
Is displayed on the screen 5a provided by the user, so that the guardian 4 can confirm the safety of the guardian 1 with an image.
Here, the mobile phone 5 can display image data received via the public line 6 on the screen 5a, and includes a mobile phone with a screen, a PHS (digital cordless telephone) with a screen, and a public line 6. P in an environment that can be connected to
DA (information equipment) corresponds to this. The public line 6 corresponds to an ordinary wired or wireless telephone line and ISDN line, and includes the Internet. Parent 4
Corresponds to the immediate family member of the guardian 1 or a home helper who has contracted for nursing care.

The present invention has a life sensor 8 for detecting the living condition of the person requiring care 1 and a determining means 3d for determining the safety of the person requiring care 1 based on the detection result of the life sensor 8. When it is determined by the determining means 3d that the guardian 1 is in an emergency, data indicating the emergency is transmitted to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4. Here, the data indicating that the guardian 1 is in an emergency includes data of a sentence (mail file) indicating the situation of the emergency or the like, and a voice for notifying the fact of the emergency by voice. Audio data etc. correspond.
Emergency situations include cases in which Guardian 1 cannot move due to sudden illness, a fire in House 2 of Guardian 1, or a case where an intruder is in House 2 of Guardian 1 I do.

More specifically, image data of the person in need of guardian 1 photographed by the photographing means 7 is transferred to a public line 6.
Is transmitted to the support means 10 via the. The support means 10 stores the image data, and in response to receiving the history request signal from the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4,
The stored image data is transmitted to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4. The support means 10 corresponds to a host computer provided at a predetermined support center 9 or the like.

[0010] If the parent requiring guardian 1 cannot transmit data indicating that an emergency has occurred to the guardian's mobile phone 5,
The emergency data may be transmitted to a preset contact 11. If the transmission cannot be performed here, the power switch of the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 may be turned off, or the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 may be located outside the communicable area. Applicable. The data of the mail file, the voice data, and the like correspond to the data indicating that the guardian 1 is in an emergency. The contact 11 corresponds to a residence or work place of a close relative or a close relative, a home helper or a hospital with a care contract.

[0011] After transmitting data indicating that the guardian 1 is in an emergency to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, the mobile phone of the guardian 4 is not changed until a predetermined time elapses. If the image request signal is not transmitted from 5, the emergency data can be transmitted to the contact 11 in the same manner as described above. The case where the image request signal is not transmitted here corresponds to the case where the mobile phone 5 is an answering machine.

By receiving the image request signal from the contact 11, the image data of the person in need of guardian 1 photographed by the photographing means 7 can be transmitted to the contact 11. Further, when it is determined by the determining means 3d that the person requiring protection 1 is in an emergency, the fact that the emergency is required can be notified to the person requiring protection 1.

[0013]

According to the safety confirmation system of the present invention, when it is determined by the determining means 3d that the guardian 1 is in an emergency, data indicating the emergency is transmitted to the guardian 4. Automatically sent to the mobile phone 5
Even if the guardian 4 cannot be monitored because the guardian 4 is away from the guardian 1, if the guardian 1 needs to be in an emergency, the guardian 4 may not be able to monitor the guardian 1. You can know for sure.

The guardian 4 transmits an image request signal by the mobile phone 5 to display the image of the guardian 1 photographed by the photographing means 7 on the screen 5a of the mobile phone 5 and protect the image. The safety of the person 1 can be confirmed by the image. When the guardian 4 confirms the emergency of the guardian 1 based on this image, the guardian 4 can promptly respond to the emergency of the guardian 1 by notifying the fire department or the police.
Also, if it can be confirmed from the image that the person requiring protection 1 is in a safe state, the protector 4 can obtain a sense of security that the person requiring protection 1 is safe.

In other words, the burden on the guardian 4 is reduced by the amount that the guardian 4 does not need to constantly monitor the guardian 1 while being able to appropriately respond to the emergency of the guardian 1. Moreover,
Since the guardian 4 who views the image of the guardian 1 has a close relationship with the guardian 1 such as the immediate family of the guardian 1, the privacy of the guardian 1 can be surely protected. On this basis, the cost can be reduced because the system is not complicated.

The support means 10 stores the image data of the guardian 1 and the stored image data is transmitted to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4.
In the event of an emergency, the situation leading up to the emergency can be confirmed with the stored image data, and can be used for subsequent measures and the like.

In the case where the guardian 1 cannot transmit data indicating that an emergency has occurred to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, or when the data indicating the emergency has been transmitted to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, Also, when the image request signal is not transmitted from the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, the data of the emergency is transmitted to the contact 11 so that the guardian 1 is left in an emergency for a long time. Can be reliably prevented.

Protected person 1 photographed by photographing means 7
When the image data of is transmitted to the contact 11,
The contact 11 can confirm the safety of the guardian 1 with an image, and can promptly respond to the emergency of the guardian 1.

When the person in need of protection 1 is determined to be in an emergency by the determining means 3d, if the person in need of emergency is notified of the emergency, the person in need of protection 1 is notified of the emergency. Will be able to respond quickly.

[0020]

1 and 2 show a safety confirmation system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the safety confirmation system includes a monitoring device 3 disposed in a dwelling 2 of a guardian 1 such as an elderly person or an infant. The monitoring device 3 is capable of communicating via a public line 6 to a mobile phone 5 with a screen 5a carried by a guardian 4 such as the immediate family member of the guardian 1 or the like. When the guardian 1 is in an emergency, the monitoring device 3 notifies the guardian 4 of the emergency by transmitting the information to the mobile phone 5 or the like of the guardian 4 and is photographed by the photographing means 7 such as a CCD camera. The image data of the guardian 1 is transmitted to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 or the like.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the monitoring device 3 includes an in-home communication unit 3a for wirelessly communicating with the photographing means 7 and the life sensor 8 shown in FIG. 1, a telephone number of the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, and the like. A storage unit 3b for storing various data and control programs, a remote communication unit 3c for communicating with the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 via the public line 6, and a detection result of the life sensor 8, etc. The control unit (discriminating means) 3d that determines the safety of the person requiring protection 1 and controls each unit of the monitoring device 3 is provided. The photographing means 7, the life sensor 8, and the like, and the in-home communication unit 3a may communicate by wire.

The photographing means 7 is arranged in the dwelling 2 such as the bedroom or living room of the guardian 1, and one or a plurality of dwelling units are arranged in the dwelling 2. Life sensor 8
This is for detecting the living situation of the person requiring the guardian 1, such as a door sensor 8a provided in a door of a bedroom, a bathroom, a refrigerator, or the like of the person requiring the guardian 1 to detect opening and closing of these doors, and a bedroom of the person requiring the guardian 1. And the like, an emergency button 8b, a fire sensor 8c such as a smoke detector, a security sensor 8d for detecting an intruder, and the like.

When the monitoring device 3 determines the emergency of the guardian 1 based on the detection result of the life sensor 8, the monitoring device 3 automatically dials the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, for example, so as to protect the guardian. The person 1 transmits data indicating that an emergency has occurred and notifies the user 1 by voice or the like. For example, the monitoring device 3
If the door sensor 8a does not detect the opening / closing of the door of the bedroom for a long time (for example, 12 hours or more), it is determined that the emergency is such that the guardian 1 cannot move out of the bedroom due to sudden illness or the like. , The notification will be performed.

[0024] The notification includes the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4.
Then, for example, by transmitting a mail file indicating that the emergency situation is present via the Internet,
On the screen 5a, or a voice notification of the emergency situation via a normal telephone line. When a fire is detected by the fire sensor 8c or when an intruder is detected by the security sensor 8d, the monitoring device 3 determines that the person in need of protection 1 is in an emergency and sends the notification. Will do it.

When the guardian 4 receives the notification, the guardian 4 operates the mobile phone 5 to transmit an image request signal to the monitoring device 3. Then, the monitoring device 3 receives the image request signal, and transmits the image data captured by the capturing unit 7 to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 via the public line 6. The transmitted image data is displayed on the screen 5 a of the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4. Note that the guardian 4 can receive the image data at any time by operating the mobile phone 5 and transmitting an image request signal to the monitoring device 3.

The monitoring device 3 is capable of data communication with a host computer (support means) 10 provided at a predetermined support center 9 or the like via a public line (Internet) 6. The image data photographed by the photographing means 7 and the detection result of the life sensor 8 are transmitted at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 5 minutes).

The host computer 10 stores the image data, the detection result of the life sensor 8, and the like. Also,
The host computer 10 transmits the stored image data to the mobile phone 5 of the parent 4 by receiving the history request signal transmitted by the operation of the parent 4 on the mobile phone 5. The image data is stored for a predetermined time (for example, one hour) set in advance, and the parent 4 displays the image from the image before the predetermined time to the current image on the screen 5 a of the mobile phone 5. Can be. Note that the host computer 10 deletes the image data received before the predetermined time. However, when the guardian 4 operates the mobile phone 5, the monitoring device 3 causes the image data at the time of emergency to be deleted for a certain period of time. The image data can be transmitted to the host computer 10 continuously and as needed, and the image data can be stored in the host computer 10 and further stored for a necessary period.

The monitoring device 3 is a computer 1 of a predetermined contact 11 such as a residence or working place of a relative or close relative.
2 and the like via a public line (Internet) 6, and can transmit image data and the like photographed by the photographing means 7 to the computer 12 of the contact 11. In other words, the monitoring device 3 transmits data indicating the emergency to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 when dialing the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 is not connected, and thereafter, the monitoring device 3 sets a predetermined time ( For example, when the image request signal from the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 is not received even after 2 minutes have passed, for example, the contact 11 is automatically dialed, and the guardian 1 needs to be in an emergency. The data to the effect that it has become is transmitted and notified by voice or the like. This prevents the guardian 1 in an emergency from being left for a long time. The contact information 11 may be a home helper or a hospital who has a contract for nursing care.

The contact information 11 that has received the notification of the emergency
Transmits an image request signal to the monitoring device 3 so that the image data is received from the monitoring device 3 and the computer 12
Is displayed on the display 12a or the like, and the safety of the person requiring protection 1 is confirmed with an image. Also, the contact 11 can transmit a history request signal to the host computer 10 via the Internet or the like, receive image data stored in the host computer 10, and display the image data on the display 12a. The contact information 11 can transmit the image data from the monitoring device 3 at any time by transmitting the image request signal to the monitoring device 3. One or more contact points 11 to be notified are set.

In the event of an emergency of the person requiring the guardian 1, the monitoring device 3 notifies the user of the emergency by voice from a speaker or the like provided in the bedroom of the person requiring the guardian 1. That is, in the event of an emergency such as a fire, notification is made to the person requiring protection 1 so that the person requiring protection 1 can quickly evacuate or extinguish a fire.

Next, a specific example of the use of the safety confirmation system will be described. The monitoring device 3 includes a life sensor 8
Is always determined based on the detection result of whether or not the person in need of emergency is in an emergency. For example, when the door of the bedroom of the person in need of guardian 1 has not been opened and closed for more than 12 hours,
Is determined to be an emergency and dial the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4.

When the monitoring device 3 is connected to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, the monitoring device 3 notifies the guardian 1 that there is an emergency by voice or the like. This notification can be made by transmitting a mail file indicating that there is an emergency situation via the Internet as described above. After receiving this notification, the guardian 4 transmits an image request signal to the monitoring device 3 and displays the current image photographed by the photographing means 7 on the screen 5a of the guardian's mobile phone 5. Then, the state of the guardian 1 is confirmed from the displayed image. At this time, if the guardian 1 is in a calm state, for example, only sleeping, the guardian 4 determines that the guardian 1 is safe and cancels the communication with the monitoring device 3. Thereafter, the guardian 4 can reconfirm that the guardian 1 is safe, for example, by calling the guardian 1 to obtain a sense of security.

On the other hand, if the guardian 4 determines from the displayed image that the guardian 1 is in an emergency such as an acute illness, the guardian 4 notifies the emergency department 13 such as a fire department or a hospital to notify an ambulance or the like. Arrangements will be made. Parents 4
Means that if an intruder or the like is confirmed from the image, the police are notified. In this case, the guardian 4 saves the image data photographed by the photographing means 7 in the host computer 10 as described above so as to store the image data in the host computer 10.
This allows the image or the like stored in the host computer 10 to be displayed on the screen 5a of the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 and to present an intruder or the like to the police from the displayed image, It becomes possible to submit image files to the police.

The monitoring device 3 is a mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4.
Is not connected to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 or the image request signal cannot be received even after a predetermined time elapses because the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4 is an answering machine or the like. For example, dial the contact number 11 to notify that the guardian 1 is in an emergency. This notification can be made by transmitting a mail file in the same manner as described above. The parent 4
When the mobile phone 5 is an answering machine, the monitoring device 3 makes a voice recording to the phone that the guardian 1 is in an emergency.

At the contact 11 receiving the notification, an image request signal is transmitted to the monitoring device 3 and the current image is displayed on the display 12a of the computer 12, as in the case of the guardian 4 described above.
To be displayed. The contact 11 checks the state of the guardian 1 from the displayed image, and if the guardian 1 determines that an emergency such as sudden illness occurs, as described above, the emergency service 13 Etc. In addition,
The monitoring device 3 dials another contact when the contact 11 is not connected by dialing or when the image request signal is not received after a predetermined time has elapsed.

The monitoring device 3 is a mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4.
In the case where the connection is not established or the image request signal cannot be received even after the lapse of the predetermined time, for example, after the lapse of a certain time, the parent phone 4 of the guardian 4 can be dialed again. . This operation is not canceled until the guardian 4 or the contact 11 transmits an image request signal to the monitoring device 3 or the like, and is repeated at regular intervals, for example, until the cancellation is performed.

As described above, in the event of an emergency, the guardian 1 is notified to the guardian 4 such as the immediate family by the monitoring device 3, and the guardian 4 can confirm the safety of the guardian 1 by the image. In addition, it is possible to appropriately cope with the emergency situation of the guardian 1 and the condition of the guardian 1 can be seen only by the immediate family member who is the guardian 4, so that the privacy of the guardian 1 can be surely protected. . In addition, when the guardian 4 cannot be informed, the contact 11 is automatically notified, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the guardian 1 in need of being left in an emergency for a long time.

[0038] For the guardian 1 such as a wandering elderly or infant,
A sensor for transmitting a predetermined radio wave is attached as the life sensor 8. When the person 1 needs to leave the residence 2 without permission, if the in-home communication unit 3a of the monitoring device 3 cannot detect the radio wave of the sensor, the person 1 is determined to be in an emergency. It is also possible to notify the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4. In this case, the guardian 4 confirms from the current image transmitted from the monitoring device 3 that the guardian 1 is not in the house 2 and requests the police or the like to search for the guardian 1. . Further, a detection device for detecting the electric wave of the sensor may be provided at the entrance of the house 2 or the like, so that the monitoring device 3 can determine that the guardian 1 needs to leave the house 2 without permission.

In the above description, an elderly person or an infant is exemplified as the guardian 1. However, the safety confirmation system of the present invention
It can be applied to pets such as dogs and cats. in this case,
The monitoring device 3 may operate a water feeder, a feeder, and the like according to an operation of the parent 4 on the mobile phone 5. When the guardian 1 is an infant or the like, a sensor is provided on a gas stove or the like that is dangerous when operated by an infant or the like, and when the gas stove or the like is operated, an emergency is notified to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4. You may do so.

Monitoring device 3 or host computer 1
It is also possible to store data relating to the person requiring care 1 such as the address of the person requiring care 1, a pre-existing illness, and a medical condition. In this case, when the guardian 1 is in an emergency, the guardian 4
The monitoring device 3 or the host computer 10 can transmit data on the guardian 1 to the rescue service 13 or the like in response to an operation on the mobile phone 5 or the contact 11 of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a safety confirmation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the monitoring apparatus of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 guardian required 3 monitoring device 3d control unit 4 guardian 5 mobile phone 5a screen 6 public line 7 photographing means 8 life sensor 10 host computer 11 contact

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. In response to receiving an image request signal from a mobile phone 5 of a parent 4 via a public line 6, image data of the parent 1 in need taken by the photographing means 7 is transmitted to the parent 4. A safety confirmation system in which the guardian 4 can confirm the safety of the guardian 1 with an image by transmitting to the mobile phone 5 and displaying it on the screen 5a provided on the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4. A life sensor 8 for detecting the living situation of the person requiring protection 1 and a determining means 3d for determining the safety of the person requiring protection 1 based on the detection result of the life sensor 8; If it is determined that 1 is in an emergency, the safety confirmation system transmits data indicating the emergency to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4. 2. An image data of the person in need of guardian 1 photographed by the photographing means 7 is transmitted to the support means 10 via the public line 6. The support means 10 stores the image data. In response to the reception of the history request signal from the mobile phone 5 of the parent 4, the stored image data is stored in the mobile phone 5 of the parent 4.
The safety confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the safety confirmation system transmits the information to the user. 3. If the guardian 1 cannot transmit data indicating that an emergency has occurred to the mobile phone 5 of the guardian 4, the data indicating the emergency is stored in a preset contact 11. The safety confirmation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmission is performed. 4. After the guardian 1 sends data indicating that an emergency has occurred to the guardian's mobile phone 5, the mobile phone of the guardian 4 is not changed until a predetermined time elapses. 3. The safety confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein when the image request signal is not transmitted from 5, the emergency notification data is transmitted to a preset contact 11. 4. 5. The safety confirmation system according to claim 3, wherein upon receiving an image request signal from the contact, the image data of the guardian required by the photographing means is transmitted to the contact. . 6. When the person in need of protection 1 is determined to be in an emergency by the determination means 3d, the fact of the emergency is notified to the person in need of protection 1 or 2 or 3. Or the safety confirmation system according to 4 or 5.