JP2003132466A - Alarm system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive various information from any of disaster prevention facilities connected through a network by a center, and to call a person in charge who is in a traveling vehicle according to the received contents, and to send the person in charge out to a location where the disaster prevention facility is set. SOLUTION: This alarm system is provided with a receiving means for receiving transmitted information from a disaster prevention facility, a location judging means for judging which location has the disaster prevention facility which has transmitted the information received by the receiving means, a specific information judging means for judging whether or not the received information is specific information, a re- transmission requesting means for issuing a re-transmission request to the disaster prevention facility when it is judged that the received information is the specific information, an information matching judging means for judging whether or not the information re-transmitted from the disaster prevention facility in response to the re-transmission request is matched with the received information, a retrieving means for retrieving a person in charge who is able to be sent out, and a sending-out transmitting means for transmitting a sending-out instruction to the person in charge retrieved by the retrieving means when it is judged that the information is matched by the information matching judging means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alarm system for dispatching a person in charge when information such as operation information of disaster prevention equipment is received from a place where disaster prevention equipment such as fire alarm equipment is installed. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a fire or the like occurs in a place where disaster prevention equipment such as fire alarm equipment and fire extinguishing equipment is installed, and a fire detector operates and a receiver outputs an analog quantity signal from the fire detector. When a fire signal is received, or when the control panel of the fire extinguishing equipment detects that the sprinkler head has actuated by a fire to start watering, for example, an automatic notification device is activated to contact a fire station or the like.

[0003]

The conventional alarm system as described above merely informs the automatic alarm device of the occurrence of the fire at the time of the fire, and the detailed contents thereof are unclear. There is a problem that information cannot be obtained.

Further, there is a problem that it is impossible to know whether or not the notification received by the automatic notification device is correct.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the center receives various information from any disaster prevention facility among disaster prevention facilities connected through a network,
The purpose is to call a person in charge who is on board a moving vehicle in accordance with the received contents and dispatch the person in charge to the location where the disaster prevention equipment is installed.

Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to confirm whether the information received from the disaster prevention equipment is correct information.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent unnecessary dispatch by dispatching a person in charge to the location of the disaster prevention facility only when the information received from the disaster prevention facility is specific information.

[0008] Further, when the person in charge arrives at the location of the disaster prevention equipment, by unlocking it by remote control from the center, it is possible to easily confirm the on-site access of the person in charge in an emergency without impairing usual crime prevention. The purpose is to do.

When the information received from the disaster prevention equipment is specific information, the purpose is to contact the user of the disaster prevention equipment.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an alarm system of the present invention has a location of a disaster prevention facility as a source of information when information is received from any of the disaster prevention facilities via a network. Is determined, and a dispatching command to the person in charge is sent to the person in charge based on the received content.

The alarm system of the present invention further comprises a receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the disaster prevention facility; and which location of the disaster prevention facility the information received by the receiving means is transmitted from. Location determining means; searching means for searching a person in charge who can be dispatched; dispatching means for transmitting a dispatch command to the location of the disaster prevention facility to the person in charge who is searched by the searching means; It is characterized by that.

The alarm system of the present invention further comprises a receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the disaster prevention facility; and which location of the disaster prevention facility the information received by the receiving means is transmitted from. Location determining means; specific information determining means for determining whether the received information is specific information; re-sending request means for requesting the disaster prevention equipment to resend when the received information is specific information; Information matching determining means for determining whether the information retransmitted from the disaster prevention equipment and the received information match; a searching means for searching a person in charge of dispatch; and a case where the information matching determining means determines a match, The present invention is characterized by further comprising: dispatch sending means for sending a dispatch command to the person in charge searched by the searching means;

In addition to the above, the alarm system of the present invention is characterized by further comprising an estimated time of arrival calculating means for calculating an estimated time of arrival of the person in charge at the location where the disaster prevention equipment is installed. .

In addition to the above, in the alarm system of the present invention, an unlocking device for unlocking the door by remote control is provided at the location where the disaster prevention equipment is installed, and the person in charge at the location of the disaster prevention equipment. It is characterized in that unlocking control means for transmitting an unlocking command to the unlocking device upon arrival is provided.

In addition to the above, the alarm system of the present invention is characterized in that the unlocking control means transmits an unlocking command at the estimated arrival time of the staff member.

In addition to the above, the alarm system of the present invention is characterized by transmitting the contents of the received information together with the dispatch command to the person in charge.

Further, in addition to the above, the alarm system of the present invention is characterized in that when the received information is specific information, a contact is made to a location designated in advance in relation to the location. .

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, 10 to 10n are a plurality of buildings such as buildings, factories or houses, 21 is a central monitoring center, and 31 to 31n are patrol vehicles on which an observer (person in charge) is aboard.

In buildings 10 to 10n, 111 and 11
1n is a fire receiver provided in each of the buildings 10 and 10n, 112 and 112n are remote unlocking devices for the entrance doors 113 and 113n, 114 and 114n are receivers 111,
111n and a communication line such as a public telephone line L.

In addition to the function of the fire receiver, each of the receivers 111 and 111n is provided with an interface for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the transmitter / receivers 114 and 114n, a transmission / reception control circuit, and the like (both not shown). . Transmitter / receiver 11
4, 114n are provided with microcomputers (MPUs) for performing various signal processing and control and various memories, and receivers 111, 111n and unlocking device 11 are also provided.
2, 112n, an interface for exchanging signals with each other, an automatic dialer circuit, an incoming call detection circuit, a transmission / reception circuit for transmission / reception with the telephone line L, etc. (all are not shown) are provided. In addition, the unlocking device 112, 112n,
Interfaces for exchanging signals with the transmitting / receiving devices 114, 114n, microcomputers (MPU) for performing various signal processing and control, various memories, numeric keys for inputting a personal identification number for unlocking, and locks for the doors 113, 113n. A control circuit for outputting an unlocking / locking signal to unlock or lock (not shown) is provided.

In the central monitoring center 21, 22 is a supervisory control device, 23 is a transmitting / receiving device connected to the transmitting / receiving device of each building 10, 10n through a communication line, for example, a public telephone line L, and 24 is a wireless transmitting / receiving device (radio device). ) And 25 are antennas connected to the wireless device 24.

The monitoring and control device 22 includes a display unit equipped with a CRT and various indicators, an operation unit equipped with various switches and ten keys, an MPU and memory for various signal processing and control,
A hard disk (hereinafter referred to as HDD) that stores various databases (hereinafter referred to as DB), a printing device, an interface for exchanging signals with the transmission / reception device 23 and the wireless device 24, and a telephone handset for communicating using the telephone line L or wireless , Etc. (none of them are shown) are provided.
The transmission / reception device 23 is provided with a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as MPU) for performing various signal processing and control and various memories, and also has an interface for exchanging signals with the monitoring control device 22, an automatic dialer, an incoming call detection circuit, A transmission / reception circuit for transmitting / receiving data to / from the telephone line L, etc. (all of which are not shown) is provided. Radio 24
Is provided with an MPU and various memories for performing various signal processing and control, an interface for exchanging signals with the monitoring control device 22, a transmission / reception circuit connected to the antenna 25, etc. (all are not shown). ) Is provided.

In the vehicles 31 to 31n, 32 is a car navigation system (car navigation system) mounted on each of the vehicles 31 and 31n, 33 is an antenna of the car navigation system 32, and 34 is a radio transmission / reception device mounted on each vehicle 31, 31n ( Radios) and 35 are antennas of the radio 34.

The car navigation system 32 has a GPS (global posit
An interface (not shown) is provided for outputting position information by the ionizing system) to the radio device 34 or for displaying on a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel (LCD) based on the information from the center 21 received by the radio device 34. Has been.
Further, the wireless device 34 has an MP for performing various signal processing and control.
U and various memories are provided, and an interface for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the car navigation system 32, antenna 3
5, a transmission / reception circuit, a handset, and the like (all not shown) are provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

For example, a fire detector (not shown) in the building 10
Is activated and outputs a fire signal to the fire receiver 111,
The fire receiver 111 outputs a signal indicating that a fire has occurred to the transmission / reception device 114 and outputs detailed fire information.

When the transmitter / receiver 114 receives the fire occurrence signal and the fire information from the receiver 111 (Y in S302 of FIG. 6), the automatic dialer is activated to activate the central monitoring center 21.
(S304), and when the transmitting / receiving device 23 of the center 21 responds to this call (S306, S102 of FIG. 2), fire information is sent to the monitoring control device 22 of the center 21.
(S308).

When the monitoring control device 22 of the center 21 receives the fire information transmitted from the transmitting / receiving device 114 of the building 10 (S104 in FIG. 2), it acquires fire information from the building 10 from the property information included in the fire information. The property information of the building 10, for example, the building 10 is identified from the property DB stored in the storage device (not shown) such as the HDD of the device 22 by identifying the reception.
The name, place and its map, telephone number, contact information, etc. are read out and displayed on the CRT of the display unit, and if the received fire information indicates that a fire has occurred, the fire district where the fire has occurred is displayed on the receiver. If the information is failure information, the content thereof is displayed (S106, S108).

When the fire information is displayed on the CRT,
Receivers 111, 111 of each building 10, 10n in the property DB
In addition to storing the model number of n, the receiver panel DB that stores the display screen of the panel (display section and operation section) of the receiver for each model is stored in the storage device and stored in the property DB. Based on the model of the receiver 111 of the building 10, the display screen of the panel of the receiver corresponding to this model is read from the receiver panel DB, and the fire light or the fire district light portion is based on the fire information received on the read display screen. May be displayed in a lit state and the same display / operation state as the display unit and the operation unit on the panel surface of the receiver 111 of the building 10 may be displayed.
In addition, the fire information output from the receiver 111 includes the receiver 1
The display screen data of the display panel 11 may be included, and the display / operation state of the receiver 111 may be displayed on the CRT of the device 22 by this display screen data. In this case, the device 22 displays the display panel data. You don't need a DB.

Next, the device 22 judges whether the received fire information includes information that needs to be confirmed by the fire receiver 111 of the building 10, for example, information indicating the occurrence of a fire (S110). . If the received fire information includes confirmation-required information (Y of S110), the confirmation information is sent to the receiver 111 of the building 10 that is the calling source to confirm whether the received fire information is correct. A command signal for requesting (request information for confirmation) is transmitted via the transmission / reception device 23 (S112). At this time, the CRT of the device 22
It is also possible to display the information confirmation on the screen so that the operator can easily judge.

The information for requesting confirmation, that is, the information indicating the occurrence of a fire is used as the specific information. In addition to this, for example, the information that the sound stop switch of the main sound or the sub sound is turned on, and the information that the recovery switch is operated. There is information that requires urgent attention, such as information that the power of the receiver has been turned off, information that disconnection has occurred in a plurality of lines, for example, five lines, information that fire extinguishing equipment has operated, and the like.

The transmission / reception device 114 of the building 10 receives the confirmation information request command from the monitoring control device 22 (S31).
(Y of 0, Y of S312), the confirmation information return command is output to the receiver 111, and the receiver 111 which receives this outputs the confirmation information return command.
The state of the receiver 111 (for example, the fire signal reception state, the switch state of the operation unit, the normal / abnormal state of various functions,
Etc.) to create confirmation information and send / receive device 11
4 (S314). Then, the transmitting / receiving device 114
Transmits the received confirmation information to the center 21 (S3
16). At this time, the receiver 1 that received the confirmation information return command
It is also possible for 11 to automatically perform the restoration operation once and then send the information of the reception status from the fire detector or the like thereafter as the confirmation information.

When the monitoring control device 22 receives the confirmation information from the calling source building 10 (S114, S116), the contents displayed in step S108, that is, step S1.
It is determined whether the fire information and the confirmation information received in 04 are the same, and if they are different, the display contents of the CRT and the like are changed based on the confirmation information (S118). At this time, the information confirmation end may be displayed on the CRT so that the operator can easily judge. Further, when a discrepancy occurs between the first received information and the confirmation information, the confirmation information may be requested again, and the information content may be decided by a majority decision and displayed.

Then, based on the confirmed fire information, it is determined whether or not a fire has occurred (S120). This determination is made by the MPU of the device 22 automatically in the present embodiment. However, if the operator looks at the CRT screen to determine whether there is a fire, and if it is determined that there is a fire, the device 22
It is also possible to operate a switch (for example, a "fire decision" switch) of the operation unit of 1 or to provide a touch switch on the CRT screen and touch or click the portion with a mouse.

The device 22 confirms the confirmed fire information (S11
If it is determined that there is a fire based on 8) (Y of S120), a position information return command is transmitted to the vehicles 31 and 31n through the wireless device 24 in order to dispatch an observer to the building 10 (S1).
26).

When the wireless device 34 receives the position information return command transmitted from the center 21 (S402 in FIG. 8), the vehicles 31 and 31n output a position information transmission command to the car navigation system 32, and the car navigation system 32 outputs its GPS. The position information is read from the unit and output to the wireless device 34 (S404). Then, the wireless device 34 determines whether or not an on-duty switch (not shown) that indicates whether or not the boarding supervisor is working is turned on, adds this mission information to the position information, and transmits it to the center. (S406).

When the device 22 receives the position information from the vehicles 31 and 31n (S128), the device 22 selects and determines the vehicle to be dispatched to the building 10, for example, the vehicle 31, from the position of each vehicle, the mission status, and the location of the building 10. Yes (S130).
Next, the property information and necessary information, in this case, the express command, the location of the building 10, the fire occurrence and the location of the fire, etc. are transmitted to the selected vehicle 31 (S132), and the vehicle 3
The estimated time when the vehicle 31 will arrive at the building 10 is calculated from the position information of 1 and the location of the building 10 (S134).

Then, a person designated in advance in the building 10 which is the calling source, such as a fire prevention manager of the building 10 or an owner or a person in charge of a tenant related to the fire occurrence position, is called by a telephone or a portable telephone, and a fire is caused. The necessary information such as the occurrence of the event, its location, and the estimated arrival time of the urgent monitor is notified (S136). This contact content may be automatically made using a voice synthesizer, or may be made by an operator.

When the arrival time of the vehicle 31 arrives (S13
8 Y), the device 20 unlocks the door 113 of the building 10, so that the transmitter / receiver 11 is connected via the transmitter / receiver 23.
An unlocking command is transmitted to No. 4 (S142). Transmitter / receiver 11
4 receives an unlocking command from the center (Y in S310, N in S312, N in S318, Y in S324), and outputs an unlocking control signal to the unlocking device 112 of the door 113 (S).
326). As a result, the unlocked state of the unlocking device 112 is released, the vehicle 31 arrives, and the crew member unlocks the unlocking device 112.
By inputting the personal identification code or inserting a designated key into the input device, the door can be unlocked and the door 113 can be opened.

When the vehicle 31 arrives at the building 10, an observer turns on an arrival switch (not shown) of the radio device 31 to transmit the arrival at the site to the center 21, and the vehicle is displayed on the display section of the monitor control device 22. Display arrival. When the disembarkation supervisor inputs the personal identification number into the input device of the unlocking device 112 of the building 10 or inserts a designated key into the keyhole to open the door 113, the unlocking device 112 sends an unlocking signal to the transmitting / receiving device 114. Is output (Y in S334). The transmission / reception device 114 which received this transmits an unlock signal to the center (S336). The device 22 at the center is the building 1
When the unlock signal is received from the transmitter / receiver 114 of 0, the arrival of the clerk is displayed on the display unit (Y in S144, S14).
8). Based on this display, the center member calls the wireless device 24 or the portable wireless device or mobile phone carried by the staff member who arrived by telephone to listen to the situation inside the building 10 and give an instruction for response (S150, S152). ). Then, the center staff informs the contact information designated by telephone or the like of the listened contents (S154).

The monitoring staff who has completed the necessary treatment in the building 10 operates an end switch (not shown) of the wireless device 34 to send an end signal to the center 21. Monitoring control device 22
Upon receipt of this end signal, displays the work completion of the building 10 on the display unit.

By the way, when the fire information received from the transmission / reception device 114 by the monitoring control device 22 in S104 is not the confirmation required information (N in S110), it is judged in S120 whether or not the information indicates that a fire has occurred. When the information does not indicate the occurrence of a fire (N in S120), the operator determines whether or not the information requires dispatch of a monitoring staff. As a result of this determination, if the information needs to be dispatched (Y in S122), the processes in and after S126 are performed, and if the dispatch is not necessary, the process corresponding to the received information, for example, the dispatch of a repair person is arranged. (N in S122, S124).

The transmitter / receiver 114 is the fire receiver 1.
When new fire information is received from 11 (Y in S330), the fire information is transmitted to the monitoring control device 22 (S).
332). When the monitor control device 22 receives this fire information, the reception process of FIG. 5 is performed (S140, S146). That is, when the fire information is received (Y in S202), it is determined whether or not there is information that has changed from the information currently displayed on the display unit, and if there is a change, that information is displayed on the display unit (S204). . Then, the vehicle 3 being dispatched to the building 10
It is determined whether or not the information required to contact 1 is in the received information, and if there is information required to be contacted, that information is transmitted to the vehicle 31 (Y in S206, S208). Vehicle 3
Upon receiving this information (Y in S408), the 1 displays the received information on the display unit of the car navigation system 32 and informs the observer that the information has been received by a buzzer sound or the like (S).
410). As a result, the observer can successively know the latest situation at the site where he will arrive, and it will be possible to take appropriate measures when he arrives.

In the above description, the unlocking command is transmitted to the unlocking device 112 at the estimated arrival time of the vehicle 10. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the arrival signal transmitted from the vehicle 10 is received. Alternatively, an unlock command may be transmitted to the unlocking device 112 (S142) or when the arrival of the arrival from the monitor by radio or a mobile phone (Y in S160).

Further, the Internet may be used instead of using the public telephone line or the radio between the buildings 10 and 10n and the center and / or between the center and the vehicles 31 and 31n.

[0047]

According to the present invention, the center receives various information from any one of the disaster prevention facilities connected through the network, and depending on the contents of the received information, for example, boarding a moving vehicle. An alarm system can be obtained in which a person in charge can be called and dispatched to the location where the disaster prevention equipment is installed.

Further, it is possible to obtain an alarm system capable of confirming whether the information received from the disaster prevention equipment is correct information.

Further, by sending the person in charge to the location of the disaster prevention equipment only when the information received from the disaster prevention equipment is specific information, it is possible to obtain an alarm system capable of preventing unnecessary dispatch.

Further, when the person in charge arrives at the location of the disaster prevention equipment, by unlocking it by remote control from the center, it is easy to confirm the on-site visit of the person in charge in an emergency without impairing the usual crime prevention. An alarm system that can be obtained is obtained.

Further, when the information received from the disaster prevention equipment is specific information, it is possible to obtain an alarm system capable of contacting the user of the disaster prevention equipment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of an alarm system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the monitoring control device of the alarm system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a continuation of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a continuation of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a continuation of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the alarm system of the present invention on the side of disaster prevention equipment.

FIG. 7 is a continuation of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the vehicle on the staff side of the alarm system of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another operation of the monitoring control device of the alarm system of the present invention. 10,10n building, 111,111n fire receiver,
112, 112n unlocking device, 112, 113n door, 114, 114n transmitting / receiving device, 21 central monitoring center, 22 monitoring control device, 23 transmitting / receiving device, 24
Radio transmitter / receiver, 25 antennas, 31, 31n vehicle, 32 car navigation, 33 antennas, 34
Wireless transceiver, 35 antennas

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. When information is received from any one of the disaster prevention facilities via a network, the location of the disaster prevention facility that is the source of the information is determined, and based on the received information, the person in charge is informed of the location. An alarm system characterized by issuing a dispatch command. 2. Receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the disaster prevention facility, and location determining means for determining which location the disaster prevention facility transmitted the information received by the receiving means can be dispatched. Alarm system characterized by having a searching means for searching a person in charge and a dispatching means for sending a dispatching command to the location of the disaster prevention equipment to the searched staff characterized by the searching means. . 3. Receiving means for receiving information sent from disaster prevention equipment, location determining means for determining which location the information received by said receiving means originated from disaster prevention equipment, and said receiving means. Specific information discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the information is specific information, resending request means for requesting resending to the disaster prevention equipment when the received information is specific information, and resending from the disaster prevention equipment by a resending request Information matching determination means for determining whether the information and the received information match, a search means for searching a dispatchable person, and a search performed by the searching means when the information matching determination means determines a match An alert system comprising: a dispatch transmitting means for transmitting a dispatch command to a person in charge. 4. The alarm system according to claim 2, further comprising an estimated arrival time calculating means for calculating an estimated time at which the person in charge will arrive at the location where the disaster prevention equipment is installed. 5. An unlocking device for unlocking a door by remote control is installed at the location where the disaster prevention equipment is installed, and the unlocking device is unlocked when the staff member arrives at the location of the disaster prevention equipment. The alarm system according to claim 2, further comprising unlocking control means for transmitting a lock command. 6. The unlocking control means transmits an unlocking command at a scheduled arrival time of the staff member.
Alarm system described. 7. The alarm system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the content of the received information is transmitted to the person in charge together with a dispatch command. 8. The alarm system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the received information is specific information, a location designated in advance in relation to the location is contacted.