JP2005269227A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nurse call system capable of reporting callings from a slave unit to a mobile terminal, on the basis of a program of a communication procedure selected, corresponding to each PBX connected to a nurse call control unit, by storing the programs of the communication procedures different among models of a plurality of the PBXes to the memory of the nurse call control unit. <P>SOLUTION: The programs of the communication procedures, different among the models of a plurality of the PBXes 60a and 60b, are stored to the memory 73 of the nurse call control unit 70, and by selecting any one of the programs corresponding to a PBX connected to an ISDN basic interface (hardware basic interface) 72, the ISDN basic interface is controlled, on the basis of the selected program of the communication procedure, and callings from slave units 1a to 4a, 1b to 4b, ... are reported to mobile terminals 40a, 40b, ... via the PBX by using the ISDN basic interface to conduct communication. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system installed in a hospital or the like, and in particular, it is possible to apply a plurality of PBX exchanges of different models as PBX exchanges required for reporting a call from a slave to a portable terminal. It relates to a nurse call system that can.

  Conventionally, as this type of nurse call system, a nurse call system having the configuration shown in the system explanatory diagram of FIG. 3 has been proposed.

  According to the nurse call system of the conventional example, the call buttons included in the child devices 101a to 104a, 101b to 104b,... Installed in the hospital beds such as the room A, the room B,. .. Are detected by the collective corridor lamps 200 a, 200 b,..., And the detected call is reported to the nurse call parent device 300 via the nurse call controller 700. At the same time, the ISDN basic interface 702 constituting the hardware basic interface is controlled based on the program of the single communication procedure read from the memory 703 under the control of the control circuit 701 of the nurse call controller 700, and the ISDN basic interface 702 is controlled. All communication via the PBX exchange 600 and the base station 500 that are used for communication Band terminals 400a, 400b, it is possible to Problem ... or above the specific mobile terminal call, (e.g., see Non-Patent Document 1).

Aiphone general catalog 2003/2004 edition (pages 346-349, etc.)

  However, in the conventional nurse call system, only a single communication procedure program corresponding to the PBX switch 600 is stored in the memory 703 of the nurse call controller 700 in advance. In applying the exchange, a nurse call controller provided with a memory in which a communication procedure program corresponding to the applied PBX exchange is stored in advance must be provided separately from the nurse call controller 700.

  The present invention is for solving the above-mentioned problems, and each PBX switch is stored in a nurse call controller's memory with a communication procedure program that is different for each model of a plurality of PBX switches, and connected to the nurse call controller. It is an object of the present invention to provide a nurse call system capable of notifying a mobile terminal of a call from a slave unit based on a communication procedure program selected corresponding to.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the nurse call system of the present invention detects a call by a call button of a slave set installed in each hospital bed in a hospital room with a collective corridor lamp, and generates a call signal from the collective corridor lamp. The call is transmitted to the nurse call master unit via the nurse call controller and the call is notified, and the call signal from the collective corridor lamp is transmitted to the portable terminal via the hardware basic interface of the nurse call controller and the PBX exchange. The system to report. The nurse call controller uses a hardware basic interface to store a communication procedure program for communicating with the PBX exchange for each model of the PBX exchange, and each of the nurse call controller connected to the nurse call controller. A program setting unit is provided for selecting a communication procedure program stored in the memory in correspondence with the PBX exchange and enabling connection between the nurse call controller and each PBX exchange.

  In the nurse call system of the present invention, the hardware basic interface communicates with the PBX switch using the ISDN basic interface.

  In the nurse call system of the present invention, the nurse call controller detects that the program of the selected communication procedure is not compatible with the model of the PBX exchange, and the alarm call is issued by the nurse call master. Alternatively, notification is made by display display.

  According to the nurse call system of the present invention, each PBX switch is stored in the memory of the nurse call controller with a communication procedure program that is different for each model of a plurality of PBX switches and is connected to the ISDN basic interface (hardware basic interface). The ISDN basic interface is controlled based on the program of the selected communication procedure, and the call from the slave unit is carried via the PBX exchange that performs communication using this ISDN basic interface. Since it is possible to report to the terminal, it is not necessary to provide a nurse call controller for each model of the plurality of PBX exchanges, and not only the productivity efficiency is improved, but also the program of the communication procedure selected in advance is supported. PBX switch not connected to ISDN basic interface In the case was, it is possible to notify the fact to the nurse call the parent machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments to which a nurse call system of the invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 (a) and 1 (b) are configuration examples (hereinafter referred to as first and second configurations) having different types of PBX switches 60a and 60b as the configuration of the nurse call system according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is each system explanatory drawing which shows an example.

  The nurse call system shown in each system explanatory diagram of FIG. 1 (a) and FIG. 1 (b) is installed in each hospital bed such as room A, room B,. Doctors and nurses traveling around the hospital while carrying nurses in the nurse station (hereinafter referred to as resident nurses) and portable terminals 40a, 40b,. Different operations depending on the type of call such as normal call (consent with nurse call), emergency call, toilet call, etc. to all visiting nurses or the visiting nurse in charge) A plurality of handset devices having a call button 10 for performing a call and having a function for establishing a call with a nurse (in-room nurse, visiting nurse) 4 slave units 1a to 4a, 1b to 4b per hospital room .. and each of the child devices 1a to 4a, 1b to 4b installed in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of each hospital room, for example, in the corridor and connected via the child device lines L1a to L4a, L1b to L4b,. The operation of the call button 10, that is, the (multiple) collective corridor lamps 20a, 20b,... For detecting different calls depending on the call types from patients on the bed, A different call is reported for each type of call from a patient, and a nurse call master unit 30 for a nurse who confirms this call to establish a call with the calling patient and a plurality of visiting nurses For example, it is carried by a plurality of visiting nurses assigned to each team in charge of patients on the bed, and different calls are reported for each call type from patients on the bed, and the visiting nurse who confirms this notification Calling patient For establishing a call with a person, for example, a plurality of portable terminals 40a, 40b,..., Such as PHS (Personal Handyphone System), and the respective portable terminals 40a, 40b,. And a PBX exchange for forming a signal transmission path between the base station 50 connected via the base station line L13 and a nurse call controller 70 (described later) connected via the exchange line L12. Here, the PBX exchanges 60a and 60b of different models and the respective hallway lights 20a and 20b installed in a common area in the hospital, for example, in a nurse station or a corridor, and vertically connected via the corridor lamp line L10. ,... For controlling the nurse call master unit 30 connected via the master unit line L11 and the PBX switches 60a and 60b connected via the switch line L12, respectively. And a over a squall controller 70..

  Moreover, in each system explanatory drawing of Fig.1 (a) and FIG.1 (b), (slave) subunit | mobile_unit 1a-4a, 1b-4b, ... has the respectively same structure, The above-mentioned call button 10 And a handset microphone 11 and handset speaker 12 for transmitting and receiving voices for establishing a call with the in-room nurse or the traveling nurse.

  Moreover, in each system explanatory drawing of Fig.1 (a) and FIG.1 (b), (several) collective corridor lamps 20a, 20b, ... are respectively the same structures, and the above call detection functions are the same. In addition, it is indicated that there is a call from each of the slave units 1a to 4a, 1b to 4b,... Connected via the slave unit lines L1a to L4a, L1b to L4b,. In addition, a corridor indicator lamp 21 such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for displaying that the calling patient is busy.

  1 (a) and FIG. 1 (b), the nurse call master unit 30 uses the call signal output from the collective corridor lights 20a, 20b,. .. Detects the child devices 1a to 4a, 1b to 4b,... Displays the bed in which the detected child devices are installed in different patterns for each call type, and indicates that the in-room nurse at the call destination is busy And a parent device indicator lamp 31 such as an LED for displaying the above and a ringing tone (including a voice message) with a different pattern for each calling type as a ringing tone for notifying the above-mentioned calling, and a nurse call controller PBX exchanges 60a and 60b that do not correspond to a communication procedure program selected in advance by an operation of a program setting unit 74 described later of 70 are connected to a hardware basic interface 72 described later. In the case, the master unit speaker 32 for issuing an alarm sound (including a voice message) to that effect, and the program setting to be described later of the nurse call controller 70 as well as the contents of the report from the master unit speaker 32 LCD for displaying on the display as text or picture data that PBX exchanges 60a and 60b that are not compatible with the communication procedure program selected in advance by the operation of unit 74 are connected to hardware basic interface 72 described later. It has a master display unit 33 such as a liquid crystal display (OLED), an organic EL (Electroluminescence), and the like, and a handset 34 that transmits and receives voices for establishing a call with a patient who is calling from a room nurse. . The parent device display unit 33 displays a function for displaying the bed on which the child device in which the above-mentioned calling is detected is installed together with information on the call type, and that the call destination nurse is busy. A display function is also provided.

  Moreover, in each system explanatory drawing of Fig.1 (a) and FIG.1 (b), (the several) portable terminal 40a, 40b, ... is respectively the same structure, Collective corridor lamp 20a, 20b, ... .. Detects caller handsets 1a to 4a, 1b to 4b,... On the basis of the call signal output from, and displays the bed on which the detected handset is installed together with call type information. LCD and organic EL display terminal 41 and the ringing tone (including voice message) of each call type as a ringing tone for notifying the above-mentioned calling, and the visiting nurse calls The terminal speaker 42 that receives the voice for establishing a call with the original patient, and the traveling nurse together with the terminal speaker 42 use it to establish a call with the calling patient and transmit the voice. Do End and a microphone 43.

  Furthermore, in each system explanatory drawing of FIG. 1 (a), FIG.1 (b), the nurse call controller 70 is a control circuit 71 for controlling each part of the said nurse call controller, the said system, and a control circuit 71 and a hardware basic interface for forming a signal transmission path between the switch line L12, here, the ISDN basic interface 72 and the ISDN basic interface 72 are used to communicate between the PBX switches 60a and 60b. A memory 73 such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory) for storing a communication procedure program to be performed for each model of the PBX exchange, and a plurality of communication procedure programs stored in the memory 73 in advance. Of these, based on the program selected corresponding to each model of PBX exchange 60a, 60b And a program setting unit 74 for the nurse call controller and PBX switch 60a, 60b between the connectable.

  In the nurse call system configured as described above according to the embodiment of the present invention, a specific operation will be described below.

  As a first operation according to the embodiment of the present invention, the ISDN basic interface among a plurality of communication procedure programs stored in advance in the memory 73 in the nurse call controller 70 shown in the system explanatory diagram of FIG. A program Pa of a communication procedure required for applying the PBX exchange 60a as shown in the figure as the PBX exchange connected to the exchange line L12 is selected by the operation of the program setting unit 74. Is read out from the memory 73 by the control of the control circuit 71 that detects the above, among the beds in a plurality of rooms such as A room, B room,. The call button 10 is used to call an ordinary nurse call out of the call operations that are different for each call type by the patient 1a installed on the bed. When the call is performed, the collective corridor lamp 20a that has detected this call operation via the slave line L1a has the slave unit number assigned to the caller slave unit 1a and the room number assigned to the own corridor lamp. A call signal S1 to which call type information indicating a normal nurse call call is added is output to the corridor lamp line L10, and the corridor indicator lamp 21 corresponding to the caller handset 1a corresponds to the call type described above. Flashes / lights up with a pattern. Further, the calling signal S1 from the collective corridor lamp 20a is transmitted via the corridor lamp line L10 to the nurse call controller 70 and the other collective corridor lamps 20b other than the own corridor lamp.

  It should be noted that the other corridor lamps 20b (excluding the collective corridor lamp 20a)... Determine that the input call signal S1 is not an output signal from the nurse call controller 70 and perform no operation.

  The control circuit 71 of the nurse call controller 70 has the child device 1a in the sickroom A based on the information of the child device number, the room number and the call type added to the call signal S1 from the collective corridor lamp 20a. It is detected that there is a normal nurse call from a patient who is installed, and the above-mentioned information on the slave unit number, the room number and the call type is added as a call notification signal for notifying the nurse call master unit 30 of the call. The parent device call notification signal S2 is output to the nurse call parent device via the parent device line L11, and all the mobile terminals 40a, 40b,. As a call notification signal for reporting to a specific portable terminal carried by the nurse, a terminal number assigned to the mobile terminal of the call destination and predetermined call notification data ( A terminal call notification signal S3 to which ISDN is added is output to the ISDN basic interface 72. This terminal call notification signal S3 uses the ISDN basic interface 72 controlled by the communication procedure program Pa read from the memory 73, and is exchanged via the exchange line L12, the PBX exchange 60a, the base station line L13, and the base station 50. As appropriate, the signal-processed terminal call alerting radio signal S3a is transmitted to all the mobile terminals 40a, 40b,.

  In addition, the nurse call parent device 30 has the child device 1a in the patient room A based on the child device number, the room number, and the call type information added to the parent device call notification signal S2 from the nurse call controller 70. Detects that there is a normal nurse call from a patient installed in a hospital bed, and flashes / lights up the main unit indicator lamp 31 corresponding to the hospital bed where the caller handset 1a is installed in a different pattern for each call type In addition to displaying, a ringing tone (including a voice message) having a predetermined pattern is output from the parent speaker 32 to make a notification.

  Note that the nurse call master unit 30 not only flashes / lights the master unit indicator lamp 31 corresponding to the hospital bed where the caller unit 1a is installed in a different pattern for each call type, but also as a visual notification means. The contents indicating that there is a normal nurse call call from the patient whose child device 1a is installed on the bed in the hospital room A can be displayed on the parent device display unit 33 with characters and picture data.

  Further, all the mobile terminals 40a, 40b,... Process the terminal call notification radio signal S3a from the base station 50 into an electrical signal, and are added to the signal-processed terminal call notification signal S3. When the number and the terminal number assigned to the own terminal match, it is detected that there is a normal nurse call from the patient whose child device 1a is installed in the hospital bed in the hospital room A, and similarly The contents of the added call notification data (not described in detail) are displayed on the terminal display unit 41 as characters or picture data, and a predetermined pattern of ringing sound (including a voice message) is output from the terminal speaker 42. To report. For example, when a plurality of terminal numbers for designating all the portable terminals 40a, 40b,... Are added as the terminal numbers added to the terminal call notification signal S3, all the portable terminals The above notification is made at 40a, 40b,. On the other hand, when the terminal number added to the above-mentioned terminal call notification signal S3 is added with a terminal number for designating a specific mobile terminal, the above-mentioned notification is performed at the corresponding mobile terminal.

  Furthermore, in-room nurses and all visiting nurses who have confirmed that there is a normal nurse call call from the patient whose child unit 1a is installed in the hospital bed in room A based on the above notification, or specific The nurse who responded first can establish a call with the calling patient (not detailed).

  Next, as a second operation according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the nurse call controller 70 shown in the system explanatory diagram of FIG. A program Pb of a communication procedure required for applying the PBX exchange 60b as shown in the figure as the PBX exchange connected to the ISDN basic interface 72 via the exchange line L12 is selected by the operation of the program setting unit 74. When the selection operation is detected and read from the memory 73 by the control circuit 71, the patient whose child unit 1a is installed in the bed in the room A as in the first operation according to the embodiment of the present invention. When an operation for calling a normal nurse call is performed using the call button 10 among the call operations different for each call type, this call operation is performed. The collective corridor lamp 20a detects the call signal S1 via the corridor lamp line L10, and other collective corridor lamps 20b excluding the nurse call controller 70 and the own corridor lamp. And the corridor indicator lamp 21 corresponding to the caller handset 1a blinks / lights up in a pattern corresponding to the call type described above.

  It should be noted that the other corridor lamps 20b (excluding the collective corridor lamp 20a)... Determine that the input call signal S1 is not an output signal from the nurse call controller 70 and perform no operation.

  As in the first operation according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 71 of the nurse call controller 70 stores information on the child unit number, the room number, and the call type added to the call signal S1 from the collective corridor lamp 20a. First, it is detected that there is a normal nurse call call from the patient whose child device 1a is installed in the bed in the hospital room A, and the above-mentioned parent device call notification signal S2 is sent to the nurse call via the parent device line L11. While outputting to the main | base station 30, the above-mentioned terminal call alerting | reporting signal S3 is output to the ISDN basic interface 72. FIG. This terminal call notification signal S3 is appropriately transmitted via the exchange line L12, the PBX exchange 60b, the base station line L13, and the base station 50 using the ISDN basic interface controlled by the communication procedure program Pb read from the memory 73. , Signal-processed terminal call notification radio signal S3a is transmitted to all portable terminals 40a, 40b,.

  In addition, the nurse call parent device 30 has the child device 1a in the patient room A based on the child device number, the room number, and the call type information added to the parent device call notification signal S2 from the nurse call controller 70. It is detected that there is a normal nurse call from a patient installed in a hospital bed, and a notification is made by means similar to the first operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Further, all the mobile terminals 40a, 40b,... Process the terminal call notification radio signal S3a from the base station 50 into an electrical signal, and are added to the signal-processed terminal call notification signal S3. When the number and the terminal number assigned to the own terminal match, it is detected that there is a normal nurse call call from the patient whose child device 1a is installed in the hospital bed in the hospital room A. The notification is made by means similar to the first operation according to the embodiment.

  Furthermore, in-room nurses and all visiting nurses who have confirmed that there is a normal nurse call call from the patient whose child unit 1a is installed in the hospital bed in room A based on the above notification, or specific The nurse who responded first can establish a call with the calling patient (not detailed).

  As is apparent from the first and second operations according to the embodiment of the present invention, programs Pa and Pb having different communication procedures for each model of the plurality of PBX switches 60a and 60b are stored in the memory 73 of the nurse call controller 70. The ISDN basic interface 72 is controlled based on the program of the selected communication procedure by selecting corresponding to each PBX exchange 60a, 60b stored and connected to the ISDN basic interface (hardware basic interface) 72. The mobile terminals 40a, 40b,... Are notified of calls from the slave units 1a-4a, 1b-4b,... Via the PBX exchanges 60a, 60b that perform communication using the ISDN basic interface 72. Therefore, the nurse call controller can be set for each model of the plurality of PBX exchanges 60a and 60b. Efficiency of productivity there is no need to kick is improved.

  Next, as a third operation according to the embodiment of the present invention, the nurse call controller 70 shown in the system explanatory diagram of FIG. Similarly to the first operation according to the embodiment, the communication procedure program Pa is read from the memory 73 under the control of the control circuit 71 that is selected by the operation of the program setting unit 74 and detects the selection operation. Regardless, if the PBX switch 60b as shown in the figure is actually connected to the ISDN basic interface 72 via the switch line L12, the control circuit 71 that detects this is the nurse call parent. An alarm notification signal S4 for informing the machine 30 to that effect is output to the nurse call parent machine via the parent machine line L11.

  The nurse call master unit 30 also has the communication procedure program Pa selected as the communication procedure program selected by the program setting unit 74 based on the alarm notification signal S4 from the nurse call controller 70. Regardless, it is actually detected that the PBX switch 60b is connected to the ISDN basic interface 72 via the switch line L12, and an alarm sound (including a voice message) is sent to the parent. A notification is issued from the machine speaker 32 and a message to that effect is displayed on the main unit display unit 33 as text or picture data to notify the resident nurse who has confirmed this notification is prompted to change the program settings. It is.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 71 of the nurse call controller 70 detects that the communication procedure program Pa does not correspond to the PBX switch 60b, and the nurse call master unit 30 notifies that fact. However, the program Pb of the correct communication procedure corresponding to the PBX switch 60b can be read from the memory 73 and the program can be changed. At this time, if the program Pb of the correct communication procedure corresponding to the PBX switch 60b is not stored in the memory 73, an alarm sound (including a voice message) to that effect is sent from the master speaker 32 of the nurse call master unit 30. In addition to issuing a notification, the content of that fact is displayed on the main unit display unit 33 as characters or picture data and notified.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, a communication procedure program for communicating with each PBX switch 60a, 60b using the ISDN basic interface 72 of the nurse call controller 70 is stored for each model of the PBX switch. The single memory 73 in which programs for a plurality of communication procedures are stored is applied as the memory to be used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an individual memory can be applied to each program for a plurality of communication procedures.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, a board-type nurse call parent having a parent device indicator lamp 31, a parent device speaker 32, a parent device display section 33, and a handset 34 as a nurse call parent device installed in the nurse station. However, the present invention is not limited to this, but is selected by means for reporting calls from the slave units 1a to 4a, 1b to 4b, and so on, and the program setting unit 74 of the nurse call controller 70. Although a single communication procedure program is selected as the communication procedure program, the PBX switch 60a corresponding to the PBX switch connected to the ISDN basic interface 72 via the switch line L12 is actually used. As a means for notifying that 60b is not connected, a visual notification / notification means, for example, a display display function is provided. A personal computer (not shown) and auditory Problem / informing means for, for example, nurse call call section having a base unit loudspeaker (not shown) and is nurse call parent device configured to separate also suitable.

FIG. 1A is a system explanatory diagram showing a first configuration example of the nurse call system of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a system description showing a second configuration example of the nurse call system of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a system explanatory diagram showing a third configuration example of the nurse call system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a system explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a conventional nurse call system.

Explanation of symbols

1a to 4a, 1b to 4b, ..... Slave unit 10 ... Call button 20a, 20b, ... ... Collective corridor lamp 30 ... Nurse call master unit 40a, 40b, ... ... Mobile terminal 60a, 60b …… PBX switch 70 …… Nurse call controller 72 …… ISDN basic interface (hardware basic interface)
73 …… Memory 74 …… Program setting section

Claims (3)

The call by the call button (10) of the child devices (1a to 4a, 1b to 4b,...) Installed on each bed in the hospital room is detected by the collective corridor lamps (20a, 20b,...). The call signal from the collective corridor lamp is transmitted to the nurse call master unit (30) via the nurse call controller (70) to notify the call, and the call signal from the collective corridor lamp is transmitted to the nurse call control. A nurse call system for transmitting the call to the portable terminal (40a, 40b,...) Via the hardware basic interface (72) of the machine and the PBX exchange (60a, 60b),
The nurse call controller includes a memory (73) for storing a communication procedure program for communicating with the PBX exchange for each model of the PBX exchange using the hardware basic interface, and the nurse. Program for enabling connection between the nurse call controller and each PBX switch by selecting a program of the communication procedure stored in the memory corresponding to each PBX switch connected to the call controller A nurse call system comprising a setting unit (74).   The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein the hardware basic interface communicates with the PBX exchange using an ISDN basic interface.   The nurse call controller detects that the program of the selected communication procedure does not correspond to the model of the PBX exchange, and the alarm call is issued and / or displayed on the display by the nurse call master unit. The nurse call system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:

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