JP2005346200A - Notification system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a passing control in a case that an object person goes out without carrying a portable terminal or cellular phone, and notify the object person of this to call his/her attention. <P>SOLUTION: This notification system comprises the portable terminal to be carried by the object person, and a monitoring device communicating with the portable terminal. The portable terminal includes a communication means communicating with the monitoring device by local radio signals and a vital sensor monitoring biological information of the object person. The portable terminal transmits, upon receiving a carrying confirmation request signal from the monitoring device, confirms the carrying by the vital sensor and transmits a carrying signal. The monitoring device includes a communication means communicating with the portable terminal by local radio signals. The monitoring device transmits, upon receiving a human body detection signal from a human body detection means, the carrying confirmation request signal to the portable terminal and operates, upon receiving the carrying signal from the portable terminal, a passing control means controlling the passing of an entrance to permit the passing through the entrance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is a reporting system that reports with location information when an abnormality occurs in the body or when an emergency occurs, particularly when the target person forgets to carry the mobile terminal and tries to go out It relates to the reporting system.

Conventionally, if a safety confirmation target person carries a portable terminal such as a wireless emergency call device or a mobile phone having an emergency call function, and an emergency situation occurs, an emergency signal can be generated by operating the emergency call switch on the portable terminal. Emergency notification devices and systems that are automatically transmitted to a predetermined monitoring device have been put into practical use.
In addition, when a vitality sensor that constantly monitors biological data such as pulse rate and blood pressure and a health management device equipped with a position information detection device such as GPS are attached to the body, and the vital sensor detects an abnormality in the body, the position information of the subject At the same time, an emergency report system has been proposed for reporting abnormal signals to a monitoring center. (Patent Document 1)
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-269662

  The problem to be solved is that it is necessary to carry these mobile terminals and mobile phones when the target person goes out, but in case they forget to carry them and go out, an emergency call or emergency call system In view of the fact that the subject cannot be used, when the subject intends to go out without carrying the portable terminal, the subject is informed of this and is warned.

  The portable terminal applied to the reporting system of the present invention is a reporting system having a portable terminal carried by a target person and a monitoring device that communicates with the portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal uses the short-range wireless signal to A communication unit that communicates with the monitoring device and a vital sensor that monitors the biological information of the subject, and when the possession confirmation request signal is received from the monitoring device by the communication unit, the possession is confirmed by the vital sensor and the communication The possession signal is transmitted by the means, and the monitoring device has communication means for communicating with the portable terminal by a short-range wireless signal, and when the detection signal is received from the human body detection means, the possession confirmation request signal by the communication means And then, when a possession signal is received from the portable terminal, the passage control means for controlling the passage of the entrance and exit is operated to allow passage from the entrance and exit. And butterflies.

Preferably, the monitoring device further includes an operation unit, and when the operation unit is operated when the human body detection unit does not receive a possession signal from the portable terminal when the moving body is detected, The passage control means is operated to allow passage from an entrance / exit.

Further preferably, the monitoring device further includes a display unit, and displays a warning on the display unit when the human body detection unit does not receive a possession signal from the portable terminal when the moving body is detected. It is characterized by.

  According to the reporting system of the present invention, when the target person tries to go out without carrying the mobile terminal, this can be detected and an alarm can be issued. Can be prevented.

  A notification system has been realized that can notify the subject when he / she wants to go out without carrying a portable terminal.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the notification system of the present invention. The reporting system includes a mobile terminal 1 possessed by the subject, a monitoring device 2 installed indoors such as the subject's home, and a remote monitoring center 3 in a communication network 6 such as a cellular phone network 4, the Internet, and a dedicated network. Connected.

The portable terminal 1 is carried by the subject. The mobile terminal 1 calculates position information composed of latitude / longitude information from the GPS signal received from the GPS satellite 5, and when an abnormality occurs in the subject's body, the communication is performed via the communication network 6 or the mobile phone network 4. A signal is transmitted to the monitoring center 3.
The monitoring device 2 is connected to a human body detection sensor 21 installed near the entrance of the building and an electric lock controller 22 which is a traffic control means installed at the entrance door.

The monitoring center 3 confirms the position information of the mobile terminal 1 in response to a request from the family of the subject. The monitoring center 3 is managed and operated by an organization that provides a safety confirmation service to a plurality of target persons such as a security company. In the monitoring center 3, when the target person who owns the portable terminal 1 goes out without permission, the current position can be known by accessing the portable terminal 1, and when it is determined that some countermeasure is necessary, Necessary data is transmitted from the monitoring center 3 to a predetermined countermeasure terminal, and the coordinator is instructed to appropriately deal with the monitoring target person. At this time, a map indicating the content of the countermeasure and the position of the subject is transmitted to the coping person.

A tracking signal is transmitted from the monitoring center 3 to the mobile terminal 1. The mobile terminal 1 that has received such a tracking signal sequentially acquires the current position and returns it to the monitoring center 3 every predetermined time. In this way, by grasping the current position of the mobile terminal 1 at the monitoring center 3, it is possible to appropriately monitor the protective person's wrinkles by directing the coping person to the site.
Here, the coping person possesses a coping terminal (not shown), and performs an emergency operation of the subject by looking at the current position transmitted from the monitoring center 3 to the coping terminal.

Next, the configuration of the mobile terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of the mobile terminal 1. The portable terminal 1 includes an RF unit 101 connected to an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio signals such as various signals with the GPS signal, the cellular phone network 4 and the monitoring device 2, and the GPS satellite 5 transmits via the RF unit 101. A GPS receiver 102 for receiving a GPS signal, a first transmitter / receiver 103 for transmitting / receiving a radio signal to / from the mobile phone network 4 via the RF unit 101, and a radio signal to / from the monitoring device 2 via the RF unit 101. The second transmitting / receiving unit 104 for transmitting and receiving, the operation unit 106 for the user of the mobile terminal 1, that is, the subject to input various operations, and the biological information such as blood pressure, pulse rate, body temperature, electrocardiogram, and respiratory rate of the subject. A vital sensor 107 for measuring, and a storage unit 108 including various applications for controlling the operation of the portable terminal 1, an operation system, ROM / RAM for storing user registration data, and the like The display unit 109 includes LEDs for displaying the status of the mobile terminal 1, a buzzer 110 that generates a buzzer sound, a vibrator 111, a battery 112 that supplies power to each unit, and a control unit 105 that controls them. Yes.
The operation unit 106 includes a power switch and an emergency call switch.

Next, the configuration of the monitoring device 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of the monitoring device 2.
The monitoring device 2 includes a control unit 200 configured by a computer including a microprocessor (MPU), a semiconductor memory and an interface circuit, an operation unit 201 such as various switches, a display unit 202 such as a liquid crystal screen and an LED, and the like in the semiconductor memory A storage unit 203, a communication unit 204 connected to the communication network 6, a sensor I / F 205 that receives a signal from the moving body detection sensor 21, an electric lock I / F 206 for connection to the electric lock controller 22, The mobile terminal 1 includes an RF unit 207 connected to an antenna that transmits and receives radio signals, and a transmission / reception unit 208 that transmits and receives radio signals to and from the mobile terminal 1 via the RF unit 207.
The transmission / reception unit 208 transmits a possession confirmation request signal to the portable terminal 1 and receives a possession signal or a non-possession signal from the portable terminal 1.

Next, operations of the mobile terminal 1, the monitoring device 2, and the monitoring center 3 will be described in detail with reference to the operation flowcharts shown in FIGS.
The portable terminal 1 is configured in a wristwatch shape, for example, and is worn on the wrist when the subject goes out.
When the subject goes out, the human body detection sensor 21 installed in the vicinity of the entrance through which the subject passes detects the subject (step S001).
When receiving the moving body detection signal via the sensor I / F 205, the monitoring device 2 transmits a possession confirmation request signal from the RF unit 207 to the portable terminal 1 via the transmission / reception unit 208 (step S002).

When the portable terminal 1 receives the possession confirmation request signal via the RF unit 101 and the second transmission / reception unit, the portable terminal 1 takes in the signal of the vital sensor 107 and determines whether the portable terminal 1 is worn on the subject's body (step). S102). When the mobile terminal 1 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is worn on the body, the mobile terminal 1 transmits a possession signal to the monitoring device 2 via the second transmission / reception unit 104 and the RF unit 101.

When the monitoring device 2 receives the possession signal from the portable terminal 1, the monitoring device 2 sends an unlocking signal of the electric lock to the electric lock controller 22 from the electric lock I / F 206.
When receiving the unlock signal from the monitoring device 2, the electric lock controller 22 unlocks the electric lock installed at the entrance.

As described above, when the subject wears the portable terminal 1 on the body, the subject can go out through the doorway without performing any operation.

Next, a case where the target person tries to go out without wearing the mobile terminal 1 on the body will be described.
When the portable terminal 1 receives the possession confirmation request signal via the RF unit 101 and the second transmission / reception unit 104, the portable terminal 1 takes in the signal of the vital sensor 107 and determines whether the portable terminal 1 is worn on the subject's body. Is determined (step S102). If the mobile terminal 1 determines that the mobile terminal 1 is not worn on the body, the mobile terminal 1 transmits a non-possession signal to the monitoring device 2 via the second transmission / reception unit 104 and the RF unit 101.

In the monitoring device 2, when the possession signal is not received (including the case where the non-possession signal is received) (NO in step S003), a warning sound is produced by the buzzer constituting the display unit 202 and the fact is displayed on the liquid crystal screen. Is displayed.
The subject can notice that he / she does not have the portable terminal 1 by looking at the warning display displayed on the monitoring device 2.

Here, when going out without carrying the portable terminal 1 by the intention of the target person or when a non-target person goes out, the non-possession display is displayed on the monitoring device 2, and then the operation unit 201 is operated. The electric lock is unlocked (step S006). The monitoring device 2 sends an unlock signal of the electric lock from the electric lock I / F 206 to the electric lock controller 22. When receiving the unlock signal from the monitoring device 2, the electric lock controller 22 unlocks the electric lock installed at the entrance.

The unlocking operation in the operation unit 201 may be a password input or a card reading operation. In this case, the control unit 200 compares and collates with passwords and card information registered in advance, and the collation result is O.D. K. At this time, an unlock signal may be transmitted from the electric lock I / F 206 to the electric lock controller 22.

As described above, the non-subject can operate the unlock button of the operation unit 201 of the monitoring device 2 to unlock the electric lock and go out.

In addition, the control part 105 of the portable terminal 1 always monitors the change of the biological information of the subject by the vital sensor 107, and when the vital sensor 107 detects an abnormality, the display part 109 displays an abnormality, The buzzer 110 is sounded and the vibrator 111 is vibrated to notify the subject that an abnormal state has been detected. And the portable terminal 1 performs report operation | movement so that it may demonstrate below.

The control unit 105 operates the GPS receiving unit 102 to receive a GPS signal from the GPS satellite 5, calculates the latitude / longitude of the portable terminal 1, and stores it in the storage unit 108 together with the calculated time information.
Then, the positional information together with the identification code of the portable terminal 1 and the abnormal signal of the vital sensor 107 is transmitted from the first transmission / reception unit 103 and the RF unit 101 to the cellular phone network 4.
In the monitoring center 3, when an abnormal signal is received via the mobile phone network 4 and the communication network 6, an alarm is output, and map information indicating the movement locus of the mobile terminal 1, the name, characteristics, address, mobile phone of the person to be monitored Data such as the telephone number of the terminal and the emergency contact telephone number are displayed on a display device such as a CRT and an alarm sound is output from the speaker. The monitoring center 3 gives instructions to the monitoring person closest to the person to be monitored, and is necessary for searching the name, age, characteristics, address, etc. along with the current position information of the person concerned in the handling terminal (not shown) possessed by the person in charge Searching is facilitated by sending and displaying various information.

Overall configuration diagram of the user reporting system Functional block diagram of mobile terminal Functional block diagram of the monitoring device Operation flow diagram of monitoring device Operation flow diagram of mobile terminal

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal 2 ... Monitoring apparatus 3 ... Monitoring center
4 ... Mobile phone network 5 ... GPS satellite 6 ... Communication network
21 ... Human body detection sensor 22 ... Electric lock controller
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... RF part 102 ... GPS receiving part 103 ... 1st transmission / reception part 104 ... 2nd transmission / reception part 105 ... Control part 106 ... Operation part 107 ... Vital sensor 108 ... Storage unit 109 ... Display unit 110 ... Buzzer 111 ... Vibrator 112 ... Battery 201 ... Operation unit 202 ... Display unit 203 ... Storage unit 204 ... Communication unit 205 ..Sensor I / F 206 ... Electric lock I / F 207 ... RF unit 208 ... Transmission / reception unit

Claims (3)

A notification system having a portable terminal possessed by a subject and a monitoring device communicating with the portable terminal,
The portable terminal is
Comprising a communication means for communicating with the monitoring device by a short-range wireless signal and a vital sensor for monitoring the biological information of the subject;
Upon receiving the possession confirmation request signal from the monitoring device by the communication means, confirm possession by the vital sensor and transmit the possession signal by the communication means,
The monitoring device includes a communication unit that communicates with the mobile terminal by a short-range wireless signal,
When a detection signal is received from the human body detection means, a possession confirmation request signal is transmitted by the communication means. After that, when a possession signal is received from the portable terminal, the passage control means for controlling the passage of the entrance / exit is operated to pass from the entrance / exit A reporting system characterized by enabling. The monitoring device further has an operation means,
When the human body detection means does not receive a possession signal from the portable terminal when detecting a moving body, when the operation means is operated, the passage control means is operated to allow passage from the entrance / exit. The notification system according to claim 1. The monitoring device further includes display means,
3. The notification system according to claim 1, wherein a warning is displayed on the display unit when a possession signal is not received from the portable terminal when the human body detection unit detects a moving body.

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