JP2006004040A - Security system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a more reliable and higher quality security service at a lower cost by eliminating any wasteful mobilization by the person in charge of a security service company. <P>SOLUTION: When a security monitoring means such as a door opening/closing sensor, a smoke sensor, a gas sensor, a human sensing sensor and a window opening/closing sensor detects any abnormality, the security monitoring means notifies a predetermined security company and predetermined communication equipment of the abnormality detection, and when receiving information to identify the operator from the communication equipment which has been notified of the abnormality detection, the security monitoring means transmits information to make an inquiry for whether to release warning to the communication equipment, and when receiving information to release the warning from the communication equipment to which the inquiry has been made, the security monitoring means notifies the security company which has been notified of the abnormality detection of the release of abnormality detection. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The invention related to this patent application (hereinafter simply referred to as the present invention) is a security that detects illegal intruders, detects fires, gas leaks, etc. in houses such as houses and offices of business establishments. It is about the system.

  A conventional security system that detects illegal intruders in a house such as a residence or an office of a business establishment or detects the occurrence of a fire or a gas leak is described in Patent Document 1 below, for example. There was also a home security system that used mobile phones.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration diagram of a main part of a house monitoring system 900, which is an example of the conventional home security system.

The home monitoring system 900 includes a mobile phone A965 that can transmit and receive data by wireless communication, a mobile phone B917 installed in the home, a base station A964 that constitutes a service area in which the mobile phone A965 exists, and the base An exchange A963 of the station A964, a base station B962 constituting a service area where the mobile phone B917 exists, an exchange B961 of the base station B962, the Internet 955 connected to the exchange A963 and the exchange B961, Control of the security service company server 951 connected to the Internet 955, the personal computer 915 for exchanging information with the security service company server 951 through the mobile phone B 917, and the entire house monitoring system 900 A security control unit 912 that controls the key, a key opening / closing control unit 926 that detects the lock state of the door or window key of the house and opens / closes the key based on a command from the security control unit 912, and a monitor that reflects the state of the house 941 A camera 922, a gas / smoke sensor 924 that detects gas leaks and smoke, a power control unit 971 that can detect the meter indication value of the power meter and control the “ON / OFF” of the breaker, and a meter indication of the gas meter Gas control unit 972 that can control the detection of the value and the open / close state of the gas main tap, the water control unit 973 that can detect the meter indication value of the water meter and control the open / close state of the water main tap, and the security control Mobile phone A9 automatically when there is an emergency call from the section 912 to the security service company server 951 5, an emergency call unit 952 for making a phone call, a door / window opening / closing sensor 928 for detecting that a door or a window is opened, and an image recording unit 953 for recording an image of the monitor camera 922, In the cellular phone A965, an operation menu screen (not shown) is displayed on a display unit (not shown) when the user performs an operation from the operation unit (not shown), and the menu displayed on the menu screen When an item (not shown) is to be executed, the cursor position indicated by the portion of the menu item where the characters are reversed in black and white is moved by the operation of the operation unit, the cursor is placed on the desired menu, and the An execution operation is performed from the operation unit, and a connection is made to a provider (not shown) with which the user has a contract on the Internet 955 via the base station A964. After the connection with the binder is completed, the user accesses the home page set in advance in the mobile phone A965 in the initial setting, displays the home page on the display unit, and the user contracts by the operation from the operation unit. When a home page of a security service company is accessed, the security service company server 951 is connected, and the home screen screen (not shown) of the security service company is displayed on the display unit. When the name and password are entered in the name and password input unit (not shown) of the user and the execution unit (not shown) is clicked, the security service company server 951 enters the user's house 941 via the base station B962. Connected to the mobile phone B917 installed in the PC 91 The door / window opening / closing sensor 928 through the security control unit 912 and door / window opening / closing status data, the monitor camera 922 from the image information in the house 941, and the power control unit 971 from the power meter power. Usage data and circuit breaker opening / closing information, gas meter gas usage data and gas mains opening / closing information from the gas control unit 972, water meter usage data and water mains opening / closing information from the water control unit 973 The security information data including the gas detection information of the gas / smoke sensor 924 and the smoke detection information is collected, and the personal computer 915 sends the security information data to the mobile phone B 917. The mobile phone B 917 sends the base station B 962 to the Internet 955. The security information data through the security service company service The security service company server 951 receives the security information data and sends the information converted from the security information data to the Internet 955, the base in order to display the security status of the user's house 941 on the display unit of the mobile phone A965. The information can be transmitted through the station A964, and the mobile phone A965 can receive information from the security service company server 951, and a list of information on the security of the home (house 941) at that time can be displayed on the display unit. At the same time, when an abnormal state is detected, a person in charge of the security service company can go directly to the house 941 to check or eliminate the abnormal state.
JP 2002-157665 A

  However, in the conventional home security system as described above, it is generally known that there are many malfunctions such as a door / window opening / closing sensor 928 and a gas / smoke sensor 924.

  In such a security sensor, it is relatively less harmful to judge that it is normal even though it is normal, but it is difficult to judge that it is normal despite being abnormal. Since there is no meaning, it is often set to be sensitive so that it is relatively easy to find an abnormality, in other words, it is made easier to find an abnormality.

  This also results in triggering the determination that it is abnormal despite being normal in nature.

  Although the present invention has such a harmful effect of the conventional home security system, that is, the degree of the harmful effect may be relatively low, its occurrence frequency may be high, and even if the degree of the harmful effect at each time is low, The purpose is to prevent harmful effects that cannot be said to be necessarily low when the frequency of occurrence increases.

  For example, if it is determined to be abnormal even though it is normal, the person in charge of the security service company needs to go to the house 941 each time, and it cannot be said that the burden is necessarily low.

  In addition, if the number of times increases, and all or most of them are actually normal, but the result is determined to be abnormal, the person in charge of the security service company must be dispatched almost in vain. It was related to security service companies and the existence of such security services.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention adopts the following configuration.

  In the invention according to claim 1 of the present patent application, when the security monitoring means detects an abnormality, the security monitoring means notifies a predetermined security company and also notifies a predetermined communication device. When the information for authenticating the operator is received from the communication device that has made the notification, information for inquiring whether or not to release the alarm next is transmitted to the communication device, and the communication device that has made the inquiry When the information indicating that the alarm is canceled is received from the security system, the security system that performs the notification is notified that the abnormality detection is canceled next.

  In the invention according to claim 2 of the present patent application, instead of the information indicating that the alarm is canceled or in addition to the information indicating that the alarm is canceled, the alarm is determined from the communication device that has made the inquiry. Information indicating that the alarm is to be performed or information indicating that the alarm is unclear. If this information is received, the information indicating the degree of an abnormal state expected for the security company that performed the notification next time. It is a security system of Claim 1 which notifies.

  In the invention according to claim 3 according to the present patent application, the information for authenticating the operator and the information for canceling the alarm are transmitted and received by voice call or data communication. The security system described.

  In the invention according to claim 4 of the present patent application, the information for authenticating the operator is a communication device-specific number, a communication device position information, a communication device use mode, a caller's voiceprint, or a password. The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

  In the invention according to claim 5 of the present patent application, the authentication based on the location information of the communication device is performed depending on whether the location of the communication device is in a residential premises or in a residential house. It is a security system described in.

  The invention according to claim 6 of the present patent application is characterized in that the notification to the predetermined security company is performed with emergency level information corresponding to the type of abnormality detected by the security monitoring means. The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

  In the invention according to claim 7 of the present patent application, the types of abnormalities detected by the security monitoring means are: door open / close state, window open / close state, indoor human sensor state, outdoor human sensor state, The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the security system is any one of an action of a gas alarm, an action of a smoke sensor, a change amount of an electric meter, and a change amount of a water meter.

  The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a function of turning on and off a part of the operating state of the security monitoring means. It is.

  The invention according to claim 9 of the present patent application further comprises a function of notifying the type of abnormality detected by the security monitoring means that is the object of alarm cancellation, together with information indicating that the alarm is cancelled. The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

  The invention according to claim 10 of the present patent application is the security system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the communication device is a mobile phone or a portable information terminal device.

  The invention according to claim 11 of the present patent application is a security monitoring method performed by security monitoring means, and when the security monitoring means detects an abnormality, the security monitoring means notifies a predetermined security company. At the same time, a notification is also sent to a predetermined communication device, and when information for authenticating the operator is received from the communication device that has made the notification, the communication device is inquired whether the alarm is to be released next. A security monitoring method for transmitting information and receiving notification that the alarm is canceled from the communication device that has made the inquiry, and then notifying the security company that has performed the notification that the abnormality detection is to be canceled It is.

  The invention according to claim 12 of the present patent application is a security monitoring program executed by a computer included in the security monitoring means, and the security monitoring means is predetermined when the security monitoring means detects an abnormality. In addition to notifying the security company, controlling to notify a predetermined communication device, and receiving information authenticating the operator from the communication device that has made the notification, next to the communication device The step of controlling to send information inquiring whether or not to release the alarm, and the security company that made the notification when receiving the information to release the alarm from the communication device that made the inquiry And a step of controlling to notify that the abnormality detection is cancelled.

  The invention according to claim 13 of the present patent application is a computer-readable recording medium on which the security monitoring program according to claim 12 is recorded.

  By adopting the configuration as described above, the present invention eliminates useless dispatch by the person in charge of the security service company and makes it possible to provide a more reliable and high-quality security service at a lower cost. Is.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a house monitoring system 100 which is Embodiment 1 of the security system of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, for example, it is assumed that the security of the house 141 is monitored. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the one that monitors the security of such a house 141. Applicable to one room in a building, one apartment house such as an apartment or condominium, various shops and service-providing stores, public facilities such as warehouses, various schools and meetinghouses, and other types of buildings. However, since it is the same in the substantial aspect regarding this invention, only the house 141 is demonstrated and description is abbreviate | omitted about another form.

  Various sensors are installed in the house 141. Examples of the various sensors include a door open / close sensor 122 that detects the open / close state of the door 132, a smoke sensor 124 that detects the generation of smoke, a gas sensor 126 that detects gas leakage, and a window open / close that detects the open / close state of the window 133. There is a sensor 128 and a human sensor 127 that detects the presence of a person.

  The human sensor 127 is installed inside the house 141 and may be used to detect whether or not a person is inside the house 141. The person sensor 127 is installed outside the house 141 and is installed outside the house 141. It is sometimes used to detect whether there are people outside or not.

  In addition, for example, a water flow sensor linked with a water meter that detects whether or not tap water is not discharged, a large current that is not normal is not flowing, or is too long. There are various sensors related to security monitoring, such as a current sensor that works with an electric meter that detects whether a constant current continues to flow, an abnormal noise, such as a noise that breaks a windowpane, and so on. However, since it is not directly related to the essence of the present invention, a detailed description is omitted.

  Information detected by these sensors is collected in a control box 112 installed in the house 141, and security of the house 141 is monitored under the control of the control box 112.

  The essential part of this security monitoring is that the information collected in the control box 112 from various sensors is transmitted to the security company 151 via the communication path 182 and the security service by the security company 151 is received. It is sent to the mobile phone 155 via the communication path 184 to inform the security state of the house 141 to the person who is the owner of the mobile phone 155 and the resident of the house 141 and confirms the security state.

  The communication path 182 and the communication path 184 may be any communication means capable of transmitting and receiving information, and the communication path 182 and the communication path 184 may be the same communication means but different communication means. It does not matter.

  As such communication path 182 and communication path 184, for example, a communication network using a public telephone line, a communication network using the Internet, a dedicated communication network set up by a CATV company or a power company, and other various types are considered. You can do anything.

  A communication status diagram in the first embodiment of the security system of the present invention, which is performed using the communication path 182 and the communication path 184, is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 2 shows only one example, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the situation shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, for example, it is assumed that the door opening / closing sensor 122 detects an abnormality. However, the present invention is not limited to the case where the door opening / closing sensor 122 detects an abnormality, and any other sensor detects an abnormality. Since it is the same, the case where the door opening / closing sensor 122 detects an abnormality will be described as an example.

  For example, it is assumed that the house monitoring system 100 has been set to a warning mode in advance, and the door opening / closing sensor 122 has detected a door open state in a state where the door lock is set to a closed state.

  The warning mode and the initial state of the door are not directly related to the present embodiment, and thus will not be described in detail here. However, since they are directly related to the second embodiment of the present invention to be described later, the present invention to be described later will be described. The second embodiment will be described in detail.

  When the door open / close sensor 122 detects that the door is opened, the information passes through a home communication line, a home communication channel, a home communication network (LAN), etc., and “(1) shown in FIG. Information as “abnormality detection” is sent to the control box 112 (S201).

  Alternatively, in another embodiment, the door open / close sensor 122 simply determines the open / closed state of the door and sends it to the control box 112 to set the warning mode, store the initial state, and detect the abnormal state from these. It may be an embodiment in which the control box 112 performs this.

  The control box 112 that has received the “(1) abnormality detection” information from the door opening / closing sensor 122 (or in the other embodiment described above, receives information on the opening / closing state of the door from the door opening / closing sensor 122, and the state is abnormal. The control box 112 that has determined that performs “(2) Abnormality notification” to the security company 151 (S202) and also “(3) Abnormality notification” to the mobile phone 155 (S203).

  These notifications are performed via the communication path 182 and the communication path 184, and the communication path 182 and the communication path 184 may be any communication means capable of transmitting and receiving information. As described above, the communication path 182 and the communication path 184 may be the same communication means or different communication means.

  As described above, the owner of the mobile phone 155 is usually a resident of the house 141. However, the owner of the mobile phone 155 and the resident of the house 141 are not necessarily the same, and may be different.

  The person who is a resident of the normal house 141 who has received the “(3) abnormality notification” transmitted from the control box 112 by the mobile phone 155 authenticates the person himself / herself from the mobile phone 155 to the control box 112. Information “(4) identity authentication” is transmitted (S204).

  The information for authenticating the identity may be any information that can authenticate the identity.

  For example, when transmitting information for authenticating the identity by voice communication, an operator's voiceprint may be considered, and when transmitting information for authenticating the identity by image communication May be the operator's fingerprint, face information, and iris, and when transmitting information for authenticating this person through data communication, an operator-specific password may be considered. It may be a device-specific ID number, a telephone number assigned by the telephone company of the mobile phone 155, or the mobile phone 155 used as a handset of a fixed telephone installed in the house 141. When the usage mode is provided, this usage mode may be used, or the location information of the mobile phone 155 detected by the GPS or the mobile phone base station may be used. There.

  For example, if the information for authenticating the person is the voice print of the operator, the person can be directly authenticated by collating the voice print.

  Alternatively, it is possible to register not only the person himself but also the voice prints of the family and the like, including the family and the like. However, it is a condition that the voice communication by the mobile phone 155 has a communication quality that allows accurate transmission and reception including voiceprint information.

  For example, if the information for authenticating the person is the fingerprint, face information or iris of the operator, the person is directly authenticated by pattern matching with the regular information registered in advance. Can do. It is the same as the above voice print that it is possible to register not only the person himself but also the information of the family and the like and include the family and the like as authentication targets. However, it is a condition that the image information can be input and transmitted / received by the mobile phone 155.

  For example, if the information for authenticating the person is a password, the operator can directly authenticate the person by inputting the password with a button switch of the mobile phone 155 and transmitting the information. it can.

  In this case, not only the person himself / herself but also anyone who knows the password such as a family can be authenticated.

  For example, if the information for authenticating the person is an ID number unique to the device of the mobile phone 155 or a phone number assigned by the telephone company of the mobile phone 155, “(3 The mobile phone 155 that has received “) anomaly notification” can automatically authenticate itself by transmitting its own device-specific ID number and telephone number.

  For example, if the mobile phone 155 detected by the GPS or mobile phone base station is location information that exists at that time, the mobile phone 155 transmits the location information, The location information is, for example, inside the house 141, inside the site where the house 141 exists, within the office of the resident of the house 141 registered in advance, or other location of the mobile phone 155 Can be authenticated as a legitimate person when is in a legitimate location registered in advance.

  For example, when the information for authenticating the person is the use mode of the mobile phone 155, if the mobile phone 155 is used as a slave unit of a fixed telephone installed in the house 141, the right person Can be authenticated.

  The mobile phone 155 transmits the information “(4) identity authentication” to the control box 112 to authenticate the user (S204). Is also performed through the same communication path 184 as that of “(3) Abnormality notification” (S203), but may not necessarily be the same as the communication path 184, and information can be transmitted and received. Any communication means may be used as in the communication path 182 and the communication path 184.

  When the control box 112 authenticates that the mobile phone 155 or the owner of the mobile phone 155 is valid based on the “(4) identity authentication” information from the mobile phone 155, the control box 112 then “ (5) Information for “abnormality confirmation” is transmitted (S205).

  This “(5) Abnormality confirmation” means that the use of the security company 151 is maximized by confirming with the resident of the house 141 that the abnormal state detected by the door opening / closing sensor 122 is really abnormal. This avoids the limitation, thereby improving the quality of security service provision by the security company 151 and at the same time reducing the cost.

  However, for example, an illegal intruder or the like may not be able to answer that it is not abnormal although it is originally in an abnormal state. It is intended to confirm that the detected abnormal state is really an abnormal state.

  The information for “(5) Abnormality confirmation” sent to the mobile phone 155 may be voice information. For example, an electronic device that displays characters or some marks on the screen of the mobile phone 155. It can be transmitted by e-mail or other various methods, and this transmission is normally performed via the communication path 184, but it does not necessarily have to be the same as the communication path 184, and can transmit and receive information. It is the same as the communication path 182 and the communication path 184 that any communication means can be used.

  A person who is a resident of a normal house 141 who has received “(5) abnormality confirmation” transmitted from the control box 112 by the mobile phone 155 is detected by the door opening / closing sensor 122 from the mobile phone 155 to the control box 112. If the abnormal state is not actually an abnormal state, “(6) Abnormal cancellation” is transmitted (S206).

  Alternatively, when the abnormal state detected by the door opening / closing sensor 122 seems to be an abnormal state, or when it is not possible to determine any of them, information indicating that, for example, “abnormal determination (not shown)” or “ “Abnormality unknown (not shown)” may be transmitted, or any information may be left without being transmitted.

  The information indicating “(6) Abnormality cancellation” and the information such as “abnormality determination” and “abnormality unknown” indicating the opposite may be transmitted as voice information, or any other coded The information may be transmitted using, for example, the push key number of the mobile phone 155 or any other method.

  Further, the transmission of the information indicating “(6) Abnormal Cancellation” and the information indicating the opposite is normally performed via the communication path 184, but may not necessarily be the same as the communication path 184, Any communication means that can transmit and receive information is the same as the communication path 182 and the communication path 184 described above.

  When the control box 112 receives “(6) Abnormality cancellation” from the mobile phone 155 that has transmitted the “(5) Abnormality confirmation”, the control box 112 determines that the detected abnormal state of the door opening / closing sensor 122 is not abnormal. 2) Send “(7) Abnormality cancellation” to the security company 151 that sent the “abnormality notification”.

  As a result, the security company 151 can know that the “(2) abnormality notification” received in advance is not an abnormality, and the dispatch of unnecessary security personnel can be canceled.

  As a result, the security company 151 can increase the reliability of security management and realize its efficiency. This also improves the cost performance of security management, and the user of the security company 151 can obtain higher quality security management at a lower cost.

  For example, as described in the present embodiment, as an example in which the door opening / closing sensor 122 detects an abnormal state although it is not abnormal in nature, the door opening / closing sensor malfunctions, for example, the door opening / closing sensor is too sensitive (sensitive). For example, it is determined that the door has been vibrated due to the influence of wind or the like, or the door is open or closed due to an abnormal circuit of the door open / close sensor. In the alarm mode even if the user opens the door in the state set in the alert mode, or the user is at home. Many examples are conceivable, such as setting to "."

  When the security officer of the security company 151 is always dispatched at such a time, the possibility of unnecessary dispatch is extremely large, leading to a decrease in the reliability of security management and an increase in cost.

  In the present invention, it is possible to eliminate such unnecessary dispatch by a security officer.

  Although “(7) Abnormal cancellation” is transmitted from the control box 112 to the security company 151 using the normal communication path 182, it is not always necessary to use the communication path 182. A route, for example, the communication route 184 may be used, or any other communication route may be used.

  Further, “(7) Abnormal cancellation” transmitted from the control box 112 to the security company 151 may be voice data, or may be some other coded information.

  Furthermore, the “(7) Abnormal cancellation” transmitted from the control box 112 to the security company 151 may be an embodiment in which information indicating the type of abnormal information to be canceled is added.

  By adding such information, the quality of security by the security company 151 can be further improved.

  For example, if the type of anomaly information to be canceled is a gas leak or a fire, the adverse effects of the error cancellation being incorrect are not limited to the house but also to surrounding houses. Because it is large, even if an abnormal cancellation is received, the person in charge will be dispatched for the sake of precaution, or the number of persons in charge will be reduced, or the person in charge will not be dispatched. It may be an embodiment in which a survey is requested from a fire department or a gas company.

  Alternatively, the resident of the normal house 141 that has received the “(5) Abnormality confirmation” transmitted from the control box 112 with the mobile phone 155 should be, for example, that no one is currently in the house 141 and the abnormal state is really abnormal. When it is determined that there is an extremely high possibility, for example, “abnormality determination (not shown)” can be transmitted to the control box 112.

  Alternatively, when the “abnormality determination” is transmitted in this manner, information indicating the abnormality level and information for instructing some operation to the control box may be added and transmitted.

  For example, information from level 1 (possibly abnormal) to level 3 (extremely likely abnormal) is added to the control box 112, or “the urgency of dispatch to the security company 151 is set. "Information for instructing to transmit information to be raised" and "information for instructing to sound an alarm sound installed in the house 141 managed by the control box 112" may be added to the control box 112 for transmission. it can.

  When the resident of the normal house 141 that has received the “(5) Abnormality confirmation” transmitted from the control box 112 with the mobile phone 155 cannot make any judgment as to whether or not it is true regarding the abnormal state, for example, “ “Unknown” (not shown) may be transmitted to the control box 112, or no information may be transmitted to the control box 112.

  The control box 112 that has received such “unknown abnormality” or did not receive any information from the mobile phone 155 within a predetermined time limit, Since there is doubt about credibility, you may send the information indicating that you may reduce the degree of urgency of dispatch, or conversely, because there is a high possibility that some sort of abnormality has occurred. ”Request to increase the degree of urgency”, or check the status of various sensors, for example, sensors other than the door opening / closing sensor 122 again. A process such as sounding an alarm sound may be performed, or an embodiment in which no measures are taken may be used.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the security system of the present invention will be described.

  Since the second embodiment is similar to the part that has already been described with respect to the house monitoring system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the second part will be described with reference to the house monitoring system 100 and is unique to the second embodiment. Only will be described below.

  In the second embodiment, for example, a “warning mode” and a mode that is not so, for example, a “non-warning mode” can be set.

  This mode setting is normally performed by a resident of the house 141 using the operation unit added to the control box 112, but is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the operator can perform the setting with a personal computer connected to the control box 112, Alternatively, an embodiment in which an operation unit such as a television remote controller is used or the mobile phone 155 is used may be used.

  FIG. 3 shows a warning situation diagram when such setting is performed.

  When the setting of the alert mode is started (S301), various sensors operate as described above, and when an abnormality is detected ((1) abnormality detection (S201)), the control company 112 is informed to the security company 151 (( 2) An abnormality notification (S202)) is sent and the above processing is performed. However, when the non-warning mode is set, even if various sensors detect some abnormality, the above processing is performed. Absent.

  For example, when the resident of the house 141 is away or goes to sleep, the warning mode is set. However, when the resident of the house 141 is at home, the door 141 is frequently opened and closed, the window is opened and closed, If you want to stop the operation of these sensors in cases where you smoke and emit smoke, or if you do not need to detect an abnormality otherwise, set the non-warning mode to activate the sensors and This is to stop the notification to the company 151.

  Such a warning mode can also be customized (Yes in S302).

  For example, it is possible to set only the smoke sensor 124 to the non-warning mode, and to set only the smoke sensor 124 and the window opening / closing sensor 128 to the non-warning mode (S303).

  For example, such a setting is effective in the case of smoking by opening a window.

  Alternatively, in a case where a person goes in and out or a gas stove is used in the kitchen, only the door opening / closing sensor 122, the gas sensor 126, or both of them can be set to the non-warning mode.

  In the second embodiment, when the alert mode is set, when any sensor detects an abnormality (Yes in S304), the urgency can be changed depending on the state of the other sensor.

  For example, if the smoke sensor 124 detects an abnormality and the gas sensor 126 also detects an abnormality at the same time (Yes in S305), there is a very high possibility that some abnormality has actually occurred. Therefore, in such a case, the urgency level can be raised to the highest level (S306), and information indicating that can be attached to the security company 151 to transmit "(2) Abnormality notification" (S308).

  Or, conversely, for example, when the human sensor 127 detects an abnormality but the window opening / closing sensor 128 or the door opening / closing sensor 122 does not detect the abnormality (No in S305), the emergency level is lowered (S307), It is also possible to send “(2) Abnormality notification” to the security company 151 with information indicating the fact (S308).

  This is the case, for example, when the human sensor 127 detects some human being, but this is a mail delivery person, a water meter inspector, etc., and the window or door was not opened or closed because it was not an abnormal person. Equivalent to.

  In such a case, in the second embodiment, the information indicating the emergency level corresponding to it is attached and the “(2) Abnormality notification” is transmitted to the security company 151, so that it is more efficient and reliable. High security management can be realized at a lower cost.

  The present invention eliminates unnecessary dispatch by the staff of the security service company, and makes it possible to provide a more reliable and high-quality security service at a lower cost and can be used in the industry. The nature is extremely large.

The block diagram of the principal part of the house monitoring system 100 which is 1st Embodiment of the home security system of this invention Communication status diagram in the first embodiment of the home security system of the present invention Warning situation diagram in the second embodiment of the home security system of the present invention Configuration diagram of main part of house monitoring system 900 which is an example of a conventional home security system

Explanation of symbols

100,900 House monitoring system 112 Control box 122 Door open / close sensor 124 Smoke sensor 126 Gas sensor 127 Human sensor 128 Window open / close sensor 132 Door 133 Window 141, 941 House 151 Security company 155 Mobile phone 182, 184 Communication path 912 Security control unit 915 PC 917 Mobile phone B
922 Monitor camera 924 Gas / smoke sensor 926 Key open / close control unit 928 Door / window open / close sensor 951 Security service company server 952 Emergency call unit 953 Image recording unit 955 Internet 961 Exchange B
962 Base station B
963 Exchange A
964 Base station A
965 Mobile phone A
971 Electric power control unit 972 Gas control unit 973 Water supply control unit

Claims (13)

When the security monitoring means detects an abnormality, the security monitoring means notifies a predetermined security company and also notifies a predetermined communication device,
When receiving the information for authenticating the operator from the communication device that has made the notification, the information for inquiring whether or not to release the alarm next to the communication device is transmitted,
When receiving information that the alarm is canceled from the communication device that has made the inquiry, the next notification is made to cancel the abnormality detection to the security company that made the notification.
Security system. In place of the information for canceling the alarm or in addition to the information for canceling the alarm, the information for confirming the alarm from the communication device that made the inquiry or the truth of the alarm is unknown If this information is received, information indicating the degree of an abnormal state expected for the security company that performed the notification is notified.
The security system according to claim 1. Information for authenticating the operator and information for canceling the alarm are transmitted and received by voice call or data communication.
The security system according to claim 1 or claim 2. The information for authenticating the operator is a number unique to the communication device, position information of the communication device, a use mode of the communication device, a voice print or a password of the caller,
The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Authentication by the location information of the communication device is performed depending on whether the location of the communication device is in a residential premises or in a residential house,
The security system according to claim 4. The notification to the predetermined security company is performed with emergency level information corresponding to the type of abnormality detected by the security monitoring means,
The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The types of abnormalities detected by the security monitoring means are: door open / close state, window open / close state, indoor human sensor state, outdoor human sensor state, gas alarm function, smoke sensor function, electric meter Change amount, or change amount of water meter,
The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A function of turning on or off a part of the operating state of the security monitoring means;
The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A function of notifying the type of abnormality detected by the security monitoring means targeted for alarm release, together with information indicating that the alarm is released;
The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The communication device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.
The security system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A security monitoring method performed by the security monitoring means,
When the security monitoring means detects an abnormality, the security monitoring means notifies a predetermined security company and also notifies a predetermined communication device,
When receiving the information for authenticating the operator from the communication device that has made the notification, the information for inquiring whether or not to release the alarm next to the communication device is transmitted,
When receiving information that the alarm is canceled from the communication device that has made the inquiry, the next notification is made to cancel the abnormality detection to the security company that made the notification.
Security monitoring method. A security monitoring program executed by a computer included in the security monitoring means,
Controlling the security monitoring means to notify a predetermined security company when the security monitoring means detects an abnormality, and also to notify a predetermined communication device;
When receiving information for authenticating the operator from the communication device that has made the notification, the step of controlling to transmit information for inquiring whether to cancel the alarm to the communication device, and
Control to perform notification of canceling the abnormality detection to the security company that performed the notification when receiving information to cancel the alarm from the communication device that has made the inquiry;
A security monitoring program. A computer-readable recording medium,
A recording medium on which the security monitoring program according to claim 12 is recorded.

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