JP2006025081A - Communication device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely give notice by preventing a communication device from not sending notice even when receiving the notice of high emergency from a "security sensor group" while a notification destination telephone number is not set in the communication device. <P>SOLUTION: A notification destination setting permitting means 10 in the communication device 2 checks whether or not the notification destination telephone number is set in the communication device 2 by a user by using an external telephone notification destination input means 6. In the case that the user makes a setting to actuate the external telephone notification means 7 by a notification destination selecting means 9 when the notification destination telephone number is not set in the communication device 2, the notification destination setting permitting means 10 operates not to actuate the external telephone notification means 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device and a program for communicating with a “security sensor group”, “home appliance group”, “flow rate measuring device group”, and “health device group” in a home.

  Conventionally, the following is common for this type of communication device (see Patent Document 1). This system integrates security functions such as intercom functions, housing equipment control and monitoring functions, crime prevention, and disaster prevention, with the main unit at the core of the system as the center.

  Connected to the main unit is a door phone slave unit with a TV camera, a door phone slave unit without a TV camera, a sensor camera that starts in conjunction with the attached human sensor, etc., and a surveillance camera installed on the entrance porch. Connecting part, calling push button device, fire sensor, gas sensor, security sensor (security switch), connecting part to connect emergency push button device, etc., connecting part to connect JEM-A standard air conditioner and electric lock, In addition, a connection part for connecting an additional bell for alarm notification, an additional speaker, etc., a connection part for connecting a sub-master unit provided in the house as needed via a transmission line, RS485 for general-purpose communication systems (other than RS485) RS232C, RS422 or other general-purpose serial communications may be used) for connecting a 2-wire bus, connecting a 10BASE-T cable, and a general telephone. It is equipped with a connection part that connects a telephone line that allows voice communication between the doorphone adapter and the doorphone handset that can be used as a handset for a tarphone, and a contact output part that sends a report output to the automatic reporter when an abnormality occurs. ing.

  Next, security-related features that are characteristic of this system will be described. First, when it is desired to be wary of crime prevention while being absent, for example, an answer button of a parent machine (or a sub-parent machine) is operated. By this operation, the standby state changes to the operation mode of the absence set mode, and the monitor screen of the operated master unit (or sub master unit) is in the state of each of the installed electric lock, security sensor, fire sensor, gas sensor, RS485 or The screen switches to a screen that displays the state of the luminaire that can be controlled by power line conveyance.

  On this screen, a selection button for selecting a predetermined crime prevention pattern from a plurality of crime prevention patterns set in advance by the user is displayed, and by operating these selection buttons, a combination pattern of an electric lock, a crime prevention sensor, or the like subject to crime prevention / disaster prevention The state of each of the electric lock, the security sensor, the fire sensor, and the gas sensor that are the targets of the selection pattern, and the state of the luminaire that can be controlled by RS485 or power line conveyance can be displayed.

  Now, when the user who has confirmed the state on this screen performs a touch operation on the set button, if there is no abnormality in the state of various sensors and lighting fixtures belonging to the crime prevention pattern, after a certain time (for example, 60 seconds) under the control of the CPU unit. A message indicating that a warning state is to be entered is displayed (after a second), and the warning state is set after a certain time. When a security sensor provided in a window or the like detects an abnormality, a message indicating the state of the sensor is displayed as shown in FIG. When the user operates the confirmation button, the alert dialog is closed.

  Next, when the alarm set for the absence is activated, the answering lamp on the display unit of each sub-master unit is turned on and the answering lamp provided on the operation display unit of the master unit is turned on. If there is a call from the doorphone slave unit under the warning set, the CPU unit of the master unit automatically records the still image and voice of the visitor in the flash ROM. When the sensor camera operates, a still image captured by the sensor camera is automatically recorded.

  In addition, if a security sensor, fire sensor, gas sensor, etc. are activated during a warning set, the extension bell will sound and the output contact will be turned on to notify the specified telephone number that has been registered in advance by an automatic reporting device. To do. In addition, a process of sending an instruction command for sending an e-mail having a content corresponding to the occurrence of an abnormality to a mail address registered in advance with respect to the center server through the home LAN or the Internet from the gateway is performed by a notification processing function of the CPU unit.

As a result, the center server transmits an abnormality notification e-mail to a predetermined e-mail address. In other words, it ensures immediacy by voice notification to the telephone number and reliably communicates by e-mail. Therefore, if a destination such as a mobile phone that can receive both telephone calls and e-mails is used as the report destination, the report can be surely made up by compensating for the disadvantages of both.
JP 2004-135197 A

  However, the above-described conventional configuration, when a security sensor, a fire sensor, a gas sensor, or the like is activated during a warning set, rings an extension bell and turns on an output contact portion to register a predetermined telephone number registered in advance by an automatic reporting device. If the caller information is not registered or is deleted even if the callee information is registered, the call cannot be sent to a predetermined telephone number.

  If the predetermined phone number is written in such a way that it cannot be changed to a device with an unchanging phone number such as the police (110) or emergency (119), it means that the report destination is not registered or the report destination is Even if it is registered, it will not be deleted. However, for example, if the user can input any report destination (parent siblings, friends, etc.), it is possible that the user will delete the report destination even if the report destination is registered by mistake, In such a case, there has been a problem that the system cannot be notified when an abnormal situation actually occurs and the system is very difficult to use.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a communication device that communicates with a terminal device that is integrated with or connected to a device, and the communication device sends a report from the terminal device to the outside using a communication line. External reporting means for reporting, external reporting destination input means for setting / changing / deleting reporting destination information reported by the external reporting means, and warning sound output means for generating a warning sound upon receiving a report from the terminal device External report destination information is input by the report destination selection means that activates either the external report means or the alarm sound output means in response to a report from the terminal device, and the external report destination input means. When there is a notification destination setting permission means that enables the external notification means to be activated by the notification destination selection means only when there is no notification, no notification is made when no external notification destination is set Preventing the door, also the problem is solved by automatically switching to a different notification means, it is possible to accelerate improve the convenience of the system, and the promotion.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the user receives a notification from the device and sets the report destination to the communication device so as to make a call to the outside, the external report destination information is set. If it has not been deleted or has been deleted, by making it impossible to set up outgoing calls, the user inadvertently sets up the notification destination outside, so an emergency situation actually occurs If you do, you will be able to avoid the situation of not being reported.

  In addition, since there is another reporting means, it is possible to avoid not reporting itself even if the external reporting destination is not set or deleted, so the convenience of the system As the system improves, the reliability of the system also increases, and it is possible to exert a great effect on the spread and promotion of the system.

  A first invention is a communication device that communicates with a terminal device that is integrated with or connected to a device, and the communication device reports a report from the terminal device to the outside using a communication line. An external reporting means that performs setting, change, and deletion of reporting destination information reported by the external reporting means, and an alarm sound output means that generates a warning sound in response to a report from the terminal device The external report destination is input by the external report destination input means and the report destination selection means that activates either the external report means or the alarm sound output means in response to the report from the terminal device. Only when there is a report destination setting permission means that enables the external report means to be activated by the report destination selection means.

  And when the call from the terminal device occurs without recognizing that the user has not entered or deleted the external report destination, the report destination is set to the outside, and the report is sent as a result. Not being performed can be prevented, the convenience of the system is improved, the reliability of the system is also increased, and a great effect can be exhibited in the spread and promotion of the system.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the communication device, when the report destination selection unit has activated the external report unit, the report destination information reported by the external report unit in the external report destination input unit is deleted. In this case, the information processing apparatus includes activation changing means for receiving the notification from the terminal device and changing the notification destination selecting means to activate the alarm sound output means.

  And if the user deletes the external notification destination information after setting the external notification destination when a call from the terminal device occurs, it will prevent the notification from being made as a result. As a result, the convenience of the system is improved and the reliability of the system is enhanced, and a great effect can be exhibited in the spread and promotion of the system.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the communication device further includes an output unit that outputs the fact to the outside when the activation change unit switches the activation destination of the notification destination selection unit from the external notification unit to the alarm sound output unit. It is what you have.

  Then, if the user has deleted the external report destination information after setting the report destination when a call originates from the terminal device to an external phone, switch the report destination and use that fact. By notifying the user, the convenience of the system is improved, the reliability of the system is also increased, and it is possible to exert a great effect on the spread and promotion of the system.

  In a fourth aspect of the invention, the terminal device detects the intrusion of a suspicious person and notifies the communication device. And even in the event of an emergency such as intrusion detection, it will be possible to report reliably, improving the convenience of the system, increasing the reliability of the system, and greatly increasing the spread and promotion of the system The effect can be demonstrated.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, the terminal device notifies the communication device in case of an emergency of a user's poor physical condition or when a call is necessary. And even in the event of an emergency such as poor physical condition, it will be possible to make notifications reliably, improving the convenience of the system and increasing the reliability of the system. It will be possible to exert a great effect.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the communication device detects both intrusion of the suspicious person and notifies the communication device, and a terminal device that notifies the communication device in an emergency such as poor physical condition of the user. Can be connected, and when a notification from the terminal device that detects the intrusion of the suspicious person and notifies the communication device occurs, and a terminal device that notifies the communication device in an emergency such as poor physical condition of the user The notification destination selected by the notification destination selection means can be individually set when the notification from the device occurs.

  And when two different events, intrusion detection and emergency notification, occur, the notification destination can be set individually to increase the convenience of the user, and when each notification destination is set to the outside, When there is no reporter, it is possible to prevent the report from being made as a result, improving the convenience of the system, increasing the reliability of the system, and exerting a great effect on the spread and promotion of the system Will be able to.

A seventh invention is a program for causing a computer to execute at least a part of the communication device. Since it is a program, it is possible to easily realize at least a part of the communication apparatus of the present invention by cooperating hardware resources such as an electric / information device, a computer, and a server. In addition, the program can be distributed / updated and installed easily by recording on a recording medium or distributing the program using a communication line.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the entire system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a terminal device, 2 is a communication device, 3 is an open / close sensor, 4 is a human sensor, and 5 is a call remote controller. The open / close sensor 3, the human sensor 4, and the call remote controller 5 are specific names of the terminal device 1.

  In FIG. 1, the open / close sensor 3 and the human sensor 4 are a “security sensor group”. In this example, the case of one open / close sensor 3 and one human sensor 4 is described for one communication device 2.

  The “security sensor group” referred to here is, for example, an open / close sensor 3 that is installed in a window or door in the home and that responds to an intruder from the outside and sounds an alarm sound or reports that fact. A human sensor 4 that detects the presence or absence of an alarm and alerts or informs the user of the presence or absence using an alarm sound or notification to prevent an intruder from the outside. These are assumed to be installed around each household. Further, when an abnormality occurs in the user's body, the user presses the call remote controller 5. Note that it is also possible to use a method in which a “call button” is provided in the communication device 2 and the user directly presses the “call button” as having the same role as the call remote controller 5.

  For example, when an abnormality report from the “security sensor group” occurs, the communication device 2 notifies the user to that effect using a screen or voice, or sends it to an external mobile phone, personal computer, medical institution, service center, etc. Play the role of reporting.

  In FIG. 1, only the “security sensor group” is explicitly shown as the terminal device 1, but the “home appliance group”, “flow rate measuring device group”, “ “Health equipment group” and “Fire / gas leak sensor group” are also considered. The “home appliance group” mentioned here refers to home appliances used at home such as “washing machine”, “microwave oven”, “air conditioner”, “refrigerator”, “rice cooker”, “hot water heater”, and the like. The communication device 2 can grasp or control the current state of these “home appliance groups”. For example, the “home appliance group” is controlled from a mobile phone outside the home via the communication device 2 or the abnormality information of the “home appliance group” is reported to an external mobile phone, personal computer, service center, etc. .

  The “flow rate measuring device group” refers to an energy measuring device called a lifeline of each household, such as electricity, gas, and water. The communication device 2 may have a function of communicating with these “flow rate measuring device groups”. That is, for example, the gas flow rate of each household is measured by a “flow rate measuring device” called a gas meter. The communication device 2 acquires the meter reading value data of the gas meter and sends the data to the gas supplier. The gas company charges the household a gas fee according to the amount of gas used.

  The gas meter measures the gas flow rate and also has various security functions. That is, the gas meter has a shut-off function that shuts off the gas flow. When a gas leak or an earthquake occurs, the gas meter automatically shuts off the gas flow and notifies that effect. The report destination is the communication device 2. The communication device 2 notifies the gas service provider of an alarm notification such as a cutoff output from the gas meter. The gas service provider notifies the home of the abnormality by telephone, or in some cases, goes to the home and responds. At this time, the communication device 2 can notify the user to that effect using a user interface such as a screen or voice.

  Further, when the gas meter is a gas meter for LP gas, for example, it has a function of detecting the remaining amount of the LP gas cylinder. That is, when the remaining amount of the LP gas cylinder falls below a predetermined level, or when the remaining amount is exhausted, the gas meter detects and notifies that fact. The reporting method is the same as in the case of the above-mentioned blocking. Upon receipt of the report, the gas service provider delivers the gas cylinder to the household and performs an exchange operation.

  The “health equipment group” refers to health equipment such as a sphygmomanometer, a weight scale, a body fat percentage meter, and a pedometer. Each of these devices may exist as a single device, or may be incorporated in, for example, a warm water toilet seat. Devices that measure the state of excrement using a toilet and acquire health data are also included in the “health device group”. In any case, the data acquired by these “health equipment groups” can be reported to an external mobile phone, a personal computer, a medical institution, a service center, etc. via the communication device 2. Furthermore, it is also possible to acquire these data remotely from outside such as a medical institution.

  The “fire / gas leak sensor group” refers to a sensor device that detects a fire or gas leak. When these devices detect the event, the device transmits a message to that effect to the communication device 2, and the communication device 2 reports the fact to the public authorities of the police, firefighting, and emergency, and pre-registered householders and relatives / It is possible to report to a friend's phone, service center, etc. Then, it is possible to quickly resolve the occurrence by the notification.

  In addition, the communication device 2 sets / cancels various warning operations to the “security sensor group”, controls ON / OFF of the power supply of the “home appliance group”, and turns on the flow rate for the “flow rate measurement device group”. Also plays the role of performing control such as / OFF. Here, in the case of the “security sensor group”, since it is difficult to supply AC power, the “security sensor group” generally operates with a battery. In addition, when the “flow rate measuring device group” is a gas meter or a water meter, the gas meter or the water meter is installed in the garden or the back side of each home and normally operates with a battery.

  On the other hand, in the case of the “home appliance group”, the operation is performed by supplying AC power. As described above, the communication apparatus 2 and at least one or more “security sensor group”, “home appliance group”, “flow rate measurement apparatus group”, and “health appliance group” terminal apparatus 1 constitute a system.

  Here, when the communication apparatus 2 communicates with the outside, a line is used. Here, the line is an analog telephone line, ISDN line, ADSL line, FTTH line, cable TV line, or the like. This line uses the various line types introduced by the household. Depending on the line, the communication device 2 is connected via a modem such as a modem, T-NCU (Terminal Network Control Unit), TA, dial-up router, ONU (Optical Network Unit) or the like for connection to the line. Built-in.

  On the other hand, the communication device 2 and an external server device, a mobile phone, a personal computer, a medical institution, a service center, and the like may be connected by a direct circuit switching method, or may be an ISP (Internet Service Provider) or an ASP (Application). In some cases, a connection is made using an Internet network via a service provider. Furthermore, the communication protocol between the communication device 2 and an external server device, a mobile phone, a personal computer, a medical institution, a service center, etc. may be a non-procedure unique protocol determined in advance by this system, or may be TCP / IP, In some cases, an Internet protocol such as HTTP or HTTPS is used.

  Next, communication between the communication device 2 and the terminal device 1 such as “security sensor group”, “home appliance group”, “flow rate measurement device group”, and “health device group” will be described.

  The communication between the communication device 2 and the terminal device 1 such as “security sensor group”, “home appliance group”, “flow rate measurement device group”, and “health device group” uses, for example, a 400 MHz band specific low power radio. Done. That is, when the opening / closing sensor 3 or the human sensor 4 detects an intrusion abnormality, the “security sensor group” transmits the fact to the communication device 2 using the specific low-power radio. When reporting the meter reading value from a gas meter or water meter, or when notifying the gas meter or water meter valve in the event of an abnormality, the "flow rate measuring device group" uses a specific low-power radio to communicate that fact. 2 is transmitted. The same applies to the “health equipment group”.

  In addition, when the communication device 2 sends a signal to the “security sensor group” to shift to a warning operation, or remotely shuts off / returns the valve to the “flow rate measurement device group” of the gas meter or water meter. In this case, the specific low-power radio is also used when transmitting an operation ON / OFF command to the “home appliance group”.

  The communication between the communication device 2 and the terminal device 1 such as “security sensor group”, “home appliance group”, “flow rate measurement device group”, and “health device group” is not limited to the specific low-power radio, A communication medium such as infrared, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth (R) may be used.

  In the system configuration described above, in this embodiment, a case where a “security sensor group” such as the open / close sensor 3, the human sensor 4 and the call remote controller 5 communicates with the communication apparatus 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, although the Example demonstrates the report using a telephone, it should just be a communication apparatus not only a telephone.

  In FIG. 2, 6 is an external telephone call destination input means (external call destination input means). 7 is an external telephone reporting means (external reporting means). 8 is an alarm sound output means. 9 is a report destination selection means. Reference numeral 10 denotes report destination setting permission means. The external telephone report destination input means 6, external telephone report means 7, alarm sound output means 8, report destination selection means 9, and report destination setting permission means 10 are inside the communication device 2.

  Here, when an intrusion detection report or an emergency call report is generated from the opening / closing sensor 3, the human sensor 4, and the call remote controller 5, the user determines in advance what kind of report the communication device 2 receives to that effect. The communication device 2 can be set in advance. For example, when the communication device 2 receives a report from the “security sensor group”, there is also a way of reporting the abnormal situation to the surroundings by generating an alarm sound, and if the communication device 2 has a method for reporting to the surroundings, an external device registered in advance in the communication device 2 There is also a method of making a telephone call to a telephone number and notifying that effect.

  Therefore, the user inputs a movement when receiving a report from the “security sensor group” in the report destination selection means 9 inside the communication apparatus 2. Here, when the user selects that the communication device 2 itself generates an alarm sound and informs the surroundings of the abnormal situation, the notification destination selection unit 9 activates the alarm sound output unit 8 inside the communication device 2. When the user selects to make a call to the external telephone number registered in the communication device 2, the notification destination selection means 9 activates the external telephone notification means 7 inside the communication device 2.

  Here, although the report destination selection means 9 activates the external telephone notification means 7 inside the communication apparatus 2, the communication apparatus 2 makes a call to the external telephone so that the communication apparatus 2 If you do not know the phone number, you cannot make a call to the outside. Therefore, the user must input the telephone number of the report destination to the communication apparatus 2 in advance, but this is input using the external telephone report destination input means 6. Then, according to the report destination telephone number input from the external telephone report destination input means 6, the external telephone report means 7 makes a call to the external telephone when receiving a report from the “security sensor group”.

  In this case, the user may not remember whether or not the caller telephone number has been input to the communication device 2, and the caller selection unit 9 may unconsciously set the external phone caller 7 to be activated. Conceivable. Therefore, as a result of the user using the external telephone report destination input means 6, the report destination setting permission means 10 inside the communication apparatus 2 checks whether or not a report destination telephone number is set in the communication apparatus 2. If the user sets the call destination selection means 9 to activate the external call notification means 7 when the call destination telephone number is not set in the communication device 2, the call destination setting permission means 10 It operates so as not to activate the reporting means 7.

  In this way, the communication device 2 is prevented from making a report even when a highly urgent report is received from the “security sensor group” when the report destination telephone number is not set for the communication device 2. It will be possible to report without fail.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the communication device 2 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the description of the same functions and names as those in FIG. 2 is omitted. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes an activation change unit.

  In the first embodiment, the user has been described using the external phone call destination input means 6 when setting the call destination telephone number in the communication device 2. However, the user is notified using the external phone call destination input means 6. You can also change or delete phone numbers.

  In FIG. 3, the user may delete the report destination telephone number of the communication apparatus 2 using the external telephone report destination input means 6. In this case, for example, even when a plurality of report destinations can be input to the communication device 2, if all the report destination phone numbers are deleted, the communication device 2 may receive a report from the “security sensor group”. I cannot make calls to an external phone.

  Even in this case, it is good if the user is consciously operating to delete all the telephone numbers of the callee from the communication device 2, but regardless of the deletion of all the callee telephone numbers from the communication device 2, For example, after starting the external telephone notification means 7 using the notification destination selection means 9, it may be possible to delete all the notification destination telephone numbers of the communication device 2 using the external telephone notification destination input means 6.

  In this state, when a notification from the “security sensor group” occurs, the communication device 2 uses the internal activation change unit 11 to stop the external telephone notification unit 7 and activate the alarm sound output unit 8. . This is because the activation changing unit 11 uses the external telephone report destination input unit 6 to recognize that the user has deleted all the report destination telephone numbers of the communication device 2 and automatically switches the report unit. Realize.

  As a result, even when the user sets up a call to an external phone without being aware of the fact that there is no callee phone number when a call from the “security sensor group” occurs, the “security sensor” It is possible to avoid a highly urgent report from the “group”, and to automatically report in another way.

  In this embodiment, the activation changing unit 11 automatically switches the reporting unit when a report from the “security sensor group” actually occurs. However, the user actually reports to the reporting destination selection unit 9. The activation changing means 11 automatically switches the reporting means at the timing when all the reporting telephone numbers of the communication device 2 are deleted using the external telephone reporting destination input means 6 after the external telephone reporting means 7 is activated using It is good.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of communication apparatus 2 in Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the description of the same functions and names as those in FIGS. 2 and 3 is omitted. In FIG. 4, 12 is a display means (output means).

  As in the case of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, when the notification destination setting permission means 10 does not permit the activation of the external telephone notification means 7, or when the activation change means 11 automatically starts from the “security sensor group”. If the notification destination of the communication device 2 when the notification is generated is switched to the notification by the alarm sound blowing of the communication device itself (activation of the alarm sound output means 8), it is necessary to notify the user to that effect. Are confused and difficult to use.

  Here, FIG. 4A is a block diagram in a case where the notification destination setting permission unit 10 does not permit activation of the external telephone notification unit 7, and FIG. It is a block diagram of the communication apparatus 2 when a report destination is switched.

  In FIG. 4A, when the report destination setting permission unit 10 does not permit activation of the external telephone notification unit 7, the report destination setting permission unit 10 outputs that fact to the display unit 12. The display unit 12 displays the fact on, for example, a liquid crystal screen provided in the communication device 2.

  The case where the notification destination setting permission means 10 does not permit the activation of the external telephone notification means 7 means that the user reports when the communication destination telephone number is not set in the communication device 2 as described in the first embodiment. This is the case where the destination selection means 9 is set to activate the external telephone notification means 7.

  In this case, the display means 12 displays that fact and notifies the user. An example of display on the display means 12 is shown in FIG.

  In this way, the user can immediately know why the communication device 2 cannot be set as an external telephone, improve the convenience of the communication device 2, and realize the spread of the system. Can do.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 4 (b), when the notification from the “security sensor group” is automatically generated by the activation changing means 11, the notification destination of the communication device 2 is notified by the alarm sound of the communication device itself (alarm sound output). When switching to the activation of the means 8), the report destination setting permission means 10 outputs that fact to the display means 12. The display unit 12 displays the fact on, for example, a liquid crystal screen provided in the communication device 2.

  A case where the activation change means 11 automatically switches the report destination of the communication device 2 when a report from the “security sensor group” is generated to a notification by the alarm sound blowing of the communication device itself (activation of the alarm sound output means 8); As described in the second embodiment, after the user activates the external telephone notification means 7 by using the notification destination selection means 9, the external telephone notification destination input means 6 is used to notify the communication destination telephone of the communication apparatus 2. This is a case where all the numbers have been deleted.

  In this case, the display means 12 displays that fact and notifies the user. An example of display on the display means 12 is shown in FIG.

  By doing in this way, the user can immediately know that the report destination of the communication device 2 has been automatically switched, and at the same time know the reason why the report destination of the communication device 2 has been switched automatically. Therefore, the convenience of the communication device 2 can be improved and the spread of the system can be realized.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the communication apparatus 2 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the description of the same function and name as those in FIG. 2 is omitted. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 13 denotes notification destination selection means A, and reference numeral 14 denotes notification destination selection means B.

  In FIG. 6, the communication device 2 is connected to a “security sensor group” such as the open / close sensor 3, the human sensor 4, and the call remote controller 5 as shown in FIG. 1. Here, as described above, the open / close sensor 3 and the human sensor 4 detect an intruder and notify the communication device 2 of the intruder, and the communication device 2 determines a predetermined method, for example, the communication device 2 itself. A notification method for generating an alarm sound to notify the surroundings of an abnormal situation or a notification method for making a telephone call to an external telephone number registered in the communication device 2 is used.

  On the other hand, when the user presses down due to a change in physical condition, the call remote controller 5 notifies the communication device 2 to that effect, and the communication device 2 generates a warning sound by a predetermined method, for example, the communication device 2 itself. Then, a notification method for notifying the surroundings of an abnormal situation or a notification method for making a telephone call to an external telephone number registered in the communication device 2 is used.

  That is, the meaning of the notification differs between when the notification of the open / close sensor 3 and the human sensor 4 occurs and when the notification of the call remote controller 5 occurs. Therefore, depending on the user, for example, when the notification of the open / close sensor 3 or the human sensor 4 occurs, the communication device 2 itself generates a warning sound to select a notification method to notify the surroundings of the abnormal situation, and call When the notification from the remote controller 5 is generated, there is a case where it is desired to select a notification method for making a telephone call to a registered external telephone number.

  In addition, when the notification of the open / close sensor 3 or the human sensor 4 occurs or when the report of the call remote controller 5 occurs, the selection of the notification method for making a telephone call to the registered external telephone number is determined by the open / close sensor 3. There are also cases where it is desired to change the external telephone to be notified depending on whether a notification from the human sensor 4 occurs or a notification from the call remote controller 5 occurs.

  In order to respond to such a request, the communication device 2 receives a notification from the open / close sensor 3 and the human sensor 4 (that is, an intrusion detection notification) and a call remote control 5 notification ( In other words, in FIG. 6, in the case where an emergency call or a call report occurs), the call destination selection means A13 and the call destination selection means B14 in FIG. Two report destination selection means are provided.

  A notification destination selection means A13 that plays the role of selecting a report destination when an intrusion detection report occurs, and a notification destination selection means B14 that plays a role of selecting a report destination when an emergency call or call notification occurs To do.

  In the configuration as described above, as in the first embodiment, the user does not remember whether or not the notification destination telephone number has been input to the communication device 2, and is unconsciously notified about the notification destination selection means A13 or the notification destination selection means. A case where the external telephone notification means 7 is set to start at B14 is also conceivable.

  In such a case, as a result of the user using the external telephone call destination input means 6, whether or not the call destination telephone number is set in the communication apparatus 2 is determined by the call destination setting permission means 10 in the communication apparatus 2. To check. Then, when the user is set to activate the external telephone report means 7 by the report destination selection means A13 or the report destination selection means B14 when the report destination telephone number is not set in the communication device 2, the report destination setting is performed. The permission unit 10 controls the notification destination selection unit A13 and the notification destination selection unit B14 so that the external telephone notification unit 7 is not activated.

  In this way, in the case where the communication device 2 is provided with two notification destination selection means, if no communication destination telephone number is set for the communication device 2, an intrusion detection notification from the “security sensor group”, an emergency Even when a report or a call report occurs, it is possible to prevent the communication device 2 from making a report and to report it reliably.

  On the other hand, FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of the communication apparatus 2 in the case where two activation change means are provided in the communication apparatus 2 in the case of the second embodiment. In FIG. 7, the description of the same function and name as those in FIG. 3 is omitted.

  In FIG. 7, reference numeral 15 denotes activation change means A, and reference numeral 16 denotes activation change means B.

  In FIG. 7, the user deletes all the telephone numbers of the communication destination 2 from the communication device 2, deletes only the telephone number of the intrusion detection notification, or deletes only the telephone number of the emergency call or call notification. Good if you are consciously operating. However, regardless of deletion of all the telephone numbers of the communication destination from the communication device 2, deletion of only the telephone number of the intrusion detection report, or deletion of only the telephone number of the emergency call or call notification, , After activating the external telephone notification means 7 using the notification destination selection means 9, the external telephone notification destination input means 6 is used to delete all the notification destination telephone numbers of the communication device 2, or the intrusion detection notification It may be possible to delete only the telephone number of the callee or to delete only the telephone number of the caller of emergency call or call notification.

  In this state, when an intrusion detection report, an emergency report, or a call report from the “security sensor group” occurs, the communication device 2 uses the internal activation change unit A15 or the activation change unit B16 to external call notification unit 7. Is stopped and the alarm sound output means 8 is started.

  This is because the activation change means A15 and the activation change means B16 use the external telephone report destination input means 6 and the user has deleted all of the report destination telephone numbers of the communication device 2, or the intrusion detection report is reported. This is realized by recognizing that only the destination telephone number has been deleted or only the destination telephone number for emergency call or call notification has been deleted, and automatically switching the reporting means.

  As a result, the user can make a call setting to an external phone without being aware that there is no phone number to call when an intrusion detection report, emergency call or call notification occurs from the “security sensor group”. Even in the case where it is, it is possible to avoid that a highly urgent report from the “security sensor group” is not made, and to automatically realize a report by another method.

  In this case, the activation change means A15 and the activation change means B16 have been described to automatically switch the notification means when an intrusion detection report, an emergency report or a call report from the “security sensor group” actually occurs. After the user actually activates the external telephone notification means 7 using the notification destination selection means 9, the external telephone notification destination input means 6 is used to delete all the telephone numbers of the communication device 2 or the intrusion detection notification Configuration where the activation change means A15 or the activation change means B16 automatically switches the notification means when the deletion of only the notification destination telephone number or the deletion of only the emergency notification or call notification notification destination telephone number is executed. It is good.

  In the present embodiment, the telephone number non-input / deletion is described as an example of telephone notification, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case of an e-mail notification, it can be similarly considered whether the e-mail address is not entered or deleted.

  Note that the means described in this embodiment causes hardware resources such as a CPU (or microcomputer), a RAM, a ROM, a storage / recording device, an electric / information device including an I / O, a computer, a server, and the like to cooperate. You may implement with the form of a program. In the form of a program, new functions can be easily distributed / updated and installed by recording them on a recording medium such as magnetic media or optical media or distributing them via a communication line such as the Internet.

  Since the communication device and the program according to the present invention can reliably report by another means even when there is no report destination information, the “security sensor group”, “home appliance group”, “flow rate measurement” in the home The present invention can also be applied to communication devices connected to terminal devices such as “device group” and “health equipment group”.

Block diagram of the entire communication system of the present invention Block diagram of a communication apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention The block diagram of the communication apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention The block diagram of the communication apparatus in Embodiment 3 of this invention The figure of the example of a display of the display means in Embodiment 3 of this invention The block diagram of the communication apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention The block diagram of another communication apparatus in Embodiment 4 of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication apparatus 2 Terminal apparatus 3 Open / close sensor 4 Human sensor 5 Call remote control 6 External telephone call destination input means (external call destination input means)
7 External telephone reporting means (external reporting means)
8 Alarm sound output means 9 Report destination selection means 10 Report destination setting permission means 11 Start changing means 12 Display means (output means)
13 Report destination selection means A
14 Report destination selection means B
15 Start change means A
16 Start changing means B

Claims (7)

A communication device that communicates with a terminal device that is integrated with or connected to a device, wherein the communication device is configured to notify an external device of a report from the terminal device using a communication line, External notification destination input means for setting / changing / deleting notification destination information reported by the external notification means, alarm sound output means for generating an alarm sound in response to a report from the terminal device, and from the terminal device The notification destination selection means for activating either the external notification means or the alarm sound output means upon receiving a report, and the notification destination only when external notification destination information is input by the external notification destination input means A communication apparatus having a report destination setting permission unit that enables an external report unit to be activated by a selection unit. The communication device is configured such that when the report destination selection unit is activating the external report unit, when the report destination information reported by the external report unit is deleted in the external report destination input unit, the terminal device The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an activation changing unit that receives the notification from the telephone and changes the reporting destination selection unit to activate the alarm sound output unit. The said communication apparatus has an output means which outputs that when the said starting change means switches the starting place of the said notification destination selection means from the said external notification means to the said alarm sound output means. Communication device. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device detects an intrusion of a suspicious person and notifies the communication device. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device notifies the communication device in case of emergency of a user's poor physical condition or when a call is necessary. The communication device is connectable to both a terminal device that detects the intrusion of the suspicious person and notifies the communication device, and a terminal device that notifies the communication device in an emergency such as poor physical condition of the user, When a notification from the terminal device that detects the intrusion of the suspicious person and reports to the communication device occurs, and a notification from the terminal device that reports to the communication device in an emergency such as poor physical condition of the user has occurred 6. The communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the report destination selected by the report destination selection means can be individually set. The program for making a computer perform at least one part of the communication apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6.