JP2006163929A - Safety confirming device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a highly reliable safety confirming system capable of suppressing mobilization or the like due to an incorrect report as much as possible by surely detecting the absence/existence at home of a confirmation target person. <P>SOLUTION: This safety confirming system comprises an activity information collecting means s1 provided indoors to collect activity information of the confirmation target person and a notifying means s4 for notifying a manager 1 of an abnormal state when the confirmation target person is determined to have the abnormal state on the basis of the activity information collected by the activity information collecting means s1 is provided with an opening/closing operation detecting means s3 for detecting the opening/closing operation of an entrance door 20f, a determining means s5 for determining the absence or coming home of the confirmation target person on the basis of a relation between an activity information collecting point of time of activity information to be collected by the activity information collecting means s1 and an opening/closing operation detecting point of time by the opening/closing operation detecting means s3, and an outputting means s6 for outputting a determination result of the absence of the coming home by the determining means s5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is arranged indoors and collects activity information of a confirmation target person, and based on the activity information collected by the activity information collection means, an abnormality occurs in the confirmation target person. It is related with the safety confirmation system provided with the alerting | reporting means which alert | reports abnormality to an administrator, when it is judged that it exists.

The structure of this kind of safety confirmation system is demonstrated based on FIG. 1, FIG.
This type of safety confirmation system is a system that is used for confirming the safety of, for example, an elderly person living alone, and includes a plurality of human sensors 21 and the like in the residence of the elderly person living alone. Based on the detection result of this type of human sensor 21, for example, when detection by the human sensor 21 is not performed over a long period of time, an abnormality is notified to the manager.

The operation status of this safety confirmation system is shown in FIG.
The usage status of the safety confirmation system will be described. In the situation where the confirmation target person 2 who is the subject of the safety confirmation is estimated to be at home, the notification (shown as an abnormal alarm in the figure) is issued on the administrator 1 side. When it is received (# 1), the administrator 1 side makes a telephone contact with the person 2 to be confirmed (# 2) and confirms its safety (# 3, # 4).

  That is, when there is a response to the telephone communication (# 3: yes), the manager 1 determines whether or not there is a request for dispatch by the person to be confirmed, and further whether or not the request for dispatch is required by speaking, tone, etc. The counselor 12 on the side judges (# 5). As shown in the figure, the dispatch request is made to contact the family of the person to be confirmed, and contact the fire department or the like in the area where the person to be confirmed is home (# 50).

On the other hand, when there is no response to the phone (# 3: no), the response is not answered due to various reasons such as failure to respond due to an abnormality occurring in the person to be confirmed, or absence of the person. Unless the absence is confirmed separately, it is assumed that the user is at home and is processed as “safety confirmation impossible” (# 40). Also in this case, since there is a high possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the person to be confirmed, as shown in FIG. 4, contact is made with the family and the fire station (# 50).
Such an example is shown in Patent Document 1.

JP 2004-259097 A

  In such a conventional usage pattern, the confirmation target person is not fully confirmed at home or going out, so that it is processed as “safety confirmation impossible” even though the person is out. Probability has increased, and there have been cases of requesting other people to be dispatched based on this type of misinformation.

  In order to avoid such problems, an outing button that is operated separately by the person to be confirmed is provided for confirmation of going out, but if the person to be confirmed is an elderly person living alone, the outing button is operated when going out. In some cases, this button does not work well.

  An object of the present invention is to obtain a highly reliable safety confirmation system that can reliably detect a person to be confirmed who has gone out or stayed at home, and that can prevent as much as possible the outage due to erroneous notification.

In order to achieve the above object, there is an activity information collecting means that is installed indoors and collects activity information of the person to be confirmed, and the person to be confirmed is abnormal based on the activity information collected by the activity information collecting means. When it is determined that a problem has occurred, the characteristic configuration of the safety confirmation system provided with an informing means for informing the administrator of the abnormality is as follows:
An opening / closing operation detecting means for detecting an opening / closing operation of an opening / closing facility provided between the outdoors and indoors, or a passage detecting means for detecting the passage of the person to be confirmed between the outdoors and the indoors,
Depending on the relationship between the activity information collection time of the activity information collected by the activity information collection means and the opening / closing detection time by the opening / closing operation detection means or the passage detection time by the passage detection means, the person to be checked can go out or go home. A determination means for determining,
It is provided with the output means which outputs the determination result of going out or returning home by the said determination means.

In this system, an open / close operation detecting means and a passage detecting means are provided for the activity information collecting means conventionally provided indoors. The former opening / closing operation detection means detects the operation status of the opening / closing equipment such as a door that is operated when the person to be checked goes out and returns home, and the latter passage detection means is a confirmation object in the vicinity of the door. It is means for detecting the passage of a person.
The information from the three means is sent to the determination means as information at the time of detection in these means, and the determination of going out and going home is performed according to the situation between the time points.
For example, when the opening / closing detection time or the passage detection time exists within the first time from the last time when the activity information is collected, and the activity information is not collected by the activity information collecting means within the second time. When the subject has gone out, the determination means determines,
When the activity information is continuously detected by the activity information collection means within a third time from the opening / closing detection time or the passage detection time, the determination means determines that the person to be confirmed is at home. It is.
In this way, it is stable, reliable, and automatically disabled by judging whether the person to be confirmed is going out or returning home based on the time relationship of detection of each means that should be caused by the movement of people at the entrance and exit. You can confirm the existence.

In the above configuration, the activity information collection means is a detection sensor that is installed indoors near an entrance where the opening and closing equipment is installed, and detects the presence of the person to be confirmed in the part.
It is preferable that the opening / closing operation detecting means is an opening / closing sensor that is provided in the opening / closing facility and detects a state change between the open state and the closed state of the opening / closing facility.

In this case, for example, a detection sensor (human sensor or the like) installed at the entrance is used as activity information collecting means, and an open / close sensor provided at the opening / closing part of the entrance is used as the opening / closing operation detecting means. It is possible to determine whether to go out or go home by using highly reliable information on the entry and exit of people in a positional relationship.
In addition, as the open / close sensor, for example, a relatively simple sensor such as a magnetic proximity sensor, which is relatively versatile, and relatively inexpensive can be used to improve the reliability of the system.
Further, it is provided with an alarm output means for identifying the confirmation target person who has been informed of the abnormality by the notification means and alerting the administrator, and the alarm output means is configured to be able to confirm the determination result by the determination means. It is preferable.
As described above, the safety confirmation system according to the present application is mainly designed to confirm the safety by placing a telephone contact or the like on the confirmation target side when the administrator recognizes an abnormality notification. System operation, but when the telephone contact etc. is made from the administrator side, in the state where there is no response to the phone, in the alarm output means for notifying the administrator of the occurrence of abnormality, the state where there is no response to the phone Thus, it is possible to confirm the determination by the determination means on a display or the like as the output means, and it is possible to prevent errors such as erroneously requesting the output of others.

The structural example in the use condition of the safety confirmation system 100 which concerns on this application is demonstrated based on FIG. 1, FIG.
FIG. 2 is a drawing corresponding to FIG. 4 described above. When the administrator 1 receives an abnormality alarm for notifying abnormality, a flow of processing performed from the administrator 1 side to the confirmation target person 2 and the like Is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the safety confirmation includes the home 20 of the person 2 to be confirmed, the reception desk / consultation room 10 in which the administrator 1 is resident and performs predetermined processing upon receipt of the abnormal alarm, This is established with the family 30 and the fire department 31 corresponding to the others described above, and with the cooperator 32 set in advance for each person 2 to be confirmed.

  The safety confirmation system 100 according to the present application is configured between various devices installed in the home 20 of the person 2 to be confirmed and the management equipment 11 installed on the administrator 1 side. The management facility 11 includes a processing device 11a that processes information according to predetermined software based on information sent from a home device, a storage device 11b that stores the sent information and processed information, and The input / output device 11c and the like for outputting the sent information and processing information and for performing a predetermined input are configured.

[Equipment provided on the residence side of the person to be confirmed]
As shown in FIG. 1, in the home 20 of the person 2 to be confirmed, the living room 20a, the kitchen 20b, the entrance 20c, and the like are provided with human sensors 21 (pyroelectric sensors, etc.), and the hallway 20d and the entrance 20c have The mat sensor 22 is further provided with an opening / closing sensor 23 for detecting the opening / closing of the door 20e.
An infrared cut-off sensor 25 for confirming the passage of an object is provided at a site closest to the indoor side of the entrance 24.
These sensors 21, 22, 23, and 25 are sensors that can detect movement such that a person is within the detection range, rides on the sensor, or passes through the detection area. is there.
Therefore, it is a sensor that can check and detect the presence or absence of movement of the person 2 to be checked, and sends a constant detection signal to the receiver 26 at each detection timing.
The human sensor 21, the mat sensor 22, and the open / close sensor 23 provided in the door 20e of each room constitute the activity information collecting means s1 in the present application, and the infrared cut-off sensor 25 constitutes the passage detection means s2 in the present application. .

  On the other hand, the entrance door 20f is provided with a magnetic sensing type opening / closing sensor 27 for detecting opening / closing of the door 20f. This open / close sensor 27 can detect the open state and the closed state of the front door 20f and the change between these states. Therefore, the open / close sensor 27 constitutes an open / close operation detecting means s3 in the present application.

  Near the entrance of the entrance 20c, an outing confirmation switch 28 for operating when going out is provided. The person 2 to be confirmed can determine that the person 2 to be confirmed is going out by operating the switch 28 to the outside side when going out.

A receiver 26 for receiving signals from the various sensors 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, the switch 28, and the like described so far is provided at a predetermined portion of the home 20 of the person 2 to be confirmed. An emergency notification device 29 is provided for issuing an abnormal alarm based on information received by the machine 26.
This emergency call device 29 monitors the accumulated value of the detection information from each sensor for a predetermined period. For example, when the outing confirmation switch 28 is not turned on, the detection by the sensors 21, 22, 23, 25, 27 is performed. If no information is input for a predetermined time, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred.

This abnormal alarm is transmitted to the administrator 1 via the communication means 50 such as a telephone line.
Therefore, the emergency notification device 29 in the safety confirmation system 100 of the present application constitutes notification means s4 that notifies the administrator 1 when an abnormality occurs.

  In addition to the automatic notification described above, the actual emergency call device 29 is provided with a consultation button 29a for consultation so that the administrator 1 can be contacted with the intention of the person 2 to be confirmed. An emergency button 29b is also provided to prepare for an emergency, and is configured to enable prompt and spontaneous communication between the person to be confirmed 2 and the administrator 1 as appropriate.

[Reception / Consultation Room]
Hereinafter, the configuration on the administrator 1 side will be described.
As described above, the management facility 11 provided in the reception / consultation room 10 determines information based on information sent from the home-side devices 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29. The processing device 11a for processing according to the software, the storage device 11b for storing the sent information and the processed information, and further for outputting the sent information and processing information and for inputting a predetermined input An input / output device 11c and the like are provided.

Hereinafter, a configuration (means) capable of achieving the purpose of a certain process by the cooperation of software stored in the processing device 11a and hardware constituting the device will be described.
The processing device 11a includes an activity information collection point of activity information collected by the activity information collection unit s1, such as the human sensor 21, and an opening / closing operation by the opening / closing operation detection unit s3 which is an opening / closing sensor 27 provided in the entrance door 20f. A determination unit s5 is provided for determining whether the person to be confirmed has gone out or returned home based on the relationship between the detection point or the passage detection point by the passage detection unit s2, which is the infrared ray blocking sensor 25.

The determination means s5 includes the opening / closing detection time T2 or the passage detection time T2 within the first time t1 from the last activity information collection time T1, and the activity by the activity information collection means s1 within the second time t2. When the information collection is not performed, it is determined that the person 2 to be confirmed has gone out.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), detection from the activity information collecting means s1 is sequentially input as the person to be confirmed 2 is active indoors, and thereafter, the opening / closing operation detecting means s3. When the closed information is detected and no information is collected by the activity information collecting means s1, it is determined that the person to be confirmed has gone out.

  Here, the detection information from the opening / closing operation detection means s3 and the detection information from the passage detection means s2 can be handled as equivalent, and one of these means s2, s3 and the activity information collection means. It is also possible to determine whether to go out in combination with the collected information from s1. Of course, it is possible to determine whether to go out in a combination of both the means s2 and s3 and the information from the activity information collecting means s1.

On the other hand, with respect to returning home, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the activity information is continuously detected by the activity information collecting means s1 within the third time t3 from the opening / closing detection time T3 or the passage detection time T3. Then, it is determined that the person to be confirmed 2 has returned home and is at home.
Here, the detection information from the opening / closing operation detection means s3 and the detection information from the passage detection means s2 can also be handled as equivalent, and one of these means s2, s3 and the activity information collection means. Returning home or being at home can also be determined in combination with the collected information from s1. Of course, it is possible to determine whether to go out in a combination of both the means s2 and s3 and the information from the activity information collecting means s1.

Now, in the reception / consultation room 10, a counselor 12 is always on standby, and performs appropriate processing for the above-described abnormal alarm incoming call.
According to the information displayed on the display of the input / output device 11c, the counselor 12 makes a telephone contact from the telephone 13 next to the confirmation target person's house 20 that has received the abnormal alarm.

Various information (address, name, age, sex, gender, telephone number, family contact information, information on the nearest fire station, etc.) about the person 2 to be confirmed is displayed on the display 11c. Further, the name, address, and contact information of the cooperator 32 preset individually for each person to be confirmed 2 are also displayed.
In this safety confirmation system 100, the input / output device 11c is configured to serve as an alarm output means s6 that identifies the confirmation target person 2 who has been informed of the abnormality by the notification means s4 and alerts the administrator 1. Further, the alarm output means s6 is configured to display the determination result by the determination means s5.
As a result, the counselor 12 can confirm both the state of the outing confirmation switch 28 provided in the home 20 of the person to be confirmed 2 and the determination by the determination unit s5.

[Counselor processing]
Hereinafter, according to FIG. 2, the movement on the administrator 1 side using the safety confirmation system 100 in the present invention will be described.
When a notification (shown as an abnormal alarm in the figure) is received on the manager 1 side (# 1), a telephone contact is made from the manager 1 side to the person 2 to be confirmed (# 2), and the safety is confirmed. Is the same (# 3, # 4, # 40).

  When there is a response to the telephone (# 3: yes), the manager 1 is informed whether or not there is a request for dispatch by the person to be confirmed 2 itself, and further whether or not the request for dispatch is required by speaking, voice, etc. The consultant 12 determines (# 5). Regarding dispatch, contact with the family 30 of the person 2 to be confirmed and contact with the fire station 31 in the area where the home 20 of the person 2 to be confirmed is located (# 50).

On the other hand, if there is no response to the phone (# 3: no), “safety confirmation is not possible” (# 40), the response cannot be made due to an abnormality that occurred in the two persons to be consulted, the person is absent, etc. Although there is no response due to various reasons, in this situation, the counselor 12 confirms going out / home of the person 2 to be confirmed on the system 100 side by the input / output device 11c (# 45). In this confirmation, the state of the outing confirmation switch 28 described above and the determination by the determination means s5 provided in the system 100 are referred to.
And even if the counselor 12 is in a state where the abnormal alarm is received, the counselor 12 treats it as a false alarm when it is determined that the system has gone out (# 45: yes).

  On the other hand, if the system 100 determines that the person 2 to be checked is at home, the system 30 is actually in a “safety confirmation impossible” state (# 45: no), and contacts the family 30 and the fire department 31. Perform (# 50) and finish its role.

  Therefore, in the system according to the present application, the outing / home of the person to be confirmed can also be confirmed on the system side, and appropriate processing can be performed. Can be reduced.

[Another embodiment]
-In the above embodiment, the judging means is installed in the management equipment provided on the manager side, but it is provided in the emergency call device provided in the home of the person to be confirmed, and an abnormal alarm is transmitted. It is good also as a judgment document. That is, when the determination unit determines that the user is away from home, the abnormal alarm may not be transmitted, and the abnormal alarm may be transmitted only when it is determined that the user is at home.
In the above-described embodiment, the entrance / exit is used as the determination criterion for going out / home. However, as a determination target for going out / home, a doorway, an entrance / exit following a garden, and the like may be used.
In the above embodiment, a magnetic detection type proximity sensor is used as an open / close sensor attached to the entrance door.However, a limit switch or the like that is set to contact when the entrance door is closed and to be separated when the entrance door is opened. May be used.

  Based on the activity information collected by the activity information collecting means disposed indoors and collecting the activity information of the person to be confirmed, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the person to be confirmed. In this case, in the safety confirmation system provided with the notification means for notifying the administrator of the abnormality, a safety confirmation system that can suppress the erroneous report due to the going out of the person to be confirmed can be obtained as much as possible.

The figure which shows the structure of the safety confirmation system which concerns on this application The figure which shows the processing flow in the manager side of the safety confirmation system which concerns on this application The figure which shows the occurrence situation of activity information and opening / closing detection when going out / home The figure which shows the processing flow in the manager side of the conventional safety confirmation system

Explanation of symbols

1 Manager 2 Confirmation Person 10 Reception / Consultation Room 11 Management Equipment 12 Consultant 13 Telephone 20 Home 21 Human Sensor 22 Mat Sensor 23 Open / Close Sensor 25 Infrared Block Sensor 26 Receiver 27 Open / Close Sensor 29 Emergency Calling Device 30 Family 31 Fire Department 32 Cooperator s1 Activity information collection means s2 Passage detection means s3 Opening / closing operation detection means s4 Notification means s5 Determination means s6 Alarm output means

Claims (5)

Based on the activity information collected by the activity information collecting means disposed indoors and collecting the activity information of the person to be confirmed, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the person to be confirmed. A safety confirmation system comprising a notification means for notifying the administrator of the abnormality,
An opening / closing operation detecting means for detecting an opening / closing operation of an opening / closing facility provided between the outdoors and indoors, or a passage detecting means for detecting the passage of the person to be confirmed between the outdoors and the indoors,
Depending on the relationship between the activity information collection time of the activity information collected by the activity information collection means and the opening / closing detection time by the opening / closing operation detection means or the passage detection time by the passage detection means, the person to be checked can go out or go home. A determination means for determining,
A safety confirmation system comprising output means for outputting a determination result of going out or going home by the determination means. The person to be confirmed when the opening / closing detection time or the passage detection time exists within the first time from the last time when the activity information is collected and the activity information collecting means does not collect the activity information collecting means within the second time. The safety confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines that the vehicle has gone out. The determination means determines that the person to be confirmed is at home when the activity information is continuously detected by the activity information collection means within a third time from the opening / closing detection time or the passage detection time. The safety confirmation system according to 1 or 2. The activity information collecting means is a detection sensor that is installed indoors near the doorway where the opening and closing equipment is installed, and detects the presence of the person to be confirmed in the part,
The safety confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the open / close operation detecting means is an open / close sensor provided in the open / close facility and detecting a state change between the open state and the closed state of the open / close facility. An alarm output means for identifying the confirmation target person who has been informed of the abnormality by the notification means and warning the administrator is provided, and the alarm output means is configured to be able to confirm the determination result by the determination means. The safety confirmation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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