JP2006197683A - Monitor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor in which accidental actuation only from an auxiliary power supply is prevented in installation and the capacity of a primary battery for backup operation is not consumed uselessly. <P>SOLUTION: The monitor comprises a main power supply means 25 for supplying power from a commercial power supply, an auxiliary power supply means 26 for supplying power from a primary battery at the time of service interruption, a control means 27 for monitoring power being supplied from the main power supply means and the auxiliary power supply means, and a means 22 for displaying the state of the power supply being monitored by the control means. When the control means 27 detects actuation from power supply of the auxiliary power supply means 26, the display means 22 displays the fact that the main power supply means 25 is not operating and the operation is stopped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring apparatus and a program that are installed for home use or business use and monitor security information such as fire and intrusion.

  Conventionally, in these monitoring devices, when security information such as a fire or an intrusion is detected, a device that makes a notification to a previously registered notification destination by telephone or an alarm sound has been devised. In addition, an auxiliary power supply has been devised so that a backup operation can be performed even when the commercial power supply fails (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Conventionally, secondary batteries have often been used as an auxiliary power source for these monitoring devices. However, in recent years, the frequency of power outages has decreased, so it is possible to omit the charge / discharge circuit compared to secondary batteries. In addition, those using primary batteries that are available at low cost have been proposed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-093681

  However, in the conventional monitoring device using the primary battery as an auxiliary power source, there is a case where the monitoring device is erroneously operated with the auxiliary power source before connecting the commercial power source as the main power source during the installation. However, there was a problem that the capacity of the primary battery was consumed even though it was not a power failure.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a monitoring device that prevents accidental activation with only an auxiliary power source and that does not waste information without knowing the capacity of a primary battery. .

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the monitoring device and the program of the present invention check the state of the main power supply at the time of starting, and if the main power supply is not operating, it is determined that the power supply is started only with the auxiliary power supply. By doing so, the operation of the monitoring device is stopped. As a result, it is possible to provide a monitoring device that does not waste uselessly without knowing the capacity of the auxiliary power supply (primary battery for backup operation).

  The monitoring device and the program according to the present invention provide a monitoring device that prevents the auxiliary power supply from being erroneously started only by an auxiliary power source during installation, and that does not waste uselessly without knowing the capacity of the primary battery for backup operation. Is possible.

  The first invention comprises a main power supply means for supplying power from a commercial power supply, an auxiliary power supply means for supplying power from a primary battery in the event of a power failure, and a control means for monitoring the power supplied by the main power supply means and the auxiliary power supply means And the control means is configured not to start the monitoring apparatus with the power supplied from the auxiliary power supply means, thereby providing a monitoring apparatus that does not waste uselessly without knowing the capacity of the primary battery for backup operation. It becomes possible.

  The second invention comprises a main power supply means for supplying power from a commercial power supply, an auxiliary power supply means for supplying power from a primary battery in the event of a power failure, a control means for monitoring the power supplied by the main power supply means and the auxiliary power supply means, Provided with a display means for displaying the state of the power source monitored by the control means, and when the control means detects that the power supply supplied by the auxiliary power supply means is activated, the display means displays that the main power supply means is not operating. With this configuration, it is possible to notify the user that the main power supply means is not operating and to alert the user. Therefore, a monitoring device that does not waste time without knowing the capacity of the primary battery for backup operation is provided. It becomes possible to provide.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, in particular, in the second aspect of the invention, the display means displays the fact that the main power supply means is not operating for a predetermined time, and then stops the operation of the monitoring device, so that the user can Since the operation is stopped after notifying that the power supply means is not operating, it is possible to provide a monitoring device that does not waste the power without knowing the capacity of the primary battery for backup operation.

  In the fourth invention, in particular, in the second invention, the display means displays that the main power supply means is not operating, and the operation of the monitoring device is continued with the power supplied from the auxiliary power supply means. This allows the user to be informed that the main power supply means is not operating, so that the operation is continued. Therefore, it is possible to provide a monitoring device that does not waste time without knowing the capacity of the primary battery for backup operation. It becomes.

  In the fifth invention, in particular, in the second invention, the display means displays that the main power supply means is not operating, and the operation of the monitoring device is continued with the power supplied by the auxiliary power supply means, or the operation is performed. By configuring the user to select whether to stop or not, the user can select whether to continue or stop the operation after the user is informed that the main power supply means is not operating. It is possible to provide a monitoring device that does not waste information without knowing the capacity of the primary battery for use.

  In the sixth invention, in particular, in the first invention, the object to be monitored is at least energy usage information such as gas and electricity, operating state information such as home appliances and equipment, and security information such as fire and intrusion. It is set as the structure which is 1 or more types of information. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a monitoring device that monitors usage information, operating state information, and security information.

  A seventh invention is a program for causing a computer to function as at least a part of the means of the monitoring device according to any one of the first to sixth inventions. Thereby, at least a part of the monitoring device can be easily realized by cooperating hardware resources such as electrical / information equipment, a computer, and a server. Also, the program can be distributed and installed easily by storing the program in a storage medium or distributing the program using a communication line.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a monitoring device and a monitoring system using the monitoring device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a case where an intruder illegally entering a house is monitored as an example of monitoring will be described as an example.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a monitoring system, which includes a monitoring device 20 and sensor terminals 30A to 30X.

  The sensor terminals 30A to 30X are equipped with built-in sensors such as an open / close sensor installed at an entrance door or a window or a human sensor for detecting infrared rays emitted from a human body in order to detect an intruder. Then, the detection signals 31A to 31X are transmitted.

  In the monitoring device 20, reference numeral 21 denotes information monitoring means for monitoring information by communicating with the sensor terminals 30A to 30X. In the case of FIG. 1, the presence or absence of an intruder is monitored by receiving the detection signals 31A to 31X.

  Reference numeral 22 denotes display means for displaying the state of the sensor terminal and the operating state of the monitoring device. Reference numeral 23 denotes an operation unit that accepts a warning setting operation and a warning releasing operation from a user, a registration operation of the sensor terminals 30A to 30X, and the like. By the warning setting operation, the monitoring device 20 shifts to a warning mode in which the notification operation is valid. In addition, the monitoring device 20 shifts to a warning cancellation mode in which the notification operation is invalid by the warning cancellation operation.

  24 is a notification means, and when the information monitoring means 21 receives the detection signals 31A to 31X in the alert mode, it is determined that there is an intruder, and external notification destinations 90A to 90X registered in advance using the communication line 80 are provided. To report to. In addition to reporting to the outside, a reporting operation such as an alarm sound or screen display may be performed.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes main power supply means, which generates power necessary for the monitoring device 20 from commercial power. Auxiliary power supply means 26 generates necessary power for the monitoring device 20 from the backup primary battery so that the monitoring device 20 can continue operation even when the commercial power supply fails. Reference numeral 27 denotes control means that monitors the operation of the main power supply means 25 and auxiliary power supply means 26 and controls the operation of the monitoring device 20. Each component of the monitoring device 20 is connected to the communication bus 200 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

  Next, the state transition of the monitoring apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention is demonstrated.

  FIG. 2 is a state transition diagram of the monitoring apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, S indicates the state of the monitoring device (abbreviation of STATUS), and E indicates the event that occurred (abbreviation of EVENT). In addition, here, it is assumed that the monitoring device is not provided with a power switch so that the power is not accidentally turned off.

  In FIG. 2, when the monitoring device is connected to commercial power from the stopped state (S1), or when the power is turned on by mounting a primary battery for backup (E1), the monitoring device shifts to the activated state (S2). To do. In the activated state (S2), it is determined whether the control means 27 has been activated with the power supplied by the main power supply means 25 or with the power supplied by the auxiliary power supply means 26, and the power supplied by the auxiliary power supply means 26 is determined. When it is determined that it has been activated (E2), the process shifts to a stopped state (S1).

  When the control means 27 determines that the power supply supplied from the main power supply means 25 has been activated in the activated state (S2) (E3), the operation state is shifted to. The control means 27 can make these determinations based on the presence or absence of power supplied from the main power supply means 25.

  The monitoring device 20 is in the operating state (S3), and when the control means 27 detects a power failure from the presence or absence of power supplied from the main power supply means 25 (E4), the power failure operating state (S4) that operates with the power supplied from the auxiliary power means 26. ). In the power failure operation state (S4), when the control means 27 detects the recovery of the power failure from the presence or absence of the power supplied from the main power supply means 25 (E5), the monitoring device operates in the power supply state supplied from the main power supply means 25 ( The process proceeds to S3).

  When the battery 26 is depleted (E6) such that the continuous operation cannot be performed during the power failure operation state (S4), the monitoring device shifts to the stop state (S1).

  When the monitoring device 20 is in the operation state (S3), if the user attaches the backup battery 26 to the monitoring device 20, the operation state is able to cope with a power failure. In addition, when the user attaches the backup battery 26 and leaves it before connecting the monitoring device 20 to the commercial power source, the monitoring device 20 returns to the stopped state (S1), so that unnecessary battery consumption can be prevented. . And it can transfer to the operation state which can respond to a power failure after starting by connecting with commercial power supply next.

  Next, the operation flow at the start-up in Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Here, it is assumed that the monitoring apparatus is not provided with a power-off switch so that the power is not accidentally turned off.

  When the user connects the monitoring device 20 to a commercial power source or attaches a primary battery and turns on the power to the monitoring device (step 301), the monitoring device 20 starts to start. Next, the control means 27 determines whether or not a commercial power supply is connected based on the presence or absence of power supplied from the main power supply means 25 (step 302), and starts with the power supplied from the main power supply means 25 and is connected to the commercial power supply. If it is determined, the operation state shifts (step 303).

  Further, when it is determined that the main power supply unit 25 is not operating on the display unit 22 when it is determined that the power supply supplied from the auxiliary power supply unit 26 is activated and is not connected to the commercial power supply, the auxiliary power supply unit 26 is displayed as it is. Is displayed (step 304), and the user is asked to make a decision (step 305). When the user selects to start using the operation means 23, the monitoring device 20 shifts to an operating state (step 306). In addition, when the user selects to stop or when the selection operation is not performed within a predetermined time, the monitoring device 20 shifts to a stop state (step 307).

  When the control means 27 detects that the monitoring device 20 has been activated with the power supplied from the auxiliary power supply means 26, the display means 22 may simply display that the main power supply means 25 is not operating, After the display means 22 displays that the main power supply means 25 is not operating for a predetermined time, the operation of the monitoring device 20 may be stopped, or the display means 22 indicates that the main power supply means 25 is not operating. While displaying, you may continue operation | movement of the monitoring apparatus 20 with the power supply which the auxiliary power supply means 26 supplies.

  As described above, the example in which the monitoring device and the sensor terminal are connected by communication has been described. However, even when the monitoring device and the sensor terminal are configured in one housing, monitoring that does not waste the primary battery for backup operation wastefully. An apparatus can be realized.

  In addition, if the present invention is applied to a device that uses a primary battery as a backup power source in the event of a power failure, it is possible to configure a device that does not waste the primary battery as in the monitoring device of the present invention. .

  Further, although the security information from the sensor terminal has been described in the present embodiment, it may be energy usage amount information such as gas and electricity, and operating state information such as home appliances and equipment.

  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 electrical / 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.

  As described above, the monitoring device and the program according to the present invention prevent the monitoring device from accidentally starting up with only the auxiliary power source during installation and preventing the capacity of the primary battery for backup operation from being wasted. Since it can be provided, it can be applied to a monitoring device for home use or business use. Further, the present invention is not limited to the monitoring device, and any device provided with a main power supply means and an auxiliary power supply means can be used.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the monitoring apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention, and the monitoring system using a monitoring apparatus. State transition diagram of monitoring device in embodiment 1 of the present invention The figure which shows the operation | movement flow at the time of starting of the monitoring apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Monitoring system 20 Monitoring apparatus 21 Information monitoring means 22 Display means 23 Operation means 24 Notification means 25 Main power supply means 26 Auxiliary power supply means 27 Control means 30A-30X Sensor terminal 80 Communication line 90A-90X Report destination

Claims (7)

A main power supply means for supplying power from a commercial power supply; an auxiliary power supply means for supplying power from a primary battery in the event of a power failure; and a control means for monitoring the power supplied by the main power supply means and the auxiliary power supply means. The means does not start the monitoring apparatus with the power supplied from the auxiliary power supply means. Main power means for supplying power from a commercial power supply, auxiliary power means for supplying power from a primary battery in the event of a power failure, control means for monitoring the power supplied by the main power means and the auxiliary power means, and the control means Display means for displaying the status of the power supply to be monitored, and when the control means detects that the monitoring device is activated by the power supplied from the auxiliary power supply means, the display means indicates that the main power supply means is operating. A monitoring device characterized by displaying that there is not. 3. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 2, wherein after the display means displays that the main power supply means is not operating for a predetermined time, the operation of the monitoring apparatus is stopped. 3. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display means displays that the main power supply means is not operating, and the operation of the monitoring apparatus is continued with the power supplied from the auxiliary power supply means. The display means displays that the main power supply means is not operating, and the user can select whether to continue the operation of the monitoring device with the power supplied from the auxiliary power supply means or to stop the operation. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 2. The object of monitoring is at least one kind of information of energy usage information such as gas and electricity, operating state information of home appliances and equipment, and security information such as fire and intrusion. The monitoring terminal according to claim 1. The program for functioning a computer as at least one part of the means of the monitoring apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6.

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