JP2007061227A - Nurse call system and master unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily report whether the business is urgent business or non-urgent business when a patient or a person to be cared transmits the business by a nurse call slave unit. <P>SOLUTION: Since a master unit 10 increases the volume of ring tones when the operation time of a calling switch 2 by the slave unit 1 becomes prescribed time or longer, by performing the calling operation of the prescribed time or longer by the slave unit 1, the patient or the person to be cared can distinguish and easily report whether it is the urgent business or the non-urgent business. A nurse or a caregiver can easily judge whether the business of the patient or the person to be cared is urgent or not urgent by the volume of the ring tones generated by the master unit 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system for calling a nurse or a caregiver in response to a request from a patient or a care recipient in a hospital or a care facility.

  Conventionally, in the nurse call system, a nurse call cordless handset installed in the vicinity of a patient or a care recipient (for example, in the vicinity of a bed, etc.) and a nurse call master set installed in a room where a nurse or caregiver is wired. Or wireless connection. When the patient or care receiver operates the nurse call slave unit, the nurse call master unit outputs a ringing tone or a melody tone. The nurse or caregiver listens to the ringing tone or melody sound emitted by the nurse call parent device, and talks with the patient or the care recipient by the handset provided in the nurse call parent device.

  However, with conventional technology, a nurse or caregiver can determine whether a patient's request is urgent or non-urgent until a call is made with the patient or care recipient. There was a problem that it was not possible.

In addition, when the call button of the nurse call cordless handset is continuously pressed for a predetermined time or longer, a technique is known in which a patient or care recipient has a toilet (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 11-47199 A

  However, with the technology described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to determine whether the patient or care recipient's business is a toilet, but the business (for example, even if it is a toilet) requires an emergency. There is a problem that it is impossible to judge whether it is a thing that does not require urgent matters.

  The present invention is made in order to solve such a problem, and when a patient or a care recipient transmits a message by a nurse call cordless handset, the message is an urgent message. It is an object to make it possible to easily notify whether an urgent business is necessary.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, the volume of the ringing tone output from the nurse call master unit is increased when the time for the call operation by the nurse call slave unit exceeds a predetermined time. . According to another aspect of the present invention, the volume of the ringing tone output from the nurse call parent device is increased each time a call operation is performed by the nurse call child device.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, the volume of the ringing sound output from the nurse call master unit is increased when the call operation for a predetermined time or longer is performed by the nurse call slave unit. The caregiver can easily notify whether it is an urgent business or a non-urgent business. Therefore, nurses and caregivers can easily determine whether the patient's or cared person's requirements are urgent or not urgent, depending on the volume of the ringing sound produced by the nurse call master unit. Judgment can be made.

  In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, the volume of the ringing sound output from the nurse call parent device is increased each time a call operation is performed by the nurse call child device. It is possible to easily notify whether it is an urgent business or an urgent business. Therefore, nurses and caregivers can easily determine whether the patient's or cared person's requirements are urgent or not urgent, depending on the volume of the ringing sound produced by the nurse call master unit. Judgment can be made.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a nurse call system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system according to the present embodiment includes a slave unit 1 and a master unit 10. Further, the slave unit 1 includes a call switch 2, a timing unit 3, a slave unit control unit 4, a slave unit communication interface 5 (corresponding to a transmission unit in claims), a slave unit microphone 6, and a slave unit A speaker 7 is provided. The base unit 10 includes a base unit communication interface 11 (corresponding to a receiving unit in claims), a base unit microphone 12, a volume control unit 13, and a base unit speaker 14 (sound emission in claims). The display unit 15 and the parent device control unit 16.

  In FIG. 1, the child device 1 is attached to a bed or the like where a patient or a cared person is present, and is connected to a parent device 10 installed in a nurse center or the like via a transmission line. . Here, the plurality of slave units 1 are connected to one master unit 10 so as to be identifiable. A corridor lamp may be connected between the child device 1 and the parent device 10.

  The call switch 2 outputs a call signal by an operation by a patient or a cared person. Here, the call switch 2 includes a button (not shown) operated by a patient or a cared person and a call signal generator (not shown) that generates a call signal by operating the button. When a patient or a care recipient wants to call a nurse or caregiver, he or she presses the button of the call switch 2. Moreover, a patient or a care recipient presses and holds down the button of the call switch 2 in the case of an urgent requirement. The timer 3 measures the time during which the call switch 2 is operated, in other words, the time during which the call signal is output.

  The slave unit control unit 4 controls each component of the slave unit 1, inputs a call signal, and inputs time information indicating the time measured by the timer unit 3. The subunit | mobile_unit control part 4 inputs time information from the time measuring part 3, and determines whether the time is predetermined time (for example, 2 second or more). When the slave unit control unit 4 determines that the predetermined time has elapsed, the slave unit control unit 4 outputs an emergency signal together with the calling signal. When the slave unit control unit 4 determines that the time measured by the time measuring unit 3 is less than the predetermined time, the slave unit control unit 4 outputs only the call signal.

  The slave unit communication interface 5 transmits an emergency signal and a call signal input from the slave unit control unit 4 to the master unit 10. The handset microphone 6 inputs a voice uttered by a patient or a care recipient and transmits it to the base unit 10 via the handset communication interface 5. The handset speaker 7 inputs the audio signal transmitted from the base unit 10 via the handset communication interface 5 and outputs it to the outside.

  The base unit communication interface 11 receives an emergency signal, a call signal, and a voice signal transmitted from the handset 1. The parent device microphone 12 inputs a voice uttered by a nurse or a caregiver, and transmits it to the child device 1 via the parent device communication interface 11. The volume adjustment unit 13 adjusts the volume of the ringing sound and voice output from the parent machine speaker 14 in accordance with the volume adjustment operation by the nurse or caregiver. The volume adjusting unit 13 adjusts the volume based on a control signal from the parent device control unit 16. The base unit speaker 14 outputs the ringing tone generated by the base unit control unit 16 and the voice transmitted from the handset 1 with the volume adjusted by the volume adjustment unit 13. The display unit 15 displays the name of the patient using the handset 1 or the care recipient. Here, the names of the patient and the cared person are specified by identifying the handset 1.

  The base unit control unit 16 inputs an emergency signal, a call signal, and a voice signal from the base unit communication interface 11. Further, when a call signal is input, base unit control unit 16 generates a call voice and outputs it to volume control unit 13. Further, when an emergency signal is input, base unit control unit 16 generates a volume increase signal for increasing the volume of the ringing tone in volume adjustment unit 13 and outputs the volume increase signal to volume adjustment unit 13. The volume adjusting unit 13 adjusts the volume of the ringing sound input from the parent device control unit 16 and outputs the ringing sound to the parent device speaker 14. Here, the volume adjusting unit 13 increases the volume of the ringing tone based on the volume increasing signal input from the parent device control unit 16.

  When the nurse or caregiver responds by using a response button (not shown) or the like in the master unit 10, the output of the ringing tone is terminated. The audio signal input to the parent device microphone 12 is transmitted to the child device 1 via the parent device communication interface 11. In handset 1, the audio signal received by handset communication interface 5 is output from handset speaker 7. On the other hand, the audio signal input to the child device microphone 6 is transmitted to the parent device 10 via the child device communication interface 5. In base unit 10, the audio signal received by base unit communication interface 11 is output from base unit speaker 15. This enables voice communication between the patient or care recipient and the nurse or caregiver.

  Next, the operation and calling method of the nurse call system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation and calling method of the nurse call system according to the present embodiment. First, the slave unit 1 checks whether or not the call switch 2 is operated in the slave unit 1 (whether a call signal is output) (step S1). On the other hand, the parent device 10 checks whether or not the call signal is received from the child device 1 in the parent device control unit 16 (step S2).

  If the slave unit 1 determines that the call switch 2 is not operated in the slave unit 1 (NO in step S1), the processing in step S1 is repeated. On the other hand, if the slave unit 1 determines that the call switch 2 is operated in the slave unit 1 (YES in step S1), the slave unit control unit 4 uses the slave unit communication interface 5 Then, a call signal is transmitted to the base unit 10 via (step S3).

  If the parent device 10 determines that the parent device 10 does not receive a call signal from the child device 1 (NO in step S2), step S2 is repeated. On the other hand, when the parent device control unit 16 determines that the call signal is received from the child device 1 in the parent device 10 (YES in step S2), the parent device control unit 16 A call signal is received and a ringing tone is output via the control unit 11 (step S4).

  In the child device 1, the child device control unit 4 checks whether or not the operation time of the call switch 2 measured by the time measuring unit 3 is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (step S5). If the operation time of call switch 2 is less than the predetermined time (NO in step S5), the process in step S5 is repeated. On the other hand, when the operation time of call switch 2 is equal to or longer than the predetermined time (YES in step S5), handset controller 4 generates an emergency signal and sends the emergency signal via handset communication interface 5. A signal is transmitted to base unit 10 (step S6).

  In base unit 10, base unit controller 16 checks whether or not an emergency signal has been received from slave unit 1 (step S7). If base unit controller 16 determines that an emergency signal is not received from slave unit 1 (NO in step S7), the process in step S7 is repeated. Here, in base unit 10, a ringing tone is being output. On the other hand, when base unit control unit 16 determines that an emergency signal has been received from slave unit 1 (YES in step S7), base unit control unit 16 controls volume adjustment unit 13 to The volume of the ringing tone output from the base unit speaker 14 is increased (step S8).

  In the child device 1, the child device control unit 4 checks whether or not there is a response from the parent device 10 (step S9). If there is no response from base unit 10 in slave unit control unit 4 (NO in step S9), the process returns to step S5. On the other hand, when the slave unit control unit 4 determines that there is a response from the master unit 10 (YES in step S9), the slave unit 1 makes a call with the master unit 10 (step S10). ).

  In base unit 10, base unit control unit 16 checks whether or not it responds to the call from handset 1 (step S11). If base unit control unit 16 determines that no response has been made (NO in step S11), the process returns to step S7. On the other hand, if the base unit control unit 16 determines that a response has been made (YES in step S11), the base unit 10 makes a call with the handset 1 (step S12).

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, when the operation time of the call switch 2 by the child device 1 exceeds a predetermined time, the parent device 10 increases the volume of the ringing sound. . Thereby, a patient or a cared person can easily notify by distinguishing whether it is an urgent business or an urgent business by operating the call switch 2 for a predetermined time or more. it can. Accordingly, the nurse or caregiver can easily determine whether the patient or care recipient needs an emergency or does not need an emergency according to the volume of the ringing sound emitted from the master unit 10. can do.

  In the above-described embodiment, the time when the call switch 2 is operated by the time measuring unit 3 is measured, and when the time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, the volume of the ringing sound output from the parent machine speaker 14 is increased. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the timer unit 3 may be omitted, and the base unit control unit 16 may control the volume adjusting unit 13 to increase the volume of the ringing tone each time a call signal is input. Specifically, each time the call switch 2 is operated, the slave unit control unit 4 transmits a call signal input from the call switch 2 to the master unit 10 through the slave unit communication interface 5. The base unit control unit 16 generates a volume increase signal and outputs it to the volume adjustment unit 13 every time a call signal is received by the base unit communication interface 11. As described above, the volume of the ringing sound output from the parent device 10 is increased each time the calling operation is performed by the child device 1, so that the patient and the care recipient can operate the calling switch 2 many times. Thus, it is possible to easily notify whether it is an urgent business or an urgent business. Accordingly, the nurse or caregiver can easily determine whether the patient or care recipient needs an emergency or does not need an emergency according to the volume of the ringing sound emitted from the master unit 10. can do.

  In the above-described embodiment, the base unit 10 increases the volume of the ringing tone when receiving an emergency signal from the slave unit 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a determination result indicating whether or not the time when the call switch 2 is operated from the slave unit 1 is longer than a predetermined time is received, and the determination result is that the time when the call switch 2 is operated is longer than the predetermined time. In this case, the volume of the ringing tone may be increased.

  In addition, the said embodiment is only what showed the example in implementation in implementing this invention, and, as a result, the technical scope of this invention should not be interpreted limitedly. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful for a nurse call system that calls a nurse or caregiver in response to a request from a patient or a care recipient in a hospital or a care facility.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the nurse call system by this embodiment, and the calling method.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sub-unit 2 Call switch 3 Timekeeping unit 4 Sub-unit control unit 5 Sub-unit communication interface 6 Sub-unit microphone 7 Sub-unit speaker 10 Main unit 11 Main unit communication interface 12 Main unit microphone 13 Volume control unit 14 Speaker for main unit 15 Display unit 16 Control unit for main unit

Claims (4)

A call switch that outputs a call signal by an operation by a caller, a time measuring unit that measures a time of a call operation by the call switch, and whether or not a time measured by the time measuring unit is equal to or longer than a predetermined time. A slave unit comprising: a slave unit controller that outputs the determination result; and a transmitter unit that inputs and transmits the call signal and the determination result;
A receiving unit that receives the call signal and the determination result transmitted from the slave unit, a sound emitting unit that outputs a ringing sound indicating a call from the caller, and a ringing sound that is output from the sound emitting unit A volume adjusting unit that adjusts the volume of the sound, and when the receiving unit receives the calling signal, the sounding unit outputs the ringing sound, and the determination result received by the receiving unit is generated by the timing unit. A master unit comprising a master unit control unit for increasing the volume of a ringing tone output from the sound emitting unit when the measurement time is a predetermined time or more;
Having a nurse call system. A sound emitting unit that outputs a ringing tone indicating a call from the caller, a volume adjusting unit that adjusts the volume of the ringing sound output from the sound emitting unit, and the release according to the call from the caller The ringing sound is output from the sound unit, and the volume of the ringing sound output from the sound emitting unit is determined when it is determined that the calling operation time by the calling switch mounted on the slave unit is a predetermined time or more. A master unit including a master unit controller that is increased by a volume control unit. A call switch that outputs a call signal by an operation of a caller, a transmission unit that inputs and transmits the call signal, and a slave unit control unit that transmits the call signal every time the call switch is operated A handset equipped with,
A receiving unit that receives the call signal transmitted from the slave unit, a sound emitting unit that outputs a ringing sound indicating a call from the caller, and a volume of the ringing sound that is output from the sound emitting unit And when the receiving unit receives the call signal, the sound output unit outputs the ringing sound, and each time the receiving unit receives the call signal, the sound emitting unit A master unit comprising a master unit control unit for increasing the volume of the ringing sound to be output by the volume control unit;
Having a nurse call system. A sound emitting unit that outputs a ringing tone indicating a call from the caller, a volume adjusting unit that adjusts the volume of the ringing sound output from the sound emitting unit, and the release according to the call from the caller The master unit control unit that outputs the ringing tone from the sound unit and increases the volume of the ringing tone output from the sound emitting unit each time the ringing switch mounted on the slave unit is operated. And a parent machine.