JP2008065746A - Home security system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a home security system for inexpensively and reliably achieving security mode transition desired by a user. <P>SOLUTION: The home security system is provided with an anomaly detection sensor for detecting intrusion into a house, a control means for raising an alarm and/or reporting abnormality on receipt of an anomaly signal from the anomaly detection sensor, a mode setting means for instructing to set a security mode for enabling a detection function from the anomaly detection sensor or a non-security mode for disabling the detection function, and a state monitoring sensor for monitoring the state of a doorway in a house. The control means sets a whole system to the security mode when the state of the doorway input from the state monitoring sensor has a predetermined change while the mode setting means instructs the security mode. When a lock sensor monitoring the locking state of a lock device installed at a door of the doorway is used as the state monitoring sensor, for example, and when the locking or unlocking state output from the lock sensor changes according to a predetermined condition, the whole system is set to the security mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a home security system to which a notification function of a door lock state and a door open / close state is applied.

  In the home security system, the area and means to be alerted differ depending on whether the family is at home or whether it is at sleep even if it is at home, and generally switches between the alert mode and the alert release mode. It has a function.

  In general, switching to the warning mode is performed by the user switching the mode button of the home controller from “warning release” to “warning” at home. In this method, there is a certain delay time from when the user sets the system to the alert mode until the user actually shifts to the alert mode, and the moving object detected by the abnormality detection sensor such as the human sensor is the user. Or an intruder is identified.

Patent Document 1 also discloses a method in which a user has a portable device that transmits an individual signal, and the system changes a warning mode based on movement of the signal from the portable device.
Japanese Patent No. 3712002

  However, in the method of providing a delay time for the transition to the warning mode, the time setting from the time when the warning mode is set to the time when the user leaves the house is constant, so the user is forced to leave the house in time. There was a problem in terms of convenience.

  Further, the latter method of transitioning to the alert mode by detecting the movement of the user has the disadvantage that the facilities are relatively complicated and expensive. Further, when the user misplaces the portable device that transmits the identification signal, there is a problem that the normal warning mode is not changed and the convenience is impaired.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a home security system that can inexpensively and reliably shift to a warning mode desired by a user.

    In order to achieve the above object, the home security system according to the present invention uses a signal from a lock sensor capable of notifying a lock state via a network or an open / close sensor capable of detecting an open / close state of a door via a network. The transition to the alert mode is realized.

  That is, the present invention provides an abnormality detection in a home security system including an abnormality detection sensor for detecting intrusion into a house and a control means for receiving an abnormality signal from the abnormality detection sensor and issuing an alarm and / or notification. A mode setting means for instructing setting of a warning mode for enabling a detection function from the sensor or a warning release mode for disabling the detection function, and a state monitoring sensor for monitoring a state of an entrance / exit in a house, The control means sets the entire system in the warning mode when the state of the doorway input from the state monitoring sensor changes in a predetermined state in the warning mode instruction state from the mode setting means.

  According to the above configuration, since the entire system is set to the warning mode when the state of the entrance / exit input from the state monitoring sensor changes in the warning mode instruction state from the mode setting means, the delay time is set as in the past. Is less expensive than using a portable device, and convenience for the user can be improved.

  Examples of the state monitoring sensor in this case include a locking sensor that monitors the state of a locking device installed at a door, a doorway, a front door, and the like, and an opening / closing sensor that detects opening and closing of the door (including the gate). .

  When the state monitoring sensor is a locking sensor, the entire system can be set to the alert mode when the locking / unlocking state output from the locking sensor changes according to a preset condition. Accordingly, for example, the system can be shifted to the warning mode with high probability as intended by the user without delaying the warning mode transition when the user goes out.

  Further, in the alert mode, when the locking device changes from the locked state to the unlocked state, it can be set to shift to the alert release mode for a predetermined time and to return to the alert mode after the predetermined time has elapsed. As a result, the warning mode can be canceled accurately and safely even when returning home.

  Furthermore, when the state monitoring sensor is an open / close sensor, the entire system can be set to the alert mode when the open / close state output from the open / close sensor follows a preset condition. As a result, the open / close sensor can transition the system to the alert mode when the open / close sensor is repeatedly opened and closed according to the conditions, order, time, and sequence determined in advance by the householder.

  In addition, the first locking device and the second locking device are provided with a first locking device attached to the door of the doorway and having a main locking function, and a second locking device that can be locked and unlocked only from inside the house. A locking sensor for notifying each locking / unlocking state is provided, and the control means sends a signal that the first locking device changes from the unlocking state to the locking state and the second locking device is in the unlocking state. When received from the lock sensor, the system shifts to a warning mode.

  Further, the control means can shift the system to the warning release mode when at least the second locking device receives a signal from the locking sensor that has changed from the unlocked state to the locked state. For example, when the second locking device is a chain lock, the chain lock can be locked only from within the house, so it is clear that the chain lock is at home. In such a case, the alert release mode is set.

  The first locking device and the second locking device may be a double locking device. In addition, the state monitoring sensor is an open / close sensor that detects the open / close state of the door at the doorway, and the open / close sensor is installed at two or more doorways, and the warning mode of the system changes according to the change pattern of the door open / close state by the open / close sensor. Can be made.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the locking state of the locking device changes according to a preset condition, the state is changed to the warning mode without delaying the warning mode transition when the user goes out. With probability, the system can be shifted to the alert mode as intended by the user.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a home network system having a home security function according to the present invention. In this system, a home controller 1 that functions as a control unit controls each home network device in a home by wireless connection. A locking sensor 3 installed on the front door 2 notifies the controller 1 of the locking state of the door locking device (key). An opening / closing sensor 4 is also installed on the front door 2 to notify the controller 1 of the opening / closing state of the door. The locking sensor 3 and the opening / closing sensor 4 function as a state monitoring sensor for monitoring the state of the entrance / exit in the house. Here, the house includes not only the house but also the site where it is built.

  In this security system, an abnormality detection sensor such as a human sensor 5 or a window opening / closing sensor 7 installed in the window 6 is installed, and the user sends these settings from the setting PC 9 to the controller 1 via the network. You can access it.

  When the controller 1 detects an abnormality such as a transition to an open state by an abnormality detection sensor such as the human sensor 5, the open / close sensor 4, or the window open / close sensor 7 in the alert mode, the controller 1 performs an alarm and / or A notification is made, an alarm is issued from the alarm device 8, and an e-mail is sent to the outside of the security company 11 via the Internet 10.

  The controller 1 has a mode button 12. By pressing the mode button 12, the alert mode of the entire system can be changed. That is, the mode button 12 functions as a mode setting means for instructing the setting of a warning mode that enables the detection function from the abnormality detection sensor and a warning cancellation mode that disables the detection function.

  Here, when the user presses the mode button 12 of the controller 1 in the house and puts the system into the alert mode, if the user immediately transitions to the alert mode, a notification from the human sensor 5 or the door opening / closing sensor 4 is sent. As a result, the controller 1 recognizes an abnormality and issues an alarm. Normally, in order to avoid such a situation, even if the mode button 12 is pressed, the mode is not changed to the warning mode for a while (predetermined time), and the mode is changed to the warning mode after a sufficient time for the user to go out. ing.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the transition method to the warning mode is not changed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the mode button 12 was pressed, but is changed to the warning mode by another method. Yes. Basically, when the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 is set to “alarm release”, the system enters the alarm release mode regardless of the state of the lock sensor 3.

  When the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 is set to “warning”, when the lock state of the lock sensor 3 (the key having the lock state notification means) transitions from the open state to the lock state, the system is set to the warning mode. Transition. This assumes that the user puts a locking device (key) from the outside of the door 2 in order to go out.

  Even if the user is in the house and the door 2 key is locked, the controller 1 is in the warning mode and the locking device (key) is opened to always open the key when going out. The transition from the state to the locked state can be determined with a probability close to 100% that the alert mode of the system is requested, and the user can determine that the user has already left the house. It is.

  When the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 is set to “warning”, when the lock state of the lock sensor (the key having the lock state notification means) transitions from the lock state to the open state, a predetermined time set in advance Only (5 minutes in FIG. 2), the system's alert mode is changed to the alert release mode.

  If the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 is not released within the predetermined time, the system transitions to the warning mode again. This assumes that the user has returned home from whereabouts. The state of the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 is given priority without releasing the alert mode of the system only by the user returning home and the locking sensor 3 transitioning from the locked state to the open state.

  However, until the user operates the mode button 12 of the home controller 1, the alert mode needs to be canceled, so the mode is canceled for a predetermined time.

  As described above, it is possible to reduce the agility at the time of going out by determining the mode setting of the alarm / disengagement mode of the system from the combination of the mode state of the home controller 1 and the state transition of the lock sensor 3. Can improve convenience.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment based on the same concept will be described. FIG. 3 shows the conditions for performing the warning mode transition of the system using only the open / close sensor 4 of FIG. When the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 is set to “warning release”, the state change of the open / close sensor 4 does not affect the system.

  When the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 is set to “warning”, when the opening / closing sensor 4 of the door 2 repeats opening / closing in a pattern decided in advance by the user, the system shifts to the warning mode. In the example of FIG. 3, when the open / close sensor 4 changes from “open” → “closed” → “open” → “closed” in 2 seconds, that is, when the open / close is repeated twice, the system shifts to the warning mode. .

  This opening / closing pattern is a pattern that is set in advance by the user accessing the controller 1 with the setting PC 9 and in accordance with the instruction, and it is up to the user to select what pattern is used. In this example, after the user sets the mode button 12 of the home controller 1 to “warning”, when actually going out, the user performs an operation of opening and closing the door 2 from the outside of the door 2 again. The entire system can be shifted to the alert mode.

  Similarly, when the mode button 12 of the controller 1 is set to “warning” and the open / close sensor 4 opens and closes in the second pattern decided in advance, the system is in a warning release mode for a predetermined time (5 minutes in FIG. 3). Transition to. In the example of FIG. 3, the act of opening the entrance door 2 and entering and closing the door changes the system's alert mode to the alert release mode, and the mode button 12 of the controller 1 “ If it is not set to “alert release”, the mode is changed to the alert mode again.

  As described above, the same system alert mode transition can be performed using not only the lock sensor 3 but also the open / close sensor 4.

  FIG. 4 shows a basic configuration example for changing the system alert mode by changing the two open / close sensors 4 and 16. In FIG. 4, the gate opening / closing sensor 16 and the entrance door opening / closing sensor 4 are installed on the gate 13 and the entrance door 2, respectively, and are managed by the controller 1. FIG. 5 shows a warning mode transition condition having such a configuration.

  As in the previous example, when the mode button 12 of the controller 1 is set to “alarm release”, the sensors 4 and 16 on either the gate 13 or the entrance door 2 do not affect the alarm mode of the system. When the mode button 12 of the controller 1 is set to “warning”, the system transitions to the warning mode when the door 13 opens and closes once after a predetermined time (within 1 minute in FIG. 5) after the entrance door 2 opens and closes. To do. Further, when the entrance door 2 is opened and closed within 1 minute after the gate 13 is opened and closed, the warning release mode for 5 minutes is set.

  In this example, the pattern of the warning mode transition is determined by the relationship between the opening and closing of the gate 13 and the entrance door 2, but the same applies to the opening / closing sensor (not shown) of the door leading to the entrance door 2 and the entrance in the house. Yes. However, it is clear that the sensor opening / closing pattern for the warning mode transition is different from that of the gate 13 and the entrance door 2.

  FIG. 6 is a system configuration example in the case of a double locking device (key). Similarly, in this case, the transition condition of the warning mode of the entire system can be created by the combination of the locking / unlocking transition of the first locking device 19a and the second locking device 19b.

  For example, when the first locking device 19a and the second locking device 19b change from the unlocked state to the locked state, the first locking device 19a changes from the locked state to the unlocked state. When the second locking device 19b changes from the locked state to the unlocked state, a condition such as a transition to the alert release mode can be created. In the controller 1, the locked / unlocked state can be input from the locking sensors 20 and 21, and a transition can be made to a warning mode or a warning release mode along a preset pattern.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that many modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, although a detached house has been described as an example of the home security system, the present invention can be similarly applied to an apartment house.

Configuration diagram of home security system according to the present invention Diagram showing standard alert mode transition conditions of this system The figure which shows the warning mode transition condition by the open / close sensor of this system System configuration when there are two or more door open / close sensors The figure which shows the warning mode transition condition of the system when there are two or more open / close sensors System configuration diagram when there is a locking sensor for each key

Explanation of symbols

1 Home Controller 2 Entrance Door 3 Locking Sensor 4 Open / Close Sensor 5 Human Sensor 6 Window 7 Window Open / Close Sensor 8 Alarm 9 Setting PC
10 Internet 11 Security Company 12 Mode Button 13 Gate 16 Gate Open / Close Sensor 20 First Locking Sensor 21 Second Locking Sensor

Claims (9)

In a home security system comprising an abnormality detection sensor for detecting intrusion into a house and a control means for receiving an abnormality signal from the abnormality detection sensor and performing an alarm and / or notification,
Mode setting means for instructing setting of a warning mode for enabling the detection function from the abnormality detection sensor or a warning release mode for disabling the detection function, and a state monitoring sensor for monitoring the state of the entrance / exit in the house are provided. The control means sets the entire system in the warning mode when the state of the doorway input from the state monitoring sensor changes in a predetermined state in the warning mode instruction state from the mode setting means. Security system. The state monitoring sensor is a locking sensor that monitors the locking state of the locking device installed at the door of the doorway, and when the locking / unlocking state output from the locking sensor changes according to a preset condition, 2. The home security system according to claim 1, wherein the entire system is set to a warning mode. 3. The home security according to claim 2, wherein when the locking device changes from the locked state to the unlocked state in a warning mode, the warning device shifts to a warning release mode for a predetermined time and returns to the warning mode after a predetermined time has elapsed. system. The state monitoring sensor is an open / close sensor that detects an open / closed state of an entrance door, and when the open / close pattern output from the open / close sensor conforms to a preset condition, the entire system is set to a warning mode. The home security system according to claim 1. A first locking device attached to the door of the entrance / exit and having a main locking function, and a second locking device capable of locking / unlocking only from inside the house, each of the first locking device and the second locking device The locking means for detecting the locking / unlocking state of the first locking device is provided, and the control means outputs a signal indicating that the first locking device changes from the unlocking state to the locking state and the second locking device is in the unlocking state. The home security system according to claim 1, wherein the system shifts to a warning mode when received from the system. 6. The home security according to claim 5, wherein the control means shifts the system to a warning release mode when at least the second locking device receives from the locking sensor a signal that changes from the unlocked state to the locked state. system. The home security system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the second locking device is a chain lock. The home security system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the first locking device and the second locking device are double locking devices. The state monitoring sensor is an open / close sensor that detects the open / closed state of the door of the doorway, the open / close sensor is installed at two or more doorways, and the warning mode of the system is determined according to the open / closed state change pattern of the door by the open / close sensor. The home security system according to claim 1, wherein

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