JP2008140346A5 - - Google Patents

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Portable wireless communication device

  The present invention relates to a wireless communication device having an emergency notification function capable of easily, promptly and reliably transmitting emergency information and progress information when an abnormal situation such as a crime, an accident, a disaster, or a sudden change in medical condition occurs. The present invention relates to a wireless communication device effective for crime prevention and disaster prevention.

Here, the “wireless communication device” means a portable device capable of performing data transmission wirelessly, for example, a mobile phone, PHS (Personal
Handyphone System (Telephone), portable communication device, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), portable computer, portable data terminal, car phone, marine radio, aviation radio, pendant radio, clock radio, buckle Various types such as a wireless communication device and a glasses wireless communication device are included.

  In recent years, crimes such as robberies, stalkers, and kidnappings have frequently occurred in Japan, and thus a crime prevention system and a crime reporting system that can cope with these crimes have been demanded. In view of such circumstances, various crime prevention devices, crime prevention systems, and crime notification devices using a mobile phone equipped with an alarm function have been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that “an image signal processing unit that captures image data from a camera unit and performs data processing; a memory unit that stores and stores the image data; and an image comparison that compares the obtained image data. A mobile phone characterized by comprising the above-mentioned means. Patent Document 1 further describes that “a monitoring camera that captures a monitoring area is installed, and image information captured by the monitoring camera or determination information based on the image information is transmitted to the supervisor side. There is also disclosed a crime prevention device (a crime prevention system) characterized in that the portable telephone is used as the surveillance camera. In this crime prevention device (crime prevention system), it is possible to prevent or notify crimes by transmitting an image obtained by photographing the surveillance area with the mobile phone to the supervisor side, and thus a highly reliable crime prevention device. Is very easily obtained at low cost.

  According to Patent Document 2, “When the sensor unit installed in the home detects an intruder, the controller unit uses an automatic dialing device to set a next-generation mobile phone that is set in advance (Internet connection is possible and video playback is possible). Automatically dials the phone number and sends a phone alert to the next-generation mobile phone owned by the landlord via the telephone line. The landlord uses the next-generation mobile phone over the Internet, The controller unit acquires a moving image from the camera unit distributed by the controller unit, and the landlord determines whether or not there is an intruder from the moving image. A security device that makes a telephone call to a security company is disclosed.

  According to this crime prevention device, it is said that the reliability of the crime prevention device can be improved by reliably detecting an intruder entering the home from a remote place and reducing false alarms.

  In Patent Document 3, “an interface unit that communicates with a mobile phone with a digital camera, a trigger signal input unit that inputs a value of a door opening / closing switch, an illumination control unit that controls a lighting time of an illumination device that illuminates the interior of the vehicle, An in-vehicle security device comprising shutter control means for outputting a shutter signal of a digital camera to a cellular phone and an image data transmission instruction unit for instructing the cellular phone to transmit facial photograph image data is disclosed. Yes. Patent Document 3 further states that “a mobile phone with a digital camera that takes a photograph of a passenger's face and communicates with the outside, an automobile, an in-vehicle security device that controls photographing of the passenger's face, and the interior of the automobile. Illuminating lighting device, rear door door open / close switch, emergency switch, toll meter, emergency indicator in sync with the emergency switch, and emergency image light to the outside, and image data from the in-vehicle security device An in-vehicle crime prevention system including an image management server device for storing and saving and a public telephone network is also disclosed. According to these in-vehicle security devices and in-vehicle security systems, it is said that an inexpensive crime prevention system can be provided.

  Under such circumstances, the inventor of the present invention applied for an invention relating to a form wireless device equipped with an emergency call mechanism, an emergency call device, and an emergency call system on December 27, 2004, and on July 22, 2005. It was registered as patent 3701196 (patent document 4).

The wireless communication device of the present invention is an improvement of the wireless communication device described in Japanese Patent No. 3701196 and can be suitably used for the emergency notification system of Japanese Patent No. 3701196.
In the process of examination, Patent Document 5 to Patent Document 8 are cited by the examiner in Patent No. 3701961, and Patent Document 5 to Patent Document 10 are cited in the international search report of the corresponding PCT application of the same patent.

JP 2002-152341 A JP 2003-319094 A JP 2002-342860 A Japanese Patent No. 3701196 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-41669 JP 2002-344659 A JP 2002-223322 A JP 2003-163757 A JP 2003-263690 A JP 2002-140660 A

  By the way, when a person encounters a crime such as a robbery, stalker, kidnapping, etc., the family, acquaintance, police, security company, etc. are notified promptly and accurately that the person has encountered a crime or is in a dangerous state. Is preferred. Also, in that case, it would be very convenient if you could report information about the crime location, the appearance of the criminal, the situation you are facing, etc. together. In addition, it is preferable that information regarding the subsequent process is also reported.

  In order to accurately perform the notification at the site where such a crime, danger or abnormal situation is encountered, the operation for the notification must be very simple. However, the above-described conventional crime prevention devices and crime prevention systems cannot satisfy these requirements.

  In other words, in the crime prevention device disclosed in Patent Document 1, since only the image data is generated and stored by the mobile phone and transmitted to the supervisor side, the owner (user) of the mobile phone encounters a crime. Such emergency use is not considered.

  In the crime prevention device disclosed in Patent Document 2, when an intruder is detected at the home, the next generation type that is automatically owned by the landlord via the telephone line is automatically dialed to the phone number of a next generation type mobile phone set in advance. Send phone alerts to mobile phones. The landlord acquires the moving image from the camera unit with the next-generation mobile phone and determines whether there is an intruder. Therefore, this crime prevention device is not considered to be used on the premise of rescue and rescue operation as well as use in situations where the owner (user) of the mobile phone encounters a crime, danger, or abnormality.

  The crime prevention device disclosed in Patent Document 3 is configured to transmit photographed face photo image data to a mobile phone, but this crime prevention device is a vehicle-mounted type and transmits facial photo image data to the mobile phone. Is. Therefore, the use of the security device in a scene where the owner (user) of the mobile phone encounters a crime is not considered.

  In the in-vehicle security system disclosed in Patent Document 3, a face photograph taken by a mobile phone is stored in an image management server device, and can be used as a montage photo even when a crime actually occurs and the criminal destroys the in-vehicle security device. Can provide proof. However, since the mobile phone only receives the face photo image data, the same can be said for the crime prevention system of the crime prevention device of Patent Document 3.

  In addition, when a person encounters a crime, he may suddenly encounter it without any sign as in the case of a demon, but there is often some sign before that. For example, in the case of a stalker, there may be signs such as being followed by a suspicious person or receiving many mischievous calls. Even if it is presumed that there is a high risk of being involved in a crime in the near future based on these precursors, the police cannot begin an investigation unless the crime has occurred. Even if they detect it and appeal to the police for its actual condition and danger and seek protection, they usually do not carry out specific protection activities such as security. For this reason, after the crime occurred, the crime could not be prevented if it was dealt with when seeking protection, or the damage could not be suppressed even if the crime could not be prevented Sometimes words of condemnation and sympathy are sent.

  In such a case, it would be convenient for the parties to acquire and store information about what was followed, information about the image or voice of a person who seems to be a stalker, and it would also be useful for crime prevention. . This is because such information often contains information linked to the criminal, and it seems to be able to provide powerful evidence for the investigation after the crime occurred (the criminal arrest).

  The above-mentioned difficulties and demands are applicable not only when a person encounters a crime but also when an accident (for example, a traffic accident) or a disaster (for example, a fire) occurs.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned difficulties and demands. The purpose of the present invention is to detect an abnormality when a person encounters a crime, accident or disaster, encounters an emergency situation, or a radio communication device. If the person is in danger, the fact that the person is in danger (emergency), the occurrence of an abnormality, and the progress information can be easily operated by the family, acquaintances, police, security company, fire department, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a small and lightweight wireless communication device that can be worn and carried even by children and elderly people, capable of promptly and reliably reporting.

  Another object of the wireless communication device of the present invention is that when a person encounters a crime, accident or disaster, it can contribute to quick criminal arrest and cause investigation by obtaining information useful for criminal investigation, accident investigation and disaster investigation. The object is to provide a wireless communication device that plays a part in an emergency call system.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a small and lightweight wireless communication device that, when modulation occurs in the body, confirms the change with a sensor when a disease state changes, and notifies the change.

  Other objects of the present invention which are not specified here will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, as a first aspect of the portable radio communication device of the present invention, when an external signal is received, when a predetermined time elapses from the reception of the external signal, When there is no predetermined action or instruction from the holder, when a predetermined distance is exceeded from a reference position determined based on reception of an external signal, when a heart rate different from the normal heart rate is detected, blinking during normal time Or a number of times different from the number of times the eyes are closed, or at least one of when the determination means determines that an emergency has occurred in the holder based on the audio data created by the audio processing means First class switch means for detecting the occurrence of an emergency when one of the conditions is satisfied, and information for reporting that an emergency has occurred in accordance with the detection by the first class switch means Date and time data created by the above, positioning data created by the positioning means and emergency information processing means for generating emergency information including ID information identifying the portable wireless communication device or the holder, contact data storage means or communication And a communication means for transmitting emergency information to an emergency contact address stored in the external device or an emergency report destination input when an emergency occurs.

  The portable wireless communication device according to the second aspect of the present invention is the portable wireless communication device according to the first aspect, wherein the first type switch means is based on a plurality of positioning data measured every predetermined time by the positioning means. Comprises a distance measuring means for calculating a predetermined distance from a reference position which is a condition for detecting occurrence of an emergency.

  The portable wireless communication device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the portable wireless communication device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the emergency call processing means is held at every elapse of a predetermined time from the time of processing emergency information. The process of generating progress information including information indicating that the emergency situation continues to the person, date / time data, positioning data, and ID information is performed, and the communication means responds to the emergency call destination according to the sending timing by the timer means. The process is characterized by transmitting progress information.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable radio communication apparatus according to one of the first to third aspects, wherein an emergency situation occurs in response to an operation of a second type switch means or reception of an external signal. Correction report processing means for creating correction information including information that reports the malfunction or malfunction of the first class switch means, date and time data, positioning data, and ID information. The correction information is transmitted.

  A portable wireless communication device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the portable wireless communication device according to one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the size is 20 cubic centimeters or less, the weight is 70 grams or less, and A cellular phone type, brooch type, watch type, glasses type, necklace type, or other shape that is built into a device that is normally carried by a holder or a shape that is attached to a part of the body of the holder. .

  A portable wireless communication device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the portable wireless communication device according to one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the emergency call processing means is an external device that is a communication destination before the occurrence of an emergency. In order to store information related to emergency situations, in response to the operation of the third type switch or the reception of an external signal, a process for creating stored information including date and time data, positioning data, and ID information is performed. The stored information is transmitted to the emergency call destination according to the creation process.

  A portable wireless communication device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the portable wireless communication device according to one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the emergency notification processing means is displayed during the operation of the emergency notification processing means. During the operation of the emergency call processing means, the warning means for alerting the surroundings or generating a warning to the victim who is the cause of the emergency, and the voice related to the call signal received from the emergency call destination are reproduced. The emergency information, the progress information, or the correction information is information including voice data or image data created by the image processing means.

According to the portable wireless communication device of the present invention, when a person encounters a crime, an accident or a disaster, the person, who is in a dangerous state (emergency situation), can easily detect the family, acquaintance, police, security. It is possible to promptly and reliably report to related parties and organizations such as the company and fire department. In addition, when a person encounters a crime, accident, or disaster, it is possible to obtain information useful for criminal investigation, accident investigation, and disaster investigation, and to contribute to quick criminal arrest and cause investigation. In addition, if a person feels the danger of encountering any crime, accident or disaster, obtain and store information that may be useful for criminal investigation, accident investigation or disaster investigation before encountering them. In addition, when the person encounters a crime, accident or disaster later, the information can be used for quick criminal arrest (case resolution) and cause investigation.

Specific effects of the present invention are as follows. That is, the portable wireless communication device of the present invention can transmit emergency information to an emergency call destination by operating the first type switch when the holder of the wireless communication device falls into an emergency situation. From the emergency information, the emergency reporter who has recognized that the wireless communication device holder is facing an emergency will notify the police, etc. that the wireless communication device carrier is in an emergency according to a predetermined procedure, Activities to rescue the holder from an emergency can be activated quickly. In addition, the wireless communication device notifies the surroundings that a holder such as a siren is in an emergency. This warning sound can create an effect that inspires the criminal who is trying to harm the holder. In addition, it is displayed that the emergency information has been sent by the wireless communication device, so that the holder can be given a sense of security. When the emergency state continues for the holder, the holder may be dropped into a state where there is no room for performing some operation on the wireless communication device, but the second type switch is not activated during a predetermined time. In such a case, progress information indicating that the emergency situation is continuing is sent to the holder who has sent the emergency information. For this reason, the emergency call destination can easily determine what action should be taken.

In the portable wireless communication device of the present invention, when an emergency situation is predicted and the first type switch is operated, fortunately, when an emergency situation does not occur or when the emergency situation can be escaped, The correction information can be sent by operating a predetermined switch from the wireless communication device of the present invention.

In addition, the portable wireless communication device of the present invention is preferably small and light, and in that case, particularly when carried by an elderly person or a child, a pendant type, a buckle type, a broach type, a spectacle type as a string, a belt, etc. Wearing accessories can make it easier to wear.

  It is preferable that image data and audio data are added to emergency information and progress information because the situation in an emergency situation can be transmitted in more detail. In this case, the voice processing means for creating voice data from the information collected by the sound collecting device according to the instruction of the emergency notification processing means or the correction notification processing means, imaging according to the instruction of the emergency notification processing means or the correction notification processing means Image processing means for creating image data from images taken by the apparatus is an essential means. When image data and audio data are added to the progress information, it is possible to convey what kind of situation change the emergency has caused.

In the wireless communication device of the present invention, it is preferable to perform communication to the emergency call destination of the communication means through a plurality of routes. This is because even if each route is congested, emergency information and progress information can be reliably transmitted to the emergency call destination, and rescue and rescue activities can be performed quickly.

In addition, the wireless communication device of the present invention is a distance measurement that activates the emergency call processing means when the wireless communication device is moved a predetermined distance from a point that has received an external signal as a first type switch. Have means. As a result, a warning is generated when the holder of the wireless communication device moves over a distance that is unlikely to move, so that if a child is kidnapped or an addicted elderly person exceeds the predetermined range of action, When moving, emergency information is transmitted and accidents and incidents can be prevented in advance, so that they can be recognized at an early stage for early resolution. A signal for operating the distance measuring means is transmitted from a place such as a school gate or an entrance, which is a starting point of action. In addition to the signal from the outside, a switch for supporting the distance start may be provided in the distance measuring means. Further, the switch may be set so that it can be turned on from the outside.

The portable wireless communication device according to the present invention has a predetermined time for moving from the first reference point to the second reference point in the same manner as the emergency notification means is turned on depending on whether the wireless communication device has moved a specific distance. The first type switch that turns on the emergency call means when the time is longer than the above time is provided. Here, if the first reference point is the school gate and the second reference point is the entrance, it is possible to recognize the child's kidnapping early as with the third type wireless communication device. If the first reference point and the second reference point are the patient's bed, wrinkles can be recognized early. The bed side may be configured to transmit the first information when the patient's weight is sensed to the non-sensed state and to transmit the second information when the patient's weight is reversed. .

  This type of wireless communicator transmits emergency information when a signal indicating that predetermined information has been detected is received from the sensor, so it is possible to quickly check for sudden changes in the patient's condition, illegal intrusion, etc. Effective for disaster prevention.

  The sensor may form part of the wireless communication device or may be a separate body. In the case of a separate body, any mode can be adopted as long as the sensed information or information indicating that the sensed information matches a preset condition can be transmitted to the radio communication device via a line or wirelessly. . An object sensed by the sensor can be applied to an object sensed by a known security system. In this type of wireless communication device, it is preferable that the sensor has a fixture so that the sensor can appropriately face the sensing object.

  In recent years, there have been many accidents in which an elderly person with dementia enters the highway unconsciously and runs backward, but the sensor detects the signal emitted from the exit road of the highway and sends emergency information, Applications such as sending emergency information by installing a transmitter that transmits a predetermined signal at a dangerous location and catching the signal by the sensor are possible. In this type of wireless communication device, it is important that the warning means is in an operating state in addition to the emergency notification processing means being in an operating state.

The wireless communication apparatus of the present invention is a portable telephone function, is not essential may have a configuration. This is because holding the numeric keypad and the liquid crystal display function may be an obstacle to reduction in size and weight.

  In a preferred example of the wireless communication device of the present invention, the wireless communication device further includes contact storage means for storing contact data for requesting contact to the emergency call destination, and when the emergency information and progress information are transmitted, the contact information is stored. Contact data stored in the data storage means is read out and included in the emergency information. In this case, there is an advantage that an emergency call can be made to a desired contact address even if the contact address is not designated in advance in the emergency call device.

  When the contact information indicating the contact information is not included in the emergency information, the contact data is stored in the emergency call device, and a notification from the emergency call device is stored in the storage device of the emergency call device The contact data is read out from and executed. As a result, the total data amount of the emergency information is reduced, so that the communication speed is improved and the communication error is reduced.

  In still another preferred example of the wireless communication device of the present invention, the emergency call processing means specifies the date / time data generated by the date / time data generating means and the position generated by the positioning means with a third type switch. Information and information stored in the image data generated by the image processing unit, with the ID information of the wireless communication device and information indicating that the data is stored, is transmitted to the emergency notification device by the communication unit. Has function. In this case, when the user of the wireless communication device feels that there is a possibility of encountering some crime, accident, or disaster, the subject is photographed by the image processing means to generate image data, and the image data is captured at the time of photographing. Information can be stored in the emergency caller in association with the obtained date / time data and information for specifying the position. As a result, there is an advantage that it is possible to obtain information that may be useful for criminal investigations, accident investigations, and disaster investigations and store it in the emergency call device without providing a dedicated means. .

Hereinafter, configurations and functions common to a plurality of embodiments according to the wireless communication device of the present invention will be described. First, components common to the wireless communication device of this embodiment will be described.

  The “first type switch” may be of any configuration as long as it can be operated by the user of the wireless communication device in an emergency. For example, a button that is exposed (or protrudes) outside the wireless communication device, or a switch that is turned on when it is clamped for a predetermined time. The switch may be configured so that it is turned on when a wearing device that can be worn on the body (for example, a string hung on the neck when the wireless communication device is made into a pendant) is broken. .

  A means for receiving an external signal, communication, etc., determining whether the signal is a predetermined signal, and turning on the emergency processing means when the signal is the predetermined signal may be used as the first type switch. For example, a reverse entry prevention signal provided on the exit road of an expressway, or a signal transmitted at the entrance to prepare for an unintentional outing of an elderly person.

  In addition, since a signal indicating that an external signal has been received is displayed by sound, vibration or blinking of an LED, a predetermined operation or instruction by the owner is not given to the wireless communication device within a predetermined time. In such a case, a configuration in which the emergency call processing means is turned on can be used as a switch. For example, in order to recognize early that a child was in danger such as kidnapping, the signal emitted from the school gate is turned on when leaving the school when leaving school, and the signal obtained when passing through the entrance of the house is turned off. A switch in which a timer is combined with the configuration. In this case, when the signal from the school gate or the like is received, the position of the reference point is measured, and the emergency call means is turned on when the distance from the position when the predetermined time has passed exceeds the predetermined distance. May be.

  Also, if the sensor detects the patient's heart rate and the heart rate is above a predetermined value or below a predetermined value, the number of blinks or the number of times the eyes are closed A mechanism for turning on the emergency call processing device when the value is exceeded is also a first type switch.

  There is also a mechanism to turn on the emergency call device when it detects that information or valuables from sensors that detect the opening or closing of doors or windows that a criminal may try to intrude is moved from a predetermined location. A first type switch.

  It is determined whether or not the emergency call processing is necessary by performing voice recognition using the voice data generated by voice processing means for processing voice collected by the microphone for sound collection to generate voice data. If it is determined that the emergency processing means is in operation, a first type switch is formed by the sound collecting microphone, the sound processing means, and the determination means.

  It is preferable that a plurality of switches of the first type are installed rather than only one, and a switch corresponding to the TPO puts the emergency call processing means into an operating state.

  The “second type switch” has a function of stopping the emergency information processing means and operating the correction notification processing means. The second type switch may be a switch such as a button different from the first type switch, or the first type switch may also function as the second type switch. For example, a button that functions as a first-type switch when pressed for a short time and functions as a second-type switch when pressed for a long time. Whether the display functioned as a type 2 switch has been confirmed by the display means stopping the display.

  “Emergency call processing means” means any one of the first class switch means and / or abnormal information detected by the sensor and / or after the timer is started and when specific information is not detected within a specific time, And / or when the distance measuring means detects that the specified distance has been exceeded, the communication means is instructed to transmit emergency information and progress information to a preset emergency call destination, It is a means for receiving a communication from the emergency communication destination and becoming inoperative.

The “display means” is means for displaying when the emergency call processing means is in operation. For example, there are visual display means such as a flashing red LED button and sensible display means that vibrate the entire wireless communication device, but those that are not easily perceived by a third party such as a criminal are preferable.
Only when the display means is ON, the sender can recognize that the emergency call processing means is in operation, and can feel secure.

  `` Warning means '' means means for generating sound, screaming, high-brightness proof, etc. when the emergency call processing means is in operation, and is a warning that causes a person who harms the radio communication device owner to take action. It is a means for giving to the surrounding people that the holder is aware that an emergency has occurred, and a means for telling them that they are seeking help. Warnings include siren sounds and screaming help calls. The warning means may stimulate the criminal and cause extreme action, so that the wireless communication device of the present invention can set a mode that is activated and a mode that is not activated when the emergency call device is activated in advance. It has become.

  "Correction report processing means" is means for executing correction report processing after being activated by the second type switch means.

  “Communication means” is means for transmitting the emergency information and the progress information to the emergency call destination according to an instruction from the emergency call processing means, and for transmitting to the emergency call destination according to an instruction from the correction report processing means. is there. Any information can be used as long as it can transmit information to an external emergency call device wirelessly (hardware, software, or a combination of both). Typically, a known wireless communication device or wireless communication software can be used. In a preferred example, the communication means transmits to the emergency call device using a plurality of routes. In this case, since the situation (transmission error) that the emergency call device cannot receive the emergency information and the information indicating the emergency is less likely to occur, there is more certainty that the notification is executed by the emergency call device. There is an advantage to increase.

"Timer means" and Ru means der to monitor the elapsed time from receiving the specific information from the control and / or outside the sending timing of the status information is.

  “Voice playback means” is means for playing back voice when an audio signal is communicated from an emergency call destination receiving emergency information or progress information. The emergency call destination is used to check the status, report the processing status of the information obtained, and give instructions to the wireless communication device holder.

  The “date / time data creation means” is any data (ie, hardware and data that can generate date / time data that creates date / time data according to an instruction from the emergency notification processing means or the correction notification processing means. Or software, or a combination of both).

  “Positioning means” is means for creating data for specifying the position of the portable wireless communication device in the previous period when an instruction is received by an instruction from the emergency notification processing means or the correction notification processing means. Typically, a known circuit or electronic device that receives and measures radio waves from a GPS satellite is convenient. However, the present invention is not limited to this, as long as the information for identifying the position by measuring the position of the wireless communication device can be generated (any hardware (software, both, Can be used in combination.

  The “voice processing means” is means for creating voice data from information collected by the sound collecting microphone in response to an instruction from the emergency call processing means or the correction notification processing means. Because it is voice data around the wireless communication device when the emergency call processing means is in operation or immediately before sending progress information, information that can be used for criminal investigations, accident investigations, disaster investigations increases, As a result, there is an advantage that expectation of prompt arrest of the criminal and investigation of the cause is further increased.

  The “image processing means” creates image data from an image taken by the imaging device in response to an instruction from the emergency notification processing means or the correction notification processing means. Typically, a known digital camera built in a mobile phone can be used, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any device that can shoot a subject and generate image data (hardware, software, or a combination of both) can be used.

  The “mounting means” is a means that enables mounting with a body such as a string, a clip, a band, and glasses.

  “Small and lightweight” means 20 cubic centimeters or less and 70 grams or less in the case of the wireless portable communication device of the present invention, and of course, mobile phone type, broach type, watch type, glasses type, necklace type, etc. Can do.

  “Emergency information” is ID information that allows the emergency caller to recognize who the sender is and / or from which wireless communication device, the sender is in an emergency situation, and / or the wireless communication device is abnormal This information includes information that allows the emergency call destination to recognize that it has been detected, date / time data generated by the date / time data creation means, and positioning data that can identify the location of the wireless communication device generated by the positioning means. Furthermore, it preferably includes audio data generated by the audio processing means and image data generated by the image processing means.

  "Emergency call destination" is an emergency information, progress information, and correction information transmission destination, and is an emergency that reports to users, such as family members, acquaintances, police, security companies, and fire departments, that the user is in an emergency situation If it is set as a reporting device, when a user of a wireless communication device encounters a crime, accident or disaster, a dangerous state (emergency situation) can be easily operated by a family member, acquaintance, police, security company, fire department. It is possible to promptly and reliably report to related parties and related organizations. It is also possible to directly set family members, acquaintances, schools, etc. as emergency call destinations in the wireless communication device.

  Any signal can be used as the “information for notifying that it is an emergency call” as long as the emergency call device can understand that it is emergency information. For example, a specific code is determined as “information that conveys an emergency”.

  “Progress information” means that the report destination is ID information that can identify the wireless communication device or sender, information that it is progress information, date and time data created by the date and time data creation means, and the positioning means created It contains positioning data, and the emergency communication destination can know that the emergency situation is continuing and whether the sender and / or the wireless communication device is moving from the place where the emergency information was transmitted. . If the progress information includes image data or audio data immediately before transmission, it is possible to compare the situation of the sender and / or the wireless communication device with the emergency information transmission time. More preferred.

  “Correcting information” is the ID information that can recognize the sender and / or the information transmitted from the wireless communication device to the report destination. It includes information notifying that there was no information and date / time data generated by the date / time data creating means, and is notified that the situation has been settled down to the emergency call destination.

Next, the emergency call system which is constituted by a wireless communication device of the present embodiment below. The wireless communication device of this embodiment can constitute an emergency call system together with the emergency call device 70. As shown in FIG. 1, this system includes a wireless communication device 10 and an emergency call device 70 installed in a security company building.

  When information indicating an emergency and an emergency notification file are transmitted from the wireless communication device 10, the emergency information is delivered to the emergency notification device 70 via the base station 50 and the Internet 60 constituting the mobile phone network. . The emergency call device 70 immediately responds to the emergency information and sends a predetermined danger message to each of the pre-registered contacts 1 to n (n is a positive integer of 2 or more). Immediately notify the user (owner) of the occurrence of a dangerous situation (emergency). The emergency notification device 70 stores various data in the delivered emergency information in a built-in notification data storage database 107. The various data thus stored in the database 107 can be used for criminal operations, accident investigations, and disaster investigations as necessary.

  The emergency information transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 can reach the emergency call device 70 via the mobile phone network (and public telephone line) including the base stations 50 and 50A without going through the Internet 60. is there. In this case as well, the emergency notification device 70 can store various data in the emergency notification file in the notification data storage database 107.

The emergency notification device 70 receives and stores the emergency information transmitted from the wireless communication device of the present invention, and receives the information indicating that the emergency is transmitted together with the emergency information and receives a predetermined emergency notification. Execute the process. The emergency call device extracts ID information from emergency information and examines the authentication means for determining whether or not the emergency information transmission source is permitted to use the emergency call device; Signal detecting means for determining whether or not the information indicating the emergency is received together with the emergency information, date and time data from the emergency information, information for specifying the position associated with the date and time data, and voice A database management unit for extracting data and image data, and storing the extracted date and time data, information for specifying a position, audio data and image data in a database in association with the ID information; and the signal detection unit When it is determined that the information indicating the emergency is received, the emergency call processing is executed, thereby the emergency Multicast sender and a notification means for performing notification to the effect that in an emergency for a given contact.

Moreover, in this emergency call device, after receiving the emergency information transmitted from the wireless communication device of the present invention, the ID information is extracted from the emergency information by the authentication means and checked, so that the sender of the emergency information is It is determined whether or not the use of the emergency call device is permitted. As a result, if it is determined that the use is permitted, the database management means obtains the date / time data from the emergency information, and information for specifying the position associated with the date / time data, audio data, and image data. The extracted date and time data, information for specifying the position, audio data, and image data are stored in a database in association with the ID information.

  On the other hand, it is determined by the signal detection means whether or not the information indicating the emergency is received together with the emergency information. As a result, when it is determined that it has been received, a predetermined emergency notification process is executed by the notification means. As a result, a notification that the sender of emergency information is in an emergency situation is sent to a predetermined contact.

  If it is determined by the signal detection means that the information indicating the emergency is not received, the emergency notification process is not executed. In this case, the database management means extracts date / time data, information for specifying the position, audio data and image data from the emergency information, and further extracts the extracted date / time data, information for specifying the position, audio data and image. The data is preferably stored in the database in association with the ID information, but such a data storage operation may not be performed.

The emergency notification device 70 has the following configuration.

  “Emergency information” includes ID information for determining whether or not the sender of emergency information is permitted to use the emergency call device, and the date and time indicating the date and time when the emergency occurred to the sender It is only necessary to include data, information for specifying a position associated with the date / time data, and image data.

  As the “information to notify that it is urgent”, any signal can be used as long as the sender of the emergency information instructs a predetermined contact to make a notification that there is an emergency. For example, it can be easily realized by deciding a specific code as “information indicating that it is urgent” and receiving the code together with the emergency information.

  "Emergency call processing" uses any process as long as it can execute a notification that the sender of emergency information is in an emergency situation to a given contact. it can. For example, it is possible to use a process of sending a predetermined message verbally or in a document or text data to a telephone number, a facsimile number, an e-mail address, or the like designated in advance as a contact address.

  The “authentication means” only needs to be able to determine whether or not the sender of the emergency information is permitted to use the emergency call device by extracting and examining the ID information from the emergency information. As long as this condition is satisfied, it may be realized by hardware or a combination of hardware and software. Typically, this can be realized using software. For example, it can be easily realized by determining a specific code as “ID information” and checking with software whether the code is included in the emergency information.

  The “signal detection means” only needs to be able to determine whether or not the information indicating the emergency is received together with the emergency information. As long as this condition is satisfied, it may be realized by hardware or a combination of hardware and software. Typically, this can be realized using software. For example, it can be easily realized by deciding a specific code as “information indicating that it is urgent” and checking with software whether or not the code has been received.

  The “database management means” can extract date and time data, information and image data for specifying a position associated with the date and time data from emergency information, and further specify the extracted date and time data and position. Any information and image data can be stored in the database in association with the ID information. Any hardware or software, or a combination of both, can be used as long as this condition is satisfied. Typically, this can be easily realized by combining a known database management software with a known computer.

  The “notification means” may be any device that performs a notification to the effect that the sender of emergency information is in an emergency by executing an emergency notification process. Any hardware or software, or a combination of both, can be used as long as this condition is satisfied. For example, when a telephone number or a facsimile number is designated as a contact address, a predetermined message can be sent by voice or document by using known communication software. Further, when an e-mail address is designated as a contact address, a predetermined message can be transmitted as text data by using a known mail server or other e-mail management software.

  In a preferred example of the emergency call device, contact data indicating the contact address is stored in the database in association with the ID information, and the notification is executed by reading the contact data from the database. In this case, there are advantages that the total data amount of the emergency information is reduced, the communication speed is improved, and the communication error is reduced.

  In still another preferred example of the emergency call device, a callback is executed to the sender of the emergency information when it is determined by the signal detection means that the information indicating the emergency is received. . In this case, there is an advantage that if the sender of the emergency information can respond, the situation can be confirmed on the spot, and if there is no response, the possibility of being unable to respond can be estimated.

  In still another preferred example of the emergency call device, the database means stores the date and time data extracted from the emergency information, information for specifying the position, and image data in the database in association with the ID information. When a predetermined period has elapsed, these data are deleted from the database and transferred to a data storage file. In this case, there is an advantage that the total data amount of the database is reduced by deleting these data, and the search speed is improved. On the other hand, the deleted data is stored in a data storage file. When the data becomes necessary in the future, the file can be retrieved and used.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of an emergency call system using a wireless communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view of the wireless communication device, and FIG. 3 is an internal configuration of the wireless communication device. It is a functional block diagram which shows.

(Wireless communication device according to the first embodiment)
A detailed configuration according to the first embodiment of the wireless communication device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless communication device 10 of the present invention may be configured as a mobile phone, but a call function as a mobile phone is not essential. When it has a function as a mobile phone, it has the form and function of a known mobile phone.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless communication device of the present invention can communicate with another wireless communication device 10 or a fixed telephone (not shown) having the same configuration via a base station 50. The wireless communication device 10 can also connect to the Internet 60 wirelessly using a built-in electronic circuit for Internet connection (not shown), and can transmit a predetermined electronic mail. That is, the wireless communication device 10 has an Internet connection function and an e-mail transmission function in addition to a communication function using the original telephone call line. As described above, a conversation function may be possible. Since these functions and means for realizing them are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The wireless communication device 10 in FIG. 2 is a pendant-type, small and lightweight wireless communication device having a necklace 21 for hanging from the neck, weighing 20 cubic centimeters and weighing 70 grams. An antenna 13 is attached to the upper end of the main body 11. The antenna 13 is used for connection to the Internet 60, data communication via the Internet 60 (data transmission / reception, e-mail transmission / reception, etc.), reception of radio waves radiated from the GPS satellite 80, and the like.

  A lens 21 of a built-in digital camera is attached to the surface of the main body 11 so as to be exposed from the main body 11. The photographed subject image is stored in a built-in memory.

  On the surface of the main body 11, a group of telephone operation buttons (power on / off buttons, numeric buttons 0 to 9, buttons for other additional functions) 14, a round type operation button 15 which is a first type switch, A GPS operation button 16 and a cross-type operation button 20 which is a second type switch are provided. Note that a speaker that reproduces a sound signal transmitted from the emergency call device into sound is provided on the back surface of the main body 11.

  The round type operation button 15 which is a first type switch is for instructing the emergency call device 70 to transmit information, and when pressed, the emergency call processing means is immediately activated. When the round operation button is operated, the round operation button glows red, and the voice of "Help!"

  The GPS operation button 16 is for setting a built-in GPS receiving circuit (not shown) to an active / inactive state. When the GPS operating button 16 is pressed, the GPS receiving circuit is activated and radio waves radiated from the GPS satellite 80 are emitted. (Including position information) is received by the antenna 13, and based on the received position information, the current position of the wireless communication device 10 is measured and stored in a built-in memory. To deactivate the GPS receiving circuit, the GPS operation button 16 may be pressed again.

  The microphone 17 is a device that picks up surrounding sound and converts it into an electrical signal. The microphone 17 is mainly used for a telephone call, but is used for collecting a sound as needed other than during a telephone call.

  The camera standby button 18 is used to set the built-in digital camera to an active / inactive state. When the camera standby button 18 is pressed, the built-in digital camera can be photographed, and when the round button as the first type switch is pressed, the subject is photographed. The captured image of the subject is stored as digital image data in a memory (not shown) inside the wireless communication device 10. The stored image data can be transmitted to the outside via (or without) the Internet 60 as necessary. To deactivate the built-in digital camera, the camera standby button 18 can be pressed again.

The cross-shaped button 20 that is the second type switch is pressed when the first type switch 15 that is the first type switch is operated by mistake or when the emergency situation is removed. Due to this pressing, the emergency call processing means that is in the operating state when the first type switch 15 is operated becomes inactive, and the correction information is transmitted to the emergency notification device.
The wireless communication device has a built-in timer (not shown). The timer starts measuring the passage of time when the emergency call processing means is in operation. When the elapsed time has passed a preset time, information to that effect is transmitted to the emergency call processing means, and the progress information is transmitted to the emergency call device.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the internal circuit of the main body 11 of the wireless communication device 10.

  Inside the main body 11, as shown in the figure, a clock / timer unit 31, a digital camera unit 32, a current position measuring unit 34, an information storage unit 35 for specifying a position, a contact data storage unit 36, an image A data storage unit 37, an image processing unit 38, a communication unit 39, an audio processing unit 40, a control unit 41, an audio data storage unit 42, an emergency notification processing unit 43, and a correction notification processing unit 33 are provided. The control unit 41 controls the entire internal circuit of the main body 11. The information storage unit 35, the contact data storage unit 36, the image data storage unit 37, and the audio data storage unit 42 for specifying the position are usually realized by dividing a single hardware (memory) into regions. However, it goes without saying that it may be realized by separate hardware (memory).

  The clock / timer unit 31 supplies a predetermined clock signal to the control unit 41 and supplies necessary time data to the emergency call processing unit 43.

  When the round button 15 is pressed when the camera standby button 18 is pressed and the built-in digital camera is in operation, the digital camera unit 32 shoots a subject through the camera lens 21 and corresponding digital Image data is generated and sent to the image processing unit 38. The image processing unit 38 performs predetermined data processing such as data compression on the transmitted image data, and then stores it in the image data storage unit 37. All of these operations are performed under the control of the control unit 41.

  The current position measurement unit 34 receives the GPS radio wave radiated from the GPS satellite 80 with the antenna 13 under the control of the control unit 41, and uses the position information included in the GPS radio wave to transmit the radio communication device 10. Is generated, and information for specifying the position indicating the current position of the wireless communication device 10 is generated. And the information for specifying the position obtained in this way is stored in the information storage unit 35 for specifying the position. The current position measurement unit 34 performs the same operation when the first type switch 15 is pressed.

  The contact data storage unit 36 stores data (for example, a fixed telephone number) indicating a contact to which a predetermined “danger message” (for example, Mr. XX is dangerous. Mr. XX is in a dangerous state) should be transmitted. Mobile phone number, e-mail address, fax number, etc.). The contact information stored in the contact data storage unit 36 is referred to herein as “registered contact information”. In the contact data storage unit 36, m (m is a positive integer of 2 or more, where m> n) contacts can be registered (stored).

  The contact data is stored by inputting (registering) from the outside using e-mail or a portable storage device. The registered contact data can be changed or deleted in the same manner. These operations are also performed under the control of the control unit 41.

  The contact data stored in the contact data storage unit 36 is preferably transmitted to the emergency call device 70 every time input (registration) is completed and stored in the report data storage database 107. Further, even when the contact data is changed or deleted, it is preferable to immediately transmit it to the emergency call device 70 and reflect it in the contents of the database 107. This is because it is not necessary to transmit the contact data to the emergency call device 70 at the time of an emergency call, so that the amount of transmission data is reduced, and as a result, there is an advantage that the transmission speed and transmission reliability are improved. Note that the contact data need not be stored in the database 107 in advance. In this case, it is necessary to send the contact data to the emergency call device 70 at the time of emergency call.

  Under the control of the control unit 41, the sound processing unit 40 performs data processing on the sound collected by the microphone 17 and converted into an electric signal, and stores the obtained sound data in the sound data storage unit 42. The voice processing unit 40 also determines whether or not the obtained voice data is a voice requesting rescue of the owner (user) of the wireless communication device 10 registered in advance. It is recognized whether or not the user (user) is sad, and if it is determined to be so, a predetermined activation signal is sent to the emergency notification processing unit 43 to activate the emergency notification processing unit 43. As a result, the emergency call processing unit 43 executes predetermined emergency call processing in the same manner as when the first type switch 15 is pressed.

The emergency call processing unit 43 is in an operating state when the first type switch 15 is pressed or when an activation signal is sent from the voice processing unit 40 (hereinafter referred to as “emergency”). “Emergency information reporting process” is executed. The “emergency information reporting process” refers to the following processes (1) to (8) (see FIG. 4). Note that the processes (1) to (8) can be easily realized by using a known technique by adjusting the control program of the control unit 41, and thus the detailed description above is omitted. To do.

In the process (1) , date data indicating the date and time of “when the emergency call processing means is activated by the first type switch” sent from the clock unit 31 is prepared. (In this case, “when the emergency call processing means is activated by the first type switch”, the transmission time may be date / time data).

In the process (2), the current position information collecting unit 34 measures information on the current position when the emergency call processing means is activated by the first type switch (emergency), and the obtained position Is stored in the position information storage unit 35. Then, information for specifying the position is read from the position information storage unit 35.

In the process (3) , the image of the subject when the emergency call processing means is activated by the first type switch is taken by the digital camera unit 32, and the obtained image data is stored in the image data storage unit 37. To remember. Then, the image data is read from the image data storage unit 37. (This can be omitted for a wireless communication device that does not have a digital camera unit. Also, it does not work with a wireless communication device that can set a mode in which the image processing means operates and a mode in which the image processing means does not operate in conjunction with the operation of the emergency information processing means. Omitted if set to mode)

In the process (4) , the voice at the “predetermined time from when the emergency call processing means is activated by the first type switch” is collected by the microphone 17 and processed by the voice processing unit 40 to obtain the data. The received audio data is stored in the audio data storage unit 42. Then, the voice data is read from the voice data storage unit 42. (This can be omitted for a wireless communication device that does not have a microphone or a voice processing unit. In addition, a wireless communication device that can set a mode in which the voice processing unit operates and a mode in which the voice processing unit does not operate in conjunction with the operation of the emergency information processing means. (Omitted if set to non-operational mode)

In the process (5) , the contact data is read from the contact data storage unit 36. (When contact data is transmitted to the emergency call device 70 in advance and stored in the report data storage database 107, and the contact data stored in the database 107 is set to be read and used in an emergency. (This operation can be omitted.)

In the process of (6) , the date and time data obtained by the processes of (1) to (5), information for specifying the position, image data, audio data, and contact data are included in the owner of the wireless communication device 10. An “emergency notification file” is generated by combining “ID (Identification) information” of the (user). At this time, the information for specifying the position, the image data, the sound data, and the contact data are associated with the date / time data. This is to indicate that the information, image data, audio data, and contact data for specifying these positions are at the date and time indicated by the date and time data. In this process, it is preferable to reduce the total amount of data to be transmitted by compressing data by a known appropriate method. In that case, the emergency call processing unit 43 also performs this data compression operation. The association between the various data and the date / time data may be performed after the emergency notification device 70 receives the transmission of the emergency information, without being performed by the wireless communication device of the present invention. When the transmission date / time is used as date / time data, the emergency notification device associates the date / time data with other data.

In the process of (7), a predetermined “information to notify that it is urgent (emergency call signal)” is added to the “emergency call file” generated in the process of (6) and sent to the communication unit 39.

The “information notifying that it is urgent” added to the “emergency call file” means that the user is urgent to the emergency call device 70 and performs a predetermined emergency call operation. It is information to instruct. Specifically, the emergency notification device 70 provided in the security company is instructed, and a predetermined “danger message” (for example, Mr. XX is dangerous. Is in a dangerous state.) Is instructed to perform an emergency call operation of sending by means of telephone, e-mail, facsimile, or the like.

  The “ID information” included in the “emergency call file” is unique ID information possessed by the owner (user) of the wireless communication device 10 and is given by the security company where the emergency call device 70 is installed. It is. By receiving the “ID information”, the owner (user) can use the emergency call service using the emergency call device 70. This “ID information” may be unique ID information given to the wireless communication device.

  In the process (8), the “emergency call file” and the “information that informs that it is urgent” sent in the process (7) are wirelessly transmitted to the outside by the communication unit 39. On the other hand, the transmitted “emergency call file” and “information indicating that it is urgent” arrive at the emergency call device 70 via the base station 50 and the Internet 60. On the other hand, it arrives at the emergency call device 70 only through the base stations 50 and 50A (that is, the mobile phone network) (not through the Internet 60). This is to improve the reachability (safety) of the “emergency call file” and the “information to notify that it is urgent”. However, as long as the desired reachability (safety) can be obtained, it is a matter of course that the route may arrive via any one of the routes. Moreover, you may make it arrive via three or more paths.

  As described above, when an emergency call file is generated from the input data group, and information indicating that it is urgent is added to the file and transmitted to the emergency call device 70, a predetermined emergency message is registered from the emergency call device 70. Sent to contacts 1-n. The data flow at that time is as shown in FIGS.

In the example of the emergency call file shown in FIG. 8, in order from the upper left to the lower right, the date and time data “2004/9/15” “10:30” and the position “Tokyo MG” are specified. Information (MG indicates a pre-designated Tokyo area code), ID information “XXXXXX”, an image consisting of a face photo The data, voice data shown in the waveform, and contact data are displayed at the top of the file (Start
End of file (End Of, SOF)
File, EOF).

  In addition, about the information for specifying a position, it is not limited to the display by an area code, You may display by the latitude and the longitude, and you may display by a residence display. Any information that identifies and indicates a position or information that identifies a position may be used.

  The “transmission flag” in the emergency transmission file shown in FIG. 8 is a code for confirming that a danger message has been sent to each of the n registered contacts 1 to n. The initial value is “0”, and “1” is added each time an emergency message is sent to each of the registered contacts 1 to n. When the value of the “transmission flag” becomes “n”, it is understood that the danger message has been sent to all of the registered contacts 1 to n. Thus, by using the “transmission flag”, there is an advantage that it is possible to monitor the situation where the danger messages are sequentially sent to each of the registered contacts 1 to n.

  Considering that the processes (1) to (4) are in an emergency, the digital camera unit 32, the current position information collecting unit 34, and the audio processing unit 40 are in operation at that time. It is always executed. For this reason, each position, image, and sound data in an emergency can be reliably obtained.

  6A and 6B are flowcharts illustrating the operation of the wireless communication device 10. The operation of the wireless communication device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. In the following operations, the emergency processing unit 43 or the control unit 41 performs operations that do not describe the operation subject.

  In step S1, it is determined whether or not the round button 15 as the first type switch has been pressed. If the result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3. If the result is “No”, the process proceeds to step S2, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined scream (or voice) is recognized by the voice processing unit 40. If the result of determination in step 2 is “No”, the process returns to step S1 and the determination in step S1 is performed again. If the result of determination in step S2 is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S3. If there is a first type switch other than a round button or voice judgment, the same steps are performed for each switch. As described above, in the wireless communication device 10, whether or not the “emergency call processing” should be started in steps S1 and S2 is constantly monitored for all the first class switches. For this reason, the “emergency notification process” is started immediately and reliably when it is determined as “emergency”.

In parallel with step S3, the timer / clock unit starts to monitor the passage of time (step S3-1). In parallel with step S3, the sound processing unit starts generating siren sound (step S3-2), and the red LED button as the display unit starts blinking (step S3-3).

  In step S3, the date / time data sent from the clock / timer unit 31 is received. When the first type switch 15 is pressed or when a predetermined scream (or voice) is recognized by the voice processing unit 40, that is, date / time data indicating the date and time of “emergency” is sent from the clock unit 31. come. Therefore, the date / time data is received and temporarily stored.

  In step S4, the current position information collection unit 34 collects the current position of the wireless communication device 10 in “emergency”, and information for specifying the obtained position is stored in the position information storage unit 35. Then, information for specifying the position is read from the position information storage unit 35.

  In step S 5, an image of the subject in “emergency” is taken by the digital camera unit 32, and the obtained image data is stored in the image data storage unit 37. Then, the image data is read from the image data storage unit 37. If there is room to point the lens 21 toward the criminal in “emergency”, an image showing the criminal's face and the like will be obtained. However, depending on the orientation of the lens 21 in “emergency”, there is a possibility that the image is not an image of the criminal but an image of the scene of the scene. If there is no room to control the direction of the lens 21 in an “emergency”, there is no help for it. However, even in such a case, just obtaining the scene on the scene is often used as a reference for criminal investigation and is not necessarily useless.

  In step S <b> 6, the voice at “a predetermined time from the emergency” is collected by the microphone 17, and the voice data obtained by performing the data processing by the voice processing unit 40 is stored in the voice data storage unit 42. Then, the voice data is read from the voice data storage unit 42. The obtained audio data will include the voice of the criminal, the sound used by the criminal, such as the car and equipment (for example, firearms), or the voice generated in the field. I think that the.

  In step S 7, contact data is read from the contact data storage unit 36. If it is set not to send the contact data to the emergency call device 70 in “emergency”, the execution of step S7 is omitted. That is, step S7 is skipped and the process jumps from step S6 to step S8.

In step S8, the "date information" possessed by the owner (user) of the wireless communication device 10 is added to the date and time data, information for specifying the position, image data, audio data and contact data obtained in steps S3 to S7. ”To generate an“ emergency call file ”(see FIG. 4). At this time, as described above, the information for specifying the position, the image data, the sound data, and the contact data are associated with the date / time data.

In step S 9, a predetermined “information notifying that it is urgent (emergency signal)” is added to the “emergency notification file” generated in step S 8 and sent to the communication unit 39. At this time, it is preferable to compress the data of the “emergency notification file” in order to reduce the transmission capacity.
In step S 10, the “emergency notification file” sent to the communication unit 39 is wirelessly transmitted to the emergency notification device 70 together with the “ID information” and “information indicating that it is urgent”.

  The “emergency call file” and “information to notify that it is urgent” sent in this way arrives at the emergency call device 70 installed in the security company via the Internet 60. At the same time, it arrives at the emergency call device 70 via the mobile phone network. If both of the “emergency call file” and “information that informs that it is urgent” are not damaged and can be used as they are, the emergency call device 70 uses one of them.

  The emergency call device 70 extracts date and time data, information for specifying the position, image data, voice data, and contact data from the arrived “emergency call file”, and the ID information of the user of the wireless communication device 100 and It is stored in the report data storage database 107 in association with it. Details of this point will be described later.

  In step S10-1, it is confirmed whether or not the elapsed time monitored by the timer means has exceeded a preset time, and if confirmed, the process proceeds to step S10-2.

  In step S10-2, progress information is created. The process of creating progress information is the same as the process of creating emergency information, and is omitted. This progress information. Date and time data at the time of entering Step 10-2 (date and time data at the time of transmission may be used), ID information that can specify a wireless communication device and / or a sender, information that indicates progress information, Information for specifying the position of the wireless communication device at the time of entering Step S10-2 (including information on the position itself), image data, and audio information are included. In this case, image data and audio data may be omitted. The date / time data is not included in this step, and may be added at the time of transmission in step 10-4 described later.

  In step S <b> 10-3, the “progress information” generated in step S <b> 10-2 is transmitted to the communication unit 39, and the transmitted “progress information” is wirelessly transmitted to the emergency notification device 70. At this time, the “progress information” is preferably data-compressed in order to reduce the transmission capacity.

Steps 10-1 to 10-3 are repeated until the second type switch is turned on or a stop instruction is received from the emergency call device 70.
When the second type switch is turned on or the wireless communication device receives a stop instruction from the emergency call device 70, monitoring of the elapsed time, generation of a siren sound, and blinking of the red RED are stopped.

  In parallel with the above steps, the control unit monitors whether or not a second type switch such as a cross button has been turned on (step S10-4). When it is detected that the signal has been turned ON, correction information is created by the correction notification processing unit in step S10-5.

  The correction information includes date / time data (transmission date / time data may be used) at the time of entering Step 10-5, ID information that can identify the wireless communication device and / or the sender, and emergency information that has already been sent. , It contains information that the matter about the progress information is no longer in an emergency situation. The information indicating that the emergency situation has ended may be information for correcting the recognition that the situation is an emergency. The date / time data is not included in this step, and may be added at the time of transmission in step 10-4 described later.

Monitoring of the elapsed time performed by the clock / timer unit in parallel with step S10-5 is ended (step S10-6), generation of sirens is stopped (step S10-7), and blinking of red RED is stopped (step S10-5). S10-8) is executed. In step S10-9, the “correction information” created in step S10-5 is sent to the communication unit 39, and the communication unit 39 wirelessly transmits the sent “progress information” to the emergency call device 70 (step S10-9). In step S10-10, the process ends (step S10-11).

( Portable wireless communication device of the second embodiment )
FIG. 10 is an external view of a wireless communication device 10A according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication device 10A has the same configuration as the wireless communication device 10 of the first embodiment described above except that it has a foldable mobile phone structure. Therefore, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

( Portable wireless communication device of the third embodiment )
FIG. 10 is an external view of a wireless communication device 10B according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication device 10B has the same configuration as the wireless communication device 10 of the first embodiment described above except that it is configured in the form of a wristwatch. Therefore, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Modification of the wireless communication device of the present invention)
The first to third embodiments of the present invention described above show examples embodying the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(Emergency call device used in the emergency call system of this embodiment )
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the internal configuration of the emergency call device 70 installed in the security company and the configuration of devices related thereto.

As shown in FIG. 5, the emergency call device 70 is a local area network (Local) installed in a security company.
(Area Network, LAN) (not shown). The LAN in the security company (and hence the emergency call device 70) includes a firewall 101 and a remote access server (Remote).
(Access Server, RAS) 102 and the router 103 are always connected to the Internet 60. The emergency notification device 70 includes an authentication database 105, an authentication server 104 that performs authentication using the database 105, a notification data storage database 107, a database server 106 that manages the database 107, an email A mail server 108 that controls transmission and reception, and a computer 109 that controls these servers 104, 106, and 108 and makes calls to external telephones, fax machines, and computers that are registered contacts. .

  The firewall 101 functions to prevent illegal intrusion from the Internet 60 to the LAN in the security company (to ensure security), and only those who have received permission from the security company can access the LAN. Yes. Access to the Internet 60 from the LAN can be arbitrarily performed.

  The RAS 102 realizes access to the LAN in the security company using a wired or wireless telephone line from the Internet 60. In FIG. 5, the wireless communication device 10 and the LAN (that is, each server 104, 106, 108 and computer 109 in the LAN) are mutually accessible via the base station 50, the base station 50 </ b> A, and the RAS 102. Access to the LAN via the RAS 102 can be performed only by a person who has received permission from the security company (that is, one authorized to use the emergency call device 70). The RAS 102 has a function of automatically making a call to the wireless communication device 10 that has made a call, that is, a callback function.

  The router 103 connects the Internet 60 and a LAN in the security company (and hence the emergency call device 70). By interposing the router 103, it is possible to send and receive e-mails and data between the Internet 60, the servers 104, 106, and 108 in the LAN and each of the computers 109.

  Next, functions of the servers 104, 106, 108 and the computer 109 provided in the emergency call device 70 will be described.

  The emergency call service by the security company using the emergency call device 70 can be used by concluding a contract between the owner (user) of the wireless communication device 10 and the security company. Therefore, a person who wishes to receive the service needs to make a contract with the security company in advance. When the contract is concluded, unique ID (Identification) information is given to the contract builder from the security company. At this time, as shown in the example of the authentication data in FIG. 9, the personal information such as the ID information and the name, mobile phone (contact) phone number, face photo, voice, fingerprint, etc. 105 is registered in advance. Here, it is assumed that the owner (user) of the above-described wireless communication device 10 has already signed the contract.

  In the authentication server 104, access to the LAN in the security company (hence, the emergency call device 70), that is, "emergency information" sent via the Internet 60 is sent by the authorized person (contract user). It is judged whether it is a thing. That is, if it is a person (contract user) who has concluded an emergency call service provision contract, access to the emergency call device 70 is permitted, and if not, access is denied. This determination can be easily performed by extracting “ID information” from “emergency information” and searching the authentication database 105. That is, when matching ID information is found in the authentication database 105, it is immediately determined that the user is a contract user. If it is not found, it is understood that the user is not a contract user.

  A specific example of the contents of “emergency information” is shown in the upper table of FIG. The authentication server 104 collates the “emergency information” in FIG. 9 with the authentication data stored in the authentication database 105 (see the lower table in FIG. 9), and checks whether the ID information matches or does not match. It is determined whether or not.

  The database server 106 is provided for storing data that can be used for criminal investigations, accident investigations, and disaster investigations for each type in the database 107. That is, when access to the emergency call device 70 is permitted by the authentication server 104, the database server 106 sends date and time data, information for specifying the position, image data, audio data and the like from the “emergency information” sent. Registration destination data is extracted and stored in the report data storage database 107 of the database server 106 in association with the previously extracted ID information. As a result, the date and time indicated by the date and time data (that is, the date and time when the emergency occurred), the position of the wireless communication device 10 at that time, the image taken at that time, and the voice collected at that time are associated with the ID information. And stored in the database 107. For this reason, data that can be used for criminal investigations, accident investigations, and disaster investigations will be automatically classified and stored at a later date.

  The mail server 108 responds to the “information indicating that it is urgent”, and is registered as an e-mail to be transmitted among the registered contacts 1 to n (that is, an e-mail address is registered). An operation for automatically transmitting an e-mail including a predetermined “danger message” to the contact) is performed. The “danger message” may be a content such as “Mr. XX (owner of the wireless communication device 10) is dangerous”. The “danger message” may or may not include data on the time and position in which a dangerous situation has occurred. In the example of FIG. 5, an electronic mail is transmitted to the external computer 204 (registered contact n) via the Internet 60.

  The computer 109 responds to the “information indicating that it is urgent”, and is registered as a place to make a call (to make a call) among the registered contacts 1 to n (a mobile phone or a fixed phone) Is installed to convey a message including a predetermined “danger message” by voice (for example, by reproducing and storing voice data stored in advance). . The computer 109 also registers a predetermined “danger” for registered contacts 1 to n that are registered to be sent to the facsimile (contacts where the facsimile telephone number is registered). It also serves to convey a message including "message" in a document. In the example of FIG. 5, a telephone call is made to the wireless communication device 201 (registered contact 1) wirelessly via the base station 50B, and a “danger message” is verbally communicated to the user of the wireless communication device 201. Play back the voice you were playing. Alternatively, a telephone call is made to the fixed telephone 202 (registered contact 2) via the public telephone line 200, and a “danger message” is verbally transmitted to the user of the fixed telephone 202, or the stored voice is reproduced and transmitted. . Alternatively, a telephone call is made to the facsimile 232 (registered contact 3) via the public telephone line 200, and a document with a “danger message” is transmitted.

  It goes without saying that the work of sending an e-mail to the registered contacts 1 to n registered for sending an e-mail may be performed not by the mail server 108 but by the computer 109.

  The “danger message” transmitted by voice by telephone may be the same as that transmitted by e-mail, but may be different in consideration of transmitting by voice. In this case, when the registered contact receives a telephone call, it is preferable that the “danger message” created in advance and recorded on the recording medium is played by voice, but it may be spoken verbally by a person. The “danger message” transmitted in a document by facsimile may be the same as that transmitted by electronic mail.

  The “danger message” preferably includes data on the time and position of the dangerous situation. This is because the person or organization that received it can immediately obtain an overview of the emergency situation. However, if a problem such as complicated processing occurs, it may not be included. In this case, the time and position of the dangerous situation will be inquired by the receiver separately from the security company by telephone or e-mail.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the emergency call device 70.

  In step S11, “emergency information” or “storage file” transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 is received, and ID information is extracted from the received “emergency information”.

  Here, the “storage file” is a file that includes date and time, position, image, sound, and registered contact data, as well as “emergency information”. Yes, and no information indicating that it is urgent. The “storage file” is image data, information for specifying the position, or audio data when the owner of the wireless communication device 10 feels a sign of a stalker crime or some danger, although it is not an emergency. It is generated, transmitted to the emergency call device 70, and used for storing in the database 107 together with the date / time data. This is because these data stored (saved) in the database 107 can be used as evidence when a crime occurs later.

  In step S12, using the ID information extracted in step S11, it is determined whether or not the transmission is from a person (contract user) who has concluded an emergency call service provision contract with the security company. If the result is “No”, the process proceeds to step S20, the reception is rejected, and the process is immediately terminated. If the result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S13, and it is determined whether or not “information notifying that it is urgent” has been sent. If the result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S14, and if the result is “No”, the process proceeds to step S18.

  In step S14, a predetermined “danger message” is transmitted to each of the registered contacts 1 to n by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or the like.

  In step S15, the date, position, image, sound, and registered contact data are extracted from the “emergency call file” sent.

  In step S16, the extracted date / time, position, image, voice, and registered contact data are stored in the report data storage database 107 in association with the extracted ID information.

  In step S <b> 17, the RAS 102 is used to call back to the wireless communication device 10 that has transmitted information indicating that it is urgent. Thereby, if the user of the wireless communication device 10 can answer the phone, the situation can be confirmed on the spot. If you can't answer the phone, you can guess that's the situation. The operation ends after the callback is completed.

  If the determination result in step S13 is “No”, the process proceeds to step S18. In step S18, in the same manner as in step S15, the date, position, image, sound, and registered contact data are extracted from the received “storage file”. In the next step S19, as in step S16, the extracted date / time, position, image, voice, and registered contact data are stored in the report data storage database 107 in association with the extracted ID information. Thereafter, the operation is terminated.

  When the database server 106 stores the date and time data extracted from the emergency information, the information for specifying the position, and the image data in the database 107 in association with the ID information (ID information), these data are stored. The data is deleted from the database 107 and transferred to the data storage file 110. In this case, there is an advantage that the total data amount of the database 107 is reduced by deleting these data, and the search speed is improved. On the other hand, since the deleted data is stored in the data storage file 110, when the data becomes necessary in the future, the file 110 can be retrieved and used without causing any trouble.

(Usage status of emergency call system)
Next, the use state of the emergency call system according to the first embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration and functions will be described.

  When it is determined that the user of the wireless communication device 10 has entered some dangerous state, the user simply presses the first type switch 15. With this alone, it is possible to promptly and surely report to the police, the security company, and the related parties / related organizations such as family / friends that the user is in danger. Here, as an example, a crime by a stalker will be described as an example.

  When the owner (user) of the wireless communication device 10 is likely to be damaged by a stalker or when actually received, the user immediately presses the first type switch 15. Then, in the wireless communication device 10, the emergency call processing unit 43 is immediately activated, a predetermined “emergency call processing” is immediately executed, and “emergency information” is transmitted to the emergency call device 70. As a result, the emergency notification device 70 immediately sends a danger message to each of the contacts 1 to n to notify the occurrence of an emergency.

  When the first type switch 15 cannot be pressed for some reason, the user may scream “car” or utter words such as “help” to ask for help. Then, the voice is taken into the voice processing unit 40 through the microphone 17 and voice recognition is performed there. When it is determined that the voice is registered in advance, the voice processing unit 40 sends an activation signal to the emergency call processing unit 43, so that a predetermined “emergency call processing” is immediately executed. Therefore, even in a dangerous situation where the first type switch 15 cannot be pressed, the danger message is surely notified.

  As described above, in principle, the information, image data, and sound data for specifying the position transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 are generated when the emergency button 15 is pressed and transmitted to the emergency call device 70. Is done. If data is not generated when the emergency button 15 is pressed for some reason, the data stored immediately before that is transmitted to the emergency call device 70.

  However, for example, if there is no immediate danger, but it is better to store image data or audio data related to the criminal in consideration of future crimes, the user of the wireless communication device 10 In response to the timing, the digital camera unit 32 is actuated to photograph the stalker's figure, the tailing site, etc., and the obtained image data is stored in the wireless communication device 10 together with the date / time data and information for specifying the position. Can be kept. Further, these data can be transmitted to the emergency call device 70 as an “accumulated file” and stored. Alternatively, when an harassment call is made to the wireless communication device 10, the other party's voice, call time, destination telephone number, etc. are recorded and the obtained data is stored in the wireless communication device 10. , It may be transmitted to the emergency call device 70 as an “accumulated file” and stored.

  In this way, when a crime occurs at a later date, the user of the wireless communication device 10 or a person who has received the permission, a police station member, a fire department member, or an investigation engineer can access the wireless communication device 10 or the emergency call device 70. Obtaining the stored data is very useful because it provides information useful for arresting the criminal and investigating the cause. Access to data stored in the emergency call device 70 is prohibited in principle, but should be permitted if there is a valid reason to allow access to the data, such as when necessary for criminal investigations. It is. Therefore, in such a case, it is preferable that the authentication means for access control can be intentionally released.

In the above-described system, the emergency call device 70 is installed in the security company in consideration of the fact that the guards waiting when receiving the emergency call can immediately take action. It is not limited. The emergency call device 70 is, for example, an Internet service provider (Internet) that provides an Internet connection service in a building or premises of a police station, a private or public organization (such as a municipal office, a fire department).
It may be installed in a building owned by Service Provider (ISP), or installed in a hospital, school, volunteer group, NPO building, civilian committee member, private home, or the like.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, it is possible to omit “information notifying that it is urgent” transmitted from the wireless communication device 10 in an emergency. In such a case, it is determined whether the arrived file is a predetermined “emergency call file”, and if it is determined that it is an “emergency call file”, the emergency call process is immediately executed. do it.

  In the above system, the emergency notification device 70 provided in the security company transmits information indicating that it is urgent and the emergency notification file, and the emergency notification device 70 makes a call or sends an email to the registered contacts 1 to n. To report. However, for example, while transmitting information indicating the emergency and the emergency notification file to the emergency notification device 70, the wireless communication device 10 itself sequentially transmits information indicating the emergency to the registered contacts 1 to n. It is also possible to do.

  Further, the contact data indicating the registered contact addresses 1 to n is preferably stored in advance in the emergency call device 70 by transmitting from the wireless communication device 10 or the like. This is because it is possible to immediately notify the registered contacts 1 to n simply by receiving information that informs that it is urgent. However, for example, when receiving an emergency call file sent from the wireless communication device 10, it is investigated whether or not “contact data” is included therein, and if it is included, the contact data is included. It may be configured to report to a contact address corresponding to, and if not included, it may be configured to report using the contact data stored in the emergency call device 70. In this case, for example, it is necessary to add such an investigation function to the authentication server 104. However, when the contact information is included in the emergency call file, the storage work of the contact data in the database 107 is not performed. There are advantages such as unnecessary and improved reporting speed.

Frettage by the authentication server 104 of the rapid notification apparatus 70 to authenticate the whether the CSG user may perform a virus check.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the emergency call system formed with the radio | wireless communication apparatus and emergency call apparatus of this invention. FIG. 2 is an external view of a wireless communication device of the present invention of a necklace type. FIG. 2 'is an external view of a communication device of the present invention of a mobile phone type. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of the radio | wireless communication apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the processing condition of the various data in the emergency call system, a signal, and a message. It is a functional block diagram which shows the internal structure of an emergency call system and the emergency call apparatus used for the system. FIG. 6A is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the wireless communication device of the present invention. FIG. 6B is a flowchart showing the operation of the wireless communication device of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the emergency call apparatus used for an emergency call system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the processing condition of various data, a signal, and a message used with an emergency call system. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the emergency call file and authentication data which are used with an emergency call system. It is an external view of the radio | wireless communication apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of the radio | wireless communication apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

10, 10 ', 10A, 10B Wireless communication device 11 Main body 12 Screen 13 Antenna 14 Operation button 15 Class 1 switch (round button)
16 GPS operation button 17 Microphone 18 Camera standby button 19 Shutter 20 Second class switch (cross button)
21 Camera lens 22 Speaker 23 Display means (red LED)
Reference Signs List 31 timer / clock unit 32 digital camera unit 33 display unit 34 current position information collection unit 35 information storage unit for specifying position 36 contact data storage unit 37 image data storage unit 38 image processing unit 39 communication unit 40 voice processing unit 41 control unit 42 voice data storage unit 43 emergency notification processing unit 44 correction notification processing unit 50, 50A, 50B base station 60 Internet 70 emergency notification device 80 GPS satellite 101 firewall 102 remote access server (RAS)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 103 Router 104 Authentication server 105 Authentication database 106 Database server 107 Database for data storage 108 Mail server 109 Computer 110 Data storage file 200 Public telephone line 201 Wireless communication device 202 Fixed telephone 203 Facsimile 204 Computer C Criminal image M Map P Pointer

Claims (7)

It is determined based on the reception of the external signal, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the reception of the external signal, when there is no predetermined operation or instruction from the holder for the reception of the external signal, when an external signal is received. When a predetermined distance from the reference position is exceeded, when a heart rate different from the normal heart rate is detected, when the number of blinks that is different from the number of normal blinks or the number of times the eyes are closed is detected, or the voice processing means A first type of switch means for detecting the occurrence of an emergency when at least one of the conditions when the judgment means judges that the emergency has occurred in the holder based on the voice data created by When,
Information indicating that the emergency has occurred, date / time data created by the date / time data creating means, positioning data created by the positioning means, and portable wireless communication device or holder in response to detection by the first type switch means Emergency call processing means for generating emergency information including ID information for identifying
A portable wireless communication device comprising: an emergency contact stored in a contact data storage unit or a communication destination external device, or a communication unit that transmits the emergency information to an emergency call destination input when the emergency occurs. A predetermined distance from the reference position, which is a condition for the first type switch means to detect the occurrence of the emergency, based on a plurality of the positioning data measured at every elapse of a predetermined time by the positioning means. The portable wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a distance measuring unit for calculating. The emergency call processing means includes information indicating that the emergency has continued for the holder, the date / time data, the positioning data, and the ID information every time a predetermined time has elapsed since the processing of the emergency information. Generate progress information,
The portable wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the progress information to the emergency call destination according to a transmission timing by a timer unit. Correction including information for reporting the cancellation of the emergency or malfunction or misoperation of the first type switch means, the date / time data, the positioning data, and the ID information in response to the operation of the second type switch means or the reception of an external signal It has a correction report processing means for creating information,
The portable wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the correction information to the emergency call destination. A size of 20 cubic centimeters or less, a weight of 70 grams or less, and a mobile phone type, brooch type, watch type, glasses type, necklace type, or any other shape that is normally built in the device carried by the holder or of the holder The portable wireless communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the portable wireless communication device is formed in a shape to be worn on a part of a body. The emergency call processing means accumulates information related to the emergency in the external device of the communication destination before the occurrence of the emergency, so that the date and time data, The storage data including the positioning data and the ID information is created,
6. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the stored information to the emergency call destination according to the process of creating the stored information. Wireless communication device. Display means for displaying that during the operation of the emergency call processing means;
Warning means for calling attention to the surroundings or generating a warning for the victim who is the cause of the emergency during operation of the emergency call processing means;
Voice playback means for playing back the voice related to the call signal received from the emergency call destination,
The emergency information, the progress information, or the correction information is information including the audio data or image data created by an image processing unit. Portable wireless communication device.