JP2008161130A - Termite-detecting-and-informing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a termite-detecting-and-informing system capable of immediately linking a termite breeding detection to a specific action of termite extermination, and also capable of easily planning/conducting an appropriate termite-controlling action conforming to future termite breeding status. <P>SOLUTION: The termite-detecting-and-informing system comprises: a plurality of termite sensors embedded respectively underground at multiple spots around each of buildings for respective users; termite detection signal-receiving mechanisms for receiving respective termite detection signals from the above sensors; termite-informing mechanisms for transmitting termite information signals to a relevant center on receiving the above termite detection signals; and a termite breeding status-recording mechanism installed in the center and intended for recording relevant receipt dates, when such signals are received, by making the dates correspond to information such as addresses about the users or the buildings where the above termite-informing mechanisms are installed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for detecting and reporting the occurrence of termites.

Conventionally, devices for detecting termite activity have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 includes a cylindrical housing embedded in a general user's house, a termite reference material housed in the housing, a paper mandrel, a coil spring, a detection rod, and a fixture. A termite detector has been proposed in which the detection rod protrudes to the ground by the force of the coil spring when is cut.
JP 2006-34207 A

  However, the termite detector disclosed in Patent Document 1 is simply that the detection rod protrudes from the ground to the ground when a termite damage occurs in a general user's house. General users who do not have any special interest or expertise in the field are more likely to miss the detection rod if it is protruding from the ground in their home premises Therefore, in reality, there is a problem that it is not easily linked to specific termite control.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems of the prior art, and can be linked to specific termite control immediately when the occurrence of a termite is detected. It is an object of the present invention to provide a termite detection / reporting system that can easily formulate and implement an appropriate termite control measure in accordance with the state of occurrence of the termite.

  The termite detection notification system according to the present invention for solving the above problems is embedded in each of a plurality of locations around each user's building and outputs a termite detection signal when the presence of termites is detected. A plurality of termite sensors for each user, a termite detection signal receiving means for receiving each termite detection signal from each of the plurality of termite sensors, and a configuration for each user's building When the termite detection signal receiving means receives the termite detection signal, the termite notification means for transmitting the termite report signal to the center side immediately based on the termite detection signal, and the termite reporting means provided on the center side, Termite occurrence recording means for recording occurrences of termites, wherein termites are reported from the termite reporting means. Termite occurrence status recording means for recording the received date and time in association with information such as an address related to the user or the building where the termite reporting means is received when receiving the notification signal It is characterized by this.

  Moreover, in the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, the termite detection signal receiving means is configured to recognize from which of the plurality of termite sensors a termite detection signal is generated, and Notification means for notifying a user side or a center side staff is provided, and the termite notification means indicates which termite sensor among the plurality of termite sensors is the termite sensor that has transmitted the termite detection signal. It is desirable that the signal is transmitted to the center side together with the termite notification signal.

  In the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, map data recording means for recording map data, display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on a screen, and occurrence of termites Based on the data from the situation recording means and the data from the map data recording means, on the map screen displayed by the display means, a plurality of places where termites have occurred in a predetermined area are respectively shown as predetermined figures or It is desirable to include termite occurrence distribution display control means for displaying with an image.

  In the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, map data recording means for recording map data, display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on a screen, and occurrence of termites Based on the data from the situation recording unit and the data from the map data recording unit, a plurality of locations where termites have occurred in a predetermined area on the map screen displayed by the display unit are respectively displayed in a predetermined figure. Alternatively, it is desirable to provide a termite generation time color display control means for displaying by color according to the time when the termite is generated using an image.

  In the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, the termite occurrence status recording means records the type of termite when the termite is generated, and is a map data record for recording map data. Based on means, display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on the screen, data from the termite occurrence status recording means and data from the map data recording means, by the display means On the displayed map screen, a plurality of locations where termites have occurred in a predetermined area, each using a predetermined figure or image, and displaying by color according to the type of termites that have occurred And display control means.

  In the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, the termite occurrence status recording means records the type of termite when the termite is generated, and is a map data record for recording map data. Based on means, display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on the screen, data from the termite occurrence status recording means and data from the map data recording means, by the display means On the displayed map screen, a plurality of locations where termites have occurred in a predetermined area are displayed by color according to the time when the termites have occurred, using predetermined figures or images, and the types of termites that have occurred It is desirable to provide a termite generation time / type color display control means for displaying the color separately.

  Moreover, in the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, the termite sensor is configured to transmit the termite detection signal wirelessly from the antenna unit by radio waves when detecting the presence of the antenna unit exposed to the ground surface and the termite. And a wireless transmission unit.

  Further, in the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, the termite sensor is positioned by the wood that attracts termites, the styrofoam, wood, or paper rod-shaped support portions that the termites eat, and the rod-shaped support portions. A movable part that is fixed and configured to move its position when at least a part of the rod-like support part is eaten by a termite, and a movement detection part for detecting the movement of the movable part It is desirable that

  In the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, each of the plurality of termite sensors has identification data that can be identified from each other, and when transmitting the termite detection signal, the termite detection signal is transmitted together with its own identification data. The termite notification means transmits the termite notification signal to the center side together with the termite sensor identification data transmitted from the termite detection signal when transmitting the termite notification signal. When the occurrence status recording means receives the serial report signal, the date and time and the termite sensor identification data transmitted from the termite detection signal are associated with information such as the address of each user or the building. It is desirable to record them.

  Furthermore, in the termite detection notification system according to the present invention, each of the plurality of termite sensors has identification data that can be distinguished from each other, and has its own direction or position (its own absolute direction or absolute position or its own position). It is arranged so that it can specify the relative orientation or relative position of the user's building, and when transmitting the termite detection signal, it is transmitted together with its own identification data, the termite notification means, When transmitting the termite report signal, the termite sensor identification data transmitted from the termite detection signal is transmitted to the center side together, and the termite occurrence status recording means receives the serial report signal The termite sensor that has sent the date and time of reception and the termite detection signal It is desirable that the identification data is recorded in association with information such as an address related to each user or the building, and information for specifying the orientation or position of each termite sensor from the identification data. .

  In the present invention, when at least one of the plurality of termite sensors in each user's home detects the occurrence of termites, immediately, based on the detection signal, the termite reporting means transmits a termite reporting signal to the center side, The transmission date and time (= termite occurrence date and time) is recorded in the termite occurrence status recording means. Therefore, according to the present invention, as soon as the occurrence of a termite is detected in each user's home, the termite notification signal is received at the center side, and the reception date and time (= termite occurrence date and time) is recorded at the center side. Therefore, the center staff can immediately grasp the date and time of occurrence of the termite and the user's home, and can immediately visit the user's home and perform necessary termite removal and prevention measures.

  In the present invention, when receiving a termite detection signal from any one of the plurality of termite sensors, the termite detection signal receiving means can recognize which termite sensor has transmitted the termite detection signal. In addition, the user or center staff is notified of which termite sensor has transmitted a termite detection signal. Therefore, according to the present invention, when the staff on the center side visits the user's home, the pinpoint location (where the termite sensor that transmitted the termite detection signal is embedded) This makes it possible to immediately grasp the location) and to effectively perform termite extermination and prevention measures for the pinpoint occurrence location. Further, according to the present invention, even if, for example, 2 to 3 termite sensors among the plurality of termite sensors are subjected to termite damage almost simultaneously (that is, 2 to 3 termite sensors are almost simultaneously damaged by termites). It is possible to determine which termite sensor the two or three termite sensors have met by viewing the notification content of the notification means.

  In the present invention, the termite notification means further includes a signal indicating which termite sensor among the plurality of termite sensors is the termite sensor that has generated the termite detection signal. And send it to the center. Therefore, according to the present invention, the staff on the center side can immediately identify the location in the user's home where termites have occurred (termite detection signal) before visiting the user's home. It is also possible to grasp the location where the termite sensor that transmitted the message is embedded, and to take measures such as, for example, contacting the user. Further, according to the present invention, even if, for example, 2 to 3 termite sensors among the plurality of termite sensors are subjected to termite damage almost simultaneously (that is, 2 to 3 termite sensors are almost simultaneously damaged by termites). And the termite sensor that the two to three termite sensors are on the center side before going to the user's home.

  Further, in the present invention, based on the map data and the data from the termite occurrence status recording means, a plurality of locations where termites have occurred in a predetermined area are respectively displayed as predetermined figures or images on the map screen. I can do it. Therefore, according to the present invention, the staff and users on the center side can effectively display a distribution indicating where and how much termites are occurring in the area on the map screen of the predetermined area. It becomes possible to consider preventive measures and extermination measures for termite extermination.

  Further, in the present invention, based on the map data and the data from the termite occurrence status recording means, a plurality of places where termites have occurred in a predetermined area on the map screen are respectively displayed as predetermined figures or images. It is used so that it can be displayed in different colors according to the period (year, season, etc.) when the termites occurred. Therefore, according to the present invention, the staff and users on the center side can determine how much termites are generated in the area on the map screen of the predetermined area, and further, the occurrence distribution of termites from the past to the present. This makes it possible to effectively examine preventive measures and extermination measures for termites, while displaying the changes in the seasons by color.

  Further, in the present invention, based on the map data and the data from the termite occurrence status recording means, a plurality of places where termites have occurred in a predetermined area on the map screen are respectively displayed as predetermined figures or images. It is used so that it can be displayed by color depending on the type of termites that have occurred. Therefore, according to the present invention, the staff and users on the center side can determine how many termites are generated in the area on the map screen of a predetermined area, and what kind of termites among several types of termites. This makes it possible to effectively examine the preventive and extermination measures for termites, while displaying where and how many termites are occurring by color.

  Further, in the present invention, based on the map data and the data from the termite occurrence status recording means, a plurality of places where termites have occurred in a predetermined area on the map screen are respectively displayed as predetermined figures or images. It is used so that it can be displayed while being color-coded according to the period (term, season, etc.) when the termites are generated, and color-coded according to the type of the termites that have occurred. Therefore, according to the present invention, the staff and users on the center side can determine how much termites are occurring in the area on the map screen of the predetermined area, and whether the termite distribution is from the past to the present. The termite extermination prevention and extermination measures are effectively displayed while displaying, by color, how many types of termites are occurring and where in several types of termites. Can be considered.

  Further, in the present invention, when the termite sensor includes an antenna part exposed on the ground surface and configured to transmit the termite detection signal wirelessly from the antenna part by radio waves, the termite detection signal receiving means Even when there is an obstacle that is difficult to place a cable between the termite sensor and placed in the user's building, the termite detection signal receiving means and the termite sensor can easily be electrically connected. can do.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the position of the termite sensor is fixed by the wood that attracts termites, the styrofoam-made, wood-made, or paper-made rod-like support portions that the termites eat, and the rod-like support portions. A movable part configured to move when at least a part of the support part is eaten by a termite, and a movement detection part (for example, a combination of a light emitting element and a light receiving element) for detecting the movement of the movable part The light from the light emitting element can be detected or cannot be detected by the movement of the movable part) in a stable manner for a long time even in the ground. This makes it possible to accurately detect termite damage.

  Further, in the present invention, when the termite detection signal is transmitted from the termite sensor, the termite sensor identification data is also transmitted together, and the termite notification signal is also transmitted from the termite notification means. When the sensor identification data is sent to the center side together, when the occurrence of a termite is detected in each user's home, the identification data of the termite sensor that detected the termite occurrence together with the termite notification signal is also sent to the center side. Therefore, the center staff should not only find the termite occurrence date and time and information about the user's home where it occurred, but also where in the user's home (where the termite sensor is embedded corresponding to the identification data). Immediately grasp the pinpoint information on whether or not termites have occurred. Relative pinpoint occurrence location (embedding location of termites sensors corresponding to said identification data), efficiently, it is possible to perform the treatment of termite control and prevention.

  Further, in the present invention, when the termite detection signal is transmitted from the termite sensor, the termite sensor identification data is also transmitted together, and the termite notification signal is also transmitted from the termite notification means. The sensor identification data is transmitted to the center side (in addition, when the termite occurrence status recording means receives the serial notification signal, it has transmitted the reception date and time and the termite detection signal. The identification data of the termite sensor is recorded in correspondence with the information such as the address of each user or its building, and the information for specifying the orientation or position of each of the termite sensors from the identification data) When the occurrence of termites is detected in each user's home, the termite notification signal is used together with the termite notification signal. Since the identification data of the termite sensor that detected the occurrence of the ant is also received and recorded on the center side, the center side specifies the direction or position of the termite sensor that has transmitted the termite detection signal based on the identification data. Therefore, the center staff can not only detect the termite occurrence date and time and the information on the user's home where it occurred, but also where in the user's home (where the termite sensor is embedded corresponding to the identification data) The information on the orientation or position of the pinpointed place is immediately grasped, and the information on the orientation or position is obtained at the pinpointed occurrence place (the place where the termite sensor corresponding to the identification data is embedded). Based on the above, it becomes possible to perform the treatment for termites efficiently.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention is a mode as described in Example 1 below.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall configuration of a termite detection notification system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a block showing a user side who is a customer of a termite control service company, 2 is a block showing a center side managed by the termite control service company, and 3 is a telephone line for electrically connecting the two.

  In FIG. 1, 4 is a user's building, and a to l are termite sensors (structures embedded in the ground at a position about 30 to 100 cm away from the building, for example, at a pitch of about 3 m around the building 4. Is described later). Reference numeral 5 denotes a transmission unit installed on or near the outer wall of the user's building 4 and connected in parallel to each of the termite sensors a to l. A termite detection signal is detected and a termite detection signal (including a signal indicating which one of the termite sensors a to l is detected) is transmitted to the outside by radio waves (or wired) 6 is a bus line for connecting the termite sensors a to l to the transmitter 5 in parallel. 8 is a termite detection signal that is placed in the user's building 4 and that is transmitted from the transmitter 5 (which may be wireless transmission or wired transmission). An automatic dialer with a receiver for transmitting to the center side 2 (including signals indicating any of the termite sensors a to l).

  In FIG. 1, 11 is a CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) adapter connected to the telephone line 3 and 12 is a telephone connected to the CTI adapter 11. , 13 is a CTI telephone automatic reception unit for receiving a signal from the CTI adapter 11 and automatically accepting a telephone call, and 14 is data from the CTI telephone automatic reception part 13 (information on a user who has caused termite damage, termites Database management for performing database management such as recording the data in a customer database (to be described later) after receiving damage (including information indicating which of the termite sensors a to l at the user's house has occurred) Part. The CTI telephone automatic reception unit 13 and the database management unit 14 are configured by a personal computer or a server as hardware.

  In FIG. 1, 15 is an input / output unit for inputting and outputting necessary information to and from the database management unit 14, and 16 is a wide area including at least the periphery of the center side 2 and the user side 1. It is a map database for recording map data. In addition, 17 corresponds to each of a large number of users who are customers of the termite control service company, and the name, the address of the user's house, the position coordinate data (on the map) of the user's house, the telephone number, and the termite detection signal. The reception date and time, the history number indicating the history of reception of each termite notification signal by the center side 2, the type of the termite that has occurred, which termite sensor among the termite sensors a to l where the termite damage has occurred, A customer (and termite occurrence history) database for recording / accumulating such information. Among the items in the customer database 17, the name, address, position coordinate data, and telephone number of each user are input in advance on the center side 2. In addition, among the above items, the termite detection signal reception date and time, the history number indicating the reception history of each termite notification signal by the center side 2, and each termite sensor a at the user's home where the termite damage occurred The information indicating any one of the termites is a termite notification signal from the user side 1 (and a signal indicating which termite sensor a to l at which the termite damage occurred is in the user's home). Recorded when received. In addition, among the above items, the type of termite that has occurred is when the termite notification signal from the user side 1 is received and the staff at the center side 2 visits the user's home and examines the type of termite, It is recorded when the staff inputs from the input / output unit 15.

  FIG. 2A is a central cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration of the termite sensors a to l according to the first embodiment. 2A, reference numeral 21 denotes a plastic case, 22 denotes a lid of the case 21, 23 denotes a rod-like core material made of, for example, styrene foam accommodated in the case 21, and 24a denotes the core material 23. A substantially cylindrical upper support portion 24b made of wood such as pine, which is fixed and arranged on the outer periphery of the upper portion of the figure by a fixing member 25a, is fixed and arranged on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the core member 23 by the fixing member 25b. A substantially cylindrical lower support portion made of wood such as pine that is fixed to the inner bottom surface 21a of the case 21 with an adhesive or the like, and 26 is the upper support portion 24a and the above-described support portion. A spring 27 arranged to urge the upper support 24 a on the side not fixed to the case 21 between the lower support 24 b and the upper support 24 b in the drawing, and 27 is fixed to the bottom 22 a of the lid 22. The light detecting unit 28 including the light emitting element and the light receiving element is illustrated in such a manner that the light detecting unit 28 is movable between an upper position where the light detecting element 27 and the light receiving element are blocked from each other and a lower position where the light detecting element 27 is not blocked. A shielding plate 29 is connected to the bottom surface 22 a of the lid body 22 so as to be rotatable in the direction, and 29 is a connection portion for connecting the shielding plate 28 to the bottom surface 22 a of the lid body 22.

  In the termite sensor shown in FIG. 2A, the upper support 24a is fixed to the lower support 24b (fixed to the bottom 21a of the case 21) via the core member 23. Has been. Therefore, the upper support portion 24a is moved upward in the figure away from the lower support portion 24b by the force of the spring 26 if the core member 23 is broken by a termite. Will move. That is, in the termite sensor shown in FIG. 2A, the upper support portion 24a is a movable portion that moves upward in the figure when the core member 23 is eaten by termites.

  Therefore, when the termite is attracted to the upper support portion 24a or the lower support portion 24b formed by the pine or the like and eats the core material 23 from the state of FIG. The upper support 24a moves upward in the figure by the force of the spring 26, and the upper end surface 24c rotates the shielding plate 28 upward in the figure. As a result, the light emitting element of the light detector 27 and The space between the light receiving elements is cut off (the state shown in FIG. 2B). As described above, in the termite sensors a to l according to the first embodiment, when a termite eats the core material 23, a predetermined signal is transmitted from the light detector 27 to the transmission unit 5 (see FIG. 1). It is configured as follows.

  One function of the transmission unit 5 of the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, when termite damage occurs in any of the termite sensors a to l and the core member 23 is eaten and destroyed, the gap between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the photodetector 27 is reduced. Is cut off, and a signal indicating this is transmitted to the transmitter 5. As described above, since each of the termite sensors a to l and the transmission unit 5 are connected in parallel by the bus line 6, the transmission unit 5 receives the signal from any of the termite sensors of the termite sensors a to l. It is possible to recognize whether or not is issued. And inside the said transmission part 5, the board | substrate which arranged LED (light emitting diode) corresponding to each said each termite sensor al is arrange | positioned. When the signal is issued from (possibly), the LED (s) corresponding to the termite sensor that issued the signal is turned on. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the lighting state of this LED. In the example of FIG. 3, when a termite occurs in the termite sensor c in the termite sensors a to l and the signal is emitted, an LED corresponding to the termite sensor c is lit. Therefore, when the center staff visits the user's home, the lid of the transmitter (box-shaped) 5 is opened and the board on which the internal LEDs are arranged is visually recognized, so that the inside of the termite sensors a to l. It is possible to immediately know which termite has occurred in which termite sensor and take necessary measures.

  Next, the overall operation according to the first embodiment will be described. As described above, when termites are generated in any of the plurality of termite sensors a to l embedded around the building 4 on the user side 1 and the core material 23 (see FIG. 2) is eaten, Is transmitted from the termite sensor to the transmitter 5 via the bus line 6. In response to this signal, the transmitter 5 turns on the LED corresponding to the termite sensor that issued the signal (see FIG. 3). At the same time, the transmitter 5 sends a termite detection signal (and a signal indicating which termite damage has occurred in each of the termite sensors a to l at the user's home) in the user's building 4. Wireless transmission to the automatic dialer 8. Upon receiving the termite detection signal, the automatic dialer 8 immediately dials automatically to the center side 2 and the termite notification signal (and the termite damage has occurred in each of the termite sensors a to l at the user's home). A signal indicating one of them).

  On the center side 2, the CTI telephone automatic reception unit 13 receives the signal from the automatic dialer 8 via the CTI adapter 11, identifies the user from the telephone number of the caller, and the user information (termite damage, etc.). (Including information indicating which of the termite sensors a to l at the user's home is generated) is sent to the database management unit 14 together with the reception date / time data. The database management unit 14 receives the user information received from the CTI telephone automatic reception unit 13, the reception date and time information, and information indicating which of the termite sensors a to l at which the termite damage has occurred, Record in customer database 17.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of an output screen of the customer database 17 created in this way. As shown in FIG. 4A, the customer database 17 includes a history number indicating the order in which termite notification signals from each user are received, a reception date, a reception time, a telephone number of a user who has transmitted, a user name, an address, and the like. Is recorded. Although not shown in FIG. 4A, the customer database 17 also includes information on the type of termites that have occurred, information indicating which termite damage has occurred among the termite sensors a to l at the user's home, and the like. It is recorded. Therefore, the staff on the center side can easily know the situation where termites have occurred in any user's home by looking at the output screen, and immediately visit the user's home and take necessary termite control measures. Measures can be taken.

  In the first embodiment, the customer database 17 also records a floor plan showing the burial locations of the termite sensors a to l in each user's house in correspondence with each user. Therefore, in the first embodiment, a certain user can be selected from the screen of FIG. 4A, and a sketch drawing showing the embedded locations of the termite sensors a to l in the selected user's home can be called up on the screen. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a state in which the corresponding sketch is called up on the screen in this way. While the staff on the center side displays such a sketch on the screen, for example, “any of the termite sensors a to l in which the termite damage has occurred is recorded in the customer database 17 is the termite damage has occurred. By displaying only the icon of the termite sensor in which the termite damage has occurred in the floor plan from the “information indicating whether it is a termite sensor” by color (or blinking display, etc.), It is possible to easily and intuitively know which termite sensor has caused termite damage only on the screen. FIG. 4B shows an example in which numbers 1 to 15 are displayed instead of a to l (see FIG. 1) in the icon marks indicating the respective termite sensors.

  Next, an example of the operation by the database management unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. Now, it is assumed that the staff on the center side inputs command information from the input / output unit 15 for checking the occurrence distribution status of termites in that year in a certain wide area. Then, the database management unit 14, based on the data from the map database 16 and the customer database 17 (such as the location coordinate data of the user's home where termites are generated), on the map screen of the wide area area, For example, a red circle is overlaid and displayed for each user home where termites have occurred. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of this, and reference numeral 31 indicates the red circle. Therefore, the staff on the center side predicts the area where future termites may occur while looking at the recent distribution of termites on this screen, and pays attention to the users and residents living in those areas. It becomes easy to call for and propose necessary termite control measures.

  Next, another example of the operation by the database management unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. Now, it is assumed that the staff on the center side inputs command information from the input / output unit 15 to see the progress of the occurrence distribution of termites from the present to the past three years in a wide area. Then, the database management unit 14 is based on data from the map database 16 and the customer database 17 (location coordinate data of the user's home where termites are generated, reception date / time data of termite notification signals = occurrence date / time data, etc.). On the map screen of the wide area, for example, a square mark or a circle mark is displayed in a different color for each occurrence date and time for each user home where a termite has occurred. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of this. Reference numeral 32 is, for example, a red square mark indicating the location of the user's home where termites occurred in the year, and reference numeral 33 is the location of the user's home where termites were generated, for example, the year before For example, a yellow circle mark 34 indicates a blue circle mark indicating the location of a user's home where termites have occurred in the previous year of the year. Looking at this screen, it is intuitively easy that the place where termites are concentrated is moving from the lower left area of the map to the upper right area from the previous year to this year from the previous year to this year. I understand. Therefore, the center staff can easily and intuitively predict areas where termites will occur in the future simply by looking at this screen, calling attention to the users and residents living in those areas. It makes it easy to propose the necessary termite control measures.

  Next, still another example of the operation by the database management unit 14 will be described with reference to FIG. Now, it is assumed that the staff on the center side inputs command information from the input / output unit 15 for viewing the termite occurrence distribution from the present to the past three years in a wide area by type of the termite (note that Many types of termites have been identified in the world at present, but there are about five types of termites that survive in Japan and cause damage to houses. Then, the database management unit 14 determines the wide area area based on the data from the map database 16 and the customer database 17 (position coordinate data of user's home where termites are generated, data indicating the types of termites, etc.). For example, a circle is displayed in a different color for each type of termite for each user's home where termites have occurred on the map screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of this. Reference numeral 35 denotes a red circle indicating the location of a user's home where a termite of the type A, for example, and reference 36 denotes the location of a user's home where a termite of the type B, for example, is generated. It is a yellow circle mark, which is shown. Looking at this screen, from the previous year to this year, there were quite a lot of termites of type A in the lower left area of the map on the screen, and a large amount of termites of type B in the upper right area of the screen map. It is easy to see that Therefore, the center staff can intuitively predict the current occurrence status and the area where termites will occur for each type of termite simply by looking at this screen. It is possible to easily propose preventive measures and extermination measures suitable for the type of termites to users and residents.

  Although not shown, in the first embodiment, a screen combining the example of FIG. 6 and the example of FIG. 7 can be displayed. In this case, the database management unit 14 receives data from the map database 16 and the customer database 17 (location coordinate data of the user's home where termites are generated, termite notification signal reception date / time occurrence data = termite date data, For example, a square mark, a circle mark, or a triangle mark is displayed on the map screen of the wide area area based on the type data, for example, a square mark, a circle mark, or a triangle mark. And display. That is, for example, a red square mark indicates the location of a user's home where a type A termite occurred in the year, and a yellow color indicates a location of a user's home where a type B termite occurred that year. Square mark, red circle indicating the location of the user's home where a termite of type A occurred in the previous year of the year, yellow circle indicating the location of the user's home where a termite of type B occurred in the previous year of the year , Red triangle indicating the location of the user's home where the termite A occurred in the previous year of the year, and yellow triangle indicating the location of the user's home where the termite B occurred the year before the year To do. Therefore, by looking at this screen, it is possible to easily know where the types of termites are concentrated and how they change over time from the previous year to this year. Therefore, the staff on the center side can easily and intuitively predict the current situation of occurrence and the area where the termite of the type A or B will occur in the future, just by looking at this screen. It is possible to easily propose a control measure suitable for that type of termite to the users and residents who are living.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention and the constituent elements constituting the present invention are limited to those described as the respective embodiments and the respective elements constituting the respective embodiments, respectively. However, various modifications and changes are possible, and the present invention includes modifications and variations that are within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. For example, in the first embodiment, the transmitter 5 and the termite sensors a to l are connected in parallel by the bus line 6, so that “from any termite sensor of each termite sensor a to l to the termite core material. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each termite sensor a ˜l may have their own identification data, and when the termite sensor emits a signal indicating the occurrence of the termite damage, the signal may be sent to the transmitter 5 together with its own identification data. . Even in this case, the transmission unit 5 can recognize “from which of the termite sensors a to l a signal indicating that the core material has been eaten by the termites” is transmitted.

  In the present invention, the identification data of each termite sensor a to l and its “information on the position or orientation of each termite sensor a to l in the user's house” are recorded in the customer database 17 on the center side in advance. When termite damage occurs at the user's home, together with the termite notification signal from the transmission unit 5, "identification data of the termite sensor in which the core material is eaten by the termites (among the plurality of termite sensors a to l)" You may comprise so that it may transmit to the center side. In addition, as "information of each position or direction of each termite sensor a to l in the user's house" recorded in the customer database 17 in advance, for example, each of the termite sensors a to l in the user's house, respectively Information on the relative position with respect to the entrance of the user's house (for example, relative position information on the right side by 1 m toward the entrance), information on the absolute position (position coordinate data), information on the relative orientation with respect to the entrance of the user's house (for example, on the entrance) On the other hand, there may be information on relative azimuth such as forward and diagonally right), information on absolute azimuth (information on east, west, south, and north). And when comprised in this way, in the center side, when a termite damage generate | occur | produces, a core material is transmitted by the termite (among a plurality of termite sensors a to l) transmitted from the user side together with a termite report signal. Based on the “identification data of eaten termite sensors” and the “information on the position or orientation of each termite sensor a to l in the user's house” recorded in the customer database in advance, The information on the orientation or position of the embedding location in the user's home of the termite sensor in which the core material is eaten by the termites (in the termite sensors a to l) can be easily obtained. Therefore, the staff on the center side can immediately know which termite sensor in the user's home is where the termite has occurred (its azimuth or position), and can immediately start necessary control measures.

  Further, in the example described with reference to FIG. 6 regarding the first embodiment, the transition of the termite occurrence distribution is displayed by color for each year. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the transition of the termite occurrence distribution is shown. May be displayed by color for each season (every spring, summer, autumn and winter).

1 is a schematic block diagram showing an overall configuration according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The figure for demonstrating the structure and operation | movement of a termite sensor in the present Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining one of functions of a transmission unit according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the output screen of a customer database in the present Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the image of a floor plan when the floor plan of the termite sensor embedding site of a specific user's house is called from the customer database to the screen from the output screen of FIG. 4A. The figure which shows the example of a screen when the termite occurrence distribution situation is displayed on a map in the present Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the example of a screen when the time-sequential transition of the occurrence distribution of a termite is color-coded according to time in the present Example 1, and it displays on a map. The figure which shows the example of a screen when the generation | occurrence | production distribution according to the kind of termite is color-coded according to kind in the present Example 1, and it displays on a map.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User side 2 Center side 3 Telephone line 4 Building 5 Transmission part 6 Bus line 8 Automatic dialer 11 CTI adapter 12 Telephone 13 CTI telephone automatic reception part 14 Database management part 15 Input / output part 16 Map database 17 Customer database 21 Case 22 Cover 23 core material 24a upper side support part 24b lower side support part 25a, 25b fixing member 26 spring 27 light detection part 28 shielding plate a to l each termite sensor

Claims (10)

A plurality of termite sensors for outputting a termite detection signal when each user's building is buried in a plurality of surrounding grounds and the presence of termites is detected,
Termite detection signal receiving means arranged for each user's building, for receiving each termite detection signal from the plurality of termite sensors,
When the termite detection signal receiving means is arranged for each user's building and the termite detection signal receiving means receives the termite detection signal, a termite notification means for transmitting a termite report signal to the center side immediately based thereon,
A termite occurrence recording means provided on the center side for recording the occurrence of termites relating to a plurality of users, when the termite report means receives the termite report signal from the termite report means, the termite report means indicates the received date and time. Termite occurrence status recording means for recording in correspondence with information such as an address related to the user or the building being arranged,
Termite detection notification system characterized by comprising: In claim 1,
The termite detection signal receiving means is configured to be able to recognize from which of the plurality of termite sensors a termite detection signal has been issued, and includes a notification means for notifying the fact. ,
The termite notification means transmits a signal indicating which termite sensor among the plurality of termite sensors is a termite sensor that has transmitted the termite detection signal to the center side together with the termite notification signal. Characteristic termite detection and reporting system. In claim 1 or 2,
Map data recording means for recording map data;
Display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on a screen;
Based on the data from the termite occurrence status recording means and the data from the map data recording means, a plurality of locations where termites have occurred in a predetermined area on the map screen displayed by the display means are respectively specified. Termite occurrence distribution display control means for displaying in the form or image of
Termite detection notification system characterized by comprising: In claim 1 or 2,
Map data recording means for recording map data;
Display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on a screen;
Based on the data from the termite occurrence status recording means and the data from the map data recording means, on the map screen displayed by the display means, each of a plurality of places where termites have occurred in a predetermined area, Termite occurrence time color display control means for displaying by color according to the time when the termite has occurred, using a predetermined figure or image;
Termite detection notification system characterized by comprising: In claim 1 or 2,
The termite occurrence status recording means is to record the type of the termite when the termite is generated,
Map data recording means for recording map data;
Display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on a screen;
Based on the data from the termite occurrence status recording means and the data from the map data recording means, on the map screen displayed by the display means, each of a plurality of locations where termites have occurred in a predetermined area, Termite generation type color-specific display control means for displaying by color for each type of generated termite using a predetermined figure or image;
Termite detection notification system characterized by comprising: In claim 1 or 2,
The termite occurrence status recording means is to record the type of the termite when the termite is generated,
Map data recording means for recording map data;
Display means for displaying map data from the map data recording means on a screen;
Based on the data from the termite occurrence status recording means and the data from the map data recording means, on the map screen displayed by the display means, each of a plurality of places where termites have occurred in a predetermined area, A termite generation time and type color display control means for displaying by color according to the time of occurrence of termites and by color according to the type of the generated termites, using a predetermined figure or image,
Termite detection notification system characterized by comprising: In any one of Claim 1 to 6,
The termite sensor includes an antenna section exposed to the ground surface, and a wireless transmission section for wirelessly transmitting the termite detection signal from the antenna section by radio waves when the presence of the termite is detected. Termite detection notification system. In any one of Claim 1-7,
The termite sensor includes at least a part of the rod-shaped support portion, the position of which is fixed by the wood that attracts the termites, the styrofoam, wood, or paper-made rod-shaped support portions that the termites eat, and the rod-shaped support portions. Termite detection notification system comprising: a movable part configured to move when a termite is eaten by a termite; and a movement detection part for detecting movement of the movable part. . In any one of Claims 1-8,
Each of the plurality of termite sensors has identification data that can be distinguished from each other, and transmits together with its own identification data when transmitting the termite detection signal,
The termite notification means, when transmitting the termite notification signal, is to transmit the identification data of the termite sensor that has transmitted the termite detection signal to the center side together,
The termite occurrence status recording means, when receiving the serial report signal, the date and time and the identification data of the termite sensor that has transmitted the termite detection signal, information such as the address of each user or its building, A termite detection notification system characterized by being recorded in correspondence. In any one of Claims 1-8,
Each of the plurality of termite sensors has identification data that can be distinguished from each other, and is arranged so that its direction or position can be specified, and when it transmits the termite detection signal, Which is sent with the data,
The termite notification means, when transmitting the termite notification signal, is to transmit the identification data of the termite sensor that has transmitted the termite detection signal to the center side together,
The termite occurrence status recording means, when receiving the serial report signal, the date and time of reception and the identification data of the termite sensor that has transmitted the termite detection signal, information such as the address of each user or the building In addition, the direction or position of each termite sensor is recorded in correspondence with the information for specifying the identification data.
Termite detection notification system characterized by that.

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