JP2009129045A - Emergency communication system and communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve communication in emergency from a radio telephone set without damaging the original function of a telemeter monitoring device or a warning control monitoring device or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This emergency communication system includes pieces of communication equipment 10-1, 10-2, 10-3 and so on; a radio telephone set 20 configured of a portable telephone set or a PHS; and a master station 30. The communication equipment is configured as a telemeter monitoring device or a warning control monitoring device, and connected through a line (wireless or cable) 40 to the master station 30. Also, the master station 30 is connected through a line network 50 to the telephone set or the facsimile machine of a relevant organization 60 such as a police or fire station. The emergency time control part of the communication equipment receives emergency communication information from the radio telephone set 20 through a transmission/reception part for a telephone, and transmits it to the master station 30 using the transmission/reception part. The control part of the master station 30 is configured to control processing by the telemeter function or the warning output function, and when receiving the emergency communication information through the radio transmission/reception part as a communication part, the control part outputs the emergency communication information reception to an output part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an emergency communication system using a telemeter monitoring device or an alarm control monitoring device provided in a river or a dam, and a communication device used therefor.

  Conventional alarm control monitoring devices are installed in, for example, river basins where water discharged from dams flows and receive instruction signals from central control devices installed in administrative offices, etc. Siren sounding is performed (see Patent Document 1).

  The telemeter monitoring device is installed near a river or the like, collects data such as water level and precipitation, and transmits the data to a central control device such as a management office every predetermined time.

  As described above, the telemeter monitoring device and the alarm control monitoring device are exclusively used for dam management and the like, and are not considered to be used for emergency communication other than those concerned.

  On the other hand, regarding emergency communication, it is known that a special terminal for emergency contact communicates with the center via the Internet, and this system exists as a specialized emergency contact. (See Patent Document 2).

However, in mountainous areas such as near a dam or upstream of a river, the communication environment using the above emergency contact terminal or mobile phone is often not secured. Could not communicate.
JP 2003-85678 A JP 2003-298774 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the current state of the conventional emergency communication system as described above and the current state of communication using a telemeter monitoring device or an alarm control monitoring device provided in a river or a dam. It is an object of the present invention to provide an emergency communication system and a communication device used therefor that enable communication from a wireless telephone in an emergency without impairing the original functions of a monitoring device, an alarm control monitoring device, and the like.

  An emergency communication system according to the present invention is a communication device having at least one of a telemeter function or an alarm output function, and a radio telephone receiver for receiving emergency communication information from a radio telephone, and the received emergency communication information. In response to an instruction from the communication device including an emergency control unit that transmits to the master station using a transmission unit related to a telemeter function or an alarm output function, an instruction input unit that instructs transmission of emergency communication information, and an instruction input unit A wireless telephone comprising an emergency processing / control unit that transmits emergency communication information via a transmission unit of the wireless telephone, a communication unit that performs communication during processing by the communication device and a telemeter function or an alarm output function, When the emergency communication information is received via the communication unit, the master station includes an emergency reception control unit that outputs emergency communication information reception to the output unit. The features.

  In the emergency communication system according to the present invention, the emergency communication information includes a telephone number of the wireless telephone and information indicating an emergency.

  In the emergency communication system according to the present invention, the communication device includes a radio telephone transmission unit, and the emergency control unit transmits emergency communication information acceptance response information to the radio telephone when the emergency communication information is transmitted to the master station. When the emergency processing / control unit of the wireless telephone receives the response information via the reception unit of the wireless telephone, the display unit confirms that the emergency communication information has been received. It is characterized by displaying.

  A communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a data collection unit that collects data from a sensor, a transmission / reception unit for communicating with a master station, a telephone transmission / reception unit for communicating with a wireless telephone in an emergency, and the data collection A telemeter control unit that transmits data collected by the unit to the master station via the transmission / reception unit, and emergency communication information is received from the radio telephone via the telephone transmission / reception unit, and the emergency communication information is received using the transmission / reception unit And an emergency controller that transmits to the master station.

  A communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a broadcast output unit that outputs an alarm broadcast, a transmission / reception unit for communicating with a master station, a telephone transmission / reception unit for communicating with a wireless telephone in an emergency, and the transmission / reception unit. Receiving command information from the master station via the alarm output control unit that outputs the alarm broadcast from the broadcast output unit based on the command information, and receiving emergency communication information from the radio telephone via the telephone transceiver unit, And an emergency control unit that transmits emergency communication information to the master station using the transmission / reception unit.

  In the communication apparatus according to the present invention, the emergency communication information includes a telephone number of the wireless telephone and information indicating an emergency.

  The communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a wireless telephone transmission unit, and the emergency control unit transmits and receives the emergency communication information acceptance response information to the wireless telephone when the emergency communication information is transmitted to the master station. It returns by the part.

  An emergency communication system according to the present invention has at least one of a telemeter function or an alarm output function, and receives a radio telephone receiver for receiving emergency communication information from a radio telephone, and transmits the received emergency communication information to a telemeter function or an alarm. A communication device including an emergency control unit that transmits to a master station using a transmission unit related to an output function, an instruction input unit that instructs transmission of emergency communication information, and emergency communication information according to an instruction from the instruction input unit A wireless telephone having an emergency processing / control unit that transmits the wireless telephone through the transmitter of the wireless telephone, so that the original functions of the telemeter monitoring device, the alarm control monitoring device, etc. are not impaired, and the wireless phone It has the effect that communication in an emergency from can be made.

  In the emergency communication system according to the present invention, the emergency communication information includes the telephone number of the wireless telephone and information indicating the emergency, so that the caller can be specified.

  In the emergency communication system according to the present invention, when the emergency communication information is transmitted to the master station, the emergency communication information acceptance response information is returned to the radio telephone via the radio telephone transmitter, while the emergency process of the radio telephone is performed.・ When the control unit receives the response information via the receiving unit of the wireless telephone, it displays on the display unit that emergency communication information has been accepted, so that the caller can confirm that the emergency call has been accepted. Repeated transmission can prevent wasteful power consumption.

  A communication apparatus according to the present invention receives a telemeter control unit that transmits to a master station and emergency communication information from a wireless telephone via a telephone transmission / reception unit, and transmits the emergency communication information to the master station using the transmission / reception unit. Since the emergency control unit is provided, there is an effect that communication in an emergency from a wireless telephone can be performed without impairing the telemeter function.

  A communication apparatus according to the present invention receives command information from a master station, outputs an alarm broadcast from a broadcast output unit based on the command information, and transmits emergency communication information from a radio telephone via a telephone transmission / reception unit. And an emergency control unit that transmits this emergency communication information to the master station using the transmission / reception unit, so that communication in an emergency from a wireless telephone is possible without impairing the alarm control monitoring function. It has the effect.

  In the communication apparatus according to the present invention, the emergency communication information includes the telephone number of the wireless telephone and the information indicating the emergency, so that the caller can be identified.

  The communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a wireless telephone transmission unit, and the emergency control unit transmits emergency communication information acceptance response information to the wireless telephone when the emergency communication information is transmitted to the master station. So that the emergency communication information has been accepted on the display unit on the wireless telephone, and the caller can confirm that the emergency call has been accepted. Therefore, it can be used to prevent wasteful power consumption.

  Embodiments of an emergency communication system and a communication device used therefor according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted. FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of an emergency communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system includes communication apparatuses 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,..., A radio telephone 20 composed of a mobile phone or PHS, and a master station 30. There are no restrictions on the number of communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,.

  Communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,... Are telemeter monitoring devices or alarm control monitoring devices, and are connected to the master station 30 via a line (wireless or wired) 40. The master station 30 is connected to a telephone set or a facsimile machine of a related organization 60 such as a police station or a fire department via a line network 50.

  FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the communication device 10-1 that is a telemeter monitoring device. The communication device 10-1 includes a data collection unit 12, a transmission / reception unit 13, a telephone transmission / reception unit 14, a telemeter control unit 15, an emergency control, which collect data from sensors 11-1 to 11-n such as a water level gauge and a rain gauge. The unit 16 is provided.

  The transmission / reception unit 13 is configured to execute transmission / reception of signals in order to communicate with the master station 30. The telephone transmission / reception unit 14 is configured to transmit and receive signals in order to communicate with the radio telephone 20 in an emergency. The telemeter control unit 15 performs control to transmit the data collected by the data collection unit 12 to the master station via the transmission / reception unit 13. The emergency control unit 16 receives emergency communication information from the radio telephone 20 via the telephone transmission / reception unit 14 and transmits the emergency communication information to the master station 30 using the transmission / reception unit 13.

  In the above, the emergency communication information includes the telephone number of the wireless telephone 20 and information indicating an emergency. The emergency control unit 16 returns emergency communication information acceptance response information to the radio telephone 20 via the telephone transmission / reception unit 14 when emergency communication information is transmitted to the master station 30.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the communication device 10-2 or the like that is an alarm monitoring control device. The communication device 10-2 includes a broadcast output unit 17 such as a speaker that outputs an alarm broadcast, receives command information from the master station 30 via the transmission / reception unit 13, and based on the command information, the broadcast output unit An alarm output control unit 18 that outputs an alarm broadcast from 17 is provided. Other configurations are the same as those of the communication device 10-1.

  FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the radio telephone 20. The radio telephone 20 includes a radio transmission / reception unit 21 that transmits and receives signals, a control unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a call unit 25. The operation unit 23 includes various keys, and includes an instruction input unit 23a for instructing transmission of emergency communication information, in addition to being used for inputting necessary commands and telephone numbers. The display unit 24 is configured by an LCD or the like used for various information displays. The calling unit 25 includes a transmitting unit 26 and a receiving unit 27, and the voice input from the transmitting unit 26 can be transmitted as a voice signal by the control unit 22 and received and transmitted from the control unit 22. The voice signal to be transmitted is sent to the receiver 27 to be voiced and output.

  The control unit 22 controls each unit based on a command input from the operation unit 23, and performs control related to transmission / reception necessary as a telephone. The control unit 22 further functions as an emergency processing / control unit that transmits emergency communication information via the wireless transmission / reception unit 21 in response to an instruction from the instruction input unit 23a.

  FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the master station 30. The master station 30 includes a wireless transmission / reception unit 31, a control unit 32, and an output unit 33. The wireless transmission / reception unit 31 transmits and receives signals to and from the communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,. The control unit 32 controls the function of the telemeter or the processing by the alarm output function, and requests the data transmission request by, for example, polling to the communication device 10-1 as the telemeter monitoring device via the wireless transmission / reception unit 31. Is collected, and the information of the discharge warning message is sent to the communication device 10-2, which is an alarm monitoring control device, via the wireless transmission / reception unit 31.

  Furthermore, the control part 32 functions as an emergency reception control part which outputs emergency communication information reception with respect to the output part 33, if emergency communication information is received via the radio | wireless transmission / reception part 31 which is a communication part.

  The master station 30 includes a telemeter alarm monitoring control device 81 in FIG. 1, personal computers 82 and 83 connected to the telemeter alarm monitoring control device 81 via a LAN, and a data collection device 84 connected to the personal computer 82. It is realized by. For example, the wireless transmission / reception unit 31 and the control unit 32 can be provided in the telemeter alarm monitoring control device 81, and the output unit 33 can be realized by the personal computer 82.

  On the personal computer 82 as the output unit 33, a message indicating the occurrence of an emergency based on the emergency communication information is displayed in a special manner such as blinking, and an operator who has seen this is sent to a predetermined related organization 60 by telephone or the like (not shown). Get in touch. Alternatively, the data collection device 84 contacts a predetermined related organization 60 by telephone or facsimile machine based on instruction control from the personal computer 82.

  In the emergency communication system configured as described above, the radio telephone 20 operates based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, and the communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,. The master station 30 operates based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, and the operation will be described based on these drawings.

  The wireless telephone 20 detects whether or not an emergency communication information transmission instruction is input by operating the instruction input unit 23a (S11). When the instruction input unit 23a is not operated, the wireless telephone 20 functions as a normal wireless telephone. The operation is executed (S12).

  The communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,... Detect whether normal processing instructions such as polling and warning broadcast output instructions have been issued (S21), and the normal processing instructions have been issued. If detected, the normal processing of transmitting the data collected by the data collecting unit 12 or outputting the sound of the alarm broadcast having the given content from the broadcast output unit 17 such as a speaker is executed (S22).

  Further, the master station 30 detects whether it is time to perform normal processing such as polling, alarm broadcast output instruction transmission and data collection (S31), and if it is detected that it is time to perform normal processing, Normal processing such as polling and alarm broadcast output instruction transmission and data collection is performed (S32).

  On the other hand, when the control unit 22 of the radio telephone 20 detects in step S11 that the instruction input unit 23a has been operated, an emergency including the telephone number of the radio telephone 20 and information indicating emergency contact is included. Communication information is transmitted from the wireless transmission / reception unit 21 (S13), and a response is awaited (S14).

  With the operation of the wireless telephone 20, the communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 have -3,... Emergency control unit 16 detects whether or not normal processing is being executed at that time (S24).

  When the emergency communication information is received during execution of the normal process, the normal process is interrupted (S25), and the emergency communication information received by the emergency control unit 16 is sent to the telemeter control unit 15 or the alarm output control unit 18. Thus, new emergency communication information in which identification information (identification information used in normal processing) of the communication device is added to the emergency communication information received by the telemeter control unit 15 or the alarm output control unit 18 via the transmission / reception unit 13. To the master station 30 (S26).

  The emergency control unit 16 sends the emergency communication information acceptance response information to the radio telephone 20 via the telephone transmission / reception unit 14 in response to the telemeter control unit 15 or the alarm output control unit 18 transmitting the emergency communication information. It is returned (S27) and restored to the interrupted normal processing (S28).

  When it is detected in step S24 that the normal process is not being executed when the emergency communication information is received, the emergency control unit 16 sends the received emergency communication information to the telemeter control unit 15 or the alarm output control unit 18. Thus, new emergency communication information in which identification information (identification information used in normal processing) of the communication device is added to the emergency communication information received by the telemeter control unit 15 or the alarm output control unit 18 via the transmission / reception unit 13. Transmit to the master station 30 (S26A).

  Further, following step S26A, the emergency control unit 16 sends the emergency communication information acceptance response information via the telephone transmission / reception unit 14 in response to the telemeter control unit 15 or the alarm output control unit 18 transmitting the emergency communication information. To the wireless telephone 20 (S27A).

  In response to the transmission of the emergency communication information by the telemeter control unit 15 or the alarm output control unit 18, the control unit 32 of the master station 30 that has detected the arrival of the emergency communication information in step S33 in FIG. It is detected whether normal processing is being executed (S34).

  When the emergency communication information is received during the execution of the normal process, the normal process is interrupted (S35), and the emergency communication information is received from the output unit 33 based on the emergency communication information received by the control unit 32. Is output (S36), and the normal processing which has been interrupted is restored (S37).

  In the output in step S36 described above, the district information (for example, XX river ○ district, etc.) that can specify the region based on the identification information of the communication device related to the transmission source included in the emergency communication information is stored in a database. This district information is acquired, and a display or the like is output together with a message that an emergency communication has been received.

  Since the number of communication devices that transmit emergency communication information to the master station 30 is not limited to one, it is considered that some of the communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,. By outputting the district information, it is possible to specify the area where the emergency communication is transmitted without omission, and to appropriately contact the related organization 60 such as the police or the fire department. In addition to these pieces of information, the telephone number of the radio telephone 20 is sent to the related institution 60, and the related institution 60 can identify the owner from this telephone number.

  If it is detected in step S34 that the normal processing is not being executed when the emergency communication information is received, the emergency communication information is received from the output unit 33 based on the emergency communication information received by the control unit 32. (S36A).

  Further, since the emergency control unit 16 returns the response information for receiving emergency communication information to the radio telephone 20 via the telephone transmission / reception unit 14, the control unit 22 is waiting for a response in the radio telephone 20 (S14). In step S14, the process branches to YES to display on the display unit 24 that the emergency communication information has been accepted (S15), and the process returns to step S11.

  When branching to NO in step S14, an operation as a normal wireless telephone is executed (S16), and it is detected whether an instruction to transmit emergency communication information by operating the instruction input unit 23a is input (step S14). S17). If branched to NO in step S17, the process returns to step S14, and if branched to YES in step S17, the process returns to step S13 to perform the process.

  As described above, according to this system, the communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,... And the master station 30 impair the original functions of the telemeter monitoring device, the alarm control monitoring device, and the like. In addition, communication in an emergency from a wireless telephone is possible, contributing to the communication in an emergency, and the occurrence of an emergency can be reliably notified in the event of a distress or other emergency. The communication devices 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,... Are communication devices having at least one of a telemeter function or an alarm output function, and have a telemeter function and an alarm output function. Also good.

In the above system, when the emergency communication information is received during execution of the normal process in step S24 of FIG. 7, the normal process is interrupted (S25), and the processes of steps S25 to S28 are performed. In step S34, when the emergency communication information arrives during execution of the normal process, the normal process is interrupted (S35) and the processes of steps S35 to S37 are performed. However, unless the normal processing time is extremely long, the process waits for the normal process to end, and proceeds to step S26A as shown in FIG. 7b, or to step S36A as shown in FIG. 8b. good. If it does in this way, there exists an advantage which the function as a telemeter and emergency communication are compatible.

The block diagram which shows the Example structure of the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of the Example of the communication apparatus which is a telemeter monitoring apparatus which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of the Example of the communication apparatus which is an alarm monitoring control apparatus which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of the Example of the radio telephone which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of the Example of the master station which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the radio telephone which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the communication apparatus which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating the modification of operation | movement of the communication apparatus which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the master station which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating the modification of operation | movement of the master station which comprises the emergency communication system which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Communication apparatus 11 Sensor 12 Data collection part 13 Transmission / reception part 14 Telephone transmission / reception part 15 Telemeter control part 16 Emergency control part 17 Broadcast output part 18 Alarm output control part 20 Wireless telephone 21 Wireless transmission / reception part 22 Control part 23 Operation part 23a Instruction Input unit 24 Display unit 25 Calling unit 26 Transmitting unit 27 Reception unit 30 Master station 31 Wireless transmission / reception unit 32 Control unit 33 Output unit 50 Line network 60 Related organizations

Claims (7)

A communication device having at least one of a telemeter function and an alarm output function, comprising: a radio telephone receiver that receives emergency communication information from a radio telephone; and a transmitter that relates the received emergency communication information to a telemeter function or an alarm output function. A communication device comprising an emergency control unit to transmit to the master station using,
A radiotelephone comprising an instruction input unit for instructing transmission of emergency communication information, and an emergency processing / control unit for transmitting emergency communication information via the transmission unit of the radiotelephone in response to an instruction from the instruction input unit;
A communication unit that communicates with the communication device at the time of processing by the telemeter function or the alarm output function, and emergency reception control that outputs emergency communication information reception to the output unit when emergency communication information is received via the communication unit An emergency communication system, comprising: a master station comprising: a master station. 2. The emergency communication system according to claim 1, wherein the emergency communication information includes a telephone number of the wireless telephone and information indicating an emergency. The communication device includes a radio telephone transmitter, and the emergency controller transmits emergency communication information acceptance response information to the radio telephone via the radio telephone transmitter when the emergency communication information is transmitted to the master station. While returning
3. The emergency processing / control unit of the wireless telephone, when receiving the response information via the reception unit of the wireless telephone, displays on the display unit that the emergency communication information has been received. Emergency communication system. A data collection unit that collects data from the sensor;
A transmission / reception unit for communicating with the master station;
A telephone transceiver for communicating with a wireless telephone in an emergency;
A telemeter control unit that transmits data collected by the data collection unit to a master station via a transmission / reception unit;
A communication apparatus comprising: an emergency control unit that receives emergency communication information from a radio telephone through a telephone transmission / reception unit and transmits the emergency communication information to a master station using the transmission / reception unit. A broadcast output unit for outputting an alarm broadcast;
A transmission / reception unit for communicating with the master station;
A telephone transceiver for communicating with a wireless telephone in an emergency;
An instruction output control unit that receives instruction information from the master station via the transmission / reception unit, and outputs an alarm broadcast from the broadcast output unit based on the instruction information;
A communication apparatus comprising: an emergency control unit that receives emergency communication information from a radio telephone through a telephone transmission / reception unit and transmits the emergency communication information to a master station using the transmission / reception unit. 6. The communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the emergency communication information includes information indicating a telephone number of the wireless telephone and an emergency. When the emergency communication unit transmits emergency communication information to the master station, the emergency control unit returns the response information for receiving emergency communication information to the radio phone via the radio phone transmission / reception unit. The communication apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the communication apparatus is characterized in that: