JP2010086104A - Monitor, fire notification system, and notification device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an immediate notification, to allow the rapid notification even in a monitoring target facility wherein confirmation is needed, and to perform protection of privacy and suppression of traffic. <P>SOLUTION: This monitor 140 has: a monitoring storage part 312 associating and storing a plurality of notification devices 110 and target information of the notification devices; a monitoring communication part 320 establishing communication with the notification devices, capable of receiving a fire signal; a monitoring decision part 340 deciding whether the notification device of a transmission source of a fire signal is an immediate notification target or a quasi-immediate notification target in reference to the monitoring storage part when the monitoring communication part receives the fire signal; an image acquisition part 344 acquiring image data for visually recognizing presence/absence of a fire of the monitoring target facility when the monitoring decision part decides that the notification device is the quasi-immediate notification target; and a display control part 346 displaying the acquired image data on a monitoring monitor 314. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a monitoring device, a fire notification system, and a notification device that notify a predetermined engine of a fire signal.

  Conventionally, when a fire occurs in a facility to be monitored (monitored facility), a fire detector installed in the monitored facility detects the fire, and a notification device connected to the fire detector is a security company, etc. A so-called fire notification system is widely known which transmits a fire signal to a remote monitoring device (monitoring center) operated by the company and responds to the fire in the monitoring device.

  In such a fire reporting system, a monitoring device that receives a fire signal dispatches a coping person who confirms the fire to the monitored facility, and confirms the fact that the fire has occurred as a result of visual inspection of the local situation by the coping person. After that, the 119th report is made to the fire department headquarters, etc., and then the fire department takes action.

  In the fire notification system, the confirmation work by the above-mentioned coordinator is required to avoid false alarms. In other words, if a fire signal from the reporting device is falsely reported, requesting action by the fire department, for example, dispatching a fire engine, will cause unnecessary traffic congestion or a true fire that has occurred in other areas. There is a risk that activities to respond to emergency requests may be delayed. Therefore, the security company that monitors the notification from the notification device allows the counselor to confirm the fact of the fire and makes the 119 notification only when it is clear that the fire signal is not a false alarm.

  Although the above-mentioned countermeasures involving confirmation work are effective in avoiding false alarms, a delay of confirmation time cannot be avoided in terms of early countermeasures against fire. Therefore, if the monitoring device receives a fire signal, it will notify the local government fire department in advance (for example, the Tokyo Fire Department in the case of Tokyo) and obtain approval. There is an “immediate notification” system that can immediately notify the fire department of 119 before executing. For example, in the case of Tokyo, the Tokyo Fire Prevention Ordinance, Article 61-2, Paragraph 1, Item 3, is subject to certain conditions such as automatic fire alarm equipment being installed throughout the monitored facility. The approval can be obtained by satisfying.

  However, in order to use such “immediate notification”, it is necessary to satisfy the prescribed conditions and it cannot be easily applied. Therefore, most of the monitored facilities have not received approval of “immediate notification”. However, the problem of delay by the confirmation time of the counselor still remains.

In response to such a problem, when a fire occurs in a house or the like, a security system is disclosed that transmits detection information with an image of the inside of the house in addition to the detection result of the sensor to accurately grasp the abnormal state. (For example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-172970 A

  According to the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, the monitoring device can confirm the actual fire situation through the image in the house without waiting for the arrival of the coping staff at the site, and has not obtained approval for immediate notification. Even if it is a monitoring target facility, it is possible to promptly execute 119 notification.

  However, the image obtained by imaging the inside of the monitoring target facility includes various private images of the residents of the monitoring target facility. The fact that the image is transmitted to the monitoring device in response to the reaction of the fire detector is unacceptable for users living in the monitored facility.

  For example, even in the technique of Patent Document 1, if the occurrence of a fire is detected, it is compulsory regardless of whether the monitoring target facility is an object of immediate notification or whether the monitoring device requires an image. Thus, the image is sent to the monitoring device. Therefore, privacy problems due to excessive information leakage to the user, an increase in monitoring burden due to unnecessary image confirmation for the monitor, and an increase in traffic for the entire fire reporting system are caused.

  In view of such a problem, the present invention enables prompt notification while enabling prompt notification even in a monitoring target facility that requires confirmation, and protecting privacy and suppressing traffic. It is an object to provide a monitoring device, a fire notification system, and a notification device that can be used.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the present invention is a monitoring device that receives a fire signal from a notification device installed in a remote facility to be monitored and notifies a predetermined organization, and a plurality of notification devices If the monitoring device receives a fire signal, the reporting device is an immediate reporting target that can report the fire signal to the specified organization as it is, or if the monitoring device receives a fire signal, the fire signal A monitoring storage unit that associates and stores target information indicating whether it is a quasi-immediate notification target that can be notified to a predetermined organization after confirming the correctness of the error, establishes communication with the notification device, and can receive a fire signal If the monitoring communication unit and the monitoring communication unit receive a fire signal, refer to the monitoring storage unit to determine whether the notification device that is the source of the fire signal is an immediate notification target or a semi-immediate notification target The monitoring judgment unit An image acquisition unit that acquires image data for visually recognizing the presence or absence of a fire in a monitoring target facility, and a display control unit that displays the acquired image data on a monitoring monitor when the determination unit determines that it is a semi-immediate notification target; It is characterized by providing.

  In the present invention, immediate notification is possible, but even a monitoring target facility that requires confirmation of the correctness of the fire signal can be promptly notified by acquiring image data of the monitoring target facility. In addition, by restricting the image acquisition target to registered semi-immediate notification target notification devices, it is possible to prevent unnecessary transmission of images related to monitored facilities to the outside, and to protect privacy, In the case of an immediate notification target, it is possible to suppress traffic by not acquiring an image.

  The image acquisition unit may acquire image data of a facility monitoring camera connected to the notification device. With this configuration, the monitoring device can cause the monitoring person to reliably and promptly recognize the actual fire situation inside the monitoring target facility that is difficult for the local counselor to grasp.

  The monitoring storage unit further stores the location information of the notification device subject to quasi-immediate notification and the location information of the outdoor monitoring camera, and the image acquisition unit includes the location information of the notification device targeted to quasi-immediate notification and the outdoor monitoring camera. Based on the position information, an outdoor monitoring camera within a predetermined range may be identified from the notification device that is the source of the fire signal, and image data of the outdoor monitoring camera may be acquired.

  With this configuration, it is possible to visually recognize the local situation from a plurality of outdoor monitoring cameras from the same viewpoint as the counselor without waiting for the counselor to arrive at the site. In addition, by diverting an outdoor surveillance camera set for crime prevention purposes to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost of fire alarm response, and the outdoor surveillance camera is damaged by fire because it is separated from the monitored facility. The reliability of image data can be improved without direct treatment. Also, since outdoor surveillance cameras are extremely difficult to cause privacy problems, it is easy for users to register for semi-immediate notifications and contribute to sales promotion of the fire alarm service.

  The target information includes normal notification targets other than immediate notification targets and semi-immediate notification targets, and the monitoring determination unit also determines whether or not the notification device of the fire signal source is a normal notification target, and the monitoring determination unit You may further provide the instruction | indication transmission part which transmits a countermeasure instruction | indication to a counselor when it determines with it being a normal report object.

  With this configuration, users who desire privacy protection can intentionally select the target of normal notification, and the forced transmission of image data that the user does not want to be explicitly stopped, and the usual response by the coping staff is performed. Can do.

  The target information associated with the reporting device may be different depending on the presence or absence of the crime prevention setting in the reporting device or the date and time.

  With such a configuration, it becomes possible to change the target information according to the presence or absence of crime prevention settings or the date and time, for example, at home when crime prevention settings are invalid or only partially valid for privacy protection And when going out where the crime prevention setting is effective, it becomes possible to make a semi-immediate notification target in order to make a quick response. In addition, the monitoring apparatus can execute an optimum response according to the date and time by setting the date and time when privacy is to be protected as a normal report target.

  Another representative configuration of the present invention is a fire notification system including a notification device installed in a monitoring target facility and a monitoring device that receives a fire signal from the notification device and notifies a predetermined organization, and the notification device is If the monitoring device receives a fire signal, the reporting device is an immediate reporting target that can report the fire signal to the specified organization as it is, or if the monitoring device receives a fire signal, the fire signal is correct or incorrect. A notification storage unit that stores information indicating whether it is a quasi-immediate notification target that can be notified to the specified organization after confirming the condition, a fire detector that detects a fire in the monitored facility, and a fire detector A monitoring communication unit that establishes communication with the reporting device and can receive the fire signal and target information, and the monitoring communication unit. As information When receiving a semi-immediate notification target, an image acquisition unit that acquires image data for visually confirming the presence or absence of a fire in the monitoring target facility, and a display control unit that displays the acquired image data on a monitoring monitor are provided. Features.

  In the present invention, the reporting device itself has the target information instead of the monitoring device. Therefore, the monitoring device can acquire the target information simultaneously with the fire signal, and can quickly respond to the fire without spending the processing load and processing time for determining the target information.

  Another representative configuration of the present invention is a notification device that is installed in a monitored facility and transmits a fire signal to a monitoring device, and the notification device outputs a fire signal when the monitoring device receives the fire signal. A notification storage unit that stores target information that indicates whether or not it is an immediate notification target that can be reported to a specified organization as it is, a fire detector that detects a fire in a monitored facility, and a fire detector detects a fire Then, the report communication part which transmits object information with a fire signal is provided, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Also in the present invention, the reporting device itself has the target information instead of the monitoring device. Therefore, by transmitting the target information together with the fire signal to the monitoring device, it is possible to reduce the processing load and processing time for determining the target information in the monitoring device.

  The component corresponding to the technical idea in the monitoring apparatus mentioned above and its description are applicable also to the said fire notification system and notification apparatus.

  As described above, according to the present invention, while enabling immediate notification, it is possible to promptly report even a monitored facility that requires confirmation, and to protect privacy and control traffic. Is possible.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiment are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

(First embodiment: Fire reporting system 100)
In the present embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding, the overall configuration of the fire reporting system 100 and a series of operations of the fire reporting system 100 will be briefly described, and then individual components will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the connection relationship of each device in the fire reporting system 100. Such a fire reporting system 100 includes a reporting device 110 installed in a facility 108 such as a house, an outdoor monitoring camera 120 installed outdoors, and an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital) connected to the reporting device 110 and the outdoor monitoring camera 120. Network), a communication network 130 such as the Internet, a dedicated line, and the like, a monitoring device 140 connected to the communication network 130, and a local fire department headquarters 150 as a predetermined organization.

  In the fire notification system 100, the notification device 110 transmits a fire signal to the monitoring device 140 based on the fire detected by itself, and the monitoring device 140 that has received the fire signal confirms the fire in the facility to be monitored. A coordinator is dispatched and 119 is notified to the fire department headquarters 150. However, if you make a report to the firefighting headquarters 150 without confirming the correctness of the fire signal from the reporting device 110, it may cause unnecessary traffic congestion due to the fire engine being dispatched due to the false alarm, There is a risk that activities to respond to emergency requests may be delayed.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the monitoring device 140 that has received the fire signal prepares at least three operations according to the target as processing until the 119th notification to the firefighting headquarters 150 is executed. The operation is determined by whether or not the notification device 110 that is the source of the fire signal is “immediate notification target”, “semi-immediate notification target”, or “normal notification target”.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining processing of the monitoring device 140 according to the type of the reporting device 110. In particular, FIG. 2A shows a case where the reporting device 110 is a subject of immediate reporting, FIG. 2B shows a case where the reporting device 110 is a semi-immediate reporting subject, and FIG. 2C shows a case where the reporting device 110 is a subject of regular reporting. Show.

  When the reporting device 110 is an immediate reporting target, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the monitoring device 140 receives a fire signal from the reporting device 110 (1), it immediately reports to the firefighting headquarters 119 (2). Then, a coping person 160 is dispatched to the site to support fire fighting by unlocking the facility 108 (3). The fire department headquarters 150 receiving the 119 report dispatches a fire engine 170 (4) and performs fire fighting activities. The notification device 110 that is an immediate notification target is expected to promptly respond to firefighting because the 119th notification to the firefighting headquarters 150 is performed without any confirmation. However, the approval of the immediate notification target must satisfy the predetermined conditions of the fire prevention regulations established for each region, and cannot be easily applied.

  When the reporting device 110 is a semi-immediate reporting target, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the monitoring device 140 receives a fire signal from the reporting device 110 (1), image data that allows the monitoring device 140 to visually recognize the fire status. (2) After the supervisor has confirmed the fact of the fire with the image data, the firefighter headquarters 150 is informed of 119 (3), and the counselor 160 is provided to assist the firefighting by unlocking the facility 108, etc. (4). The fire department headquarters 150 receiving the 119 report dispatches a fire engine 170 (5) and performs fire fighting activities. The notification device 110 that is a target for semi-immediate notification can be expected to respond quickly to firefighting through the image data confirmation process.

  When the reporting device 110 is a normal reporting target, as shown in FIG. 2C, when the monitoring device 140 receives a fire signal from the reporting device 110 (1), first, the fact that a fire has occurred in the facility 108 should be confirmed. The coordinator 160 is dispatched to the site (2), and in response to the fact that the fire has occurred by the coordinator 160 (3), the 119 report to the fire department headquarters 150 etc. is executed (4). The fire department headquarters 150 receiving the 119 report dispatches a fire engine 170 (5) and performs fire fighting activities. Since the notification device 110 that is the target of normal notification is artificially checked by the coping staff 160 at the site, it can be expected that the coping staff 160 will provide appropriate fire fighting support at the site, although there will be a delay in handling the fire fighting.

  Hereinafter, specific configurations and operations of the reporting device 110, the outdoor monitoring camera 120, and the monitoring device 140 when the reporting device 110 is one of an immediate reporting target, a semi-immediate reporting target, and a normal reporting target will be described.

(Notification device 110)
For example, the reporting device 110 is installed in a facility 108 such as an office or a general house, and centrally controls a security system for the facility 108. Here, the security system is a system that detects external intruders and internal accidents using the various detectors shown below, and transmits the facts to the monitoring device 140 and the mobile terminal possessed by the user. is there. In this embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding, fire detection by a fire detector will be described as an example. The notification device 110 is connected to the above-described fire detector in a wired or wireless manner, and notifies the monitoring device 140 to that effect using a detection signal from the fire detector as a trigger.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the notification device 110, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance example of the main body of the notification device 110. The notification device 110 is installed in the vicinity of the main body 200, doors and windows, and detects the opening thereof, and the human body that is installed in each room of the facility 108 and detects heat radiated from the human body. It includes a detector 204, a fire detector 206 that detects a fire, and a facility monitoring camera 210 that monitors the inside and outside of the facility 108. The main body 200 includes a notification control unit 220, a notification storage unit 222, A report monitor 224, a report operation unit 226, a voice output unit 228, a voice input unit 230, a detection I / F 232, a camera I / F 234, and a report communication unit 236 are configured.

  The notification control unit 220 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like and peripheral circuits thereof, and controls the notification device 110 itself.

  The notification storage unit 222 includes a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, a nonvolatile RAM, a flash memory, an HDD, and the like, and functions as a database. The notification storage unit 222 includes an identification ID unique to itself, identification IDs of various detectors including the fire detector 206 and the facility monitoring camera 210, types, installation positions, detection results of the various detectors, and the facility monitoring camera 210. The image data is stored.

  The notification monitor 224 includes an LED, a liquid crystal display, an EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and the like, and performs guidance display and the like on the monitoring device 140.

  The notification operation unit 226 includes a switch such as a keyboard, a cross key, and a joystick, and accepts an operation input from a facility resident. In addition, the reporting operation unit 226 accepts, for example, settings of “outing mode”, “home mode”, and “home security mode” as the security mode.

  Among the security modes, the “outing mode” is set when the inhabitant of the facility goes out and the inside of the facility 108 becomes unattended. When an abnormality is detected through the above-described various detectors during the “outing mode”, the fact is monitored. Immediately communicated to device 140. When “at-home mode” is set as the security mode, the facility resident is at home, so even if the human body detector 204 detects a person, the notification is suppressed and the fire detector 206 detects it. Only the monitoring device 140 is notified of this. When the “home security mode” is set as the security mode, the inhabitant of the facility is at home, but in order to detect an intruder from the outside, the opening detector 202 detects the outer periphery of the facility or the opening of the door, The monitoring device 140 is notified accordingly.

  Since the reporting device 110 notifies the monitoring device 140 when the setting of the security mode is changed, it is possible to easily determine whether or not a facility resident is at home in the facility 108. The at-home information of the facility resident is used when the target information is changed according to the presence / absence of crime prevention setting, which will be described later.

  The audio output unit 228 is configured with a speaker or the like, and outputs audio from the operation guidance and the monitoring device 140.

  The voice input unit 230 is composed of a microphone or the like, and converts the voice of the facility resident into an electrical signal that can be processed by the monitoring device 140.

  The fire detector 206 detects a fire in the monitored facility. Here, as the fire detector 206, various methods such as a heat sensing method for detecting heat due to fire, a smoke sensing method for detecting smoke due to fire, and a flame sensing method for detecting flame-specific ultraviolet rays and infrared rays are adopted. Can do.

  The detection I / F 232 receives detection signals from various detectors (opening detector 202, human body detector 204, fire detector 206, etc.) arranged at appropriate locations in the facility 108 to be monitored. Such various detectors are identified by identification IDs assigned thereto.

  The facility monitoring camera 210 captures an image of a monitoring target such as an intruder who is away or a state of a domestic dog. In the present embodiment, the facility monitoring camera 210 is used to visually recognize the fire situation.

  The camera I / F 234 is connected to the facility monitoring camera 210 via the LAN, and receives image data captured by the facility monitoring camera 210.

  The notification communication unit 236 establishes communication with the monitoring device 140 via the communication network 130 and transmits various information to the monitoring device 140. In the present embodiment, in particular, when the fire detector 206 detects a fire, a fire signal indicating that a fire has occurred is transmitted.

  The notification control unit 220 also functions as a notification determination unit 240, a storage control unit 242, and a communication control unit 244 as a functional module realized by a microcomputer and a computer program executed on the microcomputer.

  In the notification determination unit 240, the monitoring setting is enabled by user input through the notification operation unit 226 (the open detector 202 and the human body detector 204 are enabled), and an intrusion abnormality occurs when the detection signal is input. Determine. On the other hand, the fire detector 206 is always in a monitoring state regardless of the input from the notification operation unit 226. When the detection signal is input from the fire detector 206, the notification determination unit 240 starts a timer for a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds from that point, and if the detection signal from the fire detector 206 continues during this time. Determine that a fire has occurred.

  The storage control unit 242 sequentially stores the image data received from the facility monitoring camera 210 when the connection with the facility monitoring camera 210 is established, together with the identification ID of the facility monitoring camera 210 and its imaging time, in the notification storage unit 222. Remember. Here, the storage of the image data may be performed only within a preset schedule period, or only the moving image data before and after the time when the corresponding detector detects an abnormality may be performed.

  If the notification determination unit 240 determines that the detection signal from each detector is abnormal, the communication control unit 244 transmits a signal indicating the abnormality to the monitoring device 140. That is, an intrusion signal is transmitted when it is determined that there is an intrusion abnormality, and a fire signal is transmitted when it is determined that there is a fire.

  Further, when receiving an image request signal from the monitoring device 140, the communication control unit 244 transmits image data input from the facility monitoring camera 210 to the monitoring device 140. At this time, if an abnormality is determined by the notification determination unit 240, the image data of the facility monitoring camera 210 corresponding to the fire detector 206 that detected the abnormality is transmitted to the monitoring device 140. The signal transmitted by the communication control unit 244 includes the identification ID of the reporting device 110.

(Outdoor surveillance camera 120)
The outdoor monitoring camera 120 is configured by an infrared or visible light camera, images a shopping street or a residential area in the town, or various places where people can pass, and transmits the captured image data to the monitoring device 140. The outdoor monitoring camera 120 is assigned an identification ID, and is stored in the monitoring storage unit 312 of the monitoring device 140 described later together with the position information of the outdoor monitoring camera 120.

(Monitoring device 140)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the monitoring device 140. The monitoring device 140 is a facility of a monitoring center operated by a security company, displays various information received from the notification device 110, and protects the safety of each facility 108 by allowing a monitor to monitor. The monitoring device 140 includes a monitoring control unit 310, a monitoring storage unit 312, a monitoring monitor 314, a monitoring operation unit 316, an audio output unit 318, and a monitoring communication unit 320.

  The monitoring control unit 310 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like and peripheral circuits thereof, and manages and controls the entire monitoring device 140.

  The monitoring storage unit 312 includes a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, a nonvolatile RAM, a flash memory, an HDD, and the like, and functions as a database. The monitoring storage unit 312 stores the identification ID, position information (latitude and longitude, address, etc.) of the reporting device and the outdoor monitoring camera 120 that is allowed to acquire images, and a contact method. The monitoring storage unit 312 stores a plurality of reporting devices 110 and target information in association with a table.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a table 360 in which the notification device 110 and target information are associated with each other. Here, whether or not the facility monitoring camera 210 is connected to the identification ID of the reporting device 110, the name of the facility to be monitored, the position information (address) of the facility to be monitored, the position information (longitude and latitude), the contact information, The emergency contact information and target information are uniquely associated.

  As described above, the target information includes at least the types of immediate notification target, semi-immediate notification target, and normal notification target. The immediate notification target indicates that the notification device 110 can directly report the fire signal to a predetermined organization when the monitoring device 140 receives the fire signal. When a fire signal is received, it indicates that it is possible to notify the specified organization after confirming the correctness of the fire signal, and that the normal notification target is the notification device 110 other than the immediate notification target and the semi-immediate notification target. Show.

  Here, the target information associated with the reporting device 110 can be made different depending on the presence / absence of crime prevention setting in the reporting device 110 (setting of the security mode) or the date and time.

  For example, in the above-described example of the security mode, since “home mode (security setting disabled)” or “home security mode (part of security equipment enabled)” is set while at home, “home mode” or “home security” is set. The normal notification target corresponding to the “mode” is selected, and privacy can be protected. In addition, since the “outing mode (security equipment enabled)” is set while going out, a semi-immediate notification target corresponding to the “outing mode” is selected, and quick response is possible even when a fire occurs. In addition, by setting the date and time for which privacy is to be protected as a normal notification target and the other as a semi-immediate notification target, the monitoring device 140 can execute an optimum response according to the date and time.

  The monitoring monitor 314 includes a liquid crystal display, an EL display, and the like, and displays the content of the notification from the notification device 110 and various types of information.

  The monitoring operation unit 316 is configured by a pointing device such as a keyboard and a mouse. In response to an operation input by the monitoring person, the setting information such as the above-described table 360 is called, input to the setting information, Coping instructions and contact with each organization such as the police and the fire department headquarters 150 are performed.

  The audio output unit 318 is configured with a speaker or the like, and outputs audio from the operation guidance and notification device 110.

  The monitoring communication unit 320 establishes communication with the reporting device 110, the outdoor monitoring camera 120, and the firefighting headquarters 150, and transmits and receives communication signals including a fire signal.

  The monitoring control unit 310 is a monitoring determination unit 340, a notification unit 342, an image acquisition unit 344, a display control unit 346, and an instruction transmission unit as functional modules realized by a microcomputer and a computer program executed on the microcomputer. It also functions as 348.

  When the monitoring communication unit 320 receives a fire signal, the monitoring determination unit 340 refers to the table 360 of the monitoring storage unit 312 to determine which target information (immediate notification target, quasi-immediate) Judge whether it falls under the subject of notification or normal notification. That is, the target information associated with the identification ID of the notification device 110 included in the fire signal from the notification device 110 is extracted and reflected in subsequent processing.

  In the present embodiment, when the reporting device 110 is an immediate reporting target, the reporting device 110 enables immediate reporting, while the reporting device 110 that is a semi-immediate reporting target that requires confirmation of the correctness of the fire signal, By acquiring 108 image data, prompt notification is possible.

  In addition, by limiting the image acquisition target to the registered near-immediate notification target notification device 110, it is possible to prevent unnecessary transmission of images related to the monitored facility to the outside, thereby protecting privacy. In the case of an immediate notification target, it is possible to suppress traffic by not acquiring an image.

  Here, a user who wants privacy protection can intentionally select a target for normal reporting, and explicitly stop forced transmission of image data that the user does not want, and perform a normal response by the coping staff. Can do.

  After the monitoring communication unit 320 receives the fire signal, the reporting unit 342 makes a 119 report to the fire department headquarters 150 according to the operation input of the monitoring staff. If the reporting device 110 is an immediate reporting target, the timing of such reporting is immediately after receiving a fire signal. If the reporting device 110 is a semi-immediate reporting target, the fire is confirmed by image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 344 described later. If it is a subject of normal reporting, it is after the fire was confirmed by the coordinator dispatched to the site.

  When the monitoring determination unit 340 determines that the object is a semi-immediate notification target, the image acquisition unit 344 acquires image data for visually confirming whether there is a fire in the facility 108 to be monitored.

  For example, the image acquisition unit 344 determines whether the facility monitoring camera 210 is connected to the notification device 110 with reference to the table 360, and acquires the image data of the facility monitoring camera 210 if connected. With this configuration, the monitoring device 140 can cause the monitoring person to surely and promptly recognize the actual fire situation inside the monitoring target facility that is difficult for the local counselor to grasp.

  Here, the image data transmitted from the reporting device 110 is assumed to be the image data of the facility monitoring camera 210 corresponding to the fire detector 206 that has detected an abnormality, but the reporting device 110 includes a plurality of facility monitoring cameras 210. Is connected, the monitoring device 140 may request the transmission of image data of the other facility monitoring camera 210 to allow the monitor to visually recognize the image of the facility 108 from a plurality of viewpoints.

  The image acquisition unit 344 can also acquire image data of the outdoor monitoring camera 120 in the vicinity of the facility 108 to be monitored in addition to or independently of the facility monitoring camera 210. As described above, since the monitoring storage unit 312 stores the location information of the notification device 110 that is the subject of the semi-immediate notification and the location information of the outdoor monitoring camera 120, the image acquisition unit 344 Based on the position information of the notification device 110 and the position information of the outdoor monitoring camera 120, the outdoor monitoring camera 120 within a predetermined range is identified from the notification device 110 that is the source of the fire signal, and the outdoor monitoring camera 120 Get image data.

  Such a predetermined range is a range in which at least a part of the facility 108 can be imaged. Therefore, the predetermined range can be changed according to the characteristics of the area, and can be set to be small if it is a city area and large if the line of sight is good. When it is known in advance whether or not any facility 108 can be imaged from any outdoor monitoring camera 120, the outdoor monitoring camera 120 capable of imaging can be used instead of the determination within the predetermined range.

  With this configuration, it is possible to visually recognize the local situation from the plurality of outdoor monitoring cameras 120 from the same viewpoint as the counselor without waiting for the counselor to arrive at the site. Moreover, the cost for fire alarm can be reduced by diverting the outdoor monitoring camera 120 set for crime prevention purposes to this embodiment.

  Further, since the outdoor monitoring camera 120 is usually separated from the facility 108 to be monitored, the outdoor monitoring camera 120 does not directly suffer from fire damage, and the reliability of the image data can be improved. Furthermore, since the outdoor monitoring camera 120 is extremely unlikely to cause a privacy problem, it is easy for a user to register a semi-immediate notification target and contributes to sales promotion of the fire alarm service.

  In addition, here, the image acquisition unit 344 is outdoors near the position of the notification device 110 that is the source of the fire signal, based on the position information of the notification device 110 that is a semi-immediate notification target and the position information of the outdoor monitoring camera 120. Even though the surveillance camera 120 is specified, the neighboring outdoor surveillance camera 120 is associated with each notification device 110 in the table 360 in advance, and the image acquisition unit 344 obtains image data from the associated outdoor surveillance camera 120. Good. With the configuration in which the outdoor monitoring camera 120 in the vicinity of the notification device 110 is derived in advance, a quick response can be taken after receiving a fire signal from the notification device 110.

  Furthermore, the image acquisition unit 344 can change the viewing range of the outdoor monitoring camera 120 according to the operation input of the monitoring person. For example, by rotating the pan or tilt of the outdoor monitoring camera 120, the monitoring person can Can grasp not only the state of the facility 108 to be monitored, but also the detailed fire situation and the surrounding congestion situation.

  Such acquisition of image data may be performed by the reporting device 110 as a main body and transmitted simultaneously with the fire signal, or may be performed in a form requested by the reporting device 110 by the monitoring device 140 that has received the fire signal. Good.

  In the configuration in which the former notification device 110 transmits image data simultaneously with the fire signal, the monitoring device 140 checks the image data only when the notification device 110 is a semi-immediate notification target, and other immediate notification targets. Or, if it is a normal report target, the image data is discarded. In this way, the image data can be transmitted to the monitoring device 140 in the shortest time without negotiating with the monitoring device 140, and privacy problems can be avoided.

  In the latter configuration in which image data is transmitted after waiting for a request from the monitoring device 140, the notification device 110 is connected to the notification device 110, although the notification device 110 includes a second transmission process (fire signal, image data). Since the image data request is made after confirming that it is an immediate notification target, if the notification device 110 is an immediate notification target or a normal notification target, transmission processing of image data with a large data capacity does not occur in the first place, and traffic is significantly increased. Can be reduced. Further, if the notification device 110 is an immediate notification target or a normal notification target, the image data does not leak out, so that the image data is not leaked.

  When acquiring image data from the outdoor monitoring camera 120, the monitoring device 140 basically requests acquisition of the image data unless the outdoor monitoring camera 120 automatically determines a fire.

  The display control unit 346 displays information on the monitoring target to be dealt with (contents of abnormality and status of the monitoring target) on the monitoring monitor 314 in accordance with various signals from the reporting device 110. The display control unit 346 displays, for example, a screen that prompts 119 notification if the reporting device 110 that issued the fire signal is an immediate notification target, and a screen display that prompts the counselor to contact if it is a normal reporting target. Display control to do. In particular, in the case of a normal notification target, the display control unit 346 displays the contact information that is the telephone number of the facility 108 with reference to the table 360, unless the facility 108 can be determined to be unmanned from the security mode. Then, a screen display that prompts the user of the facility 108 to confirm the presence of a fire is performed. The monitor immediately issues a 119 report if the user can confirm the occurrence of a fire through this confirmation communication.

  Then, according to the guidance from the monitoring device 140, the monitoring person performs a 119 notification to the fire department headquarters 150 if the reporting device 110 that has issued a fire signal is a subject of immediate notification (it can also be an automatic notification). ) Together with a request for dispatch of a counselor, and if it is a normal report target, it issues a confirmation notification to the urgent facility 108 and a counselor dispatch request.

  If the notification device 110 is a semi-immediate notification target, the display control unit 346 displays the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 344 on the monitor monitor 314. At this time, the monitor makes a request for dispatch of the coping staff according to the guidance from the monitoring device 140 and also displays the image displayed on the monitor monitor 314 (if necessary, other images of the notification device 110 and the image of the outdoor monitoring camera 120). The fact of fire, for example, the presence of flames and smoke is confirmed, and then 119 is reported to the fire department headquarters 150.

  When the instruction transmission unit 348 receives a fire signal from the notification device 110, the notification transmission device 348 is regardless of whether the fire signal is correct, that is, whether the notification device 110 is an immediate notification target, a semi-immediate notification target, or a normal notification target. In response to the operation input of the monitoring staff, a handling instruction for field dispatch is sent to the handling staff. This is because fire support such as unlocking operation of the facility 108 is executed regardless of the dispatch of the fire engine 170. When the reporting device 110 is a normal reporting target, the coping person confirms a local fire and transmits the confirmation result to the monitoring device 140.

  While the fire notification system 100 described above enables immediate notification, it is possible to promptly report, and protect privacy and control traffic even in monitored facilities that require confirmation. It becomes.

(Monitoring method)
Hereinafter, a monitoring method for receiving a fire signal from a notification device 110 installed in a remote monitoring facility 108 and notifying a predetermined organization will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart schematically showing a series of operations of the fire reporting system 100. When the monitoring communication unit 320 of the monitoring device 140 receives the fire signal (YES in S400), the display control unit 346 displays the abnormality content accompanying the fire signal on the monitoring monitor 314 (S402).

  And according to the operation input of the monitoring person according to the guidance displayed on the monitoring monitor 314, the instruction transmission part 348 transmits the handling instruction of field dispatch to the handling person (S404). Then, the monitoring determination unit 340 determines whether the notification device 110 that is the source of the fire signal is an immediate notification target, a semi-immediate notification target, or a normal notification target (S406). In this determination, when it is determined that the reporting device 110 is an immediate reporting target (YES in S408), the reporting unit 342 makes a 119 report to the firefighting headquarters 150 according to the operation input of the monitoring staff or automatically. (S410).

  In the determination of the target information, if it is determined that the notification device 110 is a semi-immediate notification target (YES in S412), the facility monitoring camera 210 is connected to the notification device 110 or a predetermined range from the facility 108. It is determined whether or not the outdoor monitoring camera 120 is present (S414). When the presence of any monitoring camera is confirmed (YES in S414), the image acquisition unit 344 acquires the image data (S416), The display control unit 346 displays the acquired image data on the monitor monitor 314 (S418). If there is no monitoring camera (NO in S414), the notification device 110 is regarded as a normal notification target, and the process proceeds to a normal notification target process.

  When there is an operation input of the observer who has visually recognized the image data (YES in S420), it is determined whether or not the operation input is an operation input for instructing the 119th notification (S422), and the 119th notification is instructed. If it is an operation input to do so (YES in S422), the reporting unit 342 reports the number 119 to the fire department headquarters 150 (S424).

  In the determination of the target information, when it is determined that the notification device 110 is not a quasi-immediate notification target (NO in S412), the notification device 110 is a normal notification target, and therefore waits for a report from the counselor (S426). If there is a report from the supervisor (YES in S426), the operator waits for an operation input of the supervisor who should respond to the report (S428). If there is an supervisor's operation input (YES in S428), the manipulation input is No. 119. It is determined whether or not the operation input is to instruct notification (S430). If the operation input is to instruct (YES in S430), the notification unit 342 makes a 119 notification to the fire department headquarters 150 (S432). . In addition, when the notification device 110 is a normal notification target and the occurrence of a fire can be confirmed by the user of the facility 108, the report waiting step (S426) may be skipped and the 119th notification may be executed.

  By using the monitoring method described above, immediate notification is possible, while it is possible to promptly report even a monitored facility that requires confirmation, while protecting privacy and suppressing traffic. It becomes possible.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the monitoring device side has a table associating the notification device with the target information (immediate notification target, semi-immediate notification target, normal notification target). In the second embodiment, each reporting device has its own target information instead of the monitoring device.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the notification device 510 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the monitoring device 540 in the second embodiment. is there.

  The notification device 510 includes a main body 200, an open detector 202, a human body detector 204, a fire detector 206, and a facility monitoring camera 210. The main body 200 includes a notification control unit 220, a notification A storage unit 522, a report monitor 224, a report operation unit 226, a voice output unit 228, a voice input unit 230, a detection I / F 232, a camera I / F 234, and a report communication unit 536 are configured. The

  The monitoring device 540 includes a monitoring control unit 310, a monitoring storage unit 312, a monitoring monitor 314, a monitoring operation unit 316, an audio output unit 318, and a monitoring communication unit 320. The monitoring control unit 310 also functions as a monitoring determination unit 340, a notification unit 342, an image acquisition unit 544, a display control unit 346, and an instruction transmission unit 348.

  Since the constituent elements already described in the first embodiment have substantially the same functions, the same reference numerals are given to omit redundant description, and here, the notification storage unit 522, the notification communication unit 536, the image having different configurations are described. The acquisition unit 544 will be mainly described.

  The notification storage unit 522 of the notification device 510 determines whether the notification device 510 is an immediate notification target that can directly report a fire signal to a predetermined organization when the monitoring device 140 receives a fire signal. Indicates whether it is a quasi-immediate notification target that can be notified to the specified organization after confirming the correctness of the fire signal when a fire signal is received, or a normal notification target other than the target of immediate notification and quasi-immediate notification Store target information. Such setting of the target information may be performed manually with respect to the reporting device 510 itself, or may be executed by remote operation from the monitoring device 540.

  When the fire detector 206 detects a fire, the notification communication unit 536 of the notification device 510 transmits one target information stored in the notification storage unit 522 together with the fire signal, that is, assigned to the notification device 510. At this time, when the notification device 510 is a semi-immediate notification target, the notification communication unit 536 can further transmit the image data captured by the facility monitoring camera 210 in addition to the fire signal. Thus, traffic can be reduced by the configuration in which necessary image data is transmitted from the notification device 510 in advance.

  When the monitoring communication unit 320 receives a semi-immediate notification target as target information, the image acquisition unit 544 of the monitoring device 540 acquires image data for visually confirming whether the facility 108 to be monitored has a fire. Therefore, the monitoring device 540 can acquire the target information simultaneously with the fire information, and can quickly respond to the fire without spending the processing load and processing time for determining the target information.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  Note that each step in the above-described processing operation including the monitoring method of the present specification does not necessarily have to be processed in time series in the order described in the flowchart, and may include processing in parallel or by a subroutine. .

  The present invention can be used for a monitoring device, a fire notification system, and a notification device for reporting a fire signal to a predetermined engine.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the connection relation of each apparatus in the fire notification system in 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the process of the monitoring apparatus by the classification of the notification apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the schematic structure of the notification apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the example of the external appearance of the main body of the notification apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the schematic structure of the monitoring apparatus in 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the table with which the alerting | reporting apparatus and object information in 1st Embodiment were linked | related. It is the flowchart which showed roughly a series of operation | movement of the fire notification system in 1st Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the schematic structure of the notification apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed schematic structure of the monitoring apparatus in 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Fire reporting system 108 ... Facility 110, 510 ... Reporting device 120 ... Outdoor monitoring camera 140, 540 ... Monitoring device 150 ... Firefighting headquarters 160 ... Coordinator 206 ... Fire detector 210 ... Facility monitoring camera 222, 522 ... Report storage unit 236, 536 ... Report communication unit 312 ... Monitoring storage unit 314 ... Monitor monitor 320 ... Monitor communication unit 340 ... Monitoring determination unit 342 ... Report units 344, 544 ... Image acquisition unit 346 ... Display control unit 348 ... Instruction transmission unit

Claims (7)

A monitoring device that receives a fire signal from a notification device installed at a remote monitoring facility and notifies a predetermined organization,
A plurality of reporting devices and whether the reporting device is an immediate reporting target capable of reporting the fire signal as it is to the predetermined engine when the monitoring device receives a fire signal, or whether the monitoring device is a fire signal A monitoring storage unit for storing in association with target information indicating whether it is a quasi-immediate notification target that can be notified to a predetermined organization after confirming whether the fire signal is correct or not,
A monitoring communication unit capable of establishing communication with the reporting device and receiving a fire signal;
When the monitoring communication unit receives a fire signal, the monitoring determination is made with reference to the monitoring storage unit to determine whether the notification device of the fire signal source is the immediate notification target or the semi-immediate notification target And
When it is determined that the monitoring determination unit is the quasi-immediate notification target, an image acquisition unit that acquires image data for visually confirming the presence or absence of a fire in the monitoring target facility;
A display control unit for displaying the acquired image data on a monitoring monitor;
A monitoring device comprising:   The monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image acquisition unit acquires image data of a facility monitoring camera connected to the notification apparatus. The monitoring storage unit further stores position information of the notification device targeted for semi-immediate notification and position information of an outdoor monitoring camera,
The image acquisition unit identifies an outdoor monitoring camera within a predetermined range from the notification device that is the source of the fire signal based on the location information of the notification device targeted for semi-immediate notification and the location information of the outdoor monitoring camera The monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein image data of the outdoor monitoring camera is acquired. The target information includes normal notification targets other than the immediate notification target and the semi-immediate notification target,
The monitoring determination unit also determines whether or not the notification device of the source of the fire signal is a normal notification target,
The monitoring according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: an instruction transmission unit that transmits a countermeasure instruction to a cooperator when the monitoring determination unit determines that the target is the normal notification target. apparatus.   5. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the target information associated with the reporting apparatus can be changed according to the presence / absence of a crime prevention setting in the reporting apparatus or the date and time. A fire notification system including a notification device installed in a monitored facility and a monitoring device that receives a fire signal from the notification device and notifies a predetermined organization,
The reporting device is
When the monitoring device receives a fire signal, the reporting device is an immediate reporting target capable of reporting the fire signal to the predetermined engine as it is, or when the monitoring device receives a fire signal, A notification storage unit for storing target information indicating whether it is a quasi-immediate notification target that can be notified to the predetermined organization after confirming the correctness of the fire signal;
A fire detector for detecting a fire in the monitored facility;
When the fire detector detects a fire, a notification communication unit that transmits the target information together with a fire signal;
With
The monitoring device
A monitoring communication unit that establishes communication with the reporting device and can receive a fire signal and target information;
When the monitoring communication unit receives the quasi-immediate notification target as target information, an image acquisition unit that acquires image data for visually confirming the presence or absence of a fire in the monitoring target facility;
A display control unit for displaying the acquired image data on a monitoring monitor;
A fire reporting system comprising: A reporting device that is installed in a monitored facility and transmits a fire signal to a monitoring device,
A notification storage unit for storing target information indicating whether or not the notification device is an immediate notification target capable of directly reporting the fire signal to the predetermined engine when the monitoring device receives the fire signal; ,
A fire detector for detecting a fire in the monitored facility;
When the fire detector detects a fire, a notification communication unit that transmits the target information together with a fire signal;
A reporting device comprising:

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