JP2010186397A - Safety confirmation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety confirmation system, which can respond to young people living alone without uselessly contacting a close relative or giving an image of "being monitored". <P>SOLUTION: The system includes a living information collection device which collects living information for a safety confirmation object person by a living sensor set in a living space of the object person, and a safety confirmation device which reports the necessity of safety confirmation to a close relative or the like when receiving of living information is interrupted over a predetermined period or more. The living information collection device includes a means for receiving and storing information for a safety confirmation unnecessary period from the object person, and transmitting a safety confirmation request to the safety confirmation device when the living information from the living sensor is not received in this safety confirmation unnecessary period. The safety confirmation device includes a means for calling, upon receipt of the safety confirmation request, a cellular phone terminal of the object person, and reporting the necessity of safety confirmation to the close relative or the like when no answer is received or information of abnormality is received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a safety confirmation system that uses a life detection sensor and a mobile phone terminal to perform appropriate safety confirmation for a person living alone.

The elderly living alone is increasing with the nuclear family and aging. Some elderly people are worried about their bodies, and many people think that they can't call for help when their body gets stuck due to a sudden illness.
In order to eliminate such anxiety of elderly people, various life detection sensors are installed in parts that reflect daily activities such as doors at home, and life information is sent to the administrator server. A safety confirmation system has been invented for contacting close relatives in the event of a break.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a sensor that detects opening / closing of a door is installed near the entrance door of a house, and the opening / closing of the door is sent to the administrator server each time the door is opened / closed. Is disclosed.

For example, if the door is not opened or closed for a predetermined period or longer, the administrator server determines that something abnormal has occurred and notifies the operator of the administrator server. Can be notified.
Similarly, a technique for determining that an abnormality has occurred when a so-called lifeline such as gas or water is not used for a predetermined period or longer is widely known.
In this way, various life information such as door opening and closing and lifeline usage is collected by various life sensing sensors such as door opening and closing sensors and water usage monitoring devices, and abnormal occurrences based on life information, that is, A technology related to a safety confirmation system for performing safety judgment is widely known.

JP 2007-179378 A

Most of the current safety confirmation systems assume elderly people living alone, that is, people who frequently perform activities in a house on a daily basis.
On the other hand, not only elderly people, but also young people living alone, for example, have anxiety when their body stops moving, but the lifestyle of young people is irregular, and there are cases where they do not return home for a while, so a long-life detection sensor It is not possible to immediately judge that there is a problem with safety just because there was no contact.
For example, it is assumed that you will stay at the company due to work circumstances, but with the conventional method it is judged that there was a problem with safety if you can not go home, and a waste safety confirmation notification is sent to relatives Occurs. In addition, as the aged society progresses, it is assumed that healthy elderly people will return to work as labor and engage in activities similar to young people.
For such a person who is often active outside the house, if the safety is confirmed by the life information in the house, there will be many false reports that a close relative is notified without any problem.
Also, as for sending life sensor information to the administrator server, it is basically useless to always send the life information of people who are not worried about safety to the administrator server. It is unlikely that many people who are active will die lonely in their homes), and always sending life information to the administrator server will create an image of being “monitored”. And even if life information is encrypted and transmitted to the administrator server, the image of “monitored” cannot be wiped out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a safety confirmation system that minimizes transmission of life information to an administrator server.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a life information collection device that collects the life information of the safety confirmation target person using a life detection sensor installed in the living space of the safety confirmation target person, and a life from the life information collection apparatus. A safety confirmation system composed of a safety confirmation device that receives and records information, and notifies a relative or the like that safety confirmation is necessary when reception of life information is interrupted for a predetermined period or longer,
The life information collecting device accepts and stores information on the safety confirmation unnecessary period from the safety confirmation target person, and when the life information from the life detection sensor is not received within the safety confirmation unnecessary period, the safety confirmation device A means for sending a safety confirmation request,
If the safety confirmation device has received the safety confirmation request, call the mobile phone terminal of the safety confirmation target person, and if a non-response or abnormal information is received, it is necessary to confirm the safety of relatives, etc. A means for notifying is provided.

  According to the present invention, first, the information is sent to the safety confirmation device other than “when no life information has been transmitted from the life detection sensor within the set period”, and “is monitored”. The image can be wiped out. Furthermore, even in the case where the safety confirmation is notified to the close relative, wasteful communication to the close relative can be eliminated by confirming the identity in advance.

It is a system configuration diagram of a safety confirmation system showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a data block diagram of a safety confirmation unnecessary period setting file. It is a data block diagram of a history file. It is a data block diagram of a subject file. It is a data block diagram of a communication data file. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the whole operation | movement of a safety confirmation system. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a log | history recording means. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a safety confirmation request means. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a safety confirmation means. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a life information transmission means. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a safety confirmation response means. It is an example of a safety confirmation unnecessary period setting screen.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in the case of carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a safety confirmation system showing an embodiment of the present invention.
The safety confirmation system shown here includes a living information collection device 1 installed at a living base of a target person (hereinafter referred to as “target person”) who performs safety confirmation, an establishment of a business person who performs safety confirmation, and the like. Is a system in which the safety confirmation devices 3 installed in are connected to each other via a communication network 9 so that they can communicate with each other. For example, the living information collection device 1 is installed in the manager room of the subject's apartment, and the safety confirmation device 3 is installed in the management company.
In FIG. 1, only one life information collection device 1 is shown, but normally there are two or more devices according to the number of living bases of the subject. Also, two or more safety confirmation devices 3 may be installed in order to distribute the load.
The subject confirmation mobile phone terminal 5 and the close relative mobile phone terminal 6 are also connected to the safety confirmation system through the communication line network 9 so that they can communicate with each other. The “relative” in the present embodiment does not mean a related person or the like, but merely means a partner to be contacted when the safety of the subject is unknown.
The living information collection device 1, the safety confirmation device 3, the target person mobile phone terminal 5, and the close relative mobile phone terminal 6 may be connected to the communication line network 9 by a method suitable for each device, such as wireless or wired. .

The living information collecting device 1 is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) main body, and is communicably connected to the living information sensing sensor 16, the telephone interface 17, the input device 18, the display device 19, and the storage device 2, and sets a safety confirmation unnecessary period. Means 11, history recording means 12 and safety confirmation requesting means 13 are provided.
The living information sensor 16 is composed of various devices such as a door opening / closing sensor and a water usage monitoring device installed in the vicinity of the subject's residence, etc. Is sent to the living information collecting apparatus 1.

The telephone interface 17 is a device having a reception function as a telephone, for example. When a cellular phone or the like calls a predetermined telephone number, the telephone interface 17 receives the call and transmits the time received from the cellular phone or the like to the living information collecting apparatus 1.
The input device 18 is a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the subject can operate the input device 18 to instruct processing to be performed by the life information collecting device 1. That is, the input device 18 functions as an input unit of the life information collection device 1.
The display device 19 is a device such as a liquid crystal display or a printer, and displays or prints out the results of processing executed by the life information collecting device 1. That is, the display device 19 functions as a display unit and an output unit of the life information collection device 1.

The storage device 2 is a device such as a magnetic disk, and is built in the life information collection device 1 or connected externally. The storage device 2 and the main storage device of the life information collection device 1 (not shown) function as storage means of the life information collection device 1.
The storage device 2 stores a safety confirmation unnecessary period setting file 21 and a history file 22. The safety confirmation unnecessary period setting file 21 stores a period during which the safety confirmation set by the subject is unnecessary. For example, when “24 hours” is set, safety confirmation is not performed until a period of 24 hours elapses even if life information is not sensed. In this way, unnecessary safety confirmation can be prevented from being performed, for example, when returning home is two days later.
The history file 22 stores the time transmitted from the life information sensing sensor 16, the telephone interface 17, etc., that is, the time when the life information was sensed.

  The life information collecting apparatus 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a main storage device, and the like (not shown). The CPU does not show a safety confirmation unnecessary period setting stored in the storage device 2 (not shown). A computer program such as a program (including firmware and the like is hereinafter simply referred to as “program”) is loaded onto the main storage device, and various processes are executed by executing the instruction code. Since the technology related to the program execution as described above is well known, in the following description and drawings, in order to avoid complicated explanation regarding the program execution, a safety confirmation unnecessary period setting program, a history recording program, and a safety confirmation Whether the requested program is described as if hardware exists for each program, such as the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means 11, the history recording means 12, and the safety confirmation requesting means 13, and whether each means executes processing It describes as follows. The same applies to safety confirmation means 31, life information transmission means 51, and safety confirmation response means 52, which will be described later.

The safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means 11 stores the safety confirmation unnecessary period input by the subject using the input device 18 in the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting file 21.
The history recording unit 12 stores the time received from the life information sensor 16, the telephone interface 17, and the like in the history file 22.
The safety confirmation requesting means 13 transmits a safety confirmation request to the safety confirmation device 3 when the life information of the subject is not sensed even after the safety confirmation unnecessary period has elapsed.
The safety confirmation device 3 is, for example, a PC main body, is connected to the storage device 4 when communication is possible, and includes a safety confirmation means 31.

The storage device 4 is a device such as a magnetic disk, and is built in the safety confirmation device 3 or connected externally. The storage device 4 and the main storage device or the like of the safety confirmation device 3 (not shown) function as storage means of the safety confirmation device 3.
The storage device 4 stores a subject file 41 and a communication data file 42. The target person file 41 stores an ID (Identifier) for uniquely identifying a target person for whom the safety confirmation device 3 performs safety confirmation, a mobile phone number of the target person, and the like. The communication data file 42 stores the time when the safety confirmation was performed for the subject. In addition to the data shown in the present embodiment, the target person file 41 often stores personal information that can identify the target person such as the name, sex, and address of the target person. It is desirable to take security measures.

When the safety confirmation means 31 receives the safety confirmation request from the life information collection device 1, the safety confirmation means 31 confirms the safety of the subject person, and notifies the close relative when the safety is unknown.
The subject person's mobile phone terminal 5 is a mobile phone provided with life information transmission means 51 and safety confirmation response means 52. In the present embodiment, the mobile phone is used. However, the mobile phone is not limited to a mobile phone as long as the device can be carried on a daily basis and can be connected to the communication network 9 such as a small PC equipped with a communication device. .
When the subject operates the subject mobile phone terminal 5, the life information transmitting means 51 sends the operation time and the like to the preset subject's telephone number. The transmitted time and the like are received by the history recording means 12 via the telephone interface 17.
The safety confirmation response means 52 receives the call from the safety confirmation means 31 and requests the subject person of the subject person mobile phone terminal 5 to answer the safety. Then, the response content from the subject is transmitted to the safety confirmation means 31.

When using the present system configured as described above, the subject uses the input device 18 to input a safety confirmation unnecessary period. For example, when a value of 24 is set, when the information transmission from the life information sensor 16 or the like is interrupted for 24 hours, a safety confirmation request is transmitted to the safety confirmation means 31, and the safety confirmation by the subject mobile phone terminal 5 is confirmed. To be implemented.
On the contrary, when there is information transmission from the living information sensing sensor 16 or the like within 24 hours, no transmission / reception with the safety confirmation means 31 is performed. Therefore, with the above configuration / function, the information transmitted from the life information sensor 16 or the like is kept in the residence of the target person unless safety confirmation is required. Moreover, the number of times of transmission / reception with the safety confirmation means 31 can be reduced as much as possible, and the image of “monitored” can be wiped out.

In addition, since it is assumed that there is actually no problem even if the information transmission from the life information sensor 16 or the like has been interrupted for 24 hours, the safety confirmation means 31 once confirms with the subject mobile phone terminal 5. If there is no response, or if there is a reply indicating “problem”, the relative mobile phone terminal 6 is notified.
As a result, it is possible to provide a safety confirmation system that can deal with young people living alone, has no wasteful communication with relatives, and has no image of being “monitored”.
Furthermore, by acquiring life information from both the life sensor 16 and the subject person's mobile phone terminal 5, more detailed information collection is realized.

FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram of the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting file 21.
In the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting file 21, a safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210 is stored for each target person. The safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210 is created by the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means 11 as described later.
The safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210 includes a target person ID 211 and a safety confirmation unnecessary period 212. The subject ID 211 has an ID assigned to the subject in advance, such as “00001”, and the safety confirmation unnecessary period 212 has a period in which safety confirmation such as “24” (24 hours) is not required. .

FIG. 3 is a data configuration diagram of the history file 22.
A history record 220 is stored in the history file 22. The history record 220 is created by the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting unit 11 and the history recording unit 12 as described later. The history record 220 includes a target person ID 221, a recording date and time 222, and a check date and time 223.
In the target person ID 221, an ID assigned to the target person in advance, such as “00001”, is set in order to make it possible to identify which target person's history the record is.
The recording date and time 222 includes the date and time when the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210 was created, the date and time when the life information sensing sensor 16 transmitted, or the life information transmitting means 51 of the target person mobile phone terminal 5 using the telephone interface 17. The check date 223 is set to the date when the safety confirmation unnecessary period 212 of the subject person has elapsed from the record date 222.
For example, when “24” is set in the safety confirmation unnecessary period 212 of the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210 in which “00001” is set in the target person ID 211, “00001” is set in the target person ID 221 and the recording date and time 222 is set. The check date and time 223 of the history record 220 for which “1st August 2008 12:00” is set includes 12:00 on August 2nd, 2008, 24 hours after 12:00 August 1st 2008. Is set.

FIG. 4 is a data configuration diagram of the target person file 41.
The target person file 41 stores a target person record 410 for each target person. Note that the target person record 410 is created for a target person who has signed a safety confirmation contract, for example, by a business operator who performs safety confirmation. Such a file creation technique is well known, and in the present embodiment, description will be made on the assumption that the subject record 410 has already been created for the subject.
The target person record 410 includes a target person ID 411, a target person mobile number 412, a close relative mobile number 413, and a close relative mail address 414. In the target person ID 411, an ID such as “00001” that can uniquely identify the target person is set. That is, an ID capable of uniquely identifying the subject at the time of creating the subject record 410 is determined, and this ID is used as an ID for identifying the subject in the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210 and the like.
The target person mobile number 412 is the telephone number of the target person mobile phone terminal 5 of the target person, the close relative mobile number 413 is the telephone number of the close person mobile phone terminal 6 of the target person, and the close person mail address In 414, a mail address for sending a mail to the relative mobile phone terminal 6 of the subject is set.

FIG. 5 is a data configuration diagram of the communication data file 42.
A communication data record 420 is stored in the communication data file 42. The communication data record 420 is created by the safety confirmation unit 31 as described later. The communication data record 420 includes a target person ID 421, a safety confirmation date 422, a result 423, a safety contact date 424, a safety contact (mobile) 425, and a safety contact (email) 426.
In the target person ID 421, an ID assigned to the target person in advance, such as “00001”, is set in order to make it possible to identify which target person's communication data the record is.
In the safety confirmation date and time 422, the date and time when the subject has been confirmed for safety is set.
The result 423 is a result of the safety confirmation. When there is a response that there is no problem, “no problem”, when there is a response that there is a problem, “problem”, and when there is no response, “response” “None” is set.
The safety contact date and time 424 includes the date and time of notification that a safety confirmation is necessary for a close relative. The safety contact (mobile phone) 425 and the safety contact (email) 426 include the number and email address of the mobile phone that made the contact, respectively. Is set.
The description of the configuration and functions of the safety confirmation system according to the present embodiment has been completed, and the operation of the safety confirmation system according to the present embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of the overall operation of the safety confirmation system.
When the life information sensing sensor 16 senses the life information, the life information (specifically, the date and time when the life information is sensed) is transmitted to the life information collection device 1 (S611), and the history of the life information collection device 1 is recorded. The recording unit 12 records the received life information in the history file (S613).
In addition, when the target person's mobile phone terminal 5 is used, life information (specifically, the date and time when the life information is sensed) is transmitted to the life information collection device 1 (S612), and the history of the life information collection device 1 is recorded. The recording unit 12 records the received life information in the history file (S613).
The safety confirmation requesting means 13 of the life information collecting apparatus 1 periodically checks the check date 223 of the history record 220, and when there is no new life information transmission within the period, that is, when the latest check date 223 has passed. (S614), a safety confirmation request is transmitted to the safety confirmation device 3 (S615).

  When the safety confirmation means 31 of the safety confirmation device 3 receives the safety confirmation request, it transmits a safety confirmation to the target person mobile phone terminal 5 using the target person mobile number 412 of the target person record 410 (S616). Specifically, for example, a preset message such as “Is the safety is unknown but is it safe” may be transmitted.

When the safety confirmation response means 52 of the subject person's mobile phone terminal 5 receives the safety confirmation from the safety confirmation means 31, for example, "0 if there is no problem" or "There is a problem" on the screen of the mobile phone as safety information. If so, a message requesting to input “1” is displayed. Then, the safety confirmation response means 52 transmits an answer “No problem”, “No response” or “There is a problem” to the safety confirmation means 31 in accordance with the operation of the subject (S617).
If there is a “no problem” response from the safety confirmation response means 52, the safety confirmation means 31 sets “no problem” in the result 423 of the communication data record (S618).
If there is a “problem” response, “problem” is set, and if there is no response, “no response” is set in the result 423 (S619), the safety record (mobile) 425 of the subject record 410, Using the safety confirmation (mail) 426, a message indicating that the safety confirmation is necessary is transmitted to the close relative mobile phone terminal 6 (S620).
A predetermined voice message set in advance may be transmitted to the close relative mobile phone terminal 6, and a predetermined character message set in advance may be transmitted to the mail.

  Next, the operation will be described for each means. As described above, each means can be realized by a program. It is a well-known technique that a program is started (starts operation) at various triggers, such as when a computer is started, at a predetermined time interval, or when a predetermined event such as a mouse click occurs. Further, it is a well-known technique to terminate the operation of a started program when a predetermined process is completed or to continue the operation until the computer stops. In the following description, the operation start and end triggers of each means are merely examples, and various implementations are possible as necessary.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means 11.
The safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means 11 is activated by the subject using the input device 18 or the like. After the activation, the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means 11 displays a safety confirmation unnecessary period setting screen on the display device 19 (S701). FIG. 13 shows an example of the setting screen.
The safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means 11 continues to wait until the target person inputs an appropriate content for the target person ID and the safety confirmation unnecessary period and presses an execution button or the like to issue a period setting instruction (NO in S702). When the period setting instruction is issued (YES in S702), the input target person ID and safety confirmation unnecessary period are entered in the target person ID 211 and safety confirmation unnecessary period 212 of the safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210, respectively. The safety confirmation unnecessary period setting record 210 is created (S703).
Next, the safety confirmation-unnecessary period setting means 11 has passed the subject person ID inputted to the subject person ID 221 of the history record 220, the current date and time at the recording date and time 222, and the safety confirmation unnecessary period inputted from the current date and time at the check date and time 222. Later date and time are set, a history record 220 is created (S704), and the process ends.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the history recording means 12.
The history recording unit 12 is activated when the life information collecting apparatus 1 is activated. After activation, the history recording unit 12 continues to wait until it receives life information (in this embodiment, the subject ID and date / time) from the life information sensor 16 or the telephone interface 17 (in the case of NO in S801).
When the history recording means 12 receives the life information (in the case of YES in S801), the subject ID 221 and the recording date 222 of the history record 220 are respectively received as the subject ID and date, and the check date 222 is from the date received. The date and time after elapse of the safety confirmation unnecessary period 212 of the target person is set, a history record 220 is created (S802), and it continues to wait until life information is received again (S801).

For example, the life information detection sensor 16 and the telephone interface 17 are set with a target person ID assigned when a safety confirmation contract is concluded with a business operator performing safety confirmation, for example, and transmitted as a part of life information. Just do it.
Further, in the present embodiment, the life information is the subject ID and date / time, but in addition to this, the life information sensing sensor 16 and the subject person's mobile phone terminal 5 record and transmit surrounding images, surrounding sounds, etc. The recording unit 12 may set an image, a sound, and the like in the history record 220.
By doing in this way, when searching for the whereabouts of the subject whose safety is unknown, it is possible to use images, sounds, and the like recorded in the history record 220 as clues.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the safety confirmation requesting means 13.
The safety confirmation requesting means 13 is activated when the life information collecting apparatus 1 is activated. The safety confirmation requesting means 13 repeats the following process at predetermined time intervals (for example, 1 minute intervals) after activation (S901 to S902).
That is, the safety confirmation requesting means 13 acquires the latest check date and time 223 for the history records 220 having the same setting contents of the target person ID 221 (S901). For example, when the history record 220 is recorded as shown in FIG. 3, the latest check date and time 223 “2008/08/04 06:00” of the history record 220 in which “00001” is set in the target person ID 221 and the target The latest check date and time 223 “2008/08/04 07:00” of the history record 220 in which the user ID 221 is set to “00002” is acquired.
And the safety confirmation request means 13 determines whether each safety confirmation unnecessary period has passed about each acquired subject. Specifically, the latest check date and time 223 is compared with the current date and time for each acquired target person, and if the current date and time is after the latest check date and time 223, it is determined that each safety confirmation unnecessary period has passed (S902). ). For example, when the current date and time is 6:30 on August 4, 2008, in the example of FIG. 3, the target person “00001” has passed and the target person “00002” has not passed. The safety confirmation requesting means 13 repeats the above processing (S901 to S902) when the safety confirmation unnecessary period has not elapsed for any target person (NO in S902).

The safety confirmation requesting means 13 is a safety confirmation request to the safety confirmation means 31 (specifically, a person who requests safety confirmation) when the safety confirmation unnecessary period has passed for any target person (in the case of YES in S902). ID etc.) is transmitted (S903). In the example of FIG. 3, “00001” is transmitted.
Next, the safety confirmation requesting means 13 includes the subject ID for which the safety confirmation is requested from the subject ID 221 of the history record 220, the date and time when the safety confirmation is requested at the recording date and time 222, and the date and time when the safety confirmation is requested at the check date and time 222. The date and time after elapse of the safety confirmation unnecessary period 212 of the subject person is set, a history record 220 is created (S904), and the processing of S901 to S902 is repeated again.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the safety confirmation unit 31.
The safety confirmation means 31 is activated when the safety confirmation device 3 is activated. After the activation, the safety confirmation means 31 continues to wait at a predetermined time interval (for example, every 1 minute) until it receives a safety confirmation request from the safety confirmation request means 13 (NO in S1001).
When receiving the safety confirmation request from the safety confirmation requesting unit 13 (YES in S1001), the safety confirmation unit 31 acquires the target person record 410 in which the target person ID received in the target person ID 411 is set. A safety confirmation is transmitted to the target person mobile number 412 of the target person record 410 (S1002). In this embodiment, as will be described later, the safety confirmation response means 52 that has received the safety confirmation determines that the safety confirmation is based on the telephone number of the transmission source, not the content of the received message or the like. Accordingly, the specific content of the safety confirmation may be anything, but for example, a preset message such as “Is the safety unknown but safe?” May be transmitted.

Next, the safety confirmation unit 31 continues to wait for a predetermined period (for example, 5 minutes) until receiving the safety confirmation result from the safety confirmation response unit 52 (in the case of NO in S1003), and receives the safety confirmation result, When the period elapses (YES in S1003), the safety confirmation result is recorded (S1004).
Specifically, the target person ID 421 of the communication data record 420 is set with the target person ID, and the safety confirmation date and time 422 is set with the date and time when the safety confirmation is transmitted. When a safety confirmation result (“no problem”, “problem” or “no response”) is received from the safety confirmation response means 52, the safety confirmation result received in the result 423 and the safety confirmation result in the safety contact date and time 424 are displayed. When a predetermined period has passed, “no response” is set in the result 423, and a predetermined default value is set in the safety contact date 424, and a communication data record 420 is created.
When “no problem” is set in the result 423 (NO in S1005), the safety confirmation unit 31 continues to wait until the safety confirmation request from the safety confirmation request unit 13 is received again (S1001).

On the other hand, if “problem” or “no response” is set (YES in S1005), the subject record 410 of the subject is referred to, and the safety confirmation is sent to the relative mobile phone number 413 and the relative email address 414. Send a message stating that is required. Also, the date and time of sending a message indicating that safety confirmation is required to the safety contact date 424, the safety contact (mobile) 425, and the safety contact (mail) 426 of the communication data record 420 created in S1004. The mobile number 413 and the close relative mail address 414 are set, and the communication data record 420 is updated (S1006).
When the above processing is completed, the safety confirmation unit 31 continues to wait until receiving the safety confirmation request from the safety confirmation request unit 13 again (S1001).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the life information transmitting means 51.
The living information transmitting means 51 has a function of transmitting living sense information when the subject person's mobile phone terminal 5 is operated. This function is realized by installing the life information transmitting means 51 in the target person mobile phone terminal 5 in advance as an application program, and the CPU in the target person mobile phone terminal 5 executing the application program.
The life information transmitting means 51 is activated every time the subject person's mobile phone terminal 5 is operated. The life information transmitting means 51 determines whether the subject person is using the mobile phone terminal 5 based on the operation content (S1101), and when it is determined that the person is using it (YES in S1101). Calls a predetermined telephone number, and transmits life information (in this embodiment, the target person ID and the determination date) to the telephone interface 17 via the communication line network 9 (S1102).

Here, the target person mobile phone terminal 5 is set with the target person ID assigned when the safety confirmation contract is concluded with the business operator who confirms the safety, and is transmitted as a part of the life information.
Here, a method for determining whether the subject person is using the mobile phone terminal 5 based on the operation content will be described. Normally, personally owned mobile phone terminals 5 are not lent to others, so when the mobile phone terminal 5 is operated (power-on, key input, etc.), the target person himself / herself is carried by any operation. It is determined that the telephone terminal 5 is used. In this way, the life information of the subject can be transmitted without exception.

  However, for example, the subject person may have an accident or be involved in an incident, and the mobile phone terminal 5 may be in the hands of others. In such a case, if living information is transmitted simply because the operation of the mobile phone terminal 5 is performed, it is determined that the subject is safe even though the subject is not safe. Therefore, it is determined that the subject person is using the mobile phone terminal 5 only when an operation that seems to be performed only by the subject person is performed among the operations of the mobile phone terminal 5. For example, if you search the address book and make a call to a phone number in the address book, if you authenticate with a mobile phone terminal with an authentication function by password entry, authenticate with a mobile phone terminal with a finger vein authentication function If the authentication is performed on a mobile phone terminal with an iris authentication function, if the authentication is performed on a mobile phone terminal with a fingerprint authentication function, the authentication is performed on the mobile phone terminal with a biometric authentication function based on the swinging motion of the arm. In this case, it is further determined that the subject person is using the mobile phone terminal when the subject person is determined to be the subject person by other biometric information authentication. In this way, the life information of the subject can be transmitted more reliably.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the safety confirmation response means 52.
The safety confirmation response means 52 is activated each time a call request is received. First, it is determined whether the received call request is received from the safety confirmation means 31 of the safety confirmation device 3 (that is, whether it is a safety confirmation request). If it is determined (S1201) and it is not a safety confirmation request (NO in S1201), the process ends.
On the other hand, in the case of a safety confirmation request (YES in S1201), the safety confirmation response means 52 displays, for example, “0 if there is no problem” or “if there is a problem” on the screen of the subject mobile phone terminal 5 as safety information. A message requesting to insert “1” is displayed (S1202).
When the subject inputs a response within a predetermined period (for example, within 3 minutes) (YES in S1203), the safety confirmation response unit 52 responds to the safety confirmation unit 31 with a response content (“no problem” or “problem”). Yes ") is transmitted (S1204), and if the subject does not input a response within a predetermined period (NO in S1203)," no response "is transmitted to the safety confirmation means 31 (S1205).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Life information collection apparatus, 11 ... Safety confirmation unnecessary period setting means, 12 ... History recording means, 13 ... Safety confirmation request means, 16 ... Life information detection sensor, 17 ... Telephone interface, 18 ... input device, 19 ... display device, 2 ... storage device, 21 ... safety confirmation unnecessary period setting file, 22 ... history file, 3 ... safety confirmation device, 31 ... Safety confirmation means, 4 ... Storage device, 41 ... Target person file, 42 ... Communication data file, 5 ... Target person mobile phone terminal, 51 ... Life information sending means, 52 ... Safety confirmation response means, 6 ... Relative mobile phone terminal, 9 ... Communication network.

Claims (1)

A life information collection device that collects the life information of the safety confirmation target person by a life detection sensor installed in the living space of the safety confirmation target person, and receives and records the life information from the life information collection apparatus for a predetermined period or longer A safety confirmation system configured with a safety confirmation device for notifying that a safety confirmation is necessary to a close relative when reception of life information is interrupted over,
The life information collecting device accepts and stores information on the safety confirmation unnecessary period from the safety confirmation target person, and when the life information from the life detection sensor is not received within the safety confirmation unnecessary period, the safety confirmation device A means for sending a safety confirmation request,
If the safety confirmation device has received the safety confirmation request, call the mobile phone terminal of the safety confirmation target person, and if a non-response or abnormal information is received, it is necessary to confirm the safety of relatives, etc. A safety confirmation system comprising means for notifying.

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