JP2012128472A - Safety confirmation device and safety confirmation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety confirmation device and a safety confirmation method which are capable of confirming the safety of a target person to be monitored, who is not home or has forgotten to perform a setting for going-out.SOLUTION: A safety confirmation device 100 includes: a setting button 102 which sets an alarm time and a telephone number of the target person; a speaker 104 which outputs an alarm tone at the set alarm time; a safety confirmation button 101 which stops the alarm tone by operation of the target person; a control unit 108 which determines the safety of the target person to be confirmed when the safety confirmation button 101 is operated to stop the alarm tone, and calls a preliminarily registered telephone number of the target person when the alarm tone continues to be outputted without operation of the safety confirmation button 101, and determines the safety of the target person to be confirmed when receiving an answer from the target person but determines the safety of the target person to be not confirmed when not receiving an answer from the target person; and a radio communication unit 106 which makes a prescribed report in the case that it is determined that the safety of the target person cannot be confirmed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a safety confirmation device and a safety confirmation device method for confirming the safety of a monitoring target person such as an elderly person living alone.

  In recent years, elderly people living alone have been on the rise and have become a social problem. There are many people who have no interaction with the neighborhood, and there are many cases where people die without being noticed by anyone.

  Under these circumstances, hiring a home helper every day is too expensive and difficult to do in reality. Even if relatives make phone calls every day, no matter how much they are relatives, it will be noticeable. Also, camera surveillance is not a good choice because it must be viewed as a privacy issue at all times.

  There is a method to check whether you are living without problems by detecting whether you use a household appliance such as an electric pot or TV, but there are days when you do not use the appliance depending on the day It is not taken into consideration that there is a case of going out.

  Conventional techniques for solving this include a method of outputting an alarm sound and monitoring whether a predetermined button is pressed within a predetermined time, a method of registering an outing setting such as the number of outings when going out, etc. JP, 2003-155859, A (patent documents 1), JP, 2005-25702, A (patent documents 2), JP, 2005-94342, A (patent documents 3), JP, 2007-198993, A (patent documents) 4) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-212474 (Patent Document 5)).

JP 2003-158589 A JP 2005-25702 A JP 2005-94342 A JP 2007-198993 A JP 2007-221474 A

  However, the methods disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 5 are not sufficient for dealing with going out and forgetting to go out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for solving the above-described problems of the prior art, and when confirming the safety of a monitoring target person, it is possible to cope with going out or forgetting to go out. And providing a safety confirmation device and a safety confirmation device method.

The safety confirmation device according to the present invention is:
A setting means for setting at least the alarm time and the telephone number of the monitored person,
Output means for outputting an alarm sound when the set alarm time is reached;
Safety confirmation means for stopping the alarm sound by the operation of the monitoring subject,
When the safety confirmation unit is operated and the alarm sound is stopped, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring target is confirmed, and the monitoring target is output after the alarm sound is continuously output without the safety confirmation unit being operated. When a call is made to the person's pre-registered telephone number and there is a response from the monitoring subject, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed, and there is no response from the monitoring subject. Control means for determining that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed;
A contact means for making a predetermined report when it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed;
It is characterized by having.

Moreover, the safety confirmation method according to the present invention includes:
Set at least the alarm time and the phone number of the person to be monitored,
When the set alarm time is reached, an alarm sound is output,
When the alarm sound is stopped, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed,
After the alarm sound continues to be output without operating the safety confirmation means, a call is made to the telephone number registered in advance of the monitoring subject,
When there is a response from the monitoring subject, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed,
When there is no response from the monitoring subject, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed,
When it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed, a predetermined notification is made.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when confirming the safety of a monitoring subject, the response | compatibility at the time of going out and the forgetting to go out setting are attained.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the safety confirmation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the safety confirmation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the safety confirmation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the structure of the safety confirmation apparatus (report apparatus) which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the safety confirmation device 100 is connected to the subject person's mobile phone 300, the destination phone 400, and the notification destination 500 via the public line 200.

  The safety confirmation device 100 includes a safety confirmation button 101, a setting button 102, a dial detection unit 103, a speaker 104, a display unit 105 such as an LCD, a wireless communication unit 106, a storage unit 107, and a control unit 108.

  The speaker 104 outputs an alarm sound or a warning sound. The safety confirmation button 101 is used to stop the alarm sound or warning sound output from the speaker 104, and the safety confirmation of the monitoring subject is determined by this input.

  The setting button 102 is used to set an alarm time, a setting for going out, the number of days for going out, and the telephone number of the target person. Here, the number of days to go out refers to the number of days to be notified when going out continuously. The dial detection unit 103 is for realizing the cancellation of the report remotely from the subject person's mobile phone 300 or the outside phone 400.

  The display unit 105 displays the current time, the alarm setting time, and the outing setting. The wireless communication unit 106 is used when making a report. The storage unit 107 stores the current setting, and stores how many days the user has been out in the case of the outing setting. The control unit 108 controls the safety confirmation button 101, the setting button 102, the dial detection unit 103, the speaker 104, the display unit 105, the wireless communication unit 106, and the storage unit 107.

  Next, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, operation | movement of the safety confirmation apparatus 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  First, the alarm time is set using the setting button 102. The setting button 102 is also used when going out.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the alarm set time is reached, it is first determined whether or not the outing is set (step 600).

  As a result of the determination, if no output is set (normal operation), an alarm sound is output from the speaker 104 (step 601).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the safety confirmation button 101 has been pressed (step 602).

  If the safety confirmation button 101 is pressed as a result of the determination, the alarm sound is stopped, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed, and the notification destination 500 is not notified.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination, if the alarm sound continues to be output without pressing the safety confirmation button 101, the alarm sound changes to a warning sound (step 603). Here, the alarm sound is output for about 10 minutes, for example. The warning sound is, for example, voice guidance such as “I will report soon. If there is no need for reporting, press the safety confirmation button”.

  Next, the process proceeds to the final confirmation stage of notification, and it is determined again whether or not the safety confirmation button 101 has been pressed (step 604).

  If the safety confirmation button 101 is pressed as a result of the determination, it is determined that the safety of the person being monitored has been confirmed, and no notification is sent to the notification destination 500.

  On the other hand, if the warning sound is output a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times) without pressing the safety confirmation button 101 as a result of the determination, the telephone number registered in advance for the monitoring target person (the target person's mobile phone 300 or going out) Contact is made to the destination telephone 400) (calling to the telephone number) (step 605).

  Next, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the monitoring subject (step 606).

  If there is a response from the monitoring target person as a result of the determination, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring target person has been confirmed, and the notification destination 500 is not notified.

  On the other hand, if there is no response from the monitoring target person as a result of the determination, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring target person cannot be confirmed, and a notification is sent to the notification destination 500 (step 607).

  If it is determined that there is an outing setting as a result of the determination in step 600, no alarm sound is output even when the alarm setting time comes, and the number of days out is stored in the storage unit 107 (step 608). The storage unit 107 is cleared when the outing setting is canceled.

  Next, it is determined whether the number of days to go out is X days or more (step 609). That is, it is determined whether or not the set number of outing notification days has been reached.

  As a result of the determination, when the set number of outing notification days is reached, a telephone number (target person mobile phone 300 or destination telephone 400) registered in advance is contacted (calling to the telephone number) (step 610). ).

  Next, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the monitoring subject (step 611).

  If there is a response from the monitoring target person as a result of the determination, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring target person has been confirmed, and the notification destination 500 is not notified.

  On the other hand, if there is no response from the monitoring target person as a result of the determination, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring target person cannot be confirmed, and a notification is sent to the notification destination 500 (step 607).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the monitoring subject in Step 606 and Step 611 in FIG. 2, and as a result, processing when there is a response from the monitoring subject will be described. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not there is a response from the monitoring subject (step 700).

  As a result of the determination, if there is a response from the monitoring subject, a predetermined guidance sound is output from the speaker 104 (step 701). The guidance sound is, for example, a guidance sound “Please dial 1 if you want to cancel the notification”.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the notification is canceled (step 702).

  As a result of the determination, if the notification is canceled, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed, and the notification destination 500 is not notified.

  On the other hand, if the result of determination is that the notification has not been canceled, it is determined that the safety of the person being monitored cannot be confirmed, and a notification is sent to the notification destination 500 (step 703).

  In this way, the safety of the monitoring subject is confirmed. At this time, it becomes possible to cope with going out and forgetting to go out.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to use the safety confirmation device 100 with a sense that an electrical appliance (for example, an alarm clock) is used for elderly people living alone or physically disabled people. In this way, it is possible to use the safety confirmation device 100 as if using an electrical appliance that anyone can use and live in. In addition, there is no sense of resistance and does not interfere with life for the monitoring subject.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible.

  For example, the present invention can be widely used for confirming the safety of residents by condominium / apartment managers, confirming the safety of elderly people by government offices, and confirming safety at welfare facilities such as nursing homes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Safety confirmation apparatus 101 Safety confirmation button 102 Setting button 103 Dial detection part 104 Speaker 105 Display part 106 Wireless communication part 107 Memory | storage part 108 Control part 200 Public line 300 Target person's mobile phone 400 Outing destination telephone 500 Report destination

Claims (10)

A setting means for setting at least the alarm time and the telephone number of the monitored person,
Output means for outputting an alarm sound when the set alarm time is reached;
Safety confirmation means for stopping the alarm sound by the operation of the monitoring subject,
When the safety confirmation unit is operated and the alarm sound is stopped, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring target is confirmed, and the monitoring target is output after the alarm sound is continuously output without the safety confirmation unit being operated. When a call is made to the person's pre-registered telephone number and there is a response from the monitoring subject, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed, and there is no response from the monitoring subject. Control means for determining that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed;
A contact means for making a predetermined report when it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed;
A safety confirmation device characterized by comprising:   The control means prompts an operation of the safety confirmation means by changing the alarm sound to a warning sound when the alarm sound continues to be output for a predetermined time without being operated, and the safety confirmation means operates the safety confirmation means. It is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed, and when the warning sound is output a predetermined number of times without operating the safety confirmation means, a call is made to the telephone number registered in advance of the monitoring subject. The safety confirmation device according to claim 1, wherein the safety confirmation device is called. It further has a storage means for storing a predetermined setting,
In the setting means, when the monitoring target person goes out, outing setting is performed,
The control means determines whether or not the outing is initially set when the set alarm time is reached, and if the outing is not set, the control means outputs an alarm sound from the output means and is set to go out. In this case, the alarm sound is not output from the output means even when the set alarm time is reached, and the number of days of outing notification is stored in the storage unit,
3. The safety confirmation device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit makes a call to a telephone number registered in advance of the monitoring target person when the stored outing notification days are reached. When a call is made to the pre-registered telephone number of the monitoring target person, and there is a response from the monitoring target person, a guidance sound that prompts cancellation of the notification is output,
When the notification is canceled, the contact means does not perform the notification,
The safety confirmation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the communication unit performs the notification when the notification is not canceled. The telephone number is a number of the monitoring subject's mobile phone or a phone on the go,
5. The safety confirmation device according to claim 4, wherein the cancellation of the notification is performed remotely via the mobile phone or the phone outside the office. Set at least the alarm time and the phone number of the person to be monitored,
When the set alarm time is reached, an alarm sound is output,
When the alarm sound is stopped, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed,
After the alarm sound continues to be output without operating the safety confirmation means, a call is made to the telephone number registered in advance of the monitoring subject,
When there is a response from the monitoring subject, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed,
When there is no response from the monitoring subject, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed,
A safety confirmation method comprising: performing a predetermined notification when it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject cannot be confirmed. When the alarm sound continues to be output for a predetermined time, the alarm sound is changed to a warning sound,
When the warning sound is stopped, it is determined that the safety of the monitoring subject has been confirmed,
7. The safety confirmation method according to claim 6, wherein when the warning sound is output a predetermined number of times, a call is made to the telephone number registered in advance of the monitoring subject. If the person to be monitored goes out, go out settings,
When the set alarm time is reached, first determine whether it is set to go out,
If it is not set to go out, the alarm sound is output,
If it is set to go out, the number of days to go out is memorized without outputting the alarm sound even when the set alarm time is reached,
The safety confirmation method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein when the stored outing notification days are reached, a call is made to the telephone number registered in advance of the monitoring subject. When there is a response from the monitoring target person when contacting the pre-registered telephone number of the monitoring target person, a guidance sound that prompts cancellation of the notification is output,
If the notification is canceled, the notification is not performed,
The safety confirmation method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the notification is performed when the notification is not canceled. The telephone number is a number of the monitoring subject's mobile phone or a phone on the go,
The safety confirmation method according to claim 9, wherein the cancellation of the notification is performed remotely via the mobile phone or the phone at the outside.

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