JP2012230610A - Living body location monitoring device and system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device which enables a user to know a location of an elderly person who wanders about, a child who might be lost, or an animal such as a pet, when needed.SOLUTION: An elderly person, a child, or a pet is equipped with a device which comprises location acquisition means and wireless communication means for transmitting its own location acquired by the location acquisition means. The device is provided with attachment fixation means using a key which disables the device from being removed by a person other than a predetermined person, so that the elderly person, the child or the animal cannot remove the device by oneself. Also, the device is provided with abnormality detection means for giving a notice of an abnormality by the wireless communication means when abnormality occurs.

Description

The present invention relates to a living body position monitoring apparatus and system for specifying a location when a location such as a human such as an elderly child or an animal such as a pet, that is, a child, a lost pet, or an old man's cage is not known.

Traditionally, hospitals that care for elderly people with dementia or addictive elderly have a system that puts a marker etc. on the body of the person concerned, places a sensor to detect the marker, and gives a warning etc. when leaving a predetermined place It has been adopted.

As for the lost child, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-59226 in Patent Document 1, a lost child searching device that searches for the whereabouts of visitors, a GPS that transmits a predetermined signal for specifying the current location, and the GPS terminal 2 It has been proposed that a transmitter / receiver that receives a predetermined signal transmitted and a map are displayed, and that the current location of the GPS terminal is displayed on the map based on the predetermined signal received by the transmitter / receiver.
JP 2006-59226 A

However, although it works if the above device is attached to the body of the person concerned, there are many cases where an elderly person, a child or an animal who is jealous dislikes wearing the device and removes himself / herself. In the case of a person, it can be removed when kidnapped. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that can keep wearing a position detection device or the like on the body of the subject when necessary.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have taken the following measures as a result of intensive studies. That is, in a device attached to a person or animal that constitutes a system for identifying the position of a person or animal, this device has position acquisition means and wireless communication means for transmitting the corresponding position acquired by the position acquisition means. It is only necessary to provide a mounting and fixing means that can be attached to a part of the body of the body and cannot be removed by anyone other than a person who is predetermined at the time of mounting. The reason other than the predetermined person here is to prevent the person or the animal from removing himself / herself or to prevent the third person such as the criminal from removing the person or the animal at the time of kidnapping.

The above-described mounting and fixing means may use a key for mounting and fixing a person or animal. The key may be an entity key or an electronic key. The position acquisition means may be a GPS, and the position information acquired by the GPS may be transmitted from the device and displayed on a map on the computer.

The above-described apparatus is provided with a sensor for detecting the movement of the living body, and provided with an abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormal state by monitoring the movement of the living body, and when the abnormality is detected, the wireless communication means transmits the abnormality. A function should be provided. In this way, for example, it is possible to notify an abnormality such as when the physical condition deteriorates and the body falls down and stops moving.

This abnormality may be determined to be abnormal when the position of the living body is outside the range of the determined position and when it is detected that there is no movement of the living body for a certain period of time. The determined position may be within a range from a reference position, such as a residence, to a certain distance, preferably 20 m to 500 m from the reference position, and may be determined depending on the situation. The fixed time is preferably in the range of 3 minutes to 2 hours, and may be determined according to the situation of the person concerned.

A sensor that detects the above-described movement may be a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor, and a threshold value may be determined and it is determined that there is movement when the threshold value is exceeded. What is necessary is just to judge that it is abnormal in the condition of this.

The following is for a system, not a single device. A system for identifying the position of a person or animal and displaying it on a computer screen map is a device that is attached to a person or animal and is attached to a part of the body of the person or animal. The device is provided with mounting and fixing means for preventing anyone other than a person from removing the apparatus, and the apparatus is further provided with position acquisition means and wireless communication means, and the corresponding position information acquired by the position acquisition means is transmitted by the wireless communication means. It is sufficient to provide a function for displaying on the computer screen map. The reason other than the predetermined person here is to prevent the person or the animal from removing himself / herself or to prevent the third person such as the criminal from removing the person or the animal at the time of kidnapping.

The attachment / fixing means may be a key used for attachment / fixation to the person or animal, and the key may be an entity key or an electronic key. Further, if the above-mentioned position acquisition means is GPS, the position can be acquired, and this position may be transmitted by wireless communication means and displayed on the above-mentioned computer screen map.

The apparatus mounted on the living body is further provided with a sensor for detecting the movement of the living body to monitor the movement of the living body, and the system is provided with an abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormal state based on the sensor information for detecting the movement of the living body. Just keep it. When an abnormality is detected, an abnormal state can be notified by displaying an abnormality along with the position on the computer screen map.

This abnormality may be determined as an abnormality when the position of the living body is outside the determined position range and when there is no movement of the living body for a certain period of time. The determined position may be within a range from a reference position, such as a residence, to a certain distance, preferably 20 m to 500 m from the reference position, and may be determined depending on the situation. The fixed time is preferably in the range of 3 minutes to 2 hours, and may be determined according to the situation of the person concerned.

A sensor that detects the above-described movement may be a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor, and a threshold value may be determined and it is determined that there is movement when the threshold value is exceeded. What is necessary is just to judge that it is abnormal in the condition of this.

According to the present invention, even if a device that acquires and transmits its own position to an animal such as an old man who is hesitant, a child who may get lost, or a pet is attached, the old man, child, or animal cannot remove the device by itself. It becomes possible to always grasp the position of the corresponding person and animal. In addition, since the movement of the living body is monitored, it becomes possible to notify an abnormality when the patient feels sick and no longer moves.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of the apparatus of the present invention. In other words, it is a device that is attached to an animal such as a deceased elderly person, a child who may get lost, a pet, and the like, and transmits the position acquired by the own position acquisition unit 102 of the GPS to the case 101. A wireless communication unit 103 is stored.

When wearing on the body of an animal such as an old man who is jealous, a child who can get lost, a pet, etc., it is fixed with a key so that it can not be removed, but in this case it may be a real key and an electronic key . When an electronic key is used, an electronic key unit 104 that receives an electronic signal of the electronic key is also stored. This can be done by attaching it to the body of an animal such as an old man who is jealous, a child who can get lost, or a pet, so that it cannot be removed from the body.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state where the robot is actually attached to a human hand, and 201 is a wrist. Reference numeral 202 denotes a case in which the own position acquisition unit and the wireless communication unit shown in FIG. 1 are stored. 203 can be attached and detached with the key of the belt 204.

Next, a case where a sensor for detecting the movement of a living body is provided to detect an abnormal state will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram thereof, and 101 is a case similar to FIG. 1, and stores the wireless communication unit 103 that transmits the position acquired by the own position acquisition unit 102 of the GPS and the own position acquisition unit of the 102. The sensor 301 includes a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor for detecting movement, and the processing unit 302 includes an interface unit 303 for inputting various conditions.

The processing unit 302 processes the flow shown in FIG. 4, but it is necessary to input each condition. That is, the threshold of movement of the living body of the motion sensor, the threshold of the distance range up to which range to distinguish from when sleeping in the residence, etc., the threshold of the time when the movement stops due to falling down Each condition may be input from the interface unit 303. Although the condition input is performed from the interface unit 303 here, the condition input process may be performed from the wireless communication unit.

As for the range, as shown in FIG. 5, it is whether the position is within the distance indicated by 502 with respect to the reference 501 that is the place of residence. 503 is within the range and 504 is outside the range. In the flow of FIG. 4, the calculation of the distance from the reference point of its own position in S401 is performed. This is a calculation of the distance between the own position acquired from the own position acquisition unit made of GPS and the reference position, and it is determined in S404 whether the distance is out of range.

If it is out of the range, the motion is detected in S403 and it is determined whether the magnitude of the motion is within the threshold range. If it is within the range, that is, if it is determined that it is not moving, in S405, the time during which the motion has stopped is measured. If the time stopped in S406 is out of the range, an abnormal state may be transmitted in S407. This flow may be processed at regular time intervals or may always be processed.

Next, the whole living body position monitoring system will be described. Here, reference numeral 601 denotes a device attached to a living body, and is connected to the server 604 through a public wireless line. Reference numerals 602 and 603 are public wireless line base stations. The data 601 is transmitted from a device attached to the living body 601 using the public wireless line. The monitoring is displayed on the map screen of PC 605.

Here, the processing may be performed by the server 604 in FIG. 6. Each condition, that is, the threshold value of movement, the reference position, the threshold value of the distance range from the reference position, and the threshold value of the time of the stop time are input from the PC 605. Just keep it. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the process receives each data (device position, motion sensor data) in S701, calculates the distance from the reference position of the device position in S702, determines out of range in S703, and determines the range. If not, the motion detection data is calculated in S704 and the determination is made in S705. If it is within the threshold range, the calculation is performed for the time during which the S706de motion is stopped, and it is determined whether it is out of the time range. If it is out of the time range, the abnormal state may be notified to the PC 605. Here, the processing is performed by the server, but various conditions may be input to the apparatus and processed by the apparatus in the same manner as described above.

Block diagram of the device of the present invention Schematic diagram worn on a person's wrist Block diagram of a device for detecting the above state Flow to detect and send an error Explanation of the location within and outside the abnormal state System configuration diagram Processing on the server

Claims (14)

In a device attached to a person or animal constituting a system for identifying the position of a person or an animal, the device is provided with position acquisition means and wireless communication means, and the corresponding position acquired by the position acquisition means is determined by the wireless communication means. A living body characterized in that it has a function of transmitting by means of, and has a mounting and fixing means that is mounted on a part of the body of a person or animal and prevents the device from being removed by a person other than a predetermined person at the time of mounting. Position detection device The living body position detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting and fixing means uses a key for mounting and fixing the person or animal. 3. The living body position detecting device according to claim 2, wherein the key is an entity key or an electronic key. The living body position detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the position acquiring means is a GPS. The apparatus has an abnormality detection means for detecting an abnormal state by providing a sensor for detecting the movement of a living body and monitoring the movement of the living body, and has a function of transmitting the abnormality by the wireless communication means upon detection. The living body position detecting device according to claim 1 6. The living body position detection according to claim 5, wherein the abnormality is determined to be abnormal when it is detected that the living body is out of a predetermined position range and there is no movement of the living body for a certain period of time. apparatus The living body position detecting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the sensor for detecting the movement is a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor. A system for identifying the position of a person or animal and displaying it on a computer screen map is a device that is attached to a person or animal and is attached to a part of the body of the person or animal. Mounting / fixing means is provided to prevent the apparatus from being removed by anyone other than a person, and the apparatus is further provided with position acquisition means and wireless communication means, and the corresponding position information acquired by the position acquisition means is transmitted by the wireless communication means. And a biological position monitoring system having a function of displaying on the computer screen map 9. The living body position monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein the mounting and fixing means uses a key for mounting and fixing the person or animal. The living body position monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the key is an entity key or an electronic key. The living body position monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein the position acquisition means is a GPS. The apparatus is provided with a sensor for detecting a movement of a living body and monitors the movement of the living body, and the system has an abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormal state based on sensor information for detecting the movement of the living body. The living body position monitoring system according to claim 8 13. The living body position monitoring according to claim 12, wherein the abnormality is determined as an abnormality when the living body position is outside the predetermined position range and when there is no movement of the living body for a certain period of time. system The biological position monitoring according to claim A5, wherein the sensor for detecting the movement is a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor, and it is determined that there is an abnormality in the case of claim 13.