JP2016000069A - Nurse call system and nurse call master unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a medical treatment worker to immediately perform emergency broadcasting from a place away from a nurse call master unit arrangement place.SOLUTION: A nurse call system includes: a voice signal reception section 13 for receiving the voice signal of the voice of a medical treatment worker input from a microphone 4a of one wall-embedded type slave unit 4 from the one wall-embedded type slave unit 4; a voice output control section 14 for outputting the voice of the medical treatment worker on the basis of the voice signal received by the voice signal reception section 13; and a switching section 15 for switching the output destination of the voice of the medical treatment worker by the voice output control section 14 into each one of multiple in-house speakers 8 when a predetermined condition to perform broadcasting from the one wall-embedded type slave unit 4 is satisfied. When the medical treatment worker inputs voice from the microphone 4a of the wall-embedded type slave section 4 in a state where the predetermined condition is satisfied, the voice signal is allowed to be output from each one of the multiple in-house speakers 8 via a nurse call master unit 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system and a nurse call parent device, and in particular, a nurse call system and a nurse call parent configured to be able to broadcast audio to a plurality of in-house speakers or a plurality of nurse call slave devices all at once. It is suitable for use in a machine.

  Conventionally, nurse call systems installed in hospitals have been able to simultaneously output voices inputted by nurses from nurse call master units from each of a plurality of in-house speakers or a plurality of nurse call slave units. ing. As a result, in the event of an emergency such as a fire, the nurse can call the evacuation from the nurse call master to the patient or each of a plurality of patients at once.

  For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a nurse selects a plurality of nurse call slave units or hospital rooms in a nurse call master unit, and sets a transmission path between the nurse call master unit and a plurality of nurse call slave units. A technique has been disclosed in which the broadcast can be broadcast simultaneously from a nurse call master to a plurality of patients.

In Patent Document 2 below, when a call is made from a nurse call cordless handset, a nurse near the patient is selected and a call signal is transmitted to the bedside monitor near the nurse. A technique has been disclosed that allows a nurse near the calling patient to answer a nurse call. In particular, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 below, the ID recognition device reads the nurse's ID information from the ID information transmission device carried by the nurse, and the position of the ID recognition device is used as the nurse's position. I try to identify.

JP 2009-81553 A JP 2009-207548 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1 described above, when a nurse finds outbreak of an emergency situation at a place away from the nurse center (an example of the place where the nurse call parent machine is installed), the nurse moves to the nurse center. It is necessary to urgently broadcast from the nurse call master unit. Alternatively, it is possible to notify other nurses at the nurse center and have them send out an emergency broadcast instead. In this case, there are no other nurses at the nurse center. In some cases, an emergency broadcast cannot be sent instead. As described above, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that emergency broadcasting cannot be immediately performed from a place away from the place where the nurse call master unit is installed.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and enables medical personnel to immediately perform emergency broadcasting from a place away from the place where the nurse call master unit is installed. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, in the nurse call parent device configured to output the voice of a medical worker input from the microphone of the one nurse call child device, If the predetermined conditions for broadcasting from the nursery are satisfied, the audio output of the medical staff input from the microphone of one nurse call cordless handset will be sent to the multiple in-house speakers (or Switch to other nurse call slaves).

  According to the present invention configured as described above, in a state where a predetermined condition for broadcasting from a nurse call cordless handset installed near a medical worker who has found an emergency is satisfied, When the worker inputs voice from the microphone of the nurse call slave unit, the voice signal is transmitted to a plurality of speakers in the hall (or other nurse call slave units) via the nurse call master unit. Then, the voices of the medical staff are output from a plurality of speakers in the hall (or speakers of other nurse call slave devices). As a result, a medical worker who has discovered an emergency can immediately broadcast an emergency using a nurse call cordless handset nearby from a place away from the place where the nurse call master phone is installed.

It is a figure showing the example of whole composition of the nurse call system concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of the nurse call system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the broadcast process by the nurse call system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of the nurse call system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the broadcast process by the nurse call system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
(Whole nurse call system configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration example of a nurse call system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Here, a nurse call system for nursing support installed in a hospital will be described as an example, but the nurse call system of the present embodiment is not limited to that installed in a hospital. For example, the present invention can also be applied when installed in a nursing facility.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system according to the first embodiment includes a nurse call parent device 1, a control device 2, a corridor lamp 3, a wall-embedded child device 4, a hand child device 5, and a wireless tag reader device 6. The wireless tag 7 and the speaker 8 in the hall are provided. The nurse call system according to the first embodiment includes a plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 for each patient, and a wireless tag reader device 6 is provided for each of the plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4. . The nurse call system of the first embodiment includes a plurality of in-house speakers 8.

  The nurse call master unit 1 is an operation of responding to a call from a patient or an operation of a patient call by a wall-embedded slave unit 4 or a hand-type slave unit 5 (hereinafter collectively referred to as “nurs call slave unit”). For example, it is installed in a nurse center. When the nurse call parent device 1 receives a call of the nurse call from the nurse call child device, the nurse call parent device 1 outputs a predetermined calling process (for example, a ringing tone is output from the speaker 1a (see FIG. 2) of the nurse call parent device 1). The screen is displayed on the display of the nurse call master unit 1). The nurse call master unit 1 accepts the call of the nurse call from the nurse call slave unit, and when the nurse responds to this call, the patient caller outputs the voice input from the nurse call slave unit from the speaker 1a. Can do. In addition, the nurse call master unit 1 is used when a medical worker (for example, a doctor, a nurse, etc.) holds the wireless tag 7 over the wireless tag reader device 6 and the broadcast by the wall-embedded slave unit 4 is authenticated. The voice inputted by the medical staff from the wall-embedded cordless handset 4 can be outputted from each of the plurality of speakers 8 in the hall.

  The control device 2 is arranged between the nurse call master device 1 and the corridor lamp 3, and performs control related to a call and data transmission / reception. In addition, the controller 2 performs control related to audio output from the plurality of hall speakers 8 connected to the controller 2. The corridor lamp 3 displays the name of the patient in the hospital room and displays that the call has been made when the patient in the hospital room calls the nurse.

  The wall-embedded slave unit 4 is an example of a nurse call slave unit described in the claims. Each wall-embedded handset 4 is embedded in each bedside wall of a hospital room. Each wall-embedded handset 4 is connected to the corridor lamp 3. Each of the wall-embedded handsets 4 includes a call button (not shown) for the patient to call the nurse, a microphone 4a (see FIG. 2) and a speaker 4b (see FIG. 4) used when the patient has a conversation with the nurse. Reference), a connection terminal (not shown) for connecting the hand-type slave unit 5, and a connection terminal (not shown) for connecting the wireless tag reader device 6 are provided. The microphone 4a is also used when outputting a voice input by a medical worker from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 from each of the plurality of in-house speakers 8.

  The hand-type slave unit 5 is connected to the wall-embedded slave unit 4. The hand-type cordless handset 5 includes a call button for the patient to call the nurse, and a microphone and a speaker used when the patient has a conversation with the nurse.

  Each of the plurality of medical workers possesses the wireless tag 7. The wireless tag 7 stores information (hereinafter referred to as “authentication information”) for authenticating the broadcast from the wall-embedded slave 4 by the medical staff. In the present embodiment, as an example of authentication information, an authentication ID common to a plurality of medical workers is stored for each of the plurality of wireless tags 7.

  The wireless tag reader device 6 is installed in the vicinity of the wall-embedded child device 4 and connected to the wall-embedded child device 4. When a medical worker holds the wireless tag 7 over the wireless tag reader device 6, the wireless tag reader device 6 reads the authentication ID described above from the wireless tag 7.

  The speaker 8 in the hall is installed, for example, in a hospital room or a ceiling of a hallway. The in-house speaker 8 is connected to the controller 2. The voice output from the speaker 8 in the hall is controlled by the nurse call master 1 via the controller 2.

  In the nurse call system according to the first embodiment configured as described above, the medical staff has allowed the nurse call parent device 1 to authenticate the broadcast from any wall-embedded child device 4 (wall-embedded child device). When a sound is input from the microphone 4a of the wall-mounted mobile device 4 in a state where a predetermined condition for broadcasting from the device 4 is satisfied), the sound is broadcast to a plurality of speakers 8 in the hall. Can be done. Specifically, when a medical worker holds the wireless tag 7 over a nearby wireless tag reader device 6, the wireless tag 7 generates power by electromagnetic induction, and the authentication ID is transmitted to the wireless tag reader device 6 using the power. Wireless transmission. When receiving the authentication ID transmitted from the wireless tag 7, the wireless tag reader device 6 outputs the authentication ID to the wall-embedded slave unit 4. The wall-embedded child device 4 transmits the authentication ID to the nurse call parent device 1 to cause the nurse call parent device 1 to authenticate the authentication ID. When the nurse call master device 1 authenticates the authentication ID, the nurse call master device 1 outputs the voice input from the wall-embedded slave device 4 connected to the wireless tag reader device 6 that has read the authentication ID. The destination is switched to a plurality of in-house speakers 8. As a result, the nurse call parent device 1 is in a state in which the sound input from the wall-embedded child device 4 can be output from the plurality of in-house speakers 8. In this state, when a medical worker inputs sound from the wall-embedded slave unit 4, the sound is output from each of the plurality of hall speakers 8.

(Function configuration of nurse call system)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the nurse call system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the nurse call parent device 1 has an authentication request receiving unit 10, an authenticating unit 11, a speech path forming unit 12, an audio signal receiving unit 13, an audio output control unit 14, and a switching unit 15 as functional configurations. It has. Moreover, the wall-embedded slave 4 includes an authentication information receiving unit 41, an authentication request transmitting unit 42, a voice input receiving unit 43, and a voice signal transmitting unit 44 as its functional configuration. The wireless tag reader device 6 includes a reading unit 61 and an authentication information transmitting unit 62 as functional configurations.

  Each of the plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 included in the nurse call system has the same functional configuration as the wall-embedded slave unit 4 shown in FIG. Further, the plurality of wireless tag reader devices 6 provided in the nurse call system all have the same functional configuration as the wireless tag reader device 6 shown in FIG.

  The functional blocks 10 to 15, 41 to 44, 61 to 62 can be realized by any of a hardware configuration, a DSP, and software. For example, when realized by software, each of the functional blocks 10-15, 41-44, 61-62 is actually configured to include a computer CPU or MPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and RAM, ROM, hard disk, semiconductor This can be realized by operating a program stored in a memory or the like.

  The reading unit 61 of the wireless tag reader device 6 reads the authentication ID from the wireless tag 7 when the wireless tag 7 is held over the wireless tag reader device 6 by a medical worker. The authentication information transmitting unit 62 of the wireless tag reader device 6 transmits the authentication ID read by the reading unit 61 to the wall-embedded slave unit 4.

  The authentication information receiving unit 41 of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 receives the authentication ID transmitted from the wireless tag reader device 6. The authentication request transmission unit 42 of the wall-embedded child device 4 transmits the authentication ID received by the authentication information reception unit 41 to the nurse call parent device 1 via the corridor lamp 3 and the controller 2. Thereby, the authentication request transmission part 42 requests | requires the authentication of the broadcast from the said wall-embedded subunit | mobile_unit 4 with respect to the nurse call main | base station 1 by the medical worker.

  The authentication request receiving unit 10 of the nurse call parent device 1 receives the authentication ID transmitted from the wall-embedded child device 4 via the corridor lamp 3 and the controller 2. The authentication unit 11 of the nurse call parent device 1 authenticates the broadcast from the wall-embedded child device 4 by the medical staff based on the authentication ID received by the authentication request receiving unit 10. Specifically, the authentication unit 11 authenticates the broadcast from the wall-embedded slave 4 by the medical worker when the authentication ID received by the authentication request receiving unit 10 matches a predetermined authentication ID. To do.

  When the authentication unit 11 authenticates the broadcast from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 by the medical staff, the switching unit 15 of the nurse call base unit 1 sets the audio output destination by the audio output control unit 14 to a plurality of halls. Switch to speaker 8. In addition, the call path forming unit 12 of the nurse call master unit 1 forms a call path via the controller 2 and the corridor lamp 3 with the wall-embedded slave unit 4. As a result, the nurse call parent device 1 is in a state in which the sound input from the wall-embedded child device 4 can be output from the plurality of in-house speakers 8.

  On the other hand, when the nurse call master unit 1 accepts a call to the nurse call from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 and the nurse responds to the call, the switching unit 15 of the nurse call base unit 1 displays the voice output control unit. 14 is switched to the speaker 1a included in the nurse call parent device 1. In addition, the call path forming unit 12 of the nurse call master unit 1 forms a call path via the controller 2 and the corridor lamp 3 with the wall-embedded slave unit 4. As a result, the nurse call parent device 1 is in a state in which the sound input from the wall-embedded child device 4 can be output from the speaker 1a.

  The voice input receiving unit 43 of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 receives voice input from the microphone 4a by a medical worker. When the voice input reception unit 43 receives the voice input of the medical staff, the voice signal transmission unit 44 nurses the voice signal of the voice through a communication path formed with the nurse call master unit 1. Send to call base unit 1.

  The audio signal receiving unit 13 of the nurse call parent device 1 receives the audio signal transmitted from the wall-embedded child device 4 through the communication path. The voice output control unit 14 of the nurse call parent device 1 outputs the voice input from the microphone 4 a of the wall-embedded portable device 4 by the medical worker based on the voice signal received by the voice signal receiving unit 13. Here, when the switching unit 15 switches the output destination of the sound to the plurality of in-house speakers 8 (that is, the audio signal transmitted from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 whose broadcast has been authenticated is converted into the audio signal receiving unit 13. The voice output control unit 14 outputs the voice inputted by the medical staff from the microphone 4a of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 from each of the plurality of hall speakers 8 via the controller 2. On the other hand, when the output destination of the voice is switched to the speaker 1a of the nurse call parent device 1 by the switching unit 15 (that is, the voice signal transmitted from the wall-embedded cordless handset 4 that is the calling source of the nurse call) When the receiving unit 13 receives), the audio output control unit 14 causes the audio input from the microphone 4a of the wall-embedded child device 4 to be output from the speaker 1a.

(Broadcast processing procedure by nurse call system)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of broadcast processing by the nurse call system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The process illustrated in FIG. 3 is started when a medical worker holds the wireless tag 7 over the wireless tag reader device 6.

  First, the reading unit 61 of the wireless tag reader device 6 reads the authentication ID from the wireless tag 7 possessed by the medical staff (step S302). Next, the authentication information transmitting unit 62 of the wireless tag reader device 6 transmits the authentication ID read in step S302 to the wall-embedded slave unit 4 (step S304).

  Then, when the authentication information receiving unit 41 of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 receives the authentication ID transmitted from the wireless tag reader device 6 in step S304 (step S306), the authentication request transmitting unit of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 42 transmits the authentication request including the authentication ID received in step S306 to the nurse call parent device 1 via the corridor lamp 3 and the controller 2 (step S308).

  Then, when the authentication request receiving unit 10 of the nurse call base unit 1 receives the authentication request transmitted from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 in step S308 (step S310), the authentication unit 11 of the nurse call base unit 1 Based on the authentication ID included in the authentication request received in step S310, the broadcast from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 by the medical worker is authenticated (step S312). Then, when the broadcast from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 by the medical worker is authenticated in step S312, the switching unit 15 of the nurse call parent unit 1 receives the voice input from the wall-embedded slave unit 4. The output destination is switched to a plurality of in-house speakers 8 (step S313). Further, the call path forming unit 12 of the nurse call parent device 1 forms a call path with the wall-embedded child device 4 (step S314).

  Thereafter, when the voice input reception unit 43 of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 receives a voice input from the microphone 4a by the medical staff (step S316), the voice signal transmission unit 44 of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 Then, the voice signal of the voice of the medical worker input in step S316 is transmitted to the nurse call parent device 1 through the call path formed in step S314 (step S318).

  Then, when the audio signal receiving unit 13 of the nurse call parent device 1 receives the audio signal transmitted from the wall-embedded child device 4 in step S318 (step S320), the audio output control unit 14 of the nurse call parent device 1 However, a voice based on the voice signal received in step S320 (that is, a voice inputted by the medical worker from the microphone 4a of the wall-embedded handset 4 in step S316) is sent to the plurality of in-house speakers 8 via the controller 2. (Step S322).

  Thereafter, a predetermined end operation (for example, an input operation of a predetermined button provided in the wall-embedded slave unit 4, an operation of causing the wireless tag reader device 6 to read the authentication ID stored in the wireless tag 7 again, etc.) When the medical worker inputs voice from the microphone 4a of the wall-embedded handset 4 until the call path formed in step S314 is disconnected by the person performing the voice, It is output from each of the speakers 8 in the hall. Then, when a medical worker performs a predetermined end operation on the wall-embedded slave unit 4 and the nurse call master unit 1 disconnects the communication path formed in step S314 based on the operation signal, the nurse call system The process illustrated in FIG. 3 ends.

  Note that the nurse call system of the present embodiment is selected regardless of which of the plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 is selected as the wall-embedded slave unit 4 used by the medical staff for broadcasting. A process similar to the process illustrated in FIG. 3 is performed using the wall-embedded slave unit 4. That is, the nurse call system of the present embodiment can broadcast from any of the wall-embedded slave units 4 to a plurality of in-house speakers 8.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when the authentication based on the authentication ID stored in the wireless tag 7 is performed, the nurse call parent device 1 is ready to broadcast to the plurality of in-house speakers 8. . In this state, when a medical worker inputs voice from the microphone 4 a of the wall-embedded slave unit 4, the voice signal is transmitted to the plurality of in-house speakers 8 via the nurse call master unit 1. Then, the voice of the medical worker is output from each of the plurality of in-house speakers 8. Thereby, the medical worker who has discovered an emergency can immediately perform an emergency broadcast from a place away from the place where the nurse call master unit 1 is installed using the nearby wall-embedded slave unit 4.

  In the first embodiment, the nurse call master unit 1 cannot be broadcast to the plurality of in-house speakers 8 unless the medical worker holds the wireless tag 7 over the wireless tag reader device 6. Thereby, in the said 1st Embodiment, the broadcast by mischief or misoperation of a patient can be prevented.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, a voice inputted by a medical worker from one wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ can be broadcast to a plurality of other wall-embedded slave units 4 ′. Hereinafter, with respect to the nurse call system according to the second embodiment, changes from the first embodiment will be described.

(Function configuration of nurse call system)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the nurse call system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The nurse call master device 1 ′ shown in FIG. 4 includes a speech path forming unit 12 ′ instead of the speech path forming unit 12, a point including a voice output control unit 14 ′ instead of the voice output control unit 14, and a switching unit. 2 is different from the nurse call parent device 1 shown in FIG. 4 is different from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 shown in FIG. 2 in that it further includes an audio signal receiving unit 45 and an audio output unit 46.

  In the second embodiment, when the authentication unit 11 authenticates the broadcast from the wall-embedded child device 4 ′ by the medical staff, the switching unit 15 ′ of the nurse call parent device 1 ′ is the voice output control unit 14. The output destination of the sound by “is switched to the other plurality of wall-embedded handsets 4”. Further, the call path forming unit 12 ′ of the nurse call master unit 1 ′ is connected to the control unit between the one wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ (the wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ authenticated by the authentication ID). 2 and a communication path via the corridor lamp 3 and a communication path via the controller 2 and the corridor lamp 3 between each of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′. . As a result, the nurse call master unit 1 ′ can output the sound input from one wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ from the speakers 4b of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′. It becomes a state.

  Then, when the output destination of the voice is switched to the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′ by the switching unit 15 (that is, the voice transmitted from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ whose broadcast is authenticated) When the signal is received by the audio signal receiving unit 13), the audio output control unit 14 transmits the audio input by the medical worker from the microphone 4 a of the wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ via the controller 2 and the corridor lamp 3. And output from each speaker 4b of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′.

  Specifically, the audio output control unit 14 ′ transmits the audio signal received by the audio signal receiving unit 13 to each of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′ via the controller 2 and the corridor lamp 3. Send. In each of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ', the voice signal receiving unit 45 receives the voice signal transmitted from the nurse call master unit 1'. Then, the voice output unit 46 sends the voice based on the voice signal received by the voice signal receiving unit 45 (that is, the voice inputted by the medical worker from the microphone 4a of the single wall-embedded handset 4 ') from the speaker 4b. Output.

  On the other hand, when the output destination of the voice is switched to the speaker 1a of the nurse call parent device 1 by the switching unit 15 (that is, the voice signal transmitted from the wall-embedded cordless handset 4 that is the calling source of the nurse call) When the receiving unit 13 receives), the audio output control unit 14 causes the audio input from the microphone 4a of the wall-embedded child device 4 to be output from the speaker 1a.

(Broadcast processing procedure by nurse call system)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of broadcast processing by the nurse call system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The broadcast processing procedure of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 has step S313 ′ instead of step S313, point S314 ′ instead of step S314, and step S322 ′ instead of step S322. And the point which further has step S324 ', S326' differs from the procedure of the broadcast processing of 1st Embodiment shown in FIG. In the broadcast processing procedure of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, steps S302 to S312 and S316 to S320 are the same as the broadcast processing procedure of the first embodiment shown in FIG. To do.

  In the second embodiment, when the broadcast from the wall-embedded child device 4 ′ by the medical staff is authenticated in step S312, the switching unit 15 ′ of the nurse call parent device 1 ′ performs the wall-embedded child device. The output destination of the voice input from the machine 4 ′ is switched to another plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′ (step S313 ′). Further, the call path forming unit 12 ′ of the nurse call parent device 1 ′ forms a communication path with one wall-embedded child device 4 ′ (wall-embedded child device 4 ′ authenticated by the authentication ID). At the same time, a communication path is formed with each of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′ (step S314 ′).

  In the second embodiment, when the voice signal receiving unit 13 of the nurse call master unit 1 receives the voice signal transmitted from the wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ in step S318 (step S320), the nurse call parent unit The audio output control unit 14 ′ of the machine 1 ′ transmits the audio signal received in step S320 to each of the plurality of other wall-embedded slave units 4 ′ via the controller 2 and the corridor lamp 3. (Step S322 ′). For convenience, in FIG. 5, one wall-embedded slave unit 4 ′ is included in the transmission destination of the audio signal, but in reality, each of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ′ This is the signal transmission destination.

  Then, in each of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 ', the voice signal receiving unit 45 receives the voice signal transmitted from the nurse call master unit 1' (step S324 '). Then, the voice output unit 46 outputs the voice based on the voice signal received in step S324 ′ (that is, the voice inputted by the medical worker from the microphone 4a of the wall-embedded handset 4 ′ in step S316) from the speaker 4b. (Step S326 ′).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, when the authentication based on the authentication ID stored in the wireless tag 7 is performed, the nurse call parent device 1 ′ is connected to the plurality of wall-embedded child devices 4 ′. Broadcasting to each becomes possible. In this state, when a medical worker inputs a voice from the microphone 4a of one wall-embedded slave unit 4 ', the voice signal is transmitted to the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units via the nurse call master unit 1'. Transmitted to each of 4 '. Then, the voice of the medical staff is output from each speaker 4b of the other plurality of wall-embedded slave units 4 '. Thereby, the medical worker who discovered an emergency can perform emergency broadcast immediately from the place away from the place where the nurse call master 1 'is installed using the nearby wall-embedded slave 4'. .

  In the second embodiment, if the medical staff does not hold the wireless tag 7 over the wireless tag reader device 6, the nurse call parent device 1 ′ broadcasts to each of the other plurality of wall-embedded child devices 4 ′. Is not possible. Thereby, in the said 2nd Embodiment, the broadcast by mischief or misoperation of a patient can be prevented.

  In addition, in the said 1st Embodiment and the said 2nd Embodiment, although the nurse call main | base station 1 performs the authentication by authentication ID, it is not restricted to this. For example, the wireless tag reader device 6 (or an authentication server connected to the wireless tag reader device 6) may perform authentication based on the authentication ID and notify the nurse call parent device 1 of the authentication result.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a common authentication ID is used by a plurality of medical workers. However, different authentication IDs (for example, wireless tag IDs, doctors, etc.) are used for each of the plurality of medical workers. ID, nurse ID, etc.) may be used. In this case, by reading the authentication ID from the wireless tag 7, a medical worker may be identified from the authentication ID. Thereby, for example, only a specific medical worker can perform broadcasting from the wall-embedded slave unit 4.

  Moreover, in the said 1st Embodiment and the said 2nd Embodiment, by authenticating the authentication ID read from the radio | wireless tag 7, the nurse call main | base station 1 is made into several in-building speakers 8 (or other several wall embeddings). The state is switched to a state in which broadcasting to the shape unit 4 ′) is possible. However, the nurse call base unit 1 can be switched to a plurality of in-building speakers 8 (or other plurality of wall-embedded types by other methods). You may make it switch to the state in which broadcasting to the machine 4 ') is possible.

  For example, the nurse call master unit 1 is connected to a plurality of in-house speakers 8 (or, by authenticating medical personnel by various known authentication techniques (for example, fingerprint authentication, vein authentication, face authentication, iris authentication, password authentication, etc.). You may make it switch to the state which can be broadcast to several other wall-embedded subunit | mobile_unit 4 '). In addition, when a specific operation is performed by the medical staff on the wall-embedded slave units 4 and 4 ′, a plurality of in-house speakers 8 (or other plurality of speakers 8 (or other plurality of speakers) are connected to the nurse call master unit 1. You may make it request | require that it switches to the state which can be broadcast to wall-embedded subunit | mobile_unit 4 '). In this case, the specific operation is preferably an operation that cannot be easily performed by a person other than the medical staff.

  Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, part or all of the functions of the wall-embedded slave units 4 and 4 ′ may be provided in the hand slave unit 5. Further, even from a nurse call slave set installed in a common facility such as a toilet or bath, it may be possible to perform broadcasting in the same manner as the above-described wall-embedded slave set 4, 4 '.

  In addition, in the said 1st Embodiment and the said 2nd Embodiment, all are only an example of actualization in implementing this invention, and the technical scope of this invention is interpreted limitedly by these. It must not be. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist or the main features thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1 'Nurse call main | base station 1a Speaker 10 Authentication request receiving part 11 Authentication part 12, 12' Call path formation part 13 Voice signal receiving part 14, 14 'Voice output control part 15, 15' Switching part 4, 4 'Wall Implantable handset (nurse call handset)
4a microphone 4b speaker 41 authentication information receiving unit 42 authentication request transmitting unit 43 audio input receiving unit 44 audio signal transmitting unit 45 audio signal receiving unit 46 audio output control unit 5 hand type slave unit 6 wireless tag reader device 61 reading unit 62 authentication information transmission Part 7 Wireless tag 8 Speaker in hall

Claims (6)

A nurse call system comprising a nurse call master device, a plurality of nurse call slave devices including microphones and speakers, and a plurality of speaker speakers installed in the hall,
The nurse call master is
A voice signal receiving unit for receiving a voice signal of a voice of a medical worker input from the microphone of one nurse call slave unit from the one nurse call slave unit;
An audio output control unit that outputs the audio of the medical staff based on the audio signal received by the audio signal receiving unit;
When a predetermined condition for broadcasting from the one nurse call cordless handset is satisfied, the voice output destination of the medical worker by the voice output control unit is set to each of the plurality of in-house speakers. A nurse call system comprising: a switching unit for switching. A nurse call system configured to include a nurse call parent device and a plurality of nurse call child devices including a microphone and a speaker,
The nurse call master is
A voice signal receiving unit for receiving a voice signal of a voice of a medical worker input from the microphone of one nurse call slave unit from the one nurse call slave unit;
An audio output control unit that outputs the audio of the medical staff based on the audio signal received by the audio signal receiving unit;
When a predetermined condition for broadcasting from the one nurse call slave is satisfied, the voice output destination of the medical worker by the voice output control unit is set as another nurse call child A nurse call system, comprising: a switching unit that switches to each of the machines. The nurse call parent device further includes an authentication unit for authenticating broadcast from the one nurse call child device by the medical staff,
The switching unit satisfies a predetermined condition for broadcasting from the one nurse call slave unit when the authentication unit authenticates the broadcast from the one nurse call slave unit by the medical staff. The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein the voice output control unit switches the output destination of the voice of the medical staff. A plurality of wireless tag reader devices installed in the vicinity of each of the plurality of nurse call slaves,
The authentication unit authenticates broadcast from the nurse call slave by the medical worker based on information read by the wireless tag reader device from a wireless tag possessed by the medical worker. The nurse call system according to claim 3. The nurse call master device used in a nurse call system configured to include a nurse call master device, a plurality of nurse call slave devices including microphones and speakers, and a plurality of speaker speakers installed in the hall. ,
A voice signal receiving unit for receiving a voice signal of a voice of a medical worker input from the microphone of one nurse call slave unit from the one nurse call slave unit;
An audio output control unit configured to output the audio of the medical staff based on the audio signal for broadcasting received by the audio signal receiving unit;
When a predetermined condition for broadcasting from the one nurse call cordless handset is satisfied, the voice output destination of the medical worker by the voice output control unit is set to each of the plurality of in-house speakers. A nurse call parent device comprising a switching unit for switching. The nurse call parent device used in a nurse call system configured to include a nurse call parent device and a plurality of nurse call child devices including a microphone and a speaker,
A voice signal receiving unit for receiving a voice signal of a voice of a medical worker input from the microphone of one nurse call slave unit from the one nurse call slave unit;
An audio output control unit configured to output the audio of the medical staff based on the audio signal for broadcasting received by the audio signal receiving unit;
When a predetermined condition for broadcasting from the one nurse call slave is satisfied, the voice output destination of the medical worker by the voice output control unit is set as another nurse call child A nurse call parent device comprising a switching unit for switching to each of the devices.

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