JP2019114107A - Bathroom watching apparatus and method, external device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bathroom watching system where a target of watching does not have a possibility of loosening a condition of an alarm or clearing the alarm.SOLUTION: In a bathroom monitoring system 1, a set time acquisition unit 21 of a bathroom monitoring apparatus 10 acquires set time information including a set time only from a predetermined transmission source 30. It is determined based on a detection result of a human sensor 12 that a person enters and leaves a bathroom. When it is determined that the person enters the bathroom, a timer 14 starts time measurement. After the determination of the person entry, when the measurement time by the timer 14 reaches an abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time with no determination of person leaving, an alarm signal is transmitted to a predetermined transmission destination 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for monitoring the safety of a subject during bathing, and more particularly to a bathroom monitoring apparatus and method suitable for notifying concerned persons of an abnormality or an emergency during bathing of an elderly person living alone.

  Conventionally, a home controller is installed in a house, and a service corresponding to home security in general is provided by a security company or the like. For example, optional services such as gas leak monitoring service and life monitoring service are provided for basic services of crime prevention service, fire monitoring service and emergency notification service. As measures against accidents in the bathroom, a system is known in which the elderly person watches and holds the sensor (emergency notification device) or watches and presses a button of the sensor and reports to a security company etc. (Patent Document 1) Etc.).

  As emergency response in the bathroom, a system such as Patent Document 2 has been proposed. In this system, a bathing sensor is installed on the ceiling of the dressing room next to the bathroom, and a release sensor is installed on the ceiling of the corridor in front of the dressing room. When it is detected by the bathing sensor that a subject person such as an elderly person living alone takes a bath, the timer starts time measurement. Thereafter, even if the predetermined time has passed, when the resident does not detect the resident by the release sensor, it is determined that the bathing is abnormal and the emergency notification is automatically notified by the notification means.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-24967 Patent No. 5829591

In the system disclosed in Patent Document 2 described above, a controller for controlling an emergency call is installed in the home of a target person such as an elderly person living alone, so a target person who dislikes management operates the controller to loosen the alarm setting condition There is a risk of releasing the alarm.
An object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom watching system in which there is no fear that the person being watched over may relax the alarm condition or cancel the alarm.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the present invention is a bathroom watching device which watches safety of a subject person at the time of bathing,
Communication department,
With the timer,
A human sensor,
An entry / exit determination unit that determines whether a person enters or leaves the bathroom based on the detection result of the human sensor.
A set time acquisition unit that acquires set time information including a set time only from a predetermined transmission source via the communication unit;
A timer control unit configured to start time measurement by the timer when the entry / exit determination unit determines that the entry is performed;
After the entry determination, when the measurement time by the timer reaches the abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time without determination of leaving, an alarm signal is transmitted to a predetermined destination via the communication unit. An alarm transmission control unit to cause
It is characterized by having.

An alarm stop instruction acquisition unit that receives the alarm stop instruction signal from the predetermined transmission destination via the communication unit;
An alarm stop processing unit for stopping transmission of the alarm signal by the alarm transmission control unit when the alarm stop instruction signal is received;
It is preferable to further comprise

A setting information holding unit that holds setting information for communication with the predetermined transmission source or a predetermined transmission destination by the bathroom monitoring device;
It is preferable to further include an edit management unit that allows editing (new input, change, addition, deletion, etc.) of the setting information only from the predetermined transmission source or the predetermined transmission destination via the communication unit.

The bathroom monitoring device is a self-machine information holding unit that holds self-machine identification information;
It is preferable to further include an own-apparatus information adding unit that adds the own-machine identification information to transmission information including the alarm signal.

  It is preferable that the predetermined transmission source or the predetermined transmission destination is a portable terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided an external device as a predetermined transmission source for the bathroom monitoring device, wherein
A set time reception unit that receives an input of the set time information;
A set time transmission unit for transmitting the set time information to the bathroom watching device;
Furthermore, it is characterized by having.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided an external device as a predetermined transmission destination for the bathroom monitoring device, wherein
An alarm signal receiving unit that receives the alarm signal;
An alarm notification unit that notifies an alarm based on the received alarm signal;
Furthermore, it is characterized by having.

The external device as the predetermined transmission destination includes an alarm stop reception unit that receives a stop input of the alarm signal.
An alarm stop transmission unit that transmits the alarm stop instruction signal to the bathroom watching device based on the stop input;
It is preferable to further comprise

The method of the present invention is a method of monitoring a bathroom for watching the safety of the subject during bathing,
A setting time acquisition step of acquiring setting time information including a setting time only from a predetermined transmission source via the communication unit;
An entry / exit determination step that determines whether a person enters or leaves the bathroom based on the detection result of the human sensor.
A time measurement step of starting time measurement by a timer when it is determined that the room is entered in the room entry / exit determination step;
After the entry determination, when the measurement time by the timer reaches the abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time without determination of leaving, an alarm signal is transmitted to a predetermined destination via the communication unit. Sending an alarm, and
It is characterized by having.

The program according to the present invention is a program for a bathroom monitoring device that monitors the safety of a subject during bathing,
A set time acquisition step of acquiring set time information including a set time only from a predetermined transmission source via the communication unit of the bathroom watching device;
An entry / exit determination step of determining the entry / exit of a person into the bathroom based on the detection result of the human detection sensor of the bathroom monitoring device;
A time measurement step of starting time measurement by the timer of the bathroom watching device when it is determined that the room is entered in the room entry / exit determination step;
After the entry determination, when the measurement time by the timer reaches the abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time without determination of leaving, an alarm signal is transmitted to a predetermined destination via the communication unit. Sending an alarm, and
Are executed by the computer of the bathroom watching apparatus.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to avoid the possibility of loosening the condition of the alarm or canceling the alarm, and to properly judge the occurrence of an abnormality or an emergency in the bathroom. Can.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual view of a bathroom watching system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the bathroom watching system. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a bathroom watching device of the bathroom watching system. FIG.4 (a)-(c) are figures which show an example of the display screen of the external apparatus of the said bathroom watching system. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a set time information input process flow in the bathroom watching system. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a bathroom monitoring system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a bathroom watching device of the bathroom watching system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of a bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a bathroom monitoring system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a bathroom watching device of the bathroom watching system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the editing management processing flow in the bathroom monitoring system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the setting information editing process screen. FIG. 14 shows an example of the password input request screen. FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a bathroom monitoring system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a bathroom watching device of the bathroom watching system according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing an example of a bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the own-machine identification information management screen. FIG. 19 is a block diagram of a bathroom monitoring system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the external device of the bathroom monitoring system according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of a set time input process flow in the bathroom monitoring system according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of the set time information input screen. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing another example of the set time information input screen. FIG. 24 is a block diagram of a bathroom monitoring system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the external device of the bathroom monitoring system according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 26 is a flow chart showing an example of a bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system according to the sixth embodiment. FIG. 27A shows an example of the alarm notification web page screen. FIG. 27B is a diagram showing an example of another notification web page screen. FIG. 28 is a block diagram of a bathroom monitoring system according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the external device of the bathroom monitoring system according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 30 is a flow chart showing an example of the bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system according to the seventh embodiment. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of the alarm stop instruction screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the bathroom watching system 1 watches whether or not an abnormality or an emergency occurs during bathing of a target person such as an elderly person living alone, and notifies the watching agent when it is determined that it occurred. The bathroom monitoring apparatus 10 installed in the target person's house 2 and one or more external devices 30 are provided.
The watching target is not limited to the elderly living alone, but may be elderly people living with relatives. The watching agent may be a watching service provider such as a relative, a neighbor, or a security company of the target person.

The external device 30 (predetermined transmission source) is preferably a communication device having a computer function, and may be a mobile communication device 31 (mobile terminal) such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, or a fixed type such as a personal computer. The communication device 32 may be used, or a car navigation system to which a network communication function is added, a digital television, a fixed telephone, or the like may be used.
The external device 30 may include a server computer or a web server via a network.

  The external device 30 is disposed at least outside the bathroom 2a and the undressing room 2b of the target person's house 2. Although the portable external device 30 can be brought into the bathroom 2a and the undressing room 2b, the "outside" of the external device 30 referred to here means at least the bathroom 2a and the undressing room 2b of the target person's house 2. It means that it is not fixedly installed.

  The bathroom 2a may be provided with a communication device with the external device 30. The bathroom 2a includes a unit bath, a bathtub, a gas water heater, a ventilation fan, a faucet, a mirror, a washroom, a bathroom wall, a bath ceiling, a washroom entrance, a door, a window, a dressing room 2b, a bathroom dryer, a bathroom heating and cooling, a dressing room Air-conditioning, bathroom lighting, dressing room lighting, water distribution pipe, water supply pipe, dressing room wash basin, bathing aid device, controller of electric equipment used for bathroom and dressing room, bathroom television, bathroom radio, bathroom imaging device Etc. may be provided.

The bathroom monitoring apparatus 10 includes an apparatus body 11 and a human sensor 12. The device body 11 includes a computer unit 13, a timer 14, and a communication unit 15. As shown in FIG. 3, the computer unit 13 includes a CPU 13a (central processing unit), a main memory 13b, a non-volatile memory 13c (secondary storage device), and interfaces 13d to 13f. Connected through.
The computer unit 13 may be configured by a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet, or may be configured by dedicated hardware. The computer unit 13 may be configured by combining a plurality of hardware. The computer unit 13 may include a server computer via a network.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a holding area and a work area are set in the main memory 13b. In the holding area, a program holding area and a data holding area are set. The respective programs of the program storage area of the non-volatile memory 13 c are read into the program holding area. Each storage information of the data storage area of the non-volatile memory 13 c is read into the data holding area.

As shown in FIG. 3, a program storage area and a data storage area are set in the non-volatile memory 13c.
The following programs are stored in the program storage area.
(1) Communication program for communicating with the external device 30 (2) Setting time acquisition program for acquiring setting time information for watching the bathroom (3) To set the abnormality determination time corresponding to the setting time Abnormality judgment time setting program (4) Entrance judgment program for judging the entrance of a person into the bathroom (5) After judgment with a timer measuring time (6) Entrance for measuring time by timer at the time of entrance judgment The exit judgment program for judging exit from the bathroom (7) The abnormality judgment program (8) judges whether the measurement time has reached the abnormality judgment time while judgment on leaving is not made When the abnormality judgment time is reached , Alarm signal transmission program for transmitting alarm signal

As shown in FIG. 3, the following data is stored in the data storage area.
(1) Setting time information including setting time for abnormality determination (2) Human sensor information about human sensor 12 (3) Entry / exit determination information necessary for entry / exit determination Although illustration is omitted, in the data storage area In addition, various setting information regarding communication etc., attribute information of the target person, alarm transmission destination priority information, individual alarm transmission processing information according to the season, time, temperature, etc. are stored.

Here, with respect to the input and editing of the setting time information, in particular, the bathroom monitoring device 10 can not perform this operation, and it is possible only with the external device 30 via the communication unit 15. It is preferable that the bathroom monitoring device 10 is not provided with an input means or a display device for inputting or editing conditions for watching such as the set time information. By this, it is possible to prevent the watching target person such as the elderly living alone from changing the watching condition without permission. Although it is possible to prevent the watching target person from changing operations by providing an input means and putting a password, it is not preferable to reject it when the watching target person is asked to teach a password. From this point of view, it is preferable to make the input operation impossible.
In addition, when providing an input means, it is preferable to apply a password and to conceal the password from the watching target. Even in that case, it is preferable that the setting time information can not be changed even if the password is input.
Further, as described above, although the set time information can be acquired only from the external device 30, the external device 30 can be obtained for the setting status and usage history of the bathroom monitoring device 10 (the reaction history of the human sensor 12, etc.). Of course, even communication devices other than the external device 30 may be permitted to access and view the bathroom monitoring device 10. It is preferable that password access is required for access to the bathroom monitoring device 10.

  In addition to the nonvolatile memory 13c, the secondary storage device may include a hard disk drive, a storage medium such as a CD or a DVD, a read drive of the storage medium, and the like. A part or all of the programs (1) to (7) and the data (1) to (3) may be stored in a secondary storage device other than the nonvolatile memory 3c.

As shown in FIG. 3, the communication unit 15 is connected to the communication interface 13 d. Communication between the watching apparatus body 11 and the external device 30 is performed via the communication unit 15. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication unit 15 is disposed near the computer unit 13, but the arrangement location is not particularly limited.
The computer unit 13 and the communication unit 15 of the watching apparatus body 11 may be a unit. The device body 11 may be a computer with a fixed communication function such as a personal computer or a server computer, or may be a communication device with a portable computer function such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet terminal.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the communication unit 15 and each external device 30 are communicably connected via the network 1c. Examples of the network 1 c include a public line network, a mobile telephone network, the Internet or other WAN, a LAN, and the like. A power cable may be used as a communication line. A server computer or a web server may be interposed in the network 1c.

As shown in FIG. 3, the timer 14 is connected to the timer interface 13 f. The clock function of the computer unit 13 may double as the timer 14. The timing by the timer 14 is started when it is determined that the person has entered the bathroom 2 a by the detection of the human sensor 12. The timer 14 counts in units of minutes and hours. During timing, always output the elapsed time from the start of timing (including intermittent cases).
After the start of time counting, when it is determined by the human sensor 12 that a person has left the bathroom 2a, the time counting is ended. In addition, when it is determined that the room has not been removed from the bathroom 2a and the set time has elapsed from the start of the time counting, the time counting is also ended.
During timing, the elapsed time may be transmitted to the external device 30. By doing so, the watching agent can observe any signs before the alarm sounds.
Although illustration is omitted, a time display unit may be provided in the device main body 11, and the measurement time of the timer 14 may be displayed on the time display unit. The normal time may be selected and displayed on the time display unit.
The set time information may be stored in the built-in memory of the timer 14 instead of being stored in the non-volatile memory 13 c.
The timer 14 is not limited to one, and may be provided in plurality. Preferably, an odd number of timers 14 are provided, and may be configured to determine the timekeeping by majority decision. The devices disposed in the home may be used for a long period of time, for example, for several decades, and it is more reliable to have multiple devices.
The timer 14 may have a self-diagnosis function to accurately measure time. Communication with the outside may be used to diagnose the accuracy of the timer 14. In a rare case, if it is destroyed intentionally, by sending the failure information to the external device 30, it becomes easy to take measures such as grasping the abnormal behavior in the home and rushing to relief as soon as possible.

As shown in FIG. 3, a human sensor 12 is connected to the sensor interface 13e.
As shown in FIG. 1, the human sensor 12 is installed in the bathroom 2 a or the like of the target person's house 2 and detects the presence or absence of a person in the bathroom 2 a. When there are people in the bathroom, the human sensor 12 may be of any type as long as it can sense it. Direct sensing targets of the human sensor 12 include sound, light, temperature, ultrasound, vibration, weight change, image recognition, opening and closing of a door, opening and closing of a window, watering operation of a bathroom, warming operation, reheating operation, bathing Automatic operation, setting operation of the sauna, and various other operations of bathroom equipment can be mentioned. A plurality of human sensors 12 may be used in combination.

Information detected by the human sensor 12 is input to the computer unit 13 and processed. Specifically, the entry determination to the bathroom 2a is performed by the execution of the entry determination program. After the determination of entering the room, the leaving determination from the bathroom 2a is performed by execution of the leaving determination program.
Installing the artificial intelligence (AI) function in the computer unit 13 and grasping the habits and habits of the watch target person through learning by artificial intelligence (AI) to gradually improve the judgment accuracy of entering and leaving the bathroom 2a You may
The detection result of the human sensor 12-may also be transmitted and output to the external device 30 via the communication unit 15.
In principle, it is preferable that the human sensor 12 can not be turned off. However, in order to eliminate an erroneous detection signal at the time of failure or the like, the human sensor 12 may be operable to be turned off by the external device 30. In this case, it is preferable that the human sensor 12 can be turned off only by the external device 30. It is preferable that password input is required at the time of function off operation.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the bathroom monitoring device 10 viewed from the viewpoint of the function includes the communication unit 15, the timer 14, the set time acquisition unit 21, the entry and exit determination unit 23, the timer control unit 24, and alarm transmission. A control unit 25 is provided.

  The set time acquisition unit 21 is configured of a CPU 13a, a communication program of the main memory 13b and the non-volatile memory 13c, and a storage portion of a set time acquisition program and set time information. The set time acquisition unit 21 acquires set time information including the set time only from the external device 30 (predetermined transmission source) via the communication unit 15. The set time information is referred to at the time of abnormality determination. The set time in the set time information is not limited to one, and a plurality of set times may be set, and there may be variations. For example, the setting time may be divided according to the day of the week, the time zone, the season, the outside temperature, the room temperature, and the like. The unit of time setting is basically minutes, but may be hours and minutes.

  The entry / exit determination unit 23 includes a CPU 13a, and a storage portion of an entry determination program, an exit determination program, a motion sensor information, and an entry / exit determination information of the main memory 13b and the non-volatile memory 13c. The entry / exit determination unit 23 determines entry / exit to the bathroom 2 a based on the sensing information of the human sensor 12. That is, it is determined whether or not a person has entered the bathroom 2a, and whether or not the person has exited the bathroom 2a after entering the room.

The timer control unit 24 is configured of a CPU 13a, and a storage portion of a time measurement program of the main memory 13b and the non-volatile memory 13c. The timer control unit 24 starts time measurement by the timer 14 when it is determined that the person has entered the bathroom 2 a by the entry / exit determination unit 23 based on the detection result of the human sensor 12. Furthermore, the timer control unit 24 continues the time measurement while the person is detected in the bathroom 2a.
The function of the timer control unit 24 may be incorporated in the timer 14, so that the timer 14 may continue to measure time autonomously based on the signal from the human sensor 12. In this case, since the configuration is simplified and the probability of malfunction is reduced because the computer unit 13 is not used, it is possible to enjoy the advantage that the timing operation of the timer 14 is less likely to be disturbed even when control is taken over by external hacking. it can.

  The alarm transmission control unit 25 includes a CPU 13a, a communication program of the main memory 13b and the non-volatile memory 13c, an abnormality determination time setting program, an abnormality determination program, an alarm signal transmission program, and storage portions of setting time information. The alarm transmission control unit 25 transmits the alarm signal via the communication unit 15 when the measurement time by the timer 14 reaches the abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time without determining that the room is exited after the determination that the room is entered. And transmit to the external device 30 (predetermined transmission destination).

Generally, the abnormality determination time is equal to the set time. When there are a plurality of set times, for example, the first abnormality determination time may be set after the first set time and before the second set time, and the second abnormality determination time may be set after the second set time. Alternatively, for a single set time, 90% of the set time (for example, 27 minutes if set time is 30 minutes) is set as the first abnormality determination time, and the set time is the second abnormality determination time The point at which 120% of the set time is set as the third abnormality determination time may be taken.
The pattern of the alarm signal (repetition period or volume) may be changed according to the abnormality determination time of each stage.

The alarm signal may include various information. As various types of information, those that warn of abnormalities in registered homes in the form of e-mail, those that forcibly generate an alarm sound on an external device, those that forcibly display an alarm screen on the display screen of an external device, and these There is a combination of
For the alarm signal, attribute information of the target person (input attribute information at the time of initial registration), gender, age, kind of chronic disease, seizure tendency, name, address, relative's contact address, family hospital name, blood type, electronic Medical record information may be included. Such information can be particularly useful for security guards of security companies, general affairs departments of companies, police officers working in nearby neighborhoods, members of rushing ambulances, and so on.

In order to forcibly generate an alarm sound or forcibly display an alarm screen on the display of the external device 30, it is necessary to make a dedicated application resident on the external device 30. The dedicated application is configured to constantly monitor available communication networks, such as mobile telephone networks, fixed telephone lines, and the Internet network. For example, when there is a new post or the like, the SNS application resident on the smartphone notifies the user of that effect with a bell sound or the like, but the configuration is equivalent to that. Also, the configuration may be similar to that of the earthquake early warning.
Preferably, the dedicated application does not sound an alarm and does not close the forced screen while continuously receiving an alarm signal. However, the alarm may be stopped by transmitting an alarm stop command described later to the bathroom monitoring device 10. Alternatively, as long as the external device 30 stores that the alarm signal has been received and the proximity signal is not transmitted to the bathroom monitoring device 10 of the target person's house 2 by proximity communication such as Bluetooth or infrared communication, the alarm signal is It may be kept transmitted.
When a plurality of external devices 30, 30... Correspond to one bathroom watching device 10, one external device 30 transmits an approach signal by proximity communication, and the bathroom watching device 10 receives this. The transmission of the alarm signal to the other external device 30 may be stopped.
Even if transmission of an alarm signal is stopped, it is possible to constitute so that transmission may be restarted after predetermined time progress.

The predetermined transmission destination of the alarm signal may not necessarily be the same as the predetermined transmission source capable of inputting the set time. As a predetermined transmission destination, a monitoring terminal of a security company, a portable terminal of a guard of a security company, a web server of a security company, a control device of a web server of a security company, a communication terminal installed at a fire department, a web server of a fire department, a fire department Web server control device, communication terminal installed in the police station, web server of the police station, control device of web server of the police station, communication terminal installed in the hospital, communication terminal of the hospital doctor in charge, hospital web A server, a control device of a hospital web server, a portable terminal owned by a relative such as a child, a home used by a relative, a fixed terminal at work, such as a desktop terminal device, digital television, relatives, etc. A communication terminal such as the general affairs department of a company is assumed.
The transmission destination of the alarm signal may be individually set according to the alarm transmission time, the alarm transmission day, the alarm transmission season, and the like. Depending on the time of day, for example, it may be transmitted to the destination where rushing is possible according to the presence or absence of the transportation means. The transmission destination may be selected depending on, for example, the work day of a company, or the absence date of a nearby clinic, as to the transmission day of the week. With regard to the season, the destination may be selected in consideration of, for example, possible symptoms such as hay fever, or in the heavy snow season of heavy snow areas, whether to contact a nearby person or not.

When there are a plurality of transmission destinations of the alarm signal, control the transmission order, control the transmission destination and the transmission non-transmission destination, determine the transmission destination according to the reply of the signal from the transmission destination, and send the alarm signal transmission unit May be configured to control the
The transmission destination may be selected according to the elapsed time from the alarm notification start. For example, it is assumed that it is transmitted to the external device 30 which is in the vicinity or assumed to exist immediately after the alarm notification start, and is assumed to be out of the vicinity or after a predetermined time has passed from the alarm notification start. It may be transmitted to the external device 30. A server etc. may collect GPS information of the external apparatus 30 regularly, and you may make it notify the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10 of information that it exists in the vicinity. Alternatively, the server itself may be configured to transmit an alarm signal sequentially from the nearby external device 30 using GPS information.

  The bathroom monitoring device 10 transmits an alarm signal to the server, and the server generates a web page and transmits an e-mail to a relative cell phone or the like which is the external device 30, and the external device 30 browses the web page from the received e-mail. It may be possible. Preferably, the bathroom monitoring device 10 transmits the timing information of the timer 14 to the server together with the alarm signal, and the server receives the alarm signal from the bathroom monitoring device 10 and also acquires the timing information of the timer, and the bathing excess time Automatically generate a web page that also contains

FIG. 4 shows an example of the display screen of the external device 30. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4A, the external device 30 receives an alarm signal from the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10 and time information of the timer 14 via the server, for example, in an e-mail format.
As shown in FIG. 4B, when the received mail is selected and displayed, a link tag to a web page is displayed as, for example, a safety status report of the registered home, ie, the target person's home 2.
When the link tag is selected, as shown in FIG. 4C, for example, the notation of safety confirmation, emergency, etc. and the current situation are displayed. As the display of the current status, there may be mentioned a display such as how many minutes have passed since the time of entering the bathroom or when the abnormality determination time has elapsed.

  The alarm notification device is not limited to the external device 30 having a computer function, but may include a patrol light installed in front of the entrance or gate of the target person's house 2, a notification device provided in another room in the object person's home 2, etc. it can. It is possible to inform an unspecified number of people of abnormal condition by patrol lights etc. and lead to quick relief as soon as possible. Further, the alarm transmission destination may include an alarm, an alarm screen, an alarm lamp and the like provided in the bathroom 2a. When the subject is blurred in the bathroom 2a, the subject can be made aware of it and urged to leave the bathroom 2a.

<Flow of processing of bathroom watching system 1>
The bathroom monitoring system 1 performs a bathroom monitoring process, for example, as follows.
In the computer unit 13, each program and data stored in the non-volatile memory 13c are loaded into the main memory 13b, and each program is executed.
Preferably, each program and data are resident in the main memory 13b, and the watching operation is always executed by the bathroom watching device 10.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the bathroom monitoring system 1 performs an input process of setting time information.
That is, communication is performed between the bathroom monitoring device 10 and the external device 30 (step 100).
It is determined whether or not there is input of setting time information from the external device 30 (step 101), and when there is, it is acquired (step 102). The acquired set time information is stored in the non-volatile memory 13 c and loaded into the main memory 13 b.
The set time information can be input only by the external device 30 (predetermined transmission source). By this, it is possible to avoid the possibility that the target person changes the setting time information by himself. As a result, it is possible to increase the accuracy of the watching operation.

Subsequently, as illustrated in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the bathroom watching system 1 performs a bathroom watching process.
That is, based on the detection result of the human sensor 12, the entrance of the person into the bathroom 2a is determined (step 201).
When it is determined that the user has entered the bathroom 2a, time measurement is started by the timer 14 (step 202).
Further, after determining that the user has entered the bathroom 2a, it is determined whether the user has left the bathroom 2a based on the detection result of the human sensor 12 (step 203).
If it is determined that the room 2 has left the room while the time measured by the timer 14 does not reach the set time (abnormality determination time), the process ends. Alternatively, the process returns to the entrance determination step 201.
When the measurement time by the timer 14 reaches the set time (abnormality determination time) without determination that the room has been left (step 204), an alarm signal is transmitted via the communication unit 15 to the external device 30 (predetermined transmission destination) To (step 205).
The external device 30 receives an alarm signal and issues an alarm. As a result, the watching agent can know that the stay time of the target person in the bathroom 2a is abnormally long, and can promptly take appropriate measures such as quick rescue.

  In addition, after transmission of an alarm signal (step 205), when the human sensor 12 no longer detects a person in the bathroom 2a, the output of the alarm signal may be stopped. In this case, it indicates that the subject has moved out of the bathroom 2a, and it can be considered that the urgency is not so high because the subject can move.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to the drawings for configurations overlapping with the above-described embodiment, and the description will be omitted.
Second Embodiment
7 to 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the bathroom monitoring system 1B according to the second embodiment, the alarm transmission from the bathroom monitoring device 10B can be stopped by the external device 30 (predetermined transmission destination).
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, an alarm stop instruction acquisition program and an alarm stop processing program are stored in the program storage area of the non-volatile memory 13c, and alarm stop signal information is stored in the data storage area. ing. The programs and data of the non-volatile memory 13 c are read into the main memory 13 b.
The alarm stop instruction acquisition program is a program for executing an operation for acquiring an alarm stop instruction signal.
The alarm stop processing program is a program for executing transmission stop of the alarm signal.
The alarm stop signal information is information on an alarm stop instruction signal from the external device 30.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10B viewed from the viewpoint of the function includes an alarm stop instruction acquisition unit 41 and an alarm stop processing unit 42 in addition to the components of the first embodiment. The alarm stop instruction acquisition unit 41 is configured by the CPU 12 a and the storage portion of the alarm stop instruction acquisition program of the main memory 13 b and the non-volatile memory 13 c. The alarm stop instruction acquisition unit 41 acquires an alarm stop instruction signal for stopping transmission of an alarm signal from the external device 30 via the communication unit 15. The alarm stop instruction signal is acquired only from the external device 30. A target person such as an elderly person living alone can not operate and stop the bathroom watching device 10B.

  It is preferable that the alarm stop instruction acquisition unit 41 is configured to confirm to the external device 30 whether or not the alarm stop signal may be stopped when acquiring the alarm stop instruction signal. This is to prevent a radio wave transmitted from another device similar to the external device 30 from being recognized as an alarm stop instruction signal and causing a malfunction.

The simplest alarm stop instruction signal includes only an instruction to stop an alarm and does not include an alarm restart instruction.
The alarm stop instruction signal may instruct retransmission of the alarm after temporarily stopping the alarm.
The alarm stop instruction acquisition unit 41 is preferably capable of acquiring an alarm stop instruction signal from two or more external devices 30. It is preferable to stop the alarm transmission to the external device 30 which is the source of the alarm stop instruction signal, and to continue the alarm transmission to the external device 30 to which the alarm stop instruction signal is not output.

The alarm stop processing unit 42 is configured by the CPU 12 a and the storage portion of the alarm stop processing program of the main memory 13 b and the non-volatile memory 13 c. When the alarm stop processing unit 42 acquires the alarm stop instruction signal, the alarm stop processing unit 42 refers to the alarm stop signal information and stops the transmission of the alarm signal from the alarm transmission control unit 25.
The simplest alarm stop process is to stop the alarm but not to retransmit it.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, in the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10B of the second embodiment, after transmission of the alarm signal (step 205), it is judged whether or not acquisition (reception) of the alarm stop instruction signal is present (step 210).
When the alarm stop instruction signal is not obtained, the transmission of the alarm signal is continued (step 205).
When an alarm stop instruction signal is transmitted from the external device 30, the alarm stop instruction signal is acquired by the alarm stop instruction acquisition unit 41 via the communication unit 15. In response to the alarm stop instruction signal, the alarm stop processing unit 42 stops alarm transmission (step 211).
According to the second embodiment, by continuously outputting an alarm signal until an alarm stop instruction is issued from the external device 30, it is possible to make a watching subject surely notice a bathing abnormality. If there is an alarm stop instruction from the external device 30, the alarm can be stopped so that the alarm does not continue to sound even when the watching main body notices a bathing abnormality and tries to cope with it.

Third Embodiment
10 to 14 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In the bathroom monitoring system 1C according to the third embodiment, the bathroom monitoring device 10C has setting information for performing communication with the external device 30 (predetermined transmission source or predetermined transmission destination), and the setting information is externally output. It can be edited and managed only by the device 30.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, an edit management program and a setting information holding program are stored in the program storage area of the nonvolatile memory 13c, and setting information is stored in the data storage area. The programs and data of the non-volatile memory 13 c are read into the main memory 13 b.
The editing management program is a program for executing editing such as input, change, addition, and deletion of setting information.
The setting information holding program is a program for executing storage processing of setting information.

As shown in FIG. 10, the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10C viewed from the viewpoint of the function includes an edit management unit 51 and a setting information holding unit 52 in addition to the components of the first embodiment.
The setting information holding unit 52 is configured of a storage portion of setting information of the main memory 13 b and the non-volatile memory 13 c.
As the setting information, for example, the e-mail address of the external device 30, the e-mail address of the mobile phone, and other external devices for transmitting the usage status of the bathroom 2a (the detection history of the human sensor 12) to the external device 30 30 includes the contact information (telephone number, MAC address, etc.) required to communicate with the T.30. In addition, priority information that defines in which order an alarm is to be transmitted to a plurality of external devices 30, or a network priority to be selected when the network 1c for transmitting an alarm signal to the external device 30 can be selected. There is information in which the order is determined for each external device 30. Furthermore, there may be output mode information that defines whether to output an alarm as an audio, an image, an output as a vibration, or a combination of these for each external device 30.

The editing management unit 51 is configured of a CPU 12 a and storage portions of an editing management program of the main memory 13 b and the non-volatile memory 13 c. The editing management unit 51 manages editing operations such as input, change, addition, and deletion of setting information to be permitted only by an operation from the external device 30. The edited setting information is overwritten and stored in the setting information holding unit 52. As the editing mode, for example, change of e-mail address registered as setting information, addition of e-mail address in the case of increasing external device 30 (predetermined transmission destination) registered as alarm signal transmission destination, etc. It can be mentioned.
When the setting information is edited, the editing management unit 51 has a function of notifying all the external devices 30 including the edited external device 30 that the setting information has been edited. It may be Depending on the external device 30, the setting may be made not to permit the change of the setting information. The permission for the change and the instruction for the change may be limited to only a specific external device 30 set in advance.

  Editing such as change, addition, and deletion of the setting information is possible only with the external device 30. By directly operating the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10C without depending on the external device 30, it is not possible to edit the setting information such as change, addition, or deletion. This makes it possible to prevent watching persons such as the elderly living alone from changing or deleting the setting information.

The flowchart in FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the editing management processing flow of setting information in the bathroom monitoring system 1C. When there is an access from the external device 30 (step 301), the bathroom monitoring device 10C asks the external device 30 for password input (step 302). When the password is input from the external device 30, the correctness is judged (step 303). When the password is authenticated, editing of setting information from the external device 30 (addition of new setting information, or change or deletion of existing setting information, etc.) is accepted. That is, it is determined whether there is an editing input from the external device 30 (step 304). If there is an edit input, the edit content is acquired (step 305) and stored in the setting information storage unit 52 (step 306). Specifically, in the case of addition of new setting information, the setting information holding unit 52 is newly held, and in the case of changing or deleting existing setting information, the existing setting information is overwritten.
Subsequently, it is determined whether it is necessary to notify the corresponding external device 30 and the other external device 30 of the editing content (step 307). If necessary, notification is given (step 308).
Thereafter, after confirming whether the edit mode may be ended for the corresponding external device 30 (step 309), the process is ended.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the editing process screen 33 displayed on the display of the external device 30. As shown in FIG. The screen is a menu screen for "user registration", that is, for editing setting information. The menu can be selected by clicking or touching the menu selection button 33a.
Next, the corresponding notification destination is selected. It is possible to determine whether or not the selected notification destination display button 33b is selected, for example, by changing the color of the tab 33c. Thereafter, a display screen of setting information of the selected notification destination is displayed, and editing such as change, addition, or deletion is performed on the display screen.
In the case of change, the existing registration content is overwritten and corrected.
In the case of deletion, it is preferable that a confirmation screen to be displayed may be displayed. If you respond to the confirmation that you can delete it, it will be deleted.
In the case of addition, it is possible to input without selecting a notification destination.
Save after entering the required items.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the password input request screen 34 displayed on the external device 30. As shown in FIG. The password is input in the central password input portion of the screen 34. Since the password is not seen by other people, the input characters are converted to * and displayed. The number of characters * and the number of characters of the displayed password match.
The password input is preferably requested not only when the editing processing screen 33 is opened, but also when the change, addition, or deletion button 33 d is selected.

Fourth Embodiment
FIGS. 15-18 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the bathroom watching system 1D according to the fourth embodiment, when the watching agent receives an alarm signal, it can be identified which alarm signal from the watching target person house 2 is. The watching agent mentioned here is a person watching over a plurality of target persons, and a watching service provider such as a security company or an apartment management company is assumed, for example.
As shown in FIG. 16, in the program storage area of the non-volatile memory 13c in the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10D of the fourth embodiment, a self-machine information holding program and a self-machine information addition program are stored. Machine identification information is stored in the data storage area of the nonvolatile memory 13c. The programs and data of the non-volatile memory 13 c are read into the main memory 13 b.
The own-machine information holding program is a program for executing registration and storage processing of the own-machine identification information.
The own-machine information addition program is a program for executing a process of adding the own-machine identification information to an alarm signal and other transmission information.

The own-machine identification information is information that identifies the bathroom watching device 10D and the watching target person from others.
Personal identification information such as the address of the residence where the bathroom watching device 10D is installed or the residential area of the apartment house, the name, the date of birth, the sex, the name of the relative, the phone number, etc. Is preferred.

As shown in FIG. 15, a bathroom monitoring apparatus 10D viewed from the viewpoint of functions includes an own-machine information holding unit 61 and an own-machine information adding unit 62 in addition to the components of the first embodiment. The own-machine information holding unit 61 is configured of the main memory 13 b and the storage portion of the own-machine identification information of the non-volatile memory 13 c.
The own-machine identification information is preferably managed by a password. The own machine identification information may be changeable by access from the external device 30. It is preferable that the name, telephone number, etc. of relatives linked to own machine identification information can be changed by access from the external device 30.
It is preferable that the own-machine identification information can not be changed by directly operating the bathroom monitoring device 10D. In this way, it is possible to prevent a subject such as an elderly person living alone from changing his or her own machine identification information.

  FIG. 18 shows an example of the own-machine identification information management screen 35 displayed on the display of the external device 30. As shown in FIG. In addition to the management menu (FIG. 18), an edit menu (FIG. 13) for setting information and other menus may be switched and displayed by the menu selection button 33a. Note that only the screen of the management menu may be displayed independently, and switching between menus may not be performed. The own-machine identification information is usually input at the time of initial setting when starting to use the bathroom watching system 1D. When the identification information button 35a is clicked or touched, an input field of the own-machine identification information is displayed, and input becomes possible.

  The own-machine information addition unit 62 is configured by the main memory 13 b and the storage portion of the own-machine information addition program of the nonvolatile memory 13 c. The own-machine information adding unit 62 transmits the own-machine identification information via the communication unit 15. The own-machine identification information is transmitted to the external device 30 via the communication unit 15 simultaneously with the alarm signal. Preferably, the own-machine information adding unit 62 can select whether to add the own-machine identification information or not according to the transmission destination of the alarm signal. When the transmission destination is the external device 31 of a relative and a neighbor, since the watching target is identified, it is not necessary to add the own-machine identification information. On the other hand, if the transmission destination is the external device 32 of the guard service provider such as a security company, only the number of contract counterparts, the watch target person exists, so if there is no identification information, from where the alarm signal is specified Can not do it.

The flowchart in FIG. 17 illustrates an example of a bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system 1C.
When the measurement time by the timer 14 reaches the set time (abnormality determination time) (step 204), when it is in a situation to transmit an alarm, the own machine identification information of the main memory 13b is read and the alarm signal is included. It is added to the transmission information (step 205a).
The transmission information after the addition, that is, the transmission information including the alarm signal and the own-machine identification information is transmitted to the external device 30 (in particular, the external device 32 of the watching service provider) via the communication unit 15 (step 205b).
In particular, the external device 32 of the watching service provider is notified of the alarm and information identifying the source of the alarm. Therefore, the watching service provider can immediately determine from which target person's house 2 the alarm, and rushes to the person's target person's house 2 by itself or contacts relatives or public organizations etc. You can take action quickly.

Fifth Embodiment
19 to 23 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The fifth embodiment relates to a specific structure of an external device 30E (predetermined transmission source) capable of transmitting set time information to the bathroom monitoring device 10E. Examples of the external device 30E include a communication device with a portable computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, and a tablet terminal, and a computer with a fixed communication function such as a personal computer, a server, and a web server. The computer function may be added to a fixed telephone, or the computer function and the communication function may be added to a car navigation system, a digital television, or the like, whereby the external device 30E may be used.

As shown in FIG. 19, the external device 30E includes a computer unit 70, a communication unit 76, an input unit 78, and a display unit 79.
As shown in FIG. 20, the computer unit 70 includes a CPU 71 (central processing unit), a main memory 72, a non-volatile memory 73 (secondary storage device), and interfaces 75 and 77. Connected through. A communication unit 76 is connected to the communication interface 75. The communication unit 76 communicates with the communication unit 15 of the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10E via the network 1c.
An input unit 78 such as a keyboard and a mouse and a display unit 79 are connected to the input / output interface 77. The input unit 78 and the display unit 79 may be configured by a touch panel display.

  In the main memory 72, a holding area and a work area are set. In the holding area, a program holding area and a data holding area are set. Each program of the program storage area of the non-volatile memory 73 is read into the program holding area. Each storage information of the data storage area of the non-volatile memory 73 is read into the data holding area. Preferably, these programs and data are resident in the main memory 72.

In the non-volatile memory 73, a program storage area and a data storage area are set. The program storage area stores a communication program, a set time reception program, a set time transmission program, and the like. Setting time information is stored in the data storage area.
The communication program is a program for communicating with the bathroom monitoring device 10E and other devices.
The set time receiving program is a program for receiving an input of set time information from the input unit 78.
The set time transmission program is a program for transmitting the received set time information to the bathroom watching device 10E.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the computer unit 70 of the external device 30E viewed from the viewpoint of the function includes a set time reception unit 70a and a set time transmission unit 70b. The set time receiving unit 70a is constituted by the CPU 71 and the storage portion of the set time receiving program of the main memory 72 and the non-volatile memory 73, and operates to receive input of set time information. The set time transmission unit 70 b is configured by the CPU 71 and the storage portion of the set time transmission program of the main memory 72 and the non-volatile memory 73, and transmits the received set time information to the bathroom monitoring device 10 E via the communication unit 76. To work.

  As illustrated in FIG. 22, when setting time information is input, a setting time information input screen 79 a is displayed on the display unit 79. A question such as "How many minutes do you want to set?" Is displayed on the screen 79a. By the operation of the input unit 78, an appropriate set time can be input to the set time input field 79b. In order to open the input screen 79a, it is preferable to require password input. As a result, only the watching agent who manages the password can input the set time, and the watching target person can be prevented from changing the set time by himself.

The setting time can be set preferably in units of minutes, but may be set by combining a unit of time and a unit of minutes.
As shown in FIG. 23, the set time may be set to be increased or decreased in units of, for example, 5 minutes or 10 minutes. In this example, selection buttons such as "+5 minutes", "+10 minutes", "+20 minutes", and "+30 minutes" are provided on the input screen 79a. When setting time is 25 minutes, +5 minutes and +20 minutes are selected, or +5 minutes are selected five times, or +5 minutes and +10 minutes are combined to make a total of 25 minutes. In FIG. 23, the set time is set to 20 minutes.
Even if the setting time has variation, the setting time can be set selectively according to the day of the week, time zone, season, outside temperature, room temperature of the undressing room 2b, room temperature of the bathroom 2a, room temperature of other rooms, etc. Good. When setting time is selected according to outside air temperature and room temperature, a thermometer should be provided in the outdoor and each room of watching object person house 2, and bathroom watching apparatus 10E selects setting temperature based on the detection temperature by the thermometer. Is preferred.

The flowchart of FIG. 21 shows an example of the input processing flow of setting time information in the bathroom monitoring system 1E.
First, the watching agent operates the input unit 78 of the external device 30E to input a desired set time on the set time information input screen 79a. The external device 30E receives an input of setting time information including the setting time (step 010). The received set time information is stored in the non-volatile memory 73 and read into the main memory 72.
Further, the external device 30E transmits the set time information from the communication unit 76 to the communication unit 15 of the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10E via the network 1c (step 011).
The bathroom monitoring device 10E receives (acquires) the set time information and registers it (steps 100 to 102).

Sixth Embodiment
24 to 27 show a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The sixth embodiment relates to a specific aspect of the external device 30F (predetermined transmission destination) capable of notifying an alarm on the basis of the watching agent when receiving an alarm signal from the bathroom watching device 10F in the bathroom watching system 1F.
As shown in FIG. 25, in addition to the program of the fifth embodiment (FIG. 20), an alarm signal reception program for executing reception of an alarm signal is provided in the program storage area of the non-volatile memory 73 of the external device 30F. An alarm notification program for executing alarm notification based on the received alarm signal is stored.
Although illustration is omitted, the alarm signal reception program may include a program portion that executes a process of returning a reception confirmation signal to the bathroom monitoring device 10F when an alarm signal is received.
These programs are read into the main memory 72 and reside there.

As shown in FIG. 24, in addition to the elements 70a and 70b described in the fifth embodiment (FIG. 19), the computer unit 70 of the external device 30F viewed from the point of view of function has an alarm signal receiver 70c and alarm notification A unit 70d is provided.
The alarm signal reception unit 70c is configured by the CPU 71, and the storage portion of the alarm signal reception program of the main memory 72 and the non-volatile memory 73, and operates to receive an alarm signal from the bathroom monitoring device 10F. The alarm signal receiving unit 70c may be capable of receiving a plurality of alarms.

The alarm notification unit 70d is configured by the CPU 71, the main memory 72, and a storage portion of the alarm notification program of the non-volatile memory 73, and operates to notify an alarm watching person based on the received alarm signal. When the alarm signal receiving unit 70c can receive a plurality of alarms, it is preferable that the alarm notification unit 70d can perform notification according to the type and content of the alarm for each alarm.
As a form of the alarm notification, a form in which a message is displayed on the screen of the display unit 79 to make a notification, a form in which a voice is notified using a voice output function built in the external device 30F, a vibration built in the external device 30F The form etc. which alert | report by vibration using a mechanism are mentioned.
It is preferable to combine a plurality of notification forms in order to increase the possibility that the watching agent notices the notification. It is assumed that the timing is bad and the watching agent does not notice the notification, so when the watching agent presses the stop button of the external device 30F, the stop command is transmitted and the alarm signal from the bathroom watching device 10F is The notification may be continued until it is not received. Alternatively, the notification may be periodically repeated until the watching agent presses the stop button. When the notification is periodically and repeatedly performed, the degree of notification may be strengthened as the number of repetitions increases. Alternatively, a plurality of notification forms may be combined and notified in stages, such as changing the form of the notification in the order of screen notification, vibration, and audio notification according to the number of repetitions.

As described in the first embodiment, in the alarm notification form by e-mail, as shown in FIG. 4, after receiving the e-mail, the received e-mail can be connected to the web site of the server and the web page of the alarm notification can be browsed. It has become.
FIG. 27A shows an example of the web page 37 of the alarm notification. At the top of the page 37, a display 37a of an alarm type "emergency occurrence" is made. Below the alarm type display 37a, a display 37b of the current situation such as "There is a possibility that an abnormal situation has occurred in the registered home!" Is displayed, and below that, a display 37c of the timer overtime is displayed. The display 37c of the timer overtime becomes larger according to the overtime. The excess time display 37c is updated as the external device 30F continuously receives the alarm signal.

As shown in FIG. 27B, as another example of the notification web page 38, a display 38a for notifying that it is bathing may be mentioned.
Preferably, the notification during bathing is transmitted sporadically when the human sensor 12 detects that a person has entered the bathroom 2a. Thereafter, it is determined that bathing is in progress until the room is detected. The watcher can use the display 38a during bathing to turn on the emergency notification or not, and can respond promptly when the emergency notification is actually received.
During the bathing, the web page 38 of the display 38a may display an elapsed time after the start of bathing, or a display such as reaching a set time after several minutes.
Although illustration is omitted, a display of alarm stop confirmation may be prepared as another informing web page. A message such as “Do you want to stop the alarm?” And a display of an input unit for selecting whether to stop or not may be added to the display.

The flowchart in FIG. 26 illustrates an example of a bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system 1F.
As described in the first embodiment (FIG. 6), in the bathroom monitoring device 10F, when the measurement time after entering the bathroom becomes equal to or longer than the set time (step 204), an alarm signal is transmitted (step 205). The alarm signal is received by the external device 30F via the network 1c (step 301). The external device 30F having received this sends back a reception confirmation signal to the bathroom monitoring device 10F (step 302), and performs alarm notification (step 303).

  The bathroom monitoring device 10F continues the transmission of the alarm signal (step 205) until the reception confirmation signal is received. When the reception confirmation signal is received, the transmission of the alarm signal is stopped (step 207).

Seventh Embodiment
28 to 31 show a seventh embodiment of the present invention. In the seventh embodiment, the process of stopping transmission of an alarm signal from the bathroom monitoring device 10G is not performed automatically by the reception confirmation signal, but is performed after waiting for a stop input operation by a watching agent. . That is, it relates to the specific structure of the external device 30 in the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 28, the bathroom monitoring device 10G in the bathroom monitoring system 1G of the seventh embodiment has the same configuration as the bathroom monitoring device 10B of the second embodiment (FIG. 7).

As shown in FIG. 29, in the program storage area of the nonvolatile memory 73 of the external device 30G (predetermined transmission destination) of the bathroom monitoring system 1G, an alarm stop reception program for receiving a stop input of an alarm signal and a stop input An alarm stop transmission program for transmitting an alarm stop instruction signal to the bathroom watching device 10G based on the stored information is stored.
These programs are read into the main memory 72 and reside there.

As shown in FIG. 28, the computer unit 70 of the external device 30G viewed from the point of view of the function includes an alarm stop reception unit 70e and an alarm stop transmission in addition to the elements 70a to 70d of the sixth embodiment (FIG. 24). It has a part 70f.
The alarm stop reception unit 70e is constituted by the CPU 71 and the storage portion of the alarm stop reception program of the main memory 72 and the non-volatile memory 73, and operates to receive the stop input of the alarm signal from the input unit 78. There may be multiple types of alarm stop input. The simplest alarm stop input is to stop the alarm once and then do not request to restart the alarm. Alternatively, for example, after stopping the alarm once, the alarm may be output again at a certain time interval. The alarm stop reception unit 70 e can receive one or more alarm stop inputs.
The alarm stop operation is possible only by the external device 30G (predetermined transmission destination), and the alarm can not be stopped by directly operating the bathroom monitoring apparatus 10G.

  The alarm stop transmission unit 70 f is configured by the CPU 71 and the storage portion of the alarm stop transmission program of the main memory 72 and the non-volatile memory 73, and transmits an alarm stop instruction signal to the bathroom monitoring device 10 G based on the alarm stop input. To work. There may be a plurality of types of alarm stop instruction signals. The alarm stop transmission unit 70 f transmits an alarm stop instruction signal according to the type of alarm stop input.

FIG. 31 shows an example of the alarm stop instruction screen 79G. At the upper part of the screen, a display 79c of alarm stop instruction is made, and at the lower part thereof, a transmission button 79d is displayed. When the transmission button 79d is selected, an alarm stop signal is transmitted.
After the transmission button 79d is selected once, a screen may be displayed to finally confirm whether transmission may be stopped. Alternatively, the bathroom monitoring device 10G may confirm to the external device 30G that it may really stop the alarm in response to receiving the alarm stop instruction. In these confirmation screens, "Yes" and "No" selection buttons are displayed in place of the send button 79d.

The flowchart in FIG. 30 illustrates an example of a bathroom watching process flow in the bathroom watching system 1G.
As in the second embodiment (FIG. 9), in the bathroom monitoring device 10G, when the measurement time after entering the bathroom exceeds the set time (step 204), an alarm signal is transmitted (step 205). The alarm signal is received by the external device 30G via the network 1c (step 301). The external device 30G that has received this sends an alarm notification to the watching agent (Step 303).

Furthermore, the external device 30G displays the alarm stop instruction screen 79G (FIG. 31) on the display unit 79, and receives an input for stopping the alarm signal (step 310).
When the watching agent inputs the stop of the alarm signal, an alarm stop instruction signal is transmitted from the external device 30G to the bathroom watching device 10G (step 311).

  The bathroom monitoring device 10G continues transmitting the alarm signal (step 205) until the alarm stop instruction signal is received. When the alarm stop instruction signal is received, the transmission of the alarm signal is stopped (step 211).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.
For example, the external device as the predetermined transmission source may be different from the external device as the predetermined transmission destination.

  If there is a situation where people are not detected in the bathroom 2a, and if running water continues from the water port such as currant or shower, there is a risk of forgetting to close the faucet from the bathroom monitoring device to the external device An alarm may be output. In this case, it is preferable to output an alarm if running water continues when a certain time has passed since the human detection sensor 12 detects that the person has left the bathroom 2a, and an alarm is output from the time of the detection of the room. It is preferable to set and register the time until the output.

  If the person to be watched over is an elderly person, it is fully conceivable that the person falls down due to poor physical condition or the like even if the bathing abnormality determination time has not been reached. Therefore, if there is a state in which the person being watched is conscious, the human detection sensor in the bathroom monitors a portion where fluctuation naturally appears, and if the time when the fluctuation does not occur continues for a certain time, the alarm signal May be sent to an external device. In this case, as a method of estimating that the person being watched over falls in the bathroom, there is a method of measuring the weight distribution applied to the floor by a weight sensor. If a person falls down, it is possible to judge that it is fallen because the weight is applied to a wide area of the floor. Alternatively, a sound sensor may be provided, and it may be determined whether or not the user falls down based on the presence or absence of a noise that may occur if the watching target is active in the bathroom.

If the watch target is an elderly person, there is a risk of using hot water that is hotter than necessary or using cold water that may cause a cold, because it is sluggish to the temperature. Therefore, the bath temperature monitoring device monitors the bath temperature of the bath, and when the bath noise is higher than the set temperature or lower than the set temperature, an alarm signal is transmitted to the outside. The usage status may be notified to the device.
Alternatively, the setting change itself of the hot water temperature may be performed only from the external device.

  Since a chair is often used in the bathroom, the chair may be provided with means for measuring blood pressure and pulse. Then, when the blood pressure is higher than a preset value or is rapidly rising, an alarm signal may be transmitted to the external device. Also, when the pulse rate is higher than a preset value or is rapidly faster, an alarm signal may be transmitted to the external device. Furthermore, an AI capable of recording daily changes in blood pressure and pulse may be installed to be able to perform preventive actions against physical changes.

Drowning accounts for a large number of abnormal situations in the bathroom. Therefore, the outlet of the bathtub may be electrically opened and closed automatically, and the outlet may be opened with the start of transmission of the alarm. Alternatively, a discharge mechanism may be provided in part of the hot water circulation path between the bathtub and the water heater, and the hot water in the bathtub may be discharged from the discharge mechanism. It is preferable to automatically operate the heating so as to maintain the temperature in the bathroom when discharged.
The remote control system that combines a human sensor and an alarm function can be applied not only to a bathroom, but also to remotely monitor electricity and gas that are likely to cause fire due to mismanagement. The present invention can be applied not only to a single person living alone but also to management of a home which is often away from the daytime.

  The present invention can be applied to, for example, a watching system for watching the safety of a single elderly person in the bathroom.

1, 1 B to 1 G bathroom watching system 10, 10 B to 10 G bathroom watching device 11 device main body 12 human sensor 13 computer unit 14 timer 15 communication unit 21 set time acquisition unit 23 entry / exit determination unit 24 timer control unit 25 alarm transmission control unit 30, 30 B to 30 G external devices (predetermined transmission source, predetermined transmission destination)
31 External device (mobile terminal)
32 external device 41 alarm stop instruction acquisition unit 42 alarm stop processing unit 51 edit management unit 52 setting information holding unit 61 own machine information holding unit 62 own machine information addition unit 70 a set time reception unit 70 b set time transmission unit 70 c alarm signal reception unit 70d Alarm notification unit 70e Alarm stop reception unit 70f Alarm stop transmission unit

Claims (10)

It is a bathroom watching device to watch the safety of the subject when taking a bath,
Communication department,
With the timer,
A human sensor,
An entry / exit determination unit that determines whether a person enters or leaves the bathroom based on the detection result of the human sensor.
A set time acquisition unit that acquires set time information including a set time only from a predetermined transmission source via the communication unit;
A timer control unit configured to start time measurement by the timer when the entry / exit determination unit determines that the entry is performed;
After the entry determination, when the measurement time by the timer reaches the abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time without determination of leaving, an alarm signal is transmitted to a predetermined destination via the communication unit. An alarm transmission control unit to cause
A bathroom watching device characterized by having. An alarm stop instruction acquisition unit that receives an alarm stop instruction signal from the predetermined transmission destination via the communication unit;
An alarm stop processing unit for stopping transmission of the alarm signal by the alarm transmission control unit when the alarm stop instruction signal is received;
The bathroom watching apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A setting information holding unit that holds setting information for communication with the predetermined transmission source or the predetermined transmission destination;
The bathroom monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an editing management unit that allows editing of the setting information only from the predetermined transmission source or the predetermined transmission destination via the communication unit. A self-machine information holding unit that holds self-machine identification information;
The bathroom monitoring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: an own-apparatus information addition unit that adds the own-apparatus identification information to transmission information including the alarm signal.   The bathroom monitoring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined transmission source or the predetermined transmission destination is a portable terminal. An external device as a predetermined transmission source for the bathroom monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A set time reception unit that receives an input of the set time information;
A set time transmission unit for transmitting the set time information to the bathroom watching device;
An external device characterized by further comprising: An external device as a predetermined transmission destination for the bathroom monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An alarm signal receiving unit that receives the alarm signal;
An alarm notification unit that notifies an alarm based on the received alarm signal;
An external device characterized by further comprising: An external device that is a predetermined transmission destination for the bathroom monitoring device according to claim 2;
An alarm stop reception unit that receives a stop input of the alarm signal;
An alarm stop transmission unit that transmits the alarm stop instruction signal to the bathroom watching device based on the stop input;
An external device characterized by further comprising: It is a bathroom watching method to watch the safety of the subject when taking a bath,
A setting time acquisition step of acquiring setting time information including a setting time only from a predetermined transmission source via the communication unit;
An entry / exit determination step that determines whether a person enters or leaves the bathroom based on the detection result of the human sensor.
A time measurement step of starting time measurement by a timer when it is determined that the room is entered in the room entry / exit determination step;
After the entry determination, when the measurement time by the timer reaches the abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time without determination of leaving, an alarm signal is transmitted to a predetermined destination via the communication unit. Sending an alarm, and
How to watch a bathroom characterized by having a It is a program for a bathroom watching device to watch the safety of the subject during bathing,
A set time acquisition step of acquiring set time information including a set time only from a predetermined transmission source via the communication unit of the bathroom watching device;
An entry / exit determination step of determining the entry / exit of a person into the bathroom based on the detection result of the human detection sensor of the bathroom monitoring device;
A time measurement step of starting time measurement by the timer of the bathroom watching device when it is determined that the room is entered in the room entry / exit determination step;
After the entry determination, when the measurement time by the timer reaches the abnormality determination time corresponding to the set time without determination of leaving, an alarm signal is transmitted to a predetermined destination via the communication unit. Sending an alarm, and
The program which makes the computer of the said bathroom watching apparatus run.

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