JP2019141116A - Toilet notification system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a toilet notification system in which a user calms down and can use a private room, and the efficient use of the private rooms can be promoted, in a toilet space having multiple private rooms.SOLUTION: A button device 50 provided at the outside of private rooms of a toilet space 10 is provided with: a first button 52 pushed by waiting persons 40A, 40B ... for waiting availability of the private rooms; and a second button 54 pushed by the persons who want to urgently use the private rooms among the waiting persons 40A, 40B ... Notification devices 30A-30I provided in respective private rooms 20A-20I are configured such that the presence of the waiting person is notified to users of the private rooms by lighting first lamps 32A-32I when the first button 52 is pushed, and the presence of the urgent waiting person is notified to the users of the private rooms by lighting second lamps 34A-34I when the second button 54 is pushed. The first lamps 32A-32I are turned on with different colors according to the long order of the using time of the private rooms.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet notification system, and more specifically to promotion of efficient use of a toilet private room.

  As a technology related to waiting for the order of private rooms in a public space or the like, for example, there is a toilet room display system described in Patent Document 1 below. According to Patent Document 1, in a toilet room display system installed in a toilet room in which a common space and a private room space are partitioned by a partition member, the private room display means provided in the private room space, and the common space Common recognition means for recognizing the presence or absence of a human body present in a predetermined waiting area, and a private room display signal generation means for generating a corresponding display signal according to the recognition result of the common recognition means and outputting it to the private room display means It is disclosed to have.

  Further, a notification system described in Patent Document 2 below is also disclosed. According to Patent Document 2, in a notification system installed in a toilet room, a switch device installed outside a private room and switched from an off state to an on state by a human operation, and installed in the private room, based on a control signal A notification device that performs a predetermined notification, a monitoring device that outputs a signal based on a use state of the private room, a monitoring signal that is connected to the switch device, the notification device, and the monitoring device and is output from the monitoring device And a control device that outputs a predetermined control signal to the notification device based on the on / off state of the switch device.

JP 2008-126042 A JP 2017-51377 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above, the presence or absence of a human body existing in the predetermined waiting area of the toilet is recognized, and when it is recognized that there is a human body, the number of people waiting is displayed on the private room display means provided in the private room space. Etc. are automatically output. For this reason, even if the person waiting for the private room is not particularly in a hurry, the fact is displayed in the private room, and there is a possibility that a feeling of psychological pressure that the private room user is forced more than necessary may occur. .

  In the technique described in Patent Document 2, a switch device provided outside a private room is turned on and off by a human operation, so that a predetermined control signal is output to all private rooms with respect to a notification device installed in the private room. Therefore, there is a risk that a person who has just entered the private room will be irritated.

  On the other hand, in recent years, with the spread of smartphones, etc., people who are obsessed with smartphone operation and browsing in the toilet private room, even if there is no particular bad feeling, some people use the toilet private room longer than necessary Not a few. However, if such a user can be notified by some means that there is a waiting person, there is a very high possibility that a private room will be actively opened.

  This invention pays attention to the above points, and in a toilet space having a plurality of private rooms, the user can calmly use the private room and can promote efficient use of the private room. The purpose is to provide a system.

  The present invention is a toilet notification system having a plurality of private rooms, and is arranged outside the private room, a first button pressed by a waiter waiting for an empty private room, arranged outside the private room, and the waiting person's Of these, a second button that is pressed by a person who wants to use the private room in an emergency and a plurality of private rooms are provided respectively, and when the first button is pressed, a notification is sent in the first notification mode. A notification means for performing notification in a second notification mode different from the first notification mode when the second button is pressed, and whether or not the first button and the second button are operated. Control means for detecting and outputting a predetermined control signal to the notification means based on the detection result.

  One of the main forms is that the notification means includes a first notification means for performing notification in the first notification mode when the first button is pressed, and the second button is pressed. And a second notification means for performing notification in the second notification mode.

  One of the other forms is provided for each of the plurality of private rooms, and is provided for each of the plurality of private rooms, and entrance / exit detection means for detecting entry and exit of a user into the private room. Measuring means for measuring a usage time from entering when the entry / exit detection means is detected by the entry / exit detection means, and resetting the measurement when the entry / exit detection means is detected by the entry / exit detection means; , And one of the first notification mode and the second notification mode performs notification in a different mode in order of the longest usage time.

  Still another embodiment is characterized in that, when the first button is pressed, the notification means turns on or blinks lamps of different colors in order of the long-use room. One of the other forms is when the entry / exit detection means detects that a user has left the room from any of the plurality of private rooms in a state where the second button is pressed. Announcement means for urging a person who presses the second button to enter the room is provided.

  In another embodiment, the first button and the second button are arranged in a predetermined waiting area of the space where the waiting person waits, and the waiting person existing in the predetermined waiting area is Determination means for determining whether or not the second button has been pressed, and when the determination means determines that a standby person existing in the predetermined standby area has pressed the second button, the control The means outputs a predetermined control signal to the notification means. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, in the toilet notification system having a plurality of private rooms, the first button disposed outside the private room and pressed by a waiter who waits for the vacancy of the private room, and disposed outside the private room, Of these, a second button that is pressed by a person who wants to use the private room in an emergency and a plurality of private rooms are provided respectively, and when the first button is pressed, a notification is sent in the first notification mode. A notification means for performing notification in a second notification mode different from the first notification mode when the second button is pressed, and whether or not the first button and the second button are operated. And a control unit that detects and outputs a predetermined control signal to the notification unit based on a detection result. For this reason, there is an effect that the user can calmly use the private room and can promote efficient use of the private room.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the toilet notification system of Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the toilet notification system of the said Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the mode of button operation in the standby space of the said Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a system when two types of buttons are pushed in the said Example 1. FIG. FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the system when only the emergency button is pressed in the first embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a plan view showing a state of notification by the notification device in each individual room. FIG. In the said Example 1, it is a top view which shows the change of the state of the notification by the notification apparatus in each individual room when only the waiting button is pushed. In the said Example 1, it is a top view which shows the change of the state of the notification by the notification apparatus in each individual room | chamber when the emergency button is pushed in the state where the waiting button was pushed. In the said Example 1, it is explanatory drawing which showed a mode that the announcement which urges | enters into a room flows, when a private room becomes empty in the state where the emergency button was pushed. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the system when two types of buttons are pushed in the toilet notification system of Example 2 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the change of the state of notification by the notification apparatus in each individual room when the emergency button is pushed in the state where the waiting button is pushed in the toilet notification system of the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail based on examples.

First, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
<Overall Outline> First, an outline of the toilet notification system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of a toilet notification system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a toilet notification system 100 according to the present embodiment is a notification system for a toilet space 10 having a plurality of private rooms 20 </ b> A to 20 </ b> I. The toilet space 10 includes, in addition to the private rooms 20 </ b> A to 20 </ b> I. A passage 12, a waiting space 14 where a person waiting for use of a private room waits, a plurality of hand-washing machines 16, a plurality of powder corners 18, and the like are provided.

  The configurations of the individual rooms 20A to 20I are basically the same. The private room 20A will be described as an example. The private room 20A can be opened and closed by a door 22, and a toilet 24 is provided inside. In the private room 20A, in the vicinity of the door 22, an entrance / exit detection means 26 for detecting whether there is a user in the private room 20A and a measuring means 28 are provided on a wall surface or the like. The measurement means 28 starts measurement when the entry / exit detection means 26 detects that a user has entered the private room 20A, and the entry / exit detection means 26 detects that the user has left the private room 20A. Resets the measurement.

  Further, a notification device 30A is provided in the private room 20A. In the present embodiment, the notification device 30A is provided with a first lamp 32A and a second lamp 34A. The first lamp 32A lights or blinks in a first manner when a first button 52 described later is pressed, and notifies the individual room user that there is a waiting person. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a display 33 such as “Waiting” is displayed on the first lamp 32A.

  The second lamp 34A illuminates or flashes in a second manner when a second button 54, which will be described later, is pressed, and a person who wants to use the private room urgently (for example, suddenly worsens). The person who has become). In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a display 35 such as “Urgent” is displayed on the second lamp 34A. The display 33, 35 is written in Japanese in the example of FIG. 2, but other languages may be written in parallel with the Japanese. The other private rooms 20B to 20I have the same configuration.

  On the other hand, a button device 50 is provided on the front side of the standby space 14 outside the private rooms 20A to 20I, for example, on the wall surface of the private room 20F. The button device 50 is provided with two buttons 52 and 54. The first button 52 is pressed by a person in the standby space 14 (waiters 40A to 40F...). For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a display 53 such as “Waiting” is provided. ing.

  The second button 54 is pressed by a person who urgently wants to use the private rooms 20A to 20J among the persons in the waiting space 14, and, for example, as shown in FIG. Provided. The displays 53 and 55 are Japanese in the illustrated example, but other languages may be written in parallel.

  A counter 56 is connected to the button device 50 and counts the number of times the first button 52 and the second button 54 are pressed. By referring to the number counted by the counter 56, it is possible to measure the number of waiting persons (the person who pressed the first button 52 or the second button 54) in a day, etc. This can be a criterion for determining whether or not the toilet space 10 should be increased.

  Further, an effective standby space 14 </ b> A is set on the head side of the standby space 14. If anyone can press the second button 54, the users of the private rooms 20 </ b> A to 20 </ b> I are forced to be more than necessary, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of calm toilet use. Therefore, in the present embodiment, for example, a sensor device 58 is provided on the wall surface of the effective standby space 14A or the like, and based on the detection result of the sensor device 58, has a person in the effective standby space 14A pressed the second button 54? Judge whether. This determination is made by the control device 60 described later.

  Furthermore, a control device 60 and an announcement device 70 are provided at appropriate positions of the toilet space 10 (in the example of FIG. 1, the front wall surface of the standby space 14). The control device 60 will be described in detail later. Announcement device 70 is, for example, a known speaker, and the person who first presses second button 54 when any one of private rooms 20A to 20J becomes empty after second button 54 is pressed. It is intended to send an announcement prompting entry into the private room.

  <System Configuration> Next, the system configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the toilet notification system 100 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the toilet notification system 100 includes a plurality of private rooms 20A to 20I, a button device 50, a counter 56, a sensor device 58, a control device 60, and an announcement device 70. If necessary, the control device 60 may be configured to be able to communicate with an external management system 90 via a network such as the Internet 80.

  As described above, the individual room 20A has an entrance / exit detection means 26, a measurement means 28, and a notification device 30A. The notification device 30A includes a first lamp 32A and a second lamp 34, and lights or blinks in different modes. The entrance / exit detection means 26, the measurement means 28, and the notification device 30A in the private room 20A are connected to the control device 60 by wired or wireless not shown. The same applies to the other private rooms 20B to 20I.

  The control device 60 includes a notification signal input / output unit 62, an effective button operation determination unit 64, an entrance / exit monitoring unit 66, and a memory 68 as necessary. Further, the button device 50, the sensor device 58, the announcement device 70, and the like are connected to the control device 60 by wire or wireless (not shown).

  The notification signal output unit 62 controls the notification devices 30A to 30I in the individual rooms 20A to 20I according to whether or not the first button 52 and the second button 54 of the button device 50 are pressed. Output a signal. In the present embodiment, the button device 50 is provided with two buttons 52 and 54, and when the first button 52 is pressed, the first lamps 32A to 32I of the individual rooms are notified in the first notification mode. The notification signal input / output unit 62 outputs a predetermined notification signal. In addition, when the second button 54 is pressed, the notification signal is sent so that the second lamps 34A to 34I of the individual rooms are notified in a second notification mode different from the first notification mode. The input / output unit 62 outputs a predetermined notification signal.

  As the “first notification mode” and the “second notification mode”, various modes can be considered. In the first embodiment, when the first button 52 is pressed, As the first notification mode, the first lamps 32 </ b> A to 32 </ b> I are lit in different colors in the order of the individual rooms in which the measuring means 28 has a long use time. For example, in a private room with the longest usage time, the first lamp is lit red, in the second longest private room, the first lamp is lit in orange, and in the third longest private room, the first lamp Is lit yellow, and the fourth and subsequent private rooms are lit green. Alternatively, it may be unlit in the fifth and subsequent private rooms.

  Further, when the second button 54 is pressed, the second lamps 34A to 34J of all the private rooms 20A to 20J are lit or blinked in red as a “second notification mode”. That is, in the present invention, when the first button 52 and the second button 54 are pressed, the notification is performed in the “first notification mode” and the “second notification mode” different from the first notification mode. In addition, the “first notification mode” itself has a mechanism in which the notification mode varies depending on the usage time of the private room.

  Next, the effective button operation determination unit 64 confirms from the detection result of the sensor device 58 whether or not the person who pressed the second button 54 exists in the effective standby space 14A, and confirmed that it exists. In this case, it is determined that the button operation is valid. When it is determined that the button operation is valid, the notification signal input / output unit 62 outputs a predetermined notification signal to the individual rooms 20A to 20I. In addition, the entrance / exit monitoring unit 66 determines whether any of the private rooms 20A to 20I is vacant after the first button 52 or the second button 54 is pressed. Judgment from the detection results. When it is determined that the private room has been vacated after the second button 54 is pressed, a control signal is output to the announcement device 70 so as to make an announcement prompting the person who has pressed the second button 54 to enter the room.

  The memory 68 stores, for example, the number of button operations measured by the counter 56 and the usage time of each of the individual rooms 20A to 20J as necessary. Then, for example, the external management system 90 refers to the measurement values stored in the memory 68 to examine whether it is better to increase the private room or the toilet space itself. Also good.

  <Operation> Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state of button operation in the effective standby space 14A of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the system when the first button 52 and the second button 54 are pressed in this embodiment. FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the system when only the second button is pressed in this embodiment, and FIG. 5B shows the state of notification by the notification device in each individual room. It is a top view. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a change in the state of notification by the notification devices 30A to 30D in each individual room when only the first button 52 is pressed in this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating a change in the state of notification by the notification devices 30A to 30D in each individual room when the second button is pressed while the first button is pressed in the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which, in the present embodiment, when the second button 54 is pressed, an announcement for encouraging entry into a private room flows.

  In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5A used for the following description, the first button 52 of the button device is displayed as “waiting button” and the second button 54 for easy understanding. Is displayed as an “emergency button”. The first lamps 32A to 32D of the notification devices 20A to 20D are displayed as “waiting lamps”, and the second lamps 34A to 34D are displayed as “emergency lamps”.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the first waiting person 40A in the waiting space 14 presses the first button 52 of the button device (step S10 in FIG. 4). Then, the notification signal input / output unit 62 turns on the second lamps 32A to 32I of each private room in different colors according to the usage time of each private room (step S12 in FIG. 4).

  FIG. 6A shows a plan view of the notification devices 30A to 30D in the private rooms 20A to 20D. When the first button 52 is pressed, when the usage time of the private room 20A is the longest, the first lamp 32A is lit red, and when the usage time of the private room 20B is the second longest, When the first lamp 32B is lit in orange and the usage time of the private room 20C is the third longest, the first lamp 32C is lit in yellow, and when the usage time of the private room 20D is the fourth longest, The lamp 32D is lit in green. Here, for ease of explanation, only the four private rooms 20A to 20D are taken as an example, but the first lamps 32A to 32I have different notification modes including other private rooms depending on the usage time. It goes without saying that can be lit.

  If the second button 54 is not pressed during the lighting of the first lamps 32A to 32D (No in step S14), the entrance / exit monitoring unit 68 monitors which private room is vacant. However, when it is determined that any one of the private rooms is vacant (Yes in step S16), the measurement of the utilization time of the vacant private room is reset (step S18), as shown in FIG. 6B. Then, the first lamps 32A to 32D in each private room are turned off (step S20). Thereafter, if the first button 52 is not pressed again (No in step S22), the process ends.

  If the first button 52 is pressed again (Yes in step S22), the process returns to step S12, and the first lamps 32A to 32D of the individual rooms are lit in different colors depending on the usage time. FIG. 6C shows the lighting of the first lamps 32A to 32D at this time. The private room 20C is lit in red with the longest usage time, and the private room 20D is the second usage time. Is lit in orange indicating that it is long, lit in yellow indicating that the private room 20B is the third longest use time, and is lit in green indicating that the private room 20A is the fourth longest use time. .

  By the way, during the notification in the first mode by the first lamps 32A to 32D when the first button 52 is pushed as described above (see FIG. 7A), as shown in FIG. 3B. In addition, when the second button 54 is pressed by the waiting person 40B (Yes in step S14 in FIG. 4), the person who has the second button 54 in the effective waiting space 14A is determined by the effective button operation determination unit 64. It is determined whether or not it has been pressed (step S30). Here, when it is determined that the button operation is performed by an interrupter or the like and is not an effective button operation (No in step S30), the process returns to step S16.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the button operation is valid (Yes in step S30), as shown in FIG. 7B, the lighting of the first lamps 32A to 32D remains the same as in FIG. The second lamps 34A to 34D of 20A to 20D are lit or blinked in red (step S32). Thereafter, the entrance / exit monitoring unit 66 monitors whether or not the user has exited from any of the private rooms (No in step S34). If it is determined that the user has left the room (Yes in step S34), The emergency lamp is turned off (step S36), and as shown in FIG. 8, the announcement device 70 outputs an announcement 72 that prompts the user to enter the room, such as “If you press the emergency button first, please enter” (step S36). S38). In the illustrated example, an example of an announcement in Japanese is given, but an announcement in another language may be continued.

  And the measurement of the utilization time of the vacant private room is reset (step S40). Here, since the waiting person 40B who pressed the second button 54 has entered the room prior to the waiting person 40A who pressed the first button 52, the notification by the first button 52 is continued. . However, since the use time of one of the private rooms is reset by the lighting of the emergency lamp, the first lamps 32A to 32D of each private room are turned on again according to the use time as shown in FIG. 7C. (Step S12).

  The above is the processing procedure in the case where the second button 54 is pressed after the first button 52 is pressed. However, the first waiting person 40A has the second button 54 due to sudden urgency, nausea, or the like. It can also be envisaged to press. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the second button 54 is pressed (step S52), the effective button operation determining unit 64 determines whether the button operation is effective (step S52). If it is not an effective button operation (No in step S52), it ends. If it is an effective button operation (Yes in step S52), as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the second lamps in all the private rooms 20A to 20D. 34A-34D is lit or blinks in red (step S54).

  When the second lamps 34A to 34D are lit red (or blinking), the entrance / exit monitoring unit 66 monitors whether or not the user has exited from any of the private rooms (No in step S56), and determines that there is a room exit. When the answer is yes (Yes in step S56), the second lamps 34A to 34D in all the private rooms are turned off (step S58), and as shown in FIG. Exit.

<Effects of First Embodiment> As described above, according to the first embodiment, there are the following effects.
(1) A button 50 provided outside the private room of the toilet space 10 is pressed by a first button 52 pressed by a person waiting for a vacant private room, and a person who wants to use the private room urgently among those waiting for the vacant space. When the first button 52 is pressed by the notification devices 30A to 30I provided in the individual rooms 20A to 20I, the first lamps 32A to 32I are turned on to indicate that there is a waiting person. When the user of the private room is notified and the second button 54 is pressed, the user of the private room is notified that there is an urgent waiting person by blinking the second lamps 34A to 34I. For this reason, the efficient use of a private room can be promoted. In addition, it is possible to encourage the voluntary leaving of the room with a spirit of concession.

(2) Since the first lamps 32A to 32I and the second lamps 34A to 34I are provided in the notification devices 30A to 30I, the individual room user can easily confirm the notification.
(3) Since the first lamps 32A to 32I are lit in different colors in the order of long usage time of the private room, for example, when there is a user who uses the smartphone for a longer time than necessary, for example, by operating a smartphone. , Can promptly leave the room. Of course, it does not force people in a private room who have been using it for a long time because they feel unwell, so it will not prevent them from calming down and using the private room.

(4) An effective standby space 14A is provided, and only when the standby person present there presses the second button 54 is treated as an effective button operation. It is possible to suppress psychological pressure that hurts private room users.
(5) When the entry / exit detection means 26 detects that the user has exited from any of the private rooms 20A to 20I in the state in which the second button 54 is pressed, the second button from the announcement device 70 Since the announcement 72 that prompts the person who presses 54 to enter the room is played, an emergency person who wants to use the private room can enter the room appropriately.

  Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol shall be used for the component which is the same as that of Example 1 mentioned above, or respond | corresponds. The first embodiment described above is an example in which two lamps are provided in each of the notification devices 30A to 30I in the individual rooms 20A to 20I. However, this embodiment is a single lamp provided in each notification device. The “first notification mode” and the “second notification mode” are realized.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the system when two types of buttons are pressed in the toilet notification system of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a change in the lighting state of the lamp of the notification device in each individual room when the second button 54 is pressed while the first button 52 is pressed in this embodiment. . As shown in FIG. 10, only the private rooms 20 </ b> A to 20 </ b> D will be described as an example for ease of explanation, but it goes without saying that other private rooms 20 </ b> E to 20 </ b> I may be included. In the following description of FIG. 9, the first button 52 is displayed as a “waiting button”, and the button 54 in FIG. 2 is displayed as an “emergency button”. In the present embodiment, the notification devices 20A to 20D are provided with lamps 36A to 36D.

  When the first button 52 is pressed by the waiting person 40 (step S70 in FIG. 9), the lamps 36A to 36D of the individual rooms 20A to 20D are turned on according to the usage time (step S72). An example of the lighting state of the lamps of the individual rooms 20A to 20D at this time is shown in FIG. According to FIG. 10A, the lamp 36A of the notification device 30A in the private room 20A having the longest usage time is lit in red, and the lamp 36B of the notification device 30B in the private room 20B having the second longest usage time is in orange. The lamp 36C of the notification device 30C in the private room 20C having the third longest usage time is lit in yellow, and the lamp 36D of the notification device 30D in the private room 20D having the fourth longest usage time is lit in green.

  If the second button 54 is not pressed during the lighting of the lamps 36A to 36D (No in step S74 in FIG. 9), the entrance / exit monitoring unit 68 determines whether any private room is vacant. When monitoring (No in step S76) and determining that any one of the private rooms is vacant (Yes in step S76), the measurement of the utilization time of the vacant private room is reset (step S78), and is shown in FIG. 10 (B). As described above, the lamps 36A to 36D in each private room are turned off (step S80). Thereafter, if the first button 52 is not pressed again (No in step S82), the process ends.

  If the first button 52 is pressed again (Yes in step S82), the process returns to step S72, and the lamps 36A to 36D of the individual rooms are lit in different colors depending on the usage time. FIG. 10C shows the lighting state of the lamps 36A to 36D at this time. The private room 20A is lit in red with the longest usage time, and the private room 20C has the second longest usage time. The individual room 20D lights up in yellow indicating that the usage time is the third longest, and the private room 20B lights up in green indicating that the usage time is the fourth longest.

  By the way, during the notification in the first mode by the lamps 36A to 36D when the first button 52 as described above is pressed (FIGS. 10A and 10C), FIG. ), When the second button 54 is pressed by the waiting person 40B (Yes in step S74 in FIG. 9), the effective button operation determination unit 64 causes the second button 54 to be connected to the effective standby space 14A. It is determined whether or not it has been pressed by a person existing in (step S90). Here, when it is determined that the button operation is performed by an interrupter or the like and is not an effective button operation (No in step S90), the process returns to step S76.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the button operation is valid (Yes in step S90), as shown in FIG. 10D, the lamps 36A to 36D all blink red (step S92). Thereafter, the entrance / exit monitoring unit 66 monitors whether or not the user has exited from any of the private rooms (No in step S94), and when it is determined that the user has exited (Yes in step S94), FIG. As shown in the figure, the announcement device 70 outputs an announcement 72 that prompts the user to enter the room, such as “If you press the emergency button first, please enter” (step S96), and measures the usage time of the vacant private room. Reset is performed (step S98), the red lighting of the lamps 36A to 36D in all the private rooms is canceled, and the lamps 36A to 36D in the individual rooms are lit in different colors according to the usage time after the reset. Thereafter, the process returns to step S74.

  In the above, the processing procedure in the case where the second button 54 is pressed after the first button 52 is pressed has been described. It may be assumed that the button 54 is pressed. In this case, when the second button 54 is pressed, the lamps 36A to 36D of all the private rooms are lit in red as in the first embodiment. Although the basic operation and effect of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment described above, according to the present embodiment, since there is only one lamp in each of the private rooms 20A to 20I, the standby state of the standby space is intuitive. The effect is easy to grasp.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the following are also included.
(1) The structure of the toilet space 10 shown in the above-described embodiment is an example, and the number and arrangement of private rooms, hand-washing basins, washstands, powder spaces, etc. can be arbitrarily changed.
(2) In the above embodiment, the case where the toilet space 10 is composed of only a private room has been described as an example. However, like a male-only toilet, both a urinal space and a private room are provided. Of course, the present invention is applicable.
(3) In the above-described embodiment, when the first button 52 is pressed, the lamps are turned on in different colors according to the longest usage time of the private room, but this is also an example, and the second button 54 When is pressed, the lamp may be lit in a different color according to the longest usage time of the private room.

(4) The color of each lamp shown in the above embodiment is merely an example, and may be changed as appropriate within the range where the same effect is obtained.
(5) In the above embodiment, the notification device in each of the private rooms 20A to 20I is a general lamp, but this is also an example. For example, in a toilet space that is expected to be used by many foreign tourists. The lamp may be shaped like a Japanese lantern.
(6) The indications and announcements shown in the above embodiment are merely examples, and notation and announcements in other languages may be used in combination with Japanese. In addition, braille may be written on the displays 53 and 55 in the button device 50.

  According to the present invention, in a toilet space having a plurality of private rooms, the first button that is placed outside the private room and is pressed by a waiter who waits for a free space in the private room, and is placed outside the private room, A second button that is pressed by a person who wants to use the private room in an emergency and provided in each of the plurality of private rooms are notified in the first notification mode when the first button is pressed. A notification means for performing notification in a second notification mode different from the first notification mode when the second button is pressed, and detecting presence / absence of an operation of the first button and the second button. And a control means for outputting a predetermined control signal to the notification means based on the detection result, so that the user can calmly use the private room and promote efficient use of the private room. There is an effect that can be done. For this reason, the use of the notification system for toilets installed in public spaces or the like can be applied. In particular, it is suitable for use as a notification system for a large-scale toilet space such as an event venue or a stadium with a large number of private rooms.

10: Toilet space 12: Passage 14: Waiting space 14A: Effective waiting space 16: Hand-washer 18: Powder corner 20A-20I: Private room 22: Door 24: Toilet 26: Entrance / exit detection means 28: Measuring means 30A-30I: Notification Equipment 32A-32I: 1st lamp ("Waiting" lamp)
33, 35 :: Display 34A to 34I: Second lamp ("Urgent" lamp)
36A to 36I: Lamps 40A to 40F: Waiter 50: Button device 52: First button ("Waiting" button)
53, 55: Display 54: Second button ("Urgent" button)
56: Counter 58: Sensor device 60: Control device 62: Notification signal input / output unit 64: Valid button operation determination unit 66: Entrance / exit monitoring unit 68: Memory 70: Announcement device 72: Announcement 80: Internet 90: Management system 100: Toilet notification system

Claims (6)

A toilet notification system having a plurality of private rooms,
A first button arranged outside the private room and pressed by a waiter waiting for the private room to be empty;
A second button disposed outside the private room and pressed by a person who wants to use the private room in an emergency among the waiting persons;
Provided in each of the plurality of private rooms, the first notification is performed when the first button is pressed, and the first notification is performed when the second button is pressed. Notification means for performing notification in a second notification mode different from the mode;
Control means for detecting the presence or absence of operation of the first button and the second button, and outputting a predetermined control signal to the notification means based on the detection result;
A toilet notification system characterized by comprising: The notification means includes
First notification means for performing notification in the first notification mode when the first button is pressed;
A second notification means for performing notification in the second notification mode when the second button is pressed;
The toilet notification system according to claim 1, further comprising: Provided for each of the plurality of private rooms, entry / exit detection means for detecting entry and exit of a user to the private room,
It is provided for each of the plurality of private rooms, and when the user's entry is detected by the entry / exit detection means, the usage time from the entry is measured, and the user's exit is detected by the entry / exit detection means. Measuring means for resetting the measurement when
With
3. The toilet notification system according to claim 1, wherein one of the first notification mode and the second notification mode performs notification in a different mode in order of the longest usage time.   The toilet notification system according to claim 3, wherein when the first button is pressed, the notification means turns on or blinks lamps of different colors in order of the private room having the longest usage time. In a state where the second button is pressed, the second button is pressed when the entry / exit detection means detects that the user has left the private room from any of the plurality of private rooms. Announcement means to encourage people to enter the room,
The toilet notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the toilet notification system is provided. Of the space where the waiting person waits, the first button and the second button are arranged in a predetermined waiting area,
A determination means for determining whether or not a standby person existing in the predetermined standby area has pressed the second button;
With
The control means outputs a predetermined control signal to the notification means when the determination means determines that a standby person existing in the predetermined standby area has pressed the second button. The toilet notification system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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