JP2019174877A - Device for finding existence of abnormality to occur in solitary resident, method, and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method for rapidly finding existence of an abnormality to occur in a solitary resident.SOLUTION: A management device 120 determines whether or not a lapsed time from a reception time of a last detection report exceeds a predetermined time concerning respective units or a resident (S201). When a lapsed time exceeds, the management device 120 performs a first calling request to a speech unit 140 of a resident (S202). A starting time of a predetermined time is reset based on a response to a message to be reproduced by the first calling request (S203). When a desired response by a resident cannot be obtained, the management device 120 performs a second calling request to an emergency report destination 150 whose telephone number is pre-registered as a report destination when a possibility of an abnormality occurs (S204). When a desired response by an emergency report destination or a resident cannot be obtained, the management device 120 performs a third calling request to a management company 160 of a residence 110 with respect to a calling device 130 (S205).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a program for early detection of the presence or absence of an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone.

  With the aging of society, the proportion of elderly people in the total population is increasing. As a result, the number of elderly living alone is also increasing, and it is said that, for example, in Japan, there are several million people.

  One of the problems faced by elderly living alone is health anxiety. If there is a cohabitant, the response may be delayed without noticing the incident that was discovered early. This problem occurs not only for the elderly but also for those living alone in the middle age.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an apparatus, a method, and a program therefor for early detection of the presence or absence of an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone. is there.

  In order to achieve such an object, a first aspect of the present invention is a method for detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone, which is installed in the resident's residence 1 or A step of determining that a predetermined time has passed without any notification of a detection result from any of the plurality of sensors, and a first call request to the resident telephone device after the predetermined time has elapsed. And a step of resetting the starting time of the predetermined time based on a response to the message reproduced by the first call request.

  Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, when there is no response to the message reproduced by the first call request, the second call to the resident emergency contact is made. The method further includes transmitting the request.

  Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, when there is no response to the message reproduced by the second call request, the third bridge to the management company of the resident's residence is provided. The method further includes the step of transmitting a power request.

  In addition, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the one or more sensors include a sensor provided at a door of the residence and a door of the toilet of the residence. And a sensor provided on at least one of the door of the refrigerator and the door of the bathroom.

  In addition, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the response to the message reproduced by the first call request is the one or more responses to the action by the resident. It is the reception of the notification of the detection result from either of the sensors.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, a call stop request based on the first call request is made based on the response.

  In addition, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the response to the message reproduced by the first call request is a key in the telephone device corresponding to the message. It is characterized by being a push.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect, the predetermined time is extended by the number of days or the number of hours corresponding to the key push number.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the notification is a notification from a communication device that has received detection results from the one or more sensors. And

  Further, a tenth aspect of the present invention is the ninth aspect according to the ninth aspect, when the communication device is not detected to be turned on from the set use start date or use start date and time, and when the predetermined time has passed, It is characterized by making a call request.

  The eleventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the ninth aspect, a call request is made to the call device when it is detected that the power of the communication device is turned off.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to execute a method for detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone. A step of determining that a predetermined time has passed without notification of a detection result from any one or a plurality of installed sensors, and a first to the call device of the resident after the predetermined time has elapsed. And a step of resetting the starting time of the predetermined time based on a response to the message reproduced by the first call request.

  A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is an apparatus for detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone, and is detected from any one or a plurality of sensors installed in the resident's residence. It is determined that a predetermined time has passed without notification of a result, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, a first call request is made to the resident's call device, and the first call request The starting time of the predetermined time is reset based on a response to the message to be reproduced.

  A fourteenth aspect of the present invention is a system for detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone, wherein the one or more sensors installed in the resident's residence, It is determined that there is no notification of detection results from any of the plurality of sensors and a predetermined time has elapsed, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, a first call request is made to the resident's call device, Based on a response to the message reproduced by the first call request, a device that resets the start time of the predetermined time, and a detection result from the one or more sensors, And a communication device for transmitting a detection notification.

  Further, a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is that, in the fourteenth aspect, a power supply is displayed on a display screen of the communication device in response to the communication device not being connected to a power source or being disconnected from the power source. An alert for prompting connection to the device is displayed, or a sound for prompting connection to a power source is output from a speaker of the communication device.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, first, an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone can be detected at an early stage without imposing an excessive burden on the surrounding area by first confirming whether or not the abnormality has occurred by the resident's own behavior. Can do.

It is a figure which shows the security system concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the abnormality discovery method concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a security system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The security system 100 includes a communication device 111 installed in a residence 110, a management device 120 that can communicate with the communication device 111, and a caller device 130 that can communicate with the management device 120. In response to a request from the device 120, the telephone device 140 of the resident of the residence 110 can be called.

  The call device 130 can be mounted on the same device as the management device 120, but in the following description, it is assumed that it is a separate device and operates in response to a request from the management device 120. Specifically, the management device 120 can place a call by specifying the telephone number of the call device 140 or an identifier corresponding to the telephone number and calling an API for operating the call device 130.

  In the dwelling 110, a sensor capable of detecting opening and closing of the door 110-1 is installed. When the door 111 is detected to be opened or closed, the detection result is transmitted to the communication device 111, and the communication device 111 transmits a notification of the detection result to the management device 120. The detection notification can include a detection time, a sensor ID for indicating which sensor is the detection result, and the like.

  In addition to or instead of the front door 110-1, the dwelling 110 is provided with sensors on at least one of the toilet door 110-2, the refrigerator door 110-3, and the bathroom door 110-4. . The detection notification from each sensor to the communication device 111 can include a detection time, a sensor ID, and the like.

  Each sensor may be able to directly communicate with the management apparatus 120 via a computer network. However, in the following description, each sensor transmits a detection result to the communication device 111, and a detection notification is transmitted from the communication device 111. It will be described as a thing. Each sensor can be a magnet sensor, and the communication device 111 can be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet capable of executing a predetermined program. Further, an infrared sensor may be used as a sensor to detect that a TV, an air conditioner, or the like has been operated.

  The management apparatus 120 includes a communication unit 121 such as a communication interface, a processing unit 122 such as a processor and a CPU, and a storage unit 123 including a storage device or a storage medium such as a memory and a hard disk, and a predetermined unit for performing each process. It can be configured by executing the program. The management device 120 may include one or a plurality of devices or servers, and the program may include one or a plurality of programs, and is recorded on a computer-readable storage medium and is a non-transitory program. Can be a product. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the communication device 111 and the call device 130 can have the same hardware configuration.

  The management device 120 stores a device identifier of the communication device 111 or a resident identifier of a resident who uses the communication device 111, and an elapsed time since the previous detection notification was received. At the start of use, the elapsed time from the start of use is stored instead of the elapsed time. The elapsed time is reset when a detection notification is received, and the elapsed time is stored again. Specifically, the elapsed time is not memorized in real time, but the detection notification reception time or use start time is memorized, and the elapsed time from the time is used periodically or intermittently as the starting time. May be calculated. Alternatively, the timer may be reset upon reception of the detection notification, the predetermined time may be started, and a flag may be set when the predetermined time has elapsed. The resetting of the timer can be considered as an example of resetting the counting time.

  When a sufficiently long time is set as the predetermined time, if the door 110-1 of the entrance is never opened or closed even after the predetermined time has passed, the resident can live a normal life. There is a possibility that an abnormality has occurred. On the other hand, since it may be possible to stay at home for a long time, there is a high possibility that an abnormality has occurred when the tray door 110-2 is never opened or closed at the same time. Instead of the toilet door 110-2, a similar determination can be made based on opening and closing of the refrigerator door 110-3 or the bathroom door 110-4. Thus, it is preferable to install sensors at two or more positions including the front door 110-1. Further, instead of the front door 110-1, a sensor may be installed on a door (not shown).

  With reference to FIG. 2, a method for finding the presence or absence of abnormality according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the management device 120 determines whether or not the elapsed time from the reception time of the previous detection notification has exceeded a predetermined time for each device or its resident (S201).

  When it exceeds, the management apparatus 120 makes the 1st call request | requirement with respect to the call apparatus 140 of the said resident with respect to the call apparatus 130 (S202). The first call request includes the telephone number of the calling device 140 or an identifier corresponding to the telephone number, and “XX hours the room entrance and the toilet door sensor did not react. Open and close the door. You can also include an autoplay message like "Please get me or press number 9". The automatic reproduction message may be stored in advance in the call device 130.

  When the e-mail address is registered as the contact information of the resident, the management device 120 may perform e-mail notification at the same time as or before or after the first call request. More specifically, if there was a response to the phone after the first call request, the response content to the call with the phrase “The operation of xx was accepted from the person” was described. If an e-mail is sent and there is no response, send an e-mail stating that there is no response to the call with the words “I have notified you by phone but there was no response”. May be. In addition, when an application for transmitting / receiving data to / from the management apparatus 120 is installed in the call device 140 such as a smartphone or a tablet, notification by push notification may be performed.

  Here, if the door is opened and closed, a detection notification is transmitted from the communication device 111 to the management device 120, and the management device 120 resets the elapsed time and stops calling to the calling device 130. A request can be sent to stop the call. If a predetermined number such as “9” is pressed, the call device 140 notifies the caller device 130 that the predetermined number has been pressed as a response notification, and the caller device 130 stops the call. At the same time, a response reception notification indicating that the response notification has been received is transmitted to the management apparatus 120. Receiving the response receipt notification, the management device 120 resets the elapsed time or the starting time (S203). If the resident's safety is confirmed in this way, it is possible to avoid a situation in which resident personnel receive excessive notifications based on false detections.

  When the desired response by the resident cannot be obtained, the call device 130 can repeat the call for a predetermined time (such as 10 minutes) or a predetermined number of times (such as 5 times). If a response is still not obtained, the call device 130 transmits a first no-response notification to the effect that no response is obtained to the management device 120. The management device 120 that has received the first non-response notification issues a second call request to the emergency notification destination 150 for which the telephone number is registered in advance as a notification destination when there is a possibility of abnormality to the call device 130. (S204). It is also conceivable that the calling device 130 starts to call the emergency notification destination 150 without transmitting the first no-response notification. If no response is received, the call may not be received, or the call may be received but the action in response to the message may not be performed. It is also conceivable that the telephone device 140 utters a call originator and responds by key push afterwards. This is also true for the emergency notification destination 150 and the management company 160 described below. Conceivable.

  The message replayed by the second call request is “The entrance of the room of XX and the door sensor of the toilet did not react for XX hours. Contact us to check the situation or there is no abnormality. If there is no mistake, please press the number 9 on the phone. " When the emergency notification destination contacts the resident and the resident opens and closes the door, the call is stopped in the same manner as the process after the first call request. Also, if the emergency notification destination is a family and the resident is visiting a family home, there is no doubt that there is no abnormality and the call will be stopped by a predetermined key push such as “No. 9” Can be made. Further, the emergency notification destination 150 may request the security company that guards the residence 110 to rush.

  When an e-mail address is registered as the contact address of the emergency notification destination 150, the management device 120 may perform e-mail notification simultaneously with or before or after the second call request. More specifically, if there is a response from the resident after the second call request, the content of the response such as “The operation of xx was accepted from the person”, emergency contact 150 If a response is received, an e-mail describing the content of the response such as “The operation of xx was accepted from the emergency contact” was sent, and the response by either the resident or the emergency contact 150 If there is no response, an e-mail describing that there is no response to the call with the phrase “I have notified you by phone but there was no response” may be sent.

  When the desired response from the emergency notification destination or the resident is not obtained, the call device 130 transmits a second non-response notification to the management device 120. The management device 120 that has received the second no-response notification makes a third call request to the call device 130 for the management company 160 of the residence 110 in which the telephone number has been registered in advance (if necessary) ( S205). It is also conceivable that the calling device 130 starts calling the management company 160 without transmitting the second no-response notification. As a message reproduced by the third call request, the same message as the second call request can be considered.

  When an e-mail address is registered as the contact information of the management company 160, the management apparatus 120 may perform e-mail notification at the same time as or before or after the third call request. More specifically, if there is a response from the resident after the third call request, the content of the response such as “You have received an XX operation from the person”, emergency contact 150 If there is a response, the response content of the wording “XX operation has been accepted from the emergency contact person.” If there is a response from the management company 160, “XX from the management company. If you do not receive a response from any of the residents, emergency contact 150, or management company 160, you will receive an "informed by phone." However, there may be no response. ”An e-mail describing that there is no response to the call with the phrase“ may not be sent ”may be sent.

  In order to discover that there is no abnormality in the resident, there is a tendency to easily notify the family around the resident, a management company, etc. In the present invention, the resident himself first By confirming the presence or absence of an abnormality by the behavior of the resident, it is possible to watch the resident without imposing an excessive burden on the surroundings.

  As a response to the message reproduced by the first call notification, when a first predetermined number such as “9” is pressed, it is processed as a response indicating that there is no abnormality, and “1” “2” When a second predetermined number or a plurality of predetermined numbers such as “No.” and “No. 3” are pressed, it can be processed as a response indicating that the user is traveling or outing for a long time. More specifically, when “No. 3” is pressed, it is processed as a response indicating that the number of days or hours corresponding to the pressed number is out, such as being out for three days. It is possible. In this case, the resident's call device 140 is preferably a mobile phone instead of a fixed phone so as to be able to respond from whereabouts.

  In addition, when a number greater than a predetermined value such as “No. 4” or “No. 5” is pressed, the security system will not detect an abnormality over a long period of time. Only when the approval by the company 160 is obtained, the predetermined time serving as a criterion for determining the elapsed time may be extended to the number of days corresponding to the number. In addition, a specific number such as “0” can be processed as an indefinite extension, in other words, as a response for stopping the security system. In this case, at least the emergency notification destination 150 and the management company 160 On the other hand, it is preferable to accept only when approval by both is obtained.

  In addition, the above description has been made in the order of notification in the order of resident, emergency notification destination, and management company, but they are understood as the concept of the first notification destination, the second notification destination, and the third notification destination, respectively. May be.

  In addition, in the present specification, additional information is provided unless there is a description of “only”, such as “based only on XX”, “according to XX only”, and “only XX”. Note that it is also assumed that

  Also, just in case, even if there is an aspect of performing an operation different from the operation described in this specification in any method, program, terminal, device, server, or system (hereinafter “method etc.”), each of the present invention The aspect is directed to the same operation as any of the operations described in this specification, and there is an operation different from the operation described in this specification. It is added that it is not outside the scope of the embodiment.

(Second Embodiment)
In order to effectively start watching by the security system 100, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the use start date or use start date is set in the management device 120 for each resident. In addition, before shipping the communication device 111 and the required sensor or sensors, the telephone number of the resident's telephone device 140 must be pre-registered, and the telephone number of the emergency contact 150 is also pre-registered if possible. To do.

  If the communication device 111 does not turn on even after the use start date or the use start date has elapsed, the management device 120 requests the call device 140 to call the call device 140. The message reproduced by the call request includes a message such as “Please turn on the power”. As an example, it is conceivable to make a call request when the power does not turn on after noon the day after the use start date.

  When the power of the communication device 111 is turned on, the communication device 111 transmits an ON notification that notifies the management device 120 that the communication device 111 is turned on, and the management device 120 responds to the call device 130 accordingly. To stop calling. Alternatively, the management device 120 can communicate with the communication device 111, and based on this, the management device 120 may detect that the power is turned on and request to stop calling.

  When the power supply ON cannot be detected, the management device 120 requests the caller 130 to call the emergency contact 140 and the management company 160.

  By doing in this way, the probability that the watching service will start to be used as expected can be increased.

(Third embodiment)
In order to effectively continue watching by the security system 100, the third embodiment of the present invention requests that power is supplied to the communication device 111.

  When the power is turned off, the management device 120 receives the OFF notification, and can start the call from the resident telephone 140 as in the second embodiment. Instead of receiving the OFF notification, it is also possible to detect the power OFF based on the presence / absence of communication between the communication device 111 and the management apparatus 120. Examples of the power-off state include a case where the battery of the communication device 111 runs out, a case where the battery is removed, and a case where a power-off operation is performed.

  Similarly, when the connection to the power source is cut off, similarly, the call starts from the caller 140 to the resident's call device, or an alert to the effect that the power device should be connected is displayed on the display screen of the communication device 111, or the communication A sound indicating that the speaker of the device 111 should be connected to a power source may be output. It is preferable to perform alert display or audio output on the communication device 111 before calling. In addition, even when not connected to a power source, as in the second embodiment, an alert to start calling from the resident's call device 140 or to connect to the power source on the display screen of the communication device 111 May be displayed, or a sound indicating that the communication device 111 should be connected to a power source may be output. Similarly to the above, it is preferable to perform alert display or audio output on the communication device 111 before calling.

  The same applies to each sensor as a target to which power must be supplied. As an example, when the remaining battery level of the sensor falls below the first threshold, the communication device 111 can prompt the resident to replace the battery by alert display or audio output. If the battery has not been replaced even if it is below the second threshold value less than the first threshold value, a battery remaining amount notification is transmitted to the management device 120, and the management device 120 sends the resident call device 140 to the resident. A call request can be made.

  A call request to the calling device 140 is made when the first threshold value is exceeded, a call request to the emergency notification destination is made when the call value falls below the second threshold value, and a third threshold value less than the second threshold value It may be possible to make a call request to the management company 160 when the remaining amount becomes 0 or the remaining amount becomes 0.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Security system 110 Housing 111 Communication apparatus 110-1 Entrance door 110-2 Toilet door 110-3 Refrigerator door 110-4 Bathroom door 120 Management device 121 Communication unit 122 Processing unit 123 Storage unit 130 Calling device 140 Call Equipment 150 Emergency notification destination 160 Management company

Claims (15)

A method for discovering the presence or absence of abnormalities that may occur in a resident living alone,
A step of determining that a predetermined time has passed without notification of a detection result from any one or a plurality of sensors installed in the resident's residence;
Making a first call request to the resident's call device after the predetermined time has elapsed;
Resetting the starting time of the predetermined time based on a response to the message replayed by the first call request.   The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a second call request to the emergency contact of the resident when there is no response to the message played back by the first call request. The method described.   3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: transmitting a third call request to a management company of the resident's residence when there is no response to the message reproduced by the second call request. The method described in 1.   The one or more sensors include a sensor provided at the entrance door of the residence and a sensor provided at least one of the toilet door, the refrigerator door, and the bathroom door of the residence. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The response to the message reproduced by the first call request is reception of a notification of a detection result from any of the one or more sensors in response to an action by the resident. 5. The method according to any one of 4 to 4.   6. The method according to claim 5, wherein a call stop request based on the first call request is made based on the response.   The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the response to the message reproduced by the first call request is a key push in the call device in response to the message.   The method according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined time is extended by the number of days or the number of hours corresponding to the key push number.   The method according to claim 1, wherein the notification is a notification from a communication device that has received detection results from the one or more sensors.   The call request to the call device is performed when a predetermined time has passed without detection of power-on of the communication device from a set use start date or use start date and time. Method.   The method according to claim 9, wherein a call request is made to the call device when it is detected that the power of the communication device is turned off. A program for causing a computer to execute a method for detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality that may occur in a resident living alone, the method comprising:
A step of determining that a predetermined time has passed without notification of a detection result from any one or a plurality of sensors installed in the resident's residence;
Making a first call request to the resident's call device after the predetermined time has elapsed;
Resetting the starting time of the predetermined time based on a response to the message reproduced by the first call request. A device for detecting the presence of abnormalities that can occur in residents living alone,
Determining that a predetermined time has passed without any notification of detection results from any one or more sensors installed in the resident's residence,
After the predetermined time has elapsed, a first call request is made to the resident's call device,
An apparatus for resetting a starting time of the predetermined time based on a response to a message reproduced by the first call request. A system for detecting the presence or absence of abnormalities that can occur in residents living alone,
One or more sensors installed in the resident's residence;
It is determined that there is no notification of detection results from any of the one or more sensors, and a predetermined time has passed, and after the predetermined time has passed, a first call request to the resident telephone device And a device for resetting the starting time of the predetermined time based on a response to the message reproduced by the first call request,
And a communication device that receives detection results from the one or more sensors and transmits a detection notification to the device.   In response to the fact that the communication device is not connected to the power supply or the connection to the power supply is cut off, an alert for prompting connection to the power supply is displayed on the display screen of the communication device, or the communication device The system according to claim 14, wherein a sound prompting connection to a power source is output from a speaker.

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